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Hey Adventureland Friends: As you may learned on our blog, all of my computers were taken down. Two of them are back-up. The third should be up tonight. Thanks again, Danny. For this reason, I accomplished very little of what I had planned. So, this week will likely be short too. Hopefully, I can get some stuff caught up. Congratulations to Tony. He is the new manager of the new & improved Great American Fleamarket. I will miss Bill. Tony will make worth a drive to Daleville, IN. http://www.gafleamarket.com Okay, now I will return you to your regular scheduled program. Minus a few missing segments. Let us say that the segment producers are on strike. :) 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 <> <> <> +===================================+ 'HORTON' HOLDS STRONG THROUGH EASTER Audiences are still listening to Horton and his Who pals. "Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who," 20th Century Fox's animated adaptation of the children's book, remained the top movie for a second straight weekend with $25.1 million, according to studio estimates. Featuring the voices of Jim Carrey & Steve Carell, the movie raised its 10-day total to $85.5 million. "Horton" fended off a rush of new movies opening over Easter weekend. Lionsgate's "Tyler Perry's Meet the Browns," about a single mom who connects with unknown kin at her late father's funeral, opened at #2 with $20 million. It was the latest success for writer-director Perry, whose past hits for Lionsgate include "Madea's Family Reunion" & "Why Did I Get Married?" Shot on modest budgets, Perry's movies play to a built-in fan base. "You kind of know what you're going to get with Tyler Perry, and that's a good thing," said Paul Dergarabedian, president of Media By Numbers. "You want to be in business with this guy because he's going to make you money every time." "Shutter," 20th Century Fox's fright flick about a newlywed couple tormented by a spirit whose image appears in their photos, opened at #3 with $10.7 million. Just behind it at #4 was Owen Wilson's "Drillbit Taylor," which pulled in $10.2 million. The Paramount release stars Wilson as a laid-back homeless guy who signs on as bodyguard for 3 bullied teenage nerds. "Under the Same Moon," a border tale about a Mexican boy trying to reunite with his mother in the U.S., was #10 with $2.6 million, a record opening weekend for a Spanish film. Released by Fox Searchlight & Weinstein, the movie has taken in $3.3 million since opening Wednesday and also took in $1.7 million in Mexico, where it debuted this weekend. "Under the Same Moon" surpassed the previous Spanish record set by "Ladron Que Roba a Ladron," which opened with $1.6 million last Labor Day weekend. Both opened in far more theaters - "Under the Same Moon" @ 266, "Ladron" @ 340 - than typical Spanish films, which generally debut in a handful of cinemas before expanding if they click with movie-goers. "We thought this was a movie that could play as a commercial movie, not as an arthouse movie, to Spanish-language audiences," said Peter Rice, Fox Searchlight president. The movie started in theaters catering to Spanish. But it also enjoyed strong word-of-mouth in cinemas dominated by English, where business picked up over the course of the weekend, said Harvey Weinstein, whose had found success with foreign-language films such as "Cinema Paradiso" & "Amelie" @ Miramax. Fox Searchlight & Weinstein Co. plan to gradually roll "Under the Same Moon" out to more theaters in the coming weeks. Estimated ticket sales for Friday - Sunday @ U.S. & Canadian theaters, according to Media By Numbers. Final figures will be released Monday. 01) "Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who" @ $25.1 million. 02) "Tyler Perry's Meet the Browns" @ $20 million. 03) "Shutter" @ $10.7 million. 04) "Drillbit Taylor" @ $10.2 million. 05) "10,000 B.C." @ $8.7 million. 06) "Never Back Down" @ $4.9 million. 07) "College Road Trip" @ $4.6 million. 08) "The Bank Job" @ $4.1 million 09) "Vantage Point" @ $3.8 million. 