Entertainment

The Kindle edition of Celebrity Chef Jane Butel’s Best of Southwestern Grilling cookbook is available for free from May 22, 2012 through May 24, 2012 on Amazon.com

THE SMG GLOBAL NETWORK will like to announce newly signed artists Marco Henderson,Charlie Pyro,Yung Chuck, Mz. K Deezy, Yung Ace "The Acester", Nuddy Fingas, Raunitas, Tanya, Kaos, Yung Pablo, Shakellia, Klorox, Fo Blocc, Sikosa, Everything Winka, Fame & Drizzel, Treal City, Sir Chip & Bam, Franchise Black, Spot Workaz, Wayne Dubb, Caution, Q Ball,Get Lyke Me Squad. and will also like to give a warm welcome to Shawn Booth and Duane Deboe (Ohio Talent Scouts),Tony Taylor (Chief Operations Officer), Devona Townsend (Label Assistant), Get a Grip Productions,Qball Productions & Krucifix Productions.

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The show explores the less glamorous side of what it takes to “live the dream” in Los Angeles; spotlighting ironic choices and sacrifices, exhilarating possibility of “game changing” opportunities and the competitive craziness of the city.

“The Hunger Games” has filled fan appetites with a $155 million on its premiere night. This huge haul marks the movie as the third-best debut ever in terms of revenue behind last year’s Harry Potter finale with a $169.2 million opening. However, Harry Potter was a well-established franchise thus “The Hunger Games” set a revenue record for a non-sequel earning more than what the first “Twilight” movie did on its opening weekend.

“The Hunger Games” has filled fan appetites with a $155 million on its premiere night. This huge haul marks the movie as the third-best debut ever in terms of revenue behind last year’s Harry Potter finale with a $169.2 million opening. However, Harry Potter was a well-established franchise thus “The Hunger Games” set a revenue record for a non-sequel earning more than what the first “Twilight” movie did on its opening weekend.

Dedeler En Iyisini Bilir (Grandpas Know Best) is a short film directed by Nehir Tuna. It was shot in Nehir's hometown of Istanbul, Turkey and stars Sercan Badur, Koksal Engur, Didem Ellialti and Nursel Kose, herself a much lauded German actress of Turkish decent who was at Cannes in 2007 with Fatih Akin's film "Edge of Heaven." Sercan Badur plays Ali, a young Turkish man who dreams of being out from under the shadow of his father and living his own life and making his own decisions. But he lacks the maturity to be on his own so he suffers his mother's attempts to find him a wife and works for his father's company. When his father hires a new secretary for Ali so the shy 20 year old can get used to working with women, she awakens desires in Ali that he never knew he had. Now he's confronted with the choice of family obligation or following his own heart.

A new film, Dissonance, directed by Russian-American director, Natasha Fissiak, will premiere at the Cannes March du Film on May 23, 2012, at 2:00 PM at GRAY 5 Theater. Dissonance also screens at the Short Film Corner/Cannes Court Métrage from May17-26, 2012. Short Film Corner is a film market that offers opportunities for filmmakers to sell their projects to distributors alongside the Cannes Film Festival.

With major development funding in place, producers of Empress of Texas are at Cannes International Film Festival 2012 to pursue an A-list actress for their heroine and a distributor.

Alone with Mr. Carter, written and directed by one of Quebec’s top actors Jean-Pierre Bergeron is currently at Cannes’ Short Film Corner. Alone with Mr. Carter got terrific reviews in Quebec and is selected to screen at various American festivals.

The recent Singorama review conducted by Product Press takes a look at what wannabe popstars can expect from the online tuition on offer.

Modern society has come to embrace the idea of interracial dating and marriage. No longer is it taboo as In the United States alone, 4.6% of African-American men married a woman outside their race in 2007, and those numbers continue to rise. With the emergence of online dating, more and more interracial communities continue to populate the web, providing venue for single women to meet, date and create lasting relationships with single black men.

