 From 1981 to 1984, she was a unit publicist on films such as "The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension".From 1985 to 1993, she wrote the film industry column "Risky Business" for "LA Weekly," a column that was distributed by the "Los Angeles Times" Syndicate.She was the West Coast Editor of "Premiere" from 1996 to 2002, and served as the Deputy Film Editor at "The Hollywood Reporter" from January 2005 to March 2007.