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While it seems most iOS 5 features will work just fine on the iPhone 3GS, the proof is in the pudding. Here’s a video from AppleRumors.it (translated), an aptly named Italian Apple blog. They do a side-by-side comparison between the iPhone 3GS and … Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : touchmyiphone.com Discovery Date : 08/06/2011 22:38 Number of articles : 2
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The critics heap praise on Johnny Depp’s animated reunion with Gore Verbinski. By Eric Ditzian With top-notch fare at a minimum at the multiplex during these early months of the years, “Gnomeo & Juliet” has slowly crept up the box-office ranks, starting in the #3 slot and narrowly — by $135,000 — missing out on the top spot last weekend. This weekend, however, those animated garden statues will make way for a CGI lizard who will dominate the box office. With Johnny Depp voicing the title character and his “Pirates of the Caribbean” director Gore Verbinski at the helm, “Rango” has collected enthusiastic reviews. The only criticism, it seems, is whether the PG flick is most squarely aimed at children or their parents. For that critique and a whole lot of praise, read on. The Story “Depp plays a zonk-eyed pet lizard traveling cross-country through the Mojave Desert when a freak accident leaves him stranded in the blistering sun. Far removed from his natural habitat, the green-skinned, Hawaiian shirt-wearing reptile finds it virtually impossible to camouflage himself in his new all-brown environment, choosing instead to pass for something he’s not, a fearless gunfighter named Rango. With no real-world experience but a near-inexhaustible supply of good luck, Rango looks exactly like what the naively optimistic denizens of Dirt need right now: a hero. Their old-timey desert outpost is beset by predators and ruled by a corrupt mayor (Ned Beatty, playing a less huggable villain than he did in ‘Toy Story 3’), who clearly has a hand in the mysterious drought making all their lives miserable.” — Peter Debruge, Variety The Visuals “The technical production sparkles. The first feature-length animation from Industrial Light and Magic effects studio, ‘Rango’ is a holiday for the eye. Its action is set against grandiose, panoramic Southwest landscapes, whose epic vistas are rendered in rich color and vivid detail. Every mote of dust in a shaft of light, each facet in a barroom shot glass, the individual wrinkles in Rango’s reptilian skin — there’s not a pixel on the screen that hasn’t been art-directed to within an inch of its life. The action sequences are dizzying, death-defying marvels. The animated cast — a menagerie of gila monsters, horned toads, rattlers, rats and other frontier wildlife — is sharply individualized and expressive. The lizard’s asymmetrical poker face, with pop-eyed peepers that rotate like gun turrets, isn’t very mobile in human terms, yet it’s effortlessly easy to read.” — Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star Tribune The Comparison to Other Animated Flicks “A marvelous mash-up of Old West and newfangled, ‘Rango’ rewrites the animation playbook with its eye-popping critters and varmints, and its hero’s tale (tail?) of a chameleon desperate for a SAG card and a town desperate for a sheriff. What fun. In a world choked with animated films — the good, the bad and the ugly — it’s hard to be either original or great. Yet director Gore Verbinski has done both — and without 3-D — breaking the rules and new ground.” — Betsy Sharkey, Los Angeles Times The Dissenters “[I]t’s completely soulless. I may be in the minority. But seeing this sour riff on everything from to ‘Cat Ballou’ to ‘Chinatown’ to ‘The Shakiest Gun in the West,’ with a big suburban preview audience, was instructive. Not much laughter. Moans and sobs of pre-teen fright whenever Rattlesnake Jake slithered into view, threatening murder. Any one crowd’s response to any movie may not be indicative; nonetheless the audience’s mood seemed in synch with my own.” — Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune The Final Word “[T]he spirit is closer to those old Bugs Bunny cartoons in which Bugs would cross paths with real movie stars or perform Wagnerian opera. In other words, it is not self-conscious knowingness that drives ‘Rango’ but rather a quirky and sincere enthusiasm for all the strange stuff that has piled up in the filmmakers’ heads over the years. … In spite of a profile that should place it alongside ‘Megamind’ and ‘Despicable Me’ and the long list of other overblown, have-fun-or-else cartoons, this rambling, anarchic tale is gratifyingly fresh and eccentric. Much of the time you don’t quite know where it is going, which is high praise indeed given the slick predictability that governs most other entertainments of its kind.” — A.O. Scott, The New York Times Check out everything we’ve got on “Rango.” For breaking news, celebrity columns, humor and more — updated around the clock — visit MTVMoviesBlog.com .
