http://www.articleheaven.com en-us editorial@articleheaven.com Copyright ) 2007 Ed Bagley Waking Ned Devine ? 4 Stars (Excellent) Waking Ned Devine is set in Ireland but filmed on the Isle of Man, an island in the Irish Sea that is a British crown possession with home rule. The Narrator for the film (Paul Va... http://www.articleheaven.com/article_683356_32.html 05th November 2008 Copyright © 2007 Ed Bagley Waking Ned Devine - 4 Stars (Excellent) Sooner or later one has to come clean. When pigeonholed about what is my favorite comedy, I said some time ago that "Meet the Fockers" was the best comedy I had seen in a long time... http://www.articleheaven.com/article_683344_32.html 05th November 2008 Copyright © 2008 Ed Bagley Little Big Man - 3 Stars (Good) You know that "Little Big Man" has the makings of a good film when an historian visits Jack Crabb (Dustin Hoffman), a forgotten, 100-plus-year-old centenarian in an assisted living facility... http://www.articleheaven.com/article_682633_32.html 05th November 2008 Copyright � 2008 Ed Bagley When the Seattle Mariners decided to trade Jamie Moyer to the Philadelphia Phillies in August 2006 for a couple of no-name players, they basically felt his performance did not justify his salary. At the time, Moyer was as m... http://www.articleheaven.com/article_682625_32.html 05th November 2008 Copyright © 2008 Ed Bagley Nowhere in Africa (Nirgendwo in Afrika) - 3 Stars (Good) Only Walter could see it coming. His extended family in Germany could not see that Adolph Hitler would turn on his own German citizens who were Jewish. Walter was a... http://www.articleheaven.com/article_681591_32.html 04th November 2008 Copyright � 2008 Ed Bagley Ah "how sweet it is" as Jackie Gleason used to say on "The Honeymooners" comedy sitcom in the late 1960s. Any day that Michigan loses a football game and Michigan State wins a football game is a great day. When Michigan ... http://www.articleheaven.com/article_681583_32.html 04th November 2008 Copyright © 2008 Ed Bagley Friendly Persuasion - 3 Stars (Good) If "Friendly Persuasion" was produced 52 years after its original release in 1956, it might have won some of the 6 Oscar nominations it received, such as Best Sound and Best Writing, n... http://www.articleheaven.com/article_680539_32.html 03rd November 2008 Copyright © 2008 Ed Bagley Forrest Gump - 4 Stars (Excellent) "Forrest Gump" begins with a feather being lifted through the air by a breeze that brings it to the feet of Forrest Gump (Tom Hanks), who is sitting at a bus stop in Savannah (GA). Gump ... http://www.articleheaven.com/article_680515_32.html 03rd November 2008 Copyright © 2008 Ed Bagley Richie Sexson of the woeful Seattle Mariners is simply the latest example of the silliness of Major League Baseball's love affair with high-priced superstars whose production is pathetic. Pity the Seattle Mariners, whose ... http://www.articleheaven.com/article_653244_32.html 30th September 2008 Copyright © 2008 Ed Bagley The shining star in the prime running events at the 2008 USATF National Masters Meet in Spokane (WA) was Kathryn (Kathy) Martin, who won 5 national titles in the 800, 1500, 5000 and 10,000-meter races, and set an American re... http://www.articleheaven.com/article_653235_32.html 30th September 2008 Copyright © 2008 Ed Bagley Coach Ron Zook's Illinois team took the Big Ten by storm last year, tying with Michigan for the runner-up spot at 6-2, and going 9-3 in the regular season. The Fighting Illini from Champaign got ahead by sneaking up on some ... http://www.articleheaven.com/article_653202_32.html 30th September 2008 Copyright © 2008 Ed Bagley So who is the most powerful coach in sports today? Nick Saban of Alabama according to Forbes magazine (9-1-08 issue). Forbes wastes no time in anoiting Saban as the best of the best and ahead of the rest when it comes to bei... http://www.articleheaven.com/article_653167_32.html 30th September 2008 Copyright © 2008 Ed Bagley Sports agents that should know decided some time ago that winning