“The King and I” (7/15/10)
Odds are you’ll see someone you know performing on the stage of Judson Erne Auditorium at Columbus North High School this weekend as the Mill Race Players present “The King and I”. About 70 local actors, singers, dancers and lots of children from our community will probably have you “whistling a happy tune” as they are “getting to know you” during the production. The original Broadway play in 1951 and the resulting movie in 1956 probably made Yul Brynner a household name. Save a dollar and buy advanced tickets ($7 for adults/children 12 and under $5) for the Mill Race Player’s presentation of “The King and I” at available at Viewpoint Books, The Columbus Area Arts Council or Donner Center .
-- John E. Foster
Director of Programming
White River Broadcasting, Inc.
WCSI
My pick for the week is freshly out in theaters.
Toy Story 3 looks to be one of the best family films of the year. Remembering fondly the first two for sure! All your favorite characters are back on the big screen. Woody - Buzz Lightyear - Jessie -Bullseye - Mr Potato Head - Mrs Potato Head -3 alien squeak toys from Pizza Planet -Slinky Dog -Rex -Hamm the Piggy Bank. Featuring the voices of Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Joan Cusack, Michael Keaton, Ned Beatty and Don Rickles.
Andy who is now 17, ready to head off to college, leaving the whole toy-box gang. Woody, Buzz, Jessie and the rest of the toys are donated accidentally to the Sunnyside Daycare center. Once they arrive they’re glad to once again be played with, but that quickly changes as they discover the true nature of the establishment under the rule of the "Lotso" Bear. Now, all of the toys have to band together in this final, crazy scheme to escape this place and return home to Andy. This truly does live up to the original Toy Story movies. Enjoy!!
-- Buzz Mckay
Y106-mornings
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 “Stimulus Package” Map Pack
What many gamers and those in the industry have called 2009’s Game of the Year gets even better with the downloadable “Stimulus Package” Map Pack on Xbox 360 and Playstation 3. While the price tag of $15 for the pack of five maps (three new and two refurbished maps from the original COD: MW) may seem a little steep, the sales have been great and the extra playgrounds for death and carnage are genuinely fun. We can hope the same is true for the next batch of DLC for the game; “Resurgence Pack” hits Xbox Live on June 3rd. It is expected to be available on the Playstation Store one week later. Expected Price? - $15
-- Chris Lowe
Reporter / News Editor
"About a week ago, my wife and I rented a few movies to watch over the weekend. One of those movies was "Couples Retreat," starring Vince Vaughn and a handful of other recognizable faces. All of the previews bill the movie as a rip-roaring comedy, which it is, but there's also a serious underlying theme about marriage and what it takes to make your relationship work. You see, only one of the four couples that head off to "Eden" is supposedly in need of couples therapy to save their marriage. The other three tag along to "have some fun." But by the end of the movie, the other three couples also realize that their relationship isn't perfect and are reminded that it takes both parties working at it to make it work. As the viewer, you're reminded how easy it is to take your mate for granted and by just doing things that each of you likes to do and wants to do can go a long way. So the next time your hubby wants to watch the UFC on television or your wife wants you to help pick out flowers for the garden, do it. It could mean preventing your marriage from becoming just another statistic."
My pick is actually a movie I saw in theaters now available on DVD. “Couples Retreat” stars Vince Vaughn, Jason Bateman and Kristen Bell. Following failed attempts to having a baby. One couple is close to getting a divorce and in order to try and save their marriage they book a couples therapy retreat and to save money they talk their close friends into joining them. Once they arrive they learn that one side of the island is a singles resort but couples are not allowed to go there and that the couples will have to will attend the therapy so they can enjoy the benefits the island offers. After their first therapy session all four couples learn they have problems with their relationships and eventually by the end of the trip realize they really did need this to help them. This is a very funny movie with lots of fun.
