8 Aug 2014

New entertainment venue coming to Downtown Abilene

ABILENE, Texas -
If you are looking for some more entertainment options in downtown Abilene, you are in luck!

‘The Majestic’ downtown is gearing up for a big launch party on November 1.

Construction on the new 'Neon Parrot Lounge' will start in the next couple weeks

Brands are constantly told that they need to act like publishers when developing a brand marketing strategy. And some major brands – such as Red Bull – have indeed become media companies that still happen to sell FMCG products.

However, with the proven ability of entertainment content to establish a special emotional bond with consumers, marketers perhaps need to broaden their mindset further and start behaving like entertainment companies – not just publishers.

DELANO, Calif. - Move over Outlets at Tejon, Delano city officials are excited to announce the approval of a major retail shopping and entertainment complex.

Over a year ago the city began developing an environmental impact report of the second phase of the Grapevine Development. The first phase was the Walmart, retail shopping and fast food restaurants off of Woollomes Avenue.

Lana Del Rey has cancelled her first-ever concert in Tel Aviv because of the political unrest between Israeli and Palestinian forces.

The American singer was due to perform in the capital August 20 but the show has been postponed, making Del Rey the latest musician to back out of plans to perform there.

One fan got more Miley Cyrus than he probably expected.

The 21-year-old got to know a fan on a more intimate level at a meet-and-greet on August 1 at Nassau Coliseum. Miley met fan David from New York on her Bangerz tour.

Universal has picked up a new untitled feature project from comedy trio The Lonely Island. Andy Samberg, Akiva Schaffer, and Jorma Taccone will star in and produce the film set in the world of music which Judd Apatow will produce for his Judd Apatow Productions banner. While plot details are under wraps, the group’s cheeky charting singles “D**k In A Box,” “I’m on a Boat,” “Motherlover” and “Jack Sparrow” might be a taste of what’s in store.

Don’t be fooled by the twee.

Oh sure, they look doe-eyed and sweet, but Riki Lindhome and Kate Micucci, the two actress/singer/comedians who comprise Garfunkel and Oates (Lindhome is Garfunkel and Micucci is Oates), are anything but.

These are after all, the women who wrote “The Loophole,” a raunchy little ode to doing an end-run around losing your virginity while still keeping your hormonal high school boyfriend happy. Many have been introduced to the duo through sex columnist Dan Savage’s podcast, “Savage Love.” Their work is reminiscent of the impish, subversive wit of Nellie McKay’s “Mother of Pearl,” but with a more foul-mouthed edge.

‘Asssscat 3000’ (Sunday) The original Upright Citizens Brigade improv show, “Asssscat 3000,” remains one of the hottest tickets in town. For the free late show, be prepared to line up hours ahead of time. At 7:30 and 9:30 p.m., Upright Citizens Brigade Theater, 307 West 26th Street, Chelsea, 212-366-9176, newyork.ucbtheatre.com; sold out at 7:30 p.m.; free at 9:30 p.m. (tickets will be distributed at 8:15 p.m.). (Czajkowski)

D.C. comedian Ed Blaze loves to make people laugh, but finding a place to do so in D.C. has often been a challenge.

So after spending the past several years touring full time, the comic is refocusing on the District as he looks to open Metro Comedy D.C., a club in NoMa that would be the city’s second comedy-only venue.

Blaze and his team have launched a Kickstarter to help fund the project and are hoping to raise $50,000 by Sept. 19.

In 2003, the last time the Observer spoke with Reggie Watts, he was fronting a jazz-inflected soul-rock combo called Maktub.

The jam-friendly group was known for seriously stirring tracks like the R&B-tinged single “Just Like Murder” and a psychedelic version of Led Zeppelin’s “No Quarter.”

But in 2004 Watts moved to New York’s Lower East Side to forge a solo career – in comedy.

In advance of the Emmy Awards on Aug. 25, we’re asking you to tell us who deserved their nominations and who should have been nominated. Today the subject is lead actress in a comedy series. Take a look at this alternative list — it’s made up of the actual nominees, popular and critical favorites who weren’t nominated, and my own choices. Cast your votes in the comments, and let us know who’s still been left out.

