Golf Channel Brings 'Uneven Fairways' Documentary To DVD Sep 26, 2009
Golf Channel's documentary Uneven Fairways is now available to the public on DVD.Hosted by Samuel L. Jackson and produced in association with Moxie Pictures,is based on the booksUneven Lies: The Heroic Story of African-Americans in Golf by Pete McDaniel and Forbidden Fairways by Calvin Sinnette. The documentary chronicles an era when honor and fair play took a backseat to segregation and honors the golfers who confronted prejudice and endured indignities for the right to play golf at its... (Multichannel News)
Another shot of Hollywood Sep 24, 2009
A light blue Chevy Chevelle is being driven by cop partners played by Samuel L. Jackson and Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson as they chase the SUV with shooters aboard down the street. Columbia Pictures has said the stars will not make appearances; stunt doubles were on the scene. (Albany Times Union)
'The Other Guys' Begins Production in New York Sep 24, 2009
Allen and Terry idolize the city's top cops, Danson and Manzetti (Dwayne Johnson and Samuel L. Jackson), but when an opportunity arises for the Other Guys to step up, things don't quite go as planned. McKay said, "Though Will and I no longer speak, I still love making movies with him. Will it be tense on set? Absolutely. But fortunately Mark Wahlberg and I have formed a friendship based on our mutual problems with Will. So that's good.". (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
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Interval Training Goes Uber Hi Tech with ITGO for the iPhone and iPod Touch - Yahoo. Search Type Choose a search type from the items below. (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
Interval Training Goes Uber Hi Tech with ITGO for the iPhone and iPod Touch Sep 22, 2009
Search Type Choose a search type from the items below. New iPhone Development company Appnoose Ltd UK has released ITGO, Interval Trainer GO, a dedicated interval signaling application for the iPhone and iPod Touch specifically designed to offer advanced user controlled signaling in the form of vibration, sound and visual alerts while playing user-defined fast/slow interval song playlists. (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
On Demand picks Sep 19, 2009
As the hotel s peeved and goateed manager, Samuel L. Jackson is, as always, a hoot. (PG-13; runs through Oct. 6) WESLEY MORRIS. (Boston Globe)
USA TODAY Hollywood Hero Award Honors Ashley Judd for Her Work with Global Health Organization PSI Sep 17, 2009
An accomplished film, television and Broadway actress, Judd has starred in such diverse box-office successes as "Kiss the Girls" and "High Crimes" with Morgan Freeman; Bruce Beresford's "Double Jeopardy;" "Someone Like You" opposite Hugh Jackman; "A Time to Kill" with Samuel L. Jackson; "Heat" with Robert DeNiro and Al Pacino; William Friedkin's "Bug," winner of the Cannes International Press Award in 2007; and "Simon Birch," based on the John Irving best-seller A Prayer for Owen Meaney. She has... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Fall Movie Preview: Studios save best films for fall Sep 11, 2009
Other voices: Charlize Theron, Kristen Bell and Samuel L. Jackson. Not bad. (Florida Today)
Marvel Movie Wish List Sep 4, 2009
SECTIONS MOVIES CHANNELS ; GET GAMES. Anyone want a S.H.I.E.L.D. movie. (IGN FilmForce)
The PG's Fall Movie Preview Sep 3, 2009
" Oct. 9 "Couples Retreat": Comedy about Midwesterners who head for a tropical island resort so one pair can work on their marriage and the others vacation but they learn participation in couples therapy is not optional. Oct. 16 "The Road": Esquire magazine called it "the most important movie of the year," and Western Pennsylvania residents are certainly looking forward to it. Based on the Cormac McCarthy novel of the same name, it features Viggo Mortensen and young Kodi Smit-McPhee as father... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Ben, Blake, and BBQ Sep 1, 2009
Past recipients of the award include Samuel L. Jackson, Ron Howard, Jodie Foster, and Julia Roberts. Wedding bells The Fireplace Restaurant in Brookline has been closed for the past few days because owner Jim Solomon has been busy getting married to Rachel Solar, style editor at Rue La La. (Boston Globe)
Quentin Tarantino's Conversation Pi... Aug 27, 2009
