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Dexter Early Cuts: Dark Echo Trailer

SHOWTIME | Season 5 Ep. 0 | Added: July 22, 2010

Dexter Early Cuts returns for a new season this fall.

"The Walking Dead" Shambles Over to AMC on Halloween

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It looks completely derivative* but I totally want to see this. Is that so wrong?
*Aren't all zombie flicks since Romero derivative? Does that matter?
Why am I so conflicted?!

edit/ OK. The blurb about The Walking Dead confirms that it is on the American Movie Channel (AMC)--it's just a TV show.

Sidenote: Are TV shows and films "based on the comic book series "X," currently the predominant inspirations for our viewing pleasures 'cos it sort of seems that way (not that this is such a bad thing)?

Finally, I enjoyed hundreds of comic books--both DC and Marvel as a kid. Since they can inspire films and television shows how are they different than graphic novels? Is it just the format, not substance necessarily? I always got the impression that comic books were somehow a "lower form" of graphic novels, not that I felt one way or the other having not been of the generation that seemed to bring about a resurgence of the graphic novel.

Those of you who were lucky enough to attend Comic-Con have already born
witness to the expected awesomeness of this show, but for everyone
else, "The Walking Dead" is AMC's latest creation, based on the comics
crafted by Robert Kirkman. "The Green Mile" and “Shawshank Redemption”
director Frank Darabont is sitting at the helm of this grisly, hour-long
series.

The trailer opens with a pair of ominous birds, and then the backstory
unfolds of how police officer Rick Grimes, played by Andrew Lincoln,
finds himself living among the dead. We won’t spoil the entire trailer
for you, but we will say this: the tension is rife within the four and a
half minutes AMC provides.

Sit back and enjoy over at AMCTV.com. Did the trailer give you chills?
The first episode - which will be 90 minutes instead of 60, as are the
rest of the season's episodes - will debut at 10 p.m. on October 31.(via)

Wyclef Jean disqualified as a candidate for president of his earthquake-shattered Haiti homeland - Photo, Wyclef Jean Speaks

...in a statement, Mr. Jean said he was rejected because he did not meet the requirement of having lived in Haiti for five consecutive years before the Nov. 28 elections. Born in Haiti, Mr. Jean left as a child for the United States and now, based in New Jersey, travels often to his homeland.

The statement said his heart was heavy but that he accepted the decision and urged his followers to do the same.

“We must all honor the memories of those we’ve lost — whether in the earthquake, or at anytime — by responding peacefully and responsibly to this disappointment,” the statement said.

Tensions had been building throughout the day after the council’s decision to reject Mr. Jean was leaked late Thursday but not confirmed. Hundreds of Mr. Jean’s passionate supporters had rallied in the Delmas area of the capital, chanting, “We want Clef, Clef is Haiti and Haiti is for Clef.”

The electoral council...delayed that move in order to scrutinize the eligibility not just of Mr. Jean but of many others in the field of 34 contenders.

The decision on whether to eliminate Mr. Jean was considered the most delicate, however. Despite his lack of political experience, Mr. Jean had been considered a potential front-runner from the moment he announced his candidacy in the first week of August. At that time, he described himself as having been “drafted” to run by the youth of Haiti.

 
“I didn’t create this hurricane, this tsunami you’re feeling in the last couple of days,” he said in an interview before announcing his candidacy.

In an interview this month, Mr. Jean said he believed he met the eligibility requirements for a presidential candidate. He said he never abandoned his Haitian citizenship; he holds a Haitian passport and an American green card, or legal permanent residency.

He also said he should not be disqualified on the basis of the residency requirement because he is a good-will ambassador for Haiti, appointed by Mr. Préval with a mandate to rove the world.

Vladimir Laguerre contributed reporting from Pétionville, Haiti.

SOURCE: NYTimes.com is where you can read the rest of this story.

Laura Linney in Showtime's 'The Big C' - Who Is Laura Linney & Why Do People Want to See Her Naked?

If you type "Laura Linney" in your search engine of choice, the number one auto-fill (as in Laura Linney "what") will be "Laura Linney nude." Was this always so? Maybe. But I cannot help but be curious if Linney's new-found exposure as the star of Showtime's "The Big C," has something to do with it. I guess yes! ;) One nude scene of Linney in "The Life of David Gale" has her nude as a torture victim. Totally disturbing and in no way sexy. The other nude scene from "Maze" (2000) is embedded here. Other than getting a good look at a naked Ms. Linney there is nothing sexy about the scene, which in fact is a comedy scene. Honestly, she's most beautiful with some clothes on. She cleans up very, very well so photos including a poster-sized one of Laura Linney fully clothed are included here, too.

SHOWTIME | Rated: TV-14 | Season 1 Ep. 1 | Added: July 29, 2010

The extraordinary Laura Linney stars in the smart, funny and surprisingly different new Showtime Original Series THE BIG C. Cathy Jamison has always played by the rules. That is, until she finds out she's got cancer. But instead of giving up - Cathy's decided to live it up. From here on out, she'll say and do exactly what she wants, when she wants. New episodes Mondays at 10:30pm ET/PT beginning August 16th, only on SHOWTIME.

Maze

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Someone has actually compiled the nudes film scenes Linney has done. I have not confirmed that the list list is correct but it appears very-detailed oriented (lol).

Kinsey (2004) - exposing a bare breast while having sex in bed Love Actually (2003) - stripping topless on a guy's lap while making out "Further Tales of the City" (2001 TV Mini) - completely nude in a water pod with a male companion; making out topless on the couch; lying in bed topless Maze (2000) - posing fully nude for an artist, exposing amazing bush & breasts.

 

Laura Linney Poster size:

 

Oh, to address my rhetorical question in the subject line. This is 'who' Laura Linney is (imdb).

People want to see her naked because they are curious about this woman who is being heavily marketed to premium cable viewers right now. Linney's show starts tonight, Monday at 9:30 Central on Showtime.