Where do the days go? It seems that I routinely get nothing accomplished. Well, atleast no where near enough. And the problem just seems to get worse.

Hey Adventureland Friends:

Sorry this is so absurdly late again. Well, not as late as last week. I wish that I had an excuse, but I am at a loss. For some unknown reason I can not get things done anymore.

Koda Bear (22M now) lost one of his puppies. He had been hit by a car. His mom & dad quickly buried the puppy without telling him. Not my idea at all.

Some how, kids know these things. He often babbles about "puppy died, mommy did it. She buried him." I'm not sure how much he understands.

He has been to a funeral or two in his short life. I had him help me bury one of his goldfish at sea. But, I'm afraid watching 'Narnia' just days before may of gicen him the wrong idea about death. 

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Our Shing Star was born on July 4, 1910 and his still kicking. Gloria Stuart is if from 'Titanic' fame - the only cast member who remembers the voyage in real life.

The Snack Bar has lemonade recipes last week. This week I have iced tea recipes. And not just the same old sweet tea or iced tea with lemon either.

Blog Bytes covers a number of topics again. There is a review of 'WALL-E.' Tributes to Heath Ledger & George Carlin. My thoughts on another Hollywood strike.  
 
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'WALL-E' CLEANED UP @ THE BOX OFFICE
 
A lonely little robot made millions of friends during the weekend - and outgunned Angelina Jolie. "WALL-E," the Pixar tale of a robot on a long-abandoned Earth, debuted at #1 with $62.5 million in ticket sales.

The top 12 movies took in $179.2 million, up 22% from the same weekend last year, when Pixar's "Ratouille" opened with $47 million.

It was the fifth straight weekend that revenues climbed. Revenues for the summer season that began May 2 are up 6% over last year's record pace, according to Media By Numbers.
 
The sour economy and high gas prices helped to fuel Hollywood's boom, said Paul Dergarabedian, president of Media By Numbers. Movies tend to thrive when times are tough because they are relatively cheap compared to sports events, concerts and other outings.

"Audiences are obviously gravitating toward the movies as their first choice for entertainment," Paul said.
"It doesn't take that much gas to get to the local multiplex. That might have a little something to do with this, as well."

The previous weekend's No. 1 movie, Warner Bros. comedy "Get Smart," slipped to third with $20 million, raising its total to $77.3 million.

"WALL-E" maintains the perfect track record of Pixar, the Walt Disney unit that has made 9 films, all of them successes, including "Cars," "Monsters, Inc." and "Toy Story." "Finding Nemo" and "The Incredibles" put up the biggest opening-weekend numbers among Pixar movies, both pulling in over $70 million.

Set centuries in the future, "WALL-E" is the story of a rickety, walking trash compactor that humans left running after abandoning the over-polluted planet.

The movie overcame a dialogue challenge - the two main robots barely speak, beyond each other's names - using wildly inventive visuals and sound effects to propel much of the story.

Like other Pixar films, "WALL-E" packed in family crowds, as well as adults without children.

"The real secret is they're not children's movies. They're movies for everybody. Children absolutely adore them, but parents enjoy them on a different level," said Mark Zoradi, president of Disney. "You can't be nine-for-nine like Pixar is without that."

The G-rated "WALL-E" was complemented by Jolie's R-rated "Wanted," which Universal originally planned to release back in March. The studio decided the movie was too good to release at a slower moviegoing time and moved it to summer on a weekend when competition for a violent action tale would be light.

"We knew 'WALL-E' would be huge, but it's not the same audience as 'Wanted,'" said Nikki Rocco, head of distribution for Universal.

"Wanted" stars Jolie as a member of a secret society of assassins whose new recruit (James McAvoy) is trained to use his superhuman abilities to take out a rogue killer.

Estimated ticket sales for Friday - Sunday @ U.S. & Canadian theaters, according to Media By Numbers. Final figures will be released Monday.

01) "WALL-E" @ $62.5 million.

02) "Wanted" @ $51.1 million.

03) "Get Smart" @ $20 million.

04) "Kung Fu Panda" @ $11.7 million.

05) "The Incredible Hulk" @ $9.2 million.

