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The Huntington Library acquires archive of Eve Babitz, the late L.A. author
The archive of Eve Babitz, the late Los Angeles creator, has discovered a house.
The Huntington Library, Artwork Museum, and Botanical Gardens has acquired a set of artwork, manuscripts, journals, pictures and correspondence from the late creator spanning from 1943 to 2011. The museum additionally introduced that it’ll home the work of fellow L.A. writers Eloise Klein Healy, town’s first poet laureate, and Gloria Stuart, the late artist and Oscar-nominated actress.
Babitz, who captured and embodied the tradition of L.A. starting within the Nineteen Sixties in works like “Eve’s Hollywood,” “Sluggish Days, Quick Firm” and “Intercourse and Rage,” died Dec. 17 from issues of Huntington’s illness. She was 78.
“She was very dedicated to Los Angeles,” mentioned Karla Nielsen, curator of literary collections on the Huntington. “In her early 20s, she spent her time in New York and Rome, however she actually liked town. We see that she discovered fascinating circles to journey with right here, and so they weren’t the identical on a regular basis.” From “the Chateau Marmont, Beverly Hills Resort, music-Hollywood world” and on into different artistic scenes, “you see her rising up within the thrilling cultural world of L.A. but in addition committing to not calm down.”
Babitz was a buddy (and sometimes lover) of a number of the best inventive luminaries of her time, together with Jim Morrison, Harrison Ford, Annie Leibovitz, Steve Martin, Linda Ronstadt and Ed Ruscha. The archive contains photographs she took of a few of these well-known companions, drafts of books and articles, authentic artworks, private journals and greater than 500 letters. Collectively they doc a life that was by no means neatly divided between private {and professional}.
Eve Babitz, in a photograph sales space strip quickly to be housed on the Huntington.
(Huntington Library, Museum and Botanical Gardens)
Standout gadgets within the archive, contained in practically two dozen cartons, embrace a handwritten draft of Babitz’s first, still-unpublished guide, “Journey Broadens”; a draft of her first article, “The Sheik,” printed in 1972 in Rolling Stone journal; in depth correspondences with Victoria Wilson, her longtime editor at Knopf; letters with lovers and mates together with actor Brian G. Hutton and screenwriter Dan Wakefield; and particular person pictures she took of Martin, Ronstadt, Leibovitz, Gram Parsons, the Byrds and others. Additionally within the assortment are a few of Babitz’s collages, drawings, handle books, galleys and datebooks.
Amongst Nielsen’s favorites is a drawing Babitz made for “Intercourse and Rage.”
“One factor I really like about it’s that it foregrounds the subtitle [‘Advice to Young Ladies Eager for a Good Time’], as if it’s her tackle an etiquette handbook,” she mentioned. “That’s a second the place you think about her being a public author and what the guide would appear to be. … It additionally brings out the very specific tone of her feminism, which was sly and humorous.”
A drawing of “Intercourse and Rage” by Eve Babitz.
(The Huntington Library, Artwork Museum, and Botanical Gardens)
Earlier than Babitz’s dying, her sister, Mirandi, informed her the Huntington was fascinated by buying her work. “I’d like to be with Blue Boy and Pinkie once more, like after we have been children,” Babitz responded, referring to portraits on the Huntington by Thomas Gainsborough and Thomas Lawrence that they favored to go to once they have been younger. “It’s as stylish because the Beverly Hills Resort, so I do know I’ll be glad there.”
The Huntington’s different new acquisitions are additionally of notable artists with native roots.
Born in Texas, Healy is the creator of a number of poetry collections, together with “Passing” and “Artemis in Echo Park,” which have been each finalists for the Lambda Literary Award in poetry. Former L.A. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa appointed Healy town’s first poet laureate in 2012, however months later she contracted a virus that left her with extreme aphasia.
After a lot remedy, she printed “One other Part” in 2018, a set of five-line poems impressed by the cognitive rehabilitation workouts she underwent. “A Sensible Loss,” her forthcoming guide, will likely be about her restoration. The archive contains calendars, diaries, photographs, poems and essay drafts, instructing and modifying notes, and poetry studying recordings.
A collage made by Eve Babitz.
