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“I really identify as a mutt,” laughs creative artist Lio Mehiel about their upbringing. “I got that phrase from a filmmaker friend of mine.

Summer is here. Time for naps in the shade, cool drinks, a dip in the water and, if we are lucky, a trip to the cinema theater to see a beach movie.

Think fast: is there any film you had seen that didn’t have a car? Difficult, isn’t it? Cars and movies were born and developed at the same time, from the late 19th century to the early 20th, a moment when movement and speed fascinated new generations and opened opportunities for new horizons. The first moving picture – The Arrival of a Train at La Ciotat Gare, in 1895 -  showcased a protagonist from the previous century – the locomotive.

It’s hard to believe that forever young David Hasselhoff turns 70 today (July 17). But, as we recently discovered when the iconic star of Baywatch and Knight Rider attended the Monte-Carlo TV Festival to promote his new German/English TV series, Ze Network, he’s not slowing down anytime soon.

Decades of twisty crime dramas and political thrillers have collectively hard-sold audiences on the notion that the truth is never what it seems. And so the overlapping stories, salacious and sordid, which Victoria’s Secret: Angels & Demons put under the microscope create the framework of a jaw-dropping expose.

Not all aspiring performers have taken acting classes, but many actors will attest that their career would not have been possible without learning the techniques and skills that formal training can offer. Here are some of the best schools in LA to consider: The Stella Adler Academy of Acting One of the most prestigious acting schools in the world, The Stella Adler Academy of Acting was founded by Adler, an actress and teacher who created the Stella Adler Studio of Acting in 1949, in New York City.

July is National Ice Cream Month in the USA, and believe it or not, it’s been official since the moment President Ronald Reagan signed it into public law on July 9, 1984. That presidential declaration also designated the third Sunday of July as National Ice Cream Day calling “upon the people of the United States to observe these events with appropriate ceremonies and activities.

“He used me like a Kleenex and then threw me away. ” That was how Jean Seberg described director Otto Preminger’s treatment of her after she starred in two of his movies.

It’s finally Summer. And what says Summer more than a 60s beach movie? It’s all so hard to resist.