Category Archives: Film/Television

Santa Barbara Surf Film Festival Curated by Matt Wessen

Posted on November 7, 2019 by Sue

  Matt Wessen, who grew up in Pacific Palisades and attended St. Matthew’s school is the creative director of the inaugural Santa Barbara Surf Film Festival this weekend. The festival will take place on Friday and Saturday, November 8 and … Continue reading →

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LETTER: Cinepolis Is Important to Me. . .How About You?

Posted on October 16, 2019 by Sue

 (Editor’s note: Last Thursday, I took the hubby to a matinee at Cinepolis Bay Theater in Palisades Village. We walked – no nasty drive down PCH to Santa Monica – and then ran into Sylvia and Jon Boyd at the … Continue reading →

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Hanks to Receive the Cecil B. DeMille Award

Posted on September 25, 2019 by Sue

At the Golden Globe Awards in January Pacific Palisades resident Tom Hanks will receive the Cecil B. DeMille Award at the Golden Globe Awards show on January 5. Hanks, who tried to help save Village Books on Swarthmore, who gained … Continue reading →

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Two Free Upcoming Events This Week:

Posted on August 12, 2019 by Sue

One at Pierson Playhouse, One at the Park   “FINDING NEMO” on August 17 “Finding Nemo,” released in 2003 and produced by Pixar Animation Studios, won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature and was nominated in three more categories, including Best Original Screenplay. The … Continue reading →

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Prince Dudeman, Trained by Ryan Thor

Posted on July 26, 2019 by Sue

Is a ‘One-of-a-Kind’ Champion Mutt Once again, it was the motorcycle. It wasn’t the group that normally rides through Pacific Palisades every Wednesday evening, leaving everyone upset about the noise. Instead, residents were awed when a 13-pound Bijon mix named … Continue reading →

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TV Star and PaliHi Alum Heléne Yorke Is

Posted on July 11, 2019 by Sue

On the Bus Poster at Bowdoin and Temescal There’s a poster advertising “The Other Two,” a sitcom on Comedy Central, by the bus-stop shelter on the corner of Bowdoin and Temescal Canyon Road. The poster, located at the front of … Continue reading →

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People to Know from the Palisades

Posted on June 16, 2019 by Sue

Actress Diana Silvers and Soccer Player Ali Riley ACTRESS DIANA SILVERS This young actress and model, attended Kenter Canyon Charter School, Paul Revere Middle School and graduated from Palisades High School. While at PaliHi, she participated in drama, the choir … Continue reading →

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Gary Sinise Visits American Legion Post 283

Posted on April 26, 2019 by Sue

Sinise Speaks about “Grateful American” Gary Sinise, an Oscar-nominated actor and winner of an Emmy, a Golden Globe and two Screen Actors Guild awards, had more than 270 residents and veterans laughing as he talked about aspects of his life. … Continue reading →

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Palisadians Procure Peabody Prizes

Posted on April 26, 2019 by Sue

Bill Hader/Ted Danson to Be Honored By BERNICE FOX Special to Circling the News Bill Hader’s HBO series, “Barry,” already has bagged Directors Guild and Writers Guild awards, as well as Emmys and Critics’ Choice awards for acting. Now the … Continue reading →

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