Fronnie Lewis

Wednesday, November 13, 2013

Script sales and deals: Popular toys to get Hollywood treatment

Toys are still hot properties in Tinseltown. The offsprings of some notorious monsters are about to get the glitter and glam treatment from the creators of the hit TV shows, “Gossip Girl” and “The O.C.” Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage have signed on to write and produce a Universal project based on the popular Mattel toyline, Monster High, according to The Hollywood Reporter. […]
Wednesday, November 13, 2013

American Airlines jet bound for LAX makes emergency landing in Honolulu

Some weary, but most likely grateful passengers arrived at LAX early today on flight 254 from Kahului Airport on Maui in Hawaii. It was supposed to be a direct flight,  but some kind of malfunction shortly after take-off prompted the pilot to make an emergency landing at Honolulu International Airport on the island of Oahu. I was on that plane, […]
Saturday, October 26, 2013

City Buzz: L.A. takes action to stop runaway production. What about Burbank?

Los Angeles has taken an important step in putting the brakes on runaway production. Will Burbank be next? Yesterday, Los Angeles Mayor, Eric Garcetti, signed a city ordinance to waive fees for pilot productions in L.A. In a way, this is a no brainer, but it has been a long time in coming for the City of Angels. Garcetti wrote the legislation back […]
Friday, October 25, 2013

A haunted “Ladies Night Out” tonight in Burbank

Get your Halloween spook on early while you shop, eat, and more at “Ladies Night Out” in Burbank this evening. Pinup Girl Boutique, 3606 West Magnolia Boulevard, is one of a number of retail stores, shops, and businesses in Magnolia Park preparing a haunting good time for visitors. The Magnolia Park Burbank Facebook page is a buzz with chatter and […]
Thursday, October 24, 2013

Ryan Reynolds becomes a wax figure in a Hollywood attraction

Actor Ryan Reynolds is a looker. He’s appear on several People magazine lists for most beautiful and sexiest celebrities. Back in November 2010, Reynolds won the title of People’s Sexiest Man Alive. And he’s a fan favorite. Recently, thousands of fans went on Facebook to vote in a contest held by Madame Tussauds Hollywood for the next celebrity to appear […]
Wednesday, October 23, 2013

Michael Jackson earns $160 million from the grave

  Michael Jackson died on June 25, 2009 of a tragic drug overdose, however, he’s still making tons of dough. Today Jackson topped  Forbes’ list of top-earning dead celebrities. The King of Pop reportedly scored $160 million over the past year. That beats the top living celebrity earner, Madonna, who collected $125 million from June 2012 to June 2013.  This […]
Tuesday, October 15, 2013

Dating experiment lands couple movie and book deal!

Two New York singles who are friends with different relationship issues, tackle their problems head-on and together in a dating experiment. So for 40-days, Jessica Walsh and Timothy Goodman, both designers, went through the motions of a relationship and shared it online. Their blog reportedly attracted two million unique visitors. It paid off for them big time. The experiment became […]
Saturday, October 5, 2013

Getting ready for Halloween

Some folks in Burbank are getting into the Halloween spirit. This house on North Niagara Street in Magnolia Park is host to a slew of spirits, spiders, and skeletal beings. I wouldn’t be surprised if more scary creatures arrived on the scene before fright night on October 31.