[scifinoir2] Movie Reviews: Death Race

2008-08-23 Thread Tracey de Morsella
Movie Reviews: Death Race 22 August 2008 10:34 AM, PDT http://ia.media-imdb.com/images/M/MV5BMTkwMDU1ODg5Ml5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwNjMzNj Y3MQ@@._V1._SY90_.jpg Several critics are making the precise point about Death Race http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0452608/ that Elizabeth Weitzman makes in the

[scifinoir2] Box-Office Plunge Predicted

2008-08-23 Thread Tracey de Morsella
Box-Office Plunge Predicted 22 August 2008 10:34 AM, PDT http://ia.media-imdb.com/images/M/MV5BMTk1MzI5OTc0OF5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwODIyNT U4MQ@@._V1._SY90_.jpg This weekend, the box office becomes a dumping ground for movies the studios had low hopes for when they developed their schedules. The

Re: [scifinoir2] Box-Office Plunge Predicted

2008-08-23 Thread Martin
With stellar offerings such as those, I wonder what would make them say that aplunge is coming...Martin (removing tongue from cheek)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik--- On Sat, 8/23/08, Tracey de Morsella [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:From: Tracey de Morsella [EMAIL PROTECTED]Subject:

[scifinoir2] Librarian fired for book on unsavory patrons

2008-08-23 Thread ravenadal
www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-ap-mi-librarydiaries,0,6451431.story chicagotribune.com Librarian fired for book on unsavory patrons Associated Press 5:40 PM CDT, August 21, 2008 LUDINGTON, Mich. A library employee in this Lake Michigan resort community has been fired for writing a book that

Re: [scifinoir2] Librarian fired for book on unsavory patrons

2008-08-23 Thread Martin
Winston Smith would not be amused. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik --- On Sat, 8/23/08, ravenadal [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: ravenadal [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [scifinoir2] Librarian fired for book on unsavory patrons To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Saturday, August 23,

Re: [scifinoir2] FW: [NPHC] 'Next Top Model' goes transgender

2008-08-23 Thread KeithBJohnson
Must be something wrong with me. I've always thought Tyra Banks was okay; cute, but okay. She's never made me do the tongue lolling out of the head thing, though. -- Original message -- From: Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tracey, I caught this story on the news yesterday

[scifinoir2] A real hissing match: McCain's Cockroach beats Obama's

2008-08-23 Thread ravenadal
http://www.canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/4587 The McCain Cockroach Wins the Race! By Alan Caruba Friday, August 22, 2008 On Thursday, I attended the midday 14th Cockroach Derby staged by the New Jersey Pest Management Association during its 61st annual Clinic and tradeshow. The

[scifinoir2] Robin Leach speaks to McCain's honest confusion

2008-08-23 Thread ravenadal
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/8/22/113814/613/929/572653 In an early morning phone call Friday from his fabulous crib in Las Vegas, Leach told The Times that he isn't really surprised at McCain's odd memory lapse given the complex lives that the super-rich lead. He probably was confused

[scifinoir2] Grammar vandals receive sentences

2008-08-23 Thread ravenadal
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/2605213/Gramma r-vandals-fined-for-altering-historic-Grand-Canyon-sign.html Grammar vandals fined for altering historic Grand Canyon sign Two obsessive grammarians who changed a historical handpainted sign at the Grand Canyon national park

[scifinoir2] Intel demonstrates wireless electricity

2008-08-23 Thread ravenadal
Imagine there's no need to plug in a laptop, cell phone or even a lamp. http://www.tri-cityherald.com/tih/story/288323.html Saturday, Aug. 23, 2008 Intel demonstrates wireless electricity By WAILIN WONG CHICAGO The wall-outlet crawl is a familiar dance that takes place in cafes and airport

[scifinoir2] Stargate's Third Series Greenlighted

2008-08-23 Thread Tracey de Morsella
Stargate Universe Coming SCI FI Channel announced that it has given a green light to produce Stargate Universe, the third series in the long-running SF franchise, with production on the MGM Television Entertainment show set to begin in early 2009. Brad Wright and Robert Cooper, co-creators of

[scifinoir2] Diesel Creates Hannibal Toon

2008-08-23 Thread Tracey de Morsella
Diesel Creates Hannibal Toon Vin Diesel told reporters that it's still his ultimate goal to produce and star in a live-action film based on the life of Hannibal, but that in the meantime he's producing and directing Hannibal the Conqueror, a children's animated series about the third-century B.C.

