Australia (movie)

'Iron Man 3' rules again, but 'Great Gatsby' is still celebrating

2013-05-12 08:56:00

“The Great Gatsby” wasn’t the No. 1 film at the box office this weekend, but Warner Bros. executives may be breaking out the bubbly anyway. Baz Luhrmann's 3-D take on of F. Scott Fitzgerald's 1920s novel lost out to “Iron Man 3,&...

Fashion Diary: Fast forward to 2012

2012-01-08 00:00:00

Stealth wealth. Fashion gaming. Elsa Schiaparelli. Raf Simons. What else? Here's a list of stylish people, trends and ideas to pay attention to in 2012. Surrealism. Opening May 10, the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute's exhibition...

Rocker’s place has a good vibe

2010-04-10 00:00:00

Frontman Perry Farrell of the band Jane's Addiction has listed his longtime Venice home, and it's a real lollapalooza. Priced at $1.6 million, it was designed for the musician by local architect Steven Ehrlich, who replaced most of the original...

Unpredictable, serendipitous Tasmania

2010-02-14 00:00:00

Only toward dawn did the sea begin to calm. I rose from my berth and glanced out the window. The setting moon cast a broad light on the rolling waters of the Bass Strait, and in the distance, the lights of Tasmania began to dot the darkness. We had...

Gold Class Cinemas ratchets up the luxury movie scene

2009-12-14 00:00:00

About halfway through the fun but middling "The Men Who Stare at Goats," I sat up in my enormous puffy orange recliner at the new Gold Class Cinemas and made a promise to myself. "I will never see a movie anywhere else," I thought before sinking back into...

How the L.A. Noire makers re-created the city of 1947

2011-04-24 00:00:00

I'm on the city's surface streets, heading from downtown to Hollywood. Only a few cars share the road. I don't bother to pull onto the 101. Because it's not there. No, this isn't 3 a.m., or the apocalypse. It's L.A. Noire, the latest interactive world...

Designers move into the hotel business

2010-07-16 14:10:00

In the last few years, fashion designers have been invading the hotel industry. "Hotel companies and guests have become conscious of design," says hospitality industry analyst Bruce Baltin, from L.A.-based Colliers PKF Consulting USA. "Also, it is another...

Scene & Heard: Opening of Christian Dior boutique in South Coast Plaza

2010-09-12 00:00:00

Actress Eva Mendes, clad in lavender Dior, lingered after the ribbon-snipping ceremony at the newly renovated Christian Dior boutique in South Coast Plaza, chatting with guests at the cocktail reception Sept. 1 about, among other things, her admiration...

'Strange Things Happen' by Stewart Copeland

2009-10-15 00:00:00

The rock singer Sting may be a man of furtive cool, mystical tantric talents and exotic, globe-spanning tastes, but it was his affable drummer who could always boast the more intriguing back story. Sting, n� Gordon Sumner, was the son of an English...

Pat Boone buys home on ocean liner Utopia

2010-12-08 10:43:00

Singer Pat Boone has purchased a second home on the residential ocean liner the Utopia. Expected to launch in 2013, the ship will circumnavigate the globe and stop at locales with sporting and cultural events such as the Cannes Film Festival in France,...

California hostels offer budget-luxury accommodations

2010-12-05 00:00:00

With 30 bucks and an open mind, you can stay in some prime spots in California — on the Pacific Beach boardwalk in San Diego, for example, or a block from Third Street Promenade in Santa Monica or overlooking the Golden Gate Bridge in San...

Summer camps aren't just kids' stuff

2010-06-13 00:00:00

In my youth, nothing spelled summer more than my box of stationery, stashed in a trunk next to my insect repellent, shorts, towels and bathing suit. Summer camp was the pinnacle of the illusion of freedom, albeit in a controlled environment. There I...

The spring 2012 collections haven't hit stores yet, but the 1920s trend evident when they were shown on the runways last fall is already making an impact on the red carpet.

2012-01-06 13:41:25

Chris Hemsworth, who stars as the title character in "Thor," arrives at the film's world premiere at Event Cinemas George Street in Sydney, Australia , on April 17, 2011.

2011-04-18 11:23:34

The Drover ( Hugh Jackman ) and Sarah ( Nicole Kidman ) enjoy a rare moment of tranquility in the midst of their journey across Australia.

2011-01-12 12:48:30