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Tales From L.A.

( Celebrities and L.A. and Life and Showbiz )

Only in L.A…
Will you see on the exact same day…
Brad Pitt
AND
Ron Jeremy.
From the sublime to the ridiculous.
Be back next week!

What Employers Want (Rerun)

( POV and Sarcasm and Showbiz and Snark and Work )

Summer rerun time! This is one of my favorites from last summer.
What they say and what they mean: The Job Boards
Quick learner
Stupid need not apply. We already have the boss’s son in that position.

Highly motivated
We’re going to work you until you drop. Sweatshop labor is better paid.
Coordinate meal orders
Your the yutz who gets to go [...]

Whatever

( Celebrities and Movies and Showbiz and Snark and Work )

Yet another one of my favorite posts. This story always makes me laugh – karma’s a bitch! I hope you like it as well.
A while back I worked on a Hollywood film shot on location. The movie featured many up and coming actors who hoped it would be their big break. Among them was [...]

A Day in a Life

( POV and Psychic and Showbiz and Work )

Specific details are omitted to protect…everyone.
A while back I was hired to work on a low budget film. It was some European straight-to-cable piece of crap but it was being shot in a great location. Thus I signed on. The work was boring, but the crew and the host city were awesome. I was having [...]

Where Everybody Knows My Name

( Ally da Pup and Bloggers and Friends and POV and Showbiz )

I’m Podcrapular!
Guess I’ve been called worse.
Who dubbed me Podcrapular you ask? Why two of my favorite “showbiz” bloggers, of course. Andy Martello is a professional comedian who also happens to juggle, spin plates, and eat fire. How many people can you say that about??? And the lovely Golfwidow is one of the funniest writers [...]

Blowing This Pop Stand

( Cake and Carbs and L.A. and POV and Showbiz and Travel and Work )

I’m leaving this cold, blustery town and heading West. Yes folks, I’m off to LA for business and play – I just love it when those two things come together! I’m going to work, see friends, shmooze, and probably like I would miss it have a piece of cake.
Behave your fine selves and I’ll see [...]

I’d Like to Thank The Academy…

Apparently Clive Owen is going to be the new face of Lancome.

Their men’s grooming products of course.
Reprinted Courtesy of the AP:
“Lancome chose Owen, who stars in Universal’s “Children of Men,” not because of his tall, dark and handsome look but because of his talent and work ethic, said Odile Roujol, general manager of Lancome International.
“The [...]

Yadda, Yadda, Yadda

( Celebrities and Movies and POV and Reality TV and Showbiz and TV and Work )

Let’s see, what shall I write about? Hilary Clinton running for president? The effects of global warming on the atmosphere? Why microwave popcorn that is low fat, low sodium, with no trans fats tastes like corrugated cardboard?
Not so much.
Hmmmm.
Well, I’m insanely busy at work so I won’t be around as much. I’ll miss you guys [...]

Things I Learned in Film School

( Celebrities and Movies and Nostalgia and POV and Showbiz and TV and Theater and Work )

Fade up to reveal:
Lisa B. sitting in a huge auditorium, surrounded by a bunch of jaded, know-it-all college freshmen her peers.
In my very first film class on my very first day, the professor said, “if you ever want to watch a movie for pure enjoyment again, LEAVE NOW.”
We laughed but boy was he was right. [...]

So Long, Farewell

( Alcohol and Hollywood and Nostalgia and POV and Showbiz )

I’m taking this Mel Gibson situation way too personally. To briefly recap, he got arrested for speeding up Pacific Coast Highway, was drunk and abusive when the officers pulled him over, and then spewed anti-Semitic diatribes. Quite a night’s work. This blogger and this one wrote about the situation quite eloquently, check them out.
Mel Gibson [...]