Martin Sheen

Ben Kingsley: The Rise of Taj

Rotten Tomatoes (Free subscription) | 26/11/2009

27 years after his Oscar-winning performance in 'Gandhi', Ben Kingsley will return to India to portray the man who built the Taj Mahal.

"World's Ending Anyway..."

Hollywood Elsewhere (Free subscription) | 25/11/2009

Mary Walsh is a Canadian comedian who's created a running bit out of ambushing Canadian politicians as her character, Marg Delahunte. She recently tried this with Sarah Palin during a book signing. I say again -- Palin is a flesh-and-blood incarnation of Martin Sheen's President Gregg Stillson in David Cronenberg's The Dead Zone....

Pencil This In: The Great Outdoors, Theatre Classics and Baroque Art

LAist (Free subscription) | 25/11/2009

Some of the flora native to the Ballona Wetlands. Photo by stonebird via Flickr. PHOTOGRAPHY There is an area of L.A. just north of LAX that when viewed through the lens of a camera, could easily be mistaken for some remote wilderness area miles away from the urban chaos known as the Greater L.A. region. Known as the Ballona Wetlands, it represents a nice slice of nature and wilderness, all within...

Andy J

Curmudgeonly & Skeptical² (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009

Andrew Jackson: Good, Evil & The Presidency “ I don't remember the channel, but Martin Sheen narrated a KenBurnsesque Documentary on Andrew Jackson last night that fascinatingly paralelled today's politics in many ways. Some considered him an emporer; he tried to kill America (but actually saved it).....very very interesting. Watch it if you come across it. Here it is. PBS. http://www.pbs.org/kcet/andrewjackson/about/...

Guilty Pleasures

Anglo-Buddhist Combine (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009

Apologies for the lack of posts recently - I have had a virus all week. This has led to much sitting around and doing nothing, since when I tried to do something on Thursday I fainted. Well, actually, I felt dizzy and lay down on the kitchen floor for fifteen minutes. Sort of a controlled faint. After that, doing nothing some more seemed like a sterling plan. This, of course, has allowed me to indulge...

Benefit for the Cuban Five featuring author Jimmy Santiago Baca

Indybay newswire (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009

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American Rights at Work Honors Sweeney, Employee Free Choice Champions

AFL-CIO Weblog (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009

AFL-CIO President Emeritus John Sweeney accepts the Eleanor Roosevelt Award from American Rights at Work. AFL-CIO President Emeritus John Sweeney received the top honor at last night’s 5th annual American Rights at Work Eleanor Roosevelt Awards for his long-term dedication on behalf of workers’ freedom to form unions. Business Leaders for a Fair Economy and “West Wing” actor...

Martin's Menage a Trois

Daddy Likey (Free subscription) | 17/11/2009

I've recently noticed a surge in readership around these parts (welcome, you adorable new readers, you!), which is super exciting, but I think it also necessitates an updated explanation of Martin Sheen, our raccoon fashion blogging correspondent . So, here's what you need to know: Martin is a raccoon. He likes shiny things . He lives in a dumpster. And sometimes I let him write for Daddy Likey. There,...

East Villagers, Unite! Documentary on Ending Poverty Rich in Critiques

The New York Observer (Free subscription) | 16/11/2009

It wasn’t all doom and gloom at Friday’s premiere of “The End of Poverty'” at Village East Cinemas. The film, which traces the origins of global poverty back to the Age of Exploration, offers a reason for hope: things might soon get so bad that the impoverished will rise up in armed rebellion. The documentary, narrated by Martin Sheen, argues that economic imperialism is the...

Jennifer Aniston’s “Traveling” Gets More Star Power

FULL MASTI (Free subscription) | 15/11/2009

As if the evident chemistry between Jennifer Aniston and Aaron Eckhart in the new chick flick “Traveling” wasn’t enough, the producers of the movie just announced their co-stars. Giving “Traveling” a big boost, Martin Sheen, Dan Fogler, and Judy Greer will also be filling some supporting roles.Reportedly, Marin Sheen will be playing Eckhart’s character’s father,...

Mass Effect 2's Elusive Man is ... Martin Sheen? [Clips]

Kotaku (Free subscription) | 14/11/2009

Shepard confronts the behind-the-scenes puppeteer "Elusive Man" who blends the habit of Cigarette Smoking Man from The X-Files with the look of Alec Baldwin in 30 Rock - and the voice of President...

Mass Effect 2’s Elusive Man Is … Martin Sheen?

Kotaku Australia (Free subscription) | 14/11/2009

Shepard confronts the behind-the-scenes puppeteer “Elusive Man” who blends the habit of Cigarette Smoking Man from The X-File s with the look of Alec Baldwin in 30 Rock — and the voice of President Bartlet from The West Wing . (more…)

56% The End of Poverty?

Rotten Tomatoes (Free subscription) | 13/11/2009

Global poverty did not just happen. It began with military conquest, slavery and colonization that resulted in the seizure of land, minerals and forced labor.

• Examining the True Historical and Political Causes of Poverty - Literanista

Martin Sheen: 'I am officially the king of Hollywood'

The Independent (Free subscription) | 13/11/2009

If life begins at 40, Michael Sheen has certainly begun a very different one since hitting the landmark in February.

• Michael Sheen – King of Hollywood? - Michael-Sheen.co.uk News

Veterans Day: PBS, MTV, HGTV, others salute those who served

Orlando Sentinel (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009

Thanks to all our veterans on this Veterans Day. Have you said thank you to a veteran you know?Television will take note of this important day with this sampling of programs:*** "Return to Duty" has earned strong reviews. premieres the program at 8 tonight and repeats it at 11 p.m. on MTV2. Army veteran Ryan Conklin -- of "The Real World: Brooklyn" -- takes viewers through his second...

Donwload full movie: ECHELON CONSPIRACY, (2009 year.), USA.

mr.cinema | 19/07/2009

Plot: At highest, the curious humongous or humungous messages promised humongous or humungous wealth. Soon, even supposin, governance agents go after the callow originator receiving them environing the sphere. Shane West /Max Peterson/ Edward Burns /John Reed/ Ving Rhames /Agent Dave Grant/ Yuriy Kutsenko /Russian General/ Sergey Gubanov /Yuri Malanin/ Martin Sheen /Raymond Burke/ Steven Elder /Charles/...