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HOLLYWOOD 360 is a 5-hour, nationally-syndicated radio show heard each week on great radio stations from coast-to-coast. Your host is Carl Amari, who has spent 40+ years as an award-winning TV, Radio and Film producer. Each week, Carl, and his co-host Lisa Wolf, bring you the showbiz extravaganza of trivia, showbiz news, fun games and classic radio shows including: The Shadow, Jack Benny, Dragnet, Suspense, Gunsmoke, Inner Sanctum, Fibber McGee & Molly, The Whistler, The Great Gildersleeve and hundreds more. Michael Gastala is the show’s Executive Producer, Sarah Adamson is the show’s National Movie Critic and Carl’s ‘crabby’ brother Vince is the show’s jack-of-all-trades. HOLLYWOOD 360 is also heard each week in 168 countries on American Forces Radio’s most popular channel, The Voice.

TUNE IN TO THE BEST IN CLASSIC RADIO, TRIVIA AND SHOWBIZ NEWS.

HOLLYWOOD 360 is a 5-hour, nationally-syndicated radio show heard each week on great radio stations from coast-to-coast. Your host is Carl Amari, who has spent 40+ years as an award-winning TV, Radio and Film producer. Each week, Carl, and his co-host Lisa Wolf, bring you the showbiz extravaganza of trivia, showbiz news, fun games and classic radio shows including: The Shadow, Jack Benny, Dragnet, Suspense, Gunsmoke, Inner Sanctum, Fibber McGee & Molly, The Whistler, The Great Gildersleeve and hundreds more. Michael Gastala is the show’s Executive Producer, Sarah Adamson is the show’s National Movie Critic and Carl’s ‘crabby’ brother Vince is the show’s jack-of-all-trades. HOLLYWOOD 360 is also heard each week in 168 countries on American Forces Radio’s most popular channel, The Voice.

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Sullivan’s Crossing Season 3 TV Netflix ★★★

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  Sullivan’s Crossing’ Season 3 dropped in Canada on April 27, 2025, and on the CW in the U.S. on May 14, 2025. All seasons are now available to view on Netflix. The early episodes focus on Maggie working to adapt to life at Sullivan Crossing while helping her father,…

Wednesday TV series Season 2 Part 2 Netflix ★★★

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Starting from where we last saw her, Jenna Ortega shines in “Wednesday,” Season 2 Part 2, a comical mystery TV series now available on Netflix. The show follows Wednesday, the daughter of Morticia (Catherine Zeta-Jones) and Gomez Addams (Luis Guzmán), as she gathers clues to solve a mystery in each…

Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale (PG) 4/4 ★★★★

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Focus Features and Universal Pictures International distributing the film from Carnival Films. They say that all good things must come to an end, and this is undoubtedly true for Downton Abbey. This farewell is accompanied by a deep sense of loss, particularly because my favorite actor, Dame Maggie Smith, as…

Sketch (PG) ★★1/2

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“Sketch” is promoted as a kids’ movie that features a child’s monster drawings that become mysteriously alive. The title ‘Sketch’ refers to Amber’s drawings, which are her way of expressing her emotions and coping with the loss of her mother. In turn, they immediately try to scare her and her friends,…

Freakier Friday (PG) ★★★½

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Jamie Lee Curtis shines in the “Freakier Friday” (PG), as does her movie daughter Lindsay Lohan, a comedy that’s playing in theaters now. Curtis and Lohan reprise their roles from the 2003 movie “Freaky Friday.” Although 22 years have passed since the two films, both actresses felt the time was…

Platonic (MA-TV) ★★★★ Season 2 TV Series

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Apple TV+ revealed a first look at the second season of series “Platonic.” The critically acclaimed half-hour comedy starring and executive produced by the engaging duo of Seth Rogen and Rose Byrne. The 10-episode 2nd season will premiere globally on Wednesday, August 6, 2025, with the first two episodes, followed…

Superman (PG-13) ★★★★

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DC Studios’ and Warner Bros. Pictures’ “SUPERMAN,” a Warner Bros. Pictures release. Writer and Director James Gunn’s Superman film not only entertains, but it also serves as a powerful reminder that we should all be about hope, kindness, and empathy. He frames Superman as an immigrant who embodies these ideals.…

Ginny and Georgia Series (MA-TV) Netflix ★★★★

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