Fronnie Lewis, Author at Media City Groove

Monday, August 4, 2008

By Fronnie Lewis Monday, August 4, 2008

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“Breaking Dawn” breaks out big time

The hugely popular Stephenie Meyer’s “Twilight” series ended with the release Saturday of the fourth and final book, “Breaking Dawn.” The YA teen vampire romance novel went on sale at 12:01 a.m. August 2. By the end of the day, 1.3 million copies had been sold. This is a record day sale for the publisher, the Hachette Book Group, however, the […]

Monday, August 4, 2008

By Fronnie Lewis Monday, August 4, 2008

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Cracking the computer keys again

The Golden Gate Bridge a San Francisco landmark I’m back after several days in the gorgeous City by the Bay, San Francisco. I joined more than two thousand folks for the 28th Annual National Romance Writers of America Conference. The soft economy has some markets in publishing struggling; not romance, which is keeping the cash registers humming. Here are some quick statistics. […]

Tuesday, July 29, 2008

By Fronnie Lewis Tuesday, July 29, 2008

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News & General Info

A blogging time out

I love this little bench from www.benches.com This is a very busy week for me. I’m attending a writers’ conference and will be away from the computer for a while. I will be back blogging in a few days.

Monday, July 28, 2008

By Fronnie Lewis Monday, July 28, 2008

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Top Five at the Box Office

No joke. “The Dark Knight” has leaped over the $300 million mark without slowing down one bit. “The Dark Knight” continued to break-records and dominate the domestic box office over the weekend. The Batman sequel grabbed the title of best second weekend ever with a $75.6 million haul to hold onto the number one spot at the box office. That pushed the film’s domestic total to $314.2 million […]

Monday, July 28, 2008

By Fronnie Lewis Monday, July 28, 2008

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Hollywood Highlights

New developments in the actors’ contract battle

Over the weekend, SAG’s National Negotiating Committee got some heavyweight support from the union’s National Board of Directors. On Saturday, July 26 the board passed a resolution reaffirming the importance of jurisdiction over all new media productions as well as residuals for all made-for-new media programs. The resolution passed unanimously 68-to-zip. This is a vote of confidence for the […]

Saturday, July 26, 2008

By Fronnie Lewis Saturday, July 26, 2008

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Community Chatter

A time to remember

A man pauses to reflect near a gravesite during the March 30 public visitation at struggling Grand View Memorial Park cemetery in Glendale. This visitor is one of the lucky ones. He managed to find the grave marker or at least the general area he was looking for despite the thick layers of wild grasses, weeds, and debris. I have been to […]

Friday, July 25, 2008

By Fronnie Lewis Friday, July 25, 2008

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Movie Deals

Tyler Perry Tobey Maguire A number of film deals announced this week. Here are some that caught my attention. Tyler Perry signs a new three-year first-look deal with Lionsgate for at least three more films. Lionsgate has distributed five Perry films starting with “Diary of a Mad Black Woman” in 2005. The prolific filmmaker has “The Family That Preys,” coming […]

Thursday, July 24, 2008

By Fronnie Lewis Thursday, July 24, 2008

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“The Dark Knight”: mo’ money, ticket deals & Bale’s arrest

“The Dark Knight” continues to surpass expectations. On Monday, the Batman sequel’s record-breaking domestic weekend box office got bumped up from $155 million to a mighty $158.3 million. “The Dark Knight” is racking up other records as well to go along with the biggest opening ever for a three-day weekend. Also on Monday, the film earned $24.6 million — that’s […]

Thursday, July 24, 2008

By Fronnie Lewis Thursday, July 24, 2008

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Sports

WNBA hands out punishment for on-court melee

The WNBA wasted no time in dealing with the bench-clearing brawl between the L.A. Sparks and the Detroit Shock on Tuesday night. A free-for-all fight is not unusual in male sports; however, this is the first time in memory it has happened in the WNBA. Today, WNBA President Donna Orender slapped 10 players and an assistant coach with game suspensions. […]