A WOMAN UNDER THE INFLUENCE

A WOMAN UNDER THE INFLUENCE ART FILM OF THE WEEK Legendary father of independent film John Cassavetes spent two years trying to raise funds for what is now considered ... Continue Reading →

LAST EXIT TO BABYLON

LAST EXIT TO BABYLON A HOLLYWOOD ASSISTANT SPEAKS OUT It’s been a week since I quit my job as the head assistant at a prestigious literary agency in Beverly Hills.  ... Continue Reading →

GOSSIP – COURTNEY LOVE STILL ALIVE

COURTNEY LOVE STILL ALIVE GOSSIP GUY Sienna Miller All Caught Up in Real Sex Sting! It’s hard enough dealing with the fact that your man slept with the nanny, but ... Continue Reading →

KEEP YOUR VALENTINE’S DAY HOT

KEEP YOUR VALENTINE’S DAY HOT Ah, Valentine’s Day!  A time for giving.  A time for love.  A time for suicides.  There’s no way to ... Continue Reading →

ENT-TODAY’S 2007 MOVIE PREVIEW

ENTERTAINMENT TODAY’S 2007 MOVIE PREVIEW GUIDE BY JONATHAN W.  HICKMAN, TONY SULLIVAN, STAN FURLEY, AND PETER SOBCZYNSKI Page 1  3:10 TO YUMAThis remake ... Continue Reading →

OBITUARY – ALFREDO RIPSTEIN

ALFREDO RIPSTEIN – Jan. 20, 2007 OBITUARY Award-winning Mexican producer Alfredo Ripstein died of respiratory failure at age 90. Mr. Ripstein began his lengthy ... Continue Reading →

WEEKLY SPORTS WRAP-UP – Feb 1st, 2007

WEEKLY SPORTS WRAP-UP – February 1st, 2007  The college basketball season has reached the meat of conference play, where teams begin to jockey for position in ... Continue Reading →

ONE STROKE AT A TIME

ONE STROKE AT A TIME  SWIMMING AT LANKERSHIM ARTS CENTER I never thought I’d be writing these words in a review, but “ripped from the headlines” ... Continue Reading →