April 25, 2007 by jameslucas.

Children of Men
A look from my eyes at the clever devices and symbolic messages behind the film Children of Men.

Spider-Man 3 (2007): Who is Venom
Peter Parker has finally found the balance he’s longed for between his love for Mary Jane Watson and his responsibilities, as Spider-Man. Venom will take…

Riya Sen: The Hottest Bollywood Actress And Model!
All about the hottest Bollywood actress and model Riya Sen. This 51 Bollywood actress was born on January 24, 1981 in Kolkata, India.

Rakhi Sawant Riya Sen on Zoom
Watch Rakhi Sawant in the garb of a tigress, all for a cause of saving the animals ill-treated in circuses. Also, catch a host of socialites like Zeba Kohli, Nethra Raghuraman, Achala Sachdev and many more at the Lakme Fashion Week. Fashion Week. All this and much more on this segment of Zoom’s Page3.

Will Ferrell Biography
He was born in Newport Beach, California on July 16th, 1967. He attended University High School in Irvine, California where played kicker on the varsity football team. He currently holds the record for most field goals made.

Pamela Anderson: Movie Star and Animal Rights Activist
Pamela Anderson! What is the first thing that comes to mind when you hear the name Pamela Anderson? Bimbo? Party Girl? Bombshell? Well two out of three ain’t bad! I don’t think she’s a bimbo…not by any stretch of the imagination. For all of her partying image and all things blonde, she is nonetheless a devoted humanitarian.

Pamela Anderson: Kentucky Friend Cruelty
You won’t find Pamela Anderson’s new release at your local multiplex–the former Baywatch star and longtime animal advocate’s latest project is Kentucky Fried Cruelty, an undercover expose blowing the whistle on the cruel treatment of animals at KFC’s factory farm and slaughterhouse suppliers. The video details just how horribly KFC treats chickens—birds are so crippled that they can’t even walk, live birds are forced into tanks of scalding-hot water while completely conscious and able to feel pain, and Moorefield, W.Va., slaughterhouse workers kill birds by slamming them against the wall and stomping on them.

Children of Men: Long Takes
An explanation of how a few of the very long and complicated takes in the movie were done using new techniques. Featurette can be found on the Children of Men DVD. World divisions, chaos and anarchy, these are the ways the world and the last remaining inhabitants are checking out. This P.D. James adaptation of the novel The Children of Men is as unforgiving as it is relentless, with no child being born for eighteen years, Human life and its moral self is eroding into extinction. Set in Britain in the year 2027, this is Theodore Faron (Clive Owen) finding his ghosts coming back to haunt his fruitless life, in the form of an underground band of rebels The Fishes. Unwittingly drawn into their plight, learning who can be trusted, who can be dependable, and how he must hold the most precious secret the Human race has been so longing to hear, the miracle that can change the course of Humanity; the first pregnant woman in eighteen years. On the run, he, Kee (Claire-Hope Ashitey) and Miriam (Pam Ferris) must travel cross-country, on the run, terrified and helpless to the safe haven of the Human Project. With the help of aging hippie Jasper Palmer (Michael Caine) this horrific, dark, unconventional and uncompromising road movie is all that is left between the demise of the Human race and the birth of a new drawn.

Why Children of Men should be nominated for Best Picture
VIDEO CONTAINS SPOILERS! Alfonso Cuaron’s amazing dystopian vision Children of Men is apparently being completely ignored by Universal and dumped quietly at the box office despite glowing praise from critics. I made this short to hopefully help generate more buzz behind this overlooked masterpiece.

Exclusive Interview with the cast of Children of Men
Clive Owen, Alfonso Cuaron and Claire-Hope Ashitey talk about Children of Men in an exclusive interview with ReelzChannel.

Children of Men Premiere
London Premiere of Children of Men in Leicester Square starring Clare Ashitey, Michael Caine, Clive Owen and more! Botcherby is on the scene walking down the red carpet!

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April 23, 2007 by jameslucas.

Worst Cars To Buy
Everybody who knows anything about cars has their own list of the worst cars to buy. We have our own, which we’ll give you below. But we’ll also give you a lot more than just a few kinds of cars that our research and experience have shown to be the worst cars to buy.

