| 51 | When Stars Collide Preview: During the silent era it was thought a waste of money to make a movie with more than one star. Personalities like Charlie Chaplin, Harold Lloyd and Buster Keaton were considered potent enough box office on their own. But with dwindling attendance during the great depression MGM decided to feature Hollywood's first all star ensemble cast in Grand H... (more) Published By: Stephen Schochet Submitted: 21 October,2003 |
| 52 | A Miraculous Movie Preview: It was originally called The Big Heart. Daryl Zanuck the shrewd head of Twentieth Century Fox couldn't buy the image of Santa Claus in a court room. But like so many ventures Miracle On 34th Street (1947) came about because of passion, in this case that of Director George Seaton who had gone to New York on his own and made arrangements with the re... (more) Published By: Stephen Schochet Submitted: 21 October,2003 |
| 53 | Low Budget Horror Stories Preview: Filmmakers have found the horror genre to be a potentially low budget, high profit way of breaking into the business. Standing in a long line at a hardware store, Tobe Hooper imagined taking a chainsaw off the wall and cutting his way to the front, inspiring his creation of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974). George Romero found a local butcher in... (more) Published By: Stephen Schochet Submitted: 21 October,2003 |
| 54 | Ten Percent Of Jimmy Stewart Preview: Jimmy Stewart was seen one night in 1933 in New York performing on stage as a female impersonator by an MGM talent scout. He was signed to a contract to come to California to work for the prestigious studio. Studio Head Louis B. Mayer expressed doubt when he first saw him,"He's so skinny! A beanpole." Efforts were made to put weight on him, the 13... (more) Published By: Stephen Schochet Submitted: 21 October,2003 |
| 55 | Who Lives In The Star Wars Galaxy? Preview: It's hard to say where old Hollywood ended and new Hollywood began. People in the industry don't think of themselves as making history, they are just going to work. But the day in 1967 that Jack Warner cleaned out his desk at Warner Bros. studio, George Lucas and Frances Ford Coppola arrived on the lot. The two young filmmakers were very differe... (more) Published By: Stephen Schochet Submitted: 21 October,2003 |
| 56 | Mrs. Disney Preview: Warren Beatty once observed," That if you get married in Hollywood, you should always do it before noon. That way if it doesn't work out, you don't kill your evening." But in 1925 Walt Disney, still getting his feet wet in Tinseltown was not interested in pampered starlets. His eye was on a employee of his named Lillian Bounds, originally from Le... (more) Published By: Stephen Schochet Submitted: 05 November,2003 |
| 57 | Walt Disney's Psychedelic Movie Preview: Chasen's restaurant in old Hollywood was a legendary hangout were movie stars expected to dine in peaceful private booths on barbecued chili without putting up with celebrity gawkers. There were occasional breaks in the quiet. Jimmy Stewart's bachelor party was thrown there complete with midgets clad only in diapers jumping out of cakes. Humphrey ... (more) Published By: Stephen Schochet Submitted: 24 January,2004 |
| 58 | Tales Of The Broke And Famous Preview: "Beverly Hills is a place where you spend a lot of money you don't have to impress a lot of people you don't like!"- - Anonymous Hollywood Producer If the rumors are true that Michael Jackson's lavish life style has left him broke, he would not be the first famous celebrity in financial straights. John Wayne found himself in hock after 150 movie... (more) Published By: Stephen Schochet Submitted: 24 January,2004 |
| 59 | Vision Music USA Takes Their Services To The Next Level Preview: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 1, 2004- Vision Music USA, LLC an independent musician’s resource specializing in Artist Development is now offering many new services to help musicians, including Merchandise, Graphic Design, Website Design and CD Duplication to name a few. Vision Music USA is a one-stop resource for independent musicians that... (more) Published By: Keith "MuzikMan" Hannaleck Submitted: 29 February,2004 |
| 60 | Natalia Nazarova Stars In Movie Postmark Paradise Preview: Title: Postmark Paradise Featuring: Natalia Nazarova and Tantoo Cardinal Format: DVD Genre: Human Interest Release Date: June 29, 2004 Film Maker: Entertainment Paradise Group /A Thompson Clay Film/Distributed by Vanguard Cinema Websites: http://www.natalianazarova.com/index2.htm / http://www.postmarkparadise.com http://www.vanguardcinema.com Ac... (more) Published By: Keith "MuzikMan" Hannaleck Submitted: 07 April,2004 |
