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Leora Lutz featured on decor8 & shelterrific

What a wonderfully crazy week this has been - and all full of blog love!

I had the wonderful opportunity to attend the BlogHer conference in San Jose this weekend in order to represent an exciting new project I am working on: ThisNext.com (more on this later, but you can check out where I've been writing [and hiding] here)

Today I've been catching up on emails and a little lost sleep...how thrilled am I to see that two of my most favorite blogs have written lovely posts about beep Gallery artist Leora Lutz!

Check out the thoughtful insights from two of my most favorite muses:

Really Affordable Art: Leora Lutz at auntbeep.com [shelterrific]

Leora Lutz Paintings + Aunt Beep [decor8]

Thanks guys!

ps: Leora Lutz City Silhouette paintings are available for $75 each and come in a rainbow of colors...a wonderful way to dress those drab walls!

Robert Bonaparte at Chango Coffee House

Robert Bonaparte at Chango! 

Artists Reception:  Sat.  August 5th, 7-10pm.
Chango Coffee House 1559 Echo Park Ave.
Echo Park, Los Angeles, 90026
Show runs through August 29th

"How about these pictures of Robert Bonaparte?  Could they be some social dreams?  Fields of atmosphere?  Little theatres?  However they are interpreted, they are spirited proclamations via that familiar medium of paint on canvas."  -Ed Ruscha

"Welcome to the special dream world of Robert Bonaparte." - Ed Hamilton, Hamilton Press

This exciting art event shouldn't be missed!

Robert Bonaparte has shown his imaginative paintings in Italy, Spain, Venice (CA) and now at the new art hot spot Chango Coffee House in Echo Park.

Not only are Robert's imaginative landscapes something you must see but with friends and supporters like Ed Ruscha and Ed Hamilton this evening promises to be an art star sighting extraveganza!!

Get there early to purchase some of the smaller works starting at $150.00 that will definitely go quick.

Eye on Film

Eye On Film
July 21-28

New movies:

James Bond franchise producers Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli said Thursday that Craig will return as Agent 007 for the 22nd installment in the franchise, which has a working title of "Bond 22." MGM and Sony Pics carved out a spot for release, which will be May 2, 2008.

Fox has given a put pilot commitment to "Blue Blood," a drama project from the feature duo of writer Neil Tolkin and director Brett Ratner.

Oscar winner Sissy Spacek is set to star opposite "Saturday Night Live" stars Andy Samberg and Jorma Taccone in the Paramount Pictures comedy "Hot Rod."

Paramount Pictures has acquired the spec "Swingles" by Duncan Birmingham. Kevin Misher will produce the romantic comedy through his Par-based Misher Films shingle.

DreamWorks Pictures has pinned down scribe Ehren Kruger to pen the bigscreen adaptation of the studio's book property "Nightlife."

DreamWorks has acquired Lee Eisenberg and Gene Stupnitsky's comedy pitch "The Intern" for low-to mid-six figures.

Focus Features genre arm Rogue Pictures has tapped scribe Bryan Bertino to make his directorial debut on "Strangers."

Guy Ritchie has signed on to rewrite and direct...

7.23.06 * News A La Beep

- Modern Denver - Denver (Beep's hometown!) as a modern design city

- Public Art in Los Angeles [via art.blogging.la]

- Comic Con is on - a list of blogs to read for updates [Plasticgod is showing there]

- Interesting facts about caffiene [via WilloToons]

beep Blog is Featured as Top 8 Los Angeles Lifestyle Blogs on About.com

Hello dearies!

The summer has been unexpectedly crazy for Aunt Beep...lots and lots of exciting stuff happening, lots of new babies to welcome into the world, and lots of orders to ship to our lovely customers.

I promise I'll be back with Beep In A Week's real soon - but I know you all are too busy trying to cool off by the pool to sit and the computer, so we'll catch up as soon as it's below 100 degrees - how 'bout that?

One piece of fun news I just had to share however, the beep Blog is featured on mega site About.com as one of the top 8 Los Angeles Social Lifestyle and Celebrity Gossip sites to visit!

How delighted are we to be included in the ranks of such super-bloggers as Defamer, Fishbowl LA, Totally Unauthorized and Curbed LA! (If I ever had two seconds to update my design here on the new typepad site, surely these fabu blogs would be linked on a list...somewhere [cue silent plea for blog designer help])

I'll be back real soon, lovelies.  MUAH!

Eye On Film: July 13-20

Eye On Film
July 13-20

New movies:

Intrepid Pictures has purchased Dave Kalstein’s novel “Prodigy” and hired him to adapt it into a screenplay. Production is targeted for next year.

