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  • Nashville Creator Callie Khouri On Disrupting Her Creative Process

    You could say Callie Khouri's career has come full circle. But you'd only be kind of right. The native Texan waited tables for a time in Nashville in the '70s and '80s. Then she went on to write the Academy Award-winning ...

  • Mom accused of offering boat to have daughter killed

    A woman who went to prison in the 1970s for having her husband killed is now accused of plotting a hit on her own daughter, and police say they foiled her latest alleged scheme just in time. Frieda Pontune, 72 - who sought insurance money when her husband died - is accused of planning to pay for her daughter's death with a boat. "I think it's jealousy, envy, just a pure evil ...

  • Blake Shelton Im planning a benefit with NBC for tornado victims

    Oklahoma native Blake Shelton is the first entertainer to announce a benefit for tornado victims in his home state. After Tuesday night's taping of "The Voice," the country music superstar told CNN, "We are actually putting together a fund-raiser right now with NBC. We'll have more details within the next 24 hours, but definitely something with NBC that is going to ...

  • Teens suspected of stabbing man outside Spring Hill restaurant

    Spring Hill police say two teens are suspected of stabbing a man last weekend in the parking lot of a Cracker Barrel restaurant. The 19-year-old victim told police he was in a car with a 16-year-old and 17-year-old when the juveniles allegedly tried to rob him of his wallet Saturday about 6:45 p.m. As the man was exiting the car, he was stabbed, police said. The victim then drove himself in ...

  • Tennessee Transfer Highlights WKU Class

    Brian Thomas, assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at Western Kentucky University, has announced that the swimming and diving program will welcome 23 new student-athletes to campus this fall for the 2013-14 campaign.The Hilltoppers and Lady Toppers will look to ride the momentum of an historic 2012-13 season that produced 15 NCAA "B" qualifiers, 20 new program records and a Sun ...


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The Fly (1958) [DVD]

The Fly (1958) [DVD]

Over the years, The Fly has become a camp classic among old movie enthusiasts. Although written and filmed as a straightforward sci-fi parable about the dangers of tampering with nature, it is so ludicrous, so positively over the top that it simply cannot be taken seriously. The film ... ...

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  • GA men arrested on drug charges at Cookeville motel

    Two Georgia men are accused of trafficking drugs outside a Cookeville motel, according to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation. Andrea Peter-Neil Aarons, 31, of Covington, GA, and Mohamed Basiro Danso, 43, of Atlanta, are charged with trafficking a schedule VI drug for resale, the TBI said. Undercover TBI agents arrested the pair Tuesday at a motel on Jefferson Street and seized more than ...

  • Woman punched robbed at Nashville Redbox kiosk

    Metro police say two suspects are in custody and a third remains on the run after a woman was punched and robbed outside a Nashville Walgreens while trying to use a Redbox movie rental kiosk. Police say two men approached the woman as she was standing outside the Walgreens at 627 Gallatin Pike about 10:30 p.m. Tuesday. They demanded her purse, but when she refused, one of the men allegedly ...

  • Tennessee recoups unemployment benefits

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- State Labor Department officials say they have recouped about $15.3 million worth of fraudulently collected unemployment benefits by garnishing tax refunds and other federal payments to people who were not entitled to receive the assistance. A scathing audit released earlier this year showed that the state overpaid $73 million in unemployment benefits. The ...

  • Police Canseco named suspect in Vegas sexual assault

    LAS VEGAS (FOX5) - Las Vegas Metro police said former Major League slugger Jose Canseco is being investigated as a suspect in a sexual assault case. Metro made the announcement Wednesday following a series of tweets from a Twitter account belonging to Canseco, outing a woman for accusing him of rape. Police said no charges have been filed yet in the case and any details of the investigation ...

  • Preds to host Bridgestone plaza event for OK tornado relief

    The Nashville Predators are hosting a special event at the Bridgestone Arena plaza Thursday to help raise money for Oklahoma tornado relief. Starting at 7 a.m., Dunkin' Donuts will provide free coffee and donuts as the team has games and music set up for fans on the plaza near the corner of Broadway and Fifth Avenue South. Several food trucks will be on hand for lunch from 11 a.m. to 1 ...

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