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Monday, January 25, 2010
By Fronnie Lewis Monday, January 25, 2010
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“Avatar” wins Box Office race, but new flick “Legion” scores, too

“Avatar” has become a phenomenon. The epic adventure held onto the title of number one movie in the U.S. for the sixth straight week. This weekend, “Avatar” sold an estimated $36 million in theater tickets, bringing its total domestic take to $552.7 million. Amazing!!  Second place goes to a newcomer, the supernatural thriller, “Legion,” which debuted with around $18.2 million. Paul Bettany […]
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Sunday, January 24, 2010
By Fronnie Lewis Sunday, January 24, 2010
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16th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards winners celebrated

Several of the winners at the 16th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards ceremony in the Los Angeles Shrine Exposition Center last night are now serious front runners to collect an Oscar this year. Sandra Bullock took home the Actor statuette for outstanding performance by an actress in a motion picture for her role in the football drama, “The Blind Side.” Jeff Bridges won best actor for his lead role in […]
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Saturday, January 23, 2010
By Fronnie Lewis Saturday, January 23, 2010
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“The Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien” is history

One of the most bizarre episodes in television ended last night when “Tonight Show” short-timer Conan O’Brien signed off. O’Brien took over the late-night hosting gig seven months ago and the ratings plummeted. Some say O’Brien was not being his usual off-beat, funny, edgy self; instead he was attempting to sell some bland image created by the corporate types. Apparently in the past couple of weeks, O’Brien […]
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Monday, January 18, 2010
By Fronnie Lewis Monday, January 18, 2010
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2010 Golden Globe winners

        Photo: Jay L. Clendenin/Los Angeles Times — Actress Sandra Bullock and her husband, Jesse James, arrive at the 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards last night.  Actress Sandra Bullock was one of the double winners at last night’s 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills. Despite the rain showers, Bullock looked cool, dry, and dazzling in a purple […]
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Thursday, January 14, 2010
By Fronnie Lewis Thursday, January 14, 2010
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RIP Teddy Pendergrass

  March 26, 1950 – January 13, 2010 Some voices you never forget. Legendary singer Teddy Pendergrass had such a voice. In its prime, it was raw, sexy, smooth, passionate, and explosive. A true Soul singer. His voice was one of those gifts given to only a few. Hopefully, he’s singing now in a higher place. Pendergrass passed away last night […]
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Wednesday, January 13, 2010
By Fronnie Lewis Wednesday, January 13, 2010
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Showbiz buzz: Chris Rock’s script deal & “Spidey 4” film scrapped

Chris Rock to write and produce new comedy flick Entertainer Chris Rock has caught the remake fever. Many in Hollywood have been afflicted with the desire to redo films and TV series. Today there’s a report on the Done Deal site (paid membership required) that says actor/comic/writer has optioned the French movie,  “La Première étoile” ( “The First Star”) for a remake. The comedy centers […]
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Tuesday, January 12, 2010
By Fronnie Lewis Tuesday, January 12, 2010
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More trouble for NBC: Conan O’Brien rejects new late night scheme

The plot thickens over at troubled NBC. “Tonight Show” host, Conan O’Brien, issued a statement today, in which he turns thumbs down on the NBC plan to give Jay Leno a half-hour comedy show at 11:35 p.m. In the statement, O’Brien claims shifting the  “Tonight Show” to 12:05 a.m. is not an option he can accept:”For 60 years the Tonight Show has aired immediately […]
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Tuesday, January 12, 2010
By Fronnie Lewis Tuesday, January 12, 2010
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Verve Talent and Literary Agency has an official website

I’m getting a lot of questions, e-mails, and searches on this blog for more information about that hot new agency in Tinseltown. After some investigating, I’ve discovered Verve Talent and Literary Agency has a website up and running. Not much to it yet, but give them time. The partners Bryan Besser, Adam Levine, and Bill Weinstein just hung out their shingle a few days […]
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