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Play #OscarsBingo with PRI and Studio 360
When the Oscars go on, you can be sure there will be acceptance speeches that go on too long, award winners who don’t show up and presenters who seem to have no idea why they’re even there. So, instead of turning the event into a drinking game, join us for a game of bingo.
Director James Cameron Takes a Deep Dive
Director James Cameron is back on dry land after traveling to the deepest known point on Earth, some seven miles below the surface of the ocean. He’s the first person to make the dive alone, and he spent about three hours there collecting research samples and taking pictures. Dr. Jon Copley is a marine […]
New Movie Releases: ‘The Vow,’ ‘Journey 2,’ and ‘Safe House’
This week’s big releases offer up some variations on Hollywood’s most beloved genres: “Safe House,” a CIA mole-thriller with Denzel Washington and Ryan Reynolds; “Journey 2: The Mysterious Island,” a kid-friendly sci-fi adventure starring The Rock and Michael Cain; and the tear-jerking amnesia romance “The Vow” starring Rachel McAdams and Channing Tatum. Rafer Guzman is film […]
Up in the Air
Oscar-nominated film, “Up in the Air,” tells a story made for the recession. George Clooney plays a corporate grim reaper, flying all over the country to lay off his clients’ employees. Director Jason Reitman (“Juno”) based it on the 2001 novel by Walter Kirn. Reitman and Kirn told Kurt that the project ended up having […]