Enders Game Explores a Not So Perfect Future

    Hollywood - "Enders Game" is part of a recent wave of young adult movies exploring not so perfect futures.  Led by the success of last year's "The Hunger Games", the movie is based on a trilogy of novels by Suzanne Collins and distributed by Lions Gate Entertainment.  The second installment to "Enders Game" ("Catching Fire") is due out on November 22, 2013.  "Enders Game" spotlights 16-year old British actor Asa Butterfield, who gained prominence as the lead in Martin Scorsese's 2011 fantasy adventure "Hugo."  Butterfield said, "Ender Game", while written three decades ago, was 'scarily accurate', in how it echoed with present day issues.  See also,  www.endersgame.com.

World Series and Pre-Game Show Boosts Fox

     For the week of October 21-27, 2013 Fox TV was in the top 10 of television networks and viewership.  World Series Game One, World Series Game Two, and World Series Game Four Pre-Game Show were responsible for giving Fox a combined viewership of 59.19 million viewers for the baseball events.  Among the top 20, adding Game Three made Fox TV the most-watched network in prime-time, averaging 11.4 million viewers.  The previous matchup between The Boston Red Sox and The St. Louis Cardinals in 2004 represented the most-watched World Series since 1995.  This year an average of 14 million people watched the first four games.  See also, www.sportsillustrated.com.

Lifetime Achievement Award for Berry Gordy

     Nick Cannon is scheduled to host the event that will also honor several other powerbrokers in the black community, for example, President Barack Obama and Harry Belafonte.  The Jacksons will pay tribute to the legendary founder of Motown Records at the November 4th gala, that will be held at the Lincoln Center in New York City.  The event is a celebration of Ebony Magazines "Power 100."  See also, www.ebony.com.

Kanye's Ultimate Birthday Gift To Kim

The coolest guy, with the coolest girl.  On this girls birthday.  It is not a helicopter, it is not a Bently, it is a spa thing in their home.  The home that they rarely get to use because they are always on the go.  See also,  www.vanityfair.com.

CBS Gets Good Start in 2013-2014 TV Season

     For the week of September 30 - October 6 "NCIS", "The Big Bang Theory", and "60 Minutes" help to start CBS out in first place this television season.  "The Millers", starring Will Arnett, and The Robin Williams situation comedy "The Crazy Ones", helped to give CBS a favorable score in this second week of the television season.  See also, www.tvguide.com.

Stings New Theatre Show About A Shipyard

     The show is a musical about a shipyard in Wallsend, England.  The city in Newcastle, northeastern England, in the United Kingdom,  where Sting (Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner) grew up.  "The Last Shipyard" is a story set in an Englishtown, whose shipbuilding industry is on its last ships, before the factory shuts down.  The shows lead character wants more than a factory life, and leaves to travel the world, very similar to what Sting himself has done. Sting will perform a 10-night benefit fundraiser in New York, at the 260-seat Anspacher Theatre, from Sept. 25 thru Oct. 09 to highlight some of the shows music and debut his new album entitled, "The Last Shipyard".  See also, www.nytimes.com.