HUNTINGTON, WV (HNN) - Interestingly, the X Men First Class takes place in the 60s and January Jones (the same of “We Are Marshall”) takes on a provocative , sexy role i.e. barely there costumes. She went on to star n the “Mad Men” sit-com. January will play Emma Frost. She played Red Dawson’s wife, Carol, in the Marshall football classic.Read more
An excellent aid for learning another language is to see how native speakers of that language think about yours. The other is to think about the language the way the native speakers do rather than how grammarians divide and describe it for other grammarians.
Huntington, WV (HNN) – X Men take over movie screens this weekend, but West Virginia residents likely look forward to June 10 when the Weirton, WV filmedJ.J. Abrams/Stephen Spielberg “8 mm” goes into national release.
Already, the TOTAL FILM web site reviewer has seen the film and given it a “mint” rating/review, though opining that it falls a little short of 70s classics such as “Close Encounters” or “E.T.”
HUNTINGTON , WV (HNN) – Kala DeHart and Rivertown open the Pullman Square Summer Concert Series, Thursday, June 2, which is free to the public. However, the series has been renamed the Dutch Miller Summer Concert Series, as the auto group stepped to the plate as the lead sponsor.Read more
RICHMOND, VA (HNN) - 2008 brought us the first “Kung Fu Panda” film which was a wonderful blend of excellent voice acting, gorgeous visuals, and superbly done action sequences. Three years later we have a sequel which delivers in the same areas as the original while giving us a more in depth story, one that becomes more emotionally involving now that we are well acquainted with the characters. Read more
The title of the latest book by Alexandra Robbins ("Pledged," "The Overachievers," "Secrets of the Tomb") "The Geeks Shall Inherit the Earth: Popularity, Quirk Theory and Why Outsiders Thrive After High School" (Hyperion, 448 pages, $25.99) underestimates, if anything, what happens to "Preps" or "Populars" after they finish demeaning others in high school.Read more
HUNTINGTON, WV (HNN) – Memorial Day weekend has two solid sequels set to pack cinemas --- Hangover II and Kung Fu Panda II. The films which will show on multiple screens start on THURSDAY, so that means “last showings” of product not held over will be Wednesday. With Monday a holiday, most theatres will have matinee showings through Monday.Read more
HUNTINGTON, WV (HNN) - Ella Hay, Director, and the students of The Art Center School of Dance presents their spring recital Saturday, May 28 at 8:00 p.m. in the Joan C. Edwards Playhouse at Marshall University. Read more
RICHMOND, VA (HNN) - Merely two years ago, “The Hangover” was released to both critical and financial success. Now, as expected, we are faced with the sequel which puts most of the characters back into a very similar situation that they found themselves in in Las Vegas. Admittedly, I didn’t find the first film all that funny. It had its moments, but didn’t really deliver any of the big laughs that I’d heard reports of. Because of this, I was a bit hesitant for Part II because sequels are usually not as good as the originals that spawned them, but this film was a special case. It turns out the filmmakers didn’t have to worry about it being better or worse because they basically just made the first film over again.Read more
RICHMOND, VA (HNN) - It’s been four years since we last saw Captain Jack Sparrow and his mates sail the seas, but they’re finally back for this fourth outing, “Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides.” Read more
I have a love-hate relationship with memoirs: I love to read them and hate to review them. They're difficult to review, especially if they deal with what I call inappropriate behavior, usually between fathers and daughters. Memoirs like Kathryn Harrison's 1997 "The Kiss," dealing with an incestuous relationship with her father, make me squirm, so I avoid them. I don't like anything involving wire hangers, either! Call me a wuss or call me Ishmael.Read more
HUNTINGTON, WV (HNN) – Described as horrifying acoustic folk-rock goodness in the key ofblood, Grim Charles will play selections from his debut album tonight, Friday, May 20, at Shamrocks, 2050 Third Avenue, beginning at 10 p.m.
Copies of the album, “Wild Hearts of Coffee Black” are available on ITunes, CDBaby, or Amazon.Read more
HUNTINGTON, WV (HNN) - Hollywood results have been on the flat side, but the studios are hyped on their summer tentpoles, according to Curtis McCall, chairman/CEO of Marquee Cinemas.
Everyone looks for the unexpected “sleeper,” and McCall indicated that the sequel for “Hangover” has spawned a wealth of summer comedies, including “Bad Teacher,” “Horrible Bosses,” and “Friends with Benefits.”Read more
Memorial Day is here and it’s time to kick off the start of the summer with Camden Park’s Memorial Day Weekend Spectacular where fun can be found at every turn! For over 100 years Camden Park has been the destination for family fun! Join us for another unforgettable season of rides, games, pronto pups and concerts.
