On the Industry

HOLLYWOOD HILLS—Actress Penny Marshall who grew to fame on the comedy series “Laverne & Shirley” passed away at the age of 75 on Monday, December 17 at her Hollywood Hills home. According to reports, Marshall’s death is the result of complications she sustained from diabetes. Marshall is the sister of famed Hollywood writer, director and producer Garry Marshall who passed...

WEST HOLLYWOOD—Now the competition really begins. In the past week, we’ve had the nominees for both the Golden Globes and the Critic’s Choice Awards unveiled. On Wednesday, December 12, the nominees for the 2019 Screen Actors Guild Awards were announced and now things are getting quite interesting. Why? The members of SAG are a bigger indicator of where things...

HOLLYWOOD—This is becoming a very interesting awards season in my opinion because if you were to ask me personally if there is a front-runner in the cinematic arena I absolutely could not give you one. On Monday, December 10, the critics decided to allow their voices to be heard with the Critic’s Choice nominations being unveiled. Leading the pack of...

BEVERLY HILLS—Let awards season begin! Nominees for the 2019 Golden Globes Awards were announced on Thursday, December 6. There are some surprises people, but leading the pack of all contenders was the drama “Vice,” chronicling the life of former Vice President Dick Cheney. Followed close behind with 5 nominations apiece were critical darlings “The Favourite,” “Green Book” and “A...

SANTA MONICA—Let get ready for awards season, because the 34th Annual Spirit Awards revealed its nominees for 2019 on November 16 with the film “We the Animals” earned a total of 5 nominations including Best Feature. Other films picking up multiple nominations included “Eighth Grade,” “You Were Never Really Here” and “First Reformed,” which each earned 4 nominations apiece. Vying...

HOLLYWOOD—The biggest accolade entertainers can receive in the TV arena were handed out on Monday, September 17, as the 70th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards were handed out. Leading the pack of all contenders was the HBO series “Game of Thrones,” but the question everyone wanted to know is rather that series would reign supreme? Not quite, because it was...

HOLLYWOOD—We should start to get ready for awards season. Why? Well the nominees for the 2018 Primetime Emmy Awards were revealed on Thursday, July 12 and leading the pack of all contenders was the series “Game of Thrones” with 22 nominations. Followed close behind were the series “Westworld” with 21 nominations and “Atlanta” with 16 nominations. The nominees were...

NEW YORK—Film mogul Harvey Weinstein surrendered to authorities in New York City on Friday, May 25, The disgraced Hollywood producer arrived at a lower Manhattan police station where he was handcuffed and shepherded into the New York Police Department's (NYPD) 1st Precinct, with police officers on all sides. According to reports, Weinstein appeared disheveled and disoriented. He opted for...

HOLLYWOOD—The best in daytime television was unveiled at the 45th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards on Sunday, April 29 at the famed Pasadena Civic Auditorium. It saddens me that this ceremony has been relegated to the back seat; it’s almost as the show no longer matters, even though a large majority of Americans watch Daytime TV, but it never gets...

HOLLYWOOD—We have been patiently waiting for weeks to find out how awards season would end. Well, the wait is finally over. The 90th (yes, it’s been 90 years America), Academy Awards better known as the Oscars were handed out on Sunday, March 4 from the famed Dolby Theatre in Hollywood. Would “The Shape of Water” hold its momentum as...