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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 <> <> <> +===================================+ '21' DOUBLES UP WITH $15M WEEKEND Gambling tale "21" kept up its winning streak as it took in $15.1 million to stay on top for a second weekend, leaving "Leatherheads" & "Nim's Island" to scrimmage for second place. "Leatherheads" - 1920s football directed by Clooney - opened with $13.5 million, well below Universal's expectations. 20th Century Fox's "Nim's Island" was right behind with $13.3 million. The family adventure centers on a bold girl alone on an island and her e-mail pen pal, an obsessive-compulsive, shut-in author. "Leatherheads" and "Nim's Island" were so close that their rankings could switch after final weekend numbers are released Monday. "Leatherheads" is Clooney's third directing effort, a commercial turn after his acclaimed "Good Night, and Good Luck" and "Confessions of a Dangerous Mind." Yet "Leatherheads" earned mixed reviews and mainly drew theatergoers in their 30s and 40s, failing to connect with younger crowds, according to Universal. "I'm disappointed for us, I'm disappointed for George. I think he's a great guy and think he's got tons of directing talent," said Nikki Rocco. "I wish I could have that crystal ball and tell you what went wrong." He said some parents who might otherwise have gone to see "Leatherheads" may have been tied up taking children to see "Nim's Island" or "Horton Hears a Who!" 20th Century Fox, which had been tracking "Nim's Island" slightly ahead of "Leatherheads," was pleased with the results of its film, said Chris Aronson. "This movie was targeted for families, and we hit the families," Aronson said of "Nim's Island." Sony's "21," featuring Kevin Spacey, Kate Bosworth and Jim Sturgess in a Vegas blackjack romp, raised its 10-day total to $46.5 million. Overall, it was another dreary weekend, where business has lagged nearly every weekend since January. The top 12 movies took in $80.9 million, down 27% from the same weekend last year. Revenues are at $2.24 billion this year, off 1.8% from 2007, according to Media By Numbers. Factoring in high ticket prices, movie attendance is running 5% behind last year's. This weekend's other new wide release - Paramount's "The Ruins," about tourists who discover ancient evil during a jungle trip - debuted at 5 with $7.8 million. In narrower release, Martin Scorsese's Rolling Stones concert "Shine a Light," distributed by Paramount Vantage, did fair business with $1.5 million. Wong Kar Wai's romantic drama "My Blueberry Nights," starring singer Norah Jones and Jude Law, Rachel Weisz, Natalie Portman and David Strathairn, took in a $73,742 opening in 6 theaters. Estimated ticket sales for Friday - Sunday @ U.S. & Canadian theaters, according to Media By Numbers. Final figures will be released Monday. 01) "21" @ $15.1 million. 02) "Leatherheads" @ $13.5 million. 03) "Nim's Island" @ $13.3 million. 04) "Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who!" @ $9.1 million. 05) "The Ruins" @ $7.8 million. 06) "Superhero Movie" @ $5.4 million. 07) "Tyler Perry's Meet the Browns" @ $3.51 million. 08) "Drillbit Taylor" @ $3.5 million. 09) "Shutter" @ $2.9 million. 10) "10,000 B.C." @ $2.8 million. http://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/chart/ +===================================+ <> <> <> NOW SHOWING <> <> <> +===================================+ Coming 2 DVD in August 2008. LEATHERHEADS Romantic comedy set against the backdrop of America's pro-football in 1925. Dodge Connolly, a football hero, is determined to guide his team to packed stadiums. After they lose their sponsor and the league faces collapse, Dodge convinces a college football star to join them. Welcome to the team Carter Rutherford. A golden-boy war hero, Carter has good looks and speed. This new champ is too good to be true, and Lexie aims to prove that. Lexie, a newswoman, suspects there are holes in Carter's story. While she digs, the teammates become serious off-field rivals for her affections. As pro-football becomes less like the freewheeling sport he knew and loved, Dodge must fight to keep his guys together and to get the girl. Finding that love and football have a surprisingly similar playbook, he has one maneuver he will save for the fourth quarter. Rated PG-13 for brief strong language. "...a nimble throwback to the screwball comedies of the 1930s..." -USA Today, Claudia Puig "The film moves slowly and steadily, but it's never exactly dull, just mild." -Boston Globe, Wesley Morris http://www.leatherheadsmovie.com/ +===================================+ <> <> <> COMING SOON <> <> <> +===================================+ Opening April 18, 2008 THE LIFE BEFORE HER EYES Uma Thurman is a housewife who questions her perfect life -- and her sanity -- on the anniversary of a tragic high school shooting. Ratied R for violent and disturbing content, language and brief drug use. http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1809985275/ Opening April 25, 2008 THE SHE FOUND ME A woman's life is turned upside-down when her husband leaves, her adoptive