Ringling Bros. & Barnum & Bailey Circus, 135th Edition The real Greatest Show on Earth (Although a certain Weakend Planner editor claims that that show takes place in her bedroom). It’s only in town for a couple days, so come see the lions, tigers, Arabian horses & the official Best Clown of the Year (according to Time Magazine…which everyone knows, is THE go-to for all the serious clown 4-1-1). @
Can’t Stop the Musicals @ Aero Theatre Fun series showing musicals from th ’70s & ’80s. Scheduled to screen: 1776, Grease, Saturday Night Fever, etc. Discussions too. For schedules/details: www.egyptiantheatre.com Runs thru Sat. (@
Oediupus at
Shout Out Louds/Secret Machines/Kings of
Beck @ Gibson Amphitheatre Lotsa people think Guero was the best album of the year. Lotsa people think this dude is mad sexy. We’re just sayin’… Sat. nite, too. (100
Coheed and
Meet the Grunion @ Cabrillo Marine Aquarium Get off on watching fish spawn? Who doesn’t! During spring evenings following a full/new moon, hundreds of grunion wash ashore to dig a nest and deposit a clutch of eggs in the sand. Then they catch the next wave back out to see, leaving the eggs to incubate. Till
Rokbar Lookin’ for someplace hip & sexy to roll? Wanna see what Tommy Lee’s been up to? Check out his new hot spot (if you can get in. we can get in. We can do anything we want. Except be happy. But we can get into clubs. Fuck happiness.). @
Saturday, July 23
Bingo for Boobs Say that 10x fast. Come play bingo in the name of breast cancer. Lots of great prizes. Goes till
Wedding Crashers Jesse says, “If you haven’t seen this, you’re missing one of the funniest movies in a long time. Get your lazy butt to the theater.”
Fatal Attraction: A Greek Tragedy w/Corey Feldman Campy retelling of the flick onstage. Go see you some Feldman! For discounted tix: www.ticketcentral.cm/ and enter code FATE. Info: www.fatalattractiontheplay.com (@
Shout Out Louds/Secret Machines/Kings of
Rocket Queen The Ultimate tribute to Guns N’ Roses, with DJ Tommy Tables spinning in
Band Appreciation Night w/Porcelain, Damon Vonn, Inner City Soul, DownRising, Electroclash @ House of Blues on the Strip.
Sunday, July 24
Bad News Bears Grab the kids, a slutty girl & your flask and head on out to your local theater. As a former little leaguer (best first baseman in the league and a girl, baby), I loved the original & look forward to seeing the remake. You know I’m bringin’ a slutty girl & a flask along, too.
The Lodge Check out the new trendy steakhouse that everyone will be talking about. Open Mon-Sun.
Outlaugh 2005 Fundraiser/Festival featuring comics: Ant (Last Comic Standing), the Gay Mafia, the Nellie Olesons, Lea DeLaria & more. All to benefit the organization LA Shanti. Festival runs all weekend @ Highways Performance Space. For info:
DJ Green Lantern @ the Key Club
Upcoming
Tuesday, July 26
Dredg w/Veda @ Club Sound,
Stevie Nicks @ Gibson Amphitheatre
JE-C’S POST-MOVIE COMMENTS
Wedding Crashers One of the funniest movies I have seen in a long time. I couldn’t stop laughing. Vince Vaughn is hilarious; a definite must see.
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory You know, I wasn’t sure what to expect after hearing the buzz, but after seeing it for myself, I was blown away. Depp and
JE-C’S
The Island
Starring: Ewan McGregor, Scarlett Johansson, Djimon Hounsou, Steve Buscemi, Michael Clarke Duncan and Sean Bean
Synopsis: In the near future, wealthy Americans can have themselves cloned, with the option of using their clones for organ transplants later in life. Their doubles are duped into thinking that a lottery spin will send them to an island paradise, when in reality; they're on the way to get their body parts harvested. One of these clones starts to suspect the true nature of the facility in which he was raised and plots an escape with a friend.
Thoughts: I have always been a big fan of
Hustle & Flow
Starring: Terrence Dashon Howard, DJ Qualls, Anthony Anderson, Ludacris and Isaac Hayes
Synopsis: DJay, an aging
Thoughts: I really want to see this movie and I think it could be one of those sleeper hits because I think it’s going to be better than a lot of other people do.
Bad News Bears
Starring: Billy Bob Thornton, Greg Kinnear, Marcia Gay Harden, Timmy Deters, Sammi Kane Kraft and Seth Adkins
Synopsis: After a lawsuit forces Little League teams to accept all players regardless of ability, a surly, half-drunk baseball coach turns the Bears, a team of misfits with a huge losing streak, into unlikely title contenders.
Thoughts: Geez, another remake, are the people in
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