Competition kicks in
The change to “managed competition” among companies that provide auto insurance in Massachusetts is having the desired effect - a drop in rates - considerably more quickly than most people expected.
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Patriots’ wins make fan proud
I’m so proud of our New England Patriots. They are the best football team ever.
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Praise for Veterans Day coverage
It’s with pleasure that I write regarding the Telegram & Gazette’s coverage of our Veterans Day activities.
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Four Hour Film School - “I Need My Space!”
WorcesterMovies.com is proud to present a new feature from writer JoAnn DiVerdi Miller, “Four Hour Film School.” Each column will not only focus on two like-themed films, exploring the connections between them, but will suggest an appropriate meal during intermission. With our coverage of next year’s Star Trek prequel and the recent premiere of the exquisite fan-produced “Star Trek: New Voyages” premiere, the theme of this week is space, so prepare to release your inner geek as we cry to the heavens…
“I NEED MY SPACE!”
by JoAnn DeVerdi Miller
THE MOVIES:
(1979); Co-starring Sigourney Weaver and Tom Skerritt; Written by Dan O’Bannon; Directed by Ridley Scott.
(1999); Co-starring Sigourney Weaver and Tim Allen; written by David Howard and Robert Gordon; Directed by Dean Parisot
THE CONNECTION: One’s a heart-thumping, sci-fi thriller set in outer space showcasing Sigourney Weaver as supremely well-trained; the other’s a knee-slapping, sci-fi comedy inspired by television’s take on […]
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WorcesterMovies’ 2007 Holiday DVD Gift Guide (Part 1/6)
Children, Germans and anyone who has seen Bad Santa starring Billy Bob Thornton will know of the Advent calendar. It is a 24-day calendar, used to mark the December days until Christmas, by opening one door every day to reveal a picture or chocolate treat. Considering that tomorrow is December 1 and we have exactly two dozen holiday gifts on DVD to recommend to you, consider the following WorcesterMovies’ Advent Calendar for 2007 (but feel free to jump as far ahead as you’d like):
1 - SESAME STREET OLD SCHOOL, VOLUME 2
It’s hard to believe that shortly, the Children’s Television Workshop (and anyone who owns its subsequent toy franchise rights) will be celebrating 40 years of the groundbreaking “Sesame Street.” Up until last year, though, there was not a single classic episode, short of 1978’s “Christmas Eve on Sesame Street” available. This year, another five representative episodes hit stores, covering the […]
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Interview - The Other ‘Star Trek’ Crew
SLEEK, GEEK, CHIC
‘Star Trek’ fans go where few have gone before with new movie
by Mark Volpe
Once there was an Elvis impersonator who wanted to be a part of the original “Star Trek” universe. Seriously. You can’t make this up.
Using the original series blueprints (acquired via his role as a costumer on “Star Trek: The Next Generation”), James “Kirk” Cawley and his friends rented a studio flat to construct their scale model of the Enterprise NCC-1701’s bridge and began shooting a fourth season of the original “Star Trek” as if the show had never been cancelled in 1969. Under the title “Star Trek: New Voyages,” their pointillist, pointed-eared attention to detail caused a Trekkie sensation. Cawley’s gamble that the original series characters could be personified by fresh faces paid off, producing the finest “Star Trek” fan films (fan-produced tributes) to date. The four films to date are greatly ambitious in their […]
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In The News - ‘Trek’ Captain Kirk Irked!
Now that final casting of “Lost” and “Alias” creator J.J. Abrams’ Christmas 2008 Star Trek prequel has been announced, one former “Trek” star is none too pleased that he is not included in the mix.
Emmy-winning “Boston Legal” actor William Shatner, who played Captain of the Starship Enterprise James Tiberius Kirk on the Original Series from 1966 to 1969 and in seven feature films between 1979 and 1994, told TV’s “Extra” last week, “How could you not put one of the founding figures into a movie that was being resurrected? That doesn’t make good business sense to me! I’ve become even more popular than I was playing Captain Kirk. I’m good box office and I get publicity… But, they are going in a different direction and it’ll be a wonderful film.”
The only original “Trek” star who is due to appear in the new film, which will hit theatres on December 25, […]
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Cameras would improve security at cinemas
I’m writing in the hope that part or all of this letter will be printed to make the public aware of a dangerous situation.
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