Random House Films and Focus Features have nabbed their first behind-the-scenes talent for one of their first two films. Ziad Doueiri is attached to direct and signed to adapt with Joelle Touma “The Attack.”

Lou Taylor Pucci is in negotiations and Piper Perabo has signed on to star opposite Chris Pine in the untitled Pastor brothers film being produced by This Is That and distributed by Paramount Vantage.

Angelina Jolie will play Mariane Pearl in “A Mighty heart,” an adaptation of Pearl’s memoir about the kidnapping and murder of her journalist husband Daniel Pearl by Pakistani militants. The film is coming together quickly at Paramount Vantage, with Michael Winterbottom finalizing a deal to direct. Brad Pitt’s Plan B is producing.

Lionsgate has bought domestic distrib rights to writer-director Amy Berg’s harrowing docu “Deliver Us From Evil.” Berg’s film won the top documentary jury prize at the recently wrapped Los Angeles Film Festival, where it preemed. Lionsgate is planning to release this fall.

Warner Bros. Pictures is fanning the flame for David Klass’ young adult tome “Firestorm,” the first in the planned Caretaker Trilogy.

Jamie Foxx and his manager Jaime Rucker King have seen “The Power of Duff” and are coming aboard the project as producers, joining Marc Platt, who already has been developing the feature film via his Marc Platt Prods. Foxx and King will help develop the drama, which Foxx is eyeing as a possible staring vehicle.

Judd Apatow is reuniting with his “The 40 Year Old Virgin” star Seth Rogen for the comedy “Super Bad” at Columbia Pictures.

Universal Pictures has acquired the rights to “Tag,” a horror comic book published by Boom! Studios. Marc Platt will produce the adaptation along with Ross Richie and Andrew Cosby via their Boom Entertainment Inc. banner.

Warner Bros. Pictures has tapped the Hageman brothers to adapt Brit author Scott Lynch’s fantasy epic “The Lies of Locke Lamora.” Michael De Luca and Julie Yorn are producing for the studio.

New Line Cinema has acquired the spec “My Beautiful Coma” from writer Chris Downey. Brett Ratner and Jay Stern are producing via their New Line-based Rat Entertainment.

New Line has found its “Hairspray” villain, setting Michelle Pfeiffer to play

Eye on Film: July 6-12

EYE ON FILM
July 6-12

New movies:

David Duchovny has signed on to star opposite Halle Berry and Benicio Del Toro in DreamWorks’ drama “Things We Lost in the Fire.” Penned by Allan Loeb.

The Weinstein Co. has acquired U.S. Rights to Aussie/British murder thriller “Like Minds.”

Cary Elwes has joined the all-star cast of Morgan Creek’s “Georgia Rule,” a dark comedy being directed by Garry Marshall.

20th Century Fox has acquired an untitled comedy pitch by scribes Derek Guiley and David Schneiderman. Dean Georgaris and Michael Aguilar are producing via their Fox-based Penn Station Entertainment banner. Fox’s Alex Young is overseeing for the studio.

Indie distrib ThinkFilm has snapped up all North American rights to writer-helmer Bobby Moresco’s “10th and Wolf” and pegged an Aug. 18 rollout for the pic.

Samuel L. Jackson is teleporting into a starring role for Regency Enterprises’ “Jumper.” Doug Liman is directing the sci-fi thriller, his first feature helming gig since “Mr. & Mrs. Smith.”

P.J. Hogan has signed on to direct “Chasing Vermeer,” Warner Bros. Pictures’ adaptation of Blue Balliett’s best-selling children’s book. Plan B is producing.

Michael Moore broke his “Sicko” silence on Friday, writing to an email lost of his supporters that his follow-up docu to “Fahrenheit 9/11” is about three-quarters done and on target for a 2007 release by the Weinstein Co.

Peter and Bobby Farrelly have set newcomer Malin Akerman to play the bride from hell in “Seven Day Itch,” the DreamWorks comedy inspired by “The Heartbreak Kid.” Ben Stiller and Michelle Monaghan are starring and Bradley Thomas is producing.

Angelina Jolie has chosen her first post-baby project signing on to voice a role in DreamWorks Animation’s “Kung Fu Panda.” Jolie joins Jack Black, Dustin Hoffman, Jackie Chan, Lucy Liu and Ian McShane in the CGI pic. It is scheduled for release in May 2008.

Paul Haggis wants to appoint Vince Vaughn to the post of treasury secretary in his hot-button political drama “Against All Enemies,” the film version of Richard Clarke’s inside-Washington memoir. No offer has been made to him because Columbia Pictures is fine-tuning the film’s budget.

