**NEW PHOTOS** Kiefer Sutherland At Variety's 2nd Annual Power of Women Luncheon - 9/30/10

Kiefer Sutherland along with his long-time manager, Suzan Bymel (center) who was one of the honorees at the luncheon

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**FIRST PHOTOS** Of Kiefer Sutherland At Variety Power of Women Event In Beverly Hills - 9/30/10

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**NEW** Photos Of Kiefer Sutherland Leaving Mr. Chow's in LA - 9/29/10

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Two Really Good Fan-Made 24 Videos

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**NEW PHOTOS** From Tommy Douglas Statue Unveiling - 9/10/10

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**MUST READ** Wonderful Article About Kiefer Sutherland At The Tommy Douglas Statue Unveiling

Around Town

My Nikkel’s Worth

September 22, 2010

By Greg Nikkel

Weyburn had the enviable position of being the centre of attention on Sept. 10; local residents might remember this was the day famous actor, producer and director Kiefer Sutherland came to town.

He didn’t come as Jack Bauer, the rebellious one-man nation-saver on the series 24, but as just himself, and it was really quite interesting meeting him and seeing how much of a genuinely nice guy he is.

The occasion, of course, was the unveiling of the new bronze statue of Tommy Douglas, gifted to the city by the extraordinarily-talented sculptor Lea Vivot, as the “Greatest Canadian” who ever lived just happens to be his grandfather.

I’m sure by now everybody in the country knows this, but still, it was major news for this city to have Kiefer visit here; consider when it was announced that he was coming, even the Financial Post carried that on their front page.

The first time I got to meet him was at the T.C. Douglas Centre, as he had a look around at the memorabilia and the photos of his mother, Shirley Douglas, and of Tommy and Irma Douglas, his grandparents. One photo showed his mom and her bike, and it reminded him of a family story, which he shared at the Legion Hall.

The story goes that Tommy came one day to find his daughter crying; as Kiefer explained it, the tears didn’t fall down her face but shot straight out from her eyes. Anyway, she explained that her bike had been stolen; asked why she didn’t get it back, she said the one who stole it was bigger than she was. As Tommy was a former boxing champ, he then gave his daughter her first boxing lesson, and two days later she came home with her bike and a broad smile.

What impressed me about Kiefer was his seemingly infinite patience and graciousness; when we walked out of the museum room at the T.C. Douglas Centre, I was the last one out as he held the door, and he turned to me, holding his hand out and said, “Hello, I’m Kiefer; and you are …?”

I shook his hand and introduced myself, amazed that a Hollywood star (Jack Bauer, dude!) just introduced himself to me. At the Legion, he stood and talked to absolutely everybody who wanted his autograph and/or a photo with him, and he was tireless and gracious to them all.

And, he was so nice about what Weyburn means to the Douglas family; to be sure, this is Tommy’s grandson, and he was clearly proud to be his grandson rather than Jack Bauer facing the Hollywood press. (And in four months he will be Jack Bauer for the 24 movie!)

Copyright 2010 Glacier Media Inc. 

 

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FINALLY...Something For 24 Fans To Get Excited About!

24 - Season 8 (DVD/Blu) and The Complete Series (DVD): New Date, Packaging, More

 

Official studio announcement brings new details to the home video releases marking the end of the series 

 

Posted by David Lambert  9/22/2010

 

Four months ago we posted a press brief from Fox Home Entertainment, announcing the releases of 24 - Season 8 on DVD and Blu-ray Disc, and 24 - The Complete Series on DVD. The date provided at the time was December 7th, but today Fox formally solicited these titles with retailers, and the official street dates given for all three is December 14th. As we previously reported, prices for the 24 - Season 8 releases are $59.98 SRP for the 6-disc DVD version, and $69.99 SRP for the 4-disc Blu-ray Discversion (note that the Blu box says "six disc", but that appears to be a typo). The BD version features both high-def video (1080p) and high-def sound (English 5.1 DTS HD Master Audio). Extras on each of those include Deleted Scenes, Scene Makers, "The Ultimate CTU" featurette, and more.

