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Liz Smith calls herself “The 2000-year-old gossip columnist.” Arriving in Manhattan from the University of Texas journalism school in 1949, she has worked in celebrity/show biz for 57 years. She has written for seven different NYC newspapers and for almost every magazine

Our Gossip Girl sits down with filmmaker Hart Perry to talk about the history and evolution of celeb culture and gossip … and shares the highlights with wowOwow. Read on for Liz Taylor, Marilyn Monroe, the Kennedys and more. ^{link »}

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Summary: Festival de Cannes

 The final day of Cannes film festival: The White Ribbon (trailer)won the prestigious Palme d'Or prize.
About the movie: The White Ribbon (German: Das weiße Band) is a 2009 Austrian film directed by Michael Haneke, about a children's choir in a village in northern Germany soon before World War I. According to Haneke, the film is about "the origin of every type of terrorism, be it of political or religious nature."
More about the director: Michael Haneke
The Prophet, the highly praised French film at the Cannes won the Grand Prix.
About the Grand Prix:
The Grand Prix is an award of the Cannes Film Festival bestowed by the jury of the festival on one of the competing feature films. It is the second-most prestigious prize of the festival after the Palme d'Or. Prior to its creation, the Special Jury Prize held the "second place".
I have a little place in my heart for this movie, but I did not think it would win the Palme d'Or. I was very happy that the White Ribbon won.
List:
Palme d'Or

"The White Ribbon" (Michael Haneke, Germany-France-Austria-Italy)

Grand Prix

"A Prophet" (Jacques Audiard, France)

Lifetime achievement award

Alain Resnais, "Wild Grass" (France)

Director

Brillante Mendoza ("Kinatay," France-Philippines)

Jury prize

"Fish Tank" (Andrea Arnold, U.K.), "Thirst" (Park Chan-wook, South Korea-U.S.)

Actor

Christoph Waltz, "Inglourious Basterds" (U.S.-Germany)


Actress

Charlotte Gainsbourg, "Antichrist" (Denmark-Germany-France-Sweden-Italy-Poland)


Screenplay

Mei Feng, "Spring Fever" (Hong Kong-France)

UN CERTAIN REGARD JURY AWARDS

Main Prize

"Dogtooth" (Yorgos Lanthimos, Greece)

Jury Prize

"Police, Adjective" (Corneliu Porumboiu, Romania)

Special Prize

"No One Knows About Persian Cats" (Bahman Ghobadi, Iran), "Father of My Children" (Mia Hansen-Love, France)

OTHER MAIN JURY AWARDS

Camera d'Or

"Samson and Delilah" (Warwick Thornton)

Special Mention

"Ajami" (Scandar Copti, Yaron Shani, Israel-Germany)

Critics' Week Grand Prix

"Farewell Gary" (Nassim Amamouche, France)

FIPRESCI AWARDS

Competition

"The White Ribbon" (Michael Haneke, Germany-Austria-France-Italy)

Un Certain Regard

"Police, Adjective" (Corneliu Porumboiu, Romania)

Directors' Fortnight

"Amreeka" (Cherien Dabis, Canada-Kuwait-U.S.)

SHORT FILMS JURY PRIZES

Palme d'Or

"Arena" (Joao Salaviza, Portugal)

Special Mention

"The Six Dollar Fifty Man" (Mark Albiston, Louis Sutherland, New Zealand)

CINEFONDATION

First Prize

"Baba" (Zuzana Kirchnerova-Spidlova)

Second Prize

"Goodbye" (Song Fang)

Third Prize

"Diploma" (Yaelle Kayam)

"Don't Step Out of the House" (Jo Sung-hee)

ECUMENICAL PRIZE

"Looking for Eric" (Ken Loach, U.K.-France-Italy-Belgium-Spain)

PRIX VULCAIN TECHNICAL AWARD

Aitor Berenguer, sound mixer ("Map of the Sounds of Tokyo," Spain)

Museum bets Terminator

Museum bets T4
Museum wins over T4 for the dough 4 both overseas and domestic. T4 will not be opened for another 2 weeks in overseas. Angels & Demons fell to #4 domestically, while still holding up well internationally.
Ben Stiller, 43, reprises his role as a night security guard, this time at the center of a battle involving historical figures at the massive Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. The cast includes Robin Williams as former U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt and Amy Adams as aviatrix Amelia Earhart. The film cost about $125 million to make, Fox said.
While there are overcrowded action thrillers in the movie markets, there isn't much family friendly fare in the box office and that might be one of the reason that explains why Museum becomes #1 at the box office.

