How do you spell RELIEF? I spell it: COMPLETED!

For the last few months I’ve been working long hours on a commitment for a major studio project – that I’ve just completed. It feels so good to be able to relax and acknowledge another ‘Job well done!’

As I was relaxing last night, I had took the opportunity to watch the preview launch of Kiefer Sutherland’s new show ‘Touched’. And, as usual for Kiefer – it’s a masterpiece of exciting and suspenseful entertainment that will keep you spell-bound and glued to the tube!

A big congratulations to Kiefer and the entire cast and crew of ‘Touched!”

Watch the trailer of Touched!

See the FoxAllAccess Interview with Kiefer Sutherland’s ‘Touched!’

Enjoyed it tremendously! Great show!

On my recent road-trip out to Los Angeles, I met a man who was down on his luck and stranded at a truck stop in Oklahoma City. His car was broken down. His wife and three children were sleeping in his car and he was desperate for a solution.

As he approached me, I rapidly sized him up, as he began to tell his hard-luck story. I could tell that he wasn’t trying to hustle me. He was just one of the unfortunately too many down-and-out on their luck people that we encounter on road-trips.

As he told me his story of misfortune — I asked him, “How much do you need?”

Reluctantly, he began to stutter and replied, “Sir. I’ll take anything you can spare. Even some spare change will help.”

He assured me, that his wife and children were as safe as safe can be, in a truck stop late at night — so, I told him that if he wanted to come into the truck stop for a cup of coffee, I would see what I could do to help him.

As it turned out — he had lost his job and his home in Houston, Texas, and was headed to Kansas City, Kansas. They were carrying all of their possessions that they could pack into an older, high-mileage, dodge sedan. He had just spent the last of his money on food and gas at the truck stop — when his car broke down with a mechanical failure — the night before.

He had spent most of the day trying to pan-handle enough to get his car repaired. So, I asked him, “how much do you have right now?” He said that he had almost twenty dollars — to feed the family when they woke up.

As we talked over coffee — I was finally able to assess that he would need about $300 to get his car repaired so that he could get on the road again.

I told him, that I wasn’t going to give him any cash — but that if he was interested, I would give him a formula that he could use — and that if he would apply the formula — and take action as I directed to him, that he would be able to raise more than the necessary $300 that he needed to get back on the road — and that he could do it within the next few hours.

I could see his hope and aspiration fall from his face, as he began to shed a tear, and started to say something like, “Sir, you don’t understand. I’ve been begging for hours and haven’t even gotten $20 yet!”

I stopped him mid-sentence, and told him that “If you use the thinking that got you less than $20 in several hours, and the thinking that got you stranded with your wife and children sleeping in your car — I agree. You’re hopeless.”

Then, I said, “If you’re willing to listen to my thinking — beyond your better judgement, and try what I tell you to do — you’ll have more than you need within a short time. AND, you can use the same formula when you get to Kansas City, to start rebuilding your life.

We sat in the restaurant for about 45 minutes and he took notes using my pen and a handful of napkins to write on. Then, I gave him my business card, and said, “When you get to Kansas City — call me, and tell me what happened.”

I hadn’t heard from the man for a few weeks — when, yesterday, I received a phone call from him.

He was very excited! He told me, that within one hour and a half, after I left him, he used my formula. He raised $360.00 and got his car fixed early the next morning.

He also said, “After I got to Kansas City, I began to see how I could use the formula here. Over the next six days — I raised $5662.67. Rented a house. Got a job. Furnished the house. Got my kids enrolled into school. And, things are looking up!”

He said that he wanted to send me a gift, or part of the money that he raised — because he was grateful that I had helped him.

I told him, “Keep the money. I don’t need it. I’ve got the formula. And, the next time you see someone in need — offer to buy them a cup of coffee, and IF they are willing to follow your directions — just pass on to them, the same formula that I passed on to you!”

Super 8 The Movie to be released: June 10th 2011

In the summer of 1979, a group of friends in a small Ohio town witness a catastrophic train crash while making a super 8 movie and soon suspect that it was not an accident. Shortly after, unusual disappearances and inexplicable events begin to take place in town, and the local Deputy tries to uncover the truth – something more terrifying than any of them could have imagined.

The secretive sci-fi movie “Super 8” will be released in theaters June 10, 2011. The story is set in the 1970s when a train is carrying something that came from a section of Area 51. The train is heading for Ohio together with the unknown cargo taken from Area 51. What was taken from Area 51 will eventually escape. Production is now underway in West Virginia. Steven Spielberg is producing “Super 8″ with J. J. Abrams and his Bad Robot partner Bryan Burk.

Director: J.J. Abrams
Writer: J.J. Abrams
Stars: Elle Fanning, Amanda Michalka and Kyle Chandler

Storm Chasers!
Jeff and Kathryn Piotrowski of TwistedChasers.com are going to Rock Your Severe Weather World! If you are searching for radical and severe storm footage, or professional consultants for you next film or project — you will find it here!

Cowboys and Aliens – The Movie

Release date: July 29, 2011

A spaceship arrives in Arizona, 1873, to take over the Earth, starting with the Wild West region. A posse of cowboys are all that stand in their way.

WATCH THE TRAILER!

