http://blogs.woodtv.com http://feeds.feedburner.com/woodtv8-blogs?format=html Thu, 20 Nov 2008 08:20:21 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en A critics' favorite for Animated Movie comes to DVD, and tweens get set to flood the box office for "Twilight"... ********************************************** On DVD (Tuesday): “The Sisterhood of the Travelling Pants 2″, “Tropic Thunder", WALL-E” In Theaters (Friday): “Bolt”, “Twilight” (ticket sales), “Boy in the Striped Pajamas” (expanded release), “Special” (limited) **********************************************      MY TAKE ON ... http://blogs.woodtv.com/2008/11/19/new-on-dvd-1118-and-in-theaters-1121/ <---click on first image to supersize.  Click here for full screen radar.  This is a map from the GRR NWS of total snow from Monday's lake-effect episode. A Lake-Effect Snow Watch has been issued for Pretty much the same areas are going to get the ... http://blogs.woodtv.com/2008/11/19/lake-effect-snow-watch/ <--Barrow, Alaska. On Tuesday at 2:32 PM, the sun set at Barrow, the northernmost town in Alaska. The sun won’t rise again in Barrow until January 23rd. North of the Arctic Circle, Barrow gets the “midnight sun” in the summer. The sun shines 24 hours-a-day for about nine ... http://blogs.woodtv.com/2008/11/19/sun-sets-at-barrow-ak/ I don't blame Rich Rodriguez for firing a shot at some of the disgruntled Michigan fans that have been blasting him on message boards.  The firerrod.com sight was up... almost from day one.  So when he said the people writing some of the nasty things about him and his players ... http://blogs.woodtv.com/2008/11/19/get-a-life/ What a performance.  And I'm not just talking about the Big Reds.  Is there a better football community in the state than Muskegon?  Not a chance.  The Big Reds have been ranked #1 in the nation by both the Massey and maxpreps polls.  That's right.... NATION. The Big Reds pounded on ... http://blogs.woodtv.com/2008/11/19/muskegon-rocks/ Getting ready for Twilight If you're not already aware of it, get ready for the next big book to movie phenomenon (like the Harry Potter series) that will be huge for tweens.   The excitement for Twilight has been growing for months, from the hundreds of fan sites to the now rapidly ... http://blogs.woodtv.com/2008/11/18/excitement-begins-for-twilight/ <--click the ruler and Indiana radar to enlarge.  The lake effect snow squalls have moved out inot the lake, except for far SW Berrien and occasionally far western Oceana and Mason Counties.  Watch the visible satellite loop (daytime).  What moves on the loop is clouds and what ... http://blogs.woodtv.com/2008/11/18/2887/ "Slumdog Millionaire" is an inspirational journey of rags to riches, the story of a boy who works his way up from nothing to something, and carries the audience through to the end.  Its not the sugarcoated musical rags-to-riches of "Annie" - this is the eye-opening and uplifting tale of a young man ... http://blogs.woodtv.com/2008/11/17/slumdog-millionaire-is-an-inspirational-journey/ <--click the picture to supersize.  Ski Brule has officially kicked off the ski season in Michigan.  They opened Nov. 10 and report that they have fresh snow and man-made snow with skiing and snowboarding soon to be approaching mid-winter conditions.  Other resorts are planning to open early, some for ... http://blogs.woodtv.com/2008/11/17/skiing-already/ "Quantum of Solace" tops the box office No real surprise here... Bond is always a big moneymaker... it wasn't a question of it would be #1, just a question of how much money it would actually make.  Back on track???  This will be the first time since the summer that I correctly predicted ... http://blogs.woodtv.com/2008/11/17/bond-1-shaking-and-stirring-box-office-1117/