The Pre-Code era of Hollywood refers to films made between 1930 and 1934, before Hollywood implemented the Motion Picture Production Code (commonly known as the Hays Code after Will H. Hays, the president of the Motion Picture Producers and Distributors … Continued

Eve Babitz knows a thing or two about how to live decadently. As a free spirited, California-born memoirist and writer who came of age in the heady days of ‘60s and ‘70s Los Angeles, she’s done it all, biting into … Continued

When I first saw that Ryan Murphy’s Hollywood had “borrowed” my friend and neighbor, Scotty Bowers’ story as the jumping off point for the hit Netflix series, I was disturbed. For the uninitiated, Scotty Bowers was the “Pimp to the … Continued

Whenever screenwriter/director/producer Ryan Murphy releases a series, it feels like a monumental occasion. People ask, “Have you seen the latest episode?” or “What did you think about that scene?” But unlike his past projects, you can devour Murphy’s ambitious 7-part … Continued