Stark Insider TV

The New Way to Pour Wine in Napa

This scene at the “Napa Gras” party was just one of many memorable highlights during the week long Premiere Napa Valley trade event that culminated today in an auction of 207 lots.

Stark Insider TV: Reefer Madness the Musical (On Set)

Join Loni of Stark Insider TV as she heads on set at San Jose Stage. Anything can, and does, happen. Who said Twizzlers (oops, I mean, “licorice rope”) can’t be used as a horrific stage prop?

How to Escape a Cult: Elizabeth Olsen, ‘Martha Marcy May Marlene’

Thanks to Sean Durkin’s mesmerizing direction and fascinating cinematography, this independent film is a unique, stubborn, and ultimately memorable film-going experience.

San Francisco Black & White Ball featuring The Wallflowers, Janelle Monáe, Cyndi Lauper

Let me tell you: this one went to eleven. Watch as The Wallflowers, Janelle Monáe, and Cyndi Lauper perform in San Francisco.

Outtakes
06.18.2013

“I’m done here!” said A Minister’s Wife director Michael Halberstam, before storming off set.

On Location
Clinton Stark
06.13.2013

Join Loni of Stark Insider TV as she heads on set at San Jose Stage. Anything can, and does, happen. Who said Twizzlers (oops, I mean, “licorice rope”) can’t be used as a horrific stage prop?

Reefer Madness - San Jose Stage
The Munchies
BY | 06.10.13 VIDEO

How on earth she ends up showcasing her inner Zombie is a mystery likely solved only at the Federal level (hint: 1936).

Winemaker Cathy Corison, one of the first women to make wine in Napa.
On Location
BY | 04.03.13 VIDEO

“This terroir deserves wines that can be aged.” Cathy Corison doesn’t do trends. The esteemed winemaker–27 years in the business–also doesn’t give two hoots about the superficial.

Mad Men - Vincent Kartheiser Interview with Stark Insider TV
Creative Thinkers
BY | 04.03.13 VIDEO

I recently had the chance to sit down with the ‘Mad Men’ star and native of Minnesota. We discuss acting, Hollywood, social media, and… “chains”?!

Pebble Beach Food & Wine
West Coast Living
BY | 04.02.13 VIDEO

Watch as Loni Stark of Stark Insider TV meets up with superman himself, Chef Tyler Florence, to discuss Pebble Beach Food & Wine, his restaurant, and the business of food.

Director Chay Yew looks on as the cast of 'Stuck Elevator' rehearses. The show opens next moth at A.C.T. in San Francisco.
Behind the Scenes
BY | 03.28.13 VIDEO

“If you see a Mexican gardener, he’s one of the few lucky ones that has crossed the desert to be here. You don’t realize he’s working for $30 per day. And he’s seen, smelled and maybe even experienced a bit of death along the way.”

Call Center Training: "Keep a smile on at all times no matter what's going on. Be happy. Be positive... Just be nice. And manipulate people a little."
The Arts
BY | 03.26.13 VIDEO

Silicon Valley is the ideal place to stage Disconnect. Almost every single tech company on earth outsources part or all of its customer service operations.

Disconnect - San Jose Repertory Theatre
From India With Love
BY | 03.25.13 VIDEO

Stay tuned for more as this story unfolds. I promise to share the good, the bad, the ugly.

Steve Wozniak Interview - History of Apple Computer
Silicon Valley
BY | 03.22.13 VIDEO

“What you can do with zero money. At all. Nobody to borrow it from. No savings account. That’s the story of the Apple I and Apple II.”