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Wednesday, October 7, 2009
News / Film / Film News Going to see "Good Hair" Friday? Maybe not. . .
Posted By Cheris Hodges on Wed, Oct 7, 2009 at 5:20 PM
The filmmaker suing Chris Rock over the film Good Hair wants a judge to stop the movie's release, according to a press release from virginMOONentertainment, Inc.
Filmmaker Regina Kimbell continued her quest for justice filing a request for injunction in federal court in downtown Los Angeles against Chris Rock’s “Good Hair,” scheduled for limited theatrical release on Friday, Oct. 9.Yesterday, the evidence submitted included an email from Kimbell to Doug Miller, then Rock’s assistant and now Good Hair associate producer.
In the email, Kimbell lets Miller know that she suspected they were making a copy of the film without her permission.The court filing against Chris Rock, HBO, and the domestic and foreign theatrical distributors is requesting a halt in releasing the film this week and future release until a verdict is reached by jury trial.
Rock hasn't spoken out on the legal issues surrounding the release of the movie. But Rock made it on Oprah to promote the move last week.
See the injunction request here.
Boomer with Attitude / News Sexist GOP group wants Pelosi 'put in her place'
Posted By John Grooms on Wed, Oct 7, 2009 at 2:42 PM
We all know that most Republican members of Congress would rather be living in the 1950s, those golden, fantasy days, when Leave It To Beaver-ish blandness set the national tone and the whole reason for America’s existence was to kowtow to white males. Yes, we already knew that’s how they feel, but yesterday, the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) put on full display the backward-looking, resentful cretinism that’s taken hold of their party.
The NRCC issued a press release criticizing House Speaker Nancy Pelosi for saying it would be difficult to get Democratic House members to vote for additional troops in Afghanistan. OK, fair enough. They don’t like her position. That’s par for the course in politics. But the NRCC took it two steps farther. First, they implied that since conservatives’ new favorite guy, Gen. McChrystal, says we need 40,000 more troops, civilian leaders should jump to attention and hand over whatever he wants pronto, forgetting that civilians set military policy in the U.S. Just as troubling, though, is the NRCC’s statement that “taxpayers can only hope that Gen. McChrystal is able to put her (Pelosi) in her place.” Put her in her place. And what place would that be, NRCC? In what place should the first female Speaker of the House be put? Back in the kitchen, or scrubbing the floors, or, at the very least, being submissive to a jug-eared guy in a uniform? Sexist condescension fairly drips from the NRCC’s statement about Pelosi, and they need to be called on it in the halls of Congress.
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Boomer with Attitude / News Duke Energy, UNC team up for wind turbines
Posted By John Grooms on Wed, Oct 7, 2009 at 11:57 AM
Yesterday, we gave credit where credit is due to someone we’ve criticized, namely Sen. Kay Hagan, who is getting federal money to expand broadband service to rural areas in the state. Today, we’re praising Duke Energy, a company we’ve reamed more times in print than I can keep up with; call it a new tradition.
UNC and Duke Energy are beginning to take the state into the 21st century by cooperating, with Duke’s funding, on placement of three wind turbines in Pamlico Sound. Their actions follow up on a UNC study conducted for the state, which found that “North Carolina is well-positioned to develop utility-scale wind energy production.” It’s a good deal for everyone involved. The state finally gets moving on mass-scale alternative energy; Duke Energy saves money on research; and the university’s prestige is enhanced while it gets funding for important studies. As a bonus, the project is apparently being conducted in a way that’s keeping local citizens fully apprised of what’s going on. A political blogger these days almost has to apologize for not being cynical, but seriously, this seems like pretty good news all around. You can read Duke Energy’s press release about the wind turbine project here.
News U.S. carbon emissions expected to fall in 2009
Posted By Rhiannon Fionn-Bowman on Wed, Oct 7, 2009 at 11:56 AM
In good environmental news, U.S. carbon dioxide emissions should fall in 2009. The drop, which is attributed to the economy, isn't expected to last, however. As the economy improves, emissions are expected to rise.
U.S. emissions of carbon dioxide, the main greenhouse gas, should fall 5.9 percent in 2009 as the recession cuts electricity and transportation fuel demand, the government said in a monthly forecast on Tuesday.Demand for coal, which emits about twice as much carbon dioxide as natural gas per unit of energy generated, should fall more than 9 percent in 2009 on the economic downturn, said the Energy Information Administration, the statistics arm of the Department of Energy, in its short-term forecast.
"Several factors contribute to a projected reduction of nearly 6 percent in U.S. carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuel use in 2009, primarily associated with the economic downturn," EIA Administrator Richard Newell said.
Read the entire Reuters article here.
