Story comes courtesy of Los Angeles Magazine.
By Nancy Miller
I moved to Los Angeles from New York in 1992. I had never been here before. I just kind of showed up. I didn’t have a car and had about $150. My best friend, José, was nice enough to let me share his studio apartment in Santa Monica, which was literally a lean-to—I’m sure it’s been demolished by now. We weren’t in a romantic relationship, but we shared the same full-size bed, which was wedged inside the kitchen area, for almost a year. What’s insane is that we thought nothing of it. I thought everything was great. My older sister Margie had more sense. She came from Illinois to visit me, and since there was nowhere for her to sleep, the three of us now had to share the same bed. In the morning she sat bolt upright and shouted,...
By Nancy Miller
I moved to Los Angeles from New York in 1992. I had never been here before. I just kind of showed up. I didn’t have a car and had about $150. My best friend, José, was nice enough to let me share his studio apartment in Santa Monica, which was literally a lean-to—I’m sure it’s been demolished by now. We weren’t in a romantic relationship, but we shared the same full-size bed, which was wedged inside the kitchen area, for almost a year. What’s insane is that we thought nothing of it. I thought everything was great. My older sister Margie had more sense. She came from Illinois to visit me, and since there was nowhere for her to sleep, the three of us now had to share the same bed. In the morning she sat bolt upright and shouted,...
- 2/23/2013
- Huffington Post
Some intriguing possible plot details surfaced yesterday from Reuters, who said they got some information regarding possible plot details for Star Wars Episode VII. The report by, Mike McDonald, said that the Guatemalan rainforest that George Lucas used in Episode IV as Yavin 4 would be making a return to the big screen, only this time it would be where Luke Skywalker sets up the new Jedi Academy. However, McDonald himself has debunked the rumor saying that he misunderstood what he was told. Said McDonald: "This was a mistake. I misunderstood what fan clubs had told me and shown me in book plots and that storyline has not been announced by Disney. Perhaps I should have written something along the lines of ‘Yavin 4 appears in several Star Wars book plots and while Guatemala fans said they hope film crews return to Tikal, the company has not announced plans for the new...
- 12/20/2012
- ComicBookMovie.com
Film Icon Jet Li Stars in Director Hark Tsui’s Visually-Stunning Epic
An explosive mix of warriors, fugitives and assassins converge in the desert for a deadly showdown in Flying Swords Of Dragon Gate, the multi-award winning, martial arts epic reuniting genre master Tsui Hark (Once Upon a Time in China series, Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame) with legendary action icon Jet Li (The Expendables, Lethal Weapon IV, The Forbidden Kingdom) in an action-packed, visually-breathtaking cinematic experience debuting on Blu-ray, Blu-ray 3D, DVD and Digital October 2nd from Indomina Releasing.
The tale continues the saga of the Dragon Inn three years after it was left in ruins. A new gang has taken control of the inn as they secretly search for the entrance to the lost city of gold that legend says is hidden within. Their furtive mission is interrupted by the arrival of a beautiful...
An explosive mix of warriors, fugitives and assassins converge in the desert for a deadly showdown in Flying Swords Of Dragon Gate, the multi-award winning, martial arts epic reuniting genre master Tsui Hark (Once Upon a Time in China series, Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame) with legendary action icon Jet Li (The Expendables, Lethal Weapon IV, The Forbidden Kingdom) in an action-packed, visually-breathtaking cinematic experience debuting on Blu-ray, Blu-ray 3D, DVD and Digital October 2nd from Indomina Releasing.
The tale continues the saga of the Dragon Inn three years after it was left in ruins. A new gang has taken control of the inn as they secretly search for the entrance to the lost city of gold that legend says is hidden within. Their furtive mission is interrupted by the arrival of a beautiful...
- 10/8/2012
- by AMPAdmin
- AsianMoviePulse
Want to spend an evening with some of comedy's hottest stars? On March 6 Academy Award winner Jim Rash, Joel McHale, and Mike McDonald are scheduled to appear at this event benefiting The Groundlings Theatre. All proceeds go to the Groundlings Redesign Project. Since drinking ideally leads to hilarity, there will be an open bar. The silent auction will feature dinner and items from the Groundlings archive. There will be no late seating. Audience members must be over 16 years old. The Groundlings Theatre, 7307 Melrose Ave., L.A. 8 p.m. $100. (323) 934-4747 or boxoffice@groundlings.com.
- 2/29/2012
- by help@backstage.com ()
- backstage.com
On CBC radio this month, musician Steven Page hosted a series devoted to mental health issues.
Covered in the series were issues such as children’s mental health and the link between creativity and mental illness. He spoke with medical specialists in the field and interviewed well-known people who suffer from mental illness such as author Robert Munch, comedian Mike McDonald and author Mark Vonnegut (son of writer Kurt Vonnegut Jr).
Page, the former lead singer of the Barenaked Ladies, begins the series being interviewed about his own mental health issues. Here are some excerpts from that interview:
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Covered in the series were issues such as children’s mental health and the link between creativity and mental illness. He spoke with medical specialists in the field and interviewed well-known people who suffer from mental illness such as author Robert Munch, comedian Mike McDonald and author Mark Vonnegut (son of writer Kurt Vonnegut Jr).
Page, the former lead singer of the Barenaked Ladies, begins the series being interviewed about his own mental health issues. Here are some excerpts from that interview:
Read more...
- 1/20/2011
- Look to the Stars
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