In theaters this month is a pair of amusing documentaries, an Oscar nominee, and the latest drama from a world-class filmmaker. Any time there are five pictures this good playing on theater screens, I take heart.
Thank you Sir Elton and the American Foundation for Equal Rights -- as Elton sang so beautifully last night, "how wonderful life is when you're in the world."
All the restaurants on the Dining Deck atop the new Santa Monica Place are interesting, especially the Chinese one, Xino, with a breathtaking view of the 3rd Street Promenade from its terrace.