The Beatles: Golden Slumbers – NewzBreaker Music Video Tribute (Amazing Track)
Popular Actor Leonard Termo who Starred Opposite Mickey Rourke DEAD at 77 – Breaking Entertainment News
Popular character actor Leonard Termo who starred opposite Mickey Rourke in five different movies to include, THE POPE OF GREENWICH VILLAGE, YEAR OF THE DRAGON, BARFLY, PRAYER FOR THE DYING and HOMEBOY has died at the age of 77. Rourke became friends with Termo after seeing him in a Los Angeles theater production, and the two remained friends to the end of his life.
“If they told me they’d chuck a few years off my life, but I knew when I went that Lenny would go with me, I’d do it in a second,” Rourke said in a 1987 Playboy interview.
Actor Elias Koteas said a memorial service is planned for Jan. 15, with details to be announced.
NewzBreaker CEO/Publisher “Bad” Brad Berkwitt RETURNS to TV – Breaking Entertainment News
(Tony Jeter photo courtesy of Mike Greenhill)
Our very own CEO/Publisher “Bad” Brad Berkwitt will be appearing on the highly rated TV show Sports Talk with Host Glenn Harris that airs on News Channel 8 which is viewed in Virginia, West Virginia, District of Columbia and Maryland this Wednesday night November 7th.
In addition, Tony “Mo Better” Jeter, 15-3-2, 10 KO’s ranked in the top 30 by the WBC and holds the WBC FECARBOX & Universal Boxing Organization All Americas Middleweight belts who is coming off the biggest win of his career this past October 27th, when he beat Jimmy Lange via a split decision in their ten round bout at the Patriot Center in Fairfax, VA will be in studio with “Bad” Brad and Glenn.
Raphael Saadiq: Sometimes – NewzBreaker Music Video of the Day (It doesn’t get better than this)
A Game-Changing Message For November’s Election – Book News
Eric Papp believes leadership is a choice – a free decision everyone can make to see themselves as leaders, role models and people of positive influence. He also believes in the power of a ‘message’ – something people can readily relate to. Eric believes that the presidential election in 2008 was won with a ‘message’ – ‘Hope and Change.’ His suggestion for the Republicans for this year’s election is ‘Rebound & Rebuild.’
Featured in the New York Times, USA Today, and many other publications, Eric was voted in the top one-percent of management trainers in 2010. He is a recognized expert who has a desire for improving personal and organizational leadership. He strongly believes the RNC need to come up with an inspiring message that people remember and associate with them and his suggestion of ‘Rebound & Rebuild’ says it all!
One Woman’s Deadly Journey Through Revolutionary Iran (1970s)
The idea for award-winning author Libby Fischer Hellmann’s latest novel was somewhat of an accident. During a conversation with a friend, Libby mentioned she was drawn to stories of women whose choices have been taken away from them, and had wondered: Do they simply surrender and become victims, or do some survive and even triumph? It was then that she recalled a personal story told to her years before– about young lovers who become trapped by history, family, and the inherent conflict of a political and cultural revolution. Thus the idea was born for her latest book, A Bitter Veil (Allium Press of Chicago).
Grounded in extensive research, the story’s backdrop is the Iranian Revolution – one of the most documented periods of world history. After poring through dozens of documents, articles and films, and interviewing at least five Iranian-Americans who lived in Iran during the revolution, their experiences made it possible for Libby to tell ‘Anna’s story.’ The result is a compelling and convincing tale, seasoned with powerful characters, that grabs the reader from the first page and thrusts them into one woman’s worst nightmare – making for a read not easy to put down.
It all began with a line of Persian poetry…Anna and Nouri, both studying in Chicago, fall in love despite their very different backgrounds. Never really close to her parents, Anna is happy to return with Nouri to his native Iran, to be embraced by his wealthy family. Beginning their married life together in 1978, their world is abruptly turned upside down by the overthrow of the Shah, and the rise of the Islamic Republic.
A 3D Comic Book App Worth Sinking Your Teeth Into
The blockbuster transmedia experience The Bane of Yoto, by Joshua Viola, is now available to millions of subscribers for the Nvidia Tegra platform for Android. The app is based on Viola’s four-time award-winning novel of the same name, recently released by film, video game and TV licensing record label and music publisher FiXT.
“I’ve been waiting and waiting to release to Nvidia’s
Tegra market. We’ve had to keep quiet about it for some time,” Viola says. “The Tegra audience consists of more hardcore consumers than most other markets. They’re looking for something with depth that they can really get into. I think my comic app will allow them to do just that.”
