VMA Moments and Memories: It’s Still All About Miley, and Beyonce
There was no “Miley Moment” akin to last year’s foam finger twerking brouhaha, so it turned out to be a tamer night at the 31st annual MTV Video Music Awards, held August 24 at the refurbished Forum in Inglewood as Lorde, Beyonce, Taylor Swift, Ariana Grande, Iggy Azalea, Cyrus, Nicki Minaj and Gwen Stefani all performed, presented or took home the coveted Moonmen. Oh, unless you count the moment where Cyrus sent a homeless man on...
Emmy Governors Ball: An Electrifying Kaleidoscope of Celebratory Color
Imagine putting on a party for 3,000-4,000 people who happen to be television’s most talented and well-recognized in the industry. Then imagine doing it every year, managing all the moving parts and trying to top yourself. That’s the challenge that Cheryl Cecchetto and her company, Sequoia Productions takes on every year in producing the Governors Ball for the Emmy Awards. (And being the best in the business with a stellar track...
Creative Arts Emmy Awards Honor TV’s Best Artisans and Craftspeople
“These are the real Emmys. The ego-free Emmys,” shouted Kristen Schaal, part of the ensemble from “Bob’s Burgers” accepting one of more than 90 trophies handed out at the 2014 Creative Arts Emmy Awards August 16 at the Nokia Theatre L.A. LIVE. Egos did seem to be left at the door for the 3 ½ hour-long ceremony – the prelude to the 66th Primetime Emmy Awards next Monday– which honors outstanding achievement in categories ranging...
Top Ten Reasons Why the MTV Movie Awards Will Be a Gas
What the Oscars are to seriousness and gravitas in the world of film, the MTV Movie Awards are to fun and frivolity–particularly when it comes to the ceremony itself. The 2014 edition will be held at LA’s Nokia Theater April 13, (6pm PT/9pm ET) more than a month after Oscars’ lustrous gleam illuminated all in its path. Many of those who took home or were in the running to win the golden statue will be back competing for MTV’s...
It’s All Over But The Hangovers–A Look at Oscar’s Hits and Misses
All pizza party stunts and star-studded selfies aside, the 86th Annual Academy Awards will go down in the record books as the first time that a black director helmed the winner of the year’s best picture. And literally jumped for joy. “12 Years a Slave” was certainly not a lock to win, as host Ellen DeGeneres noted succinctly at the very top of the telecast, but vaulted over the popular blockbuster “Gravity” with a savvy last-minute...
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