Eye on Entertainment
Season 10
Eye on Entertainment is an award-winning television show that features interviews with successful entertainment visionaries, exploring the traits they have in common, with a unique focus on independent film and television.
Where to Watch Eye on Entertainment • Season 10
9 Episodes
- Eye on Entertainment Covers NAMM 2014
E1Eye on Entertainment Covers NAMM 2014Jeremy Yorba covered the 2014 National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) Show for Eye on Entertainment. The show was held at the Anaheim Convention Center from Thursday, January 23 through Sunday, January 26, 2014. The NAMM Show, as it has been known almost since its inception 113 years ago, occupied all 1.2 million square feet of the Anaheim Convention Center, plus additional space in nearby hotels. This year NAMM honored Motown artist Smokey Robinson with the "Music for Life" award at the 2014 NAMM Show's Breakfast of Champions, held on January 23, 2014. Robinson was recognized for his five decades of enduring influence in the world of popular music, and his long standing as one of the founders of the Motown dynasty. - Naoyuki Ikeda Dreams of Becoming the Japanese Gene Kelly
E2Naoyuki Ikeda Dreams of Becoming the Japanese Gene KellyNaoyuki Ikeda reveals that his ambition is to become the Japanese Gene Kelly, says Dawna Lee Heising, 'Eye on Entertainment" host and a veteran of numerous film roles. Ikeda, born in 1968, in Moriyama-ku, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan, tells Dawna that because both his parents were employed, he spent much of his spare time in front of the TV. It was then that he knew his goal was acting and more specifically to be a film dancer like his hero Gene Kelly. Though he attended he entered Tsuru University and graduated with a B.A. in English literature in 1992, Ikeda says he never lost site of his Kelly-like ambition. - Award-winning Filmmaker Chandra Gerson
E3Award-winning Filmmaker Chandra GersonAward-winning filmmaker Chandra Gerson was interviewed by Dawna Lee Heising for Eye on Entertainment. In 2009, Gerson started her own production company, KitnKat Productions. In 2012, her film Burning Distortion (2012) was accepted into the New York International Independent Film & Video Festival and won "Best Drama." Shortly after that her film, Detach (2012) was accepted into the VegasCineFest International Film Festival. She is currently working on her first feature film Book of Choices (2014). Heising will play Honora Turner in the third story in Book of Choices. - FANtastic Film Festival Set for San Diego
E4FANtastic Film Festival Set for San DiegoThe FANtastic Film Festival will host a three-day Horror Film Festival in the Gaslamp Quarter, of San Diego, October 31 - November 2, 2014, as part of the city's Gaslamp Halloween Celebration. The FANtastic Horror Film Festival provides an outlet for independent horror films with a focus on movie viewers and the filmmakers. Nearly Four Dozen Horror feature films and shorts of all genres will compete for honors and Oscar®-type awards, such as "Best Picture" and "Best Actor," as well as genre-centric awards, such as, "Best FX," "Most Gore," and many other horror-specific categories. - Multi-talented Jack E. Curenton Guests on "Eye on Entertainment"
E5Multi-talented Jack E. Curenton Guests on "Eye on Entertainment"Multi-talented actor Jack E. Curenton has performed lead roles in over 80 stage musicals and thousands of performances in plays, including: "Man of La Mancha" (Don Quixote); "Camelot" (Arthur); "My Fair Lady" (Higgins and Doolittle); "Jacques Brel" (Lead Baritone); "Music Man" (Harold Hill); "Oliver" (Fagin); "Beauty and the Beast (Maurice); "Kiss Me Kate" (Petruchio); and more. - Dawna Lee Heising Wins Best Actress at 2014 Mockfest Film Festival
E7Dawna Lee Heising Wins Best Actress at 2014 Mockfest Film FestivalDawna Lee Heising won Best Actress at the 2014 Mockfest Film Festival at Raleigh Studios for her role of Naomi Perkins in "Teacher's Day" from Jared Masters and Frolic Pictures.
