“The Last Exorcism” hits theaters

This fictional documentary horror film does serve up moments of sheer terror. But, in between there horror-filled moments are some truly silly ones as well. The story follows Cotton Marcus (played by Patrick Fabian) who is an evangelist, and a con man (not really a stretch). He brings a camera crew with him to a home in rural Louisiana with the intention of documenting the made up exorcism of the possessed daughter (played by Ashley Bell) of a farmer who happens to be a fundamentalist (played by Louis Herthum). In true form, Marcus encounters more than he bargained for. The aim of the film is to give the audience more than just the typical blood…

Nadia Petrova in 2010 Pilot Pen Open final

Nadia Petrova will meet top-seed Caroline Wozniacki in Saturdays’ 2010 Pilot Pen tennis tournament final. The world’s number 19, who entered the event through a wildcard at the very last minute, managed to oust Maria Kirilenko in three sets with 2-6, 6-2 and 6-2. When the match started, everything seemed to go according to plan for the highly favored Kirilenko. She broke her opponent twice in the first set, but later on after the match, explained in an interview that she already felt a pain in her back whenever she tried to reach a ball. In the second set she had to take a medical timeout and visibly had a hard time moving after that….

Sergiy Stakhovsky in 2010 Pilot Pen final

He only needed two straight sets to advance to the 2010 Pilot Pen final by winning with 6-3 and 6-4 over Thiemo de Bakker from the Netherlands. Sergiy Stakhovsky who started the tournament ninth-seeded, broke de Bakker in the first set and managed to hold his own serve. In the second set he converted the only break opportunity into a win which won him the match. In an interview after the match, the Ukrainian told the press that he was lucky on his first break point by guessing correctly where de Bakker was going to play his serve to. Therefore, he was in the right position to attack the return and take the break. The…

Samantha Stosur ready for 2010 U.S. Open

Samantha Stosur took it easy over the past few days to be fully rested when the 2010 U.S. Open starts in two days. Her serving arm was treated for a stress reaction and she needed a little break to fully recover. The Australian didn’t play well during last year’s Open, even though she went through a thorough preparation by competing in four warm-up events leading up to the tournament in New York City. Nevertheless, she was upset in the second round by Vania King who entered the competition via a wildcard. In a recent interview, Stosur told the press that she was simply tired last year and felt fried before she even started her 2009…

Kim Clijsters and the 2010 U.S. Open

She is the defending champion and the number 2 seed of the upcoming 2010 U.S. Open. And she is undoubtedly one of the best female tennis players ever. But to Kim Clijsters, there are more important things than just hitting balls over a net. The Belgian player considers herself a mother first, then an athlete. Clijsters has a 2.5 year old daughter named Jada and nobody in the stadium or in front of the TV will forget when the little toddler jumped around the court after her mom beat Caroline Wozniacki in the 2009 U.S. Open finals. Kim Clijsters has her priorities. In a recent interview with the Associated Press she explained her philosophy of…