Will.i.am, founder of the popular band the Black Eyed peas, recently spoke at The Grill Entertainment Conference about how kids today don't think running Google is cool or inspiring. At TheWrap.com's annual conference, the singer said, “My 7-year-old niece wants to be like Beyoncé, which is cool,” he said. “She’s probably not going to [...]
Comic-Con 2011 Underway with Robert Pattinson's New Undercut and Del Toro's Expletives!
July 22, 2011 By Leave a Comment
The first full day of Comic-Con featured a cursing Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson in a new do, Justin Timberlake's first visit to the Con, and foul-mouth Guillermo Del Toro. Photo by S. Valle Twilighters were the highlight of the day filling Hall H with screaming fans of every age. After spending the night, some since [...]
Time Warner Cable Presents San Diego's “50 Best Moms” 2011
May 11, 2011 By 2 Comments
Over Mother's Day weekend, I had the distinct honor of attending a luncheon for San Diego's “50 Best Moms” presented by Time Warner Cable (TWC) at the Hyatt Regency in La Jolla, California. As a past Best Mom myself, and now as a member of the judging panel for the fourth consecutive year, it is [...]
Movie review: 'Welcome To The Rileys'
October 29, 2010 By Leave a Comment
If you are like me, you probably hadn't heard of Kristen Stewart before “Twilight”. But if you have teenagers (and even if you don't), after the vampire craze got out of hand, you most likely had enough of seeing Bella's angst-stricken, love-sick face on everything but your corn cereal. Now that the young actress has [...]
San Diego Film Festival Wraps Up 9th Year
October 7, 2010 By Leave a Comment
The San Diego Film Festival wrapped up its ninth successful run this weekend, but the monumental task of screening 85 movies, documentaries and shorts in five days did not come off without a few hitches (or some disgruntled patrons threatening law suits!). Lines were long and theaters full to capacity, but overall the purpose of putting on this movie-watching event where filmmakers and movie buffs can see films before their theatrical release in an intimate setting, was achieved.
This year's selections were nothing short of Oscar quality. From “Conviction” with Hilary Swank, which made its US Premier right here in San Diego, and “Welcome To The Rileys” starring James Gandolfini and Kristen Stewart, to the World Premier of “The Kane Files: A Life of Trial” with Drew Fuller, these first-run films were first rate.