-- Buzz Mckay
Y106- Morning host
The Reality Magic Show returns to Columbus on Saturday, March 20th, with two shows at Columbus East High School’s Robbins Auditorium at 3:00PM and 7:00PM. If you missed last year’s single show (a sellout!) you missed a Las Vegas-style production, with magic, illusion, comedy and even some “big cats”. It’s truly an event for the entire family. Tickets are available from any Meridian Kiwanis Club member and you can visit www.kiwanismagicshow.com for more information.
-- John Foster - Director of Programming WCSI
There's no better way to bring in the new year if you're a Led Zeppelin fan than with Zoso, the ultimate led Zeppelin experience, playing at the Bluebird Nightclub in Bloomington new year's eve. These guys look and sound as authentic as the originals, and play all the juiciest material from “Led Zeppelin 1” through “In Through The Out Door.” “Rock and Roll” to “Moby Dick” and a stirring “Stairway to Heaven”, Zoso plays 'em all. And since a Led Zeppelin reunion tour won't be happening anytime soon, this is truly the next best thing. So get some led to rock in 2010!
-- Michael Sullivan - Production Director for.....
101. 5 WKKG, 1049 THE RIVER, 106.1 WWWY, 1010 WCSI
This is one movie I’m sorry to say that I missed at the theater. The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button. Set in the city of New Orleans the day that Hurricane Katrina hits, an elderly woman asks her daughter Caroline to read from a diary left to her by a man named Benjamin. Born on the same day World War I ended, Benjamin Button's mother died giving birth to him. As a newborn, Benjamin was old and wrinkled and his father Thomas Button leaves him on the doorstep of an old folk's home. Benjamin is taken in and taken care of by the people there. Benjamin soon realizes that he is growing younger, not older however. Early on, he meets the love of his life, Daisy, only a little girl who grows into a beautiful woman while Benjamin grows into a handsome young man. Their lives take lots of different turns and making a life together of limited duration given their ultimately different fates. It’s a rather long movie but a great story line and very entertaining.
-- Buzz McKay – Y106 Mornings
Odds are you’ll see someone you know performing on the stage of Judson Erne Auditorium at Columbus North High School this weekend as the Mill Race Players present “The King and I”. About 70 local actors, singers, dancers and lots of children from our community will probably have you “whistling a happy tune” as they are “getting to know you” during the production. The original Broadway play in 1951 and the resulting movie in 1956 probably made Yul Brynner a household name. Save a dollar and buy advanced tickets ($7 for adults/children 12 and under $5) for the Mill Race Player’s presentation of “The King and I” at available at Viewpoint Books, The Columbus Area Arts Council or Donner Center .
-- John E. Foster
Director of Programming
White River Broadcasting, Inc.
WCSI
My pick for the week is freshly out in theaters.
Toy Story 3 looks to be one of the best family films of the year. Remembering fondly the first two for sure! All your favorite characters are back on the big screen. Woody - Buzz Lightyear - Jessie -Bullseye - Mr Potato Head - Mrs Potato Head -3 alien squeak toys from Pizza Planet -Slinky Dog -Rex -Hamm the Piggy Bank. Featuring the voices of Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Joan Cusack, Michael Keaton, Ned Beatty and Don Rickles.
Andy who is now 17, ready to head off to college, leaving the whole toy-box gang. Woody, Buzz, Jessie and the rest of the toys are donated accidentally to the Sunnyside Daycare center. Once they arrive they’re glad to once again be played with, but that quickly changes as they discover the true nature of the establishment under the rule of the "Lotso" Bear. Now, all of the toys have to band together in this final, crazy scheme to escape this place and return home to Andy. This truly does live up to the original Toy Story movies. Enjoy!!
