LOS ANGELES — Dennis Hopper, the high-flying Hollywood wild man whose memorable and erratic career included an early turn in “Rebel Without a Cause,” an improbable smash with “Easy Rider” and a classic character role in “Blue Velvet,” has died. He was 74.
Their tunes always have come freighted with a cinematic heft: all sweeping melodrama, epic movements, the kinetic bustle of a dozen things happening at once, an infatuation with the larger than life synonymous with summers at the multiplex and giant tubs of popcorn.
We media people rarely come across an interviewee as entertaining and candid as UFC mastermind and Las Vegan Dana White. Here, he answers some questions about gambling, wealth and why he likes certain fighters.
Share Our Strength’s Taste of the Nation benefit to alleviate childhood hunger is scheduled for 6:30 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at Rain at the Palms, 4321 W. Flamingo Road.
Heidi’s Picks is a weekly selection of restaurant suggestions from Review-Journal critic Heidi Knapp Rinella.
At happy hour one evening last week, Gordon Biersch on Paradise Road was packed.
Tucked inside the swirl of curvy little Summerlin streets, bright and pastel-hued, its just-so lawns not merely manicured but pedicured, is … a happy mess.
When Rehab at the Hard Rock Hotel started seven years ago, it was one of few ongoing pool parties that ignited the day club scene.
Paul Rodriguez looks great at 55. It’s his comedy that’s getting old.
Anthony Daniels has had little contact with the galaxy called Las Vegas. But even limited exposure reveals a lot about his celestial life.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — It took leaving “American Idol” for Simon Cowell to show his softer side. On Wednesday’s season finale – his final appearance on the hit Fox show – Cowell got emotional, warmly thanking his colleagues and fans.