And the winner is… I have taken this ballot from People magazine and I haven’t always liked Oscar’s choices for Best Picture but then “he” likes melodrama and sometimes, I don’t. As far as the whole Black actors having been dissed, am I missing something or is Chris Rock a black man? And did • Read More »
Tags: Cecil B. DeMille, Chris Rock, Oscars, People, Sylvester Stallone, The Academy Awards, Tom Hardy
This year is filled with monkeys all right—and they are not in the Amazon—they are all actually running for president in the U.S. of A.! The above images are from KingFisher, The Concise Children’s Encyclopedia…I couldn’t find the comb-over but I’m pretty sure the former Secretary of State (remember, Benghazi?) is in there. This month • Read More »
Tags: 2016, Benghazi, Buddhist, Easter, gluten, Jewish, love, monkeys, Year of the monkey
Fairmont Grand Del Mar – Christmas carolers May you be warm, well fed and surrounded by familial love. Peace to all, j
Tags: Chanukah, Christmas, Fairmont Grand Del Mar
Ignore the bad reviews including Forbes. I loved SPECTRE! Yes, another Bond movie, another song (Sam Smith is not memorable for me at all as the singer ;-( another steady girlfriend—wait! What happened to Vesper Lind? Where have you been? She drowned herself as a traitor to 007. However, (yum, yum) 148 minutes with Daniel • Read More »
Tags: Angelika Theatre, Daniel Craig, Ian Fleming, James Bond, Sir Sean Connery, Spectre
Dia de los muertos gives new meaning to ”dancing on graves” as it is a South and Central American tradition of honoring those who have gone on before us with altars comprised of favorite things and foods. Celebrations of dining, dancing and musica is also a part of the tradition. A big celebration which is • Read More »
Tags: altars, day of the dead, dia de los muertos, Impala
Opening night at the San Diego Film Festival this year screened the U.S. premiere of “Septembers of Shiraz” starring Adrien Brody and Salma Hayek, a story about a rich family (Brody plays an Iranian Jewish jeweler whose family and he become persecuted under the Ayotollah’s regime). This film for the record, was not my favorite—ever. • Read More »
Tags: Adrien Brody, Jack Robbins, Kweku Mandela, Leslee Udwin, Salma Hayek, San Diego Film Festival, Septembers of Shiraz, Thomas Morgan
Actor Jason Segel and eleven time Emmy winner, Tonya Mantooth, SDFF’s Director of Programming In case you missed the memo, the San Diego Film Festival is here to stay and rocking the Casbah (or Arclight La Jolla in this case). The V.I.P. monthly screenings include a hosted bar, gourmet appetizers and an independent film screening. • Read More »
Tags: arclight cinema, end of the tour movie, jason segel, jesse eisenberg, San Diego Film Festival, Sundance
Hola Summer!! Hola Chef Luisteen!! We attended a summer fiesta in Santa Luz with the very continental, French Biddyman (an affectionate nickname and another story) where we were served the most exquisite meal. This taco was so amazingly fresh, sophisticated, and so beautiful—How would have eloquent and wordsmith Cousin Jimmy have answered regarding the meal? • Read More »
Tags: Chef Luisteen, fiesta, Puesto, Santa Luz
Get your passes NOW! Exciting international and national indie film submissions are coming in fast and furious from: Israel Greece India Philippines Los Angeles New York The above mentioned countries and cities are just to name a few. Over 2,000 submissions are being pared down to 100 as I write. There have been eight films • Read More »
Tags: 12 Years A Slave, Oscars, San Diego Film Festival, The Imitation Game, Variety, Wild
PETA Across the Colorado River basin—throughout all 7 states—over 75% of the water diverted out of the Colorado River is for agriculture. In some states like Colorado, nearly 90% is diverted out for agriculture, with a significant portion of that used for growing hay and corn which is fed to cattle in “Concentrated Animal • Read More »
Tags: Imperial Valley, Pamela Anderson, PETA, Save The Colorado
