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Issue #215 ~ Hope your week has been better!
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Sep 19, 2008 05:22 PDT
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Howdy Adventureland Friends:
This has been another downer week. Everything has been piling on by the shovels full. I'm finding myself being crushed. So much so, that I am thinking about taking next week off to regroup and recharge.
Sky Vue Drive-in has closed for the season. The best Paula can get is a last minute year to year lease. The owners are still looking to sell. So we are not likely to know anything about a 2009 season until late winter.
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This is our free members only community hosted by Google. Almost 5 of our nearly 300 subscribers have joined. I intended for it to be a small group, but there is certainly room for more of you.
Our Celebrity Spotlight shines on Oliver Stone. Did you know he lost his virginity to hooker as a teen? It was a treat from his dad.
The Snack Bar has a handy BLT wrap from Mr. Food. Prepare these tastey treats for your next movie. Experiment with other meats as well.
I am keeping the bookmark for last week. Check out World Wide Web TV.
Blog Bytes has been rolling along this week. I cover a number of topics from movie museums to gay marriage. Look for boys clubs alumni next week.
We have a birthday this week. Happy Birthday to Ann Currier on September 21st. She shares this special day with Larry Hagman (1931), Stephen King (1947), Bill Murray (1950), Ethan Coen (1958), Dave Coulier (1959), Ricki Lake (1968), Alfonso Ribeiro (1971) and Joseph Mazzello (1983).
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COEN BROS. SCORE & REVERSE SLUMP WITH 'BURN'
Joel and Ethan Coen scored their biggest opener to date by raking in $19.4 million for "Burn After Reading" and helping end a 7-week attendance slide at theaters, according to studio estimates Sunday.
The madcap comedy starring Brad Pitt, George Clooney and John Malkovich raked in $7 million more than the duo's last box-office hit, 2004 comedy "The Ladykillers," according to Media by Numbers.
"Burn After Reading's" success comes just a year after the brothers gained widespread acclaim for the drama "No Country for Old Men," which won 4 Academy Awards and grossed $73.3 million.
Their Oscar credentials and the star-studded cast combined to make "Burn After Reading" a hit, said Jack Foley, president of distribution for Focus Features.
"The Coens have broken into more commercial territory with this film," Foley said. "They've become more of a household name."
The weekend's 3 other new releases also turned in solid performances.
Tyler Perry's "The Family That Preys," starring Kathy Bates and Alfre Woodard in a drama about 2 families from different social classes, debuted at #2 with $18 million. Five out of six of Perry's films have opened at #1 or #2 on their opening weekends, said Steve Rothenberg, president of domestic distribution for Lionsgate.
Rothenberg said he expected "The Family that Preys" to continue to play well over upcoming weekends as Perry's movies typically do.
"It should have good legs," he said.
Overture Film's "Righteous Kill" opened at #3 with $16.5 million, proving that Robert DeNiro & Al Pacino still draw fans. The movie played to a wide range of ages and both genders, said Kyle Davies, Overture's executive vice president of theatrical distribution.
"The primary appeal is to see these two legends together," he said.
Picturehouse's "The Women" - starring Meg Ryan and Annette Bening in a remake of George Cukor's 1939 comedy-drama - was #4 with $10.1 million.
The weekend's total box-office draw should surpass $100 million, breaking a 7-week slide in ticket revenue, said Paul Dergarabedian, president of Media by Numbers. Last weekend was the slowest weekend in 5 years, with just $67.6 million.
He attributed the uptick to the variety in genres that studios offered this weekend.
"Audiences want a lot of choice," he said. "Each of these movies had a particular demographic. This was the cinematic equivalent of a magazine rack."
The next 7 films in the top dozen were holdovers, grossing $4.3 million or less.
The Batman sequel "The Dark Knight" continued to rack up its gross with another $4 million, for total box office revenue of $517.7 million to date.
Last weekend's top-ranked "Bangkok Dangerous" starring Nicolas Cage dropped to eighth place with $2.4 million.
The top 12 movies at U.S. and Canadian theaters Friday through Sunday, as estimated by Media By Numbers LLC. Final figures will be released Monday.
