Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Another rollover in the Mega Millions lottery game. No player in yesterday’s draw had all the winning numbers: 04, 16, 36, 40, 53, and the Mega ball 18. In California, one lucky ticket carried the five winning numbers, but not the Mega, and it’s worth $215,488. The next game is on Friday, February 26.
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Monday, February 22, 2010
The newly-minted Verve Talent and Literary Agency closed a huge script deal with Lionsgate over the weekend that included big paydays for the screenwriter, Shawn Christensen, and hot teen star, Taylor Lautner. The Internet has been buzzing with chatter about the studio bidding for this project for nearly two weeks now. Nikki Finke’s deadline.com/ Hollywood launched a play-by-play of the auction, who’s in and […]
Sunday, February 21, 2010
A super opening for the latest teaming of Martin Scorsese and Leonardo DiCaprio. The suspense thriller, “Shutter Island” debuted with an estimated $40.2 million this weekend at the domestic Box Office, to become the number one film in the country. “Shutter Island,” set in the 1950s, is about the investigation of a murder and some bizarre medical practices at a hospital for […]
Sunday, February 21, 2010
The 2010 Writers Guild of America Awards were handed out at simultaneous ceremonies in Los Angeles and New York last night for outstanding achievement in writing for the screen, television, radio, news, promotion, and videogames. “The Hurt Locker” grabbed the major prize — best original screenplay. The awards are piling up and the momentum building for “The Hurt Locker, ” which is nominated for nine Academy […]
Sunday, February 21, 2010
The Mega Millions jackpot just keeps on growing! In the Friday February 19 drawing, five players picked the five winning numbers, but not the Mega ball: two of those tickets were bought in California, one each in Georgia, Kentucky, and New Jersey. However, no one won the jackpot so the money rolled over into the Tuesday, February 23 game — when the jackpot will be worth […]
Sunday, February 21, 2010
Official White House Photo by Pete Souza — President Barack Obama chats with the Dalai Lama at the White House. The meeting took place in the Map Room instead of the Oval Office, an apparent concession to China, who objected to the president’s meeting with the exiled and highly revered leader. 02/18/10 White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs described the meeting this way: “The President met this morning at […]
Thursday, February 18, 2010
Director Steven Soderbergh’s action thriller sells to Warner Bros. The sluggish Hollywood film script market is picking up. After some bidding, Director Steven Soderbergh’s movie project, “Contagion,” sold to Double Feature Films at Warner Bros. The budget $60 million. The script, written by Scott Z. Burns, revolves around a viral outbreak. Several top notch stars are attached to the project including, Gwyneth […]
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
If you’re feeling lucky, buying a Mega Millions ticket for tonight’s drawing might be your key to a secure future. The jackpot for the Mega Millions is up to at least $56 million. That’s a lot of money up for grabs. Mega Millions is one of the largest multi-state games with 35 states –including California –involved. The drawing is tonight at 8 […]