Rocky: The Untold Story from Hollywood Today
December 31, 2006
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The Untold Story: Stallone’s “Rocky” Origin is a Studio Myth
Accepted history of Stallone’s “Rocky” series in question as producers and studio honchos tell the true story
By Alex Ben Block for Hollywood Today
HOLLYWOOD- CA(rushprnews)– As the legend goes, “Rocky” originated when unemployed actor Sylvester Stallone walked into the United Artists movie studio to sell his brilliant screenplay about an underdog boxer; and then refused to make any deal unless he could also star. Read more
Ask.com Debuts AskCity
December 26, 2006
“All-in-One” Web Application Raises the Bar for Local Search
OAKLAND, CA (RUSHPRNEWS) 12/26/2006 — Ask.com, a leading search destination and wholly-owned business of IAC/InterActiveCorp (Nasdaq: IACI - News), today introduced AskCity, a new local search service that integrates the best local information on the Web with a distinctive, “all-in- one” user interface and intuitive search tools. A free service, the new AskCity is immediately available at http://city.ask.com, as well as via the Ask.com homepage Toolbox (www.ask.com). Read more
Children Trained to Kill Hijack “Blood Diamond” Plot
December 19, 2006
Children Trained to Kill Hijack “Blood Diamond” PlotDiCaprio film revealed subplot surprises says director  HOLLYWOOD(rushprnews)12/08/2006 — When Leonardo DiCaprio and director Ed Zwick went on their trek through Africa to shoot the adventure movie “Blood Diamond,” they knew the plot would have political undertones as war and strife there were often financed by diamonds. What they didn’t realize is that the grim sub-subplot of child soldiers would provide the most memorable messages of the film.  “After their indoctrination, they were often made to kill their own parents first,” Zwick told Hollywood Today about the very real legacy of child soldiers he learned about while shooting “Blood Diamond.”
 The story is set against the exceedingly violent decade-long civil war in Africa’s Sierra Leone that was largely financed by, and for control of the country’s diamonds. DiCaprio plays a smuggler who convinces Djimon Hounsouhe’s character that he must lead him to a hidden diamond as the income can save his family being held at a refugee camp. Co-star Jennifer Connelly makes much about elements in the diamond industry that launder the stone’s origins on their way to become bling in America. Â
That would normally be enough socio-political proselytizing for what was supposed to be an “Indiana Jones”-type adventure. After all Sean Connery as Bond, James Bond had tracked African conflict diamonds through their murderous trade routes to America decades earlier in “Diamonds are Forever” – and remained true to an action premise.     Yet all bets were off once Zwick and Co. reached Africa. “Everywhere we’d go, we would hear stories about child soldiers,” he said after an AFI Fest screening. The script always had some aspect of this, Hounsouhe’s son is abducted for training in a children’s army. Yet Zwick did not anticipate what an emotional counterpoint they would become. Some of the most chilling moments in the film are of kids on killing sprees with automatic weapons and a glazed-over purposefulness.   “What happened during filming the scenes is that inevitably, the issue took on new importance.” Zwick said.”I couldn’t help but allow this sub-story to take over. It has a certain specific gravity of its own.” Read more
“Hollywood Today” Teams with News Agency RushPRNews for Distribution
December 19, 2006
Entertainment newsmagazine
“Hollywood Today” has entered into a strategic alliance
with prominent news distribution agency RushPRNews, the companies
jointly announced today.
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Powernetworkingseries.com Makes NY Enterprise Report
December 14, 2006
Powernetworkingseries.com Makes NY Enterprise Report. Powernetworkingseries.com is a referral-based business network online and offline offering monthly networking events to members was named one of New York’s top networking groups in the July 15, 2006 issue of New York Enterprise Report.
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