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The hard yards don't deter Messara junior (Sydney Morning Herald )

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 14:05:19 GMT

Dr Geoff Chapman maintains he was offered $100,000 by John Messara to deter Messara's son, Paul, from a career training racehorses. Perhaps the Doc was having, as we say in the trade, a quiet run, but it was one of the few commissions from which he didn't get favourable results.

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The Quick 10: 10 Facts About Pee-wee Herman (The mental_floss Blogs)

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 19:45:20 GMT

... kid named Opal. Behind the scenes we had Sally Hershberger as the hair stylist; Rob Zombie and John Singleton as production assistants and Dweezil Zappa, Todd Rundgren, George Clinton and Danny Elfman as composers. OK, the weirdness of the show is starting to make more sense. 4. Pee-wee first showed up in the comedy group the Groundlings when Paul Reubens was a member. It was definitely...

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American Black Film Festival Culminates with the Awards Presentation and World Premiere of HBO's The Blacklist on Sunday, August 10, at the WGA Theater in Los Angeles (The Earth Times Online Newspaper)

Tue, 26 Aug 2008 23:19:18 GMT

... Nate Parker, Angela Bassett, Lela Rochon, Loretta Devine, Mos Def, Rockmond Dunbar, Michael Ealy, John Singleton, Sanaa Lathan, Malik Yoba, Tina Andrews, Salli Richardson and Dennis Haysbert(ABFF Jury President). The show was hosted by Niecy Nash of Comedy Central's "Reno 911" and the Style Network's home makeover series "Clean House," who kept the audience energized with her quirky...

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From 600 they selected a new Wood jury (Sydney Morning Herald )

Mon, 25 Aug 2008 15:20:47 GMT

The judge then asked that anyone who would feel uncomfortable approaching the safety fence at The Gap, or who knew Wood, or the affairs of the late stockbroker Rene Rivkin for whom Wood was a chauffeur, or any of a long list of witnesses who included ALP figure Graham Richardson, entertainer Tania Zaetta, advertising executive John Singleton, journalist Paul Barry, Professor Rodney Cross,...

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Illegal Tender - DVD News (Digital Lard)

Sun, 24 Aug 2008 23:08:03 GMT

Illegal TenderWHERE THE HUNTERS BECOME THE HUNTED.ILLEGAL TENDER IS AVAILABLE TO OWN AND RENT ON DVD FROM 1ST SEPTEMBER 2008ILLEGAL TENDER is an action packed, gun filled, thriller fuelled by family ties and gangster feuds. The combined forces of Academy Award® Nominee John Singleton (Four Brothers, Hustle & Flow) and writer/director Franc Reyes (Empire) has produced a gripping story...

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Ice Cube: I've never looked back (Metro.co.uk)

Sat, 23 Aug 2008 08:10:24 GMT

"When I met [director] John Singleton, we were doing Boyz N The Hood on the weekend," the star tells [US] OK! Magazine. He was like 'when are you gonna write a script?' It took me aback, like 'I can't write no script.' He said 'you can write a record. You can write a rap - you can write a script.' It planted the seed in me. I started working that night. I didn't know what I was doing,...

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Illegal Tender - Preview (IndieLondon)

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 19:48:39 GMT

ILLEGAL Tender is an action-packed, gun-filled, thriller fuelled by family ties and gangster feuds. The combined forces of Academy Award® Nominee John Singleton ( Four Brothers, Hustle & Flow ) and writer/director Franc Reyes ( Empire ) has produced a gripping story of a Latino mother and son in a quest for honor and revenge. Illegal Tender is available to own and rent on DVD from September...

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Tyrese Gibson Talks 'Death Race', Will Smith's Influence On Him & His Marriage (Black Voices Blogs)

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 09:40:00 GMT

Filed under: It's All Reel Black Voices Blogs : Looking 40 pounds and working out with Will Smith has given Tyrese Gibson a perspective on his life and film career. He's wants to do more on and off the screen. With a slew of films being tossed at him from a reunion with John Singleton in 'The... Read more

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Tyrese Gibson Definitively Answers ‘A-Team’ Questions (MTV Movies Blog)

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 14:41:26 GMT

... put my touch on [the character]. I mean, I got the muscles!” The good news is, Gibson and director John Singleton have been “been brainstorming about different ideas to make [the character] right,” he said, by updating him for the 21st Century. The bad news is, that apparently means the same thing to Tyrese as putting flames on Optimus Prime . No, seriously. “I think at the end of...

