Bolt (voice of Travolta) is a celebrity dog and the star of a hit TV show where his amazing feats and powers draw big ratings. But when a mail-room mix-up finds him roaming free on the streets of New York City, the wonder dog will have to learn to rely on his actual strengths -- as well as his new friends, an abandoned housecat and a starry-eyed hamster -- in order to find his way back home to his owner and co-star, Penny (voice of Cyrus).
In her new town of Forks, Washington, misfit teenager Bella Swan (Stewart) falls for her alluring and mysterious classmate, Edward Cullen (Pattinson). As it turns out, Edward belongs to a lineage of vampires, although he doesn't fit the typical vampire mold. As their passion reaches dizzying heights, can Edward resist his natural urges, and will he be able to defend Bella from his family members who have come for her?
Metermaid Les Franken (Rapaport) has an unexpected reaction to the anti-depressant he's taking as part of a clinical trial; suddenly convinced he's a superhero, he embraces his new powers, dons a homemade costume, and hits the streets to protect the citizens of his city. the corporation behind the pill, fearing bad publicity about their drug, set out to bring down our hero, who in turn hones his abilities to fight off his new arch-nemeses.
It Ain’t Easy Being Green
“Green” is not really the color you
necessarily want to be after you die, but some people are thinking of that hue
as it pertains to the environment. Are there better, non-traditional ways to
slough off this mortal coil that are more eco-friendly? Even though the answer
is yes, some of them are rather disturbing.
You can be freeze dried like
Folger’s crystals, have your body disintegrated with high frequency vibrations,
the dust of which is then sealed in a cornstarch “coffin” and voila, within six to eight months, you
have become a morbid mixture of Miracle Gro. A more time consuming method is to
be buried in a biodegradable coffin and, in lieu of a traditional tombstone, a
tree will be planted above you which you will eventually be nourished by your
earthly effluence. For a no-frills flight into the afterlife, you can always just
get tossed onto a “body farm” where researchers try to determine at what stage
of postmortem lividity does the blue of your corpse match the curtains in
the living room.
Cremation seems to be a popular option, but one which
has a double-edged environmental impact when one considers how much energy
expended to charbroil your carcass. That notwithstanding, the choices for the
location and method of placing your ashes are numerous. You can just have them
scattered by a loved one at some meaningful locale or it can become a once in a
death time experience. The sea seems to be a prime final destination lately, so
much so that charter boats have dedicated their entire business to scattering
ashes upon the briny deep. There are those who fear that they will end up on
Cap’n Yum Yum’s daily catch platter when their carbon particles are swallowed
by a grouper. For them, they may opt to be interred into an artificial reef
where they can gaze at the sea life from a more comfortable vista than many of
the concrete-encased mobsters who have ended up there somewhat unwillingly. The
ultimate ticket into the next world would be to follow Star Trek’s James
“Scotty” Doohan’s ion trail and be shot into space, although I suspect the use
of rocket fuel has more of a negative impact on the environment than, say, a
hearse. Another less environmentally taxing approach may be the way Hunter S.
Thompson was launched out of a cannon from a 153 foot tower in a ceremony which
was hosted by his good friend, Johnny Depp.
“Green” is not really the color you
necessarily want to be after you die, but some people are thinking of that hue
as it pertains to the environment. Are there better, non-traditional ways to
slough off this mortal coil that are more eco-friendly? Even though the answer
is yes, some of them are rather disturbing.
