The Incredibly Bad Service Award Goes To….
…il Ristorante di Giorgio Baldi in Santa Monica Canyon. I used to go to this beachside boite all the time, but hadn’t been for a few years until this past Saturday night. Always got the grilled langostines which are off the menu, and this night was no exception. Aside from having to wait for our reservation, my friend and I sat down for an anticipated great meal. The waiter was a bit surly and to the point, but hey,...
Newest News Queen: Diane Sawyer
Whether you watch them or not– and their audiences are dwindling, yet still a potent force — the anchors of the network news broadcasts are among the most powerful people on the global stage, able to snag an interview with the president or just about any other newsworthy personage and jet into world trouble spots and history-making events, backed by the full resources of their respective news organizations. It seems only...
Tragic MJ Timeline: Time Out to Make Some Calls
If I were Dr. Conrad Murray, right about now, I’d be using a lot of sedatives, as many as he gave Michael Jackson on the last night of his life. Yes, Michael was apparently addicted to prescription drugs–as millions of people are, and very persuasive in his demands. But there’s no excuse for Murray’s complete and total negligence in causing the pop icon’s death. His own life, as he knew it, is over....
Conrad Murray: Truly Off the Wall
This could not get more surreal, or more offensive. Dr. Conrad Murray, under fire and under investigation for the death of Michael Jackson, makes a just-released YouTubevideo thanking his so-called supporters-and never once even acknowledging Jackson’s death, much less expressing his condolences to the family. It was absolutely heartless, sickening and shocking to see and hear this man’s pathetic spiel about how he was...
Cineastes Unite: Save Film at LACMA!
It’s looking more and more likely that the much-deserved outrage raining down upon LACMA’s Michael Govan for his decision to shut down the museum’s film program may result in its rebirth. That’s my optimistic take on this controversy at this moment–and my fervent hope. Between Martin Scorsese’s pointed editorial in today’s Los Angeles Times and the new and growing by the minute Facebook group,...
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