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May 2011

Saturday, May 14, 2011
By Fronnie Lewis Saturday, May 14, 2011
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Another spec script is bought in the hot Hollywood market

Another spec script sale to report, the 34th this year, according to Scott Myers over on the Go Into The Story blog. Twentieth Century Fox picked up, “From Mia With Love,” a comedy about three dudes who are eager to part with their virginity. So they send-off for a Russian mail order bride, but as you can probably imagine, things do not work […]
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Saturday, May 14, 2011
By Fronnie Lewis Saturday, May 14, 2011
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ShowBiz Bits: Katie Couric leaving CBS News on May 19

CBS Evening News TV anchor, Katie Couric, has made it official. Last night at the end of the broadcast, Couric announced her final appearance in the anchor chair would be next Thursday, May 19. Speculation is Couric will get a daytime talk show over on ABC.  The Hollywood Reporter has more on Couric’s announcement.
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Saturday, May 14, 2011
By Fronnie Lewis Saturday, May 14, 2011
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Burbank City Manager proposes dumping merit pay for some employees

Major development involving Burbank’s controversial practice of merit pay for some employees. In the last fiscal year of 2009-2010, the city reportedly paid out an estimated $1 million in bonuses, during these hard economic times of cutbacks and reduced city services. The Burbank City Attorney’s Office is fighting a lawsuit to get details on those bonuses filed last January by The Burbank Leader/The […]
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Thursday, May 12, 2011
By Fronnie Lewis Thursday, May 12, 2011
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ShowBiz Bits: Ashton Kutcher to replace Charlie Sheen on “Two And a Half Men”

Some breaking news in Hollywood. Ashton Kutcher has finalized a deal to replace the temperamental Charlie Sheen on the hit CBS TV sitcom, “Two and a Half Men,” according to deadline.com  For a while, British actor, Hugh Grant, was the front runner for the job, but that plan did not work out. Deadline.com has more on this story and the behind the […]
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Thursday, May 12, 2011
By Fronnie Lewis Thursday, May 12, 2011
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Photo Gallery: Endeavour ready for launch again

Efforts are underway at Kennedy Space Center in Florida to launch the shuttle  Endeavour for the second time in less than a month.  Endeavour was set to liftoff on its final journey into space with a lot of fanfare and hoopla April 29, but the mission was scrubbed due to a technical glitch. The heaters of one of the shuttle’s generators failed. The malfunction […]
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Tuesday, May 10, 2011
By Fronnie Lewis Tuesday, May 10, 2011
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City Buzz: Emily Gabel-Luddy, dirty politics, and the BPD cases

After a week, some folks are still finding the audacious snub, oh wait, let’s call it what it is, discriminatory selection process of the vice-mayor by four members of the Burbank City Council — a stomach turner. Those that had hoped for an independent female voice on the council got blindsided by Emily Gabel-Luddy who came out publicly as the new member of this “good-old-boys-club” at the […]
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Monday, May 9, 2011
By Fronnie Lewis Monday, May 9, 2011
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Movie deal for bestseller “Heaven is for Real”

Another bestselling book is headed to the big screen. Sony Pictures has bought screen rights to “Heaven is for Real: A Little Boy’s Astounding Story of his His Trip to Heaven and Back,” according to deadline.com This book claims to be the true adventures of a four-year -old boy who leaves his body during emergency surgery and takes a trip to heaven. […]
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Monday, May 9, 2011
By Fronnie Lewis Monday, May 9, 2011
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Final box office numbers: “Jumping the Broom” performs even better than first reported

The final numbers for the weekend box office are out today and again the small budget romantic comedy, “Jumping the Broom,” stole a little of the thunder from the blockbuster, “Thor.” Yesterday, “Jumping the Broom” surprised a lot of folks by beating expectation with an estimated debut of $13.7 million.  Today that debut got even better.  Actual numbers show “Jumping the Broom,” earned $15.2 […]
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