The Mary Ann Winkowski story – see attachments

The Mary Ann Winkowski story – see attachments

The Mary Ann Winkowski story – see attachments

He Mary Ann Winkowski story – see attachments – Page one and Two

The Jeers and Cheers section

Jennifer Love Hewitt; Kelly Osbourne and Louis van Amstel, her "Dancing With the Stars" partner; teen violinist Justus Rivera.

The Ellen DeGeneres Show – A repeat (from 09/21/2009) – Friday November 27, 2009 - SYNDICATED

http://ellen.warnerbros.com/about/whenitson.php

Well once again ladies and gentlemen, the publicity stunt is kicking in five years later.  Again.  Her home, once rented by Mrs. Lon Chaney Sr., is haunted again.  At least that’s what the media is saying…again.

Anybody wanna jump in on this?  Again?

Lon Chaney Sr. can take this anymore.  Again.  The man is frighten out of his make up, again.  One look at Jennifer Love Hewitt in that house and his spirit said, “That don’t look like my wife.  Again.”

L�szl� Kov�cs, Vilmos Zsigmond: Fade in on a friendship

Professional and personal bonds are the focus of 'Independent Lens' documentary on the Hungarian cinematographers.

By Michael Goldman

November 15, 2009

It's a tale of friendship and survival that has become legend in Hollywood.

Two young Hungarians meet while studying cinema in Budapest and become swept up in the abortive Hungarian Revolution of 1956, risking their lives to film scenes of violent Soviet repression.

After a harrowing journey secreting the footage out of the country so it can be seen by the rest of the world, they end up in Los Angeles, where they toil anonymously in B-level biker films, wandering into Roger Corman's orbit. Soon after, both men flash to prominence filming several classic movies, playing important roles in the New Hollywood movement of the late '60s and '70s.

The real-life story of cinematographers L�szl� Kov�cs and Vilmos Zsigmond is captured in the documentary "No Subtitles Necessary: L�szl� and Vilmos." Directed by James Chressanthis, it has entertained audiences at several film festivals including Cannes and will make its broadcast television debut for Southern California audiences on Thursday on KCET as part of the PBS "Independent Lens" series.

It was Corman, the prolific and imaginative B-movie impresario, who essentially introduced the young Hungarians to Hollywood, which at the time was going through as dramatic a cultural shift as the industry had ever experienced. Their interpretive, free-form and frequently experimental methods with lighting, angles and camera placement was particularly refreshing to the new generation of filmmakers and tonally in sync with the counterculture vibe of the era.

The gregarious Kov�cs, who died in 2007, shot "Easy Rider" for Dennis Hopper and then "Five Easy Pieces" for Bob Rafelson in 1970. Zsigmond, quieter and more serious than his friend, followed with "McCabe & Mrs. Miller" for Robert Altman in 1971 and "Deliverance" for John Boorman in 1972. After that, the men became the go-to shooters for Hollywood's next generation of filmmakers, collaborating with Steven Spielberg, Peter Bogdanovich, Brian De Palma, Norman Jewison, Mark Rydell and many others.

Yet for all their success behind the camera, the friends never wanted to step in front of it until near the end of Kov�cs' life in 2006. That's when Chressanthis, cinematographer and a director on CBS' "Ghost Whisperer," moved from the periphery of their lives to the foreground.

A quarter-century earlier, Chressanthis had met Kov�cs at an AFI seminar. A year later, as an AFI student, he won an internship assisting Zsigmond on "The Witches of Eastwick." "Jim was a bright fellow, I liked him, and he was very helpful," Zsigmond recalls. "Eventually, [director George Miller] and I ended up deciding he could do a little second-unit work."

Gesture for a friend

Chressanthis' contribution to the film was a time-lapse shot of a bowl of rotting fruit, and today, he says that little sequence "was like my master's thesis," launching his career as a cinematographer, cementing a friendship with Zsigmond and putting him on a path that eventually led to "No Subtitles Necessary."

In 2006, at another AFI event, Chressanthis realized Kov�cs was extremely ill. At the urging of friends, he decided to ask the men if he could document their connected journey. Zsigmond had resisted earlier efforts but relented when Chressanthis approached.