10) "Under the Same Moon" @ $2.6 million. http://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/chart/ +===================================+ <> <> <> NOW SHOWING <> <> <> +===================================+ Coming August 2008 UNDER THE SAME MOON In her feature film debut, director Patricia Riggen weaves parallel stories. Nine-year-old Carlos was left by parents who come to the U.S. to provide for their families. His mom works as a domestic, sending money to her son and mother. When the death of his grandma leaves Carlitos alone, he heads across the border to find her. Unaware she is returning to Mexico. Rated PG-13 for some mature thematic elements "Under the Same Moon's politics sneak up on you." -Entertainment Weekly, Owen Gleiberman "...falls flat under the weight of its own heavy hand." -E! Online, Dezhda Mountz http://www.foxsearchlight.com/underthesamemoon/ +===================================+ <> <> <> COMING SOON <> <> <> +===================================+ Opening April 4, 2008 THE FLIGHT OF THE RED BALLOON A boy and his baby-sitter inhabit the same imaginary world, where they are followed in their adventures by a strange red balloon. http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1809867008/ Opening April 9, 2008 YOUNG @ HEART Documentary on a New England senior citizen chorus, delighting audiences worldwide with their rousing renditions of rock songs. Rated PG for some mild language and thematic elements. http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1809901098/ Opening April 11, 2008 THE VISITOR A professor forms an unlikely friendship with a young immigrant couple, whose situation renews in him a long-lost passion for life. Rated PG-13 for brief strong language. http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1809773648/ +===================================+ <> <> <> LOST LEGEND <> <> <> +===================================+ +===================================+ <> <> <> SNACK BAR <> <> <> +===================================+ CRISPY RICE CANDY INGREDIENTS: 2 Cups crispy rice cereal 2 Cups dry roasted peanuts 2 Cups miniature marshmallows 1 Cup crunchy peanut butter 2 Pounds white chocolate, chopped DIRECTIONS: In a large bowl, combine cereal, peanuts, marshmallows & peanut butter. Stir until evenly mixed. In a microwave-safe bowl, or in a double boiler, cook chocolate until melted. Stir occasionally until chocolate is smooth. Stir chocolate into cereal mixture. Mixture will be slightly runny. Drop by tablespoons onto waxed paper. Let set until firm, 2 hours. Store in an airtight container. BUCKEYES INGREDIENTS: 1 1/2 cups peanut butter 6 cups confectioners' sugar 1 cup butter, softened 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract 4 cups semisweet chocolate chips DIRECTIONS: Blend peanut butter, sugar, butter, & vanilla. (Dough will look dry). Roll into 1 inch balls & place on a wax paper lined cookie sheet. Poke a toothpick into the top of each ball (to be used later as the handle for dipping) & chill in freezer until hard (1/2 hour). Melt chocolate chips in the top of a double boiler (use very low heat, not much hotter than tap water or the chocolate will get grainy. This will take awhile). Dip frozen peanut butter balls in chocolate holding onto the toothpick. Leave a small portion of peanut butter showing at the top to make them look like Buckeyes. Put back on the wax paper lined cookie sheet & refrigerate 2 hours. Rob's cooking pot http://lists.topica.com/lists/robscookingpot/ Thanks Patsy @ Pakadeva's Freebees http://www.pakadevasfreebees.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 <> <> <> +===================================+ +===================================+ <> <> <> BLOG BYTES <> <> <> +===================================+ GOOGLE WANTS TV 'WHITE SPACE' WI-FI Less than a week after losing in the U.S. spectrum auction, Google started pitching its plan to use TV "white space" - unlicensed and unused airwaves - to provide wireless Internet. Google said white space, located between channels 2 and 51 on TV sets that aren't hooked up to satellite or cable service, offer "once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to provide ubiquitous wireless broadband access to all Americans." HOLLYWOOD BRACES 4 LABOR TALKS People gathered to hear Hollywood heavyweights tally the fallout from the writers strike. Meanwhile, SAG officials huddled to finalize a battle plan. Hollywood is hoping their story has a different ending. Industry is finally shaking off the devastating impact of the WGA strike. But the industry is on edge as the actors will push for a better deal than the one writers got. +===================================+ <> <> <> DVD SHOWCASE <> <> <> +===================================+ START SHOPPING @ ADVENTURELAND http://adventurelandvideo.com +===================================+ <> <> <> NOW SHOWING <> <> <> +===================================+ INTO THE WILD Based on a true story and bestselling book by Jon Krakauer. After graduating, Christopher McCandless abandons his possessions, gave his savings to charity and hitchhiked to Alaska to live in the wilderness. Along the way, he encounters a series of characters that shape his life. Rated R for language and some nudity. "...