Ken Burns Gets Intimate With the Roosevelts on PBS
Just as “The Civil War” and “The War” before it, master documentarian Ken Burns’ “The Roosevelts: An Intimate History” is turning out to be a massive blockbuster for PBS. The sprawling documentary chronicling the lives of Theodore, Franklin Delano and Eleanor Roosevelt began Sunday night with the first of its seven, two-hour episodes, which garnered a 5.8 rating and an average audience of 9.06 million viewers, according to Nielsen...
Hitting the High Notes as Chris Botti Kicks off a Beverly Hills Festival
It’s not often that you get to sit out in the middle of the street on a hot summer night and hear world-class music. That’s how the Rodeo Drive Festival of Watches & Jewelry kicked off Sunday night, with an incredible private concert by Grammy Award-winning trumpeter Chris Botti and his band. Genlux Magazine sponsored the event, which began with a private party in the penthouse of the Luxe Hotel before guests migrated down to the...
Carnage and Courage in HBO’s ‘Terror at the Mall’
We have just commemorated the 13th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, yet many people may not realize that September marks another such tragic milestone. It’s been one year since an Al Qaeda-linked terrorist group based in Somalia attacked a shopping mall in Nairobi, Kenya, leaving 71 people dead and hundreds wounded. A new documentary airing on HBO and then on CNN, “Terror at the Mall,” takes a harrowing look inside the...
Anarchy Reigns as Sons Take Over Hollywood
It was only fitting that there was a little bit of mayhem at Saturday night’s Hollywood premiere of FX’s hugely successful motorcycle gang drama, “Sons of Anarchy,” which launches its seventh and final season on the cable network Tuesday night. For those not familiar with the intimate details of the gritty series, “Mr. Mayhem” is the code name for what happens to people who cross SAMCRO, after the gang takes a unanimous clubhouse vote...
DPA Group Swings Into Awards Season With Emmy Event
You would do well to call Nathalie Dubois-Sissoko the queen of gifting suites. Her company, Dubois Pelin and Associates (DPA) just signed a deal with Dick Clark Productions to produce the official backstage gift lounges at the upcoming American Music Awards and the Hollywood Film Awards, as well as other DCP events. For the Emmy and VMA season and its participating celebrities, DPA got the party started with a glamorous gifting suite...
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