Archive › December, 2013
05 Between Lucas and Spielberg

Footprints of Legends

If you follow the stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in front of the Hollywood Highland Center west down Hollywood Boulevard (one of which is for The Doors), you’ll come upon the (formerly Grauman’s) TCL Chinese Theatres. Grauman’s Chinese Theatre held their grand opening in Hollywood on May 18, 1927 and cost a whopping […]

01 Arriving at Hollywood Highland Center

The Holidays at Hollywood Highland Center

The Hollywood Highland Center is right where you’d expect it to be — on the corner of Hollywood Boulevard and N. Highland Avenue — and it’s worth a visit if you haven’t already been there. Perhaps the Center’s best-known attraction is the iconic Chinese Theatre, host to countless Hollywood movie premieres and its stars’ handprints, shoe-prints and signatures […]

American Hustle Cast

David O. Russell Talks About AMERICAN HUSTLE and Much More

Last night I attended another screening at LACMA, this time with some fellow LMU film students. Many of these screenings, including the one last night, are presented in partnership with Film Independent.  This time, Film Independent uploaded a video of the entire discussion conversation between LACMA’s film curator, Elvis Mitchell and American Hustle director, David […]

07 Scene From Thief

Michael Mann Talks THIEF at the Aero Theatre

I love attending the screenings at the Aero Theatre and am constantly amazed that every single one of these film events aren’t SRO. How is it that this theater doesn’t sell out when there’s a chance to participate in a Q&A with a director like Michael Mann? Thief was one of Mann’s films that I […]

01 2013 LMU Tree Lighting with Iggy

LMU Holiday Tree Lighting Celebration

The Tree Lighting Celebration at LMU is always a special evening. There’s hot chocolate, music by LMU’s a cappella group NoteTORIOUS, horse drawn carriage rides, and of course, the tree lighting. While at the tree lighting, I noticed that there is now a cable attaching the baby Jesus to the nativity scene in Alumni Mall. This […]

04 John Densmore and Robby Krieger Perform

An Evening with The Doors at LACMA

LACMA hosted a truly historic event tonight! Following a screening of the 2012 documentary film, Mr. Mojo Risin’: The Story of L.A. Woman, John Densmore and Robby Krieger shared a stage for the first time in over a decade to participate in a Q&A with Elvis Mitchell. The documentary tells the story of the making […]