(Penn's) direction in Wild is astute and brisk though not always as concise as one would hope." - filmcritic.com, Chris Cabin "It takes an uncompromising vision to do justice to the story of Christopher McCandless." - E! Online, Alex Markerson http://www.intothewild.com/ http://www.myspace.com/intothewildmovie +===================================+ <> <> <> COMING SOON <> <> <> +===================================+ Coming April 1, 2008. ALVIN & THE CHIPMUNKS Songwriter Dave Seville opens his home to a talented trio of chipmunks named Alvin, Simon & Theodore, they quickly become overnight music sensations. But when a record producer tries to exploit them, Dave must use human ingenuity — and ’munk mischief — to get them back before it’s too late! Rated PG for some mild rude humor. "One of the all-time scariest movies about the music industry." - Chicago Tribune, Matt Pais "A perfectly enjoyable flick for the kiddies and mildly amusing for their parents." - E! Online, Dezhda Mountz http://www.alvinandthechipmunksdvd.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 <> <> <> +===================================+ MGM DEAL 4 MIDDLE EAST ATTRACTION MGM reached an agreement with one of Abu Dhabi's largest developers for an entertainment destination, MGM said. Plans call for the project in the United Arab Emirates with Sorouh Real Estate to open by 2012 and include hotels, restaurants, retail shops and attractions based on MGM's 4,100 films. MGM would obtain licensing fees from the complex, while Sorouh would finance, construct and manage the property. Plans call for the project to involve 150 acres. With the deal, MGM became the latest entertainment giant to partner with a developer in the United Arab Emirates. Last May, Universal Studios announced it would build a $2 billion theme park in Dubai by 2010 with Tatweer. Marvel Entertainment also announced last year that it would work with Al Ahli Group to create a $1 billion amusement park in Dubai to open by 2011. +===================================+ <> <> <> REEL TALK <> <> <> +===================================+ COPPOLA IN ARGENTINA 2 FILM 'TETRO' Francis Ford Coppola will start filming next week on "Tetro," about the struggles of an Italian family in Argentina. Vincent Gallo & Alden Ehrenreich play the brothers. Maribel Verdu plays Gallo's girlfriend. The first scenes will be shot in La Boca, Buenos Aires. The writer-director brushed off the possibility that "Tetro" traces his own family. Filmmaker said he views "Tetro" as an opportunity for continued personal exploration as a director. "I'm trying to have a new start with my career making more personal, smaller films," he said. Coppola presented Gallo, Verdu, and other actors as "our little company." "As an actor you have fantasies, and this is the fantasy come true," Ehrenreich said of working with Coppola. MCKELLEN HOPES 4 'HOBBIT' ROLE Ian McKellen, who played Gandalf in the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy, hopes to reprise the role in another tale from Middle Earth. A fan asked McKellen on the actor's Web site if he would play Gandalf in "The Hobbit," being produced by Peter Jackson, director of the "Rings" trilogy. "Yes, I will, if Peter Jackson and I have anything to do with it," McKellen said. Jackson reached a deal with New Line Cinema last year to make 2 films of J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Hobbit," a planned prequel to the "Rings" trilogy. Jackson will serve as executive producer for the "Hobbit" movies. Another fan asked: "Have you been approached yet by Peter Jackson or anyone else" to play the Wizard? McKellen replied: "Encouragingly, Peter & Fran Walsh have told me they couldn't imagine 'Hobbit' without their original Gandalf." http://www.mckellen.com/ STONE CASTING FILM ON BUSH Oliver Stone's film about George W. Bush is expected to begin shooting in a month with the goal of being released before he leaves office. A person close to the film said "W" will begin filming in April. The director began shopping his script in January, but has captured the interest of investors & Hollywood. Stone said the film will focus on the life and presidency of Bush, "How