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Rev. Greeley on "Hardball"
I've always liked this guy. He deals in reality.
He talked about celibacy and said he can't see any family man getting
into the priesthood with the mess the Church is in now with the
molestation charges, etc.
He told Chris (The Screamer) Matthews that he saw Mel Gibson's
cinematic ego trip and called it "sado-maschochistic and
pornographic." Didn't care for it at all.
Thought "The Greatest Story Ever Told" was far superior. He said he
didn't find the actor in "Passion" Christ-like at all.
He also disliked the way Jews were portrayed in "a very offensive,
stereotypical matter."
Matthews remarked that he attended Catholic schools and read the
bible and "I never saw anywhere that Pilate was this cuddly, smiling
guy that Gibson's film portrayed him to be." Greeley agreed
wholeheartedly, with a look on his face that said "Tell me about it."
Rev. Greeley also found it "curious" that the line "Forgive them,
Father, for they know not what they do" was omitted from the film.
He and Matthews DID like the actress who played Mary, though.
Terry C
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In The Chaos Household
Last Night
Sunny with an afternoon breeze.
The kid & I visited the local grocery store for the first time in 5 months.
The store was being remodeled when the strike started, and the work is now completed. What a crappy 'improvement'!
I know after-hour bars with better lighting than the produce section - guess they didn't want anyone noticing how old & tired their vegetables were.
What meat they had was heavily discounted - spencer steaks or boneless rump roasts for 99¢/lb.
Some of the regular bagboys weren't there - they've been laid off, and one of the 'new' bagboys used to be a meatcutter.
It seems that because of 'consolidation' in the food industry a serious strike is only an annoyance to the corporate masters - Safeway whined because they lost 2 million a week here, but could still float merrily along from their stores in other states.
Did anyone watch 'NOW With Bill Moyers (& David Brancaccio)'? One segment was on the stifling of dissent and infiltration. Damn fine TV!
Tonight, Saturday, CBS opens the night with a FRESH 'Star Search', followed by a FRESH 'Hack', then a
RERUN 'The District'.
NBC starts their traditional night of RERUNs by throwing away a FRESH 'Tracy Morgan', followed by a RERUN
'Whoopi', then a RERUN 'Frasier', followed by a RERUN 'Happy Family', then a RERUN 'Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'.
'SNL' is FRESH with Colin Firth hosting & music by Norah Jones.
ABC fills the night with the movie 'Frequency'.
The WB offers the movie 'Mad Dog & Glory'.
Faux has the ususal 'Cops', 'Cops', and 'America's Most Wanted'.
UPN fills the night with the movie 'Michael Collins'.
A&E has the LIVE 'Live By Request Starring Kenny Chesney', followed by 'Cold Case Files', then
a RERUN of 'Live By Request Starring Kenny Chesney'.
AMC offers the movie 'Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story', followed by the movie 'The Amityville Horror', then the movie 'Amityville II'.
BBC -
[6pm] 'Keeping Up Appearances' - Episode 1;
[6:40pm] 'My Hero' - Episode 2;
[7:20pm] 'Keeping Up Appearances' - Episode 2;
[8pm] 'Rebus' - Dead Souls;
[10pm] 'Trust' - Episode 2;
[11pm] 'Dead Ringers' - Episode 4;
[11:30pm] 'Dead Ringers' - Episode 3;
[12am] 'Rebus' - Dead Souls;
[2am] 'Trust' - Episode 2;
[3am] 'Dead Ringers' - Episode 4;
[3:30am] 'Dead Ringers' - Episode 3;
[4am] 'Rebus' - Dead Souls; and
[6am] 'BBC World News'. (ALL TIMES EST)
Bravo has 'Queer Eye', followed by the movie 'Being John Malkovich', then the movie 'The Player'.
Comedy Central does double shots all night - 'Trigger Happy TV', followed by another 'Trigger Happy TV', 'Reno 911!', followed by another 'Reno 911!', 'Chappelle's Show', followed by another
'Chappelle's Show', 'The Man Show', followed by another 'The Man Show'.
History is all 'Battleships' all night.
SciFi has the movie 'Deadly Swarm', followed by the movie 'They Crawl', then the movie 'Deadly Invasion: Killer Bee Nightmare', followed by the movie 'Marabunta'.
