The weekend kicked off with the annual Variety and Women in Film’s nominee party on Friday night held at Gracias Madre in West Hollywood. The event was presented by Halo Top Creamery. Emmy nominees included Viola Davis, Samira Wiley, Claire Foy, Alexander Skarsgard and Cicely Tyson. Many attendees also stopped to pose with the Mercedes […]
Category: Out and About
Danny Trejo’s Next Life – Chef!
This past weekend I had the pleasure to attend the Los Angeles Times “The Taste” which took place over Labor Day Weekend at the famous Paramount Studios Backlot. The weekend was filled with cooking demonstrations, LA restaurants presenting a variety of foods, wineries, special cocktails and a very special appearances by Actor Danny Trejo of […]
Still Going Strong! – Extraordinary: Stan Lee
Held at the Saban Theatre in Beverly Hills on Tuesday, August 22nd, Stan Lee was honored by a roster of celebrity guests and industry giants during an intimate, nostalgic look back at his storied career during Extraordinary: Stan Lee. The live show was broadcasted in more than 180 movie theaters in the U.S. and Canada. […]
Nevada Boxing Hall of Fame 5th Annual Induction Dinner
The 2017 Inductees included Non-Nevada Resident Boxers: Thomas “Hitman” Hearns, Erik “El Terrible” Morales, Michael Spinks, Salvador Sanchez, Michael Carbajal, Lucia Rijker; Nevada Resident Boxers: Leon Spinks, Richie Sandoval, Ken Norton; Non-Boxer Category: Rafael Garcia, Debbie Munch, Mel Greb, Dr. Elias Ghanem, and Davey Pearl.
Mad Mel Saves the World Hits Off Broadway for a Limited Run!
How many times do I get to say I know someone who wrote and directed a musical and an off Broadway one at that? That’s a pretty impressive accomplishment because doing anything in NYC is hard. Remember Hamilton started off as an Off Broadway experiment. Journey 16.7 light years to Mad Mel Saves the World, […]
Broadway Stars in the Alley Tomorrow!
If you happen to be in NYC, tomorrow, June 2, 2017 head down to the historic Shubert Alley at 44th street for one of my favorite events of the year Broadway Stars In The Alley. It’s a annual free concert put on by the Broadway Alliance. Featuring performances from over 20 different Broadway shows including […]
Coheed and Cambria Rocks MD! By Sean Heintzelman
If the nostalgia of a new Dave & Busters in downtown Silver Spring wasn’t enough, then the local concert venue usually has you covered. On May 6th the Fillmore hosted Coheed and Cambria’s “Good Apollo: I’m Burning Star IV Neverender” tour, dedicated to their 2005 album of the same name. It’s amazing when a rock […]
Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival celebrates diversity
The 33rd annual Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival (LAAPFF) wrapped the screening of 180 films from 33 countries this week. It commenced on April 27-May 4 in Los Angeles with an extended version of the festival in Orange County from May 5-May 11. With May being Asian Pacific American Heritage month, what better time to […]
The 38th annual Young Artist Award recognizes talent in film and TV
On March 17, 2017, the 38th annual Young Artist Awards (YAA) took place at the Alex Theatre. Hosted by Mark Christopher Lawrence (Chuck) along with the appearance of Danny Glover, the YAA recognized and honored young talent. Having interviewed and chatted some of these talented young nominees and winners in real life along with seeing the […]
How To Have A Great Movie Experience When On A Budget
Millions of people from all around the world love going to the movies. The experience is nowadays highly impressive, with movie theaters offering much more than ever. However, although this is definitely great, there are many cases in which it is difficult to afford to see all the great prices you would like to experience. […]
Interview: Shaping Sound’s Nick Lazzarini
Saturday,, March 12th, Baltimore’s Hippodrome Theater is going to be awashed in modern dance as Nick Lazzarini, the season one winner of Fox’s So You Think You Can Dance, brings his modern dance show Shaping Sound to Baltimore. Described as “an electrifying mash-up of dance styles and musical genres brought fully to life on stage […]