Music Industry Business Models Battle It Out at Digital Music Forum West Oct 3, 2009
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Digital Media Wire today announced additional speakers and an up-to-date agenda for the most recent edition of the Digital Music Forum West (), to be held at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel in Los Angeles on October 7-8th, 2009. (Logo: ). (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
The Class of 'Writers of the Future Volume 25' Well on Their Way as the Future of Science Fiction Oct 2, 2009
It has been only a month since the awards ceremony at the famed Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, in the very room where the first Academy Awards were held, and already several of the winners have written in indicating that they are on their way to successful careers in publishing. Grand Prize winner Emery Huang's story "Lips of Ash" will be featured in The Dragon of the Stars, a collection of SF and fantasy stories (DAW Books in 2010) that draw inspiration from Chinese culture and are written by... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Los Angeles Mayor Honors Winners of L. Ron Hubbard Writing and Illustrating Contests Sep 25, 2009
Sept 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Twenty-four writers and illustrators were recently honored at the 25th Annual L. Ron Hubbard Achievement Awards Ceremony held at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, in the same room where the first Academy Awards were held. International in scope, the contest winners were flown in from as far away as the United Kingdom for a week long expense-paid workshop delivered by bestselling authors and award winning artists on the crafts of writing and illustration, culminating in the... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
The View pays tribute to Patrick Swayze Sep 16, 2009
Fans were leaving flowers, candles and cards on his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, which is on Hollywood Boulevard outside the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel. Larry King planned to do a tribute to Swayze on his CNN program, airing at 9 p.m. EDT Tuesday. (MSNBC -- Television)
Wildfire burns near I-5 north of Los Angeles Jul 14, 2009
In the Hol 00000E2F lywood and Universal City area the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel and the Hilton Los Angeles/Universal City are offering special rates. AP source: Jackson kin considering LA Coliseum. (Fresno Bee -- State)
Roger Ebert decries Bill OReillys shrillness Jun 19, 2009
It is hard to conceive of the 38 years during which millions of people "from coast to coast" woke up and tuned in NBC for Don McNeil's Breakfast Club, "coming to you live from the Tip-Top Tap in the Allerton Hotel, high above Chicago's Magnificent Mile." They went to sleep listening to, "From the Cinegrill Lounge of the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel on beautiful Hollywood Boulevard, swing and sway with Sammy Kaye!" When I got to those cities, I made it my business to visit the Tip-Top Tap and the... (Harper's Magazine)
Barcelona to close for summer renovation Jun 18, 2009
Mitchell has led projects across the country, including Los Angeles clubs Dolce, Sushi Roku and the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel. Mitchell also just completed an award-winning redesign project at Cabo Azul Resort and Spa in Los Cabos, Mexico. (Phoenix Business Journal, AZ)
Openly gay teen voted prom queen at high school May 30, 2009
Sergio Garcia said he felt "invincible" when he was crowned queen of the Fairfax High School dance at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel on May 23. Days before the dance, Garcia told fellow students that he was "not your typical prom queen candidate. There's more to me than meets the eye.". (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)
Today In History May 16, 2009
1929, the first Academy Awards were presented during a banquet at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel. 1939, the government began its first food-stamp program, in Rochester, N.Y.. (Erie Times-News, PA)
Landmark Hollywood hotel sues over giant billboard May 3, 2009
LOS ANGELES -- The famed Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel is suing Los Angeles over restrictions on the building-sized ads known as supergraphics. The hotel filed a federal lawsuit on Friday. (Fresno Bee -- State)
Briton Hatton says he packs more power than Filipino Manny Apr 1, 2009
Hes a strong fighter, a good fighter and hes quick, the 30-year-old added after the duo had been introduced to their fans on a red carpet outside the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel. For me, this is not a regular fight. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)
Progressive Television and Video Start Ups Featured at Future of Television West in Los Angeles, March 24-25, 2009 Mar 20, 2009
LOS ANGELES, March 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Future of Television West () to be held at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel in Los Angeles on March 24-25, 2009, will feature many of today's most progressive, forward thinking companies representing the ever-evolving television and video industries. As the television industry struggles with how to adapt to the digital world, Future of Television Forum is the only event that focuses squarely on how the television industry can work with technology companies to... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Thompson Hotels' 4th New York Hotel Brings Industrial Cool and Avant Garde Sophistication to the Lower East Side Mar 13, 2009
Thompson Hotels includes 60 Thompson, 6 Columbus, and Gild Hall in New York City and the famed Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, and Thompson Beverly Hills in Los Angeles. Thompson Hotels is a partnership consisting of Larry, Michael, Jason Pomeranc and Stephen Brandman. (PR Newswire)
FACTBOX: Facts about the Oscars Feb 22, 2009
The first ceremony took place in the Blossom Room of the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel. -- The best actress and actor awards went to Janet Gaynor for "Seventh Heaven" and Emil Jannings for "The Last Command.". (Reuters)
Oscar puts on his dancing shoes Feb 21, 2009
I'd like to begin by noting that the first Academy Awards, back in 1929, was a private dinner held at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel. Tickets were $5, fewer than 250 people were in attendance and it lasted 15 minutes. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Hollywood Chamber of Commerce Hosts Annual Award Media Center Feb 20, 2009
Special interview opportunities will be given with representatives of Fox Home Entertainment, Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel and the new W Hotel and Madame Tussauds Wax Museum, both opening in Hollywood this year. Press kits will be available on the Academy Award Best Picture nominees, various Hollywood organizations and there will be an opportunity for the media to meet and interview Academy Award insiders, movie producers, artists, book authors, museum owners and business and civic leaders and... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
The little gold man in a new blue world Feb 18, 2009
Though the show's look has often swung Rococo-Deco, the first Oscar ceremony, in 1929 in the Blossom Room of the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, was a cozy, festive affair in which guests supped on squab and lobster Eug. nie. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
I Kissed a Beer? Feb 12, 2009
Kanye West had dinner at Dakota at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel last Thursday, where he tore into a steak and left everyone singing his praises over his friendliness. The hip-hop hottie then headed out to MyHouse to see his friend DJ Justice perform at the Belvedere IX launch. (Fox News)
