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Subject: Reel 2 Reel Issue # 209 ~ How about a little late? - August09, 2008



Hey Adventureland Friends:

For the fourth straight week, I have your newsletter
ready for the weekend. Yes, much later than it should
be and has been recently. It has been a bad week.

First, my sister has been prepping for her weekend
getaway. Then later in the week, Koda Bear fell and
required 3 stitches along his lip line.

As if all that were not enough, I think the house deal
has crashed and burned. All communication has ceased
and my sister seems disinterested.

http://groups.google.com/group/adventureland-friends

This is our free members only community hosted by
Google. So far only two of you have joined. I hope to
welcome more of you aboard.

Our Shining Star is Billy Bob Thornton -- Hollywood
outsider and hometown rocker. Despite his impressive
career, he is best known as Angelina Jolie's ex.

The Snack Bar has a neat novelty cupcake for your
kid's next sleepover. Have them bring sleeping bags
and screen "Harry Potter" on the lawn.

Blog Bytes has been stalled this week. There was no
time this week. But I do have stuff for next week. I
hope I find more time next week.

Add yourself to our Birthday Alarm today. Then you
could find your name here with various celebrities.
Provide only the info you feel comfortable sharing.

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I just won a Fandango movie ticket. Before this I had
a $5 gift certificate. My sponsor won both as well. I
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'BATMAN' STILL DOMINATES BOX OFFICE

Even an army of the undead could not dislodge Batman
from his box-office perch.

Batman blockbuster "The Dark Knight" hauled in $43.8
million to rank as top movie for the third-straight
weekend, fending off "The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon
Emperor," which opened with $42.5 million.

"Dark Knight" has soared to a $394.9 million haul in
17 days, according to studio estimates. The Warner
Bros. release should sail past $400 million by Monday
or Tuesday, said Dan Fellman, distribution head.

That would be on the 18th or 19th day of release,
another record for "Dark Knight," which had opening
weekend of $158.4 million. The previous $400 million
record-holder was "Shrek 2" in 43 days.

"It's a film that is just rewriting the record books
every day and redefining our notions of what a
blockbuster can be," said Paul Dergarabedian,
president of Media By Numbers.

"The Dark Knight" will top $500 million, predicted
Fellman, who would not speculate on whether it could
approach the all-time domestic revenue record of
"Titanic" at $600.8 million.

Even if it edged past that mark, "The Dark Knight"
would lag behind "Titanic" in actual tickets sold.
Admission prices are up 50+ percent since "Titanic"
came out in 1997. "The Dark Knight" would have to take
in $900 million to match the tickets "Titanic" sold.

In terms of revenue, however, "The Dark Knight" will
pass the original "Star Wars," which is #2 behind
"Titanic" with $461 million, and such hits as "Shrek
2" ($436.5 million), "E.T." ($434.9 million) and "Star
Wars: Episode I" ($431.1 million).

Early anticipation over Heath Ledger's performance as
Joker built to a frenzy after the actor's death from
an accidental prescription drug overdose.

A huge opening weekend was guaranteed, but the movie
has sustained its audience from stellar reviews and
audience buzz.

The movie has grown in terms of its base audience from
primarily a young male movie to a movie for everybody,
from 8 to 80, Fellman said. "They're going to see it
because of the reviews, they're going to see it
because of the word of mouth. They're going just to
see what it's all about, and they all like it."

"Dark Knight" also has taken in $202.5 million
overseas, opening in 6 more markets in August, among
them Japan, France and Russia.

Universal's third "Mummy" flick sends Brendan Fraser's
adventurer and his wife, played by Maria Bello, to
China, where they battle a resurrected ancient ruler,
played by Jet Li, and his undead minions.

Though it put up strong numbers, the new installment
had the smallest opening of the 3 movies. "The Mummy"
debuted with $43.4 million in 1999 and "The Mummy
Returns" did $68.1 million in 2001.

Along with its $42.5 million domestic haul, the new
"Mummy" tale pulled in $59.5 million in 28 countries
overseas.

"Dark Knight" almost certainly took away some business
from "The Mummy," since both movies competed for the
same action crowds.

"It looked like we could do somewhere between $45 and
$50 million, but no one could have foreseen the
juggernaut 'The Dark Knight' has become," said Nikki
Rocco, head of distribution for Universal.

