Opening today (February 3rd) is the new horror/thriller, The Woman in Black, starring Daniel Radcliffe, Sophie Stucky, Roger Allam, Ciaran Hinds and Shaun Dooley. The film follows Arthur Kipps, played by Radcliffe, who is sent to a remote village to put a deceased eccentric's affairs in order and soon realizes the town is hiding a deadly secret. Arthur discovers the that his late client's house is haunted by the spirit of a woman who is trying to find someone or something she lost, and no one is safe.
The Woman in Black is rated PG-13 and has a running time of 1 hour and 35 minutes.
Opening today (February 3rd) is the new action/adventure movie, Chronicle, starring Dane DeHaan, Michael B. Jordan, Alex Russell, Ashley Hinshaw and Michael Kelly. The film follows Andrew, Matt and Steve who discover a mysterious substance that leaves them with incredible powers. But group splinters as the teenagers begin to spin out of control when they let their darker sides emerge.
Chronicle is rated PG-13 and has a running time of 1 hour and 24 minutes.
Opening today (Februay 3rd) is the new drama, Big Miracle, starring John Krasinski, Drew Barrymore, Kristen Bell, Dermot Mulroney, Ted Danson, Tim Blake Nelson and Vinessa Shaw. The film follows Adam, played by Krasinski, a local newsman, who must join forces with his ex-girlfriend, played by Barrymore, to save three whales trapped by rapidly forming ice in the Arctic Circle.
Big Miracle has a running time of 1 hour and 47 minutes.
Patriots Favorites to win Sunday
Feb 3 2012 6:41AM
Posted 1 day 23 hrs 48 mins ago
The New England Patriots are three-point favorites to win Super Bowl 46 this Sunday (February 5th) in Indianapolis over the New York Giants. But should they be? ESPN.com's John Clayton argues maybe not: "The feeling you get in Indianapolis is that the New York Giants should be the favorites. They've won the last two meetings, one in the regular season and the other in Super Bowl 42. [The Giants'] Eli Manning has been as hot a quarterback as [the Patriots'] Tom Brady. The Giants' defense has been destroying quarterbacks lately while the Patriots' defense has been completely beatable. . . . The Patriots won 13 games [this season]. The Giants are trying to be the first 9-7 team to win a Super Bowl. But the Pats' regular-season schedule was easy. . . . Still, the Pats have Brady's passing and [head coach Bill] Belichick's mind along with an extra week of preparation."
MOMS WANT SEX, NOT SUPER BOWL: According to a recent survey by BabyCenter.com, 80 percent of moms would rather have sex than watch the Super Bowl. The site noted that if 4 out of 5 moms would rather bowl over their husbands than watch the biggest of the Bowls -- there might just be a Super Bowl baby boom in time for Halloween.
SUPER BOWL TRIVIA FACTS
8 million pounds of guacamole is consumed on Super Bowl Sunday.
14,500 tons of chips are eaten along with that guacamole.
The average number of people at a Super Bowl party is 17.
5% of Americans will watch the game alone.
The Super Bowl is measured in Roman numerals because a football season runs the span over two calendar years. The year the season began in 2006 and ends in 2007.
35% of people who attend the game write it off as a corporate expense.
Q: Which college produced the most current Giants and Patriots players combined (five)?
A: Boston College (the Giants' Chris Snee, Will Blackmon and Mathias Kiwanuka, and New England's Dan Koppen and Ron Brace).
Q: How long was Bills kicker Scott Norwood's wide-right field-goal attempt on the final-seconds play that handed the Giants a 20-19 win in Super Bowl XXV?
A: 47 yards.
Q: Which unlikely New England special teamer outweighs Jacquian Williams and Michael Boley, who are both Giants linebackers?
A: Second-year Patriots punter Zoltan Mesko, who is 6-foot-5, 231 pounds. (Williams is 6-2, 224 and Boley is 6-3, 230.)
Q: The Giants and Patriots also met in the Super Bowl four years ago. Which two teams have had the most common Super Bowl matchup?
A: Pittsburgh (2-1) vs. Dallas. They met in Super Bowls X, XIII and XXX.
Q: Which other three pairs of teams have had a Super Bowl rematch?
A: Miami (1-1) vs. Washington, Super Bowls VII & XVII; San Francisco (2-0) vs. Cincinnati, XVI & XXIII; Dallas (2-0) vs. Buffalo, XXVI & XXVII.
Q: True or false? David Tyree's 32-yard "Helmet Catch" in Super Bowl XLII was the game's longest pass play.
A: False. Kevin Boss caught a 45-yarder earlier in the fourth quarter. The Patriots' longest pass play that day was a 17-yard connection between Tom Brady and Randy Moss.
Q: Which Patriots star was selected 20 picks after Eli Manning in the 2004 NFL draft?
A: Defensive tackle Vince Wilfork, the No. 21 overall pick. A sidenote about Wilfork: After seven seasons without an interception, he snared two of them this year.
Q: Giants receiver Mario Manningham caught an NFL career-long 92-yard touchdown from Eli Manning last season. At Michigan, his best reception was a 97-yarder in 2007. Which current Patriot connected with Manningham on that play?
A: Third-string rookie quarterback Ryan Mallet, who played as a freshman at Michigan before going on to star at Arkansas.
Q: Which quarterback holds the record for most interceptions thrown in a Super Bowl?
A: Then-NFL MVP Rich Gannon threw five picks (with three returned for touchdowns) during Oakland's 48-21 drubbing at the hands of Tampa Bay in Super Bowl XXXVII. Gannon also had 272 yards passing for two touchdowns.
Q: True or false? The Giants' five Super Bowl teams collectively have more regular-season losses than do the Patriots' seven Super Bowl entrants.
A: True. The Patriots' Super Bowl teams are 90-17 (.841) in the regular season; the Giants' Super Bowl teams are 58-22 (.725).
Ferris Returns
Jan 31 2012 6:22AM
Posted 5 days 7 mins ago
Matthew Broderick has resurrected one of his classic characters, Ferris Bueller, for the Super Bowl. 26 years after the hit movie debuted, Broderick revisited the premise in a new Honda commercial that will air on Sunday (February 5th).
Instead of feigning illness to skip school, Broderick said he was sick to avoid filming the Honda commercial.
The 49-year-old recreated scenes from the film -- like singing on a float and leaving his vehicle with an untrustworthy valet -- and repeated classic lines, including the ultimate: "Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you'll miss it."
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