Monday, July 20, 2009

Weekend Box Office Ranking (U.S.) July 17th - July 19th weekend

1 (new) Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince / YouTube - Harry Potter 6 Half-Blood Prince ...
Directed by David Yates and starring Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, Tom Felton, Helena Bonham Carter - Voldemort is tightening his grip on both the Muggle and wizarding worlds and Hogwarts is no longer the safe haven it once was. Harry suspects that dangers may even lie within the castle, but Dumbledore is more intent upon preparing him for the final battle that he knows is fast approaching. Together they work to find the key to unlock Voldemort's defenses and, to this end, Dumbledore recruits his old... (Warner Bros. Pictures Distribution)

2 (2) Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs / YouTube - Ice Age 3 - Dawn of the Dinosaurs ...
Directed by Carlos Saldanha, Michael Thurmeier and starring Ray Romano, John Leguizamo, Denis Leary, Queen Latifah, Simon Pegg - The sub zero heroes are back. Scrat is still trying to nab the ever elusive nut, while maybe finding true love. Manny and Ellie await the birth of their mini-mammoth. Diego the saber toothed tiger wonders if he’s growing too soft and Sid the sloth gets into trouble when he creates his own makeshift family by hijacking some dinosaur eggs. On a mission to rescue the hapless Sid, the gang ventures into... (20th Century Fox Distribution)

3 (3) Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen / YouTube - Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen Official HD ...
Directed by Michael Bay and starring Shia LaBeouf, Megan Fox, Josh Duhamel, Tyrese Gibson, John Turturro, Isabel Lucas and Ramon Rodriguez - Sam Witwicky again joins with the Autobots against their sworn enemies, the Decepticons. (Paramount Pictures)

4 (1) Bruno / YouTube Bruno | Spill.com Movie Reviews
Directed by Larry Charles and starring Sacha Baron Cohen, Gustaf Hammarsten, Josh Meyers, Robert Huerta, Gilbert Rosales - Brüno, a gay fashionista is the host of the top-rated late night fashion show in any German-speaking country--apart from Germany. Brüno’s mission? To become the biggest Austrian celebrity since Hitler. His strategy? To crisscross the globe in the hopes of finding fame and love. (Universal Pictures)

5 (6) The Hangover / YouTube - The Hangover Movie Trailer New!
Directed by Todd Phillips and starring Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, Zach Galifianakis, Heather Graham, Justin Bartha - Two days before his wedding, Doug and his three friends drive to Las Vegas for a blow-out bachelor party they'll never forget. But, in fact, when the three groomsmen wake up the next morning, they can't remember a thing. For some reason, they find a tiger in the bathroom and a six-month-old baby in the closet of their suite at Caesars Palace. The one thing they can't find is Doug. With no clue as to... (Warner Bros. Pictures Distribution)

6 (5) The Proposal / YouTube The Proposal Movie Trailer teaser-trailer.com
Directed by Anne Fletcher and starring Sandra Bullock, Ryan Reynolds, Denis O'Hare, Malin Akerman, Mary Steenburgen - A book editor is forced to marry her male assistant in order to stay in the country. When they travel to Alaska to meet his family, the new couple has to fake their way through a surprise wedding thrown by his parents. (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)

7 (4) Public Enemies / YouTube Public Enemies Movie Review
Directed by Michael Mann and starring Johnny Depp, Christian Bale, Marion Cotillard, Channing Tatum, David Wenham - No one could stop John Dillinger and his gang. No jail could hold him. His charm and audacious jailbreaks endeared him to almost everyone -- from his girlfriend Billie Frechette to an American public who had no sympathy for the banks that had plunged the country into the Depression. But while the adventures of Dillinger' gang -- later including Baby Face Nelson and Alvin Karpis -- thrilled many, J.... (Universal Pictures)

8 (8) Up / YouTube - UP HERE - UNCENSORED full version
Directed by Pete Docter Bob Peterson and starring Edward Asner, Jordan Nagai, Christopher Plummer, Delroy Lindo and John Ratzenberger - At age 78, life seems to have passed Carl Fredricksen by, until a twist of fate (and a persistent 8-year old named Russell) gives him a new lease on life. (Buena Vista Pictures Distribution)

9 (9) My Sister's Keeper / YouTube - My Sisters Keeper - Official Trailer [HD]
Directed by Nick Cassavetes and starring Cameron Diaz, Alec Baldwin, Abigail Breslin, Jason Patric, Thomas Dekker (II) - After their daughter is stricken with leukemia, a couple conceives a younger sister who can provide a donor match, but the family is torn apart when, after years of medical procedures, the healthy younger sibling sues her parents for the right to decide how her body is used. (Warner Bros. Pictures Distribution)

