Not policy, just participation Oct 15, 2009
He wants planners to go back to the future and consider introducing ''fine-grain'' streets, lanes and alleyways similar to those found in older, unplanned suburbs. Such as Balmain and The Rocks. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
GREEN THING: Latest quirky electric car design... Oct 13, 2009
Back to the future: Peugeot has based the design of the BB1 on its VLV from th 00004000 e 1940s. At just 2. (The Drudge Report)
Movie review: 'The Informant' is strangely entertaining Oct 8, 2009
Thomas F. Wilson (Biff from the Back to the Future series), Eddie Jemison ( Oceans 11, 12 and 13 ), comedians Patton Oswald and Bob Zany, and both of the Smothers Brothers are featured in the film. None really add or take away from the storyline, but you might spend time trying to figure out, Where have I seen these people before. (Lompoc Record, CA)
The Cinematic History of A Christma... Oct 8, 2009
The director Robert Zemeckis, best known for the Back to the Future Trilogy, is returning to the performance capture technique he pioneered with Tom Hanks in The Polar Express to make another seasonal film, this time turning his attention to the famous tale of spirits and redemption, A Christmas Carol. The Dickens short story became synonymous with Christmas within the writers own lifetime, and the word Scrooge has entered the dictionary. (Suite101.com)
Bold moves needed to re-energize Market Street Oct 2, 2009
Friday, October 2, 2009. When will we have politicians with the courage to tell us the truth: that if California is ever again going to provide excellent and affordable universities and schools, well-kept parks, a healthy environment, aid for the jobless, humane prisons, help for the poor and disabled (and balanced budgets), we are going to have to pay for them with higher taxes. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Opinion)
'Toy Story' in 3-D Oct 1, 2009
Pixar and Disney are going back to the future for their latest release tomorrow they re offering new 3-D versions of the 14-year-old Toy Story and the 10-year-old Toy Story 2 ... Pixar and Disney are going back to the future for their latest release tomorrow they re offering new 3-D versions of the 14-year-old Toy Story and the 10-year-old Toy Story 2. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Looking back to Bogalusa's beginning Sep 24, 2009
Edmond Chandler wrote on Sep 22, 2009 11:10 AM:" ... BACK TO THE FUTURE!... I have a dream... a reality dream ... My vision for Bogalusa is to see "her" restored to the splendor of her rich and vibrant past!... Who will step forward and join in this movement to make Bogalusa the beautiful lady she was "way back then" ...... YOU can make the difference, Folks ... ... ELECT "DOERS" to LEAD our city. LEADERS WHO PUT BOGALUSA ON THE FRONT BURNER FOR PROGRESS!I hope that I am speaking for each... (Bogalusa Daily News, LA)
Weakly Retort Sep 20, 2009
I dont think anyone has been this surprised by an ULaLa since Marty McFly finally retrieved his sports almanac from Biff Tanner in Back to the Future II, only to find that all but the cover had been replaced by a fictitious 1950s skin mag. Yes, I realize I referenced this last week, but this is what the paid ones in the industry refer to as a call back. (RaiderPower.com)
'Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs': Spaghetti Tornadoes And A Chicken Army Sep 19, 2009
Flint is part "Back to the Future" mad scientist, part "Field of Dreams" visionary, part loveable nutball. He comes up with wacky inventions like a hair un-balder, a monkey-thought translator and, most disastrously, a hybrid, procreation-happy creature called a ratbird. (VHI.com -- Music News)
Back to the future: What baby boomers have to look forward to Sep 18, 2009
By Staff reports GateHouse News Service Posted Sep 14, 2009 @ 01:26 PM. BOOMERANG ANGELA GESO. (Braintree Forum, MA)
The Informant! is so dry it crumbles Sep 17, 2009
Joel McHale of The Soup steals every scene hes in as Shepards flabbergasted fellow FBI agent, and attentive viewers will also catch appearances by Patton Oswalt, Paul F. Tompkins, Rick Overton, Thomas F. Wilson (Back to the Future), Scott Adsit (30 Rock), Tony Hale (Arrested Development), Samantha Albert, both Smothers Brothers and even Rome Kanda of I Survived a Japanese Game Show. . (MSNBC -- Movies)
Saving science from "Unscientific America" Sep 14, 2009
