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Bored and unhappy with the life of being "The Pumpkin King" Jack Skellington of Halloween Town, Jack sets out to find something exciting. Jack discovers "Christmas Town" and takes it upon himself to take over the duties of Santa to deliver toys across the world to children. Written by Kris Hopson

Jack Skellington (Sarandon)is the King of Halloween, but is about to discover something news. Jack becomes bored and tired with the same routine every year, and takes a walk into the woods, in which he discovered a door leading to Christmas time. Christmas time is amazing to Jack, but he doesn't fully understand the concept. Now, he want to bring Christmas to everyone, and is planning to take over the job from Santa (Ivory). Problem is, the real world isn't used to Jack's lifestyle, and it's not going to go to plan for Jack at all. Written by Film_Fan

Jack Skellington, the pumpkin king of Halloween Town, is bored with doing the same thing every year for Halloween. One day he stumbles into Christmas Town, and is so taken with the idea of Christmas that he tries to get the resident bats, ghouls, and goblins of Halloween town to help him put on Christmas instead of Halloween -- but alas, they can't get it quite right. Written by Jon Reeves {jreeves@imdb.com}

It is the same routine every year in Halloweentown, on Halloween the monsters come out and perform a real scare. This particular Halloween, the pumpkin king Jack Skellington, bored of the idea, saunters off into the woods with his dog Zero after Halloween night. Upon the break of dawn, he discovers a clearing of trees with different doors representing various holidays. The Christmas Tree door attracts his attention and upon entrance into the world of Christmas, Jack is fascinated with this new idea of Christmas that he must absolutely share with the citizens of Halloweentown. Written by commanderblue

Jack Skellington, Pumpkin King, ruler of Halloweentown, happens upon Christmastown, and decides to change Christmas into another Halloween. He kidnaps Santa Claus, then takes it upon himself to deliver some alternative gifts to unsuspecting children. Written by Colin Tinto {cst@imdb.com}

Jack Skellington, the pumpkin king of Halloween Town, is tired of the same old thing every year. He wanders into the woods and finds some holiday trees and each has a town in it. He goes to the Christmas one and finds himself in Christmas Town. He likes the idea, tells the town to the citizens and they decide to make their own Christmas with their own twist. Written by diamonds_and_pearls

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The Movie:

"Nightmare Before Christmas" is the remarkable production from the mind of Tim Burton and the skills of director Henry Selick. Working together to wrap the package up perfectly is the wonderful score from composer Danny Elfman. The film is so many things; it's a smart kids film, it's got wonderful animation and so much imagination in every detail of its presentation of this amazing world that's been created. The stop-motion animation is absolutely stunning - you look at every frame and ponder how long it took to prepare even that second of the picture.

The main character in the film is Jack Skellington, a character who is the head of a little town that is in charge of Halloween. One day, he stumbles into Christmastown and is amazed by what he sees. So, he decides to kidnap Santa Claus and prepare Christmas on his own, and his attempt is, to say the least, an awkward one.

The film is haunting and strange and yet, there's a beauty to the marvelously gloomy sets. The voice work gets the tone of the characters right, as well. All-in-all, "Nightmare" may give some of the youngest kids nightmares, but older children and adults will likely appreciate the level of talent that went into bringing this wild world to life.

The DVD

VIDEO: Although the non-anamorphic transfer that is included here is pretty good overall, it's dissapointing that Disney did not decide to go anamorphic with this Special Edition release. Sharpness is very good and detail is solid as well, even in the darker areas of the film.

There is no pixelation, but slight shimmering does appear briefly once or twice. The print used is especially clear and crisp, with only a few very tiny marks. Black level is strong and clarity is never lacking.

Colors are also perfect, looking nicely saturated and rich, without any problems apparent. This is a very, very nice looking presentation, but an anamorphic transfer would have been extremely appreciated.


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Cassidy Merteuil, the distant cousin of Kathryn Merteuil, arrives in Santa Barbara, California to attend college. There she meets Jason Argyle, a former friend from her high school also attending the school. Jason gets a roommate, Patrick Bales. Jason and Patrick form a mean-spirited partnership of seducing and dumping various young women on campus. When both of their latest conquests bore them, Jason bets Patrick if they can seduce a particular newcomer, who is under the wing of Cassidy. But nothing is what it seems as a triangle of Cassidy, Jason, and Patrick forms with each one scheming to outwit the other. Written by Matthew Patay

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Exploration of the intermingling of gamblers AND sexoholics anonymous continues in sunny Santa Barbara (because ritzy New York locations are so goldang EXPENSIVE) where an all-new gaggle of horn'd up well-to-dos bet each other they can't diddle each other and get all handsy anyway. Does it make a lick of sense? Well, yeah, IF YOU PAY STRICT ATTENTION!!! Purely as a public service, yours truly did and enjoyed very nearly every salacious frame. Forget all the polish and star power of the MTV-ified Dangerous Liaisons retread. The horsey prequel. Here we've got a juicy after-prep-school erotic thriller where they forgot to take out all the dirty parts. Bad music. Awful acting. And when it can't get much more astonishing -- a cringe-worthy RAPE tossed off as a mere plot device. Yet there's something magnetic in Hawaiian honey Kristina Anapau's pint-sized Queen Bitch and her court of canoodlers. Could SHE alongside dueling boy-toys Kerr Smith and Nathan Wetherington be the magic trio to muster Blown Away 2!?! Three breasts. Thong flinging. Slow-mo diddling. Gratuitous ping pong match. Advanced hetro tongue rasslin. Ol' falling-in-love montage. Mickey slipping. Kristina twists the knife: "You're off to prison, where the sex is never boring!" (2004, 85 mins, 1.78:1 anam, DD 5.1, Trailers.)



