NEWSTALK 860 » Entertainment News http://ksfa860.com Fri, 24 May 2013 19:59:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Ben Affleck Could Be Hanged for 'Argo' Says Former White House Analyst http://ksfa860.com/ben-affleck-hanged-argo/ http://ksfa860.com/ben-affleck-hanged-argo/#comments Thu, 14 Mar 2013 19:42:06 +0000 Mike Sampson http://screencrush.com/?p=89815 Ben Affleck was not nominated as Best Director for 'Argo' (a film that would later go on to win Best Picture at the Oscars) and lots of people thought this was a big problem. But if a former Reagan-era White House Analyst is to believed, Affleck may have an even bigger problem: being hanged for war crimes.

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]]> http://ksfa860.com/ben-affleck-hanged-argo/feed/ 0 2013 Oscar Winners! http://ksfa860.com/2013-oscar-winners/ http://ksfa860.com/2013-oscar-winners/#comments Sat, 23 Feb 2013 08:00:49 +0000 Nick Romano http://screencrush.com/?p=84885 The 2013 Oscar winners were finally announced during the awards ceremony hosted by Seth MacFarlane on Sunday, February 24. After a lengthy awards season with Ben Affleck's 'Argo' as the clear frontrunner, picking up Best Picture and Best Director titles every chance it had, the flick ended up snagging the big award of the evening -- Best Picture!

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]]> http://ksfa860.com/2013-oscar-winners/feed/ 0 The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Lincoln is a Good Movie, But Is it Inaccurate? http://ksfa860.com/lincoln-is-a-good-movie-but-is-it-inaccurate/ http://ksfa860.com/lincoln-is-a-good-movie-but-is-it-inaccurate/#comments Wed, 06 Feb 2013 13:51:36 +0000 Jen Austin http://q1077.com/?p=109345 A Connecticut Senator says the Steven Spielberg movie, Lincoln, is historically inaccurate.

Senator Joe Courtney has written a letter to Spielberg saying the movie has his state on the wrong side of the slavery debate.  In the movie, Connecticut lawmakers are seen wanting to keep slavery, while in real life Senator Courtney says Connecticut lawmakers in the 1860's voted to abolish slavery.  Now what?

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]]> http://ksfa860.com/lincoln-is-a-good-movie-but-is-it-inaccurate/feed/ 0 Jack Klugman, Star of 'The Odd Couple' and 'Quincy, M.E.' Dead at 90 http://ksfa860.com/jack-klugman-r-i-p/ http://ksfa860.com/jack-klugman-r-i-p/#comments Mon, 24 Dec 2012 23:59:15 +0000 Damon Houx http://screencrush.com/?p=71593 Jack Klugman, best known to audiences as grumpy sports writer Oscar Madison on 'The Odd Couple' and as Dr. R. Quincy M.E. has died at the age of 90.

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]]> http://ksfa860.com/jack-klugman-r-i-p/feed/ 0 Paul Hawthorne/Getty Images Blind UH Student Wins MasterChef Reality Show http://ksfa860.com/blind-uh-student-wins-masterchef-reality-show/ http://ksfa860.com/blind-uh-student-wins-masterchef-reality-show/#comments Tue, 11 Sep 2012 16:25:20 +0000 Jim Bell http://ksfa860.com/?p=89492 Who hasn't heard someone say they can do something better than you blind-folded?  Well, a University of Houston graduate student has done just that, in a manner of speaking, but she didn't need to be blind-folded.

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]]> http://ksfa860.com/blind-uh-student-wins-masterchef-reality-show/feed/ 0 via Facebook/Christine Ha Allen ISD Opens $60 Million Dollar Football Stadium http://ksfa860.com/allen-isd-opens-60-million-dollar-football-stadium/ http://ksfa860.com/allen-isd-opens-60-million-dollar-football-stadium/#comments Fri, 31 Aug 2012 16:41:54 +0000 Jim Bell http://ksfa860.com/?p=87895 Taxpayers in a school district outside Dallas are now the proud owners of one of the most expensive high school football stadiums in the country.  The Allen ISD's Eagle Stadium is a gleaming $60 million facility with seats for 18,000 fans, a 38-foot-wide high-definition video screen, a towering upper deck, and, oh yes, corporate sponsors.

Welcome to the new home of Eagles Football.

