August 18, 2009 – Losanjealous

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The Downtown Film Fest is now wholly into its fourth day of “seven days of musical film screenings” at the GRAMMY Museum. The remaining four films, beginning this evening, feature Johnny Cash, Bill Withers, Poncho Sanchez and Ol’ Dirty Bastard, aka “ODB” (get it? it’s abbreviated)…and I have free tickets for you at this time. Many of the film programs may include artist and filmmaker Q&As, live musical performances and after-screening parties (don’t expect a live performance from Johnny Cash or ODB). First person to e-mail a request for each film wins a pair of tickets (meaning time is not on your side here). Simply shoot me an e-mail with which film you’d like to see this week, and your first and last name. Note: Should you request tickets to more than one screening, your request will be dismissed. Finally, should you choose to purchase your own tickets to these screenings (they run $15 per), you may do so at the GRAMMY Museum box office, day of, or online at www.dffla.com.

Tuesday, August 18, 7:30 pm
JOHNNY CASH AT FOLSOM PRISON (LOS ANGELES FILM PREMIERE!)
2008 USA 87 minutes

Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison remains one of the greatest live albums ever made, and the man himself one of America’s greatest troubadours. Cash also was a tireless and passionate advocate for prison reform. Forty years later, the album still resonates today with a rawness and authenticity that few recordings have ever achieved. This film will expose a lesser known “Man in Black” through an exciting, visually compelling examination of this historic concert.

Director, Producer, Cinematographer: Bestor Cram
Co-Producers: Peter Reichenbach, Louise Rosen
Writer: Michael Streissguth
Cinematographer: Miguelangel Aponte-Rios
Cast: Gene Beley, Jim Brown, John Carter Cash, Johnny Cash, Rosanne Cash, Merle Haggard, Jimmy Tittle

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About a month ago, I wrote up this useless post about a bowl of pho ga which has been around since May. I chose to not divulge this info for “Under $10” due to the restaurant rescinding the offer in early July. Since then, I’ve been asked numerous times when this special will return.

As of last week, $3.50 got you a large bowl of pho ga (chicken) again. We all already think $6 bowls of beef pho all around LA, SGV & Little Saigon are tremendous values, but then, there also exists a gushing review of a vegan $6.50 banh mi sammy in Reseda. This particular bowl of lighter pho, relatively to that banh mi, is the king of Vietnamese cheap.