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Prison Break Loses It’s Head 2008-04-08 12:46:57 I’m not sure that I can find the appropriate words to describe my thoughts surrounding PrisonBreak
’s intention to bring back the character Sara Tancredi (Sarah Wayne Callies) in the forth season, now that the issues with her contract have been resolved.
If you are a Prison Break
fan, which we stopped being in season 2, [...]
1.45 million viewers watch Juno Awards on CTV 2008-04-08 12:06:37 Sunday night’s broadcast of The 2008 JUNO Awards
on CTV was the most-watch
ed program of the night on Canadian television with 1.45 million
viewers.*
Up 56% compared to last year’s broadcast (925,000), it was the second most-watched JUNO Awards ever on CTV, according to BBM Nielsen Media Research, since Shania Twain hosted from Ottawa in 2003**. [...]
Bienvenue chez les Ch’tis breaks French box office records 2008-04-08 04:21:48 A regional french comedy set in the chilly, rain swept north of France has become the most successful French
film ever, breaking a 41-year-old record.
“Bienvenue
chez les Ch’tis” (which means ‘Welcome to the home of the Ch’tis’ in french) has sold 17.405 million tickets at the time of this writing and is now on [...] Read more:breaks
, office
Corner Gas 2008-04-07 09:00:29 Things can get pretty peaceful in a sleepy Prairie town. But that’s they way they prefer it in Dog River.
We really love this show and it has been one of the funniest we have seen in a while. “Corner Gas” follows the life of Brent LeRoy (Brent Butt), a small gas station owner and the [...]
Charlton Heston Dies at 83 2008-04-06 11:55:06 Charlton Heston, 83, an Academy Award-winning actor who starred in epics such as “Ben-Hur” and “The Ten Commandments” and then became a conservative political activist and influential president of the National Rifle Association, died last night at his home in Beverly Hills, Calif.
A family spokesman did not release the cause of death, but Heston [...] Read more:Charlton
The Hulk returns with a better cast 2008-04-05 14:35:59 While hiding out in Mongolia, the Hulk is captured by the russians. After days of torture and tests, the russians collect enough DNA to create the Abomination. The Hulk eventually escapes and the russians send the Abomination to destory him.
This time The Hulk is back with Edward Norton playing Bruce Banner and Liv tyler as [...] Read more:better
The Hudsucker Proxy (1994) 2008-04-04 11:49:50 When Waring Hudsucker, head of hugely successful Hudsucker Industries, commits suicide, the board of directors of Hudsucker Industries, chaired by Sidney Mussberger, brews up with a splendid plan to earn a lot of money by appointing a imbecile to run the company and drive the stock prices to the ground.
When the stock drops low enough, [...] Read more:Proxy
Survivorman - Reality Show Saves Man 2008-04-04 07:52:23 Reality t.v. is finally showing some benefit to society.
A Manitoba (Canada) man, Christopher Traverse, recently found himself, lost, disorientated and hungry in the far north of the Canadian province, following a fishing trip in an unfamiliar area.
Traverse relied on skills he gleaned from the television show Survivorman, hosted by Les Stoud, to shield himself from [...] Read more:Saves
LOST - With Nothing To Watch 2008-04-03 20:00:04
Is it me? Did I imagine the LOST creators telling us that as a result of there not being a Fall ‘07 season, there would be an uninterrupted Winter/Spring ‘08 season with 18 episodes. Yeah, yeah… there was a writers strike. So what?! I can’t tell you how long the Fall was without LOST every [...] Read more:Nothing
Encounters At the End of the World 2008-04-03 13:22:05 There is a hidden society at the end of the world. One thousand men and women live together under unbelievably close quarters in Antarctica, risking their lives and sanity in search of cutting-edge science.
Now, for the first time, an outsider has been admitted. In his first documentary since GRIZZLY MAN, Werner Herzog, accompanied only [...] Read more:Encounters
, World
Citizen Duane 2008-04-09 18:10:43 Last night, I wanted to watch a movie and I was in the mood for almost anything. CitizenDuane
was the first movie listed on VOD and frankly, I almost turned this movie off in about 15 minutes. I still managed to keep watching and after 30 minutes, I wanted to see the end of [...]
Lucas and Ainsworth - Light Sabers meet over costumes 2008-04-09 04:18:48 Andrew Ainsworth is the orginal designer of Stormtrooper outfits for the orginal Star Wars movie - A new hope in 1976. Not a bad outfit for £30,000.
In 2004, Andrew Ainsworth claims he found a helmet in a cupboard of his and since then, he has been making replica helmets and selling them to fans for [...] Read more:Lucas
Corner Gas Closing 2008-04-11 07:00:21 Brent Butt announced this morning on Canada AM that they will begin taping the final season of Corner Gas this summer. He made note that there would be no fancy final episode, just the standard 22 minutes of hilarity.
When asked about the possibility of a Corner Gas The Movie, Butt did not shoot the idea [...]
Can Prince of Persia break the Jinx? 2008-04-11 04:32:41 Can Prince
of Persia
finally break the jinx of movies based on video games? I have a feeling it might. Jerry Bruckheimer and Disney Pictures are presently scouting for the main actor who will play the prince.
Last week, rumors were flying around that Orlando Bloom was casted as the Prince (thank god that was [...]
Six Weeks to Cannes Film Festival 2008 2008-04-10 16:04:00 The 61st Cannes
Film Festival
will run May 15-26th.
One of the highlights of this years festival include a lecture by world renowned director, Quentin Tarantino. Tarantino will give the Cinema Masterclass lecture discussing his legendary experiences as a screenwriter and a helmer.
