“Taken 2″ pans Istanbul in raw normalcy for its high-octane action scenes

Manila, Philippines – Olivier Megaton who helms Liam Neeson’s sequel starrer “Taken 2” panned Istanbul with a fast-moving crew that’s rarely done on this sort of scale of a movie. The director has stripped the crew to its bare essentials and took them into the streets of Istanbul. Incoming search terms:TAKEN2 (11) var addthis_config = {"data_track_clickback":true,"data_track_addressbar":true,"data_track_textcopy":true,"ui_atversion":"300"}; var... 

For US students, plane tickets, TVs are relics

WASHINGTON (AFP) – US college freshmen this year ”watch television everywhere but on a television” and have ”never seen an airplane ‘ticket,”’ according to an annual list created to detail the generation gap. The ”Mindset List,” whose 2012 edition came out Tuesday, was created in 1998 ”as a witty way of saying to faculty colleagues... 

Roswell’s UFO 65 yrs later

Happy anniversary, Roswell, N.M. It was 65 years ago on Sunday that the Roswell Daily Record blasted an infamous headline claiming local military officials had captured a flying saucer on a nearby ranch. And now, a former CIA agent says it really happened.  Read More »

Liam Neeson back in “Taken 2″

Manila, Philippines – Shot in Istanbul, Turkey and directed by Olivier Megaton , “Taken 2” reunites Liam Neeson with his co-stars Famke Janssen and Maggie Grace in this rocket-paced action sequel that rivals some of the greatest gun-handlers in cinema history. Neeson reprises the role of Bryan Mills, a father and an estranged husband who would do anything for his family in... 

Danes picks up pudding pot

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts (AP) – Golden Globe winner Claire Danes will be picking up a pudding pot from Harvard’s Hasty Pudding Theatricals. The student group named Danes on Friday as its Woman of the Year. She’ll get a parade and a roast Jan. 26. Danes won her third Golden Globe on Sunday for her role as CIA agent Carrie Mathison on Showtime’s new “Homeland.” She won a Golden...