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Mayweather puts HBO commentators on blast
"Even a guy like Jim Lampley, he praises Kelly Pavlik -- who has won some good fights, he beat Jermain Taylor twice, we have to give him credit for that -- but they talk about Kelly Pavlik, a white fighter, like he's the second coming Or they go crazy over Manny Pacquiao. But I'm a black fighter," Mayweather said. "Is it racial? Absolutely. They praise white fighters, they praise Hispanic fighters, whatever. But black fighters, they never praise.
"I've noticed it for a long time but I couldn't say anything because I had to do business with them. I'll still do business with them, but I'm done holding my tongue. I think HBO is great. But their announcers are full of s--t."
"Even a guy like Jim Lampley, he praises Kelly Pavlik -- who has won some good fights, he beat Jermain Taylor twice, we have to give h... more -
Bill Maher says Ron Paul is his "New Hero"
Self proclaimed libertarian Bill Maher tells Sen. Dodd that Ron Paul is his "new hero." Later he ask Congressman Paul, "If America was a smarter country wouldn't you be leading in the polls?" Self proclaimed libertarian Bill Maher tells Sen. Dodd that Ron Paul is his "new hero." Later he ask Congressman Paul, "If America wa... more
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ABC and Homeland Security team up for reality TV show
A new ABC unscripted series will take an unprecedented look behind the scenes at the government's fight against terrorism...
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Gandolfini auctions Soprano's wardrobe
For a nonprofit group that assists severely wounded soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan
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Hearings for the West Memphis 3 Scheduled for September 2008
Jessie Misskelley, Jr., Damien Echols, and Jason Baldwin, subjects of the 1996 "Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills" and 2000 "Paradise Lost 2: Revelations" HBO documentaries, have a new court date in September 2008.
The hearing will likely cover new DNA evidence that Jessie Misskelley, Jr., Damien Echols, and Jason Baldwin DNA did not match.
Both HBO documentaries focused on the lack of evidence connecting the 3 16 year old boys to the murders and the possibility that profiling led to their arrest.
Case overview from wm3.org
"Shortly after three eight-year-old boys were found mutilated and murdered in West Memphis, Arkansas, local newspapers stated the killers had been caught. The police assured the public that the three teenagers in custody were definitely responsible for these horrible crimes. Evidence?
The same police officers coerced an error-filled "confession" from Jessie Misskelley Jr., who is mentally handicapped. They subjected him to 12 hours of questioning without counsel or parental consent, audio-taping only two fragments totaling 46 minutes. Jessie recanted it that evening, but it was too late— Misskelley, Jason Baldwin and Damien Echols were all arrested on June 3, 1993, and convicted of murder in early 1994."
Although there was no physical evidence, murder weapon, motive, or connection to the victims, the prosecution pathetically resorted to presenting black hair and clothing, heavy metal t-shirts, and Stephen King novels as proof that the boys were sacrificed in a satanic cult ritual. Unfathomably, Echols was sentenced to death, Baldwin received life without parole, and Misskelley got life plus 40.
For over 14 years, The West Memphis Three have been imprisoned for crimes they didn’t commit. Echols waits in solitary confinement for the lethal injection our tax dollars will pay for. They were all condemned by their poverty, incompetent defense, satanic panic and a rush to judgment. " Jessie Misskelley, Jr., Damien Echols, and Jason Baldwin, subjects of the 1996 "Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills" ... more -
2000 Election is the subject of HBO's "Recount"
Kevin Spacey, Laura Dern, Denis Leary, John Hurt, Tom Wilkinson, Ed Begley Jr. and Bob Balaban will star in HBO Films' "Recount," the drama about the Florida results in the 2000 presidential election. Kevin Spacey, Laura Dern, Denis Leary, John Hurt, Tom Wilkinson, Ed Begley Jr. and Bob Balaban will star in HBO Films' "Recount," the ... more
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HBO Films' RECOUNT
Jacob Soboroff went to The Grove in Los Angeles where HBO set up the actual Votomatic Florida voting machines used in the controversial 2000 Presidential Election, complete with butterfly ballots and hanging chads, so that people can judge for themselves whether they could have effectively cast their ballot. RECOUNT premieres May 25 on HBO.
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HBO Films' RECOUNT:
http://www.hbo.com/films/recount/ Jacob Soboroff went to The Grove in Los Angeles where HBO set up the actual Votomatic Florida voting machines used in the controversia... more -
'RECOUNT' on May 25th
HBO films presents 'RECOUNT' based on the true events in 2000. In this video you can see why Florida voters struggled to cast their votes in 2000. HBO films presents 'RECOUNT' based on the true events in 2000. In this video you can see why Florida voters struggled to cast their vo... more
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Adrian Grenier's Alter Eco And Entourage Hit Planet Green TV
Adrian Grenier (a.k.a. Aqua Man, Vincent Chase) is ditching his HBO posse, and is hitting the streets with an all new, all green entourage for a new TV show called Alter Eco, to be aired on the Discovery Channel's brand new sister station Planet Green.
