Ice, Ice Baby
It’s not Rockefeller Center, but it’s probably the most scenic outdoor skating rink in Southern California, with colorful designs painted by the same schoolchildren who did the lifeguard stations so beautifully this past summer. Put on your blades and hit up the colorful ICE in Santa Monica, after the Zamboni makes the 8,000 square foot rink nice and smooth. Ten bucks buys you admission and includes your skate rental. ...
Remembering Blake Edwards
The opportunity to have a lengthy sit-down with one of comedy’s master directors was something I couldn’t turn down. It was 2004, and Blake Edwards was about to receive an honorary Oscar–his first. In tribute to his recent passing, here’s a look back: Perhaps Julie Andrews has the best line on Blake Edwards, her husband of nearly 35 years. “He’s like Mel Brooks and so many writers of his era or genre. He pushes...
Don’t Be Scared. He’s Dead.
It was just a few hours after the stunning announcement that the Beverly Hills Police Department had in essence solved the murder of Ronni Chasen, a case that has riveted Southern California and particularly the entertainment industry. Since she was gunned down in the early morning hours of November 16, the case has taken many fallacious twists and turns promulgated by people who probably shouldn’t have been speaking about...
Unsolved Murder Mystery: Ronni Chasen
It’s still difficult to shake off the shock of seeing the headline “Ronni Chasen Gunned Down in Beverly Hills.” Images of mobster Bugsy Siegel as portrayed by Warren Beatty in the film “Bugsy” come to mind when you think of someone being gunned down in Beverly Hills. And it is unthinkable. Unthinkable that there are no leads that are being revealed in the case, a murder that from all indications looks like a...
Conan: Over the Moon to be on Basic Cable
Conan O’Brien is in full victim mode. So much so that he got gunned down. Not once, not twice but three times last night in his debut talk show on TBS. It’s okay, Coco, we get it. You got screwed by NBC after lasting just seven months as host of “The Tonight Show.” But now you have a whole new ballpark in which to play, and you can really make it your own. Basic cable isn’t so bad. Just ask Jon...
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