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Information on Project Greenlight |
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State Street looked like Hollywood Boulevard
the evening of March 12th when the Project Greenlight movie, "Stolen
Summer", premiered at the Chicago Theater. The brain child of Matt
Damon and Ben Affleck, Project Greenlight gave aspiring filmakers
the opportunity to enter their scripts in an online contest. The
Grand Prize was a chance to direct their own film with a million
dollar budget! The winner was one of Chicago's own, Pete Jones from
Deerfield. His movie, "Stolen Summer," boasts a star studded cast
with Aidan Quinn, Bonnie Hunt, and Kevin Pollak. Janet Davies got
to chat with all of them, including co-producer Matt Damon himself,
as they made thier way down the green, yes, green carpet for the
movie's premiere! "Stolen Summer" opened in theaters on March 22nd.
For more information about Project Greenlight
and Stolen Summer, link to http://projectgreenlight.liveplanet.com/
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Information on The Rookie |
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He went from being a Texas high school Chemistry
teacher and coach, to Major League Baseball's oldest rookie pitcher
in 4 decades. It is the real-life story of Jim Morris and the inspiration
behind the new Disney movie, "The Rookie". Dennis Quaid plays this
legendary baseball player. The story began with a simple bet...a
bet Morris made in hopes of motivating his struggling varsity baseball
team. That bet...if his team won the district championship, in return,
Jim would try out for the Major Leagues. Jim's team won the championship
and -he- ended up pitching for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. Our own
Lou Canellis chatted with both the star of the film and the man
whose story inspired it.
For more information on The Rookie, check
out their
website
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Information on Dennis Quaid and the Sharks |
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He's -best- known for his movie career...
but Dennis Quaid is now trying to make a name for himself in the
music business too. He formed The Sharks about a year and a half
ago and the dance band has been out on the road whenever Dennis'
movie schedule permits. 190 North caught up with the band at Joe's
on Weed St. recently. The band has yet to release a CD.
For more information about Joe's on Weed
St., check out: www.joesbar.com
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Information on Wesley Snipes |
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Blade is back! Wesley Snipes stars in Blade
II, the thriller sequel to the 1998 blockbuster. Snipes plays Blade,
who is half-human, half-vampire and hell-bent in his quest to rid
the world of the vampires he despises. Janet caught up with Wesley
while he was in Chicago to promote Blade II.
Link to http://www.blade2.com
for more information about Snipes and the movie.
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Information on Christy Turlington |
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Christy Turlington has been called "The Most
Beautiful Woman in the World." Her career as a supermodel has been
fabulously successful! She came to Chicago, not as a model, but
as an entrpreneur. Liza Cruzat learned from Christy's beauty advice
while she promoted her new line of skincare products called Sundari.
To learn more about the Sundari skincare
line link to: www.sundari.com
A cigarette addict at one time,Christy is
now a strong activist in the campaign to help others quit and encourage
those who haven't started to remain smoke free. Check out her website:
http://smokingisugly.com/ugly/main.html
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