Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows

Moviegoers might think of next summer as a test. The results will tell whether Hollywood should bother to have an original thought.
As the books close on 2011, the year turns out to have been a remarkable exercise in cinematic repetition. So far the top seven pictures at the domestic box office have been sequels, an alignment that appears unmatched in movie history.
In terms of ticket sales the most popular seven films to date have been “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2″; “Transformers: Dark of the Moon”; “Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn — Part 1″; “The Hangover Part II”; “Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides”; “Fast Five”; and “Cars 2.”strong opening for “Mission: Impossible — Ghost Protocol” suggests that it may well join a list that also includes “Rise of the Planet of the Apes,” from yet another film series, in the ninth position. If “Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows” or “Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked” gain traction, the year’s entire Top 10 may turn out to have been sequels (and their titles will have exhausted the well of awkward punctuation).
Studio executives fed this year’s trend with a flight to financial safety that has been building for a decade. At least 10 of about 30 major studio films released in the spring-summer blockbuster season were sequels or remakes, and another three — “Thor,” “Green Lantern,” and “Captain America: The First Avenger” — were based on comics whose kinship with existing films allowed them to play like parts of a “franchise.”
In 2012, much like this year, the major studios will offer about 10 sequels or “reboots” (wherein a familiar series starts again, from the top), featuring the return of proven draws like Spider-Man and the Bourne spy cycle, this time with Jeremy Renner as a new hero.
But there will also be some startlingly fresh propositions on display. One is “Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter” from Fox — the title says it all. Fox will also put forth “Prometheus,” directed by Ridley Scott, a science-fiction thriller that probes deep into the origins of man. (“Prometheus” may have some kinship with the “Aliens” series, which has inspired debate as to whether it might be a prequel, though its makers have said it is not.)
“We need to reinvent the business, the way television did in the 1980s,” said John Davis, a studio producer whose dozens of credits include “Gulliver’s Travels,” “I, Robot” and “Predator.” “There’s just not enough risk taking.”
(In the 1980s the pay-television service HBO began to experiment with original series and mini-series like “Fraggle Rock” and “Tanner ’88″ and eventually revolutionized television with sophisticated fare like “The Sopranos” and “Sex and the City.”)
Davis took a risk this year with “Mr. Popper’s Penguins,” a family film that starred Jim Carrey with a cast of penguins but had no movie predecessor to warm the seats. “Popper” fell flat when 20th Century Fox released it in June into a marketplace that found viewers hurrying to the “Cars” and “Pirates of the Caribbean” sequels.
But if familiarity prevailed in 2011, the consumer was complicit. One after another the more original studio films in a variety of genres failed to draw a really large number of viewers this year.
The best-performing comedy, “Bridesmaids,” took in $169 million but fell far short of, say, “Fast Five,” which handily crossed the $200 million mark. “The Help,” so far the top drama, similarly stopped at less than $170 million, and remained outside the Top 10.
Meanwhile the more inventive propositions — “Super 8,” “Cowboys & Aliens,” “Crazy, Stupid, Love,” “Moneyball,” “Real Steel,” “Contagion” — some critically acclaimed, some not, never got close to the first rank, as viewers flocked to what they already knew. The pattern snuffed what had seemed to be a swing back toward originality in 2010, when the defiantly innovative thriller “Inception” was a hit, and new propositions like “Tangled” and “Despicable Me” cracked the Top 10.
“In an unsettling world people may gravitate toward the familiar,” Martin Kaplan, the Norman Lear professor of entertainment, media and society at the Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism at the University of Southern California, suggested of this year’s film consumer.
“There may be pleasure to be found in something new and different, but there’s also the risk of being disoriented or disappointed,” Kaplan wrote in an email recently. “Sequels are a kind of comfort food.”
Still, Hollywood is uneasy with a repetitiveness that must eventually exhaust itself — there could be no “Avatar 2″ without the original “Avatar” — and is deeply unsatisfying to many of the bright and driven people who still spend their lives making studio movies.

Anne Hathaway—Best Dressed At Oscars 2011

Oscars host Anne Hathaway had many winning outfits during the recent telecast, even if the banter with her co-host was less memorable. For Hathaway and other stars famous for looking great wherever they go, those flashbulb-fashion moments largely are a tribute to their stylists.
The Hollywood Reporter magazine has compiled its first-ever list of the 25 most-powerful celebrity stylists, and, no surprise, Rachel Zoe – who dressed Hathaway on Oscar night – is at the top.
She’s grown her bohemian, beach-girl look made famous by Cameron Diaz into a reality TV show, books and her own fashion line.
It’s important for a stylist to carve out an aesthetic, much like a designer does, but she also needs to give her clients what they want, and Zoe is a master at that, said Merle Ginsberg, Hollywood Reporter senior writer. “When Rachel was working with Nicole Richie and Lindsay Lohan years ago – and making them into mini-mes – she caught a lot of flack, and it ended quickly. She was young, they were young. Now she does Cameron Diaz as the bohemian, but Eva Mendes is not, and Anne Hathaway is no bohemian.”
The next names on the magazine’s list are Kate Young, a former Vogue editor behind Natalie Portman’s stylish maternity wardrobe; Petra Flannery, who is guiding young stars Emma Stone and Hailee Steinfeld; Jen Rade, who boasts longtime client Angelina Jolie; and Anna Bingemann, whose clients include Claire Danes, Gwyneth Paltrow and Naomi Watts.
Depending on the celebrity, the duty of the stylist changes, Ginsberg explains. For someone like Cate Blanchett, who works with Elizabeth Stewart, she already has a strong fashion sense and is looking for someone to scout out outfits that suit her style. Other celebrities turn to their stylists to help them carve a fashion personality.
Sometimes – think Rachel Bilson or Diane Kruger, perhaps – the starlets are becoming more famous for their ripped-from-the-runway looks than their resume of roles.
“Something happened in the ’90s, maybe it was the economy or maybe that fashion became a bigger deal in America, but that’s when this whole thing started, and that’s when all the Hollywood fashion started to be good,” said Ginsberg.
She gives credit to Phillip Bloch, Deborah Waknin (number 7) and Jessica Paster (number 14) as early trailblazers who made the link between Hollywood and the runway. They introduced names such as Alexander McQueen, and, really, Giorgio Armani and Gianni Versace, to the armchair audiences of America who were suddenly interested in celebrity style thanks to the weekly glossy magazines and cable channels that brought the red carpet home.
These relationships all require delicate handling, though, Ginsberg added, with the designers, stars and stylists all wanting some degree of credit for a winning outfit.
Oscars criticism: James Franco breaks his silence
James Franco has spoken out about his much-maligned Oscars co-hosting stint, insisting he couldn’t match Anne Hathaway’s energy levels on the big night.
The movie star fled to New York after the Academy Awards and hasn’t commented on the criticism he has received – until now.
In a taped interview with another criticised former Oscars host, David Letterman, which will air on the TV host’s show on Friday night, Franco admits he was most upset by reports suggesting he was stoned during the telecast.
He tells Letterman, “Maybe I had low energy. I honestly played those lines as well as I could.
“People said I was under the influence. I’ve thought about it. I think I know why. I love her, but Anne Hathaway is so energetic, I think the Tasmanian Devil would look stoned standing next to Anne Hathaway.”

Madonna And Live Nation Entertainment Confirm Three Album

Madonna will have a new album out in late March; it was officially confirmed today by Interscope Records. In one component of a very broad plan developed by long time manager Guy Oseary and Live Nation Entertainment, the Material Girl has signed a three album deal with Interscope Records. The new album, her first in five years, has been completed. “Gimme All Your Luvin,” the first single from the album, will be released the last week in January prior to her upcoming Bridgestone Halftime Superbowl appearance on February 5th.
In 2007, Madonna signed a multi-faceted deal with Live Nation that includes new studio albums, touring, merchandising, fan club/website, DVDs, music-related television and film projects and associated sponsorship agreements. “We look forward to a great partnership,” commented Live Nation Entertainment’s Chairman of Global Music & CEO, Global Touring Arthur Fogel. Oseary was equally enthusiastic: “We couldn’t be happier to work with Jimmy Iovine, Lucian Grainge (Chairman & CEO, Universal Music Group) and the entire Interscope team. We anticipate a very bright future at our new home,” added Jimmy Iovine, Chairman of Interscope Geffen A&M. “Very rarely does an opportunity like this come around. We would like to thank Madonna, Guy and Live Nation for their belief in us.”
In other Madonna news, her upcoming film, “W.E.” which she directed and co-wrote is scheduled for a wide release on February 3rd.
Over the course of her extraordinary three decade career, Madonna has sold over 300 million albums and holds the record for the most successful tour by a solo artist in history. She is a nine time Grammy winning singer, songwriter, producer and is a Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee. Her last CD, “Hard Candy,” debuted at No. 1 in 27 countries including US, UK, Canada, France and Australia.

INTERSCOPE GEFFEN A&M: Combining the legacies of three of the most influential record labels in modern music history, Interscope Geffen A&M embarked on a new tradition of musical achievement with its unification on January 1, 1999. Headed by Chairman Jimmy Iovine, Interscope Geffen A&M is a major force in global music, developing chart-topping artists across a wide range of musical genres including rock, rap, pop and alternative. Interscope Geffen A&M is part of Universal Music Group, the world’s leading music company.

