"Homicide in Hawaii," an original work by Barb Thompson, of Fort Dodge, is a dinner party that promises to take audiences back to 1939 for a taste of drama. It will be staged Friday and Saturday at the historic Vincent House, 824 Third Ave. S. The doors open at 6:30 p.m. for a social time, including wine and beer.
Tom Holland has been a fixture in the horror community for decades and as a result has a wealth of knowledge regarding the industry and the people working within it. Who wouldn't love to spend a few minutes with him every week hearing some of his stories? If that idea sounds like something you might want to support, then read on for the details of a crowdfunding campaign that just kicked off for the weekly documentary series "Two Minutes with Tom Holland."
Rex "Tartarex" Thompson, lead singer and bassist of legendary lo-fi band The Summer Hits and a Promethean figure of '90s L.A. music, passed away on Thursday. In the heady early '90s, the tides of rock were turning, and there was no bigger head than the singer of The Summer Hits.
Last week , video emerged online that offers some new clues about what happened to Lisa Arlington and her documentary crew, who disappeared in Maryland's Black Hills Forest two years ago. We immediately reached out to the individual that posted the video and, following a brief correspondence through his or her Twitter account , a package was delivered containing artifacts from the Black Hills.
Steve Martin 's absurdist comedy places Albert Einstein and Pablo Picasso in a Parisian cafe in 1904, just before the renowned scientist transformed physics with his theory of relativity and the celebrated painter set the art world afire with cubism. Martin pits genius against genius with dizzying brilliance.
The date printed on a milk carton is a "sell-by" date the store should adhere to; it is not an expiration date. As long as milk is properly refrigerated it is good for about seven days beyond the sell-by date.
We all need more King Kong in our lives, and rest assured, the big ape isn't going anywhere. We last reported on the six-issue limited series Kong of Skull Island from writer James Asmus and artist Carlos Magno in July, but likely due to strong reviews and sales, publisher Boom! Studios confirmed that it's now been upgraded to an ongoing series that will hopefully last for several years.
There's a point in the new Star Trek 50th Anniversary Blu-ray documentary where filmmaker Nicholas Meyer recalls how the success of his movie Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan prompted Paramount to offer him the directing job on the sequel. The beloved character of Spock of course was killed in Khan, so when Meyer was told the third film would be about the character's return, the helmer opted out.
On Nov. 4, former hotshot surgeon turned Master of the Mystic Arts Stephen Strange, played by Benedict Cumberbatch, enters the thriving Marvel Cinematic Universe. And director Scott Derrickson assures fans of the comics that the movie will indeed be a trip.