Devolver Digital Films is proud to announce the cable and digital VOD releases of the compelling award-winning psychological drama, Forever’s End. Written and directed by J.C. Schroder, the atmospheric feature-length film follows a young woman, living in seclusion years after an apocalyptic event that killed her family and seemingly everyone else on Earth. Her world is turned upside down when unexpected visitors show up. A cable VOD (Video on Demand) release date is set for October 14, 2014 (check local listings). The digital VOD release is scheduled for November 25, 2014. The film will be available via iTunes, Amazon Instant Video, PlayStation, Xbox, VUDU, Vimeo on Demand, VHX, Gumroad, Google Play, and others. Read the rest of this entry »

Local creative organizer Wyatt Closs, visual street artist Patrick Martinez, and fashion photographer Colin Young-Wolff have joined forces in an artful call to action, Embrace Your Power, Embrace Our Communities, to promote voting in Los Angeles.  Particularly aimed at young people and disaffected communities who are apathetic about voting, the campaign centers on a neon artwork with text that urges passersby to “Embrace Your Power.” The sign, a whimsical play on neon palm reader signage, was positioned and documented in diverse communities around Los Angeles; the resulting images and videos are being distributed online through a variety of social media platforms to serve as a catalyst for political action.

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Théâtre Raymond Kabbaz (TRK) is proud to present a spectacular evening of interdisciplinary dance and circus theatre, Lux Aeterna Dance Company’s Eponym, premiering in Los Angeles on Thursday, October 30, 2014. The critically acclaimed Los Angeles-based Lux Aeterna, founded and directed by pioneering breakdance daredevil Jacob “Kujo” Lyons, will first perform the beautiful duet, “Catch Me If You Can’t,” followed by the poetic quintet “Eponym” at the TRK event. Creative dancer-choreographer Kujo and Lux are known for an eclectic and powerful movement vocabulary, which fuses various art forms such as breaking, contemporary dance, and circus arts. The award-winning company cultivates beauty from sources that might not otherwise be considered beautiful, in the traditional sense, transforming urban techniques into something transcendent and radiant. Of Kujo, former Los Angeles Times Dance Critic Lewis Segal said, “there is no more-brilliant choreographer in Los Angeles at the moment.”

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Pasadena Arts Council (PAC) is proud to announce AxS Festival 2014 | Curiosity, in diverse venues throughout the greater Pasadena area from Friday, September 19, 2014, through Sunday, October 5, 2014. AxS [ak-sis], produced by Pasadena Arts Council in partnership with numerous Pasadena arts and science institutions, is a two-week+ citywide festival spanning three weekends that explores the nexus of artistic and scientific inquiry, promoting experimentation and cross-fertilization between these disciplines. Programming is saturated with innovative visual art, theatre, dance, music, photography, history, science, literature, film, and architecture. The 2014 theme, Curiosity, was inspired by the NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)-built Mars Rover, “Curiosity,” which is currently exploring the Martian surface some 50 million miles above us. The goal for the festival is to create audience experiences that bridge the boundary between art and science. Many events are free.  Read the rest of this entry »

Devolver Digital Films is proud to announce the digital VOD release of the surreal horror-dark comedy, Motivational Growth, on September 30, 2014. Directed and written by Don Thacker, the psycho-horror-fantasy feature film follows a man who is slowly driven insane by the talking mold in his bathroom, voiced by the legendary cult star Jeffrey Combs (Re-Animator, Star Trek). The film screened at over 30 festivals and racked up an impressive 27 awards. September 30th will see the worldwide digital VOD release (via Devolver in most countries and Indiecan Entertainment in Canada). The Canadian Blu-ray and DVD release will also be on September 30th via Indiecan. The U.S. DVD release will happen the following week, on October 7, 2014 (via Parade Deck Films). Read the rest of this entry »

