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Howdy Adventureland Friends: I dedicate this quick issue to the late Paul Newman. This Hollywood legend found his love for auto racing while filming a movie at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway -- home of the annual Indy 500. Time is ticking and packing has commenced. I will be offline for awhile as we complete the move and unpack. My first blog post should be in a week or so. Reel 2 Reel should return in a month or so. http://groups.google.com/group/adventureland-friends This is our free members only community hosted by Google. Almost 5 of our nearly 300 subscribers have joined. I intended for it to be a small group, but there is certainly room for more of you. The Snack Bar has another goody from Mr. Food. Inside-out Caramel Apples are great seasonal treat that your kids will crave. Blog Bytes has been rolling along this week. Two dear friends -- Jeremiah & Josiah Oakes -- will celebrate their birthday October 26. They share this special day with H.B. 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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 <> <> <> +===================================+ 'EAGLE EYE' SOARS 2 TOP OF BOX OFFICE By DAVID GERMAIN Shia LaBeouf's conspiracy thriller "Eagle Eye" debuted at the top of the weekend box office with $29.2 million, according to studio estimates Sunday. The Paramount-DreamWorks release was the second No. 1 premiere for LaBeouf and director D.J. Caruso, who also teamed on 2007's hit "Disturbia." Opening in second place with $13.6 million was another reunion, the Warner Bros. romantic drama "Nights in Rodanthe" featuring "The Cotton Club" and "Unfaithful" co-stars Richard Gere and Diane Lane. The previous weekend's top flick, Sony's thriller "Lakeview Terrace," slipped to No. 3 with $7 million, raising its 10-day total to $25.7 million. The Samuel Goldwyn release "Fireproof," a Christian drama starring Kirk Cameron as a firefighter who turns to God to help save his marriage, premiered in fourth-place with $6.5 million. "Eagle Eye" helped pull Hollywood out of the box-office doldrums that have lingered the last two months. The top 12 movies took in $87.8 million, up 15 percent from the same weekend last year. "You put a summer-style movie in the heart of the fall, and you can take advantage of the marketplace," said Paul Dergarabedian, president of box-office tracker Media By Numbers. Spike Lee's World War II drama "Miracle at St. Anna" opened weakly with $3.5 million, coming in at No. 9. The Disney release features Derek Luke in a saga of four soldiers from an all-black unit stuck behind enemy lines in Italy. Two other movies - Fox Searchlight's "Choke" and Lionsgate's "The Lucky Ones" - opened in narrower release of about 400 theaters each, compared to 3,510 cinemas for "Eagle Eye." "Choke," starring Sam Rockwell and Anjelica Huston in a quirky tale of a sex addict who feigns choking in restaurants to get money for his mom's psychiatric care, opened outside the top 10 with $1.3 million. "The Lucky Ones," a road trip tale among three Iraq War veterans (Tim Robbins, Michael Pena and Rachel McAdams), bombed with just $208,000. "Eagle Eye" stars LaBeouf and Michelle Monaghan as strangers hurled together in an escalating series of politically motivated adventures, their lives controlled by a mysterious female voice directing their actions through technology. "The conceit of the film is intriguing to all," said DreamWorks spokesman Chip Sullivan. "Between GPS, employee codes, bank PIN numbers, this could conceivably be within the realm of possibility within a few years." The movie secures LaBeouf's position as a steady box-office draw. His other credits include "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" and "Transformers," along with the latter's upcoming sequel. "Nights in Rodanthe" features Gere and Lane as strangers who fall for each other over a weekend at a secluded inn as a hurricane approaches. The romance made for good counterprogramming to the action-oriented "Eagle Eye," said Warner Bros. general sales manager Jeff Goldstein. Female movie-goers made up three-fourths of the audience for "Nights in Rodanthe," he said. Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to Media By Numbers LLC. Final figures will be released Monday. 01) "Eagle Eye" @ $29.2 million. 02) "Nights in Rodanthe" @ $13.6 million. 03) "Lakeview Terrace" @ $7 million. 04) "Fireproof" @ $6.5 million. 05) "Burn After Reading" @ $6.2 million. 06) "Igor" @ $5.5 million. 07) "Righteous Kill" @ $3.803 million. 08) "My Best Friend's Girl" @ $3.8 million. 09) "Miracle at St. Anna" @ $3.5 million. 10) "Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys" @ $3.2 million. http://www.mediabynumbers.com/ +===================================+ <> <> <> NOW SHOWING <> <> <> +===================================+ To be released on video January 2009. EAGLE EYE Starring: Shia LaBeouf, Michelle Monaghan, Rosario Dawson, Billy Bob Thornton, Michael Chiklis, Anthony Mackie, Lynn Cohen Director: D.J. Caruso Jerry Shaw (LaBeouf) & Rachel Holloman (Monaghan) strangers thrown together by a mysterious phone call from a woman they have never met. Threatening their lives and family, she pushes Jerry & Rachel into a series of dangerous situations -- using everyday technology to track and control them. As the situation escalates, they become the country's most wanted fugitives, who must work together to discover what is really happening -- and why. Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of action and violence, and for language. "This film contains not a single plausible moment after the opening sequence, and that's borderline." - Chicago Sun-Times, Roger Ebert "Shia LaBeouf has nowhere to run and neither do the perpetrators of this slick but silly techno-thriller." - Hollywood Reporter, Michael Rechtshaffen http://www.eagleeyemovie.com/ +===================================+ <> <> <> COMING SOON <> <> <> +===================================+ Opening October 10, 2008 ASHES OF TIME REDUX Director Wong Kar-Wai revisits his swordplay epic about a broken- hearted hitman who hires swordsmen to carry out contract killings. Rated R for some violence. http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1810029325/ Opening October 17, 2008 WHAT JUST HAPPENED? Robert De Niro is a desperate movie producer trying to survive the treachery of Hollywood and the hell of getting his movie made. Rated R for language, some violent images, sexual content and some drug material. http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1809739709/ +===================================+ <> <> <> NEW 2 DVD <> <> <> +===================================+ +===================================+ <> <> CELEBRITY SPOTLIGHT <> <> +===================================+ +===================================+ <> <> <> SNACK BAR <> <> <> +===================================+ INSIDE-OUT CARAMEL APPLES 4 baking apples (Rome, Fuji, or Northern Spy) 8 tablespoons caramel sauce 4 tablespoons chopped walnuts With an apple corer or paring knife, remove core of each apple without cutting through the bottom. Peel the top portion of each apple and place it in a microwave safe bowl or all four in a casserole dish. Place 1 tablespoon caramel sauce into cavity of each apple, then add 1 tablespoon walnuts over the top. Drizzle 1 tablespoon caramel sauce over each apple. Loosely cover apples with wax paper and microwave about 8 to 10 minutes, or until apples are tender. Allow to cool slightly before serving. http://www.mrfood.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 +===================================+ <> <> <> BOOKMARKS <> <> <> +===================================+ +===================================+ <> <> <> AUCTION WATCH <> <> <> +===================================+ +===================================+ <> <> <> BLOG BYTES <> <> <> +===================================+ NC STUDIO ADDS STAGE AND WATER TANK A massive indoor water tank for filmmakers, said to be among only 3 in North America, will become part of a North Carolina studio that also will include the largest sound stage built east of California. EUE/Screen Gems held a groundbreaking ceremony to discuss the stage and 283,000-gallon tank, which already attracts 6 availability inquiries a month. The studio will be home to a 37,500-square-foot, no-column sound stage, the 10th on the 50-acre lot. The stage and 60'X60' water tank will "fill a void that the major Hollywood studios and the best international producers and directors have demanded," said Bill Vassar, VP of the Wilmington studio. http://www.screengemsstudios.com/ DISNEY SHOWS OFF UPCOMING MOVIES In a gala with Hollywood stars, Walt Disney wowed an industry crowd in a showcase of its upcoming films that included a sequel to its 1982 flick "Tron" and a "Lone Ranger" remake with Johnny Depp as Tonto. The daylong presentation at Kodak Theatre, delivered repeated surprises as actors emerged onstage to tout animated 3-D movies, live-action thrillers and comedies - with animal co-stars ranging from guinea pigs and chihuahuas to humpback whales. Commenting on Disney's lengthy rollout, which included a full screening of the animated movie "Bolt," Jim Carrey told guests, "You can go back home and say these saddle sores came from Hollywood." The University of Southern California marching band even made an appearance. +===================================+ <> <> <> DVD SHOWCASE <> <> <> +===================================+ START SHOPPING @ ADVENTURELAND http://adventurelandvideo.com +===================================+ <> <> <> NOW SHOWING <> <> <> +===================================+ IRON MAN Starring: Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Jeff Bridges, Terrence Howard, Shaun Toub, Leslie Bibb, Clark Gregg Director: Jon Favreau Robert Downey Jr. stars as Tony Stark/Iron Man in the story of a billionaire industrialist and genius inventor who is kidnapped and forced to build a weapon. Instead, using his intelligence and ingenuity, Tony builds a high-tech suit of armor and escapes captivity. When he uncovers a nefarious plot with global implications, he protects the world as Iron