Celebrity magazines used to be the impulse purchase at the airport or the supermarket checkout line. But those impulses are apparently being resisted.

Data released Thursday by the Alliance for Audited Media showed celebrity magazines suffered mightily on the newsstand in the first half of 2014. Newsstand sales of People, InStyle and US Weekly dropped by nearly 15 percent in that time, compared with the same period in 2013. In Touch Weekly’s newsstand sales declined by 23.5 percent, Star Magazine by 21.8 percent and Life & Style Weekly by 21.7 percent. People StyleWatch suffered a 32.8 percent decline.

Which celebrities will be entering the CBB compound this year?

With this year's Big Brother wrapping up soon, producers will have just a few time to revamp the house to give it a VIP makeover for Celebrity Big Brother.

Though while the house will look VIP-friendly, the atmosphere won't be. Show bosses are promising that the house will be just as cruel as the civilian edition.

LONDON — Scots are six weeks away from a referendum on independence from Britain, and they’re getting the hard sell from British rock stars, Olympic champions and a former captain of the starship Enterprise to keep the kingdom united.

“We want to let you know how very much we value our bonds of citizenship with you, and to express our hope that you will vote to renew them,” said a letter signed by over 200 people including Mick Jagger, Sting, Judi Dench, Helena Bonham Carter and Patrick Stewart. “What unites us is much greater than what divides us. Let’s stay together,” the letter added.

App tracks trending topics, allows live Q-and-As

The Facebook Mentions celebrity app has now been made available for download on iPhone in more than 40 countriesm making it possible to follow celebrities like William Shatner and Robert Downey, Jr. who have "verified" Facebook pages.

The app – which had a limited release in late July – helps high-profile people see and respond to messages posted on the social networking site about them.

Celebrities are becoming a prominent fixture in the debate over K-12 education.This week Whoopi Goldberg used her platform on ABC's The View to
"To me, bad teachers don't do anybody any good. So the union needs to recognize that parents are not going to stand for it anymore," she said.

What is going ON with Orlando Bloom lately? He's basically became Leonardo DiCapario of late, such are his ways with women and hanging about on yachts. And obviously there was the whole Justin Bieber punching thing, which is NOT what we expected from a man best known for playing a blonde and serene elf.

Anyway, he latest adventures have seen him cavorting with a hot 20 year-old Swedish model, Lykke Glommen, in Ibiza - shortly after the Justin Bieber altercation, and being pictured with another model, Erica Packer. Seriously, he's a total modelizer.

Bloomberg Media canceled its Washington-based talk show “Political Capital With Al Hunt” and laid off about 25 employees, mostly in its television operations, as part of a broader effort to restructure the company and its news offerings, according to two staff members with knowledge of the moves.

You may recall that NBC started airing a Canadian series called The Listener during the summer of 2009. It didn’t perform well so the network cancelled the show but it continued to perform well and be renewed in Canada. It was later picked up by the ION cable channel here in the states.

CTV has now decided to end the show after five seasons and 65 episodes. The series finale of The Listener will air on CTV on August 18th. No word on when ION will air the last episode.

It often seems like when it comes to blood, guts, and gross-outs, there's almost nothing that can't be shown on TV these days. A lot of horror series, procedurals, or shows that just are just chock full of violence are willing to offer what could often be described as stomach-churning.Though, audiences don't seem to mind the push for more gore.

TV shows have become even more popular than movies among subscribers to Netflix and other online video services, a new survey finds.

When it comes to what viewers watch on Netflix, Amazon, Hulu and other so-called over-the-top services, TV series accounted for about three-fourths of titles viewed, according to the survey from GfK, a market research firm with offices in New York, London and Nuremberg, Germany. Movies narrow the gap when it comes to time spent watching, since they are longer than TV episodes.