-- Buzz Mckay
Y106-mornings
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 “Stimulus Package” Map Pack
What many gamers and those in the industry have called 2009’s Game of the Year gets even better with the downloadable “Stimulus Package” Map Pack on Xbox 360 and Playstation 3. While the price tag of $15 for the pack of five maps (three new and two refurbished maps from the original COD: MW) may seem a little steep, the sales have been great and the extra playgrounds for death and carnage are genuinely fun. We can hope the same is true for the next batch of DLC for the game; “Resurgence Pack” hits Xbox Live on June 3rd. It is expected to be available on the Playstation Store one week later. Expected Price? - $15
-- Chris Lowe
Reporter / News Editor
"About a week ago, my wife and I rented a few movies to watch over the weekend. One of those movies was "Couples Retreat," starring Vince Vaughn and a handful of other recognizable faces. All of the previews bill the movie as a rip-roaring comedy, which it is, but there's also a serious underlying theme about marriage and what it takes to make your relationship work. You see, only one of the four couples that head off to "Eden" is supposedly in need of couples therapy to save their marriage. The other three tag along to "have some fun." But by the end of the movie, the other three couples also realize that their relationship isn't perfect and are reminded that it takes both parties working at it to make it work. As the viewer, you're reminded how easy it is to take your mate for granted and by just doing things that each of you likes to do and wants to do can go a long way. So the next time your hubby wants to watch the UFC on television or your wife wants you to help pick out flowers for the garden, do it. It could mean preventing your marriage from becoming just another statistic."
-- Scott Michaels
WKKG Program Director
My pick is actually a movie I saw in theaters now available on DVD. “Couples Retreat” stars Vince Vaughn, Jason Bateman and Kristen Bell. Following failed attempts to having a baby. One couple is close to getting a divorce and in order to try and save their marriage they book a couples therapy retreat and to save money they talk their close friends into joining them. Once they arrive they learn that one side of the island is a singles resort but couples are not allowed to go there and that the couples will have to will attend the therapy so they can enjoy the benefits the island offers. After their first therapy session all four couples learn they have problems with their relationships and eventually by the end of the trip realize they really did need this to help them. This is a very funny movie with lots of fun.
-- Buzz Mckay
Y106- Morning host
The Reality Magic Show returns to Columbus on Saturday, March 20th, with two shows at Columbus East High School’s Robbins Auditorium at 3:00PM and 7:00PM. If you missed last year’s single show (a sellout!) you missed a Las Vegas-style production, with magic, illusion, comedy and even some “big cats”. It’s truly an event for the entire family. Tickets are available from any Meridian Kiwanis Club member and you can visit www.kiwanismagicshow.com for more information.
-- John Foster - Director of Programming WCSI
There's no better way to bring in the new year if you're a Led Zeppelin fan than with Zoso, the ultimate led Zeppelin experience, playing at the Bluebird Nightclub in Bloomington new year's eve. These guys look and sound as authentic as the originals, and play all the juiciest material from “Led Zeppelin 1” through “In Through The Out Door.” “Rock and Roll” to “Moby Dick” and a stirring “Stairway to Heaven”, Zoso plays 'em all. And since a Led Zeppelin reunion tour won't be happening anytime soon, this is truly the next best thing. So get some led to rock in 2010!
-- Michael Sullivan - Production Director for.....
101. 5 WKKG, 1049 THE RIVER, 106.1 WWWY, 1010 WCSI
This is one movie I’m sorry to say that I missed at the theater. The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button. Set in the city of New Orleans the day that Hurricane Katrina hits, an elderly woman asks her daughter Caroline to read from a diary left to her by a man named Benjamin. Born on the same day World War I ended, Benjamin Button's mother died giving birth to him. As a newborn, Benjamin was old and wrinkled and his father Thomas Button leaves him on the doorstep of an old folk's home. Benjamin is taken in and taken care of by the people there. Benjamin soon realizes that he is growing younger, not older however. Early on, he meets the love of his life, Daisy, only a little girl who grows into a beautiful woman while Benjamin grows into a handsome young man. Their lives take lots of different turns and making a life together of limited duration given their ultimately different fates. It’s a rather long movie but a great story line and very entertaining.
-- Buzz McKay – Y106 Mornings