10 (7) I Love You, Beth Cooper / YouTube - i love you, beth cooper trailer
Directed by Chris Columbus and starring Hayden Panettiere, Lauren Storm, Shawn Roberts - Follows the adventures of a geeky high school valedictorian who decides he has nothing to lose by making a play for the popular cheerleader, declaring his love during the graduation speech. (20th Century Fox Distribution)

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(last weekends ranking - in brackets)

Weekly LoveCast™ "Is your love rattled? " by Cortney Litwin

Source: California Psychics

Tuesday's emotionally charged New Moon eclipse in Cancer can rattle relationships throughout the week, so try not to overreact to the stress. Passion and drama both escalate in the middle of the week. During the weekend, feelings are chaotic on Saturday afternoon - but love casts a rosy glow over relationships on Saturday night and Sunday. Best days for love are Wednesday and Sunday.

Week of July 20 - 26, 2009

Cancer: The New Moon in your sign brings a fresh start in your personal life, but the eclipse can make you moody as well. Access your daring side to inspire passion midweek - and look for a moneymaking opportunity as well! Creating an enticing environment or throwing a party will inspire love and friendship on Saturday night or Sunday.

Leo: The week's New Moon illuminates your inner life, so heed your intuitive guidance concerning your direction, and strive to resolve the past. You're irresistible in the middle of the week, when a romantic interlude gives you fresh energy - and your creativity kicks into high gear. Rash words disrupt romance on Saturday, but flirting (and other heartfelt talk) sets romance aflame on Sunday.

Virgo: Socializing escalates during this New Moon, but a friend may be troublesome. A sexy, peaceful setting lights your passion afire midweek! Also, meditation will enhance your intuition - which is especially strong around then. You're irritated easily on Friday, and your sense of style draws admirers (and perhaps someone special) on Saturday night or Sunday.

Libra: A career opportunity may arise during the New Moon this week, but be sure it's right for you. Networking with colleagues will bring opportunities as well. Romance can be found through a friend or during a group activity toward the middle of the week. Your charisma kicks into high gear, and inspires a romantic liaison, on Saturday night or Sunday.

Scorpio: Your future is revealed this week during the New Moon, so listen to your inner voice. Also, look for romance during a spiritual activity, class or trip. Passion is hot and complicated midweek, when your willfulness is both intriguing and troublesome to others. You're feeling restless or dissatisfied on Saturday. A serene locale can deepen love on Sunday!

Sagittarius: The New Moon illuminates emotional blocks to intimacy or finding true love this week. It's time to heal the past. Impulsiveness can disrupt your relationship on Friday. Your sense of adventure percolates passion toward the middle of the week, so plan a rendezvous to somewhere exotic! Socializing is weird on Saturday, but a group gathering attracts and inspires romance on Sunday.

Capricorn: This week the New Moon energizes partnership activities (and issues). It's time to focus on improving your relationship, or on finding someone compatible. Intimacy heats up midweek, but you may need some time alone to recharge. Fine dining in a luxurious or beautiful location inspires romance on Saturday night or Sunday!

Aquarius: The New Moon encourages you to focus on improving your diet or exercise routine this week - and it may provide a work opportunity as well. Also, your helpfulness will prompt a romantic interlude. A rendezvous with a lover or close friend energizes you toward the middle of the week. An exotic environment or a trip for two brings romance on Saturday night or Sunday!

Pisces: Romance escalates during this week's New Moon - but feelings can be changeable, so you'll want to strive to stay grounded. It's time to work on or promote your creative project as well. Your imagination is on fire midweek, when some sexy inventiveness heightens passion. An artsy environment revs up romance on Saturday night through Sunday, so be creative!

Aries: The New Moon favors showing off your style while entertaining sometime this week. Just don't let family stress throw you off-balance. Romance is aflame in the middle of the week, so plan an enticing rendezvous to take advantage. You may feel like relationships are too much work on Friday, and small irritations escalate on Saturday - but love blooms anew on Sunday!

Taurus: This week's New Moon prompts you to express your feelings, which can deepen love. Just be sure to think before you speak. A trip can also inspire romance. Your wild side comes out to play midweek, when a little drama makes passion soar! Love feels irrational on Saturday - yet a mix of sensuality and artistry put romance into high gear on Sunday.

