Jack Wagner

 

Peter John "Jack" Wagner, II was born on October 3, 1959, Washington, Missouri. Wagner is an American actor and singer, he is best-known for his roles on the soap operas General Hospital, The Bold and the Beautiful, and Melrose Place. Raised as  Catholic, Jack Wagner attended St. Gertrude's parochial school and St. Francis Borgia Regional High School in Missouri, where he used to play football and basketball. Also,  Jack Wagner is an avid golfer, who was ranked as one of the leading celebrity golfers. Wagner is the only non-professional athlete who have won the American Century Celebrity Golf Classic.Jack first appeared on the scene, in 1982, in the role of Clint Masterson in Douglas Marland's short-lived cable soap opera, 'A New Day In Eden'. Wagner's most famous role has been 'Frisco Jones'on the soap opera General Hospital. In 1985,  Jack Wagner was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award for "Best Younger Actor" for his work on General Hospital. And the second time he was nominated again in 2005 for "Best Lead Actor" for The Bold and the Beautiful, but both the time, he was not able to get the award. Jack had been playing the guitar since he was only 14. He has recorded five albums. In 1985, his album topped the Billboard charts with the ballad "All I Need". His single reached #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 and hit #1 on the Adult Contemporary chart.
            Jack Wagner was married to actress Kristina Wagner, who played opposite him on General Hospital as his love interest Felicia Cummings. But after marital troubles, they both filed for divorce twice, but the same was finalized in 2006. finalized in 2006. He is having two sons from his first marriage Peter and Harrison. From 2007, Wagner has been dating his Melrose Place love interest Heather Locklear. They both declared that they are engaged in August 2011. But now,Jack Wagner and his former “Melrose Place” co-star, Heather Locklear, have called off their engagement.

As informed to People magazine, “Heather and Jack are no longer engaged.” This news was revealed after Locklear, was spotted at the premiere of “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1″,and she was not wearing her engagement ring. Till now, no reason for the split of the couple has been given and the report doesn’t say whether the two are still in a relationship or not..

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David Nelson

David Oswald Nelson or David Nelson was born on October 24, 1936. David Nelson was an American actor and producer. David Nelson was the elder son of bandleader as well as TV actor Ozzie Nelson and singer Harriet Hilliard and was the elder brother of singer Eric Ricky Nelson. David Nelson, along with his brother and parents, first appeared on the long-running sitcom 'The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet ' which broadcasted in the 1950s and 1960s. During this series, David Nelson directed several episodes. After the series ended, he continued his acting, directing and producing. David Nelson's last film appearance was in Cry-Baby which released in 1990. For Nelson's contribution to the motion picture the industry honored him with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 1501 Vine Street, on 1996, May 9. 

David Nelson attended Hollywood High School and also he was the member of Kappa Sigma fraternity, while he was attending the University of Southern California. He acted in many films like Here Come the Nelsons (1952) ,The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet (320 episodes, 1952-1966) ,Peyton Place (1957) ,The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker (1959), The Big Circus (1959), Day of the Outlaw (1959), etc. He also directed many films and series like The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet (3 episodes) ,O.K. Crackerby! (Unknown episodes) Childish Things (1969), Easy to Be Free, (1973) Ozzie's Girls (1973), Death Screams (1982). David Nelson was also a producer. Nelson died on January 11, 2011 in Century City, California from complications that occurred due to colon cancer.
             David Nelson is still remembered for his great works and multiple talents.

Adventureland is a Retro comedy

Adventureland is a Retro comedy-drama film, released in 2009. The film, adventureland was written and directed by Greg Mottola. The stars in the film were Jesse Eisenberg, Kristen Stewart, Margarita Levieva, Ryan Reynolds, Martin Starr, Kristen Wiigi and Bill Hader. Adventureland, the film was filmed in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania during Dec. 2007 to Jan. 2008, and with most scenes shot in Kennywood, which is a historic amusement park, nearby West Mifflin, Pennsylvania. The theme park of the film is based on the Farmingdale, New York amusement park Adventureland, where Greg Mottola have once worked in the 1980s. Rest of the scenes were shot in Beaver County and the airport area around the Pennsylvania area. The story of the film takes place during the summer season, but it was shot in the winter months in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, due to which crews had to often hide snowfall. Even in some instances, at the time of indoor takes, extras were paid to just stand outside, surrounding the windows and doors to block the snow falling behind the actors. 

The film is about the summer of 1987 and James Brennan (Jesse Eisenberg), has just graduated with a degree in comparative literature from Oberlin College and is looking forward to touring Europe for the summer and his dream is to go Columbia University for graduate school in journalism. But when his parents (Wendie Malick and Jack Gilpin) announce they won't be able to help him financially, so  James searches for a summer job, but he was only able to find an unappealing one at Adventureland, which was a local amusement park in his hometown of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He was appointed as an assistent manager in the games area. The movie is all about the James, the circumstances he face and his first love Emily 'Em' Lewin. And the job that changed his life completely. The totals of 41 songs were licensed for the film.  The film soundtrack includes 14 songs and the songs were released on April 1, 2009. These songs included in the movie are mostly from the 1980s, to fit with the setting of the film. Overall, it was a very good movie. The experts gave this movie 3 and half star, they account the movie to be the best movie of the year to recall the memories of 1980s.