How to Buy Your Dream Car and Avoid Car Dealers’ Dirty Tricks
Buying a new car is a lot of fun; the new car has its unique smell no doubt about it, and the very fact you can afford to own a brand new car is a great feeling. There are two best times to buy a car. The end of December is a good time for car buyers to buy a new car. Everyone is out buying Christmas gifts, leaving new car dealer lots void of customers, motivating dealers to cut costs, and break year-end sales records. Another good time to buy a car is July.

10 Things Every Car Buyer Must Know
Buying a car needs not just investment but deep thought. The market is overflowing with choices and temptations. Buyers need to think, what kind of car and can I afford it?

2007 New York International Auto Show
WheelsTV First Auto News presents the New York International Auto Show, starring Vanessa B! In this episode we cover the 2008 Hummer H3, 2008 Infinity G37, 2008 Nissan 350Z Nismo, 2008 Ford Shelby GT 500 KR, 2008 Subaru WRX. We also cover the Ferrari 612 Scaglietti and have an interview with the Marketing Director of Ferrari, Attilio Ruffo.

Crazy Car Crashes
A compilation of crazy car crashes!

Autobodies: The Beautiful Women of Corvettes at Carlisle
Autobodies, The beautiful women of Corvettes at Carlisle

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April 18, 2007 by jameslucas.

The Transformers Movie
If there is one movie that’s destined for today’s technological and special effects advances, it comes out in July of 2007: the Transformers.

Where Are All The Good Movies?
As more and more movies are emerging, the race for original ideas is far from over. Yet how much of what we see today hasn’t already been seen before?

Blood Diamond: This Is Africa
You heard right. Not Sparta, but AFRICA! I finally watched Blood Diamond last night, starring Leonardo DiCaprio as Danny Archer, Djimon Hounsou as Solomon Vandy, and Jennifer Connelly as Maddy Bowen. The movie is about the illegal trafficking of diamonds in Africa - diamonds are harvested in Sierra Leone, smuggled into Liberia, and from there, sold to the rest of the world. The film tries to take on a documentary approach, meant to inform the world about the horrors behind those pretty little stones, but who are they kidding. Leonard DiCaprio doesn’t do documentaries. This movie is meant to entertain the masses. And that it does, quite well in fact - Blood Diamond was nominated for 5 Oscars and a Golden Globe.

Death of a President: the Most Controversial Film
An ingenious, well-made political thriller! Winner of the International Critics’ Award at the Toronto International Film Festival, Death of a President is a fictional 2008 TV documentary broadcast on the assassination of President George W. Bush on October 19th, 2007.

Spider-Man 3 World Premiere in Tokyo
Tobey Maguire and Kirsten Dunst walk the webbed carpet at the Tokyo Premiere of Spider-Man 3. Peter Parker has finally found the balance he’s longed for between his love for Mary Jane Watson and his responsibilities as Spider-Man. The city of New York and it’s citizens are at last coming around and appreciating everything he has done as his crime-fighting alter ego, and Peter is in the running for a staff job at the Daily Bugle. However, everything Peter has worked for is about to unravel. Flint Marko, while fleeing prison, is caught in an accident that displaces molecules and is transformed into the Sandman, a new super villain who is able to change his body into any shape of sand he sees fit. When Peter learns of a connection between The Sandman and the murder of his Uncle Ben, he will stop at nothing as Spider-Man to capture him. But before Peter can do so he discovers a mysterious black substance has turned his suit black, and has brought forth a darker side of Parker and Spidey nobody has seen before. Peter begins to give into this new dark personality, starts to abandon the ones he loves the most and in turn his best friend Harry Osborn takes up his late father’s mantle as The New Goblin. Quickly Parker begins a new romance with his lab partner, the beautiful Gwen Stacy but in doing so Peter sets off a rival Bugle photographer, a troubled young man by the name of Eddie Brock who is obsessed with Stacy. Little does Peter know the black substance has its sights set on Eddie else as well. Turning Brock into Venom, a foe that mirrors everything Spider-Man can do. Forcing Peter to become the strong-willed hero he has forgotten about if he hopes to defeat his greatest threat yet.

Disturbia Trailer
After his father’s death, Kale Brecht (LaBeouf) becomes sullen, withdrawn, and troubled — so much so that he finds himself under a court-ordered sentence of house arrest. His mother, Julie (Moss), works night and day to support herself and her son, only to be met with indifference and lethargy. The walls of his house begin to close in on Kale. He becomes a voyeur as his interests turn outside the windows of his suburban home towards those of his neighbors, one of which Kale begins to suspect is a serial killer. But, are his suspicions merely the product of cabin fever and his overactive imagination?

