DPA Pre-Emmy Suite: Where Gifting and Glamor Meet Giving Back
Sep14

DPA Pre-Emmy Suite: Where Gifting and Glamor Meet Giving Back

It’s always a highlight in the days leading up to the Emmy Awards—and always a highly-sought after invite. The DPA Pre-Awards Gift Suite once again turned the Luxe Sunset Boulevard Hotel into a sun-dappled slice of Hollywood Sept. 12 and 13, bringing together TV talent, entertainment insiders, luxury brands, philanthropists—and plenty of people who clearly knew a good gift bag when they saw one. Hosted by DPA founder Nathalie Dubois,...

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EcoLuxe Lounge: An Oasis During Emmy Awards Weekend
Sep11

EcoLuxe Lounge: An Oasis During Emmy Awards Weekend

Jesse Kove at ECOLUXE Endless Summer Festival (photo credit:Vivien Killilea/Getty Images) Emmy Week can be a whirlwind of red carpets, cocktail parties and industry schmoozing, so a little poolside vibe and some adorable dogs made for a welcome change of pace. On Friday, Sept. 11, producer Debbie Durkin hosted her annual ECOLUXE Endless Summer Festival at a private Beverly Hills residence, bringing together actors, athletes,...

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FX’s ‘The Drop: A Snowfall Saga’ Takes West Coast Rap Back to the Beginning
Sep10

FX’s ‘The Drop: A Snowfall Saga’ Takes West Coast Rap Back to the Beginning

What happens when a hustle that once meant survival starts looking like a very promising opportunity? That question drives The Drop: A Snowfall Saga, a new chapter in the world established by FX’s acclaimed series Snowfall, taking viewers into 1990s Los Angeles as the city emerges from the devastation of the crack epidemic and West Coast hip-hop—or gangsta rap– begins its meteoric rise. At the center are Wanda Bell and Leon...

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Glen Powell Gets Back in the Game — and Back in Disguise — for ‘Chad Powers’ Season 2
Sep04

Glen Powell Gets Back in the Game — and Back in Disguise — for ‘Chad Powers’ Season 2

Who isn’t a bit enchanted by actor Glen Powell’s comedic charade as disguised quarterback Chad Powers? That may be the secret weapon behind Season 2 of Hulu’s Chad Powers, the irreverent sports comedy that turns one of Hollywood’s most charismatic leading men into one of its most ridiculous creations. Powell returns as the titular former college football phenom Russ Holliday, still hiding behind the prosthetics, swagger and...

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Ridley Scott’s ‘The Dog Stars’ Deserves to be Discovered
Sep01

Ridley Scott’s ‘The Dog Stars’ Deserves to be Discovered

Just because it’s not burning up the box office does not mean that The Dog Stars is not worth seeing. In fact, the opposite may be true: this is precisely the kind of movie that can get lost in the noise of bigger studio releases, even though it offers something increasingly rare — a thoughtful, beautifully acted adult drama that takes its time and trusts its audience. Based on Peter Heller’s acclaimed 2012 novel, The Dog Stars...

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