It’s National Handbag Day October 10. Here’s Our Pick For a Fab Bag!
Oct07

It’s National Handbag Day October 10. Here’s Our Pick For a Fab Bag!

So here’s the scenario, two women side-by-side in the ladies room at a swanky event – this one in Beverly Hills – putting on lipstick and freshening up before re-immersing themselves into the fashionable festivities.   But the first thing I notice is her handbag, a shiny black patent number with gold zippers. “Wow, what a great bag. I love it,” I told her. “Thank you, I just got it,” she said.   “Whose is it,” I inquired,...

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Critics’ Choice Merges Movie and Television Awards Into One Supershow
Oct01

Critics’ Choice Merges Movie and Television Awards Into One Supershow

For 20 years now, the Critics’ Choice Movie Awards have bestowed prestigious honors on the best filmmaking of the previous year. Coming in early January, they have also historically served to set a path forward for the anointed into the Academy Awards. For five years, the Critics’ Choice Television Awards, held in late May or early June, have elevated the finest television shows of the previous season, their creators and talent. Now,...

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Stephen Moyer’s Delicious Deviousness in ‘The Bastard Executioner’
Sep28

Stephen Moyer’s Delicious Deviousness in ‘The Bastard Executioner’

Stephen Moyer is practically unrecognizable in his new role on FX’s “The Bastard Executioner” from his previous turn as vampire Bill Compton on “True Blood.” Except for the bad teeth. Moyer, a classically trained English actor, plays Milus Corbett, a devious Chamberlain with grand political ambitions in the medieval epic set in northern Wales in the 14th century, a time rife with rebellion and political upheaval.   Premiering on...

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Revving Up Car Fans at the Jalopnik Film Festival
Sep27

Revving Up Car Fans at the Jalopnik Film Festival

Hitting the road west to Los Angeles for its third annual edition, the Jalopnik Film Festival got off to a festive start at its opening gala event Friday night at Santa Monica Airport’s Barker Hangar.   We’ve been to many events at Barker, but never a screening, and the massive screen set up for the enthusiastic audience was a perfect way to view “Winning: The Racing Life of Paul Newman,” a feature length documentary written and...

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Emmy Nominees Celebrate With GBK Gift Lounge
Sep25

Emmy Nominees Celebrate With GBK Gift Lounge

It’s always one of the highlights of Emmy Awards week in LA, and the mood is always celebratory at the annual GBK Gift Lounge honoring the 2015 Emmy nominees and presenters. This season’s edition of the event was held on the tented rooftop of L’Ermitage Beverly Hills, providing a festive and fun environment where guests enjoyed refreshments, gifts and a green screen photo booth set up to record memories from the occasion with animated...

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