Morning Grind: Michigan Woman Sues FilmDistrict Over ‘Drive’ Trailers
October 11, 2011 by admin
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October 11, 2011
Moviefone
By: Christopher Rosen
If only your friendly Moviefone editors were surprised by this turn of events. Michigan resident Sarah Deming has filed a lawsuit against FilmDistrict because, she claims, the studio mislead her with its marketing campaign for ‘Drive.’ “[The studio] promoted the film ‘Drive’ as very similar to the ‘Fast and Furious,’ or similar, series of movies,” the suit reads. “‘Drive’ bore very little similarity to a chase, or race action film… having very little driving in the motion picture.” Deming was also affronted by what she felt was an anti-Semitic tone throughout. “‘Drive’ was a motion picture that substantially contained extreme gratuitous defamatory dehumanizing racism directed against members of the Jewish faith, and thereby promoted criminal violence against members of the Jewish faith.” Deming is seeking the cost of her movie ticket and a ban on “misleading movie trailers.” ‘Drive’ earned a C-minus grade on CinemaScore during its opening weekend, a sure sign of audience disconnect between what they expected and what they received.
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Gas Prices Could Hit $5 Per Gallon
April 12, 2011 by admin
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April 12th, 2011
CBS 2 Chicago
At one time, $5 per gallon gas seemed like a far-fetched idea, but that is no longer the case.
As of Monday, the average price for a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline in the Chicago area is $4.11, compared with $3.71 a month ago, and about $3.10 a gallon at this time a year ago.
Some experts say $5 per gallon gas is possible by Memorial Day-or sometime in summer. Others caution that reaching that mark is unlikely over the next six weeks. In Chicago, the prices keep rising to near-record levels–with no relief in sight.
Right now, oil markets are so skittish that records set in 2008 could fall.
Drivers Monday morning were practically numb to the price spikes.
“What are you going to do?” said Shannon Thompson. “We’ve become so gas-dependent in this country. There are so many SUVs. I mean, I’ve had a hybrid. It worked great. Right now, I’m just going to deal with it.”
Prices at some gas stations outside the city were still below $4, a bargain compared to the $4.29-$4.40 range at some service stations downtown.
“It’s painful,” said Lamar Magee. “You’ve got to make a decision on where you drive and where you go nowadays.” He said he is “definitely” making changes to his routines.
Magee says it will cost him about $120 to fill up the 30-gallon tank on his van.
But even that pales in comparison to the big rigs. Truck driver Mark Kanarowski says his truck holds 200 gallons.
“It’s got to be a huge expense for the company,” Kanarowski said. “I went to St. Louis over the weekend to fill up my own car, and I was paying about $4.13 a gallon. It hurts.”
A limo driver shared his thoughts as he filled up his tank at the Des Plaines Oasis.
“Normal-sized tank, big price – when you get done at the pump, it’s killing business, and a lot of one-way trips now,” he said, “like I’m going to get somebody this morning, and I’m not bringing him home. His wife will probably bring him home, because everyone’s trying to save a little bit here, a little bit there.”
The Lundberg Survey says the national average for a gallon of regular unleaded as of Monday was $3.76. That is up 19 cents since March 18, and up 91 cents since this time last year.
The sharply rising prices hearken back memories of the summer of 2008.
That year, oil prices were driven well above $100 per barrel, and in June of that year and gas prices were well over $4 a gallon. The highest average record price was $4.34 per gallon, set July 2008.
No one is eager to break that record. But with no end in sight to the turmoil in the Middle East, analysts say we’re likely to do just that – and just as holiday travelers hit the highways for Memorial Day weekend.
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Cyber Chief Ready To Name Deputy
May 28, 2010 by admin
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May 28, 2010
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