THE ORVILLE Review: You Can't Have it Both Ways…Or Can You?
THE ORVILLE Review by James Mandell, arbiter of all things sci-fi Cool CGI, big derivative music scoring, shiny interiors and costumes that look like everyone is about to get in formation and march down the football field playing an arrangement of the latest Taylor Swift tune. What could go wrong? The Orville (Fox, Sundays) made…
AMERICAN GODS — The Best Thing to Hit the Small Screen Since 'Game of Thrones'
In her AMERICAN GODS review, Lisa Johnson Mandell says the stellar adaptation of the bestselling novel is true must see TV Bold, bloody, bodacious and beautiful, American Gods from Starz is the series of the year, if not the decade. Based on stellar author Neil Gaiman‘s international bestseller of the same name, this is big event television…
Will THIS IS US Win Best Drama Series? Will LALA LAND Win Best Film? Watch the CRITICS CHOICE AWARDS Sunday to Find Out
Is anyone else as crazy as I am over This is Us and LaLa Land? We’ll find out whether my critic colleagues are or not on Sunday, at the 22nd Annual Critics’ Choice Awards, which air December 11 at 8PM ET/ 5PM PT. I’ve got my Halston Heritage black and white penguin gown (it’s sexier than it sounds) all set…
The 2016 Critics Choice Awards Winners — Miles of Smiles
After a year of raking celebrities over the coals, it always surprises me that the stars show up for the Critics Choice Awards, which for the first time, combined the best of both film and television, as voted for by the Broadcast Film Critics Association (BFCA) and the Broadcast Television Journalists Association (BTJA). I’m a voting member of…
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…
Jon Hotchkiss' Adorable Puppies — Home Sweet Television Network
This may look like your typical Sherman Oaks home with a drought tolerant yard, but something more lurks behind that wrought iron gate. Owner Jon Hotchkiss, a TV veteran with 14 Emmy nominations to his credit, has created his own TV network here. He fetchingly calls it Adorable Puppies Inc., and has everything he needs to shoot, produce, edit and…
AMERICAN HORROR STORY Lady Gaga is to Die For: Visit Her Hotel
On paper, the Hotel Cortez looks like a killer deal. The photos show a super-swank Art Deco lobby with custom carpets and furniture, outrageous elevator gates and leaded windows. The bar makes you want to sidle up in a pencil skirt and order a Manhattan. If the rooms and hallways are a bit threadbare and…
DARK PLACES Review — Charlize Theron Meets Gillian Flynn
By Staci Layne Wilson @StaciWilson I have a major girl crush on author Gillian Flynn. She’s only written three novels, but I’ve read them all twice and can. not. wait. for her fourth! She’s a genius at combining the beloved beach-read with the classic winter’s night thriller. Her first book, Gone Girl, was made into…
Only in Hollywood: Catbaret Feline Fundraiser
With apologies to At Home In Hollywood Hound Frankie Feldman, L.A. has not only gone to the dogs, it’s gone to the cats as well — at least for one night, as stars like Amy Schumer, Fred Willard, Wendi Mclendon-Covey, Nia Peeples, Nicole Sullivan and Keith David lent their support to the Kitty Bungalow Charm School for Wayward Cats at the annual…
Barry Weiss, the Bubble Car and Me at Auctions America
I admit that I’m not really a car girl. When I tour celebrity homes, I’m usually more interested in the decor style of the garages than in the cars they house. But all that changed last weekend, when my hubby and I attended Auctions America’s California Auto Sale at Barker Hanger in Santa Monica. I originally went to see our buddy…
