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Friday, October 17, 2008
By Fronnie Lewis Friday, October 17, 2008
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The lead singer of the Four Tops dies

Levi Stubbs  1936-2008 One of the most distinctive voices of the legendary Motown Sound has been silenced. Levi Stubbs passed away in his sleep at his home in Detroit, according to reports today. He was 72. Stubbs was the frontman for the Four Tops who sold millions of records, among them classics like, “I Can’t Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch),” “Reach Out (I’ll Be […]
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Thursday, October 16, 2008
By Fronnie Lewis Thursday, October 16, 2008
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Real life election scandal headed to the Big Screen

  Convicted Ex-GOP political consultant  Allen Raymond, with the help of co-writer Ian Spiegelman, described the dirty campaign tricks that caused his downfall in his memoir, “How to Rig an Election: Confessions of a Republican Operative.” Fox Searchlight reportedly has picked up a movie project based on Raymond’s story, which was back in the news this week. Raymond was convicted of orchestrating a phone-jamming […]
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Monday, October 13, 2008
By Fronnie Lewis Monday, October 13, 2008
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“Beverly Hills Chihuahua” top dogg again

  The Disney comedy about a pampered talking dog beat back a lot of competition to hold onto the number one spot at the box office. “Beverly Hills Chihuahua” woofed up an estimated $17.5 million over the weekend to remain the top film in the U.S.  In two weeks, the doggie comedy has earned around $52.5 million. There is speculation that after the […]
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Saturday, October 11, 2008
By Fronnie Lewis Saturday, October 11, 2008
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Movie deal: the Louis Armstrong story

Google image/ 1901- 1971 Oscar winning actor Forest Whitaker has signed on to play the great Louis “Satchmo” Armstrong in an upcoming film about the musician’s extraordinary life. Born on August 4, 1901, in a poor section of New Orleans called “The Battlefield,” Armstrong rose to fame as a singer and  trumpet virtuoso. Armstrong was the first important Jazz soloist and his style shaped and influenced […]
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Monday, October 6, 2008
By Fronnie Lewis Monday, October 6, 2008
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Bram Stoker relative sells rights to new Dracula book

  Bram Stoker is credited with writing the definitive novel about a master vampire in his classic, “Dracula” (1897). The 1931 movie, “Dracula,” starring Bela Lugosi was the last work to be authorized by the Stoker family until now. There’s a new project coming that is being written by Bram Stoker’s great-grandnephew, Dacre Stoker, and historian/documentarian, Ian Holt, according to Publishers Weekly. Penguin’s Dutton imprint has […]
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Monday, October 6, 2008
By Fronnie Lewis Monday, October 6, 2008
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Top five at the Box Office

  A film featuring a pampered, talking chihuahua was top dog at the box office this past weekend. “Beverly Hills Chihuahua,” barked up an estimated $29 million to become the number one movie in the country. The Disney comedy features celebrity voices like Drew Barrymore as the chihuahua Chloe who gets lost in Mexico and must find her way back home. Other stars lending […]
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Monday, September 22, 2008
By Fronnie Lewis Monday, September 22, 2008
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Movers & Shakers

  More kudos for Tony Kushner, the creator of “Angels in America.” The highly-acclaimed cable TV movie  version won a staggering 11 Emmy Awards in 2004. Kushner wrote the screenplay as well as the play that the movie is based on. It is about the AIDS crisis during the mid-1980s. Now, Kushner has been named as the first recipient for a […]
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Monday, September 15, 2008
By Fronnie Lewis Monday, September 15, 2008
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Top five at the box office

Frances McDormand  At the top of the box office this past weekend, “Burn After Reading,” a dark comedy by Ethan and Joel Coen. The film debuted with an estimated $19.4 million. The star-studded cast includes, Brad Pitt, Frances McDormand, George Clooney, and John Malkovich. Tyler Perry In second place, “Tyler Perry’s the Family that Preys” racked up an estimated $18 million on its first weekend […]
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Friday, September 5, 2008
By Fronnie Lewis Friday, September 5, 2008
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Movie Deals

Oscar-winning actor Denzel Washington is about to make a leap into the future. Washington has signed on to star in “Book of Eli,” according to Variety. Washington reportedly will star as a lone hero in an apocalyptic future who must fight his way across America to bring society the knowledge that could be key to its redemption. The drama will be […]
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