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- Screening Room: James Bond fest at the Aero Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 6:32PMOther film events: Egyptian Theatre's Stanley Kubrick tribute, Cinema Speakeasy short film workshop and more. Screenwriter-director Tom Mankiewicz, who died in July of cancer, is being honored Thursday evening at the American Cinematheque's Aero Theatre with screenings of two of the Roger Moore James Bond films he wrote: 1973's " Live and Let Die," which marked Moore's first outing as 007, and ...
- Syfy starts work on Neverland, a 4-hour prequel to Peter Pan Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 6:31PMThis was first announced back in March, but today Syfy said production is going to start next week on its 4-hour Peter Pan prequel called Neverland . It's being written and directed by Nick Willing, who worked on Syfy's Tin Man and Alice , which were reimaginings of The Wizard of Oz and Alice in Wonderland .
- Apple's Steve Jobs shows new iPods, iTunes, Apple TV Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 6:30PMApple CEO Steve Jobs unwrapped a new lineup of iPods, including a new iPod touch with features similar to the iPhone 4, a redesigned iPod shuffle and a multi-touch iPod nano. Jobs also showed a new version of iTunes with social-networking features and a redesigned Apple TV.
- PlayStation 3 Blu-Ray 3D Update Delayed To October Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 6:30PMSony made an announcement today at the International Franchise Association Trade Show in Berlin that the PlayStation 3 firmware update that will allow users to watch Blu-ray movies in steroscopic 3D has been pushed back to October, according to consumer weblog Engadget. CEO Howard Stringer did not provide a specific date in October for the release of the update, which was originally scheduled to ...
- Steve Jobs unveils upgraded Apple TV, new iPods Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 6:30PMApple on Wednesday revamped its iPod line-up, unveiled an upgraded Apple TV that will feature streaming shows and movies and launched a new music social network. While many of the improvements were expected, they signaled a renewed push by Apple to compete in... Apple - IPod - Steve Jobs - Social network - iTunes
- Drive-in theatre provides other means of entertainment Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 6:30PMKent State offers a variety of activities for students to choose from, but sometimes it’s nice to travel off campus and try new things. Only a half-mile from Kent is a drive-in that runs newly released movies and charges only $16 per carload. The Midway Twin Drive-In is open Friday through Sunday, and cars can enter at 7:45 p.m. “My favorite part was sitting on my friend’s car,” senior English ...
- Right Now More>> Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 6:28PMPolice: At least 1 person being held hostage by gunman in Discovery TV building in Md. More>>
- The Case for Apple's 'Ping' Social Network Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 6:27PMApple CEO Steve Jobs announced today that his company is hopping on the social network bandwagon with a service, called Ping, that will connect music fans, musicians, and their friends and...
- Summary Box: Apple unveils new streaming TV box Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 6:27PMTV TRY: Apple Inc. has unveiled a smaller, cheaper Apple TV set-top box that can show rented movies and TV shows and stream content from Netflix and other online services.
- Summer movie-ticket sales fall 6% from 2009 Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 11:44PMDespite big hits like "Toy Story 3," summer 2010 won't set a box-office high, and fewer tickets have been sold than in any swimsuit season in more than a decade.
- Keep the kids happy on the road Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 11:43PMThe lazy days of summer are in full effect and many families are hitting the road for vacation places near and far.
- HP to announce 3D laptop, fastest netbook Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 11:43PMHewlett-Packard on Wednesday plans to announce new laptops, including its fastest netbook and first 3D laptop, which combines cutting-edge technologies to raise the bar in performance.
- Car plunges into pool Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 11:43PMA crash caused a 73-year-old to lose control of her car. She wound up nose-end into a swimming pool.
- Fall Movie preview Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 11:41PMFor once, the summer can't end fast enough. Or at least that's the case in Hollywood, which is hoping to reboot its fortunes after a mediocre movie-going season that was mostly met with shrugs from apathetic audiences.
- Paul Hogan vows to fight Australian tax office Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 11:41PMActor Paul Hogan, star of the "Crocodile Dundee" movies, has vowed to continue fighting the Australian tax office which has barred him from leaving Australia until he pays a massive bill, saying he's victim of a witch hunt.
- AT&T U-verse TV Customers Denied a Fair Deal by Hallmark Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 11:41PMAT&T U-verse® TV customers have been denied a fair deal for Hallmark Channel and Hallmark Movie Channel programming by Crown Media. AT&T* issued the following statement to update its customers: Â
- China imposes anti-subsidy duties on US chicken Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 11:39PMChina has imposed anti-subsidy duties for five years on imports of U.S. chicken products after concluding producers received improper support, the Commerce Ministry said Wednesday amid a string of trade spats with Washington.
