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Posts for May, 2008
Public Enemies Moves ... Again
The moving target that is "Public Enemies" has moved again.
Here's what we know, all of which is subject to yet more change depending on weather and the production schedule.
The permit request for street closures in Milwaukee on Monday has been withdrawn.
This is the second week in a row filming scheduled for the Milwaukee County Historical Society, has been cancelled.
"I would guess they could be headed here the middle of next week," Scott Robbe, executive director of Film Wisconsin wrote in an e-mail, "but anything can happen."
The latest schedule has the film, starring Johnny Depp as John Dillinger and directed by Michael Mann, heading to Madison "and shooting there Thursday and early next week," wrote Robbe.
Go here to see a story by Madison reporter Stacy Forster about filming at the State Capitol.
She wrote that: "(S)et-up work is expected to begin Thursday, with shooting starting Friday evening. Producers will film outside the Capitol on Monday, or if bad weather interferes, on May 8. In addition to a scene in the North Hearing Room, where Assembly administrators said a scene would set up on Tuesday and filmed Wednesday."
And according to a slightly confusing blog item posted Thursday by Nancy Osterhaus, mayor of Columbus where shooting began last month, filming was to resume there (apparently next) Thursday afternoon.
She wrote: "Universal Studios encountered a number of problems that caused delays last week, but it seems that weather and actor's schedules are cooperating again so that they can complete the filming in Columbus. They will be returning to town by the weekend to prepare. Welcome back Johnny Depp!!"
To which I can only add, "but don't hold your breath."
Another Strike?
Ready for another protracted labor dispute in the entertainment industry?
The New York Times today reports that the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers "does no expect a breakthrough" in stalled talks with the 120,000 member Screen Actors Guild. The current contract between the groups expires next month, and the current round of talks is ending Friday.
Like the Writers Guild of America, whose striking members shut down film and television production earlier this year, the Screen Actors Guild wants increased compensation for new media and improved residual payments.
The Screen Actors Guild and the AMPTP have both posted statements on their positions on their website.s$
The Dark Knight Trailer & Ledger Interview
The new trailer for "The Dark Knight" will have its premiere Sunday at the film's official website.
Can't wait? MTV.com has posted a shot by shot analysis of the trailer.
"The Dark Knight" stars Christian Bale as Batman and the late Heath Ledger as The Joker.
Despite being one of the summer's more anticipated films, I'd say that so far "The Dark Knight" has been overshadowed by hype for "Iron Man."
But the July 18, opening of the "The Dark Knight," the sequel to "Batman Begins," gives them more than two months in real time - and an eternity in summer movie time - to ramp up the publicity.
Go here to see my report on the summer movie season.
While you're in "The Dark Knight" waiting room revisit, and follow an audio link to, my earlier interiew with Ledger, conducted following his Oscar nominaton for "Brokeback Mountain." The earlier trailer for "The Dark Knight" is also at that link.
During the interview he talked about his plans for the Joker and how he would not follow in the footsteps of Jack Nicholson, who played the character in the 1989 film.
"I love wearing masks. I like falling behind and into a character and I know this will be a beautiful mask to wear," Ledger said.
"And obviously we're not going to head down the same path that Jack Nicholson took. We're going to make it more sinister. Its very new to me right now and I've got a lot of thinking to do about it. It's going to require a lot of energy and preparation."
"But I feel like it's going to be a lot of fun. I've never been a fan of comic book movies. But I saw ('Batman Returns,' directed by Christopher Nolan) and I thought it was good. He's a good director." Christian Bale who plays Batman "is awesome."
"And for some reason Joker is the one character that has intrigued me. I feel like there's a joker within us all."$ (1)
Coens to Film Here? Unlikely.
The Associated Press reports that the Joel and Ethan Coen, whose last film "No Country For Old Men" won the Oscar for best picture, are considering filming parts of their upcoming film "A Serious Man" in Wisconsin.
Scott Robbe, executive director of Film Wisconsin, told the AP that the filmmakers are scouting the Milwaukee suburbs for locations.
But in an e-mail Robbe said the location scouting took place "quite a while ago."
And in fact, Wisconsin would have to pry this movie out of Minnesota's cold dead hands.
The Coens are Minnesota natives and the story, which they would write and direct, is set in their old hometown of St. Louis Park, Minnesota.
Previously, there were reports the film would be shot in and around that location as well. The Coens are obsessed with filming on the locations where their stories are set.
Then again, according to a story in the St. Paul Pioneer Press Thursday, Minnesota has lost four movies recently due to the "inability to compete with other states" tax incentives. The story cited "Public Enemies," currently being shot in Wisconsin with Johnny Depp, as one of the four films.
The others, set in Minnesota but shot elsewhere, were: "Juno," shot in Canada; "Gran Turino," the new Clint Eastwood film, currently being shot in Michigan; and "Leatherheads" which was shot in North and South Carolina. The story estimated the budgets of these films to be $173 million.
The Minnesota legislature is considering renewing what the story called a "snowbate" of up to $2 million to fund 15% rebates to filmmakers who shoot in Minnesota. By comparison, tax incentives enacted by Wisconsin on Jan. 1, offer a 25% rebate.
The story adds that the Coens will be shooting in the Twin Cities this fall because of the "snowbate."
Here's a link to that story by Pioneer Press film critic Chris Hewitt.
"A Serious Man" is about a college professor in the 1960s who has a mid-life crisis.
The Coens shot "Fargo" in Minnesota in 1996.
According to the Internet Movie Database their new film "Burn After Reading," for which they wrote the screenplay, is about how a disk of the memoirs of a CIA operative falls into the wrong hands. It is due for release Sept. 12.
It is categorized as a comedy-drama and stars George Clooney, who starred in the Coen's "O Brother, Where Art Thou?," Brad Pitt, Tilda Swinton and John Malkovich.$
Previews of Summer Attractions: Sleeper Edition
I love previews of coming attractions.
And I take advantage of having learned the coding necessary to post them on line, by posting them excessively.
But with the summer movie season starting today, in name at least, with the opening of "Iron Man" I thought it would be appropriate to post trailers from some films that so far have stayed under the radar.
Will one of them become the sleeper hit of the summer?
I am particularly geeked about M. Night Shyamalan's "The Happening" (and here's hoping he learned from the mistakes of "Lady in the Water") and "Blindness," by "City of God" director Fernando Meirelles, both of which appear to be plague themed, but without the zombies.
And finally, check out the complete list of summer films, and predictions of how the failing economy could affect the box office, in my story today.
"The Happening," by M. Night Shyamalan
"The Fall," by Tarsem Singh, director of "The Cell"
"Meet Dave," with Eddie Murphy
"Hamlet 2"
"Then She Found Me"
"The Step-Brothers," with Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly
"Blindness," by "City of God" director Fernando Meirelles
Extras Needed
You say you've been cast as an extra in "Public Enemies?"
Well, we want to know about it.
Help us understand what the process has been like for you. Tell us why you were cast. And if you've already filmed scenes, describe the experience. With the filming in Milwaukee on again and off again, this would probably involve people elsewhere in the state. Oh, and do you have any photos?
I know its a lot to ask, but let's start with something simple. If you have been cast as an extra in the new Johnny Depp film, directed by Michael Mann, drop me a note at firstname.lastname@example.com with your name and e-mail address or other contact information, so that someone can get in touch with you.
Our plan is to put together a scrapbook type story about the extras' experience.$
Every Dog Has Its Day
You know of my reguarly stated obsession with trailers, aka previews of coming attractions. They are like little movies in and of themselves, whose only problem is that they too often give too much of a film's plot away.
Well, it turns out previews of coming attractions even have their own awards show - The Golden Trailer Awards - and they are being held next Thursday in Los Angeles.
