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Howdy Adventureland Friends: Reel 2 Reel is back as promised. Our Blog readers know I was thinking about putting this off again. But, knowing you were waiting, I changed my mind. They also know of some changes @ Adventureland Video. First, is our http://adventurelandvideo.com domain. I am slowly working on our web sites too. Have you joined Blingo? http://www.blingo.com/friends?ref=LJt9EIXsXBaBuP-fW5DaMrkkYSk +===================================+ Find your showtimes @ Adventureland http://advland.bravehost.com +===================================+ <> <> <> BOX OFFICE <> <> <> +===================================+ ROCK CRUSHES 'KINGDOM' @ BOX OFFICE Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson had the winning game plan. Disney's "The Game Plan," starring Johnson as a quarterback whose bachelor lifestyle is disrupted by the arrival of a daughter he never knew he had, opened as the top weekend flick with $22.7 million. The weekend looked like it would be a showdown between "The Game Plan" & Universal's "The Kingdom," starring Jamie Foxx and Jennifer Garner as a U.S. team investigating a terrorist attack in Saudi Arabia. But "The Kingdom" fell short, debuting at No. 2 with $17.7 million. The previous weekend's top movie, Sony's "Resident Evil: Extinction," fell 66% from its opening-weekend gross, finishing in third place with $8 million and raising its total to $36.8 million. Johnson was the latest action hero to broaden his audience with a family film. PG rated "The Game Plan" took advantage of a dry spell for kid-friendly movies, as parents with children made up 2/3 of the audience. "There was definitely pent-up demand for people who don't necessarily want to go to the heavy R-rated films," said Chuck Viane @ Disney. "The entire general audience has been underserved lately." "The Kingdom" faced heavy competition from other R-rated films, among them "3:10 to Yuma,""The Brave One" and "Eastern Promises." Though not an overtly political film, "The Kingdom" also had to test audience interest for action tales set against the war on terrorism. "If you're going to tell stories like this, you're going to tell stories of what's actually going on in our world. It's very difficult, challenging subject matter," said Nikki Rocco @ Universal. "Either you're going to like this kind of movie or you're not." In limited release, Fox Searchlight's "The Darjeeling Limited" opened strong, taking in $140,000 at 2 New York City theaters on Saturday and Sunday, following its premiere Friday at New York Film Festival. Directed by Wes Anderson, the film stars Owen Wilson, Adrien Brody and Jason Schwartzman as brothers on an odyssey across India. Focus Features' "Lust, Caution" also did well in its debut at a New York City theater, taking in $61,688. From director Ang Lee, NC-17-rated "Lust, Caution" features scenes of explicit sex as a Chinese woman goes undercover in a plot to kill a man collaborating with invading Japanese forces. Both films expand to more theaters Friday. It was the second straight weekend that Hollywood business was down after a summer of record revenue. The top 12 movies took in $76.7 million, down 11% from the same weekend last year, when "Open Season" was the No. 1 movie with $23.6 million. "What goes up must come down," said Paul Dergarabedian @ Media By Numbers. "It would be really difficult to maintain 3, 4 months of up box office, so this was kind of inevitable. It was quite a strong fall last year, so we're having a little trouble competing." Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday @ U.S. & Canadian theaters, according to Media By Numbers. 01) "The Game Plan" @ $22.7 million. 02) "The Kingdom" @ $17.7 million. 03) "Resident Evil: Extinction" @ $8 million. 04) "Good Luck Chuck" @ $6.3 million. 05) "3:10 to Yuma" @ $4.2 million. 06) "The Brave One" @ $3.8 million. 07) "Mr. Woodcock" @ $3 million. 08) "Eastern Promises" @ $2.9 million. 09) "Sydney White" @ $2.7 million. 