24 - The Complete Series will only be available on the same date, but only in the DVD format (because not all of the individual seasons have been produced in a Blu-ray version yet). Fox describes it to retailers as an "unparalleled 56-disc collection (that) offers all eight seasons, the feature-length 24: Redemption, and a bonus disc of never-before-seen special features. One of our retail contacts informs us that the new extras on the bonus disc will include "Chloe's Arrest", "Comic-Con 2009 Panel", a "Season 8 Wrap Party Reel", and a 4-segment item called "Eight Days". Those four segments are subtitled "Jack Bauer: Evolution of a Hero", "Presidents Friends and Villains", "Memories and Moments" and "Goodbye". Note that the special features discussed in today's story about all of these releases may not be finalized yet, and could be subject to change. The cost for this big package is $349.98 SRP. You can see the box art for it immediately below, followed by finalized packaging (excepting for the aforementioned typo, of course!) for both versions of the Season 8 set:

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Short Video Of Kiefer Sutherland At Katsuya Restaurant In Hollywood - 9/21/10

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Kiefer Sutherland, former "24" star, is all smiles as he is spotted strolling up to Katsuya in Hollywood for some dinner - 9/21/10

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Sculptor's threat to remove statue looks self-serving

The StarPhoenix   September 21, 2010

A statue is intended to immortalize a person for future generations, so an artist's threat to remove a statue of Tommy Douglas over a relatively brief unveiling ceremony contradicts her alleged motivation. 

Sculptor Lea Vivot, who donated her time to produce a sculpture of the revered former Saskatchewan premier and father of medicare, is so upset with the Sept. 10 unveiling ceremony in Weyburn that she is considering taking back the statue and perhaps moving it to Mr. Douglas's birthplace of Scotland.

In interviews this weekend Ms. Vivot called the ceremony, which attracted nationwide attention due to the presence of Mr. Douglas's grandson, Hollywood actor Kiefer Sutherland, "a publicity stunt" and a "Hollywood circus"

She is certainly within her rights to be upset about the ceremony, which she felt should have focused more on the former premier and the sculpture. But to suggest that it's a good reason to remove the work of art from the community that raised the $30,000 to pay for the materials stretches logic to the same degree that Mr. Sutherland's TV series, 24, stretched believability.

The truth is that the presence of the actor, with whom Ms. Vivot posed smiling for photographs with the statue, attracted more attention to the ceremony and the statue than it would normally have received. Without the Emmy-winning actor, there might not have been the same degree of national news coverage that Ms. Vivot said left her feeling "jilted," because she was not mentioned by name.

This leaves the unsavoury impression that she was fine with the attention that Mr. Sutherland would attract, so long as the focus remained on her and her work.

No one knows better than Mr. Sutherland, who has had several scrapes with the law, that you don't always get the press coverage you want. Mr. Douglas as a politician didn't exactly get a smooth ride from the media, either.

The actor's presence was known well in advance and any reasonable person could have predicted the reaction to his celebrity. Still, for a movie star descending on a city of about 9,500, the event appeared restrained and reverential.

Mr. Sutherland's presence dominated the news coverage, but it's not as if he yapped about his latest film project; he was clearly there to honour his grandfather, not to enhance his own image.

Should he have been excluded because of his celebrity? If Ms. Vivot had approval over the ceremony -- as one media report suggests she thought she did -- would she have denied his participation?

Ms. Vivot also thought the presence of politicians detracted from the event. That's like decrying the attendance of hockey players at the unveiling of the statue of Wayne Gretzky in Edmonton.

Mr. Douglas was a politician, even if his beloved legacy transcends the feelings for most in his profession. His accomplishments were in political office, and he is strongly identified with the dominant party in Saskatchewan politics for the last 66 years. To suggest politicians should not have played some role in a ceremony honouring a former premier and national party leader is ridiculous.

Ms. Vivot should reflect on her inspiration to make the monument and ask whether her current threat befits her motivation, which at one time seemed quite moving and unselfish.

The Czechoslovakia-born sculptor was inspired to learn more about Mr. Douglas when she received free medical care after a car accident. She decided he deserved a statue to honour his role in medicare and says the project took her two years.

The threat to remove the statue because she didn't get the press coverage she wanted makes her now seem petulant and self-serving.

She need not worry that her name was not mentioned in initial stories, because her threat is getting national coverage.

As for moving the statue to Scotland, if there is a statue of Mr. Douglas it belongs in a community and a country where he is an icon, not a mere footnote.

If Ms. Vivot carries through with her threat -- and it could devolve into an ugly legal battle with Weyburn -- let's hope another artist would step forward with motives more closely aligned to those of the man being honoured.

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"Democracy cannot be maintained without its foundation: free public opinion and free discussion throughout the nation of all matters affecting the state within the limits set by the criminal code and the common law." - The Supreme Court of Canada, 1938

 

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Funny Jack Bauer Cartoon

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foto fri...late and in lew of a foto, here's an homage cartoon by my dad

Kiefer Sutherland Photos (NYC) - 9/9/10

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