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Hey Adventureland Friends: I rarely watch the awards show. So I missed all of the Oscar buzz. Whoopi Goldberg & Brad renfro were both snubbed by Oscar. One as a past host and the other to honor honor Hollywood dead. Okay, one can debate Brad's impact on Hollywood. But one can not question Whoopi. Having made history as the first African-American host. And she returned to host again and again through the late 1990's. As a big fan of both, I am glad to have missed it. I do watch them as a last resort. But I am not big on horse and pony shows of any kind. Want your birthday noted here? Check out Birthday Alarm for details. I only use first names here. So you can sign-up with confidence. http://www.clickaudit.com/goto/?36409 The page for our domain is still under construction. But this gives you an idea what I have in mind. And the links work as well. So take it for a test drive. http://www.adventurelandvideo.com Now, on to the show. Our opening act is the comic legend Gilbert Gottfried. Known to film buffs for 'Problem Child' and hosting 'USA Up All Night.' Our Snack Bar is serving up a Valerie Bertinelli favorite - Jalapeno Poppers. Nope, this is not her recipe. But she inspired me to go looking for one. Have you been to our Blog recently? If so, then you may have seen my warning for computer shoppers. My computer dude adds, "shop by specs and not by brand." Cheap PCs may offer less expansion. So plan ahead. We have news next. The WGA has a 3 year contract. Neverland Ranch is being foreclosed on. Can the pop star leverage the Beatles enough to save it? Should he even try it? Blingo is the place to be on friday for movie buffs. The prizes awarded are movie tickets. This is now owned by Publishers Clearing House. http://www.blingo.com/friends?ref=LJt9EIXsXBaBuP-fW5DaMrkkYSk +===================================+ Find your showtimes @ Adventureland http://advland.bravehost.com +===================================+ <> <> <> BOX OFFICE <> <> <> +===================================+ 'POINT' HAS THE BOX OFFICE 'VANTAGE' The political thriller "Vantage Point" secured the top spot at the box office, earning an estimated $24 million, according to studio estimates Sunday. The previous #1 movie, 20th Century Fox's "Jumper," dropped to #2 with $12.7 million, raising its total to $56.2 million. Paramount's "Spiderwick Chronicles" was #3 with $12.6 million. Disney's "Step Up 2 The Streets" and Warner Bros.' "Fool's Gold" rounded out the top 5. "Vantage Point," a Sony Pictures action-drama about a presidential assassination seen from the viewpoints of different characters, included a star-studded cast that featured Dennis Quaid and Matthew Fox. "Audiences really love it when they get a summer-style popcorn movie at a time of the year when they don't expect it," said Paul Dergarabedian, president of Media By Numbers. The studio said "Vantage Point" appealed to a broad audience - 52% of moviegoers were male and half were under age 30. "It's fresh with lots of twists and turns. Audiences become very invested in it," said Rory Bruer, Sony president of distribution. The only other new release to crack the top 10 was the Jack Black comedy "Be Kind Rewind," which took in $4.1 million and was tied at #7 with "Juno." The Fox Searchlight comedy has rung up $130 million since opening 12 weeks ago. Paramount Vantage's oil saga "There Will Be Blood" moved up two slots to #10 with $2.6 million for a total of $35 million in 9 weeks. The weekend's other 2 debuts, Lionsgate's "Witless Protection" and MGM's "Charlie Bartlett," came in at #13 and #14, respectively. Box office revenues were down for the second straight week. The top 12 movies grossed $90 million, down 23% from last weekend and 10% from the same weekend in 2007. Estimated ticket sales for Friday - Sunday @ U.S. & Canadian theaters, according to Media By Numbers. Final figures will be released Monday. 01) "Vantage Point" @ $24 million. 02) "Jumper" @ $12.7 million. 03) "Spiderwick Chronicles" @ $12.6 million. 04) "Step Up 2 the Streets" @ $9.8 million. 05) "Fool's Gold" @ $6.3 million. 06) "Definitely, Maybe" @ $5.2 million. 07) "Juno" @ $4.1 million. 07) "Be Kind Rewind" @ $4.1 million. 09) "Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins" @ $4 million. 