10) "Across the Universe" @ $2.05 million. http://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/chart/ +===================================+ <> <> <> NOW SHOWING <> <> <> +===================================+ THE GAME PLAN Quarterback Joe Kingman is known as one of the toughest players to ever take the field. Blessed with amazing strength and agility, he's famed for being able to handle any hit. Kingman's team, The Rebels, is chasing their long-awaited championship and Joe has been living the ultimate bachelor fantasy: he's cool, rich, famous and the life of the party. But his dream is suddenly sacked when he discovers Peyton, the 8-year-old daughter he never knew existed. Now, just as his career is soaring, Joe must learn to juggle his old life of parties, practices and dates while tackling ballet, bedtime stories and dolls. Equally perplexed is his hard-edged mega-agent, Stella Peck, herself without a parental bone in her body. As the championship grows nearer, Joe realizes that the game that truly matters has nothing to do with money, endorsements or touchdowns -- it's all about patience, teamwork, selflessness and winning the heart of the one little fan who counts the most. "The lesson seems to be, 'Think you can't have it all? You can!' Which, as we know, is what parenting is all about." -- Entertainment Weekly, Scott Brown "This innocuous family fare will probably appeal to wee ones who haven't been fed enough of this formula. But I wanted to spit up a little." -- E! Online, Matt Stevens http://disney.go.com/disneypictures/gameplan/ +===================================+ <> <> <> COMING SOON <> <> <> +===================================+ October 12, 2007 THE FINAL SEASON A high school baseball coach motivates a hangdog team to win one last season before being merged into a larger school district. http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1809866050 +===================================+ <> <> <> SHINING STAR <> <> <> +===================================+ Happy Belated Birthday to one of my old favorites -- Grandpa Gus Witherspoon from NBC's 'Our House.' WILFORD BRIMLEY DOB: September 27, 1934, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA A stout, often bespectacled, character actor with a walrus mustache and a flair for accents, Wilford Brimley proved himself adept at playing endearing curmudgeons, giving perhaps his most memorable performance as one of the increasingly frisky senior citizens in Ron Howard's "Cocoon" (1985) and its sequel "Cocoon: The Return" (1988). http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800012696/ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000979 http://www.myspace.com/wilford +===================================+ <> <> <> SNACK BAR <> <> <> +===================================+ COCOA KRISPIES MARSHMALLOW TREATS Ingredients 3 tablespoons margarine or butter 1 package (10 oz. about 40) regular marshmallows - or - 4 cups miniature marshmallows 6 cups Ready-To-Eat Cereal Cocoa Krispies™ Directions 1. Melt margarine in large saucepan over low heat. Add marshmallows and stir until completely melted. Remove from heat. 2. Add KELLOGG'S COCOA KRISPIES cereal. Stir until well coated. 3. Using buttered spatula or waxed paper, press mixture evenly into 13 x 9 x 2-inch pan coated with cooking spray. Cut into 2-inch squares when cool. Best if served the same day. MICROWAVE DIRECTIONS: In a microwave safe bowl, heat margarine and marshmallows at HIGH for 3 minutes, stirring after 2 minutes. Stir until smooth. Follow steps 2 and 3 above. NOTES: For best results, use fresh marshmallows. A jar (7 ounces) marshmallow creme can be substituted. Diet, reduced calorie or tub margarine not recommended. Store no more than 2 days in airtight container. +===================================+ <> <> <> TECH TALK <> <> <> +===================================+ HD DVD ADDS NEW SHOPPING FEATURE NEW YORK (AP) - Just watched "Evan Almighty"? Did its environmental message make you want to buy ecologically sound toilet paper? Well, now you can get instant gratification - if you watched the movie on an HD DVD player and are willing to give the remote a workout. The HD DVD of "Evan Almighty" will be the first disc to include an online shopping feature, Universal Studios announced Wednesday. It's a new front in the struggle between HD DVD and Blu-ray to become the high-definition successor to the DVD. The disc formats offer nearly indistinguishable image quality, so the two camps are battling for holiday shoppers by other means, like cutting prices and piling on features. The HD DVD camp, which apart from