Television

HOLLYWOOD─I thought the season 7 premiere (even though my gut tells me we’re actually on season 8 if I’m not mistaken) was one of the best I’ve seen in a while for Tyler Perry’s “The Haves and the Have Nots.” It set the groundwork for where the rest of the season will be heading. This week’s episode, ‘Fleeting Moments’...

BEVERLY HILLS─It is the biggest accolade one can win in the cinematic universe, and on Monday, January 13, the nominees for the 2020 Academy Awards were announced, and let’s say there were some major surprises and stunners America. Revealing the nominees for 2020 were Issa Rae and John Cho. Leading the pack of all contenders was the film “Joker” with...

HOLLYWOOD─Last week audiences learned a bomb that apparently James St. Patrick aka ‘Ghost’ is dead. This week’s episode, ‘He Always Wins ’ witnessed more secrets unfold as the audience continues to try to figure out who shot Ghost. This episode seemed to focus on Angela’s sister, Paz and her involvement in trying to bring down Jamie. It looks like...

SANTA MONICA─Awards season has just started and I am already exhausted. Is that a good thing or a bad thing? Not sure yet, but maybe because the level of films for 2019 didn’t just blow me away I think. There were some good films, but they are so small in scope compared to previous years. This week it’s time to...

HOLLYWOOD─I am so happy that the writers at “General Hospital” have finally dropped the bomb about Nikolas Cassadine being alive to the rest of the citizens of Port Charles. I mean, we first learned about his survival in October and it was revealed at the start of January. You don’t have to drag out a story to keep the...

HOLLYWOOD─So many of you might be asking what exactly is going on with the CBS soap “The Young and the Restless?” Well, I hate to disappoint soap fans, but not much is going on with the soap. In terms of narrative plot points: its slim pickings. The biggest tale, which I alluded to before is the burgeoning relationship between...

HOLLYWOOD─My Tuesday night guilty pleasure is finally back TV lovers! I’m referring to Tyler Perry’s “The Haves and the Have Nots.” It seemed like months since we last talked about the chaos that unfolded and it was a lot. The season premiere episode, ‘Are You Happy?’ picked up where things left off with that epic cliffhanger, where Wyatt shot...

HOLLYWOOD─The awards train continues because the nominees for the 2020 British Academy of Film and Theatre Television Arts were announced on Tuesday, January 7. The BAFTA’s are considered the Brit’s equivalent of the Oscars. There were some surprises that left people to have scratching their heads. No love for Eddie Murphy in the leading actor race for “Dolemite is...

BEVERLY HILLS─Well it is official, awards season is upon us, and we should expect a different ceremony every weekend for the next 6 weeks. Golden Globes this week, Critic’s Choice next week, followed by the Screen Actors Guild Awards, the Grammys, the Super Bowl, the BAFTA ceremony and culminating with the Academy Awards on February 9, yes, the ceremony...

HOLLYWOOD─We have been waiting after that mid-season cliffhanger, which saw our anti-hero Ghost aka James St. Patrick, celebrating his announcement as Lt. Governor, only to be shot in the chest and falling off a balcony. It does hurt the fact that teasers for the final episodes of the series revealed that Ghost is not dead. I mean what is...