mother dies and her birth mother re-enters her life. Rated R for language and some sexual content. http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1809766966/ +===================================+ <> <> <> SHINING STAR <> <> <> +===================================+ JAMES SCOTT BAUMGARNER (GARNER) DOB: April 7, 1928 - Norman, Oklahoma Actor who played classic private eye Jim Rockford on 1970s television show, The Rockford Files. Garner got his big break back in 1957 when he was cast as the lead in the comedy/western TV series, Maverick. James has also starred in many feature films including The Thrill of It All, The Great Escape, Support Your Local Sheriff, Sunset, Fire in the Sky, My Fellow Americans, and of course, the 1994 movie based on his television character, Maverick. Garner has lit up the silver screen in Space Cowboys. More recently, Garner joined the cast of 8 Simple Rules as a series regular for season 2 in 2003 and appeared in The Notebook (2004). NOTABLES: Lost his mother when he was 5, and his two brothers were sent off to live with relatives. Part Cherokee Indian and an avid golfer. He is a member of National Support Committee of Native American Rights Fund and National Advisory Board of United States High School Golf Association. Inducted into the Hall of Great Western Performers of the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum in 1990. Inducted into the Off-Road Motorsports Hall of Fame in 1978. Although Garner is a lifelong liberal Democrat, his best friend is a conservative Republican. QUOTABLES: "Marriage is like the Army; everyone complains, but you'd be surprised at the large number of people who re-enlist." "I got into the business to put a roof over my head. I wasn't looking for star status. I just wanted to keep working." http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001258/ http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800017365 +===================================+ <> <> <> SNACK BAR <> <> <> +===================================+ FROZEN BANANA SMOOTHIE Get your movie off to a great start with this refreshing smoothie. The secret ingredient to a wonderfully thick yogurt smoothie is frozen fruit. You can add whatever frozen fruit you have. Ingredients: 1/2 Cup any flavour low-fat yogurt (small container) 1/2 Cup milk 1 Cup frozen banana chunks Instructions: Put the yogurt and the milk in the container of a blender. Cover with the lid, but remove the smaller opening in the middle of the blender lid. Add chunks of frozen banana, one at a time, while the blender is running until very thick and creamy. (You may have to stop the machine and scrape down the sides midway to make sure everything is blending evenly.) Pour into one or two glasses and enjoy. by Stella +===================================+ <> <> <> 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 <> <> <> +===================================+ CELL-PHONE CINEMA GETS BIG BOOST Recognizing that it's not much fun to watch movies on a cell phone, a number of companies are developing projection gadgets. "Pico projectors" are small enough to carry around in a shirt pocket. Eventually, they will be tiny enough to be built into phones and media players. Microvision expects their projector to sell for $300 to $400. Because cell phones have a battery and other electronics necessary, it would increase the price of a cell phone by $100. http://www.microvision.com http://www.dlp.com/ http://www.alcatel-lucent.com/wps/portal/BellLabs GIBSON WANTS NO 'PASSION' DISCLOSURE Mel Gibson, who's being sued over payment for the "The Passion of the Christ" screenplay, wants to keep the financial information out of the public eye. Benedict Fitzgerald claimed in his lawsuit that Gibson misled him into accepting a small payment by saying the movie would cost $4 million and $7 million. The suit claims fraud, breach of contract & unjust enrichment, & seeks unspecified damages. NEWS FROM DOWNUNDER: BOB & WES Late "Crocodile Hunter" Steve Irwin concealed pain and suffering, his father said. Bob Irwin said audiences failed to realize how much pain his son masked during his public performances. He gave no details. Last month, Bob left the zoo amid rumors that he had fallen out with Steve's wife, Terri. Director Wes Mannion, a close friend of Steve, said "it's not a rift." "Bob decided to go his different way," Mannion added. +===================================+ <> <> <> DVD SHOWCASE <> <> <> +===================================+ START SHOPPING @ ADVENTURELAND http://adventurelandvideo.com +===================================+ <> <> <> NOW SHOWING <> <> <> +===================================+ RESSURRECTING THE CHAMP A struggling sports writer with dreams of the big-time finds himself with a one-time boxing legend believed to be dead. Discovering Bob “The Champ” Satterfield is alive could be the story of a lifetime and the title shot for the young journalist. What begins as an opportunity to bring back to life the memory of a boxing great turns into an incredible journey and a chance for the reporter to examine his own life and relationships. Inspired by the 1997 Los Angeles Times