Sunday, November 29, 2009

"Paranormal Activity": It's relevant.

I have experience in a situation like the movie, Paranormal Activity which was written, edited and directed by Oren Peli. But not the whole incidence of the full film.

Long ago, the house that was owned by my mother (deceased) was sold by my father to a businessman. This made us with no choice but to transfer into a new house. Due to the fact that we ran out of bigger cash this time to build a house, we just rent a space. It is quite inevitable to become conscious of every little noise especially at night. It was my first time I'd ever lived in a quiet room. in a quiet suburbia.

The film "Paranormal Activity" relates much of my experience about horror situations which I can't able to explain.

Just like many other moviegoers, I never miss to watch this extraordinary film as well. ESCXA85XY4MF

Wednesday, November 25, 2009

Oprah's departure leaves a wide range of possibilities

I have read the The Philippine Star World News Newspaper which dated November 24, 2009 on page A-23 which reveals Oprah's revelation of her 24-year-old television institution, "The Oprah Winfrey Show". Part of the news says:

There is no single replacement for Oprah Winfrey. That's not necessarily a statement about the dominance of her 24-year-old television institution, "The Oprah Winfrey Show." Rather, is is the reality of television syndication.

When Winfrey leaves the broadcast airwaves in two years, a stable of talk shows will vie to fill her former time slot on more than 200 stations across the country. Individual stations are bound to place differing bets, drastically reshaping the daytime TV landscape.

As with NBC and Jay Leno earlier this year, the television chess board is being rearranged by a talk show host. Winfrey's departure could even affect the ratings for the network evening newscasts. "All of a sudden, there are so many moving pieces," said Bill Carroll, who recommends syndicated shows to stations for the Katz television Group on Friday.

Even before Winfrey announced last Friday that 2011 would be, as she put it, the "exact right time" to step off her broadcast stage, TV executives were jostling on behalf of Ellen DeGeneres, Dr. Mehmet OZ, Dr. Phil McRraw and other hosts who aim to benefit from the syndication shake-up.

Analysts say that DeGeneres and Dr. Oz, in particular, stand to gain, because their deals with stations will come up for renewal at the same time that Winfrey intends to depart. Aspiring hosts could emerge as well.

"I'm sure there are a number of people calling their agents today and saying, 'I think I could be the next Oprah,'" Carroll said.

Saturday, November 21, 2009

Rick Warren, Reader's Digest part ways on project

A joint publishing venture between influential pastor Rick Warren and Reader's Digest magazine has collapsed less than a year after it was announced with great fanfare.

The multimedia project, called Purpose Driven Connection, will continue in a different form but be operated solely by Warren's Saddleback Church in Southern California starting next spring.

A quarterly print magazine of the same name will publish for the last time in mid-November, and its content will move to a free, expanded website starting in January, Warren said in a statement.

Monday, November 16, 2009

Madonna in Brazil to discuss social projects.

Madonna is following a philanthropical trip to Africa with a stop in Rio to discuss social projects.

Rio de Janeiro Governor Sergio Cabral says the 51-year-old pop star is looking for ways to lend her help.

Cabral told the Estado de S. Paulo newspaper last Monday (November 9) that he will meet with Madonna along with Brazilian billionaire Eike Batista to talk about possible partnerships.

The singer is expected to visit several poor communities. Local news, media say she also will meet with Brazilian first lady Marisa Letecia.

Last month, Madonna spent nearly a week in the southern African country of Malawi. where she broke ground on a $15 million academy for girls and visited the orphanage that cared for her son David before she adopted him.

Monday, November 9, 2009

Robert, Kristen: No romance off-screen?

Twilight co-stars Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart have wearily denied tabloid reports that the couple are embroiled in an off-screen romance.

Pattinson, who became an overnight hearthrob after starring in last year's movie adaptation of Stephenie Meyer's vampire romance novel, told Vanity Fair in its latest edition that the co-stars were not an item.

"It doesn't make any difference what you say (to the tabloids)," Pattinson said. "I've literally been across the country (from Kristen), and it's like 'Oh, they were on secret dates!' It's like 'Where? I can't get our of my hotel room!?"

Stewart, meanwhile, offered a withering dismissal of the reports. "It;s so retarded," she told the magazine. "We're characters in this comic book."

Twilight was one of the biggest hits of 2008, grossing nearly $400-M worldwide. The next film in the franchise, New Moon, is due for release in North America on November 20.

