Eric A. Gordon
LATEST ARTICLES BY Eric A. Gordon
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Gripping crime thriller ‘Left of Eden’ set in Hollywood’s Blacklist era
March 25, 2020 -
‘Zajal’: Composer Dave Soldier traces origin of modern song to medieval Spain
March 20, 2020Zajal was produced by Pedro Cortes, called “the foremost American exponent of Gypsy flamenco.”
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Duncan Hunter, post-election California roundup, and current state of the state
March 19, 2020The charge was conspiring to illegally use campaign funds to cover personal expenses. Eleven months is a short penance: He could have been sentenced to as many as five years.
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‘Taming the Lion’ tells the story of openly gay MGM actor William Haines
March 17, 2020A world premiere play that recently opened at Theatre 40 here tells the story of William Haines, at one time renowned as the world’s Number 1 Box Office male movie star.
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Genre-bending Brazilian film ‘Bacurau’ highlights struggle between North and South
March 13, 2020 -
Sanders won California, but there were also major down-ballot developments
March 6, 2020The presidential race wasn't the only show in town on Super Tuesday.
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‘Requiem: This Earth, Our Home’: A high school chorus tackles climate change
March 3, 2020An imposing mass of 85 students from the Van Nuys High School choirs, ranging from freshmen to seniors, sang with a 17-piece orchestra, all but two of them student musicians. Fourteen students had solo parts singing...
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‘The Whistlers,’ a Romanian crime drama featuring, uh, whistling
February 27, 2020La Gomera is the Romanian title for the new, fast-moving film named after one of the Canary Islands, where an unusual whistling language, unique in the world, is practiced.
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