Raising the Roof at Habitat for Humanity’s LA Builders Ball
It’s a continual challenge to provide housing for those in need in the greater Los Angeles area and Habitat for Humanity honored some of its prime movers, those who are champions of affordable housing, at its 2017 Builders Ball, held September 28 at the Beverly Hilton’s International Ballroom. The annual gala celebrates Habitat LA’s partners in construction and real estate as well as donors and volunteers who help to transform...
‘The Menendez Murders’ Expands ‘L&O’ Franchise to True Crime
It was the other trial of the century in the 1990s, before that of O.J. Simpson. Actually, two of them. Broadcast live on Court TV, millions of viewers nationwide could not look away from the grisly spectacle of two handsome, young, rich brothers, Lyle and Erik Menendez, being tried for gunning down their mother and their father as the couple watched TV in their Beverly Hills home on a warm August night in 1989. The trials, which...
‘The Voice’ Kicks Off New Season with New Coach Jennifer Hudson
Fresh off its fourth Emmy award win for outstanding reality competition program, “The Voice” returns to NBC Monday night with a new powerhouse coach firmly ensconced in one of its swiveling red chairs. Jennifer Hudson– who first shot to fame as a contestant on “American Idol” in 2004 before going on to an acclaimed career which, among many other awards, garnered her an Oscar for 2006’s “Dreamgirls,” joins “Voice” OGs Adam Levine...
The Golden Grandeur of the Emmy Awards Governors Ball
It is the be-all and end-all ball of the year. Actually, the gig is so huge that there are three separate Governors Balls for the 69th annual Emmy Awards. This is the second year in a row that the Creative Arts Emmys have been split over two nights, September 9 and 10, the Saturday and Sunday before the primetime Emmy Awards air live on CBS with host Stephen Colbert September 17. The twin Creative Arts evenings are because statuettes...
Paley Fest Showcases and Celebrates Fall Television Shows
It’s coming up on that time of the season when the Paley Center for Media in Beverly Hills presents its fall television festival, Paley Fest. It runs from September 6-16 at the center’s location on Beverly Drive in Beverly Hills. Among the programs being showcased are Showtime’s “Shameless,” Univision’s “Chapo,” Hulu’s “The Mindy Project,” which is entering its final season, and the streamer’s new “Future Man,” ABC’s new sitcom “The...
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