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Billy Bennight

About Billy Bennight

Billy Bennight is a writer and photographer with expertise and years of experience in these disciplines. His musical youth started as a Punk Rocker and has expanded into exploring many genres of music, with a keen interest in art, fashion, photography, and writing. He shoots celebrity and red-carpet events for ZUMA Press. He is also a member of the Los Angeles Art Association. His images have been published in The Los Angeles Times, People Magazine, Parade, Wall Street Journal, and French Elle, both Vanity Fair and Vanity Fair Italia. He's very engaged in life. You an see more of his work at ZUMA Press at http://zuma.press/srp.html?SRCH=Billy+Bennight&timerange=&viewType=&PDS=&PAGENO=1 You can follow him on his Facebook page at: www.facebook.com/billybennightartist and on Instagram and Twitter @billybennight

Movie Review: “Mustang” Screening at AFI FEST Presented By Audi

Mustang is the French submission for Best Foreign Film to this year’s Academy Awards. It’s a masterfully told story set in rural Turkey about 5 sisters, all close in age and very close as siblings, living in the home of … Continue reading

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Celebrating The 84th Annual Hollywood Christmas Parade: What Did That Look Like!

This year’s 84th Hollywood Christmas Parade took place on Sunday November 30th. The fun began with a red carpet event on the side street of Orange. Some of the celebrities to show were Ruben Studdard, Ivonne Coll and Brett Dier … Continue reading

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Movie Review: “Carol” Screening at AFI FEST Presented By Audi

Carol is The Film Independent Spirit Awards’ nomination for best picture, best actress, best screen play, best director, and there appears to be some Oscar buzz. It is a beautiful picture, set somewhere in the mid-20th Century in New York. There’s … Continue reading

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Occasionally, (A Photo Gallery of) The 2015 Doo Dah Parade!

Occasionally, the Doo Dah Parade occurs in Pasadena to thrill the throngs of iconoclasts and enthusiasts of camp! This year was no different as the parade officially brought festive mayhem on Colorado Boulevard, starting around 11am. A barrage of corn tortillas … Continue reading

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Movie Review: “The Clan” Screening at AFI FEST Presented By Audi

“The Clan” is Argentina’s submission to Best Foreign Language Film at the 88th Academy Awards and “The Clan” did great box office on its home turf in Argentina. “The Clan” is based on a true story in the early 80’s after Argentinians … Continue reading

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Second Annual Bowling with Bunnies Charity Concert With Playboy Bunnies: What Did It Look Like!

Lucky Strike Live hosted a night Bowling with Bunnies to benefit the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank. Of course, there where Playboy Bunnies, some in traditional costumes and others wearing black shorty shorts and tops so they could bowl with ease. … Continue reading

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Movie Review: “Rams” Screening at AFI FEST Presented By Audi

Rams (Icelandic:Hrútar) was an unexpected pleasure at AFI FEST. This is Grimur Hakonarson‘s second dramatic film and is Iceland’s entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 88th Academy Awards. The movie is set in rural Iceland and centered around two brothers … Continue reading

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Movie Review: “Queen Of The Desert” Screening at AFI FEST Presented By Audi

Werner Herzog‘s world premiere of “Queen Of The Desert” was met with some criticism at the Berlin Film Festival in February, yet it was nominated for a Golden Bear. So I attended this screening with particular interest to see the work … Continue reading

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Movie Review: “H.” Screening at AFI FEST Presented By Audi

“H.” is an odd and mysterious film that inhabits an obscure place in the apocalyptic genre of film storytelling, filled with symbolism that may or may not hold meaning. Its story line is built around the apocalypse, but on a micro level, showing how … Continue reading

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Movie Review: “Krisha” Screening at AFI FEST Presented By Audi

“Krisha” is a character study of a recovering alcoholic making a reentry, sober, into her family for a Thanksgiving meal and an opportunity to reunite with her son after years of estrangement. Anyone who has white trash southern roots knows … Continue reading

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