The film opens with a beautifully composed shot; a pastoral setting, where a farmer and his daughters work the land; and where soon Col. Hans Landa (Christoph Waltz) will make his presence felt, as the most memorable character has created since Jules (Samuel L. Jackson), the hit man with a heart of gold from Pulp Fiction. And just as Jules marked his arrival on the crime scene with the proclamation, The path of the righteous man is beset on all sides by the inequities of the selfish and the... (Suite101.com)
Excitement and sorrow Aug 27, 2009
Standing in the humidor of his shop in Edgartown, surrounded by pictures of celebrity customers Samuel L. Jackson, Peter and Bobby Farrelly, and basketball coach Bernie Bickerstaff, Mascolo shook his head. It s great having Obama here, he said. (Boston Globe)
'One Tree Hill' actor still on TV after NYC plea Aug 26, 2009
The 34-year-old Tanner also appeared with Samuel L. Jackson in the 2005 movie. He admitted in a Brooklyn federal court Friday he sold more than a dozen Social Security numbers for $10,000. (USA Today -- Life)
Heidi Flashes Assets Aug 25, 2009
Breaking News South Korea Launches Its First Rocket Into Space. Heidi Montag Lets It All Hang Out in Miss Universe Performance. (Fox News)
‘Inglourious Basterds' review: Tarantino joins Coen brothers Aug 24, 2009
For 10 bucks you can get haddock. potato and cole slaw. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Actor Antwon Tanner pleads guilty in scheme in NYC Aug 23, 2009
Tanner also appeared in the 2005 movie "Coach Carter," starring Samuel L. Jackson. Most Viewed. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Review: Tarantino's 'Basterds' Bloody Brilliant Aug 21, 2009
Tarantino makes the circle complete by throwing some outrageous moments in for good measure, including two laugh-out-loud story primers narrated by Samuel L. Jackson. By the time the curtain falls, "Inglourious Basterds" undoubtedly becomes the most unique -- and for the lack of a better word, glorious -- movie experience of the year. (Click2Houston, TX)
Tarantino Line-O-Rama Aug 21, 2009
And only Samuel L. Jackson could deliver the line. Tarantino's third film, his first after the success of , is a caper about Ordell looking for $500,000 of his money, money that the ATF and the titular character are also after. (IGN FilmForce)
Whats Quentin Tarantino talking about? Aug 19, 2009
Samuel L. Jackson: He's been in more Tarantino movies than anyone else. Narrates Basterds. (MSNBC -- Movies)
Get an exclusive preview of 'Astro Boy' comic Aug 18, 2009
The movie features the voices of Nicolas Cage, Donald Sutherland, Samuel L. Jackson, Charlize Theron, Kristen Bell and Freddie Highmore. For more on the Astro Boy comic books, go to. (USA Today -- Life)
Cobra Starship Hope For Superstardom With Hot Mess Aug 12, 2009
Of course, they're joking: Getting super famous has been part of Cobra's plan all along, even back when Saporta was for serpent-and-aviation-themed Samuel L. Jackson films and spinning yarns about spiritual quests and mystic, snake-bite-induced hallucinations. And now, with the first single off Hot Mess, "Good Girls Go Bad," rocketing up the Billboard Hot 100 chart, it looks like that plan may actually be coming true. (VHI.com -- Music News)
Movie Matters: Movie-based video games worth a look Aug 7, 2009
Movies are based on comic books, of course, but comics have also made plenty of changes and mutations because of movies: for example, Marvel antihero Nick Fury became African-American when Samuel L. Jackson was signed on to play him in a film. And a number of writers and artists, like Kevin Smith, Joss Whedon, comic book superstar Alex Ross, and Frank Miller have crossed back and forth between the two media. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
FUN FACTS: Learn more about Channing Tatum Aug 7, 2009
He decides to pursue acting full time, quickly landing a role opposite Samuel L. Jackson in 2005's Coach Carter (left). He also lands smaller roles in Havoc (opposite ) and Steven Spielberg's War of the Worlds. (USA Today -- Life)
Movie Babe of the Day: Rachel Nichols Aug 4, 2009
After Alias, Nichols landed a starring role in the film Resurrecting the Champ, also starring Samuel L. Jackson and Josh Hartnett. And she appeared in the horror flick P2. (IGN FilmForce)
Star's 'Iron Man' ire Aug 4, 2009
But it was Samuel L. Jackson, who plays spy Nick Fury, who Downey enjoyed working with the most. The 44-year-old star said: "Samuel is such a badass and such a talent. We didn't have much time with him but we really, really did something special I think. It's a great sub-plot to the movie.". (iAfrica.com)
Athens screenwriter has three films in the works Aug 2, 2009