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I’ve been trying to have sex with Melissa Molinaro for a long time. She never answers my calls or my emails when I demand she flies me to wherever she’s at, which is pretty expected because I am creepy, but that doesn’t mean that our love isn’t pure or real…as far as I’m concerned…there is no love this pure…mainly because one-sided love is all I know… That said, I first started touching myself to this amazing creature when she was on Pussycat Dolls Search for the Next Doll TV Show….that I watched religiously, cuz I like seeing young girls dance….especially her….I didn’t watch her on Making the Band cuz Aurbey O’Day and Diddy fucking made me feel uncomfortable…….. Now I’m touching myself to her cuz she’s hitting the news cuz Kim Kardashian is complimenting herself by saying she is suing Old Navy for using an impersonator to represent Kim Kardashian in their latest campaign called “Cute”….when clearly if Kim Kardashian looked this good, she would have made 250,000,000 dollars instead of the 65,000,000 she came home with….you know cuz fat girls never get as much love as skinny girls….and I guess the good news in all this is that she’s gonna make my woman a fucking star she deserves to be….thanks Kim Kardashian for being fucking uselful for a change. I asked Melissa….. Are you traumatized by Kim Kardashian’s recent attack against you via Old Navy, because she knows you are hotter than her? This is what she said: DSF I don’t know that I would use the word “traumatized” to explain my reaction to the news regarding the Old Navy commercial. I am grateful to have worked with Old Navy on this project and while I don’t personally think I look like Kim others obviously do. She is a beautiful woman in her own right and I will take the comparison as a compliment…as well as your quote! I hope Melissa sues Kim Kardashian back for the defamation, cuz being compared to Kim Kardashian, despite Melissa’s typical girl answer, is in fact insulting…. Melissa, I love you. Kim Kardashian, you gotta relax on the lawsuits you fucking pig of a human, go role around in your money like it was shit and you were at the barn you belong in, you urinal to black men everywhere cunt.
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Sci-fi flick might not be treading new ground, but it’s sure to make a box-office impact. By Eric Ditzian Alex Pettyfer and Teresa Palmer in “I Am Number Four” Photo: DreamWorks This weekend brings the year’s first major sci-fi release to the multiplex, and audiences should be flocking to it after weeks of tepid rom-coms and half-baked horror flicks. “I Am Number Four,” though weakly reviewed, stands to win the top spot at the box office over the four-day holiday. “Unknown” and “Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son,” alas, don’t stand a chance. Which one is right for you? Or, perhaps, is now the time to avoid the new offerings and hit the Oscar faves ahead of next weekend’s Academy Awards? Check out what the critics are saying about “I Am Number Four” and decide for yourself. The Story “Since space creatures don’t arrive with the traditional backstories of vampires and werewolves, the story of extraterrestrial conflict and teenage longing requires a little setup. John Smith (Alex Pettyfer), a new transfer student to the high school in Paradise, Ohio, arrives with more than the usual adolescent baggage. He is one of a handful of children surviving a space war. His ancestors, the people of Lorien, were all but exterminated by the evil Mogadorians. The remaining nine fled to Earth, where their Abercrombie & Fitch looks make them stand out while trying to blend in. The Mogadorians, a black-trench-coat Mafia with bald heads and tribal tattoos, are on their trail, out to finish the genocide. They already have killed Numbers One, Two and Three. Which means John is up next.” — Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star Tribune The “Twilight” Comparison ” ‘I Am Number Four,’ the appealing new kid-on-the-teen-angst block, reverberates with much of the same dark combustible mix of action and romance that’s been fueling the ‘Twilight’ vampire mega-franchise for a while now. The issues of the heart have shifted from the undead to the otherworldly, and the battles have been amped up considerably, but its fate still rests on the basic boy-meets-girls story, which frankly could use a bit more bite.” — Betsy Sharkey, Los Angeles Times The Action “The screenplay by Alfred