Death marks Prisonbreak-season premiere.
So how are the guys from Prisonbreak doing? If the press releases are to be believed, the season premiere of the new Prisonbreak will be marked by a death of one or maybe two major characters. The character or characters will leave the series for good. Prisonbreak is set to premier on September 1 at 8 pm.
So the next question that begs to be answered is; who will it be? Since one or two characters will be taken off the series, two new characters will be introduced to the show. Executive Producer Zack Estrin explained the details of the change in a recent interview.
According to the producer of the show, a new character will be introduced and the character will be known simply as Wyatt. He is the company guy who is trying to track the gang this year. At the start of the season, a cover story is developed wherein the guys will be placed into the SuperMax prison and the guys are placed in the prison for a reason. And it is the job of the new Company man to find out the guys are up to.
Another character will be introduced, a hacker named Roland. Roland will be a new addition to the gang and the boys will have to work with the hacker in order to do some techie stuffs that none of them can do. The character of Roland is played by James Hiroyuki Liao and it was learned that he was perfect for the role. His character really gets into the Michael and Lincoln’s skin. Another Asian guy that can make the show more interesting, more like what the character of Agent Kim has done. Back to the story; so who are the guys that will leave the show? Check the Prisonbreak season premiere to know more.
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For Lucas, Harrison Ford is the right man for the job
If George Lucas will have his way, the person who can keep the Indiana Jones series going is Harrison Ford. And if by chance Harrison Ford is no longer interested to make the movie, then there will no more movies about the guy with the famed fedora.

With that statement, George Lucas downplayed the possibility that new star Shia LaBeouf will be the recipient of the famed fedora of Indiana Jones. LaBeouf was the actor who played Indiana’s son Mutt Williams in the latest reincarnation of the movie, ‘Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of Crystal Skull’.
The director believed that it was only Harrison Ford that fits the role. And in an interview done with AP television, the director said that he didn’t pay much attention to the reception of the fans and the critics of the movie. But the director added that there is a possibility for a future Indiana Jones movie. The future of the next Indiana Jones movie he said is dependent upon a good idea.
If there will be a good idea, then movie goers can expect that a new movie will be out.The director added that the series is very research-intensive, so they will doing their research and see if they can come up with new material and a new object that Indiana Jones can chase.
The director has been busy with his other popular franchise; ‘Star Wars’. In fact he produced the animated version of the franchise ‘Star Wars: Clone Wars’ which is set to hit the theaters in August 15.
The launch of the animated version of the ‘Star Wars’ will be followed by another animated series that is meant to be aired on TNT and the Cartoon Network. The live-action ‘Star Wars’ TV series is in the pipe-line as well and it is his desire to re-release all ‘Star Wars’ films using 3-D technology.
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Dark Knight now the third highest grossing movie of all time
Dark Knight, the movie that stars Christian Bale continued its romp in the box office for the fourth straight weekend. For this week, the stoner movie ‘Pineapple Express’ failed to knock off the Batman flick off the first place position. The movie that stars Seth Rogen and James Franco was rated R and a Sony Pictures release. The movie is about a small-time dealer and a ruthless drug lord who has witnessed a murder scored gold at the box office and took home $22.4 million for the weekend. The movie raised its total to a hefty $40.4 million since its opening Wednesday. Though the figures by this movie are impressive, this is not enough to push the Christian Bale starrer off the charts.

For the week, Dark Knight managed to add another $26 million and this figure boosted the already hefty sum of $441.5 million for its domestic production. The latest updated figures for the Batman movie have effectively pushed the ‘The Dark Knight’ ahead of ‘Shrek 2’ on the all-time list. The number one highest grossing movie of all time was ‘Titanic’. The figures and Batman’s new place on the record books was announced by Paul Dergarabedian, the President of Media by Numbers.
The last movie to occupy the top position in the box office for four straight weekends was Lord of the Rings: Return of the King and this happened in December 2003. The head of the Warner’s domestic production cited a number of factors that helped made Dark Knight a success in the box office.
