Ella Jane is still finding her voice. She’s OK with that

[ad_1] In her shared Silver Lake apartment, Ella Jane picks up one of the four guitars strewn about her room and begins strumming. Seconds ago, she was laughing about how her guitar teacher used to tell her that when his eyes were closed, it almost sounded like she knew what she was doing. But when… Continue reading Ella Jane is still finding her voice. She’s OK with that

They’re on strike, but these writers are finding ways to write and create

[ad_1] In 1955, James Thurber, whose peerless wit made him one of the most important American writers of the 20th century, recounted the following exchange: “I never quite know when I’m not writing. Sometimes my wife comes up to me at a party and says, ‘Dammit, Thurber, stop writing.’ She usually catches me in the… Continue reading They’re on strike, but these writers are finding ways to write and create

Sundance Film Festival advice: Thembi Banks on finding a distributor

[ad_1] (Illustration by Jess Hutchison / Los Angeles Times; photographs, Mariah Tauger / Los Angeles Times) Director Thembi Banks saw her film “Young. Wild. Free.” play at the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, this year as part of the Next section, which focuses on adventurous, left-of-center storytelling. A New York native, Banks was… Continue reading Sundance Film Festival advice: Thembi Banks on finding a distributor