Gough and Miles Millar — adapting the young adult novel by James Frey and Jobie Hughes — works a few surprises into the familiar high school scenario; an action scene set at a haunted house goes in some unexpected directions, and the more we learn about Number Four’s outer space world, the stranger and more entertaining it gets (that pet beagle is not what he seems). But as ‘I Am Number Four’ ramps up toward the inevitable third-act fireballs and fights, any out-there appeal gets washed out by lots of CGI and pretty girls walking slowly away from explosions (Teresa Palmer, who shows up late as the alien Number Six, makes for a great bad-girl black swan to [Dianna] Agron’s buttoned-up Sarah). By the end it’s even turned into a kind of ‘Spider-Man’ knockoff, a young man standing in a graveyard, contemplating the meaning of his newfound great power and responsibility.” — Katey Rich, Cinema Blend The Dissenters ” ‘I Am Number Four’ is mostly a missed opportunity. The film plugs into some genuine teen angst and identity confusion that might have dovetailed nicely with its sci-fi elements. Instead these two realities, a high school with its many melodramas and aliens chasing each other around the country, operate on parallel tracks. At times it feels like the reels from two very different movies got mixed up in the projection booth. The idea here is nifty; the execution mostly pedestrian.” — Kirk Honeycutt, The Hollywood Reporter The Final Word ” ‘I Am Number Four’ is a well-made, reasonably diverting night at the multiplex that will seem overly familiar to everyone except teenage girls. It’ll be a retread to them, too, but that’s why they’ll like it — a sci-fi/fantasy drama that’s moody and broody to the point of occasional near-coma, ‘Number Four’ represents an acceptable holding action until the next installment of ‘Twilight’ rolls around.” — Ty Burr, Boston Globe Check out everything we’ve got on “I Am Number Four.” For young Hollywood news, fashion and “Twilight” updates around the clock, visit HollywoodCrush.MTV.com . Related Photos ‘I Am Number Four’ Premiere Glams Up Hollywood
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‘I am not officially signed onto any other projects,’ model tweets following reports that she will star in ‘Dogs in Pocketbooks.’ By Terri Schwartz Lydia Hearst Shaw Photo: Michael Kovac/FilmMagic Lydia Hearst Shaw is doing her best to separate herself from the controversy building around the upcoming film “Dogs in Pocketbooks.” Screenwriter Charles Casillo announced Monday that he had hired Hearst Shaw as the lead in his satire on the life of Lindsay Lohan (and, apparently, other starlets). But after Lohan’s mother Dina lashed out and threatened to sue over the project , Shaw took to her Twitter to clarify that she is not involved in the film. “Just so we are all clear.. My hair is Red because I am the new face of Schwarzkopf color. I am a model. I dyed my hair to front the campaign,” she tweeted . “As for any theatrical roles I am currently filming Two Jacks directed by Bernard Rose. My next project is Catwalk by Tony Hickox.. Thank you all for your messages of encouragement during my transition to acting. I truly love and appreciate it. At this time I am not officially signed onto any other projects.” The role Shaw would have played was that of a “bratty movie goddess in and out of rehab, in trouble with the law, and hounded by greedy agents, predatory paparazzi, off-the-wall stalkers and crazed media.” Though Casillo had originally compared the character to Lohan by saying it was “in no way mean-spirited toward Lindsay,” he retracted his statement Tuesday (December 28) and said the comparison was “totally blown out of proportion.” Instead, the character is allegedly an amalgamation of Lohan, Paris Hilton, Britney Spears, Marilyn Monroe and Jean Harlow. When announcing he had chosen Hearst Shaw as the lead, Casillo said, “She’s one of the few supermodels who can actually act. She’s smart, well-read, charming and very beautiful. We looked at a lot of actresses for this role, and I was really knocked out.” But now it looks like he will have to go back to some of those other actresses for his leading lady and see if any of them are still interested. Dina Lohan threatened to take legal action against the project, like she did E-Trade , and when TMZ spoke with Lohan family lawyer Stephanie Ovadia, she said the family has a “very strong case.” “They are again using [Lindsay’s] likeness without her being compensated,” Ovadia said. “Not only that, but they are advertising the fact they are using her likeness. Anyone bringing negativity will be dealt with accordingly.” Related Artists Lindsay Lohan
