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• Movie Review: Diary of a Wimpy KidGannett Chief Film Bill Goodykoontz loves the book but can’t recommend movie.
• A Preview of the Oscars; Google’s Book Scanning ProjectA preview of the Oscars; Google’s book scanning project
• Swimming UpstreamAn Australian lad becomes a swimming champion while dealing with his bitter, alcoholic father. Based on a book by Anthony and Diane Fingleton.
• ResearchHannah visits a male escort as research for her new book.
• ProtocolRabbit is suspended and must attend mandatory therapy sessions to regain his wings; meanwhile Glenn pays a high price by going by the books.
• Inside the 'Diary of a Wimpy Kid'The popular children’s book 'Diary of a Wimpy Kid' makes its big-screen, live-action debut in theaters everywhere Friday, and ET goes behind the scenes! Newcomer Zachary Gordon brings Greg Heffley's cartoon shoes to life; a wimpy middle-school kid who is just trying to make it through each day alive. Surrounded by morons, wedgies, swirlies, cafeteria politics and bullies, all he wants is to one day get the recognition and status he feels he so richly deserves. In the meantime, he keeps a detailed journal of his opinions, thoughts, family trials and tribulations, and would-be schoolyard triumphs. "It's pretty challenging trying to get me into this mood of this character, and trying to read the books over and over again and get his exact words of what he says, what he does and how everything backfires on him," says Zach. "Greg never gets anything good. But whenever he does get good stuff, it always backfires on him."
• A River Runs Through It... It Being EgyptWork on the sex book is in full swing, but when Erica discovers Kai is one of the case study volunteers, she’s less than impressed.
• Author Lewis Says Wall Street Is `Making America Worse'March 16 (Bloomberg) — Michael Lewis, author of "Liars' Poker," talks with Bloomberg’s Erik Schatzker about the subprime mortgage crisis and his new book "The Big Short." The book is a chronicle of four sets of players in the subprime mortgage market who had the foresight and gumption to short the riskiest mortgage deals: Steve Eisman of frontpoint, Greg Lippmann at Deutsche Bank, three partners at Cornwall Capital, and Michael Burry of Scion Capital. (Source Bloomberg)
• February 11, 2010 - Al MichaelsIn this episode, Stephen straps a bomb jacket on a dog, and James Martin defends social justice. Gangrene treats clenched fingers and Mary Matalin tries to avoid Republican talking points.
• February 11, 2010 - Lee DanielsWyatt Cenac compares politicians to professional wrestlers, and Aasif Mandvi dresses up as Captain Moneybags. Michael Lewis discusses the investors who made money betting against subprime mortgages.
• Stars Shine at Chelsea’s Book PartyE!'s late-night queen Chelsea Handler celebrates the release of her new book "Chelsea Chelsea Bang Bang" will a star-studded bash.
• Deep in DeathCastle considers how to fix his relationship with Beckett and finish writing his book, but the pair must investigate a dead man tangled in tree limbs.
• 'Neon Angel'Singer, musician and author Cherie Currie on her career, book and new movie
• Barnes, Gossling, Costello, KolaDavid Alan Grier hosts Comedy Central’s original stand-up series featuring Greer Barnes, Eddie Gossling, Sue Costello and Joey Kola.
• Captain GirlCaptain Hero’s sidekick, Captain Girl, is killed by the evil Mad-Libber and replaces her with Wooldoor. Toot learns the hardships of being a mother to a Nicaraguan baby.
• Rapping Rove tells allKarl Rove takes the rap for a "mortifying" incident and writes about it in his new book. CNN’s Jeanne Moos reports.
• Author Kinney on ''Diary of a Wimpy Kid'WSJ’s Chris Farley sits down with Jeff Kinney, the author of the wildly popular "Diary of a Wimpy Kid," to speak about his books' affects on getting children to read and about the upcoming film based on the series.
• February 11, 2010 - Al MichaelsIn this episode, Ireland suffers a shamrock shortage, and doctors offer vasectomy deals for March Madness. Stephen fills out his census form and arm-wrestles Nell Irvin Painter.
• February 11, 2010 - Al MichaelsIn this episode, what’s in our children's textbooks? If they're anything like our children, it's corn. Then, I examine the way Americans eat — usually in front of the TV and all over their shirts. And my guest, Rebecca Skloot, is here to talk about the ethics of science. I'll ask her how many dates you need to go on before you can take someone's kidneys. Genesis was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Leviticus missed it by that much. This is The Colbert Report.
• 30 Days in a WheelchairFormer NFL player Ray Crockett will experience life from a different perspective when he’s confined to a wheelchair for 30 days.
• Things You Can Tell Just By Looking At HerInterweaving vignettes show the intricacies in the lives of a doctor, a tarot-card reader and other diverse women.
• March 11, 2010 - Eamon JaversObama campaigns for health care reform, while Sam Bee captures the tense mood at Fox News headquarters. Joe Biden punishes Israel for building more settlements, and Eamon Javers exposes the world of corporate espionage.
• The Head, the Tail, the Whole Damn EpisodeAfter Lassiter takes a page out of Shawn’s book and claims a shark attack victim was actually murdered, the guys must then scramble to find the fish and prove him right.
• Welcome to New HollywoodThe five Aspiring Artists move into their Dream House in the hills above Los Angeles to pursue their dreams of Hollywood stardom.
• AHTV: Einstein, His Life and UniverseWalter Isaacson talks about his book, "Einstein: His Life and Universe," the first biography of the physicist based on papers unsealed in 2006. He spoke at the Woman’s National Democratic Club in April of 2007.
• Greece On The Brink: Civil Servants Fight BackAs Greece embarks on deep cuts to appease a whip-cracking euro-zone, workers in its famously bloated and inefficient public sector fear balancing the books will fall strictly on their backs, shattering any dreams of the good life politicians pushing the euro had promised.WSJ’s Andy Jordan reports from Athens.
• War VaultiFanboy goes into the Vault and reviews Sgt. Rock: Between Hell and a Hard Place, War Stories Vol. 1, and The 'Nam Vol. 1
• March 10, 2010 - Jerry SeinfeldEric Massa disappoints Glenn Beck, Larry Wilmore gives David Paterson back to the blind community, and Jerry Seinfeld sees the humor in marriage.
• Letterers, Colorists & InkersOften the writer and artist get all the credit when making a comic book, but it takes a team of creators and this week we examine the unsung heroes of comic books: the Letterers, the Colorists and the Inkers!
• AHTV: Media Coverage of the War in Vietnam and BeyondBernard Fall, a journalist who covered the wars in Vietnam from 1953 until he was killed there in 1967, is the subject of a panel discussion on media coverage of major U.S. wars, including the conflict in Iraq. His wife, Dorothy Fall, speaks about her book, "Bernard Fall: Memoirs of a Soldier-Scholar."

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 21:59:35 -0400

Movie Review: Diary of a Wimpy Kid

Gannett Chief Film Bill Goodykoontz loves the book but can’t recommend movie.

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