Film Review: Flatliners

Posted on July 16, 2010 by admin

Film Review: Flatliners

This story of medical students playing God to cross the boundaries of life and death is a cautionary tale of humans wanting to know too much of what lies beyond death. Peter Filardi’s clever screenplay takes us to a place where death represents a place in which we are able to atone for our sins. As personified by Kevin Bacon, Julia Roberts, Kiefer Sutherland, William Baldwin, and Oliver Platt, the medical students are a mixed breed in which each has their own reason for going through with the experiment.

Although all the character arcs build around each of them atoning for what they’ve done (or think they’ve done) to others, the film works because the underlining theme is that none of us should try to play God, not even doctors (who are so often accused of that very thing) and that we should live in the now rather than be consumed by the mistakes that me made in the past.

Director Joel Schumacher brings to the film an eeriness that he brought to THE LOST BOYS and that would carry over into his A TIME TO KILL, 8MM, and THE NUMBER 23. He has made films in just about every genre but it is in the suspense drama that he excels at and it shows here. Cinematography by Jan de Bont (who will later direct SPEED, THE HAUNTING remake, and LARA CROFT, TOMB RAIDER: THE CRADLE OF LIFE) and with original music by composer James Newton Howard the film is an unsettling look into the look into human nature.

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Head on down to Theatreland and Behold the Range of Delights On Offer

Posted on July 16, 2010 by admin

Head on down to Theatreland and Behold the Range of Delights On Offer

Dubbed Theatreland, London’s West End is a veritable treasure trove of live performances and electrifying stage shows. Indeed, cited as the largest theatre district in the world, the London scene is bigger than Britain’s film industry and pulls in more crowds than New York’s Broadway! Boasting a long tradition of both established and new acts, there is definitely something to entertain even the most sceptical of theatre goers.

The first playhouse, which was built in 1576 and aptly named The Theatre, set the scene for what was to become a long and successful entertainment genre for England’s capital. And, with added investment over the years, the area now boasts over 25 theatres. Not only that, but 2008 saw a record 13 million people venture into Theatreland to watch the performances on offer.

In addition to the host of visitors drawn to the shows, many well known film stars, from both the UK and across the water, are also attracted to the West End. In fact, since its inception there have been a number of actors and actresses who have taken to the stage, including Dame Judi Dench, Nicole Kidman, Daniel Radcliff and Kevin Spacey.

Managing to superbly fuse the modern with the traditional, London theatre has a knack for knowing just which performances are right for the time: as a result, there is always an interesting mixture of old and new shows available.

For instance, the longest running West End show, Mousetrap by Agatha Christie, has been on the stage for 56 years, whilst the longest running musical, Les Misérables follows closely behind at 23 years. At the same time, there is always a selection of fresh and original performances presented, such as Billy Elliott and The Producers.

Consequently, with so much on offer, there are numerous opportunities to take advantage of the many London theatre breaks on offer. A quick search of the internet will yield an assortment of different deals and it is often possible to pick up a range of attractive offers, including hotel bookings and discount vouchers for the city’s other attractions.

Indeed, as well as being famous for its theatre, the English capital is also home to a wealth of other sights of interest and cultural treats. And, if you decide that the theatre is quite enough culture for one weekend, you can always embark on a shopping spree or relax in one of the many cafés or bars scattered around.

So, if you fancy treating yourself, a theatre break in London’s West End could be ideal for you. Not only are there a number of exciting performances to enjoy year round but an even greater number of attractions to see around the capital at any time of the year.

Andrew Regan writes for a digital marketing agency. This article has been commissioned by a client of said agency. This article is not designed to promote, but should be considered professional content.

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Kevin Costner Is ‘Mr. Brooks’ (CBS News)

Posted on July 16, 2010 by admin

Hannah Storm chats with actor Kevin Costner about his new film, the psychological-thriller “Mr. Brooks,” and shares some experiences of being a dad. (CBSNews.com)
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This is Kevin Costner up close and personal with his band Modern West while in Tampa Bay Florida

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Kevin Costner Testifies at Oil Spill Hearing

Posted on June 27, 2010 by admin

The actor tells the Congress that companies should bring oil spill response to the 21st century New York Post kevincostnermodernwest.com kevincostner.com
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Matt from Hollywood Press TV gets to talk to Kevin Costner and Marg Helgenberger about their new film Mr. Brooks. Kevin offers inisght into playing the role of a serial killer, while Matt and Marg go waaaay back. Don’t worry, it’s funny.