Sunday, November 8, 2009

Disney's Mickey Mouse Makeover

For decades, the Walt Disney Co. has largely kept Mickey Mouse frozen under the glass, fearful that even the tiniest tinkering might tarnish the brand and upend his $5 billion or so in annual merchandise sales.

Now, however, concerned that Mickey has become more of a corporate symbol that a beloved character for recent generations of young people, Disney is taking the risky step of recasting his image for the future.

The first glimmer of this will be the introduction next year of a new video game, Epic Mickey, in which the formerly squeaky clan character can be cantankerous and cunning, as well as heroic. At the same time, in a parallel but separate effort, Disney has quietly embarked on an even larger project to rethink the character's personality from the way he walks and talks to the way he appears on the Disney Channel and how children interact with him on the web.

Disney executives are treading careful as they discuss how much they dare tweak one of the most durable characters in pop culture history.

Yet keeping cartoon characters trapped in amber is one of the surest routes to irrelevancy. While Mickey remains a super-star in many homes, particularly overseas, his static nature has resulted in a generation of Americans that knows him but may not love him. Of his $45 billion in annual merchandise sales in 2009, less than 20% will come from the United States.

Epic Mickey, designed for Nintendo's Wii console, is set in a "cartoon wasteland" where Disney forgotten and retired creation live.

Friday, November 6, 2009

Astro Boy

Set the futuristic Metro City, Astro Boy is about a young robot with incredible powers created by a brilliant scientist named Tenma (Nicholas Cage). Powered by positive "blue" energy, Astro Boy (Freddie Highmore) is endowed with super strength, x-ray vision, unbelievable speed and the ability to fly.

Embarking on a journey in search of acceptance, Astro Boy encounters many other colorful characters along the way. Through his adventures, he learns the joys and emotions of being human, and gains the strength to embrace his destiny. Ultimately learning his friends and family are awesome super powers and returns to Metro City in a valiant effort to save everything he cares about and to understand what it takes to be a hero.

Pacquiao vs. Cotto

The fight between Miguel Angel Cotto and Manny Pacquiao on November 14 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas highlights two traits needed by world-class boxers - power and speed.

Cotto is regarded as a power puncher while Pacquiao, although he packs power in his mitts, is better known for his speed. These two qualities would play a huge role come fight night.

Pacquiao has proven to has honed the ability to move well and find the openings to throw from various angles, leg movement and positioning honed by rigorous drills at the gym molded Pacquiao into a well-oiled machine.

Cotto lately has been a stand-up fighter relying on torso movement rather than leg movement to find openings. He relies heavily on his power punches to the body that he does not seen to give emphasis on moving away from his opponent.

If Cotto can find a way to cut the ring and box-in Pacquaio, then throw well-fined body shots, he may be able to show down the Filipino.

With calculated movements Cotto can conserve enough energy for the long haul and steal the win in the later rounds.

Although the speed factor gives Pacquaio a huge edge, as they say, a power puncher will always have an advantage if he is way down on points. Cotto's power will be something to watch out for.

Kilmer plays journalist in war film.

Val Kilmer has arrived in Georgia to portray a journalist covering last year's Georgia - Russia war in a Hollywood film about the conflict, the movie's co-producer said recently.

"He will take part in filming in (the Grorgian city of) Gori and play the role of a journalist who covers last year's war," said co-producer, Papuna Davitaia.

Davitaia refused to provide any further details about the role and said Kilmer would be in Georgian for a week of filming.

Georgian media noted Kilmer's resemblance to a Dutch cameraman, Stan Storimans of the RTL news channel, who was killed during a bombing raid in Gori, and speculated that his character would be based on Storimans. The 24 Saati newspaper ran front-page photos comparing the two men.

Kilmer known for his roles in Top Gun and as singer Jim Morrison in The Doors, is the second Hollywood actor in Georgia this month for the film.

Tuesday, November 3, 2009

MJ's thriller film earns $101 M.

"Michael Jackson's This Is It" pulled in $101 million worldwide in its first five days. The much-hyped film, composed mostly of rehearsal footage recorded in the weeks before the King of Pop's death in June, was the no.1 Halloween thriller domestically with $21.3 million opening weekend.

"This Is It" raised its domestic total to $32.5 million. The movie pulled in $68.5 million overseas, including $10.4 million in Japan, $6.3 million in Germany, $5.8 million in France and $3.2 million in China.

"This Is It" captures Jackson in behind-the-scenes performances as he rehearsed his biggest hits for the London shows. It was originally scheduled for a theatrical run of only two weeks.

The studio has extended it a few more weeks domestically, clearing it in theaters through Thanksgiving weekend, on of the year's busiest movie going times.