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HOLLYWOOD—Let awards season begin! The 2015 People Choice Awards were held on Wednesday with funny ladies Allison Janney and Anna Faris hosting the festivities. The opening was quite clever featuring an appearance by Faris’ hubby Chris Pratt. The ladies also took jabs at the Academy Awards, their TV series “Mom” and a host of other topics. Were they the...

HOLLYWOOD—Yeah, it’s January! You know what that means: “Pretty Little Liars” is back. The series had a jaw-dropping summer finale with the death of major player Mona Vanderwaal (Janel Parrish). The liars returned to the second half of season five with episode 14, “Through A Glass, Darkly” that saw the ladies determined to nail Alison for her possible involvement...

HOLLYWOOD—Stuart Scott, sportscaster and anchor on ESPN, passed away on January 4 at the age of 49. The cause of his death was cancer. Scott was first diagnosed with appendix cancer in 2007. He started his career as a sportscaster for several different local television stations before entering ESPN in 1993. He was known for his catchphrases "Boo-Yah!," "As cool...

HOLLYWOOD—I can’t believe how slow things have been on your favorite daytime soaps around the holidays.  We know things slow down around Christmas and New Year, but I never thought soaps would be almost non-existent. If you look at “The Young and Restless,” not much is happening on the canvas.  Jack and Phyllis continue their ruse of relationship, knowing that...

HOLLYWOOD—Oscar-winner Angelina Jolie proved her ability behind the camera with her first film “In the Land of Blood and Honey.” The actress soars to new heights with her latest entry “Unbroken,” which chronicles the life of USA Olympian Louis Zamperini, portrayed by British actor Jack O’Connell. The biggest lesson the film showcases to the audience is the ability to...

SAN FRANCISCO—Sleeper 13, a San Francisco based production company that films in Washington State and California, has come under scrutiny for the recent release of a PSA entitled, "Stop Gun Violence." Released on December 13, the PSA depicts a teenage boy who sneaks into his parents room and steals a concealed gun from a dresser. Visibly distressed, he packs the gun...

HOLLYWOOD—Self-discovery films are not at the highest on my radar; its kind of a portrait of real life that many of us have seen time and time again. The cross-country drama “Wild” starring Oscar-winner Reese Witherspoon, is such a riveting piece of cinema, its difficult to take your eyes off of our protagonist. Reese stars as Cheryl Strayed, who...

HOLLYWOOD—I must say I was never a fan of the “Lord of the Rings” trilogy. I didn’t even care for the first installment of “The Hobbit” franchise, but its sequel, “The Desolation of Smaug” set the stage for a climatic finale I’d been eagerly waiting for. “The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies” is a resonating conclusion to the...