It turns out that the true story bit about “Dog Day Afternoon” was, well, pretty true. That’s one of the jaw droppers in “The Dog,” an absorbing, rollicking documentary about John Wojtowicz, who’s best known as the guy Al Pacino performed, with heart, soul and a river of flop sweat, in “Dog Day Afternoon.” In Sidney Lumet’s magnificently squalid 1975 classic, Mr. Pacino plays Sonny Wortzik, whose new career as Clyde Barrow goes south as soon as he pulls out a gun in a Brooklyn bank. Thwarted by bad planning and legions of cops, Sonny eventually ends up in cuffs. The same pretty much happened to Mr. Wojtowicz, except that he was immortalized in a Hollywood masterwork.

While much has been written about 2015 as a perfect storm of tentpoles, including sequels to “Star Wars,” “The Avengers,” “Mission: Impossible,” “The Hunger Games,” “Jurassic Park,” “Fast & Furious” and “Terminator,” 2017 is shaping up to become a showdown of superhero movies.

Disney’s Marvel Studios, Warner Bros.’ DC Entertainment and 20th Century Fox so far have plans to release seven films featuring comicbook-based crime fighters combined that year, a record. Sony is developing an eighth that has not yet been dated.

Heading out or staying in, this is your guide of what to watch

Whether you’re going out to catch a flick or staying in and looking for something to screen, there are no shortage of options. Here's a weekly look at what’s worth your time.

Batman and Superman won't be facing off against Captain America after all. Warner Bros. has moved the release date of Zack Snyder's "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice" up to March 25, 2016, after originally scheduling the superhero movie to open against Marvel's "Captain America 3" on May 6 of that year.

Great Caesar’s ghost, there are a lot of comic book movies coming out over the next six years!

Movies and TV shows based on comic book characters are far from new, but recently it has felt more like like a flood rather than a trickle. Now more than ever, all these various heroes and heroines are coming together under one production roof (whenever possible), leading to a sense of connectivity rarely seen outside of … well, comics.

If that film looks familiar, there's a reason: Hollywood relies more than ever on the cash cow that is the safe-bet sequel.
From X-Men to Transformers to Planet of the Apes, this year's blockbusters increasingly are sequels - and sequels of sequels - to escape evermore unwelcome financial risks.

"Sequels are like safety nets for studios and investors; they consistently deliver the most potent box office punch," says Jeff Bock, a spokesman for industry tracker Exhibitor Relations, which keeps the numbers at US and Canadian box offices.

The recasting of male-centric film franchises with women is a welcome development, but should hardly be touted as groundbreaking progress.

The phrase “total reboot” isn’t exactly an oxymoron, but when applied to the Hollywood practice of dusting off pre-used premises and characters, it’s something of an exaggeration. Poised to join the recycling queue of movies based on movies are a couple of projects propelled by a gender switcheroo: Bridesmaids director Paul Feig is in talks for an all-female retread of 1984’s Ghostbusters, and Sylvester Stallone is working on an Expendables spinoff featuring female operatives, potentially starring — if Stallone gets his way — Sigourney Weaver, and called (really?) The Expendabelles.

Kim Kardashian is my matchmaker. She’s just set me up with a cute guy named Mitchell, who’s a writer but “not one of those nerdy sitcom writers,” as she puts it. I meet Mitchell at Panino, a trendy restaurant in Beverly Hills, and opt to “flirt” with him. But when I go to order us a bottle of “fancy wine,” it turns out I’m “too tired” to do it. But I don’t feel tired! In order to finish the date and achieve my goal of being Stunningly Attractive, I have to get more energy.

That means I must either whittle away an entire hour or head to the Star Shop. There, $4.99 buys 50 stars, allowing me to continue my romantic evening. Or I could pick the Best Value, and pony up $99.99 in real-life dollars for 1,250 stars. That’s a hundred bucks that could be spent on actual fancy wine. Or clothes. Or rent. Mitchell, like all good things, can wait.

Two men were in custody Thursday after a bizarre assault in West Hollywood that authorities say began when one of them allegedly took off his belt and hit two women who laughed at him.

