What better way to spend Valentine’s Day than to go see “Happy Death Day 2 U”, with Texas resident GiGi Erneta. The film opened in theaters this week! Pennie Painter interviewed GiGi recently. (We’ll post the full intervi...
Hail to the Chief, Madam President Mindy Raymond! John Robison, Chairman and CEO, names Mindy Raymond the President of New Republic Studios, Austin. Mindy started at the studio as the Director of Marketing and Development, ...
It is so hard to believe that it has been 40 years since the first episode of #DallasTVShow aired; and Charlene Tilton barely looks 40! Charlene played Lucy, the sexy blond niece of JR Ewing. Charlene came to receive the awar...
Can you believe it has been 40 years since the first episode of Dallas aired? More than that, can you believe that the “Who Shot JR” episode retains the record for the most watched television show in history? Thre...
OMG! How much more amazing will our lives be when we take more day trips? There are so many fun things we can do within an hour’s drive… maybe 2. Turn off that television. Gas up (or charge up) the car; and Google M...
The Texas Motion Picture Alliance Awards were at Southfork Ranch, Saturday, October 13, 2018. Paul Jensen, Executive Director of TXMPA chatted with me about TXMPA. In only 15 years, they have become a major force in promoting t...
newrepublicstudios.com Saturday October 13, 2018 was a star-studded TXMPA awards night at Southfork Ranch. Barry is the Director of Operations and Public Relations for New Republic Studios. Mindy is the Communications Director...
Have you ever hosted an event? I mean any event… even a holiday party at your home; or a baby shower; or bachelor or bachelorette party… Think of the number of tiny details that go into pulling together one of thos...
I will be in Europe for Christmas and New Year’s, but I missed the Krampus Festival this year. I can’t wait to plan next year’s Teal Gray Worldwide adventure. Take a look at what it’s like! http:// The making of the masks shown...
On Friday, October 23, the Texas Theater is screening the classic 1931 horror film, Frankenstein. It wasn’t just picked because we’re so close to Halloween – the film’s director, James Whale, was an openly gay...
Witches. Some are good, some are bad, but all of them still exist. At least that is what Vin Diesel thinks for his new movie, The Last Witch Hunter. I had the chance to attend the premiere in New York City thanks to Lions Gate ...
THE AMERICAN DREAMER “The American Dreamer” is an objective, unsentimental portrait, fascinating in its detail, unrelenting as its subject, Schiller…has created an unusual, illuminating motion picture. REDISOVERED, REMAS...
OK, this movie has been out since February so chances are you may have already seen it and if that’s the case you can agree with me that it is an amazing film! If you are a fan of my movie reviews then you also know I giv...
OK, so here’s an excellent way to culture yourself… LAUGH! One of the best ways to learn and understand about the complex lives of people from other cultures is through satire. Comedy is a very powerful art form and when ...