06) "The Love Guru" @ $5.4 million.

07) "Indiana Jones 4" @ $5 million.

0 "The Happening" @ $3.9 million.

09) "Sex and the City" @ $3.8 million.

10) "Don't Mess With Zohan" @ $3.2 million.

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WALL-E

Starring:  Fred Willard, Jeff Garlin, Sigourney Weaver, John Ratzenberger, Kathy Najimy, Ben Burtt, Kim Kopf   Director:  Andrew Stanton
 
What if mankind had to leave Earth, and somebody forgot to turn the last robot off? WALL-E, a robot, spends every day doing what he was made for. But soon, he will discover what he was meant for. From Academy Award-winning writer-director, Andrew Stanton, Disney/Pixar’s WALL•E is the story of one robot's comic adventures as he chases his dream across the galaxy.

Rated G
 
"...an enthralling animated film, a visual wonderment and a decent science-fiction story." - Chicago Sun-Times,
Roger Ebert  
 
"...so sweet and funny that the multitudes will undoubtedly surrender to its many charms." - Hollywood Reporter,
Kirk Honeycutt

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THE STONE ANGEL

An elderly woman escapes from home when her son and daughter-in-law tell her she must move into a nursing home.

Rated R for some sexuality and brief language.

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Opening July 18, 2008

TRANSSIBERIAN

A Trans-Siberian train journey from China to Moscow becomes a thrilling chase of deception and murder for an American couple.

Rated R for some violence, including torture and language.

http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1809834054/

Opening July 23, 2008

BOY A

After spending most of his life in juvenile institutions for the murder of another child, a young man is released and starts a new life.

http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1809924881/

Opening July 25, 2008

AMERICAN TEEN

Documentary following the lives of 4 very different teenagers in a small Indiana town through their senior year of high school.

Rating: PG-13 for some strong language, sexual material, some drinking and brief smoking -- all involving teens.

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DOB:  July 4,1910 - Santa Monica, California 

Actress who was nominated for an Academy Award, at the age of 87, for her role in the blockbuster drama Titanic (1997). Stuart began her acting career in the 1930s, starring first on stage and then on the silver screen. Both Paramount and Universal pictures were fighting for her contract, but Universal won out in the end, and cast her in 9 films in 1933 alone. Some of Stuart’s most memorable moments on film include The All-American (1932), The Invisible Man (1933), Maybe it's Love (1935), Poor Little Rich Girl (1936), It Could Happen to You (1937), Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (193 and The Three Musketeers in 1939. Recently, Stuart appeared in “My Mother the Spy” (2000).

NOTABLES:

Oldest person ever to be nominated for an Academy Award (199

Chosen by People Magazine as one of the 50 most beautiful people in the world (199 .

Founding member of the Screen Actors Guild.

Shortened her last name from "Stewart" to "Stuart" because it balanced perfectly on a marquee with "Gloria".

Graduated from Santa Monica High School in 1927 and attended University of California-Berkeley but dropped out.

Younger brother, Thomas Stewart, died in infancy in 1912 from spinal meningitis.

QUOTABLE:

When I graduated from Santa Monica High in 1927, I was voted the girl most likely to succeed. I didn't realize it would take so long.

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PEACH ICED TEA

Peach juice is so nice in the heat of the summer. Lemon is nice, but you can only drink so much lemon iced tea. Try something different.

Ingredients:
3 12-oz cans of peach juice
2 quarts tea
1 cup sugar
1/4 cup lemon juice

Preparation:
Combine everything and chill. Serve over ice.
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BOSTON ICED TEA

A wonderfully tart recipe for cranberry iced tea. The name comes from the cranberry bogs in the Boston area (so I've been told). It's a very refreshing drink.

Ingredients:
4 quarts water
1 cup sugar
15 tea bags
12 oz frozen cranberry juice concentrate

Preparation:
Heat water to boiling, and add sugar. Stir until the sugar dissolves. Add tea bags, remove from heat and let steep for 4 to 5 minutes. Remove tea bags, and add cranberry juice concentrate. Stir until melted and mixed, then allow to cool to room temperate before refrigerating. Serve over ice.
Serves 14

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APPLE & HONEY ICED TEA

A sweet and fruity iced tea. I really think that iced tea is thoroughly improved by adding a good dose of fresh summer honey. Sweet and smooth.

