Entertainment

‘At The Convention’ Strikes A Cord With Local Audience In ‘8X10’ At LALT

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Don Monteith, as movie actor Hunter Woods, with two of his biggest fans, Luke (Casey Rosenberger) and Trevor (Aidan Monteith). Courtesy photo
 
LALT News:

What happens when a young fan learns he has more in common with his sci-fi movie idol than he could ever have imagined?

“At the Convention,” one of eight short plays running through Nov. 21 at the Los Alamos Little Theatre, takes us inside a ComiCon, where fans have gathered to snag an autograph from a famous movie actor,” director and author Jeanne Adkins said. “‘At the Convention’ is my first theatrical creation. It includes other interests,

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Family Council Boots And Black Tie Fall Ball Garners Celebrity Support From Ali MacGraw

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Ali MacGraw and Ryan O’Neil. Courtesy photo

Staff Report

Ali MacGraw is an Academy Award-nominated and Golden Globe-winning actress—best known to most of the world for her work in Love Story and The Getaway—but around Northern New Mexico she is loved and admired as an activist and philanthropist.
 
MacGraw, a full-time Santa Fe local, has a long, long list of organizations she has lent her name and fame to support.

 And now, the Los Alamos Family Council can add their name to her distinguished list.

The Los Alamos Family Council is raising money to provide crisis intervention services Read More

This Week At The Reel Deal

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By JIM O’DONNELL
Real Deal Theater

This Friday we are opening Spectre and The Peanut Movie. Bridge of Spies, The Martian, and Burnt will hold limited for another week. Sicario will end Thursday.  

I and saw Burnt Monday evening and I disagree with the critics reviews. I thought Bradley Cooper gave another fine performance as an elite but troubled chef. If you like Cooper and Sienna Miller and food, put it on your to do list. We will hold it limited for another week.

I have been trying to get Steve Jobs for a couple weeks now but Universal has not released it wide enough for us yet. It has had very Read More

Cinema Cindy Reviews ‘Burnt’

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By CYNTHIA BIDDLECOMB
Los Alamos

“Burnt” is an enjoyable film that takes us into the intensity and competitive spirit of world class, prima donna, gourmet chefs. Bradley Cooper plays the lead here as an American chef named Adam Jones. Once a Paris sensation with two Michelin stars to his name, Jones blew it all on drugs, parties and women. But that’s the backstory.

Movie poster for ‘Burnt.’ Courtesy Reel Deal Theater

The film opens in New Orleans as Adam is doing what he calls “penance” for all that, now that he’s been sober for more than two years. He is focused on making amends, facing Read More

Robert Benjamin’s ‘Swerving’ Opens Tonight In ‘8 X 10’

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Caroline Evarts is smiling now, but watch out when she pulls out her ticket book as Ofc. Pollette Franklin. Photo by Zack Baker

LALT News:

What would you do if your very last ride in your vintage Corvair brought you the very first traffic ticket of your life?

“Swerving” by Robert Benjamin, Jr., explores an interaction between a codger and a cop during a traffic stop. It is one of eight short plays offered in the Los Alamos Little Theatre’s “8x10s’ Fifth Symphony,” Nov. 6-21.

David Cohen, played by Brad Lounsbury, is busted while taking his beloved Corvair for a spin. Photo by Zack Baker

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Trick-Or-Treat On Mainstreet Mockumentaries Due Nov. 13

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PFC News:
 
Those who braved the crowds and the weather to film Trick-or-Treat on MainStreet Los Alamos last Friday are encouraged to edit videos down to 10 minutes or less and submit them via Vimeo or YouTube by midnight, Friday, Nov. 13 to qualify to win cash prizes from local contest sponsors.
 
The members of Pajarito Film Club are on standby to answer questions and teens ages 13-19 may access the post-production instruction and equipment at the new Los Alamos Teen Center through Nov. 13.
 
Nov. 13 – Dec. 3,
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November Night Sky Planetarium Show At PEEC

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View of the night sky and Milky Way galaxy. Courtesy photo
 
PEEC News:
 
Do you want to learn more about the stars and constellations of autumn?
 
Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC) is holding a star show at 7 p.m., Friday Nov. 6, in the Los Alamos Nature Center Planetarium. 
 
The show will cover celestial objects easily viewed through binoculars throughout the month of November including a neighboring galaxy, planets, star clusters, nebulae, and double stars.
 
After the planetarium show, venture outside
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Film Crew Coming To Los Alamos For Community Event ‘A Night in Manhattan’ Nov. 14

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COUNTY News:

  • Set, Props, Hair, Make-up, Camera Experts to Transform Fuller Lodge and Local Residents for Still Shots from the Manhattan Series

Step back in time to the Manhattan Project era with sets, props, hair, makeup and digital photography, compliments of the professional crew from the Manhattan series. Then, capture it forever with professional photo(s)—just in time for the holidays!

7-10 p.m. Saturday evening, Nov. 14, the New Mexico film workers union will transform one of Los Alamos’ most treasured historic sites into a temporary film set for a special event to celebrate the Manhattan Read More

Flamenco: From Spain To New Mexico Exhibit Nov. 22

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Pablo Rodarte, costume sketch, mid-1990s. Courtesy photo
 
MIFA News:
 
SANTA FE ― The Museum of International Folk Art presents Flamenco: From Spain to New Mexico, the most comprehensive exhibition to celebrate and study this living tradition as an art form.
 
The exhibition opens Nov. 22, and runs through Sept. 11, 2016.
 
More than 150 objects will be featured. Among them, items once used by renowned artists Encarnación López y Júlvez “La Argentinita”, José Greco, and Vicente Romero and María Benítez
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Sea Monsters Planetarium Movie & Talk Nov. 13

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PEEC News:

Watch 82 million-year-old animals come to life at 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 13 in the Los Alamos Nature Center Planetarium.

 
Local paleontologist Ralph Chapman will give a special presentation to set the stage for the film Sea Monsters, A Prehistoric Adventure. Take a journey back in time to see some of the most bizarre, ferocious and fascinating creatures ever to inhabit the sea.
 
Unexpected discoveries gave paleontologists vital information for creating this film about a time when the middle of North America was an inland
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