It would be hard to produce a less likely superstar than the singing impressionist Danny Gans, whose death on May 1, 2009, left a hole in this city that’s yet to be filled.
Christopher Lawrence
Christopher Lawrence escaped his native Kentucky without an accent thanks to the thousands of hours he spent in front of a television as a child. That’s also why he never learned how to ride a bicycle. He’s been writing about TV and movies since his days at Murray State University, when the school’s basketball coach had him reassigned at the student newspaper after just one story about the team. He’s been a professional TV critic since 2000, the Review-Journal’s TV critic since 2005 and its movie critic since 2012.
Locals can watch movies every Monday evening starting in May on the Strip hotel’s 65-foot digital marquee.
The reboot of the series that put Las Vegas on the television map won’t live to see a Season 4.
The CinemaCon trade show at Caesars Palace offered plenty of ideas for new revenue streams, along with the viral “Dune: Part Two” popcorn bucket.
Those massive movies were showcased during the annual gathering of the National Association of Theatre Owners at Caesars Palace.
Thanks to the success of “The Real World: Las Vegas” and “Pawn Stars,” the valley has gone through a couple of reality TV booms.