General Electric's Universal includes Viacom's Paramount Pictures, Toshiba Corp. and Microsoft Corp., has been touting the online capabilities of Toshiba's players, which all have jacks for broadband Internet connections. By contrast, not all Blu-ray players have Internet connections. But the HD DVD camp has been slow to take advantage of the Internet. Discs with Internet features, like downloadable trailers and subtitles, only started appearing this summer. "Evan Almighty," to be released Oct. 9, will contain a simple Web browser that connects to Universal's online store, which will be offering products vaguely related to the movie. Previews of the site featured toilet paper made of recycled materials - 12 rolls for $14 - and a rain barrel for $135 (the movie is a retelling of the story of Noah's Ark). The products offered may change by the time the disc goes on sale. It's uncertain whether consumers will appreciate the shopping opportunity, especially since the transaction has to be completed using the remote. Judging by a demonstration of the technology, entering credit-card information and a home address using the remote and an onscreen keyboard is a slow process. It can be shortened by creating an account in advance on a home computer, then logging into it through the player. The online shopping feature may not be immediately appealing to consumers, but they are not the only battleground in the HD DVD versus Blu-ray fight. It's also important for each format to woo the studios. The HD DVD camp scored a major victory in August, when it lured Paramount into its fold. The studio had previously issued movies in both formats. With a few exceptions, HD DVD is now its only high-definition format. Time Warner's Warner Bros. is now the only major studio to release discs in both formats. The Walt Disney Co., News Corp's 20th Century Fox and Sony Pictures release only Blu-ray discs. Sony Corp. is the main maker of Blu-ray players. Its PlayStation 3 game console plays Blu-ray discs, providing a large base of players. The shopping feature on "Evan Almighty" is not quite what was originally envisioned for HD DVD discs. The original plan was to have little tags pop up while the movie was playing, offering the opportunity to, for instance, add to the shopping cart the sunglasses that an actor was wearing, said Kevin Collins, Microsoft's "director of HD DVD evangelism." But that looked too much like an endorsement by the actor, something that wasn't included in their contracts, Collins said. "Our next challenge is to take this to the creative people," said Ken Graffeo, executive vice president of Universal Studios Home Entertainment. "If they get agreements from the actors at the planning stage, it could be a different thing." "Evan Almighty" will be a combination disc, with the HD DVD on one side and a DVD on the other. It will list for $40. UNIVERSAL http://www.universalhidef.com HD DVD: http://www.thelookandsoundofperfect.com/ BLU-RAY http://www.blu-raydisc.com/ +===================================+ <> <> <> INTERMISSION <> <> <> +===================================+ 'The Rock' Gives $1M to Miami Football Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and his wife, Dany Garcia Johnson, announced a $1 million gift to Miami's football facilities renovation fund. The Hurricanes' football locker room will be renamed in Dwayne Johnson's honor. Read the entire article and see a photo on our Blog Stars Present Their Films at AFI Bash The American Film Institute threw itself a 40th birthday party on Wednesday night, inviting 11 Hollywood luminaries to introduce screenings of their classic films. Oh, and movie fans were welcome, too - tickets were $25 including popcorn and soda. AFI is a national institute promoting film education and recognition. The event was sponsored by Target. Read the entire article and see a photo on our Blog There are several additional photos on our Blog. They are all grouped in one Blog entry. This should prove to be more convenient than before. http://advland.braveblog.com +===================================+ <> <> <> DVD SHOWCASE <> <> <> +===================================+ Buy your favorite DVDs @ Adventureland http://psgoods.bravehost.com +===================================+ <> <> <> NOW SHOWING <> <> <> +===================================+ FANTASTIC 4: RISE OF THE SILVER SURFER The enigmatic, intergalactic herald, The Silver Surfer, comes to Earth to prepare it for destruction. As the Silver Surfer races around the globe wreaking havoc, Reed, Sue, Johnny and Ben must unravel the mystery of the Silver Surfer and confront the surprising return of their mortal enemy, Dr. Doom, before all hope is lost. Rated PG for sequences of action violence, some mild language and innuendo. "...one of the most enjoyable pictures of the season." -- San Francisco Chronicle, Mick LaSalle "...a plotless, brainless, witless bore." -- Rolling Stone, Peter Travers http://www.riseofthesilversurfer.com/ +===================================+ <> <> <> COMING SOON <> <> <> +===================================+ October 9, 2007 SURF'S UP Based on the groundbreaking revelation that surfing was actually invented by penguins. A documentary crew takes audiences behind the scenes and onto the waves during the most competitive, heartbreaking and dangerous display of surfing, the Penguin World Surfing Championship. Rated PG for mild language and some rude humor. "Surfing penguins make for radical fun for young children." -- Hollywood Reporter, Kirk Honeycutt "...doesn't do enough with a righteous premise." -- New York Post, Kyle Smith http://www.sonypictures.com/homevideo/surfsup/ +===================================+ <> <> <> AUCTION WATCH <> <> <> +===================================+ Munchkin is once again reminding women... "DON'T DUCK A BREAST EXAM" They have enlisted celebrities to sign and decorate limited edition pink bath ducks. All proceeds benefit the Susan G. Komen Foundation. In 2006, Project Pink raised over $30,000. See their eBay Auctions here. http://www.munchkin.com/projectpink +===================================+ <> <> <> BREAST EXAMS <> <> <> +===================================+ Cancer has touched us all is some form, especially breast cancer. Call today to schedule a mammogram. Guys, as unusual as it is, we are not exempt from breast cancer. Learn more about breast self exams. http://www.breastcancer.org/symptoms/testing/self_exam/index.jsp Note: this link may offend some of you. The link leads to general information about breast examas. From there you can link to step by step photos. +===================================+ <> <> STEALS & DEALS <> <> +===================================+ TAKE A BITE OUT OF STEEP DVD PRICES! Buy one DVD get one free! Save on Top A&E Titles. With television series and documentaries for history buffs and sports fans all on sale, there's something for everyone. Enter code BUYONEGETONEANE at checkout to save! Offer ends 10/16. Discount applies to the lower priced items. http://www.deepdiscount.com/DVD---A-E-Buy-One-Get-One-Free_stcVVcatId479941VVviewcat.htm?promoCode=BUYONEGETONEANE A UNIQUE GIFT IDEA 4 MOVIE BUFFS MovieTexts are a totally new way to send greetings or just keep in touch. Tap in your message and we turn your words into their own little movie. Each has been crafted by an experienced filmmaker. We'll deliver it for you by e-mail or mobile phone. We can send it at any time - up to one year in the future. http://www.clickaudit.com/goto/?75497 HOME THEATER, GAME ROOM & SNACK BAR Shop our Pre Holiday Sale and Save Big! We carry products for your bar, kitchen, rec room, patio and more. Save 5%-10% on your order by entering the corresponding code during checkout. On orders up to $99.99; save 5% with code A5 $100-499.99; save 7.5% with code A75 $500+; save 10% with code A10. http://www.clickaudit.com/goto/?75500 LOOK NO FURTHER 4 YOUR VIDEO GAME NEEDS! GameExpress.com is the net Online Store of Game Express, Inc., a retail chain based in the New York Metro and New Jersey area. With over 15 years of experience in video game retailing, our company has grown to more than 11 stores. We offer video games from Sony PSP, Nintendo DS, PlayStation 2, Xbox, Nintendo GameCube and Game Boy Advance! Our mission is to offer the best prices on quality games! http://www.clickaudit.com/goto/?75498 +===================================+ <> <> <> NEWS REELS <> <> <> +===================================+ CAGE REPORTS NAKED HOME INTRUDER NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. - A tailor accused of breaking into Nicolas Cage's home was charged with burglary. Robert Dennis Furo (45) pleaded not guilty. Furo, who remained jailed on $50,000 bail, faces six years if convicted. Cage called a security guard after he saw a man in his home, police Lt. Craig Fox said. "He was standing there naked," Fox said. When the officers had arrived Cage had escorted the man outside. Furo returns to court Oct. 10 for a preliminary hearing. 