“Heat? I saw that six years ago!”
“Yeah, I want to talk about it now.”
“No, Loser!”
-Jim Gaffigan
I’ve seen Heat about four times since it was released in 2005, and remain a bit torn on it to this day, sometimes finding myself in love with it
Sherlock Contest
I like the movie "Fracture" with Anthony Hopkins, it took awhile to figure out how he did it.
"Sherlock"
My favorite mystery books are by John Patterson. I could read any book of his all day long.
Use less water. Drive smaller cars. Turn down the heat. Save the planet.
Those are the messages coming from the United Nations climate conference in Copenhagen, but the environmental elite here may have a problem with saying one thing while doing
Rolex Watches: Melrose Jewelers Launches the MJ Gems Collection of Customized Rolex Watches
NEW YORK, NY -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 12/17/09 --
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Melrose Jewelers: Melrose Jewelers USA Launches 32 Customized Rolex Watches for Sale in Its New Arrivals Section
NEW YORK, NY -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 12/19/09 --
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launched 32 customized Rolex watch models in its New Arrivals section of
its website. Melrose Jewelers
No. 3 Kentucky Wildcats on verge of 2,000th win, hoops history
Back in 1903, W.W.H. Mustaine, the director of physical education at the time, called some students together and passed around the hat until there was $3 in it -- enough to buy a ball. He then told them to start playing.
The first season got off to a
Kentucky Wildcats basketball program on verge of 2,000 wins
Monday, December 21, 2009
Story last updated at 12/21/2009 - 12:26 am
LEXINGTON, Ky. - The pressure to win at Kentucky started early. Really early.
Back in 1903, W.W.H. Mustaine, the director of physical education at the time, called some students
Rolex Watches: Melrose Jewelers Announces Its Last Minute Holiday Rolex Sale
NEW YORK, NY -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 12/22/09 --
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Countdown to '10: Top celebrity hookups since 2000
Dec. 24: Reid Cherner suggests the top 10 breakups since 2000.
As we count down to 2010, USA TODAY recounts top moments in 10 categories from the last 10 years. Today: The top celebrity hookups since 2000:
Dario Franchitti and Ashley Judd: On paper,
Kenny & the Kids: High-def film is love letter to Kentucky
OK, here's the deal: The kids are home on winter break. The stockings are no longer hung by the chimney with care, as the young charges have ransacked them, eaten all the candy and scattered all the other stocking stuffers around the house.
The gifts
From boxing to bowls, Martin Dempster recalls the decade's top moments
The first Briton to achieve that feat in a single Olympic Games since Henry Taylor in 1908, Hoy picked up his first gold when joining forces with Jason Kenny and Jamie Staff to win the team sprint.
He then added the keirin title before completing
his
Peabody native a full-time student, part-time celebrity spotter
Leslie Harold went to Boston to study advertising, but she's earning extra credit as a celebrity spotter.
A sophomore at Suffolk University, the Peabody native started taking advantage of her downtown Boston digs and their ability to attract Hollywood
This decade has been filled with many busts in the Cup Series. In a list that includes many open wheelers, and guys who just stunk, this list will bring back names people haven’t heard in a while.
These ten drivers had the hype and had the opportunity
Jan. 8
“Crazy Heart”
Jeff Bridges plays a hard-living country singer. Also stars Colin Farrell and Maggie Gyllenhaal.
“Crazy on the Outside”
An ex-con moves in with his sister and her husband . Stars Tim Allen, Sigourney Weaver, Ray Liotta,
‘When Harry Met Sally’
Possibly the greatest New Year's Eve scene of all: After years as friends with (occasional) benefits, Harry (Billy Crystal) finally declares his love for Sally (Meg Ryan). The best quote? ''It's not because I'm lonely, and it's
The 2009 Motorsport Review Part Four: New Leaders, New(ish) Champions
The end of the season had come; it was time for champions to be decided. Some would be familiar with the trophies they were holding, some would be new to the experience.
And there was also a change in leadership that action on the track couldn't decide
Rated:
PG [See Full Rating] for mild language, some rude humor and sports action
Synopsis: After the success of THE GAME PLAN, Dwayne Johnson returns to family comedy with this film that has the brawny ex-wrestler forced to be a tooth fairy. Kids
Actor Michael Shannon discusses working with Werner Herzog and the diva trips of flightless birdsSon RiseActor Michael Shannon discusses working with Werner Herzog and the diva trips of flightless birds
If you don't know Michael Shannon's name or face, that's probably to his credit. An exciting actor who can turn bullying, baby-faced or bug-eyed as need be, the towering Kentucky native has the unnerving ability to vanish into a role, whether in his
DeMarcus Cousins added 16 points and seven rebounds for the Wildcats (16-0), who are off to their best start since winning 23 games to open the 1965-66 season.