Ingredients:
3 cups water, boiling
4 tea bags
1/3 cup honey
3 cups apple juice

Preparation:
Steep tea bags in hot water for 5 minutes. Strain out tea bags, and stir in honey and juice. Mix until honey is dissolved. Chill and serve over ice.
Serves 6-8

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SPICED MAPLE ICED TEA

A very unusual mix of flavours in this green tea recipe. The maple syrup and anise are so sweet, but is balanced by the fresh and natural taste of green tea.

Ingredients:
6 tbs green tea
1 tbs anise, powdered
1/4 cup maple syrup
Lemon slices for garnish

Preparation:
Steep tea in 6 cups of hot (not quite boiling) water. Strain out tea, and add anise and maple syrup. Stir until syrup is dissolved and blended. Let cool and serve over ice, with a slice of lemon.

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LEMON ALMOND ICED TEA

This is a sparkling iced tea, with the unusual combination of lemon, almond and vanilla. You could use regular soda water, if you prefer less lemon.

Ingredients:
4 cups boiling water
10 tea bags, black
2 lemons, sliced thinly
1 cup sugar
1 tbs almond extract
2 tsp vanilla extract
1 2-litre bottle of lemon carbonated drink

Preparation:
Brew tea in a saucepan, and steep for 10 minutes. Put lemon slices into a large pitcher, giving them each a squeeze as you go. Add sugar into pitcher. Mix in tea. Add flavourings and pop right before serving. If you are not going to serve immediately, hold off on the extracts and lemon soda until then.
Serves 12

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REVIEW: ROBOTIC ROMANCE HAS HEART
 
Within WALL-E beats the sweetest, warmest heart - a robotic representation of humanity's highest potential.
Within the sci-fi adventure "WALL-E" lies an artistic truth: that Pixar's track record remains impeccable.
Following high-concept movies about talking cars and a gourmet rat, this is Disney's boldest experiment yet.
"WALL-E" is essentially a silent film in which the two main characters, a pair of robots, communicate through bleeps and blips.

COMICS REMEMBER GEORGE CARLIN
 
He was the comedian who actually said the 7 words you can never say on television, but friends and family remembered George Carlin as a man who, when he was off stage, had only a kind word for everyone he met. At a memorial service attended by 150 people - "That was as small as we could keep it," chuckled Kelly Carlin McCall - her father was memorialized by Bill Maher, Garry Shandling and others. Overall, Carlin's daughter said, the service was a happy event, one presided over in part by her father, who spoke from a montage of video clips assembled from his 51-year career.

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HEATH'S HOMETOWN NAMES THEATER
 
The Australian hometown of Heath Ledger named a theater in his honor. The $87 million, 575-seat Heath Ledger Theater in Perth is a fitting tribute because Ledger was always supportive of other young actors, Western Australia state Premier Alan Carpenter said.
Ledger died at 28 of an accidental prescription drug overdose in New York in January. "The Dark Knight" opens in theaters July 18.

CAMERAS KEEP ROLLING DESPITE THREAT
 
On-location movie shoots are on the rise, despite the possibility of an actors strike. Several big movies set for next year also are still rolling cameras. The activity seems to belie assertions by the AMP/TP that the industry had lapsed into a "de facto strike" by SAG. The contract between SAG and the studios expired Tuesday. Union leaders said they had not called for a strike vote and would remain at the bargaining table.
The smaller AFTRA, meanwhile, awaited the results of a ratification vote on a contract. Results due July 8.

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DRILLBIT TAYLOR

Starring:  Owen Wilson, Troy Gentile, Nate Hartley, David Dorfman, Alex Frost, Casey Boersma, Dylan Boersma   Director:  Steve Brill

Ryan, Wade and Emmit attend their first day at high school and they’re pumped -- until they meet up with Filkins, a school bully who comes off like Hannibal Lecter. They seek protection by placing an ad in Soldier of Fortune magazine. Their best response – and cheapest – comes from Drillbit Taylor, a down-on-his luck soldier who lives a homeless – he say “home-free”
 – existence on the beach. He enrolls them in some physical and mental training.

