Diversity Takes Center Stage at Variety’s Home Entertainment Hall of Fame
Ever since the slate of Oscar acting nominees announced earlier this year was without any minority representation, spawning the hashtag #OscarsSoWhite, there’s been a renewed and intense discussion about diversity in Hollywood. And it was no different at the Variety Press Play Home Entertainment and Digital Hall of Fame when honoree Paul Feig made it the centerpiece of his acceptance speech at the 35th annual gala dinner event held...
American Ballet Theatre Dancers Dazzle at 75th Anniversary Gala
The air of excitement in the Beverly Hilton’s International Ballroom was palpable as the American Ballet Theatre (ABT) celebrated its 75th anniversary December 7 with a holiday benefit sponsored by jeweler Harry Winston and the Lloyd E. Rigler – Lawrence E. Deutsch Foundation. The cocktail hour was abuzz with anticipation about the special performance that included excerpts from seven classic and contemporary ballets which...
Writers Guild Reveals the 101 Funniest Screenplays of All Time
Woody Allen. Mel Brooks. Steve Martin. Nora Ephron. Billy Wilder. Preston Sturges. Judd Apatow. Amy Heckerling. Charlie Chaplin. Jon Favreau. Joel and Ethan Coen. They were all on the list as the Writers Guild of America unveiled its 101 Funniest Screenplays of all time in a rollicking presentation at the Cinerama Dome in Hollywood, giving props to the writers who sometimes don’t get as much respect as their drama counterparts. The...
Hot Opening for ICE, Holiday Season’s Outdoor Skating Rink
It’s a little taste of Rockefeller Plaza off the Promenade—Santa Monica’s seasonal outdoor ICE skating rink is open for business after a gala grand opening that saw hundreds of people lacing up their skates and taking a spin around the ice. It’s become a great holiday tradition in the seaside city’s downtown district, when the corner of 5th Street and Arizona Avenue is transformed into a winter wonderland with the centerpiece being...
Celebrating the Cuisine of the French Riviera at Fig & Olive in Los Angeles
There could not have been a better way to launch the first ever Fig & Olive cookbook than at the Los Angeles location of the restaurant with its author, and Fig & Olive’s founder and owner Laurent Halasz. Halasz wrote the gorgeous recipe book, published by prestigious house Assouline, with his mother, from whom he inherited a passion for seasonal ingredients and olive oil as he grew up in the beautiful French Riviera coastal...
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