Disturbia Movie Review
This is my review for the movie Disturbia. After his father’s death, Kale Brecht (LaBeouf) becomes sullen, withdrawn, and troubled — so much so that he finds himself under a court-ordered sentence of house arrest. His mother, Julie (Moss), works night and day to support herself and her son, only to be met with indifference and lethargy. The walls of his house begin to close in on Kale. He becomes a voyeur as his interests turn outside the windows of his suburban home towards those of his neighbors, one of which Kale begins to suspect is a serial killer. But, are his suspicions merely the product of cabin fever and his overactive imagination?

The first 5 minutes of Disturbia
This is the first 5 minutes of Disturbia starring Shia Labeouf. After his father’s death, Kale Brecht (LaBeouf) becomes sullen, withdrawn, and troubled — so much so that he finds himself under a court-ordered sentence of house arrest. His mother, Julie (Moss), works night and day to support herself and her son, only to be met with indifference and lethargy. The walls of his house begin to close in on Kale. He becomes a voyeur as his interests turn outside the windows of his suburban home towards those of his neighbors, one of which Kale begins to suspect is a serial killer. But, are his suspicions merely the product of cabin fever and his overactive imagination?

Disturbia Premiere
Celebrities on the red carpet for the Disturbia Premiere. After his father’s death, Kale Brecht (LaBeouf) becomes sullen, withdrawn, and troubled — so much so that he finds himself under a court-ordered sentence of house arrest. His mother, Julie (Moss), works night and day to support herself and her son, only to be met with indifference and lethargy. The walls of his house begin to close in on Kale. He becomes a voyeur as his interests turn outside the windows of his suburban home towards those of his neighbors, one of which Kale begins to suspect is a serial killer. But, are his suspicions merely the product of cabin fever and his overactive imagination?

Disturbia 1st Look
AOTS takes an unsettling look behind the cracking veneer of suburban life with the cast of Disturbia. After his father’s death, Kale Brecht (LaBeouf) becomes sullen, withdrawn, and troubled — so much so that he finds himself under a court-ordered sentence of house arrest. His mother, Julie (Moss), works night and day to support herself and her son, only to be met with indifference and lethargy. The walls of his house begin to close in on Kale. He becomes a voyeur as his interests turn outside the windows of his suburban home towards those of his neighbors, one of which Kale begins to suspect is a serial killer. But, are his suspicions merely the product of cabin fever and his overactive imagination?

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April 17, 2007 by jameslucas.

Has Hip-Hop Become One Subject
Hip-hop has changed much through the years. Currently in the mainstream only one part of hip-hop is expressed. Some claim because of this hip-hop is dead. Is this true?

The Spirit of Hip-Hop
Faith and Hip-Hop have one voice as heard on Radio-One’s Spirit of Hip-Hop broadcast.

The History of Hip-Hop
The history of hip-hop is more then just baggy clothes and flashy jewelry! It was a voice of an era and more importantly a platform for getting those voices heard. Do you know the history of hip hop?

To Find Yourself In Your Song Writing
Are you there somewhere? I mean in the music you compose. How can you be creative in your songwriting and leave the imprints of your heart in the music you compose?

Song Writing: Is it Hard or Easy to Write a Song?
Do you feel that it is easy to write songs? Can anyone be creative? A song is the end product produced by stimulating your song writing powers in many different ways. Let’s take a look!

Songwriting: The Art of Writing a Good Song
Did you know that good songwriting is often the key to establishing a successful music career? But more than that, it can be fun! When you write a song you are able to express yourself in new and creative ways. Whether you’re sad, happy, angry, or in love…with words, you can fly!

The Sanjaya Controversy
Even for those people who don’t watch American Idol, it’s nearly impossible not to know who Sanjaya is - he’s all over the news. In fact, I wouldn’t be surprised if President Bush - in lieu of devising a timetable to pull US troops out of Iraq - just devises a timetable to pull Sanjaya off of American Idol. We, as a culture, seem to be a little Sanjaya obsessed.

Booted Idol interview: Gina Glocksen
Access Hollywood interview with the latest booted Idol hopeful, Gina Glocksen, at the new Top of the Rock observatory at Rockefeller Center.

Eye To Eye: Sheryl Crow’s Breast Cancer Battle
Singer-songwriter Sheryl Crow was diagnosed with breast cancer just over a year ago. She talks with Harry Smith about her fight against the disease.

