1969: The Apollo 11 astronauts, two of whom had become the first men to set foot on the moon, splashed down safely in the Pacific.
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-Hot pics of ALEXA DAVALOS. She plays Andromeda in the upcoming "Clash of the Titans" remake.
-The Book of Eli Trailer starring Denzel Washington and Gary Oldman.
-Ninja Assassin Trailer
At the very highly anticipated presentation for James Cameron's Avatar yesterday at Comic-Con, the director himself announced an unprecedented marketing campaign
On August 21st, Fox will take over "as many" IMAX 3D and digital 3D theaters as they can and screen 15 minutes from Avatar for free to whoever wants to see it. He's been waiting to show the world what this looks like and this is the perfect way to introduce everyone to Pandora.
Star Wars in Concert" will feature a symphony orchestra and choir performing composer John Williams' music from the six "Star Wars" films. The performances will be narrated live by C-3P0 actor Anthony Daniels and accompanied by a three-story-tall high-definition screen displaying movie footage synchronized to the live music. The concert series will launch in Anaheim, on Oct. 1
Life & Style Weekly claims Angelina Jolie was recently asked about her feelings towards Megan Fox. She said, "Is she aiding in Africa or sitting in on U.N. conferences? Donating herself to something bigger than Hollywood? I'm not familiar with her work, is she an Oscar contender?"
Kingston Technology, the independent world leader in memory products, announced the launch of the world's first 256GB USB flash drive, the Kingston Technology DataTraveler 300. It allows users to carry around a whole digital world, from thousands of image files to a whole database of documents. Users will also benefit from quick transfer rates and the option to password protects their data.
The Globe claims Miley Cyrus recently wore a Batsuit to the Warner Brothers lot because she wanted to show film execs know how serious she is about starring in the next Batman installment. A source says, She was sort of hopping around the room and had even written some dialogue for herself,” says an insider. “The problem is, some people aren’t really convinced Miley has the acting chops to pull it of.”
Reports circulating online including the Stuff Blog say Megan Fox had signed on to play one of Bond's sexy conquests, but passed on the role because "she'd rather be a more central part of the movie." Fox is denying it saying, “There have been no discussions nor any offers
Friday, July 24, 2009
Some Stuff: July 24, 2009
Thursday, July 23, 2009
Some Stuff: July 23, 2009
1904: Some people say the ice cream cone was invented
Check our blog for a first look…
Seth Rogen and Michel Gondry appeared in person at Comic-con to unveil the Green Hornet's Black Beauty super car.
Also look for the New Teaser poster for “A Nightmare on Elm Street” which will hit theaters early next year.
And a teaser trailer for the new "Alice in Wonderland" that stars JOHNNY DEPP and was directed by TIM BURTON
My sources report that Frank Miller has "recently completed a draft of the sequel of 300". They also say that no screenwriter and no director has officially signed on yet, not even director Zack Snyder. He's never really said that he's for sure returning, but it sounds like he wants to be involved in some way (since 300 was his so his big break)
Check the blog for a screen shot of what Facebook looked like during it’s first week in operation.
So what is Twitter's media coverage worth? According to VMS, a news-monitoring agency, Twitter coverage over the last 30 days is worth around $48 million! That’s nearly half of what Microsoft plans to spend on marketing for its new search engine, Bing. Twitter received exactly 2.73 billion impressions in the past month-and this doesn't include the huge bounce the microblogging service received in April when celebrities like Oprah and Ellen started tweeting. According to the report, TV contributed to 57% of the PR value, newspapers 37% and magazines 5% and I’m sure we helped out quite a bit.
The Wake County, North Carolina Sherrif's Department is using black Chevy Corvettes as their new squad cars. The Z06 has a sticker price of $74,875, a 505 horsepower engine and tops out at 198 mph. Most of the Vettes are being used to catch speeders.
Veteran spacewalker David Wolf had some advice this week for those wondering how to sneeze in a spacesuit. "Aim low, off the windscreen, because it's going to mess up your view and there's no way to clear it," said Wolf. He admitted being in just that predicament during Monday's spacewalk outside the International Space Station.
Sheriff says muscle car useful
RALEIGH -- Wake County Sheriff Donnie Harrison says the Corvette Z06 being used by his deputies to pull over cars on Interstate 40 is a potent tool for fighting illegal drugs.
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
Some Stuff: July 16, 2009
1969: Apollo 11 was launched from Cape Kennedy, Florida, and would become the first manned space mission to land on the moon.
Oddly enough, the space shuttle Endeavour has now entered orbit after a successful launch at the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida, yesterday. Canada's Julie Payette and her crewmates will meet fellow Canadian Robert Thirsk, who is already at the space station. Endeavour and its seven astronauts are hauling up a veranda for Japan's enormous lab on the international space station and looking to set a crowd record with 13 people together in space. NASA’s shuttle program ends in 2010 after that they rely on Russia to get everyone into space.
We’ve posted really crappy first photos of Scarlet Johanson as Black Widow in Jon Favreau's Iron Man 2. It’s a first look, better photos tomorrow.
There's talk of a sequel or Reboot of Ghost Rider. Nick Cage is attached. No script yet. That is all.
Press a button and it happens.
There's an iPhone App for seemingly everything -- and even Pizza Hut has joined the fun. The pizza chain yesterday introduced an app that lets customers order pizza and other good stuff from their iPhones, while also taking advantage of some of the fun features of the device itself.
Since the introduction of iPhone more than 1.5 billion apps have been downloaded from Apple's App Store.
According to their research, here are the ten best ways to charm a lady's pants off:
#10.) Cover her eyes and lead her to a surprise
#9.) Whisk her away somewhere exciting for the weekend
#8.) Write a song or poem about her
#7.) Tell her she's the most wonderful (slash) beautiful woman you've ever met
#6.) Run her a relaxing bath after a tough day at work
#5.) Send her a romantic text or email, or leave loving notes around the house
#4.) Make her breakfast in bed
#3.) Give her your coat when she's cold
#2.) Send her flowers or a box of chocolates at work
#1.) Make a compilation of all her favorite music
