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ATLANTA, Georgia (AP) -- When brothers Alex and Stephen Kendrick were looking for inspiration for their third feature-length film, they turned to God for help. Kirk Cameron, known best for his role on "Growing Pains," stars in in the movie as Caleb Holt. "To be honest, I prayed about it," Alex Kendrick said. "I said, 'God, would you give me an idea that will impact all of our culture.' " - clip - The movie, which has a strong faith-based message and was made with a budget of just $500,000 and a volunteer cast that includes former teen idol Kirk...

I have an idea for a commercial .... opens with CHANGE, CHANGE, CHANGE, CHANGE, CHANGE, CHANGE ..... then you see someone hold out their hand holding some CHANGE (nickels, dimes, etc) talking about how obama plan would worsen economy and small business .... then at end coin toss ... end up on "tails, you lose !"

BERLIN - Angelina Jolie isn't giving away who she's backing in the U.S. presidential election, but she does have good things to say about Barack Obama. ADVERTISEMENT The actress and activist tells the German edition of Vanity Fair that the Democratic contender for president comes down on the same side of several issues that she does. Asked if she finds Obama and his background an example to her family, she replies, "Naturally that's good, but it's not a sufficient reason to vote for him. "Obama fights for international justice, he wants to militarily intervene in cases of genocide, and close...

Curious. I always comment to my family about tv ads and how dumb they are....I would never by that product due to that stupid ad. Ok now I fell for one. How many others have an ad and what is it that compelled yall to go out and buy the product soley because of the commercial? I have an employee who does the cleaning and I jokingly tell her when I buy new a new floor mop that I got her a new boyfriend (ya I can be pretty silly in a lame way). Well now that swifter Mop ad...

Trey Parker and Matt Stone can't seem to keep themselves out of trouble. Paramount is now upset over the footage from their season premiere this past week of Steven Spielberg and George Lucas violently raping Indiana Jones. For those who don't keep track, Viacom owns South Park. Viacom also owns Paramount which produces the Indiana Jones movies. See the problem? I think Viacom needs to grow a sense of humor. It's South Park, people! There is not a sacred cow they will not slaughter. If they haven't gotten to any particularly sacred cow yet, give them more time. Having seen...

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This is the same scam that Obama ran with Rezko in Chicago!

Hi fellow Freepers. I did a search and did not find this topic. If you know of a previous post, please redirect. I've been hogging our Netflix (history, documentary, military genres) and realize the wife and kids need some levity. Would you all take the time and give me an opinion of what you consider to be the best funny movies you've seen. I'm talking from the silent era of Charlie Chaplin up to the most present ala American Carol. It doesn't matter if it's dark humor to vulgar humor to Walt Disney. Thanks for your input!

Weekend Update pooning the debate!

The Lost Country Mad for nostalgia? Don't be. By Rod Dreher, October 8, 2008 The most emblematic scene in “Mad Men,” the justly acclaimed serial drama now in its second season on the American Movie Channel, concluded an episode in September. Father Gill, an idealistic young Jesuit priest serving in 1962 Brooklyn, methodically removed all his priestly garments as he prepared for bed. It was as if he were divesting himself of armor, deconstructing a façade. Wearing his undershirt and his trousers, the priest sat on the edge of his bed, picked up his guitar, and thrashed out an impassioned...

John Lennon's widow Yoko Ono and EMI Records, the world's fourth largest music company, dropped copyright infringement lawsuits against the makers of a documentary that used the portion of the song "Imagine" without permission. The news was made public on Tuesday by a Stanford Law School's Fair Use Projects release. The dismissal follows unsuccessful attempts by Yoko Ono in federal court and EMI Records in state court to enjoin Premise Media Corp's documentary, "Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed," because it uses a 15-second clip of the song. "We think it was clear from the beginning that our clients had every right...

This may've been previously posted but I just discoverd it. I was hitting the up button on my Dish TV and 0n channel 73 there is 24/7 Obama for president programming. Unbelievable! Does Direct TV have this also? Anyone?

Flamboyant American filmmaker Quentin Tarantino is scheduled to begin production on his new World War II movie “Inglorious Bastards” in Germany next week, to the consternation of leading German film critics. The movie stars Brad Pitt, who plays an American-Jewish army officer who after being freed from a German prisoner of war camp leads a group of fellow American-Jewish soldiers in a spree of gruesome revenge killings against Nazi soldiers and officers.

