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Hey Adventureland Friends: My cousin Dallas is a first time dad. His baby, Nevaeh (Heaven spelled backwards) Elizabeth weighs almost 9 pounds and measures 21". Congrats! I have more good news. Some who adopted HD DVD may want see their retailer. Best Buy & Circuit City have programs in place to help you transition to Blu-Ray. See the stores for details. Obviously, you must have purchased your HD DVD from them. You will likely need a receipt. Lost it huh? Did you use a credit card or loyalty card? Ask them to help you locate a receipt. Unlike us, they have data centers of digital images of receipts. Even the retailers have these. The key is charming someone to helping you out in a pinch. The Spotlight is on a Lost Legend known as Mister Rogers. He devoted his life to children and refused to do commercials. See Burger King under Notables. Our Snack Bar now features more anytime shakes made with Carnation Instant Breakfast packets. This makes a quick and refreshing treat for movie time. This Auction Watch is a classified. The 1950's Reynold's Drive-in was restored in 1998. This could yours for $400K. Yes, I would love this reel jewel. Blog Bytes covers a tribute by Dick Van Dyke & Julie Andrews for Annette Benning & Bob Iger. George Clooney has a special screening for 'Leather Heads' in KY. Miley Cyrus changes her name. Jail time for 'Even Stevens' star? Mark Burnet returns for another MTV Movie Awards. State video game law challenged. 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 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 +===================================+ !! TAKE THE HAMBURGER SURVEY TODAY !! Share your opinion and participate in our offers to receive a FREE $500 Gift Card! http://www.adreporting.com/dir.php?a=689632&p=897&w=text +===================================+ FIND SHOWTIMES @ ADVENTURELAND http://adventurelandvideo.com +===================================+ <> <> <> BOX OFFICE <> <> <> +===================================+ CROWDS HEAR THE CALL OF 'HORTON'S WHO' Horton hears a hit. Family audiences boosted 20th Century Fox's "Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who!" to a $45.1 million debut, the best opening so far this year, according to studio estimates. Featuring Jim Carrey & Steve Carell in an adaptation of the storybook about an elephant defending a microscopic community, "Horton Hears a Who" is the latest computer-animated film from Blue Sky, the outfit behind the "Ice Age" flicks. The previous weekend's #1 movie, Warner Bros. action yarn "10,000 B.C.," slipped to second with $16.4 million, raising its 10-day total to $61.2 million. Summit Entertainment's "Never Back Down," about a troubled youth who finds purpose in the sport of mixed martial arts fighting, opened third with $8.6 million. The weekend's other new wide release, Rogue Pictures' "Doomsday," premiered at #7 with $4.7 million. The movie follows a team of specialists trying to find a cure for an epidemic that forced the quarantine of Scotland. "Horton Hears a Who" topped the $40.1 million opening in January for "Cloverfield," which previously was the year's #1 debut. "It's a 'who-mongous' opening, and it's playing to all Whos 2 to 92," said 20th Century Fox Chris Aronson. "If you can't do an ode to Dr. Seuss with an opening like this, come on." The new movie was the fourth-best opening ever in March. With the 2 "Ice Age" movies, "Horton" and "Robots," Blue Sky now has 4 of the top 6 March debuts of all time. "They should rename March 'Blue Sky month,'" said Paul Dergarabedian, president of Media By Numbers. "Horton" landed in between the debut weekends of 2 other big-screen Seuss adaptations, 2000's "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" with $55.1 million and 2003's "The Cat in the Hat" with $38.3 million. With solid reviews for "Horton," Fox is counting on strong business through Easter next Sunday and beyond, as many students are out of school, Aronson said. Hollywood's revenues rose for the first time after 4 straight weekends of declining business. Overall receipts came in at $127 million, up 8.5% from the same weekend last year, according to Media By Numbers. Estimated ticket sales for Friday - Sunday at U.S. & Canadian theaters, according to Media By Numbers. Final figures will be released Monday. 01) "Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who!" @ $45.1 million. 02) "10,000 B.C." @ $16.4 million. 03) "Never Back Down" @ $8.6 million. 04) "College Road Trip" @ $7.9 million. 05) "Vantage Point" @ $5.4 million. 06) "The Bank Job" @ $4.9 million. 