They were displeased with the X-Files, Honey, I Shrunk the Kids, The Core, and Back to the Future. They also brought up how people in politics and business cherry-pick scientific findings that are most favorable for their agenda. (Ars Technica)
Mayor of London Announces World Premiere of Disney's A Christmas Carol and Launch of the Festive Season in London on Tuesday, 3 November With "London's Christmas Carol" Sep 13, 2009
Disney's 'A Christmas Carol', a multi-sensory thrill ride re-envisioned by Academy Award-winning filmmaker Robert Zemeckis (Forrest Gump, Back to the Future, The Polar Express, Beowulf), captures the fantastical essence of the classic Dickens tale in a groundbreaking 3-D motion picture event. Ebenezer Scrooge (Jim Carrey) begins the Christmas holiday with his usual miserly contempt, barking at his faithful clerk (Gary Oldman) and his cheery nephew (Colin Firth). (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Present Tense: Black, White, Straight, Gay Sep 12, 2009
The microcosm of the company at our table that evening took me back to the future. I wondered, would this be what the world would look like to my grandchildren. (India Times, India)
NBC puts Jay Leno on the spot in competitive prime-time slot Sep 8, 2009
" And an easy way to plug an advertiser in an era when TV commercials are at the mercy of the DVR. Leno describes himself as "advertiser friendly," and NBC has already struck a deal with 's, whose Monopoly-based promotion will find Leno announcing the chain's ad featuring NBC stars. Visitors to McDonald's will be steered by placards to Leno's program. If this conjures up visions of TV's early days, when hosts often hawked products, Leno isn't sure it's back to the future just yet. "I don't think... (USA Today -- Life)
'Back to the '80s ... The Totally Awesome Musical' Sep 8, 2009
PRINCETON ; From the era that brought the world the Rubik;s Cube, Max Headroom and The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles comes this ;totally awesome; musical in the style of movies such as Back To The Future, Ferris Bueller;s Day Off, The Karate Kid and the Wedding Singer. Join the graduating class of William Ocean High School as they live through their final senior year ; as they experience the fun, the heartbreak, the loves and the loneliness of growing up. (Princeton Bureau County Republican, IL)
For a dark topic, White turns to black humour Sep 7, 2009
It's back to the future with the old segment Wot Cheezes Me Orf - like Molly not being allowed to ''um'' and ''ah. Very revealing. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Packer sells Challenger stake Sep 5, 2009
For Challenger it is a matter of back to the future as a pure play life insurer after last month selling its mortgage unit to NAB.. Source. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Student-run film festival to kick off at MSU Sep 1, 2009
Tomorrow night at 7, the Tinseltown Tuesdays series will kick off its second semester at the Curris Center Theater with the 1989 time travel blockbuster Back to the Future 2 ... A couple of movies saw very small crowds, but other nights had very enthusiastic audiences and the crowd was pretty stellar when the first season closed in May with the first Back to the Future. (Murray Ledger & Times, KY)
Digital TV a repetitive brain injury Aug 29, 2009
Australia's response to the new bounty is not so much "back to the future" as "forward to the past". Mind you, this week's enthusiasm for The Flintstones and The Jetsons may be based on scholarly curiosity rather than simple nostalgia. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Readers vs. Critics Aug 22, 2009
Back to the Future (1985) 50 percent ... Total votes: 1,003 SFGATE.com readers Back to the Future (1985) 50 percent Terminator (1984) 20 percent Star Trek (2009) 13 percent Bill Excellent Adventure (1989). (San Francisco Chronicle)
Top 15 out-of-this-world sci-fi films Aug 22, 2009
The food is great, (especially the Thanksgiving sandwich (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Yellow Submarine 'set for remake' Aug 21, 2009
Trade magazine Variety said the Back To The Future filmmaker and Disney were working to secure rights to use the 16 Beatles tunes that feature in the film. Zemeckis plans to use the performance-capture format he used for previous films Beowulf and The Polar Express. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Disney, Zemeckis board 'Yellow Submarine' Aug 20, 2009
If the Robert Zemeckis who directed Back To The Future shows up to direct the remake - it could be great. If it's the Robert Zemeckis who directed Polar Express - it's already circling the bowl. (Variety)