Un Certain Regard Prize

Un Certain Regard run with parallel with the Palme d'Or and is a section of the Cannes Film Festival's Official Selection. These films are differ in styles or alternatives and are seeking for international film markets.
Presided by Italian director and screenwriter Paolo Sorrentino, the UCR Jury panel
included actress Julie Gayet, Toronto Festival Director Piers Handling, and journalists Uma Da Cunha and Marit Kapla.

Kynodontas (Dogtooth) by Yorgos Lanthimos= Prix Un Certain Regard
Police, Adjective by Corneliu Porumboiu= Jury Prize

Kasi Az Gorbehaye Irani Khabar Nadareh (No One Knows About Persian Cats) by Bahman Ghobadi
Father of my Children by Mia Hansen-Løve
Both for Special Prize for Un Certain Regard

Face- Visage

I noticed a film in French, but really directed by a Taiwanese director, TSAI Ming-Liang.
interestingly enough, all we know is the brief plot: Hsiao-Kang, a Taiwanese film director, travels to the Louvre in Paris, France, to shoot a film that explores the Salomé myth.
For more information: Face- Visage
This film is competing for the Palme d'Or

The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus

Last film of Heath Ledger played at the Cannes film festival: May 22, 2009
Set in the present day, director Terry Gilliam's fantastical morality tale follows the traveling show of the mysterious Dr. Parnassus (Christopher Plummer) -- a man who once won a bet with the Devil himself, and possesses the unique ability to guide the imagination of others. Many centuries ago, Dr. Parnassus won immortality in a bet that found the malevolent Mr. Nick (Tom Waits) coming up short. While few would be foolish enough to try their luck against the powers of darkness a second time

Actress Lucy Gordon kills herself: agent - Yahoo! Canada News

Actor Lucy Gordon, an up-and-coming talent who played a role in Spider-Man 3 and will soon appear as Jane Birkin in a Serge Gainsbourg biopic, has killed herself in Paris, her agent said ^{link »}

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Broken Embraces (Los abrazos rotos)

Broken Embraces (Spanish: Los abrazos rotos) is a 2009 Spanish film by Pedro Almodóvar set in the 1990s and present day. The film centers on a four-way tale of dangerous love, and was shot in the style of a hard-boiled 1950s American film noir.
Starred: Penélope Cruz

Un Prophete(A Prophet)

A French prison drama about an Arab youth who has a 6 year jail sentence & facing tremendous challenges from the first day he arrived.
directed by Jacques Audiard.
If you really want the details about the meaning of the film: read more
This film is an Official Selection & is competing for the Palm d'Or

Canadians @ Cannes

Cannes Film Fest. Brian D. Johnson of Maclean's Magazine talked about Cannes 20-year-old Montrealer Xavier Dolan, on having his first film screened there.
For the podcast: http://www.cbc.ca/podcasting/pastpodcasts.html?42#ref42

Vincere

Directed by Marco Bellocchio, Vincere is the only Italian film in competition at the 2009 Cannes Festival viewed tonight, May 19. About the film: The story of Mussolini's secret lover, Ida Dalser, and their son Albino. This film is in Italian. The complete review: spoiler unless you would not want to watch the English subtitles when it comes near you.
Vincere in Italian is to win, but in the movie context, it doesn't fit the plot at all??? Any ideas?

Asian films in Cannes

Six of the 20 films competing for the top prize at this year's fest are from Asian filmmakers ^{link »}

"Spring Fever," by China's Lou Ye; vampire morality tale "Thirst" by South Korea's Park Chan-wook; and revenge thriller "Vengeance" by Hong Kong's Johnnie To. Other Asian films competing for the prize are graphic crime shocker "Kinatay" by Brillante Mendoza of the Philippines, and "Visage," the story of a Taiwanese director trying to make a movie in Paris, by Taiwan's Tsai Ming-Liang. Taiwan-born Ang Lee, who brought "The Ice Storm" to Cannes in 1997, is back with U.S.-set hippie homage "Taking Woodstock." ^{link »}

For more about Asian films market: http://www.festival-cannes.fr/en/readResonnances/56648.html ^{link »}

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Agora

An out of competition at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival directed by Alejandro Amenabar. Agora is a historical drama. It tells the story of astronomer-philosopher Hypatia of Alexandria (Weisz) and her relationship with her slave Davus (Minghella), who is torn between his love for his mistress and the possibility of gaining his freedom by joining the rising tide of Christianity.

