Between Valentine’s Day and the long Presidents Day weekend, February is the perfect month to scoot out to Palm Springs for some fun in the desert sun.
The Modernism Week festival, which this year runs Feb. 15-25, is the centerpiece of the month’s events. “Modernism Week is the largest gathering of midcentury modern architecture and design enthusiasts in the US,” says Lisa Vossler-Smith, its CEO.
Highlights of its 19th year include tours of The Shag House, which brings to life the midcentury-inspired drawings of artist Josh Agle, better known as Shag; Wexler ’54, a post-and-beam home that represents one of the first collaborations between master architects Donald Wexler and Richard Harrison; and the city’s famous Villa Sierra “That Pink Door” house located near where the movie Don’t Worry Darling filmed. (The four-bedroom, 5,300-square foot Villa Sierra can be booked for stays through Natural Retreats, with some dates available for around $1,770 a night.
The Modernism Week festival, which this year runs Feb. 15-25, is the centerpiece of the month’s events. “Modernism Week is the largest gathering of midcentury modern architecture and design enthusiasts in the US,” says Lisa Vossler-Smith, its CEO.
Highlights of its 19th year include tours of The Shag House, which brings to life the midcentury-inspired drawings of artist Josh Agle, better known as Shag; Wexler ’54, a post-and-beam home that represents one of the first collaborations between master architects Donald Wexler and Richard Harrison; and the city’s famous Villa Sierra “That Pink Door” house located near where the movie Don’t Worry Darling filmed. (The four-bedroom, 5,300-square foot Villa Sierra can be booked for stays through Natural Retreats, with some dates available for around $1,770 a night.
- 2/11/2024
- by Abigail Stone
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Leonardo DiCaprio has been one of the biggest stars in the world since the ’90s when he shot to fame for his portrayal of Jack Dawson in Titanic. Over the years, DiCaprio has remained as popular as ever, constantly reinventing himself as an actor and a humanitarian.
While DiCaprio is known for his generosity on behalf of causes he believes in, he’s also got a taste for the finer things in life. Notably, DiCaprio has bought and sold many extravagant properties over the years, including a stunning estate in Palm Springs. Not only can fans ogle the beautiful property through a private website, but they can even book a stay in DiCaprio’s property, to the tune of several thousand dollars per night.
Leonardo DiCaprio is one of Hollywood’s biggest stars Leonardo DiCaprio attends the 92nd Annual Academy Awards | Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic
DiCaprio started in the entertainment business as a child actor,...
While DiCaprio is known for his generosity on behalf of causes he believes in, he’s also got a taste for the finer things in life. Notably, DiCaprio has bought and sold many extravagant properties over the years, including a stunning estate in Palm Springs. Not only can fans ogle the beautiful property through a private website, but they can even book a stay in DiCaprio’s property, to the tune of several thousand dollars per night.
Leonardo DiCaprio is one of Hollywood’s biggest stars Leonardo DiCaprio attends the 92nd Annual Academy Awards | Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic
DiCaprio started in the entertainment business as a child actor,...
- 8/27/2023
- by Suse Forrest
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
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A home once owned by the Oscar-winning actress Donna Reed has hit the market in Palm Springs. Listed for 4.175 million and sitting on nearly three-quarters of an acre, the five-bedroom, 4,341-square-foot home is located in the celebrity enclave of Old Las Palmas.
According to Palm Springs Life magazine, the It’s a Wonderful Life and From Here to Eternity actress, who hosted The Donna Reed Show from 1958 to 1966, owned the house from 1966 to 70. Reed died in 1986 at age 64.
The house is a gated compound that includes a California Monterey-style two-story main house plus a detached two-bedroom guest house. Listed with Bill Coveny of Berkshire Hatahway HomeServices California Properties, the residence was completed in 1934 and designed by Pasadena architect Charles Matcham.
Details include a kitchen with a Bertazzooni range, walk-in pantry and wine refrigerator, and a primary suite with its own fireplace. The main rooms...
A home once owned by the Oscar-winning actress Donna Reed has hit the market in Palm Springs. Listed for 4.175 million and sitting on nearly three-quarters of an acre, the five-bedroom, 4,341-square-foot home is located in the celebrity enclave of Old Las Palmas.
According to Palm Springs Life magazine, the It’s a Wonderful Life and From Here to Eternity actress, who hosted The Donna Reed Show from 1958 to 1966, owned the house from 1966 to 70. Reed died in 1986 at age 64.
The house is a gated compound that includes a California Monterey-style two-story main house plus a detached two-bedroom guest house. Listed with Bill Coveny of Berkshire Hatahway HomeServices California Properties, the residence was completed in 1934 and designed by Pasadena architect Charles Matcham.
Details include a kitchen with a Bertazzooni range, walk-in pantry and wine refrigerator, and a primary suite with its own fireplace. The main rooms...
- 11/10/2022
- by Degen Pener
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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While Paramount+’s reboot of Frasier, which just received a series order, has the full blessing of original show creator David Lee, it will not be front of mind.
Lee — who started Frasier alongside Peter Casey and the late David Angell, his colleagues in Grub Street Productions — is not involved; it’s being reimagined by star Kelsey Grammer’s Grammnet Productions, CBS Studios and scribes Chris Harris and Joe Cristalli.
“My writing partner Peter Casey and I are not generally fans of the reboot idea,” the nine-time Emmy winner says, “but if someone can come up with a great premise, a great script and a great staff of writers and actors, then we say, ‘Go for it!’ Hopefully for 11 years [like ours did]. We won’t be involved in the sausage-making, though.”
David Lee and Josh Smith
Instead, he’ll be focused on his continuing work...
While Paramount+’s reboot of Frasier, which just received a series order, has the full blessing of original show creator David Lee, it will not be front of mind.
Lee — who started Frasier alongside Peter Casey and the late David Angell, his colleagues in Grub Street Productions — is not involved; it’s being reimagined by star Kelsey Grammer’s Grammnet Productions, CBS Studios and scribes Chris Harris and Joe Cristalli.
“My writing partner Peter Casey and I are not generally fans of the reboot idea,” the nine-time Emmy winner says, “but if someone can come up with a great premise, a great script and a great staff of writers and actors, then we say, ‘Go for it!’ Hopefully for 11 years [like ours did]. We won’t be involved in the sausage-making, though.”
David Lee and Josh Smith
Instead, he’ll be focused on his continuing work...
- 10/8/2022
- by Abigail Stone
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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