http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/tv-chat/ en-us Mon, 4 Jan 2010 04:25:30 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2420367/posts Weekly Sci-Fi Thread (01/03/10) Mon: 9/8 -- Heroes-- NBC Tue: 10/9 -- Sanctuary -- SyFy Also there are variety of scifi shows on www.fancast.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2420367/posts#comment Mon, 4 Jan 2010 04:25:30 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2420251/posts I see the movie "The Hurt Locker" is coming out on DVD. Has anyone on FR seen it? How does it show our servicemen? I would rather not spend my cash on some left wing crap http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2420251/posts#comment Sun, 3 Jan 2010 23:26:43 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2420217/posts In an open letter, the filmmaker Roman Polanski has offered his gratitude to people who have written him letters of support while he was jailed in Winterthur prison, near Zurich, and while he remains under house arrest in his chalet in Gstaad, Switzerland, The Associated Press reported. In a letter to his friend Bernard-Henri Lévy published online at The Huffington Post, Mr. Polanski wrote: “I would like every one of them to know how heartening it is, when one is locked up in a cell, to hear this murmur of human voices and of solidarity in the morning mail. New York Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2420217/posts#comment Sun, 3 Jan 2010 22:16:37 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2420214/posts A much-needed boost for the South Florida economy could be coming all the way from India, complete with song and dance numbers. The second major Bollywood film production of the last twelve months is set to get underway in Miami in February, this one even bigger than the last. And that's saying something. Dostana, which wrapped last year after filming all around Miami and South Florida-as-Miami, went on to be one of the year's biggest blockbusters in Mumbai and beyond. Now Shahrukh Khan, commonly referred to as Bollywood's answer to Brad Pitt and George Clooney rolled into one, is heading... NBC Miami http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2420214/posts#comment Sun, 3 Jan 2010 22:07:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2420162/posts 10. March of the Penguins 9. Enchanted 8. The Incredibles 7. Amazing Grace 6. The Nativity Story 5. Ratatouille 4. Wall-e 3. Up 2. The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe Movieguide http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2420162/posts#comment Sun, 3 Jan 2010 20:40:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2420072/posts Sunday, January 3rd at 2 PM Pacific / 3 PM Mountain / 4 PM Central / 5 PM Eastern, Classical KUSC presents a rebroadcast of “On Dangerous Ground: A Tribute to Bernard Herrmann.” This two-hour sound portrait of one of cinema’s greatest composers will be hosted by Jon Burlingame, author, USC professor, and a writer on film music for Variety. The program includes rarely heard interviews with Herrmann himself, and excerpts from his concert music as well as dozens of his great film scores, from Citizen Kane to Taxi Driver. Herrmann’s legendary partnership with Alfred Hitchcock will be showcased with... Classical KUSC FM 91.5 Los Angeles http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2420072/posts#comment Sun, 3 Jan 2010 18:11:03 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2419848/posts A year from now, "The Voyage of the Dawn Treader" will be released in a theater near you. < break > In a recent interview posted on NarniaWeb.com, Douglas Gresham, stepson to C.S. Lewis and the man who's supposed to be holding the line on what his stepfather would have wanted, said he was "ambivalent" on changes made in "Voyage." But, he was presented with a choice of either accepting those changes or not having a film. < break > "Narrow-minded in a faith way"? That's going to rev up Christians to see this movie. Christian Web sites such as... The Washington Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2419848/posts#comment Sun, 3 Jan 2010 05:34:09 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2419740/posts I heard Sean Hannity tease that Gov Palin would be on his tv show the full hour Thurs nite.If so I missed it and cannot find any video.I know Freepers are the most 'Can Do'of anyone around.Anyone have a link? http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2419740/posts#comment Sun, 3 Jan 2010 00:19:25 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2419727/posts Any Freepers going to watch the last David Tennant episode. Watching Part 1 which I missed last week. Love Timothy Dalton's voice. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2419727/posts#comment Sat, 2 Jan 2010 23:50:12 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2419686/posts OAKBROOK TERRACE, Ill., Jan. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Redbox, the fully-automated DVD rental provider located at the nation's leading grocery, mass, drug and convenience stores, rented more than two million DVDs on New Year's Eve surpassing the Company's previous one day rental record by more than one-hundred-seventy-thousand rentals. "District 9," "G-Force," "Paranormal Activity" and "Julie & Julia" were among the night's top rentals. With more than 19,000 locations nationwide, consumers have embraced the convenience, fun and value of redbox. "With many Americans celebrating New Year's Eve at home and many more resolving to save money in 2010, redbox proved a great... PR Newswire http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2419686/posts#comment Sat, 2 Jan 2010 21:27:23 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2419628/posts Warm weather is causing cold weather. Greenland is burning up, 50 degrees today! The Weather Channel http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2419628/posts#comment Sat, 2 Jan 2010 19:14:30 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2419575/posts 1. Home 3-D Will Flop Again in 2010 If you listened to studio executives, and some Wall Street and tech analysts, you would think that millions of Americans will soon don goggles and start watching 3-D HD movies at homes. Well, think again. While impressive in movie theaters, 3-D HD is not ready for primetime in home theaters -- and it may not be for years to come. Americans are simply not inclined to wear special glasses while watching their favorite films at home. They also are not thrilled with the idea of buying a new 3-D-capable HDTV or Blu-ray... tvpredictions.