Roger Federer’s optimistic outlook on the 2010 U.S. Open

In a telephone interview while riding in a car through New York City, Roger Federer shared his optimistic outlook on the 2010 U.S. Open. Since 2004, the Swiss tennis star has reached every men’s final in Flushing Meadows. According to Federer, his confidence was high in the past few years, but he doesn’t feel any less confident this year, despite the strong competition. The 2010 U.S. Open will start on Monday and Rafael Nadal will try to finally complete his career Grand Slam. The American Andy Roddick wants to make sure that the 2010 title stays in the USA, Andy Murray aims for his first major title and Novak Djokovic is hungry for a second…

Emmy’s Night with Jimmy Fallon

It is not too late to submit your ideas to Twitter for presenter introductions adding the #imontheemmys hashtag. Jimmy Fallon had the idea that he would like to get viewers involved in making this year’s Emmy broadcast more fun. During an interview, Fallon said of this years ceremony, “Everyone can join in on the fun and get creative. We’ve gotten some good ones already.” Fallon was sure to mention the appearance of 88-year-old Betty White who will appear as a presenter as well as a nominee for her performance on SNL last spring, “Betty White will be attending. Hopefully she’s not drunk… We were at a John Mayer concert and she was just a mess,”…

Paul Annacone to coach Roger Federer at 2010 U.S. Open

On Saturday, the Swiss tennis star Roger Federer announced that he will work with Pete Sampras’ former coach Paul Annacone during the 2010 U.S. Open. On his website Federer stated that he and Annacone started to spend time together about a month ago to find out whether they would make a good fit. So at this point in time, the project has evolved from a test trial into making Annacone an integral part of the team. Annacone has a long track record of a successful coaching history, including gigs with Pete Sampras, Marat Safin and Tim Henman. He helped Sampras to get a total of nine of his major titles. Federer will start the 2010…

Flash Gordon 2 Never Happened Due To Personality Clash

Ever wondered why we never got a sequel to the 1980 cheese-fest that was Flash Gordon? Well, according to director Mike Hodges, it was a personality clash between the dude who played Flash; Sam J Jones and producer Dino De Laurentiis. According to the 77 year old director who also directed the Michael Caine classic Get Carter, Sam J Jones got upset when he found out that Hodges had re-voiced some of his lines. Talking to TotalSciFiOnline the veteran director revealed… ”I was very fond of Sam but here’s what happened: we did the main shooting up until Christmas and then we stopped for the break. After Christmas I came back and did all of…

Toy Story 3 Becomes Second Disney Movie This Year To Make A Billion Dollars

Toy Story 3 has become Disney’s SECOND movie of the year to pass the one billion-dollar mark at the worldwide box office. Toy Story 3 follows hot on the heels of Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland. Two weeks ago Toy Story 3 took the title of the highest grossing animated movie of all time. Disney are pretty chuffed about having two billion-dollar releases in one calendar year and have sent out a press release to celebrate. Here it is… DISNEY•PIXAR’S TOY STORY 3 WILL CROSS $1 BILLION TODAY; DISNEY TO BECOME FIRST STUDIO WITH TWO $1 BILLION FILMS IN ONE YEAR BURBANK, Calif. – August 27, 2010 – Two weeks after becoming the highest-grossing animated…