SCREENINGS

East of Eden

cinespia cemetery screenings season 09

east of eden

directed by elia kazan (1955, 115 min.)

saturday, june 27th
gates at 7:30 pm, film at 9:00 pm
hollywood forever cemetery
6000 santa monica boulevard at gower
no reservation necessary.
$10 donation tickets available at gate.

$5 parking available in cemetery
as a courtesy to other movie-goers: no tall chairs, no dogs

James Dean’s first starring role, and the best of his meteoric career, this is the performance that would make him the most legendary actor in history. Vivacious, animated, dexterous; his teenage energy crackles across the screen, and his pouty, magnificent good looks are nothing short of overwhelming. Based on the Steinbeck book, Dean plays the bad boy son who competes with his brother for their father’s favor…. and the affection of the beautiful Julie Harris.

dj john tripp spins before and after the screening

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OBITUARY

Pop star Michael Jackson dead at 50

Paramedics arrived at his Bel-Air home today and found the singer in full cardiac arrest. A doctor was in the home performing CPR on him. LAPD has opened an inquiry.

By Andrew Blankstein, Phil Willon and Harriet Ryan

Los Angeles Times

June 25, 2009

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Pop star Michael Jackson was pronounced dead today after paramedics found him in a coma at his Bel-Air mansion, city and law enforcement sources told The Times.

Los Angeles Fire Department Capt. Steve Ruda told The Times that paramedics responded to a 911 call from the home. When they arrived, Jackson was not breathing. The paramedics performed CPR and took him to UCLA Medical Center, Ruda said.

Hundreds of reporters gathered at the hospital awaiting word on his condition. The sources, who spoke on the condition that they not be named, said family members rushed to Jackson’s bedside, where he was in a deep coma.

The circumstances of Jackson’s death remain unclear. Law enforcement sources said that Los Angeles Police Department robbery-homicide detectives have opened an investigation into the death, though they stressed there is no evidence of criminal wrongdoing. The detectives plan to interview relatives, friends and Jackson’s doctors to try to figure out what happened. The L.A. County coroner’s office will determine a cause of death.

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OBITUARY

Farrah Fawcett dies at 62; actress rose above ‘Charlie’s Angels’

A rare cancer claims the 1970s pinup beauty. First known for her looks and hairstyle, she captivated critics with ‘Burning Bed’ and other serious roles. Later, she chronicled her illness.

By Valerie J. Nelson

Los Angeles Times

June 25, 2009

Farrah Fawcett, who soared to fame as a national sex symbol in the late 1970s on television’s campy “Charlie’s Angels” and in a swimsuit poster that showcased her feathery mane and made her a generation’s favorite pinup, died today at 62, according to Reuters.

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HOLLYWOOD NEWS

Laserium finds a vintage Hollywood home

 (Ken Hively, Los Angeles Times)

The rocking light show is revived at the Vine Theatre after its long Griffith Observatory run ended in 2002.

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By Chris Willman

Los Angeles Times

June 25, 2009

Marla Maples has what appears to be an extremely bright green mole on her cheek. Actually it’s just a benign laser beam, straying onto her features as she stands inside the lobby of Hollywood’s venerable Vine Theatre. Technicians are hurriedly turning the 1937 movie house into the new permanent home of Laserium, which is returning to Los Angeles beginning Friday after seven years of being officially unplugged.

Maples was never among the hundreds of thousands of people who took the laser light show in during its 1973 to 2002 run at the Griffith Observatory’s planetarium. She’s stopped by the Vine to discuss a program she’s spearheading that will kick one-fourth of group-ticket sales back to charities. But she’s well aware of Laserium’s former reputation as L.A.’s most infamous stoner rite of passage. “I promise there’ll be no smoking going on,” she laughs.

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