Rated PG-13 for crude sexual references throughout, strong bullying, language, drug references and partial nudity.
 
"Awkward, sort of funny and clearly in need of help --just like a 14-year-old." - Chicago Tribune,
Matt Pais 
 
"...as soulful as Kenny G and as wacky as public television." - New York Post,
Kyle Smith

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THE SPIDERWICK CHRONICLES
 
Starring:  Freddie Highmore, David Strathairn, Sarah Bolger, Mary-Louise Parker, Nick Nolte, Martin Short, Joan Plowright   Director:  Mark Waters

From the beloved, best-selling series of books comes an extraordinary fantasy adventure, revealing the unseen world that exists around us. From the moment the Grace family moves into a secluded old house peculiar things start to happen. Unable to explain them, the Grace children, Jared, Simon and Mallory start to investigate and find the unbelievable truth of the Spiderwick Estate.

Rated PG for scary creature action and violence, peril and some thematic elements.
 
"This otherworldly creature feature conjures up some of that winning Boy Wizard magic." - Hollywood Reporter,
Michael Rechtshaffen 

"It's a good movie for its type, but it rarely stops to let us marvel at the world it creates." -Boston Globe,
Ty Burr

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SLEEPWALKING
 
Starring:  Charlize Theron, AnnaSophia Robb, Woody Harrelson, Dennis Hopper, Nick Stahl, Deborra-Lee Furness    Director:  Bill Maher  

Jolene Reedy is a disillusioned single mother prone to bad men and reckless behavior. Her young brother James is a weak-willed underachiever who can’t hold a job. But when Jolene abandons her 12-year-old daughter with James, uncle and niece make a fateful decision to flee to the farm of James and Jolene’s abusive father. In a past plagued by dark secrets, can family prove to be the most desperate bond of all?

Rated R for language and a scene of violence.

"The title, as it turns out, is accurate, although Robb gives her part surprising steeliness." - Boston Globe,
Wesley Morris  

"A slow-moving family drama guaranteed to induce a nap if not somnambulism." - San Francisco Chronicle,
Ruthe Stein

http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1809787392/

To be released on video August 19, 2008.

PROM NIGHT
 
Starring:  Brittany Snow, Dana Davis, Idris Elba, Johnathon Schaech, Jessalyn Gilsig, Scott Porter, Jessica Troup    Director:  Nelson McCormick

Donna's senior prom should be the best night of her life. She has moved on from her past and is enjoying her last year of high school. Surrounded by her best friends, she should be safe. When the night turns deadly, there is only one person who could be responsible… a man she thought was gone forever.

Rated PG-13 for violence and terror, some sexual material, underage drinking, and language.
 
"A murderous rampage less stress-inducing than yearbook signing." - Chicago Tribune,
Matt Pais 
 
"Without the gore, this old school slasher rehash is one anemic bore." - Hollywood Reporter,
Michael Rechtshaffen

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FOOTBALL MOVIES:

RUDY (1993)

Rudy has always been told that he was too small to play college football. But he is determined to beat the odds and play for Notre Dame.

AIR BUD: GOLDEN RECEIVER (199

Now in the 8th Grade, Josh discovers he has a great throwing arm and tries out for the football team. Soon after his athletic dog Buddy joins the team.

ANGELS IN THE ENDZONE (1997)

The football team Jesse is on is terrible, after the death of his dad Jesse quits the team. Then angels come to help them but Jesse's brother can see them.

LITTLE GIANTS  (1994)

Football star Kevin now coaches pee-wee football. When Kevin excludes his niece, Becky, she convinces her dad Danny to coach a team, and beat Kevin's team.

VARSITY BLUES  (1999)

In small-town Texas, high school football is a religion. The head coach is deified as long as the team is winning.

THE WATER BOY  (199

The coach discovers the lowly water boy for his college football team has an amazing talent for tackling people much bigger than him.

BASKETBALL MOVIES:

HOOSIERS  (1986)

A college basketball coach leaves the Navy in 1951 and becomes coach of an underdog Indiana high-school team.
 