[scifinoir2] Superheroes Power Box Office

2008-08-23 Thread Tracey de Morsella
Superheroes Power Box Office Summer films--led by The Dark Knight and Iron Man--are expected to power the season's domestic box office to match last year's record $4.18 billion, despite lower movie attendance, the Reuters news service reported. Led by the Batman Begins sequel, U.S.-Canadian

[scifinoir2] Jackson and Del Toro Writing Hobbit

2008-08-23 Thread Tracey de Morsella
It's now official: http://www.ew.com/ew/allabout/0,,2215,00.html The Lord of the Rings screenwriting team of Peter Jackson http://www.ew.com/ew/allabout/0,,2292,00.html (pictured), Fran Walsh, and Philippa Boyens will join http://hollywoodinsider.ew.com/the_hobbit/index.html The Hobbit

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2008-08-23 Thread Tracey de Morsella
Proyas Adapting Heinlein Novella Dark City director Alex Proyas will write and direct an SF movie based on The Unpleasant Profession of Jonathan Hoag, a Robert A. Heinlein novella, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Phoenix Pictures principals Mike Medavoy, Arnie Messer and Brad Fischer will

Re: [scifinoir2] Dark City Director Adapting Heinlein Novella

2008-08-23 Thread Martin
I have to find and read the story before commenting. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik --- On Sat, 8/23/08, Tracey de Morsella [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Tracey de Morsella [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [scifinoir2] Dark City Director Adapting Heinlein Novella To:

Re: [scifinoir2] Stargate Atlantis Cancelled

2008-08-23 Thread Gymfig
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[scifinoir2] Batman 3 by 2011?

2008-08-23 Thread Tracey de Morsella
Batman 3 by 2011? Sequel among four DC movies due out in next three years. by Jim Vejvoda http://movies.ign.com/email.html August 22, 2008 - With The Dark Knight not only the biggest hit of 2008 but also one the highest grossing movies of all time, Warner Bros. is understandably eager to

[scifinoir2] Iron Man 2: Favreau Mans Up

2008-08-23 Thread Tracey de Morsella
Favreau Mans Up Director already working on sequel. by Todd Gilchrist http://movies.ign.com/email.html August 21, 2008 - On Tuesday, August 19, 2008, the Los Angeles Times reported that Jon Favreau is already hard at work on Iron Man 2, the sequel to this summer's first comic book

[scifinoir2] Veronica Mars Movie Heating Up?

2008-08-23 Thread Tracey de Morsella
Veronica Mars Movie Heating Up? Creator, star meet about a big screen version. by Jim Vejvoda http://movies.ign.com/email.html August 20, 2008 - There was http://movies.ign.com/articles/791/791214p1.html talk last year that http://tv.ign.com/objects/820/820531.html Veronica Mars creator Rob

[scifinoir2] Reintroducing Superman

2008-08-23 Thread Tracey de Morsella
Reintroducing Superman Warners takes a page from Marvel's playbook. by Jim Vejvoda http://movies.ign.com/email.html August 22, 2008 - Turns out those http://movies.ign.com/articles/900/900047p1.html rumors that Warner Bros. wants to reboot their Superman franchise rather than make a

[scifinoir2] Why Isn't Tom Cruise or Denzel Washington President?

2008-08-23 Thread Tracey de Morsella
Why Isn't Tom Cruise President? Director Noyce on why The 28th Amendment fell apart. by Jim Vejvoda http://movies.ign.com/email.html August 21, 2008 - Tom Cruise's next movie has been the subject of much speculation in Hollywood lately, with the fallen star becoming attached (and, in some

[scifinoir2] Britain's First Black Superhero Coming To TV?

2008-08-23 Thread Tracey de Morsella
By MICHAEL HINMAN mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Aug-19-2008 What some have described as Britain's first black superhero could be making its way to television http://www.syfyportal.com/news425310.html . MGM Domestic Television Distribution said it has bought an option to develop the digital graphic

[scifinoir2] BBC America's Primeval' - Review

2008-08-23 Thread Tracey de Morsella
by WAYNE HALL mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Source: SyFy Portal http://www.syfyportal.com Aug-19-2008 This column contains MODERATE SPOILERS for the BBC series, Primeval. First things first ... I want to again mention that Charlie Jade continues to be shown on the SciFi Channel. The bad news is

[scifinoir2] 'Jericho,' 'Moonlight' Most Stable Genre Shows Say Neilsen

2008-08-23 Thread Tracey de Morsella
By MICHAEL HINMAN mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Source: SyFy Portal http://www.syfyportal.com Aug-17-2008 They were both unceremoniously canceled by CBS, but while the audiences for Jericho and Moonlight weren't vast, they were stable. The two shows topped a list of 13 programs tracked through Fast

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2008-08-23 Thread Tracey de Morsella
the big idea If Obama Loses Racism is the only reason McCain might beat him. By Jacob Weisberg Posted Saturday, Aug. 23, 2008, at 12:02 AM ET _ What with the Bush legacy of reckless war and economic mismanagement, 2008 is a year that favors the generic Democratic candidate over