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn

“Breaking Dawn,” the latest in the series based on the Stephenie Meyer vampire novels, is the second film this year to claim the No. 1 spot for three straight weekends, according researcher to Box Office Mojo. Disney’s “The Help” held first place over three weekends in August and September. U.S. cinemas do about 20 percent of the year’s business between mid-November and New Year’s, Hollywood.com said.
“This is the first time any movie from the ‘Twilight’ franchise has been No. 1 for three weeks in a row,” said Gitesh Pandya, editor of Boxofficeguru.com in New York. The movie was able to hang onto the top spot because there were no new openings and because “it’s the biggest franchise out there,” he said.
‘The Muppets’
“Breaking Dawn,” about vampire Edward Cullen and his not- yet undead girlfriend Bella Swan, has taken in $246.9 million in the U.S. and Canada since its Nov. 18 release, according to Hollywood.com. The film, made for about $110 million, was expected to have weekend sales of $15.4 million, the estimate of Box Office Mojo.
The “Twilight” series is scheduled to end a year from now with “Breaking Dawn Part 2.” The first three movies in the series have had worldwide sales of $1.8 billion, according to Box Office Mojo.
In “Breaking Dawn Part I,” Bella, played by Kristen Stewart, marries Edward, portrayed by Robert Pattinson. She becomes pregnant and is targeted for death by werewolves. Taylor Lautner returns to co-star as Jacob Black, whose unrequited love for Bella is tested by his commitment to his werewolf clan.
In “The Muppets,” three fans learn that an oil man wants to drill under the characters’ old theater. They seek out the former stars Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy and Gonzo, now leading separate lives. Steve Whitmire, Eric Jacobson and Dave Goelz provide the three main Muppet voices, respectively. The film also features Jason Segel, Amy Adams and Chris Cooper.
‘Hugo’
“Hugo,” from Viacom Inc.’s Paramount Pictures, was third with $7.6 million. The movie is Oscar winner Martin Scorsese’s first 3-D family film.
The picture tells the story of a boy, played by Asa Butterfield, who lead a secret life in the walls and clock tower of a Paris train station. Based on the book by Brian Selznick, it is also a tribute to silent film pioneer Georges Melies, played by Ben Kingsley, who runs a toy kiosk at the station.
The National Board of Review on Dec. 1 named “Hugo” the best film of the 2011 and Scorsese best director.
“Hugo” is “looking like a word-of-mouth hit,” Pandya said. “It’s got a long life ahead of it.”
“Arthur Christmas” stayed in fourth with $7.4 million. The animated film exposes Santa’s high-tech operation hidden beneath the North Pole, while telling the story of a family in a state of comic dysfunction, according to a Sony Corp. summary of the picture. The picture features the voices of James McAvoy as Arthur and Hugh Laurie as Steve.

Are You Or Have You Considered Paying The Austin, Texas A Visit?

Have you been to Austin, TX? Are you or have you considered paying the city a visit? If Austin is not even remotely familiar to you, then you’ve come to the right place on the web. Austin, TX is a large city in the state of Texas. It is the capital city of the state of Texas. However, any high school geography class could tell you that.Texas itself is huge , which is perhaps, where the phrase “Don’t Mess with Texas” came from. In fact, the state of Texas is the second largest state in the U.S by both physical mass and population numbers.
Austin, TX itself sits in Travis County. Austin, TX is ranked the 35th largest city in the United States of America by population numbers. The climate of Travis County is humid and subtropical characterized by hot summers and mild winters. The hottest recorded temperature was 112 degrees fahrenheit in the year 2000, during the month of September. A terribly hot day of the month it was, indeed.
Austin has become known for its left-leaning politics in what is normally considered a mostly conservative populous. In fact, this is often referred to in jest by those of more conservative leanings by calling the city by the name of “The People’s Republic of Austin”, entertainingly enough.
High-tech is the name of the game in Austin, TX. Austin is known as a hub for both the tech and defense industry sectors, which is largely fueled by the technical training programs of the University of Texas at Austin. Additionally, Austin is considered a hub for pharmaceutical and bio-tech companies. There are about 85 companies from the biotech and pharma industry in Austin, TX.
A popular local motto in Austin is “Keep Austin Weird.” You may see this printed on stickers and on t-shirts. The “weird” part Austinites are referring to are the arts! …and Austin’s well-known love of music.Perhaps it is a combination of all of these things that helped Austin, TX arrive at 2nd place in the 2006 “Best Places to Live” list compiled by Money(the mag). Austin’s music and night life center around the nightclubs on 6th street and the film/music/interactive festival that has become popular in the area known as South by Southwest (SXSW), which occurs annually.

Alec Baldwin Dropped In On "Saturday Night Live"

During a "Saturday Night Live" satirical news skit, Baldwin posed as the pilot of a plane he was forced to disembark earlier in the week at Los Angeles International Airport for refusing to stop playing 'Words With Friends' on his mobile phone.Asked by SNL news anchor Seth Meyers about the incident, Baldwin, in character as the captain responded:"It was awful. That's why it was very important for me to come here and on behalf of everyone at American Airlines issue an apology to Mr. Alec Baldwin... an American treasure," said Baldwin, dressed in a pilot's uniform and fake mustache.
The "30 Rock" star also mocked the airline rule that electronic devices be turned off during takeoff and landing."Would you really get on an airplane that flies 30,000 feet in the air if you thought one Kindle switch would bring it down? C'mon! It's just a cruel joke perpetrated by the airline industry," Baldwin-as-pilot said.The actor attempted to turn around criticism from other passengers for delaying the flight by tweaking the airline's on-time record."It was the first time in the history of American Airlines that one of our flights was delayed," said Baldwin-as-pilot.
Baldwin broke character several times during the skit, including when Meyers asked him, "Alec, are you sure this is the right way to handle this?""Yeah, yeah, keep going, keep going," Baldwin said in a mock whisper.It was the second "apology" in a week from Baldwin, who the day after the incident used a Huffington Post column to say he was sorry to his fellow passengers, but then dedicated the rest of the column to bashing the airline industry.

Vienna Boys Choir Performs Tuesday At BU

The Vienna Boys Choir — a tradition spanning more than 500 years — will return to the region Tuesday night for a holiday performance in the Osterhout Concert Theater at Binghamton University's Anderson Center. The concert is presented by the Binghamton Philharmonic.Music historians trace the origins of the choir to 1498, when Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I moved his court from Innsbruck to Vienna. He gave specific instructions that there were to be six boys among his court musicians. Until 1918, the choir sang exclusively for the imperial court, at Mass, at private concerts and functions and on state occasions.
Among those who worked with or were members of the choir were such classical music superstars as Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Antonio Salieri, Anton Bruckner, Franz Schubert, and brothers Joseph and Michael Haydn.In 1918, after the breakdown of the Habsburg Empire, the Austrian government took over the court's adult musicians but not the choir boys. The Wiener S*ngerknaben — as the choir is known in German — owes its survival to the initiative of Josef Schnitt, who became dean of the Imperial Chapel in 1921 and established the boys' choir as a private institution. Funding was not enough to pay for the boys' upkeep, and in 1926 the choir started to give concerts outside of the chapel, performing motets, secular works and — at the boys' request — children's operas. Soon, word spread and the choir was performing around the world.
Today, there are around 100 choristers between the ages of 10 and 14, divided into four touring choirs. The four choirs give around 300 concerts and performances each year in front of almost half a million people. Each group spends nine to 11 weeks of the school year on tour. They visit virtually all European countries as well as Asia, Australia and the Americas.
The choir's repertoire includes everything from medieval to contemporary and experimental music. Motets and lieder for boys' choir form the core of the touring repertoire, as do the choir's own arrangements of waltzes and polkas by Strauss. In the 1970s, the choir started to perform a cappella arrangements of songs by The Beatles. In 2002, the boys recorded a pop CD, including songs by Celine Dion, Madonna and Robbie Williams. The choir has contributed to a number of film soundtracks.

There Is No Doubt That Love For Some Celebrity Exists Within Us All

There is no doubt that love for some celebrity exists within us all. This isn’t the traditional definition of love but rather defined by an excessive admiration for a famous person whom we will probably never meet. The use of “love” is appropriate here as we who love celebrity tend to exhibit signs of undue influence by those highly visible. Famous people, the non-elected representatives of the human race, have always held some influence over the masses. In the days before mass media, television sets and computers fame was circulated orally, carried by the gossipy nature of social beings. Today, we open our eyes and cannot avoid these people. Of course, in a developed society entertainers are necessary. We laugh and sometimes cry at a quality performance. Our memories are seared with images, movies and songs which have touched us, frightened us and stimulated us. They dramatize the political, the romantic, the good and bad.
Yet, have we gone too far? How much influence should they have over us? Our choice of clothes, jewelry and hairstyle, our languages and ideas are often areas that we look toward celebrities to define. If you deny this then you are exceptional; the rest of us are invariably, more susceptible. Our culture has become saturated with celebrity influence. We watch their every move including who they are with and what they do. We absorb their politics and gobble up their quotes. We think about what it may be like to be that beautiful, rich and powerful. Fame is an aphrodisiac or so it seems to the unrecognized. Today we have TomKat(Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes). Yesterday it was Bennifer(Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez).
The entertainment value of a celebrity stretches beyond the screen or stage and they are wholly aware it. We are witness to carefully arranged relationships, sudden sightings in sports arenas and controversial quotes days before a new movie or show opens. They appear on your screen suddenly seemingly not to promote themselves but rather attempting to come across as natural, likable, smart and funny. Sometimes we get a glimpse into what certain celebrities are really like. Unfortunately, it is usually when they do something wrong. Drugs, infidelity and physical assaults are a few areas where celebrities have slipped in their public presentation. Mug shots and unflattering photos of famous people are the currency of entertainment news outlets. Being a celebrity has its drawback in this regard as they are monitored as closely as governmental heads of the biggest nations on earth. Alas, the power of celebrity is here with us to stay.