01) "Burn After Reading" @ $19.4 million.
02) "Tyler Perry's The Family that Preys" @ $18.0 million.
03) "Righteous Kill" @ $16.5 million.
04) "The Women" @ $10.1 million.
05) "The House Bunny" @ $4.3 million.
06) "Tropic Thunder" @ $4.2 million.
07) "The Dark Knight" @ $4.0 million.
08) "Bangkok Dangerous" @ $2.4 million.
09) "Traitor" @ $2.1 million.
10) "Death Race" @ $2.0 million.
11) "Babylon A.D." @ $1.7 million.
12) "Mamma Mia!" @ $1.7 million.
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To be released January 2009.
BURN AFTER READING
Starring: John Malkovich, George Clooney, Frances McDormand, Brad Pitt, Tilda Swinton, Richard Jenkins Director: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
A dark spy-comedy from Joel and Ethan Coen. An ousted CIA official's (John Malkovich) memoir accidentally falls into the hands of two unwise gym employees intent on exploiting their find.
Rated R for pervasive language, some sexual content and violence.
"...a screwball comedy that occasionally becomes something more." - Chicago Sun-Times,
Roger Ebert
"The Coen brothers are in a goofy mood as pure lunacy engulfs a spy thriller." - Hollywood Reporter,
Kirk Honeycutt
http://www.burnafterreading.com/
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Opening September 26, 2008
SMOTHER
Diane Keaton stars as an overbearing, crazy-making mother
who becomes an unwelcome houseguest on her son's couch.
Rated PG-13 for crude and sexual content, some drug material, and language.
http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1809826890/
Opening October 3, 2008
RELIGULOUS
Bill Maher examines the state of world religion, from Muslim riots over cartoons to the Ten Commandments in front of courthouses.
Rating: R for some language and sexual material.
http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1809842364/
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Some New DVD Releases:
Sep 11, 11:16 AM (ET)
By DAVID GERMAIN
"Made of Honor"
Patrick Dempsey stars in this twist on wedding romances, playing a man content with a platonic relationship with his best friend (Michelle Monaghan) until she returns from a business trip to Scotland with a fiance and a request that her male pal stand up for her as "maid" of honor. And so begins his own secret love for her as he tries to walk the line between his wedding party duties and surreptitious schemes to win the bride for himself. The DVD and Blu-ray disc have commentary with director Paul Weiland, while the Blu-ray release also comes with deleted scenes and two making-of featurettes. DVD, $28.96; Blu-ray, $38.96. (Sony)
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"Speed Racer"
After creating a blockbuster sci-fi trilogy with "The Matrix" flicks, the Wachowski brothers stumbled badly with this costly flop that blends live-action and candy-colored computer animation for a big-screen update of the TV cartoon show. Emile Hirsch stars in the title role, a driving prodigy who tries to salvage the family business and bring honor back to the corrupt auto-racing circuit by competing in a hazardous road tournament. Christina Ricci, John Goodman, Susan Sarandon and Matthew Fox co-star. DVD and Blu-ray extras include a set tour and a making-of featurette. The Blu-ray disc also has a digital copy of the movie for portable video players. DVD, $28.98; Blu-ray, $35.99. (Warner Bros.)
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"88 Minutes"
Al Pacino stars as a criminal profiler who helped put a serial killer on death row but now has his own rapidly approaching expiration date. The thriller piles on outlandish action as Pacino's forensic psychologist receives a phone call telling him he has 88 minutes to live, prompting a scramble as he races to track down his stalker and unravel a dense mystery loaded with suspects. The DVD and Blu-ray releases come with an alternate ending, a conversation with Pacino and a segment with director Jon Avnet, who also provides commentary. DVD, $28.96; Blu-ray, $38.96. (Sony)
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"Risky Business"
Tom Cruise returns to dance in his underwear to Bob Seger's "Old Time Rock and Roll" in this 25th anniversary DVD update of his breakout movie that put him on the road to decades of superstardom. Cruise plays a teen with an Ivy League future who suddenly turns pimp after meeting a prostitute (Rebecca De Mornay), setting his house up as a brothel while his parents are away. Cruise and other cast members recall their experiences on the movie in a new documentary segment, and the actor also joins director Paul Brickman for commentary. There also are an alternate version of the ending and screen tests by Cruise and De Mornay. The two-disc Blu-ray release also has a digital copy of the movie. DVD, $19.97; Blu-ray set, $28.99. (Warner Bros.)
