Internet Killed The Book Store
Kathleen Kelly just shed another tear. 1998’s You’ve Got Mail saw Meg Ryan’s surprising convincing turn as the second generation owner of The Shop Around The Corner whose spirits sank as she secretly fell in love while her dreams were getting bulldozed by Tom Hanks’ Darth Vader-ish Fox Books. …now it seems the same thing […]
Las Vegas in the Oh-Tens
Back in Los Angeles, I was sitting at The Media Guy’s field office [read: Starbucks] when the good folks at the home office decided it was a good idea to send me back to Vegas. It’s only been 18 years since the whole Desert Inn incident and since the court documents incident reports are sealed […]
Backstage at the Oscars: 2012
They say a picture is worth a thousand words. Here’s The Media Guy’s journey and perspective backstage at the 84th Academy Awards with eight pictures and about 700 words including interview excerpts and intimate insights. Jean Dujardin and Uggie the dog. photo credit: Richard Harbaugh / ©A.M.P.A.S. BACKSTAGE INTERVIEW EXCERPT Jean Dujardin, winner of the
OSCARS WEEK 2012: Rubbing Elbows
Melissa Leo opened “Meet the Oscars / credit: Peter Dressel / ©A.M.P.A.S. Okay, so where am I? I wandered the plastic-covered red carpet at the Kodak Theatre on Wednesday looking for the story of the day. All of the good stuff was happening in Vanderbilt Hall in Grand Central Terminal New York. There, Oscar fans […]
OSCAR WEEK 2012: The Pink and Green Update
Score another round to social media. photo credit Scott Garfield ©Disney Enterprises Many of you emailed me pointing to the Twitter campaigns advocating Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy become the host of the 84th Oscars. Billy Crystal was ultimately tabbed to replace Eddie Murphy, but the people were heard as the hyper green frog […]
The Bachelor…ABC Television’s guilty pleasure
I watch it because I wonder if people are really like this or not. I watch it for the single guy who always seems to be falling in love with six women at a time. I watch it for the women who smile and then eviscerate each other at the drop of a bikini top. And, […]
Valentine’s Day: A Tongue-in-Cheek Perspective
The St. Valentine’s Day Massacre remains the most notorious gangster killing of the Prohibition era, making Al Capone a national celebrity and since then plowing down innocent men who forget the significance that women put on this “greeting card” holiday. Here’s my tongue-in-cheek take on Dia de Amor. You know what they say about gin, […]
No More Original Recipe
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HELLO Ms. Jolie!
Since January 26th my inbox has been gathering steam from the Academy Awards® telling me who is going to present at the 84th annual event. credit: ©A.M.A.P.S.® For those of you living in a cave away from anything remotely close to Awards Season, the Oscars will be handed out on Sunday, February 26, at the Kodak […]
The Handler
You have to be both bouncer and caretaker when the client starts drinking after the event. “Ladies and gentlemen, children of all ages, step right up and see the pretty ladies in their tight dresses who haven’t eaten in a week. Now direct your attention the handsome men in the penguin black and whites with […]