After hitting the women, Los Angeles County sheriff's officials said, the man got into a waiting car that then intentionally drove into a man and a woman, injuring one critically, sheriff's officials said.

Sheriff’s officials identified the men Thursday afternoon as Hector Hernandez, 29, of Whittier, and Joseph Osuna, 23, of Bakersfield.

Group's $1.2 Billion Investment Seen as Step Toward Film Industry
SHANGHAI—Chinese conglomerate Wanda Commercial Properties (Group) Co. is investing $1.2 billion in a mixed-used development in Beverly Hills in Los Angeles, as part of its plan to make inroads into the film industry in Hollywood.

TRANSFER GOSSIP

Juventus are interested in signing Arsenal midfielder Jack Wilshere, 22, and have made enquiries about the England international. Evening Standard

Liverpool have made an enquiry about Monaco's Radamel Falcao, 28, but do not expect to be able to secure the services of the Colombian international striker, who is thought to favour a move to Real Madrid. Daily Express

Manchester United are ready to move for Arsenal and Belgium defender Thomas Vermaelen, 28, and they are prepared to pay £15m to beat off competition from Barcelona. Daily Mail

TRANSFER GOSSIP

Liverpool's hopes of signing Monaco striker Radamel Falcao appear to be over, with the 28-year-old set to link up with countryman James Rodriguez at Real Madrid. (Times - subscription required)

The Reds could now turn to Paris St-Germain's Edinson Cavani, 27, in their search for a striker. (Liverpool Echo)

Daniel Agger has had a tearful heart-to-heart with Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers and asked to leave the club, writes the Daily Mirror.

The distraught 29-year-old defender is said to have made his emotional request in a dressing-room exchange during their recent pre-season tour of America.

Agger, who made just 23 appearances in all competitions last season, is understood to have told Rodgers that he fears he is fighting a losing battle to win back a regular place in the side.

PLUS: Real Madrid want Chelsea keepers Petr Cech AND Thibaut Courtois, while Napoli want Liverpool midfielder Lucas Leiva

The summer transfer window is open, and agents and club representatives are plotting their next moves.

Get the latest transfer news, gossip and rumours from the Daily Mirror and plenty more newspapers and websites below.

Transfer news from today's Daily Mirror

Daniel Agger has had a tearful heart-to-heart with Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers and asked to leave the club with Barcelona the favourites to land him.

FOOTBALL GOSSIP
"I need to build a new team", was manager Ronny Deila's reaction to Celtic crashing out of Champions League qualifying after a 6-1 aggregate loss to Legia Warsaw. (Various)

Steven MacLean hopes Europa League victory for St Johnstone against Sparta Trnava tonight will persuade striker partner Stevie May to stay at the club. (Scotsman)

But St Johnstone have set up a loan move for 20-year-old Yeovil striker Adam Morgan ahead of the May's possible to exit. (Daily Mail)

Movie: Entertainment
Cast: Akshay Kumar, Tamannaah Bhatia, Sonu Sood, Prakash Raj and Johnny Lever
Director: Sajid - Farhad
Rating: 4 Star Rating: Recommended

Before making Entertainment, directors Sajid-Farhad have contributed quite a bit in the slapstick genre, to name a few Golmaal Returns, Golmaal 3, Housefull 2, Bol Bachchan and even the epic flop Himmatwala, they have written all these film. Hence, subtlety is something I was obviously not expecting. The humour in this film touches a new low. Dialogues like 'Jaisi Karni Waisi Mamta Kulkarni' and DNA has a whole new meaning, here it means 'Daddy's najayaz aulad'. There are many gems like these in this two-hour-twenty-minute film.

Today’s entertainment picks:
v Warren Italian-American Festival, 11 a.m. to 11 p.m.: The boccie tournament begins at 5 p.m. at this annual festival on Courthouse Square in downtown Warren; warenitalianfestival.com.

v Disco Inferno, 9 p.m.: Burn, baby, burn for this tongue-in-cheek act at Party on the Plaza, in front of Warehouse 50, Central Square, downtown Youngstown.