Check out the Golden Trailer website - their award is shaped like a cute little golden camper.
A really long list of nominated trailers, and the companies that produced them, can be found below.
And then go here to see my earlier posting of trailers for upcoming films that might the sleeper hits of the summer.Annual Golden Trailer Award Nominees
Best Action
The Dark Knight, Warner Bros., Intralink Film
Hellboy 2, Universal Pictures, Workshop Creative
Iron Man, Paramount Pictures, Create Advertising Group
Live Free or Die Hard, 20th Century Fox, Trailer Park
Best Animation/Family
Enchanted, Walt Disney Pictures, Craig Murray Productions
Kung Fu Panda, Paramount Pictures, Buddha Jones
Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium, Fox/Walden Films, Trailer Park
Shrek the Third "Then", Paramount Pictures, The Ant Farm
Best Comedy
Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Universal Pictures, Workshop Creative
Juno, Fox Searchlight, Tea:Wonderland
Meet Bill, First Look Studios, GoodSpot
Pineapple Express, Columbia Pictures, Ignition Creative
Tropic Thunder, Paramount Pictures, Buddha Jones
Best Documentary
In the Shadow of the Moon, ThinkFilm, Celluloid Heroes
Sicko, Lionsgate/Weinstein Co., Ignition Creative
Standard Operating Procedure, Sony Pictures Classics, The Grossmyth Company
Surfwise, Magnolia Pictures, Big Science Film
Where in the World is Osama Bin Laden?, The Weinstein Co., Buddha Jones
Best Drama
3:10 to Yuma, Lionsgate, InSync Advertising
American Gangster, Universal Pictures, Intralink Film
Into the Wild, Paramount Vantage, Craig Murray Productions
No Country for Old Men, Miramax Films, Giaronomo Productions
Best Horror
30 Days of Night, Columbia Pictures, Ignition Creative
All the Boys Love Mandy Lane, Optimum Releasing, The Editpool
I am Legend, Warner Bros., Skip Film
The Strangers, Universal, Buddha Jones
Best Independent Trailer
Broken English, Magnolia Pictures, Kinetic Trailers
Day Night Day Night, IFC First Take, Kinetic Trailers
La Vie en Rose, Picturehouse, KO CreativeShotgun Stories, Liberation Entertainment
Best Romance
27 Dresses, Fox 2000, Seismic Productions
Atonement, Focus Features, Intralink Film
My Sassy Girl, Gold Circle Films, Crew Creative
P.S. I Love You, Warner Bros., Mojo, LLC
Best Thriller
Cloverfield "Trailer #1", Paramount Pictures, The Ant Farm
Eastern Promises, Focus Features, Hammer Creative
The Eye, Lionsgate, Seismic Productions
Vantage Point, Columbia Pictures, AV Squad
Most Original
Cloverfield, Paramount Pictures, Ignition Creative
Get SmartTeaser, Warner Bros., Workshop Creative
In Bruges, Focus Features, Focus Features (in house)
Semi-ProTeaser, New Line Cinema, Workshop Creative
Summer 2008 Blockbuster
Hancock, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Create Advertising Group
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, Paramount Pictures, Wild Card
Iron Man: "Escaped", Paramount Pictures, The Ant Farm
Speed Racer, Warner Bros., Giaronomo Productions
Trashiest Trailer
Drive Thru, Lionsgate, Lionsgate
The Hottie & The Nottie, Regent Releasing, Happy Hour Creative
The Tripper,Coquette Productions, Sweet Spot Productions
Witless Protection,Lionsgate, Buddha Jones
Zombie Strippers, Stage 6 Films, WDA
Foreign Trailer Nominees
*Foreign Trailers are listed in Alphabetical Order byFilm Title
Best Foreign Action Trailer
Bangkok Dangerous, Initial Entertainment Group, Zealot Productions
Dog Bite Dog, Arclight Films, The Solid State
Exiled, Magnolia Pictures, quixotic industries inc.
Revolver, Sony Pictures, WDA
Best Foreign Comedy Trailer
Free Rainer Teaser, Kinowelt Filmverleih, Fleischmann Trailer
Kenny, Madman Entertainment, Xenon Pictures
My Best Friend, Optimum Releasing, The Editpool
Run, FatBoy, Run, New Line Cinema, The Creative Partnership
Best Foreign Drama Trailer
4 Months, 3 Weeks, and 2 Days,IFC Films, Kinetic Trailers
Counterfeiters "Theatrical Trailer",Sony Pictures Classics, quixotic industries, inc
Maradona: The Hand of God, Xenon Pictures Inc
Padre Nuestro (Sangre de mi Sangre) "Traicion",IFC Films, Fix Comunicacion
And When Did You Last See Your Father?Sony Pictures Classics, Zealot Productions, Inc
Most Original Foreign Trailer
Ausbilder Schmidt "In A World…",Universal Pictures, Fleischmann Trailer
Control, Momentum Pictures, Zealot Productions Inc
Die Welle, Constatin Films, Trailerhaus
Persepolis "Trailer 2", Sony Pictures Classics, The Grossmyth Company
Best Anime Trailer
Doctor Strange, Lionsgate, Lionsgate
Waltz with Bashir, The Match Factory, Fleischmann Trailer $
Iron Man Rules Box Office
As expected "Iron Man" dominated the first weekend of the summer box office season but stopped short of breaking any records.
It earned $104.2 million since opening Thursday, which is the second best opening for a non sequel, behind another Marvel Comic character's film debut, "Spider-man," in 2002, which earned $114.8 million, according to Variety.
See the complete story here.
It is the 10th highest opening weekend of all time.
See my review of "Iron Man" and my interview with the film's director Jon Favreau.$
File Under: Public Enemies
Here are some developments regarding the filming of "Public Enemies" in Wisconsin, since last we spoke.
The film directed by Michael Mann stars Johnny Depp as John Dillinger.
Filming at the State Capitol this past weekend reportedly involved Christian Bale, who plays G-Man Melvin Purvis who led the manhunt for Dillinger, and Billy Cruddup who plays J. Edgar Hoover in a scene involving something along the lines of a Congressional hearing related to the creation of the FBI. The Madison farmers market reportedly added excitement to the filming on Saturday morning, or vice versa, and filming required some traffic detours.
Filming is scheduled to resume in Columbus, Tuesday and Wednesday, according to a blog item posted Monday by Columbus Mayor Nancy Osterhaus. She wrote that filming Wednesday "will be in the downtown area in the afternoon / early evening, and will be the best place for 'Johnny' sightings.
Still no word about filming at the Milwaukee County Historical Society museum, but sometime post-Columbus seems likely.
Late Friday there was a kerfuffle about an AP report that Joel and Ethan Coen would film their upcoming film "A Serious Man" in Wisconsin. Their last film "No Country For Old Men" won the Oscar for best picture and they were named best director.
I wrote that the Coens filming here was unlikely based on the fact that the brothers are Minnesota natives, and the film is set in their old neighborhood.But Scott Robbe of Film Wisconsin says never say never. It may all come down to money.
Minnesota has a 15% "snowbate" for filming in the state, while Wisconsin has a 25% tax incentive rebate that lured "Public Enemies." Since Wisconsin's rebate is "10% greater than Minnesota and does not have a cap limit the Coen investors could insist it be shot here," Robbe wrote in an e-mail.
He added: "It will depend on how confident their financiers are in the final location choice as balanced against their creative vision." "We'll have to wait and see."$
Art Imitates Dillinger Legend
According to legend, during one bank robbery John Dillinger advised a passerby that he and his gang were making a movie.