" There's a possibility that three of Ewen's screenplays could go before the cameras this year. One property is "Playing With Fire," a family comedy with actor Samuel L. Jackson tentatively attached; another has been titled "A Scary Little Christmas;" and the third - which could begin production as early as September in Atlanta - is "Opposites Attract," which Ewen characterized as "a raunchy body-switch movie" that has a $30 million budget and a tried-and-true director (Jay Chandrasekhar of... (Athens Banner-Herald)
Celebrate Tarantino with burgers Jul 31, 2009
" The 1994 classic earned seven Academy Award nominations, including one for best picture, and also nabbed Oscar nods for John Travolta, Samuel L. Jackson and Uma Thurman. Tarantino, who copped a best director nomination, took home the statuette for original screenplay -- which is wholly fitting, since "Pulp" is one of the most original scripts ever written. Tarantino, now 46, had a dominating five-year heyday in the '90s when he had his hand in six cult classics. "Reservoir Dogs" gave new... (Erie Times-News, PA)
Daily TV listings Jul 28, 2009
The cop nephew (Samuel L. Jackson) of the 70s private eye fights a drug lord. Slick but unfocused. (Boston Globe)
Actor to attend hearing for sister's killer Jul 27, 2009
It showed an eye-patch-wearing Samuel L. Jackson, who plays Nick Fury; a red-headed Scarlett Johansson as martial-arts master Black Widow; and a heavily tattooed Mickey Rourke as the villain Ivan Vanko. "Iron Man 2," starring Robert Downey Jr., is set to hit theaters in May 2010. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Peek at Iron Man 2 Jul 26, 2009
It showed an eye-patch-wearing Samuel L. Jackson, who plays Nick Fury, and a redheaded Scarlett Johansson throwing down as martial-arts master Black Widow. It introduced Sam Rockwell as weapons guru Justin Hammer; a fearsome-looking, heavily tattooed Mickey Rourke as the villain Ivan Vanko, who becomes Whiplash; and Don Cheadle as Col. James Rhodes, who becomes War Machine. (MSNBC -- News)
Daily television and radio guide Jul 22, 2009
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Lakers, Steelers, Phelps Lead ESPYs Pool Jul 17, 2009
In addition at the event, hosted by Samuel L. Jackson, Michael Phelps ended Tiger Woods's five-year run as best male athlete. Phelps also won best U.S. Olympian and best championship performance honors. (Multichannel News)
Mandela stories help kids Jul 17, 2009
The voices of Oscar winners Charlize Theron, Whoopi Goldberg, Forest Whitaker, Matt Damon and Helen Mirren star alongside those of the X-Files' Gillian Anderson, Star Trek's LeVar Burton, Academy Awards 2009 host Hugh Jackman, Don Cheadle, Alan Rickman, Debra Messing, Samuel L. Jackson, Sophie Okonedo, Blair Underwood and Alfre Woodard, among many others. Woodard also directed the production. (iAfrica.com)
Stars and athletes collide at the ESPY Awards Jul 17, 2009
Actor Samuel L. Jackson was this year's host. The ESPY awards air Sunday night on ESPN. (CNN -- Showbiz)
Phat stance: Fox adds an imitator Jul 17, 2009
This year's show, taped Wednesday in Los Angeles and airing Sunday (9 p.m. ET), included presenters such as Rob Lowe, Condoleeza Rice, Demi Moore, Victoria's Secret models and host Samuel L. Jackson mixing with lots of sports figures. Famous people usually show up to get their awards. (USA Today -- Sports)
Storybook wedding for actress Rowell Jul 14, 2009
The actress, who was walked down the aisle by actor Samuel L. Jackson, looked striking in a pale sunlight-yellow Jane Wilson-Marquis gown, like a Degas dancer, during the ceremony at the Dublin Community Church in Dublin, N.H. Born to a schizophrenic mom in Portland, Maine, Rowell spent her childhood in foster care. She tells the affecting story in her memoir, The Women Who Raised Me. (Boston Globe)
Strasburg nominated for 2009 ESPY Award Jul 11, 2009
The 17th annual ESPY Awards ceremony will air on ESPN on Sunday July 19 at 9:00 p.m., hosted by actor Samuel L. Jackson. . (Goaztecs.com)
Natalie Coughlin, Dana Vollmer Nominated for 2009 ESPY Awards Jul 7, 2009
The ESPY award ceremony takes place on Wednesday, July 15, at the Nokia Theater in downtown Los Angeles and will be hosted by actor Samuel L. Jackson. Coughlin became the first U.S. women's athlete to win six medals in one Olympiad when she won one gold (100-meter backstroke), two silver (4x100-meter freestyle relay and 4x100-meter medley relay) and three bronze (100-meter freestyle, 200-meter individual medley and 4x200-meter freestyle relay) medals last summer in Beijing. (Calbears.com)
Kerri Hanks Named Finalist For 2009 ESPY Award Jul 4, 2009