Action Comics

A rare and pristine copy of the first issue of Action Comics, famed for the first appearance of Superman, has set a record Wednesday for the most money paid for a single comic book: $2.16 million.The issue, graded at 9.0, was auctioned starting Nov. 11 online at www.comicconnect.com. The starting bid was just $1 but there was a reserve price of $900,000. Neither the name of the buyer nor seller was disclosed.It's the first time a comic book has broken the $2 million barrier. The issue was published in 1938 and cost just 10 cents.
"When we broke the record in 2010 by selling the Action Comics No. 1, graded at 8.5, for $1.5 million, I truly believed that this was a record that would stand for many years to come," said Stephen Fishler, CEO of ComicConnect.com and Metropolis Collectibles.The previous record set in March 2010 was followed by the sale of another copy for $1 million. But neither of those issues was in as good a condition as the issue that sold Wednesday, though it's pedigree of setting records was already documented. Twice before it set the record for the most expensive book ever, selling for $86,000 in 1992 and $150,000 in 1997.
But in 2000, it was stolen and thought lost until it was recovered in a storage shed in California in April this year.About 100 copies of Action Comics No. 1 are believed to be in existence, and only a handful of those in good condition.After it was stolen, Fishler said, collectors figured it would never be found or, worse, would be destroyed.Clearly, I was wrong. Not in my wildest imagination could I have predicted that this legendary, stolen Action Comics No. 1 would be found, graded at 9.0 and break the record a year and a half later," he said.

Glee Makes Me Happy

Since I’m so bored in the office and I just watched finish Nikita and Glee last night, I’m gonna blog about Glee!Glee makes me happy! Really happy cause some parts of the show is damn stupid.
I know Glee through Cheris. She promotes to me about Glee and let me listen to some of Glee’s song and true enough, I fall in love with Lea Michele’s voice! I know she is not pretty when she sings and all but I like her voice! Season 1 is good but Season 2 has no proper storyline! I continue watching cause of the songs they sing.Season 2 has more original songs which I don’t feel it fantastic and all. But Glee really makes me happpy!Songs that I love from Glee
1. Take A Bow

2. Blame It

3. The Only Exception

4. Endless Love

5. Total Eclipse Of The Heart

6.  Poker Face

7. Faithfully

8. I Feel Pretty/Unpretty

9. Teenage Dream

10. Lucky

11. Marry You

Personally I feel that all these songs above are really better than the original singers. Really better, I feel. If you are a fan of any of the original song above, I suggest that you go and watch Glee and judge yourself!Am trying to look for ”Pretending” this song by Rachel and Finn in the last episode when they are fighting for Nationals. Kinda like the song after the first time I hear!Like I said one thousand time before, Glee makes me happy though they have stupid story line now! Hahahahaha, so I’m now still waiting for Season 3 to be out!

Kids’ Entertainment And Learning

If you are working parents then a big question of keeping your kids at your home while you two will be going to offices. Parents are now opting for babysitter or governors for keeping their kids at home safely. But the important thing to look at is giving them company and proper attention. And this thing is the most important thing to care for. But parents can not understand how to do this and get the kid happier even staying at home. When he or she is in the play ground then you can normally expect him or her to be happy but it is found to be more difficult to make her or him happy when he or she is in home and without his pr her friends. Another important thing is the age group in which kids fall. Determine the age factor and then choose the website for kids. You have to understand his or her taste and lists of choice at first and then you have to decide on the factor. Without that you will fall to satisfy his or her requirements of entertainment. As for entertainment it can be said little bit of entertainment is also necessary to grow the kids up. It helps to encourage your kids to read and study and with that he or she will find a new space in the area of practical idea about the outside world, intelligent quotient. Normal intelligence is enhanced by the practicing of simple puzzle round, quiz and g.k. all these websites for kids help this process. Free online games and free games are also worth noticing as these help to grow up the patience, activity skills and intelligence too.
Why the websites for kids? There are several reasons that may lead you to choose a good websites for kids like kidzter which offers many innovative free online games and free games which help the kid to make his or her intelligence growing and simultaneously making her happy with music, games and educational activities like solving quizzes and puzzles. All these help him or her to develop his or her basic knowledge and intelligence quotient as these activities require intelligence, patient and skill. There may be a great controversy that free online games and websites having free games spoil the kids and make them game hooked all the day. But the responsibility of choosing the site should be conferred on the parents. If you are a parent then you can choose a website for kids like kidzter.

entertainment center is a major piece of furniture

When referring to a home entertainment center, one should keep in mind that it is greater than a table that holds a handful of items.  A home entertainment center is a major piece of furniture that is designed to accommodate many electric and electronic devices that provide entertainment in the home including the TV, VCR and other disc players, the sound system, speakers and the home theatre system in general.  This furniture is a significant point in a home since it is a center of attraction for anyone visiting the home, no matter their age, interests or preferences.  Despite everything that you place on the home entertainment center, the TV is the main component that will determine the overall perception of the furniture and the entertainment system.  Generally, a home entertainment stand serves as an organizer of the house entertainment functionally.  However, its other purpose is to optimize the general perception and style of the home furniture.

If your entertainment systems are of exceptional quality or meet certain standards and class that you wish, the furniture that these systems rest on should also be complementary to give the desired feel of relaxation and style, not distraction and competition.  If your perfect idea of entertainment is relaxing in your home, watching the TV or playing cool music, the home entertainment system is a perfect idea for you.  There are a wide variety of contemporary home entertainment stands available for you to choose from to match your taste, style, budget and class.  Since the industry of furniture production has gone high tech just like the electronic themselves, it is now easy to find a modern piece of furniture that will look like it was designed with your entertainment style in mind.

A perfect entertainment center stand should rhyme well with other furniture including the seats and the room in general.  If it has room for all the accessories you have or intend to acquire, the better.  The aesthetic value of the entertainment center stand should stand out without compromising its functionality and style.

Everyone expects that they choose furniture carefully because it is not shopping that happen frequently.  The decision to settle for a particular entertainment stand should be guided by the fact that the material should withstand age and allow future expansions and improvement in the electronic entertainment system.  In a nutshell, as a proud homeowner, it is vital for you to get an entertainment TV stand that adds a great deal of functionality, theme and style to your home.

Could Sega and Red Be Announcing a Revival Over The Next Couple Of Weeks?

　　There have been some rumors of late about new developments in the Sakura Wars series. These may or may not pan out, but there's one thing for sure: the franchise's developer, Red Entertainment, is going to be announcing something within the next couple of weeks.
　　An update at the Red Entertainment staff blog today had a hint about a possible announcement. Closing off the post, the blog's writer noted that the Tokyo Game Show is approaching. He wrote, "The next time I handle the blog, I believe I will, for the first time in a while, be able to have a splendid announcement."

The Sakura Wars franchise, which originated as a 1996 Sega Saturn title, turns 15 next year, and there's recently been some talk about possible celebrations from Red and the series' publisher, Sega. Series creator Ouji Hiroi perked fan interest when he took the stage during an August talk event promoting a Sammy Sakura Wars 2 pachinko game and said that those interested in the future of the series might want to check a September issue of Famitsu.

The Red Entertainment

　　Since its founding in 2002, Red Entertainment Agency has established itself as a leading entertainment talent agency, guiding the careers of an elite roster of musical artists. Under the leadership of agency President Carlos Keyes, Red Entertainment has carved out a distinctive niche in the entertainment landscape and earned a reputation for putting artists' interests above all else.
       With a select group of professional agents working side by side, the Red Entertainment credo is one of team work and availability that translates into successful relationships for all clients.Red Entertainment’s select yet diverse client list allows it to effectively compete with other large agencies while guaranteeing personalized attention to every client. With offices in New York City, Red provides representation to clients across its music, motion picture, television and personal appearances worldwide.