"Public Enemies," the movie being directed by Michael Mann, with Johnny Depp as Dillinger and currently filming in Wisconsin is in the tradition of that anecdote, which was recalled in this entertaining article by Catherine Jones on the Alliance Francaise de Milwaukee website.
The article recounts the life of Dillinger's gun moll Evelyn "Billie" Frechette, who was born on the Menominee Reservation in Wisconsin.
Jones writes that Frechette, being played by Marion Cotillard - who won the best actress Oscar for "La vie en rose" - was a descendant of the Metis, or children of biracial French Indian marriages, who were "linguistically and culturally fluent in both French and Indian culture" and who were "instrumental in the founding of Milwaukee."
And speaking of Dillinger legends, reports of where and when the "Public Enemies" production will end up in Milwaukee have to this date proven largely apocryphal, despite being based on the best information available at the time.
They spent last week filming in Madison and are filming interiors today and exteriors tomorrow in Columbus, according to the websites of the city and the chamber of commerce. If you go to the latter, click on the "Public Enemies" link.
Scott Robbe, executive director of "Film Wisconsin" reports filming may also take place in Beaver Dam this week.
No word yet on when filming will begin at the Milwaukee County Historical Society Museum on Old World 3rd St.
But the longer they wait the closer it gets to the RiverSplash festival which is being held in the same downtown riverfront area.
RiverSplash, which will be held May 30 through June 2, typically kicks off the city's summer festival season.$ (1)
You'll Never Work In This Town Again!
Check out the "Public Enemies" photos below, taken in Columbus over the weekend, by one of our covert operatives. Why covert?
The production is telling people involved with the film not to not talk to the press. This includes extras who recently agreed to talk about their experience with a reporter but then withdrew their offer after being cautioned against doing so by production sources.
I've run into this reaction multiple times. In fact guidlines issued by the Film Wisconsin office to help communities attract filmmakers specifically advises them not to talk to the press.
While everyone welcomes the excitement and economic opportunities filmmaking presents for the state, why isn't it on our terms, not theirs?
Yes, it makes sense to protect the plot of the film from spoilers before its release. But the life of John Dillinger, played by Johnny Depp in the film directed by Michael Mann, is in the public domain, as the film's title itself suggests. And trust me, they're going to want all the free publicity they can get when the film is released next July.
So thank goodness for the tax incentives legislation for filmmakers that went into effect in January.
But pardon me while I also thank goodness for open records laws, public meetings and stout-hearted government officials who understand this ain't the Manhattan Project.
Otherwise you couldn't tell where they are filming or when, without a press release.
And even modest photos like the ones below wouldn't exist, without their permission.(2)
Death in the Family
Rough week to be me.
First there was a death in the Dudek family.
Or was there?
Ever since the name Anne Dudek has popped up in the credits of "House," my curiosity was piqued. Who was this minx with the alluring last name?
Well, her modest bio posted on the Internet Movie Database, notes that her middle name is Louise, she was born in 1975 and is of proud Polish-American descent.
So far, she sounds like she could be my younger sister. Although we are not related. Or are we?
While she was raised in Boston, she did spend plenty of time just 90 miles away in the Chicago area, appearing on stage after studying theater at Northwestern University. She worked in regional theater and on Broadway, winning several awards.
She appeared in a few films - "White Chicks" and "The Human Stain" - but has been working in television with abandon, including recurring apperances on "Big Love," "Mad Men" and "House."
On "House" she played the cutthroat Amber, one of ten doctors vying for a job on the hospital staff. After she was eliminated she reappeared this season as the girlfriend of Dr. Wilson, played by Robert Sean Leonard.
On last week's episode - the first of two parts - she appeared to be mortally wounded in an accident while riding a bus with the lead character, played by Hugh Laurie. In part two, we learn if she lives or dies.
I vote to keep her on the island - there are too few Dudeks in prime time to lose one.
Then last weekend, my first name was taken in vain. My mother was a farm girl, which may explain her first name - Henrietta.
She bemoaned it every time some human bumpkin or aniamted animal - chickens in particular for some reason - appeared in a film or on TV with her name.
So in an act of revenge or an attempt to spread her pain, she gave her first born the nerd-like name of Duane.
Besides the first and last name alliteration - make up your own nickname here - Duane is the New Jersey of names.
It gets no respect. As proof, submitted for your consideration - last weeks "A Prairie Home Companion" radio show, broadcast live from the Milwaukee Theater. During the show the host Garrison Keillor performed a Mother's Day skit, playing a put upon character whose overbearing mother was critiquing his MySpace page.
His name - Duane. Her name?
Could it have been Henrietta?
Same Time Next Month?
Tidbits from the "Public Enemies" file.
1) Filming has been completed in Columbus. Check out this enthusiastic! blog entry by the city's mayor Nancy Osterhaus.
The rubber faux-cobblestone road that had been laid in the area has been "removed and packed off to go back down outside a theatre in Chicago," where filming continues, she wrote.
She writes that filming was "a huge economic boom to our town. Universal paid for all the city services that they used and had individual contracts with each of the downtown businesses. In addition they spent a lot of money in our city on supplies, food and additional services… things that I wouldn't even think of like a hair cut, a visit to our local dentist, and emergency room visits for minor injuries just to name a few."
And Johnny Depp, who plays John Dillinger in the Michael Mann film, " is a really nice person."
Check below for more photos taken during this week's filming in Columbus, by our covert operative.
2) A report has surfaced that filming in Milwaukee could be delayed a month, until sometime in June, or as late as July, and that filming will take place in Chicago until then.
This should take the pressure off RiverSplash, the first of the city's summer festivals, which begins May 30.
Reportedly Christian Bale, who stars in the upcoming Batman movie "The Dark Knight" has committments that make him unavailable.
Filming at the Milwaukee County Historical Society museum, on Old World 3rd St. - along the Milwaukee River in the downtown area - had previously been been scheduled to take place in March, then April and then May. Meanwhile, the museum building, a bank which was built in 1913, has undergone $150,000 in remodeling for the film, whenever it is shot there.
See a slide show of the remodeling here.
3) Meanwhile stalwart readers are scoping out the area for Depp sightings, like this dedicated Depp fan from Hales Corners, who writes:
"I go past the Milwaukee County Historical Building ... each day on my commute to ... the Eastside, and I slow down looking in the windows to see what I can see."
"The new window shades sure look circa 1930's to me--and as a long time Johnny Depp fan (when he first appeared in '21 Jump Street' I told my little sister, "just watch him--he'll be a star..." ) I think they may want to film prior to RiverSplash (note: see above item) which is notorious for a rain spell."
"So, I'll keep my vigil and if I see more than the Securitas Car trolling about, I'll give you a call. Hey, your office is closer, perhaps you can call me."
Finally, some fresh photos below:
Twenty Dollar Movie Tickets?
When I saw "Indiana Jones and the Title From Hell" this weekend, I brought a baggie filled with M&Ms that I had sitting around the house.
And the kind souls next to me brought a bag of their own popcorn.
And this was at an advance screening where we did not have to pay to get in. I almost never buy concessions unless I'm haven't had my supper before heading off to a night time screening, or need a sugar rush earlier in the day.
While having a brat and a beer at the ballpark is intrinsic to the Miller Park experience, buying movie concession food - and I'm partial to Twizzlers - is a luxury that few and fewer can really afford.
This article from Advertising Age explains why.
It warns that the price of popcorn is increasing and reports that the popcorn crop is down 10%.
And one industry expert that it quotes says that if theaters did not charge as much for concessions as they do, "tickets for the movies would cost $20."$ (1)
Coens Choose Minnesota
Despite being courted by Wisconsin, Joel and Ethan Coen have decided to shoot their new film in the Minneapolis - St. Paul area, according to this story in the Minneapolis Star Tribune.
