Entertainment

HOLLYWOOD—Hollywood directors are backing up a bid to keep celluloid film alive in the movie and television industry. Some of the big names that are lobbying for motion-picture film to still be used are Christopher Nolan, J.J. Abrams and Quentin Tarantino. Kodak is aiming to strike a deal with all the major studios as it faces stiff competition from digital technologies....

HOLLYWOOD—Summer is only about a month from being over, and the final comic book superhero movie of the season “Guardians of the Galaxy” has arrived. The bigger question at stake is rather the science fiction/action flick is worth your money? The answer is yes. Some may want to compare this flick to “The Avengers,” but not quite. The film revolves...

HOLLYWOOD—Who would have guessed that audiences would be treated to two movies, yes two movies about mythical god/legend Hercules in the year 2014? Not many, January’s take on the legend portrayed by “Twilight” star Kellan Lutz was a complete bust, so would July’s flick starring action superstar Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson be any better? It’s definitely an improvement in my...

HOLLYWOOD—The producers at CBS’ “Big Brother 16” did something they’ve rarely done on the series by breaking quarantine, not once, but twice in the same week. First, on Wednesday, news was revealed to contestant Frankie Grande that his grandfather had died. The news created a somber mood in the house. Just two days later, they broke quarantine again when...

HELLO AMERICA!—Usually when you set a panel of judges, it is important that they, in some way, have some expertise in the arts i.e., music, acting, dance, something that qualifies one to judge. However, the producers of “America’s Got Talent” insults the intelligence of their audience with the likes of Howard Stern who doesn’t dance, sing, act or do...

HOLLYWOOD—Tyler Perry’s “The Haves and Have Nots” has been such a guilty pleasure for viewers, it was expected that the mid-season finale would deliver with a load of twists one could only imagine and it delivered. We were teased that someone would die, but in the final moments Amanda (Jaclyn Betham) held the gun to several family members before...

HOLLYWOOD—When we last left our liars, Hanna (Ashley Benson) was in a bad spot with the liars for spilling the beans about their trip to New York to Sydney(Chloe Bridges). The ladies really laid into Hanna in episode eight, “Scream For Me” as more pieces to the puzzle began to fall into place. From a distance, the ladies watched Alison...

HOLLYWOOD—Director Zack Snyder treated fanboys at Comic Con this weekend to their first look at the new Wonder Woman (Gal Gadot) who will appear in “Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice.”  Gadot debuts as the female superhero, whose new look is quite interesting to say the least. The actress looks ready for battle in the new pic, which Snyder...

HOLLYWOOD—Just when audiences thought the worse was happening to their favorites on “True Blood,” Sunday’s episode ‘Karma’ proved to expect the unexpected. Eric (Alexander Skarsgard) continued his battle against the Yakuza, dispatching them in the most vicious manner, but not before Pam (Kristin Bauer van Straten) found herself in captivity once again, with her creator. The duo found themselves...

HOLLYWOOD—I will admit Sunday’s episode of “True Blood” was indeed a transition to a calmer place. With so much death in Bon Temps, “Lost Cause” examined the characters as they dealt with death, regret and life in general. The episode opened with a large focus on Pam (Kristin Bauer van Straten) and Eric (Alexander Skarsgard) attempting to gain more...