April 2009 Blog Posts (23)

Lookin' To Get Out" Has Been Lookin' To Get Out for a Long Time

The 1982 version of the film "Lookin' To Get Out" which was released was not the version Jon Voight and Hal Ashby intended. At Friday night's World Premiere of the Director's Cut, Voight indicated that there were tensions with others which prevented Ashby from originally following the film to culmination. Voight was notified by Ashby's biographer Nick Dawson of his discovery of a director's cut of the film which was bequeathed to UCLA. Voight was elated to learn that the movie he had always… Continue

Added by Amy Warren, LMHC / WQ Mag Columnist on April 4, 2009 at 10:09am — No Comments

Big Love for Bill Paxton at Luncheon Under the Banyans

Although the sun didn't shine its usual light on the Luncheon Under the Banyans, the rain stopped just in the nick of time and spirits refusedd to be dampened. The rainforest-like setting of Selby Gardens remains the perfect backdrop for this favorite luncheon of the year which honored Bill Paxton with the 2009 Regal Cinemas Career Achievement Award.

The Children's Rainforest Project at Selby was introduced by committee chair, Susan McLeod with a short film. When the vision becomes a… Continue

Added by Amy Warren, LMHC / WQ Mag Columnist on April 4, 2009 at 10:00am — No Comments

Lots of Laugh at the Film Fest with TJ and Dave

The audience at the Historic Asolo Theater was in stitches during the improv performance of TJ and Dave. The characters of men at a divorce support group were only developed after they walked on stage. From Chicago, TJ and Dave have been performing together for 7 years. The characters they play will never be utilized again, making for a truly spontaneous and creative experience each time you see them. Following the performance, TJ and Dave answered questions from the audience, which included a… Continue

Added by Amy Warren, LMHC / WQ Mag Columnist on April 1, 2009 at 2:56pm — No Comments