Taking Woodstock

Directed by Ang Lee, with such films: Brokeback Mountain, Hulk, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon under him, he is taking a comedy based on memoirs of Elliot Tiber, who inadvertently brought the festival to a small town in upstate New York while trying to find new custom for his parents run-down motel. Taking Woodstock is about: the Woodstock Festival of 1969. It is being featured in the Cannes and is competing for the Palme d'Or
You can read more about: Taking Woodstock via BBC

Despite of Bad Reviews, Angels & Demons is 1st

"Angels & Demons." Movies. All Media Guide, 2009. Answers.com 18 May. 2009. http://www.answers.com/topic/angels-demons-film
Star Trek is in 2nd place with $147.6m in total. Wolverine in 3rd place with $151.1m. In comparison, it looks pale with Star Trek. There are no new release besides Angels & Demons.
Box office receipts: http://www.reuters.com/article/rbssConsumerGoodsAndRetailNews/idUSN0326438320090517
Robert Langdon (Tom Hanks) is summoned to Vatican City to investigate a murder victim branded with the Illuminati ambigram, leading him to discover the secret society's scheme to kill four cardinals and destroy St. Peter's Basilica during a papal conclave with antimatter.

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* "Angels & Demons" earns $48 million in North America

* Foreign sales total $104.3 million

In "Angels & Demons," Tom Hanks returned to the series as a
Harvard professor on a mission to save the papacy, and Ron
Howard is also back directing the film. And much as they were
with "Da Vinci Code," critics were scathing.

Eurovision Song Contest

An annual contest held among active member countries of the EBU (European Broadcasting Union). Each member country would submit a song to be performed on live TV & then casts votes for the other countries...for more visit the official website for more information.
More about Eurovision A-Z: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7977271.stm, http://www.eurovision.tv/

clipped from news.bbc.co.uk Norway has emerged as the winner of the Eurovision Song Contest, held in the Russian capital, Moscow. Singer and violinist Alexander Rybak, 23, smashed the record for the most points awarded during the competition. Iceland came second in the vote, followed by Azerbaijan which took the third place. clipped from www.youtube.com Alexander Rybak - Fairytale (2009 Eurovision Song Contest Wi

Anvil, The Story of Anvil

In Cannes, there are documentaries, and noting there are Canadian documentary(ies) at the Cannes, and this film  was screened at the Cannes Marche du Film. About the film: Anvil is a Canadian heavy metal band who have influenced many musicial groups including Metallica. The roots of Anvil began in April 1973 in Toronto, when high school friends Steve "Lips" Kudlow and Robb Reiner began playing music together. It was not until 1978 that the first lineup that was to become Anvil was formed: Kudlow (lead vocals, lead guitar), Reiner (drums), Dave Allison (vocals, rhythm guitar) and Ian Dickson (bass), together known as LIPS.
Prior to playing at Cannes, it was played at selected screens & at Sundance film festival.



Anvil have their own website & social networks

Martin Scorsese honours Roger Ebert at Cannes

A conference centre at the American Pavilion named at Roger Ebert's honour was named on Saturday.  
Scorsese told Ebert his name had become "synonymous with the love of cinema" and expressed personal thanks for "his very strong support and comradeship and criticism. I always felt his criticism was very well thought out."

local happenings: Inside Out: Toronto LGBT film & video festival

A non-profit film festival, the largest of its kind in Canada for LGBT folks to screen films.  This year they screen over 250 films from Canada & all over the world.  There are 29 countries participating.  It was started with a small community of people who wanted to see films & videos created by & about LGBT (trans) folks. 
This year's theme Love!, Drama! Sex! Politics! are featured! 
The International Focus this year is on France, the mecca of cinematic movements, and, in its intellectual
public-square, a generator of ideas on themes of sexual identity. Films include the lesbian-gayby flick
The New World; Gael Morel’s New Wave starring 1980s It-Girl Beatrice Dalle (Betty Blue); and 1956’s
Oscar-winning masterpiece The Red Balloon, along with myriad other features and shorts scattered
throughout the Festival schedule.
Stay tuned for random blurbs about this festival til May 24.

