Where Iron Man and Beowulf Roam (Time Magazine) Richard Zak, from New Jersey, arrives at Comic-Con International in San Diego, California. The first sign I was in the right place was the lightsaber hanging out of the station wagon on the I-5 Freeway. The second was the girl walking down the street in the "Legolas is my house elf" T-shirt....more...Global culture invades geek-friendly Comic-Con (Canada.com) Richard Zak, of New Jersey, dresses as Superman as he attends Comic-Con International in San Diego, California July 26, 2007. The largest comic book and pop culture event in North America continues for the next four days....more... 'Simpsons' Creator Hopes Movie Hits Homer (WGAL 8 Susquehanna Valley) In an exclusive online interview, @ The Movies' Tim Lammers talks with "Simpsons" creator Matt Groening about the long-anticipated big-screen adventure of Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie in "The Simpsons Movie."...more... Festival of Ballooning is not just hot air (Daily Record) READINGTON -- The annual Quick Chek New Jersey Festival of Ballooning takes place July 27-29 at Solberg Airport in Readington. "We're more than just hot air," said Howard Freeman, executive producer of the festival in association with PNC Bank, which is celebrating its 25th silver anniversary....more... Family fun in the air or on the ground at Solberg (The Express-Times) More than 125 colorful balloons will take to stratospheric heights beginning today through Sunday during the 25th annual Quick Chek New Jersey Festival of Ballooning at Solberg Airport in Readington....more... 'All the Boys Love Mandy Lane,' but Harvey Weinstein doesn't (Los Angeles Times) A horror film's on-again, off-again journey to a release date is on again, but its young makers are wiser to the process. JUST hours after "All the Boys Love Mandy Lane" had its debut screening at last year's Toronto International Film Festival, the movie's makers were sitting on top of the independent film mountain. In an all-night negotiating session following "Mandy Lane's" first showing, ......more... A scene from The Simpsons Movie released by Twentieth Century Fox. (El Paso Times) "I Know Who Killed Me" (R) An idyllic small town is rocked when Aubrey Fleming (Lindsay Lohan), a bright and promising young woman, is abducted and tortured by a sadistic serial killer....more... Movie Review: 'Sherrybaby' (The Epoch Times) The epitome of alternative programming, Sherrybaby is about as far from a Transformers-type release as you can get. It is no less deserving of your time or attention however.Indepe......more... Fans and friends recall singer Hector Lavoe (The Record) "I sing of life -- of the smiles and the sorrows -- of the bad moments, and of the good things." With his signature aviator glasses and '70s feathered hair, Hector Lavoe captured an era like no other: the heyday of true New York Salsa....more... |