Further reading: Obama orders federal government to cut emissions
The EPA's Lisa Jackson discusses the recently announced Mandatory Reporting Rule (MRR) for greenhouse gas emissions:
Film / Film News / News Box Office Top 10
Posted By Matt Brunson on Wed, Oct 7, 2009 at 11:00 AM
The box office chart will return next week.
Arts / Today's Top Five / News Today's Top 5: Wednesday
Posted By Anita Overcash on Wed, Oct 7, 2009 at 8:00 AM
Here are the five best events going down in Charlotte and the surrounding area today, Oct. 7, 2009 — as selected by the folks at Creative Loafing.
• Dog Sees God at Winthrop University
• Craig Shoemaker at McGlohon Theatre
• Mix at Six at Ballantyne Village
• Elements exhibition at Providence Gallery
• Carbon Leaf at Visulite Theatre
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
Arts / News Best bets in Charlotte comedy this week
Posted By Debbie Millwater on Tue, Oct 6, 2009 at 4:04 PM
As the headline suggests, here are a few of the best places to find comedy events in Charlotte — from stand-up to improv to sketch comedy and more. For a complete listing of all comedy visit www.CharlotteComedyLIVE.com.
Tuesday, Oct. 6
* Taboo Tuesday Stand-up Open Mic at 9 p.m.
Stand-up Comedy Open Mic. This show is Rated R. No content or language restrictions. Comics, last call for sign-up at 9:30 p.m. All comics get five minutes.
SK Net Café ~ 1425 Elizabeth Ave. ~ $2
* Celebrity Headliner Craig Shoemaker at 8 p.m.
Lake Norman Comedy Zone in Galway Hooker Irish Pub ~ 17044 Kenton Rd., Cornelius ~ $20
Wednesday, Oct. 7
* Celebrity Headliner Craig Shoemaker at 8 p.m.
McGlohon Theatre ~ 345 N. College St. ~ $20
Thursday, Oct. 8
* Robot Johnson Sketch Comedy at 10 p.m.
Good humor by bad people. Check out Charlotte's premiere sketch comedy troupe.
Actor's Theatre of Charlotte ~ 650 E. Stonewall St. ~ $10
Friday, Oct. 9
* Charlotte Comedy Theater Improv at 8 p.m.
Charlotte interactive improv comedy troupe needs your suggestions.
Prevue ~ 2909 N. Davidson St. ~ $10
Saturday, Oct. 10
* Stand-up Comedy at Alive in NoDa at 8 p.m.
Stand-up comedy with nationally touring comedians Brad Brake with Roy Haber.
Alive ~ 2909 N. Davidson St. ~ Reservations 704-930-2200 ~ $15
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Film / Film News / News All-American at Spirit Square
Posted By Matt Brunson on Tue, Oct 6, 2009 at 4:00 PM
Call 704-333-4686 for details.
Boomer with Attitude / News Hagan snags funds for broadband expansion
Posted By John Grooms on Tue, Oct 6, 2009 at 3:57 PM
It’s easy enough to criticize politicians when they do something you don’t like, and we’ve given Sen. Kay Hagan grief about her, er, fluid positions on health care reform. So it’s only fair to give the pols a shout-out when they follow through on a promise.
During her campaign for the U.S. Senate, Hagan emphasized the need to expand broadband access for people and businesses in rural areas. Yesterday, Sen. Hagan announced that North Carolina will receive a bit more than $2 million to bring broadband to “under-served” areas of the state. The money comes from the Commerce Department and is part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act stimulus package. Two million bucks isn’t enough to complete the job — in fact, according to BlueNC, it’s only enough to map out the areas where broadband is needed and begin planning the full expansion. But hey, it’s a very good start, and considering Congress’ normally sluggish pace, it’s pretty quick work by the rookie senator.
2nd Annual 24-Hour Blog-o-thon / News CL's 2nd Annual 24-Hour Blog-o-thon — Friday, Oct. 9 at 9 a.m.
Posted By Carlton Hargro on Tue, Oct 6, 2009 at 3:31 PM
A little more than one year ago, we brought Charlotte (and, yes, the world) an online event we could only call "The 24-Hour Blog-o-thon." As you can probably guess, the exhaustive Web extravaganza was our attempt to publish our special brand of content — stuff you've come to know and love — all day and all night.
Well, this Friday, Oct. 9 — starting at 9 a.m. — we're making a return to the madness with our 2nd Annual 24-Hour Blog-o-thon! For the 2009 edition of the Blog-o-thon, we'll be chronicling one whole day in the life of the Queen City.
During our all-day/all-night trek — utilizing text-centric stories, photos, videos and more — we'll be throwing the spotlight on all manner of interesting people, places and things in Charlotte.
Oh, and along the way, we'll be posting updates on our Facebook and Twitter pages — feel free to follow us there, too.
At any rate, be sure to log on this Friday — here at www.theclogblog.com — and join us for an exploration through all the good, the bad, the mild and the wild that our fair city has to offer.
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