Dan Fellman argued that the success of the movie can be traced to repeat business, the popularity among older men and infrequent movie goers and the continued strong showing of the movie on Imax screens.
He further predicted that the movie will eventually gross around $520 million.
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Singer, Songwriter Isaac Hayes dies at 65
The man who popularized the ‘Theme from Shaft’ was found dead by his relatives.
The definitive guitar play on the song Shaft plus his distinctive baritone voice helped make the ‘Theme from Shaft’ one of his most popular and celebrated songs.
In fact this song that was used by the movie of the same name in 1971 managed to earn the Grammy’s and the Oscars during that year. It then helped make the song one of the icons of today and his performance of the song at the Academy Awards helped make Isaac Hayes a household name.
But this song from Isaac Hayes is just one of his many songs he had written. He also wrote the soul classic ‘Hold on I’m Comin’ for Sam & Dave. This soul classic from Isaac Hayes helped introduce the era of disco and this was used by many hip-hop and R&B acts as a basis for their songs for years to come.
Isaac Hayes’ contribution to the industry isn’t limited to music. Isaac Hayes was a figure in the fashion industry as well with his gold chains. He was also the symbol of black pride and was an activist for civil rights. He also acted in many movies like ‘Tough Guys’, ‘I’m Gonna Get You Sucka’ and the ‘Hustle & Flow’.
The last movie that he completed was the movie ‘Soulmen’, a movie that also starred Samuel Jackson and Bernie Mac. For the new generation of viewers, Isaac Hayes was known as the voice behind Chef on the Comedy Central show called the ‘South Park’. Mr. Hayes quit the show in 2006 after his beliefs on Scientology were mocked by one episode of the said show.
Isaac Hayes is a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Rev. Al Sharpton called the singer/songwriter as a creative genius.
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Obama Emails Embarrassed Scarlett Johansson
Although Johansson can laugh, the actress admitted that she was embarrassed by the media coverage of her so-called email relationship with Barack Obama. She was a vocal supporter of Obama, as told by Politico.com that she and the Democratic presidential had been trading emails. But Obama later told reporters that Johansson doesn’t have his personal email add, that his assistant forwarded one message from one Johansson to which he replied.
“I was merely trying to express my delight at Obama’s commitment to his campaign in every aspect and his interest and his support (in) his surrogates and his staff and his fellows, and how wonderful and refreshing that is. And it was manipulated into such an unfortunate media frenzy of kind of a nonstory,” this is what Johansson said in an interview from Los Angeles where she was promoting “Vicky Cristina Barcelona” a new Woody Allen Film.
This romantic comedy sets against the bohemian backdrop of Barcelona Spain. It sets a share of buzz over Johansson’s kiss with Penelope Cruz. Johansson was working with Allen the third time who directed her in “Match Point” and “Scoop”. She and actor Ryan Reynolds was snapped by the paparazzi on the se of movie last summer.
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Morgan Freeman on Car Accident
A couple of days ago in Mississippi, the Academy award-winner Morgan Freeman was involved in a tragic car accident. Currently a star in “The Dark Knight”, he and his co-star Demaris Mayer were driving on Mississippi Highway 32. It was 11:30 pm when Freeman’s car went off the right side of the road and proceeded to flip over. The doors were pushed on the vehicle and both of them had to be removed from the car.
Though the accident was a life-threatening, Freeman was conscious as he was pulled from the car. This report came from the editor of the Sun Sentinel in Charleston Clay McFerrin, who was on the scene during the accident. Freeman and Mayer were airlift on Regional Medical Center in Memphis. Access has confirmed that the actor was in serious condition. He needs to undergo surgery and looking forward to be fine and to a full recovery. Morgan has suffered from broken arm, elbow and has minor shoulder damage but was in good spirits.
The accident is till under investigation. Mississippi Highway Patrol confirmed to Access that there is no alcohol involved. The spokesperson also added that there was no charge that has been filed against Freeman.
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“Gossip Girl” on Score Teen Awards
There is a great connection between Gossip Girl and Jonas Brothers. Both of them received multiple surfboards of trophies at Sunday’s 10th Annual Teen Choice Awards. The awards were selected by over 30 million vote cast online by teenagers, celebrities in TV, film, music, sports, and fashion.
