Excitement is building for the 20th annual Palm Springs International Film Festival which will run this year from January 6-19, 2009. We recently received in the mail our "Festival Lover" ticket order form. The Festival last year offered more than 230 films from over 65 countries, and according to their official press release, Palm Springs … [Read more...]
Palm Springs 2008 Film Noir Festival Schedule Announced
The Palm Springs Film Noir Festival has now released the 2008 Schedule of Films, and it's full of promise. Opening Night at the Camelot Theatres is Thursday May 29th, kicking off with The Killers(1964) with special guest star Angie Dickinson attending. An Opening Night Celebration will follow for holders of the All-Access Pass. A dozen more … [Read more...]
Palm Springs Film Noir Festival – May 29 to June 1
The 8th annual Palm Springs Film Noir Festival will come to the valley on Thursday, May 29th. It's always a fun event. It will have a certain poignancy this year, due to the recent unexpected death of co-founder Arthur Lyons on March 21st of this year. Barbara Lyons, his widow, has stated that the 2008 Festival will be a tribute to Arthur, … [Read more...]
From Palm Springs to the Walt Disney Concert Hall
Tonight you are hearing from a new voice. . . . I just have to say a few words about L.A. and music. From our house to the Disney Hall, and the Dorothy Chandler Pavillion in the next block, it is exactly one hour and forty minutes on a Sunday morning. So attending weekend matinees in L.A. at one of the halls at The Music Center complex isn’t that … [Read more...]
Inaugural Desert Classic Concours d’Elegance – Successful First Time Event for Palm Springs
The first ever Palm Springs Desert Classic Concours d’Elegance took place this past weekend (February 29 - March 1, 2008) to the delight of more than 3000 attendees. Other Concours events around the country include the Pebble Beach Tour d’Elegance, which is one of the best known and was first held in 1950. The term Concours d’Elegance is derived … [Read more...]
2008 Palm Springs International Film Festival – the best yet!
The 19th Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival, running from January 3-14, 2008, closed Monday, having been a stunning success. On the night of the Awards Gala, Barry Manilow was overheard to say that in the beginning (19 years ago), “It was just me, Paul Lynde and seven other people, and now look”. Yes, now look! The Awards Gala boasted … [Read more...]
