| Campbell | | Posted Tuesday, October 31, 2006 11:21:27 AM by Blog57 Team | | Mrs. Ross Sorrell Campbell, widow of Gilbert B. Campbell, died Monday, Oct. 23, 2006. She is survived by a daughter, Audrey Wells; two brothers, Willis Sorrell and Lewis Sorrell; four sisters, Eunice Campbell, Pearl Harper, Linda Rowe and Margaret Owen; two granddaughters, Wanda Seay and Donna Martin; and five great-grandchildren, Kathy and Chris Slack, Kurt and Ricky Kight and Kelleigh Seay. Mrs. Campbell was one of the original Ladies Auxiliary members of the Mechanicsville Volunteer Fire Department Company 7. The family received friends Tuesday at the Mechanicsville Chapel of Bennett Funeral Home, where funeral services were conducted Wednesday. Interment Forest Lawn Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Biltmore Baptist Church, 1300 New York Ave., Glen Allen, Va. 23060.... | |
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| | | DVD Report | | Posted Sunday, October 08, 2006 11:08:15 AM by Blog57 Team | | New Releases | Tom Russo Laughs aside, `Art School' fails to deliver insights It's impressive how much career mileage filmmaker Terry Zwigoff (``Crumb") has gotten out of his comics affinity, without kayaking along on the superhero wave in any way whatsoever. On ``Art School Confidential" (2006), he again teams up with comics creator Daniel Clowes , his ``Ghost World" collaborator, this time to sketch a portrait of the artist as an unappreciated, bitter-before-his-time young man. Jerome (pouty-lipped Max Minghella of ``Bee Season") is a sweet if quietly egocentric kid who dreams of conquering the art world, as well as model-of-his-dreams Sophia Myles (``Tristan & Isolde"). Quickly, though, he comes to grasp just how much stupid luck has to do with it all. Jerome's swift descent into scowling, cig-smoking, Holden Caulfield-esque cynicism is dotted with sharp observations and amusing asides -- Jerome's awkward return to the fam at Thanksgiving is particularly funny -- but Zwigoff and Clowes aren't saying anything nearly as insightful as they did in ``Ghost World." Jim Broadbent crackles as a dark, gonzo glimpse of Jerome's potential future, but other supporting turns by the likes of John Malkovich, as a dubious-wisdom-spouting professor, ultimately go nowhere.... | |
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| | | Red Devils pull out win in fourth | | Posted Thursday, September 21, 2006 1:07:22 PM by Blog57 Team | | When Ellensburg's Drew Ronning returned an interception 25 yards for a touchdown and a 28-27 Bulldog lead with 5 minutes, 42 seconds left in the game it appeared the Red Devils would begin their season 0-3 — something that hasn't happened since 1991.But East Valley responded by putting together a 65-yard drive capped off by a 22-yard touchdown pass with only 39 seconds left on the clock. The Red Devils held on for the 33-28 victory Friday night at Andreotti Field."I thought we had it (after Drew's interception)," said Ellensburg Head Coach Randy Affholter. "I thought we had them twice on that last drive. I thought we were right where we needed to be, we just didn't make the play. They ended up making the play and we didn't." .... | |
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| | | Good Reads | | Posted Saturday, September 16, 2006 11:13:41 AM by Blog57 Team | | The Future of Academic Freedom, a debate on the Academic Bill of Rights between author David Horowitz and Bloomsburg University philosophy professor Kurt Smith. Haas Center for the Arts, Mitrani Hall, Bloomsburg University. Tuesday at 7 p.m. 389-4000. Leadership and the History You Don't Know, a lecture by David McCullough, the historian and author of best-selling biographies of John Adams and Harry S Truman. Sponsored by the Lackawanna County Library System. Scranton Cultural Center, 420 N. Washington Ave., Scranton. Thursday at 7 p.m. 963-6800, extension 1815. Writers Group. All types of writing styles and formats welcome. Dietrich Theater, 60 E. Tioga St., Tunkhannock. Thursday, 7 to 8:30 p.m. Free. Registration: 996-1500. FUTURE Lecture and Book Signing by Michael Lewis, author of "American Art and Architecture," who discusses Wilkes-Barre artists Franz Kline and George Catlin.... | |
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| | | Kurt Russell to Star in Next Tarantino Flick | | Posted Monday, August 21, 2006 5:22:57 AM by Blog57 Team | | (andPOP) - Kurt Russell, star of movies like "Backdraft" and "Escape from New York," will appear as the lead character in Quentin Tarantino's upcoming horror movie, "Death Proof." Reuters reports that Russell will take on the role of Stunt Man Mike, for which actor Mickey Rourke was originally considered. "I've always wanted to work with Kurt Russell," said Tarantino at the Comic-Con International convention in San Diego on Saturday. "I think Stunt Man Mike is one of the best characters I've ever written." The film, which Tarantino plans to start making in a month, is one half of the "Grindhouse" double feature. Robert Rodriguez directed the other half, titled "Planet Terror." That movie stars Rose McGowan. The "Grindhouse" films, which will be shown one after the other with fake previews in between, are set to be released on April 6, 2007.... | |
