Beverly Hills, CA – Oscar® nominee Eddie Murphy, whose performing career spans movies, television and the stage, will host this year’s Academy Awards show on Sunday, February 26, 2012, telecast producers Brett Ratner and Don Mischer announced today. This will be Murphy’s first hosting stint on the Oscars®. “Eddie is a comedic genius, one of […]

IMAX Corporation (NYSE:IMAX) (TSX:IMX) and Warner Bros. Pictures today announced that the thriller Contagion, from Academy Award(R) winning director Steven Soderbergh will open in 257 domestic IMAX(R) theatres Sept. 9, 2011, simultaneously with its North American wide release. The film will also open in at least 30 IMAX theatres internationally. Additional international playdates are expected […]

Montreux Jazz Festival 2011 July 5th The stage of Music in the Park, a free concert venue is always a good spot for a surprise at the Montreux Jazz Festival. The chances are especially high on the special evenings which give a platform to some of the other lesser, but still well-known artists from other […]

Of people who can claim to have been everywhere and done it all, Michael Lee Aday is one such personality. Born on September 27th, 1947, this Libran singer-actor from the United States has quite a number of feathers in his cap. Known by the stage name of Meat Loaf, Adav had a successful music career, […]

On Saturday, October 2, 2010, Denver was treated to a world class event at the Jet Set Fashion Show at the Hyatt Regency Denver at the Colorado Convention Center. Not only were there movie stars, musical and sports legends, world class models and politicians, there where was a celebration of 26 guest models who happen […]

45th Montreux Jazz Festival Round up of the 45th edition The Montreux Jazz Festival takes place in the city of the same name on the border of Lake Geneva in Switzerland. What started in 1967 as a three day festival has become today one of the most famous music festivals in the world. Nowadays the […]

Overview of the fantastic opening week-end The Montreux Jazz Festival takes place in the city of the same name on the border of Lake Geneva in Switzerland. What started in 1967 as a three day festival featuring Charles Lloyd and Keith Jarret at the top of the bill has become today a famous music festival. […]

As part of the ongoing research for an article I am writing about venues in South Florida, I had the opportunity to visit the spectacular “Raymond F. Kravis Center For The Performing Arts” in West Palm Beach, Florida. On January 14, 2011, Whoopi Goldberg performed in the “Alexander W. Dreyfoos, Jr. Concert Hall” on the […]

  July 31st – August 6th: 20th edition Avenches, Switzerland The Rock Oz’Arènes festival is a pretty unique rock festival. It takes place in the marvelous town of Avenches in the French speaking part of Switzerland close to Fribourg. In the beginning of August, the old town around the Roman amphitheater of the 2nd century offers this unique scenery […]