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Saturday, January 9, 2010

By Fronnie Lewis Saturday, January 9, 2010

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Mega Millions jackpot rolls over to $60 million

No big winner in the Mega Millions lottery game last night. Since none of the tickets in that game matched all six numbers, the next jackpot gets pumped up to at least $60 million. You can dream really big when a jackpot leaps the $50 million mark. One ticket bought in California for last night’s drawing picked five numbers, but not the Mega Ball. That ticket […]

Friday, January 8, 2010

By Fronnie Lewis Friday, January 8, 2010

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Lottery dough: Local guy wins $8 million & millions more up for grabs

A Highland Park college student is really going green this year. Green as in dollar bills. The Pasadena City College student, who doesn’t want his name released, won the SuperLotto jackpot on Saturday, January 2, 2010, according to the California Lottery website. The jackpot was worth $8 million bucks. Not the kind of jackpot that draws media attention, but enough financial […]

Friday, January 8, 2010

By Fronnie Lewis Friday, January 8, 2010

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Verve agency signs a slew of new clients

Verve, that new Hollywood talent and literary agency, is wasting no time in getting down to business. On Monday the agency, headed by former WME motion picture agents Bryan Besser, Adam Levine, and Bill Weinstein, announced it was up and running. Today Nikki Finke reports, the agency has signed 24 working writers and/or directors. Joining Verve’s new client list are David […]

Thursday, January 7, 2010

By Fronnie Lewis Thursday, January 7, 2010

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DGA announces best film director nominees & the People’s Choice Awards

DGA picks top five film directors of 2009 Today the Directors Guild of America announced a solid list of contenders for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film for 2009. The nominees for the award are: Kathryn Bigelow “The Hurt Locker,” James Cameron “Avatar,” Lee Daniels “Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire,” James Reitman “Up In The Air,” and Quentin Tarantino […]

Thursday, January 7, 2010

By Fronnie Lewis Thursday, January 7, 2010

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The scandalous Tiger Woods & that Vanity Fair cover story

Photo: Annie Leibovitz/Vanity Fair website Golf Superstar Tiger Woods’ life is a train wreck that we can’t stop gawking at or shaking our heads about. I admit it, I’m shocked at some of the salacious stuff Tiger is accused of doing. Meanwhile, a pre-scandal Tiger is shown on the cover of the February issue of Vanity Fair. Does he look a bit sinister […]

Wednesday, January 6, 2010

By Fronnie Lewis Wednesday, January 6, 2010

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NAACP Image Award nominees & two Hollywood superstars eye movie remake

“Michael Jackson’s This Is It” in the running for NAACP Image Award “Michael Jackson’s This Is It,” a behind the scenes look at the King of Pop rehearsing and prepping for a series of concerts, is up against four other films for the NAACP ‘s Outstanding Motion Picture Image Award. The other contenders are: “The Blind Side,” “Invictus,” “Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ […]

Tuesday, January 5, 2010

By Fronnie Lewis Tuesday, January 5, 2010

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Awards Season: Film nominees for the Producers Guild Awards

Awards season is heating up in Hollywood. Today the Producers Guild of America announced its top picks for the Motion Picture Producer of the Year Award. Some of these films have won or been nominated for other awards — which means they’re getting some serious Oscar buzz right now. Here are the 10 nominees for the Darryl F. Zanuck Producer of the Year Award […]

Monday, January 4, 2010

By Fronnie Lewis Monday, January 4, 2010

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Entertainment Bytes: The top grossing domestic films of 2009 & a new high-powered agency in Hollywood

“Transformers ll” tops the Box Office in 2009 Well, you can’t win them all. The blockbuster, “Avatar,” is dominating the Box Office right now, but when it came to to the top grossing domestic films of 2009, another action flick grabbed the top spot. The title of the number one big grosser belongs to “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen” with $402,111 million. 2. “Avatar” […]

Sunday, January 3, 2010

By Fronnie Lewis Sunday, January 3, 2010

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“Avatar” still rules the Box Office

Innovative filmmaker James Cameron is king of the Box Office right now. Cameron’s 3D epic, “Avatar” claimed the number one spot at the domestic Box Office for the third straight week. “Avatar” scooped up an estimated $68.3 million over the New Year’s weekend. “Avatar” has made so much money, it’s mind-boggling. The domestic take for the sci-fi/ action adventure is around $352 […]