07) "Doomsday" @ $4.7 million. 08) "Semi-Pro," @ $3 million. 09) "The Other Boleyn Girl" @ $2.9 million. 10) "The Spiderwick Chronicles" @ $2.4 million. http://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/chart/ +===================================+ <> <> <> NOW SHOWING <> <> <> +===================================+ DVD Release: August 2008. HORTON HEARS A WHO! The imaginative elephant Horton hears a cry for help coming from a tiny speck of dust floating through the air. Suspecting there may be life on that speck and despite a surrounding community which thinks he has lost his mind, Horton is determined to help. "One senses that the good doctor would be pleased with this cinematic treatment of his beloved 1954 book." -USA Today, Claudia Puig "A fresh, and mostly refreshing, approach in Hollywood's pillaging of the good doctor's oeuvre." -Boston Globe, Ty Burr http://www.hortonmovie.com/splash.html +===================================+ <> <> <> COMING SOON <> <> <> +===================================+ March 28, 2008. PRICELESS In the south of France, a shy young bartender falls in love with a beautiful, scheming opportunist who mistakes him for a millionaire. Rated PG-13 for sexual content, including nudity. http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1809805899/ Opening April 4, 2008. THE RUINS Four friends vacationing in Mexico encounter a mysterious archaelogical dig, where something evil lives among the ruins. Rated R for strong violence and gruesome images, language, some sexuality and nudity. http://www.ruinsmovie.com/ +===================================+ <> <> <> LOST LEGEND <> <> <> +===================================+ FRED MC FEELY ROGERS DOB: March 20, 1928 - Latrobe, Pennsylvania DOD: February 27, 2003 - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Fred Rogers was the host of the long-running children's show 'Mister Rogers' Neighborhood.' The show debuted in Pittsburgh in 1967 and was picked up by PBS the next year, becoming a staple of public TV stations around the United States. Rogers' mild manner, cardigan sweaters and soft speaking voice made him both beloved and parodied. Rogers ended production of the show in 2001, but reruns of the show continue to be aired on many PBS stations. He died in 2003 after a battle with stomach cancer. NOTABLES: Named for his maternal grandfather, Frederick McFeeley. Years later, he named a character Mr. McFeely after his grandfather. Inducted into Television Hall of Fame in 1999. Ordained as a Presbyterian minister in 1963. Earned his divinity degree from Pittsburgh Theological Seminary in 1962. Graduate of Rollins College in Winter Park, Florida. Was a contemporary of actor Anthony Perkins. Eddie Murphy parodied him on "Saturday Night Live with his "Mister Robinson's Neighborhood," a routine Rogers found funny and affectionate. His signature red sweater is on display @ Smithsonian Institute Museum, having been donated by Rogers. Some of his sweaters were made by his mother. Johnny Carson parodied him on The Tonight Show with "Mister Rambo's Neighborhood". When Rogers complained, Carson publicly apologized. After his death, a star was named after him. In 2003, asteroid no. 26858 was named after him. After Burger King impersonated Mister Rogers for a commercial, Fred Rogers shamed them for "confusing innocent children" into thinking he was promoting their fast food. They openly apologized, and the commercial was pulled. QUOTABLES: "I think people who produce and perform on programs for children should have as a prerequisite some sort of course to understand their audience. You wouldn't put a newsman on the air who didn't know how to pronounce Vietnam. But we give millions of dollars to these people who are producing cartoons and they have no earthly idea of what they're doing to a kid." "You know you don't have to be an actor when you read a book to a child. All you need is to simply love what you're reading. Even just enjoying the pictures together is a great start. When you share a book with a child, you're saying to them that books are important. That's a gift that can nurture them all through their lives." http://www.fredrogerscenter.org/ http://pbskids.org/rogers/ http://www.fci.org/ http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=7216800 http://www.snopes.com/radiotv/tv/mrrogers.asp +===================================+ <> <> <> SNACK BAR <> <> <> +===================================+ CHOCOLATE-BANANA DELIGHT 1 Cup fat free milk 1 Cup ice cubes 1 Packet Carnation Instant Breakfast, milk chocolate 1/2 Banana Place milk, ice, Carnation Instant