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Tyrese Confirms a Role in A-Team Remake - But Which One? (FirstShowing.net)

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 22:43:41 GMT

Back in May we brought you news that Tyrese Gibson might step up and assume the mo-hawk, gold jewelry-wearing crown of '80s hero B.A. Baracus (originally played by Mr. T) in John Singleton's A-Team remake. Latino Review updates us today on that front with a eloquent quote from the former fashion model: "Soon as that script come back in and they tweak that thing out, we gonna go ahead...

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Stolen Art Works Found in Genealogist's Apartment (Eastman's Online Genealogy Newslett)

Mon, 18 Aug 2008 16:08:22 GMT

... contained about 300 pieces, including works by Alberto Giacometti, Pablo Picasso, Odilon Redon and John Singleton Copley. Paintings were stuffed under the bed, behind the couch, and elsewhere. He also had a bust by Giacometti, which has now been valued at about $1 million. Kingsland used it as a doorstop. Problems arose when various pieces were transferred to Christie's auction house...

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Big B [Malayalam-2007].DvdRip[5.1].2CD.Eng Subs (BwT)

Thu, 14 Aug 2008 13:32:20 GMT

... the film is deemed the best in the history of the Malayalam film industry. The film is a remake of John Singleton's Four Brothers (which itself is a remake of The Sons of Katie Elder).Indian singer Shreya Ghosal made her debut into Malayalam with one of the songs from the movie. Masterpiece in terms of technical perfection!! DvdRip Info Size : 1.36 GB [2CD] Audio Language : Malayalam...

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FBI seeks owners of stolen art (The Independent)

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 13:21:59 GMT

... Christie's and Stair Galleries to sell the art. But an oil-on-canvas by early-American painter John Singleton auctioned off by Stair for $85,000 was discovered to have been a stolen item, and Christie's had to cancel a sale from Kingsland's collection when issues of provenance, or history of ownership, cropped up. The FBI said it has since found several items had been stolen and believes...

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Tyrese Gibson And John Singleton May Reunite For Unofficial 'Baby Boy' Sequel (Black Voices Blogs)

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 12:05:00 GMT

Filed under: It's All Reel Black Voices Blogs : As his next film, 'Death Race', gets ready to hit the screen next week, Tyrese Gibson has been doing lots of interviews to promote the action packed film that also stars Jason Statham, and while talking to my colleagues at moviehole.net, they... Read more

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Mystery surrounds William M V Kingsland art collection (The First Post)

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 07:59:25 GMT

... when a gallery owner bought a minor British Old Master from Kingsland’s collection - a portrait by John Singleton Copley of the Second Earl of Bessborough - for $85,000. Investigating its provenance, he found that it had been stolen from Harvard University in 1971. Then the sale of a small still-life by Morandi in London for $600,000 had to be unstitched when it too was discovered...

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Stolen artwork in US collection (New Zealand Herald )

newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 20:15:00 GMT

But an oil-on-canvas by early American painter John Singleton auctioned by Stair for US$85,000 ($123,385) was discovered to have been a stolen item, and Christie's had to cancel a sale from the Kingsland collection over issues of history of ownership.

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NY ART WORLD SHOCK (New York Post)

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 07:52:03 GMT

... to peddle one of the pieces - an 18th century portrait of the Second Earl of Bessborough by artist John Singleton Copley - to an art dealer for $85,000, they discovered that it had actually been stolen from Harvard University's Fogg Museum. The discovery led to an FBI probe, which found that at least 20 pieces in the collection - including the Giacometti bust - were hot property....

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Cube ready for A-Team (JoBlo)

Mon, 11 Aug 2008 14:39:33 GMT

Ice Cube doesn't know if or when an A-TEAM movie will get made but he does know one thing for sure: if it does he better be playing B.A. Baracus. "Man, I am so ready to play B.A. Baracus," Cube told the LA Times. "I really want it to happen and it’s the thing we’ve been talking about lately," Cube says of his discussions with director John Singleton. Of course because every movie has...

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Tarantion Casting in Talks Still (Screenhead)

Thu, 07 Aug 2008 04:46:33 GMT

... Searchlight is taking a decidedly unique approach to casting in their upcoming movie about falle… Singleton Helms 1980’s TV Show? “A-Team” is going to the big screen with John Singleton directing. According to Variety, his first c… Strike Talks Look Promising Friday and Saturday talks between WGA and executives look promising enough that Variety reported a s… Star Trek XI Casting...

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$1.2 million misplaced by taxpayer-funded group (Ken Hawkins)

Thu, 07 Aug 2008 02:48:35 GMT

NBC News 2 got ahold that details the findings of the audit. In short: It's a mess and seems like funds were mismanaged, and the agency didn't keep track of what money was for what. Thousands were paid to McElveen Chevrolet Hummer, and the group's Human Resources Director John Singleton, among other incidents.

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