- Serving the bench and bar -- in style Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 11:38PMOn TV and in movies, lawyers look glamorous in designer duds with perfect hair and makeup. But the judges and lawyers in Hennepin County District Court don't exactly bring to mind sartorial splendor.
- News by location Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 11:36PMGet local and national news updates via E-mail. The first sequence of "The American," like much of the rest of the movie, contains scarcely any dialogue.
- Finding Dad Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 7:26AMFinding Dad: lifelong search turns up long lost father By Anne Stanton Over the years, Pier Dannals Wright, a painter and a rather quiet sort, would impulsively pick up the phone and dial information of a random big city.
- Fingerprint check-in tried at 24 Hour Fitness Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 7:26AMWhen the 24 Hour Fitness chain recently installed finger scanners as a way of verifying members' identity, it was a public premiere of sorts for a powerful and fast-expanding technology - and a test of whether consumers will embrace it. The scanners, which... Fingerprint - Technology - 24 Hour Fitness - Scanners - Peripherals
- Showcasing art Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 7:26AMFort Union Trading Post hosted the first day of its Indian Arts Showcase on Saturday, and the event will continue from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. today.
- Premature Ejaculation: In Numbers Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 7:23AMAmerican Pie. Fast Times at Ridgemont High. In pop culture, climaxing too soon is usually the punch line to a bad joke. But theres nothing funny about premature ejaculation (PE), especially if you have it.
- Western hobby Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 7:17AMWith MonDak roots and a love of western history, Charlie Capenter, Prescott Valley, Ariz., has found his way into the national spotlight. The 1974 Sidney High School graduate has worked in the film industry for nearly a quarter of a century and through this has developed a lifelong hobby: collecting old-time rodeo programs.
- Crowded field seeks Garrett commission seat Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 7:17AMTwo Democrats and four Republicans will square off in the primary in a crowded race for the District 3 seat on the Garrett County Commission.
- 'Eat Pray Love' movie goes by the book Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 7:16AMLOS ANGELES - Fans of Elizabeth Gilbert's "Eat Pray Love" have bought some 8 million copies of the magazine writer's chronicle of self-discovery, love and forgiveness. And if everyone who has read the best-selling book sees the movie, Sony Pictures will still have a lot of work to do.
- Beatles Director Richard Lester Donates Archives Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 7:15AMBeatles film director Richard Lester has donated his personal archives to the British Film Institute.
- New Video & Stills from "Scooby-Doo! Mystery Inc" Episode "In Fear of the Phantom" Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 7:14AMToonzone News is proud to present the following video clips and stills from "In Fear of the Phantom," the upcoming new episode of Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated , premiering on Monday, August 23, 2010, at 7:00 PM (Eastern/Pacific) on Cartoon... [read more]
- Actress Deepika Padukone gets Jewellery Style Icon award Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 7:13AM"I am very happy with this honour because this is the first time that I'm getting such an award. Normally, when I was a model, we used to get for shows and for movies. This is the first time that I have got an award in jewellery category," said Padukone.
- Facebook Feeling Unfriendly Toward ‘Social Network’ Saturday, August 21, 2010 @ 12:05AMFounder Mark Zuckerberg has been locked in a standoff with the filmmakers over the tale of the social network.
- Autistic kids debut art Friday, August 20, 2010 @ 11:41PMBEDFORD - Luke Hullihen got his start as an artist drawing on a Magna Doodle.
- Holidays in an RV Make for Close Families and Lots of Fun Friday, August 20, 2010 @ 11:36PMFinally, we're off!
- Weekly Offerings Friday, August 20, 2010 @ 11:36PMPublished: Saturday, August 21, 2010 at 12:01 a.m. Last Modified: Friday, August 20, 2010 at 4:48 p.m. 13-week program taught by Dave Ramsey. Classes begin at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at Highland Park Church of the Nazarene, 4777 Lakeland Highlands Road, Lakeland, 647-3518; 4 p.m. Aug. 29 at Heritage Baptist Church, 4202 Pipkin Creek Road, Lakeland, 644-5590.
- Academy Awards hosts: The laugh's on Oscar Friday, August 20, 2010 @ 11:34PMBob Hope: “How about the pictures this year? Sex, persecution, adultery, cannibalism — we’ll get those kids away from those TV sets yet.”
