Monthly Archives: March 2012

WRATH OF THE BULLY’S The Weinstein Co. vs. MPAA

WRATH OF THE TITANS, in IMAX 3-D, sequel to CLASH OF THE TITANS, opens this weekend. Also opening this weekend is BULLY, the new documentary by Lee Hirsch about the increase in, and increasingly vehement, incidents of bullying among young … Continue reading

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Talk of the Town! 14

kkurman, on the backbeat.  9 March’12           Its all LORAX right now. Well, Dr. Seuss anyway. It was just his birthday on March 2nd. He was born in 1904, so he would have been 108, he died in ’91. To … Continue reading

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MAGIC CITY

MAGIC CITY Preview Event West Hollywood   The Press Release for the launch of MAGIC CITY, a new TV series produced for the Starz network, opens, “In 1959 Miami Beach, nothing is what it seems…” That pretty much says it … Continue reading

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MAD MEN is back.

kkurman 15 March 2012 It has been a long hiatus, 17 months, but MAD MEN hasn’t skipped a beat. In the two-hour season opener we are drawn right back in to the inter-office politics and Don Draper’s complicated charade of … Continue reading

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Talk of the Town! 12

kkurman, on the beat.  20 Feb ’12          As far as movies go, nothing really significant is released during the Award Season. The period between The Golden Globe’s in early January and the Academy Awards at the end of February … Continue reading

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Talk of the Town! 9

kkurman, on the beat.  13 August ’11 Last Thursday, at the Beverly Hills Hotel, Dr. Aida Takla O’Reilly was duly installed as President of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA). The ‘Installation Luncheon’ is a traditional high point in the … Continue reading

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Talk of the Town! 13

This week got off to a good start. We went to a screening of ACT OF VALOR and were blown away! This film is really something refreshingly new. It has elements of every war movie you’ve ever seen however, the … Continue reading

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