Formerly a professor of Game Art and Design, and now art director for Leviathan Games, Viola’s astounding perception is unmistakable in this perfect blend of science fiction and fantasy that comes together in a breakneck paced, action-packed plot where dynamic, fully-developed original characters battle for their very existence in a brutal world.
Eric Roberts: Dark Knight, Mickey Rourke, Future & More – Acting Legend Speaks
Exclusive Interview by “Bad” Brad Berkwitt
“To sum it up in my opinion it’s about a matter of fact, but it’s an opinion about a matter of fact – artists aren’t running the show anymore – lawyers are. Lawyers know as much about movie making as they do about kindness.”—Eric Roberts
In 1978, at the age of ten years old, I went to see a movie with my late father Alvin Berkwitt. He loved movies and acted years before. He instilled in me a love for movies and more important, acting. The movie I saw was the KING OF THE GYPSIES. It was a fantastic movie that starred a then young 22 year old actor by the name of “Eric Roberts.” He owned the character of “Dave,” which my dad stressed to me. From that performance would come the rave reviews. In 1984, Eric would star opposite another fantastic actor by the name of “Mickey Rourke.” The movie was the cult classic “THE POPE OF GREENWICH VILLAGE.”
In the “Book of Berkwitt,” the Academy should have at least nominated Rourke for Best Actor and Roberts for Best Supporting Actor. I have read reviews where film critics panned Eric’s performance as an act of overacting. Overacted? Watch him scream the words: “Charlie, they took my thumb!” When he screamed that line and passed out, I thought they cut my thumb off! It’s a film classic, that almost 30 years, still holds up.
Roberts may have not gotten nominated for THE POPE OF GREENWICH VILLAGE, but he did for his role as “Buck McGeehy,” in the 1985 hit movie, “RUNAWAY TRAIN,” losing to Don Ameche for COCOON.
I have rooted for both Mickey Rourke and Eric Roberts who have had their ups and downs in Hollywood, but from my perspective, their talent never wavered. To see them both still acting and “Bringing It” to their craft is impressive after 30 plus years.
At this point of my lead-in, all I can do is steal a line that I totally concur with from Mickey Rourke’s heartfelt speech from the Spirit Awards which he was awarded for his movie THE WRESTLER, a few years back: “Eric Roberts is the Fucking Man.”
Ladies and Gentlemen, MR Eric Roberts with Special Guest MRS Eliza Roberts…
Bobby Darin: Simple Song Of Freedom – NewzBreaker Looks Back (Magic)
The Challenge Of Liberty And Justice For All – Book News
Even if you step on a few toes in the process, sometimes you just have to take a stand. Our country first learned this through the American Revolution, and a stubborn insistence on liberty is the hallmark of patriots to the present day. Telling that story in all its many forms is bound to be exciting and inspirational.
A gifted writer, David Thomas Roberts bursts into the political thriller genre with style and passion in Patriots of Treason ( AKA-Publishing). Highly original, the fictitious scenario it presents seems painfully possible, sparking lively conversations about freedom of speech and partisan politics. In fact, the current controversy over international poll-watchers is an important plot point, as Texas has threatened to arrest UN poll watchers.
The discussion “provides the type of scenario and motivation that spurred me to write the novel,” says Roberts. “The Federal government, this Administration, and now the international community continue to try to assert un-Constitutional edicts upon a sovereign state. The people of Texas don’t need observers at our elections, period. Congratulations to Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott for taking this stand, and my hope is he follows through if necessary.”
Thirty Days With My Father: Finding Peace From Wartime PTSD By Christal Presley
“An incredible memoir . . . an important part of the still unhealed wounds of war. Christal has given as much of her heart to this story as her father gave to his country.”
—Nikki Giovanni, world-renowned poet, writer, activist, and educator
“A harrowing portrait of the past’s ability to haunt the present…Presley has found stability in her father’s story, and her willingness to share it—as well as her own revelations—will be appreciated by readers who deal with any form of wartime PTSD.”
—Publisher’s Weekly
“Whether you are a professional who treats veterans and their loved ones, or a person at risk for military PTSD, or anyone who cares, you will be profoundly moved by this eloquent memoir.”
—Frank Ochberg, MD, award-winning mental health expert who helped define the term “post-traumatic stress disorder”
“Thirty Days with My Father” is an important addition to the literature of trauma psychology, shining a beacon of hope for transformation and healing.”