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Takes place several years before the malicious movie, back to when Kathryn first meets Sebastian, their sexual attraction to each other and their enjoyment in destroying the lives of their peers. Written by Anonymous

A few years before the events depicted in the 1999 film. It follows the lives of rich step siblings Sebastian Valmont and Kathryn Merteuil as they playfully manipulate the people surrounding them at their exclusive New York prep school. Written by Phil Fernando

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The Movie: I have to say that I haven't been very entertained by the wave of teen films that have come out in the past few years. There's the occasional minorly entertaining picture such as "10 Things I Hate About You", but more often than not, there's a lot of weak films like "Boys and Girls". One teen film always remains at the front of the pack though - the original "Cruel Intentions". A remake of "Dangerous Liasons", the picture was not "art", but contained entertaining performances and seemed lively and energetic, with good production values, dialogue and acting. Sure enough, Fox was looking for a show soon after, and they thought that a television version of "Cruel Intentions" might make for a hit. "Manchester Prep" was the series title, and it looked for a while as if it would arrive soon after, only...it never did. Fox had problems with the content of the show and felt that the sexual material in the show wasn't appropriate for television. Not ones to let things go to waste, Tristar re-worked the pilot of the series, which acts as a prequel to the picture, and is releasing it as "Cruel Intentions 2". Suprisingly, both the film and sequel share the same writer/director, Roger Kumble. Yet, they do not share the same cast. Robin Dunne plays Ryan Phillipe's role as Sebastian, leaving the troubles of his middle-of-nowhere school to live with his father and stepmother (Mimi Rogers!), as well as his new sister, Kathryn(Amy Adams, one of the girls from "Drop Dead Gorgeous"). This sequel generally is a re-tread of the original, as the siblings attack each other and generally toy with those around them. As with a television show, there's generally no suprise that the production values of this sequel are considerably less impressive than the original's mansions. The actors are also lacking in comparison, most notably Adams as Kathryn, who lacks the edge of Gellar's stellar performance in the original. Dunne isn't terrible as Phillipe, but the film lacks a similar character to Selma Blair's in the original, which added a bit of comic relief. With the acting not being quite as strong as the original cast, the As the series never made it on to the air, there has been some added scenes (one involving twin girls) and dialogue that make this more along the lines of something that would be more likely to be on Cinemax than Fox. Occasionally funny, somewhat watchable, this sequel still suffers from a cast that's not as solid as the original film's as well as a script from Kumble that seems like a rather pale copy. Could have been better, and maybe had the series been able to run at all it would have developed into something interesting - but, we'll never know.

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Kathryn makes a bet that her step-brother, Sebastian, won't be able to bed Annette (a virgin, who wants to wait until marriage) before the start of the school year. If he loses, Kathryn gets his Roadster, if he wins, he gets Kathryn Written by Scott Stoecker {mrgastruck@yahoo.com}

Kathryn and Sebastian, two wealthy, manipulative teenage step-siblings from Manhattan's upper-crust, conspire in Cruel Intentions, a wickedly entertaining tale of seduction and betrayal. The stakes are high when the duo agrees upon a deliciously diabolical wager of sexual conquest without consequences. The pawns? The naive Celcile Caldwell and the virginal Annette Hargrove. Its summer break, and Kathryn has been dumped by her beau, Court Reynolds, for the innocent Cecile. Desperate to get even, Kathryn challenges Sebastian to ruin Celcile by deflowering her and turning her into a tramp-thus humiliating Court by delivering Cecile to him as damaged goods. Sebastian has pretty much 'had' all of the girls in New York City up to this point, and he's gotten a bit bored of it all. Though this is too easy a conquest for him, he obliges. He sets his sights on a greater challenge-the new headmaster's daughter, Annette, who recently wrote an article in Seventeen Magazine about how she intends to stay pure until she marries her boyfriend. Sebastian bets Kathryn that he can seduce the chaste and pristine Annette before school begins in the fall. Kathryn thinks this feat impossible and quickly agrees to the wager. The stakes: if Sebastian succeeds, Kathryn must give him a night of unbridled pleasure, something's he's wanted since their parents got married. If he fails, he must forfeit his priceless 1956 Jaguar to Kathryn and suffer the shame of defeat. Written by ---

Bickering step-siblings together quietly control much of the social lives of the students in an affluent NY prep school. Sebastian sees himself as a kind of Don Juan, who always gets his woman, while Katherine would rather enact revenge on ex-flames and corrupt incoming freshmen. One day, Kathryn and Sebastian, driven by a mutual lust for each other and a love of messing with innocent young people's lives, hatch a nefarious plan, and place a kind of bet. Sebastian is to woo and bed the daughter of the new headmaster (a very adamant virgin with plans to only "wait until marriage"), and if he is able to accomplish this seemingly impossible task, he can have his way with Kathryn - the one woman whom he KNOWS he can not have. If he is unable to seduce the ice queen, however, Katherine gets his classic car. Written by J.J. Neal

A pair of unscrupulous siblings star in a sexy tale of seduction, revenge and conquest. After cleverly seducing and ruining the reputation of an unsuspecting classmate, the sparks fly when Kathryn poses the ultimate challenge to her insatiable stepbrother Sebastian: deflower the Headmaster's beautiful, virgin daughter Annette. If he fails, Kathryn gets his 1956 jaguar convertible, but if he succeeds, Sebastain gets to possess and bed Kathryn. The stakes are high, but for Sebastian, the payoff is feverishly irresistible and before the summer's over, no one will escape their relentless game of cat and mouse . . . until one of them is bitten by the most unlikely sensation of all . . . love. Written by Robert Lynch {docrlynch@yahoo.com}

