Abbey Road Institute opens its newest campus in LA 2z4b20
Led by Multi-GRAMMY® Award-Winning Engineer, Mixer, Producer, and Musician Rafa Sardina Abbey Road Institute, a leading international professional music production school, is proud to announce the opening of its newest campus in the heart of the global music industry, Los Angeles, California. Set to open in 2025, the new campus will be launched by 19-time GRAMMY® and LATIN GRAMMY® winner Rafa Sardina, and its location will be announced shortly. Sardina, whose extensive list of aw...
Interview with the director of Uppercut Torsten Ruether 6r5h6o
UPPERCUT A movie by director Torsten Ruether. Interview by Emmanuel Itier Put on your boxing glove and jump on the cinematographic ring of director Torsten Ruether new wonder film: ‘UPPERCUT’. And meet Luise Grossmann playing a young bad ass female boxing player, ‘Tonit’ who will end up being coached by the legendary Ving Rhames aka ‘Elliott’. This the journey of a young woman redefining herself and what it means to be a female today, in a sport, boxing, ...
The Oscars DPA gift suite: WE ALL ARE SHINING STARS! 17843
Nathalie Dubois did it again! With her pre-Oscars DPA gift suite (https://dpagroup.org ), set up at the amazing exclusive LUXE hotel (https://www.luxehotels.com ) she created an oasis of Peace and Love to celebrate talent, harmony and unity. In these very divisive insane times, I must salute and honor such a stand. One has to start with a glass raised to the Glory of the Oscars and for this reason, Nathalie strucked a deal to get Perduret Champagne (https:/...
Burbank Music Center Celebrates Grand Opening on Grammy Sunday 672dk
The Burbank Music Center officially opened its doors on Sunday, February 2nd. The event welcomed musicians, creatives, parents of students, and community ers. Hosted by TV personality and PR expert Louisa Sharamatyan, the celebration featured notable guests, including Burbank Mayor Nikki Perez, Council Member Konstantine Anthony, Dr. Armond Aghakhanian, President of the Burbank Un...
The DPA suite for the Grammys : a celebration of life 3w3l4r
We started this year with terrible fires in Los Angeles, devastating the whole local economy and making so many people homeless. So, we needed to recover and start celebrating life again. What a better way but to start the award season with the Grammys and Nathalie Dubois’s DPA gift suite (https://dpagroup.org ) at the Luxe hotel on Sunset (https://www.luxehotels.com ). Once again, Nathalie and her team put together a splendid and enchanting suite. My fi...
Holidays at Universal Studios Hollywood - Xmas 2024. 1k1o63
Ho! Ho! Ho! Time to celebrate the good life at Universal Studios Hollywood. Once again this is the time when it wouldn’t be a Holiday if one cannot celebrate “Grinchmas”! Since they are babies rolled in a bugaboo stroller, we have been coming, with my three sons, to Universal Studios Hollywood (https://www.universalstudioshollywood.com/web/en/us ) to celebrate the end of the year and to zoom into the future of another brilliant coming era. Until January 6th you also ca...
TASTE IN MUSIC at TIFF: a short movie by director Kyle Sevenoaks and actor Chris Wiborg in interview 5z2s2y
‘Taste of Music’ received a standing ovation at the Norwegian Ravenheart film festival in Oslo. The promise of this short directed by the brilliant and talented Kyle Sevenoaks is about a man (played by the maverick Chris Wiborg) for is facing his music keyboard turned evil after a cosmic storm hitting the Earth. The question is, “what would you do if your keyboard became alive and ready to attack you”? I was lucky to connect with Kyle and Chris and to explore a little m...
SEVEN DAYS at TIFF: Interview with Ali Samadi Ahadi 2z2s67
Ali Samadi Ahadi was born in Tabriz, Iran, and is now based in Cologne, . He’s an award-winning filmmaker, with directorial credits including Lost Children (05) and The Green Wave (10). Seven Days (24) is his latest film. Interview by Emmanuel Itier https://tiff.net/events/seven-days TIFF invited an amazing director, Mr. Ali Samadi Ahadi, to showcase his very moving new film: Seven Days. You will have tears in your eyes whil...
