Maps to the Stars Movie Review
If the title alone of Maps to the Stars didn’t intrigue us here at At Home In Hollywood, where we cover all things celebrity home oriented, the glittering cast certainly did. After all, it features the recently Oscar anointed Julianne Moore, John Cusack, Robert Pattinson and Mia Wasikowska, to name just a few. When the film began with a…
Fifty Shades of Grey Review
Fifty Shades of Grey review by Lisa Johnson Mandell The good news is that it’s better than I’d expected. The bad news is that it’s not as good as enraptured fans hoped. It wasn’t much of a stretch for Fifty Shades of Grey filmmakers to create a movie that is superior to the books from a quality perspective; even the…
So You Wanna Wear 50 Shades of Gray…
These days, it seems it’s all about the grays. With everyone looking for a tie-in to what will no doubt be one of the hottest films of the year, you’ll find advice for using a 50 shades of gray theme on your walls, in your boudoir, in your closet, in your garage — even in your kitchen, although we…
Doris Bergman's Style Lounge Kicks Off Oscar Gifting Season
Can you imagine any Hollywood event more lovely than a pre-Oscar/Valentine Gifting Suite luncheon and L.A.’s trendy Fig & Olive? Add the fact that attendees basked in 80 degree sunlight while our countrymen farther east were digging themselves out of massive piles of snow, and I feel outrageously fortunate. Okay, also a little bit unpopular with my East Coast friends…
How to Live Like a Movie Star… If Only for a Day
We all wonder what it would be like to live in one of those gorgeous Beverly Hills mansions, or perhaps a sleek super modern with views going on forever in the Hollywood Hills. Now it’s possible to live like a movies star–sans the multi-million dollar mortgage. Websites like VacationHomeRentals.com allow you to stay in the glamorous…
Jupiter Ascending Review
With every asset and resource known to modern filmmakers, including a $175 million budget and the creative genius behind The Matrix franchise, this overblown, mind numbing, gas bag of a movie is the best the Wachowskis could come up with? Written, produced and directed by the mercurial siblings, it’s apparent they need a lot more supervision, as…
Melissa McCarthy's Weight Loss Secret
Yes, my friends, that’s our favorite (formerly) plus-size gal Melissa McCarthy standing right next to me at the Critics Choice Awards, and, like you, I’m amazed to see how positively petite she looks. I absolutely dwarf her, and I’m about a size 8 on most days. That makes her look like maybe a size 4? What, you may ask,…
Katie Holmes Joins Ray Donovan
Anyone familiar with my taste in television knows how I love me some dark and dirty Ray Donovan on Showtime. A little like the Los Angeles version of The Sopranos, Liev Schreiber’s alpha male “fixer” is, not unlike Tony himself, the bad guy you just can’t bring yourself to hate, no matter how much havoc he…
Great Gifting Suite Goods From The Artisan Group
Three things I love, and not necessarily in this oder, are savvy entrepreneurship, artistic creativity, and gorgeous goodies that you can’t find just anywhere. So, like Viola Davis, I can’t help but be drawn to the unique products The Artisan Group introduces at the GBK celebrity gifting suites. It’s really quite a clever concept. Savvy…
My Take On the 2015 Critics Choice Awards
As I’m sure you know by now, the Broadcast Film Critics Association (of which I am a not-so-humble member) announced the Critics Choice Awards winners last night, at a giant gala and show broadcast live by A&E from the Hollywood Palladium. While I was told I would be seated next to Lana Del Rey, who was nominated for…