10) "There Will Be Blood" @ $2.6 million. http://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/chart/ +===================================+ <> <> <> NOW SHOWING <> <> <> +===================================+ June 2008 VANTAGE POINT Strangers with 8 different points of view try to unlock the truth behind an assassination attempt on the president. As they reveal their stories, pieces fall into place -- and shocking motivations lurk just beneath the surface. Rated PG-13 for intense violence and action, some disturbing images and brief strong language. "...offers a modicum of entertainment but it requires viewers to react more forcefully from the gut than the mind." -ReelViews, James Berardinelli "...reduces global terrorism to a Rubik's Cube suitable for an evening's entertainment." -Boston Globe, Ty Burr http://www.vantagepoint-movie.com/index.php +===================================+ <> <> <> COMING SOON <> <> <> +===================================+ March 7, 2008 PARANOID PARK A young skateboarder falls into a world of crime, guilt and fear when he accidentally kills a security guard in self-defense. Rated R for some disturbing images, language and sexual content. http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1809791218/ March 14, 2008 SLEEPWALKING A young man re-examines his life when he decides to care for his 11-year-old niece after the girl's mother suddenly leaves town. Rated R for language and a scene of violence. http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1809787392/ +===================================+ <> <> <> SHINING STAR <> <> <> +===================================+ GILBERT GOTTFRIED DOB: February 28, 1955, Brooklyn, New York. Comedian whose penetrating voice has paved his path to success. Brooklyn born, this squinty-eyed funnyman got his first national exposure on Saturday Night Live in their rocky 1980 season. Fired at the season’s end, he joined the cast of the late-night dud “Thicke of the Night”. After cancellation, he went back to the comedy circuit. An upturn in his career in the late ‘80s led to the job of hosting cable’s “Up All Night”, the late-night movie show. Gottfried’s piercing voice and hilarious lines have made him a voice-over favorite, and the jokester has also made memorable screen appearances, delighting us in Look Who’s Talking Too and Problem Child. Gottfried can currently be heard as the hillarious George Zucco on Comedy Central's "Crank Yankers". NOTABLES: At the young age of 15, he began doing stand-up at open mike nights in New York City. When doing standup, he used to keep his eyes squinted shut out of nervousness. This has since become a trademark of his. His signature voice can be heard in several commercials, including the duck for AFLAC and the toaster for Kellogg's Pop Tarts. He provides the voice of DIGIT in the PBS Series "Cyberchase" too. QUOTABLES: "The pressure to being a comedian is being funny, but I've given that up, so there is no pressure whatsoever." WEB LINKS: http://www.gilbertgottfried.com/ http://www.myspace.com/officialgilbertgottfried http://www.wma.com/gilbert_gottfried/summary/ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0331906/ http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800143443 http://www.angelfire.com/celeb/starzbios/Gottfried_G.html He frequently lends his comedic talents to skits on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno." +===================================+ <> <> <> SNACK BAR <> <> <> +===================================+ JALAPENO POPPERS 12 ounces cream cheese, softened 1 (8 ounce) package shredded monterey jack pepper cheese 25 jalapeno peppers, seeded and halved 1 cup milk 1 cup all-purpose flour 1 cup dry breadcrumbs oil (for frying) Remember to wear some disposable gloves when working with jalapeno peppers-- and don't touch your face! If you don't have any plastic gloves, I have slipped my hands into baggies to protect them from the oils that can really burn and sting for hours. In a medium bowl, mix the cream cheese, and pepper jack cheese. In a pot of barely simmering water, blanch the pepper halves for 2 minutes, drain and dry thoroughly. Spoon mixture into the jalapeno pepper halves. Put the milk and flour into two separate small bowls. Dip the stuffed jalapenos first into the milk then into the flour, making sure they are well coated with each. Allow the coated jalapenos to dry for about 10 minutes. Dip the jalapenos in milk again and roll them through the breadcrumbs. Allow them to dry, then repeat to ensure the entire surface of the jalapeno is coated. In a medium skillet, heat the oil to 365 degrees F (180 degrees C). Deep fry the coated jalapenos 2 to 3 minutes each, until golden brown. Remove and let drain on a paper towel. +===================================+ <> <> <> BUDDY LIST <> <> <> +===================================+ !!! PAKADEVA'S FREEBEES !!! This is the place ! Find real freebies, Interesting finds, & contests ! Subscribe to enter & receive a FREE phone card ! Check our Crafts, Natural Beauty & Recipes pages. ( International ) http://www.pakadevasfreebees.com ??? WANT SOMETHING FOR NOTHING ??? Free stuff with free shipping. If it's not clearly free, it's not on Free N Clear! Freebies and samples with no postage sent to you! We do the legwork, so you don't have to. http://www.freenclearstuff.com +===================================+ <> <> <> BOOKMARKS <> <> <> +===================================+ PARENTAL MEDIA GUIDE The movie, electronic game, music, cable and broadcast television industries have each voluntarily developed clear and informative parental advisory systems to provide families with advance information on the content of entertainment products. This site provides "one-stop shopping" to each of these parental advisory systems. http://www.parentalguide.org/ +===================================+ <> <> <> BLOG BYTES <> <> <> +===================================+ WAITING-ROOM COMPUTERS For many parents-to-be the excitement and nervousness is often difficult to contain. For Kyle, the wait was boring. The boredom led him develop a computer for those trapped in the purgatory of the waiting room. His handheld devices deliver medical information as well as Internet access. The company's handheld units don't overwhelm users with ads nor does the company dangle detailed private patient information. Still, ads can relate to a topic a patient is researching. COMCAST: BUSINESS & ETHICS NY AG Subpoenas Comcast on Broadband The New York attorney general's office has requested information from Comcast Corp. on the company's handling of Internet traffic. Comcast is the subject of several complaints to the Federal Communications Commission and has been sued by customers over its throttling of file-sharing traffic on its service. Allegations Fly in FCC Hearing Aftermath Comcast acknowledged hiring people to fill seats before the start of a federal hearing, allowing its employees to take those seats. Many people were turned away, leading critics to accuse Comcast of stifling the debate. The company said it "informed our local employees about the hearing and invited them to attend." MICROSOFT CUTS PRICE OF VISTA Microsoft will cut the price of some versions of Windows Vista. Only copies of the operating system that are sold directly to consumers are affected by the price cuts — not versions pre-loaded on personal computers. The cuts will range from 20 to 48 percent. Microsoft said the new prices will apply to the Home Premium and Ultimate versions, in both full editions and upgrade editions. http://advland.braveblog.com +===================================+ <> <> <> DVD SHOWCASE <> <> <> +===================================+ Buy your favorite DVDs @ Adventureland http://psgoods.bravehost.com +===================================+ <> <> <> NOW SHOWING <> <> <> +===================================+ IN THE SHADOW OF THE MOON Between 1968 and 1972, 9 American spacecraft voyaged to the Moon, and 12 men walked upon its surface. They remain the only human beings to have stood on another world. This brings together for the surviving crew members, and allows them to tell their story. Rated PG for mild language, brief violent images and incidental smoking. +===================================+ <> <> <> COMING SOON <> <> <> +===================================+ March 4, 2008. MR. MAGORIUM'S WONDER EMPORIUM Wonder Emporium is the strangest, most fantastic, most wonderful toy store in the world. In fact, it's a magic toy store and everything comes to life - including the store itself. The Emporium only asks one thing of its customers; you must believe it to see it. Rated G. "...for all its playful touches and neat-o nostalgia for nondigital entertainment, the whimsy feels forced." -Hollywood Reporter, Sheri Linden "While there are moments of sweetness in the story, the film's dazzling production design is the highlight." -USA Today, Claudia Puig http://www.magorium.com/ April 8, 2008. THE WATER HORSE: LEGEND OF THE DEEP Angus has grown reclusive since his father went off to war. During a search for shells, a pastime he shared with his father, Angus finds a mysterious object. He takes it home. When it hatches, he finds himself the proud but puzzled caretaker of a water horse - a sea creature of mythic proportions. Rated PG for some action/peril, mild language and brief smoking. "... doesn't dumb down its young characters or insult the intelligence of the audience." -Chicago Sun-Times, Roger Ebert "... family-friendly escapist fare that should enthrall, without insult, fantasy-minded viewers of any age." -New York Times, Laura Kern http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1809426513/ +===================================+ <> <> <> FOOTBALL