And the Oscar Goes to…

The 81st Annual Academy Awards went off without a hitch this year, and benefitted from production design & staging that, on several occasions, reflected the categories for the awards being presented—an obvious but effective choice we haven't seen in previous ceremonies.
Hugh Jackman proved an able host, deftly blending comedy with a song & dance routine with top hat and cane. Thanks to his Broadway experience, Jackman demonstrated that he's as comfortable walking in the shoes of Gene Kelly as he is wielding the retractable claws of Wolverine.
Still, the ceremony was simplified this year to reverse years of declining TV ratings. A record low 32 million people tuned in last year. This year’s viewing figures will be announced Monday. Advertisers such as General Motors and L’Oreal withdrew their support, ostensibly due to the current recession and unfavorable television demographics (the average US viewer is 49), though these reasons sound suspect, and in GM's case, their precarious financial situation is more likely to blame.
As to the winners themselves, there were few surprises this year. Slumdog Millionaire was the Academy Awards champion, wrapping up its rags-to-riches story by taking home not only the Best Picture Academy Award, but also Best Director for Danny Boyle, along with awards for adapted screenplay, cinematography, editing, and both music Oscars for score and song.
The other top winners: Kate Winslet, Best Actress for the Holocaust-themed drama The Reader; Sean Penn, Best Actor for the title role of Milk; and Penelope Cruz, Best Supporting Actress for Vicky Cristina Barcelona.
In a move that many anticipated — and hoped for — the Academy chose to honor Heath Ledger as Best Supporting Actor for his demented reinvention of the Joker in Chris Nolan's The Dark Knight, becoming only the second actor ever to win an Oscar posthumously. (The previous posthumous Oscar recipient was Peter Finch, who won Best Actor for 1976's Network two months after his death.)
Ledger's Oscar for the Warner Bros. blockbuster was accepted by Ledger's parents and sister on behalf of the actor's 3-year-old daughter, Matilda. "I have to say this is ever so humbling, just being amongst such wonderful people in such a wonderful industry," said his father, Kim Ledger. "We'd like to thank the academy for recognizing our son's amazing work, Warner Bros., and Christopher Nolan in particular for allowing Heath the creative license to develop and explore this crazy Joker character."

Amanda Tapping Seeks Sanctuary for Kids

In the spirit of the Syfy series Sanctuary in which she stars, actress Amanda Tapping (Stargate SG-1,Stargate Atlantis) has helped to found a non-profit organization aimed at giving children a better life.
The organization, called Sanctuary for Kids, was started by Tapping, Sanctuary creator and writer Damian Kindler and Jill Bodie. The idea was borne out of their collective desire to use the public profile ofSanctuary and the active fan base of the show to make a difference.
"We all feel very lucky and honoured to be able to do jobs we love with people we love in this industry," said Tapping. "Jill, Damian and I all felt a very strong desire and real responsibility to do something with the reach and audience we have through Sanctuary and the sci-fi community. We didn't want to waste the influence that the series has, or the meaningful connections we personally have made with so many people around the world."
Tapping plays Dr. Helen Magnus in Sanctuary, which airs on Friday nights on Syfy in the United States and SPACE in Canada. Magnus runs the titular establishment to provide shelter and medical treatment for 'abnormals.' These mutant creatures stay in hiding or live out in the open but keep their differences a secret out of fear of persecution.
Sanctuary started life in 2007 as a series of 15-minute Webisodes and is currently in its second television season. Tapping and Kindler are also executive producers on the show. Using it as a platform for a a good cause is something that Kindler hopes will start a trend in Hollywood.
"Ultimately, we want to set an example and make charitable giving and outreach a standard practice in the television and entertainment industry," he said. "We all feel that it would be irresponsible to ignore that influence."
Sanctuary for Kids will host three auctions throughout the year selling "priceless" items as well as meet and greet opportunities with Sanctuary actors and producers. The first auction is taking place now until November 22, 2009. On offer are such items as a behind the scenes set tour and lunch with Amanda Tapping, a personal Skype chat with Amanda Tapping, Damian Kindler and director and fellow executive producer Martin Wood, a well known prop used in the series (the "Sonic Stunner"), and an opportunity to name a new character in the show.
"This is an initiative that is based on relationships and working as a community at large," said Jill Bodie, Director of Sanctuary for Kids. "It's about doing something very real and tangible for children and youth who desperately need protection. Sci-fi fans are so connected and loyal. We will be relying on their connectivity and passion to help spread the word about the work we are doing."
Sanctuary for Kids has chosen the Nepal Orphans Home and Watari's TTIP (Transitioning to Independence Program) and TIPPY (Transitioning to Independence Program for Parenting Youth) Programs to launch the foundation. The Nepal Orphans Home (www.nepalorphanshome.org) attends to the welfare of children in Nepal who are orphaned, abandoned or not supported by their parents. Watari's Programs (www.watari.org) work with the homeless youth population in Vancouver to help stabilize single, pregnant and parenting youth in safe, affordable housing and encourages commitment to their treatment plans.

Vancouver Production Update

Lots of production taking place here in Hollywood North this month, from returning skeins Smallville, Supernatural, Stargate Atlantis, Reaper and Eureka, to new series Harper's Island and a Shaun Cassidy-produced pilot featuring Tricia Helfer entitledInseparable.
Meanwhile, the Battlestar Galactica telefilm is currently lensing, as well Roland Emmerich's epic, 2012 (now labelled Farewell Atlantis). Below is the complete list:
100 Mile Challenge Reality
Lifestyle Apr 8 – Oct 17 '08
Battlestar Galactica 2009 Movie
MOW Sep 2 – Sep 29 '08
Cats & Dogs 2
Feature Film Sep 8 – Dec 17 '08
Chop Shop Reality
Lifestyle Jul 30 – Dec 19 '08
Eureka - Season 3
TV Series May 14 '08 – Feb 13 '09
Farewell Atlantis (2012)
Feature Film Jul 28 – Dec 12 '08
George Lopez Untitled Project Digital
Feature Aug 21 – Sep 26 '08
Glutton For Punishment – Season 3
Reality / Lifestyle Jun 6 – Dec 20 '08
Harper's Island
TV Series Aug 8 – Jan 28 '09
Inseparable
TV Pilot Sep 9 – Sep 26 '08
Keeping It Real
Documentary Series Aug 28 – Dec 12 '08
The L Word – Season 6
TV Series Jul 2 – Oct 1 '08
Night at the Museum 2
Feature Film Jun 9 – Sep 23 '08
Psych – Season 3
TV Series Apr 28 – Oct 21 '08
Reaper – Season 2
TV Series Jul 22 – Dec 18 '08
Smallville – Season 8
TV Series Jul 7 '08 – Apr 3 '09
Smart Cookies – Season 2
Reality / Lifestyle Aug 12 – Dec 12 '08
Stargate Atlantis - Season V
TV Series Feb 19 – Sep 23 '08
Storm Hawks
Animation Nov 17 '07- Dec 22 '08
Supernatural – Season 4
TV Series Jul 3 – Mar 27 '09
Tidal Justice
MOW Aug 27 – Sep 11 '08
Trust
MOW Sep 3 – Sep 18 '08
Untitled Twisted Pictures Project
Feature Film Sep 2 – Oct 2 '08
Word Travels – Season 2
Reality / Lifestyle May 27 – Sep 7 '09
Wow! Wow! Wubbzy
Animation Nov 1 '07 – Feb 1 '09
Zeke's Pad
Animation Mar 17 – Jan 2 '09

Falling Loonie May Re-Attract U.S. Productions to Canada

With the value of the CDN dollar falling through the floor in recent days (75 cents USD as of this writing), and a number of U.S. states reevaluating their filmincentive programs, American financed film productions are expected to begin eyeballing Canada as the preeminent shooting destination once again.
"You put the Canadian dollar together with the tax credits we've already got and we're completely back in the game," said Ken Ferguson of Toronto Film Studios, owners of the new mega studio FilmPort, withBoondock Saints 2 and an untitled George Romero film, both starting in Toronto.
Meanwhile, a Michigan Senate committee has begun discussion of capping its tax credit at US$50-million, Rhode Island capped its incentives at US$15-million per year and Florida slashed the budget of its governor's film office by 80%.
US taxpayer anger has grown at incentives in Massachusetts and Louisiana after high-profile events revealed their cost, with a Massachusetts report revealing that in two years the state missed out on US$120-million in taxes thanks to its credit program, while a Brad Pitt feature shooting in Louisiana cost that state US$27-million.
Industry sources say the state of New York, which bolstered its tax credit in April, has already begun reviewing whether to scale it back."Some of the extraordinary tax credits that are offered in some states, I think, are entirely unsustainable," said Ferguson."So it's not surprising that under some duress they'll have to cap those or throttle them back considerably."The hope is that those "who do production elsewhere might look to Vancouver and other parts of Canada with renewed interest," said Harvey Kahn, president of Vancouver's Front Street Pictures.

