Barry Sonnenfeld in conversation with Rob Reiner discussing his memoir, "Best Possible Place, Worst Possible Time: True Stories from a Career in Hollywood." This event is taped on October 22. TICKETS: $45 Virtual Admission + signed book (includes shipping to US addresses only). Includes access to watch the event on October 27 at 3pm PT/6pm ET and on video-on-demand for five days. One-of-a-kind filmmaker Barry Sonnenfeld tells stories only he can tell, from his blockbuster career with iconic actors, studio execs, and producers. His humor and insight provide an inside glimpse into how Hollywood really works, or how it doesn’t. Barry Sonnenfeld is a filmmaker and writer who broke into the film industry as the cinematographer on the Coen Brothers' first three films: Blood Simple, Raising Arizona, and Miller's Crossing. He also was the director of photography on Throw Mamma from the Train, Big, When Harry Met Sally, and Misery. Sonnenfeld made his directorial debut with The Addams Family in 1991, and has gone on to direct a number of films including Addams Family Values, Get Shorty, and the first three Men in Blacks. His television credits include Pushing Daisies, for which he won an Emmy, Netflix's A Series of Read More ...

Join us for a virtual Live Talks Los Angeles event: Tuesday, October 29, 2024, 6pm PT/9pm ET **Alex Van Halen in conversation with Ariel Levy discussing his memoir, "Brothers."** *This event is taped with an audience on October 24.* TICKETS (**US orders ONLY**) $50 Virtual Admission + signed book* (includes shipping to **US addresses only)**. Includes access to watch the event on October 29 at 6pm PT/9pm ET and on video-on-demand for five days. Books ship one week after the virtual event. *book has a signed book plate **Alex Van Halen shares his personal story of family, friendship, music and brotherly love.** **Alex Van Halen** is the co-founder of the rock band Van Halen and its original drummer. Born in Amsterdam and trained as a classical pianist, he graduated from Pasadena High School. **Ariel Levy** was Alex Van Halen’s collaborator on Brothers, and is the author of her own New York Times bestselling memoir The Rules Do Not Apply.  Levy has received a National Magazine Award for her work at The New Yorker, where she has been a staff writer since 2008. She is the host and co-creator of the podcast The Just Enough Family. Alex Van Halen wrote Brothers, a love Read More ...

An Evening with Bethany Joy Lenz discussing her memoir, "Dinner for Vampires: Life on a Cult TV Show (While also in an Actual Cult!)" This event is taped on October 28. TICKETS: $45 Virtual Admission + signed book (includes shipping to US addresses only). Includes access to watch the event on November 2 at 6pm PT/9pm ET and on video-on-demand for five days. A deliciously witty and inspiring memoir by One Tree Hill star Bethany Joy Lenz about her decade in a cult and her quest to break free. Bethany Joy Lenz starred in the hit TV series One Tree Hill. Her other acting credits include Guiding Light, Grey’s Anatomy, Charmed, Felicity, Suits, Dexter, and Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. She is also a recording artist who has released several albums. Lenz currently cohosts the podcast Drama Queens and is the founder/editor-in-chief of the broadsheet newspaper Modern Vintage News.

Join us for a virtual Live Talks Los Angeles event: Tuesday, November 19, 2024, 6pm PT/9pm ET **An Evening with Tim Matheson discussing his memoir, "Damn Glad to Meet You: My Seven Decades in the Hollywood Trenches"** *This event is taped with an audience on Nov 14.* TICKETS (**US Orders Only**): $46 Virtual Admission + signed book (includes shipping to US addresses only). Includes access to watch the event on November 19 at 6pm PT/9pm ET and on video-on-demand for five days. **A fun and revealing memoir from acclaimed Hollywood actor Tim Matheson.** **Tim Matheson** has appeared on television and film screens for more than six decades, from early roles in *Leave it to Beaver, Jonny Quest *and *Bonanza*, to his unforgettable comedic turn as Rush Chair Eric “Otter” Stratton in *Animal House*, who was always “damn glad to meet you!” Matheson was twice nominated for a Primetime Emmy for his work as Vice President John Hoynes on *The West Wing*, and he is currently filming the sixth season of Netflix fan favorite *Virgin River*. From the director’s chair, he’s worked on episodes of* Virgin River, The Twilight Zone, Cold Case, Psych, Criminal Minds, Suits, Burn Notice, Third Watch, Without Read More ...