Magazine article written by J.R. Moehringer. Rated PG-13 for some violence and brief language. "Jackson disappears into his role, completely convincing, but then he usually is." -Chicago Sun-Times, Roger Ebert "The film is easy to take, though it must be said: It's almost 100 percent blather." -Chicago Tribune, Michael Phillips http://www.resurrectingthechamp.com/ +===================================+ <> <> <> COMING SOON <> <> <> +===================================+ Coming 2 DVD April 22, 2008. THE ORPHANAGE Laura spent the happiest years of her childhood growing up in an orphanage by the seaside, cared for by the staff and fellow orphans whom she loved as brothers and sisters. Now, thirty years later, she returns with her husband Carlos and Simon, their 7-year-old son, with a dream of restoring and reopening the long abandoned orphanage as a home for disabled children. Rated R for some disturbing content. http://www.theorphanagemovie.com/ Coming 2 DVD May 13, 2008. UNTRACEABLE FBI agent Jennifer Marsh must race against the clock to stop a deadly serial killer who places live footage of his murders on an untraceable website. The more people who watch the site, the faster his victims will die. Rated R for some prolonged sequences of strong gruesome violence, and language. "...a horrifying thriller, smart and tightly told, and merciless." -Chicago Sun-Times, Roger Ebert "This taut, savvy cyber-thriller makes for one of the better net flicks." -Hollywood Reporter, Michael Rechtshaffen http://www.sonypictures.com/movies/untraceable/index.html +===================================+ <> <> <> 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 <> <> <> +===================================+ DOLLY RETURNS EAGLE 2 THE WILD Dolly Parton visited the woods overlooking Douglas Lake near the Great Smoky Mountains. But she knew she wasn't the star of this show. It was a young American bald eagle. The eagle was blown from its nest several weeks ago in Florida. It was returned to the wild by American Eagle Foundation, based at her Dollywood theme park. Some 90 eagles have been released from the same spot since the 1990s. But this marked the first time that she had seen it in person. Before she helped open the cage and watched the bird soar away, Parton named it "Liberty." "I thought that sounded better than Baldy," she said. SMITHSONIAN MUSEUM SLATED 2 REOPEN Smithsonian's National Museum of American History is scheduled to reopen in November. The museum has been closed since 2006 for renovations. It was scheduled to re-open this summer. But acting Smithsonian Secretary Cristian Samper told congress that asbestos and lead paint caused setbacks for the project. The museum's interior is being redesigned with a special gallery to showcase "The Star-Spangled Banner" and a skylight to bring more light into a central atrium. Even with the museum being closed last year, the Smithsonian says it counted 24.2 million visitors in 2007 - an increase of 1 million over 2006. Congress is considering a $34 million increase in funding to help the Smithsonian address a backlog on facility repairs. +===================================+ <> <> <> REEL TALK <> <> <> +===================================+ DICAPRIO BUYS 'GREEN' NYC CONDO Every time he comes home, Leonardo DiCaprio (33) is practicing what he preaches. The environmentally conscious actor has bought an apartment in Riverhouse, an eco-friendly building overlooking the Hudson River. The purchase was confirmed on Friday by Christopher Daly, president of Sheldrake Organization, developer of the Battery Park City complex. Occupancy is slated for this summer. The 264-unit glass tower overlooks the river and a park, and boasts low emission paints, fresh filtered air system, water treatment facility and rotating solar panels. The high-rise features an indoor 50-foot lap pool, media cafe, fitness center, landscaped terrace - and dog spa. The building also will house the City Bakery and a branch of the New York Public Library. DiCaprio has served on the board of Global Green USA. He also owns a hybrid car and had solar panels put on his Los Angeles home. http://www.the-riverhouse.com RADCLIFFE 2 MAKE BROADWAY DEBUT Daniel Radcliffe, the star of the "Harry Potter" movies, will make his Broadway debut playing the disturbed stable boy in Peter Shaffer's play, "Equus." Radcliffe earned rave reviews for his performance in the London production of the play. He received loads of media attention for appearing naked onstage - a departure from his wholesome image as the boy wizard. "Equus" begins previews Sept. 5 for a 22-week run at the Broadhurst Theatre. Play opens Sept. 25 - Feb. 8, 2009. Thea Sharrock directs. Richard Griffiths, who portrays Harry's mean Uncle Vernon in the "Harry Potter" movies, reprises his London role as the psychiatrist who treats the stable boy. CRUISE 'VALKYRIE' PUSHED BACK AGAIN United Artists said 4it has pushed back the release of "Valkyrie," starring Tom Cruise, from Oct. 3 until President's Day weekend starting Feb. 13. It's the second time the movie has been pushed back. It was originally slotted for June. The film, to be distributed