‘Stargate’ Roars at Canada’s Leo Awards

With so much fuss being made about J.J. Abrams Star Trek reboot, it's easy to forget that there is another successful franchise out there with Star… in the title. That would be Stargate, which is due for its own sort of makeover later this year with the premiere of Stargate Universe. This is no sign that the concept is struggling, though. Indeed, the slew of awards that Stargateproductions won at the recent Leo Awards in Vancouver, British Columbia (the home base of CinemaSpy) shows that it continues to be admired.
The LEO Awards are presented by the Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Foundation of B.C.. They were established in 1998 to celebrate excellence in film and television productions that are made in the province. Stargate series and movies are largely filmed in Vancouver. At this years Celebration and Gala Ceremonies for the Leos, which took place on May 8 and 9, two productions - Stargate Continuum and Stargate Atlantis – won 12 awards between them. Moreover, Robert Cooper and Brad Wright, co-creators and executive producers of the three television series that make up the Stargate franchise, received one of the 2009 Leo Awards for Outstanding Achievement.
Stargate Atlantis, which ended its run after five seasons earlier this year, dominated the Dramatic Series category, winning nine of the 17 awards presented, including Best Dramatic Series. In the Feature Length Drama category, Stargate Continuum won three awards, one of which went to actor Michael Shanks for his performance as Stargate SG-1 series regular, Daniel Jackson. Shanks won Best Lead Performance by a Male.
Stargate alumni were also rewarded for their work on the series Sanctuary, which won four Leo awards. Those included Best Lead Performance by a Female in a Dramatic Series for Amanda Tapping, one of the stars of Stargate Continuum. Tapping plays Samantha Carter in the Stargate franchise and has appeared in Stargate Atlantis and was also a regular on Stargate SG-1. Stargate Continnum is a feature length spin-off from the latter and is reviewed on CinemaSpy here.
The full list of winners in the Feature Length Drama and Dramatic Series categories are given below. A list of winners in all categories can be found on the Leo Awards website.
FEATURE LENGTH DRAMA
Best Feature Length Drama
Fifty Dead Men Walking – Shawn Williamson, Stephen Hegyes, Peter La Terriere, Kari Skogland, Guy Collins, Stephen Margolis, Michael Ryan, Nicole Carmen-Davis, Karyn Edwards, Elsie Choi, Kyle Lundberg (Producers)
Best Direction in a Feature Length Drama
Anne Wheeler – Living Out Loud
Best Screenwriting in a Feature Length Drama
Brad Wright – Stargate Continuum
Best Cinematography in a Feature Length Drama
Attila Szalay – Iron Road
Best Picture Editing in a Feature Length Drama
Fred Thorsen – Stone of Destiny
Best Overall Sound in a Feature Length Drama
Paul Sharpe, Iain Pattison, Graeme Hughes – Stargate Continuum
Best Sound Editing in a Feature Length Drama
John Taylor, Chester Bialowas, Jeff Jackman,Ken Biehl, Rick Senechal – Joy Ride 2
Best Musical Score in a Feature Length Drama
Ben Mink – Fifty Dead Men Walking
Best Production Design in a Feature Length Drama
Linda Del Rosario – Iron Road
Best Costume Design in a Feature Length Drama
Maya Mani – Iron Road
Best Make-Up in a Feature Length Drama
Joanne Kinchella – Iron Road
Best Visual Effects in a Feature Length Drama
Steve Hodgson, Adam Stern, Richard Patterson, Doug Campbell, Terry Hutcheson – Impact
Best Supporting Performance by a Male in a Feature Length Drama
Chang Tseng – Dim Sum Funeral
Best Supporting Performance by a Female in a Feature Length Drama
Lauren Lee Smith – Helen
Best Lead Performance by a Male in a Feature Length Drama
Michael Shanks – Stargate Continuum
Best Lead Performance by a Female in a Feature Length Drama
Babz Chula – Mothers & Daughters
DRAMATIC SERIES
Best Dramatic Series
Stargate Atlantis – Joseph Mallozzi, Paul Mullie, Brad Wright, Robert Cooper, Carl Binder, Martin Gero, Alan McCullough, John Smith (Producers)
Best Direction in a Dramatic Series
Robert Cooper
Stargate Atlantis – Vegas
Best Screenwriting in a Dramatic Series
Alan McCullough
Stargate Atlantis – The Queen
Best Cinematography in a Dramatic Series
Michael Blundell
Stargate Atlantis – Vegas
Best Picture Editing in a Dramatic Series
Mike Banas
Stargate Atlantis – Vegas
Best Overall Sound in a Dramatic Series
Kelly Cole, Patrick Ramsay, Bill Mellow, Joe Watts, Hugo De Le Cerda, Kevin Belen
Stargate Atlantis – Enemy at the Gate
Best Sound Editing in a Dramatic Series
Steve Smith, Matthew Wilson, Kirby Jinnah, Jay Cheetham, Jason Mauza
Stargate Atlantis – Enemy at the Gate
Best Production Design in a Dramatic Series
James Philpott
Smallville - Quest
Best Costume Design in a Dramatic Series
Valerie Halverson
Stargate Atlantis – The Queen
Best Make-Up in a Dramatic Series
Todd Masters, Nicholas Podbrey, Sarah Pickersgill, Harlow MacFarlane
Sanctuary – Warriors
Best Visual Effects in a Dramatic Series
Mark Savela, Shannon Gurney, Kodie MacKenzie, Viv Jim, Dan Weir
Stargate Atlantis – First Contact
Best Guest Performance by a Male in a Dramatic Series
Ryan Robbins
Sanctuary - Edward
Best Guest Performance by a Female in a Dramatic Series
Gabrielle Rose
Sanctuary - Edward
Best Supporting Performance by a Male in a Dramatic Series
Benjamin Arthur
Less Than Kind – Top of the Class
Best Supporting Performance by a Female in a Dramatic Series
Eve Harlow
The Guard – Boom
Best Lead Performance by a Male in a Dramatic Series
Tyler Labine
Reaper - Coming to Grips
Best Lead Performance by a Female in a Dramatic Series
Amanda Tapping
Sanctuary - Requiem

New ‘Blade Runner’ Webisodes Coming

As part of a remarkably ambitious expansion plan, the UK's Pinewood Studios in Buckinghamshire has applied for a new 100-acre film set representing streets in New York, Paris and Venice, according to theBBC.
Pinewood Shepperton has submitted the application to South Buckinghamshire District Council for Project Pinewood.
The £200m plans would include up to 1,500 homes—a mix of apartments, town and detached houses, a school, theatre, cinema and sports facilities.
Pinewood became famous in the 1950s and 1960s for the 'Bond' and 'Carry On films'.
Recent films coming from the studio include Bond's Quantum of Solace, Brideshead Revisited and The Dark Knight.
"Project Pinewood is the most innovative and forward looking strategic initiative in the UK screen and related industries," said the studio, "designed to achieve economic efficiencies in filming and reduction in carbon emissions."
The development would feature backdrops, including a Venetian canal, a Roman amphitheatre, a Tudor marketplace for period dramas and street scenes from downtown New York, French Quarter New Orleans, and a Chicago suburb. Pinewood said the project would offer directors and production designers a range of streetscapes reproducing the architectural style and atmosphere of the original locations abroad.
The studios said every aspect of the plans would take into account the importance of sustainability, from greener building design to the provision of alternative transport choices.
"Production companies will be able to reduce costs by not having to travel abroad and therefore reduce carbon emissions," it said.

Tinseltown Determined to Plug Leaks

It's a job for Captain Obvious: understanding that if you're a Hollywood thesp that you shouldn't reveal info about a project on which you're working…especially if you've signed a contract, most of which have non-disclosure agreements. That means you don't tell your friends, your grandma…even fido. And you certainly don't tell the media. And guess what? Yes, Twitter, Facebook and YouTube now count as the media (you're welcome, Marshal Mclullen fans).
Still, it seems some Hollywood types haven't figured it out yet. According to The Hollywood Reporter's THR, Esq. page, a growing number of studio deals are containing new language aimed specifically at curbing usage of social-media outlets by actors, execs and other creatives.
According to the report, plugging leaks of disparaging or confidential information about productions on Twitter, Facebook and YouTube is the goal.
So what brought this all to a head? In part, s small crisis over at FOX a couple of weeks back when Hart Hanson, executive producer for the Fox series Bones, tweeted, "First time in Bones history we are shut down from production. Damn swine flu!" It was a joke, but was misconstrued when another news items arrived reporting that the series star, David Boreanaz also had the flu. Turns out he only had a mild case of the regular flu.
Oops.
Then there was American Idol judge Paula Abdul's dramatic resignation from the show this year on Twitter.
Professional.
All of this is a bit capricious, of course. Hollywood is not averse to using the social networking media as a means to release information virally about forthcoming projects…and they're OK with celebs doing the same—provided it's been sanctioned. What it's really about is control…and studios want to maintain it. Not that you can really blame them.
It seems the bottom line here is this: if you've signed a non-disclosure contract, that means you don'tdisclose info anywhere, and that including Facetube.

Concept Art for Marvel’s $1B Dubai Theme Park

Now that Disney has absorbed Marvel into its giant maw, a proposed Marvel superhero theme park for Dubai may not be as safe a bet as planners had originally hoped. Back in 2007, United Arab Emirate-based Al Ahli Group and Marvel Entertainment, Inc. announced a partnership that would bring Marvel's full roster of Super Heroes — including 'Spider-Man', 'Iron Man', 'The X-Men', 'Incredible Hulk', 'The Fantastic Four' and 'Silver Surfer' — to Dubai for a major new theme park destination being developed by AAG.
Scheduled to open in 2011, the $1B theme park has faced some delays and is now being slated to open in 2012, assuming, of course, that Marvel's new parent company, Disney, doesn't balk at the investment, given that the Dubai economy has slowed in 2009…along with the rest of the world economy.
When the project was announced the press release said that "New technology and unparalleled visitor experiences will be the hallmark of the theme park creating a new standard for theme parks around the world."
Meanwhile, concept art for the park, which will feature rides and sections based on 'Spider-Man', 'Iron Man', 'The Hulk' and 'X-Men' has arrived online, and shows rollercoasters, a Spidey freefall ride and 3-D theaters.
As if one needed another reason to visit Dubai, which is fast becoming a playground mecca for big, unique ideas.
You can check out a few of the concept images below which depict various possible attractions, and click on over to DisneyAndMore for the rest.