Disney's "Swing Vote," about a presidential election
that hinges on one ballot, opened with $6.3 million,
coming in at No. 6.

Estimated ticket sales for Friday - Sunday @ U.S. &
Canadian theaters, according to Media By Numbers.
Final figures will be released Monday.

01) "The Dark Knight" @ $43.8 million.

02) "The Mummy: Dragon Emperor" @ $42.5 million.

03) "Step Brothers" @ $16.3 million.

04) "Mamma Mia!" @ $13.1 million.

05) "Journey to Center of Earth" @ $6.9 million.

06) "Swing Vote" @ $6.3 million.

07) "Hancock" @ $5.2 million.

08) "WALL-E" @ $4.7 million.

09) "X-Files: I Want to Believe" @ $3.4 million.

10) "Space Chimps" @ $2.8 million.


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To be released on video in January 2009.

THE MUMMY: TOMB OF THE DRAGON EMPEROR

Starring:  Brendan Fraser, Maria Bello, Jet Li,
Michelle Yeoh, Luke Ford, John Hannah, Anthony Wong
Director:  Rob Cohen

Explorer Rick O'Connell to combat the resurrected Han
Emperor in an epic that races from the catacombs of
ancient China high into the frigid Himalayas. Rick is
joined in this all-new adventure by son Alex, wife
Evelyn and her brother, Jonathan. And this time, the
O'Connells must stop a mummy awoken from a curse.

Rated PG-13 for adventure action and violence

"...though the new film has some good things, it does
not have enough of them to make the third time the
charm." - Los Angeles Times,
Kenneth Turan

"The third installment of the Mummy franchise, Tomb of
the Dragon Emperor , is by far the weakest." - New
York Times,
Stephen Holden

http://www.themummy.com/

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Opening August 13, 2008

TROPIC THUNDER

Ben Stiller, Jack Black and Robert Downey Jr. are
Hollywood actors on the set of a war movie where
everything goes wrong.

Rated R for pervasive language including sexual
references, violent content and drug material.

http://www.tropicthunder.com/

Opening August 15, 2008

FLY ME TO THE MOON 3-D

A 3-D animated adventure about three young house flies
who stow away aboard the historic Apollo 11 mission to
the moon.

Rated G

http://www.flymetothemoonthemovie.com/

Opening August 20, 2008

THE ROCKER

Rainn Wilson stars as a failed former '80s hair band
drummer who unexpectedly gets a second chance at rock
n' roll glory.

Rated PG-13 for drug and sexual references, nudity and
language.

http://www.rockermovie.com/

Opening August 22, 2008

I.O.U.S.A.

A documentary exploring the rapidly growing federal
debt and its implication for the future of the United
States and its citizens.

http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1809963002/


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WILLIAM ROBERT (BILLY BOB) THORNTON:

DOB:  August 4, 1955 - Hot Springs, Arkansas

Writer, director and actor who won an Academy Award in
1996 for his screenplay to the independent film Sling
Blade. Thornton?s mom, a psychic, predicted that her
son would be a famous actor who worked with Burt
Reynolds. Her prediction came true when Thornton
appeared on the '80s sitcom, "Evening Shade," but
Thornton?s career has risen above even his beloved
mother?s wildest visions. Thornton has given stellar
performances on the silver screen in One False Move
(1992), Indecent Proposal (1993), A Simple Plan
(1998), Primary Colors (1998), The Apostle (1998),
Monster's Ball(2001), Waking Up in Reno (2002), and
The Bad News Bears (2005).

NOTABLES:

Received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on
October 7, 2004.

In high school, he played drums in a band called
"Stone Cold Fever" and cranked out Creedence
Clearwater Revival songs.

He & Dwight Yoakam have their own production company
and look to producing movies and records together.
They appeared together in Sling Blade (1996).

Has a variety of phobias. Antiques (before 1950),
Benjamin Disraeli's hair, dust, castles, germs, Komodo
dragons, clowns, flying and fancy silverware & plates.

Once stated that, of all the characters he has played,
the one he enjoyed most was Davy Crockett in The Alamo
(2004).

His father is of Irish ancestry, while his mother is
half Choctaw Indian and half Italian.

