make magic, do good.

move with the current or wade just long enough to mind the waves. just swim to make it easier.

-t

we forget the loves and the betrayals alike, forget what we whispered and what we screamed.

avoid this movie like the plague this holiday season...and any other day after that. 

billy crystal, bette midler & marisa tomei get in way over their heads in 'parental guidance'

truly a painful experience,

-t

as long as you made it to the top, you don’t call the climb a mistake.

fun fact: last week i rode the elevator with mark wahlberg at the ritz carlton in DTLA. a few hours later he shared that tidbit with our roundtable when he commented on being early for work commitments. here's what i wrote about the 15 minute interview. still love the big hit btw.

mark wahlberg talks 'broken city', working opposite russell crowe & teases 'transformers 4'

 

-t

i remind myself that times could be much worse.

admittedly i have never seen a barbra streisand movie, but when i attended the the press junket for the guilt trip a few weeks ago, i quickly understood her appeal. the legendary singer/actress/director comes off super down to earth and extremely likable. i'm a fan of seth rogen and i can understand why he took this role, i just wish the movie wasn't so boring.

'the guilt trip': seth rogen & barbra streisand on chemistry, relating to their characters and his infamous laugh.

-t

you took away, i fell apart.

sometimes my job consists of walking across the street from my office and taking pictures of the cast of les miserables. hugh jackman is one hell of an entertainer and totally deserves the 2,487th star on the hollywood walk of fame.

-t

this is the beauty of atmosphere and careful, inspired curation.

priorities: you can fight but you won't always win.

-t

you know i'm hearing nothing but a heartbeat.

flipping one of my favorite singles of the year with a barrage of unexpected drum beats, UMO owns this remix.

-t

i think we are well advised to keep on nodding terms with the people we used to be.

every move has a reaction but not every crime has a punishment. when things get messy, sometimes blame gets cast upon a person close to the situation but not necessary the reason for it. there's always a price to pay, even if you're not the one whose supposed to serve the penance.

pale - "doing my time"

 

-t

every exit is a start.

something is one of my favorite records of 2012. the only drawback is that it came out so early in the year that sometimes i forget about it. but gawddamn, even the album's demos are ace.

-t

the where, the why and the how.

since my former bosser started working at the roc, i will read or listen to anything that comes from that camp. so that's the story behind this discovery. say hi to elijah blake (with a hat tip to old favorite, common).

-t

but you give me the sweet talk, and it works for me.

on thursday i kidnapped my bwesty and caught the los angeles debut of jessie ware at the bootleg theater. the charms of the london singer were unmistakable once she took the stage. with a million apologies for being late (she forgot her "trousers") and clarifying her stance on big pun (for the record she loves the man), she had the audience hanging off of her every word and eyes-closed note. 

thankfully i will be seeing her once again in january. until then, jam to her new single and its amazingly cute video.

-t

minds were made to be blown.

perfection in a tiny cup.

-t

these fears will always protect you.

chad valley + DTLA + piano = swoon.

-t

like a nostalgia for the present, i just couldn't shake it.

here's hoping you find your way back down to earth and snap back into reality.

-t

ignorance is bliss, i know exactly what this is.

full disclosure. i accepted the invite to the deadfall press junket only to be able to talk to olivia wilde. but really, who doesn't love olivia wilde? in person she's STUNNING and tends to answer questions with a very genuine sense of humor and likability.

also, eric bana and charlie hunnam weren't too hard on the eyes and ears (those accents, so cute!) while the movie is kind of a mess at times, let the record show that i'll attend any junket with miss wilde.

click the title to read what i wrote: eric bana, olivia wilde and charlie hunnam brave the elements & family issues in 'deadfall'

-t

i wont treat you like you're oh so typical.

you can't teach it and you certainly can't fake it.

-t

you're not the only person charles.

i would pretty much watch anything with aubrey plaza, bill murray or jason schwartzman. so tickle me interested that they're all in this.

a glimpse inside the mind of charles swan III hits the cinemas this february.

-t

the goal was always to be better than i was at the present time, at what i was doing.

today is the day.

-t

words like knives that no longer cut.

we're all just trying to figure it out. 

-t

what about lust, what about trust.

it's that time of the year. when arm grazes, long bouts of eye contact and lingering smiles mean something more. tis the season when many yearn for a different kind of company. a companion for the decorative season and for that inevitable kiss at midnight.

tegan & sara - "closer"

-t