Tarantino has been involved with Cannes in the past heading up the 2004 [...] Read more:Weeks
Indyfans and the Quest for Fortune and Glory 2008-04-10 09:07:41 Indyfans and the Quest
for Fortune
and Glory is set to premier at the Newport Beach Film Festival on April 27th. This documentary is make by one the biggest fans of Indiana Jones, Brandon Kleyla. This is his life’s work which began at the age of 6 when he cried himself during a a showing [...]
Sarah Polley Takes on the Senate 2008-04-12 09:44:29 Canadian sweetheart, Sarah
Polley, best known for her roles in The Road to Avonlea, The Sweet Hereafter and her directorial debut, Away From Her, has jumped in full force behind squashing Bill C-10.
Bill C-10, a tax bill amendment, has already been endorsed by the House of Commons, the controversial clause being passed unnoticed. The legislation [...] Read more:Senate
Mark Wahlberg is Max Payne! 2008-04-11 17:40:49 Another movie based on a video game, you might start to think that this movie blog is only about movies based on video games. Trust me, this is just a coincidence
Mark Wahlberg
is here to break the jinx even before the Prince Of Persia movie is released. The movie is slated for release [...] Read more:Payne
, Mark Wahlberg
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor 2008-04-14 04:40:34 The new installment of the Mummy
series is slated for release on August 1st, 2008. This time, Rick O’Connell (Brendan Fraser) will travel to the Far East to unearth the mummy of First Emperor
of Qin. Qin was a shape shifting being who was cursed by a wizard centuries ago.
Luke Ford will play Rick and [...] Read more:Dragon
Manoj Night Shyamalan’s The Happening 2008-04-13 10:30:04 Manoj NightShyamalan
’s The Happening
is a paranoid thriller about a family on the run from a natural crisis that presents a large-scale threat to humanity. This movie stars Mark Wahlberg and John Leguizamo. Apparently, Shyamalan wrote the screenplay for The Happening with Mark Wahlberg in mind for the lead role.
Since The Sixth Sense in [...] Read more:Manoj
Will Ian McKellen return as Gandalf in The Hobbit? 2008-04-13 06:15:28 On Ian McKellan’s website, a fan asked him if he was going to return as Gandalf in the 2 upcoming Hobbit
movies. The wizard had to say this - “Encouragingly, Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh have told me they couldn’t imagine The Hobbit without their original Gandalf. Their confidence hasn’t yet been confirmed by the [...]
Demi Moore goes Indie 2008-04-15 07:27:58 Demi Moore
has signed on for 2 indie movies. The first one, Happy Tears, will see her play a woman who often indulges in self-aggrandizement. When she returns to her home in Wisconsin, she is forced to deal with her bitter and not-so-nice sister and her father who suffers from a mental disorder. Joining Demi [...] Read more:Indie
, Demi Moore
The Dates for the 81st Academy Awards (Oscars) have been announced 2008-04-14 16:32:46 The 81st Annual AcademyAwards
will be presented on Sunday, February 22, 2009. The ceremony will take place at the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center in Hollywood this year as well. The event will be televised live by the ABC Television Network.
Key dates currently scheduled are:
Thursday, January 22, 2009: Nominations announced 5:30 a.m. [...] Read more:Oscars
, Academy Awards
The Ninjas have Spoken 2008-04-16 12:55:48 Ocean’s 11 has beaten the A-Team (7-3) to become the best con team ever! The Italian Job guys were third with 2 votes and no one voted for the Heartbreakers.
Look out for the new poll on your right and choose your favorite Star Wars movie of all time.
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Sylvester Stallone is called up for Jury Duty 2008-04-16 05:52:07 Stallone was called up for jury duty on Monday. He showed up the L.A. courts where he was introduced to other potential jurors.
The case was a wrongful termination and to reasons unknown to the Reel Ninja, Stallone told the judge that he will try to have an open mind in the case but he might [...] Read more:Sylvester
, Stallone
, Sylvester Stallone
Disturbia - Review 2008-04-15 13:55:03 Admittedly, I was surprised to have enjoyed this movie. It definitely helped to have David Morse and Carrie-Anne Moss cast in supporting roles.
The storyline was quite believable… which is a rarity these days. I find that most writers try too hard and end up overdoing it, to the point where the storyline dabbles in the [...]
Not so original movie names 2008-04-18 04:16:27 I came across this list in a book and I thought I should share it with you. These are the names of some porn movie
s based on actual movie names. Funny.
The Sperminator
Intercourse with a vampire
Sperms of Endearment
Romancing the Bone
Clockwork Orgy
Sex Trek: The next penetration
Doctor Yes
A league of their moan
Single tight female
Wet dreams on elm street
Bonfire [...]
After JK Rowling, Harry Potter’s superfan enacts an emotional moment on the stand 2008-04-17 10:14:19 This man is 50 years old and is a big fan of HarryPotter
. To make things even more interesting, he breaks down on the witness stand and starts crying. While the lawyers were questioning him on the stand, he starts crying and defending why he started the Harry Potter Lexicon website and why he [...] Read more:Rowling
Kevin Costner has the Swing Vote 2008-04-17 04:14:49 Kevin Costner is the Actor/Producer of comedy movie titled ‘Swing Vote‘. This movie is due to release on the 1st of August, 2008 and will lock horns with Mummy 3. Swing Vote is about a working-class single father who has to make the ultimate decision on who gets to be the next president of the [...] Read more:Kevin