Like many people, summer means movies to me – big screen tentpole star-studded extravaganzas meant to be seen with a crowd. I haven’t seen them all (like I might have in Los Angeles) but I noticed a common thread in many of the ones I did see – Hollywood South has arrived. If you’ve read this blog’s “About” page, you know that I moved to New Orleans in 2009, after almost 18 years in L. A., hoping to be able to continue my career as an actor in my family’s home state. As I made the leap, many of my friends encouraged me saying, “Watch, you’ll end up working more than ever.” I’m happy to report that in the 3 1/2 years I’ve been here, the whole state is working in the movie business more than ever. Continue reading
Tag Archives: Channing Tatum
Summer Movies and NOLA
Filed under entertainment industry, moving
Tagged as 12 Years a Slave, 2 Guns, 20 Feet from Stardom, acting, Channing Tatum, Dallas Buyers’ Club, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, Django Unchained, Douglas M. Griffin, G.I. Joe: Retaliation, HBO, Hollywood South, Jamie Foxx, Lara Lee, latonola, Lee Daniel's The Butler, Leonardo DiCaprio, LIFF, los angeles, Louisiana, Louisiana International Film Festival, Matthew McConaughey, Merry Clayton, Mud, new orleans, Now You See Me, Oblivion, Olympus Has Fallen, Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters, Pirates of the Caribbean 5, Reese Witherspoon, Saints & Sinners, sandra bullock, Second Line Stages, The Great Gatsby, The Heat, This is the End, Tom Cruise, True Detective, White House Down, Woody Harrelson
Voodoo Fest, Costumes, Treme, Saints and Sinners
It’s Halloween season and in NOLA, that means costumes and Voodoo Fest. The festival features more rock, metal, rap and experimental music so I haven’t made it to Voodoo yet but I couldn’t miss Los Angles band, Vintage Trouble. The band has only been around a couple of years but they’ve already opened for acts like Bon Jovi and KISS and are set to open for The Who’s upcoming tour. Though I’ve known drummer Richard Danielson for over a decade, this is only the second time I’ve gotten to see the band live (the first being their “Big Dance” NOLA debut last April during the NCAA Final 4).
Filed under Concerts, Culture, decorations and costumes, festival, Local Cuisine
Tagged as bourbon street, brass band, Channing Tatum, city park, concert, Debbie Davis, Dr. Michael White, Fats Domino, HBO, Hot 8 Brass Band, irma thomas, Karen Gadbois, katrina, latonola, mardi gras indian, music, Nalle Colt, New Leviathan Oriental Fox-Trot Orchestra, new orleans, Nine Lives, Paul Sanchez, Phyllis Montana LeBlanc, Restaurant, Richard Danielson, Rick Barrio Dill, Rocky & Carlo's, Saints, Saints and Sinners, Steve Zahn, Theresa Andersson, Threadhead Records, Ty Taylor, Vintage Trouble, Voodoo Fest