FLIX <> <> <> +===================================+ 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. +===================================+ <> <> 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 +===================================+ <> <> <> NEWS REELS <> <> <> +===================================+ JACKSON'S RANCH SET 4 AUCTION Michael Jackson's Neverland Ranch will be up for sale at public auction next month unless the pop star pays the $24 million he owes on the property. Financial Title Co. filed the notice of trustee's sale with Santa Barbara Superior Court, setting the auction for March 19. Jackson has until the date of the auction to take action to keep his estate. If the property goes to auction, the asking price could be higher than the $24.5 million owed. Everything from the carnival rides and locomotive would be sold. Michael no longer lives at the 2,500-acre spread. CYRUS FAMILY 2 HOST CMT AWARDS Billy Ray Cyrus & Miley will host & perform at 2008 CMT Music Awards. The 7th annual awards show airs April 14 on CMT. Alan Jackson, Brad Paisley, Carrie Underwood, Sugarland, Taylor Swift & Toby Keith will be among the performers. "Miley and I are so excited to be hosting the CMT Music Awards," Cyrus said. "We know it will be a fun-filled night with a lot of great music performances." Cyrus made it big on the charts. He plays Miley's father on "Hannah Montana." "Hannah Montana" is filmed in Los Angeles, but the family has a home near Nashville. Parts of Miley's upcoming movie will be filmed in Tennessee. http://www.billyraycyrus.com/ http://www.mileycyrus.com/ LATE AUTHOR HONORED WITH TREE New York plans to plant a serviceberry tree outside the Brooklyn Public Library branch believed to be the inspiration for the 1943 novel "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn." The novel's author was Brooklyn-born Betty Smith. Smith's daughter is scheduled to speak at the ceremony about her mother, who died in 1972. "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" is about a girl's childhood in a poor neighborhood. It sold millions of copies and has been made into a movie. The small flowering tree will be planted later this year as part of the parks department's goal to plant a million trees by 2017. DICKENS COLLECTION 2 BE SOLD Kenyon Starling Library of Charles Dickens could fetch $2 million when it sells at Christie's April 2. Highlights include "Uncommercial Traveller" inscribed by Dickens is estimated at $100-$150,000. Manuscript page of Dickens' "Pickwick Papers" could bring $150-$250,000. Collection includes original sketches by illustrators Hablot K. Browne & George Cruikshank. A Browne illustration from "Pickwick" could bring $15-$20,000. Cruikshank sketch from "Oliver Twist" could bring $12-$18,000. Collection includes The Daily News No. 1, the newspaper Dickens edited in 1846. Kenyon Starling, who died in 1983, left his collection to the family of William E. Self, a film executive. ROGERS HONORED WITH SWEATER DAY A tribute to children's public television pioneer Fred Rogers will include an effort to get people everywhere to wear a sweater on what would have been his 80th birthday. March 20th is being promoted as "Sweater Day" to honor Rogers, who died of cancer 5 years ago. A sweater was his trademark on "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood." David Newell, Mr. McFeely, appears in a YouTube video that touts the event. "Sweater Day" is the capstone to a 6-day celebration by Family Communications. Rogers created the company. http://www.fci.org/ +===================================+ <> <> <> REEL TALK <> <> <> +===================================+ WHOOPI ACCEPTS OSCAR APOLOGY Whoopi Goldberg has accepted an apology from producer Gil Cates for not including her in a montage of Oscar hosts during Sunday's Academy Awards telecast. Cates called her and "talked about the fact that he had made an oversight, pure and simple. He said, 'You know I love you,'" Goldberg said Wednesday on ABC's "The View." Goldberg accepted his apology. She said she has "moved on" since choking up on Monday's show when her co-hosts discussed how she was left out. She hosted the Oscars in 1994, 1996, 1999 and 2002. http://abc.go.com/ BRAD EXCLUDED FROM OSCAR TRIBUTE Blogs buzzed with why Brad Renfro was left out of the Academy Awards tribute to Hollywood figures who died. The actor died Jan. 15 of heroin & morphine overdose. Heath Ledger, killed by a prescription overdose one week later, appeared. "Unfortunately we cannot include everyone," said Leslie Unger, spokeswoman for AMPAS. USA Today blogger posted "Why was Brad snubbed last night?" Perez Hilton posted a mug shot of Renfro with "Oscar