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Garfield: The Tail of Two Kitties in theaters June 16th

Garfield: The Tail of Two Kitties

Hoodwinked DVD

Very funny DVD extras. The commentary is great. Cory Edwards talk about making a Hoodwinked 2. Can't wait.

Tranced - A Movie That Hypnotizes You!

Limited release May 18th with Meshach Taylor from Indianapolis.

News on new movies based on Hoosier author

Young Star News - "Saving Shiloh"

This is based on the third book of the Shiloh stories by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor from Anderson, IN.

Florence Henderson news

Florence Henderson's Official Home on the Web: "March 19, 2006: It's finally here! Watch VH-1's 'Surreal Life' when Florence appears as 'Dr. Flo'.9:00pm et/pt. This year the Surreal Life has a new twist by adding Florence to the cast as Special Guest Star.
April 10, 2006: Florence hosts the Carbonelle Awards in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
May 2006: Florence will once again be singing and a vigilant spectator at this years Indy 500
May 9, 2006: Florence will host the Mother's Day luncheon for 'Livingston Visiting Memorial Nurses Association' in Oxnard, California
May 14, 2006: Spend the afternoon with your mother and Florence at the Amoss Center Theater in Bel Air, Maryland. An afternoon of singing, reminiscing and a post show reception. For Tickets call 410-836-4211
June 20, 2006: Florence will be performing at the Northquest Indian Casino in Spokane, Washington
June 23 -24, 2006: Florence joins the Gay Men's Chorus at the McCallum Theater in Palm Desert, California for two shows. "

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UPDATE: Creation has posted the convention schedule at www.creationent.com. The times of Star Trek-related events are listed below.

Indiana Broadcast Pioneers induct Hoosier entertainers

How Indiana shaped C-SPAN
Indianapolis Star - United States
... The other Hall of Famers were Hoagy Carmichael, Mary Jane Croft, Elmer Davis, Will Geer, Phil Harris, Herb Shriner, Red Skelton, Lurene Tuttle and Harry Von ...

 

 

 

 

The Wonderful Hoosiers of Oz

Just got the Three-Disc Collector�s Edition of the MGM�s �The Wizard of Oz�. Hoosiers have had some sort of collection to this film and with other Oz related films.

 

There is a new commentary on the DVD with historian John Fricke but Sidney Pollack is the host and introduces interviews. The set also has copies promotional material from the August 15, 1939 premiere at Sid Grauman's Chinese Theatre.

 

Munchkins have an Indiana connection. Mitzi Koestner from Muncie and Arnold Vierling from Seymour. Bud Linn from Indianapolis was one of the singing voices of the Lollipop Guild.

 

Otis Turner directed three Oz films in 1910. �The Wonderful Wizard of Oz� is on the three-disk set. Other films were �Dorothy and the Scarecrow in Oz� and �The Land of Oz�. Charles Murray from Laurel was the �Wizard of Oz� in 1925.

 

Some extra Indiana connections are that Jo Anne Worley played the Wicked Witch on Broadway in 1999, Red Skelton was the host of 1959 showing of the film on CBS and in northern Indiana the city of Chesterton has a great festival every year.

 

 

 

 

Bus used in Hoosiers restored

http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051007/NEWS01/510070564

The bus was at the Wayne County Historical Society in Richmond. It got rusted. Plans to restore it and display near the Hoosier Gym in Knightstown after the Jubilee Days parade in June.

Stephen Sommers out of "Museum"

LOS ANGELES (Zap2it.com)- Stephen Sommers ("The Mummy") is out and Shawn Levy ("The Pink Panther") is in as director of the 20th Century Fox family comedy "A Night at the Museum."

 

http://www.zap2it.com/movies/news/story/0,1259,---26951,00.html

 

 

 

 

James Dean crash site dedicated to Hoosier actor

http://www.jamesdeanmemorialjunction.com/

 

Junction to honor Dean 

Monterey County Herald - Sep 26 3:09 AM

CHOLAME - The highway junction where James Dean's fatal accident took place 50 years ago will be named after the actor in a private ceremony Tuesday. Two signs reading "James Dean Memorial Junction" will be unveiled where Highways 46 and 41 meet. One faces east and the other west on Highway 46.

 

 

 

 

Betsy Palmer at ScreamFest

Monsters, Music & Mayhem
About.com - Wednesday September 21, 2005
It may not be a dark graveyard on a hill, but the Coral Springs Marriott Hotel Convention Center will become the haunted site for ScreamFest 2005 on Oct. (read more)

http://www.spookyempire.com/screamfest_convention_2005/
betsy_palmer.html

Brady mom on "The Surreal Life"

In the News: The Surreal Life, The AMAs and More!

Thursday, September 22, 2005

Florence Henderson

Today's column was written by Ben Katner.

LIFE GOES ON: VH1 has announced the has-beens who will be cohabitating in the sixth season of its megahit The Surreal Life. They are � and I swear I'm not joking � The Jeffersons' Sherman Hemsley, Whitesnake video vamp Tawny Kitaen, Poison guitarist C.C. DeVille, Playboy TV's Andrea Lowell, Smashmouth rocker Steve Harwell and Alexis Arquette, Rosanna, Patricia and David's cross-dressing sibling. Wait, it gets better: Florence Henderson will also be on hand as the roommates' official den mother. Charlene Tilton's application was rejected yet again.

http://www.tvguide.com/News/Entertainment/

Robert Wise died

Director of classic movies dies at 91
Oscar-winning director/producer Robert Wise, 91, who died of heart failure Wednesday in Los Angeles, lived most of his life in Hollywood, but he never forgot his home.

 

 

 

 

Non-Hoosier DVD review "Hero at Large"

If you like superheroes, this is a good film. Nice theme music. Filmed on location in New York. The movie deals with that anyone can be a hero. There is a bit of struggling actor story.

Hero At Large [DVD](1980) DVD
John Ritter is hired to make personal appearances as comic hero Captain Avenger. After foiling a holdup, the public believes him to be the real thing, and he starts to also. Charming comedy about heroism also stars Anne Archer, Kevin McCarthy and Bert Convy. 98 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital mono, French Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English, Spanish, French; theatrical trailer.

Kinnear co-stars with former James Bond

The Matador
Limited release November 2

Plot Summary: A chance encounter between a travelling salesman (KINNEAR) and a lonely hitman triggers a strangely profound relationship which provokes each to act in ways neither would have imagined possible. Fate steps in to form a friendship between two men from irreconcilable worlds that will alter the lives of both forever.

 

 

 

 

Happy Birthday

September 1

• Marilyn Miller (1898)
• Miriam Seegar (1909)

Vivica editor of new mag for women of color

http://www.fabulushlife.com/index2.html Jolie on newsstands Sept 20th.

http://www.vivicafox.com/

Fox anger about comments from talk show host Kimmel

Jimmy and Vivica in a Star war
New York Daily News Thu, 01 Sep 2005 1:29 AM PDT
Don't go dissing Star Jones around VIVICA A. FOX. You might get threatened. ABC late-night host Jimmy Kimmel learned that lesson the hard way Tuesday when the sultry actress vowed to beat him with her shoe over his nasty cracks about the "View" panelist, a close friend of hers