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Films profoundly effect my moods. A bad film can leave me angered for a week or more. A good film can leave me smiling for an even longer period. As I sit typing this review(smiling contently), I must say that I liked this film immensely. No one would call it a work of art, and at times "Cruel Intentions" shows its flaws, but it's definitely far and away the smartest and most energetic of the new genre of teen films that has been popping up lately. The film is a reworking of Dangerous Liasons, only now a set of rich Manhattan kids are involved in the schemes. Ryan Phillipe stars as Sebastian Valmont, a rich playboy who simply spends his free time jetting around in his sportscar or writing in his journal about his latest conquest of yet another Manhattan girl. He's joined in his games by his stepsister, Kathryn, a seductress who's angered when she doesn't get her way. I've never liked Phillipe in any of his performances, especially last Summer's "54", where he was almost painful to watch in the role of a bartender at the famous disco club; his performance here is, incredibly, a 180 degree turn into excellence: he's perfect in the role of a young man who's contstantly spinning lies and putting on a happy face to convince the world around him that he's no worse than the next guy. It's the turn from the "happy face" to what lies underneath that constantly makes this performance so fun to watch. It's on display perfectly in the opening scene when Sebastian visits his therapist in a scene that's a perfect observation of the sort of celebrity that comes to the upper class psychologists out there. It ends with the perfect spin as well, with a phone call from the therapist's daughter about Sebastian, but by that time, he's already moved on to his next conquest. Gellar matches him word for word as Kathryn, in a smart, tight performance as the girl who knows all the angles towards getting her way, whether it means using herself or making a simple phone call to start a series of events in order. She's off on her own plans when her boyfriend dumps her for Cecile, a girl Kathryn wants to turn into "damaged goods" to deliver back to her ex-boyfriend. Selma Blair is frequently priceless in the role of Cecile, blessing the character with some scenes of pure, goofy hilarity. It's a rich, wonderful performance. The best scenes of the film may be between Gellar and Phillipe, but Blair is perfection as the movie's more comedic side.

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A college student (Johansson) goes to work as a nanny for a rich New York family. Ensconced in their home, she has to juggle their dysfunction, her studies, a new romance, and the spoiled brat in her charge.

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While it's gift-wrapped like a JV version of "The Devil Wears Prada," "Nanny Dairies" (adapted from the book by Emma McLaughlin and Nicola Krause) actually has a lot going for it that places the picture miles ahead of the dreary "Devil." I guess it helps to have filmmakers with an exceptional sense of personality.

Fresh out of college, Annie (Scarlett Johansson) is on the hunt for a job in New York City. Falling into her lap one day is Grayer, a young boy with a high-maintenance mother, Mrs. X (Laura Linney), in desperate need of a nanny. Taking the job while trying to hide her service from friends (Alicia Keys) and her mother (Donna Murphy), Annie joins the exclusive nanny club of Manhattan, opening her eyes to the way business is conducted in these rich and powerful circles, fighting to protect her sense of self in the process.

Directors Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini are following their critical success with the eccentric Harvey Pekar story, "American Splendor," with this airy tale. After a summer of watching films that thrive on chaos and noise, it's a cool breeze to watch the two filmmakers exercise a great deal of control over "Nanny." It's not exactly a Kubrickian essay of obsessive filmmaking mastery, but one can sense "Nanny" is going somewhere, instead of stumbling over mishaps and melodrama.

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HALO 3 REVIEW FROM IGN.COM

HALO 3 REVIEW FROM IGN.COM

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September 23, 2007 - My father once told me, "Never start a fight you don't intend to finish." Master Chief's pappy must have said something similar to him long before John-117 became a Spartan, because in Halo 3, the iconic action hero does indeed finish the fight. There is no cliffhanger ending that will have you screaming at your television, no doubting that this is Chief's tale and everyone else is along for the ride, and no question that it is a worthy conclusion to the most successful trilogy in videogame history. But just like that girl you dated in college, Halo 3 has some issues. Don't' worry; the good far outweighs the bad. This is Halo 3, and it is indeed the game you've been waiting for the past three years.

When last we left Master Chief, he was headed towards Earth, determined to stop the Prophet of Truth and his cadre of Brutes from destroying the universe in a blaze of zealotry. Cortana had been captured by the Gravemind, a disgusting creature intimately tied to the Flood. The Arbiter and his Elites, once bitter enemies of humankind had made an uneasy truce in order to conquer a greater evil. Frankly, things didn't look so hot for Earth and its inhabitants. For three years fans have been waiting to find out what comes next. Most won't be disappointed, as the story eschews some of the ambiguity of Halo 2 and tells a more straightforward narrative. Events play out like a sci-fi action blockbuster.

Lost, though, is the intriguing side-story of the Arbiter and his Elites. The focus is clearly (and perhaps deservedly) on Master Chief. That means in the single-player campaign you will be Chief and Chief only. The Arbiter is just a dude with a weird mandible and a cool sword. While keeping players locked in as Master Chief is a wise decision on Bungie's part, it's a shame that the Arbiter's story fades so far into the background. That's not to say I want to spend half the adventure following the Arbiter and leaving Chief to twiddle his thumbs, but it would have been nice to see such a prominent storyline from Halo 2 have more weight in the cinematic telling of Halo 3.

Clearly Bungie was listening to the criticisms of Halo 2. Not only is Chief in the driver's seat once more, but the environments are varied enough that each level feels distinct. Though you will still need to backtrack in a few areas, it's not as tedious as in previous iterations. The levels in Halo 3 lend to spectacular pacing that weaves from close-quarters, intense battles with Chief and a few soldiers, to more epic arenas. It does feel as if the marine presence is lighter than it should be, but there's enough chaos in the field to at least make it appear as if Master Chief is part of something grander.

You can rip a turret from its mounting and take it with you.

Most of the nine levels are hunky-dory, but the penultimate chapter is so bad, just thinking about it puts a rotten taste in my mouth. It's the kind of level where, if playing through Halo 3 again, I might just stop once I reached it and not bother finishing the skirmish, much less the fight.

