Arts & Entertainment
“Knight and Day” features Tom Cruise and Cameron DiazMovie Review: The Karate Kid
“The Karate Kid” featuring Will Smith’s son, Jaden Smith.
Studio: Columbia
Plot: A remake of a beloved 80’s classic about a teenage boy befriended by an old man who teaches him martial arts.
Cast: Jaden Smith, Jackie Chan, Han Wenwen, Wang Zhenwei, Taraji P. Henson
Rating: PG
Bottom Line: **
Blackflix Movie Review: Who Do You Love? 9-7
Studio: International Film Circuit
Plot: The life story of legendary record producer Leonard Chess, founder of Chess Records, the label that helped popularize Blues music during the 1950s.
Cast: Jon Abrahams, Alessandro Nivola, Chi McBride, David Oyelowo
Rating: PG-13
Bottom Line: **1/2
Movie Review: Repo Men – 9-6
Studio: Universal
Plot: In the near future, humans prolong their lives with artificial organs purchased on credit, but if you can’t make your payments, the organs are reclaimed by repo men with extreme prejudice. Remy, one of the best organ repo men suffers a near-fatal injury and awakens to find himself fitted with as top-of-the-line heart replacement…as well as a hefty debt.
Cast: Jude Law, Forrest Whitaker, Alice Braga, Live Schreiber,The RZA
Rating: PG-13
Bottom Line: ***
Blackflix.com – Shutter Island – 9-4
Studio: Paramount
Plot: Drama is set in 1954, U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels is investigating the disappearance of a murderess who escaped from a hospital for the criminally insane and is presumed to be hiding on the remote Shutter Island.
Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Mark Ruffalo, Sir Ben Kingsley, Max von Sydow
Rating: R
Bottom Line: ****
Freedom of Information Act – Your Right to Know
Journalists and citizens who file Freedom of Information Act requests often expect delay or denial, unfortunately, that can impact your daily life. Oftentimes, the lack of information provided by governmental agencies limit the ability to investigate issues, protect individuals or open the doors of justice. istockphoto
Sunshine Week: Your Right to Know
Did you know that you can ask for the documents below under FOIA (Freedom of Information Act)?
America’s Top Model is Accepting Online Photos
In recent years, modeling shows and modeling contest that attract hopefuls from all over the nation are the “reality television show rage”. One of the most popular shows is Tyra Banks’ America’s Next Top Model. Tyra.com is holding an exclusive America’s Next Top Model search just for those young hopefuls. Photo of Tyra Banks
Teen Talk: Nu Poet Collective “Changes”
”Changes” by Aseel Machi. Her honest poem about change in Lansing primarily due to losses in the auto industry. Pictured is the depressing sight, where mighty factories once stood, while riding down Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd. Photo by Aseel Machi
Blackflix.com – “Edge of Darkness” 9-3
“Edge of Darkness”
Studio: Warner Bros. (1 hr. 56 min.)
Plot: A homicide detective investigates the death of his activist daughter, and uncovers her secret life, a corporate cover-up and government
Cast: Mel Gibson, Ray Winstone, Danny Huston, Bojana Novakovic, Shawn Roberts
Rating: R
Bottom Line: ***