Year: 2013

Evan Rachel Wood Talks About Life, Love, Motherhood and Dropping the Baby Weight

Evan Rachel Wood

Evan Rachel Wood stars with Shia LaBeouf in the “True Romance” style slash Tarrantino-esque thriller, “Charlie Countryman,” opening today in limited release. LaBeouf plays Charlie whose dead mother appears and sends him to Bucharest, Romania. The griefstricken and unglued Charlie is led through a series of bizarre events that lead him to Gabi (Wood), a mysterious Romanian he falls instantly in love with. The trouble is, as director Fredrik Bond put it, “Gabi is like playing with plutonium.” It is a dark and twisted, yet funny, love story in the brutal underworld of Bucharest.

An Exclusive Interview With Two-Time Oscar Nominee John Sayles

John Sayles

John Sayles is a master filmmaker whose greatest strength is his humility. His latest film is the crime thriller “Go For Sisters,” about intense relationships framed in a sleazy Mexican border town. Bernice (LisaGay Hamilton) and Fontayne (Yolonda Ross) grew up together but life sent them in opposite directions. Twenty years later, Fontayne is on parole … Read more

Quit Killing Your Dog With Processed Foods

The Dog Chef

When fed grains, a dog’s pancreas has to produce large amounts of amylase to deal with starch and carbohydrates. Dogs were never built to digest grains, yet dog foods are filled with them. “Packaged dog food contains wheat, rice, soy, or corn,” Kevyn said. “That’s not what dogs would be eating in the wild. Dog owners figure if the kibble comes from a big bag and a big company, it must be good. People don’t know if they’re feeding their dog healthy food or not because they don’t read what’s in it. Dog food was created for convenience to humans, not what’s best for a dog.”

Justin Long in an Exclusive and Surprisingly Candid Interview

Justin Long

Justin Long and his younger brother, Christian, co-wrote the romantic comedy “A Case of You” about hack writer Sam (Long) and coffee shop worker Birdie (Evan Rachel Wood). Nerdy Sam thinks he’s not enough for free-spirited Birdie, so he stalks her online. The rom-com is loaded with comedy heavyweights Peter Dinklage, Sam Rockwell and Vince Vaughn. The cast also includes Brendan Fraser, Busy … Read more

American Society of Journalists & Authors Celebrity Journalism Panel • Thursday, October 24th

Celebrity Journalism

Come meet fellow writers, network and ask your questions one-to-one. Ever wondered how to nail an interview with an A-list celebrity? Do you read gossip columns? Maybe you enjoy reading about new television shows and its stars. Find out what it is like to interview celebrities, how to work with publicists who guard them, and … Read more

The Dog Lover’s New Novel is Out

Jackie Bouchard

Jackie Bouchard has done it again. Her second novel, “Rescue Me, Maybe,” is just as impossible to put down as her first. It begins with main character Jane Bailey trying to keep it together after a devastating loss. Her husband died. That was a relief. What ruined her was losing her dog. With her husband … Read more

Q&A with Jackie Bouchard, Author of “What the Dog Ate”

Dog

What the Dog Ate is the first novel by Jackie Bouchard. The story kicks off when the main character, Maggie, is at the vet’s office with her big lovable Lab named Kona. The vet had extracted what had made Kona sick. It was a pair of purple thong undies… that weren’t hers. This is how Maggie discovers her husband is having an affair. The title of the book caught my eye because my own dog, a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel named Buddy has, more than once, swallowed peculiar inedible objects and had to be whisked off to the vet. Bouchard’s book is part hilarity, part heartbreak and I was sorry to say goodbye to the characters at the end. The novel made my Best of 2012 list of dog books.

Dorri Olds will be speaking for the American Society of Journalists & Authors (ASJA) Celebrity Journalism panel

ASJA Celebrity Journalism Panel: Dorri Olds is an award-winning writer who has published hundreds of articles for web and print markets including The New York Times and The Forward. Olds is also a featured writer for The Fix. Olds interviews A-list stars and writes movie and book reviews. In addition, her site’s three blogs: Movies, Dogs, and OldsNews have a large audience. Her YouTube channel boasts nearly 200,000 views. She’s a whiz with web design, branding, marketing and social media.