It should be noted that the difficulty level is a bit out of whack, though done purposefully. Bungie has to service an enormous casual crowd who (let's face it) suck at games. There are millions who will play Halo 3 and only Halo 3 this year. All they want is to finish the fight and take a nap on the couch. But at the same time, there are an equal number of hardcore gamers who have become immensely skilled at Halo over the past six years. For these folks, the single-player version of Heroic and Legendary difficulties has been ratcheted up just a tad. Many will immediately jump into Normal difficulty, and never see the more aggressive AI that calls in reinforcements and makes better use of its weapons and equipment. Frankly, Normal on Halo 3 is too easy for the average gamer and that lack of challenge may actually bore some.

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GHOST WHISPERER SEASON 3 SPOILERS

GHOST WHISPERER SEASON 3 SPOILERS

HERE IS THE SPOILERS FOR THE SHOW GHOST WHISPERER SEASON 3

• 08/15 - Episode 3.04 - No Safe Place [Airing October 19]: Melinda tries to help an attorney named Shane, who says he is being haunted by his dead stalker. After investigating and talking to Colleen, the dead woman, she realizes that Shane is actually the stalker and stalked Colleen until she died. When Melinda confronts him, Shane decides to kill himself so he can stalk Melinda whenever he wants. Source: SpoilerFix.com
• 08/25 - Episode 3.05 - Weight of What Was [Airing October 26]: Melinda helps the ghost of a young woman who died while imprisoned by the families of people who had been killed inside a church. The young woman had claimed to foresee it happening in a vision so the families accused her of being a witch and locked her up. She had a young baby when she was imprisoned and she is worried about her daughter. Melinda and Professor Payne search town death records but a group of ghosts try and prevent that from happening. Source: SpoilerFix.com
• 09/07 - Episode 3.06 - Double Exposure [Airing November 2]: Melinda and Professor Payne talk with Claudia, a college professor that had a secret relationship with a student named Kevin, who has died recently in a car accident. His friend Sophie committed suicide and Melinda must try and get her to move on. Source: SpoilerFix.com
• 09/21 - Episode 3.07 - Unhappy Medium: When a young woman goes missing, the family assumes it is a kidnapping but there is no ransom note. Jim and Melinda talk about the case because a "psychic" is about to talk to the family and Melinda knows that he really doesn't know anything but will be making stuff up to make the family happy just so he can take their money. Melinda visits the family and after talking to the younger sister, realizes that it wasn't a kidnapping but an intervention, by the sister and the victim's ex-boyfriend, gone wrong. Source: SpoilerFix.com
• 10/07 - Episode 3.08 - Bad Blood: Melinda deals with a ghostly husband and wife who refuse to crossover. She challenges them to a game of 20 questions, saying if she guesses their secret that they must crossover. They taunt her, cruelly calling her Andrea, forcing her to see an accident that happened between Matt and his father which then leads to his father's murder. They are also causing trouble for another man and woman, which is how Melinda becomes involved. Source: SpoilerFix.com
• 10/16 - Episode 3.09 - All Ghosts Lead to Grandview: Melinda and Jim take care of a young girl named Becca who says she can also see ghosts. She claims her parents died when she was younger but Melinda coaxes her to tell the truth and she tells her that no one else understands and she wants to stay with Melinda. She says that she is forced to go to doctors, that they try and make her take pills and that the only way it will get better is to make the ghosts go away. The ghost of the little boy that Becca has seen, Daniel, tells her that a man approached him and told him that Dan should go with him because he knows where "they" are keeping Daniel's parents. Becca tells him to talk to Melinda and he says that he doesn't know Melinda but he knows Becca so he wants her to help him, not Melinda. Source: SpoilerFix.com

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Episode 5.05: Run, Cooper, Run!

A
irdate: October 19, 2007

• 09/30 - Danny and Mike arrive at Cooper's suite for a meeting, but instead find themselves walking into a murder scene. The two question Cooper who can't remember what happened and claims he is being blackmailed. When Danny and Mike start to investigate, Cooper suspiciously disappears making him look even guiltier. Piper helps the son of one of Sam's big Montecito whales learn how to be "cool" for his upcoming Bar Mitzvah. Meanwhile, Delinda's unconventional approach to parenting has the staff carrying around eggs. Source: NBC
• 08/02 - Danny and Mike try to help Cooper find who killed a woman and set the scene so that he (Cooper) is the prime suspect. Sam takes care of Cy Lipshitz, known as Long Island's "Brisket King," and his wife wife Beth. The couple is throwing a Bar Mitzvah for their 13-year-old Hershel at the casino and Sam and Delinda will help. Sam enlists Piper's help to take care of Hershel. Expect the "baby-sitting" to not go smootly since Hershel wants to sleep with Piper or get a girlfriend; the kid wants to be a man. Delinda asks Beth some motherly advice. In order to somewhat test their parenting skills, Danny and Delinda each carry an egg around (it looks like other casino employees may play the game too). Source: SpoilerFix.com