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Is the 3-D cartoon just for kids and woodland creatures? The critics have differing opinions. By Eric Ditzian Boo Boo (voiced by Justin Timberlake) in “Yogi Bear” In 2010, we have seen standout animated fare like “Toy Story 3” and “How to Train Your Dragon” dominate the box office. Now the year greets its final CGI-assisted children’s tale in “Yogi Bear.” The adaptation of Hanna-Barbera’s classic cartoon about picnic-basket-obsessed talking bears won’t come close to the opening grosses of those earlier Pixar and DreamWorks films. Nor has “Yogi Bear” garnered its predecessors’ rave reviews. Yet Warner Bros.’ “Yogi,” coming weeks after “Tangled” and at the same time as the rather intense PG-rated “Tron: Legacy,” could end up faring better than its rather tepid B.O. tracking predicts. Is “Yogi Bear” the right pick for you this weekend? Find out what the critics are saying and then plan accordingly. The Story “The film’s plot has Yogi [Dan Aykroyd] and Boo Boo [ Justin Timberlake ] helping Ranger Smith (Tom Cavanagh) defend Jellystone from a rapacious mayor (the funny Andrew Daly), who wants to sell off the park’s logging rights to bail out the city budget. The ranger doesn’t want to hear about Yogi’s schemes, of course. He just wants Yogi to act like a bear — rather than water-ski, steal vending machines and build a contrabulous fabtraption of a flying machine for high-tech picnic-grabbing. (The Baskit Nabber 2000, as it’s called, has no seat belts, and its safety information card is just a hand-drawn picture of passengers screaming.)” — Dan Kois, The Washington Post The Comparison to the Cartoon “Those of us who grew up on Yogi Bear cartoons can breathe easy: In his new movie — featuring a 3-D computer-animated Yogi (voiced by Dan Aykroyd) and Boo Boo (voiced by Justin Timberlake) alongside live action actors — our beloved pic-a-nic thief isn’t asked to whore himself by rapping, farting, or dropping pop culture references the way some of his animated brethren have in recent years. … There’s nothing particularly inventive in the plot or grade-school humor, but the movie skates by on the timeless, undemanding charm of watching a tie-wearing bear try to steal people’s lunches.” — Adam Markovitz, Entertainment Weekly The Dissenters “Neither smarter nor dumber than the average family-friendly comedy, ‘Yogi Bear’ is a bland and innocuous small-fry outing that retains a measure of the original Hanna-Barbera cartoon’s charm, though scarcely enough to justify the time, expense and visual-effects trickery it must have taken to inflate an endearing 2D cartoon into a dopey 3D extravaganza. Still, as Fox’s ‘Alvin and the Chipmunks’ pics made abundantly clear, there’s a sizable audience for incongruous pairings of live-action humans and patently computer-generated critters, suggesting a steady stream of guests at Warners’ picnic table through the holidays, and heavy minivan DVD-player rotation.” — Justin Chang, Variety The Dissenters, Part II “The director, Eric Brevig (‘Journey to the Center of the Earth’), probably did everything he could with the simple-minded screenplay, the dumb jokes, and the general tedium. Studio heads probably instructed him to overdo the 3D gimmicks, too. Who knows, maybe they even told him to prevent Anna Faris from being funny, which I wouldn’t have thought was possible. In a way, though, the film is faithful to the old cartoons, in that it’s grating and tiresome and not suitable for anyone over the age of 4. The animation is better, though.” — Eric D. Snider, Cinematical The Bottom Line “This is a cute movie, a kid’s movie, and a rather good one. The computer-generated bears are adorable — it’s come to this: Computer creations can be adorable — and the movie packs a lot of amusing incidents into a nice, trim 79-minute package. … For single adults, there’s no reason to see it, unless you’re a Yogi Bear completist. But adults with children, who are used to getting bored out of their skulls with children’s fare, may find in this a refreshing and politically charged change of pace.” — Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle Check out everything we’ve got on “Tron: Legacy.” For breaking news, celebrity columns, humor and more — updated around the clock — visit MTVMoviesBlog.com .
