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Friday, March 30, 2012
By Fronnie Lewis Friday, March 30, 2012
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Script sales and deals: Action screenplays sell for big money

“White House Down” — Huge payday for hot screenwriter James Vanderbilt. In fact, the $3 million dollar script deal is being called the biggest so far this year. The  action spec script is described as a cross between “Die Hard” and “Air Force One.” Apparently there was some heated bidding for the script with Sony Pictures finally closing a deal […]
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Thursday, March 29, 2012
By Fronnie Lewis Thursday, March 29, 2012
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Dodgers holding auditions to sing the national anthem

  Do you have the chops to sing the national anthem? If so, the Los Angeles Dodgers are inviting you to show what you can do at the Red, White and Dodger Blue National Anthem Auditions on Saturday, March 31 at Dodger Stadium. The best performers will be chosen to sing “The Star-Spangled Banner” at the club’s home games this season. […]
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Thursday, March 29, 2012
By Fronnie Lewis Thursday, March 29, 2012
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Mega Millions jackpot grows to $540 million — a world record!

The Mega Millions jackpot is now the world record holder for the largest lottery jackpot ever. The dreams and hopes of millions of lottery ticket buyers kicked that jackpot up to an incredible $540 million. Lottery fever is sweeping the Internet as well. “MEGA Millions jackpot is one of the top trending topics on the worldwide web currently,” lottery officials […]
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Wednesday, March 28, 2012
By Fronnie Lewis Wednesday, March 28, 2012
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UPDATE: Mega Millions jackpot blows up to $500 million!!!!

  That colossal Mega Millions jackpot is continuing to grow. The Mega Millions jackpot has reached record-breaking territory. No one managed to match all of the winning numbers in last night’s draw, so the jackpot exploded to $476 million — and now has reached $500 million! That’s the largest Mega Millions money pot ever. The previous record holder was $390 […]
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Tuesday, March 27, 2012
By Fronnie Lewis Tuesday, March 27, 2012
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The Los Angeles Dodgers sold!

  The troubled Los Angeles Dodgers are about to get a fresh start with new owners. The Dodgers organization and present owner, Frank McCourt, announced the $2 billion agreement with Guggenheim Baseball Management in a PRnewswire release late today. The new owners include NBA legend/entrepreneur, Earvin “Magic” Johnson and movie executive Peter Guber. In the release, Frank McCourt stated: “”This agreement […]
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Monday, March 26, 2012
By Fronnie Lewis Monday, March 26, 2012
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“The Hunger Games” makes a killing at box office!

The final numbers are out today and “The Hunger Games” turned out to be the hottest movie ticket over the weekend. The film adaptation of the bestselling young adult novel dominated the domestic box office with a final tally of $152.5 million — which ranks third on the list of best opening weekends. “The Hunger Games” is set in the […]
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Monday, March 26, 2012
By Fronnie Lewis Monday, March 26, 2012
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Major Hollywood book to film rights deal for “Fifty Shades of Grey”

Who says romance doesn’t sell in Hollywood? “Fifty Shades of Grey,” a bestselling erotic romance novel trilogy, with BDSM (bondage, discipline, sadism, masochism) elements, reportedly has sold to Universal Pictures and Focus Features. The X-rated book series was inspired by the hugely popular “Twilight” book saga and is written by British author E. L. James. The romance is about a […]
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