Fronnie Lewis, Author at Media City Groove

Wednesday, December 10, 2008

By Fronnie Lewis Wednesday, December 10, 2008

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Screen Actors Guild moves closer to a strike vote

The Screen Actors Guild is gearing up for a strike authorization vote. Today on its website, SAG announced the ballots for that vote will be going out to the membership on January 2, 2009. This is a serious step in the direction of another crippling labor strike in the entertainment industry. On Monday, SAG leaders reportedly got a lot of positive feedback to their […]

Wednesday, December 10, 2008

By Fronnie Lewis Wednesday, December 10, 2008

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Jay Leno gets a new NBC deal

Today NBC revealed some details of that new primetime gig for “The Tonight Show” host Jay Leno. Hollywood and the media have been buzzing about the new Leno show since yesterday. NBC Entertainment/Universal Media Studios co-heads, Ben Silverman and Marc Graboff, joined Leno to make the official announcement at a news conference in Universal City. Leno will vacate “The Tonight Show” desk on Friday, May 29, […]

Tuesday, December 9, 2008

By Fronnie Lewis Tuesday, December 9, 2008

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News & General Info

Ex-Wal-Mart employee recounts Black Friday experience — Part 2

There is a lot of fallout from the Black Friday death of a temp employee at a New York Wal-Mart store. The worker, Jdimytai Damour, was 6-5 and tipped the scales at 270 pounds. Nevertheless, when a bargain hungry throng of two thousand or so shoppers rammed through the doors, Damour was trampled to death. A few days ago, […]

Tuesday, December 9, 2008

By Fronnie Lewis Tuesday, December 9, 2008

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Fourth grader’s dating book gets a movie deal

Alec Greven is only 9-years-old, but he knows a thing or two about sweet talking girls. The Colorado fourth grader wrote a self-help pamphlet for his fellow students at the age of eight. “How to Talk to Girls,” was a big hit at a school book fair. Publisher Harper Collins snatched up the dating book and released it last month. […]

Monday, December 8, 2008

By Fronnie Lewis Monday, December 8, 2008

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Ex-Wal-Mart employee recounts Black Friday experience — Part 1

Like many I was shocked by the Black Friday death of a Wal-Mart store employee last month. In a totally out of control scene, a crowd of about two thousand eager shoppers broke down doors and stormed into a Wal-Mart in New York the morning after Thanksgiving. A temporary employee, 34-year-old Jdimytai Damour, didn’t move fast enough and was trampled to […]

Sunday, December 7, 2008

By Fronnie Lewis Sunday, December 7, 2008

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Reese & Vince still hot at the Box Office

Reese Witherspoon and Vince Vaugh are on a roll. Their romantic comedy movie, “Four Christmases,” is number one at the Box Office for the second straight weekend. Moviegoers apparently are looking for laughs and romance wrapped up in the spirit of the holidays. “Four Christmases” earned an estimated $18 million this weekend, which brings the film’s domestic total to around […]

Sunday, December 7, 2008

By Fronnie Lewis Sunday, December 7, 2008

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Election Day flashback

FLLewis/A Writer’s Groove Photos of patriotic first-time voter Dr. Danielle Stranc on November 4, 2008. “I’m very excited,” that’s what Dr. Danielle Stranc told everyone at a Glendale polling place on Election Day, November 4, 2008. Dr. Stranc is from Chile. The 41-year-old anesthesiologist became a U.S. citizen last January. She voted for the first time in the Presidential General Election. Rick Scully snapped […]

Saturday, December 6, 2008

By Fronnie Lewis Saturday, December 6, 2008

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News & General Info

Another John Grisham novel headed for the big screen

Legal crime author John Grisham just keeps cranking out the kind of novels Hollywood loves to turn into movies. Grisham’s latest, “The Associate,” doesn’t hit bookstore shelves until January 27, 2009, but it already has a film deal. Earlier this week, reports came out that actor Shia LaBeouf had won the lead role in the movie version of “The Associate.” Last summer, […]

Friday, December 5, 2008

By Fronnie Lewis Friday, December 5, 2008

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O.J. Simpson sentenced to prison!

O.J. Simpson after his conviction in October/Las Vegas Metro Police photo/Las Vegas Sun Former NFL star running back O.J. Simpson fell several more notches from glory and grace today. A tearful and somewhat remorseful Simpson was sentenced on kidnapping and armed robbery convictions by Las Vegas Judge Jackie Glass. On October 3, Simpson and his friend and co-defendant, Clarence C.J. […]