Universal Pictures has sunk its teeth into “Dracula Year Zero,” a spec written by Matt Sazama and Burk Sharpless. Michael De Luca is producing.

“Deadwood” star Ian McShane has signed on to star opposite Renee Zellweger in “Case 39” for Paramount Pictures.

Raven-Symone is attached to star in the Walt Disney Pictures remake of “Adventures in Babysitting.”

Claire Danes, Vanessa Redgrave and Toni Collette are in negotiations to star in “Evening,” Focus Features’ screen adaptation of Susan Minot’s best-selling novel.

Studios/Executive Shuffle:

Perry Stahman has been named president of domestic theatrical marketing at MGM. He was senior vp creative advertising at Miramax Films.

Hillary and Adam Fogelson gave birth to Harper Imrie Fogelson on May 30th, Los Angeles. Father is the president of Universal Pictures Marketing.

Even as it basks in the box office glory of “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest,” Disney is

Exciting New Work By Elias Telles

I just had the pleasure of visiting Elias Telles' studio in Montebello last Thursday.  We went to our favorite lunch spot - Jimmy's, and then spent the rest of the afternoon talking about and photographing all his amazing new work.

It's really exciting to see Elias take off in some new directions - I truly believe he is one of the most unique folk artists out there, and such a treasure to our Southern California heritage (which is a major part of what makes him so unique!)

Anyway, Elias has been exploring nudes for a few months now, and we're getting great response.  Though he doesn't study too many artists, and has never taken a class, he'll tell you without hesitation that he wishes he could paint like Van Gogh.

His nude series is certainly an homage to his muse - and I love the allegories he weaves into the paintings.

Additionally, Elias is painting really small - like under 5 inches small.  I've been at him for a couple years to paint BIG, but I'll take small for now - they're engaging and mysterious little works!

As a second major departure, Elias has started painting skeletons - this is a very Dia de las Muertes move for him...one which we've spoken about at length together (out of frustration) because he has been criticized by some Los Angeles galleries as "not being Hispanic enough" in his work.

The beauty about Elias' folk art is that he isn't "anything" enough.  He's American, he's Californian, he's of Mexican descent, he's a tradesman & a soldier - and all these things are portrayed honestly and beautifully in his work.

Needless to say, it was another lovely afternoon.  I've been cropping his photos all day, and hope to get loads of new work on the site very soon - as I know you all have been anxious.

Eye on Film

Eye On Film
June 29-July 5

New movies:

Charlize Theron has lured Oscar-nominated British director Alan Parker from a five-year hiatus to helm her passion project “Ice at the Bottom of the World.” The estimated $20 million indie is being produced through Bob Berney’s Picturehouse. New Line International is on board to handle worldwide distribution and marketing.

Leonardo DiCaprio is set to turn on, tune in and drop out for his next project. The actor’s Appian Way shingle has tapped Obie-winning playwright Craig Lucas and Timothy Leary archivist Michael Horowitz to develop a biopic on the counterculture icon as a possible starring vehicle.

Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman are committed to star in “The Bucket List.” Rob Reiner will direct, and a studio deal will be finalized within the next week.

Jesse Eisenberg will star alongside Richard Gere and Terrence Howard in “Spring Break in Bosnia” for the Weinstein Co. Richard Shepard wrote the script and is directing.

Keira Knightley has signed on to the romantic drama “Atonement.” Focus Features has nabbed domestic theatrical rights to Joe Wright’s film, which has just begun filming in the U.K., and plans a release next year.

New Line has decided to go to the “Redneck Games,” snapping up Shane Morris’ comedy pitch and setting up the project with Mike Karz and Josh Weinstock.

Michelle Monaghan is set to star opposite Ben Stiller in “Seven Day Itch,” a DreamWorks comedy inspired by “The Heartbreak Kid.” Peter and Bobby Farrelly are directing.

Studios/Executive Shuffle:

The sparks were flying at the box-office this Fourth of July holiday as Warner Bros. Pictures’ “Superman Returns” avoided the kryptonite of over hype and muscled its way to an estimated gross of a sturdy $106 million in its first seven days of release. “Superman” easily captured the top spot during the three-day holiday session as the red-caped superhero flew into 4,065 theaters and left with $52.5 million. Its total box-office since its Wednesday release through Sunday was $84.5 million. Though the Man of Steel dominated the frame, “The Devil Wears Prada” was the biggest surprise. Fox’s chick lit adaptation proved very successful counter-programming, grossing $27 million for the weekend and $39.6 million over five days – far beyond expectations.

Fox Searchlight has promoted Stephanie Allen to executive vp creative advertising and new media. She will report to chief operations officer Nancy Utley in the company’s LA office.

Lionsgate has