Your New Favorite Place — The Shop on Nemo by Cheryl Saban
A celebrity boutique that has gorgeous goodies we can actually afford and donates a portion of the proceeds to charity? Yes please! Such is the case with The Shop on Nemo in West Hollywood, where, in an atelier setting, you’ll find lovely handcrafted gemstone jewelry, organic skincare products, decorative accessories, wall art, books and hand blown glass, all created, designed,…
Bowser Beer — The Paws That Refreshes
Do you ever feel guilty about going out to so many festive holiday parties and leaving your poor pooch at home? Now you have a way to make it up to Fido or Fluffy, with Bowser Beer and Cigar Sausages. No silly, it’s not real beer. Do you think I would actually give alcohol to…
FASHION FLING – Top Style Moments of 2015 from Chic Sketch
By Staci Layne Wilson @StaciWilson Move over, Sketch Master – the Chic Sketch app is new, hot, and all about flaunting fashion! It is a couture-changing mobile app that converts everyday photos into Instagrammable style sketches in a matter of minutes.
Lisa Johnson Mandell's Lucky 13 Best Movies of 2015
By Lisa Johnson Mandell There were so many great movies out this year, I had a hard time limiting my favorites to a Top 10, so I decided to go with a Lucky 13. Going straight to the heart of the matter, here are what are, in my opinion, the best movies of 2015, in…
The 2015 Guys Guide to the Movies
Editor’s Note: My husband James is a lucky guy, cinematically speaking, in that he gets to pick and choose what he wants to screen, while I have to see almost everything that comes out. But he has graciously agreed to pay for that privilege every year with his sweeping Guys Guide to the Movies. Without…
STAR WARS THE FORCE AWAKENS Review — It's Celestial!
I couldn’t be more excited to tell you that Star Wars: Episode VII — The Force Awakens is everything you hoped it would be…and more. Righting what very little was wrong with the original three films, bringing back beloved characters and introducing new ones that are truly obsession worthy, J.J. Abrams has ingeniously and flawlessly revived what…
CONCUSSION Review — Should be a Big Hit, But…
It’s a shame that Concussion is being released on Christmas day, among so many other heavy hitters and in the wake of Star Wars. I fear for the success of this excellent film about the doctor who discovers chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) among professional football players, much to the chagrin of the mighty NFL. Had Concussion been released…
JOY Review — The Mop is a Flop
When people hear that Joy is based on the true story of the woman who invented the Miracle Mop, they inevitably ask, “How can they make an interesting movie about that?” Apparently they can’t. Even the great David O. Russell and the infinitely talented Jennifer Lawrence, Bradley Cooper and Robert DeNiro can’t make the film gel…
Mad Max Fury Road Races to Top of Critics Choice Awards Nominations
I hate to say I told you so, but does anyone else remember little old me saying how blown away I was by “Mad Max: Fury Road,” and declaring that we had the year’s first Academy Awards contender? Well here we are a couple of months away, and all the critics groups are showering the…
THE HATEFUL EIGHT Review — Hatefully Yours, Q.T.
By James Mandell Great-lookin’ trailer, ain’t it, along with all them thar Golden Globe nominations? Lisa and I found ourselves at the glittery Cinerama Dome premier for this flick, and Harvey Weinstein himself took the podium to introduce the director, telling the story of QT’s impassioned pitch to them, which included his insistence on filming…