Blockbuster filmmaker Jon Favreau directs Daniel Craig and Harrison Ford in an event film for summer 2011 that crosses the classic Western with the alien-invasion movie in a blazingly original way: Cowboys & Aliens. Joined by an arsenal of top moviemakers — Steven Spielberg, Ron Howard, Brian Grazer, Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci — he brings an all-new action thriller that will take audiences into the Old West, where a lone cowboy leads an uprising against a terror from beyond our world.

1873. Arizona Territory. A stranger (Craig) with no memory of his past stumbles into the hard desert town of Absolution. The only hint to his history is a mysterious shackle that encircles one wrist. What he discovers is that the people of Absolution don’t welcome strangers, and nobody makes a move on its streets unless ordered to do so by the iron-fisted Colonel Dolarhyde (Ford). It’s a town that lives in fear.

But Absolution is about to experience fear it can scarcely comprehend as the desolate city is attacked by marauders from the sky. Screaming down with breathtaking velocity and blinding lights to abduct the helpless one by one, these monsters challenge everything the residents have ever known.

Now, the stranger they rejected is their only hope for salvation. As this gunslinger slowly starts to remember who he is and where he’s been, he realizes he holds a secret that could give the town a fighting chance against the alien force. With the help of the elusive traveler Ella (Olivia Wilde), he pulls together a posse comprised of former opponents — townsfolk, Dolarhyde and his boys, outlaws and Apache warriors — all in danger of annihilation. United against a common enemy, they will prepare for an epic showdown for survival.

The script for Cowboys & Aliens is by Star Trek’s Alex Kurtzman & Roberto Orci and Damon Lindelof (television’s Lost), based on Platinum Studios’ graphic novel created by Scott Mitchell Rosenberg. Grazer, Howard, Rosenberg, Kurtzman and Orci produce. Spielberg and Denis L. Stewart executive produce.

Starring: Daniel Craig, Harrison Ford, Olivia Wilde, Sam Rockwell
Directed By: Jon Favreau
Written By: Screen Story by Mark Fergus & Hawk Ostby and Steve Oedekerk; Screenplay by Roberto Orci & Alex Kurtzman & Damon Lindelof and Mark Fergus & Hawk Ostby
Produced By: Brian Grazer, Ron Howard, Scott Mitchell Rosenberg, Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci

Visit the Cowboys and Aliens website for additional information.

RIO The Movie!  In Theaters: April 15!

Trailer

Visit the RIO The Movie website!

LATINA’s  American Idol Finale Sweepstakes

Enter for a chance to win LATINA’s “American Idol Finale Sweepstakes.” The grand prize includes a trip to the Season 10 American Idol finale, for both the Performances and Results finale shows! Also, 15 runners-up will win an American Idol memorabilia gift pack including the “American Idol: Celebrating 10 Years” book and the “American Idol 10th Anniversary The Hits: Vol. 1” CD.

Click here to receive official rules and to enter the sweepstakes. Good luck!

BREAKING IN IS BREAKING OUT IN RATINGS!

BREAKING IN is an offbeat half-hour workplace comedy about a high-tech security firm that takes extreme – and often questionable – measures to sell their protection services. Created by Adam F. Goldberg and Seth Gordon, the series centers on a team of uniquely skilled oddball geniuses hand-picked to work for a manipulative mastermind.

Contra Security, corporate America’s answer to “The A-Team,” gives clients a sense of security by first ripping it away. The firm is led by OZ (Christian Slater), a larger-than-life head honcho who is a man of mystery and master of manipulation. The members of the odd squad include alluring bad girl MELANIE (Odette Annable), who is in charge of lock-picking, safe-cracking and heart-breaking; and CASH (Alphonso McAuley), a fanboy who specializes in strategy, logistics and office pranks only a mad genius could think up.

Oz’s newest recruit, plucked right out of college, is lovable and charming computer hacker CAMERON PRICE (Bret Harrison). Unfortunately for Cameron, cracking into state-of-the-art security systems is a lot easier than dealing with his co-workers. Between Melanie’s sex appeal and Cash’s hazing, Cameron has more than a few obstacles to overcome if he wants to cement his status as part of the team and become Oz’s go-to guy.

BREAKING IN is produced by Happy Madison Productions, Adam F. Goldberg Productions and Sethsquatch, Inc. in association with Sony Pictures Television. Goldberg, Gordon and Doug Robinson (“Rules of Engagement”) serve as executive producers, while Goldberg serves as writer. The pilot was directed by Gordon.

Show airs Wednesday nights, primetime, on Fox

Episodes are online one day after broadcast.  To view episodes on line visit the Fox Breaking In website.

Sony Pictures USA: Smurf’s in 3D to be theaters July 29th

Special TelePresence Event with Jewel

An exclusive performance by Jewel using Cisco TelePresence will showcase how the Cisco network brings people together.

Multi-platinum recording artist Jewel will perform in an exclusive event using Cisco TelePresence  units at various AT&T and Marriott locations around the world. The pre-show will start at 1:30 pm Pacific Time. The live broadcast from San Jose, CA will run from 2–3 pm.

The event includes a live 60-minute acoustic concert and intimate Q&A session that will showcase how the Cisco network brings people together with video and collaborative technologies — virtually connecting remote audiences with TelePresence.

To view the special event go to the Cisco website