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"Beetlejuice"
Tim Burton's wild supernatural comedy gets a DVD makeover in this 20th anniversary edition. Michael Keaton stars in the title role as an obnoxious dead creep enlisted by a couple of recently deceased ghosts (Geena Davis and Alec Baldwin) to help them scare the new inhabitants out of their New England home, including Winona Ryder as a brooding teen. The DVD and Blu-ray discs come with three episodes from the animated "Beetlejuice" TV show. DVD, $19.97; Blu-ray, $34.99. (Warner Bros.)
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TV on DVD:
"Pushing Daisies: The Complete First Season" - This clever take on death-after-life stars Lee Pace as a pie maker whose touch can bring the dead back to life, but only for a minute, or else someone else nearby has to die instead. Anna Friel co-stars as our hero's childhood sweetie, who goes belly up until he restores her to life. The first nine episodes and a making-of featurette come in a three-disc package. DVD set, $29.98; Blu-ray set, $39.99. (Warner Bros.)
"Chuck: The Complete First Season" - A young tech geek (Zachary Levi) accidentally downloads classified information into his brain, making him a valuable commodity and prompting the government to assign agents (Adam Baldwin and Yvonne Strahovski) to protect him. A four-disc set has the first 13 episodes, plus deleted scenes and a couple of featurettes. DVD set, $39.98. (Warner Bros.)
"Will & Grace: Season Eight" - The comedy starring Debra Messing, Eric McCormack, Megan Mullally and Sean Hayes ends its run with an all-star series finale. The final 22 episodes are packed in a four-disc set that includes cast interviews and commentary on the last episode. A 33-disc "Complete Series" boxed set also is available. "Season Eight" DVD set, $44.98; "Complete Series" set, $249.98. (Lionsgate)
"Criminal Minds: Season 3" - Joe Mantegna joins the crime drama as a veteran FBI profiler who reteams with the crack unit he helped found to track down bad guys. The five-disc set has year three's 20 episodes, along with deleted scenes and making-of segments. DVD set, $64.99. (Paramount)
"Torchwood: The Complete Second Season" - An offbeat team of operatives with a mysterious leader (John Barrowman) battle alien menaces and other paranormal activities in this edgy British action series. Season two's 13 episodes come in a five-disc set with deleted footage and a featurette on Barrowman's character. DVD set, $79.98. (BBC)
"First Among Equals" - Adapted from the novel by Jeffrey Archer, this 10-part miniseries traces the careers of four British Parliament members from their first day on the job through 20 years of service. The cast includes Tom Wilkinson. The three-disc set includes a biographical segment on Archer. DVD set, 49.99. (Acorn)
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WILLIAM OLIVER STONE
DOB: September 15, 1946 - New York, New York
Filmmaker who has garnered Academy Awards for his work as both a screenwriter and a director. Stone won his first Oscar in 1978 for penning the screenplay to Midnight Express. Stone thrives on controversy, and as a result has explored such sensitive subjects as the Vietnam War and the Kennedy Assassination in his films. Platoon (1986) and Born on the Fourth of July (1989), which were the first two installments of his "Vietnam Trilogy," both earned him Oscars for Best Director. The final film in his trilogy, Heaven and Earth, was not embraced by the critics. Stone’s body of work as a filmmaker includes JFK (1991), The Doors (1991), Natural Born Killers (1994), Nixon (1995), The People vs. Larry Flynt (1996), Any Given Sunday (1999) and the documentary Comandante in 2003.
NOTABLES:
Educated at Yale and New York University. Was taught by Martin Scorsese at New York University Film School.
Took a year off from Yale in 1965 to teach at a Catholic school in Vietnam. After graduating from New York University, he worked as a cabdriver and a messenger.
