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Movie re-enactment or campus stabbing? The law will decide - Sun-Times news group
King Kong figurine used in 1930s movie up for sale - Fosters Daily Democrat
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Movie re-enactment or campus stabbing? The law will decide - Sun-Times news group

Posted: 11 Oct 2009 01:58 AM PDT

It was the Boulder Colorado police and not the sheriff of Nottingham who arrested a stabbing suspect who said he and friends were just re-enacting "Robin Hood: Men in Tights."

Nineteen-year-old Leo Beitz of northwest suburban Rolling Meadows was arrested last weekend on suspicion of stabbing a University of Colorado student and fighting with officers.

Beitz told police he was waving his knife like a sword during the Robin Hood scene, then put the knife in his pocket, where it cut the student during later horseplay.

Witnesses told police Beitz attacked the student. The victim is recovering after surgery. AP

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King Kong figurine used in 1930s movie up for sale - Fosters Daily Democrat

Posted: 11 Oct 2009 12:03 AM PDT

LONDON (AP) — A tiny King Kong figurine that helped launch the career of one of cinema's biggest monsters is going up for sale, Christie's auction house said Friday.

The London auctioneer said the 22-inch (56-centimeter) skeleton was the one used in the climactic scene of the 1933 movie in which the humongous ape climbs New York's Empire State Building, clutching a blonde starlet and swatting away fighter planes.

"King Kong" wowed 1930s audiences with groundbreaking special effects that appeared to show the titular beast brawling with dinosaurs and cutting a swathe of destruction through New York City.

Much of the credit goes to Willis O'Brien, then chief technician at RKO studios, who created the monster by adding layers of cotton, rubber, liquid latex and rabbit's fur to a metal armature.

The figurines were then filmed one frame at a time, moving them ever-so-slightly between shots to give the illusion of movement.

Although several such models were used in the film, Christie's spokeswoman Jo Swetenham said this one was thought to be the largest. She added that the monster's fleshy covering has since rotted away.

The movie spawned a series of sequels and remakes, including a 1976 version starring Jeff Bridges and Peter Jackson's computer-wizardry packed "King Kong" with Jack Black, Naomi Watts and Adrien Brody.

The skeletal miniature may lack Kong's heft, but it still comes with a kingly price tag.

Christie's said it hopes to get up to 150,000 pounds (about $240,000) from the figure's sale. Fans can bid for the artifact at the auctioneer's popular culture sale on Nov. 24.

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2012: It's only a movie, not doomsday - sign on sandiego.com

Posted: 11 Oct 2009 02:05 AM PDT

2:00 a.m. October 11, 2009

MEXICO CITY — Apolinario Chile Pixtun is tired of being bombarded with frantic questions about the Mayan calendar supposedly "running out" on Dec. 21, 2012. After all, it's not the end of the world.

Or is it?

Definitely not, the Maya Indian elder insists. "I came back from England last year, and man, they had me fed up with this stuff," he said.

It can only get worse for Chile Pixtun. Next month, Hollywood's "2012" opens in theaters, featuring earthquakes, meteor showers and a tsunami dumping an aircraft carrier on the White House.

At Cornell University, Ann Martin, who runs the "Curious? Ask an Astronomer" Web site, says people are scared.

"It's too bad that we're getting e-mails from fourth-graders who are saying that they're too young to die," Martin said. "We had a mother of two young children who was afraid she wouldn't live to see them grow up."

Chile Pixtun, a Guatemalan, says the doomsday theories spring from Western, not Mayan ideas.

A significant time period for the Mayas does end on the date, and enthusiasts have found a series of astronomical alignments that they say coincide in 2012, including one that happens roughly once every 25,800 years.

But most archaeologists, astronomers and Mayas say the only thing likely to hit Earth is a meteor shower of New Age philosophy, pop astronomy, Internet doomsday rumors and TV specials such as one on the History Channel that mixes "predictions" from Nostradamus and the Mayas and asks, "Is 2012 the year the cosmic clock finally winds down to zero days, zero hope?"