See my previous blog item on this story here.
The movie called "A Serious Man" is set and will shoot in the St. Louis Park neighborhood where the Coens grew up.
The Coens had also looked at locations in the suburban Milwaukee area. According to the story the decision was made to shoot in Minnesota after the Legislature passed a measure granting $500,000 to the production.
Wisconsin tax credits which went into effect Jan. 1, offer a 25% tax rebate to films shooting in the state.
"Public Enemies" starring Johnny Depp as John Dillinger, is the first film to take advantage of the rebate. "Public Enemies," directed by Michael Mann, has filmed in Oshkosh and Columbus. It is expected to film in Milwaukee in June.
The Coen's film, about a Jewish family in Minnesota, is expected to generate $6 million to $7 million for the state's economy
The previous film by the brothers, "No Country For Old Men," won the Oscar for best picture.
The Coen's film "Fargo" was also filmed in Minnesota.$
No 'Sex' In Milwaukee?
"Sex And the City" would have been a completely different show if it had been set anywhere else.
"If we lived in Milwaukee ... it would be a different story," said the show's star Sarah Jessica Parker, during an interview on the American Movie Classics cable channel.
It would be different culturally, politically, socially and economically, said Parker. »Read Full Blog Post
Michael Mann Trailers
Michael Mann is a prolific director whose style informs his narratives as much as characters or environment.
And in my story about his work at least one scholar describes him as being the equal of Martin Scorsese. Certainly the two artists share a fascination with the lives of men often lived outside the mainstream.
Mann is currently filming "Public Enemies" with Johnny Depp as John Dillinger, in Wisconsin, thanks to tax credits that went into effect Jan. 1.
Take a look here for my story on what that legislation means for the state's filmmaking infrastructure.
And peruse these trailers from Mann's past films below, for a glimpse of what "Public Enemies," due for release July 1, 2009, could look like.
"Thief" (1981), with James Caan
"Manhunter," the first Hannibal Lecter film with a very young William L. Petersen
"The Keep," a supernature thriller with Nazis
"Last of the Mohicans," with Daniel Day-Lewis
"Miami Vice," remake of the TV show Mann created, with Jamie Foxx and Colin Farrell
"Ali" with Will Smith
"The Insider," about a tobacco industry whistle-blower, with Al Pacino and Russell Crowe
"Collateral," gritty thriller with Tom Cruise as a hit man and Jamie Foxx as a cabbie
"Heat," with Al Pacino pursuing criminal Robert DeNiro. The first time the pair appeared on screen together.$ (2)
Burn After Reading
Joel and Ethan Coen may have opted to film "A Serious Man," on location in Minnesota where it is set and where they grew up - instead of taking advantage of Wisconsin's tax incentives for filmmakers - but we love them anyway.
And while they are so reclusive as to suggest social anxiety, their films speak volumes about their influences and interests. Their star studded new film "Burn After Reading" - due for release Sept. 12 - looks like a funny reprieve from the intense and violence Oscar winning best picture "No Country For Old Men."
It stars George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Tilda Swinton, John Malkovich and Frances McDormand.
Take a look at the just released trailer - which is rated R for language -below.$
The Art House Shuffle
Even art house theaters need to make money.
Which is surely why three of the five screens at Milwaukee's two independent film Meccas - the Downer and Oriental Theaters - are showing summer blockbusters; "The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian," "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" and now "Sex and the City."
There's a demand for these films on the east side too, and people who live in those neighborhoods are probably happy not to have to drive to the suburbs to see them. But at what cost?
The Oriental is still showing the lovely immigrant drama "The Visitor" and the Downer is showing Tarsem Singh's inscrutable but visually stunning "The Fall." "The Visitor" is also playing at the Marcus Ridge, which has the exclusive showings of "Son of Rambow," and the documentary "Young @ Heart."
And the Times Cinema on the west side, continues to weigh in with a welcome array of eclectic choices.
It it is showing "Constantine's Sword," a documentary about the link between religious fanatacism and violence - which was not availsable for preview - Sunday at 1:30 p.m.; and the Milwaukee Short Film Fest will be held there Sunday at 7 p.m.
The Times recently played "Iran: A Cinematographic Revolution," "Chapter 27," a drama about the man who shot John Lennon: and "Bonneville," a "Thelma and Louise"-type road trip. At one time most of these might have played at the Landmark Theatres.
What aren't we seeing because it has been pre-empted by more commercial fare? I'm glad you asked.
So far the list includes:
"Standard Operating Procedure" - Erroll Morris' devastating documentary about the crimes at Abu Ghraib. But interviews with the principals including a sleazy Lyndie England - the thumbs up cigarette smoker - and graphic dramatic recreations of the abuse of prisoners, make this more than just another Iraq themed doc. Morris' point involves the ability of photographic evidence to both reveal and obscure. Early May release delayed, should be here in the next few weeks.
"Then She Found Me" - Helen Hunt's directorial debut, is a dramedy about a woman whose marriage breaks up, and who becomes pregnant at the same time she reconnects with her birth mother played by Bette Midler. With Colin Firth and Matthew Broderick. May release delayed, until possibly next week.
"And When Did You Last See Your Father?" - Colin Firth, again, plays a man reminiscing about his overbearing father, played by Jim Broadbent, after the older man's death. A tear-jerker for guys. Scheduled for June, but I'll believe it when I see it.
"My Blueberry Nights" - Wong Kar Wai's first English language film is a road trip across America, with Norah Jones, Rachel Weisz and Natalie Portman. Wong - who directed "In the Mood For Love" - is a master of delicate, evocative and romantic imagery. But the film, originally scheduled for April, may never open here.
"War, Inc." - John Cusack's sentimental but lovely "Grace is Gone" - about a husband mouring the loss of his wife in Iraq - was one of the first films about the war, but was never widely distributed and was just released on DVD. His new film has been described as "Dr. Strangelove" for the war on terror era. Playing in some markets, but no word on when or if it will be shown here.
"Before the Rains" - Culture clash set in 1937 India, about a British landowner who falls in love with a village woman and runs afoul of local customs. Perhaps opening this month.
"Youth Without Youth" - Francis Ford Coppola's first film in ten years, is a bizarre, portentous hallucination about memories, dreams and time itself. After a cataclysmic accident, a professor, played by Tim Roth, finds himself regressing as time passes while his loved one gets older. This love story between two souls passing each other in time, is based on the book by Romanian author Mircea Eliade. Released on DVD last week, without a theatrical showing here.$


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New Study: Anti-Immigration Vitriol Puts All Hispanics 'In the Crosshairs'
A recent poll found that citizen and non-citizen Hispanics alike are suffering as anti-immigrant rhetoric continues to spread from hard-core white supremacists and border vigilante groups to supposedly mainstream pundits and activists.
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Former 'Goth' Leads 'Community Watchdog Project'
Dustin Gold, 27, admits that his obsession with immigration led him to quit his job and ditch his friends to work 80 hours a week running a nativist group whose membership is dominated by elderly suburbanites.
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KKK Group Stages Anti-Immigration Rally
About 20 members of the Georgia Night Riders called for the immediate deportation of all non-white immigrants at a rally outside the Seminole County Courthouse that drew at least 100 anti-Klan demonstrators.
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Shenandoah Residents Plan 'Crime Watch Group'
Angered by the uproar over the recent beating death of Mexican immigrant Luis Ramirez, dozens of Schuylkill County, Penn. residents attended an anti-immigration picnic where they planned to launch a local 'crime watch' organization.
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Neo-Nazi Leader Bill White Jailed, Charged With Obstructing Justice
This time, he finally went too far.