TCM:
[6am] 'Between Two Worlds' (1944);
[8am] 'Beware, My Lovely' (1952);
[9:30am] 'MGM Parade Show #22' (1955);
[10am] 'Rancho Notorious' (1952);
[11:30am] 'Misty' (1961);
[1:30pm] 'Green Fire' (1955);
[3:30pm] 'The Quiet Man' (1952);
[6pm] 'Sands of Iwo Jima' (1949);
[8pm] 'Paper Lion' (1968);
[10pm] 'The Freshman' (1925) SILENT ;
[11:30pm] 'The Iron Major' (1943);
[1am] 'Trouble Along the Way' (1953);
[3am] 'Jerry Maguire' (1996);
[5:30am] 'Festival of Shorts #19' (1999). (ALL TIMES EST)
The Information One-Stop
Moose & Squirrel
Playwright-poet August Wilson receives the U.S. Comedy Arts Festival's Freedom of Speech award from presenter, political cartoonist Garry Trudeau, Thursday, March 4, 2004, in Aspen, Colo.
Photo by E. Pablo Kosmicki
Freedom of Speech Award
August Wilson
Playwright and poet August Wilson was awarded the Freedom of Speech Award during the U.S. Comedy Arts Festival.
Cartoonist Garry Trudeau, who presented the award Thursday, called Wilson "the most influential playwright of our time."
Wilson won a Pulitzer Prize and a Tony Award for his 1987 play "Fences." He's working on the 10th play in a cycle that depicts the black experience during every decade of the 20th century.
For more, August Wilson
www.uscaf.com
Hollywood 'Stereotypes Violence to Women'
Patrick Stewart
"The entertainment industry has been extremely irresponsible in perpetuating and stereotyping the violent attitudes of men to women," said Star Trek actor Patrick Stewart at the launch of an Amnesty International campaign against attacks on women.
"I condemn utterly films like 'Kill Bill.' We are told it is about empowering women. All it does is empower a woman to kill other women," he told reporters.
Stewart, who played Captain Jean-Luc Picard in Star Trek, came close to tears at times when he talked of his own experiences as a child. He said he had been degraded as he heard and watched his father's descent into alcohol-fueled violence against his mother, and disgusted as the people around them simply turned a blind eye.
"I saw society -- police, doctors and neighbors -- conspire to hide the abuse," he said. "Violence against women diminishes us all. If you fail to raise your hand in protest you are part of the problem."
Patrick Stewart
Workers fix the heads of replicas of China's famous life-size terracotta warriors and horses that guard the tomb of the country's first emperor Qin Shihuang in Xian for an exhibition in Berlin March 5, 2004. One hundred and eighty replicas of the life-size terracotta warriors and horses are on display inside former east German Palace of the Republic, as part of a tour around Germany.
Photo by Fabrizio Bensch
Expletives Stun Italian Fest
Dustin Hoffman
The graduate is learning Italian, but not the best of Dante. Dustin Hoffman's appearance Thursday night at the annual San Remo Song Festival, a TV show that draws millions of spectators, proved to be a shocker when the American actor tried out some four-letter words and bathroom expressions.
The show on RAI state television depends on guest stars to boost the ratings amid the often mediocre music. Hoffman's dialogue caught the emcee by surprise and contrasted with the mood of what was to have been a sentimental reunion with Italian actress Stefania Sandrelli -- their first meeting since appearing in a movie together in 1972.
"You said a lot of profanity. Who taught you?" emcee Simona Ventura asked.
Dustin Hoffman
Auctioning Off 56 Guitars
Eric Clapton
Rocker Eric Clapton will auction off 56 guitars from his collection on June 24 at Christie's in New York, the auction house said.
The proceeds from the sale will go to the Crossroads Centre in Antigua, which helps people wrestling with chemical dependency.
Among the items up for bids is the legendary "Blackie," a circa-1956 composite Fender Stratocaster, which Clapton says "has become a part of me."
Estimated at between 100,000 and 150,000 dollars, it is one of a kind, as Clapton assembled it himself from the components of three different Stratocasters bought in Nashville in 1970.
Eric Clapton
Bungled Stewart Verdict
CNBC and MSGOP
In the chaotic rush to report the Martha Stewart verdict live on television Friday, at least two networks initially called it wrong and had to quickly correct themselves.
CNBC and MSNBC at first reported Stewart was not guilty on some of the four charges against her in the stock-trading scandal. The jury convicted Stewart on all of the charges.
On MSNBC, reporter Dawn Frantagelo reported that Stewart was found not guilty on the first charge against her. A graphic with the incorrect information was flashed for six seconds before being taken down.
CNBC and MSGOP
In The Kitchen With BartCop & Friends
Worth More Than Elton, Jagger, Madonna
Paul McCartney
Paul McCartney's fortune is larger than the combined wealth of Elton John, Mick Jagger and Madonna, according to a new rich list.
