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Conducting heat.(Fast Forward)

English conductor Edward Gardner describes his boyhood self as a "nerdy kid" who sang in the Gloucester Cathedral Choir, was "infatuated" with...
W, 07/01/07 by West, Kevin · More from publication -
Stayin' alive: from playing swivel-hipped heartthrobs to dancing in a fat suit and a dress, John Travolta's weird, wild Hollywood journey.(EYE)(Interview)

It's about 3 a.m. on a muggy night in Clearwater, Florida, and the smell blowing off the Gulf of Mexico is rich, salty and a little dank, but...
W, 07/01/07 by West, Kevin · More from publication -
Feeding frenzy: celebrity chefs are firing up the Los Angeles restaurant scene-at long last.(EYE)

On a gusty day in Los Angeles, as the remnants of a spring storm shake fronds down from the palm trees, New York chef Tom Colicchio--the toque...
W, 07/01/07 by West, Kevin · More from publication -
Assemblage required: Elliott Hundley's sculptures take collage to the next dimension.(EYE)

To cross the threshold of artist Elliott Hundley's studio in a former factory building in downtown Los Angeles is to enter a distinctive and...
W, 06/01/07 by West, Kevin · More from publication -
End times: the Los Angeles Times made the Chandlers princes of the city, but where are they now?(Otis Chandler and his descedants managed the company)

The old chestnut about new fortunes states that a family goes from shirtsleeves to shirtsleeves in three generations: The first generation makes...
W, 05/01/07 by West, Kevin · More from publication -
June bride: Mrs. Helmut Newton's documentary comes to America.(EYE)

The day that photographer Helmut Newton died, January 23, 2004, he was booked to shoot an ad campaign for Soft & Dri deodorant in Los Angeles....
W, 04/01/07 by West, Kevin · More from publication -
The cable guy: as president of HBO Films, Colin Callender attracts big talent to the small screen.(EYE)

It 's a sparkling, afternoon in January, but inside HBO Films president Colin Callender's Santa Monica office, heavy wooden blinds filter the...
W, 03/01/07 by West, Kevin · More from publication -
Mr. clean: married, sober and on the road to career salvation, Robert Downey Jr. pulls no punches.(Interview)

Robert Downey Jr. drops himself onto a long white leather sofa in his Brentwood, California, living room, places a tiny blue ashtray and pack of...
W, 03/01/07 by West, Kevin · More from publication -
The directors: with their post accents, paltry budgets and passionate determination, British directors are the independent filmmakers to watch this awards season.(HOLLYWOOD A-LIST)

About two and a half years ago, English director Michael Winterbottom (Welcome to Sarajevo) set out to create a film about the Tipton Three, a...
W, 02/01/07 by West, Kevin · More from publication -
Pacific Heights: high society isn't dead after all. It has a new home in San Francisco's wealthiest enclave. But watch out: there's a lot of drama behind those Golden Gates.

Ann Getty is in the kitchen, rattling the pots and pans. It's Sunday night on San Francisco's outer Broadway--a stretch known locally as the Gold...
W, 01/01/07 by West, Kevin · More from publication


