Giorgio Moroder
Giorgio’s Nightclub Is Back, Opening May 13 at Hollywood’s Grandmaster Recorders (Exclusive)
When The Standard Hotel on the Sunset Strip abruptly shut down in January of 2021, Bryan Rabin told The Hollywood Reporter that his weekly hub of celebrity-packed fabulosity — Giorgio’s nightclub — wasn’t over. Yes, it had been already on hiatus for the previous 10 months because of the COVID-19 pandemic (save for some virtual […]
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‘Love to Love You, Donna Summer’ Review: HBO’s Queen of Disco Bio-Doc Goes Heavy on the Personal but Undersells the Music
Co-directed by Roger Ross Williams and Brooklyn Sudano, Summer’s daughter, the film is an archive-based portrait of the artist whose ageless hits with producer Giorgio Moroder can still pack a dance floor.
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Dustin Hoffman’s ‘Rain Man’ Buick and Other Star Cars Hit the Auction Block
Late January marks the official kick-off to the collector car sales season, with the major auction houses sponsoring events in Scottsdale, Arizona. Interest is particularly high this year for a trio of celebrity sales: Dustin Hoffman’s 1949 Buick Convertible, which made a star appearance in Rain Man; an over-the-top yet under-appreciated 80s Italian supercar owned […]
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Bidding Farewell to The Standard Hotel After Its 22-Year Run (Guest Column)
Event and film producer Bryan Rabin, creator of the spot's celeb-packed Giorgio’s nightclub, remembers the Sunset Strip institution, which shuttered Jan. 22.
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‘Summer: The Donna Summer Musical’: Theater Review
The Queen of Disco, who revolutionized dance music in the 1970s, gets the jukebox bio-musical treatment courtesy of 'Jersey Boys' director Des McAnuff in 'Summer: The Donna Summer Musical.'
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Donna Summer Musical to Hit Broadway in Spring
Directed by Des McAnuff, who had a long-running jukebox hit with 'Jersey Boys,' the bio-musical about the nonpareil disco diva will wrap its San Diego tryout run Dec. 24.
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‘Summer: The Donna Summer Musical’: Theater Review
The Grammy-winning singer-songwriter, who transformed music in the 1970s, is the subject of writer-director Des McAnuff's lively stage biography, 'Summer: The Donna Summer Musical.'
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‘Midnight Return: The Story of Billy Hayes and Turkey’: Deauville Review
The man behind the story of ‘Midnight Express’ returns to the country he escaped from and offers an apology to its people.
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30 Most Anticipated Albums of 2015
Upcoming releases from Madonna, Coldplay and Gwen Stefani made the cut, while fingers are crossed for new music from Adele, One Direction and Frank Ocean
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