Nephew of professional wrestler Dory Funk Sr.. Cousin
of wrestlers Terry Funk and Dory Funk Jr..

His paternal grandfather, Otis Thornton, with whom he
spent time in his childhood on a small shack in the
woods, was a forest ranger.

Born to William Raymond (Billy Ray) Thornton, a high
school history teacher and basketball coach, and his
wife Virginia R. Faulkner, a psychic.

QUOTABLES:

Acting is playing -- it's actually going out on a
playground with the other kids and being in the game,
and I need that. Writing satisfies that part of myself
that longs to sit in my room and dream.

People think the hard thing for an actor is crying and
screaming, but that's easy. What's hard is a character
who never tips his hand, who toes the line all the
time. The hard stuff is never telling yourself, "Hey,
I better do something here."

I am fairly embraced by the Hollywood community, and I
love making movies and I love acting, but I'm not real
crazy about the Hollywood system. So the fact that
they embrace me is a shock to me because I tell them
to kiss my ass all the time. I don't understand why
they haven't thrown me out on my ear. The other thing
is I don't participate much. I have very few friends
within the movie community. I hang out with some guys
I've known forever. They're all broke and eat me out
of house and home. But I stay home mostly and I don't
go to the parties. Maybe that preserves me.

I can't sit through plays and musical theatre. I just
want to run up onstage and mess up their hair and turn
over the furniture.

CLICKABLES:

http://www.billybobthornton.net/
http://www.billybobmusic.com/
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000671/
http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800018605
http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/Agency/7125/
http://myvideostore.com/content/people/index.html?client=myvideostore&idx=147

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POPCORN CUPCAKE RECIPE

Movie nights, for me, are the perfect way to spend any
evening, but where would a movie be with no popcorn?
Well, it would just be wrong. That?s what makes these
cupcakes so much fun. I found them at familyfun.com
and I just love the idea. This recipe allows you to
create creative little popcorn cupcakes and gives off
the image of a bucket of popcorn.

I?ve found that these cupcakes are great for parties,
gatherings, or a fun girl?s night in! Who would have
ever thought that marshmallows could be popcorn! So go
ahead, pop in a movie, pop down on the couch, and
don?t worry about popping that popcorn. These popcorn
cupcakes already have it all taken care of!

Ingredients:

Premade cupcakes
White icing
Mini marshmallows (white or pastel yellow and white)
Yellow food coloring (optional)
Clean paintbrush
Scissors
White construction paper
Blue and red markers

Directions:

1) Frost the cupcake with white icing. To create each
piece of ?popcorn,? cut one mini marshmallow in half
and squish the two pieces back together into a whole
mini marshmallow, pinching firmly.

2) Pile the finished popcorn onto the frosted cupcake.
For a buttery look, either dilute a drop of yellow
food coloring in water and brush it on with a clean
paintbrush or mix pastel yellow marshmallows in with
the white.

3) To make the band, cut a strip of construction paper
about 1 1/4 inches by 8 inches, or to fit your
cupcake, and decorate as shown. If you?re creating
many cupcakes, design just one band and color
photocopy it. Wrap the band around the cupcake and
secure with tape.

Well, that?s it. With these simple instructions and a
little creativity, you too can enjoy a popcorn cupcake
to accompany any movie night! This popcorn cupcake
recipe is a fun twist on a traditionally salty snack!

by Kayla

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NIM'S ISLAND

Starring:  Abigail Breslin, Jodie Foster, Gerard
Butler, Alphonso McAuley, Morgan Griffin, Jay
Laga'aia, Sean Keenan   Director:  Mark Levin,
Jennifer Flackett

Anything can happen on Nim's Island, a magical place
ruled by a young girl's imagination. An existence that
mirrors that of her favorite literary character, Alex
Rover. But the author, leads a reclusive life in the
big city. When Nim's father goes missing from their
island, a twist of fate brings her together with the
author. Now, they must draw courage from their
fictional hero and find strength in one another.

