Glory Denied: The Saga of Jim Thompson, America's Longest-Held Prisoner of War
illinoisreview (Free subscription) | 21/11/2009
Again, not addressing the constitutional rights to be bestowed upon war criminals by bringing them to America, former Governor Jim Thompson, member of the 9-11 Commission, lines up in favors of Gitmo-in-Illinois in an op-ed published in tomorrow's Chicago Tribune...
Chicagoist (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
Yesterday the Illinois Supreme Court heard arguments regarding former governor George Ryan's pension as Ryan attempts to reclaim part of his pension. Representing Ryan was another former governor, Jim Thompson. Thompson argued that though Ryan was stripped of his entire pension - a mind-boggling $197,037 per year, according to the Sun-Times - by the General Assembly upon his conviction in 2006, Ryan...
Chicago Breaking News (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Illinois Supreme Court justices heard arguments today on why ex-governor George Ryan should receive a partial state pension of $60,000. The state General Assembly Retirement System stripped Ryan of the $197,037 pension he was drawing annually up until his 2006 conviction of racketeering, conspiracy, mail fraud, making false statements to investigators and tax fraud as governor...
The Rap Sheet (Free subscription) | 15/11/2009
• Nathan Cain of Independent Crime has posted the trailer for the upcoming film The Killer Inside Me , based on Jim Thompson’s 1952 novel of the same name . It’s a depressing, violent taste of the finished picture (no such bad things should ever happen to the lovely Jessica Alba), but Cain notes that it all comes “straight from the novel”--no need to “tart up Thompson’s...
PRWeb - Daily News Feed (Free subscription) | 13/11/2009
Bring canned goods and non-perishable food items to any Performance store November 13-22 (PRWeb Nov 13, 2009) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/11/prweb3201254.htm
The Phoenix Real Estate Guy (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
For my Dad, Chaplain (COL) Jim Thompson, USA, Ret. and all who have ever served. Thank you, from the bottom of my heart. It is easy to take liberty for granted, when you have never had it taken from you. – Author unknown In war, there are no [...]
HipHopRX.com (Free subscription) | 10/11/2009
Jessica Alba is ready to spank ass with her new movie! The actress will be getting an ass spanking in the new flick, literally! Jessica Alba, most known for her role in the television series ‘Dark Angel’ and later movies ‘Honey,’ ‘Fantastic Four’ among others, is changing her choice of role in the new movie [...]
FirstShowing.net (Free subscription) | 08/11/2009
This trailer has been out for a few days now, but I thought it was the perfect trailer to feature today, not only because no one is at work on a Sunday, but because it's a great indie trailer. The Killer Inside Me is the latest film from British filmmaker Michael Winterbottom about a West Texas deputy sheriff who is slowly unmasked as a psychotic killer. Casey Affleck stars as the sheriff and is joined...
Cinema Blend (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009
Trailer? More like a short film.
chris . word (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009
First of all, this trailer for what will surely be my favorite game of the year, Modern Warfare 2, is now up at The Flickcast. In short, it looks awesome. Also, it looks better than most movie trailers I see these days. Curios. Anyway, like I said, its awesome so check it out. And while we’re [...]
The Enterprise Ledger (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009
The husband and wife team of Dan and Pat Presley, Coffee County Extension Coordinator Stan Windham and Christian Mission Executive Director Johnny Belcher were honored for outstanding community service at a Farm City Week ceremony Thursday.
Comments for edroso - HaloScan.com (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009
I think my favorite movie from a Jim Thompson book is Coup du Torchon, by Tavernier. Coup du Torchon is great -- it really French-i-fies the story without losing a drop of its essence, and Philippe Noiret is brilliant -- but don't count out The Grifters. It may be the
Comments for edroso - HaloScan.com (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
Nom de Plume -- watch what you ask for. Spielberg's Artificial Intelligence: AI was based on a script Kubrick never filmed. I think my favorite movie from a Jim Thompson book is Coup du Torchon, by Tavernier. It's based on Thompston's novel Pop. 1280 but is set in a French colony i Africa and stars Philippe Noiret in a great performance. http://www.imdb.com/t
Get the Big Picture (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
I read The Killer Inside Me about 25 years ago, and in general I'm an admirer of the work of pulp novelist Jim Thompson . His most recognized works are probably that title, The Killing (later turned into an early Kubrick film), The Getaway , and The Grifters , released as a film over 10 years after his death. I heard about him while growing up in Oklahoma, because that's where he was from. The Killer...
U.S. Politics and the World (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
corn1971 posted a reply: The IL Republican party went through what the national party is now going through. For decades the Governor's office was held by Republicans, moderates like Jim Thompson, Jim Edgar & George Ryan. George Ryan had been the Sec of State before becoming Gov. A license for bribes scandal would hound him, ultimately leading him not to run for re-election and a prison conviction....
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