Rich Heldenfels
Pop Culture Writer, Akron Beacon Journal
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I write about pop culture for the Akron Beacon Journal and online. I also teach occasionally at the University of Akron.
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tweets Hard for me to think of Millennials as having a young group and an old one, but MTV did: ohio.com/blogs/heldenfi…
MTV Studies Differences Between "Young" and "Old" Millennials
ohio.com — From the network: MTV, a division of Viacom (NASDAQ: VIAB, VIA), today unveiled the results of its new landmark generational study, "The New Millennials Will Keep Calm and Carry On," investigating the shifting dynamics between younger and older Millennials in the United States. ...Ohio lottery telecasts returning to WEWS on 7/1: ohio.com/blogs/heldenfi…
Ohio Lottery Returning to WEWS
ohio.com — After a long run on WEWS (Channel 5), the telecasts went to WKYC (Channel 3) on July 1, 2011. They return to Channel 5 on July 1 of this year. The official word: WEWS NewsChannel 5 is pleased to announce a new partnership with the Ohio Lottery.Former Clevelander Nick Cellini part of sleazy radio stunt, gets fired: sportingnews.com/nfl/story/2013…
Atlanta sports radio hosts suspended for mocking ALS-stricken Steve Gleason
sportingnews.com — There's an intense NFL rivalry between the Falcons and Saints in the NFC South. but an Atlanta radio station took it several steps too far on Monday morning. Hosts of a morning program at all-sports 790 The Zone have been suspended indefinitely for making fun of Steve Gleason, a former New Orleans special teams standout who is batting Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, a crippling disease.CBS sets fall premiere dates: ohio.com/blogs/heldenfi…
CBS Announces Fall Premiere Dates
ohio.com — The official word: CBS, America's #1 network, will premiere nearly all of its new and returning series during official premiere week (Sept. 23-29), following the Network's Sept. 22 broadcast of THE 65TH PRIMETIME EMMY AWARDS, which will air live, 8:00-11:00 PM, ET/5:00-8:00 PM, PT.Seeing Joss Whedon's "Much Ado About Nothing" this morning. From Rotten Tomatoes, his five fave films: rottentomatoes.com/m/much_ado_abo…
Five Favorite Films with Joss Whedon
rottentomatoes.com — It is storytelling that is so unexpected and brilliant as to seem inevitable, and that's the best kind. I wanted to put down my pencil and back away until I learned how to write when I saw this movie. Structurally, it's insanely sound."Hot in Cleveland" goes live. Director Andy Cadiff explains how: ohio.com/the330entertai…
‘Hot in Cleveland’ prepares for live telecast
ohio.com — When the comedy Hot in Cleveland begins a run of new episodes at 10 p.m. Wednesday on TV Land, it will start with some extra drama. The first episode will air live. No film. No tape. No retakes. Excellent opportunities for on-air bloopers, unscheduled bursts of actors' laughter, and maybe a curse or two.@LeeGoldberg & @janetevanovich talk about their new book, "The Heist" (and thanks for the interviews!): enjoy.ohio.com/beyond-plum-as…
Beyond Plum assignments: Evanovich, Goldberg team on new book
enjoy.ohio.com — Two old friends decided a while back to write a novel together. You may have heard of them: Janet Evanovich and Lee Goldberg. Evanovich is author of the best-selling Stephanie Plum novels (One for the Money, Two for the Dough and so on), among other works.With all the @ManofSteelMovie talk, I revisited "Superman: The Movie." Some talk & comparisons: ohio.com/blogs/heldenfi…
Looking Back: "Superman: The Movie"
ohio.com — With "Man of Steel" in the air, the bride and I revisited "Superman: The Movie," the first of the Christopher Reeve films. We watched the DVD-special Richard Donner cut, complete with remastered audio that made our home theater sit up and take notice in a way it seldom does.Mailbag: ‘Vegas’ cashes in its chips
ohio.com — You've got questions, I've got answers. Q: We loved "Vegas" with Dennis Quaid and would like to know how the story played out. We saw a blurb suggesting it would not be renewed, but did not see a final resolution.Sign up to discover more journalists who cover Arts and Entertainment, Opinion and Editorial and more.
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