ENTERTAINMENT

Reviews – November 2013

Theatre

Sleeping Beauty – “A Gothic Romance”
Thursday, November 21 at 8pm
Ahmanson Theatre

A NEW ADVENTURES PRODUCTION – Presented by Center Theatre Group and Glorya Kaufman Presents Dance at the Music Center.
Renowned British choreographer Matthew Bourne returns with his latest re-imagining of a ballet classic. Danced by his company, this haunting new production is a gothic romance; a supernatural love story that even the passage of time cannot hinder.
Sleeping Beauty

Music

Sasha, Benny y Erik – Primera Fila
Sony Music Latin

Tres artistas distintos, un proyecto entrañable y una selección de temas que han estado presentes en el gusto del público. Ahora, Sasha, Benny y Erik versionan sus canciones y las comparten entre sí para dar forma a este Primera Fila, Sasha Benny Erik (En Vivo), un emotivo recorrido por los éxitos de estos tres artistas. Incluye dos temas inéditos.

Donna Summer – Love to Love You Donna
Verve Records

Donna Summer rocketed to international superstardom in the mid-1970s, when her groundbreaking merger of R&B, soul, pop, funk, rock, disco and avant-garde electronica catapulted underground dance music out of the clubs of Europe to the pinnacle of sales and radio charts around the world. This mix record celebrate her life and voice.

Paty Cantú – Corazón Bipolar
EMI Music

Vuelve una de las chicas del pop mexicano con su disco Corazón Bipolar, con un sonido renovado y rockero.

Entre los invitados con los que cuenta en este CD están Erik Rubín y María Barracuda. Incluye los temas “Corazón Bipolar”, “Quiero Tenerte”, “Quiero x2”, “Aparador”, “Brat Goes On”, entre otros.

Movies

Out in the Dark
Breaking Glass Pictures

Nimr, an ambitious Palestinian student in the West Bank, dreams of a better life. One fateful night in Tel Aviv, he meets Roy, an Israeli lawyer, and the two fall in love. As their relationship deepens, they are both confronted with the harsh realities of a Palestinian society that refuses to accept Nimr for his sexual identity, and an Israeli society that rejects him for his nationality.

Lovelace
Anchor Bay Entertainment

In 1972 Deep Throat was a phenomenon: the first scripted pornographic theatrical feature film, featuring a story, some jokes, and an unknown and unlikely star, Linda Lovelace. Linda fell for and married charismatic hustler Chuck Traynor, but after struggling to break free from Traynor whose endless abuse nearly killed her, Linda made it her life’s mission to fight violence against women.

Margarita
Wolfe Releasing

Detrás de la fachada de una hermosa casa urbana, una combinación de autocomplacencia y malas inversiones han empujado a la poderosa pareja formada por Ben y Gail a la desconexión, el resentimiento y la separación. Cuando los adinerados yuppies despiden a la niñera lesbiana y mexicana de su hija adolescente, Margarita, desencadenan una serie de acontecimientos que culminan en su deportación.