Born at 9:58am-EDT
Did a tour of duty in Vietnam.
His father Louis Stone was a stockbroker on Wall Street, then he suffered some financial setbacks due to bad investments and a divorce from Oliver's mother Jacqueline. Wall Street (1987) is supposed to be modeled after Lou.
Arrested for drunken driving and possession of hashish. [June 1999]
Kicked a cocaine habit by moving to France while writing Scarface (1983).
Talks about the experience of his father Louis Stone taking him to lose his virginity to a prostitute in his mid-teens.
QUOTABLES:
Nationalism and patriotism are the two most evil forces that I know of in this century or in any century and cause more wars and more death and more destruction to the soul and to human life than anything else.
I don't believe in this business of chopping up a film and then releasing a 'director's cut' on DVD. What you see should be the director's cut. This is the director's cut. If you can spend four hours killing Bill, Alexander deserves some space.
I love intelligent films that come at you fast. I don't have attention deficit disorder, my mind moves fast. There's a lot to deal with in my films. We had so many facts to go through, so the governing style was flash, cut, flash, repeat.
If I were George Bush, I would shoot myself. I think he lives in fear of drinking again. There's nothing more dangerous for America than an ex-alcoholic President who tells you to believe in Jesus.
The Indians once told me that stones are the most revered and ancient of recording devices. And that perhaps I am here on this Earth to write of these mute histories - just another stone, an 'Oliver' stone.
The film business? I love film, but the film business is shit.
If Bush had spent some time in Vietnam, he would have a very different view on War.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oliver_Stone
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SILENT BOB BREAKS HIS SILENCE AGAIN
On August 2, 1970, Kevin Smith entered the world and slackers rejoiced. Precisely 37 years later, Smith took the stage of his local Count Basie theater on his birthday and reminisced about a hodgepodge of topics from Clerks II, his cameo in Live Free or Die Hard and his jury duty. As was the case twice previously (An Evening With Kevin Smith and An Evening with Kevin Smith 2: Evening Harder), the cameras were rolling. On October 21, Sold Out: A Threevening with Kevin Smith will debut with a 2 disc special edition DVD. Threevening is 222 minutes of Silent Bob doing what he does best, injecting his unique take on life into his day-to-day activities. The set also includes over an hour of uncensored outtakes which will invariably turn out to be the crowning moments of the DVD, if the past is any indication. The suggested retail price is $19.97.
FELLOW CRITIC WHACKS ROGER EBERT
Roger Ebert confirmed that a fellow critic yelled at him and whacked him on the knee during a screening at the Toronto Film Festival last weekend, but said the incident was "blown out of proportion." Ebert did not name the other critic. But he said an account published in the New York Daily News that named the other man as rival New York Post movie critic Lou Lumenick was "truthful." The incident began, Ebert said, when he could not see subtitles for "Slumlord Millionaire" because the man sitting in front of him was leaning into the aisle. While Ebert said he thought the man was wrong for blocking his sight line, he felt sorry for him. "He had no idea who was behind him when he smacked me," Ebert wrote.
TAKEI MARRIES LIFE PARTNER ALTMAN
George Takei and his longtime partner, Brad Altman, have agreed to live long and prosper together. Takei (71) & Altman (54) were married in a multicultural ceremony at the Japanese American National Museum that featured a Buddhist priest, Native American wedding bands, a Japanese Koto harp and a bagpipe procession. The couple, both clad in white dinner jackets with black pants, made a grand entrance to the tune of "One Singular Sensation." They stepped into a circle of yellow roses and lilies, where they shared a Japanese tea ceremony and were wed by a Buddhist priest. The couple, together 21 years, wrote their own vows.
AUCTIONS 4 SUPERMAN BIRTHPLACE IN OHIO
Online auctions benefiting Superman's birthplace have been more powerful than a locomotive. The sales on eBay are only half-done and already have surpassed their goal of raising $50,000 to fix up the boyhood home of Jerry Siegel. It's where he and Joe Shuster came up with the Man of Steel during the 1930s. When the second of four auctions of original art and other items wrapped up Tuesday, more than $53,000 had been raised. The auctions continue through Sept. 30. The proceeds will be used to replace the roof and redo the exterior. Organizers say money beyond the original goal will be set aside for repairs inside and for future work.