by MGM, is the second attempt by Cruise and Paula Wagner to revive UA. The studio's first movie, 'Lions for Lambs,' was a critical flop. It is estimated to have lost $30 million. MGM said the move was to take advantage of the holiday. The movie, directed by Bryan Singer, is based on a real-life plot to assassinate Adolph Hitler. MYERS 2 HOST 2008 MTV MOVIE AWARDS Mike Myers, star of "Wayne's World," "Austin Powers" & "Shrek," will host the 2008 MTV Movie Awards. The 17th annual show will air live June 1. The event is the network's nod to typical awards shows. Categories for Golden Popcorns include best kiss, best villain & best comedic performance. Nominees will be announced in May. Myers, star of the upcoming "The Love Guru," hosted the show in 1997. "Love Guru" opens in theaters June 20. "Mike Myers blew us away last time he hosted the MTV Movie Awards," Van Toffler, president of MTV Networks Music, Logo & Films Group, said. "He keeps creating iconic film characters that have been etched in the minds of MTV's audiences forever," Toffler said. Mark Burnett of "Survivor" fame is executive producer. "Hosting the MTV Movie Awards is like a party, but without having to do beer runs in your mom's minivan; we do beer runs in Will Smith's 4-story motorhome," Myers (44) said. http://www.mtv.com A CHANGE OF HEART 4 THE PENNS? Sean Penn and his wife, Robin Wright Penn, have withdrawn their divorce petition. A Marin County Superior Court commissioner dismissed the divorce proceedings between the couple, who call the Ross, Calif., their home. Neither attended Tuesday's hearing, and no comment has been released on the latest development. The dismissal came a day after they attended an Eddie Vedder concert at University of California at Berkeley, where the actor reportedly went on stage to dedicate a song to Wright Penn. They filed for divorce in December. +===================================+ <> <> <> TRADE TALK <> <> <> +===================================+ BROADCASTER CHANNEL $9M 4 LOBBYING National Association of Broadcasters spent $9 million in 2007 to lobby on digital TV, cable and satellite radio matters. The group, which represents 8,300 free local TV & radio stations, spent $4.6 million in the second half of 2007 to lobby federal government. They are also fighting high-tech companies that want to use unlicensed white space for high-speed Internet. The FCC is testing equipment needed for this without interfering with TV programming. The NAB says the technology is unproven and shouldn't be approved. The group is heavily involved in the transition to digital programming. It advocated for a mandate that cable carry digital & analog signals for 3 years after the 2009 switch. NAB spent $4.3 million in the first 6 months of 2007 to lobby the same issues. Lobbyists are required to disclose activities that influence executive & legislative branches, under a federal law enacted in 1995. +===================================+ <> <> <> TECH TALK <> <> <> +===================================+ YAHOO's FLICKR EXPANDS INTO VIDEO Yahoo will show homemade videos on its photo-sharing site, Flickr. Flickr's video technology represents the latest example of Yahoo trying to catch up to Google in a crucial battleground. While trying to fend off a takeover by Microsoft, Yahoo continues to introduce services that the company hopes will help revive its earnings growth. Yahoo already operates one of the Web's largest video platforms, but its content is provided by media outlets & professionals. Flickr's technology is aimed at amateurs & hobbyists looking to share videos with family & friends. Only Flickr's "pro" members - those who pay $24.95 - will be allowed to post video clips to the site, but anyone will be able to watch them. Videographers can limit access to their clips if they want. The service will be offered in English & 7 other languages: French, German, Italian, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish & Chinese. +===================================+ <> <> <> GAME TALK <> <> <> +===================================+ +===================================+ <> <> TIME CAPSULE <> <> +===================================+ April 8, 1986 - Clint Eastwood was elected mayor of Carmel, CA. April 9, 1953 - TV Guide was published for the first time. April 10, 1953 - Warner Bros. released "House of Wax." The first 3-D movie by a major studio. April 12, 1992 - Disneyland Paris opened in France. April 13, 1964 - Sidney Poitier became the first black to win an Oscar for best actor for his role in "Lilies of the Field." April 14, 1894 - First public showing of Thomas Edison's kinetoscope took place. +===================================+ !! 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 +===================================+ 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. I had to make some telephone line repairs. So I lost a few days and accomplished nothing. Perhaps I can get something done this week. See you next week. Rewind, Paul @ Reel 2 Reel advland@live.com Make tonight a movie or game night! http://adventureland.moviefever.com |
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