February 2010
Editor’s Letter—February 2010
This month, it's all about Oscar, that little gold guy who everyone claims but who so distinctly belongs to L.A.
Categories: Editor's Letter
Why I Need an Oscar
Brett Ratner really wants an Oscar...but not for the reasons you think.
Categories: Hollywood Rules
50: Classic Movie Kisses
They're the busses that made you swoon. Plus, see videos of the classic scenes, and vote for your number one.
Categories: 50
Awarding Behavior
Oscar week is a colossal fashion moment—and not just for celebrities.
Tête-à-Tête Wes Anderson
A chat with Wes Anderson, plus reviews of Nneka, the Raveonettes, Maata Haari and more.
Categories: Interviews / Music / Turn It Up
Heavy Metal
Suppose you made a critically acclaimed kid-friendly avant-garde independent sci-fi movie with exemplary gay, Latino...
Categories: Pictorials
Camping with Qaddafi
Cinematographer Radan Popovic knew he was taking his life in his hands...but who can say no to a dictator?
Categories: Risky Business
The Style List—February 2010
February's latest fashion, shoe, scent and jewelry trends.
Categories: Accessories / The Style List
Welcome to L.A.
Designers Patrick Kinmonth and Antonio Monfreda translate Missoni’s classic undulating fashion lines to its new Beverly Hills space.
Categories: Architecture
Culture(d)—February 2010
New and notable works at the Pacific Design Center, Specific, Assouline and more.
Categories: Art / Culture / culture(d) / Theater
Cuba Libre
LA DESCARGA rum bar transports you to a Havana that exists only in tropical memories...
Categories: Pictorials
Drai for Night
Victor Drai is no stranger to Los Angeles—and his new club atop the W Hotel in Hollywood proves it.
Categories: Celebrities / City Landmarks / Feature Story / Pictorials
Blunt Force
Dedicated follower of fashion, crime-scene cleaner, Queen of England—to say Emily Blunt has range is an understatement.
Categories: Celebrities / Feature Story / Photos / Pictorials
Video Interview Emily Blunt
A one-on-one with the British beauty who specializes in taking borderline-unlikable characters and imparting them with vulnerability and charm.
Categories: Celebrities / Interviews / Video
Send in the Gowns
Fashion pundit Freddie Leiba opines on the most stellar dresses ever captured on Hollywood celluloid—plus, video of the scenes in which they were worn.
Categories: Celebrities / Fashion / Film
Paradise Poured
Tiki is back—5 recipes you'll remember, reimagined for a new generation.
Categories: Drinks / Entertaining / Feature Story / L.A. History / Recipes
Tiki Cocktails Chief Lapu Lapu
John Coltharp Chief Lapu Lapu From the Royal Hawaiian, Laguna Beach 1 ½ ounces Coruba...
Categories: Drinks / Video / Videos / Wine/Spirits
Tiki Cocktails Navy Grog
John Coltharp Navy Grog From Don the Beachcomber, Hollywood 1 ounce Don Q Cristal light...
Categories: Drinks / Video / Wine/Spirits
Tiki Cocktails The Zombie
Tiki cocktails: The Zombie.
Categories: Cocktails / Drinks / Video / Wine/Spirits
Drink in Paradise
The tiki cocktail is back with a vengeance...and now a tip of the hat to the man who brought it to Los Angeles.
Categories: Cocktails / Drinks / Feature Story / L.A. History / Photos / Pictorials / Wine/Spirits
Heaven on Wheels
The Hollywood A-list routinely seeks out Jane Hallworth's one-of-a-kind trailer when they're looking for luxury on the set.
Categories: Celebrities / Film / Photos / Pictorials / Trends
Pop-Pop-Popcorn!
Serious cinema or otherwise, seeing a movie is incomplete without popcorn—so don't have anything but the best.
