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Stephen’s Survivor Strategy Blog: Erik Serves Up An Idol

9 October 2009 4:53 AM, PDT | People.com - TV Watch | See recent People.com - TV Watch news »

“O divine art of subtlety and secrecy! Through you we learn to be invisible, through you inaudible; and hence we can hold the enemy’s fate in our hands.” -- Sun Tzu, The Art of War So there are two tribes in this game. I thought Galu was just the group that Foa Foa lost to in the challenges. Last night, they proved there’s a lot more happening in Samoa than the Russell Show. In an action-packed episode of hidden idols, wild chickens, and some fine bocce sharp-shooting, the strategic standout was bartender Erik, who subtly set himself up as a tribe powerbroker. No fireworks, fancy nicknames like “puppetmaster,” or property damage -- just good strategy. I’m sorry, Russell, your streak’s broken. This week’s Fishy goes to Erik. Erik starts the episode by buttering up Shambo to get the clues to the hidden immunity idol. He »

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Ask the Flying Monkey! (September 7, 2009)

8 September 2009 6:10 AM, PDT | AfterElton.com | See recent AfterElton.com news »

Q: Do you know if any of the contestants on Survivor: Samoa are going to be Glbt? I just checked out their profiles and at least three of the guys list things like "womanizer", "never been rejected", and "a woman's dream." Is CBS trying to overly heteroize the show that has been strategically won by at least two openly gay men (Todd and Hatch)? – Topher, Toronto, Canada

A: There are no gay male contestants that we know of (although it’s always possible someone hasn’t yet come out to the network).

Is CBS trying to “heteroize” the show? Although I love your coining of a new term, I’d strenuously argue that they’re not. In fact, we recently talked with Jeff Probst, and I’m convinced he doesn’t see the show in those terms at all.

“When you look at the long-term of the show, you hopefully have some diversity, »

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Ken Annakin: 1914-2009 -- An Appreciation

30 April 2009 10:22 AM, PDT | The Hollywood Interview | See recent The Hollywood Interview news »

Director Ken Annakin.

I knew there was something familiar about the name when I read it: "Deborah Annakin-Peters." I had been corresponding with Debby via email for nearly a year after she had started working for Home Video Publicity at Paramount, and handled all my DVD requests. Then one day it struck me. I wrote her a quick email: "Are you, by chance, related to the director Ken Annakin?" I got a quick reply "Sure am. He's my dad!" It just happened that Annakin's most famous film, "The Longest Day," was getting a special edition DVD release from 20th Century Fox in a few weeks. I asked Debby if her father, then in his early 90s, was up to doing an interview. The answer to that question lies in the conversation below.

I was lucky enough to get to know Ken Annakin quite well over the next year or so when my producing partner, »

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Ken Annakin, Famed British Director, Passes Away

24 April 2009 9:06 AM, PDT | Cinemaretro.com | See recent CinemaRetro news »

Ken Annakin(1914-2009)Ken Annakin directing the beach sequences of The Longest Day.By Lee Pfeiffer

The film world lost another legend this week with the passing of director/writer Ken Annakin, who died at age 94. For those of us at Cinema Retro, the loss is personal. In addition to directing some of our favorite films, Ken was an avid supporter of the magazine. The seemingly indestructible British filmmaker led a full and active life and was engaged in trying to get new projects off the ground until he fell ill in February.

Annakin began his career as a director in 1946 and found his talents to be constantly in demand. His career took off a decade later when he was hired by Walt Disney to direct The Story of Robin Hood in 1952. He quickly became one of Disney's favorite and most dependable directors. Annakin would do numerous other films for Disney, »

- nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)

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Director Annakin Dies

24 April 2009 12:05 AM, PDT | WENN | See recent WENN news »

Legendary British director Ken Annakin has died at his home in Los Angeles. He was 94.

The Swiss Family Robinson moviemaker, who helmed over 50 films during his five-decade long career, passed away at his house in Beverly Hills on Wednesday.

Famous for his World War II movies including Battle of the Bulge, he also co-directed epic The Longest Day which starred Golden Era Hollywood superstars John Wayne, Gregory Peck and Henry Fonda.

Annakin, who had lived in the Los Angeles area since 1979, was awarded an Order of the British Empire for his contributions to the British film industry in 2002. He was born in Yorkshire, England in 1914, before moving to America to follow his Hollywood ambitions.

He is survived by his wife of 50 years, Pauline, daughter Deborah, two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. »

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5 articles from 2009

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