1. MOVIES: What sport was featured in the 2009 movie “Invictus”? 2. PSYCHOLOGY: What fear is represented in the condition known as hemophobia? 3. MUSIC: Which well-known 1979 song contained the lyrics, “It’s better to burn out than to fade away”? 4. GEOGRAPHY: Which two countries surround the Dead Sea? 5. ANIMALS: How many muscles does a cat have in each ear? 6. MEDICINE: What does the old-fashioned medical term “apoplexy” refer to? 7. U.S. PRESIDENTS: When did U.S. Sen. John Glenn make an unsuccessful bid for the … [Read more...] about Trivia Test
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Top ten dvd
Top 10 DVD, Blu-ray Rentals 1. Non-Stop (PG-13) Liam Neeson 2. Heaven Is for Real (PG) Greg Kinnear 3. The LEGO Movie (PG) animated 4. 300: Rise of an Empire (R) 5. Lone Survivor (R) Mark Wahlberg 6. RoboCop (2014) (PG-13) Joel Kinnaman 7. The Grand Budapest Hotel (R) Ralph Fiennes 8. Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit (PG-13) Chris Pine 9. Tyler Perry’s The Single Moms Club (TV) Brad Jones 10. Ride Along (PG-13) Ice Cube Top 10 DVD, Blu-ray Sales 1. Heaven Is for Real (PG) Sony 2. Rio 2 (G) FOX 3. Sabotage (R) … [Read more...] about Top ten dvd
Downriver youth theaters offer ‘Seussical the Musical,’ ‘Twelve Angry Jurors’
Photo by Sue Suchyta The Downriver Actors Guild of Wyandotte presents “Seussical the Musical” for two weekends, Aug. 9 to 17, with Chad Schultze (left), 18, of Grosse Ille Township as the Cat in the Hat and Josh Primeau, 11, of Brownstown Township as Jojo. For tickets or more information, call 313-303-5269 or go to downriveractorsguild.net. By SUE SUCHYTA Two Downriver theaters spotlight young actors in early August: The Downriver Actors Guild in Wyandotte presents “Seussical the Musical” and the Downriver Youth Performing … [Read more...] about Downriver youth theaters offer ‘Seussical the Musical,’ ‘Twelve Angry Jurors’
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Warren Beatty HOLLYWOOD — Warren Beatty has completed filming his first movie since 2001. Beatty wrote, directed and stars as the eccentric, reclusive millionaire Howard Hughes, with Beatty’s wife, Annette Bening, playing Hughes’ wife. Also in the cast are Lily Collins, Matthew Broderick, Alec Baldwin and Martin Sheen. Beatty’s last film was “Town and Country,” with an equally impressive cast: Diane Keaton, Goldie Hawn, Garry Shandling, Jenna Elfman and Charlton Heston. Unfortunately it cost $90 million to produce but only … [Read more...] about HOLLYWOOD
COUCH THEATER — DVD PREVIEWS
Garrett Ryan, Annalise Basso in “Oculus” PICKS OF THE WEEK “Divergent” (PG-13) — In a grimly gray futuristic version of Chicago, people are assigned to groups based on personality types and aptitudes. Teenage Triss (Shailene Woodley) is a Divergent — she doesn’t fit into any of society’s groups. An uptight faction ruler hatches a plot to exterminate the Divergents, forcing Triss to team up with a hunky peer named Four (Theo James) in a fight against the forces that keep humanity contained. This is the latest young-adult … [Read more...] about COUCH THEATER — DVD PREVIEWS
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Shawn Christian stars as “Daniel” on “Days of Our Lives.” THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL Liam demanded that Hope return Wyatt’s gift. Deacon visited Brooke to see how she was handling the news about Bill’s involvement in Ridge’s accident. As part of his plan to win back Hope, Wyatt convinced Rick to call an impromptu press conference. Hounded by the media at the press conference, Hope was put on the spot about whether she would accept Wyatt’s gift. Meanwhile, a helpless Liam was forced to watch Wyatt’s public display of affection … [Read more...] about SOAP UPDATES