Reading Rob Kirkpatrick's "1969: The Year Everything Changed" (Skyhorse Publishing, 320 pages, $14.95) brought back a wave of memories to this reviewer, who at the time was a reporter/editor at The Milwaukee Sentinel, eight years out of college.Read more
HUNTINGTON, WV (HNN) – Thor’s hammet has already bounded the boxoffice. Hampered by multiple mystic locations of the “gods” and banishment on Earth, Kenneth Branagh (known for Shakespearean dramas , “Hamlet,” “As You Like It,” “Henry V” and “Sleuth”) directs an origin myth that evokes intensity particularly the monster battles and the inner-family disputes.On the other hand, the mystic versus real Earth switching has awkward incongruity. The 3D works particularly on the "journey" from Asgard to Earth and the twinkling universe. Read more
Something old, Something new, Something borrowed and something blue represent ‘good luck’ for a bride. The bridal custom began in the Victorian era , and, obviously, the borrowed object represented an item loaned from a happily married friend or family member. It certainly did not foretell a loan that set off serial cheating by a bridesmaid and the groom. Read more
Award-winning fine art photographer Laura Mohl will conduct a photography marketing course on Monday, May 16, 2011 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Cabell Huntington Convention and Visitors Bureau located at Heritage Station in Huntington, West Virginia (course # WV20).Read more
What would happen if the United States became ground zero for a mysterious global pandemic, caused by an extraterrestrial dust mite brought back by an international team of astronauts? Brought back to a country run by a maniacal, Darth Vader-like vice president, who treats President Montgomery like a frat boy figurehead.Read more
Jeff Mann, son of Huntingtonnews.net columnist Perry Mann and a teacher of creative writing at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, VA, has just published a book of poetry, "Ash: Poems from Norse Mythology" (Rebel Satori Press, 136 pages, $13.95, available from Amazon.com).Read more
In his book, lawyer and former prosecutor Kendall Coffey reviews scores of high-profile trials and analyzes how the media and public opinion impacted the guilty or not guilty verdict.Read more
ASHLAND , Ky. (HNN) – Van Johnson, Henry Fonda and Lucille Ball stars in the Paramount Performing Arts Center’s Second Sunday (Retro) Film Series.
“Yours Mine and Ours,” in which a widower with ten children hitches a widow with eight children rolls at 4 p.m. Sunday afternoon, May 8. The two meet at a naval base in San Francisco, where there’s an instant attraction, but the sheer size of the potential combined family leads them to call it quits.Read more
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (HNN) – Huntington is one of 100 cities across the United States participating Thursday, May 12, in “100 Cities, One Night for Autism,” a unique theatrical screening of the critically acclaimed documentary, “Wretches & Jabberers,” sponsored nationally by the John P. Hussman Foundation and the Autism Society.Read more
HUNTINGTON, WV (HNN) -May the Gods be smiling. The Marvel Universe expands this weekend as the legendary Thor comes to the big, 3D movie screen. Read more
RICHMOND, VA (HNN) - Summer blockbuster season finally kicks into gear with the release of “Thor,” based on the popular Marvel comic superhero. “Thor” is merely the first in a long line of superhero films that are coming out in the next year or two that includes “Captain America,” “X-Men: First Class,” and “The Avengers,” and I’m glad to say that this trend has started off with a bang as “Thor” delivers pretty much what you’d want from an exciting-looking superhero film. Read more
If you've long suspected that the nation's 1,400 or so four-year institutions of higher learning are like runaway trains with the engineer slumped over the controls, Andrew Ferguson's "Crazy U: One Dad's Crash Course in Getting His Kid Into College" (Simon & Schuster, 240 pages, $25.00) will confirm your suspicions.Read more
Gary Shteyngart's 2010 novel, "Super Sad True Love Story," now in paperback (Random House Trade Paperbacks, 352 pages, $15.00) was a best-seller and was often compared to George Orwell's "1984" and Aldous Huxley's "Brave New World." I think it has elements of Terry Gilliam's cult movie "Brazil," too. It's a thoroughly enjoyable dystopian look at today's America, if enjoyable and dystopian can be used together.Read more
Learn from the mistakes of others, because you can't live long enough to make them all yourself --Ralph Waldo Emerson, quoted in "Better by Mistake"Read more
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