Riding Giants Opens Sundance With Big Wave History
Acclaimed director Stacy Peralta returns to his first love with Riding Giants, a documentary tracing big wave surfing from 50 to 60 foot sets. It profiles legends Greg Noll Jeff Clark and Laird Hamilton, blends history with danger, and explores surfing’s subculture and mystique.
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Gerry Lopez
Mel Brooks voices sheep in Jokers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks
New York AP reports Mel Brooks, age 77, voices Wiley the Sheep in Jokers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks, an Irish set PBS Kids series. The show follows 8 year old Piggley, his pals Dannon the Duck and Fenny the Bull, and teaches morals through grandfather storytelling.
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Virginia Military Institute
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CBS to launch third CSI spinoff in New York City
CBS announces a third CSI drama based in New York City to air this fall. The new series joins the successful Crime Scene Investigation franchise from the same producers as the Las Vegas version. CBS also reports strong season performance and several freshman shows ordered for a second season.
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Bachelorette Groom Ryan Sutter Gets Fire Call During Honor
Vail Colorado AP ceremony for Ryan Sutter was cut short when the firefighter responded to a medical emergency. Sutter gained fame by winning on the reality show The Bachelorette. He received a souvenir town manhole cover as Rehn attended. The couple arrived in a fire truck.
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Former Illinois governor attends movie about him
Former Illinois Governor George Ryan appears at the Sundance Film Festival to promote Deadline, a documentary on Illinois capital punishment and the wrongful convictions revealed by Northwestern University journalism students. The film follows the death penalty debate, Ryan's moratorium, and his clemency actions. Ryan faces a March 2005 federal trial on racketeering charges tied to his tenure as secretary of state and governor.
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Utah
Illinois
George Ryan
Katy Chevigny
Kirsten Johnson
Northwestern University
Ryan
Salt
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