Man. Rated PG-13 for some intense sequences of sci-fi action and violence, and brief suggestive content. "...one of the hippest, best-written and best-directed superhero movies ever..." - New York Post, Lou Lumenick "It has primo parts, but they don't all come together." - Los Angeles Times, Kenneth Turan http://ironmanmovie.marvel.com/ 88 MINUTES Starring: Al Pacino, Deborah Kara Unger, Leelee Sobieski, Alicia Witt, Neal McDonough, Benjamin McKenzie, Kristin Cavalleri Director: Jon Avnet Al Pacino stars as Dr. Jack Gramm, a college professor and forensic psychiatrist for the FBI. When Gramm receives a death threat claiming he has only 88 minutes to live, he must use all his skills and training to narrow down the suspects, who include a disgruntled student, a jilted former lover, and a serial killer on death row, before his time runs out. Rated R for disturbing violent content, brief nudity and language. "Pacino and company mark time in this preposterous copycat killer thriller." - Hollywood Reporter, Michael Rechtshaffen "It's always a shock when a movie turns out to be this bad." - ReelViews, James Berardinelli http://www.88minutestolive.com/ +===================================+ <> <> <> COMING SOON <> <> <> +===================================+ To be released on video October 14, 2008. STUCK Starring: Mena Suvari, Stephen Rea, Russell Hornsby, Rukiya Bernard, Carolyn Purdy-Gordon, Lionel Mark Smith, Wayne Robson Director: Stuart Gordon Mena Suvari stars as Brandi, a hard-partying, overworked nursing assistant in this darkly humorous psycho thriller from director Stuart Gordon. Brandi accidentally steers her car into a homeless man, played by Stephen Rea, sending him flying through the windshield. Not wanting to jeopardize a job promotion, she chooses not to get him help, leaving him clinging to life in her garage. But soon her psyche begins to unravel as captor and captive are pitted against each other in a bloody...even outrageous battle. Rated R for strong violence, disturbing content, sexuality/nudity, language and drug use. http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1809796879/ To be released on video November 25, 2008. FRED CLAUS Starring: Vince Vaughn, Paul Giamatti, Miranda Richardson, Kevin Spacey, Rachel Weisz, John Michael Higgins, Elizabeth Banks Director: David Dobkin Fred Claus (Vince Vaughn) has lived his entire life in his brother's very large shadow. Fred tried, but could hardly live up to the example set by Nicholas (Paul Giamatti), who was just a perfect...well...saint. True to form, Nicholas grew up to be the model of giving, while Fred became the polar opposite. Over Mrs. Claus' objections, Nicholas agrees to help his brother on one condition: that he come to the North Pole and work in Santa's workshop. Will Fred could jeopardize the jolly holiday. Rated PG for mild language and some rude humor. "...constructed like a rattling Santa sack of stocking stuffers, most of them plastic..." - Entertainment Weekly, Lisa Schwarzbaum "It may not be a new holiday classic, but at least it's funny." - Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Andy Spletzer http://www.apple.com/trailers/wb/fredclaus/ +===================================+ <> <> <> SPORTS FLIX <> <> <> +===================================+ 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. +===================================+ <> <> STEALS & DEALS <> <> +===================================+ I am proud to bring you 2 new affiliate offers. They have not been added to the web site. So they can only be found here for now. Hope you like them. - Paul WANNA BE A SUPER HERO? NOW YOU CAN. Morph your digital photos using Morpheus Photo Morpher software. Bring your pictures to life! Download the Free Trial now and see why over 6 million people love using this amazing photo manipulation program. Email your photo creations to friends or post on sites like MySpace, YouTube, or your blog or website. Transform yourself into a celebrity! Morph your friends and family, or transform into your dog or cat. The possibilities are endless! 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There was "insufficient evidence" to charge LaBeouf, Los Angeles County District Attorney said. "Shia is most happy that he will not have to go to court," said his attorney, Michael Norris. LaBeouf was arrested after a crash sent him to a hospital for several days. Sheriff's deputies said later LaBeouf was not at fault. The actor faces a traffic hearing that could see his driver's license suspended for 9 months, Los Angeles Sheriff's Department said. But Norris doubts the actor will lose his license. PERRY DONATES FOOD 4 ATLANTA HUNGRY Tyler Perry may be a director, playwright and actor, but he knows what it's like to be hungry. Perry, who grew up the poor son of a carpenter and was homeless for a time, donated enough food to feed 1,000 families for 2 weeks in Atlanta, where he lives. He unloading and packaged food at Hosea Feed the Hungry and Homeless care center. "I've been out on the street, I know what it's about," said Perry, whose projects include "Tyler Perry's