Voting will run from Thursday through July 11, with the ESPYs (hosted by veteran actor Samuel L. Jackson) to be taped at the Nokia Theater in Los Angeles on July 15 before airing on ESPN and ESPNHD on July 19 at 9 p.m. ET.. Hanks is expected to attend the ceremony along with the other noteworthy nominees for the various ESPY Awards, which honor the commitment and partnership between ESPN and The V Foundation for Cancer Research, a bond that was formed at the inaugural ESPYs in 1993 by the late... (Und.com)
Spike Lee, Samuel L. Jackson Remember Michael Jackson Jul 1, 2009
" Samuel L. Jackson, who played a local radio DJ in "Do the Right Thing," also had the opportunity to meet the King of Pop on several occasions. "The most time I spent with him was a few days before 9/11 when he had those concerts here in New York," he said. "I introduced Whitney Houston and Usher, and then I sat next to him in the audience with Liz Taylor, so we talked a bit 00003A0A that night. He was always low-key, very shy, very complimentary. (VHI.com -- Music News)
'Do The Right Thing' Stars Celebrate Film's 20th Anniversary Jun 30, 2009
NEW YORK It took the great Samuel L. Jackson reassuming his Seor Love Daddy moniker for just a moment on the red carpet to capture the vibe in the air for the 20th anniversary screening of. "Do The Right Thing" on Monday night (June 29). (VHI.com -- Music News)
The top 10 best screen mobsters Jun 29, 2009
Runners-up: Jules Winnfield (Samuel L. Jackson, "Pulp Fiction"), Don Logan (Ben Kingsley, "Sexy Beast"), Furio Giunta (Federico Castelluccio, "The Sopranos"), Bugsy Malone (Scott Baio, "Bugsy Malone"), Frank Lucas (Denzel Washington, "American Gangster") and Tony Blundetto (Steve Buscemi, "The Sopranos"). sbox. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
UW Softball's Lawrie Nominated For An ESPY Jun 26, 2009
The ESPYs, with actor Samuel L. Jackson serving as host, will be presented July 15 in Los Angeles, with the taped show airing July 19 on ESPN.. "I think the thing that's so cool about being nominated for an award like this is that I get to go and represent so many people who have worked to get the Husky softball program where it is today," Lawrie said. (Gohuskies.com)
Phelps, Kobe, LeBron competing for ESPY award Jun 25, 2009
Actor Samuel L. Jackson will host the awards that honor the best achievements, moments and leading athletes of the previous year. They will be presented July 15 at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles, with the taped show airing July 19 on ESPN.. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- More)
Tropfest Film Festival - An Iconic ... Jun 22, 2009
Tropfest Film Festival - An Iconic Sydney Event. Tropfest Film Festival - An Iconic Sydney Event. (Suite101.com)
John Grisham marks 20th anniversary of 'A Time to Kill' Jun 22, 2009
Movie adaptation starring Sandra Bullock, Matthew McConaughey and Samuel L. Jackson is released. Domestic box-office gross: $108. (USA Today)
The Spirit Blu-ray Review Jun 17, 2009
Samuel L. Jackson, Eva Mendes, Scarlett Johansson and Gabriel Macht Star in The Spirit ... Wearing a blood-red tie and a barely there mask, the Spirit protects Central City from the Octopus (Samuel L. Jackson). (Suite101.com)
No bodies business Jun 16, 2009
" Crime-scene cleaning hasn't really been dealt with in movies, besides in the crime thriller The Cleaner, which despite having Samuel L. Jackson as its star went straight to DVD. Jeffs doesn't watch "those CSI-type things on TV" either. Her film is about the people rather than the crime. "We employed a local crime-scene cleaner and we discovered that they play loud music and try and be as normal as possible in their job," she says. "It was quite shocking to me to realise how prevalent it is,... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Obituary: David Carradine Jun 5, 2009
Page last updated at 16:27 GMT, Thursday, 4 June 2009 17:27 UK. David Carradine - who has been found dead in a Bangkok hotel room at the age of 72 - came from a well-known Hollywood acting family that included his father John and brother Keith. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Indian Lake woman’s suit against MySpace transferred to California federal court (498) Jun 1, 2009
Daily American Online - Indian Lake woman s suit against MySpace transferred to California federal court. According to court documents, the case was transferred because of a jurisdiction and venue clause in MySpace s terms of use. (Somerset Daily American, PA)
Perfect Day: offbeat Los Angeles attractions May 31, 2009