At least that's what federal officials apparently concluded when they charged neo-Nazi leader Bill White (arrest photo, right), the threat-spewing former anarchist from Roanoke, Va., with obstructing justice on Friday. As first reported by Hatewatch on Sept. 12, the leader of the American National Socialist Workers Party had posted the name, home address and phone numbers of a "Gay, Jewish, anti-racist" juror who helped convict another neo-Nazi leader, Matt Hale, of soliciting the murder of a federal judge.
The Roanoke Times' Laurence Hammack reported Saturday that Assistant U.S. Attorney Tim Bondurant said White had "threatened use of force" against the foreman of the Chicago jury that convicted Hale, leader of the World Church of the Creator, in 2004. (Hale is now serving a 40-year prison term.) White was being held Saturday in the Roanoke city jail, and was expected to be tried in Chicago. ( continue to full post… )
Neo-Nazi Leader Investigated for Allegedly Intimidating Juror
Federal agents, digging for possible evidence to charge neo-Nazi provocateur Bill White with threatening a juror, have seized computer modems, servers and other equipment from a Roanoke, Va., apartment where his website is based.
The website, Overthrow.com, has been shut down since the FBI served a search warrant on the apartment on Saturday.
The search warrant affidavit states that agents were looking for electronic files, including Web pages, E-mail messages and instant messaging chat sessions "that may contain all evidence of the crime of threatening Hale Juror A, or … any other data that shows an intent to intimidate or injure persons whose personal information has been posted in the same manner as Hale Juror A."
White heads the American Nationalist Socialist Workers Party and lives in Roanoke. Last month, he posted on his Overthrow.com website the name, photo, home address and three phone numbers of what he called a "Gay, Jewish anti-racist" juror he claimed was instrumental in convicting Matt Hale, then-leader of the neo-Nazi World Church of the Creator (WCOTC), of soliciting the murder of a federal judge. White even posted the name of the juror's cat. ( continue to full post… )
Minuteman PAC Spends Mostly for Fundraising, Administration
The Minuteman Political Action Committee proclaims on its website that it's furiously advancing "2008 Project PushBack," a supposedly full-scale effort to help reelect members of Congress who've pledged to crack down on immigrants who are in the country illegally. "Minuteman PAC has quickly become THE ONE Political Action Committee that the open-borders, pro-amnesty lobby fears most," writes the committee's executive director, Brett Farley. "And fear us they should!"
Despite all the brash rhetoric, however, the committee appears to be concentrating more on raising money than affecting the political process. Although the Minuteman PAC has spent nearly $1.3 million so far in the 2007-08 election cycle, less than 2% of that money has gone directly to candidates running for office, according to the latest data released by the Federal Election Commission and compiled by OpenSecrets.org. Instead, the vast majority has been spent on operating expenses, mostly direct mail fundraisers, Internet services and accounting work.
Political action committees, known as PACs, are private groups that raise money to elect political candidates. They're subject to strict reporting guidelines.
The Minuteman PAC was established in December 2005 as the political action arm of the Minuteman Civil Defense Corps (MCDC), a nativist extremist group whose members have conducted armed patrols of the border. MCDC's embattled leader, Chris Simcox, has for the past two years faced a barrage of criticism (here and here) from within the anti-immigration movement concerning allegations of financial mismanagement and questionable fundraising practices. ( continue to full post… )
HUD Debunks Illegal Immigrant Mortgage Myth
There is no factual basis for rapidly proliferating talk radio and blog reports claiming that more than 5 million illegal immigrants hold bad mortgages, according to the U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development.
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City Council Rejects English-Only Measures
The Lewisville City Council voted down two English-only measures after a contentious, packed hearing at which both sides invoked God and country.
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Lawmakers Plan Anti-Immigration Rally
Pennsylvania State Rep. Daryl Metcalfe, founder of State Legislators for Legal Immigration, was scheduled to be the keynote speaker at a rally on the steps of the West Virginia capital building, were Metcalfe planned to discuss his report "Invasion Pennsylvania."
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Please note we have not included every book that is coming out, but rather some that caught our eye --- and that we thought should catch yours as well.
William Morrow | 9780062045034 | Published April 3, 2012
When Kelle Hampton learned she was pregnant with her second child, she and her husband were ecstatic. But the moment her new daughter was placed in her arms in the delivery room, Kelle knew that something was wrong. She was certain that Nella had Down syndrome --- a fear her pediatrician soon confirmed.
Harper | 9780062069887 | Published April 3, 2012
Private investigator Dana Cutler and lawyer Brad Miller are forced by a terrorist attack on a football stadium --- and by the escape of EXECUTIVE PRIVILEGE's convicted serial killer Clarence Little --- to follow a sinister trail of lies, treachery and betrayal into an unexpected new arena: the U.S. Congress.
Ecco | 9780062059628 | Published April 3, 2012
A timeless collection of original essays by some of the most prominent contemporary writers in America—from Pete Dexter to Jane Leavy, from Roy Blount Jr. to Colum McCann—each piece focusing on one uniquely colorful subject
Gallery Books | 9781451661415 | Published April 3, 2012
Letters that Heather wrote to her daughter, Leta, every month for the first seven years of her life.
Berkley Hardcover | 9780425245705 | Published April 3, 2012
Annie Darling enlists the help of her husband, Max, to piece together a puzzle involving an overturned kayak, a stolen motorboat, a troubled love affair, and a reckless teenager. And she must tread carefully in her investigation, because a killer is on the loose, and that killer works well in the foggy days of winter.
Ballantine Books | 9780345510624 | Published April 3, 2012
Scribner | 9781439170311 | Published April 3, 2012
PI Regan Reilly and her husband, Jack, head of the NYPD Major Case Squad, are in Los Angeles where Jack is attending a business conference. After the meeting, they plan to vacation in California. But then Regan gets in touch with a friend, Zelda, who suspects she is being gypped by her business manager who had her invest in a new line of vitamins.
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers | 9780316125840 | Published April 3, 2012
For Jazz, the son of the world's most infamous serial killer, Take Your Son to Work Day was year-round. Now, in an effort to clear his name, he joins the police in a hunt for a new serial killer. But Jazz may be more like his father than anyone first thought.
Touchstone | 9781451644371 | Published April 3, 2012
In this candid and ultimately uplifting memoir, Olympic medalist Amanda Beard reveals the truth about coming of age in the spotlight, the demons she battled along the way, and the newfound happiness that has proved to be her greatest victory.
Mulholland Books | 9780316176347 | Published April 3, 2012
When a different kind of justice is needed --- swift, effective and personal --- a new type of avenger must take action. VENGEANCE features new stories by bestselling crime writers including Lee Child, Michael Connelly, Dennis Lehane and Karin Slaughter, as well as some of today's brightest rising talents.


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DENVER, CO -- (Marketwire) -- 11/27/12 -- ViaWest, one of the largest privately held data center, cloud computing and managed service providers in North America, announces today that eLynx Technologies has expanded its IT infrastructure services within ViaWest's data center located in downtown Las Vegas. By outsourcing its colocation services to ViaWest in a geographically dispersed, secure data center, eLynx further augments its disaster recovery plan.
Based in Tulsa, Oklahoma, eLynx is a leading provider of web-based monitoring, exception based alarming, and field automation services for the oil and gas industry. eLynx chose ViaWest's secure Las Vegas data center as part of its disaster recovery plan due to the region's low disaster risk. With the addition of its newest Lone Mountain facility, ViaWest will offer more than 100,000 square-feet of raised floor space across three premium data centers in the Las Vegas region, each with multiple network, cooling and power redundancies built in.
