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February 20, 2009:
Shorts!
Every
year the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has a
one-night-only showing of all the Oscar-nominated short subjects,
animated and live action, a few days before the ceremony. February 25, 2009: The Alex. I seldom buy Los Angeles magazine. If you’re seeking a place where you can pay $100 for a plate of sushi, this slick mag rag is where to start looking. April 14, 2009: Ex-Spector-ated!!!! Finally, finally ... The Descanso Gardens. Easter Sunday, and it felt like a sin to try to work. It was 70 degrees outside, the sun was shining, the sky was blue as an Easter egg. April 15, 2009: The Miracles Get a Star. It was the 50th anniversary of Motown... April 16, 2009: George Harrison Gets a Star. We figured the crowds might be rather large for this one... August 3, 2009: Jules Verne in the Last Remaining Seats
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January 31, 2008 - Suzanne Pleshette gets her star on the "Walk of Fame" two weeks too late. |
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February 21, 2008 - 2007 Academy Award Short Film Nominees Every year shortly before the Oscar ceremony the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) invites the public in to see the 10 movies nominated in the two short film categories of that year’s Academy Awards. |
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March 17, 2008 -
The
Ides of March in Hollyweird
The day
begins with a walk from our apartment to the corner of
Hollywood and Vine, where the usual suspects are assembling
for yet another futile anti-war march.
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March 19, 2008 -
St. Pat's Day at the Egyptian with the Rutles
They had the 30th reunion of the Rutles at the Egyptian Theater
on St. Patrick's Day. All
four of the lads from Liverpool, together again for the first time. You
remember the Rutles, don’t you? The Pre-Fab Four?
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March 29, 2008 - Angela Bassett ... ...gets a star on the "Walk of Fame." |
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September 2, 2008 - Rudolph Valentino August 23 was the 81st anniversary of the death of Rudolfo Alfonzo Raffaelo Piero Filibert Guglielmi De Valentina D’Antonguolla, in New York City, of peritonitis following a perforated ulcer.
November 13, 2008:
A Hallowood
Hollyween We had a lot of fun last Halloween at the West Hollywood street party, which happens on about mile of Santa Monica Boulevard and features some of the wildest costumes you’ll ever see, some by make-up professionals, many by WH’s vast gay community.
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July 30, 2007 - Shakespeare in the Cemetery presents Hamlet A few miles from our apartment is the coolest cemetery in America, maybe in the whole world: Hollywood Forever. They have an annual Halloween party at dusk, when they show scary movies on the side of a mausoleum. People come in costume. We haven’t been to that yet (though we’re planning to), but this summer they’ve started something new: Shakespeare in the Cemetery. The first production was Hamlet, so we decided to go. |
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October 28, 2007 - The Day of the Dead Dia de los Muertos is a very big deal in Mexico. People gather in graveyards to honor the dead and celebrate life, and also feast and dance and just generally have fun. |
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December 26, 2007 - Check out the "Walk of Fame" ceremonies we saw in 2006: Hollywood Stars - 2006. Soon to come, the 2007 ceremonies, including Halle Berry AND Forest Whitaker! |
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December 27, 2007 - "Walk of Fame" ceremonies we saw in 2007: Hollywood Stars - 2007. |
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December 28, 2007 - Our Hollyweird Christmas |
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December 11, 2006 - A Hollywood Day I'd finished my day's work early, so we decided to go out to San Gabriel and see the mission again. Last time we were there Lee was still shooting film, and she could take some pictures of one of the more picturesque missions with her new camera. But first there was this place in Hollywood I wanted to see if I could find ... |