A Piece of Janis Joplin’s Heart in ‘Little Girl Blue’
The recent death of Prince sparked a revelation for director Amy Berg, who just spent eight years immersed in the life of another musical legend, Janis Joplin, culminating in the feature documentary “Janis: Little Girl Blue,” which she also wrote and produced. Flash back to the fall of 1970. Less than three weeks after Jimi Hendrix died, the world mourned another drug overdose death of a larger-than-life musician, the...
LACMA Honors Prince with Purple Rain Room
Guests lucky enough to have tickets today to the sold-out and soon-closing Rain Room at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art received a special treat today. The room, normally bathed in white light, used purple in order to honor the memory of the iconic recording artist Prince, whose death yesterday shocked the world. The effect resulted in a shower of purple rain in the immersive environment of perpetually falling water. “In memory...
Extraordinary Families First Awards Gala Spotlights Foster Children and Parents
The International Ballroom at the Beverly Hilton was filled with love and appreciation as Extraordinary Families hosted its first Awards Gala to recognize the work of foster parents and mentors who improve the lives of children – the mission of the nonprofit organization formed last year with the merger of Southern California Foster Family and Adoption Agency and the Child Welfare Initiative. EF CEO Sarah Boone welcomed the 500 guests...
The Verdict Comes In for ‘The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story’
Just as it was more than 20 years ago during the so-called Trial of the Century, the nation appears to still be riveted by the case of O.J. Simpson and the accusations that he murdered his former wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ronald Goldman. FX’s 10-part limited series “The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story,” which concludes Tuesday night with an episode titled “The Verdict,” has garnered some of the highest...
Amid All the Oscar Controversies, Women in Film Toasts Excellence
While it obviously wasn’t a great year for diversity at the Oscars– for the second year in a row – women actually made some gains. So it was through that lens that the 51 female nominees for the 88th annual Academy Awards–out of a list of more than 200 and up from 44 last year—were feted at the Ninth Annual Women In Film Pre-Oscar Cocktail Party. Presented by MaxMara, BMW, Tiffany & Co., M·A·C Cosmetics...
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