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Sunday, July 14, 2013

By Fronnie Lewis Sunday, July 14, 2013

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“Despicable Me 2” beating “Grown Ups 2” and “Pacific Rim”

The animated juggernaut, “Despicable Me 2,” is refusing to give up its title as the number one film in the U.S. Two new contenders, “Grown Ups 2” and “Pacific Rim” put up a fight — but “Despicable Me” appears to be headed for the winner’s circle for the second week in a row. “Despicable Me 2” brought in an […]

Friday, July 12, 2013

By Fronnie Lewis Friday, July 12, 2013

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“Grown Ups 2” opens with poor reviews but better than expected performance

“Grown Ups 2” is apparently not for the mature nor anyone looking for anything but a weak story filled with bad jokes. The film is getting slammed by many reviewers including Claudia Puig over on USA Today. The first “Grown Ups” earned $162 million at the box office back in 2010. Despite the bad reviews, apparently a lot of moviegoers […]

Friday, July 12, 2013

By Fronnie Lewis Friday, July 12, 2013

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Photo Shot: Popular Southland hot spot

The Olvera Street marketplace in Downtown Los Angeles is always a festive spot to visit — even on hot summer days. A lot of things to see, nice restaurants to eat in, and if you are lucky, free entertainment by street musicians.

Monday, July 8, 2013

By Fronnie Lewis Monday, July 8, 2013

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Another big budget box office flop for Disney?

It looks like the executives at Disney have another supersized dud at the box office to explain. Universal’s “Despicable Me 2” owned the 4th of July weekend and scooped up an amazing $83.5 million in its debut, while Disney’s “The Lone Ranger” opened far behind with only $29.2 million. There’s chatter around town that Disney may have another big budget […]

Saturday, July 6, 2013

By Fronnie Lewis Saturday, July 6, 2013

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Talk of the Town: Dwight Howard turns his back on the Lakers

After one season of less than dazzling play center, Dwight Howard, is saying bye-bye to the Lakers and its fans. For weeks, there has been a lot of chatter about Howard and what he might do once he became a free agent on July first. Would he re-sign with the Lakers or go elsewhere? Last night, it became official: Howard […]

Thursday, July 4, 2013

By Fronnie Lewis Thursday, July 4, 2013

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“Despicable Me 2” shines at theaters, “The Lone Ranger” struggles

The long Fourth of July holiday weekend is shaping up to be a biggie at the box office. Two new films are in the spotlight. Moviegoers appear to be storming the theaters to see Universal Pictures’ animated sequel “Despicable Me 2” while Disney’s stylized western “The Lone Ranger” is struggling to find an audience. Both flicks have great promotion and […]

Monday, July 1, 2013

By Fronnie Lewis Monday, July 1, 2013

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“Monsters” win box office derby, but “The Heat” is the big story

The colorful creatures of Disney’s “Monster University” rule the domestic box office for the second straight week. The final box offices numbers released today show “MU” pulled in $45.6 million over the weekend to hold onto first place. The two week total for the film, $170.4 million. The second place winner stole much of the spotlight from the monsters. […]

Tuesday, June 25, 2013

Photo: FLLewis/Media City G -- Saraya Thai Cuisine 1439 West Olive Avenue, Burbank May 16, 2013

By Janet Strong Tuesday, June 25, 2013

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A Strong View: Saraya best Thai food in Burbank

SARAYA THAI CUISINE 1439 West Olive Ave. Burbank, CA. 91506 (818) 846-1244 Saraya Thai Cuisine is a nice place to dine anytime. This little Thai café offers a variety of delicious entrees as well as appetizers and deserts. It is small, clean and comfortable. The drinking water they serve to customers here is fresh and tasteful. Many restaurants, when you ask […]

Sunday, June 23, 2013

By Fronnie Lewis Sunday, June 23, 2013

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Weekend box office: Monsters are beating the Zombies

The weekend box office is all about the monsters and the zombies. The battle is between the new Disney animation, “Monsters University” and Brad Pitt’s new zombie action flick, “World War Z.” And the monsters are winning. The weekend numbers are estimates today, but “Monsters University” appears to be headed to the top spot with around $82 million verses […]