Summer Soirées. Network Party Update – Take One
When Lord Grantham goes to the bar to order drinks at the Beverly Hilton while his manservant Bates is just a few feet away and doesn’t make a move, you know it’s going to be a memorable night. And that was after Hugh Bonneville ripped open his shirt to reveal a “Free Bates” T-shirt underneath, to the delight of Brendan Coyle. PBS’s “Downton Abbey” evening started things off with a bang at the TCA’s summer press...
A Beauty-ful Beginning of Summer
From Paris to New York to Los Angeles. Every year for the past few, a wonderful day-long event called “Be a Parisian” sets up shop in a bungalow at the Sunset Marquis Hotel. Produced by New York-based Fournier Communications and its lovely proprietress, Marie-Laure Fournier and her staff, guests are escorted by beret-clad guides and introduced to new products from luxury French brands including Orlane, Talika, Emani,...
Taking Risks Still Pays Off: Ask Nancy Dubuc and Other TV Executives
Every year at the end of the season, the Hollywood Radio and Television Society (HRTS) puts on a “State of the Industry ” event that caps off its newsmaker luncheon series in Los Angeles. Leading executives Nancy Dubuc, president and GM of History and Lifetime networks, Gary Newman, chairman of Twentieth Century Fox Television, Rick Rosen, head of the TV department at William Morris Endeavor Entertainment, Lloyd...
Rockin’ the Roosevelt With Hot Fashions, Great Music
It was a perfect pre-summer night Wednesday for the Rock Style event put on by the Los Angeles Times and Macy’s poolside at the Tropicana Bar at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel. It was the third annual edition of the event, which features a runway built over the iconic swimming pool, painted by David Hockney. This year, the host with the most was the world-famous KROQ’s (Ted) Stryker, who provides the beats daily on the radio...
A Suite Weekend for the MTV Movie Awards
It just wouldn’t be an awards show weekend without gifting suites going on at hotels around Los Angeles. At the L’Ermitage Hotel in Beverly Hills, GBK, the luxury lifestyle gift lounge and special events company, hosted a luxury gift lounge in honor of the MTV Movie Awards Nominees and Presenters on June 1 and 2. GBK offered its exclusive list of invited celebrities, VIPs, and media an opportunity to explore new products and...
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