Taylor Hicks Rehearsal
Taylor Hicks gears up for his club tour, and lets us listen in on rehearsals.

Snoop Dogg: Shake That… Uncensored Featuring Tiffany Foxx
Snoop Dogg brings the action and Tiffany Foxx elevates writhing around on red leather to an art form in this UNCENSORED cut from the compilation album Welcome to tha Chuuch from KOCH Records. So drop those panties, arch your back and Shake That Shit! Watch out for the special cameo from Warren G just chillin’ with hot ass chicks ready to get it on!

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April 17, 2007 by jameslucas.

Sylvester Stallone’s Three Day Stay In Sydney Australia, Was, No Pun Intended, Rocky
Sylvester Stallone left Sydney Australia, and unfortunately his arrival and 3 day stay was somewhat, Rocky. The actor-director left Monday for Thailand to work on the fourth sequel, entitled John Rambo. During his Premiere tour of Rocky Balboa, his private jet flew into Sydney Australia where customs officials allegedly found some questionable items that were caught by luggage x-ray. Custom Officials held him and his associates up for so many hours, that the actor missed the Premiere on February 16, 2007.

Deadly Stingers Stole The Show From Kate Hudson, And Matthew Mcconaughey
Jellyfish are about as handy as a back pocket on a t-shirt. And they stole the show from Superstars Kate Hudson and Matthew McConaughey. Literally! Where? Hervey Bay, (Fraser Island), Queensland.

Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban Return to the Land of Oz
The new film contract for Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman, entitled Australia will commence filming in North Queensland Australia May 2007, and will be directed by the esteemed Baz Luhrmann.

The Big Heart of the Reign Over Me
As most of the previous work of Adam Sandler Reign over me has a big, kind and honest heart! There are certain people in our world who have this unique talent, and are able to see and feel This Heart - others just go to see comedy or call themselves critics.

Grindhouse SUCKS!
Thomas Leupp from ReelzChannel.com reviews this much anticipated bomb. Directed by Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino who try and bring back the double feature with Planet Tettor and Death Proof.

Scene-Stealers.com review of Grindhouse
After a raucous screening of Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino’s Grindhouse in Kansas City at the Screenland Theater, Eric & J.D. from Scene-Stealers.com explain what the hell a grindhouse movie is and why you should go see it. Now!

Grindhouse: Uncensored! The Ultimate Showdown!
It’s the mother of all GRINDHOUSE interviews!! We bring you more gratuitous profanity and sexy bitches per second than a stripper has g-strings and dollar bills! Why the hell else would we use so many exclamation points?

John and Doug on the Red Carpet
On the red carpet for Year of the Dog. A secretary’s life changes in unexpected ways after her dog dies.

Exclusive Interview With Shia LaBeouf (Transformers)
The star of Disturbia talked to Heather Huntington of ReelzChannel.com about his latest movie. He also opens up about Transformers the Movie which is releasing this Summer!

Transformers Trailer
Keep checking reelzchannel dot com for updates on Transformers the Movie. Dueling alien races, the Autobots and the Decepticons, bring their battle to Earth, leaving the future of humankind hanging in the balance.

TRANSFORMERS the MOVIE Problems?
Early internet gossip could hurt this summers big budget cult classic. Dueling alien races, the Autobots and the Decepticons, bring their battle to Earth, leaving the future of humankind hanging in the balance.

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April 12, 2007 by jameslucas.

Why Don Imus Should be Sacked
A furor is raging around Don Imus, the talk show radio host for the racist offensive remarks he made about of Black women basketball players with many Black leaders demanding his sacking. In this case, and for three reasons, Imus should go.

Why the Growth of Racism has Little to do with Racists
What is truth and how is perception of it affecting our world order and quality of life? Racism emerges from someone’s truth but is actually controlled and condoned by the silent majority.

Maybe Imus Was Listening to Some Verbally Abusive Rap Music
Was IMUS just a parrot for verbal abuse that he is hearing everyday in music and from others?

Should Dave Letterman Be Fired?
First Don Imus, now Rutgers University wants Dave removed from the airwaves.

Imus Suspended for Racial Slurs
CBS Radio and MSNBC both said Monday they were suspending Don Imus’ morning talk show for two weeks as a protest grew about his reference last week to members of the Rutgers women’s basketball team as nappy-headed hos.

