Liam Neeson thought iconic 'Taken' speech was 'corny'
Explore More It took some convincing for Liam Neeson to come around to his iconic speech from “Taken.”
In the hit 2008 film, the Irish actor’s character vows to stop at nothing to save his daughter from a kidnapping in Paris.
As he confronts his daughter’s snatcher over the phone, Neeson’s monologue became one of the most quoted lines in recent movie history.
But the actor was not initially on board with the speech.
Lockerbie bombing suspect is in U.S. custody, authorities say
A Libyan man suspected of making the bomb that blew up a passenger plane over the small Scottish town of Lockerbie in 1988 is in U.S. custody, authorities in the U.S. and Scotland said Sunday. “The United States has taken custody of alleged Pan Am Flight 103 bombmaker Abu Agila Mohammad Mas’ud Kheir Al-Marimi,” a Justice Department spokesperson said. “He is expected to make his initial appearance in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.
Shreyas Talpade will be discharged from the hospital on Sunday night or Monday morning. Report:
On Thursday evening, Shreyas Talpade experienced a heart attack and was quickly taken to the hospital. He received an immediate angioplasty and is currently recovering. The actor had just come back home after filming his upcoming movie, Welcome To The Jungle. Shreyas' close friend Bobby Deol disclosed that, after speaking with Shreyas' wife Deepti, it was revealed that the actor's heart had ceased beating for ten minutes before being revived by the doctor.
The Camp Fire Destroyed 11,000 Homes. A Year Later Only 11 Have Been Rebuilt
The sun is setting at a construction site on "the ridge," as locals call it. Towering pine trees with their bark still black from wildfire are lit up in orange. And Chip Gorley and some buddies are about to crack open cans of IPA to celebrate some rare good news.
His foundation inspection passed, meaning they can start putting up the walls on Gorley's new home. It's on the exact site of where he lost everything in the Camp Fire a year ago.
The Iron Sheriff (1957) - Sidney Salkow | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related
The Iron Sheriff (1957) Directed by Sidney Salkow Release Date - Apr 1, 1957 (USA - Unknown), Apr 1, 1957 (USA) | Run Time - 73 min. | Countries - United States | MPAA Rating - NR AllMovie Rating 5 User Ratings (0) Your Rating Synopsis by Hal Erickson Frontier peacekeeper Sheriff Galt (Sterling Hayden) faces a crisis of conscience in The Iron Sheriff.
Why Are They Called 'French Fries?'
They might be called “French” fries, but don’t be fooled — these crispy delights might not be so “French” after all.
According to some accounts, they were actually born in Belgium.
Here’s the story: in the 1700s, people living along the Meuse River used to eat fried fish.
But when the river froze in the winter, they switched to potatoes.
During World War I, American soldiers stationed in Belgium discovered these tasty treats.
2 New Jersey high schools disqualified from state tournaments after fight in boys basketball game
Two county rivals have been barred from their state tournaments after getting into a fight during their boys' basketball game on Thursday night.
Camden and Eastside High Schools were playing in the Camden County Tournament championship at Cherry Hill High School in New Jersey before a fight broke out between opposing players that led to spectators storming the court.
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Two rivals are disqualified from their state tournaments after a fight in their county title game.
2011 F1 entry list revealed | F1
The FIA has revealed the entry list for the 2011 F1 season, which features only six teams with fully established driver pairings for the new campaign.
Red Bull, McLaren, Ferrari, Mercedes and Lotus will all field unchanged driver pairings - the latter being confirmed by the publication of the entry list - while Sauber will bring in Sergio Perez as partner to Kamui Kobayashi.
Renault and Williams have confirmed only Robert Kubica and Rubens Barrichello respectively, with Vitaly Petrov and Pastor Maldonado rumoured to be the men who will fill the vacant seats for 2011.
21 species removed from endangered list due to extinction
Over 20 animals are being removed from the endangered species list because they are now extinct, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said Monday.
The species include a type of fruit bat, two species of fish, eight types of mussels and 10 types of birds. Eight of the 21 species were native to Hawaii.
Most of them were listed under the Endangered Species Act in the 1970s and 1980s, and were very low in numbers or likely already extinct when they were listed, according to the service.
Brazilian police official wins crucial backing to become the next head of Interpol
LYON, France -- Brazilian police official Valdecy Urquiza won a crucial vote of confidence Tuesday toward becoming the next head of Interpol — and its first leader from a developing country — after its executive committee selected the 43-year-old as its preferred candidate.
Urquiza, Interpol's vice president for the Americas, is on a key track to be selected for the job by the Lyon, France-based organization's general assembly in Glasgow, Scotland on Nov.