La. busy with TV, movie productions Nov 17, 2009
Among them is "Brother's Keeper," a film by World Wrestling Entertainment, which also shot "12 Rounds" in Louisiana last year and "Knucklehead" earlier this year. The city is on track to break last year's record of 21 projects, said Jennifer Day, director of the New Orleans Office of Film and Video, which expects to have 23 projects by year's end. (The Clarion-Ledger)
John Malkovich faces "Disgrace" Sep 19, 2009
") Andrew O'Hehir Friday, Sept. 11, 2009 06:18 EDT The family who just said no Driven along by Al Gore, the fluctuating price of gasoline, a procession of dire news reports about mounting ecological catastrophe and a vague sense that our civilization is running out of time, most of us are trying to do at least a little about it. We downsize our vehicles, segregate aluminum from newspaper and remember (sometimes) to shut off the air conditioner when we're not home. And we're depressingly... (Salon)
Which earth-crisis documentary is for you? Sep 18, 2009
Briefly, though, this new documentary from the co-director of "Paradise Lost," "Brother's Keeper" and explores the epic-scale, endlessly complicated story of one of the largest lawsuits in history. It's the suit in which the indigenous inhabitants of Ecuador's Amazonian jungle are on the verge of winning a massive judgment from Chevron -- a court-appointed expert has suggested $27 billion -- for the poisoning of their homeland, previously among the most pristine and biodiverse rainforest regions... (Salon)
WWJ TV and Dr. Phil McGraw Invite Detroiters to Free Events Focused on Living in Hope When Times are Hard, April 1-2 Mar 20, 2009
Community Invited to Participate at Two Detroit Venues - the Music Hall and I Am My Brother's Keeper Ministry ... The events will take place in the evening on April 1 at the Music Hall, and in the afternoon of April 2 at I Am My Brother's Keeper Ministry ... The discussion at I Am My Brother's Keeper is an unticketed town hall format (only those who arrive early are guaranteed admittance), and will be moderated by bestselling author, columnist and Detroit radio personality Mitch Albom ("For One... (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
Boy, 13, Accused Of Killing Rival Brother Mar 4, 2009
"What ever happened to my brother's keeper?" she said. "You were supposed to be my brother's keeper, and he was yours.". (CBS News -- US)
