Tuesday, December 10, 2013
The Mega Millions lottery jackpot is stuffed with dough! The jackpot has hit $344 million. It has not been a lucky holiday season for Mega Millions players — especially for those in California. Under new lottery rules established last October, the odds of winning the jackpot got tougher — jumped from 1 in 176 million to 1 in 259 […]
Saturday, December 7, 2013
Final preparations underway today for the Mayor’s Annual Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony in Downtown Burbank. Big crowds usually show up for this yearly event. Start time 6 p.m. The rain is expected to move out by tonight, however, it will be cold — down into the 30s — and windy, gusts up to 22 MPH are expected in the […]
Friday, December 6, 2013
The Mega Millions jackpot is zeroing in on another milestone today. Right now this elusive money pot is hovering at $291 million — but it could easily crack the $300 million mark before draw time. The winning numbers from last Tuesday’s game: 7, 12, 41, 44, 59 and the Mega Ball 3. No one in California came close to hitting […]
Thursday, December 5, 2013
Scribes for some of television’s most popular shows topped the list of nominations for the 2014 Writers Guild Awards. The guild’s outstanding achievement in TV nominees were announced today, along with those in the radio, new media, news, radio, promotional writing, and graphic animation categories for the 2013 season. Here are the nominees in some of the major TV categories: […]
Tuesday, December 3, 2013
Universal Pictures announced today that it will be donating ” a percentage of proceeds” from the upcoming home entertainment release of “Fast & Furious 6” to Paul Walker’s non-profit Reach Out WorldWide. Walker and his friend/fellow racing enthusiast, Roger Rodas, were killed in a fiery crash last Saturday afternoon in Valencia. The 2005 Porsche Carrera GT they were riding in, apparently […]
Tuesday, December 3, 2013
The Rink in Downtown Burbank is getting some star power tomorrow. Olympic gold medal winner, Kristi Yamaguchi, is scheduled to appear at the temporary ice rink, behind Burbank City Hall, on Wednesday, December 4. Since winning the Olympic gold in women’s singles skating in 1992, Yamaguchi has been very busy with various projects from professional skating to entertainment to philanthropy […]
Tuesday, December 3, 2013
The latest Mega Millions jackpot is up for grabs tonight, but it’s going to take a lot of luck to win this one. New lottery rules went into place last October, so the odds of winning the jackpot have been jacked up from 1 in 179 million to 1 in 259 million. Lottery officials need to change their promotional […]
Monday, December 2, 2013
The malls and shopping centers were not the only places attracting big crowds over the long Thanksgiving holiday weekend. A lot of folks bought tickets at movie theaters — allowing the two top films to break records and collect a ton of money. The final numbers came out today and they show the action adventure, “Hunger Games: Catching Fire,” […]
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, November 26, 2013
Money, money, money! Tons of it in the Mega Millions lottery jackpot today, which now stands at $205 million. There hasn’t been a Mega Millions jackpot winner since lottery officials changed the rules last month on October 19, making the odds longer.The changes of scoring the big one in this game use to be 1 in 176 million — […]
Monday, November 25, 2013
As expected, the debut of “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire” exploded at the box office.The final numbers are out today and the sci-fi adventure raked in $158. 1 million, to become the number one movie in the country this week. It was an incredible achievement — placing sixth on the list of the biggest movie openings ever. The second […]
Sunday, November 24, 2013
On a cold Friday night, big crowds turned out for Holiday in the Park. Sponsored by local merchants, the event was an opportunity to showcase shops and stores in the Magnolia Park area and of course, to have a good time. Check out the photos on Media City Groove.