Posted by: Julian Ayrs on: September 11, 2008
Metro Rail announced that the spanking-new subway extension may shift course and drift over from Wilshire Boulevard to journey along Santa Monica Boulevard out to the Beach Cities.
Old-timers may recall that a trolley-on-rails followed the same route around the turn-of-the-century.
In fact, in Beverly Hills, there are still vestiges of the old line just off the [...]
Posted by: Julian Ayrs on: September 11, 2008
If Paris Hilton was at the Toronto International Film Festival last evening - which has been confirmed – how could she possibly appear at the Premiere Party for “The Doorman” at Westlake shopping center last night at 9 p.m. as Skyward Events alleged she would?
Duh, yourself!
Posted by: Julian Ayrs on: September 11, 2008
PING PONG PLAYA, which kicked off the 24th Annual Asian Pacific Film Festival this year, is a delightful off-beat comedy offered up by the Asian Community.
Essentially, the low-budget farce is about an Asian male still chasing pipe dreams – in particular, a shot at the big leagues in pro basketball – unable to hold down [...]
Posted by: Julian Ayrs on: September 11, 2008
The loveliness of Paris in Cow Town…
Yesterday afternoon I received an e-mail from Skyward Events, inviting me to a Premier Party for the “much-anticipated” feature film – “The Doorman” – to rev up at 9 p.m. September 10th (last night) at Ummba Grill at the Westlake Shopping Center.
I was notified in the urgent communication that [...]
Posted by: Julian Ayrs on: September 11, 2008
When it was announced months ago that Woody Allen was going to tackle a trio of Operas – “Il Trittico” – a few snobs probably shook their heads in disgust.
Even Woody was inclined to question what he was getting himself into.
“I have no idea what I’m doing,” Allen said in a statement to the press, [...]