Disney Releases Official Specs for Fantastic ‘Fantasia’ BD

Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment has official announced the full specs for its upcoming Blu-ray and DVD release of Fantasia. The former, which dates from 1940, has become one of Disney's most admired classics. If the quality of remastering for a hi-def release is anything like that of Pinocchio, Sleeping Beauty and Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs, animation fans are in for a visual and auditory treat.
The Blu-ray edition of The Fantasia and Fantasia 2000: 2-Movie Collection Special Edition will be a 4-disc release that includes both the original film and its turn-of-the-millennium follow-up. Like the original, Fantasia 2000 is a lively mix of classical music and animated imagery. The 'cast' includes a host of famous names, including Steve Martin, Bette Midler, James Earl Jones, Penn and Teller, Angela Lansbury, Itzhak Perlman and Quincy Jones.
Among the special features on the Blu-ray will be the Academy Award® nominated short Destino. Started in 1946 as a collaboration between Walt Disney and the painter Salvador Dali, Destino was not completed until 2003 when Roy E. Disney took on the project. The story of this classic short is told in a documentary included on the BD release titled 'Dali & Disney: A Date With Destino.'
The Fantasia and Fantasia 2000: 2-Movie Collection Special Edition will also be available as a 2-Disc DVD. Both editions will be released on November 30.
For the full specs, read the official announcement below:
BURBANK, Calif., September 2010 — Fantasia and Fantasia 2000 — the magical, animated musical masterpiece and the contemporary classic inspired by it — debut in highly anticipated Blu-ray High Definition and DVD 2-Movie Collection Special Editions on November 30. Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment is opening the Disney vault to be able to present these two films that broke the boundaries of imagination in the highest quality possible.
The Fantasia and Fantasia 2000: 2-Movie Collection Special Edition will be available in a 4-disc Blu-ray Combo Pack ($45.99 SRP) and a 2-Disc DVD ($39.99 SRP) for a very limited time only. The Blu-ray transformation of Fantasia and Fantasia 2000 will reveal the magic, music and majesty of both films as never before experienced, with state-of-the-art picture restoration of the original Fantasia and pristine 7.1 Digital Theater System Hi-Def Surround Sound. The Blu-ray combo pack is a tremendous value featuring, in addition to the two films in two different formats, a wealth of bonus features.
Among those Blu-ray special features is the highly requested Academy Award® nominated short Destino. Available for the first time ever on Blu-ray, the seven minute film is the result of a unique collaboration between Walt Disney and Salvador Dali begun in 1946, but put on hold due to studio financial concerns. In 2003, Roy E. Disney worked with a team of modern day animators to complete the film as a tribute to Walt’s pioneering artistic vision. Accompanying the highly anticipated short is an all-new feature length documentary entitled “Dali & Disney: A Date With Destino,” which explores the origins of the relationship between Disney and Dali, their collaboration on Destino, and ultimately how the film came to fruition so many years after its inception.
Fantasia, an unprecedented and magnificent feast of music and animated images, was initially released by the Studio in 1940 as a “road show” release. The following year, at the 14th Annual Academy Awards, Fantasia earned two Special Awards. The first was given to Walt Disney and associates for their outstanding contribution to the advancement of the use of sound in motion pictures, being the first commercial film released in multi-channel sound using a process called Fantasound, and the second to conductor Leopold Stokowski and his associates “for…unique achievement in the creation of a new form of visualized music…thereby widening the scope of the motion picture as entertainment and as an art form.”
Considered avant-garde during its time, Fantasia has gone on to become one of the most popular movies of all time and today is considered a classic. In 1990, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant.” Featuring the Philadelphia Orchestra, conducted by Stokowski, this groundbreaking film, which consists of animation set to eight musical pieces, is narrated by Deems Taylor and includes an appearance by Mickey Mouse (voiced by Disney himself).
Equally impressive is Fantasia 2000, the awe-inspiring extravaganza of sight and sound, executive produced by the late Roy E. Disney. Featuring an array of celebrity hosts including Steve Martin, Bette Midler, James Earl Jones, Penn and Teller, Angela Lansbury, Itzhak Perlman and Quincy Jones, the film, like its predecessor, expertly visualizes classical music compositions with various forms of animation and live-action introductions. Fantasia 2000 is primarily performed by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, and conducted by James Levine.
Synopsis: The dreams and visions of Walt Disney come to life in Fantasia, which blends music and film magic into an exhilarating movie-going experience. Unforgettable images are brought to life by some of the world’s best music, and highlighted by the comedy of Mickey Mouse as a troublemaking sorcerer’s apprentice, along with the beauty of winged fairies and cascading snowflakes, the majesty of Noah’s ark and even plump hippos performing ballet in tutus.
Motivated by his uncle’s foresight, Roy Disney continued the magic with Fantasia 2000 which begins where its predecessor left off. There are seven completely new segments, and viewers watch a bustling Depression-era metropolis in the style of Al Hirschfeld’s famous cartoons, a flock of flamingos with slapstick yo-yo talents, an ark full of animals gathered by Donald Duck as Noah’s first mate, and musical life breathed into a family of flying humpback whales.
Fantasia DVD Bonus Features:
New Audio Commentary with Disney historian Brian Sibley
Disney Family Museum (running time: approx. 5 minutes) – Walt’s daughter Diane Disney-Miller takes viewers on a tour of the new Disney Family Museum in San Francisco, California featuring a very large exhibit on Fantasia and most importantly, the Schultheis notebook with long lost Fantasia production notes found in more recent years in the walls of a convent.
Fantasia Blu-ray Bonus Features:
Everything on the DVD plus:
Disney View – This viewing mode maximizes the Blu-ray viewing experience with a 16 x 9 aspect ratio. Original artwork created by a Disney artist, in a style that complements the beauty of the film.
The Shultheis Notebook: A Disney Treasure (running time: approx. 14 minutes) –An in depth look at the recently discovered Schultheis Notebook. The detailed log was created by Herman Schultheis, an effects man on Fantasia, and intricately breaks down the film from a technical view. Many of the special effects used in Fantasia were a mystery to modern day animato
rs until this notebook was recovered.
Interactive Art Gallery and Screensavers – Viewers can explore the artwork of Fantasia as never before, in HD resolution with unique Blu-ray interactivity and programming.
Audio Commentaries from Fantasia Legacy Collection
With executive producer Roy E. Disney, conductor James Levine, animation historian John Canemaker, and Scott McQueen, manager of film restoration.
Audio commentary with interviews and story note recreations by Walt Disney, hosted by John Canemaker.
Fantasia 2000 DVD Bonus Features:
Musicana – Walt’s Inspiration for a Sequel (running time: approx. 10 minutes) – This documentary reveals rarely-seen art created for Musicana, a late 1970’s project intended as a Fantasia sequel with a focus on exploring other cultures via their greatest musical compositions. Viewers are offered a look at the origins of pieces that were started by Walt, such as “The Emperor and the Nightingale” which was then taken over by a very young John Lasseter. Ultimately, Musicana was stopped to begin production on “Mickey’s Christmas Carol,” but the memories of this piece still live on with the animators who conceived it.
Fantasia 2000 Blu-ray Bonus Features:
Everything on the DVD plus:
Dali & Disney: A Date With Destino (running time: 82 minutes) – This feature length documentary explores the collaborative relationship between Walt Disney and Salvador Dali, revealing how and why the Destino short came to fruition under the lead of Roy E. Disney in 2003 so many years after its inception in 1946.
Destino (running time: approx. 7 minutes) – The legacy of Walt Disney and Salvador Dali lives on in this highly anticipated short film.
Disney’s Virtual Vault — BD-Live Feature
Original DVD Bonus Features from Legacy Collection
Audio Commentaries from Fantasia Legacy Collection (total running time: 84 minutes)
With executive producer Roy E. Disney, conductor James Levine, and producer Don Ernst.
Audio commentary with the directors and art directors for each segment
To read about The Black Cauldron re-release, click over to the next page.
Disney is also releasing a 25th Anniversary Edition of its often forgotten animated feature The Black Cauldron. This one is only coming to DVD, though, and with a less extensive set of extra features.
The Black Cauldron: 25th Anniversary Special Edition offers a new digital transfer with a small number of original bonus features. These include a never-before-released deleted scene and a game. These are in addition to the special features included on past releases.
In case you are one of the many people that The Black Cauldron has passed by, here are the official details:
The Black Cauldron, Walt Disney Pictures’ 25th animated feature-length film, celebrates its 25th anniversary with a Special Edition DVD release September 14 from Walt Disney Home Entertainment. Based on Lloyd Alexander’s Chronicles of Prydain books, this mystical, action-packed adventure debuts just in time for Halloween. The film tells the story of Taran, an apprentice pig keeper with dreams of becoming a great warrior, who embarks on a quest to find a magical and powerful Black Cauldron before the evil tyrant Horned King can possess it for his own diabolical purposes. Fantastical characters like the oracular pig Hen Wen, the willful princess Eilonwy, and the droll but annoying Gurgi face witches, elves, magic swords and other obstacles. As they journey through these thrilling escapades, Taran begins to learn the true meaning of what it is to be a hero.
New Bonus Features Include:
Deleted Scene—The Fairfolk: Viewers join Taran, Fflewddur Fflam, Gurgi and Princess Eilonwy as they travel into the depths of the earth and meet the Fairfolk.
The Witches’ Challenge Game—In order to defeat the dark powers of the Horned King, players must gain possession the magical sword from the Witches of Morva by solving their riddles.
Plus Classic DVD Bonus Features:
Still Frame Gallery—A compilation of behind-the-scenes artwork and photos.
Quest For the Black Cauldron—A trivia game in which players compete against the evil Horned King in a race to reach the Black Cauldron first.
Trick Or Treat—Classic Donald Duck cartoon from 1952.
The Black Cauldron: 25th Anniversary Special Edition will be released on September 14.

