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Vote For Tell City Native to Co-Host With Kelly Ripa LIVE

Big Boy — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 14:33:58 +0000

Tell City native Rory Kramer is 1 of 10 finalist in the Coast to Coast Co-Host Contest. If he wins he will get to Co-Host for a day, but he needs your help.

Rory submitted a video claiming that he has what it takes to fill the shoes of former host Regis. What do

Bobbi Kristina, Daughter Of Whitney Houston, Rushed To Hospital [Video]

ann.jenkins — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 22:32:59 +0000

The only daughter of Whitney Houston has been rushed to Cedars-Sinai’ Hospital in Los Angeles. Bobbi Kristina Brown, 18, was reportedly suffering from some kind of anxiety attack. News reports say this is the second time since her mother’s tragic death Saturday at the Beverly Hills Hilton Hotel that the teenager has been taken to [...]

Whitney Houston Dead At 48 [Video]

ann.jenkins — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 01:51:32 +0000

The publicist for Whitney Houston has confirmed the superstar of pop music has died at the age of 48. The cause and location of the singers death are not known. In the 80′s, Houston was at the peak of her career, scoring number one hits on the Billboard Top 40 charts time and time again. [...]

M_RG_R_T_S Helped Spin The Wheel

ann.jenkins — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 03:53:54 +0000

In an interview with ESPN2′s Dan Le Batard this week, Wheel of Fortune host Pat Sajak started talking about the early days of the show. When he and co-host Vanna White were (much) younger and very fond of a restaurant near the Burbank, California set. Which also served up really good margaritas! That was back [...]

Trailer For 2012 Academy Awards Features Several Stars

Bobby G. — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 19:52:35 +0000

This promotional video features several fairly recognizable movie stars on a quest to find "The Host"...all in an effort to promote the fact that Billy Crystal is once again hosting the 84th Academy Awards. Is it enough to make me watch the show? Nope...don't think so.

Weekend Box Office — 'Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows' Hunts Down First Place

Shauna Wright — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 16:57:06 +0000

Moviegoers lined up to see Robert Downey, Jr. in ‘Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows,’ giving the sleuthing sequel a $40 million showing and the top spot at the box office this weekend. Another sequel, ‘Alvin And The Chipmunks: Chipwrecked,’ came in second with $23.5 million, followed by ‘Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol,’ the latest [...]

Weekend Box Office: 'The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1′ Fights Off Competitors to Stay in First Place

Shauna Wright — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 22:01:08 +0000

‘The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1′ continued to dominate at the box office this weekend, earning $42 million to easily retain its top spot on the charts. ‘The Muppets,’ the resurrection of the beloved franchise, came in second with a $29.5 million haul, while the singing and dancing penguins of ‘Happy Feet 2′ [...]

Walter Cronkite Breaks News of JFK Assassination — This Week In History [VIDEO]

Don Deane — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 17:36:37 +0000

It was 48 years ago yesterday that JFK was shot and killed while traveling in a motorcade in Texas. Shortly after the terrible incident, CBS News interrupted a broadcast of ‘As the World Turns’ and Walter Cronkite broke the news to a shocked nation. At first, details were sketchy and Cronkite reported that Kennedy had [...]

New Movie Releases: 'Happy Feet Two,' 'The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1′

Shauna Wright — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 16:00:38 +0000

Whether your thing is animated penguins who sing and dance or gothic love stories involving vampires and werewolves, both of the new movies in wide release this weekend have been much hyped and hotly anticipated. In ‘Happy Feet Two,’ Mumble the dancing penguin returns, and this time he’s showing his son a move or two. [...]

Weekend Box Office: 'Puss In Boots' Is Purr-fect

Shauna Wright — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 13:33:13 +0000

The swashbuckling feline from the ‘Shrek’ franchise, ‘Puss In Boots,’ still has plenty of lives to spare after its weekend haul of $34 million, putting it at the top of the charts in its first week of release. Fright-flick ‘Paranormal Activity 3′ fell to second place, bringing in $18.5 million, followed by Justin Timberlake’s thriller [...]

Weekend Box Office: 'Dolphin Tale' Swims to the Top of the Chart

Shauna Wright — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 11:00:43 +0000

It was neck-and-neck for a while, but in the end, the family-friendly ‘Dolphin Tale’ bested the Brad Pitt baseball-saga, ‘Moneyball,’ to take the top-earning spot at the box office this weekend. In the second week of release for both movies, ‘Dolphin Tale’ took in $14.2 million, while ‘Moneyball’ earned $12.5 million — but still has [...]

