O.J. Simpson’s Trial of the Century, 20 Years Later
Where were you on the night of June 12, 1994 – the horrible night when Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman were knifed to death outside her Brentwood home? If you don’t remember exactly, you’ll surely recall where you were during the infamous slow-motion white Bronco chase when O.J. Simpson was on the run after being charged with their murders. Twenty years later, the memories came flooding back as the Paley Center for Media and...
Unscripted Reality Takes Center Stage at Realscreen West
Two days of panels, pitch sessions, parties and a poolside awards show marked the sixth annual Realscreen West 2014 conference, which set up shop at the Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel June 4 and 5. Nearly 1,100 attendees–a 22% increase over last year, according to organizers–took part in the confab, which also included luncheon roundtables, 30 Minutes With sessions plus Meet an Expert and Meet a Mentor sessions with...
Realscreen Honors Top Reality Television Shows with Host Howie Mandel
Poolside, just a stone’s throw from the Pacific. Turquoise-clad Aqualillies performing their synchronized swim routine. The host: Howie Mandel. There’s not much else that could have added up to be a better setting for the 2014 Realscreen Awards. Discovery series Deadliest Catch was the winningest program, coming away with five trophies, for best directing, music and editing as well as the Docureality prize and the Award of...
Inspiring Shows Merit TV Academy Honors
Television, in its finer moments, seeks to entertain, inform and educate. But when programs also serve to inspire, they reach an entirely new level of audience engagement. Those are exactly the kind of shows that the Television Academy– recently rebranded from its previous and lengthier moniker, the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences– awards in its Honors ceremony, the seventh annual edition of which was held June 1....
Denim Delight: DSTLD Jeans Starts It Up Right
Los Angeles is home to many of the world’s premium denim makers, and now there is a new label on the list, with a different twist. DSTLD Jeans made a tight, splashy entrance on the fashion scene with a rockin’ private launch party in West Hollywood May 20, attracting legions of the city’s well-dressed, ready to celebrate brigade who filled the 2,700 square foot space on Beverly Blvd. overlooking Madeo’s restaurant, dubbed Denim Bar...
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