Join us for a virtual Live Talks Los Angeles event: Monday, November 25, 2024, 6pm PT/9pm ET **Riley Keough in conversation with Taylor Jenkins Reid discussing the memoir she finished on behalf of her mother, Lisa Marie Presley, "From Here to the Great Unknown."** This event is taped on Nov 18 with an audience. TICKETS (**US Orders ONLY**): $50 Virtual Admission + signed book (includes shipping to **US addresses only.**) Includes access to watch the event on November 25 at 6pm PT/9pm ET and on video-on-demand for five days after. **Born to an American icon and raised in the wilds of Graceland, Lisa Marie Presley tells her whole story for the first time in this raw, riveting, one-of-a-kind memoir faithfully completed by her daughter, Riley Keough.** **Riley Keough** is an Emmy, Golden Globe, and Independent Spirit Award-nominated actress. She is known for her work in Daisy Jones & the Six, Zola, and more. She also co-directed War Pony (2022), which won the Caméra d’Or for best first feature at Cannes, and cofounded the production company Felix Culpa with Gina Gammell. She is the eldest daughter of Lisa Marie Presley and sole trustee of Graceland.  **Lisa Marie Presley** was a singer Read More ...

Join us for a virtual Live Talks Los Angeles event: Tuesday, November 26, 2024, 6pm PT/9pm ET **An Evening with Josh Brolin discussing his memoir, "From Under the Truck"** *This event is taped on November 21 with an audience on Nov 21.* TICKETS: $50 Virtual Admission + signed book (includes shipping to US addresses only). Includes access to watch the event on November 26 at 6pm PT/9pm ET and on video-on-demand for five days after it airs. Books ship a week after the virtual event. **A funny, uncanny, unforgettable and un-celebrity memoir from Josh Brolin**  **Josh Brolin** was born in 1968 and raised on a ranch in Paso Robles, California. He is a producer, director, writer, and Academy Award-nominated actor. The proud father of four children, he lives with his wife and two youngest in California.  “Josh Brolin’s out to catch his breath between the slant-eyed suggestions and irrefutable evidence of his past. He hears voices, and he listens, reminding us with brutal honesty that our surroundings were never there to be carried, rather woven into the fabric of the freedom to be who we are.” — Matthew McConaughey Weaving a latticework of different strands, moving back and forth through Read More ...

Join us for a virtual Live Talks Los Angeles event: Sunday, February 2, 2025 at 3pm PT/6pm ET **An Afternoon with Eric Idle discussing his book, "The Spamalot Diaries"** *This event tapes on Jan 28 with an audience.* TICKETS: $46 Virtual Admission + signed book (includes shipping to US addresses only). Includes access to watch the event on February 2, 2025 at 3pm PT/6pm ET and on video-on-demand for five days. Books ship a week after the virtual event. **From comedy legend Eric Idle, the fascinating inside story of bringing Monty Python and the Holy Grail to Broadway as the unlikely theatrical hit Spamalot.** **Eric Idle** is a comedian, actor, author, and singer-songwriter who found immediate fame on television with the sketch-comedy show Monty Python’s Flying Circus. Following its success, the group began making films that include Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Monty Python’s Life of Brian, and Monty Python’s The Meaning of Life. Eric wrote, directed, and created The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash, the world’s first-ever mockumentary, as well as the Tony Award–winning musical Spamalot. His memoir, Always Look on the Bright Side of Life was a New York Times bestseller.   (hhttps://livetalksla.org/blog/ericidle/ttp://) of Eric Idle’s Read More ...