MuzArt World Foundation and Right to Succeed will host the ‘Arts 4 Life’ exhibit, recognizing LA Contemporary Urban Street Artists, opening Saturday June 9 at the Jeanie Madsen Gallery of Santa Moncia. All proceeds from opening night will benefit MuzArt World Foundation & Right To Succeed – nonprofit organizations that provide quality arts education to underfunded public schools. Additionally, the Arts 4 Life exhibit will include works by 24 students, grades 9-11 from the Los Angeles School of Global Study.

Josie Passantino, and Lenore Luca, are not your average teens of today in fact they are voices of the future. Role models for their peers.

On May 19th, 2012 at 3:11am Drew Evans (born Andrew Glick) was confirmed dead in Queens, NY. There have been many conflicting reports surrounding his death, however it is now know that Drew Evans committed suicide by driving his car into the underpass of a bridge in Queens, NY. The events surrounding his suicide are being confidential by his family. However, it is now known that Drew did indeed pass away after having in the early morning hours of May 19th, 2012.

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Paul H. Yarbrough, author of the new and acclaimed Southern fiction novel, Mississippi Cotton, will be holding a book signing in Bastrop, LA on May 12th from 1 to 3 PM at The Morehouse Parish Library, located at 524 East Madison Street, Bastrop, LA 71220. Mississippi Cotton, Yarbrough’s debut book brings to light the complex history of rural Mississippi in the 1950’s. It follows a young boy named Jake Conner on his adventure through the Mississippi Delta in 1951. Many readers will be able to relate to Jake’s summer vacation, “but his gets a little more adventurous as he and his cousins snoop around in a mystery that is better left to the grown-ups,” says Yarbrough. The book has drawn critical acclaim from across the country. The main character Jake Conner has been compared to Mattie in True Grit and Scout in To Kill a Mockingbird. “Sharp eyes tempered with childhood simplicity,” says Delta Magazine.

It’s hard to keep up with our global and U.S. economies. An easy way to stay abreast of the latest financial happenings is to listen to financial advisor Dennis Tubbergen’s The Everything Financial Radio Show. Not only is it syndicated on two Michigan metro stations, you can also listen to Tubbergen and his guest experts as podcasts at everythingfinancialradio.com.

"Think and Grow Rich: The Lost Secret" uncovers and explores a little known secret in Napoleon Hill’s original classic that greatly increases the odds of achieving success.

Diana Townsend and Rebekah Fortune, the Producer and Director of Deadly Intent are working with the UK company Crowdcube, who have won praise from the British Chancellor, George Osborne, for the new investment system which allows a large number of individuals to invest a small amount each to finance new businesses and share in their success.

“I Can Smoke?” an 18-minute short film directed by award winning Writer/Director Tony Ducret will appear in the Short Film Corner section of the 2012 Cannes Film Festival.

IMEDI FILMS’ acclaimed thriller, 247°F will be screened at Le Marché du Film on May 17th at Riviera 01 and May 19th at Riviera 02. Le Marché du Film is a film market that takes place along side the Cannes Film Festival.

The Canyon Road Merchants Association (CRMA), responsible for the various galleries, restaurants, and boutiques lining historical Canyon Road, has recently teamed up with Social Media Pathways (SMP), a social media marketing company dedicated to fostering awareness of local businesses, to help promote events, to provide business information to both tourists and locals, and to strengthen Canyon Road’s exposure.

Following the success of 247°F, IMEDI FILMS’ is pleased to announce that The Casting, currently in production will be screened at the American Film Market in Santa Monica, California along side IMEDI FILMS’ The Salvia Experiment.

Imedi Films is a production company that was founded in 2011 by Imedi TV, the largest Private Television and Radio Company in Georgia. The aims of this production company have been to create high-quality, commercially viable feature films. Halcyon International is the designated sales company for all of the projects undertaken by Imedi Films.

Following the success of 247°F and the upcoming film The Casting, IMEDI FILMS’ is pleased to announce that The Salvia Experiment, currently in pre-production will be screened at the American Film Market in Santa Monica, California along side IMEDI FILMS’ The Casting.

The Sacramento County Fair is coming to town over Memorial Day Weekend on May 24-28, 2012 at Cal Expo. Tickets are now available online at sacfair.com/tickets and at the Sacramento County Fair office. Admission for adults is only $5 and kids 12 and under are free.