"eLynx has been very impressed with the high degree of responsiveness from the ViaWest team," states Ryan McDonald, IT Director for eLynx. "By colocating our disaster recovery infrastructure with ViaWest, we've been able to rely on their expert staff to handle the on-going management and operations of our data center space rather than implementing an in-house solution. This has allowed us to truly focus on our core services, furthering growth for our company and enabling a high level of service for our clients."
"ViaWest has experienced huge growth in the Las Vegas area as companies throughout the nation select the Las Vegas area as a primary or secondary site for their data," states Michael Vignato, Regional Vice President of Sales, Nevada General Manager for ViaWest. "eLynx is laser focused on providing value and innovative services to its clients and shares ViaWest's goal of providing service excellence. We look forward to continued growth and a strong partnership with eLynx in the years to come."
Scheduled for opening in Q4 2012, ViaWest's newest data center in the Las Vegas area, Lone Mountain, is designed for extreme fault-tolerance and high-availability, offering over 70,000 square feet of raised floor space. ViaWest backs its services and support with a 100% Service Level Agreement (SLA) for power, bandwidth, and network services availability, along with a 100% satisfaction guarantee. You can view a virtual tour of this facility here: http://www.viawest.com/media-center/videos-and-webcasts/virtual-data-center-tour
For more information on ViaWest, and its data center infrastructure services, please visit www.viawest.com.
About ViaWest
ViaWest is one of the largest privately held data center service providers in North America. They provide colocation, complex hosting, cloud and managed services to businesses of all sizes nationwide. ViaWest owns and operates 24 enterprise-class data center facilities in Colorado, Texas, Oregon, Utah, and Nevada, delivering high-quality, flexible solutions designed to support customers' unique business needs. For additional information on ViaWest, please visit www.viawest.com or call 1-877-448-9378. Follow ViaWest on LinkedIn, Twitter or visit their YouTube channel.
About eLynx
Since 2000, eLynx Technologies has provided real-time data collection, production reporting, trending, well monitoring and control via the Internet for the oil and gas industry. The company services more than 300 exploration and production companies and operates throughout North America, covering all major basins. Headquartered in Tulsa, eLynx has support offices throughout Texas, Oklahoma, Wyoming, North Dakota, West Virginia as well as a Canadian subsidiary located in Calgary, Alberta.
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Australian spider named after David Attenborough
Published on Aug 4, 2012 4:12 PM
SYDNEY (AFP) - A newly discovered Australian spider measuring little more than a millimetre in length has been named after celebrated British scientist and broadcaster David Attenborough, reports said on Saturday.
The minuscule arachnid, which is found only on Horn Island, in Australia's Torres Strait, was named prethopalpus attenboroughi by its discoverers, according to Mr Alec Coles, head of the Western Australian Museum.
"Prethopalpus is commonly known as a goblin spider, making this species Attenborough's goblin spider," public broadcaster ABC reported Mr Coles as saying.
Attenborough was presented with the honour at a ceremony in Perth where he was given a framed picture of the spider.
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Honduras vs Panama 2015 Gold Cup: Pre-Game Coverage, Live Coverage, Video Highlights – Game Re-cap
Following the July 8th match vs the USA ; Honduras will play vs Panama on July 1o followed by the match vs Haiti on July 13 2015.
Follow this page for Live coverage of the soccer match.
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Previous Honduras vs Panama games:
The Honduras vs Panama soccer game begins at 7:00 PM local Honduras time (9:00 PM New York Time). We will be providing you with live updates as they happen during the match.
The Fenafuth (Honduras National Federation of Football) announced the 25 Honduras National Team Players that will be coached by Honduras Head Coach Luis Fernando Suárez for the FIFA World Cup Qualifying Eliminations on September 10, 2013 vs Panama at the Estadio Nacional in Tegucigalpa Honduras.
Honduras is motivated after the historic Aztecazo, they will have the full support of the home crowd, they are facing a desperate Panamanian squad, and they are 3/3 when playing at home: everything is in their favor.
Live game updates:
FINAL. Honduras empata 2-2 con Panamá. Luis Suárez sale con rostro desencajado. Nos ganan con gol en los últimos minutos.
Final Score a tied game 2 to 2 Honduras vs Panama and head coach Luis Suarez comes out on the field with his head down. We lost a win in the last minutes
GOL de Panamá. Al minuto 90+1 nos anota el 2-2.
Panama has scored in overtime the game is now tied 2 -2
Se cumple el juego reglamentario. El árbitro adiciona 3 minutos.
Regulation time has ended and 3 extra minutes have been awarded be the referee Honduras leads 2 – 1 vs Panama
Minuto 71: Honduras sigue venciendo a Panamá Honduras 2 Panama 1
At minute 71 Honduras is winning 2 – 1 vs Panama
Al minuto 62: Honduras le está ganando 2-1 a Panamá. Wilson Palacios al minuto 61 armó una jugada por la izquierda se llevó un defensa y de derecha la clavó. At minute 62 Honduras Goal game is now Honduras 2 Panama 1
Honduras 1 Panama 1
GOL de Panamá. Al minuto 49 Gabriel Torres empata tras pase de Jairo Jimérez. Panama scores at minute 49
Termina la primera parte. Honduras se ve al descanso venciendo 1-0 a Panamá. Half time score Honduras 1 Panama 0
Al minuto 28: Honduras le gana 1-0 a Panamá. Carlos Costly Score the game is now Honduras 1 Panama 0
GOOOOL de Carlo Costly tras un gran centro de Beckeles por la derecha.
Minuto 25: Honduras sigue 0-0 con Panamá. La Bicolor todavía logra organizar su ataque.
At minute 25 the game between Honduras and Panama remains tied at 0 – 0
Update 7:00 PM: ARANCA el juego Honduras-Panamá en el Nacional. The Honduras vs Panama game has begun we will keep you updated of the highlights throughout the game.
Update 6:55 PM: Salen al cambo las banderas de Honduras y Panamá. También los suplentes de ambas escuadras. Listos para los himnos nacionales de los dos paises. The Honduran and Panamania Flags have entered the field as well as both lineups. Ready for the National Anthem of both countries.
Update 6:30 PM: El presidente de Honduras Porfirio Lobo Sosa junto a su homólogo de Panamá Ricardo Martinelli se hacen presente al Nacional de Tegucigalpa. Both the President of Honduras and the President of Panama have entered the stadium together!
Update 6:20 PM: El once de Honduras ante Panamá: The official eleven players to start the soccer match: Noel, Muma Bernárdez, Beckeles, Emilio, Figueroa, Espinoza, Wilson, Luis Garrido, Boniek, Costly y Bengtson.
El 11 de Panamá: The official eleven players to start for Panama: Penedo, Chen, Cummings, Baloy, G. Gómez, Sánchez, L. Henríquez, Quintero, A. Henríquez, B. Pérez y G. Torres.
Update 6:15 PM: Salen a la cancha todos los seleccionados de Honduras. The Honduras National Team has entered the field to begin warm ups.
Update 6:00 PM: A 1 hora para el inicio del Honduras-Panamá. The game will begin in exactly 1 hour!
Update 6:00 PM: The Honduras National Team has arrived at the National Stadium to soccer fans shouting "Let's go Honduras"
Update 12:45: La Selección de Honduras (Honduras National Team) head coach Luis Suarez has just announced the final roster for tonight's game against Panama. The decision was made after a team meeting and some "light training" exercises at the hotel they have been staying at since their return from Mexico early Saturday morning. Here is the final roster for Honduras:
Noel Valladares as goalie, Bryan Beckeles, Maynor Figueroa, Víctor Bernárdez and Emilio Izaguirre at defense.
