Julian Lennon Returns with 'Everything Changes'
Those attracted to rock royalty showed up in droves June 14 at the Sunset Marquis' Morrison Hotel gallery for the private launch party of Julian Lennon's "Everything Changes," his sixth studio album…
Steve Chagollan
AFI Fetes Mel Brooks for Life Achievment
Mel Brooks has won an Oscar, an Emmy, a Grammy and his musical The Producers earned a record 12 Tonys. He worked with a team of writers on Your Show of Shows that was the equivalent of the 1927…
Richard Crudo Named ASC President for Fourth Term
Richard Crudo was elected by the American Society of Cinematographers' board of governers to serve a fourth one-year term for the 94-year-old, invite-only organization. He previously served in the…
AKA in Beverly Hills Accents Tranquility
There's an almost eerie calm when one arrives at the AKA Beverly Hills during a weekday in April. The sprawling, granite-paved driveway, manned by a valet, appears deserted. The coolly lit lobby is…
Soko: International Star You Should Know
BREAKTHROUGH ROLES Soko received a Gallic Cesar nomination for female newcomer for Xavier Giannoli's “In the Beginning” (2009), and played the younger version of the Beatrice Dalle character in…
The Doors Keyboardist Ray Manzarek Dies at 74
Ray Manzarek, the keyboardist who was a founding member of The Doors, has died. He was 74.
UTA Fosters Culture of Creativity
Lew Wasserman, the talent agent-turned-studio chief, was known to keep his art collection -- which included such Impressionists as Degas and Matisse -- largely under wraps in his Beverly Hills home…
'Gatsby' Marketing Campaign Keeps Eye on the Prize
Warner Bros.' outdoor marketing blitz for "Great Gatsby" plays on stylized, iconographic images.
Bob Dylan's Designer Brings It All Back Home
"It's been said that architecture is frozen music," says Palm Springs resident Martin Newman, quoting Goethe about his role as a designer and restorer of classic Spanish and Mediterranean homes. "My…
Liberace's Last Digs: Restoring the Performer's Palm Springs Home
When Liberace's Spanish-Mexican-colonial-style masterpiece on the corner of Belardo and Alejo Roads in Palm Springs changed hands a few years ago, preservationists were up in arms about the extreme…
