Yes, this marvelous film is about a Rat. A very special rat who's performance won both the Academy Award and the Golden Globe for Best Animated film. This particular rat is named Remy and he wants to be a Chef in a Paris restaurant. Now restaurants around the world "freak out" at the very mention of a ...RAT, but Remy finds a human friend named Linguini. To learn more, you will have to come see … [Read more...]
Critically Acclaimed “Midnight in Paris” Shows Sep 13 at Lakewood Film, Art, Book Fest
Woody Allen’s “Midnight in Paris” won over 25 film awards to include the Academy Award and Golden Globe. This charming, magical tale takes you to beautiful Paris during the daytime and as the clock strikes midnight, Paris returns to the excitement of the 1920s with personalities like Zelda and F. Scott Fitzgerald, Ernest Hemingway, Gertrude Stein, Cole Porter and Josephine Baker. Even the … [Read more...]
Academy Award Winner “The Last King of Scotland” to Open Lakewood Film, Art, Book Fest
This year's Lakewood Film, Art and Book Fest (FAB) is set for September 13, 14, 15 at McGavick Center on the campus of Clover Park Technical College. … [Read more...]
Alex Cruz Wins Lakewood MLK Literary Contest
Alex Cruz, a senior at Lakes High School, was the recent winner of the Lakewood Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Literary Contest. The annual contest is done in collaboration with the Lakewood MLK Committee, the Lakewood Arts Commission and the three high schools in the Clover Park School District. … [Read more...]
Doris Miller, Pearl Harbor and December 7, 1941
Recently, I was perusing a current issue of the Tacoma News Tribune when I came across a 1943 photo of Doris Miller visiting a Tacoma USO at 713 Commerce Street. A local volunteer named Druetta McCabe was also in the photo. Do you remember the name Doris Miller? … [Read more...]
Re-branded Film, Art, Book (FAB) Fest Enjoys 68% Attendance Increase
Happy to report the 2018 Lakewood Film, Art, Book (FAB) Fest achieved its 6th straight year of increased attendance! Thanks to the wonderful community support, the event achieved a record setting 711 attendees which represents an impressive 68 percent increase over 2017. … [Read more...]
Tami Oldham, co-star of 'Adrift' and Rock-Soul Legend Lee Oskar to Star at FAB Fest, Sept. 29
Don't miss the opportunity to meet and chat with Tami Oldham the author and co-star of the hit movie "Adrift" plus spend some hang time with rock - soul legend Lee Oskar, Billboard Magazine's "Instrumentalist of the Year." … [Read more...]
'Biutiful', a Punch-Packing Powerhouse that Pierces Your Heart at FAB Fest, Sept. 30
By Linda McDermott and Phil Raschke The Lakewood Film, Art, Book (FAB) Fest final film on Sunday evening at 7 pm is the internationally acclaimed powerhouse "Biutiful" by director Gonzalez Inarritu of "Babel" fame. This film stars Cannes Film Festival Palme d'Or winner Javier Bardem in the role of a lifetime. Bardem plays Uxbal a man who makes his living in an overpopulated Barcelona ghetto … [Read more...]
'All We Could Carry' a Story of Hysteria and Resilience playing at Lakewood FAB Fest
The Lakewood Film, Art, Book (FAB) Fest is honored to present the acclaimed documentary "All We Could Carry" directed by Academy Award-winning filmmaker Steven Okazaki. The film tells the story of the Heart Mountain Relocation Center in Wyoming where 14,000 Japanese American citizens were confined during WW II. The film provides a moving account of daily life at the camp as seen through the eyes … [Read more...]
'Share a Dream' at FAB and Take Home a Special Gift from Lee Oskar and Bruce Willis
You could be the owner of this beautiful Lee Oskar Harmonica personally autographed by none other than movie star Bruce Willis! … [Read more...]