Thursday, April 3, 2014
“Never confuse the size of your paycheck with the size of your talent.” — Marlon Brando Actor April 3, 1924 — July 1, 2004
Monday, March 31, 2014
Like a mighty flood, “Noah,” rolled right over the competition in theaters to win the domestic box office derby. The final numbers came out today and they show “Noah” debuted in the top spot with $43.7 million. The film beat expectations and the doomsday predictions of critics. Russell Crowe plays the biblical character ,Noah, who builds an ark to […]
Monday, March 31, 2014
No one won the $15 million jackpot in last Friday’s Mega Millions lottery draw, but a ticket purchased in Burbank did score a six-figure payday! That ticket had five of the winning numbers: 2, 3, 9, 50, and 73, but not the Mega Ball 12. That ticket is still a big winner. It’s worth $344, 779! The lucky ticket was […]
Sunday, March 30, 2014
Rihanna has put her Pacific Palisades pad up for sale. The 10,000-square-foot, 7-bedroom, 8-bath ultra modern mansion with a Caribbean-influence was never home sweet home for the singer. The Grammy winner moved into the gated estate back in December of 2012, within a few short months, “trespassers, stalkers, and burglars” were arrested at or near the property, according to the Trulia […]
Friday, March 28, 2014
A new sci-fi film is stirring up interest. “Jupiter Ascending” is directed and written by Andy and Lana Wachowski, two science fiction/fantasy loving filmmakers who created the ground-breaking special effects laden”Matrix” movie series. “Jupiter Ascending” stars Mila Kunis as Jupiter Jones, a janitor who had some tough breaks, but also has an impressive set of genes, which mark her as the […]
Thursday, March 27, 2014
That old argument between parents and their teenagers over the TV remote is not happening a lot these days, according to a new study out by professional services and consulting firm, Deloitte. Surveying the 14-24 group, the so-called “training millennials,” found 56 percent of them catch their “… favorite shows on computers, smartphones, tablets and gaming devices rather than a television,” […]
Wednesday, March 26, 2014
Oprah is going on tour. The big announcement in the Media and on Oprah.com today. “Oprah’s The Life You Want Weekend” will feature Oprah Winfrey and special guests in 8 city arenas: San Jose, California, Miami, Florida, Washington, DC, Atlanta, Georgia, Newark, New Jersey, Auburn Hills, Michigan, Houston, Texas, and Seattle, Washington. So far, the Southland is not on the […]
Wednesday, March 26, 2014
No surprise, a lot of buzz out there for “The Amazing Spider-Man 2.” The movie web-slings into theaters in a few short weeks. Andrew Garfield is back as the struggling hero, Peter Parker, and Emma Stone is Gwen — the love interest. Probably most interesting are the villains: Jamie Foxx as Electro and Dana DeHaan as Green Goblin. “Amazing Spider-Man […]
Wednesday, March 26, 2014
Facebook has made another staggering purchase — $2 billion for the virtual reality gaming company, Oculus VR Inc. The social network made the announcement on its website yesterday. The deal includes $400 million in cash, 23.1 million shares of Facebook common stock, and $300 million earn-out in cash and stock “… based on the achievement of certain milestones.” “Mobile is the platform of […]
Wednesday, March 26, 2014
Fashion designer, L’Wren Scott, was laid to rest yesterday at the landmark Hollywood Forever Cemetery 6000 Santa Monica Boulevard in Los Angeles. Hollywood stars Rudolph Valentino, Tyrone Power, and Marion Davies are buried there. Scott’s funeral was arranged by her longtime partner, Mick Jagger, and attended by a small circle of family and friends. Scott committed suicide in her New […]
Tuesday, March 25, 2014
Nickelodeon Animation Studio in Burbank has cleared a major hurdle in its quest to expand. Last night the Burbank Planning Board unanimously approved a plan, with a 4-to-0 vote, to construct a five-story office building and parking lot at 203 West Olive Avenue, right next to the Nickelodeon campus. The expansion plan includes a 113, 760 square-foot office building and […]
Monday, March 24, 2014
Disney announced today it’s shelling out $500 million for the YouTube Network, Maker Studios. If certain performance targets are met the deal gets sweeten by $450 million. Not bad for a company that started back in 2009. Maker Studios is an online video network with some impressive stats: More than 55,000 channels, 380 million subscribers, and 5.5 billion views per month […]