With the help of green guru Boise Thomas, sustainable style fashionista Angela Lindvall and eco-renovation master Darren Moore, Granier will take on challenges which will include an environmental home makeover and an eco-overhaul of an L.A. hotspot. The green team will pay house calls on Hollywood celebs and average Joe's alike to show how planet positive change can have a low impact on lifestyle.
The 13-part series premieres on Monday, June 9, at 9 PM (ET/PT) on Planet Green. A sneak preview of Alter Eco will air on Planet Green's launch night on June 4 at 10 PM (ET/PT).
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Adrian Grenier (a.k.a. Aqua Man, Vincent Chase) is ditching his HBO posse, and is hitting the streets with an all new, all green entou... more -
Ask actor Rey Valentin whatever you want...
Actor Rey Valentin will be at Current TV on Friday to talk about his new HBO series "Generation Kill" and you can ask him anything you want...
Video/Webcam questions get extra points. Text questions are good too, just make sure you add an icon picture of yourself and put your name/age/location in your profile in case we want to use your question on TV.
Thanks!
NOTE: Rey's already been in! We'll post his answers to some of your questions closer to when Generation Kill is on the air. Thanks everyone for participating! Actor Rey Valentin will be at Current TV on Friday to talk about his new HBO series "Generation Kill" and you can ask him anything you... more -
Rey Valentin - Official Website
Here you can read about Rey's new HBO series as well as news articles from sources like the Hollywood Reporter and Variety
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New HBO Series! - Rey Valentin
HBO rarely misses the mark with their original programming. What do you think of this trailer?
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Rey Valentin on IMDb
Rey has a new movie with Sean Penn and an HBO series in the works...
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Finally, HBO to Distribute Shows on iTunes!
This is going to cost me a lot of money...
"Time Warner Inc.'s HBO and Apple Inc. are close to announcing a deal to make HBO series available for download on Apple's iTunes service, according to people familiar with the matter. The announcement could come as early as Tuesday, one of those people said.
The service marks an evolution in strategy for both HBO and Apple. It's the first time HBO has agreed to sell downloads of individual episodes of its shows. And Apple, in a departure, has agreed to charge more than its uniform price of $1.99 per television episode; HBO's shows will be more expensive, and their prices may vary on a sliding scale.
The HBO episodes won't be available immediately after they air. Instead, the pay-TV channel will make them available on iTunes when the shows are released on DVD, the people said. Both the higher prices and delayed release were important to HBO, which has avoided online sales for fear of cannibalizing its lucrative subscriber base.
HBO has been experimenting with online distribution in recent months. It made episodes of its psychiatrist drama "In Treatment" available free on various online services. It has been testing a subscription service, HBO on Broadband, that allows HBO subscribers to download a broad selection of shows to watch on their computers." This is going to cost me a lot of money... ... more -
Source: Apple, HBO Content Deal Imminent
Apple is close to announcing it has signed a deal to sell HBO programs and movies on the iTunes website, according to HBO employees involved in executing the agreement.
The deal marks the first time that Apple has agreed to a separate price structure for a content provider, one of the employees said.
The HBO insiders said that the new service would be launched and announced simultaneously, most likely in a week or two.
Details of the agreement are not yet known, but it is clear that HBO was able to secure better terms from Apple than other content providers, they said.
One possibility is that HBO programming will have a higher retail price than the flat $1.99 fee Apple currently charges for video content; another is that HBO will receive a larger cut of the same flat rate than other iTunes content providers receive.
Apple and HBO spokespeople did not return calls for comment on the deal.
NBC pulled its programming from iTunes last summer after Apple refused to charge more than $1.99 for that network's shows. In May, NBC struck a deal with Microsoft to sell its shows on the Zune website.
The HBO-Apple agreement is a strategic coup for both companies. Apple is trying to increase sales and awareness of its new Apple TV, a device that allows viewers to rent movies and buy content from your television. HBO wants to profit from its archive by letting fans buy old episodes of shows like Deadwood and The Larry Sanders Show.
The terms of this new deal could open a Pandora's box for iTunes. With the advent of pricing variation, movie studios and musicians will want to charge more for their big hits. Apple could be pressured to accept variable pricing for other content, a change it has resisted in the past.
HBO started an online download service earlier this year. It lets HBO subscribers watch 400 hours of programming a month and stream HBO's main channel. The service, called HBO on Broadband, is currently being tested in Wisconsin and will soon spread to other markets.
