Articles from the December 29, 2014 edition
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Millions Rent "The Interview" Online
Wisdom has never been a part of North Korean Dictator Kim Jong-un's education or he would have known that Bad publicity is better than no publicity at all. This proved true for the movie "The...
Top Local Stories of 2014
1. Transit Village Killed by Popular Revolt: 2/18/2014 Texas-based developer Hines will have to go back to the drawing board with its nearly 1 million-square-foot, five-building development proposed...
Cat Stevens Appears At Nokia Theatre
Yusuf, formerly known as the incomparable Cat Stevens, made a stop on his "Peace Train" on December 14 during his five-city swing of America to present his "U.S. Peace Train...Late Again Tour 2014."...
Local News Briefs
3.9 Magnitude Earthquake Hits near Rolling Hills, Palos Verdes An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 3.9 was felt by residents from Santa Monica to Cypress on Tuesday afternoon. The quake hit at 3:26 p.m. PT and was centered 14 miles...
SM International Film Festival
The 8th annual Santa Monica International Film Festival (SMFF) is scheduled for Saturday, January 10th in downtown Santa Monica. Twenty-two (22) hand-picked independent films will screen in two...
EVENTS CALENDAR
The Annual All-New One-Time-Only New Year’s Eve Musical Revue! December 31,6:00 PM and 9:30 PM A scrumptious and sumptuous complimentary buffet supper starts off the evening, then it’s “on with the show!” as internationally acclaimed...
A Christmas Gift: Five NBA Games On National TV
On Christmas day folks annually gather for a festive occasion. But the National Basketball Association has another idea for this holiday. Marketing. The league puts on an extravaganza, Five...
My New Year's Resolution For The Clippers
Imagine we could travel back and forth in time and zoom in on the last three years for the Clippers: To refresh your memory, up until the 2011-12 season the Clippers were a team that for years...
Holiday Bowl Win Excites USC Coach
USC, which lost its annual football game to UCLA for a third straight time this season, ended 2014 with a harrowing 45-42 victory over Nebraska in the Holiday Bowl in San Diego Dec. 27. The Trojans,...
UCLA Baseball Ranks 10th In Pre-Season Poll
Armed with one of the top pitching staffs in the nation and five returning position player starters, Vanderbilt is ranked No. 1 in Collegiate Baseball’s Fabulous 40 NCAA Division I pre-season poll. UCLA is ranked 10th. Defending national champion...
Harden, Butler Named NBA Players Of The Week
The Chicago Bulls’ Jimmy Butler and the Houston Rockets’ James Harden were named NBA Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Week, respectively, for games played Monday, Dec. 22, through Sunday, Dec. 28. Butler led the Bulls to a 4-0 week...
MOVIE REVIEW: BIG EYES
Delving into somewhat rare territory with bringing a true life story and real life individuals to the big screen (the last time being "Ed Wood"), one of whom is very much alive and very much a part...