Star Gazing

HOLLYWOOD—Yes, Hollywood is gearing up for Halloween. It's a fun holiday, everyone gets dressed up and everyone has a great time. Halloween comes only second to Christmas in spending. Most people will spend money buying custom costumes to candy to pumpkin pies. Americans go all out on October 31, and spend a lot of money doing so. According to published...

HOLLYWOOD—It's all about beauty, makeup and glitz, that's what IMATS 2017 was all about. IMATS which stands for International Make-Up Artist Trade Show took place on January 13 thru January 15 at the Pasadena Convention Center in Pasadena. Make-up pros from fashion and film were all present including the IMATS make-up museum at the sold-out convention. Some of the keynote...

HELLO AMERICA!—There are millions of talented and gifted men and women in our country who have come from humble beginnings but have not allowed that to circumvent their journey forward. They believe it is their destiny to get to the top of the mountain and wave, letting the world know, they had arrived! Linda Livingston, actor, musician, writer and...

HOLLYWOOD—What happened to the Grammys, this year? While it had some great performances, the younger generation said, it was sort of boring. Taylor Swift's performance was superb. Adele's performance was pitchy, due to technical difficulties , according to the singer. Lady Gaga's performance was brilliant. It was the Grammys lowest audience in seven years. The Nielsen ratings company said the...

HOLLYWOOD—Beauty, fashion, makeup and glitz were at the Los Angeles International Make-Up Artist Trade Show (IMATS) that took place on January 15-17 at the Pasadena Convention Center in Pasadena. Make-up pros from fashion and film were all present including the IMATS make-up museum which featured a full-size Marilyn Monroe sculpted by Andy Schoneberg. The sculpture was truly amazing. What's truly...

HOLLYWOOD—It's not surprising that over the weekend, there was some exciting news. No, it's not that "Wonder Woman" was a box-office success, that was anticipated. The exciting news is that humanity came together through love, at One Love Manchester concert. The moment summed up the estimated benefit show that raised $2.6 million for those affected by the bombing that claimed...

HOLLYWOOD—As the famous New Year's Eve ball descends, an estimated 1 million people will be in Times Square, millions nationwide and over a billion watching throughout the world are united in bidding farewell to 2016. In just a few days everyone will countdown, 10, 9, 8, 7,6,5, 4,3, 2,1...Happy New Year 2017! What a year it has been. A year...

HOLLYWOOD—Where does the time go? Fall is coming soon and in just two months the filming of the new film, dubbed "Oceans Eight," will begin production. Rihanna and Anne Hathaway have signed up for the upcoming all-female "Ocean's Eleven" movie, according to published reports. They will be joined by Helena Bonham Carter, Mindy Kaling and rapper Awkwafina. Actress Sandra...

HOLLYWOOD—The so-called party of the year, the Met Gala, was held on Monday, May 1 at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art. It's the launch party for the Met's latest big exhibition, which this year focuses on Rei Kawakubo, founder of fashion house Come Des Garons. The guests were encouraged to dress to coordinate with the exhibition theme, and...

HOLLYWOOD—The July 4th holiday is soon approaching, it will be filled with barbecues, beach days, fireworks and lots and lots of red, white and blue. Celebrities, of course, are no exception, especially when it comes to showing off their spirit of their star-spangled style. Stars such as Katy Perry, Jessica Simpson, Taylor Swift, Joe Jonas and Vanessa Hudgens just...