Eye To Eye: Don Imus’ Controversy
Katie Couric presents Richard Schlesinger’s interview with Rev. Al Sharpton. They discuss radio host Don Imus’ racially-charged remarks about a women’s college basketball team.

MSNBC, NBC and CBS: Disclose Suspension of Imus Show
Does this suspension satisfy the level of harm caused by Don Imus’s racial slurs … not … !!! How much of a financial deterrent would it take to protect the public interests, and prevent future occurrences of this nature, by network broadcasters?

Nappy Hos
HotConflict.com covering racism and the Don Imus comments to Rutger’s Womens Basketball team. Imus suspended from MSNBC. Racism in Islam from the Roots. Alison Stewart is black host of daily show The Most on MSNBC.

Don Imus’s Racist Remarks
These were the exact words of Don…while saying it…he was still laughing…but I’m not sure why he’s the only one in the spot light…but who ever he was talking to…also said sexist remarks.

Lenny Bruce has an answer for Michael Richards and Don Imus
Many of you on here are too young to know who Lenny Bruce was. He was the father of observational comedy. While he was far from the first to use blue language, he was possibly the first to use social satire to remove the power of what some consider offensive words.

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April 11, 2007 by jameslucas.

Movie Review: The Pursuit of Happyness
In 1981, Chris Gardner was a struggling salesman in little needed medical bone density scanners while his wife toiled in double shifts to support the family including their young son, Christopher. In the face of this difficult life, Chris has the desperate inspiration to try for a stockbroker internship where one in twenty has a chance of a lucrative full time career. Even when his wife leaves him because of this choice, Chris clings to this dream with his son even when the odds become more daunting by the day. Together, father and son struggle through homelessness, jail time, tax seizure and the overall punishing despair in a quest that would make Gardner a respected millionaire.

Movie Review: Little Miss Sunshine
The story centers on the typical dysfunctional family, a stressed mother, slightly over bearing father, swearing grandfather, awkward teenage boy, suicidal uncle and charming little girl. Now if that doesn’t sound like a recipe for laughter then I don’t know what does!

Movie Review: Kamp Katrina
Kamp Katrina, a moving documentary about a small group of Hurricane Katrina survivors in New Orleans, had its East Coast premiere at the Florida Film Festival recently. Ms. Pearl, a Native American and lifetime New Orleans resident, offers her backyard garden as a temporary tent city for 14 residents who lost their homes because of the hurricane and subsequent flooding. For up to six months, Ms. Pearl and her construction-worker husband generously provide space, hot and cold running water, and comfort to the displaced survivors, many of whom have problems with substance abuse and mental illness.

Movie Trailer: Kamp Katrina
Ms. Pearl — a New Orleans native — converts her backyard into a tent city where 14 displaced people live for 6 months. She provides construction jobs and basic resources to help them assist in rebuilding the city. The situation gradually goes violently awry and she is confronted with an array of abuses amidst a broken city.

Chris Gardner: Excerpt from The Pursuit of Happyness
Self-made entrepreneur Chris Gardner reads an excerpt from his book, The Pursuit of Happyness, recounting his experience at an EST group therapy seminar in 1970s San Francisco. This video was taped at the Museum of the African Diaspora (MoAD) in San Francisco. This clip contains explicit language. Chris Gardner in conversation with 20/20 producer Lynn Redmond about his newly published autobiography, The Pursuit of Happyness. Gardner’s fascinating story is also the subject of a movie of the same name starring Will Smith as Gardner and Smith’s son Jaden as Gardner’s son, Chris Jr. The film was shot in the Bay Area and was released in December 2006 by Columbia Pictures. Gardner is President and CEO of Rich LLC. He is also an avid philanthropist committed to assisting organizations involved in education and economic development.