He was pleased to see the project undertaken by a fellow cinematographer with an artistic understanding of their work and was also eager to help make the world aware of the accomplishments of his friend L�szl�, who Zsigmond feels never received the accolades he deserved. (Zsigmond has been nominated for four Oscars and won for 1977's "Close Encounters of the Third Kind," but Kov�cs never received an Oscar nomination.)

"I had turned down this idea previously," Zsigmond says. "I wasn't interested in a movie about me, and I'm not comfortable in front of the camera. But by the time this idea came up, L�szl� was very ill, and I was proud of our relationship and how we helped each other. That doesn't happen often in film circles. So I basically decided to do it for L�szl�. He was such a great cinematographer, and why he wasn't rewarded more is incredible. I thought I could help him by doing this movie and making sure people in the future remember his work."

Thus, Kov�cs sat for several interviews even as his strength waned (his last interview was just two weeks before his death), and the still-active Zsigmond made time despite a hectic schedule on location in North Carolina shooting Dan Pritzker's upcoming jazz film, "Bolden!"

Archival footage

Still, getting the film together was challenging in the run-up to Cannes 2008. Producer Zachary Kranzler says "everyone gave their hearts to the project -- it was a true independent film." In that spirit, several industry vendors donated film stock, equipment, and facilities. Still without finishing funds, Chressanthis and producer David Kaminsky asked editor Elisa Bonora to cut the film while they hunted for post-production cash. Bonora ended up helping to make those funds appear by calling on personal contacts to bring three additional producers into the mix, adding a co-producer credit to her editor's title.

The documentarians also spent great effort picking through 200 hours of footage to locate archival material, including shots that were originally aired by Walter Cronkite on CBS showing the Soviet crackdown in Budapest -- footage Cronkite helped the filmmakers license from BBC Worldwide shortly before his death.

"[The archival footage] was all chaos and confusion of war -- very grim," Chressanthis explains. "But I think you can see in how [the two men] shot violence in their films that they were impacted by what they saw in the streets of Budapest. When L�szl� laid a camera on the side of the road for the death sequence at the end of 'Easy Rider,' with it being so vivid and violent, you wonder, how did he sense that and capture that? The vivid nature of their cinematography, where does it come from?"

As much as "No Subtitles Necessary" documents the professional successes of these cinematographers, it's mainly about their profound friendship and devotion to each other. Near the end of the documentary, Audrey Kov�cs illustrates that point, insisting that while she lost her husband in 2007, she isn't in fact his only widow.

"Frankly, I think that L�szl� had one widow, and it's Vilmos," she sighs. "I think they were as close as two men could ever be."

Copyright � 2009, The Los Angeles Times

This Week In Hollywoodland – FROM L. A. CANYON NEWS

Posted by Tommy Garrett on Nov 14, 2009 - 12:58:45 PM

BEVERLY HILLS —This week in Hollywoodland is all about the week before “New Moon” makes its debut and over 100 million young female fans will be screaming the name of Robert Pattinson, who plays vampire Edward Cullen and we offer a sneak peak of the trailer.

With Hollywood going with T-Shirts, Team Edward or Team Jacob, both from the “Twilight” film franchise, I am proudly wearing a Team Stephanie T-Shirt. This being Stephanie Forrester on “The Bold and the Beautiful” who could teach Edward and Jacob a thing or two. The actress Susan Flannery would be a great vampire character in the upcoming sequel to “New Moon,” “Eclipse.” Flannery who is a multi-Emmy winner and Golden Globe winner is just what the “Twilight” series needs, an established, dynamic presence who simply dazzles on the screen. For those fans of the “Twilight” films, check her out on “The Bold and the Beautiful” on CBS-Daytime.

Joe Jonas and Jennifer Love Hewitt are on Team Edward while Demi Lovato and “Hotel for Dogs” starlet Emma Roberts are solidly on Team Jacob. Fans have the opportunity to see the highly anticipated film this Friday when “New Moon” goes in wide-release in theaters around the world. Here’s a sneak peek of the film that will be number one at the box office next weekend, twilightthemovie.com.  Count me on Team Edward for “New Moon!”

