Tuesday, May 3, 2011
Mega Millions jackpot has rolled over into the big money zone. The jackpot is at least $51 million for tonight’s draw. If you feel lucky –you still have some time to buy lottery tickets for this game. The draw is at 8 p.m.
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
The New York Times column “Modern Love” is hooking up with Lifetime Television. A TV series based on the column got a pilot deal at the cable network, according to deadline.com The “Modern Love” TV series will use real stories from the newspaper column to create episodes that explore the state of modern relationships. The pilot will begin shooting this […]
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
UPDATE: At 11 a.m. it was 82 in Burbank. Get out the sunglasses. It’s going to be sunny and hot in B-town. Yesterday, the thermometer reached 86. Today it could soar to 90! The winds should die down and the skies will be clear. A hot Tuesday in May. A hint of what’s coming in the summer.
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
At a time when the sale of spec scripts usually slows down — this year– those sales are still going strong. Scott Myers over on the screenwriting blog Go Into The Story is tracking 2011 spec script buys. Myers says the 29th sale was for a spec script written by the grandsons of the actor, Dick Van Dyke. Carey and Shane Van Dyke’s “The Watching […]
Monday, May 2, 2011
The Burbank City Council’s big reorganization meeting is set for this morning at 10 a.m. Last Tuesday, at the city council meeting there was a showdown over the recount request for the April 12 city council run-off election. The city won the major and decisive points in this showdown. Meanwhile, as preparations move ahead for the swearing-in of re-elected Council Member Gary Bric and […]
Sunday, May 1, 2011
U.S. troops killed terrorist and mastermind of 9-11, Osama bin Laden in a firefight, according to President Obama in an address to the nation tonight. Here is the president’s announcement: THE PRESIDENT: Good evening. Tonight, I can report to the American people and to the world that the United States has conducted an operation that killed Osama bin Laden, […]
Sunday, May 1, 2011
A high octane debut at the box office for the fifth sequel to “The Fast and the Furious” (2001). “Fast Five” burned rubber on the competition, left them in its smoke, with a huge opening estimated at $83.6 million. “Fast Five” is now the number one film in the country. “Fast Five,” stars Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, The Rock, and […]
Sunday, May 1, 2011
The official wedding photos are up on the Royal Wedding website. Here’s one the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge in the Throne Room of Buckingham Palace on April 29, 2011. This photo is in The British Monarchy collection on flickr.
Friday, April 29, 2011
Prince William and Kate Middleton are now Duke and Duchess of Cambridge after a royal wedding ceremony inside Westminster Abbey in London this morning. Millions watched around the world and here in the states, as a British prince married his long time lady love. This photo from the British Monarchy collection on Flickr This photo from the British Monarchy collection […]