Gemini: Focusing on your values will help clarify your love life during this week's New Moon. Also, a moneymaking opportunity may present itself - but be sure it's reliable. Your sense of humor sets flirting afire toward the middle of the week, and a trip can heat up romance as well. Feelings are unpredictable on Saturday. Love is yours to enjoy on Sunday - so open your heart!



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Sunday, July 19, 2009

Solar Eclipse in Cancer

Did You Know?

This week's Solar Eclipse in cuddly Cancer will act like a turbo-charged New Moon. Eclipses bring about change and encourage you to take the next step on your evolutionary path. They also act as catalysts bringing events to pass much more quickly than they might have otherwise. This is the reason they can be quite stressful and emotionally challenging. Solar Eclipses have greater potential for new beginnings whereas Lunar Eclipses often coincide with letting go. Those born under the sign of Cancer will be powerfully affected as well as those with planets closely aspecting the degree of the Eclipse. The Eclipse can be active for months or years after the date. To get an overview of what this Eclipse means to you, contact our team of astrologers for up-to-the-minute advice.

The Importance of Faith

Achieve a fuller understanding

by Jamie Nishi
Source: California Psychics

Whether we are aware of it or not, faith permeates each day of our lives. Everything we believe in is based on some form of it. Faith in oneself. Faith in each other. Faith in life - or in a Higher Power. These are the three overarching areas of faith that enrichen and deepen our lives, and quite possibly hold us together in an ever-changing and often frightening world.

Faith is all too often misrepresented as blind (based not on reason, experience or fact, but on unquestioning adherence). More often than not, however, our faith is deeply informed by reason, experience and fact, as well as less-acknowledged sources such as instinct, intuition and gut feeling. How does a painter know she must paint? How does the healer know he must heal people? Tied in with the rational reasons (upbringing, education, history) is the faith each individual has - that he or she has a purpose, and is called to make the best out of this life.

What is faith?
In broad terms, all faith - religious, spiritual or secular - is a belief that life is worth living no matter what obstacles are thrown in our way. In the book, Faith: Trusting Your Own Deepest Experience, meditation teacher Susan Salzberg writes: "Faith is the animation of the heart that says, 'I choose life, I align myself with the potential inherent in life, I give myself over to that potential.' This spark of faith is ignited the moment we think, 'I'm going to go for it. I'm going to try.'"

We have all seen or heard examples of what faith can help people do. Such as a survivor of the Holocaust, who witnessed unspeakable horrors, who is still able to rebuild a life... an accident victim who transcends a disability into a new direction.... an artist, despite rejection, who remains creative and makes an important contribution. Many times over, we have seen that when all else is stripped away - safety, comfort, security, home, country, loved ones - faith is what has kept people going. It is both a basic instinct and a spiritual balm.

Faith can strengthen our capacity to meet challenges and face adversity. It gives us a mooring, a direction and a purpose - and, in so doing, lends meaning to our existence. But faith is often difficult to hold onto. One moment life feels full of possibility - and the next, it seems cruel and hopeless. When we are faced with difficult or terrible things, our faith is challenged, and sometimes momentarily lost. What then are we left with?

Faith's foil
Doubt is often referred to as the opposite of faith, but is truly its handmaiden. Doubt can lead us to question and think critically about our beliefs. It often helps to strengthen or reaffirm faith. Much closer to the opposite of faith is despair - disconnection from life. Salzberg writes, "Without a sense of possibility, we would be stuck - isolated, hopeless, and unspeakably sad." Many of us have experienced this type of sadness.

When you feel as if you are about to be plunged into the depths of despair, it's important to consider the very real possibility that you are not seeing the big picture. The events in our lives are so vastly interconnected that it is impossible to know all the factors that contribute to a difficult situation. You may think you are powerless, but you don't really know for sure. You may see injustices taking place and begin to lose faith in humanity, but you may not be seeing the whole picture. None of us can know all the elements involved, even in our own situations - or what the future might bring.

The possibility of change
One of the most striking lessons Salzberg teaches is that life is ever-changing - and so are we. Change doesn't always feel great, but it does allow for new possibilities. "Life is not likely to deliver only pleasant events," she writes. "Faith entails the understanding that we don't know how things will unfold. Even so, faith allows us to claim the possibility that we ourselves might change in ways that will allow us to recognize and trust the helping hands stretched toward us. It enables us to aspire to a better life than the one we have inherited."

Since everything, including this life, is temporary, allow yourself a moment to take a step back and take a deep breath. Reaffirm what faith means to you. In good times and bad, faith in yourself - which is the touchstone of faith in life - is the one thing that can remain steady at your center, getting you through the changes and keeping you open to all the new possibilities.

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