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Critics call Disney’s reboot/sequel a ‘catchy popcorn pleasure’ that is ‘destined to split audiences.’ By Eric Ditzian “Tron Legacy” Photo: Disney It’s been a good year for studios that waited three decades to update old-school flicks. In April, Warner Bros. gave 1981’s “Clash of the Titans” a coat of CGI splendor and ended up with a film that grossed almost $500 million worldwide. Can Disney, which has resurrected 1982’s computer-world-based adventure film “Tron” for a new generation, mirror the success of “Clash”? At this point, at least, “Tron: Legacy” is receiving far kinder reviews than “Clash.” That doesn’t mean, of course, that “Tron” can top the $61 million domestic opening of the latter. Disney’s 3-D film is predicted to land somewhere in the $40-45 million range. Will it defy expectations? Will positive word of mouth spread? Is the movie worth a trip to the theater on opening weekend? Check out what the critics are saying about “Tron: Legacy” and decide for yourself. The Story “Sam Flynn (Garrett Hedlund), the son of video game developer Kevin Flynn (Jeff Bridges), is left as the uninterested heir to his father’s corporation after the elder Flynn’s disappearance 20 years earlier. Following a mysterious signal, Sam finds himself pulled into the same computer world that has trapped his father. Reunited, the Flynns team with a Quorra (Olivia Wilde), a cyber warrior, to defeat Clu, a program left in charge of the Grid whose rise to power puts both the computer world — and our world — in danger.” — Silas Lesnick, ComingSoon.net The Comparison to the Original “[T]his is one of the smartest ideas for a reboot in yonks. Where its fellow 1982 sci-fi releases, ‘E.T.’ and ‘Blade Runner,’ are still universally celebrated, ‘Tron’ ‘s visuals and ponderous tone have aged as badly as Manic Miner. The concept at the Disney film’s core, however, remains beautifully simple: What if a man got sucked into a computer? That notion, revisited with today’s turbo-boosted VFX technology, has now given Mickey Mouse a stonking tentpole. And make no mistake, ‘Tron Legacy’ — part sequel, part remake — is a proper event movie, complete with nattily digitized Cinderella’s Castle at the start, a journey to a fully realized alien world and the best 3D since ‘Avatar.’ ” — Nick de Semlyen, Empire The Effects “The FX in ‘Tron: Legacy’ have an almost Einsteinian elegance: They infuse light with gravity. If one of the discs hits a combatant, he’ll shatter into glassy fragments, and Sam, absorbing the physics of the game, must learn to treat his body almost as part of the surrounding architecture. He becomes a ruthless digital specter. As long as it’s engaged in light-hurling bouts of force, or motorcycle chases through a landscape so ominously enveloping it looks like ‘Blade Runner’ after gentrification, ‘Tron: Legacy’ is a catchy popcorn pleasure.” — Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly The Dissenters “This is one of those big-budget projects destined to split audiences (a good thing, always). Directed by Joseph Kosinski, who did the ‘Halo’ and ‘Gears of War’ commercials, ‘Tron: Legacy’ comes to life when Sam, played by a too-cool-for-school Garrett Hedlund, learns the ways of the Lightcycles and the perilous joys of racing on ‘ribbons of light.’ Here, we get the sweep and simple excitement we need. Elsewhere, we get exposition more sluggish than the stuff we had to wade through in the second and third ‘Matrix’ movies, and a strained, opaque brand of intellectual-property mythology that might mean tons to ardent fans of the first ‘Tron,’ but less to others.” — Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune The Final Word ” ‘Tron: Legacy’ is a surprising film for many reasons, not the least of which being that it contains more substance than is easily explored — if also to some extent, articulated — in just one viewing. And perhaps it might seem like a pre-emptive defense against logical or narrative shortcomings to make one of its central themes the idea that perfection, as we can imagine it, is ultimately unknowable. But it’s a point that’s well-taken, and if I have to endure the kind of imperfection that produces a film like ‘Tron: Legacy,’ which is interesting, inspiring and for better or worse, simply incomparable, then it’s worth it.” – Todd Gilchrist, Cinematical Check out everything we’ve got on “Tron: Legacy.” For breaking news, celebrity columns, humor and more — updated around the clock — visit MTVMoviesBlog.com . Related Videos The Vehicles Of ‘Tron Legacy’ ‘Tron Legacy’ Clips Related Photos The Vehicles Of ‘Tron Legacy’ ‘Tron: Legacy’ Premiere In Los Angeles ‘Tron Legacy’ Official Images