Critically acclaimed singer-composer-actor Naama Kates will release her third album, Souled, on Tuesday, October 7, 2014. On the new album, Kates reunites with award-winning producer Cyrus Melchor, who also produced her first album, The Unexamined Life. The new album, Souled, is an ethereal reflection on life, love, longing, and Los Angeles. Souled’s thoughtful lyrics showcase Kates’ sultry voice and genre-bending arrangements. The album will be released through CD Baby and available digitally via online outlets including iTunes, Amazon, Google Music Store, eMusic, Nokia, Xbox Music, as well as other sites. Physical copies of the CD will be available through CD Baby, Amazon, and Southern California retailers Amoeba Music and Battery Books & Music.  Read the rest of this entry »

Théâtre Raymond Kabbaz (TRK) presents the 2014/2015 Season Opening Night with The Lost Fingers on Friday, September 19, 2014. The evening, made complete with an opening reception, kicks off the 14th season of TRK’s public performing arts series at the innovative performance space at Le Lycée Français de Los Angeles. The Quebec-based and award-winning headliner, The Lost Fingers, is known for transforming pop/rock classics into Django Reinhardt-style gypsy jazz, with a hint of blue grass, taking listeners on a musical journey through reinterpretations from AC/DC to Earth, Wind and Fire; from Deee-Lite to Dolly Parton and Daft Punk. This will be The Lost Fingers’ Los Angeles debut as a quartet, featuring vocalist Valérie Amyot (a finalist on La Voix, Quebec’s version of the popular American TV show, The Voice). The band previously performed at TRK in 2010 as a trio, before Amyot joined the group. TRK’s2014/2015  Season Opening Night with The Lost Fingers is made possible with the support of the Quebec Government Office in Los Angeles. Read the rest of this entry »

Devolver Digital Films is proud to announce the digital VOD release of the whimsical romantic comedy-drama, Don’t Know Yet. Directed by Terry Linehan, the feature-length feel-good film follows a heartbroken man who lets the hitchhikers he picks up determine his direction and destiny. Everything changes when he meets a free-spirited woman who guides him on a journey of healing and self-discovery. Filmed entirely in North Carolina, the film serves as a love letter to the state and stars James Kyson (Heroes, Hawaii Five-0, Justified) and Lisa Goldstein Kirsch (One Tree Hill). Also appearing in the film are David Andrews (Terminator 3, World War Z, House of Cards) and Jane McNeill (The Walking Dead). The digital VOD (Video on Demand) release is scheduled for Tuesday, August 12, 2014 through Devolver. The film will be available via iTunes, Amazon Instant Video, PlayStation, Xbox, VUDU, Vimeo on Demand, VHX, Google Play, and others. A cable VOD release date is set for Tuesday, October 7, 2014 (check local listings). Read the rest of this entry »

Devolver Digital Films is proud to announce the digital VOD release of the award-winning dark comedy-drama, See You Next Tuesday. Directed by Drew Tobia and produced by Rachel Wolther, the critically acclaimed feature-length film is about an odd pregnant girl who disrupts the lives of her campy recovering alcoholic mother and vulgar lesbian sister during a nervous breakdown. The digital VOD (Video on Demand) release is scheduled for Tuesday, August 26, 2014 through Devolver. The film will be available via iTunes, Amazon Instant Video, PlayStation, Xbox, VUDU, Vimeo on Demand, VHX, Google Play, and others. A cable VOD release date is set for Tuesday, September 2, 2014 (check your local listings). The film will also screen at New York City’s Cinema Village on Friday, August 22, 2014 (info here). A DVD of the film is also in the works for a September 23, 2014 release through BRINKvison. Read the rest of this entry »

Devolver Digital Films is proud to announce the digital VOD release of the bicycle adventure film, A Survey of Open Space. Directed by multimedia artist/filmmaker Peat Duggins, the new feature-length documentary follows a pair of urbanites who embark on a 4000-mile bicycle ride in search of the last wild place in America. Set in the wake of America’s great western expansion, the film is a portrait of bike touring and a meditation on wilderness. Duggins is an established artist working in several media, including film, and his art is in public and private collections. The digital VOD (Video on Demand) release is scheduled for August 5, 2014 through Devolver. The film will be available via iTunes, Amazon Instant Video, PlayStation, Xbox, VUDU, Vimeo on Demand, VHX, Google Play, and others. A cable VOD release date is set for September 9, 2014 (check local listings). Read the rest of this entry »