A Dad Collects Jokes for His Son with Cancer
The father of a son with brain cancer is collecting 5000 jokes on Jokes4Miles "to show him he's not alone in his fight."  They also plan to open it up to other kids battling cancer, so that their friends and anyone who wants to join in can post a joke, because "a merry heart doeth good like medici

posted 3:57:52pm Feb. 03, 2012 | read full post »

Behind the Scenes: Lady and the Tramp
In honor of the release of Disney's Diamond edition of the classic, "Lady and the Tramp," here is a glimpse behind the scenes: [iframe src="http://clickcomm.zenfolio.com/zf/core/embedgallery.aspx?p=35be9c5e0ff405211CCCCCC036111111F5F5F5DDDDDD000000.2" title="Behind the Scenes of Lady and the Tram

posted 8:00:41am Feb. 03, 2012 | read full post »

Big Miracle
"You're not as easy to hate as I thought," an oil man tells an environmental activist in "Big Miracle," the heartwarming true story of a 1987 effort to rescue three Alaskan whales. It could just as well have been said by any of the more than a dozen lead characters who find themselves part of a "coc

posted 6:00:43pm Feb. 02, 2012 | read full post »

The Real Story: 'Big Miracle' and the Alaskan Whale Rescue
This week's "Big Miracle" is about the real-life story of the 1988 rescue effort to save three trapped whales in Alaska.  The film is based in part on Big Miracle, the book by journalist Tom Rose, who covered the story.  As portrayed in the film, the rescue became a national news story and the tur

posted 3:59:27pm Feb. 02, 2012 | read full post »

Happy Groundhog Day!
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_yDWQsrajA[/youtube] Bing! Ali Arikan has a brilliant assessment of "Groundhog Day" at Slant Magazine.

posted 10:00:31am Feb. 02, 2012 | read full post »