Here are the fabulous awards of “Gossip Girls: TV drama, breakout show, breakout male actor Chace Crawford, breakout female and TV drama actress Blake Lively and TV villain Ed Westwick. The awards was held at the Gibson Amphitheatre at Universal Studios. And guess who the host is? It was queen Miley Cyrus, a 15 year-old teen queen.
The Jonas Brothers however, appeared on stage to field questions from teenagers on web cameras. At one point, the trios were strapped to harness going to the audience. The “Camp Rock” stars received six awards: choice breakout group, love song, music single, song of the summer, male red carpet fashion icons and male hotties.
Of course, they aren’t the ones who sailed away multiple awards. Others Will Smith gathered three trophies while Chris Brown accepted five music awards such as choice music male artist, R&B artist, R&B track, rap/hip-hop track and music hook-up for his Jordin Sparks duet “No Air.”
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A Visit of Emma Thompson on Brideshead
Brideshead Revisited is the original TV series worth remembering and worth watching again and again. The characters were successfully performed by young Jeremy Irons and an equally young Anthony Andrews. At the time, the series was the talk of the water cooler in England way back in 1980’s. From week to week, the public spell bound was anticipation of just what would become of the romance happening between Charles (Irons) and Sebastian (Andrews). This relationship will later end up taking care of a teddy bear, Aloysius.
Along with the other successful TV series such as Sex and the City, Batman, and The X Files, it was now the time of the Brideshead Revisited to receive makeover. When Charles became a part of the Brideshead, he became fascinated with the upper class that led to his fixation. Emma Thompson played the role of Lady Marchmain, the Sebastian’s mother. She is a sanctimonious moralist and the Seb’s sister.
The story enters its climactic phase with a cloaked insight into the upper debauchery in an England that existed long before the working class provoked an indecent arrival into the world of their upper class snobbery and British aristocracy.
More than adequately, Emma Thompson portrays the power struck, dominating matriarchal figure who could send any offspring in the world of alcoholism, rebellion and sexual insecurity.
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Hulk Look Back
We’ve known Hulk Hogan as a strong man with a very aggressive and powerful personality, but now listening to his interview makes me wonder “is it really him?” He shows a very different personality when the topic goes about his divorce with his wife Linda. He seems to be a very emotional and looks like a very sensitive man wishing he could still be together with his wife.
Actually, before Hulk’s statement about this, several speculations have arised regarding his divorce with Linda. Some say it was just a strategy or a ploy to protect their money when they are sued by the family of the boy that is permanently injured by Nick Hogan’s car wreck.
But listening to Hulk’s contention, we could realize that it was really a divorce made out of honest decision. He even said that it was the decision of his wife because of falling out of love. He even adds that how could it be a ploy if he is seeing his wife now living with a nineteen year old boy. That her wife and boy are living on the same house where their family lived, that the boy is using the gym and the car that the used to have. Assessing things out, it is just right to that we take hulk’s side. In this situation, he is really the one who suffers and undergoes pain.
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Jessica Remember That
Did you here the latest on Hollywood about Jessica Simpson’s upcoming debut country album? It’s been on the top list of intrigues nowadays because of the revelation that Jessica finally open up to the whole world. The album is entitled “Do You Know” and it features the most controversial song entitled “Remember That”. Many people will appreciate this, especially women because this is truly inspiring and moving. It shows true emotions of a bothered and abused woman that gets totally fed up. Aside from the quality of this album, controversies rises on the moment Jessica said that she sung the song out of experience, that once she had been a bothered woman who willingly takes emotional as well as emotional abuses.
Jessica ha been into these pitiful experiences, she has felt how it was to be hurt and wounded. She got memories in her mind how it used to be bothered and abused that’s why when she sung the some you could fell true emotions. She could effectively express and communicate the message of the song to the listeners. Surely in few days after the release of this album, it will be a hit around the world. Jessica is truly a jewel in Hollywood.
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