Daily television listings Aug 19, 2009
Back to the Future Part II 10:35 p.m. (WAM). A time-traveler (Michael J. Fox) shuttles between centuries to rescue his kids. (Boston Globe)
Upcoming movies: Awesome or awful? Aug 19, 2009
"Back to the Future". "Fast Times at Ridgemont High". (Salon)
Ion Television acquires major films Aug 18, 2009
The package from NBCU includes The Break Up, starring Jennifer Anniston and Vince Vaughan, Miami Vice, starring Colin Farrell and Jamie Foxx, and I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry, starring Adam Sandler and Kevin James, plus the Back to the Future trilogy, Inside Man and The Hitcher. As Ion Television continues to build its schedule, these first-rate theatrical features are the perfect complement to our growing line-up of original and acquired series, said Leslie Chesloff, executive vice... (South Florida Business Journal, FL)
ION Television Inks Deal with NBC Universal Domestic Television Distribution for Major Theatrical Film Package Aug 18, 2009
Other titles in the package include the Back to the Future trilogy, Inside Man and The Hitcher. . (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Goldwater group won't grade in special session Aug 16, 2009
by Matthew Benson and Mary Jo Pitzl - Aug. 16, 2009 12:00 AM The Arizona Republic. Republicans, hands poised above the "yes" button on a sales-tax referral, paused to check in with the Goldwater Institute on whether their votes would be held against them. (AZCentral -- News)
Some "Time Travelers" should stay in the past Aug 16, 2009
Back to the Future had a time machine, and when they meddled in the past, it had a vast impact on the future. More recently Star Trek involved black hole time travel, which resulted in a completely new, alternate universe for the characters. (Rexburg Standard Journal, ID)
Review: 'Time Traveler's Wife' Aug 15, 2009
Back to the Future' (1985). Bill Excellent Adventure' (1989). (San Francisco Chronicle)
Theater troupe goes back to basics with billboard ads Aug 14, 2009
As theater companies scramble to lure audiences in a recession, Actors Theatre is going back to the future with a very old advertising idea: billboards. "We were talking about how you build awareness as the media market has become more and more fragmented," artistic director Matthew Wiener says. (AZCentral -- News)
Sentinel Lunchtime Blog (Movies): Time travel makes for a bumpy ride Aug 13, 2009
While Marty McFly did bring his parents together, that apparently wasnt enough for either of them to think that their son looked a lot like their busybody friend from their high school days in Back to the Future. Some other movies put a bit more focus on the time travel portion of the film, but many still have problems tying everything up in a neat package. (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)
Time-travel movies: past and present Aug 9, 2009
BACK TO THE FUTURE Time sure does Marty McFly. Has there ever been a better movie time machine than the DeLorean Michael J. Fox gets to use here and in the two subsequent Back to the Future movies ... Pleasantville, like the Back to the Future series, is one of the rare exceptions. (Boston Globe)
Hughes 'made teenagers real' Aug 8, 2009
The top-grossing films of the 1980s included "Beverly Hills Cop," "Back to the Future," "Top Gun" and "Three Men and a Baby." Only "Home Alone" (1990), which Hughes wrote and produced, was an out-and-out blockbuster on that level. Hughes set many of his films in the northern suburbs of Chicago, Illinois, and natives told iReport they were hit particularly hard by Hughes' death. (CNN)
The best free open source software for Windows Aug 8, 2009
Go back to the future with Media Player Classic is a tool that always causes me to do a double-take. After all, it appears to be almost identical to the original Media Player accessory that shipped with Windows 9x all those years ago. (Yahoo News -- Technology)
Lea Thompson stars in ‘Caroline in Jersey’ at Williamstown Aug 7, 2009
Her character may be on the verge of a nervous breakdown, but Thompson is affable and easygoing, still evincing the same girl-next-door looks and spitfire personality that helped propel her to fame 25 years ago in such films as Back to the Future, All the Right Moves, and Red Dawn ... Thompson learned about the roller-coaster ride of a Hollywood career early on, when her first monster movie hit, Back to the Future (1985) was followed less than a year later by one of her most notorious flops, the... (Boston Globe)
