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Tuesday, June 15, 2010

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Entertainment News Bits: Lakers win game 6, White House party crasher gets TV gig, Hollywood studios and agencies convene, Tony Awards recap

Lakers blow out the Celtics in game 6 of NBA Finals Photo: Robert Gauthier/The Los Angeles Times — Actor and Devoted Laker fan, Jack Nicholson points to the Celtics bench during game 6 of the NBA finals at Staples Center, Downtown Los Angeles 06/15/10 The Los Angeles Lakers came out swinging and slamming in a must win game at Staples […]

Monday, June 14, 2010

By Fronnie Lewis Monday, June 14, 2010

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Celebrity Chef Rachael Ray blogs on White House program

Photo: Chuck Kennedy/White House — Hundreds of chefs from around the country gathered on the south lawn of the White House for a “Let’s Move” event on June 4, 2010 First Lady Michelle Obama’s “Let’s Move” program has expanded to include hundreds of chefs from communities all across the nation. Chefs from 37 states assembled at the White House on Friday, […]

Monday, June 14, 2010

By Fronnie Lewis Monday, June 14, 2010

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“The Karate Kid” kicks butt at the Box Office

The domestic Box Office is on fire again, thanks to the remake of “The Karate Kid.” Over the weekend the re-do of the 1984 hit, starring Jackie Chan and Jaden Smith, demolished the competition with a debut of $55.7 million — to become the number one movie in the country. The updated “Karate Kid” probably should have been called, “The Kung Fu Kid.” […]

Thursday, June 10, 2010

By Fronnie Lewis Thursday, June 10, 2010

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Entertainment News Bits: “The A-Team” movie, Ex-Disney worker goes to court again & weird Emmy campaign for Conan O’Brien

“The A-Team” movie and the dish on its development “The A-Team” film re-do of the popular 1980s TV series reportedly has been in the works since the mid 1990s. No wonder there’s a long list of writers on the project. Nikki Finke over at Deadline.com/Hollywood has the dish on the behind the scenes dealings on the film and who got the best writer credit on it. […]

Monday, June 7, 2010

By Fronnie Lewis Monday, June 7, 2010

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Californians winning mucho lottery money!

More lottery winners in the Golden State. The winner of the $7 million SuperLotto Plus drawing from yesterday, bought that lucky ticket at the 7-Eleven located at 3450 Overland Avenue in Los Angeles. The winning numbers: 34, 4, 28, 11, 42 and the Mega number 26. Last Wednesday, another SuperLotto Plus ticket was purchased in the Northern California town of Santee and […]

Monday, June 7, 2010

By Fronnie Lewis Monday, June 7, 2010

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Entertainment News Bits: Another downer Box Office, hot spec script sale, and new movie deal for Sandra Bullock

“Shrek Forever After” number one again For the third week in a row, “Shrek Forever After” is king of the domestic Box Office, but the achievement is overshadowed by the lackluster performance of a new crop of films. Audiences are not packing the theaters like they did last year at this time. “Shrek Forever After” drew the biggest crowds making $25.4 […]

Sunday, June 6, 2010

By Fronnie Lewis Sunday, June 6, 2010

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City Buzz

Voters head to the polls on Election Tuesday Photo: FLLewis/A Writer’s Groove — A Burbank pollworker prepares to insert a voter’s ballot into the Inkavote machine to check for errors on Election Day, November 4, 2008. Jobs are hard to come by these days, but Los Angeles County officials are still finding it difficult to attract enough pollworkers for the Primary Election, […]

Thursday, June 3, 2010

By Fronnie Lewis Thursday, June 3, 2010

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Photo Gallery: Sir Paul McCartney honored at the White House

Photo: Samantha Appleton/White House — Sir Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder performed their number one hit single from 1982, “Ebony and Ivory,” at a White House concert honoring the former-Beatle, last night. President Barack Obama presented Entertainer, Paul McCartney, with the nation’s highest award for extraordinary contributions to American music and culture in the East Room of the White House, June 2, […]

Wednesday, June 2, 2010

By Fronnie Lewis Wednesday, June 2, 2010

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Entertainment News Bits: Box Office dilemma, James Cameron & the Comcast-NBCU Deal

Sequels stumble at the Box Office The four-day Memorial Day weekend was no thriller at the Box Office, and that has sparked a lot chatter about whether moviegoers are growing weary of the sequels. Ticket sales for the long weekend, $184.2 million compared to $213.8 million for the same holiday weekend last year. Many critics are putting the blame for this year’s disappointment on the […]