(The Huntington Library, Artwork Museum, and Botanical Gardens)
Stuart, born in Santa Monica, is probably greatest identified for her position as outdated Rose in “Titanic,” which earned her an Academy Award nomination. She had labored as a journalist and small-time actor earlier than starring in James Whale’s Nineteen Thirties horror movies “The Outdated Darkish Home” and “The Invisible Man.”
Stuart’s archival materials contains datebooks, picture albums, scrapbooks, letters to members of the family, unpublished writings — together with a play on Benjamin Franklin — and a guide wherein she jotted down dinner menus for her get together company. (Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall received hen pot pie; Robert Benchley could be served grilled grapefruit with sherry.)
Among the many assortment is materials from her writer-critic husband, Arthur Sheekman, that features copies of his screenplays and letters from his shut buddy, Groucho Marx. Stuart died at age 100 in 2010 and Sheekman at age 76 in 1978.
A draft of Eve Babitz’s “The Shiek,” printed in Rolling Stone journal.
(The Huntington Library, Artwork Museum, and Botanical Gardens)
“I believe it’s nice that we’re including three actually notable, distinctive Los Angeles ladies writers to the gathering,” mentioned Nielsen. The Huntington already homes work from L.A. writers together with Charles Bukowski, Octavia E. Butler, Christopher Isherwood and Instances columnists Jack Smith, Al Martinez and Patt Morrison. “Eloise and Eve have been contemporaries, Gloria Stuart Sheekman is a bit earlier, however we’re seeking to enhance the range of the views represented in our twentieth century literary archive.”
After they’re processed, the collections will likely be obtainable to researchers.
The True Story Behind Boneyard
Boneyard is inspired by (and fairly closely based on) the true crime case of West Mesa in Albuquerque, New Mexico, just like in the movie. The film is also dedicated to the victims of that unsolved case.
While the West Mesa case remains unsolved, we do know that the remains discovered in 2009 belonged to girls and women. Also, we know that they disappeared between 2001 and 2005.
The 11 victims in the true case are:
Jamie Barela, age 15
Monica Candelaria, age 22
Victoria Chavez, age 26
Virginia Cloven, age 24
Syllannia Edwards, age 15
Cinnamon Elks, age 32
Doreen Marquez, age 24
Julie Nieto, age 24
Veronica Romero, age 28
Evelyn Salazar, age 27
Michelle Valdez, age 22
At one point, the unknown serial killer is called the “Bone Collector” which threw me off. However, this was one of the names used for the suspected serial killer. The complete name used for him was “West Mesa Bone Collector“.
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Barry Diller expresses interest in Redstone family firm (and Paramount controlling shareholder)
Thirty years after getting squeezed out in an epic battle for control of Paramount Pictures, Barry Diller appears to be trying again.
The 82-year-old media titan is among the suitors who have expressed interest in buying the Redstone family’s Massachusetts-based holding firm, National Amusements Inc., which controls the voting shares of media company Paramount Global, according to two knowledgeable people who were not authorized to comment publicly.
Paramount Global includes the historic Hollywood studio, broadcast network CBS and a collection of cable TV channels such as MTV and Nickelodeon.
Back in 1994, media mogul Sumner Redstone famously triumphed over Diller in a hard-fought bidding war for control of the Melrose Avenue film studio. Redstone ultimately paid $10 billion for the asset, which many in the industry (including some of Redstone’s own executives) believed was way too steep.
Redstone’s media company, then known as Viacom, then bought Blockbuster video chain for its cash flow that the company needed to service the debt on the Paramount purchase.
Diller, who had run Paramount in the 1970s — overseeing a period of growth and acclaimed movies — withdrew from the bidding with a characteristic shrug. The mogul went on to run Universal, before making a fortune by building a formidable digital media businesses, IAC.
The New York Times first reported Diller’s interest in National Amusements.
Other potential buyers have also surfaced in recent months, making overtures to mogul Shari Redstone who oversees the family’s empire since her father began dealing with health issues eight years ago. Sumner Redstone died in 2020.