Daily guide for television and radio Aug 6, 2009
Back to the Future 8 p.m. (ENCR). Michael J. Fox in the time-travel classic. (Boston Globe)
Shhh! A Renaissance for Drive-In Movies Aug 5, 2009
On a recent night, it was "Back to the Future" for 200 fans - some in costume or driving the movie's signature DeLorean. Once, there were 4,000 drive-ins where you could sit in your car and enjoy the show. (CBS News)
Sci Fi and Horror DVDs to Rent with... Jul 27, 2009
Dr. Emmett Brown (Christopher Lloyd) to Mary McFly (Michael J. Fox) and Jennifer (Claudia Wells) as he starts up his Delorean time machine in Back to the Future (1985). Great Quotes from Monster Movies. (Suite101.com)
Jeff Vrabel: Leave the mermaids alone, senator Jul 21, 2009
Lest you worry that the only important work being done in Washington, D.C., last week involved a fellowship of Play-Doh-faced white guys from a panicking party fading faster than Marty McFly's picture in the first "Back to the Future" spending four days asking Sonia Sotomayor if she was racist. (fade in). (Medfield Press, MA)
* Savvy Web surfers catch Ma in online flagrante delicto Jul 20, 2009
A spoof of the poster for the movie Back To The Future features President Ma Ying-jeou and Vice President Vincent Siew as the two main characters. The poster was made by an Internet user to ridicule Ma after it was found that he had pre-recorded his online videos scheduled for the next two Saturdays. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
Tomatoes year-roundor marketing fad? Jul 15, 2009
Growing tomatoes upside down may, indeed, be a ripe example of back to the future. Make your own upside-down tomato system. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Home & Garden)
More about Cottonwood Jul 10, 2009
Back to the future, Part 2. While you're feeling retro, visit neighboring Larry's Antiques, a sprawling 2-acre complex of relics, curios and memorabilia. (AZCentral -- Travel)
Book Review: Lucky Man by Michael J... Jul 5, 2009
Here is an adored actor (best known for Back to the Future), skilled at his craft, leaping out of his norm and delighting us with a well-written, intelligent, and touching book. Early Life, Canada, and Hollywood Actor. (Suite101.com)
Man Modifies Pickup To Run On Wood, Waste Jun 28, 2009
Man Got Inspiration From 'Back To The Future' Movies ... -- From the first time he saw Emmett "Doc" Brown fire up the Mr. Fusion home energy reactor in the "Back to the Future" movies, Dave Nichols has always wanted to make a vehicle run on garbage. (Click2Houston, TX)
Editorial: Stalemate: We've seen this one before Jun 26, 2009
It's "Back to the Future" time in the Capitol. With the governor now at odds with both houses of the Legislature, the latest attempt to fix the budget is flopping like a poorly written summer sequel. (Sacramento Bee -- Opinion)
Review: Ghostbusters: The Video Game hits slime time Jun 24, 2009
Every longtime gamer has a story of getting ripped off by a horrible James Bond or "Friday the 13th" or "Back to the Future" video game. And yet there you are again at the cash register, spending another $50 on the new game based on "The Matrix," because this time it's going to be different. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Universal Studios' town square set reopens Jun 23, 2009
The outdoor set, best known as the town square from the "Back to the Future" films, welcomed the first backstage tour tram Thursday since it was destroyed a year ago when a fire ripped through the back lot ... Stilt walkers dressed as hippies, members of the University of Southern California marching band and actors portraying such characters as Eddie Murphy's Nutty Professor and Doc Brown from the "Back to the Future" films emerged from the courthouse during a ceremony to welcome the first... (Waterloo Courier, IO)
Tower tribute in Albany Jun 20, 2009
Back to the Future theme for this year s Relay For Life helps families remember loved ones lost to cancer. Diane Wood teared up this morning when asked whose names she would write on the Back to the Future cancer memorial tower in the Great Hall at City Hall ... The theme for this year s walk, sponsored by the American Cancer Society, is Back to the Future Celebrating 25 Years of Relay. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
Universal Studios Hollywood's Studio Tour Returns to Studio's Famous 'Courthouse Square' Location and Introduces New Hi-Def, State-of-the-Art Trams Jun 19, 2009