- Book Review - Warning Shadows - Home Alone With Classic Cinema - By Gary Giddins Friday, August 20, 2010 @ 11:34PMGary Giddins looks back at films of the ’30s, ’40s and ’50s, from Jimmy Stewart westerns to propaganda driven by a samba beat.
- For tourists, Hollywood glitters anew Friday, August 20, 2010 @ 11:30PMWandering through the cool, hushed halls of the mausoleum in the Hollywood Forever Cemetery, Enrico and Patrick Espiritu are on a mission to find the final resting place of Rudolph Valentino.
- Attention, Flim fans Friday, August 20, 2010 @ 11:29PMNow that the Comic-Con hype over the upcoming "Green Lantern" and "Captain America" movies...
- So, you want to live in the United States, eh? Friday, August 20, 2010 @ 11:28PMWhen I read the news report that Samson Afriyie (former Youth Organizer of the NDC in the Atiwa constituency in the Eastern Region) had defected from the NDC to the NPP because his DCE (Emmanuel Atta-Twum)) couldn’t make good his promise to secure a US visa for him, I laughed out loud.
- Please don’t censor this column Friday, August 20, 2010 @ 11:28PMI have never seen the movie “Animal House.” I blame the Catholic church for this cultural deficiency. You see, while all my high school friends were enjoying John Belushi’s antics in National Lampoon’s classic tale of fraternity hijinks, I had to stay home.
- Britain bids to save silent Hitchcock thrillers Friday, August 20, 2010 @ 1:17AMBERKHAMSTED, England (AFP) - Examining buckled film reels under a microscope, technicians pore over each precious original frame of Alfred Hitchcock's early movies as Britain bids to salvage the master's magic.
- Man who shot teen after doorbell prank gets jail Friday, August 20, 2010 @ 1:17AMA Green Oak Township man who shot a teen after a doorbell-ringing prank in November was sentenced Thursday to 30 days in jail.
- High Oakland County bond rating cuts Keego Harbor's debt payments Friday, August 20, 2010 @ 1:17AMOakland County's AAA bond rating will save Keego Harbor taxpayers $62,000 a year on the refinancing of the debt for the construction of City Hall and its Department of Public Works building, Oakland County officials said Thursday.
- Indie film makers lead Philippine cinema resurgence Friday, August 20, 2010 @ 1:15AMA new breed of Philippine film makers is using the country's social ills as inspiration, transforming real-life tales of corruption, violence and abuse into award-winning movies internationally.
- Disney Boys Justin Timberlake And Zac Efron To Fight It Out Friday, August 20, 2010 @ 1:14AMAnd we wonder who would win? However this is not your conventional slug fest but there will be some interesting bets to be had on the outcome as the two actors are both reportedly vying for the same movie role. According to a report in the New York Post , the ex-Mouseketeer and High School Musical alumn are both keen to take on the lead role of DJ Huey Calhoun in a movie version of the Tony ...
- Tiempo calendar: Things to do this weekend Friday, August 20, 2010 @ 1:14AMToday: Movies in the Canyon -- Free outdoor movies will be shown on an inflatable screen at McKelligon Canyon Amphitheater on Fridays, today through Sept.
- Library adding hours, movies Friday, August 20, 2010 @ 1:14AMMore people are coming through the doors, more reading materials are being checked out, and now the North Wales Area Library is adding more time.
- EXCLUSIVE: Producer unloads Lifetime TV films Friday, August 20, 2010 @ 1:12AMAFTRA, DGA and the WGA West have producer Stanley M. Brooks on their "strike" (do not work) lists over unpaid salaries or residual payments.
- Bullying: a major concern as school begins Friday, August 20, 2010 @ 1:11AMThe cliché stereotypes of a school setting are oftentimes depicted in movies. There’s the attractive girl, the sports-driven jock, and the small stature individual that is repeatedly picked on and shoved into the lockers. Usually the scenes, showing a person constantly taunted by a classmate, incite a few chuckles from the audience. In reality, many students are forced to endure such harassing ...
- News by location Wednesday, August 18, 2010 @ 10:36AMGet local and national news updates via E-mail. TOKYO (AP) - Oscar-winning actress Julia Roberts isn't planning any more spiritual journeys now that she is done making a film based on the hit book "Eat Pray Love."
- They want the FCC to start targeting people who steal copies via the Internet. Wednesday, August 18, 2010 @ 10:36AMThey want the FCC to start targeting people who steal copies via the Internet.