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]]> http://ksfa860.com/allen-isd-opens-60-million-dollar-football-stadium/feed/ 0 via Facebook/Allen Independent School District Phyllis Diller Dead at Age 95 http://ksfa860.com/phyllis-diller-rip/ http://ksfa860.com/phyllis-diller-rip/#comments Mon, 20 Aug 2012 19:14:55 +0000 Mike Sampson http://screencrush.com/?p=43222 Legendary comedienne and TV star Phyllis Diller has died at the age of 95. Diller’s health had been in decline and she died earlier this morning at her Los Angeles home.

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]]> http://ksfa860.com/phyllis-diller-rip/feed/ 0 Brenda Chase, Getty Images Lawyer Considering New Appeal for "Bernie" http://ksfa860.com/lawyer-considering-new-appeal-for-bernie/ http://ksfa860.com/lawyer-considering-new-appeal-for-bernie/#comments Wed, 08 Aug 2012 15:49:03 +0000 Jim Bell http://ksfa860.com/?p=83764 Just when you thought the hoopla over the movie "Bernie" had died down, brace yourself because it could start all over again.  The real "Bernie" has a new lawyer.

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]]> http://ksfa860.com/lawyer-considering-new-appeal-for-bernie/feed/ 0 Panola County Sheriff's Department The Pines Theater – Back From the Grave http://ksfa860.com/the-pines-theater-back-from-the-grave/ http://ksfa860.com/the-pines-theater-back-from-the-grave/#comments Fri, 20 Jul 2012 16:05:28 +0000 Jim Bell http://ksfa860.com/?p=80184 With the old Pines Theater almost completely repaired, refurbished and restored, the Lufkin Convention and Visitors Bureau has the task of finding and scheduling entertainment events for it, and they're not wasting any time.

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]]> http://ksfa860.com/the-pines-theater-back-from-the-grave/feed/ 0 via Flickr/Patrick Feller Wanted: Texas Gator Hunters for Swamp People http://ksfa860.com/wanted-texas-gator-hunters-for-swamp-people/ http://ksfa860.com/wanted-texas-gator-hunters-for-swamp-people/#comments Fri, 13 Jul 2012 17:25:27 +0000 Jim Bell http://ksfa860.com/?p=78882 Want a chance to hunt alligators in the Louisiana swamps on TV?  Well listen up.  The History Channel wants YOU.

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]]> http://ksfa860.com/wanted-texas-gator-hunters-for-swamp-people/feed/ 0 via Facebook/Swamp People Billy the Exterminator and Wife Busted for Drugs http://ksfa860.com/billy-the-exterminator-and-wife-busted-for-drugs/ http://ksfa860.com/billy-the-exterminator-and-wife-busted-for-drugs/#comments Wed, 06 Jun 2012 16:42:42 +0000 Jim Bell http://ksfa860.com/?p=70901 Say it ain't so.  Everybody's favorite exterminator -- A&E reality show star "Billy the Exterminator" Bretherton -- and his wife Mary Bretherton -- have been busted for marijuana possession in Bossier City, Louisiana.

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]]> http://ksfa860.com/billy-the-exterminator-and-wife-busted-for-drugs/feed/ 0 via Bossier City Police Department Galveston Opens Pleasure Pier Amusement Park http://ksfa860.com/new-galveston-pleasure-pier-opens-to-the-public/ http://ksfa860.com/new-galveston-pleasure-pier-opens-to-the-public/#comments Fri, 25 May 2012 16:33:56 +0000 Jim Bell http://ksfa860.com/?p=68351 Galveston has a new attraction that's definitely designed to draw tourists of all ages to the Island City. It's a $60 million dollar Pleasure Pier on Seawall Boulevard, built by developer and hospitality king Tilman Fertitta.

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]]> http://ksfa860.com/new-galveston-pleasure-pier-opens-to-the-public/feed/ 0 via Facebook/Galveston Island Historic Pleasure Pier Texas Senate Honors Caddo Lake Protector http://ksfa860.com/texas-senate-honors-caddo-lake-protector/ http://ksfa860.com/texas-senate-honors-caddo-lake-protector/#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 19:04:46 +0000 Jim Bell http://ksfa860.com/?p=66351 The Texas State Senate has released a proclamation honoring the life of the late Dwight K. Shellman, the founder of the Caddo Lake Institute.  Shellman died on March 21 at the age of 77 after a battle with ALS, or Lou Gehrig’s disease.