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2419575/posts#comment Sat, 2 Jan 2010 17:50:57 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2419549/posts Schedule for tonight: 8:00/7:00 Doctor Who: The David Tennant Special 8:30/7:30 Doctor Who: The End of Time Part 2 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2419549/posts#comment Sat, 2 Jan 2010 16:58:49 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2419270/posts Some guy named Mike from Milwaukee, WI put together a 70-minute video review discussing the many reasons why the movie was horrible. And this isn’t your usual fanboy rant, this is an epic, well-edited well-constructed piece of geek film criticism. This is astounding film making. Watch ALL of it. SlashFilm.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2419270/posts#comment Sat, 2 Jan 2010 01:18:54 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2419127/posts ...In a host of end-of-year honors, Academy Award-winning filmmaker Peter Jackson and Star Trek actor Patrick Stewart were both feted with knighthood by Britain's Queen Elizabeth II... E! Online http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2419127/posts#comment Fri, 1 Jan 2010 20:43:03 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2418906/posts 1 2 3 4 Microfiche-New York Times archives, McHenry Library, U.C. Santa Cruz http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2418906/posts#comment Fri, 1 Jan 2010 13:26:30 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2418877/posts Fox programs were still playing on Time Warner cable early this morning -- a hopeful sign that the media giants would strike a deal. Carmen Electra and "American Idol" singers Kris Allen and Allison Iraheta -- stars of Fox's New Year's Eve show -- rocked past the midnight deadline on local Time Warner Channel 5 with no interruption, as negotiators worked into the early hours of 2010. "We're still negotiating and going to give it a little more time," said Scott Grogin, senior vice president of communications for the Fox Networks Group. Harriet Novet, regional vice president for Time Warner's... NY Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2418877/posts#comment Fri, 1 Jan 2010 11:03:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2418819/posts Just had folks over...watching the New Years Eve countdown. Heard Carson Daly talking about great things happening including historic health care reform? Anyone else hear this? Turned channel after that... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2418819/posts#comment Fri, 1 Jan 2010 05:20:20 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2418808/posts Watch Glenn Beck's New Year's Eve Special It's right here http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2418808/posts#comment Fri, 1 Jan 2010 05:02:24 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2418772/posts Arch Hall Sr. ran Fairway International, which was a low-budget drive-in film company from the late 50s-early 60s. Arch’s son Arch Hall Jr. would star in six of his father’s productions from 1959-1964. These films would be completed before Arch Hall Jr. turned 21. After starring in his father’s films, Arch would leave the film industry to become a pilot. Yet, the films he acted in would remain cult classics. In the first three films Arch did for his father, Arch would not only act, but also sing and play guitar in them as well. In 1962’s Eegah, Arch gets... http://jeffcramer.blogspot.com/ http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2418772/posts#comment Fri, 1 Jan 2010 03:05:21 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2418705/posts You probably don’t need a long synopsis of James Cameron’s half-billion-dollar epic Avatar, in part because even if you haven’t seen it, you’ve seen it. As many reviewers have noted, Cameron rips off Hollywood clichés to the point you could cut and paste dialogue from Pocahontas or Dances with Wolves into Avatar without appreciably changing the story. National Review http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2418705/posts#comment Fri, 1 Jan 2010 00:33:26 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2418132/posts It gained early success on the awards circuit, but the star-studded musical "Nine" will likely be pulled back from hundreds of smaller U.S. cities, after disappointing box office and lackluster reviews. After playing in 1,400 screens last weekend, the Weinstein Company, which is behind "Nine", said on Tuesday it expects the movie to play in 800-900 screens in big U.S. cities in coming weeks. Reuters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2418132/posts#comment Thu, 31 Dec 2009 03:55:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2418103/posts The News Corporation said on Wednesday that it looked doubtful that it would sign a new distribution contract with Time Warner Cable by Thursday night, increasing the likelihood that its Fox stations will be removed from cable lineups in millions of homes. The News Corporation’s president, Chase Carey, declined an offer by Time Warner Cable to enter binding arbitration. The companies are fighting over how much the cable operator should pay Fox stations for the right to retransmit their shows, sporting events and local newscasts. Fox is demanding about a dollar for each cable subscriber each month, which analysts say... The New York Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2418103/posts#comment Thu, 31 Dec 2009 02:59:02 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2417973/posts Pro wrestling great Steve "Dr. Death" Williams died on Tuesday night at age 49. He has been battling cancer in recent years. PROWRESTLING.NET http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2417973/posts#comment Wed, 30 Dec 2009 23:25:26 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2417505/posts CNBC's presentation of "Welcome to Macintosh" will premiere on Monday, January 4th at 9:30pm ET and "Macheads" will premiere on Tuesday, January 5th at 10pm ET. Welcome to Macintosh Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak, two friends united by their interest in technology and dissatisfied with personal computers made by others, set out to make what they called the world’s first good personal computer. The first Apple computer became the cornerstone of a company that would change the world. In 1984, Apple introduced Macintosh and thrust the industry forward into a new era. The style and ease of a Mac led... Mac Daily News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2417505/posts#comment Wed, 30 Dec 2009 10:55:25 GMT