Writers-turned-director duo - Sajid-Farhad, is marking directorial debut with the flick, which promises if not laugh out loud doze to comedy-seeker then at least smiles on their faces.

Stars- Akshay Kumar, Tamannaah Bhatia, Krushna Abhishek, Sonu Sood, Prakash Raj

Director- Sajid-Farhad

Music Director- Sachin-Jigar

They barely miss a chance in the flick to chuckle us. Even if the gags are old and come out of forwarded SMSes and already relished comedy shows, they still carry that temperament to allow your facial muscles to flex.

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8 Aug 2014

ABILENE, Texas -If you are looking for some more entertainment options in downtown Abilene, you are in luck!

‘The Majestic’ downtown is gearing up for a big launch party on November 1.

Construction on the new 'Neon Parrot Lounge' will start in the next couple weeks

Brands are constantly told that they need to act like publishers when developing a brand marketing strategy. And some major brands – such as Red Bull – have indeed become media companies that still happen to sell FMCG products.

DELANO, Calif. - Move over Outlets at Tejon, Delano city officials are excited to announce the approval of a major retail shopping and entertainment complex.

Over a year ago the city began developing an environmental impact report of the second phase of the Grapevine Development. The first phase was the Walmart, retail shopping and fast food restaurants off of Woollomes Avenue.

Lana Del Rey has cancelled her first-ever concert in Tel Aviv because of the political unrest between Israeli and Palestinian forces.

One fan got more Miley Cyrus than he probably expected.

Don’t be fooled by the twee.

Oh sure, they look doe-eyed and sweet, but Riki Lindhome and Kate Micucci, the two actress/singer/comedians who comprise Garfunkel and Oates (Lindhome is Garfunkel and Micucci is Oates), are anything but.

D.C. comedian Ed Blaze loves to make people laugh, but finding a place to do so in D.C. has often been a challenge.

So after spending the past several years touring full time, the comic is refocusing on the District as he looks to open Metro Comedy D.C., a club in NoMa that would be the city’s second comedy-only venue.

In 2003, the last time the Observer spoke with Reggie Watts, he was fronting a jazz-inflected soul-rock combo called Maktub.

The jam-friendly group was known for seriously stirring tracks like the R&B-tinged single “Just Like Murder” and a psychedelic version of Led Zeppelin’s “No Quarter.”

Celebrity magazines used to be the impulse purchase at the airport or the supermarket checkout line. But those impulses are apparently being resisted.

Which celebrities will be entering the CBB compound this year?

With this year's Big Brother wrapping up soon, producers will have just a few time to revamp the house to give it a VIP makeover for Celebrity Big Brother.

LONDON — Scots are six weeks away from a referendum on independence from Britain, and they’re getting the hard sell from British rock stars, Olympic champions and a former captain of the starship Enterprise to keep the kingdom united.

App tracks trending topics, allows live Q-and-As

The Facebook Mentions celebrity app has now been made available for download on iPhone in more than 40 countriesm making it possible to follow celebrities like William Shatner and Robert Downey, Jr. who have "verified" Facebook pages.

Celebrities are becoming a prominent fixture in the debate over K-12 education.This week Whoopi Goldberg used her platform on ABC's The View to"To me, bad teachers don't do anybody any good. So the union needs to recognize that parents are not going to stand for it anymore," she said.

You may recall that NBC started airing a Canadian series called The Listener during the summer of 2009. It didn’t perform well so the network cancelled the show but it continued to perform well and be renewed in Canada. It was later picked up by the ION cable channel here in the states.

TV shows have become even more popular than movies among subscribers to Netflix and other online video services, a new survey finds.

Heading out or staying in, this is your guide of what to watch

Whether you’re going out to catch a flick or staying in and looking for something to screen, there are no shortage of options. Here's a weekly look at what’s worth your time.

Great Caesar’s ghost, there are a lot of comic book movies coming out over the next six years!

