Monday, February 20, 2012

PS Vita On Sale Feb 22



This Wednesday Feb 22 the Playstation PS Vita hits shelves. The new PS Vita 3G/Wi-Fi, is powered by AT&T's Mobile Broadband Network.

Being a member of the PS Family has allowed me to get a sneak peak at some of the games that will launch with it. I have a few favorites.

Escape Plan - I loves the retro silent film quality this game evokes. It's slap sticky, black and white, and has great music.

The new Uncharted title, Golden Abyss Everyone loves The Uncharted brand and this is another fun edition.

Ben 10 Galatic Racing a racing game that is incredibly fun.

This system has some great features too. You have the option of Wi-Fi or 3G. There are also front and back cameras, motion sensors touch screen on front and back,GPS, and cross platform play.

It really is a fun new system. It starts at $249 and will be available this Wednesday. It will be compatible with 275 PSP games on launch day and 26 new titles for the Vita.

Now I want this post to say PLAYSTATION, like on TV, but I can't make it do that so you imagine that here

Friday, February 17, 2012

BBC America Reairs The Hour



BBC America is reairing The Hour on Wednesday nights. I loved this series.

They announced there will be a second season sometime in 2012. If you haven't seen the first you better get on it, you'll want to be all caught up when the new season begins.

For details on The Hour season 1 and 2 visit BBC America

Thursday, February 16, 2012

8 at The Ebell Theatre



8 will be performed at the Ebell Theatre March 3 to benefit The American Foundation for Equal Rights. The play is based on the court testimony from the trial to overturn California's Proposition 8, to legalized same sex marriage.

The play will be read by an all star cast including George Clooney, Martin Sheen, Jane Lynch and Jessie Tyler Ferguson among others.

This is a one night only benefit performance so the ticket are quite expensive. $500 and $1000. There are other packages that soar up to $250,000. If you have the means I highly recommend attending.

If you find this out of your reach but would like to contribute to the cause visit The American Foundation for Equal Rights website. They will gladly take any donations, I am sure.

Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Drew Barrymore and Osborne host "The Essentials"


Drew Barrymore and Robert Osborne will be hosting "The Essentials" Saturday nights on TCM starting March 3rd 8PM est 5PM pst. The first night will premier with Lemmon/Curtis/Monroe favorite Some Like It Hot and will have a late night special feature presentation of Spinal Tap. I guess they're turning it up to 11 for Drew Barrymore.

Here is the entire line up, I've bolded my essential essentials. If you haven't seen these film make sure you catch them.

March 3 – Some Like It Hot (1959)
March 3 – Special Late-Night Presentation at 2 a.m.: This is Spinal Tap (1984)
March 10 – The Razor's Edge (1946)
March 17 – Alice Adams (1935)
March 24 – The Goodbye Girl (1977)
March 31 – Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1927)
April 7 – Gilda (1946)
April 14 – The Fallen Idol (1948)
April 21 – Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
April 28 – The Third Man (1949)
May 5 – Camille (1936)
May 12 – Diabolique (1955)
May 19 – Wuthering Heights (1939)
May 26 – Dinner at Eight (1933)
June 2 – Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore (1974)
June 9 – Jezebel (1938)
June 16 – Special Double Feature: The Way We Were (1973)
June 16 – Special Late-Night Presentation: Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)

June 23 – Rebel Without a Cause (1955)
June 30 – Sullivan's Travels (1941)
July 7 – Summertime (1955)
July 14 – The Band Wagon (1953)
July 21 – To Have and Have Not (1944)
July 28 – What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962)
Aug. 4 – Some Like it Hot (1959)
Aug. 11 – Lolita (1962)
Aug. 18 – Captains Courageous (1937)
Aug. 25 – The Razor's Edge (1946)
Sept. 1 – Alice Adams (1935)
Sept. 8 – The Goodbye Girl (1977)
Sept. 15 – Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1927)
Sept. 22 – Gilda (1946)
Sept. 29 – The Fallen Idol (1948)
Oct. 6 – Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
Oct. 6 – Special Late-Night Presentation: The Wild Bunch (1969)
Oct. 13 – The Third Man (1949)
Oct. 20 – Camille (1936)
Oct. 27 – Diabolique (1955)
Nov. 3 – Wuthering Heights (1939)
Nov. 10 – Dinner at Eight (19)
Nov. 17 – Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore (1974)
Nov. 24 – Jezebel (19)
Dec. 1 – Sullivan's Travels (1941)
Dec. 1 – Special Late-Night Presentation: Lost in America (1985)
Dec. 8 – Summertime (1955)
Dec. 15 – The Band Wagon (1953)
Dec. 22 – Rebel Without a Cause (1955)
Dec. 29 – The Way We Were (1973)
Jan. 5, 2013– To Have and Have Not (1944)
Jan. 12, 2013 – Whatever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962)
Jan. 19, 2013 – Lolita (1962)
Jan. 26, 2013 – Captains Courageous (1937)

I've created a huge list of must see films on the review app Wikets. If you're interested the app is free. You can friend me there and see my whole list of films. If you use the promo code EliseCD you'll recieve double points.

Monday, February 13, 2012

Cirque Du Soleil OVO at The Santa Monica Pier



Cirque Du Soleil has extended their Santa Monica Pier show an extra week (now running through March 25) to benefit 7 Days For A Better World, an awareness program imagined by Cirque Du Soleil in support of ONE DROP Foundation.

One Drop Foundation believes in the power of global solidarity to drive change and realize the dream of safe water for all, today and tomorrow.

If you haven't already gotten tickets to this incredible show you really should. And why not help this amazing charity while you enjoy the show?

You can read my full review of Cirque Du Soleil's OVO at the Santa Monica Pier on MomsLA.

Wednesday, February 1, 2012

Dead Celebrity Cookbook



I have an interview with Dead Celebrity Cookbook author Frank Decaro at MomsLA today.

Highly recommend this book to everyone, but the classic geeks will really love it!

Saturday, January 28, 2012

Mad Men Posters Through Time

Here's a look back through the 5 seasons of posters for Mad Men on AMC.

In the beginning he was just a silohette with a cigarette.
Then a man lost in a crowd, who doesn't know which way to go.
Next a man about to willingly drowned in his own life.
Last season a man alone, with just a phone and perhap no one to call.
We can only guess what this season's poster will mean....A man in free fall through nothing?

March 25th we'll find out in the 2 hour fifth season premiere.