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‘A voyage on the ‘Dawn Treader’ is a trip hardly worth taking,’ Claudia Puig of USA Today writes. By Eric Ditzian Georgie Henley, Skandar Keynes and Ben Barnes in “The Chronicles of Narnia: Voyage of the Dawn Treader” Photo: 20th Century Fox The winner of the award for the 2010 major theatrical release with the longest title goes to “The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader.” It wasn’t even close. Sorry, “Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief”! Try again next year, “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 1.” Simply embarrassing, “Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga’Hoole.” If only there were some correlation between title size and critical consensus: the longer the title, the better the reviews. Alas, that’s simply not the case. While “Deathly Hallows” wowed most critics, those scribes were less impressed with “Percy Jackson,” “Legend of the Guardians” and “Dawn Treader,” which arrives in theaters Friday (December 10). Here’s what they had to say about the third film in the “Chronicles of Narnia” franchise. The Story “The story opens in World War II-era London as Lucy (Georgie Henley) and Edmund (Skandar Keynes), living in their uncle’s home, yearn for old friends and adventure in the otherworldly kingdom. Who can blame them, with their snotty younger cousin (Will Poulter) spying and snitching on them? … Returning to Narnia through the portal of an enchanted painting, the three find themselves aboard the royal galleon Dawn Treader, with King Caspian (swoony Ben Barnes, now with a regal goatee and without his odd exotic accent) and the swashbuckling mouse Reepicheep. Their expedition to rescue missing lords and collect mystic swords will lead to encounters with a book that conjures magic spells, a shining star in human form, a titanic sea monster and the dread White Witch (the always-extraterrestrial Tilda Swinton in a brief, scary cameo).” — Colin Covert, Star-Tribune The Comparison To “Harry Potter” “[T]his is a rip-snorting adventure fantasy for families, especially the younger members who are not insistent on continuity. Director Michael Apted may be too good for this material, but he attacks [it] with gusto. Nor are the young actors overly impressed by how nobly archetypal they are; Lucy (who is really the lead) could give lessons to Harry Potter about how to dial down the self-importance. A universe may hang in the balance, but hey, it’s only a movie.” — Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times The Religious Subtext “There is, as anyone who has read the books knows, a powerful Christian subtext that runs throughout these tales. It’s one that the films have never shied away from. The wise and powerful Aslan the lion, for instance — a beautifully rendered computer-generated character (voiced by Liam Neeson), who died and was resurrected in the first film and who reappears here — is an obvious Christ figure. Don’t worry. There’s nothing quite as heavy-handed as martyrdom here.” — Michael O’Sullivan, The Washington Post The Dissenters “The mission is haphazard. The fate of Narnia is threatened, but the reasons are vague, gaining little clarity as the movie progresses. While all three must confront their greatest temptations, these challenges are easily faced down, since a parade of scenes presents a revolving door of perilous situations without the appropriate mounting tension. It’s not surprising that Disney dropped the Narnia franchise after box-office sales for the second movie, ‘Prince Caspian,’ dropped dramatically. The first, 2005’s ‘Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe’ was the most enthralling, capturing Lewis’ whimsy and transporting viewers to a visually arresting fantasy world. In contrast, a voyage on the ‘Dawn Treader’ is a trip hardly worth taking.” — Claudia Puig, USA Today The Final Word “So Aslan says to Hogwarts: I’ll see your Harry Potter and raise you a ‘Pirates of the Caribbean.’ The eye-popping and entertaining ‘The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader’ offers a merry seafaring jaunt together with plenty of adventures led by magically empowered kids. Director Michael Apted brings back a sense of the old-fashioned fun of the low-tech 1960s myths-and-monsters matinees, when no roiling sea ever failed to harbor a giant serpent — and men stood in the bows of ships facing peril with chins of iron.” — Kyle Smith, New York Post Check out everything we’ve got on “The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader.” For breaking news, celebrity columns, humor and more — updated around the clock — visit MTVMoviesBlog.com .
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It’s a rare day when THG sides with Gloria Allred. But it’s also a rare day when a celebrity compares being screened at the airport with being raped. That’s exactly what Khloe Kardashian did on Lopez Tonight , however, prompting the following response from the attention-loving lawyer: “Rape is a crime of violence. I believe that the word should not be used loosely to describe security measures at airports or at any other place.
