July, 2016 - Horsing Around In LA

Party Like a Mother…

A couple of weeks ago I was invited to a press junket for the Bad Moms movie that was hosted by STX Entertainment. The grand event all started on a Thursday evening at the iHeartRadio Theater located in Burbank, CA. After finding some of my friends who are also fabulous bloggers, we stepped out onto the red carpet. We thought we were simply attending a fun cocktail party followed by a screening of Bad Moms. The drinks were flowing all around (and NO those aren’t all my drinks above. I had some help there! I just thought it made for a great photo!) along with lots of delicious food to choose from. Once we were seated with our drinks, candy and popcorn; Ellen K of KOST radio station walked out on stage and announced a few surprises to us. First she made the announcement that the entire cast of Bad Moms was in attendance and that Flo-Rida was here to perform for us, and boy does he know how to put on a show! The movie was amazingly funny and I haven’t laughed that much in a long time. You will want to grab all of your girlfriends and have your own “Bad Moms” night out!

About Bad Moms

Whether you are a mom, know a mom, have a mom, want to be a mom; this is a film we can all relate to.

In this new comedy from the grateful husbands and devoted fathers who wrote The Hangover, Amy has a seemingly perfect life – a great marriage, over-achieving kids, beautiful home and a career. However she’s over-worked, over-committed and exhausted to the point that she’s about to snap.

Fed up, she joins forces with two other over-stressed moms on a quest to liberate themselves from conventional responsibilities – going on a wild, un-mom-like binge of long overdue freedom, fun and self-indulgence – putting them on a collision course with PTA Queen Bee Gwendolyn and her clique of devoted perfect moms.

Cast: Mila Kunis, Kristen Bell, Kathryn Hahn, Jay Hernandez, Clark Duke, Annie Mumolo, Jada Pinkett Smith and Christina Applegate.

Studio: STX Entertainment

Genre: Comedy

Writers/Directors: Jon Lucas & Scott Moore

Producers: Suzanne Todd & Bill Block

A “Bad Moms” Day Out!

The next morning we headed over to the SLS hotel in Beverly Hills where we were treated to a very special Bad Moms Day! Starting with Spa services at Ciel Spa, followed by the beauty bar where we could get hair and make-up done, mini massages by Zeel, mimosas and great food were served all day long before interviewing the cast of the movie.

If you have not yet been to Ciel Spa at SLS Hotel, you need to put this spa on your list of places to go to. I had a facial and it was glorious. I heard their massages, manicures and pedicures were also equally amazing. There is also a beautiful lounge to relax in before and after services where you can get a bite to eat, drink some tea and just chill by yourself or hang out with friends.

Justin Timberlake & Anna Kendrick in Dreamworks Trolls!

By Erin

*I was invited as a guest to this press event hosted by 20^th Century Fox & DreamWorks Animation*

Do you remember Trolls from back in the day? I remember having quite a few of them myself. I loved their crazy colorful hair and sparkly jeweled bellies. Many people all over the world (including myself) have been waiting for the big news that Trolls is coming this November, just in time to make the holidays a little brighter and to help you find your happy place to get in the spirit. Both kids and adults are going to love this colorful, music-filled comedy.

Find Your Happy Place November 4th!

From the creators of Shrek comes the most smart, funny, irreverent animated comedy of the year, DreamWorks’ Trolls. This holiday season, enter a colorful, wondrous world populated by hilariously unforgettable characters and discover the story of the overly optimistic Trolls, with a constant song on their lips, and the comically pessimistic Bergens, who are only happy when they have trolls in their stomach. Featuring original music from Justin Timberlake, and soon-to-be classic mash-ups of songs from other popular artists, the film stars the voice talents of Anna Kendrick, Justin Timberlake, Russell Brand, James Corden, Kunal Nayyar, Ron Funches, Icona Pop, Gwen Stefani, and many more.

Director: Mike Mitchell

Co-Director: Walt Dohrn

Producer: Gina Shay

I had the honor to sit in on an interview with the Director of Trolls, Mike Mitchell, Co-Director Walt Dohrn, Producer Gina Shay and the stars of Trolls, Justin Timberlake and Anna Kendrick. Director Mike Mitchell, who also directed DreamWorks’ SHREK, explained to us that this film has the kind of magic that both parents and kids will find themselves laughing at the same parts and sharing a love for both new and classic songs. What else did we learn?

Here are some of the fun facts we learned about Trolls!

The story development for Trolls is very different from Shrek. Trolls is not based on any previous story. They had a completely clean slate to work with for Trolls.
There is a theme of happiness that applies to everyone. There’s a big idea here that we’re all born with happiness. We just–sometimes we need someone to help us find it, but we’re all born with this ability to be happy.

A new kind of animation is used with the creation of this film. You will be able to see “texture” on the animation when you go to see the movie in 3D.

Trolls is the first film that Justin Timberlake is an Executive Music Producer for.

The movie has been created with original songs like, ‘Can’t Stop the Feeling’ but also includes many music adaptations from classics that we grew up listening to like: ‘True Colors’ and ‘The Sound of Silence.’

The music really helps to tell the story and is an integral part of the storytelling.

+1,000 songs were picked out for Trolls. To make the final cut, besides being cleared to use the song, the song had to fit the story, fit the tone of the movie, and it had to have kind of this everlasting feel.
Big challenges? Glitter! The computer couldn’t understand the glitter. It’s a glitter taskforce, typing code. They thought the big challenge would be the hair because the hair does everything in this film. It changes color. It changes shape. It stretches like a monkey tail and it holds onto stuff. But, it was the glitter that gave them the biggest challenge. Watch for Guy Diamond. That’s where the glitter is.

Star-Studded Cast

This movie has such an amazing and talented cast:

Justin Timberlake as Branch

Anna Kendrick as Poppy
Gwen Stefani as DJ Suki
James Corden as Biggie
Russell Brand as Creek
Junal Nayyar as Guy Diamond

DreamWorks’ TROLLS is a fresh, broad comedy filled with music, heart and hair-raising adventures. On November 4th of 2016, nothing can prepare you for the new Troll world! 20th Century Fox and DreamWorks Animation are proud to unveil their first trailer for this highly anticipated feature film, arriving in theaters November 4th. Just in time to put you in a happy mood for the holidays!