Episode 5.06: When Life Gives You Lemon Bars
Airdate: October 26, 2007

• 10/06 - In the spirit of Halloween, Piper dresses up in various costumes to try and scare her fellow staffers. Cooper insists on shadowing Sam for the day while she is trying to lure a new whale to the casino, but his presence scares the potential client away. In order to make it up to Sam, Cooper agrees to let her play in his annual exclusive poker game with his billionaire friends Roger (Roger Mosley, "Magnum P.I.") and Larry (Larry Manetti, "Magnum P.I."). Delinda discovers a wonderful new pastry chef that is sweet on the surface, but after a few days of her sour attitude she wants to fire her. Meanwhile, Mike thinks he has found the woman of his dreams, but when he discovers her past, he has reservations about them being together. Also starring Josh Duhamel. Source: NBC
• 09/01 - This is an Halloween episode so don't be surprised if it's moved at the end of October. However, it was the 10th episode produced this season. Cooper wants to know more about Sam's work. To her displeasure, he wants to shadow her while she takes care of a whale who has been playing in another casino for the past 10 years and has agreed to give Sam a chance. Piper is really into Halloween and even dresses up as a ghoul. We discover that Mike has been dating a teacher named Carley Lauder. The two of them go on a double date with Danny and Delinda. Things go very well between Mike and Carley, to a point he may even think she's the one, but things turn sour when he discovers a secret she's been keeping from him. Will Mike forgive her when she explains why she lied? After Cooper fired Wolfgang Puck from the casino, Delinda tries to hire a pastry chef. Mitch also appears. Source: SpoilerFix.com

Episode 5.07: Adventures In The Skin Trade
Airdate: November 2, 2007

• 10/08 - Danny and Mike find themselves at a local strip bar for a birthday party, but things go awry when the club owner gets physical with one of the strippers. Always the do-gooder, Delinda begins a citywide campaign advocating for better rights for exotic dancers in Sin City. Elsewhere, Piper enlists Sam's help to find a racy video that she does not want anyone to see. Sam is willing to help, but only if Piper helps her with a whale. Also starring Tom Selleck. Source: NBC
• 09/15 - The casino strippers go on strike! Led by Molly Sims' Delinda, because she thinks -- and we're quoting Thompson here -- "they're being screwed over." Source: Entertainment Weekly
• 07/18 - Mike tries to educate Danny so he will be a better parent. While at a strip club with Mike and Mitch, Danny meets an old friend Angie Corbett. He got to know her when they were in junior high school. Angie now works as a stripper. Things turn ugly when Angie's boss arrives and says that she is late... again. Since Angie got fired and she was scared to go back home, Danny brings her and her 4-year-old son, also named Danny, to his condo. Let's say Delinda won't be too pleased at first but will soon warm up to Angie and her cause: get better work perks for strippers. Angie and her stripper friends will go on strike! Danny tries to help Angie get her life back in order. Sam takes care of a rich whale who dresses like a tire salesman. Sam will go shopping with her whale. Due to the strippers' strike, Sam tries to convince Piper to keep her whale company. Mike meets up with three married men who want to see strippers. Cooper also appears. Source: SpoilerFix.com
• 07/18 - Delinda will soon experience what being a mother can be like when one of Danny's friends and her 4-year-old stay at the condo for a while. Also expect her to freak for a few minutes when she learns the 4-year-old is named Danny, after his father! But not to worry, it's a different Danny. Source: SpoilerFix BuddyTV Spoilers Chat
• 06/26 - I hear a stripper moves in with Danny and Delinda. Source: Kristin on E!Online

Episode 5.08: My Uncle's a Gas
Airdate: November 9, 2007

• 07/02 - Danny, who's been sleeping on his office couch for a while in order to catch up on some work, dreams that the casino is broke and that Delinda delivers a Baby Mike. Danny must deal with Bob Casey, a fire fighter who is there for an inspection as one of the Montecito's latest campaign broke a few fire codes. Since Danny is too busy, Delinda tries to convince Sam to come to some baby classes with her. There is a contest where participants have to keep one hand on a car for as long as possible in order to win it. One contestant may be cheating as after 55 hours she still looks refreshed. One of Danny's uncle is at the casino. Danny tries to find a way to throw him out. Cooper and Mitch also appear. Source: SpoilerFix.com

Episode 5.09: The High Price Of Gas
Airdate: November 16, 2007

• 07/13 - The episode opens with people lying on the floor of the casino. They are just breathing, not moving much. When Danny comes to, he sees a fire fighter wearing a gas mask and telling him to stay on the floor until the doctors check him out. The casino was robbed and to do so, robbers used gas. Mike and Danny try to find the robbers. Later, Danny calls a meeting with the presidents of operations of other hotels and casinos as the gassing and robbery hurt more than just the Montecito. A few casinos have about 50% cancellations, the airport is empty, etc. Of course, Danny as an idea to resolve the situation. Cooper asks new surveillance tech Oscar to track down where Sam's biggest players like to go, in which room they stay, etc. Sam is at a concert with two rather young whales. Mike goes to the club to bring her back. It almost sounds like Sam is not working at the Montecito... The band Metal Skool may appear. Source: SpoilerFix.com

Episode 5.10: It's Not Easy Being Green
Airdate: November 23, 2007

• 08/29 - One of the women will get a marriage proposal. Source: SpoilerFix BuddyTV Spoilers Chat
• 08/11 - A matchmaker for the wealthy, Regina Fairmont, is at the Montecito. Sam tries to enlist Regina's help to get a rich man. Regina sets a date between Sam and a chubby little man named Bob Greene. The latter is immediately smitten but he's not Sam's style at all, plus Sam is not really looking for someone to be with. Danny and Mike keep an eye on a man named Peter Grant and the mysterious woman who is accompanying him. The woman has a past with Cooper. Two Secret Service agents are at the casino and it doesn't look like they are there for pleasure. If she hasn't been introduced in a previous episode, we will meet Danny's assistant, Andrea. Piper, Delinda and Mitch also appear. Source: SpoilerFix.com

Episode 5.11: I Could Eat a Horse
Airdate: November 30, 2007

• 09/10 - Sam takes care of couple Sherry and Rodney. Sherry used to be slightly overweight like her husband but has lost many pounds since she decided she wanted to fit in her grandmother's wedding dress. When Sherry leaves Sam and Rodney alone, the latter admits to Sam that he doesn't think he can go through with the wedding because he prefers bigger women. Piper freaks out when William, a musician she knows, drops by the casino. Danny and Mike drive to stables where horses are to be auctioned. It looks like they are there to buy a horse for Cooper's ranch. Thing is Mike is allergic to horses! Delinda is still trying to find a chef to replace Wolfgang. Mitch also appears. Source: SpoilerFix.com