We have had heard from numerous people across the country that there has been some ticket fraud when buying a ticket for An American Carol this past weekend. Please check your ticket. If you were in fact one of those people that were "mistakenly" sold a ticket for another movie please fill out the form below. Hold on to your ticket so we can have proof. If you have noticed other irregularities with the theatres in your area please let us know in the comment section below. For instance, Rated R film rating (when in fact we are rated PG-13),...

Just a reminder that for those of you with TV or cable, (and even if you have it), C-SPAN streams its 3 TV channels and radio channel on the Internet. I'm watching McCain's speech in New Mexico today. It's awesome and I would have missed it if not for C-SPAN online. GO MCCAIN!

I just heard a caller to the Larry Elder Show say that she went to a theater in West L.A. to see An American Carol, and they didn't even have it on the marquee. The worst was when she said some friends reported gettng ticket stubs that didn't even have the name of the film on them. Hmmmm ... makes me wonder if some of our tickets were tallied in the columns of another picture?

Cartman seems to be the only person aware of the gathering threat the Chinese pose to the United States in an all-new episode of "South Park" titled, "The China Problem." Fresh off an Emmy(R) win for the "Imaginationland" trilogy, "South Park" returns with seven all-new episodes beginning Wednesday, October 8 at 10:00 p.m. on COMEDY CENTRAL. After watching the intimidating opening ceremonies of the recent Olympic Games, Cartman understands that the Chinese are only just days away from invading his homeland. While the rest of the American people are haunted by the memory of a recent tragic event, only Butters...

Forty-three years ago, two men enrolled at Yale University. One of them dropped out a year later, volunteered to fight in Vietnam, then made a movie about his experiences entitled Platoon. His name is Oliver Stone. The other dodged combat and went on to become the 43rd President of the United States. His name is George W. Bush. If all this sounds like the premise of a Hollywood blockbuster, then it is – sort of. The movie is W., a Bush biopic that – and here’s the twist – is directed by Stone. It will be released in America a...

Our own Freeper, RabidRalph, has created an awesome video tribute to Sarah Palin at You Tube. Check it out! :) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4NU7KLLLUm4

Sharon Stone’s suggestion that her 8-year-old son get Botox injections to rid him of smelly feet is just one of her many parenting overreactions detailed in court papers released the other day. The 50-year-old actress was shot down last week by a San Francisco Superior Court judge when she sought to modify a 2007 custody decision that gave primary parenting duties for Roan to her ex-hubby, Phil Bronstein. The court contended that Stone is a drama queen of a mother who has gone off the deep end over and over, and refused the “Basic Instinct” star’s request to move her...

This weeks Sci-Fi Thread 10/05/08: Monday: 8/7 - Terminator -- Fox 9/8 - Heroes -- NBC Tuesday: 9/8 - Fringe -- Fox Wednesday: 8/7 - Knight Rider -- NBC Thursday: 10/9 - Life on Mars -- ABC Friday: 9/8 - Sanctuary -- SciFi

Saw the movie yesterday. Great job of discription of who the left really is. As good as any "Why We Fight" film of WWII.

During debate skit tina/Sarah says (paraphrasing)...for those of you who are playing a drinking game - MAVERICK - then she pretends to take a drink and winks.......too funny! WHO had the word Maverick for their debate drinking game?

Philips unveiled a killer new 3D HDTV at the 3D Biz Ex event in Hollywood earlier this week, with a hefty price tag to boot. The 56″ Quad Full (3840×2160 resolution), autostereoscopic 3D HD TV does not require special glasses to be viewed and has a 160 degree viewing angle. Put simply, autostereoscopic displays work by projecting a different image into each eye, though there are a range of technologies which can be employed to achieve this effect. The Philips TV boasts 46 simultaneous views, seen depending on the angle the viewer is watching from. The 8.29 megapixel monster will...

Watching the obligatory skit (a replay of the VP debate). They are dogging out both candidates equally. Actually, the opening skit is pretty good.