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88 MINUTES
Starring: Al Pacino, Deborah Kara Unger, Leelee Sobieski, Alicia Witt, Neal McDonough, Benjamin McKenzie, Kristin Cavalleri Director: Jon Avnet
Al Pacino stars as Dr. Jack Gramm, a college professor who moonlights as a forensic psychiatrist for the FBI. When Gramm receives a death threat claiming he has only 88 minutes to live, he must use all his skills and training to narrow down the possible suspects, who include a disgruntled student, a jilted former lover, and a serial killer already on death row, before his time runs out.
Rated R for disturbing violent content, brief nudity and language.
"Pacino and company mark time in this preposterous copycat killer thriller." - Hollywood Reporter,
Michael Rechtshaffen
"A slop bucket of misconceived tricks, rigor-mortis mood, and laughable intentions..." - filmcritic.com,
Chris Cabin
http://www.88minutestolive.com/
STREET KINGS
Starring: Keanu Reeves, Forest Whitaker, Chris Evans, Hugh Laurie, Amaury Nolasco, Naomie Harris, Terry Crews Director: David Ayer
Keanu Reeves stars as Tom Ludlow, a veteran LAPD cop who finds life difficult to navigate after the death of his wife. When evidence implicates him in the execution of a fellow officer, he is forced to go up against the cop culture he's been a part of his entire career, ultimately leading him to question the loyalties of everyone around him.
Rated R for strong violence and pervasive language.
"...the plot that sets up Tom for a frame-up is, in critic parlance, a strain on credulity." - Rolling Stone,
Peter Travers
"...nonsense, and yet the crooked, racialized world underneath the soulless mayhem is pretty fascinating." - Boston Globe,
Wesley Morris
http://www.foxsearchlight.com/streetkings/
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To be released September 23, 2008.
RUN FATBOY RUN
Starring: Simon Pegg, Thandie Newton, Hank Azaria, Dylan Moran, Harish Patel, India De Beaufort, Matthew Fenton Director: David Schwimmer
A charming but oblivious overweight guy leaves his fiancee on their wedding day only to discover years later that he really loves her. To win her back, he must finish a marathon while making her realize that her new handsome, wealthy fiance is the wrong guy for her.
Rated PG-13 for some rude and sexual humor, nudity, language and smoking.
"Amiable, consistently amusing and surprisingly affecting..." - USA Today,
Claudia Puig
"...might as well have been written by a rushed piece of software." - Boston Globe,
Wesley Morris
http://www.runfatboyrunmovie.com/
To be released September 30, 2008.
IRON MAN
Starring: Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Jeff Bridges, Terrence Howard, Shaun Toub, Leslie Bibb, Clark Gregg Director: Jon Favreau
Robert Downey Jr. stars as Tony Stark/Iron Man in the story of a billionaire industrialist and genius inventor who is kidnapped and forced to build a devastating weapon. Instead, using his intelligence and ingenuity, Tony builds a high-tech suit of armor and escapes captivity. When he uncovers a nefarious plot with global implications, he dons his powerful armor and vows to protect the world as Iron Man.
Rated PG-13 for some intense sequences of sci-fi action and violence, and brief suggestive content.
"...one of the hippest, best-written and best-directed superhero movies ever..." - New York Post,
Lou Lumenick
"...one of the smartest superhero films to come down the pike in some time." - Chicago Sun-Times,
Bill Zwecker
http://ironmanmovie.marvel.com/
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FOOTBALL MOVIES:
RUDY (1993)
Rudy has always been told that he was too small to play college football. But he is determined to beat the odds and play for Notre Dame.
AIR BUD: GOLDEN RECEIVER (1998)
Now in the 8th Grade, Josh discovers he has a great throwing arm and tries out for the football team. Soon after his athletic dog Buddy joins the team.