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Kevin Costner in Apple ad

Posted on June 27, 2010 by admin

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TOP 15 KEVIN COSTNER MOVIES….[IN MY OPINION]

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The Best Sports Movies Of All Time

Posted on June 27, 2010 by admin

The Best Sports Movies Of All Time

It is really pretty easy to define what a sports movie is.  Any movie that revolves around an athlete—or athletes—or takes place in an athletic setting can be placed in this category.  But what makes one of these movies great can be much harder to pinpoint.  If you were to ask a person what it is that makes a great sports movie great, you may hear one of any number of responses.  Sports movies can be considered great for their ability to be anything from entertaining and funny to suspenseful, heart-warming, and inspiring.

Some, perhaps the best, contain a combination of the above traits.  They will make you cry your eyes out in one scene and laugh out loud in the next.  They will have you cheering for the hero when he is down and out.  And they will have you booing his archrival, whether it is the member of another team or a crooked prison warden.

You may or may not disagree, but here is our list of the 25 best sports movies of all time, with the years they were released, the sports they featured, and who starred in them.  Our list includes all styles of movies within the genre—important directorial feats, such as Scorsese’s Raging Bull, as well as documentaries like  Hoop Dreams, comedies like Talladega Nights, Caddyshack, and Major League, and the movie that spawned the franchise of all franchises, Rocky.

25. Talledega Nights (2006, NASCAR racing, starring Will Ferrell)

24. Jerry Maguire (1996, football, starring Tom Cruise)

23. Rudy (1993, football, starring Sean Astin)

22. Heaven Can Wait (1978, football, starring Warren Beatty)

21. Seabiscuit (2003, horse racing, starring Jeff Bridges)

20. The Longest Yard (1974, football, starring Burt Reynolds)

19. Remember the Titans (2000, football, starring Denzel Washington)

18. Slap Shot (1977, hockey, starring Paul Newman)

17. The Bad News Bears (1976, baseball, starring Walter Matthau)

16. Eight Men Out (1988, baseball, starring John Cusack, Clifton James, and Michael Lerner)

15. The Pride of the Yankees (1942, baseball, starring Gary Cooper)

14. Hoop Dreams (1994, basketball, starring William Gates and Arthur Agee)

13. Chariots of Fire (1981, track, starring Nicholas Farrell, Nigel Havers, and Ian Charleson)

12. The Hustler (1961, pool, starring Paul Newman, Jackie Cleason, and Piper Laurie)

11. A League of Their Own (1992, baseball, starring Tom Hanks, Gina Davis, Lori Petty, Madonna, and Rosie O’Donnell)

10. Field of Dreams (1989, baseball, starring Kevin Costner)

9. Major League (1989, baseball, starring Tom Berenger, Charlie Sheen, and Corbin Bernsen)

8. Breaking Away (1979, cycling, starring Dennis Christopher and Dennis Quaid)

7. Caddyshack (1980, golf, starring Chevy Chase, Rodney Dangerfield, and Ted Knight)

6. The Natural (1984, baseball, starring Robert Redford, Glenn Close, and Kim Basinger)

5. Bill Durham (1988, baseball, starring Kevin Costner, Susan Sarandon, and Tim Robbins)

4. Million Dollar Baby (2004, boxing, starring Clint Eastwood and Hilary Swank)

3. Rocky (1976, boxing, starring Sylvester Stallone)

2. Hoosiers (1986, basketball, starring Gene Hackman)

1. Raging Bull (1980, boxing, starring Robert De Niro)

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Gearing Up For The Academy Awards? Join Others as They ‘Connect the Oscar Dots’

Posted on June 27, 2010 by admin

New Wikia magazine challenges fans to test their Oscar knowledge before the 79th Annual Academy Awards airs tonight on ABC

New York, NY (PRWEB) February 25, 2007 — Wikia, Inc., the leading provider of community resources for building free content on every topic, today announced its new entertainment focused magazine, Entertainment.Wikia, has created a fun and challenging way for Hollywood watchers to test their historical knowledge of the biggest event in show business.