Breakfast and banana in a blender; cover. Blend until smooth. CHOCOLATE-STRAWBERRY FROST 1 Cup (2 large scoops) vanilla fat free frozen yogurt 1 Cup frozen strawberries 1/2 Cup fat free milk 1 Packet Carnation Instant Breakfast, milk chocolate Place frozen yogurt, strawberries, milk and Carnation Instant Breakfast in a blender; cover. Blend until smooth. http://www.carnationinstantbreakfast.com +===================================+ <> <> <> 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 +===================================+ <> <> <> AUCTION WATCH <> <> <> +===================================+ 1950'S DRIVE-IN, RESTORED IN 1998 Fantastic business Opportunity. Beautiful property. Ready to go business. Season starts in 2 months. Take possession at once. Business landmark since 1950's. Reynolds Drive-In opened during the late 50's heyday of the American Drive-In, but eventually went dark. Reopened in 1998 and was fully restored. Resurrected with 86' screen, FM sound, paved lanes on 15-acres. Priced below value. Join the 'renaissance' or rebirth of the American drive-in today. http://tinyurl.com/3x5me3 (eBay Listing) http://www.reynoldsdrivein.com (Web Site) +===================================+ <> <> <> BLOG BYTES <> <> <> +===================================+ VAN DYKES TRIBUTE 2 BENING & IGER Dick Van Dyke sang "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious" during a tribute to Annette Bening & Robert Iger. The ceremony honored their efforts to support live theater. Van Dyke (82) even recreated a bit of the choreography from "Mary Poppins" with current Broadway stars of "Poppins" & "Mermaid," Ashley Brown & Sierra Boggess. Julie Andrews (72) co-chaired the tribute, marking it a "Poppins"-movie reunion. CLOONEY 2 SCREEN MOVIE IN KY For one night, Maysville will be Hollywood along the Ohio River, thanks to George Clooney. The actor will visit the northern Kentucky town Monday night for a special screening of his new movie, "Leatherheads," Nick Clooney said. "The whole town is abuzz," said Maysville Mayor David. The setting has special significance for Clooney. In 1953, "The Stars Are Singing," starring Rosemary Clooney, premiered there. http://advland.braveblog.com +===================================+ <> <> <> DVD SHOWCASE <> <> <> +===================================+ START SHOPPING @ ADVENTURELAND http://adventurelandvideo.com +===================================+ <> <> <> NOW SHOWING <> <> <> +===================================+ THE SEEKER Based on the acclaimed novel by Susan Cooper, the first film adaptation of the author's The Dark is Rising Sequence. Tells the story of Will Stanton, a young man who learns he is the last of a group of warriors who have dedicated their lives to fighting the forces of the Dark. Rated PG for fantasy action and some scary images. "Kid saves the world while audiences fight to stay awake." -Hollywood Reporter, Stephen Farber "...it does a decent, passable job of adding to the canon of kid-lit flicks." -Chicago Tribune, Kelley L. Carter http://www.seekthesigns.com/ +===================================+ <> <> <> COMING SOON <> <> <> +===================================+ DVD Release: March 25, 2008 THE KITE RUNNER Two friends, Amir & Hassan, are about to be torn apart forever. It’s a glorious afternoon and the skies are bursting with a kite-fighting tournament. But in the aftermath of victory, one boy’s betrayal will mark their lives forever. After 20 years, Amir returns to face the secrets that still haunt him. Rated PG-13 for strong thematic material including the sexual assault of a child, violence and brief strong language. "How long has it been since you saw a movie that succeeds as pure story?" -Chicago Sun-Times, Roger Ebert "...it's hard to imagine a more effective and affecting adaptation." -ReelViews, James Berardinelli http://www.kiterunnermovie.com/ +===================================+ <> <> <> 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 <> <> <> +===================================+ OSMOND DUO 2 HOST MISS USA Donnie & Marie Osmond will host the Miss USA pageant. The Miss Universe Organization says the brother-and-sister, song-and-dance stars will perform on the NBC Universal show April 11 from Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas. The network owns the pageant with Donald Trump. Pageant executives say the telecast will represent the first time Donny & Marie have hosted a prime-time show together since 2000. Marie Osmond had recently competed in ABC's "Dancing With the Stars." Donnie appears in "College Road Trip," a Disney movie starring Martin Lawrence & Raven