Iranian, Chinese directors defy bans to bring films to Cannes

China's Lou Ye and Iran's Bahman Ghobadi are both at the festival with movies made undercover after they were barred from working by the authorities ^{link »}

Both directors tackle subjects that make officials at home uneasy - gay relationships in Lou's "Spring Fever," and Tehran's underground music scene in Ghobadi's "No One Knows About Persian Cats." ^{link »}

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About Spring Fever: China, 2007. Spring. As Nature gradually awakens and an intoxicating spring breeze full of life blows, as they drive together to the coast, love and sexual passion grow in the hearts of Jiang Cheng, his friend Luo Haitao and Xiaoxue, a beautiful young woman. All three fall prey to an exhilarating sickness of the senses, a dangerous malady that misleads the heart… A beautiful erotic "menage à trois".
More about no one knows about persian cats

The Red Shoes Premiere at Cannes

Photo: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:MartinScorsese(cannes).jpg
The Red Shoes underwent a complete restoration as the result of a seven-year effort, with fundraising spearheaded by Scorsese and his longtime editor, Thelma Schoonmaker. This restored version made its debut at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival.
The story it tells the story of a young ballerina who joins an established ballet company and becomes the lead dancer in a new ballet called The Red Shoes, based on the story by Hans Christian Andersen about a woman who cannot stop dancing.

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Film festival lifts off with magical Up

T his year's panel, led by French actor Isabelle Huppert and including U.S. director James Gray and actor Robin Wright Penn (there are no Canucks this year), seems more comprised of politicians than film adjudicators. "The world `judge' to me is so negative," said Wright Penn, the estranged wife of actor Sean Penn, last year's jury president. ^{link »}

about UP: By tying thousands of balloon to his home, 78-year-old Carl Fredricksen sets out to fulfill his lifelong dream to see the wilds of South America. Right after lifting off, however, he learns he isn't alone on his journey, since Russell, a wilderness explorer 70 years his junior, has inadvertently become a stowaway on the trip. ^{link »}

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Cannes: bright star

Bright Star is an upcoming drama/romance film that is based on the last three years of the life of poet John Keats. It stars Ben Whishaw as Keats and Abbie Cornish as his muse Fanny Brawne. It was filmed under the direction of Jane Campion, who also wrote the screenplay. The film has been selected to compete in the main competition at the 62nd Cannes Film Festival. The film's title is a reference to a sonnet by Keats named Bright star, would I were stedfast as thou art, which he wrote while he was with Brawne.

Cannes film fest kicks off with 'Up' - Entertainment News, Film News, Media - Variety

The opening ceremony included a song from Bryan Ferry and comments by French thesp Edouard Baer, jury prexy Isabelle Huppert and Charles Aznavour, who lends his voice to the French version of "Up." ^{link »}

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'The Cove' wins audience award at Hot Docs film festival

About the movie: The Cove is a 2009 feature-length documentary film portraying the annual killing of more than 2,500 dolphins in a cove at Taiji, Wakayama in Japan.
The film was directed by former National Geographic photographer Louis Psihoyos, and was filmed secretly during 2007 using underwater microphones and high-definition cameras disguised as rocks.

The celebrated documentary "The Cove" has claimed the Hot Docs Audience Award. The American-made film, which also won the audience award at this year's Sundance Film Festival, follows dolphin trainer Richard O'Barry and his team of activists as they travel to Japan to shed light on that country's dolphin hunt.

- Web annotation on The Canadian Press: 'The Cove' wins audience award at Hot Docs film festival

Joan Rivers to host a Series

After her win at the Celebrity Apprentice, she will be hosting:

How'd You Get So Rich? is a reality television series where comedienne Joan Rivers travels around the United States and confronts complete strangers who appear to have a lot of money. She assumes they are rich because they either live in a big house, are driving an expensive car or eating in an exclusive restaurant.

The series premiere on TV Land is scheduled for August 2009, and consists of six weekly half-hour episodes. Each week, Joan approaches different rich people and asks them, "How'd you get so rich?", then they tell her how they made their fortune.
Note: I do hope this show will be up in Canada too, stay tuned.  