'INDIANA JONES' LAWSUIT SETTLEMENT SANTA MONICA, Calif. - The producers of "Indiana Jones 4" have settled a lawsuit against an actor accused of breaching a confidentiality agreement. The agreement barred everyone involved from publicly discussing it. Terms of the settlement were not disclosed. Tyler revealed plot details during an interview with his hometown newspaper, Oklahoma's Edmond Sun. A spokesman said he didn't know whether Nelson's scenes would be cut from the movie. The new Indy adventure will be in theaters next May. SCHRADER 2 GET FILM FESTIVAL AWARD STOCKHOLM, Sweden - Paul Schrader will receive a lifetime achievement award at this year's Stockholm International Film Festival. The writer-director is being recognized for his "unique voice, which gives life to sharp, relentless characters in a modern city," festival organizers said. Schrader (61) will receive the Bronze Horse award Nov. 18. Last year's winner was Swedish director Lasse Hallstrom. Previous winners include Oliver Stone, Roman Polanski, David Lynch, Lauren Bacall and Gena Rowlands. The 10-day film festival starts Nov. 15. DATE ANNOUNCED 4 'TRANSFORMERS 2' E! Online is reporting that Dreamworks confirmed a June 26, 2009 theatrical release for Transformers 2. The big Summer blockbuster hit sequel is getting a fast-track green light before potential strikes next June by the Writers and Actors guilds. Earlier this Summer, director Michael Bay criticized Paramount for their decision to only support HD DVD. Those comments put a potential sequel in jeopardy, but today's news seems to give hope that things are smoothed over. STOLEN 'INDIANA JONES 4' GOODS LOS ANGELES - Authorities arrested a man in the theft of computers and photographs used for "Indiana Jones" movie. LA County Sheriff's spokesman Steve Whitmore said the man was taken into custody. His identity has not been released. Items were said to be confidential. Whitmore said detectives posed as buyers. When the man arrived, he was arrested on suspicion of receiving stolen property and violating his parole. GEORGE GRIZZARD DEAD @ AGE 79 NEW YORK - Actor George Grizzard died Tuesday of complications from lung cancer. Grizzard's films included "Advise and Consent" in 1962 and "Comes a Horseman" in 1978. On TV, he made regular appearances on "Law & Order." His Broadway debut come in 1955 as Paul Newman's brother in "The Desperate Hours." "When we were on the stage together, he was the best thing around," Newman said. Grizzard was born in Roanoke Rapids, N.C. He worked at an ad agency before getting involved in theater. He is survived by his partner, William Tynan. SNIPES MOTION 2 POSTPONE DENIED OCALA, Fla. - A judge refused to postpone Wesley Snipes' tax evasion trial after his newly appointed attorneys asked for extra time to prepare. Snipes' new attorney, Robert G. Bernhoft, wrote in a motion that the actor was concerned about whether his former attorney Daniel Meachum would be well enough to take an active role in his Oct. 22 trial. "This series of events would lead any reasonable person to suspect that the defendant's dismissal of able counsel is nothing more than a ploy designed to force a continuance of the trial," Judge Terrell Hodges said. "In any event, it will not have that effect." OWEN WILSON OUT & ABOUT AGAIN BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - Owen Wilson returned to the public eye Thursday night, making an appearance at the Los Angeles premiere of "The Darjeeling Limited." Sporting a shaggy blond beard and dark jacket, it was among Wilson's first public appearances since a suicide attempt in late August. Wilson was joined by fellow cast mates Adrien Brody, Anjelica Huston, Jason Schwartzman and filmmaker Wes Anderson. Before the movie, Anderson introduced Wilson, his longtime friend, saying, "I've never made a movie without him and I hope I never have to." The two have worked together on several films. The premiere was held