Early Emmy Award Winners Set Trends for Television’s Biggest Night
Sep20

Early Emmy Award Winners Set Trends for Television’s Biggest Night

Here’s some advice that might seem odd to give to both male and female awards show nominees: wear running shoes on the night of the ceremony.   That’s right. Fast footwear is optimal for all of those nominated in 75 categories handed out during the 65th Creative Arts Emmy Awards at the Nokia Theatre L.A. LIVE, for which an abbreviated version of the ceremonies held Sept. 15 will air on cable network FXX Sept. 21 at 9...

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Off to See the Wizard, Dorothy, Lion, Tin Man and Scarecrow–in IMAX 3D
Sep19

Off to See the Wizard, Dorothy, Lion, Tin Man and Scarecrow–in IMAX 3D

Everyone remembers seeing the classic film “The Wizard of Oz,” most likely on a television set in the family living room.   But you haven’t truly experienced the magic of it until you see the newly restored version on the big screen in IMAX 3D, which opens for an exclusive one-week engagement in more than 300 IMAX theaters starting on September 20.   We got a chance to see a preview of the iconic 1939 movie...

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Pre-Emmy Pampering and Partying at Fig & Olive
Sep17

Pre-Emmy Pampering and Partying at Fig & Olive

It’s Emmy Week, but more than a hundred invited guests got a jumpstart on the all the awards festivities last week at West Hollywood’s Fig & Olive for Doris Bergman’s 4th Annual Emmy Style Lounge and Party.   The private event, honoring the upcoming 65th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, lasted all day and featured the restaurant’s specialties from the French and Italian Rivieras in a festive atmosphere inside the spacious...

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Homeland Puts on a Show in the Corridors of Power and the CIA is Watching
Sep16

Homeland Puts on a Show in the Corridors of Power and the CIA is Watching

Much goes on inside the Beltway, but it’s not often that a high-profile premiere of a movie or television show takes place within Wi-Fi range of the nation’s capitol.   But Washington, DC was indeed the perfect location that pay cabler Showtime chose to screen the first episode of its highly anticipated third season of “Homeland,” which is largely set in its environs– although mainly shot in North...

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Flavors and Libations of The Taste Make Paramount a Foodie Paradise
Sep06

Flavors and Libations of The Taste Make Paramount a Foodie Paradise

Southern California food lovers have come to expect to have their appetites sated, their knowledge slaked and their thirsts quenched every Labor Day holiday as the Los Angeles Times puts on a weekend long food festival called The Taste.   Featuring some of the region’s most glittering culinary stars, the fourth annual series of events at Paramount Pictures Studios back lot include a festive opening night party moving on to the...

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