Symone. The current Miss USA, Rachel Smith of Tennessee, was crowned last year in Los Angeles. HANNAH MONTANA LEAVES DESTINY HOPE Miley Cyrus, whose given name is Destiny Hope Cyrus, has filed papers in Los Angeles Superior Court to change her name to Miley Ray Cyrus. The 15-year-old is the daughter of Billy Ray Cyrus, who filed the papers with wife Leticia. Her father writes in the filing that the request was "to make her commonly used name the same as her legal name." The name-change request was first reported by TMZ.com. Miley Cyrus said her father gave her the nickname "Smiley Miley" as a baby because of her disposition. Miley & Billy Ray are hosting the CMT awards ceremony together on April 14. http://www.billyraycyrus.com/ http://www.mileycyrus.com/movies/ A HOLLYWOOD STYLE SMACKDOWN Vince McMahon, the promoter who turned professional wrestling into prime-time TV entertainment, got a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. He thanked wrestlers & fans before shifting into the cocky, evil Mr. McMahon persona on World Wrestling Entertainment telecasts. "I already know I'm a star," he said, drawing cheers. "I'm the biggest star of all time." McMahon, WWE owner, was honored in the television category. He has often appeared in the ring and helped wrestlers such as Hulk Hogan & The Rock become show business stars. +===================================+ <> <> <> REEL TALK <> <> <> +===================================+ HALE BERRY: LIFE IMITATES ART Halle Berry doesn't just play mom anymore. The actress (41) had a baby girl, and "is doing great," publicist Meredith O'Sullivan told People. It is her first child. The father is model Gabriel Aubry (32). They met while shooting a Versace ad 2 years ago. Berry told Oprah Winfrey last year that playing a mother in her latest movie, "Things We Lost in the Fire," helped convince her that motherhood was for her. "I think it validated that I was meant to be a mother because every day I dealt with the character as a mother and thinking as a mother," Berry said. "It let me know that I must be a mother." Berry said she & Aubry don't plan to marry, but are fully committed to each other. BILL & BRAD BREAK GROUND IN N.O. Former President Bill Clinton & Brad Pitt met with volunteers where a foundation headed by Pitt plans to build homes for Hurricane Katrina victims. "We hope to see a huge change here in the next 6 months," Pitt told residents. They walked a street as volunteers on either side, wielding shovels & rakes, cleared away overgrown grass and weeds. Lower 9th was one of the hardest-hit neighborhoods in New Orleans when Katrina struck Aug. 29, 2005, causing the city's levee system to fail. "It is only fitting that we culminate a weekend focused on youth service by turning words into action," Clinton said. Clinton & Pitt shook hands and chatted with 600+ youth volunteers. The event wrapped with the volunteer effort where Pitt & Make It Right will build homes with earth friendly features like cisterns & solar panels. Pitt & Clinton broke ground. http://www.makeitrightnola.org LEBEOUF'S PUFF BLUFF CALLED No thank you for smoking, Shia LaBeouf. A bench warrant was issued for LaBeouf after "Transformers" star failed to appear in court. The 21-year-old was cited last month for unlawful smoking, according to the warrant, which didn't contain details on the circumstances or location. He was scheduled to appear in a Los Angeles County courthouse on the misdemeanor offense, but neither he nor his lawyer showed up. LaBeouf's image hardly suffered from an arrest last year on criminal trespass charge for failing to leave a Chicago store. Arresting police noted that LaBeouf was "very courteous and polite," and the charge was dropped because Walgreens didn't want to pursue it. LaBeouf starred on the Disney Channel show "Even Stevens" and can next be seen in "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull." http://www.celebtv.com NEW 007 FILM 2 OPEN EARLY James Bond will be back in theaters a little sooner than expected. Sony Pictures says "Quantum of Solace," the latest 007 adventure, will be released in Britain on Oct. 31. The film had been due to open Nov. 7, its scheduled release date in North America. Daniel Craig is returning as the suave British spy. Sequences are being filmed in Panama, Chile, Austria, Italy and at Pinewood Studios near London. +===================================+ <> <> <> TRADE TALK <> <> <> +===================================+ BURNETT RETURNS 2 MTV MOVIE AWARDS Mark Burnett is returning as executive producer of the MTV Movie Awards. Burnett will helm the