Opens Friday, Dec 27, 2013 Synopsis: Chiwetel Ejiofor stars as Solomon Northup, the New York State citizen who was kidnapped and made to work on a plantation in New Orleans in the 1800s. Steve McQueen (Hunger) directs from a script he co-wrote with John Ridley, based in part by Northup's memoir. Michael Fassbender, Brad Pitt, Benedict Cumberbatch, Sarah Paulson, and Paul Giamatti co-star. ~ Jeremy Wheeler, Rovi Cast: Chiwetel Ejiofor, Michael Fassbender, Brad Pitt, Benedict Cumberbatch, Paul Giamatti, Sarah Paulson Movie Details
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...River for Waukesha's Barb and Gene Geiger. The local couple planned to begin their six month venture from Itasca to New Orleans on June 1.As part of the mission to serve others, the Geigers selected Salem WEST and The Mustard Seed in Deerwood...
...after a 200-mile run from Memphis, Tenn. to Greenville, Miss. The old record was 186 miles. Beddor is headed to New Orleans.80 years ago (1933)Jim McClearie of Brainerd set a new state record of 9.9 seconds for the 100-yard dash...
...GPS at www.mndot.gov/bike/mrt.Once complete, USBR 45 will continue south along the Mississippi River to New Orleans. In the future, the U.S. Bicycle Route System will encompass more than 50,000 miles of routes. Visit www.adventurecycling...
...Bunyan, in the person of Frank Beddor, is ready to start his 1,800 mile water-skiing trip down the Mississippi to New Orleans. He will carry with him a personal invitation from Gov. C. Elmer Anderson to the Louisiana governor to vacation in...
...Louis, Frank Beddor, dressed as Paul Bunyan, continues his 1,800 mile water ski trip down the Mississippi toward New Orleans. His 16-foot boat with twin motors pulls him at 28 miles-per hour.80 years ago (1933)Brainerd's high school...
...for news organizations. Among examples the report cited, the Lens, an investigative online publication started in New Orleans, waited more than two years for approval of its tax-exempt status, the report noted. The San Francisco Public Press...
...for disaster. We live in a world in which we see the signs of society crumbling around us. The Boston bombing, the New Orleans Mother's Day parade shooting and the kidnapping and rape of three young women in Ohio, all seem to be symptoms of...
...newsletter and bringing up the top four list is building a riverwalk.Yes! Brainerd, like Minneapolis, St. Louis and New Orleans are built along the Mighty Mississippi. It is a river of which legends were spun. It's Mark Twain's river.Perhaps...
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