The list of potential suitors includes former top Seagram and Warner Music executive Edgar Bronfman Jr., as well as Hollywood producer Steven Paul (“Ghost in the Shell,” “Baby Geniuses”). Any deal is contingent on due diligence and coming up with enough cash to entice the Redstone family to leave a business where they’ve been major players for decades.
Media mogul Barry Diller, pictured here in 2023, has expressed some interest in the Redstone family holding company National Amusements Inc.
(Charles Sykes / Invision / AP)
Bronfman, the former entertainment executive and liquor scion, pushed his family to acquire Universal Studios Inc. before selling it to France’s Vivendi more than two decades ago. He is backed by Bain Capital and has suggested paying more than $2 billion for the Redstone firm.
It’s unclear whether Diller will submit an offer to NAI, one of the knowledgeable people said.
“IAC does not comment on rumors or speculation,” a company spokesperson said late Monday.
NAI is struggling under a mound of debt. For months, Shari Redstone worked behind the scenes to sell NAI to tech scion David Ellison in a two-phase, nearly $8-billion deal that would have seen him eventually merge his production company Skydance Media with Paramount.
But in June, after months of high drama and boardroom tension, Redstone reversed course and Paramount Global’s proposed sale to Ellison’s Skydance Media collapsed.
The Ellison deal would have provided about $2.2 billion for NAI, or about $1.7 billion for the Redstone heirs once NAI’s debts had been paid.
National Amusements said it supports Paramount’s recently installed triumvirate of executives serving in an “office of the CEO”: division heads George Cheeks, Chris McCarthy and Brian Robbins. It also backed their business plan, which includes $500 million in cost-cutting, and the board’s efforts “to explore opportunities to drive value creation for all Paramount shareholders.”
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Nikhil Nagesh Bhat’s high energy action film Kill is not for the faint hearted.
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Language: Hindi
Director: Nikhil Nagesh Bhat
Cast: Lakshya, Raghav Juyal, Tanya Maniktala, Abhishek Chauhan, Ashish Vidyarthi, Adrija Sinha, Harsh Chhaya
It’s true that we don’t really need stars to make a successful film. Nikhil Nagesh Bhat’s Kill has totally killed it with all its energy. It is fresh, bold and a unique story that not many have thought about and that’s what makes it different. Violent no doubt, but don’t most movies have an element of violence?
I believe Kill is a path breaking Indian action film, but definitely not for the faint heart. It is true that I am not too fond of extreme bloodshed, murder and also not to forget the smashing of head scenes. But keeping my choices aside, I would say Kill is a well-made film and the action sequences are simply mind-blowing. Having watched the movie at the
Red Sea International Film Festival
last year for the first time, I wonder, why did it take so long for the film to be released in India?
It’s insanely violent. What works for Kill is the simple storyline and no beating around the bush. Not much twist and turns and most importantly hitting the hammer right on the nail and sometimes on the people too. The action takes place inside the train with no unnecessary drama, dancing and singing. The concept is daring and fresh for the Indian audience and that makes
Kill
stand out. No flying cars, choppers and superman stunts and most importantly actors like Lakshya, Raghav Juyal and the battalion of dacoits are relatable to the Indian audience. They look like ordinary guys and that’s what makes them special. Lakshya plays the role of an army man, Amrit who is a great boyfriend to Tulika played by Tanya Maniktala.
Lakshya has done a brilliant job, but the actor to look out for is Raghav Juyal. He has a promising career ahead of him. He is one evil character you can’t stop hating. Raghav’s performance is intense and the dialogue delivery, expressions, and every action is absolutely compelling. I must say that this man truly knows his craft. The best thing that the movie brings out is that murderers too have emotions.
If you are looking for a high energy action film
Kill
is one such must watch. Nikhil Nagesh Bhat’ has no doubt done a brilliant job as a director, but without cinematographer Rafey Mehmood probably this film wouldn’t have been such a hit. The best part about the film Kill is that not even once will you get bored. No matter how much at times I hated the gory action scenes and tried closing my eyes, the more I got interested in what’s happening next. The discomfort of the blood splatter, the punching, kicking, stabbing and smashing of head all in a train will surely make you think twice before booking a train ticket next time!
Rating: 4 out of 5
WATCH the trailer of Kill here:
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