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January 10th, 2008
State hospital regulators are placing the blame directly on Cedars-Sinai hospital for the overdose of Heparin that put Dennis Quaid’s infant twins in jeopardy. It has yet to be decided whether the hospital will face fines, but I guarantee a lawsuit is coming once the Quaids finish suing the makers of Herparin. The LA Times reports:
"This violation involved multiple failures by the facility to adhere to established policies and procedures for safe medication use," the state wrote. "These violations caused, or were likely to cause, serious injury or death to the patients who received the wrong medication."
Don’t worry, Cedars-Sinai. You’ve accepted responsibility for your actions and are making changes. This will all blow over. It’s not like you provided ammunition for further malpractice suits by publicly dropping the ball again and violating ethical guidelines by allowing a TV psychiatrist to exploit a situation involving a celebrity mental patient. Whoa. Those are by far the biggest words I’ve ever used in one sentence. Quick, get my camera.
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January 10th, 2008
BOCA RATON, Fla., Jan. 10, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Empire Interactive PLC, an international publisher and developer of interactive entertainment software and a wholly owned subsidiary of Silverstar Holdings (Nasdaq:SSTR), announced 'Ford Racing Off Road' for the PlayStation 2(tm), PSP(tm) (PlayStation Portable), Wii(tm) and PC. This latest version is based on the highly regarded and best-selling Ford licensed series.
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January 10th, 2008
Finding life in the face of death, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly is one of the year’s best, most heartbreaking films.
Suddenly, irreversibly, and believably, journalist Jean-Dominique Bauby (Mathie Amalric) is silenced by a stroke so massive all that remains of him is his left eye. That eye remains as acute as it ever had been for Bauby, who shows us the pain and frustration of his new life, as well as his indomitable spirit, in Julian Schnabel’s remarkable…
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January 10th, 2008
This is why many people hate Hollywood.
You don’t rush into a summer action movie and expect to take something away from it. There is, however, a line which, when crossed, takes dumb fun and turns it into sheer boredom. That’s Stealth. How Jamie Foxx went from an Academy Award winning showcase in Ray to this epic box office disaster is forever a mystery. Jessica Biel and Josh…
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January 10th, 2008
Stylishly tough nut to crack.
What? Let me say it again: What? I have watched Casshern a few times, and while it is enjoyable, I cannot say with anything close to certainty that I know what happened. That said, it is a highly entertaining ride which, if you take everything at face value, will definitely fit the bill if you are looking for a gorgeous journey into the beyond….
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January 10th, 2008
House creator David Shore and Hugh Laurie nailed the tone and drama of the series right from the start!
I’ve only been writing for Blogcritics since early this season, so I’ve never really had an opportunity to jot down my thoughts on the series’ brilliant pilot episode, which aired originally in the fall of 2004. The episode re-ran recently, and it struck me by the end of it how consistent the vision for the character of House…
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January 10th, 2008
A middle of the road action flick receives a drab HD outing.
Chow Yun-Fat’s first go at American cinema comes out feeling much like his Korean affairs. Director Antoine Fuqua also was given his first shot at a Hollywood production, and does a fine job for a film loaded with action, combined with a paper-thin story. Shoot-outs and slowly building tension feel familiar, but this only slightly detracts…
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January 10th, 2008
IN THEATRES JANUARY 4, 2008<br><br>First, it was the television in the essential J-horror film RINGU and its American remake THE RING. Then Takashi Miike\'s CHAKUSHIN ARI scared people away from another ubiquitous technology: the cell phone. This creepy remake plans to do the same as Shannyn Sossamon (A KNIGHT\'S TALE) plays a woman whose friends die after they get phone messages that are the sounds of their own deaths.
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January 10th, 2008
Based on the true story of how Charlie Wilson, an alcoholic womanizer and Texas congressman, persuaded the CIA to train and arm resistance fighters in Afghanistan to fend off the Soviet Union. With the help of rogue CIA agent, Gust Avrakotos, the two men supplied money, training and a team of military experts that turned the ill-equipped Afghan freedom-fighters into a force that brought the Red Army to a stalemate and set the stage for conflicts in the Middle East that still rage to this day.
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January 10th, 2008
IN THEATRES DECEMBER 21, 2007
Two-time Oscar winner Hillary Swank tries her hand at romantic comedy in this touching film based on the bestselling Irish novel. Holly Kennedy (Swank) and her charming Irish husband Gerry (Gerard Butler) are a young couple struggling to get by in New York City. Their marriage is 10 years strong, and they are madly in love, but the fates soon step in, when Gerry develops cancer and dies. Holly is completely devastated, and her friends Denise (Lisa Kudrow) and Sharon (Gina Gershon) do their best to console her. Her mother (Kathy Bates) and sister, Rose (Nellie Mckay), also offer their support, but it seems nothing can pull Holly out of her grief. Then one day, she begins to receive love letters Gerry penned before his death. The letters are filled with various stories and instructions, and one of them even contains a plan that sends her and her friends on a trip to Ireland. As Gerry's posthumous letters buoy her up, Holly slowly begins to piece her life back together. His letters help her to celebrate their special love story, and remind her that she must continue to live her life, and seek out happiness.
The film's stellar cast delivers many tearjerker moments, and P.S. I LOVE YOU does a fine job of yanking on the heartstrings. However, the tone often shifts so abruptly, it at times feels as though they couldn't quite decide if Holly was a steel magnolia, a Bridget with a diary, or a devil in search of some Prada. But the strong performances manage to hold the tale together, and the story is ultimately moving, and yes, romantic.
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