anything-can-happen show for the second year in a row. The 17th annual ceremony will air live June 1. "It's already shaping up to be the most movie-star attended (show) yet," the reality TV mastermind said. Burnett, producer of "Survivor" & "The Apprentice," steered the MTV show as it went live for the first time last year. Burnett promises more surprises this year. He said a live telecast keeps the show short - and celebrities happy. "The stars don't have a great time sitting there through extremely long commercial (breaks) while everyone's trying to figure out what to do next," he said. "When it's live, it just goes. All those stars left last year, saying, 'Oh my god, that was great.'" Nominees will be announced at a later date. http://www.mtv.com/ +===================================+ <> <> <> TECH TALK <> <> <> +===================================+ DISH REOPENS TIVO PATENT DISPUTE Dish asked a federal appeals court to rehear a patent dispute with TiVo, saying the court's ruling in TiVo's favor relied on inaccurate testimony. January, Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit agreed that DVRs by Dish violated TiVo's patent. That ruling overturned the lower court's finding that Dish infringed on the hardware elements of the patent. At stake is $94M the lower court awarded TiVo. Dish said an expert witness for TiVo contradicted himself. A third win for TiVo will boost negotiating power with cable & satellite TV providers. TiVo already has agreements with Comcast & Cox. DirecTV Group will pay TiVo royalties through 2010, though it no longer sells TiVo-based boxes, having opted for its own DVR. +===================================+ <> <> <> GAME TALK <> <> <> +===================================+ MN CAN'T BAR KIDS FROM GAMES A federal appeals court upheld an injunction against a Minnesota law that targeted at children under 17 who rent or buy violent video games. A 3-judge panel of the 8th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals agreed with a lower-court that Minnesota went too far when it passed its law because the state couldn't prove such games hurt children. The law would have hit kids under 17 with a fine if they rented or bought video games rated "M" or "AO." Game makers and retailers challenged the law, arguing it was unconstitutional. +===================================+ <> <> TIME CAPSULE <> <> +===================================+ March 16, 1850 - Novel "The Scarlet Letter," by Nathaniel Hawthorne, was published for the first time. March 17, 1967 - Snoopy & Charlie Brown of "Peanuts" were on the cover of "LIFE" magazine. March 18, 1954 - RKO Pictures sold for $23,489,478. It became the first motion picture studio to be owned by an individual. That person was Howard Hughes. March 19, 1879 - Jim Currie opened fire on Maurice Barrymore & Ben Porter near Marshall, TX. The shots wounded Barrymore & killed Porter. March 20, 1997 - Brian Grazer received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. March 21, 1994 - Steven Spielberg won his first Oscars. They were for best picture & best director for "Schindler's List." March 22, 1981 - RCA put its Selectra Vision laser disc players on the market. +===================================+ !! TURN EVERY MOVIE INTO AN EVENT !! Are you looking for a new way to experience your favorite movies? HD/LCD clarity will put you right in the action. Get your Free Toshiba HDTV/DVD combo today. http://www.adreporting.com/dir.php?a=689632&p=762&w=text +===================================+ I added 2 more basketball movies. They are "Season On The Brink" & "Blue Chips." Send me your basketball & football movies so they can be added to the list. HOOSIERS (1986) A college basketball coach leaves the Navy in 1951 and becomes coach of an underdog Indiana high-school team. COACH CARTER (2005) True story of a high school basketball coach who benched his undefeated team because of poor grades. LUCK OF THE IRISH (2002) A teenager must battle for a gold charm to keep his family from being controlled by an evil leprechaun. A SEASON ON THE BRINK (2002) Chronicles Hoosier's 1985-86 season, when Bob Knight granted author John Feinstein access to the team. BLUE CHIPS (1994) A college coach is forced to break the rules in order to get the players he needs to stay competitive. There is a chance that I will take next week off. I have said it before - many times. But I really need to get some things caught up. HAVE A HOPPY EASTER! Rewind, Paul @ Reel 2 Reel advland@live.com Make tonight a movie or game night! http://adventureland.moviefever.com |
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