At mid-field Wilson Palacios, Luis Garrido, Boniek García and Roger Espinoza; while the forwards will be Carlo Costly and Jerry Bengtson.
The team will be having lunch at mid-day and then head to the national stadium in Tegucigalpa at 4:00 PM.
El árbitro del juego Honduras-Panamá es el norteamericano Mark Geiger.
North American Mark Geiger will be the referee for tonight's soccer match.
Nota a las 12:45: La Selección de Honduras, anunció el 11 titular que enfrentará a Panamá en Tegucigalpa esta noche.
El Director Tecnico de la (BiColor H) Luis Fernando Suárez, anuncio que la determinación se produjo luego de la charla técnica y de un trabajo suave de estiramiento en el hotel.
Los titulares de la H que saldran hoy vs Panamá seran:
Noel Valladares en la portería, Bryan Beckeles, Maynor Figueroa, Víctor Bernárdez y Emilio Izaguirre en defensa.
En el mediocampo estarán Wilson Palacios, Luis Garrido, Boniek García y Roger Espinoza; mientras que en la delantera estarán Carlo Costly y Jerry Bengtson.
A mediodía los jugadores compartirán un almuerzo y se tiene planificado que la Bicolor parta hacia el estadio a las 4:00 pm.
Honduras currently has 10 points, 2 more than Mexico. A victory over Panama would almost ensure Honduras at least the playoff spot, and place it extremely close to an automatic spot to the World Cup. Earning all 3 points against Panama could very well be the deciding factor that pushes Honduras through to the World Cup in Brazil during 2014. The Honduran team will be unable to clinch on Tuesday, but will put itself one win away from qualifying if it wins and Mexico loses against the United States. However, a loss to Panama combined with a Mexican win over the United Stated could potentially put Honduras back into fourth place with only two games remaining.
Panama has not won any of its last four matches, including its last home game against Jamaica, a 0-0 draw that cost them 2 very easy points. Panama currently sits in fifth place with 7 points. If Panama were to lose against Honduras, any chances of finishing in the top 3 spots would be gone, and the Canaleros would be reduced to playing Mexico at the Estadio Azteca for the playoff spot. Panama is in fifth place in the CONCACAF HEXAGONAL table. The team has seven points in seven games and is one point behind Mexico for the playoff spot. If Panama manages a win against Honduras and Mexico loses against the United States, then the Panamanians would climb to third place; a win would guarantee them at least a -1 goal differential instead of the -2 they currently have. Meanwhile, Honduras would drop from even to -1; Panama won the first encounter between the two teams and would win the head-to-head tiebreaker with a win on Tuesday. Panama has no other option than to win the match against Honduras, any other result will not allow Panama a shot at the top three spots in the Hexagonal.
The Honduras vs Panama match will be televised live on beIN Sport on Tuesday, September 10, 2013 at 9:00 Eastern 8:00 PM Central 7:00 PM Mountain time and 6:00 PM Pacific.
In Honduras the soccer match between Honduras and Panama will be televised live at 7:00 PM Local time on Televicetro channel 5.
HONDURAS ROSTER vs PANAMA:
GOALIES / PORTEROS: Noel Valladares (Olimpia), Donis Escober (Olimpia) y Kevin Hernández.
DEFENSE / DEFENSAS: Maynor Figueroa (Hull City, Inglaterra), Osman Chávez (Wilsa Cracovia, Polonia), Emilio Izaguirre (Celtic Glasgow, Escocia), Víctor Bernárdez (San Jose Earthquakes, Estados Unidos), Juan Carlos García (Wigan Athletic, Inglaterra), Nery Medina (Olimpia), Juan Pablo Montes (Motagua) y Brayan Beckeles (Olimpia) y Arnold Peralta (Rangers, Escocia).
MID-FIELD / MEDIOCAMPISTAS: Jorge Claros (Motagua), Marvin Chávez (San Jose Earthquakes, Estados Unidos), Boniek García (Houston Dynamo, Estados Unidos), Roger Espinoza (Wigan Athletic, Inglaterra), Luis Garrido (Olimpia), Wilson Palacios (Stoke City, Inglaterra), Edgard Álvarez (Platense), Andy Najar (Anderlecht, Bélgica).
FORWARDS /DELANTEROS: Georgie Welcome (Motagua), Rony Martínez (Real Sociedad), Jerry Bengtson (New England Revolution, Estados Unidos) y Carlo Costly (Guizhou Zhicheng, China) y Jerry Palacios (Liga Deportiva Alajuelense, Costa Rica).
Following this Soccer game Honduras will once again face off vs Costa Rica on Friday October 11, and then followed by the final match of the 2013 year Honduras vs Jamaica on Tuesday October 15, 2013.
Previous Honduras vs Panama soccer matches during 2013
Honduras vs Panama 2013 in Panama National Team March 26th Hexagonal World Cup World Cup Qualifiers
Hi Gang, Jonathan here, The Honduras National Team was defeated by Panama 2 – 0 in Panama Did you know, we have not been able to defeat Panama in Panama for 29 years! The last time we defeated them in Panama was in 1984 when we won 3 to 0. Okay, Sorry I did not cover the game for you but it is Semana Santa ( Easter in Honduras )and we just can not figure out why FIFA scheduled this game during Semana Santa. On that note we spent our time with family and friends and yes we watched the game Honduras is still in good shape in the World Cup Qualifiers.
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2013 Central American Cup
Honduras vs Panama – 2013
January 22, 2013
Final Score Game Tied 1 – 1
Copa Centroamericana 2013
On Tuesday Honduras will play Panama in Group B of the Central American Cup. Each team has earned one point in the competition thus far.
Honduras tied with El Salvador in their first soccer match of the UNCAF games on January 18, 2013. The top five teams in the Copa Centroamericana 2013 will continue on to compete in the 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup. Honduras won the CONCACAF Gold Cup in 2010, and is the current reigning champion.
Central American Cup 2013 Participating Teams: Costa Rica, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Guatemala, Belize and Panama.
Tomorrow's Teams Playing
Group A: Nicaragua vs. Belize, Costa Rica vs. Guatemala
Group B: Panama vs Honduras
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Whilst we don't know too much about the situation, it does sound like they make profit, but struggle for cash - all that upfront cost of materials PE is referring to. But this is normal in lots of businesses - the best example is manufacture of Whisky. You invest in the plant, labour, ingredients and materials to make the stuff, and then you have to wait 5-10 years before you can sell it as anything respectable. It might sell at a fantastic profit - but only if you have the cash to get to that point in time.
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Photograph - Warrior, Forage Harvester, 1986 Reg. No: MM 98187
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- Photograph of tractor with Forage Harvester.
This image is part of a collection of photographs, moving film, artefacts, documents and trade literature relating to Massey Ferguson (Aust.) Ltd, known as the H.V. McKay Sunshine Collection. The Australian operations of this company were originally founded as Hugh V. McKay in the 1890s. In 1930 it merged with Massey Harris's Australian operations to become H.V. McKay Massey Harris Pty Ltd. In 1955, this company was in turn absorbed into the Massey-Ferguson global entity becoming Massey Ferguson (Aust.) Limited.
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Although Hannah Arendt is considered one of the major contributors to social and political thought in the twentieth century, this is the first general anthology of her writings. This volume includes selections from her major works, including "The Origins of Totalitarianism", "Between Past and Future", "Men in Dark Times", "The Jew as Pariah", and "The Human Condition", as well as many shorter writings and letters. Sections include: extracts from her work on fascism, Marxism, and totalitarianism; her treatment of work and labour; her writings on politics and ethics; and, a section on truth and the role of the intellectual.