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The Che-loving, Birkenstock wearing, Prius-driving, Chardonnay-sipping, global warming-believing, gun-controlling America-hating leftist dreck have flooded the web site IMDB.com (internet movie data base) and voted down the rating to 3.8 out of ten.You must register on the site to evaluate the film, and I urge you NOT to evaluate if you have not seen it. But please, do not allow the left to trash this film...

A Michael Moore-like film maker shares a portable toilet with JFK, Gen. George Patton and Bill O'Reilly (as himself) in "An American Carol," which surely has two of them - not to mention Charles Dickens - rolling in their graves. Even if it weren't three years too late to parody Moore (ineptly played by Kevin Farley), Moore's ridiculous tribute to Cuban health care in "Sicko" is far funnier than anything in this desperately laughless farce from David Zucker ("Scary Movie 3")....

TOTAL LIFETIME GROSSES Domestic: $1,200,000 DOMESTIC SUMMARY Opening Weekend: n/a (1,639 theaters) Widest Release: 1,639 theaters In Release: 1 days / 0.1 weeks

Happy 10-4 Day.Cue the announcer: "Whenever the laws of any state are broken, a duly authorized organization swings into action. It may be the called the State Police, State Troopers, Militia, the Rangers, or the Highway Patrol. These are the stories of the men whose training, skill, and courage, have enforced and preserved our state laws. From the web site: Currently, Highway Patrol is not being aired on TV, and the owner of the series, MGM, has never released episodes on VHS or DVD, as far as we know. Bummer. Let MGM know of your interest in a trip down...

A kid's impersonation of Bill O'Reilly.

If anyone is more arrogant, condescending and smug than Bill Maher, I don't want to meet that person. Funny and insightful, yes. Someone I'd want to hang out with, no. This comes into play with "Religulous," Maher's smarmy documentary that basically forces us to hang out with him as he travels the world interviewing the dumbest, least eloquent, most extreme religious adherents he can find. His goal? To convince the audience that God is imaginary, that the people who believe in him are delusional, and that organized religion is a blight that must be wiped out if humanity is to...

Did anyone see The View today? I thought it was so odd that they didn't say a word about the debate. Every single day for months they talk about the election and slam McCain and Palin (except for Elizabeth). Yet, today, not a word. Why did they obviously change their agenda today? Does anyone know? I know there is a story behind this. I can't wait to hear when it comes out.

Domestic Total as of Oct. 1, 2008: $8,013,936 Distributor: Samuel Goldwyn Release Date: September 26, 2008 Genre: Drama Running Time: 2 hrs. 2 min. MPAA Rating: PG Production Budget: $500,000

DHP Review: An American Carol Posted by Dirty Harry on Thursday, October 2nd, 2008 For the record, the cut I saw of An American Carol was not the finished cut. As a matter of fact, I was told it was the first cut. So you can safely assume that the film has improved since. Political satire is a tough genre requiring a wire walker at the helm with the talent and maturity to avoid the dual pitfalls of sanctimony and pretension. John Cusack couldn’t do it. War, Inc. was an embarrassment that wallowed in both of those pitfalls and could...

Recently, when deciding on what movies i might like to ad to my small collection of DVDs that I would not only watch many times, but would be proud to leave to posterity, as what I considered good cinema, i ran across a few movies, that i can't find, but would love to get to see, even if only as an airing on one of the movie channels, like FMC, or TMC, or AMC, or the like..and thinking that others must know of a gem or two, that they can;t find on DVD, that they'd like to see. Well, Here's...

If you're like me, fustrated and agravated with the politics of the day, enjoy this viral video I ran across today.Little Bill, Telling It Like It Is

I got an email from a friend of mine who lives in Monument, CO. She says there is an "Obama Channel" 24-7 on her cable network. I have posted the email below. Can anyone confirm this? Email follows:"Pass this on. I kid you not, I turned on the tv this morning and there is an Obama tv network. Channel 73 here in Monument, CO. Yes, its' true. Nothing but Barack indoctrinating anyone 24/7 who wants to sit and listen. People, listen. Sadaam Hussein had media networks when he was in power and I believe Adolf Hitler had the same thing,...

The Jack White and Alicia Keys song for the next James Bond movie finally has a video, and it's way way worse than you could have ever imagined.

Flipping channels, I come across channel 73 on my Dish system. It is called "Obama:Barrack Obama's Plan for America". This is unbelievable.