Charles Frazier: Following Up Cold Mountain
Author Charles Frazier talks about the pressures involved in following up his first novel, Cold Mountain - a bestseller and National Book Award winner - with his latest book, Thirteen Moons. Charles Frazier, the best-selling author of Cold Mountain, discusses his long awaited second novel Thirteen Moons. Currently on best-seller lists everywhere, this story is steeped in history, rich in insight, and filled with moments of sudden beauty. Charles Frazier’s Thirteen Moons is the story of one man’s remarkable life, spanning a century of relentless change. At the age of twelve, an orphan named Will Cooper is given a horse, a key, and a map and is sent on a journey through the wilderness to the edge of the Cherokee Nation, the uncharted white space on the map. Will is a bound boy, obliged to run a remote Indian trading post. As he fulfills his lonesome duty, Will finds a father in Bear, a Cherokee chief, and is adopted by him and his people, developing relationships that ultimately forge Will’s character. All the while, his love of Claire, the enigmatic and captivating charge of volatile and powerful Featherstone, will forever rule Will’s heart. In a distinct voice filled with both humor and yearning, Will tells of a lifelong search for home, the hunger for fortune and adventure, the rebuilding of a trampled culture, and above all an enduring pursuit of passion. As he comes to realize, when all else is lost and gone forever, there is yearning. One of the few welcome lessons age teaches is that only desire trumps time. Will Cooper, in the hands of Charles Frazier, becomes a classic American soul: a man devoted to a place and its people, a woman, and a way of life, all of which are forever just beyond his reach. Thirteen Moons takes us from the uncharted wilderness of an unspoiled continent, across the South, up and down the Mississippi, and to the urban clamor of a raw Washington City. Throughout, Will is swept along as the wild beauty of the nineteenth century gives way to the telephones, automobiles, and encroaching railways of the twentieth. Steeped in history, rich in insight, and filled with moments of sudden beauty, Thirteen Moons is an unforgettable work of fiction by an American master.

Michael Arndt: Themes of Little Miss Sunshine
Screenwriter Michael Arndt talks about the major themes present in his Academy Award-winning script for the film Little Miss Sunshine. In 2000, screenwriter Michael Arndt had no credits, no agents, no publishing history when he took a year off to write a saleable script that got him an agent and a deal and, five years after that, one of the big hits of 2006. A new book, Little Miss Sunshine: The Shooting Script, details the fascinating behind-the-scenes story of the indie runaway hit with an introduction, afterword, and enlightening scene notes from Arndt. Starring Greg Kinnear, Toni Collette, Steve Carell, Abigail Breslin, Paul Dano, and Alan Arkin, the film strikes a nerve with everyone who’s ever been awestruck by how their muddled families seem to make it after all. Michael Arndt offers a rare insider’s look and considered thoughts on one of the film’s most prevalent themes, success vs. failure.

Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez talk Grindhouse!
Reelz Channel sat down with the directors of Grindhouse to talk about their Double Feature.

Grindhouse Babes
ReelzChannel talks to the hot girls of Grindhouse. Rosario Dawson and Rose McGowan talk to Jill Simonian about their starring roles in this double feature.

GRINDHOUSE and GALACTICA stars throw down!
What do she-males, Nazi’s and religion have to do with one another? Nothing…or do they? You’ll have to watch this EXCLUSIVE and UNCENSORED clip to find out. NO GOOD TV’s Carrie Keagan goes limb to severed limb with some of the biggest names in sci-fi, horror and fantasy to get answers to the age-old question: which is more important in horror films, tits or balls? Included are cast members from Grindhouse (Jordan Ladd and Sydney Tamiia Poitier), Battlestar Galactica (Katee Sackhoff and Tricia Helfer), The Devil’s Rejects (Leslie Easterbrook and Sid Haig), Hostel (Jay Hernandez), Saw (Shawnee Smith) and the legend himself, Frank Miller. Also along for the ride are Michael Biehn (The Terminator, Aliens), Korn, TNA Wrestling star Kurt Angle and Latin Playboy International hottie Yvette Lopez. Speaking of men who wear monkey thongs, your Master of Ceremonies for this episode of NO GOOD TV original series The Money Shot is our own Shark Firestone.

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April 4, 2007 by jameslucas.

From Finning to Shark Fin Soup
In Eastern Asia, there is a culinary delicacy that is known to be popular, especially at weddings and important business dinners; it is the shark fin soup. The problems related to sharks are related to a cruel fishing technique called finning. Is such a pricey soup worth the carnage?

Here are Some Types of Sharks that are Virtually Harmless to People
Thanks to the movie Jaws, sharks ended up with a bad reputation as man-eaters, which could not be further from the truth. Let’s study some of these virtually harmless types of sharks.

Are Sharks Predators or Preys of Humans? Maybe It Has Something to Do With the Shark Anatomy!
According to Hollywood, humans are preys to sharks. Reality says that for each person victim of a shark attack, huge numbers of sharks die because of humans. Who is the real predator? Who is the prey?

Shame on You: Shark Finning
Video created by OceaNEnvironment about the senseless killing of sharks for their fins. Special message for Alibab.com - who serves as a e-commerce platform for the trade of shark fins.

