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By Rich Heldenfels
Beacon Journal staff writer
POSTED: 03:48 p.m. EST, Nov 17, 2009
Ken Ober, R.I.P. If you're of an age when the funny, revisionist game show Remote Control was must viewing, then raise a glass to its host, Ken Ober, who has died at the age of 52. Cause of death is not known at this writing.
Ober, who had more recently worked as a TV producer, was at once affable and smart-alecky, as was the series itself. Trafficking in pop-culture trivia and quirky categories, it featured contestants answering questions while sitting in recliners, and appearances by up-and-coming comics like Adam Sandler, Colin Quinn and Denis Leary.
According to Contactmusic.com, Leary offered this tribute: ''Kenny Ober was and always will be the quickest wit in the room. As the star and host of Remote Control, he was a welcoming ringmaster who helped to kick-start the careers of numerous talents. . . .He will be remembered always by each of his friends not only for his massive talent but for his true, deep and enduring friendship.''
Seymour to Summit. Actress and entrepreneur Jane Seymour (Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman) will be at Summit Mall on Dec. 17-19 to meet fans and show off her Open Hearts collection of items.
The Dec. 17 event will be 5 to 8 p.m. and will include a talk by Seymour, book signing and photo op. The pattern will be similar on Dec. 18 from noon to 3 p.m. and Dec. 19 from noon to 5 p.m.
There will be a display of watercolors, oil paintings, sculptures and accessories.
According to material from Seymour, ''the essence of Open Hearts by Jane Seymour mirrors Jane's belief that love knows no boundaries. According to Jane, the universal symbol of giving and receiving love is an open heart.''
Akron on Film. The folks from the Akron Film Festival are offering local filmmakers a chance to create their own history of the city.
At a meeting at 3 p.m. Sunday in the Akron Art Museum, folks will be provided plot elements and sent off to make ''mockumentaries'' (that is, a fake documentary, like This Is Spinal Tap). ''Contestants can change the city's origin, explore an alternate history where Akron is the dynamite city instead of rubber, or delve into the theory that the Goodyear blimp only flies to hide UFOs,'' Rob Lucas says of the fest.
But the film has to run five minutes or less and be completed by Dec. 6. The films will be shown and judged in a museum event on Dec. 10, with the winning team getting $250 plus prizes. The top film will also be shown at the next Akron Film Festival in September 2010.
There's a $15 entry fee. For more info, go to http://www.akronfilm.com.
Cash for DVD Clunkers? Warner Home Video is so eager to get you to upgrade to Blu-ray, it has set up a Web site offering you Blu-rays of movies you own on DVD at a discounted price.
Through the site, http://www.dvd2blu.com, ''consumers select the titles they want to upgrade. . .mail in their standard DVDs with prepaid postage and a short time later, receive copies of the same film on Blu-ray disc,'' says an announcement.
The company is starting with 50 titles, including 10,000 B.C., Wedding Crashers, A Christmas Story, Training Day, Deliverance and National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation. You can find the full list at the Web site.
Rich Heldenfels writes about popular culture for the Beacon Journal, in the HeldenFiles Online blog at http://heldenfels.ohio.com, on Facebook and on Twitter. He can be reached at 330-996-3582 and rheldenfels@thebeaconjournal.com.
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Ken Ober, R.I.P. If you're of an age when the funny, revisionist game show Remote Control was must viewing, then raise a glass to its host, Ken Ober, who has died at the age of 52. Cause of death is not known at this writing.
Ober, who had more recently worked as a TV producer, was at once affable and smart-alecky, as was the series itself. Trafficking in pop-culture trivia and quirky categories, it featured contestants answering questions while sitting in recliners, and appearances by up-and-coming comics like Adam Sandler, Colin Quinn and Denis Leary.
According to Contactmusic.com, Leary offered this tribute: ''Kenny Ober was and always will be the quickest wit in the room. As the star and host of Remote Control, he was a welcoming ringmaster who helped to kick-start the careers of numerous talents. . . .He will be remembered always by each of his friends not only for his massive talent but for his true, deep and enduring friendship.''
Seymour to Summit. Actress and entrepreneur Jane Seymour (Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman) will be at Summit Mall on Dec. 17-19 to meet fans and show off her Open Hearts collection of items.
The Dec. 17 event will be 5 to 8 p.m. and will include a talk by Seymour, book signing and photo op. The pattern will be similar on Dec. 18 from noon to 3 p.m. and Dec. 19 from noon to 5 p.m.
There will be a display of watercolors, oil paintings, sculptures and accessories.
According to material from Seymour, ''the essence of Open Hearts by Jane Seymour mirrors Jane's belief that love knows no boundaries. According to Jane, the universal symbol of giving and receiving love is an open heart.''
Akron on Film. The folks from the Akron Film Festival are offering local filmmakers a chance to create their own history of the city.
At a meeting at 3 p.m. Sunday in the Akron Art Museum, folks will be provided plot elements and sent off to make ''mockumentaries'' (that is, a fake documentary, like This Is Spinal Tap). ''Contestants can change the city's origin, explore an alternate history where Akron is the dynamite city instead of rubber, or delve into the theory that the Goodyear blimp only flies to hide UFOs,'' Rob Lucas says of the fest.
But the film has to run five minutes or less and be completed by Dec. 6. The films will be shown and judged in a museum event on Dec. 10, with the winning team getting $250 plus prizes. The top film will also be shown at the next Akron Film Festival in September 2010.
There's a $15 entry fee. For more info, go to http://www.akronfilm.com.
Cash for DVD Clunkers? Warner Home Video is so eager to get you to upgrade to Blu-ray, it has set up a Web site offering you Blu-rays of movies you own on DVD at a discounted price.
Through the site, http://www.dvd2blu.com, ''consumers select the titles they want to upgrade. . .mail in their standard DVDs with prepaid postage and a short time later, receive copies of the same film on Blu-ray disc,'' says an announcement.
The company is starting with 50 titles, including 10,000 B.C., Wedding Crashers, A Christmas Story, Training Day, Deliverance and National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation. You can find the full list at the Web site.
Rich Heldenfels writes about popular culture for the Beacon Journal, in the HeldenFiles Online blog at http://heldenfels.ohio.com, on Facebook and on Twitter. He can be reached at 330-996-3582 and rheldenfels@thebeaconjournal.com.
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