‘Fringe’s’ Anna Torv Goes Topless

Here at CinemaSpy, yours truly has always admired Anna Torv's approach to her Fringe character of Agent Olivia Dunham. The actress has imbued her FBI alter-ego with a mix of steely determination, curiosity and sensitivity…and always managed to balance the three believably.
And while Torv is an attractive woman even with the uniform, a new photo shoot by Esquire magazine reveals a side of the Australian actress that might just leave a few of you breathless.
You too, guys.
Here's how Esquire describes Torv, referring to her as one of the women they love:
The sunny-haired star of Fox's Fringe—who looks a lot more comfortable without that bulky FBI uniform—finally reveals what she thinks you need to know about life, love, Vegemite, and women. Specifically, her.
Fringe wrapped up last week, but the Vancouver-filmed series returns April 1. Meanwhile, enjoy a couple of revealing photos below, then click on over to Esquire for the full set.

George Lucas Apparently Believes the World Will End in 2012

Right. So out of left field we learn today that George Lucas allegedly — and we do say allegedly here because you'll have to carefully consider the source on this — believes that the world will end in 2012…along with the Mayans, half a dozen cults, and anyone else who's dropped acid whilst reading Nostradamus.
Actor Seth Rogen told the Toronto Star that he recently met his filmmaking idol, and after about 25 minutes found himself incredibly confused. No, not because Lucas tried to explain why he's interested in making another Star Wars trilogy, but because he's certain the world will soon end.
You heard us correctly.
Rogen was meeting with Lucas (and Steven Spielberg) to discuss a new movie project when the Star Wars creator apparently dropped the personal belief bombshell.
“George Lucas sits down and seriously proceeds to talk for around 25 minutes about how he thinks the world is gonna end in the year 2012, like, for real. He thinks it," Rogen told the Star. “He’s going on about the tectonic plates and all the time Spielberg is, like, rolling his eyes, like, ’My nerdy friend won’t shut up, I’m sorry.'"
At first Rogen thought Lucas was joking but soon realized he wasn't. He claims he asked Lucas if the filmmaker had built a spaceship and if Rogen could have a seat on it.
“He claimed he didn’t have a spaceship, but there’s no doubt there’s a Millennium Falcon in a garage somewhere with a pilot just waiting to go… It’s gonna be him and Steven Spielberg and I’ll be blown up like the rest of us,” Rogen said.
Surreal experience, or masterful leg pulling…? You be the judge.
On the other hand, perhaps the truly surreal thing here is that Rogen was actually in a meeting with George Lucas and Steven Spielberg about a movie.
We just have one question before you ponder: If Lucas really believes that the world will end next year, then why is he planning more Indiana Jones and Star Wars movies…to say nothing of all the other film and television projects he has in development?
OK…maybe he's not CERTAIN certain.

Is Tarnish Dulling Oscar’s Lustre?

Hollywood’s biggest night of the year has come and gone, and it seems many could care less. Last night’s 83rd Annual Academy Awards show wasn’t as dreadful as many critics have charged, but it wasn’t lustrous, either — not the way it has been in decades past — leading many to wonder if the ceremony is: a) losing its relevance; b) compromised by the down economy; c) an indicator of the changing state of both the film and broadcast industry.
The turn of the 21st century has seen the celebrated awards show take a hit. Changes over the past decade seem to have aversely affected the program, including shifting the broadcast from Monday at 9pm to Sunday at 8:30pm in 1999. During the TV writers strike in 2008, just over 32M viewers watched the Oscars, the least viewed ever.
This year the Academy Awards show fell to an 11.7 adults 18-49 rating, down 12% vs. last year’s 13.3 adults 18-49 rating. The average viewership fell to 37.6M viewers, down 9% below last year.
Last night’s ceremony felt more mechanical than usual. Folks showed up and did what they were supposed to do, but with little passion or fanfare. Despite hosts James Franco and Anne Hathaway’s combination of dry humor and goggle-eyed ardor, respectively, the two seemed largely unsuited for hosting duties. Burdened with banal scripted material, the pair managed to inject the show with energy, but little majesty or self-effacing levity.
The two hosts had been recruited to attract a younger viewing audience…you know, the same audience that felt slighted when the ‘In Memoriam’ segment of the awards show failed to honor Corey Haim, the Lost Boys actor who died of pneumonia complications last year at age 38.
Of course, it wasn’t exactly a banner year for mainstream nominations, either, so it’s hard to level blame at either the Academy or ABC. The King’s Speech, which took best picture, director and actor awards, is a great film, but of little interest to the throngs of sub-30 year-old audiences primarily targeted these days. True Grit was good, but overrated. And Black Swan, a personal favorite of yours truly, is powerful, but far too darkly esoteric for mainstream audiences (despite Natalie Portman’s deserved and poignant best actress win).
Are the Academy Awards falling victim to a perfect storm of economic restraints, shifting audience tastes and a changing industry? Let us know what you think below. Meanwhile, the complete list of Oscar nominations and winners follows…
BEST PICTURE:
The King’s Speech (The Weinstein Company), Iain Canning, Emile Sherman and Gareth Unwin, Producers
Black Swan (Fox Searchlight Pictures), Mike Medavoy, Brian Oliver and Scott Franklin, Producers
The Fighter (Paramount Pictures), David Hoberman, Todd Lieberman and Mark Wahlberg, Producers
Inception (Warner Bros. Pictures), Emma Thomas and Christopher Nolan, Producers
The Kids Are All Right (Focus Features), Gary Gilbert, Jeffrey Levy-Hinte and Celine Rattray, Producers
127 Hours (Fox Searchlight Pictures), Christian Colson, Danny Boyle and John Smithson, Producers
The Social Network (Columbia Pictures), Scott Rudin, Dana Brunetti, Michael De Luca and Ceán Chaffin, Producers
Toy Story 3 (Disney•Pixar), Darla K. Anderson, Producer
True Grit (Paramount Pictures), Scott Rudin, Ethan Coen and Joel Coen, Producers
Winter’s Bone (Roadside Attractions), Anne Rosellini and Alix Madigan-Yorkin, Producers
DIRECTING:
Tom Hooper - The King’s Speech (The Weinstein Company)
Darren Aronofsky – Black Swan (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
David O. Russell – The Fighter (Paramount Pictures)
David Fincher – The Social Network (Columbia Pictures)
Joel Coen and Ethan Coen – True Grit (Paramount Pictures)
ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE:
Colin Firth – The King’s Speech (The Weinstein Company)
Javier Bardem – Biutiful (Roadside Attractions)
Jeff Bridges – True Grit (Paramount Pictures)
Jesse Eisenberg – The Social Network (Columbia Pictures)
James Franco – 127 Hours (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE:
Natalie Portman – Black Swan (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
Annette Bening – The Kids Are All Right (Focus Features)
Nicole Kidman – Rabbit Hole (Lionsgate)
Jennifer Lawrence – Winter’s Bone (Roadside Attractions)
Michelle Williams – Blue Valentine (The Weinstein Company)
ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE:
Christian Bale – The Fighter (Paramount Pictures)
John Hawkes – Winter’s Bone (Roadside Attractions)
Jeremy Renner – The Town (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Mark Ruffalo – The Kids Are All Right (Focus Features)
Geoffrey Rush – The King’s Speech (The Weinstein Company)
ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE:
Melissa Leo – The Fighter (Paramount Pictures)
Amy Adams – The Fighter (Paramount Pictures)
Helena Bonham Carter – The King’s Speech (The Weinstein Company)
Hailee Steinfeld – True Grit (Paramount Pictures)
Jacki Weaver – Animal Kingdom (Sony Pictures Classics)
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY:
The Social Network (Columbia Pictures), Screenplay by Aaron Sorkin
127 Hours (Fox Searchlight Pictures), Screenplay by Danny Boyle & Simon Beaufoy
Toy Story 3 (Disney•Pixar), Screenplay by Michael Arndt; Story by John Lasseter, Andrew Stanton and Lee Unkrich
True Grit (Paramount Pictures), Written for the screen by Joel Coen & Ethan Coen
Winter’s Bone (Roadside Attractions), Adapted for the screen by Debra Granik & Anne Rosellini
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY:
The King’s Speech (The Weinstein Company), Screenplay by David Seidler
Another Year (Sony Pictures Classics), Written by Mike Leigh
The Fighter (Paramount Pictures), Screenplay by Scott Silver and Paul Tamasy & Eric Johnson; Story by Keith Dorrington & Paul Tamasy & Eric Johnson
Inception (Warner Bros. Pictures), Written by Christopher Nolan
The Kids Are All Right (Focus Features), Written by Lisa Cholodenko & Stuart Blumberg
FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM:
In a Better World (Sony Pictures Classics), Denmark
Biutiful (Roadside Attractions), Mexico
Dogtooth (Kino International), Greece
Incendies (Sony Pictures Classics), Canada
Outside the Law (Hors-la-loi) (Cohen Media Group), Algeria
ANIMATED FEATURE FILM:
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Toy Story 3 (Disney•Pixar), Lee Unkrich
How to Train Your Dragon (DreamWorks Animation), Chris Sanders and Dean DeBlois
The Illusionist (Sony Pictures Classics), Sylvain Chomet
ART DIRECTION:
Alice in Wonderland (Walt Disney Pictures), Production Design: Robert Stromberg; Set Decoration: Karen O’Hara
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 (Warner Bros. Pictures), Production Design: Stuart Craig; Set Decoration: Stephenie McMillan
Inception (Warner Bros. Pictures), Production Design: Guy Hendrix Dyas; Set Decoration: Larry Dias and Doug Mowat
The King’s Speech (The Weinstein Company), Production Design: Eve Stewart; Set Decoration: Judy Farr
True Grit (Paramount Pictures), Production Design: Jess Gonchor; Set Decoration: Nancy Haigh
CINEMATOGRAPHY:
Inception (Warner Bros. Pictures), Wally Pfister
Black Swan (Fox Searchlight Pictures), Matthew Libatique
The King’s Speech (The Weinstein Company), Danny Cohen
The Social Network (Columbia Pictures), Jeff Cronenweth
True Grit (Paramount Pictures), Roger Deakins
COSTUME DESIGN:
Alice in Wonderland (Walt Disney Pictures), Colleen Atwood
I Am Love (Magnolia Pictures), Antonella Cannarozzi
The King’s Speech (The Weinstein Company), Jenny Beavan
The Tempest (Touchstone Pictures), Sandy Powell
True Grit (Paramount Pictures), Mary Zophres
FILM EDITING:
The Social Network (Columbia Pictures), Angus Wall and Kirk Baxter
Black Swan (Fox Searchlight Pictures), Andrew Weisblum
The Fighter (Paramount Pictures), Pamela Martin
The King’s Speech (The Weinstein Company), Tariq Anwar
127 Hours (Fox Searchlight Pictures), Jon Harris
DOCUMENTARY FEATURE:
Inside Job (Sony Pictures Classics), Charles Ferguson and Audrey Marrs
Exit Through the Gift Shop (Producers Distribution Agency, Banksy and Jaimie D’Cruz
Gasland (Rooftop Films), Josh Fox and Trish Adlesic
Restrepo (National Geographic Entertainment), Tim Hetherington and Sebastian Junger
Waste Land (Arthouse Films), Lucy Walker and Angus Aynsley
MAKEUP:
The Wolfman (Universal Pictures), Rick Baker and Dave Elsey
Barney’s Version (Sony Pictures Classics), Adrien Morot
The Way Back (Newmarket Films), Edouard F. Henriques, Gregory Funk and Yolanda Toussieng
ORIGINAL SCORE:
The Social Network (Columbia Pictures), Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross
How to Train Your Dragon (DreamWorks Animation), John Powell
Inception (Warner Bros. Pictures), Hans Zimmer
The King’s Speech (The Weinstein Company), Alexandre Desplat
127 Hours (Fox Searchlight Pictures), A.R. Rahman
ORIGINAL SONG:
“We Belong Together” from Toy Story 3 (Disney•Pixar), Music and Lyric by Randy Newman
“Coming Home” from Country Strong (Screen Gems), Music and Lyric by Tom Douglas, Troy Verges and Hillary Lindsey
“I See the Light” from Tangled (Walt Disney Pictures), Music by Alan Menken Lyric by Glenn Slater
“If I Rise” from 127 Hours (Fox Searchlight Pictures), Music by A.R. Rahman Lyric by Dido and Rollo Armstrong
SOUND MIXING:
Inception (Warner Bros. Pictures), Lora Hirschberg, Gary A. Rizzo and Ed Novick
The King’s Speech (The Weinstein Company), Paul Hamblin, Martin Jensen and John Midgley
Salt (Columbia Pictures), Jeffrey J. Haboush, Greg P. Russell, Scott Millan and William Sarokin
The Social Network (Columbia Pictures), Ren Klyce, David Parker, Michael Semanick and Mark Weingarten
True Grit (Paramount Pictures), Skip Lievsay, Craig Berkey, Greg Orloff and Peter F. Kurland
SOUND EDITING:
Inception (Warner Bros. Pictures), Richard King
Toy Story 3 (Disney•Pixar), Tom Myers and Michael Silvers
TRON: Legacy (Walt Disney Pictures), Gwendolyn Yates Whittle and Addison Teague
True Grit (Paramount Pictures), Skip Lievsay and Craig Berkey
Unstoppable (20th Century Fox), Mark P. Stoeckinger
VISUAL EFFECTS:
Inception (Warner Bros. Pictures), Paul Franklin, Chris Corbould, Andrew Lockley and Peter Bebb
Alice in Wonderland (Walt Disney Pictures), Ken Ralston, David Schaub, Carey Villegas and Sean Phillips
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 (Warner Bros. Pictures), Tim Burke, John Richardson, Christian Manz and Nicolas Aithadi
Hereafter (Warner Bros. Pictures), Michael Owens, Bryan Grill, Stephan Trojanski and Joe Farrell
Iron Man 2 (Paramount Pictures, Marvel Studios), Janek Sirrs, Ben Snow, Ged Wright and Daniel Sudick
DOCUMENTARY SHORT:
Strangers No More, Karen Goodman and Kirk Simon
Killing in the Name, Jed Rothstein
Poster Girl, Sara Nesson and Mitchell W. Block
Sun Come Up, Jennifer Redfearn and Tim Metzger
The Warriors of Qiugang, Ruby Yang and Thomas Lennon
ANIMATED SHORT FILM:
The Lost Thing, Shaun Tan and Andrew Ruhemann
Day & Night, Teddy Newton
The Gruffalo, Jakob Schuh and Max Lang
Let’s Pollute, Geefwee Boedoe
Madagascar, carnet de voyage (Madagascar, a Journey Diary), Bastien Dubois
LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM:
God of Love, Luke Matheny
The Confession, Tanel Toom
The Crush, Michael Creagh
Na Wewe, Ivan Goldschmidt
Wish 143, Ian Barnes and Samantha Waite

