New Movie: ‘The Lucky One’ starring Zac Efron

If you love seeing dogs in movies, rent “The Lucky One,” starring dogs, oh, and sexy Zac Efron. Based on Nicholas Sparks’ bestseller of the same name. It’s a sweet movie that prompts viewers to ponder whether things happen for a reason. Efron plays U.S. Marine Sergeant Logan Thibault serving his third tour of duty in Iraq.

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Boone Narr Animal Trainer

New movie, The Lucky One, included many canine cast members and starred Rowdy, animal trainer Boone Narr’s six-year-old German Shepherd who plays Zac Efron’s loyal dog Zeus.

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‘The Assault’ is a High Voltage Thriller Based on an Actual Hijacking

Movie: The Assault is a heart-pumping, terrifying ride based on a 48-hour hijacking by Islamic terrorists. Stars French actor Vincent Elbaz. Writers Simon Moutairou and Julien Leclercq.

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Q&A with Willem Dafoe, Star of ‘The Hunter’ (Opens This Friday 4/6/12)

Two-time Academy Award nominee Willem Dafoe stars in the new movie ‘The Hunter’ about the hunt for the Tasmanian Tiger.

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Willem Dafoe stars in The Hunter

The Hunter is a taut, psychological drama with suspense, mystery and action set in Australia. Martin, played by two-time Academy Award nominee Willem Dafoe, is a skilled mercenary hired to hunt a Tasmanian tiger—a flesh eating wolf-like marsupial with stripes and believed to be extinct. Also stars Sam Neill, Frances O’Connor. Based on book by Julia Leigh.

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41st Annual Writing Conference: ASJA2012

Dorri Olds will be a panelist at Wielding the Power of Wordpress at the annual conference of the American Society of Journalists & Authors (ASJA). This is 2012’s bootcamp for writers. Gretchen Rubin, author of The Happiness Project will be this year’s luncheon speaker.

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Prince Lorenzo Borghese’s Royal Pet Club & Animal Aid USA Teamup For Free Spay/Neuter

Prince Lorenzo Borghese of TV’s The Bachelor owns Royal Pet Club which is now partnered with Animal Aid, a non-profit animal rights and rescue agency, to provide funding to animal shelters in low-income areas throughout the U.S.A. Royal Pet Club’s will provide a portion of their proceeds to shelters to provide free spay and neuter programs for dogs.

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17 Ways Dogs, the Grammys, and Rock and Roll Relate

What does Adele, winner of 6 Grammy awards, christen her dachshund? Britney Spears? Nyah, when her male Dachshund howled along with her Satchmo records, Adele named the little wiener Louie Armstrong (who, by the way, won 7 Grammys of his own).

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No More Kvetching About Facebook Changes

Why does Facebook keep changing and Facebook IPO 2012 Predictions. $1.5 billion investment from Goldman Sachs Group and Digital Sky Technologies.

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Movie Review: “The Adventures of Tintin” by Dorri Olds

The Adventures of Tintin is Steven Spielberg’s first foray into motion capture 3D animation. It’s the tale of Tintin, a cartoon journalist created by Belgian artist Hergé and his wire haired terrier Snowy

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