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The following is the complete text Of Mayor Andy Weissman’s speech at Culver City’s 30th Annual Mayor’s Luncheon. The Luncheon was held on Wednesday March 24th, 2010 at Veteran’s Auditorium. Mayor Weissman: Thank you all for coming. Like many of you, I have attended many of these lunches over the years. In truth, and probably unlike you, this is the first Mayor’s lunch that I’ve actually paid attention to. Each year, our annual Mayor's Lunch affords us an opportunity to look back on the past year, reflect on the current year and look forwar...
A very recognizable face to those in the theater community, Michael Stuhlbarg is now making his mark on film with his first leading feature film role for none other than the Coen Brothers. Already a Tony nominee for his performance in “The Pillowman”, followed by a multiple award winning turn in David Mamet’s adaptation of “The Voysey Inheritance”, Stuhlbarg is no stranger to the concept of embodiment of a character. And with Stuhlbarg, each interpretation is more dazzling than the last. Now, as...
What man writes a script - a comedy no less - that has a character who gets his testicles blown off? A woman writing it, I would believe. But a guy? Well, leave it to Mike Judge, the brains behind "Beavis & Butthead", "Office Space" and "Idiocracy", to do just that. A man who you might call obsessed with the thought of his own testicles being blown off, to hear Mike Judge tell it, seems a perfectly normal concept. "When I was in high school, for science fair I actually made an x-ray machine,...
You all probably remember, or at least know of, the beloved television series "Flipper." An integral part of the success of "Flipper" was Richard O’Barry who, in the 1960's was the world’s leading authority on dolphin training. The Flipper lagoon, dock and house was actually O’Barry’s and it’s where he trained and cared for the dolphins who took turns playing Flipper. Well cared for and free to swim in open waters, it all came to a screeching halt with the cancellation of the tv show and the dol...
Movies. They have served many a purpose over the past century, affecting each of us in a different way; drawing us to the celluloid images with individualized magic. During WWI and WWII, movies promoted the sale of bonds, gave a glimpse to those at home of their loved ones and the news abroad. Movies served and still do serve as a tether between families, friends and strangers, instant "Crazy Glue" if you will, bringing people together that wouldn't normally gravitate towards each other. During...
