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Hawaii Five-0 Actor’s Fans Join Donate Life “20 Million in 2012”

December 13, 2011 CherylHollar

The Alex O’Loughlin Fans for Donate Life website teams with other charities in an all-out campaign to register 20 million organ donors in 2012. Organ donation is the gift of life that keeps on giving, and the gift that truly goes around the world. Hawaii Five-0 star Alex O’Loughlin has fans who are rising to the challenge and helping others through Donate Life America. The Ultimate Gift of Life Outside Mercy Medical Center in Sioux City, Iowa stands “the giving

Friendship Renewed and Love Lost in COVERT AFFAIRS Finale

December 8, 2011 CherylHollar

Amidst mystery and murder in the Covert Affairs finale, a renewed friendship is discovered and a potential love is lost. The Covert Affairs season two finale opens with all the intrigue and suspense of a James Bond motion picture and progresses toward a serene ending as viewers watch Piper Perabo portray heroine Annie Walker. Deadly Vacation The audience knows all too well that the moment Walker decides to vacation in Stockholm, it won’t be long before her plans for rest

TV Becomes Powerful Tool for Charities, Causes That Change Lives

November 23, 2011 CherylHollar

CBS cancelled series Three Rivers and Family Guy, along with a number of reality series, strongly influence people’s choices in organ donor registration. How influential is your favorite TV show in making daily, or even life-changing, decisions? Tenaya Wallace, head of Donate Life Hollywood, spoke with me via telephone about the powerful tool she believes television is, not only in helping people make decisions, but in helping them make decisions that save lives, particularly in regard to organ donation.

Christmas Lodge Focuses on the True Meaning of Christmas

November 2, 2011 CherylHollar

Nasser Entertainment’s Christmas Lodge focuses on what’s really important at the Christmas season, faith and family. Nasser Entertainment’s Christmas Lodge (starring Victoria Banks and Michael Shanks) veers from the path of standard holiday movies to bring viewers a fresh look at what Christmas is all about.

2 Broke Girls’ Russian Cook Oleg – Not What You’d Expect

October 13, 2011 CherylHollar

Jonathan Kite, Oleg in 2 Broke Girls, has always had a passion for both comedic and dramatic acting. His background may surprise you. In my scan of series premieres for fall, 2011, I stumbled upon the CBS comedy 2 Broke Girls, starring Beth Behrs and Kat Dennings. It looked like a funny enough sitcom, so I tuned in and found it quite entertaining.

Read more 2 Broke Girls, Co-Post, Interviews

The Kennedys and The Pillars of the Earth Win Coveted Emmys

October 7, 2011 CherylHollar

On September 18, 2011, Montreal’s Muse Entertainment was honored with quintuplets – that is, quintuplets in Emmy Awards. Muse was the recipient of not one, not two, but five of these prestigious awards for The Kennedys and The Pillars of the Earth. On the heels of these exciting wins, I had the privilege to speak with Executive Producer Michael Prupas about both projects and Muse Entertainment’s involvement in each.

Read more Co-Post, The Kennedys, The Pillars of the Earth

Hawaii Five-0 Releases DVD Amidst Swarm of Exciting Guest Stars

September 30, 2011 CherylHollar

“Every episode is a postcard.” That’s how star Daniel Dae Kim (Lost) describes the natural “set” of Hawaii Five-0 in the release of the series’ first season to DVD. DVD Not a Disappointment to Fans And CBS Home Entertainment has left no stone unturned in offering fans of the series cause to squeal with delight. The six-disc set is complete with deleted scenes from many episodes, special features, and a tribute to the original Hawaii Five-0. Secrets of Filmmaking and

The Man and Message Behind Season Two Hawaii Five-0 Blessing

August 27, 2011 CherylHollar

What does it mean for a TV series to be “blessed?” What does it mean for a TV series to be blessed with a “Hawaiian blessing?” Just what is a “Hawaiian blessing?” Beginning of Season Two of Hawaii Five-0 Blessed All these questions came to mind as I had the opportunity to speak with Kahu Curtis Pa’alua Kwai Fong Kekuna of Kawaiaha’o Church known as the Westminster Abbey of Hawaii) in Honolulu, who pronounced such a blessing on the cast

Read more Alex O'Loughlin, Co-Post, Hawaii Five-0

Eric Benet and Erica Gluck Head to GMC with Trinity Goodheart

August 9, 2011 CherylHollar

I recently had the privilege to sit down with Trinity Goodheart’s Erica Gluck (Trinity) and Eric Benet (Jeremy), and discovered that this Reelworks Studios project was more than a film to them. It was a life-changing event. Benet Relives His Past Benet, in particular, found a haunting resemblance between Gluck and his now 19 year-old daughter, India. He told me that, during the making of this film, he felt like he was going back in time to when India was

Jason Michael Carroll to Release Third CD, Numbers, in July

June 22, 2011 CherylHollar

Jason Michael Carroll’s newest CD, Numbers, hits nearly 600 Cracker Barrel stores in 41 states on July 25. It joins an illustrious list of artists such as Charlie Daniels, Sara Evans, Merle Haggard, Alison Krauss, Kenny Rogers, Josh Turner, and Wynonna, whose work has been released through Cracker Barrel’s 2003 partnership with country music.