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Wednesday, July 13, 2011

By Fronnie Lewis Wednesday, July 13, 2011

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Final Harry Potter movie breaking records The end is near for the zillions of Harry Potter movie fans. The eighth and final installment in the Potter film series opens tomorrow at midnight. All ready, “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows — Part 2” is breaking records for movie screens and ticket sales. Nikki Finke has the scoop over on deadline.com Jaycee […]

Monday, July 11, 2011

By Fronnie Lewis Monday, July 11, 2011

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“Transformers 3” still a monster hit at the box office

The sci-fi mega-hit, “Transformers 3,” held on to the title of number one film in the country for a second straight week. Over the weekend, the third installment of the “Transformers” movie series pulled in $47.1 million, according to the final figures released today. That brings the two week total for “Transformers: Dark of the Moon” to around $260 million at the domestic box […]

Friday, July 1, 2011

By Fronnie Lewis Friday, July 1, 2011

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“Transformers 3” makes $21 million on Thursday “Transformers 3” is packing them at movie theaters. Yesterday, the sci-fi flick scored $21 million — bringing its two-day haul to around $60 million. The question now is how close to $200 million will the film get before the fireworks celebrations wrap up on July 4th? “Thor 2” on the way “Thor ” is still […]

Thursday, June 30, 2011

By Fronnie Lewis Thursday, June 30, 2011

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“Transformers 3” rakes in $37 million on opening day

It’s going to be a hot, sizzling July 4th holiday weekend — and I’m not talking about just the weather. The box office is fired up. The sci-fi action sequel, “Transformers: Dark of the Moon” opened yesterday with around $37 million — which means it’s on track to make some serious bucks over the next few days. The other major movies […]

Monday, June 27, 2011

By Fronnie Lewis Monday, June 27, 2011

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“Cars 2” a runaway winner at the box office

The final box office numbers for the weekend are out today. The animated sequel, “Cars 2” leads the pack with a debut of $66 million winning bragging rights as the number one film in the country. In second place, the Cameron Diaz-Justin Timberlake new R-rated comedy, “Bad Teacher,” with $31.6 million, followed by the superhero actioner “Green Lantern” $18 million, the sci-fi flick […]

Friday, June 24, 2011

By Fronnie Lewis Friday, June 24, 2011

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Peter Falk 1927 — 2011

Peter Falk, who became a television icon playing the disheveled, quirky, but brilliant detective, Lieutenant Columbo, died today at the age of 83. Falk’s acting career span 50 years and included two Oscar nominations. The Los Angeles Times has photos and a couple of nice pieces about Falk on its site.

Thursday, June 23, 2011

By Fronnie Lewis Thursday, June 23, 2011

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ShowBiz Bits

Movie star’s poetry book published The star of the “Matrix” sci-fi action movie trilogy, Keanu Reeves, is now a published author or should I say poet. The actor ‘s new book of poetry is called, “Ode to Happiness.” The price , 55 bucks. More on Galleycat. Rewind! Lindsay Lohan in court again Living on the edge actress, Lindsay Lohan, gets another break in court […]

Monday, June 20, 2011

By Fronnie Lewis Monday, June 20, 2011

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“Jackass” star killed in car accident Actor Ryan Dunn was reportedly killed in a horrible car accident early this morning. The 34-year-old star of the R-rated “Jackass” movie comedy series apparently died when his Porsche crashed and exploded into flames in Pennsylvania. The Wrap has more on the tragedy. “Dilbert” creator in hot water over blog post The Internet is buzzing over the […]

Friday, June 17, 2011

By Fronnie Lewis Friday, June 17, 2011

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McCourts’ divorce settlement and TV deal The battling McCourts announced a divorce settlement today — but it depends on a TV contract between the Dodges and the Fox network .So it’s not quite a done deal for Frank and Jamie. Details here on the Los Angeles Times website. “Green Lantern” burns red hot in theaters The “Green Lantern” made a ton of green […]