Despite Recent Setbacks, Ron Howard Still Bullish on Dark Tower

Tina Fey, creator and star of NBC’s sitcom30 Rock, has publicly expressed support for her co-star on the show, Tracy Morgan, amid a storm of controversy over a joke the actor/comedian is alleged to have made in a recent stage show. During the stand-up performance in Nashville, Morgan reportedly went on an ‘anti-gay tirade’ and is said to have joked that he’d “pull out a knife and stab” his own son if he were gay.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, the allegations against Morgan were made by Kevin Rogers, who attended the show and said that before the show he was a fan of the Saturday Night Live alumnus. Rogers subsequently posted a piece on Facebook titled “Why I No Longer ‘Like’ Tracy Morgan – A Must Read.” The story was later picked up by the website of Truth Wins Out, a non-profit organization that campaigns against anti-gay extremism.
Morgan himself has since said sorry for any offense that he caused. In a statement to the trade paper he apologized to his fans and the gay & lesbian community for his “choice of words.”
“I’m not a hateful person and don’t condone any kind of violence against others,” Morgan said. “While I am an equal opportunity jokester, and my friends know what is in my heart, even in a comedy club this clearly went too far and was not funny in any context.”
Fey, also a former SNL star, has now offered her support to Morgan. Although she admitted that “the violent imagery of Tracy’s rant,” disturbed her, she indicated that homophobia was not something she associated with her co-star.
“It also doesn’t line up with the Tracy Morgan I know, who is not a hateful man and is generally much too sleepy and self-centered to ever hurt another person,” The Reporter quotes her as saying.
“I hope for his sake that Tracy’s apology will be accepted as sincere by his gay and lesbian coworkers on30 Rock, without whom Tracy would not have lines to say, clothes to wear, sets to stand on, scene partners to act with, or a printed-out paycheck from accounting to put in his pocket,” she added.
Meanwhile, NBC exec Robert Greenblatt had said he was pleased that Morgan has apologized. At the same time, however, he gave a thinly veiled warning to the actor and other stars of the network’s shows that NBC won’t take kindly to being embarrassed in this way again.
“We will always recognize an artist’s freedom to express him or herself, but not when reckless things are said no matter what the context,” said Greenblatt. “Unfortunately, Tracy’s comments reflect negatively on both 30 Rock and NBC – two very all-inclusive and diverse organizations – and we have made it clear to him that this kind of behavior will not be tolerated.”
The controversy may have exploded too late to make the judges at the 51st Monte Carlo Television Festival’s Golden Nymph Awards think twice about rewarding Morgan for his role in 30 Rock. The star was named Outstanding actor in a Comedy Series at the event on Friday night.

Today would have been celebration galore

Today would have been celebration galore for most fans of Emeka Ike that stormed the Federal High court premises for the final verdict on who the authentic AGN president really is but that didn't come to be as the judge again strike out the case on technical grounds.
A disappointed Emeka Ike definitely not happy with the judge's decision left the court premises in annoyance and when he came out to his fans, he told them in these words " You guys should wait as i have been asked to go get some document and will be back in not less than 1 hour". This didn't happen as several hours later Emeka Ike the Maradona never showed up and calls to his mobile phone by some of his fans were returned unanswered. Well the bottom line is that Segun Arinze who is the AGN president the Industry knows is still in charge and will still be for a very long time to come. Is there hope for Emeka Ike in this legal battle? Some people say why is he not concentrating his energy on the growth of his private school and many other businesses? Why AGN; what is it that is not done right at the Guild that he wants to fix? Well over to you o my brother from another mother. We were told that the AGN president Segun Arinze or his lawyer were not at the sitting.