Thursday, March 27, 2008
"No Negligence" in Ritter Death
BREAKING NEWS: A jury in a Los Angeles suburb has cleared two doctors of negligence in the treatment and death of actor John Ritter.
Tuesday, January 22, 2008
Oscar Nominations Announced
We are seeing a growing backlash regarding support of the Writer's Strike especially as the Directors Guild was able to cut a deal last week with Producers -- this weakens the WGA's stance and it will be interesting to see what happens next. Nonetheless, after talking with the folks at the Grammy Awards and the Oscars, both are saying "the show WILL go on."
http://www.oscars.org/80academyawards/nominees/index.html
http://www.oscars.org/80academyawards/nominees/index.html
Thursday, January 10, 2008
"Mayor of Hollywood" Dies
I met Johnny Grant, the unofficial "Mayor of Hollywood" when I attended Amy Grant's induction onto the Hollywood Star Walk of Fame last year. He brought an accessibility and personality to the City and all he touched. Below is a statement from the Grammy Awards. Johnny, TTGP gives you six Stars!
“Our organization, like so many celebrities, had the good fortune of receiving our star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame recently by Honorary Mayor Johnny Grant. Not only was he a beloved Hollywood icon, he was a humanitarian that touched the lives of everyone he met. Johnny’s great sense of humor and zest for life will never be forgotten. Hollywood shines a little less brighter with this loss. Our thoughts go out to his friends and family during this difficult time.”
Neil Portnow
President/CEO
The Recording Academy
Monday, January 7, 2008
"Globes" Gone!
The Hollywood Foreign Press Association said Monday that the traditional Golden Globe Awards ceremony has been canceled and will be replaced with a news conference format.
"We are all very disappointed that our traditional awards ceremony will not take place this year and that millions of viewers worldwide will be deprived of seeing many of their favorite stars celebrating 2007's outstanding achievements in motion pictures and television," said Jorge Camara, president of The Hollywood Foreign Press Association.
"We take some comfort, however, in knowing that this year's Golden Globe Award recipients will be announced on the date originally scheduled," he said.
The show had been set to air on Sunday.
Faced with a threat by actors to boycott the ceremony rather than cross picket lines, the association and NBC were forced to adopt another approach for the ceremony.
The association will forgo the typical network payment, reported to be $5 million, it receives for the broadcast, said a person close to the show who was not authorized to comment and requested anonymity.
But NBC will have exclusive electronic rights to the show will be able to sell advertising for it, the person said.
"We are all very disappointed that our traditional awards ceremony will not take place this year and that millions of viewers worldwide will be deprived of seeing many of their favorite stars celebrating 2007's outstanding achievements in motion pictures and television," said Jorge Camara, president of The Hollywood Foreign Press Association.
"We take some comfort, however, in knowing that this year's Golden Globe Award recipients will be announced on the date originally scheduled," he said.
The show had been set to air on Sunday.
Faced with a threat by actors to boycott the ceremony rather than cross picket lines, the association and NBC were forced to adopt another approach for the ceremony.
The association will forgo the typical network payment, reported to be $5 million, it receives for the broadcast, said a person close to the show who was not authorized to comment and requested anonymity.
But NBC will have exclusive electronic rights to the show will be able to sell advertising for it, the person said.
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