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Frank Miller

Frank Miller, the great comic artist ,was born on  January 27, 1957,in Olney, Maryland. He is an American comic book artist, writer and a film director. He is best known for his dark, film noir-style comic book stories and graphic novels Ronin, Daredevil: Born Again, Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Sin City and 300. Frank Miller also directed the film version of The Spirit, he shared directing duties with Robert Rodriguez on Sin City and also produced the film 300.Frank Miller grew up in Montpelier, Vermont, he was fifth of the seven children of a nurse mother and a carpenter/electrician father. Frank Miller's  family was Irish Catholic. In race to become an artist, Frank Miller received his first published work at Western Publishing's Gold Key Comics , on the licensed TV-series comic book The Twilight Zone making the story "Royal Feast" in issue no.84 which released on June 1978, and "Endless Cloud" in issue no.85 released on July 1978.Frank Miller's work has often been met with positive as well as negative reception. Daredevil: Born Again and The Dark Knight Returns were both a great success, and Batman: Year One was met with even greater praise for its gritting style. Most of his previous work like Ronin, 300 and Sin City were very-very successful. However,Frank Miller's later work mostly has been met with criticism. His work,Batman: The Dark Knight Strikes Again received mixed to negative reviews. All Star Batman and Robin the Boy Wonder was particularly met with harsh criticism. Beside of the comic and political circuit, Miller's influences includes art historian Kenneth Clark, and the animation by Fleischer Studios. Most of Frank Miller's work has been accused for lacking humanity. But now days, Frank Miller is again in news but this time for  reason apart from his work. Occupy Wall Street is being in news because here protestors have been using bicycles to generate electricity in Zuccotti Park since & soon after gas-powered generators were removed two weeks ago. During the past two months, many celebrities have voiced their support for the Occupy Wall Street (OWS) movement. But Sin City director Frank Miller is definitely not one of those celebrities. Last Monday, Frank Miller went to his blog to post his thoughts about Occupy Wall Street and it seems a feud is about to get really ugly . Miller addressed the protestors as “losers” and demanded those protectors to “go back to your mommas’ basements and play with your Lords of Warcraft”. This statement of Frank Miller has created a controversy. What to call this incident, a publicity stunt or just a way to express one's feeling? But Frank Miller should understand that this is definitely not the right way to express his feeling......

         'Well,by taking in context Miller's last releases we advice Frank to concentrate more on his work and less on these type of controversy. And if he has to indulge in news than he must comment in favour of these protestants, so that he can gain some importance.'

Top 10 Books of 2011

Books are the essential part of our life. It may refer to works of literature, or a main division of such a work. In information science and libraries, a book is called a monograph, just to distinguish it from serial periodicals such as magazines, journals or newspapers. Literature is the body of all written works including books. In 2011 also, many writers published their works and were really appreciated. But the books that got huge appreciation in 2011 and were able to make their position in the top ten books of the year 2011 are:-

#1- "The Art of Fielding" written by Chad Harbach: "The Art of Fielding" is the veritable baseball book that is actually  much more than baseball, and it is on par with the work of the writers Bernard Malamud and David James Duncan. It is very rare to see a debut so intimate, confident, unpredictable and wholly memorable.

 

#2- "1Q84" written by Haruki Murakami: Haruki Murakami has created a sensation by creating a nearly 950-page novel which is ordered and scrupulous, and it reads like a meditation. "1Q84" is the story about two people living in parallel world, who we know is going to meet each other compulsorily and eventually, and the twisting arcs of these two people drive this magnum opus

by one of the world's finest novelists.

#3- "What It Is Like to Go to War" written by Karl Marlantes: The best-selling author of "Matterhorn" and the veteran marine again draws on his brutal experiences in foreign jungles in order to look at the nature of combat with unflinching honesty. Balancing novelistic descriptions of  power games ,fear and courage with a thoughtful prescription for our brave soldiers' well being, Karl Marlantes lifts the bar for understanding the experience of war.

 

#4-"In the Garden of Beasts" written by Erik Larsen: Our very own Master storyteller Larsen describes the life of America's first and only ambassador to Nazi Germany, in his book, along with the scandalous adventures of the ambassador's carefree daughter. "In the Garden of the Beasts" is a kind of an historical portrait that is entertaining as well as important, and it reads like the best of political thrillers ever.

 

#5- "The Marriage Plot" written by Jeffrey Eugenides: Jeffrey's third novel, and his first one after the Pulitzer Prize-winning "Middlesex." The book describes the lives of three college seniors, at Brown, in the early 1980s. 'The Marriage Plot' is a thoughtful, and sometimes a disarming, novel about love, life and discovery, set at a time when so much of our life seems to be filled with deep portent.

 #6- "Daughter of Smoke and Bone" written by Laini Taylor: With ' Daughter of Smoke and Bone' young adult novel, the National Book Award finalist Taylor has created such a magical world that will sweep up even the most jaded readers. The book consists of story of 17-year-old Kalou, and is an enchanting tale of magic, star-crossed love and difficult choices with heartbreaking repercussions.

#7- "Before I Go to Sleep" written by S.J. Watson:  It is Suspenseful from start to finish book, Watson's "Before I Go to Sleep" is the story of a girl named Christine, who, every morning wakes up, not knowing who she is, the story presents profound questions about identity of Christine and is one of the best literary thrillers of the past few years, which is at the same time Compelling, immersive and chilling.

 

#8- "Steve Jobs"written by Walter Isaacson: Very few in the history have transformed their time like Steve Jobs has done. In this timely book, by Walter, here present paints a vivid, compelling portrait that pulls no punches. The end result is complete, satisfying and gives insight into a man who managed to turn his contradictions into his potent strengths.

#9- "Lost in Shangri-La" written by Michael Zuckoff: It's a riveting story of deliverance and survival from a notorious valley in the New Guinea jungle, Zuckoff's. This book deserves its place among the greatest survival stories of World War II.

  

#10- "The Tiger's Wife" written by Tea Obreht: Croatian native Obreht tells the story of a young doctor, who was seeking answers around the death of her grandfather, delving into a land of mythology, storytelling and conflict in her extraordinary debut.