—From the Foreword by Edward Tick, PhD, author, War and the Soul and founding co-director, Soldier’s Heart
Where Do Missing Things Go When They Just Disappear? – Breaking Book News
Cynthia Drew’s short stories have appeared in numerous literary journals and magazines and her bestselling novels are available in print and Ebook formats. Her latest book, Where Do Missing Things Go? (Legacy Book Publishing), is a delightfully illustrated children’s story that not only encourages kids to read but, behind the whimsy, has a more meaningful theme with great messages.
We all lose things… but much to the frustration of parents, kids seem to do it more. In Where Do Missing Things Go? Cynthia has woven tender messages into a whimsical story, filled with cute animal characters, flying socks, and washing machines with faces that make kids laugh and remember its messages. The endearing, upbeat style is beautifully complemented by the colorful illustrations of Bill LaRocque, former cartoonist and illustrator for the Washington Post
While her book begins with finding lost things – socks, keys, glasses, anything missing, it ends with a message that reminds kids that while owning things and keeping track of them makes your life easier and better, nothing is more valuable than friends and family – the things that cannot be bought. It seems only natural that Cynthia’s book should be about missing things – since she is an expert at finding things in her work as a practicing Private Investigator.
Sssh.com and Wasteland Studios Donates to American Red Cross to Help Hurricane Sandy Victims
Sssh.com, the erotica and sexuality website designed and maintained for women by women, continues their philanthropic donation program and will donate its proceeds to the Red Cross to help in the disaster relief of Hurricane Sandy.
The American Red Cross exists to provide compassionate care to those in need. Their network of generous donors, volunteers and employees share a mission of preventing and relieving suffering, here at home and around the world.
Angie Rowntree, the founder of Sssh.com, which is located in New England and experienced the storm first-hand, and who herself has lived through several natural disasters, discusses the donation. “We at Sssh as well as Wasteland have a long history of making charitable contributions to organizations that really make an impact on important issues, and the aftermath of hurricane Sandy really called out to us to send some funds down via the American Red Cross to help get the folks in New York, New Jersey and throughout the Northeast back on their feet. A lot of our performers and creative staff live in the worst affected areas and we hope that our contribution helps get things back to normal for them as well a little faster in the wake of this tragedy.”
Eric Roberts: The Hot Flashes- Breaking Movie News
We have just released a trailer for The Hot Flashes, and we encourage you to share it via email or post on your Facebook page. Below is the link.
In the new trailer, you’ll hear a snippet from the original Sheryl Crow song that closes the film. We’ll announce her involvement later this week, and the song may be released as a single in 2013.
LINK TO TRAILER:
http://vimeo.com/user2184304/thehotflashestrailer
FACEBOOK PAGE:
http://www.facebook.com/TheHotFlashes
As for distribution, we are showing the film for the very first time to potential distributors in Los Angeles this week at the American Film Market.
We will also have a final, humorous public service announcement on the importance of mammograms (Wanda Sykes is very funny in it). Watch our Facebook page for that.
Stand by for more news!
Jessica Drake’s Guide Wicked Sex: G-Spot and Female Ejaculation – DVD Review
Sexual wellness authority and AVN Award winning Adult Film star Jessica Drake, has released a new DVD in her Wicked Sex series that is sure to bring sexy back into the bedroom. Using live sex scenes with commentary, in this instructional video Jessica demonstrates various positions that help you to locate and stimulate the Female G-Spot. Ladies, learn how to unleash your inner Squirter through the use of special techniques, angled positions and clitoral stimulation. Guys, who knew having a slightly curved member, would make you so popular with the ladies one day?
Comic Legend Pat Cooper Delivers a Knockout Punch at the Borgota Hotel & Casino in Atlantic City – Entertainment News
Photos copyrighted by NewzBreaker
Hurricane Sandy might have been on its way, but the packed crowd who came out to see Pat Cooper, the legendary Italian comedian, who knocked them on their asses with laughter this past Friday, could have cared less about it or any other pending weather warning. In a crowd, that had whites, blacks, Jews, Gentiles, Christians, young and old, they shared one thing on this magical night: LAUGHTER.
“When I was a kid, I told my father I wanted to go on a vacation. My dad, said you want to go on a vacation? Go out on the fire escape. I did, and he closed the window. It started to rain. I called to my dad, it’s raining! He replied, I can’t hear you, you are on vacation. Today, they call that child abuse.” — Pat Cooper
Pasquale Caputo (AKA: Pat Cooper)who prided himself in an interview we did last year on having comedic timing like a jazz musician – showed just that. Jazz greats such as Duke Ellington, Miles Davis and Billie Holiday were smiling down when Pat walked off stage left at the end of his show with a roaring applause via a standing ovation.