ANGELS IN THE ENDZONE (1997)
The football team Jesse is on is terrible, after the death of his dad Jesse quits the team. Then angels come to help them but Jesse's brother can see them.
LITTLE GIANTS (1994)
Football star Kevin now coaches pee-wee football. When Kevin excludes his niece, Becky, she convinces her dad Danny to coach a team, and beat Kevin's team.
VARSITY BLUES (1999)
In small-town Texas, high school football is a religion. The head coach is deified as long as the team is winning.
THE WATER BOY (1998)
The coach discovers the lowly water boy for his college football team has an amazing talent for tackling people much bigger than him.
BASKETBALL MOVIES:
HOOSIERS (1986)
A college basketball coach leaves the Navy in 1951 and becomes coach of an underdog Indiana high-school team.
COACH CARTER (2005)
True story of a high school basketball coach who benched his undefeated team because of poor grades.
LUCK OF THE IRISH (2002)
A teenager must battle for a gold charm to keep his family from being controlled by an evil leprechaun.
A SEASON ON THE BRINK (2002)
Chronicles Hoosier's 1985-86 season, when Bob Knight granted author John Feinstein access to the team.
BLUE CHIPS (1994)
A college coach is forced to break the rules in order to get the players he needs to stay competitive.
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CATCH A FLICK WITH YOUR FAVORITE CELEB
Sit beside Steve Martin for a screening of "The Jerk," share a theater with Mike Myers for a showing of "Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery" or squirm in your seat alongside Jodie Foster during "The Silence of the Lambs." These stars - along with Dustin Hoffman, Cameron Diaz, Denzel Washington, Annette Bening, Jim Carrey, Shirley MacLaine, Rita Moreno and Keanu Reeves - will share their films with their fans next month at "Target Presents AFI Night at the Movies." The event is set to take over the ArcLight theater in Hollywood on Oct. 1. The idea is to bring filmmakers and fans together to celebrate American movies, said AFI chief Bob Gazzale. Tickets are $25 and will be available Sept. 17.
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MINNIE GIVES BIRTH 2 BIG BABY BOY
Minnie Driver has given birth to a not-so-little one. Henry Story Driver was born in Los Angeles on Friday and weighed in at 9 lbs., 12 oz, her publicist Jessica Kolstad told People magazine. Driver (38) confirmed that she was pregnant during an appearance on "The Tonight Show" in March, when Jay Leno remarked on her baby bump. She has not revealed the name of the father. Driver stars on the FX cable TV series "The Riches" with British comedian Eddie Izzard. She was nominated for an Academy Award for her performance in the 1997 film "Good Will Hunting."
LINCOLN CENTER 2 HONOR HANKS IN GALA
The Film Society of Lincoln Center will honor Tom Hanks in its annual gala tribute, citing the actor's talent of making "a good man compelling." He will be feted April 27 at Alice Tully Hall, which is being renovated but scheduled to reopen Feb. 22. It will be the society's 36th annual gala, following last year's celebration of Meryl Streep. "There are so few actors who have been able to make the struggle and drama of being a good man compelling," Kent Jones, the society's associate director of programming, said. "With his talent, his presence, his versatility, his sense of humor, he has set a very high standard for his fellow actors."
The 52-year-old Hanks won best-actor Oscars for 1993's "Philadelphia" and 1994's "Forrest Gump."
http://www.filmlinc.com/
JOLIE-PITT DONATES ETHIOPIAN CLINIC
Angelina Jolie & Brad Pitt are giving back to the country where their daughter Zahara (3) was born. The couple donated $2 million to fight HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis in Ethiopia. The money will be used to build a center for children affected by the disease and establish a program to treat tuberculosis. The center will be named for Zahara. "It is our hope when Zahara is older she will take responsibility of the clinic and continue its mission," Pitt (44) said. The couple opened the Maddox Chivan Children's Center in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, named after their son Maddox (7), adopted from Cambodia. The center provides treatment, education and social services to children affected by HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis.
