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Archive for January 7th, 2009

Defiance…Jews who fought back! An acting tour de force…

Posted by: Julian Ayrs on: January 7, 2009

The premiere for DEFIANCE at the AFI Film Festival in November was probably the highlight of the season.
Non-stop, the press were treated to up-close and personal interviews with a handful of the stars who wafted down the red carpet a stone’s throw away from excited fans who strained curbside for a glimpse of their screen [...]

West Hollywood…vehicles get the boot! Sign of hard times?

Posted by: Julian Ayrs on: January 7, 2009

I was dashing around – and fussing about with chores – when I suddenly spied a nasty archaic-looking thing-a-ma-jig (in brilliant orange) on the front left wheel of a dozen or so upscale cars parked around the neighborhood.
Gotcha!
The mighty “boot” struck stealthfully under the cover of darkness last night!
The unprecedented sweep was obviously a coup [...]

I laughed out loud when I read the caption for Susan King’s feature in the Los Angeles Times for the Palm Springs Independent Festival.
“The world flocks to indie oasis.”
Hardly.
If she thinks so, she’s deluding herself.
To paraphrase Samuel Goldwyn:
“They’ll probably stay away in droves.”
 
Ms. King must have lost her artistic sensibilities.
Either that – or she’s on [...]