Jon Favreau, Director of "Cowboys And Aliens" & "Iron Man" Guests On "Miller" Tonight-7/27

John Story — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 15:28:09 +0000

An interesting “Dennis Miller Show” tonight at 10pm on WGBF, when one of Hollywood’s hottest directors spends an hour with Dennis. Hour 1 Daniel Silva, Author, “Portrait of a Spy”, “The Rembrandt Affair” Hour 2 Jon Favreau, Director, “Cowboys and Aliens”, “Iron Man”, “Swingers” Westwood One

Giant WildWest Fundraiser Coming to Gibson County Fairgrounds

John Story — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 15:18:14 +0000

Fans of classic western movies are sure to enjoy a very special event coming to the Gibson County Fairgrounds. Gibson This – Roy Rogers Centennial Celebration - July 22nd – 24th - Gibson County Fairgrounds - Banquet to be held at Clarion Inn/Princeton - Proceeds to National Veterans Memorial This is an event for the whole family [...]

Judge Blasts Lindsay Lohan For Using 'Extremely Poor Judgment' By Having a Party

Andy Scott — Sat, 25 Jun 2011 13:00:05 +0000

Well, so much for that: A judge ruled Thursday that Lindsay Lohan was only guilty of ‘extremely poor judgment’ after she tested positive last week for alcohol.

Judge Stephanie Sautner also banned Lohan, who is currently under house arrest after she was accused of stealing a $2,500 necklace, from a jewelry store in California and from having parties at her house. She is now only allowed to have “one friend over at a time, and your family, should you want them. That is it.”

Story At The Movies: Short Reviews Of The Movie Summer, So Far

John Story — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 15:21:00 +0000

At this point in the Movie Summer of 2011, it’s not easy being a movie lover like yours truly. Only a few to really praise, and plenty to yawn at. GREEN LANTERN – One of the more entertaining tent-pole extravaganzas to come along, it tells of an American test pilot chosen by a passing alien to [...]

Marilyn Monroe's 'Seven Year Itch' Dress Sells for $5.6 Million

Andy Scott — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 13:07:21 +0000

Fifty-six years later, Marilyn Monroe is still worth a lot of money – $5.6 million, to be exact.

According to CNN, Monroe’s iconic dress from the 1955 Billy Wilder movie ‘The Seven Year Itch’ sold for that amount Saturday night at an auction in Beverly Hills, California.

Story At The Movies: THOR

John Story — Fri, 13 May 2011 17:18:03 +0000

Now at the Evansville IMAX: The latest superhero thingy (not quite a movie but lots more than a comic book) from Marvel Comics Studio, “Thor,” a gigantically noisy but fun-for-the-fans exercise in silly plotting, overacting, and colorful images in good 3D. There’s this king of Asgard see, his name is Odin and he’s worshipped as a [...]

Al Pacino Back in the Mob in 'Gotti: Three Generations'

brad.bruner — Tue, 10 May 2011 18:22:17 +0000

Oscar-winning actor Al Pacino will return to his on-screen mob roots in the much-talked about 'Gotti: Three Generations,' a biopic about infamous mobster John Gotti.

According to EW.com, Pacino will play Aniello John 'Mr. Neil' Dellacroce, consigliere to Carlo Gambino. He'll join the previously cast John Travolta, Kelly Preston and troublemaker Lindsay Lohan, who have signed on to play John, Victoria and Kim Gotti, respectively.

Story At The Movies: FAST FIVE

John Story — Fri, 06 May 2011 16:45:52 +0000

The most popular movie on planet Earth right now stars Vin Diesel and Dwayne (The Rock) Johnson. Somehow I knew Diesel was gonna be huge when I saw him in “Pitch Black” many years ago, and said so publicly. Always be careful what you wish for, kids. It’s called “Fast Five” and picks up our street-racing [...]

Story At The Movies: WATER FOR ELEPHANTS

John Story — Wed, 04 May 2011 16:50:25 +0000

I loved this movie! How’s that for a short review? Old-fashioned corny schmaltz like this doesn’t appeal to that many people these days, but I enjoyed this one ‘way out of all my expectations. It’s about a young man who runs away to (accidentally) join the circus in that wonderful year of 1931. His family suffers a [...]