A stone tablet named Monument Six, found at an obscure ruin in southern Mexico during highway construction in the 1960s, forms the basis for the doomsday theories. The marker almost didn't survive; the site was largely paved over and parts of the tablet were looted.

It's unique in that the remaining parts contain the equivalent of the date 2012. The inscription describes something that's supposed to occur that year involving Bolon Yokte, a mysterious Mayan god associated with both war and creation.

However, erosion and a crack in the stone make the end of the passage almost illegible.

Archaeologist Guillermo Bernal of Mexico's National Autonomous University said that luckily, there are other inscriptions at Mayan sites for dates far beyond 2012 — including one that roughly translates into the year 4772.

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Posted: 10 Oct 2009 10:59 PM PDT

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FIGHT – The Movie’ Premiere and DVD Release a Celebrated ... - Melodika.net

Posted: 10 Oct 2009 10:52 PM PDT

The premiere of FIGHT – The Movie was a celebrated success for Berks county native Jerry Moyer (writer, producer and narrator of the inspirational movie) along with everyone else involved with the film which has been an evolving dream over the past three years for Moyer and his partner, Burke Cherrie. The premiere was hosted at the Miller Center for the Arts on the campus of R.A.C.C. in downtown Reading on Tuesday, Oct 6th.

"It was an amazing night," said Moyer. "The Theater was filled with a buzz, an energy that had everyone ready for something special. As I sat watching 'FIGHT-The Movie' with our sold-out audience, I could feel the positive messages literally flowing off the screen. I saw people crying, others laughing, and all were ready to start fighting for the life they truly desire. It was everything and more that I had envisioned the night would be."

"FIGHT" details inspirational real-life stories of 11 everyday people who confront daunting challenges in their lives and choose to fight through them. Most of the characters featured in the movie are also from the Berks County, PA region according to Moyer.

"Sales of the DVD were brisk at the premiere," he said. "Total attendance exceeded 500 and included numerous VIPs who were either in the movie or closely associated with the movie. I started this project with the goal to raise in excess of one million dollars for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (CFF) to help find a cure for the disease. It is extremely gratifying to be on our way to realizing that dream."

A portion of the proceeds equaling $2 from the sale of DVD are being donated to the CFF and $7 from the sale of DVDs directly referred by the CFF is going to the organization through Moyer's FIGHT Affiliate Partners Program.

Notables in attendance at the premiere included movie characters Adam Taliaferro (former Penn State football player given 3% chance to walk again), Kristy Kowal (Olympic swimmer who couldn't swim a full lap at age 8), Jim Jarrett (actor who found himself divorced and broke with no reason to go on) who flew in from San Francisco exclusively for the event, Chris Kaag (U.S. Marine who will never walk again), Nat Gallen (11 year old fighting Cystic Fibrosis), lawyer Elaine Stanko , Rich and Linda Price (parents of PGA tour-card holder, Rick Price) and Maria Cintron (wife of world-champion boxer, Kermit Cintron). In addition, Editor Geoff Morris, soundtrack composers Andrew Kuryloski and Justin Bostwick, and executive producer Edward Sep were present at the event.

Linda Klein-Campozello, Executive Director of the Northeastern Pennsylvania Chapter of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation was present and invited to speak following the premiere. Klein-Campozello expressed extreme gratitude to Moyer for his continuing efforts and dedication to raising money and awareness for the CFF.

Others in attendance shared their comments: "It was a great night. Your movie was fantastic. All of the stories were moving and motivating. Congratulations!!" said Victoria Schutt.

"Hey Jerry, it was great meeting you last night," said Matt Allison. "As a former Penn State student athlete and struggling entrepreneur myself, a lot of the stories from the movie hit home with me. AWESOME job!"

"What a warrior hero you have found in Nat Gallen," said M.L. Krippe. "I want to be like him when I grow up! Thank you for making this movie and for your incredible vision. I, for one, am changed and inspired! Well done!"

Complete information on 'FIGHT – The Movie' including online ordering and additional details on the Affiliate Partners Program can be found by visiting www.iamreadytoFIGHT.com or by contacting Jerry Moyer at (610) 468-8225 or emailing to This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it .