A bunch of actors get together one night at 8 p.m. They are given an assignment: In 24 hours, they will perform four short musicals. But those musicals haven’t been written yet. So first they have to write them. That is the premise of “One Night Stand,” a documentary about a seat-of-the-pants theater challenge and [...]
An appearance by the founders of Sub Zero Ice Cream & Yogurt on the Friday episode of the show “Shark Tank” will be celebrated with free samples and a viewing party at the chain’s Simi Valley location. The party will run from 8:30-10 p.m. The show will air at 9 p.m. on ABC. Founded in [...]
Stanford University’s $111.9 million Bing Concert Hall opened Friday with free champagne for the sell-out crowd, a TV-actor master of ceremonies (Anna Deavere Smith of “West Wing” and “Nurse Jackie”) and a superstar conductor (Michael Tilson Thomas, leading the San Francisco Symphony). The hall is visually striking, with its beachy colors, its terraced “vineyard-style” seating, [...]
I do not have any respect for Rihanna. Why should I? She does not appear to have any for herself. Rumors have been flying about her reconciliation with Chris Brown, the man who was convicted of causing the injuries above to Rihanna in 2009, for months now. Whether or not they are ‘back together’ has been [...]
“Mrs. Miniver” was made specifically as pro-war propaganda, and the movie was so warmly received in England and the United States that it was beloved by both nation’s leaders and won a best picture Oscar. William Wyler started making the movie in 1940 to show Americans what the British were enduring as a result of [...]