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]]> http://ksfa860.com/texas-senate-honors-caddo-lake-protector/feed/ 0 via Flickr/inmeares Ellermann Making the Most of his Fame http://ksfa860.com/ellermann-making-the-most-of-his-fame/ http://ksfa860.com/ellermann-making-the-most-of-his-fame/#comments Wed, 25 Apr 2012 15:50:21 +0000 Jim Bell http://ksfa860.com/?p=61651 Angelina County's very own Top Shot in the country -- Dustin Ellermann of Zavalla -- isn't just kicking back and enjoying his fame since winning the History Channel's Top Shot competition a few months ago.  Hardly.

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]]> http://ksfa860.com/ellermann-making-the-most-of-his-fame/feed/ 0 via Facebook/Dustin Ellermann Legendary TV Host Dick Clark Dead at 82 http://ksfa860.com/legendary-tv-host-dick-clark-dead-at-82/ http://ksfa860.com/legendary-tv-host-dick-clark-dead-at-82/#comments Wed, 18 Apr 2012 20:15:34 +0000 Drew Weisholtz http://tsminteractive.com/?p=90406 Iconic broadcaster Dick Clark has died, reports TMZ. He was 82.

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]]> http://ksfa860.com/legendary-tv-host-dick-clark-dead-at-82/feed/ 0 Vince Bucci, Getty Images Another Ship Takes the Titanic Route on Its 100th Anniversary and Hits a…Snag http://ksfa860.com/ship-titanic-100th-anniversary/ http://ksfa860.com/ship-titanic-100th-anniversary/#comments Wed, 11 Apr 2012 13:40:33 +0000 Danny Gallagher http://tsminteractive.com/?p=87729 The sinking of the RMS Titanic reached its 100th anniversary and one ship has dared to re-create its route.

But, like the maiden voyage of the ill-fated ship, things haven’t gone smoothly.

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]]> http://ksfa860.com/ship-titanic-100th-anniversary/feed/ 0 Dan Kitwood, Getty Here We Go Again — Bristol Palin to Star in Another Reality Show http://ksfa860.com/bristol-palin-reality-show/ http://ksfa860.com/bristol-palin-reality-show/#comments Thu, 01 Mar 2012 19:05:31 +0000 Shauna Wright http://tsminteractive.com/?p=78346 Looks like the Palins aren’t out of the reality show business yet — eldest daughter Bristol has just inked a deal with Lifetime for a new 10-episode series called ‘Bristol Palin: Life’s A Tripp.’

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]]> http://ksfa860.com/bristol-palin-reality-show/feed/ 0 Andy Kropa, Getty Images Weekend Box Office — 'Act of Valor' Captivates Audiences for a First Place Finish http://ksfa860.com/weekend-box-office-act-of-valor-captivates-audiences-for-a-first-place-finish/ http://ksfa860.com/weekend-box-office-act-of-valor-captivates-audiences-for-a-first-place-finish/#comments Mon, 27 Feb 2012 04:51:37 +0000 Shauna Wright http://tsminteractive.com/?p=77763 Americans’ fascination with the Navy SEALs translated to a big opening for ‘Act of Valor,’ which earned $24.7 million and first place at the box office this weekend.

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]]> http://ksfa860.com/weekend-box-office-act-of-valor-captivates-audiences-for-a-first-place-finish/feed/ 0 Relativity Media Who Will Win Big at This Year's Academy Awards? Let Your Voice Be Heard http://ksfa860.com/win-academy-awards/ http://ksfa860.com/win-academy-awards/#comments Wed, 22 Feb 2012 14:53:13 +0000 Drew Weisholtz http://tsminteractive.com/?p=77263 The Academy Awards are slated for Sunday evening. While you can catch the live broadcast on ABC at 7 p.m. ET, there’s no reason you can’t get into the spirit of Hollywood’s biggest night now.

Here’s a look at this year’s nominees in the major categories. Let your voice be heard and tell us who you think will win!

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]]> http://ksfa860.com/win-academy-awards/feed/ 0 Megadeth Frontman Backs Rick Santorum – Maybe http://ksfa860.com/megadeth-frontman-backs-rick-santorum-maybe/ http://ksfa860.com/megadeth-frontman-backs-rick-santorum-maybe/#comments Tue, 21 Feb 2012 17:22:33 +0000 Jim Bell http://ksfa860.com/?p=47337 Most politicians say they don't care who supports them and their issues, as long as they vote and donate some cash.  One wonders however if Rick Santorum really wants help from this guy.

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