Posted by: Julian Ayrs on: September 4, 2008
Having missed “GOOD NIGHT AND GOOD LUCK” the first time around, I settled onto the cold hard amphitheatre seating at the California Plaza to take in an outdoor screening of the award-winning film, starring George Clooney.
The acting was stellar and the script equally as powerful.
The intense award-winning drama focused on the McCarthy-era witch-hunts and the [...]
Posted by: Julian Ayrs on: September 4, 2008
Colin Farrell signs autograph for fans…
Around TIN PAN ALLEY in New York City, ubiquitous autograph hounds scrounge around the streets, on the look-out for celebrities.
Fans with eagle eyes are either seeking an elusive autograph for their own collection, plan to trade the scribbles in their hot little hands for more prized ones – or just [...]
Posted by: Julian Ayrs on: September 4, 2008
Trees
I think that I shall never see
A poem lovely as a tree.
A tree whose hungry mouth is prest
Against the sweet earth’s flowing breast;
A tree that looks at God all day,
And lifts her leafy arms to pray;
A tree that may in summer wear
A nest of robins in her hair;
Upon whose bosom snow has lain;
Who intimately [...]
Posted by: Julian Ayrs on: September 4, 2008
Insomniac Cinema continues to be a hot ticket at the Regency Theatre on Friday nights at the witching hour at the stroke of twelve midnight.
One weekend, I was forced to jostle my way into the Theatre, amid a throng of restless excited youths (18-24) storming the gates for a screening of the cult classic, “Dazed [...]
Posted by: Julian Ayrs on: September 4, 2008
Hold on to your seat belt, it’s going to be a bumpy ride…
On the heels of scandalous news reports that Sarah Palin sought to have an Alaskan State Trooper fired – and that there is a pending investigation to determine the extent of wrongdoing on the Governor’s part – republican hatchet-men have sprung into the [...]
Posted by: Julian Ayrs on: September 4, 2008
Reportedly, actor Aaron Eckhart came up with a novel solution for a scripted scene where he was required to demonstrate pain in the groin area.
The thespian allegedly clipped a clothespin on his – um – manhood.
While Eckhart may have had “no reservations” about it – when it comes to the family jewels – I don’t [...]
