Tuesday, March 15, 2011
Tom Hanks takes on real-life hero role The high-seas drama of cargo ship Captain Richard Phillips and the Somali pirates is headed to the big screen. Actor Tom Hanks is reportedly on board to play Phillips, according to deadline.com Back in April of 2009, Captain Phillips traded himself as a hostage to the pirates to save his crew. Phillips was later freed […]
Monday, March 14, 2011
Guests got a real treat last Saturday, March 12, at the Geo Gallery 1545 Victory Boulevard, in Glendale. A selection of watercolors, by two talented artists in love with color and detail, were on display at an art show and opening reception hosted by Ex-Burbank Mayor/City Council Member, Marsha Ramos. Among those stopping by to browse and chat, Burbank City Council […]
Sunday, March 13, 2011
The new gritty sci-fi action flick, “Battle: Los Angeles,” fought its way to the top of the box office this weekend. “Battled: LA” debuted with an estimated $36 million to become the number one movie in the country. Aaron Eckhart, Michelle Rodriquez, and pop singer Ne-Yo are in the cast of “Battle: LA,” which is about a marine platoon that goes up […]
Saturday, March 12, 2011
The spec script market appears to be catching fire and that’s a good thing for all of Hollywood. More scripts that sell, more production, and more jobs. Last night, Sony Pictures came out the victor in a lively auction for the spec script, “Agent OX,” by Daniel Kunka, according to deadline.com Neal Moritz’s Original Pictures will produce “Agent OX.” Moritz is the prolific […]
Saturday, March 12, 2011
Will the Mega Millions jackpot reach $200 million? It’s heading in that direction. No one matched all of the winning numbers in last night’s game, so more greenbacks got stuffed into the jackpot, which now stands at $172 million! The winning numbers from Friday: 14, 19, 21, 42, 45, and the Mega Ball 6. Four players in California came pretty close to […]
Thursday, March 10, 2011
Another twist in the Charlie Sheen saga There are more strange twists in the real-life saga of troubled-outspoken actor, Charlie Sheen, than most TV shows. This morning, Sheen’s attorney filed a $100 million lawsuit against Warner Bros. and “Two and a Half Men” co-creator/executive producer, Chuck Lorre. The suit comes days after Warner Bros. fired Sheen from the highly rated TV […]
Thursday, March 10, 2011
The sound of Motown was in the air at the White House last month. During a special tribute to the legendary Motown sound of pop/soul/rhythm and blues, First Lady Michelle Obama chatted with singers John Legend, Smokey Robinson, Motown Founder Berry Gordy, Jr., and Grammy Museum Executive Director, Bob Santelli, right before a Motown Music Series student workshop.
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
Like gas prices — the Mega Millions lottery jackpot just keeps going higher and higher. Today that money pot grew to at least $151 million, after no one got all of the winning numbers right in yesterday’s game. The hot digits: 3, 17, 19, 41, 55, and the Mega Ball 24. One ticket bought in the Golden State had all […]
Monday, March 7, 2011
Culver City… Pasadena… Los Angeles… For more on Belva Davis, her memoir, “Never in My Wildest Dreams: A Black Woman’s Life in Journalism,” and her amazing journey go here.
Sunday, March 6, 2011
The Mega Million jackpot got supersized and is now standing at $127 million. Extra millions were added to that lottery jackpot after no one picked all of the winning numbers in last Friday’s game. Those rich digits are: 8, 10, 15, 23, 41, and the Mega Ball 7. Three players in California matched all but the Mega Ball in that […]
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
Look out for lottery fever! The Mega Millions jackpot has leaped over the $100 million mark. You’ve read it here before, but I’ve gotta say it again, no one picked all of the winning numbers in yesterday’s game. The big money numbers are: 1, 12, 19, 20, 47, and the Mega Ball 25. So the jackpot rolled over to 105 million bucks! Two […]
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
PBS stations across the country ran the premiere of the TV special, “The Motown Sound: In Performance at the White House,” last night. The concert recorded in the East Room of the White House back on February 24, 2011, was a celebration of Black History Month and the legendary soul/pop/rhythm and blues sound of Motown Records. Some of the great artists […]