at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. +===================================+ <> <> <> JUST 4 FUN <> <> <> +===================================+ "According to a new medical study, barbecuing is bad for your prostate. Well, I'm glad they got this out in time. I was going to barbecue my prostate this weekend. I had no idea it's bad for you." -- Jay Leno "According to a national organization that studies obesity, nine of the fattest states in America are in the lower third of the country. In other words, geographically, America has a fat ass." -- Conan O'Brien "Doctors and hospitals have gone back to literally the Middle Ages for a cure they say works better than anything they have in modern medicine for post-operative blood coagulation. They are going back to flesh-eating maggots and blood-sucking leeches. Or as most people know them, HMOs." -- Bill Maher +===================================+ <> <> <> TRADE TALK <> <> <> +===================================+ BEATTY HONORED WITH AFI CAREER PEIZE LOS ANGELES - Warren Beatty had two words to describe his reaction at learning he would receive the American Film Institute's career honor: "Concealed weepiness." Celebrating its 40th anniversary, the institute announced Thursday that the Academy Award-winning filmmaker and actor would be honored as the 36th recipient of its life-achievement award. Beatty, 70, said he was told about the honor while heading with wife Annette Bening to an AFI anniversary lunch. "It's a very good feeling. It's always nice to be accepted," Beatty told The Associated Press before the lunch. "I'm very happy to be part of and am actually quite proud to be a member of the film community." The AFI award will be presented next June 12. Beatty won the best-director Oscar for 1981's "Reds," which also earned him a best-actor nomination. He had three other nominations as best actor for "Bonnie and Clyde,""Heaven Can Wait" and "Bugsy." Never a prolific filmmaker or actor, Beatty has not starred in a movie since 2001's flop "Town & Country" and has not directed since 1998's "Bulworth." Beatty said he does have a new film that he is writing and directing nearly ready to go, but would not discuss details. "I'm on the verge right now. I approach it always from somewhat a combination of excitement and dread," said Beatty. "I find if I yak too much about it, it gives me a good excuse to put it off. For me, 'right on the verge' can mean decades." http://www.afi.com +===================================+ <> <> TIME CAPSULE <> <> +===================================+ September 1, 1998 - The movie "Titanic" went on sale across North America. September 9, 1986 - Ted Turner presented the first of his colorized films on WTBS in Atlanta, GA. September 11, 1994 - Actress Jessica Tandy died at the age of 85 in Easton, CT. September 16, 1998 - Meryl Streep received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. September 18, 2003 - Robert Duvall received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. September 20, 1946 - The first Cannes Film Festival premiered. The original premier was delayed in 1939 due to World War II. September 23, 1998 - Jamie Lee Curtis received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. September 24, 2003 - Anthony Hopkins received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. September 26, 1990 - The Motion Picture Association of America announced that it had created a new rating. The new NC17 rating was to keep moviegoers under the age of 17 from seeing certain films. September 30, 1955 - James Dean was killed in a car accident at the age of 24 near Cholame, CA. Dean's mechanic, who was also in the vehicle, recovered from his injuries. +===================================+ The web site changes should be live for your next issue. Perhaps I get the poll questions changed too. As usual, I found myself pinched for time again. Well, I hope this issue was worth the long wait. As always, your questions, comments, suggestions and even complaints are welcome. Drop me an email. Rewind, Paul @ Reel 2 Reel mailto:advland@iwon.com?=Reel_2_Reel Make tonight a movie or game night! http://adventureland.moviefever.com \ Make tonight a movie or game night! http://adventureland.moviefever.com |
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