Snub." TMZ speculated Renfro was not "feel-good enough." "I can't speak to what other people are going to think," Unger said. ANDERSON SEEKS AN ANNULMENT Court documents show Pamela Anderson is seeking an annulment, rather than a divorce, from husband Rick Salomon. The actress seeks to annul based on fraud. No details were available. Anderson asked the court not to award spousal support & keep income & property separate. Anderson requested a retired judge handle the annulment - common practice as it keeps matters private & out of court. Anderson & Salomon married Oct. 6 & separated Dec. 13. He was previously married to Shannen Doherty. Anderson was previously married to Kid Rock & Tommy Lee. +===================================+ <> <> <> TECH TALK <> <> <> +===================================+ MICROSOFT PULLS PLUG ON HD DVD Microsoft will stop making HD DVD players for Xbox 360 after Toshiba ceded the high-definition war to Sony's Blu-ray. Microsoft will continue to provide standard warranty support for its HD DVD players. Toshiba estimates 300,000 people own the Microsoft video player, sold as a $130 add-on for Xbox 360. Microsoft is looking at how the HD DVD technology it has developed, such as HDi, which adds interactive features to HD DVDs, and its VC-1 video encoding, can be applied to other platforms. SONY'S NEW NET-ENABLED BLU-RAY Sony's first Blu-ray player that can download bonus materials from the Internet will debut this summer. The BDP-S350 player Sony plans for "about $400" will be the company's first to feature an Ethernet port. However, it won't be able to access Internet content when it ships - an upgrade will be available to enable BD-Live. A second player, BDP-S550, will be available this fall for "about $500" and will be BD-Live-capable. Both can show picture-in-picture and will be the first Sony Blu-ray players to do so, apart from PlayStation 3, which gained this feature last year. Matsushita, parent of Panasonic, introduced a Bonus View player last year and announced a BD-Live player this spring. Blu-ray is playing catch-up to HD DVD, which have had Internet and picture-in-picture since day one. SONY PARTNERS WITH SHARP 4 TVS Electronics rivals Sony & Sharp are teaming up to make flat panels for LCD TVs. The companies said it's undecided how much they'll spend on the venture, but The Nikkei business newspaper reported Sony will invest $926 million. The plant, under construction, is expected to be running by March 2010. Sony, which doesn't produce panels, has been buying LCD panels from a venture with Samsung, that deal will continue. The joint venture will be set by April 2009, with Sharp taking 66% and Sony 34%, the companies said. +===================================+ <> <> <> TRADE TALK <> <> <> +===================================+ WRITERS APPROVE NEW CONTRACT Members of the Writers Guild of America approved a new contract that increases payment for shows offered on the Internet. The deal was endorsed by 94% of the votes. "This contract is a new beginning for writers in the digital age," said Patric Verrone, president of the guild's western branch. The 3-year deal runs Feb. 13 to May 1, 2011. "We're very happy with the turnout," said guild spokesman Neal Sacharow. Writers get a flat fee for programs streamed on the Internet during the first 2 years and 2% in year 3. The deal also establishes jurisdiction for shows made for the Internet and other new media. +===================================+ <> <> <> GAME TALK <> <> <> +===================================+ +===================================+ <> <> TIME CAPSULE <> <> +===================================+ February 23, 1985 - TV show "Gimme a Break" was broadcast live before a studio audience. It was the first TV sitcom to be seen live since the 1950s. February 24, 1992 - Tracy Gold began working on the set of "Growing Pains" again. She had left the show due to anorexia. February 28, 1979 - Mr. Ed, the talking horse from the TV show "Mr. Ed", died. February 29, 1988 - "Day by Day" premiered on NBC. +===================================+ I promised to build a list of some of my favorite basketball movies in March. Well, I am getting a late start with "Hoosiers." An all-time favorite. HOOSIERS A coach with a checkered past and a local drunk train a small town high school basketball team to become a top contender for the championship. As always, I welcome you to add your own basketball flicks. They don't have to be about just basketball. So relax and allow your mind to wander. Rewind, Paul @ Reel 2 Reel advland@live.com Make tonight a movie or game night! http://adventureland.moviefever.com |
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