| 61 | Movie Rental Release: 'Gothika' Movie Review Preview: Movie Rental Release: 'Gothika' Movie Review by C Bailey-Lloyd "Gothika," starring Halle Berry, Robert Downey, Jr., Charles S. Dutton, John Carroll Lynch, Bernard Hill, Penelope Cruz and Dorian Harewood; is a spellbinding film! Some critics have entirely missed the context of this storyline, and have given this movie a bad review, I beg to dif... (more) Published By: C. Bailey-Lloyd / Lady Camelot Submitted: 06 June,2004 |
| 62 | Tucson’s NextWest, Inc. Announces Partnership with DialResults, Inc Preview: By Richard Logan June 1 2004 Mesa, Arizona — DialResults Inc., a leader in the predictive dialer arena, announced today an partnership NextWest, Inc., the fastest growing distributor of Integrated Telephony Systems. The partnership represents a $9 million deal over the next two years. DialResults, Inc. will partner with NextWest to market PCXi, ... (more) Published By: Richard Robert Logan Submitted: 19 June,2004 |
| 63 | Flotsam and Jetsom Preview: A news item that I read his weekend informed me that “Doctors have proved that exercise helps to improve blood flow”. Last week a colorful news item told me that “vegetables and fruit are good for the health”. All very true but I must question where these Doctors and News Reporters have been for the last Century or so? Or is it that there is abso... (more) Published By: Ieuan Dolby Submitted: 23 June,2004 |
| 64 | Launch of Amara Flash Photo Slideshow Software Preview: Launch of Amara Flash Photo Slideshow Software Amara Flash Photo Slideshow Software is a new, no-nonsense software program that lets users quickly create a Flash slideshow, using their favourite pictures. By just following the easy steps on the clear user interface of the software program, users can create a Flash photo show with an ... (more) Published By: Amara software Submitted: 03 July,2004 |
| 65 | ABC Television Network Crowns The New Domestic Diva Preview: Move over Martha Stewart ABC Television Network Crowns The New Domestic Diva, Or Should We Say, "DIVO" Hollywood, CA –July 18, 2004 —ABC's new reality TV competition, the Great Domestic Showdown, revealed an unexpected winner from a pack of 6 determined domestic competitors. In an under dog victory reminiscent of the movie Rocky, real life Itali... (more) Published By: F2 Entertainment Submitted: 19 July,2004 |
| 66 | To Record or Not To Record - At Home, That Is Preview: I will be honest. I am addicted to music recording. I love moving faders, adjusting levels, panning, reverberating, sequencing, you name it. I especially love all that software, and the colorful ways that they show the music as a waveform. It is just cool. And I'm not the only one. My cousin has just become hooked as well, and all around the glo... (more) Published By: Seth Lutnick Submitted: 27 July,2004 |
| 67 | CD Baby and Vision Music USA Form Strategic Partnership To Help Independent Musicians Preview: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 1, 2004- Vision Music USA, LLC an independent musician’s resource specializing in Artist Development has teamed with CD Baby. CD Baby is the world’s #1 online retailer for Independent CDs. Currently they have 67,123 artists that sell their CDs on their site, they have sold 1,074,899 CDs to customers and paid out $8,5... (more) Published By: Keith "MuzikMan" Hannaleck Submitted: 28 July,2004 |
| 68 | How can multimedia work for you? Preview: Multimedia here and multimedia there. Is it just a flashy thing you don't need or the reason why your competitors are getting ahead? Today's reality is that people live on a fast pace so their time is important. They watch tv going from one channel to the other, get a satellite dish so they can watch their favorite show on a different time schedul... (more) Published By: Frank Levert Submitted: 18 August,2004 |
| 69 | Sananda Maitreya Releases Chapter 2 of His New Project "Angels & Vampires" on his website. Preview: Each song is free to download to have 3 listens, the 4th time you're asked to buy it. The "WEED" program Sananda chooses to distribute his music, is an answer to legal file-sharing. It promotes full respect for the rights of Artists and Publishers and file-sharers get paid instead of punished. Milan, ITALY - August 21, 2004 -- Multi-platinum arti... (more) Published By: Sananda Maitreya Submitted: 21 August,2004 |
| 70 | Turn Benefits Into Sales with Streaming Media Preview: TURN BENEFITS INTO SALES WITH STREAMING MEDIA By Ronni Rhodes The "Wow" factor that accompanied the introduction of streaming media on the Web has long passed, and the technology now has to prove itself to marketers. Its' acceptance by advertisers, in conjunction with other rich media technologies, is on the upswing, but it's still not widely us... (more) Published By: Ronni Rhodes Submitted: 20 October,2004 |