Wednesday, February 4, 2009
A website dedicated to First Lady Michelle Obama’s fashion and style is offering a special deal this week. The mrs-o.org website is totally into the new First Lady, offering frequent postings of great photos and articles. Photo from: www.mrs-o.org The site raves about a look from the presidential debates last year, when Mrs. Obama added decorative brooches to a string of pearls. The website is […]
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
Photo from: www.whitehouse.gov Today President Barack Obama vowed to take “the air out of golden parachutes” with new rules governing financial compensation for top executives at companies taking federal bailout money. The President said: “As part of the reforms we’re announcing today, top executives at firms receiving extraordinary help from U.S. taxpayers will have their compensation capped at $500,000 — […]
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
Battling parties in the Screen Actors Guild are scheduled to go before a Los Angeles Superior Court judge again tomorrow. Yesterday, the judge ruled a lawsuit filed by SAG President Alan Rosenberg and three others was defective. Rosenberg , SAG First V.P. Anne-Marie Johnson, National Board member Diane Ladd, and National Board member Kent McCord were scheduled to re-file their suit tomorrow. The Rosenberg group wants to reinstate […]
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
President Barack Obama’s administration today got hit with two tough political blows. Two Obama nominees, Former Senator Tom Daschle and consulting executive Nancy Killefer, both withdrew their names for top positions because of tax blunders. Daschle stepping aside was the most damaging to the fledgling Obama administration. Daschle was nominated to be head of the Health and Human Services Department. Daschle had […]
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Instead of meeting with the big studio representatives, the Screen Actors Guild will be dealing with its own legal drama today. Last night, SAG canceled negotiations with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers set for today and tomorrow. The reason, SAG’s bitter in-fighting has now moved to the courts. Media sites such as Nikki Finke’s Deadline Hollywood […]
Monday, February 2, 2009
Photo from: www.whitehouse.gov I got one. An e-mail from President Barack Obama today. No, I am not on that ultra-top secret list of folks with the president’s e-mail address to his new Blackberry-like device. Also, I am not the only one who got this e-mail from the president today. President Obama sent out tons of e-mails to supporters urging them […]
Sunday, February 1, 2009
Movie fans got hooked on the action/adventure/thriller “Taken” this Super Bowl weekend. “Taken” debuted number one with an estimated haul of $24.6 million. In the film, Liam Neeson plays an ex-government spy who has only a few days to find his kidnapped daughter. “Paul Blart: Mall Cop” dropped from number one to second place this weekend with $14 million. After […]
Sunday, February 1, 2009
“Slumdog Millionaire” has jumped from underdog to front runner in the race for Oscar, after picking up the Directors Guild of America’s best directed feature film of 2008 honor last night. “Slumdog Millionaire” director Danny Boyle accepted the award during the 61st Annual DGA Awards dinner at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles. The DGA award is […]
Saturday, January 31, 2009
Academy Award winning actress/singer Jennifer Hudson will step back into the public eye in a big way tomorrow when she sings “The Star Spangled Banner” to kick off the Super Bowl in Tampa, Florida. Hudson’s performance of the national anthem at Sunday’s match-up between the Arizona Cardinals and Pittsburgh Steelers will be her first since the murders of her mother, brother, […]