Episode 5.12: A Cannon Carol
Airdate: December 7, 2007

• 09/16 - This episode will be a sort of A Christmas Carol or What a Wonderful Life, where "Christmas" versions of Sam and Piper as well as a spirit for Christmas to come show Mike what life at the Montecito would be like without him and what the Christmas spirit is all about. This adventure starts when Mike hits his head when falling down after trying to fix the star on top of his Christmas tree. Sam tries to bring back impulsive Linus Phelps, a 40-year-old whale, to the tables after Helen, a woman who is trying to get people to help the needy, convinced him to spend his money elsewhere. Piper and Delinda took care of the Christmas display in the casino and it is really popular, a little too popular (especially since their Santa is rather hot). The episode will also feature clips from past episodes. Mitch, Danny and Cooper also appear. Source: SpoilerFix.com

Episode 5.13: Secrets, Lies and Lamaze
Airdate: January 2008

• 10/09 - Piper takes care of an annoying family from Kansas who wants a picture with Piper in front of the slot machine just before they leave Vegas. They convince Piper to let the 18-year-old daugher pull the handle for the picture. They get a beautiful redhead to snap the picture, who turns out to be Lisa Eddy, a Gaming Enforcement Officer and old friend of Danny's. She tells him the Montecito has a choice of paying a $1 million dollar fine or firing Piper. Danny and Delinda attend parenting classes. They meet another couple there whom Delinda tries to befriend but when they have the couple over for dinner, everything about the other couple makes Danny and Delinda feel inferior, from past football experience to baby plans and housing. Sam confides in Cooper about something she feels guilty about. Mike also appears. Source: SpoilerFix.com

Episode 5.14: Guess Who's Coming To Breakfast
Airdate: January 2008

General spoilers:

• 09/15 - You can also expect to see more musical guests, from Mims to Montgomery Gentry. Source: Entertainment Weekly
• 09/15 - Show creator Gary Scott Thompson [dished] out on what's in store for season 5 [to TV Guide]. According to Thompson, the upcoming season is extra special since it will also include the 100th episode of the show. Source: BuddyTV

NEWS: VANESSA HUDGENS NUDE PHOTOS(PHOTOS INCLUDED)

HERE IS AN ARTICLE ON THE NUDE PHOTOS THAT WERE LEAKED OF VANESSA HUDGENS


Vanessa Hudgens may have a job as a photographer ahead of her. The High School Musical eighteen year old pint-sized hottie rocked Disney's world with some racy photos that emerged on the internet earlier this month and now ex boyfriend Adam O'Neal claims that she sent him photos three years ago. If that proves accurate that would mean that she was only fifteen and she has a habit of snapping photos of herself nude and then e-mailing them to her boyfriends. Not a good move when you are a world wide star.

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The National Enquirer reports that they have spoken with the ex boyfriend and he delivered plenty of details. The Enquirer reports: Adam says he met Vanessa at an acting audition. "She was 15 and I was a year older," Adam told the weekly entertainment magazine. "I asked her out on a date and we went to a movie - . "Her parents were pretty strict, so we only got to hang out maybe three times a week, he continued. "We were together for three months and I quickly realized how ambitious she was. Becoming an actress was all that was on her mind."

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"Then, just before Christmas 2003 she came to a party at a friend's house — and dumped me. She told me she'd hooked up with an ex-boyfriend three days earlier." O'Neal added, "I was shattered when she told me she'd cheated on me. But she was a pretty crazy girl, and she played with me off and on for the rest of the evening. One minute she'd tell me again it was over — the next she'd be kissing and touching me. "Finally I'd had enough. I told her, 'You broke up with me, and now you're toying with me. You need to go.'" The he claims that three weeks later she e-mailed him the snap and he was shocked.

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The most humorous thing of the story is Adam's response - he e-mailed back "Thank You!" Now the stunner - he says that the photo that is floating around is the same exact one she sent him - which would mean that she is only fifteen in the photo andnot eighteen as previously reported. The nightmare continues for Vanessa Hudgens.

HERE ARE THE PHOTOS

BLU-RAY VS HD DVD FROM ENGADET

Here is an article on Blu-Ray Vs HD-DVD from Engadet.com

Well, as far as HD DVD vs. Blu-ray goes, it looks like we've pretty much passed the point of no return now; with each passing day it seems less and less likely that a compromise will be reached on a next-gen format. The ongoing peace talks between the two camps, which have been on-again, off-again for months now, seem to have finally dissolved. It's disappointing, but however you feel about the fact that the HD DVD and Blu-ray factions squandered countless chances to make it right and come together, it looks like in just a few short months they're going to be duking it out mano a mano right in our livingrooms. There may not be a lot we can do to fight back - apart from refusing to adopt either format out of sheer spite of their pigheadedness - but no matter what we might as well at least arm ourselves with the knowledge necessary to understand the nature of the situation at hand.

Here's the background:

Philips's development of the Laserdisc in 1969 yielded many of the technologies Sony carried over and adopted when they partnered with Philips to create a little something called the CD way back in '79. Both companies were hard at work together once again in the early 1990s on a new high-density disc called the MultiMedia Compact Disc (MMCD-original name, guys), but their format was eventually more or less abandoned in favor of Toshiba's competing Super Density Disc (SD), which had the vast majority of backers at the time, such as Hitachi, Matsushita (Panasonic), Mitsubishi, Pioneer, Thomson, and Time Warner.