Sean Connery, the original cinema James Bond, strikes another blow for the older generation in the Mail on Sunday's Rich Report 2004.
The 73-year-old Scotsman tops the list of British male stars with an estimated 66 million pound ($120 million) fortune ahead of Rowan Atkinson and Oscar-winning cannibal Anthony Hopkins.
The big surprise comes at the top of the British female star list which is headed by Tracey Ullman.
For more, Paul McCartney
American Gail Devers prepares for the start of the 60m heats at the World Indoor Athletic Championships in Budapest, Friday, March 5, 2004.
Photo by Thomas Kienzle
Comeback in Berlin
Anastacia
American pop star Anastacia will return to the stage a year after breast cancer surgery saved her life with a performance on Saturday at the German music industry's top Echo awards.
Pink, Kylie Minogue, Phil Collins and Enrique Iglesias will also be adding glamour to the awards, which are seen as the world's most important after the Grammys and Brits and will pick winners in 26 categories in front of eight million television viewers.
Robbie Williams, who has picked up the German Phonographic Academy's prize for best international male rock/pop artist for the last two years, is not expected to attend but is again nominated alongside Justin Timberlake, Seal and Eros Ramazzoti.
Anastacia
Now A Musical
'The Color Purple'
A musical version of "The Color Purple," Alice Walker's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, will have its world premiere in September at Atlanta's Alliance Theatre before what is expected to be a Broadway run.
The book has been adapted for the stage by playwright Marsha Norman, who wrote "`night, Mother" as well as the book for the musical version of "The Secret Garden." The score for "The Color Purple" is by Brenda Russell, Allee Willis and Stephen Bray.
The musical, a joint venture with New York-based Creative Battery and Scott Sanders Productions, will open the Alliance's 2004-2005 season for a five-week run, Sept. 9-Oct. 17. Opening night has tentatively been set for Sept. 17, according to Sanders.
'The Color Purple'
Rise Again
Zombies
Coinciding with the 40th-anniversary observance of the Beatles landing in America, one original British invasion band, the Zombies, was touring the United States ahead of its first album since the 1968 classic "Odessey & Oracle."
"For the first time in 37 years, I was writing songs in the context of having a band and with Colin's voice in my mind," says Rod Argent, the Zombies' keyboardist/songwriter, of vocalist Colin Blunstone, with whom he fortuitously reteamed three years ago.
The Zombies' 1964 breakthrough hit weas "She's Not There."
For more, Zombies
Woman With An Opinion
Jane Goodall
The 69-year-old lady in a black turtleneck sweater peered from behind the lectern at a crowd of 250 people and greeted these strangers with the call she learned while studying chimpanzees for more than 40 years.
"Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh, OOOH OOOH OOOOOOH!" Jane Goodall cried to the audience recently at the Discovery Communications Inc headquarters in this Washington suburb, minutes before showing a snippet of her latest documentary.
Surprisingly, the gray-haired, soft-spoken British dame -- Queen Elizabeth II made her a Dame of the British Empire -- insists she used to be a terribly shy person.
But she overcame her shyness and sacrificed her privacy to fight for the protection of Africa's wildlife.
"We are up against such powerful forces who are trying to destroy the world," said Goodall, who will turn 70 next month.
For a lot more, Jane Goodall
Formerly 'The Vidiot'
For 'Passion' Excerpts
Teacher Suspended
An elementary school teacher was suspended this week after school officials learned that he showed students excerpts from the movie "The Passion of the Christ."
Ronald Anthony, who teaches at Malcolm X Elementary School, was placed on paid leave while investigators look into the incident, Elfreda Massie, the interim superintendent for District of Columbia Public Schools, said Friday.
Massie said Anthony acknowledged showing some of his sixth-grade students portions of the R-rated film on Tuesday. The movie depicts the crucifixion of Jesus and includes violent scenes. At least 16 students are believed to have seen portions of the film, Massie told The Associated Press.
School officials also said they are looking into how Anthony obtained a copy of the film, which has not been released on video.
Teacher Suspended
D.J. Wallis from Dublin, Ohio (L) poses for the judges alongside Mari Kudla-Donnelly from N. Royalton, Ohio (C) and Jaime Franklin from Columbus, Ohio, in the opening rounds of the Figure International competition, in Columbus, Ohio March 5, 2004. The women's body building competition is just one of many events taking place during the 'Arnold Fitness Weekend.' California Governor and former body builder Arnold Schwarzenegger will make an appearance at the event. Schwarzenegger won the 'Mr. Olympia' world body building title seven times, from 1970-1975 and in 1980.
