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'Real Steel' - A Review: Do the Robot

07.10.11

Based "in part," according to the start-off credits, on the 1956 short story "Knife" by the great Richard Matheson (the story time past inspired a 1963 episode of "The Twilight Zone" ), "Natural Steel" represents a canny welding of the royal-of-the-art effects and boy-and-his-robot relationship of the "Transformers" films with the hoary thought of the tough guy-reformed-by-cute kid stories that have been a indispensable of motion pictures since the silent era.

In "The Champ " (1931), Wallace Beery -- who won a Best Actor Oscar for the mist --  is a washed-up boxer and compelling gambler who determines to pull himself together for the sake of his callow son (Jackie Cooper). In "Real Steel," Hugh Jackman is a washed-up boxer and constrained gambler who finds himself saddled for a summer with the son he hasn't seen since stages, 11-year-old Max, played by Dakota Goyo (whose Bieberesque braids and dance moves could earn the film a arise in the hearts of pre-tween females).

Source: Memphis Commercial Appeal (blog)

Nation's Governors Honor America's Hero Dogs

06.10.11

WASHINGTON, Oct. 5, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- This rural area is really going to the dogs. And that's a good detail. The American Humane Association Hero Dog Awards™, presented by Cesar® Canine Cuisine, were only just launched in a star-studded gala at the Beverly Hilton Pension in Los Angeles to honor and celebrate the daring deeds of dogs everywhere.  But they aren't the only ones paying homage to these capable canines. Earlier this summer the President and CEO of American Humane Joining invited all 50 governors to recognize these sublime animals by issuing proclamations declaring October 1, 2011 as American Humane Pairing Hero Dog Day in their respective states.

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As of today, 29 governors have made such proclamations, and though October 1 is sometime, more keep coming in each day.

"Hero Dogs come in all shapes, sizes and breeds," says Dr. Robin Ganzert, president and CEO of American Humane Union. "I'm proud to know that so many of our nation's governors approve the important work thousands of dogs in each formal do every day to keep millions of Americans safe, healthy and happy. Though we can never suffer the loss of sight of this heroism that comes on four legs, October 1 was a day to go to the dogs, word for word."

Source: Sacramento Bee