COACH CARTER  (2005)

True story of a high school basketball coach who benched his undefeated team because of poor grades.
 
LUCK OF THE IRISH  (2002)

A teenager must battle for a gold charm to keep his family from being controlled by an evil leprechaun.

A SEASON ON THE BRINK  (2002)

Chronicles Hoosier's 1985-86 season, when Bob Knight granted author John Feinstein access to the team.

BLUE CHIPS  (1994)

A college coach is forced to break the rules in order to get the players he needs to stay competitive.             
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Chris Kattan, a former cast member of NBC's "Saturday Night Live," tied the knot with model Sunshine Tutt in Yosemite Valley, Calif., on Saturday, his publicist, Jill Fritzo, said Monday. Kattan (37) appeared on
"SNL" from 1996 to 2003. His screen credits include
"Corky Romano" and "A Night at the Roxbury." The couple became engaged on Christmas Eve 2006.
 
THURMAN ENGAGED 2 FINANCIER
 
It's official: Uma Thurman will marry financier Arpad "Arki" Busson. "I can confirm she is engaged," Thurman's representative, Stephen Huvane, told The AP. Huvane didn't respond when asked for further details.
Thurman filed for divorce from Ethan Hawke in 2004. They have 2 children. The actress (3 was previously married to Gary Oldman. Busson has 2 sons with Elle Macpherson. Thurman received an Oscar nomination for 1994's "Pulp Fiction." Her screen credits also include the "Kill Bill" thrillers and "My Super Ex-Girlfriend."

BON JOVI 2 GIVE FREE 'YANKEE' CONCERT
 
Bon Jovi will perform free concert July 12 in Central Park. It's billed as a prelude to the July 15 All-Star baseball game, which will highlight the final season at Yankee Stadium. Mayor Michael Bloomberg said Jovi will help ensure it goes out in a blaze of glory, hopefully a blaze in late October at the World Series.
Bon Jovi's hits include "Livin' on a Prayer," "Bad Medicine" and "Blaze of Glory." Jon Bon Jovi said playing Central Park is a dream come true.

http://www.bonjovi.com/bonjovi/

BRITNEY IS HOUSE-HUNTING AGAIN
 
Court records show Britney Spears is house-hunting - preferably for something greener, quieter and with a bigger backyard. Documents show that Spears seeks a house with a larger yard that's closer to parks and recreation areas for her children, Sean Preston & Jayden James. She bought her Beverly Hills home for $7 million last year. Spears' father, James, requested the sale in mid-June, and a court commissioner agreed. James Spears is acting as his daughter's conservator.
The children's father, Kevin Federline, has custody.

ANDERSON AUCTIONS CAR 4 PETA
 
Pamela Anderson auctioned her 2000 Dodge Viper for $65,000 as a donation to run an anti-snake slaughter campaign. Michael McGraw, a spokesman for People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, said the group will raise awareness about the cruel methods used to skin animals such as snakes and crocodiles. According to PETA, these animals, whose exotic skins are used in handbags and shoes, are often skinned alive, and suffer for hours or even days before dying.

HILTON MAKES GOOD ON HER PROMISE
 
Paris Hilton is making good on her promise to become a better person. The socialite (27) made an "extremely generous" donation toward the construction of a medical building at Childrens Hospital Los Angeles, hospital officials said, although they did not specify the amount. "The children I have met through my involvement with Childrens Hospital have truly touched my heart," Hilton said. "I am proud to make a donation and lend my name to the fundraising effort to help children who are facing terribly serious illnesses." The 460,000-square-foot Childrens Center for Cancer and Blood Diseases is expected to open in 2010. After spending 23 days in jail last year for violating probation, Hilton told CNN's Larry King the experience caused her to re-evaluate the role partying played in her life. She said she wanted "to help raise money for kids and for breast cancer and multiple sclerosis."