Aneros’ Kegel Exerciser, Evi – Product Review
Aneros has developed Evi, a revolutionary hands free Kegel Excerciser with an added benefit. Anatomically designed to strengthen your PC Muscles and restore vaginal elasticity, this is one toy your man will thank you for investing in. Evi is one size fits all and every girl’s dream. A satisfying workout in more ways than one, this Kegel Exerciser simultaneously stimulates the G-Spot and clitoris. No buzzing or vibrating and no more runaway Ben Wa Balls.
Velvet touch silicone provides a comfortable, snug fit that conforms to your body for pleasurable sensations. Wear it in the daytime for an effortless Kegel exercise and rock yourself to sleep at night for the ultimate orgasmic experience. Evi is every girl’s best friend and your man will be pleased that you found her.
Hollywood & Boxing in ONE HIT Book – Boxing Interviews Of A Lifetime – Breaking News
There are artists that live in the hearts of their fans. When an artist nears the end of their long and illustrious career, they find the time to sit down and reflect, telling intimate stories, recalling the moments that defined their careers and giving insight to those that hope to one day make their way to the position attained by the star.
In BOXING INTERVIEWS OF A LIFETIME, Author “Bad” Brad Berkwitt sits down with many of the stars of the past and present, using his skills as an interviewer to get the inside stories that are seen nowhere else. Stars like Buddy Hackett, Joey Bishop, Al Martino, Jerry Vale and Vanessa Del Rio, along with many of the biggest stars of pugilism to ever lace up the gloves.
BOXING INTERVIEWS OF A LIFETIME is a book that has something for everyone, particularly those with an interest in how Hollywood operates and the strange and funny stories that have gone on behind the scenes. Celebrities of the big screen, TV, sports and more have gathered in one remarkable book, which is now available for purchase.
The Dead Celebrity Cookbook – It’s Like Having Hollywood’s Greatest Movie Stars At Your Own Halloween Bash
For anyone who loves Hollywood memorabilia, is an entertainment junkie, and loves to eat and cook – they will treasure Frank DeCaro’s The Dead Celebrity Cookbook: A Resurrection of Recipes from More Than 145 Stars of Stage and Screen (HCI Books). Frank compiled favorite recipes from some of Hollywood’s biggest names; including Lucille Ball, Elizabeth Taylor, Sonny Bono, Liberace, Michael Jackson, John Denver, Frank Sinatra, Rock Hudson, Humphrey Bogart, and Peter Falk, just to name a few.
“While Halloween might come only once a year, there’s never a bad time for The Dead Celebrity Cookbook.” – bonappetit.com
“Flip on a movie channel and get cooking! Required reading.” – Billy Heller, New York Post.
“We hear Rock Hudson’s Cannoli is delicious!” – Entertainment Weekly.
“In The Dead Celebrity Cookbook, author Frank DeCaro has collected and presented an array of recipes by beloved (and dead) stars….” – people.com
“Celebrities like Elizabeth Taylor and Andy Warhol may be gone, but their favorite dishes will never be forgotten. Try one tonight!” – oprah.com
“A veritable who’s who of Hollywood’s Golden Age.” – Sara Bonisteel, epicurious.com.
The Challenge Of Liberty And Justice For All
Even if you step on a few toes in the process, sometimes you just have to take a stand. Our country first learned this through the American Revolution, and a stubborn insistence on liberty is the hallmark of patriots to the present day. Telling that story in all its many forms is bound to be exciting and inspirational.
A gifted writer, David Thomas Roberts bursts into the political thriller genre with style and passion in Patriots of Treason ( AKA-Publishing). Highly original, the fictitious scenario it presents seems painfully possible, sparking lively conversations about freedom of speech and partisan politics.
An incumbent president, losing at the polls in his re-election bid due to the economy, gas prices and scandals in his administration, pulls an “October Surprise” that swings the election. An assassination attempt creates the perfect scapegoat — the Tea Party — through a deceit so well-disguised that it comes dangerously close to succeeding.
Could Discovery Of God Particle Threaten Our Existence?
