The full frame Nov 14, 2009
He had small roles in Rebel Without A Cause and Giant, the last two films Dean made before his death in a car accident the same year. Hopper has described how he, a confident young actor, was blown away by Dean's improvisational quickness. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Is the NSA spying on U.S. Internet traffic? Nov 11, 2009
Salon exclusive: Two former AToyees say the telecom giant has maintained a secret, highly secure room in St. Louis since 2002 ... ATidgeton location would give the NSA potential access to an enormous amount of Internet data -- currently, the telecom giant controls approximately one-third of all bandwidth carrying Internet traffic to homes and businesses across the United States. (Yahoo News -- Online Privacy)
Step right up, buy stage James Dean started on Oct 22, 2009
James Dean is seen in the 1956 movie "Giant," Theactor died at age 24 in a California car crash. . (MSNBC -- News)
The search for heavenly bodies Oct 11, 2009
But his spirit lives on in star-filled parties that begin with dinner and drinks followed by a movie in the 70-foot giant-screen theater. The nightcap: visit Leah, Rachel and Nellie - Chabot's three giant telescopes. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Travel)
Randy Quaid, wife freed after Texas arrest for allegedly skipping out on $10K Calif. hotel tab Sep 26, 2009
More than 50 years ago, filmmaker George Stevens settled on the area for his epic Texas oil tale "Giant," which starred Rock Hudson, Elizabeth Taylor and James Dean. (Stevens won a best director Oscar for "Giant" in 1957, the only win of that film's 10 nominations). (FOX59, IN)
Daily guide to television and radio Aug 8, 2009
Ice Spiders 7 p.m. (SYFY) Vanessa Williams and Thomas Calabro star in a tale about giant spiders that escape a secret lab. NR (2007). (Boston Globe)
Astronauts plan to finish ISS battery swap today Jul 26, 2009
Today, Cassidy and Marshburn will try to install the four giant batteries, which are located on the far left end of a football field-length truss that is the station's structural backbone. Each nickel-hydrogen battery weighs nearly 370 pounds and costs $3. (Florida Today)
Whatever happened to ... Jul 16, 2009
As I recall, his favorite movie was "Giant," with James Dean. By michael. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Is Just War Impossible Today? Jun 18, 2009
The Cold War was a motion picture or a giant game of chicken or both. The U.S. was James Dean in Rebel Without a Cause. (The American Conservative)
James Dean in Giant Movie (1956) Apr 30, 2009
James Dean and Rock Hudson play rival Texas oilmen in the 1956 movie Giant ... delivered the Texas oil saga Giant to movie theaters in 1956 ... James Dean's final film, Giant also stars Elizabeth Taylor and Rock Hudson. (Suite101.com)
Singing cowboy Hale dies aged 89 Apr 1, 2009
Hale also featured in the classic James Dean movie Giant ... Giant laser experiment powers up. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Decision on Discovery could come today Feb 25, 2009
Once launched, Discovery and her crew are bound for the International Space Station, where they would install the last piece of the outpost's central truss and a giant set of power-generating solar arrays ... The gas helps maintain pressure inside the giant orange fuel tank as the rocket propellant is used up ... Called the frustum, the section resembles a giant funnel. (Florida Today)
Is Heath Ledger the new James Dean? Feb 24, 2009
Both were recognized with two Oscar nominations -- Dean's were both posthumous, for "East of Eden" and "Giant." But in many ways, the two. Advertisement. (El Paso Times)
Ledgers legacy: Will he become a cultural icon? Feb 21, 2009
Both were recognized with two Oscar nominations Deans were both posthumous, for East of Eden and Giant. And both will remain forever young, with no inkling of how they would have aged or how their careers would have fared. (MSNBC -- Movies)
Compare options for new moon rocket Feb 10, 2009
Proper pressure is required to make certain the giant tank doesn't rupture. It's also key to ensuring a steady flow of propellant into an orbiter's three main engines. (Florida Today)
Just what the doctor ordered Feb 8, 2009
There he dreamt up the giant squelching foot and other surreal effects that helped make Monty Python's Flying Circus the biggest popular culture event in Britain after the Beatles. "George [Harrison] was always convinced that the spirit of the Beatles went into Python. We came together in 1969, just as the Beatles were breaking up. George was our patron. When Bernie Delfont read the script of Life Of Brian and pronounced it blasphemous just as we were getting on the plane to film in Tunisia, he... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