Star Trek beams up 2 1st Spot Worldwide

Update: Trek earned $3m on top of what they already earned!
Combined with $4 million grossed from Thursday evening's preview screenings, "Star Trek" tallied $76.5 million in U.S. and Canadian receipts through Sunday, according to its distributor, Viacom Inc's Paramount Pictures studio.
The foreign launch of "Star Trek" beamed up a solid rather than spectacular $35.5 million at over 5,000 playdates in 54 markets, winning in 23 territories in its opening weekend.

"Trek" topped the second frame of "X-Men Origins: Wolverine," which slid 59% to $29.7 million at 8,978 in 102 markets.

The revamped "Star Trek," which had never seen significant international traction in its 10 previous incarnations, scored a respectable $7,100 per-location average. Top "Trek" takes came from the U.K. with $8.8 million, Germany with $4.6 million, Australia with $3.4 million, France with $2.8 million, Russia with $2.3 million, South Korea with $2.2 million and Spain with $1.6 million.
In domestic: Wolverine earned $27m, & the only new entrant is Next Day Air w/$4m

clipped from www.reuters.com Directed by J.J. Abrams, the latest film is intended as a "reboot" of the original 1960s television series, with updated special effects and a story line that explains how the crew of the galaxy-hopping Starship Enterprise, including Captain James T. Kirk and his half-Vulcan first officer, Spock, first met. Leonard Nimoy, who originated the Spock character on TV, dons pointy ears again and even recites the Vulcan salutation, "Live long and prosper," for a featured appearance in the new movie as an elder Spock.

Maggie Speaks more than "Daddy"

Based on episode: "Four Great Women and a Manicure"
05/10/09

You might think its not a big deal to see Maggie Simpson talking or saying her words. I doubt Maggie would speak again for a while. It still remain a mystery why she has not been growing physically.

China's Blacklisting of Chinese Actress, Tang Wei
Why is Chinese actress, Tang Wei, the subject of an unfair blacklisting for her acting in Ang Lee's Lust, Caution, while her costar in the film, Tony Leung, is equally guilty of simulating sex and playing a traitor, yet not blacklisted?
http://www.associatedcontent.comarticle/657619/chinas_blacklisting_of_chinese_actress.html

Leno takes comedy show to jobless Ohio residents

Jay Leno the host of The Tonight Show,(of course with his personal touch of his own) put some free standup performances for hard-hitting American cities and areas. Jay Leno Comedy Stimulus Plan show had been at Detroit areas, Wilmington & more. His comedy show has rave reviews & people like that comedy is a form of escape to their problems. ^{link »}

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ABBA legends pair up for first new songs in 15 years

Benny Andersson and Bjorn Ulvaeus, the musical brains behind 1970s pop supergroup ABBA, have written their first new music together in 15 years. ^{link »}

Even though this news is a few days old, ABBA, wrote an album titled: Story of a Heart. It is pending to be release by Polydor Records.
Official ABBA site: http://www.abbasite.com/ ^{link »}

tags: may 09, canada.com

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Cannes Film Festival Recommends

Cannes for me is not really a place to predict future film trends, expect for screening good oddities that could possibility stand out in the Oscar season. I do like the fact that this will be the first major foreign film fest with a bit more attention to foreign films, we hope??! When one cannot really watch too many screenings or its not available to see in your locale, one may just base on the film with a grain of salt via film reviews. Stay tuned!

clipped from entertainment.timesonline.co.uk This year’s Cannes film festival, with its bias toward former Palme d’Or winners and a liberal smattering of stars either established (Johnny Depp, Brad Pitt, Penelope Cruz) or thrillingly on the rise (Michael Fassbender, Abbie Cornish, virtually the entire young cast of Taking Woodstock), brings with it the promise of artistic integrity and serious red-carpet action. This is technically known as “Essence of Cannes”. Yet however idiosyncratic or unpredictable the films themselves may be, the line-up proves that this most illustrious of festivals is a well-oiled machine in which even apparent surprises have precedents and can be telegraphed well in advance.