The game, which is dubbed “Connect the Oscar Dots,” challenges people to find a connection between each Best Actor winner and the previous year’s winner (a la six degrees of Kevin Bacon). The list begins with Philip Seymour Hoffman, who won in 2005 for his portrayal of writer Truman Capote in the film Capote, and ends with Emil Jannings who won the first Oscar for Best Actor in 1928. With a simple click of a button contributors can add their own content to the game, using as many connections (other actors and/or films) as necessary to get from one actor to the next. “Connect the Oscar Dots” is already underway, so if you think you have what it takes, then join challenge at: http://entertainment.wikia.com/index.php?title=Connect_the_Oscar_Dots

About Wikia, Inc.
Since Wikia’s launch in November 2004, over 400,000 articles on 2,000 topics have been created and edited by over 100,000 registered users in 55 languages. Wikia already hosts a variety of film-related sites including, the Film Guide Wikia, the Indiana Jones Wikia, and the James Bond Wikia.

Wikia enables groups to share information, news, stories, media and opinions that fall outside the scope of an encyclopedia. Jimmy Wales and Angela Beesley launched Wikia in 2004 to provide community-based wikis inspired by the model of Wikipedia — the free, open source encyclopedia founded by Jimmy Wales.

Wikia is committed to openness, inviting anyone to contribute web content. Authors retain their own copyrights and allow others to freely reuse their content under a variety of GNU and Creative Commons Licenses, allowing widespread distribution of knowledge and ideas.

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Angelina Jolie Leads Celebrity Searches In January — Celebopedia

Posted on June 27, 2010 by admin

Celebopedia announces the most searched for celebrities for January 2006.

(PRWEB) February 1, 2006 — Celebopedia ( http://www.celebopedia.com ), the Internet’s leading celebrity encyclopedia, announced today the 25 most searched for celebrities for the month of January 2006. The numbers reflect the amount of interest their entries in the celebrity encyclopedia earned in the month (last month’s ranking in parenthesis).

1. Angelina Jolie (8)
2. Maria Sharapova (10)
3. Beyonce (3)
4. Jessica Simpson (1)
5. Vida Guerra (-)
6. Adriana Lima (6)
7. Jennifer Garner (12)
8. Rachel McAdams (2)
9. David Beckham (24)
10. Hilary Duff (-)
11. Kelly Clarkson (-)
12. Paris Hilton (21)
13. Jenna Jameson (-)
14. Jennifer Aniston (-)
15. Jessica Alba (25)
16. Scarlett Johansson (-)
17. Orlando Bloom (17)
18. Pamela Anderson (-)
19. Trish Stratus (4)
20. Denise Richards (-)
21. Stacy Keibler (-)
22. Brad Pitt (-)
23. Serena Williams (-)
24. Lindsay Lohan (-)
25. Anna Benson (-)

Falling off the charts from last month’s rankings were Rachel Bilson (5), Will Smith (7), Carrie Underwood (9), Sienna Miller (11), Emma Watson (13), Stacy Ferguson (14), Gael Garcia Bernal (15), Raven-Symone (16), Jeremy Sumpter (18), Britney Spears (19), Brooke Burke (20), Jesse Metcalfe (22) and Leonardo DiCaprio (23).

New entries on Celebopedia this month include Brooke Anderson, Mei Melancon, Willa Holland, Ashley Massaro, Ki Toy Johnson, Mickie James, Edyta Sliwinska, Andrea Hale, Lee Thompson Young, Max Martini, Chris Johnson, Dennis Haysbert, Scott Foley, Giancarlo Esposito, Marcus Coloma, Hugh Bonneville, Brady Quinn, Babe Ruth, Mickey Mantle, Walter Johnson, Lou Gehrig, Joe DiMaggio, Odette Yustman, Olivia Williams, Jenna Elfman, Abby Brammell, Karen Mulder, Michelle Lombardo, Bridget Hall, May Andersen, Shaun White, Hannah Teter, Apolo Anton Ohno, Bode Miller, Lindsey Jacobellis, Gretchen Bleiler, Fumie Suguri, Sophie Sandolo, Will Toale, Martin Lawrence, Tanya Vidal, Lisa Vidal, Christina Vidal, Camilla Belle, Abbie Cornish, Aubrey Dollar, Maria Bartiromo, Caroline Rhea, Howie Mandel, Ethan Erickson, Kristin Cavallari, Jenny Lewis, Kerry Washington, Mark Gastineau, Patricia Heaton, David Duchovny, Caterina Murino, Hanna Verboom, Summer Sanders, Rachael Stirling, Sean Connery, Kevin Costner, Clint Eastwood, Richard Gere, Chuck Norris, Steven Spielberg, George Lucas, Peter Jackson, Vanessa Anne Hudgens, Vinnie Jones, Jerome Bettis, Matt Hasselbeck, Adam Levine, Gavin Rossdale, James Blunt, Justin Guarini, Ms. Dynamite, Lisa Loeb, Nate Berkus, Diora Baird, Regina King and Teresa Palmer.