If that film looks familiar, there's a reason: Hollywood relies more than ever on the cash cow that is the safe-bet sequel.From X-Men to Transformers to Planet of the Apes, this year's blockbusters increasingly are sequels - and sequels of sequels - to escape evermore unwelcome financial risks.

The recasting of male-centric film franchises with women is a welcome development, but should hardly be touted as groundbreaking progress.

Two men were in custody Thursday after a bizarre assault in West Hollywood that authorities say began when one of them allegedly took off his belt and hit two women who laughed at him.

Group's $1.2 Billion Investment Seen as Step Toward Film IndustrySHANGHAI—Chinese conglomerate Wanda Commercial Properties (Group) Co. is investing $1.2 billion in a mixed-used development in Beverly Hills in Los Angeles, as part of its plan to make inroads into the film industry in Hollywood.

TRANSFER GOSSIP

Juventus are interested in signing Arsenal midfielder Jack Wilshere, 22, and have made enquiries about the England international. Evening Standard

Liverpool have made an enquiry about Monaco's Radamel Falcao, 28, but do not expect to be able to secure the services of the Colombian international striker, who is thought to favour a move to Real Madrid. Daily Express

TRANSFER GOSSIP

Liverpool's hopes of signing Monaco striker Radamel Falcao appear to be over, with the 28-year-old set to link up with countryman James Rodriguez at Real Madrid. (Times - subscription required)

The Reds could now turn to Paris St-Germain's Edinson Cavani, 27, in their search for a striker. (Liverpool Echo)

Daniel Agger has had a tearful heart-to-heart with Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers and asked to leave the club, writes the Daily Mirror.

The distraught 29-year-old defender is said to have made his emotional request in a dressing-room exchange during their recent pre-season tour of America.

PLUS: Real Madrid want Chelsea keepers Petr Cech AND Thibaut Courtois, while Napoli want Liverpool midfielder Lucas Leiva

The summer transfer window is open, and agents and club representatives are plotting their next moves.

Get the latest transfer news, gossip and rumours from the Daily Mirror and plenty more newspapers and websites below.

Transfer news from today's Daily Mirror

FOOTBALL GOSSIP"I need to build a new team", was manager Ronny Deila's reaction to Celtic crashing out of Champions League qualifying after a 6-1 aggregate loss to Legia Warsaw. (Various)

Today’s entertainment picks:v Warren Italian-American Festival, 11 a.m. to 11 p.m.: The boccie tournament begins at 5 p.m. at this annual festival on Courthouse Square in downtown Warren; warenitalianfestival.com.

Stars- Akshay Kumar, Tamannaah Bhatia, Krushna Abhishek, Sonu Sood, Prakash Raj

Director- Sajid-Farhad

Music Director- Sachin-Jigar

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ABILENE, Texas -
If you are looking for some more entertainment options in downtown Abilene, you are in luck!

Celebrities are becoming a prominent fixture in the debate over K-12 education.This week Whoopi Goldberg used her platform on ABC's The View to
"To me, bad teachers don't do anybody any good. So the union needs to recognize that parents are not going to stand for it anymore," she said.

If that film looks familiar, there's a reason: Hollywood relies more than ever on the cash cow that is the safe-bet sequel.
From X-Men to Transformers to Planet of the Apes, this year's blockbusters increasingly are sequels - and sequels of sequels - to escape evermore unwelcome financial risks.

Group's $1.2 Billion Investment Seen as Step Toward Film Industry
SHANGHAI—Chinese conglomerate Wanda Commercial Properties (Group) Co. is investing $1.2 billion in a mixed-used development in Beverly Hills in Los Angeles, as part of its plan to make inroads into the film industry in Hollywood.

FOOTBALL GOSSIP
"I need to build a new team", was manager Ronny Deila's reaction to Celtic crashing out of Champions League qualifying after a 6-1 aggregate loss to Legia Warsaw. (Various)

Today’s entertainment picks:
v Warren Italian-American Festival, 11 a.m. to 11 p.m.: The boccie tournament begins at 5 p.m. at this annual festival on Courthouse Square in downtown Warren; warenitalianfestival.com.