Talent takes Tinseltown by storm during this time of year. Award season creates Hollywood’s prominence, renown and reputation. The fans, the media and the film industry cherish this juncture. It’s still too early, but here are predictions for all of the award ceremonies like the Critics Choice Awards, the Golden Globes, the BAFTAs, and most importantly, the Academy Awards. Best Picture Presently up to 10 Best Picture nominations, this year’s contenders remain relativity easy to calculate. After the 2009 Oscar… Read more

Lately, the media has been abuzz with two very different sexually-based controversies: that of David Letterman’s scandals with his young staffers, and the international arrest of Roman Polanski.  The public and the media have each taken sides on both of these issues, and they are not what I had expected. It was recently brought to the attention of the public, by David Letterman himself, that he had commited indiscretions with several women on his show’s payroll. Stemming from a $2… Read more

Friendship, betrayal, memories and revenge: just some of the words the cast of “Tape” used to describe Stephen Belber’s drama. The Ghost Players is a fledgling theatre company founded by CSUN theatre alum: Stephanie Alkazian, Kohtaroh Zushi and Phillip Greenbaum. These three, along with current CSUN student Danielle Payton, have come together to create a very special theatrical piece. Ghost Players, according to Zushi, is committed to creating important theatrical work. “Tape” premiered October 2, 2009 at the Sunset Gardner… Read more