Cityfeeds Los Angeles
Latest Entries
Monday, February 8, 2010
Kings streak ends
Kevin Roderick: Just to finish a thought from the weekend, the Kings lost tonight to the Ducks — ending a club-record winning streak at nine.
Via LA Observed (RSS)
LAT adjusts changes, misses Clippers game
Kevin Roderick: After hearing complaints from readers, the L.A. Times made some fixes to its tinkering with the format last week. Apparently the readers also asked that the Times stop covering the Clippers, because Saturday night's game wasn't in the paper..
Via LA Observed (RSS)
'TERMINATOR' RIGHTS SELL FOR $29.5 MIL
BREAKING NEWS! EXCLUSIVE: I've learned that the auction for the Terminator movie, TV program, and other spin-off rights just ended after a marathon bidding session today that streched from 3 PM this afternoon until 8 PM tonight. Both Sony Pictures and Lionsgate separately were bidding for the…
Via Deadline Hollywood (RSS)
The 8 Presidents Ride Update: Now With Serendipitous Proximity To Glorious Food-Centric Event Destination
A remarkable coincidence has been pointed out to me by my friends Kay and Joni who are planning on attending my somewhat-anticipated 8 Presidents Ride this Presidents Day weekend. It seems through no fault or planning of my own, the ride is taking place this Saturday – the very same day as…
Via Blogging.la (RSS)
The Lazy Ox Canteen - Little Tokyo Downtown Los Angeles
Josef Centeno's "ambitious" new restaurant; per Jonathan Gold, writing in the 1/29/2010 "LA Weekly."
Via del.icio.us losangeles (RSS)
Classic Eats #9: Get Your Vote On!
Classic Eats #9 is scheduled for Saturday, February 27. Where shall it be? Our three options: Hot Hollywood Night: Roscoe’s Chicken and Waffles and Boardner’s Burbank Bonanza: The Smokehouse Westside Alka-Seltzer Fest: Tito’s Tacos and Johnnie’s Pastrami As ever,…
Via Blogging.la (RSS)
Ozzy Foundation & Legendary Bingo
Join The Ozzy Foundation this Wednesday February 10th for an evening of strong drinks, tasty eats, drag queens and Legendary Bingo, all to raise funds for the Ozzy Foundation. Event proceeds will provide emergency grants to pet guardians who cannot afford to treat their chronically ill pets.…
Via Dig Lounge (RSS)
Hollywood Actresses Now In Demand...
Some veteran and ingénue actresses are landing next projects. Cate Blanchett is signing on to join Saoirse Ronan and Eric Bana in Hanna. The Joe Wright-directed Focus Features drama that casts Ronan as a 14-year old badass who is hellbent on finding her father, and uses the survival skills she…
Via Deadline Hollywood (RSS)
Interview with Michael Cimarusti | Food & Wine
I always correct myself and turn a pot clockwise. I always use a fork that I bought at a flea market about 10 years ago. And I have a fetish for Bakelite spatulas. I have about 30 or 40 that I bought on eBay.
Via del.icio.us losangeles (RSS)
Extra, Extra
Photo by Anthony Bevilacqua via the LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr A small experimental plane crashed today in San Bernardino County, killing a man and woman. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger will be one of the last few torchbearers on the relay leading up to the opening of the Vancouver…
100,000 Gallons of Sewage Spill in Palos Verdes Estates
L.A. County health officials have closed the area around Lunada Bay off the coast of Palos Verdes Estates due to a sewage spill that occurred this afternoon. 100,000 gallons spilled onto the streets at Via Rivera and Paseo Lunado around 3:30 p.m. after a sewage pipe collapsed, resulting in…
5th Annual Do LaB Lucent L’amour 2010–This Saturday, February 13, Shrine Expo–Win Tickets
The Do LaB returns for it’s fifth annual art and music festival, Lucent L’Amour 2010, this Saturday, February 13 at the Shrine Expo Hall. This year’s festival will include both indoor and outdoor areas of Shrine with two stages of live music, DJs, burlesque and vaudeville performances,…
Via losanjealous (RSS)
Deal cut in pay-to-play case
Mark Lacter: NY Attorney General Andrew Cuomo has settled with two L.A. private equity firms in connection with an ongoing corruption probe.
Via LA Observed (RSS)
Olney out for today's shows
Kevin Roderick: Judging by my email, a lot of people heard KCRW's fundraising pitch last week that included the news that Warren Olney, host of "To the Point" and "Which Way, L.A.?,"...