a gold medal in the Olympics could be worth $12 million in appearances and endorsements for a very marketable athlete. Michael Phelps earned 8 gold medals ... http://www.articleheaven.com/article_653153_32.html 30th September 2008 Copyright © 2008 Ed Bagley Despite all of the United States' great success in the 2008 Beijing Olympics, there was next to nothing to cheer about its middle distance runners in the track and field competition. America's hopes rode squarely on the s... http://www.articleheaven.com/article_653141_32.html 30th September 2008 Copyright © 2008 Ed Bagley Stories about teenage phenoms winning gold medals and setting world records at world-class swimming competitions are legion. The list is long and you can add Michael Phelps' name to the list. Phelps began swimming for the... http://www.articleheaven.com/article_653080_32.html 30th September 2008 Copyright © 2008 Ed Bagley Is there anyone who watched the Beijing Olympics on television who does not already know that Michael Phelps won 8 gold medals, setting 7 world records and 1 Olympic record in the 8-day swimming competition? Of course not... http://www.articleheaven.com/article_653068_32.html 30th September 2008 Copyright © 2008 Ed Bagley My level of being appalled rose dramatically the other day, fortunately, my blood pressure remained the same. The cause of this happening was an editorial in USA Today (7-17-08) titled the "Teacher Protection Racket". See... http://www.articleheaven.com/article_628345_22.html 08th September 2008 Copyright © 2008 Ed Bagley Cinema Paradiso (Paradise Cinema in English) - 4 Stars (Excellent) In my search for films that are not well known but tell a great story with an excellent presentation, I discovered "Cinema Paradiso" by Italian Director G... http://www.articleheaven.com/article_627307_32.html 08th September 2008 Copyright © 2008 Ed Bagley A Fistful of Dollars (Per un pugno di dollari in Italian) - 4 Stars (Excellent) Is it possible for an excellent, groundbreaking film in a specific genre to be overlooked at award ceremonies? Absolutely, and a perfect exam... http://www.articleheaven.com/article_626186_32.html 08th September 2008 Copyright � 2008 Ed Bagley Just when Seattle's Mike Holmgren is entering his last year as head coach, his Seahawks are now stumbling and bumbling their way into what appears to be a Larry, Mo and Curly comedy routine. After dusting off the Minneso... http://www.articleheaven.com/article_625448_32.html 08th September 2008 Copyright © 2008 Ed Bagley For a Few Dollars More (Per qualche dollaro in piu in Italian) 4 Stars - Excellent After the unexpected, smashing success of Sergio Leone's direction in "A Fistful of Dollars" with the newly-found presence of Clint Eastwo... http://www.articleheaven.com/article_625074_32.html 08th September 2008 Copyright © 2008 Ed Bagley The shining star in the prime running events at the 2008 USATF National Masters Meet in Spokane (WA) was Kathryn (Kathy) Martin, who won 5 national titles in the 800, 1500, 5000 and 10,000-meter races, and set an American re... http://www.articleheaven.com/article_624787_32.html 08th September 2008 Copyright © 2008 Ed Bagley The Good, The Bad and The Ugly (Il buono, il brutto, il cattivo in Italian) - 4 Stars (Excellent) After enjoying unexpected commercial success with "A Fistful of Dollars" and "For a Few Dollars More", Italian Director Ser... http://www.articleheaven.com/article_621622_32.html 05th September 2008 Copyright © 2008 Ed Bagley When you understand that the average CEO in America makes 400 times what the average worker makes, you could get upset. When you have an environment where chief executive officers of companies can rack up a pitiful financial... http://www.articleheaven.com/article_620861_15.html 05th September 2008 Copyright © 2008 Ed Bagley The next time you sit down to lunch or dinner, you may be surprised to learn that many of the foods that we eat look similar to vital organs in our body, and in fact provide nutrients that actually help the organ in question... http://www.articleheaven.com/article_583972_26.html 22nd July 2008 Copyright © 2008 Ed Bagley Imagine my surprise when I went online recently and encountered this headline: "Karl Rove's Sly Deal With Fox". Think of a conservative, right-wing political hack with slight-of-hand magic out to pull a fast one over on Amer... http://www.articleheaven.com/article_583596_18.html 22nd July 2008 Copyright © 2008 Ed Bagley The Boston Celtics recent NBA title effort not only set a record for the largest margin of victory in a championship game—39 points—but also became the greatest one-season improvement in history. A year ago the Celtic... http://www.articleheaven.com/article_582819_32.html 21st July 2008 Copyright © 2008 Ed Bagley Two separate events recently showed once again how incredibly impressive our young women in American can be—one an instance of pure sportsmanship at its best, and the other an instance of pure desire, determination and sub... http://www.articleheaven.com/article_580638_32.html 18th July 2008 Copyright © 2008 Ed Bagley Few people who have been watching any presidential election coverage on television in recent weeks have been able to escape the so-called "out of context" messages Rev. Jeremiah Wright has delivered at Trinity United Church ... http://www.articleheaven.com/article_579515_24.html 17th July 2008 Copyright © 2008 Ed Bagley There have been times in my life when I have sat down and wondered: What is the meaning of life? Why are we here? Is this what my life is going to be? Is this all there is to life? Who will remember me when I am ... http://www.articleheaven.com/article_578685_24.html 17th July 2008 Copyright © 2008 Ed Bagley Eight high school athletes set 6 new records during the 2008 track and field season. The shinning star of the boys had to be German Fernandez of Riverbank (CA) High School, who set 2 new records and led all boys by taking th... http://www.articleheaven.com/article_577784_32.html 16th July 2008 Copyright © 2008 Ed Bagley They ran the 112th Boston Marathon Monday (4-21-08). The triumph was that Robert Cheruiyot (try to say something close to Cherry-ott) of Kenya won his 4th Boston Marathon. The tragedy was that America hardly noticed. Cher... http://www.articleheaven.com/article_561069_32.html 23rd June 2008 Copyright © 2008 Ed Bagley Any discussion of the NCAA's winningest coach naturally begins with UCLA's legendary basketball guru John Wooden. Wooden was far more than the best teacher of basketball to ever walk onto a court, he was also revered as an e... http://www.articleheaven.com/article_560655_32.html 21st June 2008 Copyright © 2008 Ed Bagley I had some serious doubts about whether my first trip to Mexico would be a success. Now I can report that my first trip to Mexico was fantastic because I found a slice of heaven at Vida del Mar in Manzanillo (Mon-zah-knee-oh... http://www.articleheaven.com/article_559988_29.html 20th June 2008 Copyright © 2008 Ed Bagley A reader emailed me with this question: "I was in an interview, and was asked this question: How do you motivate yourself? I could barely answer the question. What would you suggest?" This is a great question that deserve... http://www.articleheaven.com/article_559228_15.html 20th June 2008 Copyright © 2008 Ed Bagley The only guarantee going into the 2008 NCAA National Championship Game was that one of two very good coaches—Bill Self of Kansas or John Calipari of Memphis—would win his first national title. In an NCAA first, the fo... http://www.articleheaven.com/article_557592_32.html 18th June 2008 Copyright © 2008 Ed Bagley It has now been 33 years since the untimely, tragic death of America's greatest running legend and its greatest middle distance runner, Steve Prefontaine, and his legacy continues to grow as the void he filled remains open. ... http://www.articleheaven.com/article_556824_32.html 17th June 2008 Copyright © 2008 Ed Bagley Gonzaga University Athletic Director Mike Roth made the most astute move since the hiring of Mark