Entertainment

HOLLYWOOD—Her name is Valencia Walker King, she is letting it be known that she is ready to take Hollywood by storm.  She is very upfront about her dreams for the future. It’s all about preparation and hard work. MSJ: Valencia, how long have you had a passion for the arts i.e., singing, acting and even the dance? VK: I was about 4,...

HOLLYWOOD—It appears plenty of eye candy will be available for ladies in 2015, as a tentative date for the sequel to 2012’s stripper tale “Magic Mike” will hit theaters. The sequel titled “Magic Mike XXL” will see the return of Channing Tatum, who is currently working on the script. The 2012 movie was a box-office hit earning well over the $100...

HOLLYWOOD—The backstabbing reached a calculated point during the mid-season finale of “Dallas” on Monday night. Before the episode wrapped multiple lives were left hanging in the balance thanks to a fire at the Southfork Ranch and a intimate encounter occurred that John Ross (Josh Henderson) will never forget. The episode “Where There’s Smoke” saw Bobby (Patrick Duffy) laying down the law with...

HOLLYWOOD—I’m a movie lover, but I must say the 2014 MTV Movie Awards was perhaps the first in years that I was extremely eager to watch. Why? Well because comedian Conan O’Brien was hosting the festivities. The awards show hasn’t had such a megastar host the event in years, so I expected Conan to bring the funny, but it...

HOLLYWOOD—The game of deception continued to grow in Sunday’s episode of “Revenge” as it became apparent Emily (Emily VanCamp) was aware of Pascal’s intention. Episode 19 “Allegiance” was all about one thing: who can be trusted and to what degree. Nolan (Gabriel Mann) was none too pleased with Javier’s latest actions, just as he did his best to keep...

HOLLYWOOD—Family, we can’t live with them and we can’t live without them. The new USA reality series “Chrisley Knows Best” may be one of the funniest, honest, no holds barred show I’ve seen in a long-time. The show centers on patriarch Todd Chrisley, who along with his wife Julie, raise their five kids in the suburbs of Atlanta. Of course...

HOLLYWOOD—The thing about a picture being shelved for quite some time is that it usually is a sign that it’s a bad picture. The drama “Frankie and Alice” starring Oscar-winner Halle Berry was initially supposed to be released back in 2011, but found itself sitting on shelves, which is a shame, because Berry’s acting in the picture is of...

HOLLYWOOD—There is a reason I remember the first animated flick “Rio” which invaded multiplexes in 2011. It’s because it was quite funny to say the least to follow a kooky clan of birds navigating themselves in the wilderness. The reason the movie stayed with me is because of an embarrassing moment involving my five-year old nephew who incessantly shouted “Blu,...

HOLLYWOOD—The things on television nowadays are quite interesting to say the least. I recently stumbled upon a reality phenomenon on the Discovery Channel known as “Naked and Afraid.” It kind of got my attention fairly quickly and before you know it I had already watched three to four episodes without even blinking. The entire time I’m watching this reality show,...

HOLLYWOOD—No one was a star longer than Mickey Rooney. The actor who died on April 6 at the age of 93 lived to entertain. He struggled through most of his years personally and financially, but he kept on going, taking any job he could. Show business was the only business he knew. We all knew Mickey Rooney the actor,...