The Celebopedia celebrity encyclopedia is one of the top celebrity information sites on the World Wide Web. It currently contains over 2000 celebrity profiles and is visited by tens of thousands of people every day.

Celebopedia can be found on the Web at http://www.celebopedia.com

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Pepsi Refresh Project Kevin Bacon for SixDegrees.org

Posted on June 27, 2010 by admin

Kevin Bacon is joining the Pepsi Refresh Project with a grant idea to support SixDegrees.org. Kevin wants to give a thousand people a SixDegrees.org Good Card a gift card for charity which they can use to support their favorite cause in the US. In return, they will pay it forward by sending Good Cards to their family and friends. If each recipient passes it on to 5 people they know, together we can multiply the 0000 Pepsi Refresh Grant to send over a million dollars to great charitable causes that touch all of our lives. Pepsi is giving away millions each month to fund refreshing ideas that change the world. The ideas with the most votes will receive grants. Support Kevins idea for SixDegrees.org by voting for him at www.facebook.com/refresheverything. Join the Pepsi Refresh project today; your vote will help great ideas become reality. For more great grant ideas, or to submit your own, visit www.refresheverything.com
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Popular Radio Personalities Premiere New TV Show

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Rick Woodell and Kimberly Kelly have taken the leap from morning radio team fame on Greenville, South Carolina-based Magic 98.9 WSPA FM, moving on to the TV screen in their new show, Talk Of The Town with Rick and Kimberly. The series is a regional showcase of people, places, and events in the Carolinas and Georgia, airing on Charter Communications cable outlets throughout the region.

(PRWEB) November 10, 2005 — Rick Woodell and Kimberly Kelly have taken the leap from morning radio team fame on Greenville, South Carolina based Magic 98.9 WSPA FM, moving on to the TV screen in their new show, Talk Of The Town with Rick and Kimberly. The series is a regional showcase of people, places, and events in the Carolinas and Georgia, airing on Charter Communications cable outlets throughout the region. The show is being directed by film and television veteran Ray Belcher, who is bringing a new level of production into the local television market.

According to co-host Rick Woodell, “There is nothing on local television that looks or feels like it.” His on-screen partner, Kimberly Kelly added, “I believe we can take local television to a new level of entertainment… I am thrilled to show off what a great area we live in, and to be able to do so with some of the highest quality production available.”

Rick and Kimberly each bring outstanding broadcast credentials to the show and have been recently featured in regional publications including Greenville Magazine and South Carolina Magazine. Rick Woodell brings with him an impressive resume of both radio and television work, having been honored with numerous awards, including 44 gold and platinum records, 3 “Addy” awards, and Billboard Magazine Program Director of the Year.

Kimberly Kelly is no stranger to television audiences, having appeared as a returning guest on Fox News’ Fox and Friends for two years. As exclusive host of the BMW “Celebrity Walk of Fame”, she has interviewed everyone from Dan Quayle and Wayne Gretzky to Kevin Costner and Kurt Russell, and was honored last year as MetroBeat’s “Best FM Radio Personality” for 2004.

Talk of The Town with Rick and Kimberly can be seen on Charter Communications channel 10 in upstate South Carolina and western North Carolina, and all episodes are available to view online at www.charter-tv.com/talkofthetown.html. In addition, downloadable versions of show episodes are available for the Sony PSP.

For more information about Talk of The Town with Rick and Kimberly, contact Rick Woodell at (864) 325-1594 or email rick@charter-tv.com, or contact Kimberly Kelly at (864) 630-3412 or email kimberly@charter-tv.com.

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