Via LA Observed (RSS)
Plastics in the microwave: Health concerns for frozen dinner fans
Do you eat frozen dinners heated up in the microwave? And if so, how closely do you look at the packaging for those meals? Recent concerns about BPA, an endocrine disruptor linked to everything from breast cancer to sexual dysfunction, have convinced many people to stop using plastic water…
Via GreenLA Girl (RSS)
Bye, Bye Hollywood Sign... at Least Temporarily
Photo by work the angles via LAist Featured Photos on Flickr The LAPD this afternoon sent the most unusual non-chalant e-mail to the community today. "On February 11, 2010 the Hollywood sign will be covered up for an international campaign," an e-mail read. "The sign will be covered until…
Another Look at The Who Super Bowl Halftime Show
Watching The Who yesterday, with the other 106 million of you, it just wasn’t doing it for me. Not sure why. Went in for another look and listen and turns out it’s a perfectly acceptable performance. About as good they could do with the two of them. Just not quite popping. [...]
Via losanjealous (RSS)
10 Ways to Ignore Valentine's Day in LA
If you don't have a Valentine and would like to completely ignore all the romantic fuss this weekend, there are plenty of ways to distract yourself. Here are 10 ways to enjoy the weekend that having nothing to do with it being Valentine's Day. Chinese New Year Events in LA and OC The Queen Mary…
Via About Los Angeles (RSS)
Mystery solved: Murray walks into courthouse
Kevin Roderick: Dr. Conrad Murray was allowed to walk into court and give himself up before today's arraignment on charges that his medical actions killed Michael Jackson.
Via LA Observed (RSS)
Academy Firms Oscar Credits For 'The Cove'
Beverly Hills, CA — Nominee credits for Best Documentary Feature nominee "The Cove" have been determined by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' Documentary Branch Executive Committee. Credits are as follows: "The Cove" – Louie Psihoyos and Fisher Stevens Academy rules for the…
Via Deadline Hollywood (RSS)
Paradigm's Andrew Rogers Joins ICM
Yes, the rumors are true: Andrew Rogers has joined ICM as an agent in the motion picture talent department. This follows his departure as head of Paradigm’s motion picture talent group. Most of his clients are expected to follow, including Michael Cera, Laz Alonso, Blair Underwood, Eugene Levy,…
Via Deadline Hollywood (RSS)
Hollywood sign to be covered this Thursday*
City Councilman Tom LaBonge participating in cover up. Literally. An LAPD “community alert” sent to me moments ago reads: On February 11, 2010 the Hollywood sign will be covered up for an international campaign. The sign will be covered until further notice. Do not be alarmed, the sign…
Via Blogging.la (RSS)
R.I.P. Aleen Leslie
Aleen Leslie - screenwriter, novelist, playwright, and vintage radio writer-producer – died of natural causes in her home in Beverly Hills last week, just three days short of her 102nd birthday. A member since 1938, Leslie was the oldest living Writers Guild member. She also was one of perhaps…
Via Deadline Hollywood (RSS)
LAst Laugh: This Week in Comedy
It's funnier if you pretend that blob is a fupa. Photo courtesy vintagesonfoto via LAist Flickr. This week has a bunch of good stand ups, including two special Bill Maher shows that are selling like things that sell well. Hotcakes? Not hardly. There's also a large amount of fantastic indie…
Paradigm Comings and Goings
TV lit agents Jill Gillett has left Paradigm. But talent agent Carlos Carreras has left UTA and joined the agency in the talent department, effective immediately. He's said to have very strong ties to the burgeoning Latin talent market.
Via Deadline Hollywood (RSS)
DDA Names New Head Of Los Angeles Office
DDA public relations has upped Dana Archer to SVP and head of its Los Angeles office. She'll also join the 6-person DDA executive board. Archer in her new role promoted Christelle Dupont to senior publicist, Clifford Ng to international publicist, and Manuela Ruggeri in the newly created role of…
Via Deadline Hollywood (RSS)
Photos: Here's to the Bookworms!
&n bsp; A study released late least year ranked Los Angeles as a paltry #62 out of 75 when it came to the city's literacy. And when each year seems to bring word that more and more small independent bookshops are closing…
Madison: Designer Clothes, Jeans, Designer Shoes, Handbags & Fashion Accessories
Via del.icio.us losangeles (RSS)
Lake
Via del.icio.us losangeles (RSS)