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MOVIE BUFFS CAN WIN OSCAR SEATS
Stargazers seeking an up-close glimpse of Hollywood's royalty can win seats on Oscar night along the red carpet. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced that 300 bleacher seats will be up for grabs in an online lottery. Beginning at 9 a.m. PDT Monday, movie buffs can enter for a chance to win a seat in front of the Kodak Theater for the Oscars scheduled for Feb. 22. The lottery runs through 9 p.m. Sept. 28.
Applicants can register for up to 4 seats. In previous years, as many as 20,000 fans have applied.
http://www.oscars.org/bleachers
LATE CARLIN 2 BE HONORED WITH MARK TWAIN
Jon Stewart, Bill Maher and Margaret Cho are among an all-star lineup who will honor the late George Carlin at this year's Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. The prize was announced just before Carlin's death in June. It will be awarded during a tribute performance November 10th at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington. The program announced Tuesday will be aired later on PBS. Others who will honor Carlin include Garry Shandling, Lily Tomlin, Denis Leary, Joan Rivers, Lewis Black and Richard Belzer. The prize is being awarded posthumously for the first time in its 11-year history. Last year the Kennedy Center honored Billy Crystal.
NEW STAMP HONORS BETTE DAVIS
"She did it the hard way." That's how Bette Davis wanted to be remembered, and a new U.S. postage stamp honoring her does that. The stamp features a portrait of Davis as she appeared in the 1950 film "All About Eve," in which she played an aging stage actress battling to save her career. Davis was nominated for an Academy Award for that performance. Mom chose her epitaph because she viewed a lot of her life as difficult, explained son Michael Merrill. "She would have been thrilled," he added. Born Ruth Elizabeth Davis 100 years ago in Lowell, Mass. and died in France in 1989. She appeared in 100+ films, was first woman honored with AFI's Lifetime Achievement Award and first woman president of AMPAS. By 1942 she was the highest-paid woman in America and helped organize the Hollywood Canteen.
http://www.usps.com
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THE BUCKET LIST (2007)
Two terminally ill men escape from a cancer ward and head off on a road trip with a wish list of to-dos before they die.
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Edward (Jack Nicholson) is wealthy dude who finds himself a patient in a hospital he owns. Here realizes that semi-private rooms were a bad idea when he has to share a room.
Carter (Morgan Freeman) is a hard working mechanic that has to share his room with Edward and his personal assistant (Sean Hayes). Eventually, an uneasy tension gives way to friendship and needed companionship.
Both find themselves facing cancer and death, they decide to go out with a bang. This is where the flick becomes a road trip movie with unattached Edward leading newly seperated Carter on a series of adventures. Each one bringing them closer together and steering Carter homeward bound.
Shortly after returning home, Carter has collapsed and died. And Edward finds himself eulagizing his newest and probably his dearest friend. He does the unthinkable and returns to his own family.
This is a great movie with a great deal of heart. This should appeal to all Jack Nicholson and Mogan Freeman fans. And adults in general. For me, I like both of these stars. So I had to see this movie.
http://thebucketlist.warnerbros.com/
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September 16, 1953 - "The Robe" premiered at Roxy Theater in New York. It was the first movie filmed in the wide screen CinemaScope process.
September 18, 1927 - Columbia Phonograph Broadcasting System made its debut with over 16 radio stations. The name was later changed to CBS.
September 19, 2003 - It was reported AOL Time Warner was going to drop
"AOL" from its name and be known as Time Warner Inc. They announced the merger and name change January 10, 2000.
September 20, 1995 - AT&T announced it would be splitting into three companies. The companies were AT&T, Lucent Technologies, and NCR Corp.
September 21, 1998 - The videotaped grand jury statement that Bill Clinton made concerning Monica Lewinsky was made public.
September 22, 1903 - Italo Marchiony granted patent for ice cream cone.
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The house deal has stalled again. Our traditional mortgage route failed and the closing date looms. Now we are trying 2 creative finance options. Now, I would really appreciate your prasyers.
Normally, I would not pray for money. But, as you may recall, we face eviction because of our landlord's bankruptcy. So the deck is really stacked against us. But, I know God will provide something.
See you next week?
Paul @ Reel 2 Reel
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