Danny Elfman

The 15 Greatest Original Film Scores From the Past Decade

By: Jaime-Paul Falcon Established musicians composing film scores is nothing new. Some of the best scores of the last 50 some odd years have come from pop stars: Dylan's score for Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid, Danny Elfman's whole career and Queen's legendary Flash Gordon score. With the rise of vari ... More >>

Dead Man's Party

Craig Regional Park

The Five Must-See Shows in OC This Week

Monday, June 3 Dirty Black Summer The Continental Room And now for something completely different. The Continental Room in Fullerton, the oldest drinking establishment in town, hosts an eclectic lineup of midweek shows--everything from hipster folk to a damn-decent Elvis impersonator. But this week ... More >>

The Gibson Amphitheatre To Close Its Doors

The storied L.A. venue announced today that it will officially close in September following a special grand finale concert honoring its history. The full press release is available below...

This 'Oz' Is Neither Great Nor Powerful

Sam Raimi should have stayed in another realm

Something Horrible Are Bad at Minigolf, Good at Scaring People

[Locals Only] Fooling around with this horror -rock band reminds us they're no joke

Fans Got Lost At the "Forbidden Zone" Shadow Cast Screening in Long Beach's Art Theatre

Long Beach's Art Theatre was packed as fans came from various places to see the first sold-out shadow cast performance of Forbidden Zone in history. The night's festivities included a free gig by the Radioactive Chickenheads at Lola's Mexican Cuisine and a Q&A and singing with director Richard E ... More >>

Richard Elfman Talks Forbidden Zone, to Screen this Week at Long Beach Cinematheque!

A chicken boy, a frog butler and a topless princess are only a few of the bizarre characters from film-director Richard Elfman's debut film Forbidden Zone. As the 30th birthday of the cult classic draws near, Elfman teamed up with the Long Beach shadow cast, Midnight Insanity, and Logan Crow's Long ... More >>

Fans Say the Darndest Things--To 'Simpsons' Creators

​The Simpsons' 500th episode is upon us. As tempted as I am to write about my favorite minor characters, couch gags, and guest stars, I suspect you're getting your fill of bloggers' opinions. Instead, I've collected comments from the show's writers, artists, and crew (past and present) about us, t ... More >>

Dead Man's Party

Yost

Cradle of Filth's Rock of Monsters

Behold the masters of creepy, crunchy, operatic horror-metal

Trent Reznor Snags Golden Globe Nomination for 'Social Network' OST

​Seems like Trent Reznor is already prepared to go Hollywood, way before his sci fi cable TV show gets airtime. According to Billboard, Reznor and collaborator Atticus Ross were nominated for Best Original Score at the 68th Annual Golden Globe Awards for The Social Network soundtrack. The ceremony ... More >>

Comic-Con International 2010: Day One Highlights

Comic-Con International 2010 kicked off yesterday, and the first day of the yearly pilgrimage for nerdery in film, comics, games and more include Angelina Jolie sightings, a Jackass in 3D and updates on many many movies that geeks like. Check out our slideshow here.Christopher Victorio/OC WeeklyThe ... More >>

Forbidden Zone

Long Beach Art Theatre

[Aural Reports] Producer/Remixer Wes the Mess Readies Releases From His Dana Point 'Cave'

To Do Tonight 8/7

AMERICAN BALLET THEATRE, 2 p.m. The West Coast Premiere of Rabbit and Rogue with choreography by Twyla Tharp, music by Danny Elfman (holy wow!), and costumes by Norma Kamali. Orange County Performing Artscenter 600 Town Center Drive Costa Mesa CA 92626 714-556-2787 ALL THE WORLD'S A STAGE: HELEN MO ... More >>

Pointe It Out

American Ballet Theater

[Locals Only] I Hate Kate, 'Embrace the Curse' (Glassnote Music)

Aural Reports

He Likes to Score: Composer Hans Karl makes music your eyes can follow

Confusion Is Good

Ima Robot mess with gender, subvert expectations

Respeck!

Aestheticus Maximus in Laguna Beach

Skeleton Glee

Tim Burton taps the pop-Gothic semi-culture for a merrily macabre puppet folktale Corpse Bride

Father Knows Less

Big Fish

Remembering Celia Cruz

Who the Hell Is Dennis Smith?