Sharks: Stewards of the Reef
Sharks: Stewards of the Reef, examines escalating threats to shark population including habitat destruction of reef ecosystems and over fishing that are causing Pacific reef shark populations to plummet. This film examines the most brutal assault threatening shark abundance: that of finning sharks for shark fin soup. Compelling interviews with leading marine biologists and conservationists reveal these driving forces behind the drastic reduction of many shark populations.

Shark Finning on the Frontier
In late 2006, I was invited with photographer Justin Ebert to what may one of the last truly wild places on the planet: Raja Ampat, Indonesia. Located off off the western tip of Papua New Guinea, Raja Ampat covers an area of roughly 7,000 square kilometers and is loaded with forested limestone islands, mangrove ringed lagoons, bays and reefs. It is the reefs in particular that make this place so special. Raja Ampat is believed to have the richest marine biodiversity of any place on the planet.

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April 4, 2007 by jameslucas.

A Quick Eyeball at the 9 Best Method Acting Greats
As with so many subjective things in life, there is a great deal disagreement over who are the best method acting greats in the acting business and in movies.

Ever Think About Taking Intensive Summer Acting Classes?
If you’ve never tried it or had the luxury to be able to do so, total immersion in acting for a time is an experience that will change you.

The Quickest and Easiest Way to Build Your Acting Resume
Move your acting career forward today. Build your acting resume the quick and easy way.

Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodrigues
Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodrigues at the SDCC 06 describing grindhouse. An homage to exploitation B-movie thrillers that combines two feature-length segments into one double-bill designed to replicate the grind house theatergoing experience of the 70s and 80s. In Death Proof, a psycho named Stuntman Mike (Kurt Russell) stalks and kills beautiful women with his car. In Planet Terror, a small-town sheriffs’ department has to deal with an outbreak of murderous, infected people called sickos. A gun-legged woman named Cherry (Rose McGowan) and her martial arts-wielding partner (Freddy Rodriguez) take on the zombie army. The two films will be fused together by fake movie trailers.

Grindhouse: The Directors
E-asylum’s Christina interviews the Bad-ass, outlaw directors of Hollywood, Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino on their anticipated film Grindhouse. Let’s see what they had to share with E-asylum!

Grindhouse: Rose McGowan
E-asylum’s Christina interviews Rose McGowan on the anticipated film by Rodriguez and Tarantino, Grindhouse. Let’s see what she had to share with E-asylum!

Grindhouse: Freddy Rodriguez
E-asylum’s Christina interviews Freddy Rodriguez and Naveen Andrews on the anticipated film by Rodriguez and Tarantino, Grindhouse. Let’s see what they had to share with E-asylum!

Grindhouse: Marley Shelton
E-asylum’s Christina interviews Marley Shelton and Josh Brolin on the anticipated film by Rodriguez and Tarantino, Grindhouse. Let’s see what they had to share with E-asylum!

Grindhouse: Michael Biehn and Jeff Fahey
E-asylum’s Christina interviews Michael Biehn and Jeff Fahey on the anticipated film by Rodriguez and Tarantino, Grindhouse. Let’s see what they had to share with E-asylum!

Grindhouse: Kurt Russell
E-asylum’s Christina interviews Kurt Russel on the anticipated film by Rodriguez and Tarantino, Grindhouse. Let’s see what they had to share with E-asylum!

Grindhouse: Rosario Dawson
E-asylum’s Christina interviews Rosario Dawson on the anticipated film by Rodriguez and Tarantino, Grindhouse. Let’s see what she had to share with E-asylum!

Grindhouse: Death Proof Ladies
E-asylum’s Christina interviews Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Zoe Bell and Tracie Thoms on the anticipated film by Rodriguez and Tarantino, Grindhouse. Let’s see what they had to share with E-asylum!

Grindhouse: Death Proof Girls
E-asylum’s Christina interviews Vanessa Ferlito, Jordan Ladd and Sydney Tamiia Poitier on the anticipated film by Rodriguez and Tarantino, Grindhouse. Let’s see what they had to share with E-asylum!