Few as his basketball coach by recently hiring legendary high school coach Pat Tyson as Gonzaga's first full-time running coac... http://www.articleheaven.com/article_556735_32.html 17th June 2008 Copyright © 2008 Ed Bagley If you think football in the Southeastern Conference is just a game that generates a ton of money for the schools and the NCAA that regulates it in a highly publicized environment, you do not understand what success is about... http://www.articleheaven.com/article_530020_32.html 06th May 2008 Copyright © 2008 Ed Bagley Walk the Line - 2 Stars (Average) "Walk the Line" is the story of Johnny Cash (Joaquin Phoenix) and June Carter Cash (Reese Witherspoon). Born poor in Arkansas, Cash rises to fame in the country music world and destroys a... http://www.articleheaven.com/article_529228_32.html 06th May 2008 Copyright © 2008 Ed Bagley Like a lot of shoppers at supermarkets, I look at the magazine displays while waiting in line to check out. Recently I was thrilled to see a recent edition to LIFE's Great Photographers Series: "Remembering Audrey 15 Years L... http://www.articleheaven.com/article_528215_32.html 01st May 2008 Copyright © 2008 Ed Bagley If you were celebrating Valentines Day with a candlelight dinner for two at home and settled in to watch a movie, "Sleepless in Seattle" would be a great choice because it provides a pleasant experience and is already becomi... http://www.articleheaven.com/article_527206_32.html 01st May 2008 Copyright © 2008 Ed Bagley Dressed to Kill - 4 Stars (Excellent) "Dressed to Kill" is the most horrific psychological thriller I have seen since "Wait Until Dark" with Audrey Hepburn as a recently blinded woman who is terrorized by a trio of thugs ... http://www.articleheaven.com/article_526960_32.html 01st May 2008 Copyright © 2008 Ed Bagley The only guarantee going into the 2008 NCAA National Championship Game was that one of two very good coaches—Bill Self of Kansas or John Calipari of Memphis—would win his first national title. In an NCAA first, the fo... http://www.articleheaven.com/article_526584_32.html 30th April 2008 Copyright © 2008 Ed Bagley The first two rounds of the 2008 NCAA College Basketball Tournament underscored just how far parity has come in the men's competition as at least 1 major upset occurred every 6 games (8 major upsets and 3 minor upsets in 48 ... http://www.articleheaven.com/article_526074_32.html 29th April 2008 Copyright ? 2008 Ed Bagley For the first time in the history of the NCAA National Basketball Tournament, all four No. 1 seeded teams made it safely through the Sweet 16 and Elite 8 brackets to the Final 4?UCLA, Memphis, North Carolina and Kansas. Three... http://www.articleheaven.com/article_525472_32.html 29th April 2008 Copyright © 2008 Ed Bagley Female executives who are bold and aggressive do not rise up the corporate ladder as quickly as you may think. Bold and aggressive traits do not naturally match well with intelligence and savvy. Given the fact that there are... http://www.articleheaven.com/article_512317_15.html 07th April 2008 Copyright © 2008 Ed Bagley We can teach people a lot of things, but there are two things we cannot teach people, potential hires or employees—judgment and personality development. Judgment is an interesting trait because the only way you can acqu... http://www.articleheaven.com/article_511812_15.html 07th April 2008 Copyright © 2008 Ed Bagley My best advice to clients about to interview for a job is to treat the interview like an IRS audit. When the Internal Revenue Service thinks you are cheating on your annual tax return, and they ask you a question during a... http://www.articleheaven.com/article_511098_15.html 07th April 2008 Copyright © 2008 Ed Bagley If I told a lot of potential hires that sometimes they have as much or more to do with getting a job offer as I do as the interviewer, most of them would not believe me. After all, I am the interviewer and, in many cases, I ... http://www.articleheaven.com/article_510218_15.html 07th April 2008