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| | | U.S. Stocks Rise on Inflation Data; S&P 500 Sets Two-Month High | | Posted Wednesday, August 16, 2006 7:06:37 AM by Blog57 Team | | Aug. 15 (Bloomberg) -- The Standard & Poor's 500 Index reached a two-month high as U.S. stocks rallied on an unexpected drop in wholesale prices, excluding food and energy, that showed the Federal Reserve may have reason to believe inflation is under control. Home Depot Inc., the world's largest home-improvement retailer, and Agilent Technologies Inc., the No. 1 maker of scientific-testing equipment, led the advance after earnings exceeded analysts' estimates. Citigroup Inc., the biggest U.S. bank, and financial stocks jumped on the prospect that the Fed will hold borrowing costs steady. The so-called core producer price index fell in July for the first time since October and prices rose less overall than analysts forecast, according to a government report.... | |
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| | | Kurt Russell signs on for Tarantino movie | | Posted Sunday, July 30, 2006 1:08:33 PM by Blog57 Team | | The legendary actor - who stars in this summer's blockbuster 'Poseidon' - reportedly beat Mickey Rourke to play Stunt Man Mike in the filmmaker's upcoming slasher film 'Death Proof'.The project - which Tarantino starts shooting next month - is the first half of a double horror feature entitled 'Grindhouse' which Tarantino is making with 'Sin City' director Robert Rodriguez.Rodriguez's 'half' of the feature is called 'Planet Terror' and filming is expected to finish on the film, in Austin, in the next few days.Tarantino has revealed he chose to work with Russell because of the 55-year-old star's famously relaxed approach to acting.The 'Kill Bill' director said: "I've always wanted to work with Kurt Russell."One of the things that was so great about his John Carpenter movies is the fact that there are a lot of serious actors who wouldn't do them.... | |
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| | | Tarantino Confirms Russell Collaboration | | Posted Tuesday, July 25, 2006 7:04:44 PM by Blog57 Team | | LATEST: Director QUENTIN TARANTINO has confirmed action star KURT RUSSELL will star in his new horror movie collaboration with ROBERT RODRIGUEZ - and he insists the collaboration is a dream come true. Tarantino had hoped to cast MICKEY ROURKE as serial killer STUNTMAN MIKE in DEATHPROOF - his half of the GRINDHOUSE double bill he is making with SIN CITY director Rodriguez. But Rourke turned down the part earlier this month (JUL06), and Tarantino immediately turned to Russell because of his starring roles as SNAKE PLISSKEN in JOHN CARPENTER's ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK and ESCAPE FROM LA. He says, "I've always wanted to work with Kurt Russell. One of the things that was so great about his John Carpenter movies is the fact that there are a lot of serious actors who wouldn't do them. "There's a playfulness about him going that way.... | |
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| | | Running time 85 minutes | | Posted Saturday, July 08, 2006 9:06:55 PM by Blog57 Team | | Le Parkour, better known on these shores as "free running", is the athletic discipline that enables its practitioners to leap on, over and through urban landscapes with mobile efficiency. It has featured in an attention-grabbing BBC station trailer from 2002, in the TV documentaries Jump London and Jump Britain, as well as in numerous advertisements and it is about to be seen in the opening rooftop sequence of James Bond's latest outing, Casino Royale, but the first filmmaker to exploit le parkour in a feature length production was Luc Besson in Yamakasi (2001), and he is at it again in District 13 (aka Banlieue 13, or just B-13), this time blending the airborne art with some of the punishing wire-free violence he picked up while executive producing Ong-Bak (2003). In the bravura opening of District 13, Leito (David Belle) is shown escaping a bunch of murderous drug dealers in a tall apartment building, single-handedly rescuing his sister Lola (Dany Verissimo) from a heavily armed compound and meting out brutal punishment upon the police chief who has just allowed the arrested criminal kingpin Taha (Bibi Naceri, who also co-wrote the script with Besson) to walk off unpunished.... | |
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| | | Red, white and blue entertainment trivia | | Posted Tuesday, July 04, 2006 3:04:01 PM by Blog57 Team | | Whether your car radio is usually tuned to hip-hop or country music, there's something about patriotic songs that unites Americans of all stripes. The national anthem played over a crackling speaker at the little league ball field, the familiar notes of "Taps" played at a funeral or the sound of a chorus singing "This Land Is Your Land" at an elementary school assembly - these are the moments that bring together Americans, even when so many other things tear us apart. The same goes for patriotic movies, films that stir up national pride with flag-waving, bunting-draped tributes to the American ideal. They present triumphs over political corruption, victories on the battlefield and the defeat of alien invaders ... or whatever. Here, we've collected trivia about music and movies that call to mind all of the things that America stands for - or, in the case of some films, try to, anyway.... | |
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