“Time” at ESMoA: Into the mind of movie production designer Rick Carter
Journeys past, present, and future ESMoA’s treasure trove of artwork by film production designer Rick Carter by Bondo Wyszpolski There must be hundreds of people named “Rick Carter” but there’s only one Rick Carter who’s worked as the production designer for cinematic heavyweights Steven Spielberg, James Cameron, Robert Zemekis, and J.J. Abrams. And it’s this […]
Bay Watch Community Calendar 8-18-22
Spotlight: The Manhattan Beach Art Center’s annual community art exhibition is on display through Oct. 2. The exhibition features diverse and innovative artworks ranging from photography and paintings to sound generating sculpture and woven fiber. More than seventy artists are featured. This marks the center’s fifth annual community art exhibition. The center is located at […]
Resin Gallery Hermosa Beach to host Love SB Style this Saturday
by Bethany Willetts Hermosa Beach’s Indivisible Arts is debuting the inaugural of what it hopes will become an annual “Love South Bay Style” on Saturday, August 20. The daylong festival of art, music, sound baths, and journaling will be held at Resin Gallery on Cypress Avenue in Hermosa Beach. Eddie Donaldson, of the street art […]
KO’d: Jon Schwartz was a beloved Manhattan Beach chiropractor with a passion for boxing
by Ivan G. Goldman Dr. Jon Schwartz had a chiropractic office in Manhattan Beach for approximately three decades, and treated thousands of patients over the years. Few of them knew that for much of that time he was also living another life. In that one he was a skilled gym boxer who sparred with countless […]
“Lost Illusions” – Eyes wide open [MOVIE REVIEW]
Xavier Giannoli’s truly sumptuous adaptation of Honoré de Balzac’s novel Lost Illusions is prescient, modern, and yet thoroughly grounded in its time. Giannoli, who wrote the screenplay, shared adaptation credit with Jacques Fieschi and Yves Stavrides. This film recently swept the 2022 César Awards, but more on that later. A classic Balzac story, it’s […]
Top US Sports Teams That Partner With Online Gambling Entities
The rate at which sports teams partner with online gambling platforms has increased in recent years. Gone are the days when many sports organizations refuse to partner with sportsbooks on moral grounds or societal pressure. With online sports gambling legalized and regulated in many US states, Sports franchises are forming mutually beneficial relationships […]