New Book Links Hadron Collider To Two Cataclysmic Mayan Doomsday Events
West Palm Beach, FL, October 24, 2012 – Back in July, physicists in Geneva announced the existence of the Higgs Boson, or ‘God particle,’ a subatomic particle thought to be the key to understanding the makeup of the universe. What these physicists forgot to mention is that smashing protons together at near-light speed using the Large Hadron Collider also produces a potentially planet-ending byproduct — miniature black holes.
While CERN physicists contend that these black holes are too small to threaten the Earth, a new book just released by NY Times best-selling author Steve Alten links the Large Hadron Collider with two very real cataclysmic threats prophesied by the Mayan Calendar, with the doomsday event predicted for December 21st of this year.
Author Steve Alten consulted with physicists while researching his book, PHOBOS: Mayan Fear, which graphically details these two ticking time-bombs of Mother Nature. The first is a 3,000-foot-high mega-Tsunami originating from La Palma, one of the Canary Islands off the coast of Africa. Scientists concur the threat detailed in the book is real and that the described mega-Tsunami would strike the east coast of the United States, leveling New York, Boston, and Miami.
Praised For Its Originality, This Action-Packed Saga Has A 3D Comic App With Music By Celldweller
The Bane of Yoto, by Joshua Viola, is a trans-media experience that offers many ways to explore its rich storyline. From paperback or eBook to a free 3D interactive comic mobile app, this attention-grabbing novel was recently released by independent record label and music publisher FiXT – and promises to transport readers to a sinister world of cosmic drama and action they will never forget!
Formerly a professor of Game Art and Design, and now Art Director for Leviathan Games, Viola’s astounding vision is unmistakable in this perfect blend of science fiction and fantasy that comes together in a breakneck paced, action-packed plot where creatively original characters battle for their very existence in a brutal world.
Drawing rave reviews for its originality and vision, The Bane of Yoto has won awards from both the 2012 New York Book Festival and the 2012 Hollywood Book Festival, and is the first installment in a trilogy of science-fantasy novels by Joshua Viola.
Music With A Purpose: To Change Lives And The World
Vaughaligan “Von Won” Walwyn was born in the U.S. Virgin Islands and raised on Houston’s southeast side. After this all-American athlete and record holder in long jump had a career-ending knee injury about the same time he lost his father to AIDS, it put him on a journey of bad decisions which lead him to being repeatedly tazed and abused by police – on a night he refers to as “Shock Therapy.”
This event pushed Von Won to put down his reckless lifestyle of drinking, drug abuse and chasing riches, to living a life of integrity. Von Won Walwyn has emerged as an inspirational recording artist, writer and powerful motivational speaker, who challenges youth and young adults around the world to pursue their dreams and overcome all obstacles to reach their goal.
Walwyn also heads up Von Won Ministries in Houston; a faith based organization that targets at-risk youth in its ‘Mission Possible’ program. While this ministry is spearheaded by Von Won, it supports several ministers and operates in many dynamic functions that share a common goal – to change the world through faith-based media.
The Emotional Cost of the Struggle To Be An American – Book News
The author might not be Jewish, but City of Slaughter (Daniel and Daniel Publishers, Inc.) by Cynthia Drew is beautifully written from a Jewish perspective, with meticulous research that provides a powerful picture of the plight of women at the beginning of the 20th Century, and the obstacles they were forced to overcome. Already on Amazon’s list of Best Selling Jewish American Literature and Fiction, City of Slaughter is an exceptional work of historical fiction that is both exciting and inspiring and takes readers back in time to see the world through the eyes of another culture.
When fourteen-year-old Carsie Akselrod’s parents are murdered by Cossacks during a raid on the shtetl, Carsie flees with her younger sister, Lilia, touching off a turbulent journey that ends eight months later on New York’s Lower East Side. Plunged into the immigrant chaos of the most crowded square mile on earth, the two girls take sweatshop jobs – Carsie as a milliner’s apprentice and Lilia at the ill-fated Triangle Waist Company. It never occurs to Carsie that in her haste to live the life she strives for in America she hasn’t stopped to lament her parents’ deaths.
A Gift For Loved Ones Left Behind
The world lost Pulitzer Prize winning social journalist, Lauren Terrazzano, to lung cancer. But not without her first chronicling in her Newsday column what it was like during her last eight months. And, wanting to honor her legacy, her father collected reminiscences by her family, friends and colleagues. Frank Terrazzano had learned the importance of writing things down from his daughter and with co-writer, Paul Lonardo, it came together in Life, with Cancer: The Lauren Terrazzano Story: An Award-Winning Social Journalist Chronicled Her Illness to Bring Hope & Comfort to Others.