Gerard Butler’s “Greenland 2: Migration” Screening is a Christmas Treat.

By Laura Medina

 One of Gerard Butler’s producer partners on “Greenland 2: Migration” treated movie fanatics to a deluxe screening with a scrumptious dinner buffet and an open bar at Culver Theater.

Won’t give away the plot nor the ending, you’ll just have to wait until January 9th.

One heck of a Christmas treat to fans.

Jennifer Hudson Gifts Ulta Beauty’s Top Shoppers with Her Holiday Double LP, “Gift of Love.”

 By Laura Medina

There’s a reason to the season.

Jennifer Hudson gifted Ulta Beauty’s most loyal shoppers, a free autographed copies for her gospel “Gift of Love” holiday LP.

Carmen Electra Rings in Holiday Season as Supermodels Unlimited Magazine Cover Model

By Laura Medina

 Carmen Electra rings in LA’s holiday season by hosting Supermodels Unlimited Magazine’s holiday while being their cover model.

It was a real party with Pink’s Hot Dog, Chef Jazzi’s “Eat My Teppanyaki,” and a Leo’s Taco truck serve piping hot dinner to Hollywood’s freshest hotties. 

Simply Pop probiotic soda keeps everything healthy. 

Being true to the holiday season, Supermodels Unlimited Magazine’s goody swag bags gifted stuff Hollywood hotties need: a smoothie powder, Choc’s lip gloss and liner kit and a facial oil to keep hydrated and moisturized during Winter.

Hollywood glitzes the holidays.

Happy 35th Birthday to Smashbox Studios

 By Laura Medina

Last night was Smashbox Studio’s 35th anniversary, which led to Smashbox Cosmetics six years later.

What started as a simple chic, a upscale professional photography studio for glossy magazines, remember those, led to a need for high-quality makeup to stand up under strobe lights and long hours, morphed into the LA version of MAC, that became the brand we all know.

The studio’s 35 years formed the makeup brands.

During those years, it was a breeding ground for other influential photographers. Some who started their publications and magazines, such as treats.

Hairstylists and of course, celebrity makeup artists got their feet there.

Last night’s bash was Hollywood outside of the awards season.

The lucky 200, out of thousand guests, friends, and family, got Smashbox Studio’s 35th Anniversary thank you makeup gift kit of their latest plumping lip gloss, their latest liquid lipstick and legendary primer.

Smashbox was and still is the standard bearer of LA cosmetics.

The studio and the cosmetics born there are legends, others try to copy but can’t.

Folk Singer & Actress, Sara Melson, is a Warm Glow in Dark & Stormy Days & Nights.

 By Laura Medina

During approaching evening rainstorm, folk singer and actress, Sara Melson ended her intimate release set by assuring everyone, singing “Over the Rainbow” from The Wizard of Oz.

Sara was a glowing warm light shining in dark and stormy times, reassuring people that things will be alright.

Actually this intimate concert was a live recording of an upcoming release, recorded live. 

A rare treat being a select few, witnessing a capture of lightning in a bottle that will be released in an album.

Other than “Over the Rainbow,” each and every song is fresh and brand new and never been heard until that dark and stormy night.

That freshness was like a freshly baked loaf of bread, warm, soft, and nourishing.

The Doors’ John Densmore Discusses Being Blinded by Fame “On Air LA” Fest Podcast

 By Laura Medina

As the drummer, The Doors’ John Densmore said he was singed by fame. He wasn’t burnt by fame nor consumed by the flames of fame, like the lead singer, Jim Morrison on “On Air LA 25” podcast festival at KCRW Studios, https://www.onairpresents.com/stories/on-air-la-25-evening-of-music-the-doors 

As a first-hand witness, he knows it is the lead singer who gets consumed by fame. A subject that a decade younger punk rocker, Billy Idol discussed a week earlier.

People and fans project their fantasies and assumptions and expectations on the lead singer, causing the pressure and stress leading to alcoholism and drug addiction to cope with all that attention and stress.

John talked about how Jim was already a narcissistic yet creative and expressive alcoholic. 

He described Jim as “creative, self-destructive Dionysian Alcoholic Sex God.”

John discussed there was sexual energy and sexual attraction and narcissism with creativity that all matches and combines together in one human being.

Remember in the mid to late Sixties, Alcoholic Anonymous was new and considered lame, not widely accepted among the Rock n’ Roll set, like it is now.

To cope and deal with fame during the mind-altering psychedelic Sixties, it was considered mainstream normal to drink your problems. John commented if Jim was alive today, he would be an health freak who avoids alcohol.

John added when The Doors formed then got running into legends that they are, Jim’s United States Naval Admiral dad was commanding battleships in Vietnam’s Gulf of Tonkin, that unofficially started the Vietnam War without Congress, Senate, or the public approval and awareness. 

This created shame and stress on Jim Morrison. He coped by writing poetry that evolved into those timeless classic songs that defined LA and California in the Sixties, morphing into today’s rock classics, making The Doors legends.

Even the fame from admirers and his dad starting the Vietnam War, Jim unintentionally created the rock n’ roll uniform of black leather jeans and matching black leather jackets. John commented to Jim, does it get hot down there in the crotch?

That black leather jeans uniform continues thru Billy Idol. Jim Morrison set the standard for the continuing generation of rockers through Lenny Kravitz to Yung Blud of today.

To this day, dealing with being a rock legend, John Densmore simply says he’s divorced and still go to the bathroom.

Lord Huron’s Sunday Concert is Actually Preview to His Artist Den Taping in 4 Nights.

 By Laura Medina

If you’re one of the lucky guests approved as an Artist Den audience member for performance-artist-musician, Lord Huron’s taping on Thursday night, somewhere deep below, south of Pasadena.  Sssshhhh, the taping location is a closed set.

As a form of thank you for being approved, these audience members were gifted discounted tickets to his real concert on Sunday night.

Lord Huron is a self-assured gentleman. He lets then thanked well-established fellow folk rocker, Feist, to open for him, warming up his fans with her hits.

With his ballet dancers, performance art, and projected videos on the background, too bad Spoleto USA has yet to get him. Hint, hint.

On an Artist Den taping, there’s no opening act. It’s straight forward on spotlighting directly on the artist.

Lord Huron’s regular concert is teaser of his closed set taping, come Thursday night, somewhere in the Inland Empire.

Thursday evening will be an intimate set that’ll be televised nationwide.

Cool.