The two factions cut a deal, brokered by IBM president Lou Gerstner, on a new format: DVD. Toshiba wound up on top after the dust settled in 1995/1996, and Sony and Philips, who weren't cut in on the standard (and royalties) nearly as much as they'd have liked, immediately started work on a next gen system. The Professional Disc for DATA (aka PDD or ProDATA), which was based on an optical disc system Sony had already been developing in the side, would eventually become the Blu-ray disc. Toshiba, not to be outdone by the pair, also started work on a next gen system, the Advanced Optical Disc, which eventually evolved into the HD DVD. After thirty-five years of optical audio/video disc development we're back where we were years ago: two money-grubbing factions fighting each other and threatening to wreak havoc on the consumer electronics industry. Apparently history really does repeat itself.

So here's the technical nitty gritty before we drop the graphs n' charts on ya. Both systems use the same kind of 405nm wavelength blue-violet laser, but their optics differ in two ways. Since the Blu-ray disc has a tighter track pitch (the single thread of data that spirals from the inside of the disc all the way out—think grooves on a 12-inch vinyl single vs. an Elvis Costello full-length album), it can hold more pits (those microscopic 0s and 1s) on the same size disc as HD DVD even with a laser of the same wavelength.

The differing track pitch of the Blu-ray disc makes its pickup apertures differ, however—0.65 for HD DVD vs. 0.85 for Blu-ray—thus also making the two pickups technically incompatible despite using lasers of the same type. HD DVD discs also have a different surface layer (the clear plastic layer on the surface of the data—what you get fingerprints and scratches on) from Blu-ray discs. HD DVD use a 0.6 mm-thick surface layer, the same as DVD, while Blu-ray has a much smaller 0.1mm layer to help enable the laser to focus with that 0.85 aperture.

Herein lies the issues associated with the higher cost of Blu-ray discs. This thinner surface layer is what makes the discs cost more; because Blu-ray discs do not share the same surface layer thickness of DVDs, costly production facilities must be modified or replaced in order to produce the discs. A special hard coating must also be applied to Blu-ray discs, so their surface is sufficiently resilient enough to protect the data a mere 0.1mm beneath—this also drives the cost up. The added benefit of keeping the data layer closer to the surface, however, is more room for extra layers.

Still with us? No? Blu-ray discs are more expensive, but hold more data—there, that's all.

So now that you know why Blu-ray discs cost more and why Sony/Philips and Toshiba are all harshing on one another so much, we can get to the really important stuff: the numbers, and who's supporting who.

Capacity
Blu-Ray		HD DVD
ROM single layer: ROM dual layer: RW single layer: RW dual layer: Highest test: Theoretical limit:	23.3 / 25GB 46.6 / 50GB 23.3 / 25 / 27GB 46.6 / 50 / 54GB 100GB 200GB	Single layer: Dual layer: — — Highest test: Theoretical limit:	15GB 30GB — — 45GB 60GB

Codecs
Blu-Ray	HD DVD
MPEG-2 Microsoft Video Codec 1 (aka VC1, WMV HD, etc.) H.264 / MPEG-4 AVC	MPEG-2 Microsoft Video Codec 1 (aka VC1, WMV HD, etc.) H.264 / MPEG-4 AVC

Security
Blu-Ray	HD DVD
Mandatory HDCP encrypted output ROM-Mark watermarking technology BD+ dynamic crypto (physical layer) Advanced Access Content System (AACS)	Mandatory HDCP encrypted output (for HD) Volume identifier (physical layer) Advanced Access Content System (AACS)

Studios (movie and game) listed as supporting members
Blu-Ray	HD DVD
20th Century Fox Buena Vista Home Entertainment Electronic Arts MGM Studios Paramount Pictures Sony Pictures Entertainment The Walt Disney Company Vivendi Universal Games Warner Bros.	Buena Vista Home Entertainment New Line Cinema Paramount Pictures The Walt Disney Company Universal Studios Warner Bros.

Format founders
Blu-Ray	HD DVD
Sony Corporation Royal Philips Electronics	Toshiba Corporation Hitachi Corporation

Companies listed as Members of the Board or Managing Members
Blu-Ray	HD DVD
Apple Computer Corp. Dell, Inc. Hewlett Packard Company Hitachi, Ltd. LG Electronics Inc. Mitsubishi Electric Corporation Panasonic (Matsushita Electric) Pioneer Corporation Royal Philips Electronics Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. Sharp Corporation Sony Corporation TDK Corporation Thomson Twentieth Century Fox Walt Disney Pictures and Television	Memory-Tech Corporation NEC Corporation Sanyo Electric Co.