The deal with Apple is a more dramatic move for HBO, since the broadband service only allows current HBO subscribers to access the content. Selling through iTunes would let HBO tap everyone else.
In the past, HBO has been notoriously slow to offer content through new media, and the deal with Apple is a result of pressure from HBO's parent company, Time Warner, according to HBO employees. Apple is close to announcing it has signed a deal to sell HBO programs and movies on the iTunes website, according to HBO employees in... more -
Molotov Alva and His Search for the Creator: A Second Life Odyssey
Filmmaker Douglas Gayeton has produced a documentary film about his avatar Molotov Alva's encounters in Second Life after deciding to abandon real life. The film, shot entirely on the Second Life platform, reveals Alva's introductions to different characters in the virtual world and possibly makes a soul-mate connection. Gayeton has explored similar territory with the animated television program Delta State, and has also collaborated with sci-fi writer William Gibson on a video game based on the feature length film Johnny Mnemonic. The film premieres Thursday, May 15, at 8:00 pm (ET) on Cinemax. Filmmaker Douglas Gayeton has produced a documentary film about his avatar Molotov Alva's encounters in Second Life after deciding to ... more
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Thomas Jefferson's Anarchist Sentiment
From the HBO Miniseries, John Adams. John Adams (Paul Giamatti,) Ben Franklin (Tom Wilkinson,) and Thomas Jefferson (Steven Dillane,) discuss the Constitution. Jefferson's sentiments are truly those of a freethinker. Which is why I have always loved his writings and agree wholeheartedly with his sentiments. Which is more than likely why the Constitution is open ended in that it gives the American people the opportunity to change their form of government if it should not suit the needs of the people or turn towards tyranny... that is, if they are not too distracted or fearful to notice. From the HBO Miniseries, John Adams. John Adams (Paul Giamatti,) Ben Franklin (Tom Wilkinson,) and Thomas Jefferson (Steven Dillane,) ... more
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Real Time Bill Maher season finale april 25 2008
so much, good summary
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yu8TfbVbylM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QoU-GoPAxoM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f9WnRTWoluU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=egRLYElxgmQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZZRr2sq6AI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X1NU3WxZcWI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvwOf3KcVDc
overtime
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oBnaLlGzBYU
\mind voting, this isnt news, this is current so much, good summary http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yu8TfbVbylM http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QoU-GoPAxoM ... more -
A Conversation With Arj Barker
Currently downunder headlining the 2008 Comedy Festival in Auckland, New Zealand. Stand-up comedian, and supporting star of HBO's hit show "Flight of the Conchords", Arj Barker takes a few minutes to talk about his start in comedy, his heritage, and even shares a dirty joke. Currently downunder headlining the 2008 Comedy Festival in Auckland, New Zealand. Stand-up comedian, and supporting star of HBO's hit ... more
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Why can't Americans stand up like our Founders did?
Where has that spirit of liberty gone? Where has the sustained fire and passion for Democracy gone? In this clip from HBO's magnificent miniseries John Adams, the president of the Continental Congress reads off King George III 's letter of disdain to the members calling them traitors and vowing to have them hanged for disserting their allegiance to the crown. Yet, did they cower? No, they stood up to the first King George, stared him down, and beat his empire with a passionate group of farmers, doctors and the like. Citizens just like you and me who stood up and gave their lives and all they had because this country and freedom were more important than the fear and apprehension of the future and the feigned stature of a King.
Yet today, we sit and cower waiting for a subservient Congress to do what it will never do in upholding its oath... Impeach the second King George with the same spirit that birthed this nation. We wait for them to stand up and face down the same threats and usurpations that brought these Founding Fathers to Philadelphia and dare to call ourselves free while allowing it to continue. I watch clips like this and weep for what we have become. Fearful, distracted, comfortable enablers who talk about the crimes and misdemeanors of these people but who don't on the whole seem to have the guts to do what is necessary to preserve the Declaration of Independence these men put everything they had on the line to sign.
And now, our elections are nothing more than popularity contests wrapped up in dollar bills. Words, promises, platitudes and jockeying to be the "most powerful" ruler in the world, when what we originally set out to do was to be a free country that was benevolent to all, not a money hungry empire maker. We have become that which that Declaration spoke out against.
So why is it that we Americans for all of our talk really cannot stand up as our Founders did? Are we on the whole truly too distracted to care? Or is that even a viable excuse anymore?Voting alone will not bring it back. One person will not bring it back. One election will not bring it back. Personally, I would love to see a new Continental Congress meet in Philadelphia to put the ineffective one we have on notice that if they don't do their job we have many here who will. Where has that spirit of liberty gone? Where has the sustained fire and passion for Democracy gone? In this clip from HBO's magnificen... more
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