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The news about the potential health dangers of the TSA's naked body scanners just keeps getting worse. An increasing number of doctors and scientists are going public with their warnings about the health implications of subjecting yourself to naked body scanners. These include Dr Russell Blaylock (see below) as well as several professors from the University of California who are experts in X-ray imaging. At the same time, some internet bloggers are insisting that the TSA's naked body scanners pose no health risks because air travelers are subjected to higher levels of radiation by simply enduring high-altitude flights where cosmic radiation isn't filtered out by the full thickness of the Earth's atmosphere. This comparison, however, is inaccurate: The TSA's body scanners focus radiation on the skin and organs near the skin whereas cosmic radiation during high-altitude flights is distributed across the entire mass of your body. Comparing the total radiation exposure across your entire body to machine-emitted radiation exposure that focuses its ionizing radiation primarily on your skin is like comparing apples and oranges. You'll see this explained further, below, in the words of these scientists. As Dr Russell Blaylock ( www.BlaylockReport.com ) recently reported: “The growing outrage over the Transportation Security Administration's new policy of backscatter scanning of airline passengers and enhanced pat-downs brings to mind these wise words from President Ronald Reagan: The nine most terrifying words in the English language are: I'm from the government and I'm here to help you. So, what is all the concern really about – will these radiation scanners increase your risk of cancer or other diseases? A group of scientists and professors from the University of California at San Francisco voiced their concern to Obama's science and technology adviser John Holdren in a well-stated letter back in April.” The letter Dr Blaylock is referring to is from the Faculty of the University of California, San Francisco and is signed by Doctors John Sedat Ph.D., David Agard, Ph.D., Marc Shuman, M.D., Robert Stroud, Ph.D. You can download or view the full letter from NaturalNews here (PDF): http://www.NaturalNews.com/files/TS.. . Even though it was written in April of this year, this letter has received increased publicity lately due to the TSA's sudden expansion of naked body scanners in airports as well as the agency's arrogant insistence that such machines will soon be used at bus stations, railway stations and other entrance points for mass transportation…. …Ten big concerns voiced by the scientists Here are ten additional concerns raised by these scientists in their letter: (the bolded titles are my subheads, the subsequent explanation test is quoted straight out the scientists' letter) #1) Cancer in senior citizens – The large population of older travelers, greater than 65 years of age, is particularly at risk from the mutagenic effects of the X-rays based on the known biology of melanocyte aging. #2) Breast cancer – A fraction of the female population is especially sensitive to mutagenesis-provoking radiation leading to breast cancer. Notably, because these women, who have defects in DNA repair mechanisms, are particularly prone to cancer, X-ray mammograms are not performed on them. The dose to breast tissue beneath the skin represents a similar risk. #3) White blood cells being irradiated – Blood (white blood cells) perfusing the skin is also at risk. #4) HIV and cancer patients – The population of immunocompromised individuals — HIV and cancer patients (see above) is likely to be at risk for cancer induction by the high skin dose. #5) Radiation risk to children – The risk of radiation emission to children and adolescents does not appear to have been fully evaluated. #6) Pregnant women – The policy towards pregnant women needs to be defined once the theoretical risks to the fetus are determined. #7 Sperm mutations – Because of the proximity of the testicles to skin, this tissue is at risk for sperm mutagenesis. #8 Radiation effects on cornea and thymus – Have the effects of the radiation on the cornea and thymus been determined? #9 Problems with the machine – There are a number of 'red flags' related to the hardware itself. Because this device can scan a human in a few seconds, the X-ray beam is very intense. Any glitch in power at any point in the hardware (or more importantly in software) that stops the device could cause an intense radiation dose to a single spot on the skin. Translation: This machine does not emit a “flood light” of radiation like you might get from a dental X-ray machine. Rather, this machine emits a thin, narrow beam of radiation that is quickly “scanned” across your body, back and forth, in much the same way that an inkjet printer prints a page (but a lot faster). Because the angle of the X-ray beam is controlled by the scanner software, a glitch in the software could turn the naked body scanner into a high-energy weapon if the beam gets “stuck” in one location for more than a fraction of a second. #10 Higher radiation for the groin? – Given the recent incident (on December 25th, 2009), how do we know whether the manufacturer or TSA, seeking higher resolution, will scan the groin area more slowly leading to a much higher total dose? Continued at: http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Bq5v8T4ediQ/TOyk6Kcd9tI/AAAAAAAAA04/ZCSL9_LA0ME/s400/c… http://www.naturalnews.com/030607_naked_body_scanners_radiation.html added by: Dagum
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