Companies listed as Members, Associate Members, or Contributors (may include duplicates and/or subsidiaries, major companies are bolded, major companies common to both camps are also italicized)
Blu-Ray	HD DVD
3oh!5 Creative, Inc. Adobe Systems Almedio Inc. Alpine Electronics Inc. AMC Co. Ltd. Anwell Technologies USA Aplix Corporation ArcSoft Inc. Asahi Kasei Microsystems Co. ashampoo GmbH & Co. KG ATI Technologies Inc. AudioDev AB B.H.A. Corporation Bandai Visual Co. Ltd. BASF AG BenQ Corporation Broadcom Corporation Canon Inc. Ciba Specialty Chemicals Inc. CMC Magnetics Corporation Coding Technologies GmbH Conexant Systems Inc. Cryptography Research Inc. CyberLink Corp. D&M holdings, Inc. Daewoo Electronics Corporation Daikin Industries DATARIUS Technologies GmbH Degussa Deluxe Media Services Inc. Digital Theater Systems Inc. Dolby Laboratories Inc. Eclipse Data Technologies Electronic Arts Inc. Elpida Memory, Inc. ESS Technology Inc. Expert Magnetics Corp. Fuji Photo Film Co. Funai Electric Co. Horizon Semiconductor IMAGICA Corp. Imation Corp. Infomedia Inc. Intersil Corporation InterVideo Inc. Kadokawa Holdings Inc. Kaleidescape, Inc. Kenwood Corporation Konica Minolta Opto, Inc. Laser Pacific Media Corp. Lead Data Inc. LEADER ELECTRONICS CORP Linn Products Ltd. LINTEC Corporation LITE-ON IT Corporation LSI Logic M2 Engineering AB Maxim Integrated Products MediaTek Inc. Memorex Products Inc. Meridian Audio Ltd. Mitsubishi Kagaku Media Co. / Verbatim Mitsui Chemicals Inc. Mitsumi Electric Co. Moser Baer India Limited MX Entertainment Nan Ya Plastics Corporation Nero Newtech Infosystems Inc. NEXAPM Systems Technology Inc. Nightjar LLC Nikkatsu Corporation NTT Electronics Corporation nVidia Corporation Onkyo Corporation Ono Sokki Co. OPT Corporation Optodisc Technology Corporation Pixela Corporation PoINT Software & Systems GmbH PowerFile Prodisc Technology Inc. Pulstec Industrial Co. Ricoh Co. Ritek Corporation Sanyo Electric Co. SDI Media America ShibaSoku Co. Ltd. Shinano Kenshi Co. Ltd. Sigma Designs Inc. Singulus Technologies Sonic Solutions Sonopress Sony BMG Music Entertainment ST Microelectronics STEAG ETA-OPTIK GmbH Sun Microsystems, Inc. Sunext Taiyo Yuden Co., Tao Group Limited Targray Technology International Inc. Teac Corporation Teijin Chemicals Ltd. Toei Video Company Ltd. Toho Company Toppan Printing Co. TOPTICA Photonics AG Ulead Systems Inc. UmeDisc Ltd. Unaxis Balzer AG Universal (inc. Music , Vivendi Games, Pictures) VDL-ODMS Victor Company of Japan (JVC) Vidiom Systems Corporation Visionare Corporation Yamaha Corporation Yokogawa Electric Corporation ZOOtech Ltd. Zoran Corporation	Acer Inc. Almedio Inc. Alpine Electronics, Inc. Altech Ads Co. Arcsoft, Inc B.H.A Corporation Bandai Visual Co. Canon Inc. Cyberlink Corp. D&M Holdings Inc. Daikin Industries Daiko.Co,Ltd. Digion, Inc. Digital Site Corporation Digital Theater Systems Disc Labo Corp. Diskware Co. Ebistrade,Inc. Enteractive Gmbh Entertainment Network Inc. Expert Magnetics Corp. Finepack . Co.,Ltd Fuji Photo Film Co. Fuji Seiki Co. Funai Electric Co. The High-Defition Marketing Company Hitachi Corp. Hitachi Maxell Hoei Sangyo Co. Imagica Corp. Imation Corp. Interchannel Intervideo, Inc. Itri Jp Co., Ltd Justsystem Corporation Kadokawa Holdings, Inc. Kaleidescape, Inc. Kenwood Corporation Kinyosha Printing Co. Kitano Co. Konica Minolta Opto, Inc. M2 Engineering Mcray Corporation Memory-Tech Corporation Mitomo Co., Ltd Mitsubishi Kagaku Media Co. / Verbatim Mitsui Chemicals, Inc. Moser Baer India Ltd Nec Corporation Nec Electronics Corporation Nec Fielding Nero Nichia Corporation Nihonvtr Inc. Nikkatsu Corporation Omnibus Japan Onken Corporation Onkyo Corporation Paramount Home Entertainment Pico House Co.,Ltd Pixela Corporation Pony Canyon Inc. Ponycanyon Enterprise Inc. Prodisc Technology Inc. Pryaid Records Inc. Pulstec Industrial Co. Q-Tec,Inc. Ricoh Co. Ritek Corporation Sanken Media Product Co. Sanyo Electric Co. Shibaura Mechatronics Corporation Sonic Solutions Sumitomo Heavy Industries. Ltd Super Vision, Inc. Taiyo Yuden Co. Teac Corporation Teijin Chemicals Ltd. Toei Video Co. Toho Company, Limited. Tokyo Laboratory Ltd. Toppan Printing Co. Toshiba Corporation Toshiba Digital Frontiers Inc. Toshiba Entertainment Inc. Toshiba Samsung Storage Technology Corporation Toshiba-Emi Limited Toyo Recording Co. Transmix Co. Trendy Corporation Tri-M, Inc. Ulead Systems, Inc. Unaxis Balzers Ltd. Universal (inc. Music , Vivendi Games, Pictures) U-Tech Media Corp. Vap Inc. Video Tech Co.,Ltd. Visionare Corporation Warner Home Video Inc.

Other interesting facts:

• The Nichi Corporation, who holds the design patents to the Blu-ray's laser system, sits as an associate member of the HD DVD Promotion Group.
• Even though Apple sits on the Blu-ray Board of Directors, its DVD Studio Pro software supports authoring HD DVD media.
• Blu-ray, unlike HD DVD, requires a hard coating on its discs because it's 0.5m closer to the surface. The polymer coating it uses, called Durabis, was developed by TDK and is supposedly extremely resilient and fingerprint resistant.
• The Java platform is mandatory on Blu-ray as it's the standard for menus/multimedia (i.e. all Blu-ray systems must support JVM)
• Though Microsoft has not officially sided with either format, it has a number of long-standing IP cross-licensing deals with Toshiba. HD DVD systems will run Windows CE; the standard is currently the only next-gen optical standard with announced support in Longhorn, and an HD DVD version of the Xbox 360 is rumored for the future.
• The first consumer Blu-ray device in the US market is expected to be the PlayStation 3.