DR. DREW: ADDICTED CELEBS NEED MORE REHAB
 
Hollywood has a drug problem, and isn't committing the time to fix it, according to Dr. Drew. Not only are substances plentiful & acceptable in celeb circles, but stars opt for abbreviated programs, Drew Pinsky, host of "Celebrity Rehab," told The AP. Drew, who has studied what draws stars to drugs, presents his findings in "VH1 News Presents: Dr. Drew's Celebrity Addiction Special." "Today, in the celebrity world, we're seeing an addiction epidemic," Pinsky said, adding the disease of addiction is more deadly than cancer. "If you had cancer, you would drop everything,"
he says. "You would take whatever time it needed to do the treatment and do what it takes to get out on the other side. Here's a disease that is more dangerous, and we can't get people to take 3 months." This gives celeb drug addicts a "bad prognosis," Pinsky told The AP. "I don't like treating celebs," he said. "They're very, very difficult."

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SMITH'S SCHOOL: SCIENTOLOGY OR NOT?
 
Will Smith's soon-to-open private school is not a Scientology facility, as some reports have suggested, the academy's director said. Smith & Jada Pinkett Smith have founded the New Village Academy, scheduled to open in September. The school will use methods developed by Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard. A few teachers belong to the church. But the couple say they are not Scientologists, and the academy's director insists the facility has no religious affiliation. "We are a secular school, and just like all nonreligious independent schools, faculty and staff do not promote their own religions at school or pass on the beliefs of their particular faith to children," New Village Academy director Jacqueline Olivier told the LA Times. Oliver said some school staffers are Scientologists, Muslim, Christian or Jewish. In addition to reading and math, the school offers yoga, robotics & etiquette.

LIVE FROM NEW PORT: IT'S CHEVY CHASE.
 
Chase Chase, the comic actor and original cast member of "Saturday Night Live" will host the Newport Jazz Festival for the second year in a row. The JVC Jazz Festival-Newport runs Aug. 8-10 at the International Tennis Hall of Fame and Fort Adams State Park. Chase, a jazz fan and pianist, will introduce the musicians performing on the festival's main stage, including Aretha Franklin, Sonny Rollins and Herbie Hancock.
In college, Chase (64) played drums in a jazz band with Walter Becker and Donald Fagen, who later became Steely Dan. Before "Saturday Night Live," then unknown Chase frequented clubs where he became friendly with many jazz legends. Miles Davis even invited him to sit in one night in place of his drummer Tony Williams.
 
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Lawyers for Wesley Snipes are asking a Florida judge to let the actor (45) leave the country while they appeal his 3 federal tax convictions. Snipes wants to work on 2 films, "Gallowwalker" and "Chasing the Dragon," in London and in Bangkok, Thailand, according to documents filed in federal court. The documents say post-production editing of "Gallowwalker" is set to begin July 14th, and filming of "Chasing the Dragon" will start in September. Snipes was sentenced in April to 3 years in prison on 3 counts of failing to file his
income tax returns. The government alleged that Snipes,
star of the "Blade" trilogy, "White Men Can't Jump,"
and "Jungle Fever," hasn't filed since 1998.

MURRAY'S DIVORCE IS FINALIZED
 
Bill Murray and his wife of 11 years are divorced. A judge in Charleston County signed off on the divorce June 13, barely a month after Jennifer Butler Murray asked for the separation. The couple were married in July 1997. The couple's 4 children will live with her, while the actor will have visitation rights and pay child support. Jennifer Murray will get their home on Sullivans Island, S.C., and a second house in Hemet, Ca. Other documents detailing the divorce were sealed at the couple's request. In her original complaint, filed May 12, Jennifer Murray alleged that her husband abused her and was addicted to marijuana and alcohol. The prenuptial agreement requires Murray pay $7 million
within 60 days of the divorce. Murray was a cast member
of "Saturday Night Live." His screen credits include the "Ghostbusters" movies, "Caddyshack" and "Groundhog Day." He is an owner of Charleston RiverDogs MLB team.

JOLIE RESTS IN FRENCH MATERNITY WARD
 
Angelina Jolie's obstetrician, Dr. Michel Sussmann, who is watching over the actress (33) at a French Riviera hospital where she is expected to give birth.
The hospital announced that Jolie had checked into its Santa Maria maternity clinic to be kept under doctors' watch and rest before she gives birth. A hospital spokeswoman said the births were "not for right away," but Jolie would almost certainly stay until then.
Jolie has the best room in the hospital, on the fifth floor, with an "unobstructed view" over Bay of Angels. She arrived by helicopter, landing on the hospital's roof. The actress reserved 4 rooms on the maternity ward, with a bodyguard keeping watch. The Brangelina clan has been settling into a new home in the south of France, 60 miles from Nice. The mayor confirmed that the couple had moved into the Miraval Estate villa.

