Mar 22
On a rainy October day at Sony Studios in Culver City, Calif., entrepreneurs hope to get funding to put their businesses on the fast track to success. But first, they must convince at least one of a panel of investors that they’re good bets.
On Friday, ABC premieres the second season of “Shark Tank,” adapted by reality mogul Mark Burnett from the British series “Dragons’ Den.” In both, investors consider whether to put their own money into businesses based on concepts ranging from brilliant to dubious.
For Burnett, who immigrated to Los Angeles as a young British military vet, this day has a personal connection.
“Around 2 p. m. today,” he sa
Read full article…
Mar 22
ABC News reports Oscar winning actress Elizabeth Taylor has died at the age of 79. Taylor passed away of congestive heart failure early Wednesday morning at Cedars Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. She was surrounded by her children.
Taylor’s son, Michael Wilding, confirmed her death in a statement. “My Mother was an extraordinary woman who lived life to the fullest, with great passion, humor, and love. Though her loss is devastating to those of us who held her so close and so dear, we will always be inspired by her enduring contribution to our world. Her remarkable body of work in film, her ongoing success as a businesswoman, and her brave and relentless advocacy in the fight against HIV/AIDS, all make us all incredibly proud of what she accomplished. W
Read full article…
Mar 20
White Irish Drinkers DIRECTED BY: John Gray WRITTEN BY: John Gray STARRING: Nick Thurston, Geoffrey Wigdor, Stephen Lang, Karen Allen, Leslie Murphy, Peter Riegert Screen Media Films RELEASE DATE: March 25, 2011 (limited)
Set in 1975 Brooklyn, White Irish Drinkers is a coming-of-age tale not unlike many we’ve seen in the past. Though not exactly the most original of stories, however, director John Gray has delivered a decent drama that’s worth a watch.
The movie follows Brian Leary (Nick Thurston), a talented 18-year-old artist facing the always difficult decision of what to do in life. He
Read full article…
Mar 20
NEW YORK — Sometimes it’s a fast-moving ooze: A street becomes a stream, grows into a river and then a raging mountain of moving debris. Sometimes, it’s a wet curtain of water crashing over a shoreline, tossing trees, ships and cars casually aside as a child would a stack of Legos.
Until a week ago, a tsunami was one of the most mysterious of natural events, its devastating power usually evident only in the aftermath. Yet from the first moments the earth started to shudder on March 11, Japan’s tsunami was one of the most recorded disasters ever to be captured on film, lending a visual power to story-telling unmatched since the Sept. Read full article…
Mar 19
Enlarge ‘Dancing With the Stars’ Season 12 rehearsal and publicity photos gallery
Season 12 of ABC’s “Dancing With the Stars” kicks up its heel on Monday night at on WGGB-TV, abc 40.
The celebrity contestants and their professional partners have been rehearsing for the two-hour premiere.
Read full article…