O. J.Marika Gerrard, Zoey Tur, Katy Tur, Jamie Tur, Lawrence Welk III. Simpson’s Bronco chase. Madonna flipping off paparazzi on her wedding day to Sean Penn. Michael Jackson’s sequined glove wanly waving as the pop star was wheeled to a burn unit. Whenever a big breaking news story overtook the Los Angeles TV airwaves in the ’80s and ’90s, viewers expected to hear a sign-off from married helicopter reporters Bob Tur and Marika Gerrard who spent the best — and worst — years of their relationship high in the sky. Tur was a literal news junkie, an adrenaline addict who’d emotionally crash at the end of each pursuit. “There was never a movie date with Bob,” Gerrard reflects. “It was a car crash or an air crash or a fire tape.”
“Whirlybird,” by director Matt Yoka, is the compelling story of the thrill-seeking couple’s rise and descent...
“Whirlybird,” by director Matt Yoka, is the compelling story of the thrill-seeking couple’s rise and descent...
- 8/3/2021
- by Amy Nicholson
- Variety Film + TV
Jan. 13
8:00 p.m.
Echo Park Film Center
1200 N. Alvarado Street (@ Sunset Blvd)
Los Angeles, CA
Hosted by: Tg Film Fest
Catch several of the short films from the first two Tg Film Fests, a festival devoted exclusively to work made by members of the “trans” community. The films range from comedies to dramas to documentaries to genre-bending experiments.
The festival is an extension of Trans/Giving, an organization here in Los Angeles that hosts performances and art shows featuring work trans community people, “trans” meaning in the words of Trans/Giving: “transgender, transsexual, transvestite, as in crossdressers, drag kings and queens, studs, and all those who identify as contributing members of gender fabulousness.”
Work showcased by Trans/Giving doesn’t necessarily mean that it has to deal specifically with gender issues, just as long as it was created by someone in the community. The film festival is already accepting entries for their 2011 edition,...
8:00 p.m.
Echo Park Film Center
1200 N. Alvarado Street (@ Sunset Blvd)
Los Angeles, CA
Hosted by: Tg Film Fest
Catch several of the short films from the first two Tg Film Fests, a festival devoted exclusively to work made by members of the “trans” community. The films range from comedies to dramas to documentaries to genre-bending experiments.
The festival is an extension of Trans/Giving, an organization here in Los Angeles that hosts performances and art shows featuring work trans community people, “trans” meaning in the words of Trans/Giving: “transgender, transsexual, transvestite, as in crossdressers, drag kings and queens, studs, and all those who identify as contributing members of gender fabulousness.”
Work showcased by Trans/Giving doesn’t necessarily mean that it has to deal specifically with gender issues, just as long as it was created by someone in the community. The film festival is already accepting entries for their 2011 edition,...
- 1/10/2011
- by screenings
- Underground Film Journal
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