Jose Padilha Teams with 'Gran Torino' Writer for 'Tri-Border' Thriller « FirstShowing.net

Jose Padilha Teams with 'Gran Torino' Writer for 'Tri-Border' Thriller « FirstShowing.net: "The Brazilian filmmaker is already slated to direct the long-gestating reboot of RoboCop, but now Jose Padilha has another project for his future slate as well. Heat Vision reports the Elite Squad director is set to helm a new thriller from Gran Torino writer Nick Schenk. Called Tri-Border, the film, being shot in English, takes place in the infamous lawless South American zone trisected by Brazil, Argentina and Paraguay, where competing crime organizations and law enforcement agencies fight for the upper hand. Surprisingly, this has nothing to do with Kathryn Bigelow's Triple Frontier, that deals with the same setting."

Kevorkian never shy in assisted-suicide crusade - CBS News

Kevorkian never shy in assisted-suicide crusade - CBS News: "The death early Friday morning of Jack Kevorkian, the man stripped of his medical license in his pursuit of legalizing physician-assisted suicide, shined the spotlight once again on the ways he attracted attention, some of which were broadcast on CBS' '60 Minutes.'
After serving eight-and-a-half years in a Michigan prison for ending the life of a terminally ill man, Kevorkian sat down with '60 Minutes' correspondent Mike Wallace in 2007. Kevorkian gave CBS in 1998 a videotape of him ending the life of Tom Youk, a man suffering from Lou Gehrig's disease."

Billy Bob Thornton's daughter guilty of manslaughter in baby's death - Crimesider - CBS News

Billy Bob Thornton's daughter guilty of manslaughter in baby's death - Crimesider - CBS News: "The estranged daughter of actor Billy Bob Thornton has been found guilty of aggravated manslaughter for the October 2008 death of a friend's 1-year-old child. Amanda Brumfield, 32, was acquitted Friday of the first-degree murder and aggravated child-abuse charges she originally faced in the death of her best friend's daughter, whom she was babysitting at the time in Orlando."

Jonas Bevacqua, co-founder of hip-hop clothing line, dies at 33 - KansasCity.com

Jonas Bevacqua, co-founder of hip-hop clothing line, dies at 33 - KansasCity.com: "Jonas Bevacqua, who co-founded the Orange County-based hip-hop and skateboarding clothing line known as LRG that became an influential fashion leader, has died. He was 33. Bevacqua was found dead inside his Laguna Beach, Calif., home, the Orange County Sheriff's Department said Tuesday. Investigators were unsure how he died. An autopsy was expected to be completed Wednesday."

On Jim Tressel's Resignation and Jim Delany's Efforts to Make Sure It Never Happens Again - Black Heart Gold Pants

On Jim Tressel's Resignation and Jim Delany's Efforts to Make Sure It Never Happens Again - Black Heart Gold Pants: "Jim Tressel resigned today, after the weight of allegations against him and his program became too much to bear.  There is a Sports Illustrated piece on the way that threatens to blow apart the basics of what Tressel actually did to warrant his hasty resignation, but to date we know his players sold memorabilia and received sweetheart deals from local auto dealers, he knew of it, and not only did he do nothing to stop it but signed a piece of paper saying he had no knowledge of it.  If this were simply the tattoo story from December, we would not be here.  It was a conspiracy of one that brought down The Great Sweatervest, and it's solely and completely his fault that his career at Ohio State ended this morning"

Gil Scott-Heron dies aged 62 - Channel 4 News

Gil Scott-Heron dies aged 62 - Channel 4 News: "The influential artist died on Friday at a New York hospital, reports suggested. The Chicago-born performer was known as the 'Godfather of Rap' - a term he disliked - for his groundbreaking spoken word performances set to music. Others also referred to him as the 'black Bob Dylan', but he preferred to call himself a bluesologist."

Air France 447: Crash Report Suggests Pilot Error

Air France 447: Crash Report Suggests Pilot Error: "France's air-crash investigation agency has released an updated report on what happened aboard Air France Flight 447, which crashed in the Atlantic two years ago. As described here, the plane stalled at 38,000 feet--meaning that its speed slowed to the point where its wings no longer generated enough lift for the plane to remain in the air--and it then plummeted at 10,000 feet per minute into the Atlantic..."