It wasn't easy. There were 12 lead changes and nine ties as Georgia hung around despite
Cousins received a technical foul on the play, though the TV announcers said he should have been ejected. He shrugged off the criticism but allowed he has to do better job keeping his volatile emotions in check.
He did against Georgia, staying under
Highlights of Hollywood's 2010 film slate. Some films open in limited release, and release dates are subject to change:
ALICE IN WONDERLAND: Johnny Depp is the Mad Hatter in Tim Burton's take on the Lewis Carroll adventures of a girl who goes through
Chat 11 a.m. Dining out with food critic Devra First.
Endless Summer 7:30 p.m. WCVB-TV (Channel 5) Chronicle finds places around Greater Boston where you can still get your summer on even when the temperature is far from torrid.
New School 7:30 a.m.
On a wing and a prayer … Dwayne Johnson hams it up as Derek
Thompson, an ice-hockey player turned tooth fairy.
There's always been a place in movies for lunkheads, especially
those who come from wrestling, a form of comedy as tightly scripted
as most
LEXINGTON — When John Calipari was introduced as Kentucky's coach on April 1, he cautioned that he wasn't "The Grand Poobah."
Nine months later he has conquered the Bluegrass, leading the unbeaten Wildcats back to their customary perch among college
Highlights of Hollywood's 2010 film slate. Some films open in limited release, and release dates are subject to change:
ALICE IN WONDERLAND: Johnny Depp is the Mad Hatter in Tim Burton's take on the Lewis Carroll adventures of a girl who goes
This week in entertainment: Berkeley Repertory hosts new Athol Fugard play, 'Coming Home'
Wednesday: Berkeley Repertory Theatre hosts the West Coast premiere of revered South African playwright Athol Fugard's "Coming Home"; while American Conservatory Theatre Company opens "Phedre", Jean Racine's tragic tale of forbidden passion and royal
'Measures,' 'Legion,' 'Fairy' and more open Friday in theaters
A factual drama (“Extraordinary Measures”), a devilish chiller (“Legion”) and a family comedy (“Tooth Fairy”) are among the titles arriving on this fourth weekend of January.
For complete descriptions, critical evaluations of previewed films, and
ABC is new with The Bachelor and Castle
CBS is new with How I Met Your Mother, Accidentally on Purpose, Two and a Half Men, The Big Bang Theory, and CSI: Miami
Fox is new with 24
NBC is new with Chuck and Heroes
The CW is new with One Tree Hill and the
Susan Sarandon, Christian Slater, Ashley Judd, Seal and Russell Simmons were among the stars manning phones as news channel CNN staged a two-hour special to raise funds for the Haiti earthquake relief effort on Monday evening (18Jan10).
Newsman Larry
Just weeks after something dubbed a "squeakquel," we have a movie advertised with the tagline: "You can't handle the tooth." One quakes for the marketing that awaits us for "Marmaduke."
Just as Hollywood has been digging through the superhero archives,
Hoping for a good movie in January can be as pointless as expecting to catch a glimpse of the tooth fairy. So when a truly entertaining midwinter comedy finally appears, it's the moviegoing equivalent of finding, say, a C-note stashed under your pillow.
20th Century Fox
Newly-minted tooth fairy Derek (Dwayne Johnson) receives key instructions from caseworker Tracy (Stephen Merchant) and head tooth fairy Lily (Julie Andrews) in “The Tooth Fairy,” opening today.
Two stars out of four.
Directed by
Weekend Movie Releases Provides Something for Every Christian
For a number of Christian moviegoers, this weekend might be much tougher than most to decide which film to watch.
But at the same time, it might not be as this weekend’s new movies are clearly distinct in their flavors and likely to each draw different
The cat's out of the bag on who bid almost $100,000 to have dinner with University of Kentucky men's basketball coach John Calipari and actress Ashley Judd.
Walking off with the high bid was Paul Orberson, a guy who made millions selling long-distance
Cameron’s ‘Avatar’ Near Global Movie Sales Record After 6 Weeks
Jan. 25 (Bloomberg) -- “Avatar,” the 3-D adventure directed by James Cameron, was the top movie for the sixth straight weekend with $36 million in sales, becoming the second- highest grossing film of all time in the U.S. and Canada and nearing the
President thanks No. 1 Wildcats for Haitian relief
COLUMBIA, S.C. - President Barack Obama called Kentucky coach John Calipari to praise the program — and to caution the top-ranked Wildcats.