“The Magic Kingdom” is indeed the perfect name for “Disneyland Paris” 4r5h1r
DISNEYLAND PARIS September 2024 by Emmanuel Itier “The Magic Kingdom” is indeed the perfect name for “Disneyland Paris” ( https://www.disneylandparis.com/en-usd/ ). From the first minutes we reached out to our destination via the bullet train TGV we were transported, at once, into an enchanting land unlocking the child within and ready for the adventures of a lifetime. And adventures we had through the many and various Disney theme sections of the two parks: Di...
Interview with director: Celia Aniskovich for Taking back the Groove at SBIFF 6g5z58
TAKING BACK THE GROOVE SBIFF 2024 With Director: Celia Aniskovich More from SBIFF coverage on SBIFF blog Taking Back the Groove reintroduces the world to Bronx-born ’80s disco superstar Richie Weeks. A writer, singer, and producer who was compared to Quincy Jones at his height, Richie created quintessential New York Disco and performed in the likes of Studio 54 and Paradise Garage, all while maintaining day jobs as a postal worker and bricklayer. His mega-hit Rock Your World made it ...
The DPA Gift Suite: feel like a winning star 245j13
Nathalie Dubois (https://dpagroup.org ) did it again! The DPA gift suite, to celebrate the movie and tv Awards season, is back in full force at the iconic Luxe hotel on Sunset boulevard (https://www.luxehotels.com ). Once again nominees and special guests have access to a spectacular worldwide gifting lounge full of special treats and surprises. The list of special gifts and offerings is long. One of the highlights of the suite was the NOWATCH (https://nowatch.com ) to measure s...
Universal Studios Hollywood Happy Holydays Season 3tqk
A UNIVERSAL STUDIOS HOLLYWOOD HAPPY HOLIDAYS SEASON! “Papa, the mushroom soup, of the Toadstool café, is such a delight!”, and so we are, after 16 years, still coming to celebrate the end of the year Holidays at Universal Studios Hollywood ! Just because we love it and because it feels like a real Christmas celebration with the Grinchmas set up, with all your favorite characters including Mr. Grinch himself! As we got to the park, and I recommend getting ther...
The Nature Track film festival 2023 ‘Epic Bill’ reviewed 2u3gz
EPIC BILL Nature Track film festival 2023 With director: Quinnolyn Benson-Yates. Epic Bill is truly about re-inventing yourself and finding your true self. Meet Bill Bradley, a self-made millionaire who collapsed into bankruptcy and how he found himself, again, by entering the world of extreme endurance racing. Maverick director Quinnolyn Benson-Yates truly captured the spirit of what is defining “Epic Bill” through amazing sequences in the wilderness and hones...
The Nature Track film festival 2023 ‘Out there: A National Parks story’ reviewed 2t461q
OUT THERE: A National Parks Story. Director: Brendan Hall It took seven years for maverick director Brendan Hall to complete ‘Out there: A National Parks story’. It was worth the struggle, the resilience, the hard work, and the courage as this majestic film is a true “tour de force” and it will amaze you by its beauty and its spirituality. Watch Brendan and, his best friend, take a tour of various the National Parks across the USA. 10,000 miles and an amazing ...
AURORA'S SUNRISE, Armenia’s Official Selection for 95th Oscars, N. American Theatrical Release Began Aug 11th 4k2x48
AURORA’S SUNRISE From Director Inna Shakyan Thanks to my dear friend Louisa Sharamatyan (https://www.instagram.com/louisasharamatyan/?hl=en ) I found out about Amenia’s official selection for the 95th Oscar: ‘Aurora’s Sunrise’. Such a mesmerizing movie that Cher, the iconic singer, showed up at one Los Angeles screening to congratulate fellow Armenian sister, director Inna Shakyan. This inspiring movie is based on the true life of Aurora Mardiga...
Hasbro: 100th anniversary - A love affair with movies. 1x6fr
HAPPY BIRTHDAY HASBRO! 100 YEARS AND ROCKING THE MARKETPLACE. This year the legendary bands maker, HASBRO, has turned 100! 100 years to rock the marketplace and create iconic game such as Monopoly, Scrabble, Risk or Battleship! Hasbro has also expanded his “movie star” status by creating some insane lines of toys such as with ‘Transformers’, ‘G.I Joe’, ‘Dungesons & Dragons’ and lately adding premier collaborations brands with Star Wars, I...
FUNKO: a movie world of their own! 5i4c32
IT’S A FUNKO WILD WILD WORLD!!! This summer it seems like FUNKO is everywhere on the planet, and especially in the USA with a mega appearance at the worldwide legendary Comic Convention of San Diego. We went to the convention with our three boys who are mega fan of FUNKO. What a surprise when we discovered the ‘FUNKOVILLE’ built by the hard-working team of FUNKO. This year, they doubled the footprint of their booths and it felt like a complete immersive expe...
