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Thursday, November 10, 2011

By Fronnie Lewis Thursday, November 10, 2011

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Script deals and sales

Evan Spiliotopoulos to rewrite “Asteroids” for Universal Pictures— This busy screenwriter picks up another big assignment. Universal has hired Spiliotopoulos to rework “Asteroids” based on the 1970’s Atari video game. Original script by Matt Lopez. Spiliotopoulos is repped by UTA. More here on Variety. Chris Shafer and Paul Vicknair’ hired to write “The Girl Who Conned the Ivy League” — Shafer and Vicknair are two […]

Wednesday, November 9, 2011

By Fronnie Lewis Wednesday, November 9, 2011

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Talk of the Town: Oscar drama

The Oscar telecast is the biggest event in Hollywood. The 84th Academy Awards ceremony is not until next February, but there is already plenty of real life drama surrounding it. The spark in a firestorm of controversy was lit over the weekend by movie director Brett Ratner who made an anti-gay slur and resigned on Monday as the producer of the upcoming Oscar broadcast because […]

Wednesday, November 2, 2011

By Fronnie Lewis Wednesday, November 2, 2011

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Finally, Frank McCourt agrees to sell the Dodgers!

A huge sigh of relief in the Southland today. Frank McCourt, the embattled owner of the Dodgers, has agreed to sell the team. Bill Shaikin over at the Los Angeles Times broke the story on Monday evening that a plan was in the works between McCourt and Major League Baseball. An agreement was reached late yesterday. The team will be […]

Sunday, October 30, 2011

By Fronnie Lewis Sunday, October 30, 2011

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More runaway production: “Iron Man 3” to film out of state

Another major movie production is saying “adios” to Southern California. Marvel Studios reportedly has agreed to shoot “Iron Man 3” in North Carolina due,mainly to the state’s 25 percent production tax credit, according to Deadline.com The first two installments of the Iron Man franchise made over a billion dollars worldwide. Both were shot in Los Angeles. The “Iron Man 3” production will be heading […]

Monday, October 24, 2011

By Fronnie Lewis Monday, October 24, 2011

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Walmart event stirs up more controversy

“This is far from over” — that’s the new battle cry from the Stop Walmart in Burbank group, following last Monday’s controversial community open house by Walmart. Instead of the public forum most folks were anticipating, Walmart offered up a promotional event stocked with tables, charts, PR materials, and smiling Walmart executives. The focus –the new Burbank Walmart and how Walmart REALLY is […]

Monday, October 17, 2011

By Fronnie Lewis Monday, October 17, 2011

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Walmart community meeting today

The long anticipated community meeting with the Walmart is today at 5 p.m. The big retailer is hosting what it calls a “community open house” at the former site of The Great Indoors, where it intends to open a new Walmart. So what are the plans for this one-stop shopping store? The Walmart honchos are supposed to reveal those plans at the meeting […]

Friday, October 7, 2011

By Fronnie Lewis Friday, October 7, 2011

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A movie deal for Steve Jobs biography on the fast track

A Hollywood movie deal reportedly in the works for the yet to be released biography of the late Steve Jobs. Sony Pictures is in talks to shell out big money for the film rights to the bio, according to Mike Fleming over on deadline.com. Check out the details here.

Thursday, October 6, 2011

By Fronnie Lewis Thursday, October 6, 2011

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Steve Jobs 1955 – 2011

Tributes from all around the world, all across the Internet today for the late techno genius, Steve Jobs. The co-founder of Apple, died yesterday after a long battle with cancer. He was 56. The forward thinking Jobs was behind such successes as the Macintosh, the iPod, the iPhone and the iPad. Overnight, the soon- to- be- published biography of Steve […]

Tuesday, September 20, 2011

By Fronnie Lewis Tuesday, September 20, 2011

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City Buzz

No Wal-Mart forces take the fight to City Hall In the past few days, a number of media reports have come out about Wal-Mart finally fessing up to plans to move into the site once occupied by The Great Indoors, at the Empire Center over on North Victory Place. Wal-Mart owns the site now — but anti-Wal-Mart forces in B-town […]