Fronnie Lewis, Author at Media City Groove

Sunday, May 8, 2011

By Fronnie Lewis Sunday, May 8, 2011

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“Thor” thunders to the top of the box office

“Thor” hammered the competition into submission at the box office this weekend. The superhero action flick debuted with an estimated $66 million to become the number one film in the country. “Thor” is based on the Marvel comic book hero who is punished for his arrogance by being banished from his mythical homeland of Asgard and sent to Earth. The cast includes Natalie Portman […]

Saturday, May 7, 2011

By Fronnie Lewis Saturday, May 7, 2011

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News & General Info

Weather change: Drizzle, cloudy skies, and cool temps

Don’t expect a sunny and warm Mother’s Day in Media City. The forecast is calling for drizzle, patchy clouds, and fog late tonight with more of the same dreary weather on Sunday. There’s a 20 percent change of rain, so it might be a good idea to take along an umbrella to those Mother’s Day events. The high is expected to be around […]

Friday, May 6, 2011

By Fronnie Lewis Friday, May 6, 2011

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Burbank Police issue a Chandler Bike Path warning

Late today, Burbank Police issued a warning about a predator who’s stalking women on the Chandler Bike Path. The suspect targets women — walking or jogging — during the morning hours on that path, which is a popular place for exercise enthuses. There have been three separate incidents of women being accosted by the suspect in the past month, according […]

Wednesday, May 4, 2011

By Fronnie Lewis Wednesday, May 4, 2011

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The recount: Second recount request withdrawn

Another major setback for the recount supporters. Late yesterday, Judy Alter of the election watchdog group, Protect California Ballots, notified Burbank City Clerk, Margarita Campos, that the second recount request for the city council run-off of April 12, 2011 was being withdrawn. If you’re keeping score, that’s two wins for the city insiders and zip for the concerned citizens of Burbank […]

Wednesday, May 4, 2011

By Fronnie Lewis Wednesday, May 4, 2011

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California players win Mega Millions money

Several Mega Millions players who bought tickets in California for last night’s draw — are really glad they did. Today they’re probably dancing around singing the line, “money, money, money, money, mon-ey,” from that O’Jays’ hit, “For the Love of Money” (1973). The winner of the $51 million jackpot bought the lucky ticket at Stuarts Oak Street Mobil, 2 Oak […]

Tuesday, May 3, 2011

By Fronnie Lewis Tuesday, May 3, 2011

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Mega Millions jackpot tonight — $51 million

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

By Fronnie Lewis Tuesday, May 3, 2011

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Newspaper column gets greenlighted as a TV series

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

By Fronnie Lewis Tuesday, May 3, 2011

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Sunny and hot in the Media City today

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

By Fronnie Lewis Tuesday, May 3, 2011

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Hollywood spec script market still fired up

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 […]