| Proof Denver is a film hub
It has been nearly six weeks since the Big Board went up in the Denver Film Society offices. Even longer since ace logistical controller Gloria Campbell flew into Denver from Los Angeles to begin marking where a film, a panel, a tribute might fit best in the Starz Denver Film Festival scheme. It's been months since society artistic director Ron Henderson, program director Brit Withey and media and industry director Britta Erickson returned from various festivals - Sundance, Cannes, Karoly Vary, Toronto - with ambitions for what might challenge and entertain those who attend the Starz Denver Film Festival starting Nov. 8. And it has been 30 years since Denver's international film gathering began. This Thursday, .
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A FRAGILE truce has been declared between bitter political enemies in the interests of bringing one of the world's most glittering sporting prizes to Scotland. Glasgow will discover on Friday whether it has beaten Abuja, Nigeria, to the right to stage the 2014 Commonwealth Games, an event likely to transform the fortunes of the winning city. .
Glasgow holds breath over Games
A FRAGILE truce has been declared between bitter political enemies in the interests of bringing one of the world's most glittering sporting prizes to Scotland. Glasgow will discover on Friday whether it has beaten Abuja, Nigeria, to the right to stage the 2014 Commonwealth Games, an event likely to transform the fortunes of the winning city. .
Symes a happy Crow
BRAD Symes has got more than he bargained for at new club Adelaide - and he couldn't be happier. Pursuing a move from Port Adelaide to the team he grew up barracking for to salvage his AFL career, defender Symes has been told a coveted midfield spot is his - if he is good enough to take it. "I grew up playing in the midfield and that's where I'd like to be," Symes said after a gruelling, two-hour first training session with the Crows yesterday. "The last few years at Port I spent down back but I've enjoyed my time in the midfield at Central (District) and hopefully I can get in there at Adelaide. Neil (Craig) has encouraged me to work hard on my fitness and skills and said if I do the right things I can hopefully grab a spot there." After cutting his teeth in the AFL as a rebounding half-back flanker but hitting a roadblock this year by playing just seven games for Port in its wild ride to the grand final, Symes decided enough was enough and perhaps he didn't fit into coach Mark Williams' plans.
Natural Beauty Council presents awards
The Fond du Lac County Natural Beauty Council recently presented 10 plaques during its 32nd annual beautification awards ceremony. Honorees include: Emajean Westphal accepted an honor for Sisson's Peony Gardens in Rosendale. Gerald and Dianne Pucker for their historic home in Rosendale. The house was built in 1880. John and Joan Brusoe for their historic Malone home built in 1885. Owners Lawrence and Marian Wurtz and their daughter, Cindy, for the Martin Historic Homestead, a Fond du Lac property more than 100 years old. Riggs County Park in Ripon. Fond du Lac County Executive Allen Buechel accepted the plaque. Waupun Norwegian Evangelical Lutheran Church. The 152-year-old church also features a century-old cemetery.
Renaissance Boca Raton Hotel Offers Holiday Shopping Package Through New Years 2008 in Conjunction with Town Center Mall
Renaissance Boca Raton Hotel and Town Center Mall have teamed up to create an exclusive holiday shopping package, perfect for those looking to get their shopping done early while taking some time to enjoy a fantastic Florida getaway. Boca Raton, FL (PRWEB) November 18, 2007 -- Renaissance Boca Raton Hotel and Town Center Mall have teamed up to create an exclusive holiday shopping package, perfect for those looking to get their shopping done early while taking some time to enjoy a fantastic Florida getaway. Jumpstart the holidays with a shopping vacation near South Florida's premier mall while enjoying a remarkable two-night stay in Florida's most beautiful city, Boca Raton. Upon checking in for a two-night stay, you will receive a gift bag filled with Town Center Mall goodies including a $25 Simon Mall Gift Card and leather credit card holder.
'Hairspray' shimmies and shakes with style
You can't stop the beat of ''Hairspray: Two-Disc Shake & Shimmy Edition'' (2007, New Line, PG, $35), a bouncy tribute to Baltimore, beehive hairdos and bopping till you drop. Tracy Turnblad (newcomer Nikki Blonsky in a socko performance) is a '60s teen who, after winning a spot on a whites-only dance show, aims to end the segregation. Co-stars Michelle Pfeiffer, Zac Efron, James Marsden and Queen Latifah are peachy keen but it's John Travolta and Christopher Walken, as Tracy's parents, who steal the show with a tender ''You're Timeless to Me,'' which more than lives up to its title.
Extras: The five deleted scenes boast a number of hidden gems, including the complete version of Pfeiffer's vampy seduction of Walken and a deleted ballad sung beautifully by Blonsky.
The documentary dances though ''Hairspray's'' roots as a 1988 John Waters comedy and a hit 2002 Broadway musical.
Tomb Raider: Anniversary comes to Xbox Live
The game is available in four episodes. The first two weigh in at 1.5GB each and cost around 1,200 Microsoft Points, or about £10 each. Episodes three and four will follow later. Eidos reckons this is the first time that the serialisation of a full retail game will be available for purchase through Xbox Live Marketplace. Tomb Raider: Anniversary is a remake of the original Tomb Raider at a basic level, but has been given a complete makeover and a lot more extras. "We have created this version of Anniversary specifically for digital distribution as episodic content," said Jane Cavanagh, chief executive at Eidos. "This is part of our strategy to grow our presence in online and digital distribution as we believe there are huge opportunities in this format and we intend to capitalise on the increasing demand for digitally downloaded content.
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