FIRE DESTROYS 'TOP GUN' EATERY
 
The restaurant where Tom Cruise crooned to Kelly McGillis in the movie "Top Gun" has been gutted by a fire in San Diego. A cook at Kansas City Barbecue says the blaze started in an open cooking pit and spread quickly to the rest of the restaurant's interior.
San Diego Fire-Rescue Department spokesman Maurice Luque says the landmark restaurant is "destroyed."
But no one was hurt and the fire was extinguished in about 20 minutes. A sign in the restaurant notes that the 1986 movie's "sleazy bar scene" was filmed there.
Luque estimates the damage at $400,000, not including the cost of photographs and props from the film.

TATUM AVOIDS JAIL WITH GUILTY PLEA
 
Tatum O'Neal pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct in connection with her June cocaine possession arrest.
Manhattan Criminal Court Judge Elisa Koenderman has ordered the actress (44) to spend 2 half-day sessions in a drug treatment program and pay a $95 surcharge.
If O'Neal has met those conditions when she returns to court September 4th, the case will be dismissed. She won a best supporting actress Oscar at 10 for 1973's
"Paper Moon," becoming the youngest person ever to win an Academy Award. O'Neal, daughter of Ryan O'Neal, has publicly chronicled her struggles with drugs.

 
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'ROCK BAND' IS READY FOR AN ENCORE

"Rock Band 2" will feature a variety of instruments, online modes and songs, and allow players to import previously purchased tunes. MTV Games & Harmonix will debut "Rock Band 2" on Xbox 360 in September then make the game available for PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 2 as well as Nintendo Wii later. "Rock Band" allows 4 gamers to form a band online or in-person. The second edition will feature 80 songs. If you downloaded songs for "Rock Band" they will be loaded into "Rock Band 2."
All "Rock Band" instruments, as well as "Guitar Hero," will be compatible with "Rock Band 2." Over 15 million songs have been downloaded from the "Rock Band" music store. Catalog includes The Rolling Stones, Smashing Pumpkins and Jimmy Buffett. MTV Games & Harmonix are releasing 12 "Rock Band" songs July 15. Tracks will be available for $1.99 individually or $19.99 together.

http://www.rockband.com

 
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July 2, 1947 - An object crashed near Roswell, NM. The U.S. Army Air Force insisted it was a weather balloon, but some speculate that it was an alien spacecraft.

July 4, 1776 - The Declaration of Independence, prepared by Thomas Jefferson, was signed by John Hancock, President of the Continental Congress.
 
July 6, 2000 - In Orlando, FL, the body of Cory Erving was found in his vehicle in a pond near his home. "Dr. J" had reported his son missing on June 4, 2000.

July 7, 1998 - A jury in Santa Monica, CA, convicted Mikail Markhasev of murdering Ennis Cosby, Bill Cosby's only son, during a roadside robbery.
         
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I screened another family that I must recommend. You were no doubt dragged to this movie by your children. If not, you will need to see it on DVD like myself.

THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE (2005)

Children are sent to a country home during World War II. There they find a magic wardrobe leading to Narnia,
which is being ruled by an evil witch. To defeat the witch, they join forces with the lion God of Narnia. 
     
Last night was another triple feature @ Sky-Vue. Gosh, I wish that I could have gone. They screened 'Wall-E' 'The Incredible Hulk' and 'Get Smart.'

http://www.skyvuedrivein.com/

I have an Airline update for you. The $10 carlood pricing is back. Tuesday night is $5 per carload. See their web site for movie choices.

http://www.teichertheaters.com/airline_twin_drive_in

Hope you had a safe & happy July 4. I will see you next week. Hopefully, I will be on-time again.
 
Rewind,
Paul @ Reel 2 Reel

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I would think that next week will be better. But that just seems to be less likely every week. Oh well, I will give it the old college try as usual.

- Paul