Britney Spears is not winning over fans Down Under. While on her Australian concert tour, she has been getting bashed by critics in the media and fans have reportedly walked out in the middle of her performances due to her lip-syncing. I’ve never felt Britney was a great singer, but fans have loved her on stage antics for years, so John Mayer even waltzed into the controversy this week when he tweeted the following, “If you're shocked that Britney was lip-syncing at her concert and want your money back, life may continue to be hard for you.” Whatever that means, I soon figured out why fans are complaining, when some being interviewed admitted to paying as much as $200 per ticket. Maybe that’s the problem. Who would pay that much for Britney Spears to sing, oops, I mean lip-sync to them? Maybe some of these fans need to go to a Tony Bennett or Celine Dion concert? Maybe it’s just me?

Have a great week and go out and see “New Moon.”

TV Ratings: CBS takes back Friday

By Hanh Nguyen – Tribune Media

November 14, 2009 10:03 AM

Fast National ratings for Friday, Nov. 13, 2009

Friday the 13th was lucky again for CBS' paranormal lineup. The network once again claimed Friday night supremacy in both household ratings and the adult demographic after losing ground last week to NBC's "Law & Order" milestone and ABC's Rihanna interview.

CBS drew 8.1 million viewers and a 5.1 rating/9 share in households, well ahead of second-place finisher NBC, which had 6.5 million viewers and a 4.3/8 for the night. ABC was next with 5.4 million and 3.6/6 followed by FOX (3.7 million, 2.5/4) and The CW (2 million, 1.3/2).

The Eye network also let the way among adults 18-49 with a 1.9 rating, which ABC and NBC duked it out but tied for second at 1.5 apiece. FOX's 1.1 was good for fourth, while The CW had a 0.9.

Friday hour by hour:

8 p.m.

CBS: "Ghost Whisperer" (8 million viewers, 5.1/9 households)
NBC: "Law & Order" (7.5 million, 4.9/9)
ABC: "Supernanny" (5 million, 3.3/6)
FOX: "House" repeat (3.5 million, 2.3/4)
The CW: "Smallville" (2.7 million, 1.6/3)

18-49 leader: "Ghost Whisperer"/"Law & Order" (2.0)

9 p.m.

CBS: "Medium" (8.2 million, 5.2/9)
NBC: "Dateline NBC" (7.3 million, 4.8/8)
ABC: "Ugly Betty" (4.5 million, 3.0/5)
FOX: "Bones" repeat (4 million, 2.6/5)
The CW: "America's Next Top Model" repeat (1.3 million, 0.9/1)

18-49 leader: "Medium" (1.9)

10 p.m.

CBS: "Numb3rs" (8.2 million, 5.2/9)
ABC: "20/20" (6.7 million, 4.6/8)
NBC: "The Jay Leno Show" (4.7 million, 3.1/6)

18-49 leader: "20/20" (1.9)

Ratings information includes live and same-day DVR viewing. All numbers are preliminary and subject to change.

In North America

GHOST WHISPERER – DEVIL’S BARGING – THE POLE DANCING EPISODE - WAS RANKED @ #40 WITH 7.99 MILLION VIEWERS

“Series” means how man “seasons” the TV shows have been on network and cable TV from this list below.

As the World Changes – Again – the TV Top 50

by Tom Koltai at 08:55AM (EST) on November 10, 2009

Ministers are flying home after negotiating the ACTA agreement, which very soon may not be required.
It would appear that there is some experimentation being conducted that very soon could moot the very reason for ACTA.

Finally, we are seeing the Content creation companies figure out how to commercialise their products on the P2P networks.

The No 1. TV show Globally is Heroes.

Here’s the Top fifty Television Program file sharing list.

Of course, the list is heavily skewed towards American shows because after all, there are more Americans ripping content than any other country.

But are those Americans now including the show content creators?

Regular readers would be aware of the P2P scoring methodology that we developed earlier this year which takes into account several factors including the trust value, (including encoding quality), the file size, it’s availability on the network and its popularity (requests).

The P2P score tells us at Peceptric which are the file sharing winners and which are the losers.

Everyone knows how easy it is to remove advertisements from digital (DTV) rips. Therefore when we see "contains an advertisement". not advertisements - just a solitary advertisement, it can only be classified an experiment.

Someone distributed a copy of the current episode of Heroes with a commercial in it. (Top line of the following table).