| You ever get that "get off my lawn" type of crotchety anger? When I get that way it's just annoying, when Clint Eastwood does it in this trailer for his new film "Gran Torino" it's fine art. Not our usual type of thing but Eastwood always gets a pass here at Modern Mythology. ... Read the complete post at Modern Mythology.
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| The City of Signal Hill lit its holiday tree..uh... I mean radio tower tonight. See 8 pictures>> ... Read the complete post at Long Beach Seen.
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| Should the 'Watchmen' movie be three hours? ( surveys)Zack Snyder director of the "Watchmen" film tells SCI FI that he has the current cut of the film to two hours and thirty-five minutes. Snyder says he is also working on the animated "Tales of the Black Freighter" which is a graphic novel within the graphic novel story. 'Freighter' will ... Read the complete post at Modern Mythology.
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| Workers from the Los Angeles County Department of Public Works remove about 2 tons of debris from the Los Cerritos Wetlands near the corner of Studebaker Road and Loynes Drive in Long Beach, Calif. on December 2, 2008. The department used a vacuum truck to collect the trash. Click here to see 21 pictures>> ... Read the complete post at Long Beach Seen.
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| Volunteers unload holiday decorations that serve as the centerpiece of the Daisy Street parade later this month. ... Read the complete post at Long Beach Seen.
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| Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin wasn't the only candidate in last month's election to spend campaign funds for some new threads. Rep. Loretta Sanchez, an Orange County Democrat, is among five candidates in the recent election named by the watchdog group Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington to have spent hundreds of dollars on clothing, allegedly violating a ban on using ... Read the complete post at Press Corps.
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| Downtown supporters have found a new online forum for airing out their frustrations about Pine Avenue and finding ways to improve the main street, which used to bustle with shoppers and now has more than two dozen vacant storefronts. Save Pine Avenue is a website launched in November by a dozen contributors consisting of residents, business owners and property owners ... Read the complete post at Press Corps.
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| Wired magazine reports that "Caprica," a spinoff of the critically acclaimed "Battlestar Galactica," will get a 20-episode run as a series in 2010.We showed you the trailer from "Caprica" a while back. Click the image or here to check out the post and video. I appreciate the idea as a one-shot movie to set up the 'Battlestar' universe and clarify ... Read the complete post at Modern Mythology.
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| As noted by a reader, I mentioned Poly goes into its game Friday against Lakewood "limping" a bit. I meant that literally, not figuratively. In other words, they are not limping because they won their two playoff games by close scores. They are limping because they had a few injuries to key players who were not able to play against ... Read the complete post at The Shadow.
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| The well-read and regarded "Buffy The Vampire Slayer: Season Eight" comic gives a nod to the animated series that didn't quite happen in the upcoming issue #20 written by Jeph Loeb.There is an exclusive preview of about six comic pages and two preview covers at MTV Splashpage.We mentioned the animated series and posted the trailer in an earlier post a ... Read the complete post at Modern Mythology.
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| Redevelopment leaders and 2nd District City Councilwoman Suja Lowenthal tomorrow morning will host a press conference on finally tearing down what they considered to be blight at a major city intersection -- a billboard at 645 E. Ocean Blvd., at Alamitos Avenue. ... Read the complete post at Press Corps.
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| I've pumped up Poly all year long, but this week I'm going with the underdog. Poly has looked human the past two weeks, winning close games against Bishop Amat and Esperanza. Last Friday, Lakewood dominated a very good Mission Viejo squad. Lakewood is hot right now and Poly seems to be limping a bit now. Defenses will dominate this game. ... Read the complete post at The Shadow.
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| It's official: The Poly vs. Lakewood CIF Southern Section Pac-5 semifinal football game will be played at Cerritos College Friday night at 7 o'clock. Well, at least there is no doubt about the site. If Fox Sports decides to telecast the game (the decision should come today), it will kick off at 7:30. Tickets will be on sale at both ... Read the complete post at Burlison's World.
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| Who will win Friday's big game? ( polls) OK, Long Beach-area football fans, here's your chance. Tell us who is going to win the Big Game on Friday - Poly or Lakewood. And tell us why, too! Just make sure you keep it clean. ... Read the complete post at PT Prep Sports.
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| The CIF-SS Pac-5 Division semifinal showdown between Moore League rivals Poly and Lakewood will indeed be played at Cerritos College on Friday at 7 p.m. Tickets, which are $8 for adults and $5 for students, for the game can be purchased at either school during the week or at the Cerritos College box office on game night. ... Read the complete post at PT Prep Sports.
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| This thirty second video clip is only a brief glimpse of what's to come but for the hardcore fan of "Battlestar Galactica," it is something to be dissected, inspected and discussed. I'm trying to rewind it again but my darn internet is too slow. Who is President Laura Roslin threatening? And what did Kara Thrace (STARBUCK) find? Check out ... Read the complete post at Modern Mythology.
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| Here are semifinal matchups for our local teams for Friday. Exact times at sites to come CIF Southern Section Pac-5 Division Poly at Lakewood Tesoro at Orange Lutheran Southern Division Mayfair at Corona del Mar Norwalk at Laguna Hills Northwest Division Serra at El Segundo Oaks Christian at Morro Bay CIF L.A. City Section City Division Crenshaw at Narbonne Taft ... Read the complete post at PT Prep Sports.
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| Long Beach State defeated Colorado State 2 games to 1 in their last regular season game, but not every moment was happy. Senior Iris Murray, who was enjoying her last game at the Pyramid looks not to be enjoying this time out as she gets the pointy finger from Head Coach Brian Gimmillaro. Click here to see 17 more ... Read the complete post at Long Beach Seen.
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| Griffin White scored three goals and Tommy O'Connell made 11 saves as El Toro topped Santa Barbara to win the CIF-SS Masters Tournament on Saturday night at Newport Harbor High. Locally, Los Alamitos placed fifth and Cerritos took eighth. ... Read the complete post at PT Prep Sports.
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