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Tuesday, March 15, 2011

By Fronnie Lewis Tuesday, March 15, 2011

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ShowBiz Bits:Tom Hanks, John Wayne, and spec script sales

Tom Hanks takes on real-life hero role The high-seas drama of cargo ship Captain Richard Phillips and the Somali pirates is headed to the big screen. Actor Tom Hanks is reportedly on board to play Phillips, according to deadline.com Back in April of 2009, Captain Phillips traded himself as a hostage to the pirates to save his crew. Phillips was later freed […]

Sunday, March 13, 2011

By Fronnie Lewis Sunday, March 13, 2011

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“Battle: LA” wins shootout at box office

The new gritty sci-fi action flick, “Battle: Los Angeles,” fought its way to the top of the box office this weekend. “Battled: LA” debuted with an estimated $36 million to become the number one movie in the country. Aaron Eckhart, Michelle Rodriquez, and pop singer Ne-Yo are in the cast of “Battle: LA,” which is about a marine platoon that goes up […]

Saturday, March 12, 2011

By Fronnie Lewis Saturday, March 12, 2011

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Hollywood spec script market heats up

The spec script market appears to be catching fire and that’s a good thing for all of Hollywood. More scripts that sell, more production, and more jobs. Last night, Sony Pictures came out the victor in a lively auction for the spec script, “Agent OX,” by Daniel Kunka, according to deadline.com Neal Moritz’s Original Pictures will produce “Agent OX.” Moritz is the prolific […]

Saturday, February 5, 2011

By Fronnie Lewis Saturday, February 5, 2011

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Biz Bits: Nasdaq hacked,Google hiring, NBC staffer fired over video

Hackers breach Nasdaq security The Internet is buzzing today about a report of a hacker attack on Nasdaq OMX Group, the company that runs the U.S. stock exchange and several others around the world. The Feds are investigating the computer intrusion — which occurred sometime last year. More about this on the Computerworld website. Google on a hiring spree The word is out. […]

Tuesday, January 18, 2011

By Fronnie Lewis Tuesday, January 18, 2011

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ShowBiz Bits: Feds greenlight Comcast NBC Universal deal, “The Green Hornet” tops at Box Office & “The Social Network” has major Oscar buzz

Comcast NBC Universal merger almost a done deal It took more than a year, but the Federal Communications Commission and the Department of Justice today gave the thumbs up to that huge Comcast NBC Universal merger today. The mega deal is said to be worth $30 billion. It is expected to be finalized by the end of the month. The Wrap has […]

Thursday, January 13, 2011

By Fronnie Lewis Thursday, January 13, 2011

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Big changes for the Burbank Leader & Glendale News-Press

Lately, there’s been a lot of chatter and speculation in B-town about changes at the Burbank Leader. Today, there are details of some of those changes over on Kevin Roderick’s popular website, LA Observed. Roderick posted a piece on former Los Angeles Daily News editor/ sometime activist/media commentator, Ron Kaye, who has a new gig as a front-page columnist for the new […]

Tuesday, January 4, 2011

By Fronnie Lewis Tuesday, January 4, 2011

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ShowBiz Bits:More awards nominations, Oprah’s new TV network & holiday Box Office

The 2011 WGA screen award nominees The Writers Guild of America today announced its nominees for outstanding achievement in writing for the screen in 2010. Here are some of the big screen nominees: Original Screenplay Black Swan, Screenplay by Mark Heyman and Andres Heinz and John McLaughlin; Story by Andres Heinz; Fox Searchlight The Fighter, Screenplay by Scott Silver and Paul Tamasy […]

Wednesday, December 29, 2010

By Fronnie Lewis Wednesday, December 29, 2010

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City Buzz

Burbank used same audit firm as Bell A report from State Controller, John Chiang, reportedly found considerable problems with the audit of the city of Bell’s finances by Mayer Hoffman McCann — the same accounting firm that has done work for the city of Burbank. In a news release last week Chiang said: “MHM appears to have been a rubber-stamp rather […]

Tuesday, December 28, 2010

By Fronnie Lewis Tuesday, December 28, 2010

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ShowBiz Bits: “Saturday Night Fever,” Oscar Ballots & Box Office results

25 films added to the National Film Registry The disco-boogie classic, “Saturday Night Fever,” (1977) is one of 25 films selected for the National Film registry of the Library of Congress. The announcement was made today. More than two thousand films were nominated by the public for the inclusion in this year’s group. The films are selected not because they’re the best […]