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HELLO AMERICA!—During the late 1950s, TV and film star Chris Robinson (“General Hospital” and “Twelve O’Clock High) and I met while under contract to Lucille Ball's Desilu Studio Theatre on Gower.  It was a glorious time, the actors of real substance and meaning crowded the lot, especially when we were in production. I remember being totally flabbergasted spotting the...

HOLLYWOOD—Episode nine of “Preacher” took a turn towards the dark. Warning, do not expect anything happy to happen on ‘Finish the Song.' We begin back in the Wild West past of Annville with our tall man. He re-enters the bar where he had gotten beat up by the preacher and others with an American flag full of heads and proceeds...

HOLLYWOOD—After last week’s eviction of Bronte, the household starts to team up against Frank, the first big week of drama came to “Big Brother 18!" Week five began on Sunday with Frank trying to figure out who flipped their votes from Tiffany to Bronte. Nicole, Corey and Paulie all try to do some damage control while Natalie and Bridgette are...

HOLLYWOOD—The writer and director know for his works such as the television show “The Odd Couple” and the movie “Pretty Woman”, Garry Marshall died on July 19 at the age of 81. Marshall died in Burbank due to complications from pneumonia after having a stroke. Celebrities took to Twitter to share their grief at the passing of the director. Henry Winkler,...

HOLLYWOOD—In this week’s episode of “The Bachelorette,” JoJo strengthened her relationships with each of the remaining four bachelors after meeting their families during hometown visits. JoJo heads west where one anxious bachelor awaits her: Chase – atop a snowcapped mountaintop in Denver, Colorado. They cozy up near a rock overlooking the snow-brushed landscape. He forewarns JoJo that because of his...

HOLLYWOOD—At the end of last week’s episode of Tyler Perry’s “The Haves and the Have Nots” Jim learned that his son Wyatt was dead. In this week’s episode, ‘The Heart of a Man,” Hanna witnessed Jim break down and his emotions were as genuine and heartfelt as ever. Jim became erratic as he was unable to cope with the...

HOLLYWOOD—If the games haven’t been risky enough on “Scream: The TV Series” the killer increased the level of risk for Emma and her pals in the latest episode, ‘Village of the Damned.’ The annual Lakewood carnival was about to dawn on the residents. Audrey was awaken by seeing blood dripping from her ceiling and seeing two messages written in...

HOLLYWOOD—Last week, Jenna Marshall returned to Rosewood and she was harboring quite a few secrets to say the least, like her connection to Elliott Rollins. This week’s episode, ‘Along Comes Mary’ saw Jenna join forces with an enemy from the liars past. The episode kicked off with Alison returning home from the psych ward, just as Aria delivered a...

HOLLYWOOD—You have to give things a chance. We all have high expectations when an American favorite like “Ghostbusters” gets remade. Stories take on lives of their own though. When they are remade they are often reimagined. Just look at Shakespeare’s plays, fairy tales, and Disney characters if you don’t believe me. The new “Ghostbusters” isn’t the 1984 version, and...

HOLLYWOOD—It was a battle of the paranormal vs. a bunch of pets at the box-office over the weekend. Any guesses as to who came out on top. Well, for the second consecutive weekend, “The Secret Life of Pets” maintained the top spot taking in $50.6 million to bring its domestic total over the $200 million mark. I made the argument...