Monday, February 17, 2014
The former Hancock Park estate of actress, Patricia Heaton, has sold again. This time to behind the camera super talent and TV writer/ producer, Shonda Rhimes. The deal for the 50,000 square foot property closed earlier this month for $8.8 million, according to the Trulia blog. The “Everybody Loves Raymond” star sold the property last May for $8 million. The […]
Thursday, January 23, 2014
Entertainers, Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon, have a new project together. The happily married twosome have signed on with Scholastic to published a children’s picture book, “Roc and Roe’s Twelve Days of Christmas,” featuring the couple’s twins Roc (Moroccan) and Roe (Monroe). “We are so excited to work with the Scholastic team on our Roc and Roe picture book and we […]
Wednesday, January 22, 2014
Actress Sarah Jessica Parker is known for her sense of fashion and unique style. Parker is now using those assets in a deal with Hallmark — but it’s not a TV project. This month, the greeting card giant introduced the Sarah Jessica Parker collection — an assortment of greeting cards, stationery, gift bags, and gift wrap. “I’m excited to be involved […]
Saturday, January 18, 2014
Disney branched out into the comic book world this month with the debut of its own comic brand, Disney Kingdoms. The launch is in conjunction with comic book giant, Marvel, which Disney now owns. The first comic, “Seekers of the Weird,” is based on Walt Disney’s idea for a “Museum of The Weird” attraction that was never built. In “Seekers […]
Wednesday, December 4, 2013
Today Olympic skating champion-turned-author, Kristi Yamaguchi, made an appearance at The Rink in Downtown Burbank, to the delight of some local school children. Yamaguchi’s original flight from Oakland got cancelled, but she hopped on another one and arrived shortly before noon at The Rink. Her first duty was to pose for photos and do interviews with the media. Yamaguchi was […]
Saturday, November 30, 2013
Despite this summer’s major flop of “The Lone Ranger” (2013), one veteran Hollywood screenwriter is still high on the genre. A lot of chatter on the Internet now about Academy Award winning screenwriter, Quentin Tarantino’s new script. It’s another western — but Tarantino says it will be different from “Django Unchained” (2012) — the movie that won him an Oscar […]
Tuesday, October 15, 2013
Two New York singles who are friends with different relationship issues, tackle their problems head-on and together in a dating experiment. So for 40-days, Jessica Walsh and Timothy Goodman, both designers, went through the motions of a relationship and shared it online. Their blog reportedly attracted two million unique visitors. It paid off for them big time. The experiment became […]
Thursday, October 3, 2013
Actor Jim Carrey is now a self-published author. He hasn’t given up acting, but he is passionate about his new children’s book, “How Roland Rolls,” released last week. It’s aimed at kids 4-to-8 and it teaches some life lessons in the story of Roland a wave who is afraid he will be no more once he hits the beach. Carrey […]
Thursday, August 8, 2013
Another major book series has been snatched up by Hollywood and is on track to be turned into a theatrical production. “Chicken Soup for the Soul,” the inspirational and uplifting book collection, reportedly has sold more than a 100 million copies. The original book of short stories, plus some bonus reads, hit book shelves this past June, to celebrate its […]