Photo by Ronnie Bianco
Taking On New Jobs
Ahnold
California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has accepted a new role for his busy schedule, that of executive editor of "Muscle & Fitness" and "Flex" magazines, his spokesman said on Friday.
The former Mr. Universe, who took office in November with California engulfed in fiscal crisis, will officially announce his new job on Saturday when he attends the annual Arnold Fitness Weekend in Columbus, Ohio, said spokesman Rob Stutzman.
American Media, Inc., which owns the magazines, also publishes tabloids like the National Enquirer, but Stutzman said he was not aware of any deal for those publications to go easy on the governor.
Ahnold
Not Allowed to Return to U.S.
Amish Man
An Amish man who visited his ailing father in Canada has not been allowed to return because of border security aimed at thwarting terrorists. The man, adhering to the Bible's prohibition of graven images, has no photo identification.
According to officials in Licking Township, a municipality of 475 people midway between Pittsburgh and the New York border, U.S. officials told the man photo waivers once granted the Amish have been cut off due to security concerns.
Canadian border guards allowed the man into the country to visit his father in Ontario just before Christmas; the United States has prevented his return. The man's wife and child remain in the United States.
The border policy was altered when the Department of Homeland Security absorbed the Immigration and Naturalization Service, said attorney Mark Knapp of the international law firm Reed Smith, which took on the case Friday.
Amish Man
Students Given Chance to Learn
'Elvish'
It's central England, not Middle Earth, but one school is offering its pupils the chance to learn Elvish.
Youngsters at Turves Green Boys' Technology College in Birmingham are being offered weekly after-hours lessons in Sindarin, a conversational form of Elvish invented by "Lord of the Rings" creator J.R.R. Tolkien and based on Welsh sounds.
Tolkien was an expert in ancient languages who had developed two forms of Elvish.
Sindarin was based on Welsh sounds and was the more commonly used, while Quenya, which related to Finnish, was largely a ceremonial language.
'Elvish'
Dozens Found on Outskirts of Lima
Inca Mummies
Dozens of mummies dating back more than 500 years have been discovered on the path of a proposed highway on the outskirts of the Peruvian capital, near an Inca graveyard, archeologists said on Friday.
Archeologists uncovered 26 burial bundles, each containing one or more adult and child mummies dating from 1472 to 1532.
In 1533, the Incas were defeated at the hands of the Spanish conquistadors.
Inca Mummies
In Memory
Stephen Sprouse
Stephen Sprouse, a fashion designer and artist who mixed a cosmopolitan, punk and pop styles, died Thursday of heart failure at St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center. He was 50.
Sprouse's style mixed the polar worlds of uptown and downtown fashion and became known as a kind of "punk couture," said Simon Doonan, creative director of Barneys New York.
He was known for his edgy look that was popular with punk rockers but was also fashionable for the well-to-do chic crowd.
Sprouse started designing clothes at age nine and by the time he was 12, he had met fashion industry heavyweights like Bill Blass, Geoffrey Beene and Norman Norell.
As a teenager, Sprouse sketched for Blass and then Halston before coming to New York and eventually designing clothes for Blondie lead singer Debbie Harry.
Stephen Sprouse
In Memory
Dana Broccoli
Dana Broccoli, a novelist and the widow of movie producer Albert R. (Cubby) Broccoli and president of the company that owns the film rights to Ian Fleming's James Bond novels, has died. She was 82.
Broccoli, who was also a theatrical producer, died of cancer Sunday at her home in Beverly Hills, Calif. A service for Broccoli was held Thursday at the Church of the Hills at Forest Lawn in Los Angeles, church spokeswoman Margerita Fayad said.
Danjaq, the film company that Cubby Broccoli and Harry Saltzman founded in 1961, bought the film rights to Fleming's Bond novels.
Dana Broccoli also was the creative force behind turning Chitty Chitty Bang Bang into a musical, for which she served as lead producer. The musical opened in London's West End in 2002 and is scheduled to open on Broadway in spring 2005.
When Cubby Broccoli was searching for the actor to play Bond, he asked his wife's opinion of a young actor, Sean Connery, who had impressed him.
"He phoned me and asked, 'Can you come here? I think I've found the guy, but I don't know if he has sex appeal,' " Dana Broccoli once recalled in a Los Angeles Times interview. "I went and watched . . . and I said, 'He's fantastic.' "
Dana Broccoli
Ritchie Moretti of The Turtle Hospital a baby Green turtle at the hospital Friday, Feb. 27, 2004 in Marathon, Fla. Moretti warns that the planned dredging of Key West Harbor by the Navy may devastate the local sea turtle population.
Photo by Wilfredo Lee
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