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By Friday, May 17th, cable TV customers of Comcast Cablevision of Mobile in Mobile and other cable TV systems in the United States began noticing that all of the programs normally broadcast by the Cartoon Network , a national cable TV and satellite TV programming, were being displayed in the 16:9 aspect ratio on their standard-definition feed, even ... (more)

Phoenix Movie Examiner is giving its readers an opportunity to see a free advance screening of Summit Entertainment's new thriller " ," which opens Friday, May 31, Mark Ruffalo plays an FBI agent who tracks a team of illusionists that pulls off bank heists during their performances and reward their audiences with the money.

On Tuesday, May 14th, a book published by the American Research Bureau titled "The Mobile-Pensacola Television Audience " was sold on eBay for $3.97 under the account of an eBay user identified as "studebaker52" . According to eBay, the book featured ratings for TV programs that were broadcast in the Mobile, Alabama-Pensacola, Florida TV market in ... (more)

Your crusty chronicler is an individual who generally does his own thing. Still, when Examiner asked for support for their new "List" format, it was nigh impossible not to be open-minded about it.

Phoenix Movie Examiner is giving its readers an opportunity to see a free advance screening of Cinedigm Entertainment Group's new dramedy " The English Teacher " 7 p.m. Thursday, May 23 at Harkins Valley Art.

Luke and Meredith live in Lancaster County. When they were newlyweds, Luke lost his job at a furniture store.

Hurry before it is too late. The Walt Disney World Resorts are offering guests who book a Disney vacation in September the Disney Dining Plan for FREE! That's right! You read it correct.

The Golf Channel was set to broadcast the Mobile Bay Classic golf tournament scheduled to take place at Magnolia Grove in Mobile from Thursday, May 16th to Sunday, May 19th.

On Saturday, May 11th, WFNA-TV broadcast an advertisement promoting a new contest in which five residents of the station's broadcast area could each win one of five sets of standard digital video discs with episodes from the third series of the comedic TV program "Seinfeld" or one Kindle Fire computer along with all nine series of " Seinfeld " on ... (more)

Phoenix Movie Examiner is giving its readers an opportunity to see a free advance screening of Millennium Films' new dramatic crime thriller " The Iceman ." In " The Iceman ," Michael Shannon plays a man who, appearing to be living the American dream as a devoted husband and father, is a ruthless killer-for-hire. Other stars include Ray Liotta, ... (more)

Phoenix Movie Examiner is giving its readers an opportunity to see a free advance screening of 20th Century Fox's new animated adventure " Epic ." In " Epic ," Amanda Seyfried voices a teenager who finds herself transported to a deep forest setting where a battle between the forces of good and the forces of evil is taking place.

During the local 9:00 p.m. newscast WALA-TV produced on Thursday, May 9th, Bob Grip , one of the news presenters for the newscast, referred to KSAZ-TV in Phoenix, Arizona as FOX 10 in Phoenix while introducing video from the station that had the brand name "FOX 10 Phoenix" in the form of a superimposed graphic .

Asheville's many craft breweries are some excellent reasons why we've been named Beer City, USA for the past three years.

"You might be a troll IF you are blocking me while also sending me harassing messages." - Conservative blogger Robert Stacy McCain .

Actor Riz Ahmed , whose film credits include "Four Lions" and "Trishna," recently spoke with Phoenix Movie Examiner about his role in director Mira Nair's new thriller " The Reluctant Fundamentalist ." In " The Reluctant Fundamentalist ," which opens Friday, May 10 exclusively at Harkins Shea 14, Riz Ahmed plays a young Pakistani man who, while ... (more)

WFNA-TV recently broadcast advertisements promoting a contest in which residents of the station's broadcast area who participate could win one of five sets of Blu-ray discs with the first group of episodes in the comedic TV series "Friends" and one Kindle Fire computer .

The Sonora Desert claims the lives of hundreds of people crossing the U.S.-Mexico border each year.

According to WPMI-TV , Shawna Pierce , a local singer and resident of Orange Beach, Alabama , was scheduled to discuss "The Voice" , a national singing competition from NBC, on live television as part of the station's local 10:00 p.m. newscasts every Monday and Tuesday until the competition ends on June 18th .

The current title-holder of BeerCity USA - Grand Rapids - has local competition from Kalamazoo and Ann Arbor for this year's big vote at examiner.com . The fifth annual BeerCity USA final poll will be online and accessible through a future National Examiner page for five days: May 6 - 10, 2013.

Many loud voices in the debate over immigration have been insisting that effective border enforcement must precede any steps that legalize the status of current illegal immigrants.