LEGOLAND - The awesome summer! 4v1851
LEGOLAND CALIFORNIA: AN AWESOME ENDLESS SUMMER! This summer, again, my boys and I decided to head down to Carlsbad, California for an extravaganza full of fun adventures at Legoland California ( www.Legoland.com/california ). I had prebooked a theme room at the iconic Legoland hotel (https://www.legoland.com/california/places-to-stay/legoland-hotel/ ) and I highly recommend to make a reservation at least 1 month before heading to the park as, both the Legoland Hotel and the Castle Hot...
Keep on rocking the Summer and head back to the most happening place on Earth: Universal Studios Hollywood. 2u3r10
ROCK THE SUMMER AT UNIVERSAL STUDIOS: HOLLYWOOD!!!!! There might be a strike giving you the appearance that Hollywood has shut down. But this is not the case at the full of life, full of fun Universal Studios Hollywood! To celebrate the summer and get ready for the fall, my sons and I headed back for the magic of Universal Studios Hollywood. Of course, the usual iconic rides, such as Jurassic World and Transformers were the first stop of our boys. Nearby the lower lot...
Interview with Helene Cardona for Caralique her film premiering at Cannes Market 2023 283wc
"Caralique is a determined, young fashion designer looking to bring color to the people around her. Constantly being told no, Caralique must learn to stick to her instincts and continually try again in order to achieve her childhood dreams." CARALIQUE is a new amazing and inspiring movie starring well known actress Helene Cardona. Caralique is a very emotional movie that is sure to gather lost of praise and sales during the Cannes film market occurring in the French Riviera this mon...
Howling at the Great Wolf Lodge 4l533
By Emmanuel Itier and Roxanna Bina You should have seen the beasty faces of our three sons, Felix (18), Max (11) and Rex (9) when my sweet wife, Roxanna, decided to book a trip to the Great Wolf Lodge for their birthday. Our sons had heard plenty about this amazing, totally immersive, unique world that is the Great Wolf Lodge ( www.GreatWolf.com ). Great Wolf Lodge began as a small indoor water park resort in 1997 in Wiscon...
The Super Mario World at Universal Studios Hollywood: let's go! 6c4gm
By Emmanuel Itier and Roxanna Bina. After almost a decade in the making, Universal Studios Hollywood (www.UniversalStudiosHollywood.com), in partnership with the iconic video game brand Nintendo, just opened, with a huge success, the long awaited ‘Super Mario World’. Like in the game, you will enter this fantastic new land with the iconic green warp pipe. Be ready to experience some fun like never before and in the company of your favorite characters from the best sell...
Shazam yourself with a Funko Figurine !!! 6u6g3u
By Emmanuel ITIER To celebrate the successful release of ‘Shazam!: Fury of The Gods’, which I had the honor to cover at the press junket, FUNKO created a limited signature style lineup of new Pop! Figurines. The fans will be able to get their own Shazam, Eugene, Mary, Hespera, Freddy, Anthea, Kalyps, Unicorn, Darla or Pedro for a generous suggested retail price of $US 12 (https://funko.com/search/?q=shazam&search-button= ). Such a deal and so much fun to ...
Interview with the director of GETAWAY Stephanie Malson at PanAfrican Film Festival 4z2w32
GETAWAY PanAfrican Film Festival. With Director Stephanie Malson By Emmanuel Itier and Roxanna Bina In GETAWAY on the backdrop of a summer of civil unrest in the United States, a Jamaican immigrant gives her bullied young son and herself a reprieve with his first trip to her homeland. As they ease into the change of pace, Mom gets shocking news that forces her to make a life-changing decision. This short film from writer / producer Malaika Paquiot and directo...
VIDEO Interview with J.R. Rodriguez for his first film: YESTERDAY 6c612x
YESTERDAY OPENING ON DIGITAL PLATFORMS ON FEBRUARY 14 Interview by Emmanuel Itier When diner owner Jenny Hill's childhood sweetheart returns home to direct a new film project, her once stable life is turned upside down. She finds herself face to face with the possibility of a second chance at the life she had once longed for; performing on stage and being in love. But is that what's been missing in her life? Confusion, misdirection and an old...
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