the Family That Preys." "I couldn't imagine doing that with children looking at me for food," he said. Perry (39) stood side by side with volunteers and said he felt pulled to visit the center after hearing about it on the news. "I had to do something," he said. http://www.tylerperry.com/_Home/ SOFTWARE TURNS PC INTO TIVO RECORDER TiVo and Nero AG will be launch a package that turns a Windows PC into a TV recorder, just like a TiVo set-top box. The kit will cost $199 when it goes on sale Oct. 15, and includes a remote and TV tuner. The interface looks just like the one on a TiVo box. It's not the first software that allows TV recording on the PC. But it will be the first time that both the TiVo interface and functions have been replicated on a PC. Tuner-equipped PC owners can buy the TV recording software separately for $99. LiquidTV allows users to transfer shows recorded on other TiVo devices to the PC's hard drive, and bring shows out of the home on an iPod or PSP. LiquidTV also allows users to burn shows onto DVDs too. http://www.nero.com http://www.tivo.com GRIFFIN'S COMPANY SUES MCMAHON A company founded by Merv Griffin is suing Ed McMahon for a $100,000 loan. The Griffin Group claims it loaned the money to McMahon in 2005. The suit states that none of the loan has been repaid. McMahon's publicist didn't directly address the lawsuit, instead asking, "Anybody wanna buy a nice house in The Summit?" The quote is an allusion to McMahon's hilltop home, which is facing foreclosure. The former sidekick faces numerous lawsuits. Griffin, who created "Jeopardy" and "Wheel of Fortune," died in 2007. The lawsuit seeks repayment of the money, with interest and attorney fees. VENTURA WORKING ON TRUTV SERIES Jesse Ventura will be working on a new conspiracy-theory series for truTV. Production of a pilot featuring Ventura begins next month. The project comes from A. Smith & Co., which produces "Hell's Kitchen" and "Trading Spaces." Ventura will travel the country, investigating cases and getting input from believers and skeptics before passing judgment on a theory's validity. "Ventura will hunt down answers, plunging viewers into a world of secret meetings, midnight surveillance, shifty characters and dark forces," truTV said. Ventura, former pro wrestler and Minnesota governor, hosted a weekly talk show that lasted 2 months on MSNBC. He was also a TV commentator for the XFL, an alternative football league that folded after 1 season. Elected governor in 1998, he did not run for re-election in 2002. WOODSTOCK FILM FEST KICKS OFF The 9th. annual Woodstock Film Festival this week will feature appearances by Kevin Smith, Donovan and more than 120 films. Festival runs Wednesday - Sunday at venues in Woodstock and nearby Kingston, Rosendale and Rhinebeck. Honorary awards will be presented to Smith, Haskell Wexler and James Schamus, CEO of Focus Features. Festival director Meira Blaustein said 124 films will be screened, about half of them full-length features. Smith's "Zack and Miri Make a Porno" will be screened closing night. Opening night will feature "Pride and Glory," "Happy-Go-Lucky" and "Flash of Genius." In a nod to Woodstock's history and 1969 concert, the festival features music along with movies. Donovan, best known for '60s standards like "Mellow Yellow," will perform. For the first time, the festival opens its awards ceremony to the public. Tickets for the ceremony and after-party are $50. http://www.woodstockfilmfestival.com/ +===================================+ <> <> <> REEL TALK <> <> <> +===================================+ +===================================+ <> <> <> TRADE TALK <> <> <> +===================================+ +===================================+ <> <> <> TECH TALK <> <> <> +===================================+ +===================================+ <> <> <> PAUL'S PICKS <> <> <> +===================================+ +===================================+ <> <> TIME CAPSULE <> <> +===================================+ October 1, 1980 - Robert Redford became the first male to appear alone on cover of "Ladies' Home Journal." Only male to achieve this in 97 years. October 2, 1937 - Warner Bros. released "Love Is on the Air." Ronald Reagan made his acting debut in the motion picture. He was 26 years old. October 3, 2003 - Ray Horn of "Siegfried & Roy" was attacked during a performance and dragged offstage. This was the tiger's first show. October 4, 2001 - Shannen Doherty was sentenced to 5 days work-release for drunk driving. Doherty gave lectures to teens about drunk driving. October 5, 1999 - Kevin Spacey received star on Hollywood Walk of Fame. October 6, 1991 - Elizabeth Taylor married Larry Fortensky at Michael Jackson's estate. It was Taylor's 8th marriage and Fortensky's 3rd. October 7, 1968 - Motion Picture Association of America adopted the film-rating system that ranged for "G" to "X." +===================================+ !! 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 +===================================+ Please bare with me. I hope to see you soon. 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