The country's No. 1 college basketball fan thanked Calipari and his players Tuesday for helping to raise more
President Barack Obama called Kentucky coach John Calipari to praise the program - and to caution the top-ranked Wildcats.
The country's No. 1 college basketball fan thanked Calipari and his players Tuesday for helping to raise more than $1 million as
Ashley Judd is once again trying to remind her sister that she's inferior make the world a better place - by penning an autobiography about her difficult childhood!
The actress and humanitarian suffered from depression growing up while her mother,
Now showing | Jan. 29-Feb. 4 More News MOVIES HOW IS IT? WHO’S IN IT? WHAT’S IT ABOUT? WHERE? RATING RUN TIME ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS 2 ★★ Jason Lee, David Cross, voices of Justin Long, Jesse McCartney, Anna Faris, Amy Poehler Animated singing rodents
DAYTONA BEACH -- Rolex 24 At Daytona driver Scott Dixon will get up early today and run in the 5K race on the track at Daytona International Speedway at 7 a.m., along with about 1,500 other runners.
By 3:30 p.m., he'll jump into the driver's seat of
Weekend Weirdness: Red Riding Trilogy Reviewed (Britain’s Five-Hour Answer to Zodiac?); New Trailers for Each Film
It’s a crazy, mixed up world and we are thankful for movies, excluding The Spy Next Door and The Tooth Fairy, that offer proof. /Film’s Weekend Weirdness examines such flicks, whether in the form of a new trailer for a provocative indie, a mini review,
robert sheehan post / combination of robert related items
Irish Rising Star Award nominations revealed
LONDON -- Writers/directors Margaret Corkery and Brendan Muldowney, actors Darren Healy and Robert Sheehan, director/producer Tomm Moore and director Ken Wardrop are all in the running for this year's Irish
Wynonna Announces the Judds' Final Tour; Ashley Judd Plans Memoir
Wynonna has announced that she and mother Naomi Judd will reunite in 2010 for
the Judds' final tour. Wynonna shared the news on The Early Show on CBS on Saturday (Feb. 6). They have also been recording
new music with an expected release date later this
Did you know that right now a sample of your baby’s DNA might be sitting in a government lab?
I didn’t either until I read this CNN article. The government mandates that DNA be taken from all newborns and screened for a variety of potentially harmful
Naomi Judd defends Taylor Swift as “best role model for her generation”
Celebitchy aims to be a friendly, welcoming site where people can discuss entertainment stories and current events in a lighthearted, safe environment without fear of harassment, excessive negativity, or bullying. Different opinions,
Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief | Two and a half stars. The gods of Mount Olympus and other monsters have come to life in search of Zeus' stolen lightning bolt. Percy Jackson, the prime suspect, and his friends must find the real
"If the play works right, by the time we get to the second act, people are going to be scratching themselves -- I want to send them squirming. Audiences need to squirm a bit around here," says Joe Hammond, director of the itchy-scratchy, thoroughly
Playwright Tracy Letts' comical psychological-thriller "Bug" explores love, fear and paranoia in a seedy motel on the outskirts of Oklahoma City where Agnes and Peter meet over a crack pipe in this unusual love story.
But the honeymoon is quickly over
Opening
“Shutter Island”
(Paramount) Martin Scorsese's adaptation of novelist Dennis Lehane's novel is a 1950s mystery that has Leonardo DiCaprio searching for an escaped mentally ill murderess (Emily Mortimer). Ben Kingsley, Mark Ruffalo, Michelle
Movies capsules for weekend openings and returning films
The following movie capsules, listed alphabetically, will give you an idea of the caliber of films unreeling locally. Please refer to the movie schedule for theaters and show times.
The films are graded as follows: Very Good, (A); Good, (B); Fair, (C);
Hi Luis: In terms of talent, Shemp was not in the same universe as Curly. The Stooges were pretty funny, but Curly was some kind of genius - totally idiosyncratic, inspired and anarchic, an amazing, bizarre self-creation. I imagine he suffered for his
Rahim Kanani: A Conversation With Valerie Jarrett, Senior White House Advisor
"The higher you rise, the harder it is for people to give you bad news, and the harder it is to find friends you can trust," explained senior White House advisor Valerie Jarrett. "And thus your circle shrinks." As that circle shrank for one individual,
Sprints Endorses Admiral Ackbar for Ole Miss Mascot // 02.23.10
Ole Miss students will vote on whether to have a mascot, like Kentucky has in Ashley Judd.
Play Ball!
