Harry Potter News: Don’t fret fans, now you have TWO chances to say goodbye!
March 25, 2008 by Romy
In a strategic move ala Quentin Tarantino’s Kill Bill films, Warner Bros. Studios announced this week that the final installment in the Harry Potter film series will be, in fact, two films!
The first part of the film version of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows will be released in 2010, with the second part being released the following year, Warner Bros. said yesterday in a statement.
“The story is too long and complicated to be adapted into a single film”, said producer David Heyman, “The company made the decision to make two films after consulting with author J.K. Rowling, who approved of the plan.”
David Yates, who directed the fifth film and is working on a sixth, will return for the last two, according to the statement. The sixth movie, based on Rowling’s Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince, is scheduled for release in November.
Author Spotlight: Gillian McKeith
March 25, 2008 by Romy
Scottish nutritionist and health guru Gillian McKeith has been a household name across the pond for several years now, hosting several popular British television programs and penning bestselling guidebooks and recipe collections.
Inspired by her father’s passing due to lung cancer, McKeith made a vow to dedicate her life to the crusade for anti-smoking and health awareness that led her to meet her husband, the owner of a successful health food store chain in the United States. While in the USA, McKeith appeared regularly as a health correspondent on television, including a stint on the Joan Rivers talk show. Her family now resides in the UK where McKeith runs a successful online business promoting her popular diet programme and food products.
McKeith’s programme takes a holistic approach to nutrition and ill health, promoting exercise, a pescetarian vegetarian diet high in organic fruits and vegetables, and suggesting the avoidance of processed and high-calorie foods. She recommends detox diets, colonic irrigation and supplements, also making statements that yeast is harmful and that the color of food is nutritionally significant, which has led her methods to be questioned by many health professionals.
Her bestselling book, You are What You Eat, has sold well over one million copies since it was first published in 2005.
You Are What You Eat
By Gillian McKeith
Spring DVD Previews
March 25, 2008 by Romy
With so much buzz going around the net right now regarding the popularity of the Blu-Ray format, Tower wanted to share some of the amazing upcoming video releases we are look forward to this Spring season, including some very long-awaited Blu-Ray picks!
Essential New Releases
ON REGULAR DVD:
The Kite Runner
Available March 25, 2008
This compelling film is based on the international bestselling book of the same name by Khaled Hosseini.
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Available April 1, 2008
With its rivers of blood, this adaptation of the Stephen Sondheim musical isn’t for the faint of heart–or stomach. Lead actor Johnny Depp has a surprisingly solid singing voice!
There Will Be Blood
Available April 8, 2008
Director Paul Thomas Anderson’s latest masterpiece is a masterly, unflinching examination of a consummately evil man. Starring Daniel Day Lewis in his well-deserved Academy-Award winning performance.
Juno (Special Edition)
Available April 15, 2008
Easily the most popular film of the last year and one of the most successful Independent releases of all time, this Academy Award winning quirk-fest stars breakout actress Ellen Page as an unlikely mom-to-be.
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Available April 29, 2008
Celebrated painter and filmmaker Julian Schnabel’s third feature finds him reaching new artistic heights with this audacious and personal biopic, based on the best-selling memoir of the same name.
ON BLU-RAY:
Unbreakable (Blu-Ray)
Available April 1, 2008
Writer-director M. Night Shyamalan’s comic-book inspired second film, following the runaway success of The Sixth Sense.
Digital Video Essentials: HD Basics (Blu-Ray)
Available April 7, 2008
Thank you for making this! For anyone who is not yet up to snuff on the “in’s and out’s” of high-definition technology, this video guide is the perfect gateway to making the most of this incredible medium!
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (Blu-Ray)
Available April 8, 2008
This is the cinematic equivalent of a rock-&-roll jam session: a basic, yet entertaining and fairly interesting idea gets tossed into the creative arena and everyone gets a chance to play along, riff on the idea, and mug for the camera! Starring the talented, hilarious and highly underrated, Jon C. Reilly.
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (Blu-Ray)
Available May 13, 2008
This 1969 Western, starring the legendary Paul Newman and Robert Redford, encapsulates its genre, with dramatic chase scenes on horseback through breathtaking landscapes, daring robberies of banks and trains, true comradery between cowboys who would risk their lives for one another, and copious amounts of renegade charm.
St Patty’s Day Celebrations!
March 25, 2008 by Romy
For those of us who like to get a little “green” on St. Patrick’s Day, Tower has a ton of great music and movies to help stir up the leprechauns and get the party started!
Looking for the perfect soundtrack for your St. Patrick’s Day celebration? Check out these amazing, retro and light-hearted party favors:
Various Artists – St. Patrick’s Day Celebration
Clancy Brothers – Irish Songs of Drinking & Rebellion
Various Artists – A Drop of the Irish – Irish Songs and Ballads
Various Artists – All the Best Irish Drinking Songs
For movie lovers everywhere, St Patrick’s day is the perfect date to curl up by the flat screen and watch these classic Irish flicks, both contemporary films and classic favorites:
Darby O’Gill and the Little People
And for those of us who can’t resist a little bit of goofy horror, you cannot forget the ultimate St. Patrick’s day camp horror classic:
Have a safe and happy St. Paddy’s!
The Rock n’ Roll Hall of Fame: 2008 Inductees
March 25, 2008 by Romy
Who knew that March would be Rock and Roll month? Here at Tower.com we love Rocktober, but it’s time to start celebrating Ma-rock-ch. Ok, that really doesn’t work as well as Rocktober…
Anyway, every March the Rock and Roll Hall of fame chooses and inducts performers who have released their first recordings at least 25 years ago. This year’s inductees are b-i-g and to celebrate this major accomplishment, let’s take a look at their repertory…
Leonard Cohen
Back in the late 1960s, a talented and deeply poetic Canadian was emerging out of Montreal. He wrote about women, masculinity, religion, love and all those other themes that really pull at the heartstrings. Cohen’s early works are found in his Best of Leonard Cohen album.
Skip ahead a few decades, and Cohen’s iconic and notorious baritone vocals, a voice unmistakably marked by years of chain smoking, is heard in his beautiful albums I’m Your Man and Various Positions.
Leonard Cohen is a poet, a novelist, a theologian. He has influenced generations of other musicians, has had tributes produced and even a recent DVD with live performances and other artists performing his songs.
Tower Essentials:
Leonard Cohen – The Best of Leonard Cohen
Well, I’m sure it comes as no surprise that the Material Girl has finally been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. In fact, it’s probably more surprising that she hasn’t been inducted already! Her controversial acceptance induction speech couldn’t have been more fitting for her career.
Madonna’s Acceptance Speech, Part One
Part Two
If you don’t have Like A Prayer, Immaculate Collection, Bedtime Stories and Erotica yet – it’s time to induct them into your own rock and roll collection. Of course, if you already have those, pre-order her new album Hard Candy – which hits the streets at the end of April! The single ‘4 Minutes’ with Justin Timberlake has already taken over the airwaves!
Tower Essentials:
It’s official: The ‘Coug is a part of rock and roll history! Check out his compilation album of work from 1978-1988 The Best That I Could Do, or his albums from the 90s and new millennium, Cuttin’ Heads, Big Daddy, Rough Harvest, Dance Naked and Scarecrow. We’re proud of you JM – it’s about time your hard work was recognized!
Tower Essentials:
John Mellencamp – Uh-Huh (Remastered)