The location is widely known as Hillsboro's main square in the "Back to the Future" film series. It was previously known as "Mockingbird Square" after serving as a principal location for the Oscar-winning "To Kill a Mockingbird." It was dressed as Buffalo, NY for Jim Carey in "Bruce Almighty," as River City, Iowa for the great musical, "The Music Man," as Wellman College for "The Nutty Professor," and as the center of Sweet Apple, Ohio in the classic "Bye Bye Birdie." It's been overrun by... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
The Next Conservatism Jun 17, 2009
The American Conservative -- Back to the Future. Copyright. (The American Conservative)
Lloyd: `Back to the Future' still gratifying Jun 16, 2009
The "Back to the Future" actor recalls that Einstein was a key inspiration for "Doc" Brown, the scientist who invented time travel via a souped-up DeLorean in the 1985 film ... Lloyd, now 70, said he's proud that "Back to the Future" has had a lasting effect on people, and enjoys the children's movies he's focused on recently ... "But I like doing these. And it is very gratifying, especially in the 'Back to the Future' series, because it seems to have the same attraction to young people as when... (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
Entertainment Briefs Jun 16, 2009
Aug. 21: Back to the Future II. Sept. 4 (closing weekend): Dirty Dancing. (Mason City Globe-Gazette, IO)
Classrooms need new carpets Jun 16, 2009
Ronald Reagan was president, Nintendo Entertainment Systems was released, Back to the Future was a hit movie and my child s school was laying carpet. Fast forward to 2009 and all these categories have changed numerous times but my child s classroom carpet has remained. (Wasilla Frontiersman, AK)
Wilmington library gets a makeover Jun 16, 2009
The Time Warp Trio is back, and back to the future. Zapped into the 21st century by a magic book, Fred, Sam, and Joe find that the future is definitely worth waiting for. (Wilmington Advocate, MA)
The 10 best movie inventions Jun 16, 2009
Movie: Back to the Future 2 and 3. Michael J Fox made the hearts of every teenage boy beat faster and every parent gasp with horror by performing sans helmet, knee pads or any form of body protection. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Antique sewing club to visit Rhinelander Jun 2, 2009
The Rhinelander Daily News - Online news and information for the Rhinelander, Wisconsin region. By Michael SkubalDAILY NEWS STAFF. (Forest Republican, WI)
More of this story Jun 2, 2009
The Rhinelander Daily News - Online news and information for the Rhinelander, Wisconsin region. Last Updated: Monday, June 1, 2009 10:16 AM CDT Antique sewing club to visit Rhinelander. (Rhinelander Daily News, WI)
Screen on Green at Centennial May 29, 2009
Head to Centennial Olympic Park and travel Back to the Future as Screen on the Green kicks off at 6 p.m.. Now in its 10th year, the free film series will also feature performances from local talent. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
NewCelebrity birthdays for the week of May 31-June 6 May 28, 2009
Actress Lea Thompson ("Caroline in the City," "Back to the Future") is 48. Singer Corey Hart is 47. (Florida Times-Union)
Osaka City to Sell Stake in Universal Studios Japan to Goldman Sachs Unit May 19, 2009
It plans to increase advertising and investment in the park, which features rides based on movies such as Jurassic Park, Jaws and Back to the Future. To contact the reporters on this story: in Tokyo at in Tokyo at. (Bloomberg -- Japan)
Back to the future May 17, 2009
Web search enhanced by. A post-Judgment Day world is the landscape in the fourth and latest Terminator movie. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Publicity stunt worth a gander May 16, 2009
I m not just talking about the train; the film is going to be an upgrade in the filming technology that director Robert Zemeckis ( Back To The Future , Cast Away ) dazzled us with in 2004 s The Polar Express. Perhaps launching a train tour in 2004 to promote a movie about a train would have made a little more sense, nonetheless it ll still be worth it. (Logan Herald Journal, UT)
'Lost' finale May 15, 2009
while also making fans curse the fact that we have to wait eight looooong months before we know if Jacks back to the future plan worked and if history was changed. Like in many X-Files episodes, questions were answered, but even more were raised. (The Palm Beach Post)