Three teams play games today: Ole Miss hosts Arkansas State at 4 p.m. ET; Vanderbilt plays Austin Peay in Nashville at 5 p.m. ET and Mississippi
Coal Country Music: Willie Nelson, Bonnie Raitt, Natalie Merchant, and Friends Lend Their Voices To Document The Leveling of Appalachia
The Appalachian Mountains spring with life, both natural and cultural. Not only do the Appalachian Mountains constitute one of the most advanced eco-systems in the world, the mountains are also the source of one of America's unique cultural music
Tom Hanks was already well-settled in his role as Hollywoods everyman by the time he played Forrest Gump in 1994.
The A-lister had already starred in such runaway hits as Splash, Big and Sleepless in Seattle and won a Best Actor Oscar for
Best-selling author Adriana Trigiani says she is determined that a movie based on her first book, "Big Stone Gap," will be filmed in Southwest Virginia.
Speaking recently at the Bristol Public Library, Trigiani said the movie, which she will direct,
Celebrity worship and pop-culture emulation are nothing new, and are probably as old as Hollywood itself. It seems as though the moment someone or something becomes popular or famous, all the freaks, weirdos and wannabes come out of the woodwork
Heavy Rain's attempt to blur the line between games and movies comes at a time when most titles have cinematic aspirations. But the game shies away from the typical action/adventure template in favor of a chilling and thoroughly somber thriller,
Right now, the wolves we've fought so hard to return to the Greater Yellowstone and the northern Rockies are dying- victims of the Obama administration's decision to prematurely eliminate life-saving federal protections these magnificent animals need
Alice In Wonderland
Johnny Depp is the Mad Hatter in Tim Burton's take on the Lewis Carroll adventures of a girl who goes through the looking glass.
Brooklyn's Finest
Three intertwining stories about policemen in Brooklyn. Stars Richard Gere, Don
H elen Written and directed by Sandra Nettelbeck Starring Ashley Judd, Goran Visnjic, Lauren Lee Smith, Alexia Fast and Alberta Watson Classification: 14A According to the Canadian Mental Health Association, 20 per cent of Canadians experience mental
It's A Precious Night at The 25th Film Independent Spirit Awards
LOS ANGELES, March 6 2010 - Film Independent, the non-profit arts organization that produces the Spirit Awards and the Los Angeles Film Festival, handed out top honors to Precious and Crazy Heart at this evening's 25th Spirit Awards. (500) Days of
"He's so down to earth, so plain spoken," marvels Tim Woodard, a Nashville businessman. "He's real ... someone with that much money!"
Woodard is here with about 600 other Nashvillians to hear from Orberson about how they can get as rich as he is, or
Greater Boston 7 p.m. WGBH-TV (Channel 2) Ellen Fitzpatrick discusses her new book, “Letters to Jackie.’’
All My Children Greenlee lashes out at Ryan.
Bold and the Beautiful Jackie and Owen spend a steamy afternoon together.
Days of Our Lives Philip
Some say the PGA Tour event at Doral has lost considerable buzz since going from a full-field regular tournament to a WGC short-field gathering in the past three years.
No pro-am, half of a field, split tees, no cut and higher ticket prices don’t
By Caroline Walker| Wednesday, September 23, 2009 8:45 AM ET
Diane Sawyer leads a discussion with business, government and NGO leaders to celebrate accomplishments and address challenges faced by girls and women around the globe.
...on the cake. Well if Judd isn't going to show off in Kentucky blue, she might as well show off her goods in pink. Put Ashley Judd in a tiny nightie and you'll turn plenty of heads. Another winning photograph of the president of the Kentucky fan club. Like...
...Judd, who is attending Harvard's JFK School of Government, is taking on some political causes. The above is her latest. Check it out. Ashley Judd, who is attending Harvard's JFK School of Government, is taking on some political causes. The above is her latest....
...the Australian Open, all holding signs that read: ''I've been with Tiger.'' Everyone should be able to figure that out. ⢠Ashley Judd is worth more than LeBron. That is the official verdict from an e-Bay auction to benefit the earthquake victims in Haiti....
...a Defenders of Wildlife TV spot airing in Washington D.C. this week, actress Ashley Judd urges President Obama to restore the Endangered Species Act protections for wolves in Idaho and Montana. The protections were removed last March when U.S. Interior Secretary...
...Sandra Nettelbeckâs first English-language film is stocked with thoughtful discussion cues. The first scene has Helen (Ashley Judd), a beautiful music teacher, playing piano for family and friends at her birthday party. Her handsome lawyer husband, David (Goran...
“President Obama, hundreds of wolves are being hunted and killed in the Northern Rockies ... This spring even pregnant wolves at their dens will be targeted. You promised change but by adopting the Bush plan your administration has weakened our Endangered Species law and has allowed this killing to happen. Mr. President we ask you to restore the law and stop the killing.”
