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Monday, January 20, 2014

By Fronnie Lewis Monday, January 20, 2014

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“Ride Along” races to the top the box office

The new buddy/comedy, “Ride Along,” beat expectations and broke records over the long MLK holiday weekend. The four-day take for the “Ride Along” is an estimated $48.1 million — easily winning top spot at the box office — making it the new #1 film in the U.S. This is one of the strongest debuts ever for the MLK holiday weekend, […]

Monday, January 13, 2014

By Fronnie Lewis Monday, January 13, 2014

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“Lone Survivor” leads box office as producers attempt damage control

“Lone Survivor” fought its way to the top of the box office over the weekend. The military action/drama debuted with $37.8 million becoming the number one film in the U.S. That’s the second largest January opening ever. “Lone Survivor” is based on the real-life story of four Navy Seals on a covert mission in Afghanistan who must make some tough […]

Saturday, January 11, 2014

By Fronnie Lewis Saturday, January 11, 2014

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Script Sales and Deals: “Endgame,” “Slingshot,” and “Maggie’s Plan”

“Endgame” — In a heated bidding war, Fox has come out the victor in a $2 million dollar deal for James Fey’s book. This is a “Hunger Games” type YA novel about young teen warriors battling in a future world. You might remember Fey’s reputation took a beating after it came out that his best-selling memories, “A Million Little […]

Monday, December 23, 2013

By Fronnie Lewis Monday, December 23, 2013

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Paul Walker to appear in “Fast & Furious 7” due out in 2015

Despite his untimely death, actor Paul Walker, will appear in the next installment of the billion-dollar movie franchise, “Fast & Furious.” His fellow actor, Vin Diesel, made the announcement late yesterday on his Facebook page and posted the above photo saying it was “… the last scene we filmed together.” Also, Diesel disclosed “Fast & Furious 7” will be released […]

Monday, December 2, 2013

By Fronnie Lewis Monday, December 2, 2013

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“Hunger Games: Catching Fire” and “Frozen” break records and win box office gold

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,” […]

Sunday, December 1, 2013

By Fronnie Lewis Sunday, December 1, 2013

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News & General Info

“Fast & Furious” actor Paul Walker dies in car crash

Condolences coming from many in Hollywood as well as fans of actor, Paul Walker, today. The 40 year-old co-star of the popular high-octane movie franchise, “Fast & Furious,” was killed when a car he was riding in crashed and exploded into flames around 3:30 p.m in Valencia part of Santa Clarita, yesterday. First responders found the victims trapped in the […]

Monday, November 25, 2013

By Fronnie Lewis Monday, November 25, 2013

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“Hunger Games: Catching Fire” wins big at the box office

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 […]

Thursday, November 21, 2013

By Fronnie Lewis Thursday, November 21, 2013

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Will “Hunger Games: Catching Fire” spark a movie trend for women?

Oscar-winner, Jennifer Lawrence, is getting a lot of attention for her upcoming leading role in the “Hunger Games” sequel “Catching Fire.” Not a lot of big films out this year being carried by females. This past summer, Sandra Bullock was the lead in two notables: “Gravity” and “The Heat” with Melissa McCarthy. Women go the movies just as much […]

Friday, November 15, 2013

By Fronnie Lewis Friday, November 15, 2013

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Script sales and deals

“City that Sailed” — Screenwriter/director, Audrey Wells, has scored the job of writing an adventure film with Will Smith in the lead. Wells wrote the delightful rom-com, “The truth about cats & dogs” (1996), as well as “Under the Tuscan Sun” (2003), which she directed, too. Now Wells has been tapped to write, “City that Sailed,” about a young […]