Maria Olmos Debuts her New Jewelry Line

LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Spanish fashion designer Maria Olmos is taking her love of nature to her new passion of making jewelry when she debuts her new jewelry line this month, called “Frescas,” blends style with designs depicting nature.

 “This jewelry line is an extension of my own affinity to nature and the beauty it brings us every day,” Olmos said. “I hope people who love nature will also appreciate the passion and the dedication that went into each piece to show a reflection of the majesty and beauty of nature and the natural world.”

The line is available only on www.LAOlmos.com before it makes its debut at retail stores next year.

Olmos says her fascination with nature and its unique shapes and appearances are the inspiration for the jewelry line. Among the pieces making their debut is a colorful copper painted flower ring painted in gold and purple, featuring a small amethyst crystal at the center, while a stylish tiara featuring colorful flowers, bees and butterflies that are interchangeable and showcase Olmos’ vision of melding art with nature in a striking yet unusual design.

“Everything is handmade and contains the crown structure and 13 different interchangeable pieces,” she said. “I always loved jewelry and one of the reasons I love designing jewelry is that you can be more creative than in fashion and the pieces are more durable.”

Making its debut is the stylish butterfly brooch made of silver, featuring a small amethyst crystal to illustrate the butterfly’s head, along with a pair of gold earrings created in the shape of house flies, adorned with sapphires. Other pieces include silver beetle earrings, flower bracelets, rings and more.

'Hollywood Girl: The Peg Entwistle Story' Comes to Amazon Prime

LOS ANGELES, Calif.  – “Hollywood Girl: The Peg Entwistle Story” is starring Laura Liguori as ill-fated 1930s actress Peg Entwistle, is now streaming on Amazon Prime. 

“Hollywood Girl: The Peg Entwistle Story” tells the story of 24-year-old Peg Entwistle, an aspiring film actress and Broadway muse, Entwistle is mostly known for her infamous and fatal jump off the Hollywood(land) sign in 1932. 

Written  and directed by James Pomichter, the film is a creative imagination of Entwistle’s last day, leading up to the moment of her untimely death. 

Hollywood legend paints Entwistle as the ghost who haunts the Hollywood sign, but Pomichter hopes the film will move audiences to remember Peg as much more. 

“I wanted to show her as a vulnerable, passionate young woman, one who fell victim to despair as so many others did in that time. And had she just held on for a little while longer, things would have turned around for the better,” he said.

Liguori, who stars in the film as Entwistle, conceived the idea for the film while sitting on her balcony looking up at the Hollywood sign. Liguori had just received news that she lost a role she anticipated getting and felt inspired to share Peg’s story. 

Supporting roles include veteran actor, Michael Rotthaar as Charles Entwistle, James Pomichter as Robert Entwistle and cameos from Maureen Teefy (Grease 2, Fame, Supergirl), Will Rotthaar (Battle Los Angeles, Killing Kennedy), and Dan Riordan (Dream Girls, Ed Wood). 

Composer/music producer James Emley enriches the story with an emotional, original score and musical soundtrack (available on Itunes and Amazon). 

“Hollywood Girl: The Peg Entwistle Story” was awarded Best Dramatic Short Film at the Oscar qualifying Hollywood Reel Independent Film Festival in Hollywood. 

Hollywood Girl: The Peg Entwistle Story is produced by Arcane Pacific Entertainment (Veronica Barriga & James Pomichter) and executively produced by Laura Liguori.

Bradley Cooper’s “A Star Is Born” Receives Special One-Week IMAX Engagement

LOS ANGELES – Beginning this week and for just one week, Warner Bros. Pictures’, Live Nation Productions’ and Metro Goldwyn Mayer Pictures’ “A Star Is Born” will receive a national engagement in select IMAX theatres throughout the U.S. and Canada.  In addition to experiencing the film for the first time in IMAX, audiences will be treated to “The Road to Stardom,” an exclusive look at the making of “A Star Is Born,” featuring director/star/writer/producer Bradley Cooper and star Lady Gaga, both of whom also wrote and produced many of the film’s songs, as well as performed them live for the movie.

Jeff Goldstein, President of Domestic Distribution, Warner Bros. Pictures, said, “Securing premium IMAX screens in this competitive holiday window, ten weeks into release, speaks to the quality of the film Bradley Cooper has delivered and the passion audiences have for this story.  We are thrilled to be able to give moviegoers a chance to see ‘A Star Is Born’ again, or for the first time, in such an experiential format as IMAX.”

In “A Star Is Born,” Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga fuse their considerable talents to depict the raw and passionate tale of Jack and Ally, two artistic souls coming together, on stage and in life.  Theirs is a complex journey through the beauty and the heartbreak of a relationship struggling to survive.

In this new take on the iconic love story, four-time Oscar nominee Cooper (“American Sniper,” “American Hustle,” “Silver Linings Playbook”), makes his directorial debut, and also stars alongside multiple award-winning, Oscar-nominated music superstar Gaga in her first leading role in a major motion picture.  Cooper portrays seasoned musician Jackson Maine, who discovers and falls in love with struggling artist Ally.  She has given up on her dream to become a successful singer, until she meets Jack, who immediately sees her natural talent.

The film also stars Andrew Dice Clay (“Blue Jasmine”), with Dave Chappelle (“Chi-Raq”) and Sam Elliott, whose nearly 50-year career includes standout performances in such films as “Mask,” “Tombstone” and, most recently, “The Hero.”