Entertainment

SAN FRANCISCO—The San Francisco Ballet is presenting the Nutcracker from December 10 thru December 29. This year’s artistic director is Helgi Tomasson. On December 24, 1944, the Nutcracker debuted in the United States at San Francisco’s War Memorial Opera House. Due to its popularity it continued to perform and has since become a Christmas tradition, according to the San Francisco Ballet website. The...

HOLLYWOOD—Well the truth about Sully aka Christian has been unveiled on the soap “The Young and the Restless,” but the drama is far from over.  I totally expected Sharon to be thrown to the wolves for keeping the truth from Nick about Sully’s true heritage, but it appears that once a secret has been revealed it’s quite easy for...

HELLO AMERICA!—Very seldom a developing Hollywood star stops you in your tracks when attempting to attach a label that doesn’t fit who he really is. Our person of interest will quickly inform you that he is not “The Rock” but Dwayne Johnson, an actor. He made it very clear that even though he is grateful for any kind of positive...

HOLLYWOOD—Everyone froze in disbelief, in horror. Such a tragic night on December 8, 1980. After reality set in, everyone thought it was a misunderstanding in news reporting. Back then, there was no instant news, you simply had to wait for the news station to report it. Moods began changing from happy-go-lucky to somber darkness. Everyone seemed depressed. That night was...

HOLLYWOOD—Well if you like reality TV drama, nothing is more dramatic than the reality hit, “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.” Yep, the ladies of 90210 are back, but there are a few fresh faces to the mix as well. Yolanda Foster, who has been with the series since season 3 is out, as is Kathryn Edwards who joined...

SAN FRANCISCO—Two San Francisco State University alumni—Joe Louis Walker and Wayne Wallace, earned Grammy nominations on Tuesday, December 6. This is not the first time that Walker and Wallace have earned a Grammy nomination for performance based or compositional contributions. Walker, 85, also known as Junior Walker of JLW, is a “four-time Blues Music Award winner” and guitarist according to his official website. He played...

UNITED STATES―Following comic Bill Cosby’s 2014 sexual abuse allegations, the Atlanta-based television network Bounce ceased all airing of “The Cosby Show” in July 2015. Bounce TV is scheduled to begin running episodes of the "The Cosby Show" starting December 19. The network's decision has many talking in the television industry. One former TV executive explained his agreement with Bounce. “Remember, 'The Cosby...

HOLLYWOOD—The contenders for the highest accolade in the music arena have been unveiled. That’s right the nominees for the 2017 Grammy Awards were announced Tuesday, December 6, with Grammy winner Meghan Trainor announcing the contenders in some of the big races including Album of the Year, Record of the Year, Song of the Year and Best New Artist. Leading the...

HOLLYWOOD—Start making your predictions, because the movies that will be contenders this awards season. The 2017 Critic’s Choice nominations were unveiled on Thursday, December 1 and the musical “La La Land” lead the pack with 12 nominations including Best Picture. Followed close behind were the films “Arrival” and “Moonlight” with a total of 10 nominations. A list of nominees...

HOLLYWOOD—I predicted last week that the Disney flick “Moana” was going to hold onto the top spot at the box-office. The animated flick clocked in first place adding another $28.4 million to its tally. In less than 10 days, the flick has already crossed the $100 million mark at the domestic box-office. Landing in second place is “Fantastic Beasts and...