did Bush go from being an alcoholic bum to the most powerful figure in the world?" Expected to play the president is Josh Brolin. Expected to portray Laura is Elizabeth Banks. "W" will be Stone's third dealing with a president, following "Nixon" and "JFK." +===================================+ <> <> <> TRADE TALK <> <> <> +===================================+ TIMBERLAKE 2 HOST ESPY AWARDS Justin Timberlake is hosting an awards show - and it's not the Grammys. ESPN has lined up the 27-year-old to host its annual ESPY Awards this summer, celebrating some of the best and funniest moments in sports over the past year. The ceremony, to be held at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles on July 20, will be televised live on ESPN. Timberlake says he's a sports junkie. "I'll do my best to deliver a great show, as I do not want to be roughed up backstage by these athletes who are bigger, faster and stronger than me," he said. Timberlake will be in "The Love Guru" with Mike Myers and Jessica Alba. http://espn.go.com/ http://www.justintimberlake.com FILM FEST 2 HONOR GRIER & PULLMAN Pam Grier will be honored next month. Winston-Salem Journal reports that Grier will receive a master of cinema award during the RiverRun International Film Festival in Winston-Salem. Festival runs April 23-28. Grier is a Winston-Salem native who appears in the Showtime series "The L Word." She's best known for starring in blaxploitation movies in the 1970s. Grier was born in Winston-Salem in 1949. Her family later settled in Colorado, where Grier graduated from high school. Bill Pullman will also receive the award. He's appeared in "Independence Day," "While You Were Sleeping" and "Twister." +===================================+ <> <> <> TECH TALK <> <> <> +===================================+ NETFLIX 2 CREDIT CUSTOMERS 4 OUTAGE Netflix said Wednesday it will provide a 5% credit on the monthly bills of customers whose shipments were delayed by its Monday outage. Spokesman Steve Swasey would not disclose the number of customers affected. While Netflix ships on average 1.8 million DVDs each day, Mondays are a lower-volume day. "Tuesdays and Wednesdays tend to be our biggest days because most folks watch movies on the weekends and mail them back to us on Monday," Swasey said. The outage resulted in a one-day delay for people expecting to receive DVDs on Tuesday. Swasey confirmed one section of the site, its ratings system, remained down Tuesday. Monday's outage knocked out its Web site 11 hours. Netflix was down 18 hours last July. +===================================+ <> <> <> GAME TALK <> <> <> +===================================+ +===================================+ <> <> TIME CAPSULE <> <> +===================================+ March 23, 1998 - "Titanic" won 11 Oscars at the Academy Awards. March 24, 2005 - Sandra Bullock received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. March 25, 1954 - RCA manufactured its first color TV set and began mass production. March 26, 1885 - Eastman Kodak (Eastman Film Co.) produced the first commercial motion picture film in Rochester, NY. March 27, 2002 - Rodney Dangerfield received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. March 28, 1986 - More than 6,000 radio stations played "We are the World" simultaneously at 10:15 a.m. EST. March 29, 1993 - Clint Eastwood won his first Oscars. He won best film and best director for "Unforgiven." March 31, 1998 - Buddy Hackett received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. +===================================+ !! 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 +===================================+ There are two more basketball movies below. I hope to post them to the blog later this week. Look for the football movies as well. 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. DOUBLE TEAMED (2002) The True Story of sisters Heather & Heidi Burge who go from playing volleyball to playing basketball. AIR BUD (1997) A young boy and a talented stray dog with an amazing basketball playing ability become instant friends. I want to close on a very happy note. The Airline Drive-in @ Winchester, IN reopens on August 4. Like last year, this could be delayed by the weather. http://www.teichertheaters.com/airline_twin_drive_in See you this weekend with another Reel 2 Reel. Rewind, Paul @ Reel 2 Reel advland@live.com Make tonight a movie or game night! http://adventureland.moviefever.com |
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