A Hard R for Grindhouse
The cast and creators of Grindhouse read the double-feature’s MPAA rating for the first time. An homage to exploitation B-movie thrillers that combines two feature-length segments into one double-bill designed to replicate the grind house theatergoing experience of the 70s and 80s. In Death Proof, a psycho named Stuntman Mike (Kurt Russell) stalks and kills beautiful women with his car. In Planet Terror, a small-town sheriffs’ department has to deal with an outbreak of murderous, infected people called sickos. A gun-legged woman named Cherry (Rose McGowan) and her martial arts-wielding partner (Freddy Rodriguez) take on the zombie army. The two films will be fused together by fake movie trailers.

Premiere Access: Grindhouse
Access is on the red carpet at the premiere of Grindhouse, the gory double feature from Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez.

Tarantino and Rodriguez’s Grindhouse Full Theatrical Trailer!
Tarantino/Rodriguez’s GRINDHOUSE full theatrical trailer! An homage to exploitation B-movie thrillers that combines two feature-length segments into one double-bill designed to replicate the grind house theatergoing experience of the 70s and 80s. In Death Proof, a psycho named Stuntman Mike (Kurt Russell) stalks and kills beautiful women with his car. In Planet Terror, a small-town sheriffs’ department has to deal with an outbreak of murderous, infected people called sickos. A gun-legged woman named Cherry (Rose McGowan) and her martial arts-wielding partner (Freddy Rodriguez) take on the zombie army. The two films will be fused together by fake movie trailers.

Grindhouse (2007): Interview with Tarantino and Rodriguez
What Is Grindhouse? Directors Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez tell how the films of their youth inspired their new collaboration.

Grindhouse Premiere in Los Angeles with Quentin Tarantino
The stars of the double feature Grindhouse talk to ReelzChannel at the Orpheum Theater in Downtown Los Angeles.

Review of the Film Grindhouse
A twofer review of the film Grindhouse, an exploitation double feature directed by Robert Rodriguez (Planet Terror) and Quentin Tarantino (Deathproof). The overly caffeinated speedy delivery is an homage to Quentin Tarantino, who talks real fast.

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April 3, 2007 by jameslucas.

The Surfboard
What was once a ritualistic, spiritual experience for the early Hawaiians and Polynesians in the construction of their surfboards has now become a multi-billion dollar industry with technologically advanced materials, sponsorships and celebrity. The surfboard has gone through as many changes as the culture of surfing progresses. The ancient Hawaiians constructed either Olo (boards reserved for chiefs and royalty) and Alaia (rode by commoners) out of wood from the Ula, Wili Wili or Koa trees. The construction of these boards was ceremonial and utmost respect was given to board makers.

Great Women Surfers
In Polynesian times of the early 1600s, men, women and children would surf the Hawaiian waves together in harmony. Although there were males who were dominant in the sport, many women were also prominent. The Hawaiians looked at the sport in an egalitarian fashion, with equal opportunity for excellence and skill.

Top Surfing Destinations
Hawaii is the original home of surfing. The Polynesians began the sacred ritualistic sport here more than 500 years ago. Today, Hawaii is home to most of the Big Wave surfing and some of the most coveted breaks exist in this island paradise.

Will Kelly Slater Go for Ten
Will Kelly Slater continue his surfing career and go for his ninth and then tenth world title?

Learn to Surf, Lesson 12: Surfing Etiquette
Discover how to: Act and respect other surfers in the ocean *The rules regarding dropping in and snaking * Paddling Out and getting out of the way of other surfers

Shralp Surf! #25
Foster’s ASP World Tour: Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast, Feb 26 - March 11, Snapper Rocks, Australia. Music: 3 Legged Dog, Frozen Summer ( music.podshow.com ). Intermission: Surfer: Francois Liets filmed by Daz. Music: The Trip, skizzo-franick.com. Jason Apparicio Interview

Surfrider Foundation Celebrity Surf Jam 2006
The Surfrider Foundation and Propaganda Headquarters announced today that their wildly successful Celebrity Surf Jam will once again be returning to the world famous Huntington Beach Pier on June 10th, 2006. This thrilling and one-of-a-kind event brings together a host of stars from the world of music, entertainment and sports, to compete alongside the world’s top professional surfers and Surfrider Foundation volunteers from across the county.

Surfrider Foundation: PSA
Coastal activist Benn Martenson created a short video ad for Surfrider Foundation.

Surfrider Ocean Initaitive 2007
March 23-25 are the dates of Surfrider’s global beach cleanup called the Ocean Initiative. Created and managed by Surfrider Europe, this is the 12th year that thousands of volunteers will gather to clean their beaches around the world. Check out www.initiativesoceanes.org

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