Backstage at the Oscars: 2018
Okay, so where am I? I’ve been a little fidgety because the Oscars seem so late this year. I mean I can’t recall the last time the show was as late at March 4th. But today is where my dreams soar while I settle into my spot on the red carpet (which as you all […]
The Commandments of Business Bar Meetings
Drinking = new business, for better or for worse. And the managing director said, “Let there be drinks.” And there were drinks. And from these drinks, the Sales Guy closed the account at the bar. And the Creatives were given dominion over all things upon this account and the power to choose between scandalous and […]
Laziness
Okay, so where am I? Let’s just say that Oscar Week ground me down like never before. And, I’m still a little stung by Jennifer Lawrence’s lateness for the red carpet arrivals. Usually she’s there early showing off a lovely red dress and generally trying to avoid my camera. But this time she showed up […]
Backstage at the Oscars: 2016
Okay, so where am I? It’s late February so that means that I’m on the red carpet at the Academy Awards®, awash with the symphonic melody of whirling cameras, screaming photographers and swooning fans. The statues need a good polish / credit: Richard Harbaugh / ©A.M.P.A.S. Usually I begin my Oscars® Backstage column with an […]
OSCAR WEEK 2016: My Picks
Behind the Scenes – Rehearsals continue at the Dolby Theatre. If there’s anything you can bank on, it’s my Oscars picks. Since I started covering the Academy Awards five years ago, my picks have been scorchingly accurate in the major categories with 29 out of 35 correct selections. Last year I banked a little heavy […]
The Red Carpet and Beyond: Golden Globes 2016
Okay, so where am I? If you read Friday’s column you know I am home in Los Angeles. But, honestly, Europe still has a hold of me. I’m still stuck (mentally) at the New Year’s Eve Silvester Gala at Hofburg Palace (you know, the former imperial palace in the centre of Vienna that emperors used […]
The Hunger Games World Tour and the Fashion of Jennifer Lawrence
Okay, so where am I? There’s been some rumor about a trip to Hungary to see the amazing architecture and take in the opera at the Hungarian State Opera House (amazing!). And, I may have needed to be in Hollywood to accept my Emmy (yeah, that’s a thing, woo hoo!). And, I may or may […]
Straight Outta Encino
Okay, so where am I? I’m definitely NOT in Compton getting ready for the premiere of the N.W.A. bio pic Straight Outta Compton. (Although I did some of my early years living there with my dad in our Trek of Diversity that lasted until my mid-teens. But that is, of course, a story for another day.) […]
Backstage at the Oscars: 2015
Reason no. 1,341 why I love writing the annual “Oscars Backstage” column: My agent. I need a slightly smaller version of this one! Last year, I reported on my tear-inducing plea to my agent imploring him to draw a map for me so I could be in a position to bring him that wondrous eight-pound […]
OSCAR WEEK 2014: Magically Wet
Mother Nature must be mad at the Oscars. Perhaps her invitation came late. Or not at all. From the looks of it, she got impatient and decided to crash the party. And such, rain crushed Hollywood over the past few days. So there I was, searching the red carpet for stories, rain pelting me and […]
