Kenneth Waters, who spent more than 18 years in prison for a murder he did not commit. His sister Betty Anne put herself through high school, college and, finally, law school in an 18 year quest to free Kenny.
- Mitchell Tsai
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It took her another seven years to track down the evidence that would prove the police had deliberately and knowingly sent the wrong man to prison. ... in 110-degree heat, we found the manila envelope with all the fingerprints in it, and a list that had my brother's name on it, eliminating him from the inquiry. They'd tested his prints twice. They knew he wasn't guilty. They knew from day one that Kenny was innocent.
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"Last week The Hollywood Reporter said that Warner Bros.' live-action Akira adaptation was dead, and there was much rejoicing. Then Variety had to shit in everyone's Cheerios and report this: At a time when blockbuster budgets are facing extra scrutiny, Warner Bros. has halted pre-production on its live-action "Akira" remake, which Jaume Collet-Serra is set to direct. Studio confirmed Thursday that it shut down the project's Vancouver offices as the creative team reworks the story."
- Bluesun 2600
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Isn't this the second time in the past year that it's supposed to have died?
- ronin
"Timur Bekmambetov directs Benjamin Walker in Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, based on the popular novel by Seth Grahame-Smith. A new photo has arrived from this hotly anticipated genre mash-up, which finds Benjamin Walker as Honest Abe fighting off a member of the Undead. Check it out below. Ben Walker in Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter comes to theaters June 22nd, 2012 and stars Benjamin Walker, Anthony Mackie, Dominic Cooper, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Jimmi Simpson, Alan Tudyk, Rufus Sewell. The film is directed by Timur Bekmambetov."
- Bluesun 2600
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"As exclaimed by Jeremy Kirk: "Yes! We all get to keep saying the name Benedict Cumberbatch!" Indeed we do. Variety, with extra confirmation from Deadline, is reporting that on-the-rise British actor Benedict Cumberbatch has nabbed the villain role in J.J. Abrams' currently untitled Star Trek 2. This kind of throws a wrench in the mix, considering we were all following Edgar Ramirez for Khan, and now Variety says he "landed the role that Edgar Ramirez had auditioned for last month." So who is the villain? Someone new, perhaps? Benedict currently appears on "Sherlock" on BBC right now and he was also in War Horse."
- Bluesun 2600
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Cumberbatch isn't the only one joining the cast, as Variety also reported that another on-the-rise British actor named Noel Clarke (from "Doctor Who", Heartless, Centurion, Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll) is set for a role as "a family man with a wife and young daughter." But, they say there's no word on whether Benedict will play a hero or villain, despite Variety saying he's taking...
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- Bluesun 2600
Cumberbatch rose to fame in the UK on shows like "Fortysomething", "To the Ends of the Earth", Stuart: A Life Backwards and now "Sherlock". He's also been in a number of smaller roles im films already, including Starter for 10, Amazing Grace, Atonement, The Other Boleyn Girl, Creation, Four Lions (yep!), The Whistleblower and from this year, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy and Steven...
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- Bluesun 2600
"The first trailer for director Craig Moss's Bad Ass has arrived. Based on a true story, Danny Trejo stars as a decorated Vietnam war hero who becomes a local legend after a video of him defending himself on a bus goes viral. You can check out this trailer below, along with the poster, and video that inspired it."
- Bluesun 2600
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I just realized what made this look good to me. They stole the Heavy Metal Rock idea from Dan's (@capt_redgoat) Clash of theTitian's review for @GeekintheCity - Wrath of the Titans - http://www.youtube.com/watch...
When he did his original review he didn't listen to the film, he watched it while listening to Heavy Metal Rock on his iPod. One of the funnest reviews I heard that year.
- Bluesun 2600
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This looks like it'll be Great. I heard that they had a sneak preview of the first 8 minutes here in town and those that saw it at the Omnimax loved what they saw.
- Bluesun 2600
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"I love this quote about these movies: "Crank, basically, you insert another quarter and you play the game again. It's kind of like what thrills me and Brian [Taylor], it's whatever we feel like doing there in the moment, whatever we wanna do, we just do and make it happen." On Empire they caught up with Mark Neveldine, one half of the crazy Neveldine/Taylor duo that's currently finishing Ghost Rider: A Spirit of Vengeance (trailer here), and asked him briefly about any plans they have for Crank 3. If you saw Crank: High Voltage, you would think that's the end, but no way, this is a series that can (and will) live on forever."
- Bluesun 2600
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