Rated PG for mild adventure action and brief language

"...Breslin is maturing into an actress of
interestingly spacey grace." - Boston Globe,
Ty Burr

"The film hits its stride in fantasy, but its reality
scenes trip over obvious dialogue." - Los Angeles
Times,
Tasha Robinson

http://www.nimsisland.com/

MEET BILL

Starring:  Aaron Eckhart, Jessica Alba, Elizabeth
Banks, Craig Bierko, Marisa Coughlan, Todd Louiso,
Logan Lerman    Director:  Bernie Goldmann, Melisa
Wallack

Bill is a doormat if ever there was one. Reduced to a
mere accessory to his family by working a dead end job
and arguing his love for chocolate with wife Jess who
is loathe to explain her "friendship" with the local
news anchorman. But Bill's fate changes when he
becomes mentor to a self-assured boy who engineers
Bill?s recovery with the help of a cute girl named
Lucy. Together, the trio confronts Bill?s life.

Rated R for language, some drug use and sex-related
material

http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1809997879/

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To be released on video August 12, 2008.

SMART PEOPLE

Starring:  Dennis Quaid, Sarah Jessica Parker, Thomas
Haden Church, Ellen Page, Christine Lahti, Ashton
Holmes, Camille Mana    Director:  Noam Murro

Professor Lawrence Wetherhold might be imperiously
brilliant, monumentally self-possessed and an
intellectual giant - but when it comes to solving the
conundrums of love and family, he's as downright
flummoxed as the next guy.

Rated R for language, brief teen drug and alcohol use,
and for some sexuality

"The film is the kind of observational comedy that
should be enjoyed while there's still a chance." - Los
Angeles Times,
Carina Chocano

"If you thought 'Juno' was impressed with itself don't
go anywhere near this one..." - Chicago Tribune,
Geoff Berkshire

http://www.smartpeople-themovie.com/

To be released on video August 26, 2008.

SON OF RAMBOW

Starring:  Zofia Brooks, Neil Dudgeon, Tallulah Evans,
Adam Godley, Diane Leach, Bill Milner, Will Poulter
Director:  Garth Jennings

Young Will Proudfoot is raised in isolation among The
Brethren, a puritanical religious sect in which music
and TV are forbidden. When Will encounters his first
movie, "Rambo: First Blood," his imagination is blown
wide open. Now, Will sets out to join forces with the
school bully, Lee Carter, to make their own action
epic, while hiding out from The Brethren. When school
popularity descends on Will and Lee in the form of the
French exchange student, their friendship and film are
pushed, quite literally, to the breaking point.

Rated PG-13 for some violence and reckless behavior

"...a delight, but too often forgets to stay true to
its heart." - E! Online,
Dezhda Gaubert

"At least it's better than what Sylvester Stallone's
doing now." - Chicago Tribune,
Matt Pais

http://www.sonoframbow.com/

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FOOTBALL MOVIES:

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.

BASKETBALL MOVIES:

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.

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FED. JUDGE: SNIPES MUST REIMBURSE GOV.

Wesley Snipes must reimburse the government in
prosecution costs for his tax conviction. U.S.
District Court Judge William Terrell Hodges ruled the
action film star must reimburse the government about
$217,000. Snipes, star of the "Blade" trilogy among
other movies, had objected to the cost. A message left
with Snipes' attorney was not immediately returned.
A jury convicted Snipes in February of three counts of
willfully failing to file his income taxes. He has
appealed the convictions and 3-year prison sentence.

GRAMMER CHECKS OUT OF HOSPITAL

Kelsey Grammer is returning home after being
hospitalized in New York. The actor, who suffered a
heart attack in June, had checked himself into an
undisclosed hospital as a precaution when he felt
faint. Grammer is now "out of the hospital, feeling
great and about to resume normal activities at home,"
his publicist Stan Rosenfield said. "He and his wife
Camille want to thank everyone who expressed concern."
Grammer had been in town to promote "Swing Vote"
co-starring Kevin Costner, Paula Patton & Stanley
Tucci.

FEDS DROP LEDGER DRUG INVESTIGATION

Federal prosecutors decided not to pursue a criminal
case into how Heath Ledger obtained the painkillers
that contributed to his death. U.S. attorney's office
in Manhattan had been overseeing a Drug Enforcement
Administration probe into whether the painkillers were
obtained illegally. But the prosecutors bowed out
"because they don't believe there's a viable target,"
said an official. The decision comes after Mary-Kate
Olsen demanded immunity before answering questions.
The DEA obtained a subpoena that could have forced
Olsen. The case can be revived if evidence emerges.