'X-Men' takes hit in foreign markets - Entertainment News, Film News, Media - Variety

Fox insiders say they will never know how much the piracy cost the film worldwide but have floated a figure as high as $20 million. ^{link »}

Piracy hurt in foreign markets: Germany, South Korea, Thailand, Spain & it was downloaded 4.5m times, according to 20th Century Fox studios. Malaysia & the Philippines did better then expected but they are also known for piracy woes. ^{link »}

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Cannes Film Festival Lineup- May 13-24

CANNES FILM FESTIVAL

OPENER
"Up," U.S., Pete Docter, Bob Peterson

CLOSER
"Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky," France, Jan Kounen

IN COMPETITION
"Bright Star," Australia-U.K.-France, Jane Campion
"Spring Fever," China-France, Lou Ye
"Antichrist," Denmark-Sweden-France-Italy, Lars von Trier
"Enter the Void," France, Gaspar Noe
"Face," France-Taiwan-Netherlands-Belgium, Tsai Ming-liang
"Les Herbes folles," France-Italy, Alain Resnais
"In the Beginning," France, Xavier Giannoli
"A Prophet," France, Jacques Audiard
"The White Ribbon," Germany-Austria-France, Michael Haneke
"Vengeance," Hong Kong-France-U.S., Johnnie To
"The Time That Remains," Israel-France-Belgium-Italy, Elia Suleiman
"Vincere," Italy-France, Marco Bellocchio
"Kinatay," Philippines, Brillante Mendoza
"Thirst," South Korea-U.S., Park Chan-wook
"Broken Embraces," Spain, Pedro Almodovar
"Map of the Sounds of Tokyo," Spain, Isabel Coixet
"Fish Tank," U.K.-Netherlands, Andrea Arnold
"Looking for Eric," U.K.-France-Belgium-Italy, Ken Loach
"Inglourious Basterds," U.S., Quentin Tarantino
"Taking Woodstock," U.S., Ang Lee

OUT OF COMPETITION
"The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus," Canada-France, Terry Gilliam
"The Army of Crime," France, Robert Guediguian
"Agora," Spain, Alejandro Amenabar

For more read: Cannes unveils lineup

Jenny McCarthy inks deal with Winfrey's Harpo - Yahoo! Canada News

McCarthy has inked a multi-year deal with Winfrey's Harpo Prods. to develop projects on different platforms, including a syndicated talk show that the actress/author would host. The first collaboration under the pact is a blog by McCarthy on Oprah.com, which launched Friday. ^{link »}

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Book Preview: Obsessed With TV

clipped from www.amazon.ca Obsessed With Tv clipped from www.chroniclebooks.com Obsessed With TV -- Tune in for more Obsessed with fun! This fifth volume in the ever-popular series presents factoids and puzzlers on everyone's favorite programs. More than just a trivia book, this is also a challenging interactive game. The unique design includes an electronic module built right into the book that allows readers to track their scores when playing alone or against a friend. Couch potatoes and channel surfers will be challenged and delighted by this addictive book. clipped from www.amazon.ca clipped from movfeshearon.vox.com This afternoon, I find this nifty book at the bookstore.  This book features press & play features for folks that are obsessed with TV.  There are 2,500 Q&A about TV since inception.  At the beginning, this book looks like a kids interactive book that you can press.  You know this is for adult after you figure out that the game is complex in nature.  Hmmm! Published by: Chronicle Books

Wolverine1st despite of Obstacles

Mexico has to delay the X-Men premiere til next week, pending to the flu situation should improve or not. Mexico is an important territory for the "X-Men" franchise.
Matthew McConaughey's Ghosts of Girlfriends Past take 15.3m$, Obsessed, took 12.2m$, 17Again took 6.4m$ & Monsters vsAliens took 5.8m$.
About origins of Wolverine: http://www.marvel.com/universe/Wolverine_(James_Howlett)

clipped from www.nytimes.com Weak reviews, cranky fans, a pirated version: none of it mattered. But an unexpectedly large female audience — nearly 50 percent of the total — and a possible return of fans who were distracted by the basketball game boosted Fox’s expectations for the film’s continued strength. Returns from 101 foreign territories reached about $73 million, to give the film a global box office take of about $160 million, Mr. Aronson said. clipped from www.variety.com "Wolverine" will see competition next weekend from Paramount's day and date launch of "Star Trek." "Fast and Furious" also took in $6.7 million at 6,345 in 60 territories

Twitter, iPhone promote new films

Overture is one of many companies using Twitter. ^{link »}

Sony Pictures Intl. generated a lot of it with the "Terminator Salvation Twitter Game. ^{link »}

Warner Bros. has also launched paid and free apps for "The Dark Knight" and "Watchmen." For "Fast and Furious," Universal promoted a free movie-themed app, built by Visionaire Group, and a paid game, licensed and built by I-play. ^{link »}

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