com), you're greeted by Austin Powers and the cast of "The Wizard of Oz." Some figures, such as Samuel L. Jackson, appear scarily lifelike; others (Humphrey Bogart, Katharine Hepburn and the "MASH" cast) look as if they're suffering from a rare skin disease. At the nearby Guinness World Record Museum (6764 Hollywood Blvd., (323) 462-5991, ) skip the mundane (world's tallest and fattest people) and look for exhibits marking astounding accomplishments, including a 1999 motorcycle ride from... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Travel)
Andy Samberg Reveals His Pre-Hosting Rituals May 29, 2009
In the past, the MTV Movie Awards has had a wide variety of hosts, from the quick-witted (Mike Myers) to the unexpected (Will Smith) to the badass (Samuel L. Jackson). But it seems unlikely that even the most daring among them engaged in Samberg's other ritual. (VHI.com -- Music News)
MTV Movie Awards Will Be 'Edgy, Unpredictable,' Mark Burnett Promises May 27, 2009
This year, Andy Samberg will be following in the distinguished footsteps of past hosts Ben Stiller, Sarah Silverman and Samuel L. Jackson. "Andy Samberg [is] totally unpredictable and has fun viral videos to air on the show," Burnett said. (VHI.com -- Music News)
Univision Reveals Powerful Line up for 2009-2010 Season Showcasing Proven Formula across Three TV Networks May 22, 2009
TeleFutura will feed the appetite of action/adventure fans with many new titles this season including Snakes on a Plane (Samuel L. Jackson), I, Robot (Will Smith), A Man Apart (Vin Diesel), Daredevil (Ben Affleck), Rush Hour 3 (Chris Tucker, Jackie Chan), X2: X-Men United (Hugh Jackman, Halle Berry, Patrick Stewart) and Transporter (Jason Statham). On the lighter side of film fare, we are proud to present Monster-In-Law and The Wedding... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Fiennes sets all-star cast for Coriolanus May 18, 2009
Page last updated at 12:03 GMT, Sunday, 17 May 2009 13:03 UK. Fiennes sets cast for Coriolanus. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Claeys: I confess I must apologize May 15, 2009
COMPLAINT: My fake news story spoofing Sioux Gateway Airport's "FLY SUX" campaign by reporting South Sioux City's Martin Field had launched the new "FLY MF'R" campaign with spokesperson Samuel L. Jackson was "an insult to readers, pilots and Gene Martin" and that I "hit a new low for Freedom of the Press.". RESPONSE: I'm sorry. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
Five iconic winners May 14, 2009
All that glitters: Five iconic Palme d'Or winners - CNN.com. All that glitters: Five iconic Palme d'Or winners. (CNN -- International)
Up launches Cannes film festival May 14, 2009
Page last updated at 19:21 GMT, Wednesday, 13 May 2009 20:21 UK. Up tells of an old man who makes his entire house airborne. (BBC News -- Europe)
Pirate 'hero' in Hollywood shock May 13, 2009
Page last updated at 12:09 GMT, Tuesday, 12 May 2009 13:09 UK. Samuel L Jackson's company has secured the rights to the story. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Chance for Obama to Jab at D.C.'s Establishment May 10, 2009
Among those expected to attend were Ben Affleck, Jennifer Garner, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Eva Longoria Parker, Ashton Kutcher, Alicia Keys, Jimmy Fallon, Samuel L. Jackson and Jon Bon Jovi. Pilot hero pilot Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger was expected, too. (Newsmax)
Chronicle movie critics look back May 9, 2009
I wished I could have gotten behind such terrific small films as "The King" starring Gael Garcia Bernal, the Irish busker film "Once," Samuel L. Jackson in "Black Snake Moan." When I think back, those were really good movies, and for The Chronicle to give them the highest rating might have made a difference. John Stanley. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Early exit for Richard and Judy May 9, 2009
Page last updated at 14:35 GMT, Friday, 8 May 2009 15:35 UK. Richard and Judy have appeared on TV together for more than 20 years. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
It's summer at the movies! May 2, 2009
The cast includes Brad Pitt, Samuel L. Jackson and Mike Myers. (Aug. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Ricky Gervais Animates Flanimals Apr 30, 2009
So far, Gervais is the only voice actor associated with the project, but The Office star says he'd like to approach Danny DeVito and Samuel L. Jackson to voice roles in the film. Ricky Gervais Wrote Flanimals With Illustrator Rob Steen. (Suite101.com)