ELVIS' JUMPSUIT SELLS 4 $300K

Elvis Presley's favorite performance costume, the
peacock jumpsuit, has sold for $300,000, making it the
most expensive piece of Elvis memorabilia sold at
auction. The pre-sale estimate was $275,000 -
$325,000.
The white outfit with a plunging V-neck and high
collar features a blue-and-gold peacock design
hand-embroidered on the front and back and along the
pant legs. The previous record for an Elvis
collectible is $295,000 for one of his classic cars.
The most ever paid previously for one of his stage
costumes, a bejeweled cape, was $105,250. Both were
sold at a 1999 auction at Graceland, run by
Guernsey's.

http://www.gottahaveit.com

BERNIE MAC IN STABLE CONDITION

A spokeswoman for Bernie Mac says the actor is
responding well to treatment for pneumonia and hopes
to be released in the next few weeks. Publicist Danica
Smith said in a statement that Mac's condition is
"stable." Smith first announced on August 1st that Mac
was hospitalized in Chicago. Smith has said the
pneumonia isn't related to an inflammatory lung
disease Mac has. That condition has been in remission
since 2005. The Chicago native made waves last month
during a fundraiser for Barack Obama.

LUCAS: 'INDIANA JONES' NEEDS FORD

George Lucas says one person who can keep "Indiana
Jones" going: Harrison Ford. The filmmaker scoffed at
passing the famed fedora from Ford to Shia LaBeouf,
Mutt Williams in "Indiana Jones 4." "He is Indiana
Jones," Lucas said of Ford. "If Indiana Jones wasn't
in it, you'd have to call it 'Mutt Williams and the
search for Elvis.'" Lucas definitely sees a future for
Dr. Jones. "The franchise really depends on me coming
up with a good idea," Lucas said. "And that series is
very research-intensive. So we're doing research now
to see if we can't come up with another object for him
to chase ... hopefully we'll come up with something."

SMITH WINS RATINGS APPEAL 4 'PORNO'

Kevin Smith has won an appeal to lower the rating for
his comedy "Zack and Miri Make a Porno" from NC-17 to
an R. The NC-17 rating would have prohibited anyone
younger than 17 from seeing it. With an R rating,
those
under 17 can see it in the company of an adult. "Zack
and Miri," due out Oct. 31 from Weinstein, stars Seth
Rogen & Elizabeth Banks as best friends/roommates who
try to make a homemade porn flick. MPAA objected to 2
sex scenes. "They felt it was rather sexually graphic.
"My point is, it was comically graphic. All the sex in
the movie with the exception of one scene is very
cartoonish," Smith said.

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21 (2008)

"21" is the fact-based story about 6 MIT students who
were trained to become experts in card counting and
subsequently took Vegas casinos for millions.

*****

While I had an open mind, I fully expected to be bored
out of my mind. Why? Because I so veryt little about
playing cards. Like NBC's Vegas, this surprised me.

A card shark turned college professor recruits some
students to count cards in Vegas. He carefully picks
just the right students and secures their fake IDs.

Kevin Spacey's well thought out plan hits a snag with
Ben. This math wiz is hard recruit that is seduced by
the money. He made his first flaw here.

Side tracked by a girl, Ben gambles away much of the
nights take. Disgusted, and rightfully so, Kevin takes
him for the amount he lost. This was a major flaw.

Off his game, Ben has lost absalutely everything. He
is even badly beaten by casino security (read thugs.)
What would you do if you had nothing more to lose?

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August 9, 2004 - Donald Duck received the 2,257th star
on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

August 10, 1869 - The motion picture projector was
patented by O.B. Brown.

August 11, 2002 - Jason Priestly crashed during
practice for Infiniti Pro Series. He suffered a spinal
fracture, a moderate concussion, a broken nose, facial
lacerations and broken bones in feet.

August 12, 1988 - "The Last Temptation of Christ"
opened.

August 13, 1992 - Woody Allen began legal action to
win custody of his 3 children. A judge ruled against
Allen in 1993.

August 14, 1997 - William Friedkin received a star on
the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

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See you next week. I hope it is a much better week.

Paul @ Reel 2 Reel

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