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HOLLYWOOD—If there is one thing that can keep viewers on the edge of their seat in the soap opera arena it’s a murder mystery. “The Young and Restless” has weaved a murder mystery that began with the youngsters, but has permeated to the adults as well. It started on Valentines Day, when a trip to the cabin soon turned...

HOLLYWOOD—The TV world was delivered a devastating blow on Monday. The star of the CW hit “The Vampire Diaries,” Nina Dobrev announced that she is leaving the series. Yes, its something that has caused many to question rather the series has a chance of survival without its top star. Dobrev took to her Instagram account to right a lengthy post...

SANTA MONICA—The nominees for the 2015 Billboard Music Awards were announced on Tuesday, April 7 and leading this year’s pack of contenders is guess who: Taylor Swift. Swift leads all nominees with 14 nominations including Top Artist.  Followed close behind is British sensation Sam Smith with 13 nominations and Iggy Azalea with 12 nominations. The ceremony will be hosted on...

HOLLYWOOD—It seems like the idea of a sequel surpassing the original decreases as time passes. But if there is one franchise that challenges that rule, it would be “The Fast and the Furious.” The first a revelation, the second not so much, the third a bit flat, the fourth a reinvention, the fifth a better movie, the six, full...

HOLLYWOOD—The 43rd Daytime Emmy nominations were unveiled on the CBS gabfest “The Talk” on Tuesday, March 31. Leading the pack of all nominees was the daytime series “General Hospital” with a total of 28 nominations including Outstanding Drama Series. Followed close behind was “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” with 10 nominations. The ABC soap will compete against “The Bold and the...

HOLLYWOOD—It was suspected that the season five finale of “The Walking Dead” would bring death, but never in a million years did we expect the deaths to hurt to this magnitude. ‘Conquer’ saw a major divide between the residents of Alexandria and Rick’s crew. Michionne took matters in her own hands to prevent Rick from looking more like an...

HOLLYWOOD—I will be the first to admit when the first installment of the “Divergent” franchise hit theaters in 2014 I was no major fan. There was one problem with the movie that I couldn’t escape; it reminded me of “The Hunger Games” franchise starring Jennifer Lawrence, only this one starred Shailene Woodley. After seeing the movie a few times,...

HOLLYWOOD—“Pretty Little Liars” fans across the nation have been waiting for this day for years (personally, I’ve been waiting since the end of season 2 when it was revealed a bigger player was in the mix). Yes, the revelation of who ‘Big A’ came front in center in the season five finale “Welcome to the Dollhouse,” which saw Aria,...

HELLO AMERICA!—There has always been people of “inclusion” existing in the entertainment industry. I know because I was one of those young hopefuls who was lucky enough to have the door of opportunity opened to me continually through the years even before arriving in Hollywood. While attending college in Richmond, Indiana and attacked by the KKK, it was the...

HOLLYWOOD—Liam Neeson is back once again to prove that his fame as an action-star over 60 is far from over with his new thriller “Run All Night.” Neeson plays Jimmy Conlon, an aging hitman who is forced to take on his former boss Shawn Maguire (Ed Harris) after he kills his son, Danny (Boyd Holbrook). The tale is a bit...