The claim was reportedly contained in court papers obtained by a celebrity website following Ms Stone's unsuccessful custody battle with her former husband Phil Bronstein. The document portrayed the 50-year-old star of the Basic Instinct films as an alarmist parent who had become convinced that Roan, whom the couple adopted, suffered from a spinal condition despite there being "no evidence" to back up her belief. Judge Anne-Christine Massullo of San Francisco Superior Court also reportedly suggested that Ms Stone's acting commitments meant that she was often an absent parent who passed on many of her responsibilities to third parties because...

Paul Newman taught me how to peel a cucumber.My eating habits were so bad for many years that I didn’t actually know the intricacies of making a salad. So when the man who has made $250 million for charity with Newman’s Own dressings and sauces asked me to help him make a salad in 1986, while I was writing a profile of him for The Times Magazine, I mangled my cucumber so thoroughly that he snatched it away and showed me how to do it.

Found this documentary. Why it isn't shown in every school and college campus is obvious. The American people need to see this before they vote this year.

I know it's a not a poll or Rev Wright, or the Housing crises, but we cannot talk about politics 24/7. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCSiP6Z_YhQ&eurl=http://www.wwtdd.com/ This is regarding her ex beau.

It has not been a good year in the courts for Echostar / Dish Network. Today thanks for the folks at the Electronic Freedom Foundation (EFF) a court has blocked a request from Echostar to subpoena the records containing the name, address, email address and purchase details of everyone who has ever purchased a Coolsat Brand Free To Air Satellite Receiver. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Last month, EFF filed an amicus brief in Echostar v. Freetech, where Echostar sought the identities of every consumer who purchased a Freetech "CoolSat" free-to-air (FTA) satellite receiver during the past five years. EFF argued that this demand,...

From Times Online September 30, 2008 Italian war veterans denounce 'insulting' Spike Lee film Richard Owen, in Rome Italian partisan organisations are to stage protests tomorrow at the Italian premiere of Spike Lee's film Miracle at St. Anna, which they say is full of lies, and insults the memory of the Italian Resistance during the Second World War. The controversial film, already released in the United States, will be running in Italian cinemas from Friday. But it is being shown first at Viareggio on the Tuscan coast, close to the village of Sant' Anna di Stazzema in the Apennine hills...

Spike Lee’s MIRACLE AT ST. ANNA is a very powerful movie showing the brutality of war and extreme racism, laced with a stunning, impressive, eloquent, and ultimately inspiring spirituality. It contains content that requires extreme caution, however. The movie opens in 1983 with an elderly black postal clerk in New York shooting an elderly Italian immigrant in cold blood. As a reporter investigates the story behind the murder, the movie cuts to 1944 Italy during World War II. While crossing a river, a bloody massacre of an all-black 92nd Division Buffalo Soldiers occurs when their white artillery commander doesn’t believe...

Karma At The Weekend B.O. Posted by Dirty Harry on Sunday, September 28th, 2008 Spike Lee’s Miracle At St. Anna: There have been few films I wanted to see flop more than Spike Lee’s Miracle At St. Anna, and flop it has taking in a humiliating $3.2 million. I’ll see and review it in the coming days, but regardless of how good or bad it is, race-baiting to promote a film needs to forever be rewarded just like this. Tim Robbins’ The Lucky Ones: Kyle Smith: “The Friday night box office figures are in and it appears that the latest...

MONTECITO -- Actress Heather Locklear was arrested Saturday night on suspicion of DUI while driving in Montecito, police said this morning. Locklear, no longer in custody, was arrested by the California Highway Patrol and booked around 8 p.m. Saturday, said Sgt. Alex Tipolt of the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Department. CHP spokesman, Tom Marshall, says the arresting officer noticed Locklear's car parked on a state highway and blocking a lane in Montecito, a wealthy community about 90 miles northwest of Los Angeles. Locklear was believed to be under the influence of prescription medication, but he did not know what kind,...

This weeks Sci-Fi Thread 09/28/08: Monday: 8/7 - Terminator -- Fox 8/7 - Heroes -- NBC Tuesday: 9/8 - Fringe -- Fox Wednesday: 8/7 - Knight Rider -- NBC Friday: 9/8 - Sancutary -- SciFi