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New and upcoming concerts: May 18, 2012
Published 5/17/2012 at 4:51 p.m. 0 comments
On sale this week: Fiddle Fest in Camarillo, Indie West Fest in Ventura and Nicki Minaj in L.A.
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'First Position' stays elegantly on point
Published 5/17/2012 at 4:02 p.m. 0 comments
"First Position" is a welcome antidote to tawdry reality shows like "Dance Moms" and breathless competitions like "So You Think You Can Dance."
- Next in movies: May 18, 2012 Published 5/17/2012 at 4:01 p.m. 0 comments
- Box office earnings: May 18, 2012 Published 5/17/2012 at 3:53 p.m. 0 comments
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MOVIES: 'The Dictator' is Baron Cohen's least-focused comedy yet
Published 5/17/2012 at 3:51 p.m. 0 comments
In analyzing Sacha Baron Cohen and the array of offbeat characters he's created, it's clear that it's become a matter of diminishing returns.
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Expect few laughs from 'What to Expect'
Published 5/17/2012 at 3:45 p.m. 0 comments
If only "What to Expect When You're Expecting" had focused on the dads' group, and didn't just drop in on them a handful of times, we might have been onto something here.
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"Peaceful Easy Feelin'' songwriter to perform in Camarillo
Published 5/17/2012 at 3:39 p.m. 0 comments
Love the Eagles when their classic rock tunes make you soar back to those good ol' days, or sick of the Eagles and you're praying for flak? In any case, praise or blame songwriter Jack Tempchin, but the vast majority ...
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It's loud, it's dumb, but 'Battleship' doesn't sink
Published 5/17/2012 at 3:36 p.m. 0 comments
"Battleship" is big, dumb fun that knows it's big, dumb fun and enthusiastically embraces its big, dumb, fun nature. Director Peter Berg has crafted an almost fetishistic homage to Michael Bay — like Bay's "Transformers" series, this is yet another ...
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'Noah's Ark' ready to sail again in Thousand Oaks
Published 5/17/2012 at 3:32 p.m. 0 comments
The Titanic, naturally, has drawn a boatload of nautical attention this year as people the world over mark the 100th anniversary of the ship's tragic loss at sea.
- Second Helpings standout: The Egg House Published 5/17/2012 at 3:30 p.m. 0 comments
- Also opening: 'First Position' and 'Headhunters' Published 5/17/2012 at 3:27 p.m. 0 comments
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Conejo Players Theatre stages 'Man Who Came to Dinner'
Published 5/17/2012 at 3:25 p.m. 0 comments
George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart's "The Man Who Came to Dinner" can't hide its vintage. Precious few contemporary comedies would involve a cast of two dozen, some in multiple roles, and a playing time including two intermissions.
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Newhart's not-so-classic 'Bob' series available again
Published 5/17/2012 at 3:00 p.m. 0 comments
No, the "B" in CBS did not stand for "Bob" in the 1970s and '80s, but it certainly could have. During those two decades, mild-mannered Bob Newhart became a sitcom superstar, playing mild-mannered Chicago psychologist Bob Hartley in "The Bob ...
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Rubicon Theater to stage August Wilson's 'Gem of the Ocean'
Published 5/17/2012 at 3:00 p.m. 0 comments
The Rubicon Theatre Company has been around for 14 years, but until now, never got around to staging a play by celebrated American playwright August Wilson.
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Bill Locey's top concert picks: May 18, 2012
Published 5/17/2012 at 3:00 p.m. 0 comments
This week: Roger Waters in L.A., Beck in Santa Barbara and Lisa Haley in Ojai
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May 17th 2012 'The Dictator' is Baron Cohen's…
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May 17th 2012 Strawberries + rides + music = big…
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May 10th 2012 Food fit for a King (and a Duke)
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May 10th 2012 Summer Films: Super summer
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May 3rd 2012 Tales, tunes & funnelcake
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May 3rd 2012 Nibble and nosh at Ventura's Barrel 33
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Apr 20th 2012 Gardens of the World
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Apr 20th 2012 Ojai Taft Gardens
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