Leah Sydney

Review: “Secret Life of Pets 2” Suffers from Sequel-itis, Lack of Imagination, And Filmmaker Hubris

“The Secret Life of Pets 2” the sequel of the first film from 2016, will probably make a gazillion dollars this weekend, (it goes...

Hollywood’s A-List– Leo, Jennifer, Quincy, Jamie Foxx– Show Up for “The Black Godfather,” Clarence Avant

A-list Hollywood showed up in droves Monday night for a screening of "The Black Godfather," a new documentary about music man Clarence Avant.  What...

Review: Ron Howard’s “Pavarotti” Hits All the Right Notes Capturing the Out-sized Life of a Man with Giant Appetites

Ron Howard’s "Pavarotti" is a cinematic gem which captures the larger than life tenor and those who loved him.  Opera is secondary in this...

Review: Jakob Dylan’s Passion Project Film About the LA Music Scene wtih Mamas & Papas, The Byrds, and Later, Tom Petty

“Echo in the Canyon,” about the music that came out of 60’s music mecca Laurel Canyon,  reverberated through Hollywood last night at the...

Theater: LA Gets a Blast of New York from Broadway’s Stephen Schwartz with Perfomances by Megan Hilty, Idina Menzel, Others

Stephen Schwartz, composer of “” Wicked,” Godspell,” “Pippin,” “Enchanted,” “The Prince of Egypt,” “Pocohantas,” “and so much more well deserves all the accolades he...

Review: At Emotional Premiere, David Milch Brings Back HBO Favorite “Deadwood” After 13 Years, This Time as a Movie and a Really Good One

HBO’s “Deadwood” the movie premiered at the Arclight in Hollywood last night. Good thing because fans have been clamoring for a movie...

Actress Selma Blair Takes the Stage at Nancy Davis’s Stunning Annual Race to Erase MS Gala: “My dream is to be a useful mom”

Nancy Davis has been front and center in the fight against MS for 26 years with...

Grammy-Nominated Pop Star Kesha Says “I’m in a great place now” After Legal Victory Against Dr. Luke, Honor from Humane Society

Pop singer Kesha scored a legal victory Friday and was honored on Saturday in Hollywood.

Bruce Springsteen On His Emmy Campaign, Performs in Hollywood, Interviewed by Martin Scorsese, Jokes: “I’m here begging complete strangers to vote for me”

Tonight's big ticket in LA was for two New Yorkers with new ties to Netflix: Bruce...

Ron Howard Shows His “Pavarotti” Documentary for the First Time and Wins Bravo’s from Shania Twain, Steve Perry, Diane Warren

There is a reason Ron Howard is as respected as he is as a filmmaker.  His latest, “Pavarotti,” is a cinematic gem about the...