If you’re one of those people who relishes a really grisly horror movie, be sure to see the expertly executed “28 Weeks Later.” The first scene was so disturbing we seriously considered bolting from the theater. What’s most frightening is the fact that it seems like this story, or something close to it, could really Continue reading “"28 WEEKS LATER" WILL BLOW YOU AWAY”
If you are fascinated by prefabricated architecture, new concrete surfaces, the latest in solar power, and modern design, don’t miss CA Boom – The West Coast Independent Design show. You can learn about ways to improve your home that you never imagined. And you can go on architectural tours. It’s all at Barker Hangar at Continue reading “DON'T MISS CA BOOM”
With Blades of Glory what you see is what you get. The visuals are the funniest parts and you will LAUGH OUT LOUD. Kind of a Strictly Ballroom on skates. A lot of Napolean Dynamite fans will be lining up to see Jon Heder in this perfectly cast comedy role. Heder is famous for odd Continue reading “BLADES OF GLORY: ANOTHER REASON TO LOVE JON HEDER”
We love a girl who can forgive but not forget. That’s how Carrie Fisher looks back on her life in her one woman show “Wishful Drinking” at the Geffen Playhouse. Debbie Reynolds and Eddie Fisher should be proud – they produced a problematic but supersmart daughter with a great comic take on life whose mottos Continue reading “CARRIE FISHER: WISHFUL DRINKING”
If you need a good laugh and love gossip, our friend Michael Musto has a new book for you. La Dolce Musto (Amazon $10.85) is a collection of his most entertaining columns in The Village Voice through the years. John Waters describes the deliciously eccentric Musto as “the best social columnist in New York.” We Continue reading “LA DOLCE MUSTO”
Here’s the perfect Christmas gift for anyone who loves gossip or Hollywood history: MR. CONFIDENTIAL . It’s a book about the man behind the famous 50’s scandal magazine and it’s written by my friend Sam Bernstein. Robert Harrison, the publisher behind Confidential, adored homosexual exposes and gleefully wrote about those “lavender lads” – Liberace being Continue reading “MR CONFIDENTIAL: TABLOID GOSSIP RULES!”
On Tuesday night The Ten Tenors show opened at the Pantages theater in Hollywood and we liked them WAY more than we expected to. They got a standing ovation when the ten Australian guys sang a tribute to Queen. And were we lucky to be seated in the third row next to the cutest acting Continue reading “TEN TENORS FROM AUSTRALIA”
If you ever sat dozing and daydreaming while a high school history teacher bored you to DEATH with endless and meaningless dates, you’re going to LOVE Sofia Coppola’s Marie Antoinette. History never had it so good! -maybe because it’s a historical story from a woman’s point of view, for a change. She presents real human Continue reading “HERSTORY AT ITS BEST”
On paper The Departed seemed like the last movie on earth we’d want to see. A hyper-macho movie – a nearly all male cast, vulgar, violent, horribly bloody. Another cop movie. But are we glad we gave it a chance! We can’t stop thinking about it – the script was smart, the characters were fascinating, Continue reading “NOT JUST ANOTHER COP MOVIE”
Ever wonder where stagediving and slamdancing started? Right here in Southern California in the early 80’s with the Hardcore punk movement. This chaotic underground scene is the subject of the new documentary American Hardcore (the history of American punk rock 1980 – 1986.) If you liked loud fast music and had a shaved head or Continue reading “1980's RADICALISM”