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The 2013 stories
• Felida woman strives to raise awareness about panhandlers' use of handouts
Father recounts Vancouver boy's Mount Hood fall, recovery
Yacolt man helps rescue woman from burning car
Evergreen student comes to grips with surviving sudden cardiac arrest
When the spotlight shined on Teri Joy's impulsive anti-panhandling campaign, spurred by her stepson's heroin addiction, she was taken aback.
After only a few times standing by an Interstate 5 overpass in Hazel Dell and other intersections with a sign that read "Please STOP giving my kids money for heroin!!!!," the media, including The Columbian, swooped on the story.
"This is a fluke," she said. "Honestly, who knew? I went home and wrote a sign, and I was on the street three times before the media showed up."
She went to the corner last summer in distress after eyeing her stepson Steven and his pregnant girlfriend asking for money at the same spot. She hoped for a few waves from drivers, some supportive honks, but really just wanted people to think before they give to those who might use the money to support their addictions.
Joy didn't expect to have her story spread across the world.
An Aug. 12 article about Joy published on www.columbian.com was the seventh most-read post on the website last year, with nearly 22,000 views. It was also the most-clicked link of 2013 on the Columbian's Facebook page.
Joy was happy with the spotlight — except for the fact she hates getting her picture taken.
"My kids are proud, my father is proud. They all think I'm standing up for something," she said. "If I could come up with another gimmick to do it again, I would."
In the spotlight
For those who are unaccustomed to sudden media attention — and its reverberating effect online — having their stories seen by many thousands has an impact that continues once reporters stop calling and the audience moves on to the next hot topic.
Joy wants the momentum to carry on. Last month, she spoke at a county open house about a proposed panhandling ordinance.
Joy said her stepson is still struggling and has been in and out of trouble with the law because of drugs.
"I will use every single solitary bit of it to get people's attention," she said about being in the news. Joy said she's received hundreds of messages from people sharing stories of addiction. "I hope somebody in Kansas City picks up a sign and joins in."
The impacts of being thrust in the public eye can be positive, negative — or a little of both, said Brett Oppegaard, a professor at Washington State University Vancouver's Edward R. Murrow College of Communication.
"When the story ends, you're on to the next one, but that person isn't on to their next life," Oppegaard said.
The former Columbian reporter said, depending on the focus of a story, the people featured in it might benefit from the attention.
"I remember reading stories about people who have had their flags stolen or Christmas trees stolen or house vandalized, and the community will rally around that person," he said. However, if someone is portrayed in a different light, the fallout might take a different turn. "If you think about some person who has a very negative media story about them, it taints their whole social circle."
One of the area's most infamous residents has been Tonya Harding, who is again in the news because of the 20-year anniversary of her ex-husband's plot to club her figure skating rival Nancy Kerrigan. Harding said in a recent ESPN Films documentary that the overwhelming media attention that followed the attack tormented her.
"You just want to crawl in a closet and say, 'Go away, leave me alone," Harding said.
That was two decades ago. Now many stories have the potential for the same global reach as the Harding/Kerrigan scandal.
"If The Columbian publishes a front page story, there will be that number of people who will potentially read it," Oppegaard said. "In the past, that would have been the end of it. (But now) that particular story can ripple in places it never would have reached before. It can be retold … people can add comments to it and start these whole secondary conversations around it."
When the phone rings
In the days after his 10-year-old son, Cole, tumbled 150 feet down a slope during a July camping trip on Mount Hood, Kim Hancock and his family were focused on the health of the boy, who suffered fractures to his skull and spine.
So Kim was perturbed when the phone started ringing at the hospital once a press release went out.
"They want information as it's happening. Specifically for the first couple of days, I had no interest at all," he said.
Once Cole's prognosis began to improve, Kim agreed to open up.
"After I met with the media, it really softened my thought process," he said. "They didn't ask me any horrible, awful questions."
Some lines were crossed, he said. A few in the press went to his parents' house thinking they might catch him there.
"It didn't make sense to me; I wasn't trying to hide anything," he said. "I get it. It's just hard to deal with when you're in the spotlight."
There were also online comments accusing Kim of being a horrible father.
"My brother is telling me, 'Don't look at the sites,'" he said.
Once Cole's story spread "like wildfire" online, people — some the Hancocks knew well, others not so much — began checking in. One stranger sent a letter that read: "I hope that this doesn't stop you from being all you can and enjoying the outdoors."
Cole's recovery continues, and he is on a break from speech therapy until April.
Cole said his friends and teachers have been great, from visiting him in the hospital to giving him get-well gifts.
His dad said Cole was shocked when doctor's told him around Christmas that he should no longer play sports like soccer or basketball, or any activity where he could hurt his head.
"That was kind of a hit to him; he just figured in six months he'd be able to start playing these things," Kim said. "The outcome of something hitting him in the head could potentially put him at ground zero."
But the father and son have begun to find other, less dangerous, activities, such as tennis. The pair played last weekend.
"And I beat him," Cole said. "Every time. Mostly."
Unaired video that was given to the family from KATU showing Cole being taken off the mountain and other moments from the rescue became a cherished journal of the events, Kim said.
The Vancouver family recently sat down to watch the clips.
"Dad, I spoke like that? I looked like that?" Cole asked when they watched the video.
'This isn't over'
It wasn't long after Bob Robeck helped pull a woman to safety from a burning car on Oregon's Interstate 84 that people began using the "h" word.
Whether it's a quick word on the street or a standing ovation at his bank, being labeled "hero" is flattering, the Yacolt man said, but also embarrassing.
"There are people who have turned the word into something else because they call it to me constantly," he said.
Because he feared the events that unfolded in June would become clouded over time, Robeck recorded a video on his cell phone as he drove away from the accident scene. He uploaded it on YouTube in November.
"I think about it constantly," he said.
Though unwilling at first to step forward, he agreed to be interviewed about the rescue of 60-year-old Ketsy Roeder for the same reason he posted his video, to tell the real story. Another man had already been on TV, who Robeck thought was unfairly taking credit when there were others at the scene who did so much more yet weren't mentioned.
Since the crash, Robeck has received a handful of accolades, including an award from the Oregon State Police and being featured in a Taiwanese animated re-enactment by TomoNews. He said he's also in the running for the prestigious Carnegie Medal, which honors lifesavers.
"The ultimate truth is, I didn't want to watch her die because I didn't want to live with that the rest of my life," he said.
Robeck called Roeder this month to check in and mention his Carnegie nomination to say, "Hey lady, this isn't over."
Attention for good
Just as Joy is trying to ride the wave of attention after waving her sign by the freeway, Heidi Stewart hopes good will come from appearing in the news after suffering sudden cardiac arrest at school.
Stewart was clinically dead for eight minutes when her heart stopped in February at Evergreen High School.
She said she's still recovering from her traumatic experience, both mentally and physically. In high school she was taking precalculus, but because she lost oxygen to the brain, her ability to retain information was hindered.
"It's been really difficult being stuck in a lower math now," she said. "(But) all these challenges are being overcome."
Many have rallied around her, including Vancouver's WomenHeart heart disease support group, which invited Stewart and her mom Anne to celebrate the teen's "re-birthday" in May.
But others weren't as heartfelt, she said. Some in the high school accused Stewart of being an attention-seeker.
"People couldn't quite understand why I wanted to come out publicly about it," she said between classes at Clark College. She's now a freshman studying communications. "Why I did is because I want to create awareness."
Stewart is helping promote the Quinn Driscoll Foundation, named for the Wy'east Middle School student who died of cardiac arrest in 2009. The foundation donated the AED that was used to resuscitate Stewart. Next month she'll speak about her heart condition to an anatomy class at Mountain View High School.
"You never think you will see yourself in the paper the way I did," she said. "I would have to say it was more positive than negative."