Steel Magnolias To Be Remade With All-Black Cast
Deadline.com is reporting that Tony nominee Kenny Leon will direct a film remake of Robert Harling’s “Steel Magnolias” for the Lifetime network. The film, which will be produced by Craig Zadan and Neil Meron and Sony Pictures TV, will be set in present-day Louisiana and feature an all African-American cast in the leading roles.
Kenny Leon, who directed the 2008 ABC-TV movie “A Raisin In The Sun,” is attached to direct. No castin
09.27.11 by William HavelockBook Reviews: As China Goes, On China
Gerth, Karl. As China goes, so goes the world : how Chinese consumers are transforming everything. Hill and Wang, 2010.
Kissinger, Henry. On China. Penguin Press, 2011.
In 1980, a group of educators from China came for a tour of my research library at Ohio State. At that time, three massive databanks, Dialog, BRS and SDC comprised the online environment, and librarians with technical training searched them using “dumb terminals” and acoustic couplers. As the Chinese visitors stood there with stony faces, the American translator struggled to explain the mechanics of database searching when there was no word for “computer” in Chinese. When Eliz
09.27.11 by William HavelockAmy Winehouse Dead At 27
It’s with sad news that we report Amy Winehouse was found dead today in her London home. Police found the musician dead before paramedics arrived on scene. She was 27 years old. Winehouse rose to stardom in 2006 after the release of her album Back in Black, a mix of jazz and pop, became a world-wide sensation. The musician took home five Grammy’s for the album and she quickly became one of the hottest icons in the industry. Unfortunately, Amy’s talent was overshadowed by drug use and eating disorders. Police confirmed that the 27-year-old singer was prenounced dead at her home in Camden Square, however, the cause of death is unknown. Many Read more…
09.24.11 by Joshua GoldfinchAgent of S.T.Y.L.E. – CAPTAIN AMERICA’s Film Fashion
In 1941, Captain America was introduced to the world. Steve Rogers was a kid of the Great Depression who struggled to make money as an artist and decided to enlist in the military during World War II. Initially told he was physically incapable of being accepted, Rogers participated in Operation: Rebirth and was made into a super-soldier thanks to a special formula and a treatment of “vita-rays.” As Captain America, he and his partner Bucky Barnes, along with other superheroes of the era, fought Axis forces and protected innocent lives from a variety of threats. Circumstances led to Steve being frozen alive soon before the war ended and he spent decades in suspended animation.
09.24.11 by Jesse AlsopBatman #1 DCnU
Easily the most defining comic icon of ours and several other generations. Batman goes back to issue 1 in the DC comics reboot. But where does the new series stand with all those character defining moments from his previous creators.
Out of all the DC characters Batman has probably appeared in more of the DC 52 than any other character even Superman. One of the fears many fans had about the reboot was what would happen to Batman’s mythology. All those stories written by some of the comic great such as Alan Moore’s The Killing Joke and Frank Miller’s Year One.
From the first issue it looks like Batman is well into his crime fighting career.
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