Words of Wisdom By Mary Nelson Everyone has a story. I’ve always thought of Steve Hartman as brilliant. For a while, the CBS News reporter brought viewers a series called “Everyone Has A Story.” Did you ever see it? The point was: Steve could throw a dart against a map, and randomly select someone in the phonebook [...]
Read moreDream A Little BIG Dream By Mary Nelson “Let me ask you this: What’s your dream?” Like many businesses across Omaha, the Journal Broadcast Group has long encouraged employees to support United Way of the Midlands. Last fall, we tried something new: An auction with proceeds going to the cause. My colleagues and I bid on [...]
Read moreHere Come the Sons By Mike DiGiacomo He was one of the greatest boxers of the 20th Century. To this day, Rocky Marciano is the only champion to hold the heavyweight title while going untied and unbeaten throughout his entire career. The Brockton Blockbuster was a legend, especially to those kids who grew up [...]
Read more‘River Kwai’ is the latest Omaha Film Event tribute By Jim Delmont Bruce Crawford’s 29th Omaha Film Event is a tribute to William Holden via a gala showing at the Joslyn on Nov. 4 of the Oscar-sweeping 1957 classic, “The Bridge on the River Kwai.” Based loosely on the building of the Burma railroad in [...]
Read moreWATCH THE TRAILERS! *Use your smartphone to download a free QR (Quick Response) 2-D barcode app and then scan the code shown here with your phone’s camera to be linked directly to the trailer. “Moneyball” (PG-13) Based on a true story, Moneyball is a movie for anybody who has ever dreamed of taking on the [...]
Read more“Conan the Barbarian” (R) A quest that begins as a personal vendetta for the fierce Cimmerian warrior soon turns into an epic battle against hulking rivals, horrific monsters, and impossible odds, as Conan (Jason Momoa) realizes he is the only hope of saving the great nations of Hyboria from an encroaching reign of supernatural evil. [...]
Read more“30 Minutes Or Less” (R) In the action-comedy “30 Minutes or Less,” Nick (Jesse Eisenberg) is a small-town pizza delivery guy whose mundane life collides with the big plans of two wanna-be criminal masterminds (Danny McBride and Nick Swardson). The volatile duo kidnaps Nick and forces him to rob a bank. With mere hours to [...]
Read more“The Change-Up” (R) Growing up together, Mitch (Ryan Reynolds) and Dave (Jason Bateman) were inseparable best friends, but as the years have passed they’ve slowly drifted apart. While Dave is an overworked lawyer, husband and father of three, Mitch has remained a single, quasi-employed man-child who has never met a responsibility he liked. Following a [...]
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