Articles - Entertainment en-us http://www.thescizone.com/news N/A http://www.thescizone.com/news michael@thescizone.com 20 http://www.thescizone.com/news/articles/1274/1/Sharing-a-hard-lesson/1.html Play it safe, paralysis victim saysIt was close to midnight on a hot June night in 1992 when Eric Wildt dived into a friend's in-ground swimming pool.His head hit the bottom, and he broke his neck.That night was the last time Wildt walked; the last time he stood on his own; the last time he could clasp a friend's hand. For a long time, he thought it would be the last time he smiled.That one late-night dive turned Wildt into a quadriplegic at age 17. michael@thescizone.com (Michael Feger) Mon, 11 Jun 2007 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.thescizone.com/news/articles/1136/1/Speedway-injury-adds-to-crash-toll/1.html Ben McLean, 23, remains in the Burwood Hospital spinal unit in Christchurch after he fell from his sidecar bike at Meeanee Speedway in Napier on Friday and was struck by a following bike.McLean's mother, Wendy McLean, said one of his vertebrae had popped out and severed his spinal cord.She told TV One the family had been warned he had only a 10 per cent chance of walking again. michael@thescizone.com (Michael Feger) Mon, 09 Apr 2007 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.thescizone.com/news/articles/728/1/Superman-passes-cape-boots-still-hard-to-fill/Page-1.html Newest Man of Steel keeps legacy soaring; actor, film pay homage to Christopher Reeve Never mind flying or lifting cars. The toughest challenge for the new hero of Superman Returns was filling Christopher Reeve's tall red boots. Newcomer Brandon Routh was well aware of what he faced. ``While I was reading the script, I was picturing Chris because he was my Superman,'' Routh said. ``He still is my Superman.'' michael@thescizone.com (Michael Feger) Thu, 06 Jul 2006 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.thescizone.com/news/articles/607/1/Murderball-Nominated-for-an-Academy-Award/Page-1.html Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature, Murderball also took the Audience Award for an American Documentary and a Special Jury Prize for Editing at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival. MURDERBALL is presented by THINKFilm in association with A&E Indie Films and is an EAT Film Production. MURDERBALL features fierce rivalry, stopwatch suspense, dazzling athletic prowess, larger-than-life personalities, and triumph over daunting odds. But "Murderball," the original name for the full-contact sport now known as quad rugby, is played by quadriplegics in armored wheelchairs. MURDERBALL is a story like no other, told by men who see the world from a different angle. michael@thescizone.com (Michael Feger) Sat, 25 Feb 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.thescizone.com/news/articles/592/1/Game-control-gives-disabled-chance-to-play/Page-1.html Nintendo has been in the technology spotlight since announcing plans for a video-game controller that can be used with only one hand. But a disabled fan in Southern California took notice for more reasons than just the excitement about the next generation of interactive entertainment. To Travis Taft, 19, the controller was a stunning godsend in his fight against an injury that left him a quadriplegic. He has tried to call national attention to the unintended benefits that the gadget will offer for people with a variety of physical disabilities. Like many people with spinal-cord injuries that affect all four limbs, Taft retains some use of his arms and hands. But it's not enough for effectively operating the typical two-hand game device. He's confident his relatively strong right hand will be able to manipulate the new controller, which is part of the Revolution game system that's still under development by Nintendo. michael@thescizone.com (Michael Feger) Mon, 30 Jan 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.thescizone.com/news/articles/593/1/American-Chopper-FANtasy-Bike-4.html The final of four FANtasy bike winners is revealed as the guys head to California. After a car accident left this fan a paraplegic, OCC faces the challenge of creating a trike.JAN 30 2006 @ 10:00 PMJAN 31 2006 @ 02:00 AMFEB 28 2006 @ 10:00 AMOn The Discovery Channel michael@thescizone.com (Michael Feger) Mon, 23 Jan 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.thescizone.com/news/articles/281/1/Support-The-Ringer-on-Opening-Weekend-Dec-23-25/Page-1.html The National Down Syndrome Society is proud to join the Special Olympics in support of "The Ringer," an upcoming Farrelly brothers film that uses humor to challenge destructive stereotypes of people with intellectual disabilities. The film opens at theaters nationwide on December 23, 2005, and we invite all our constituents across the country to support the film on opening weekend and beyond. michael@thescizone.com (Michael Feger) Tue, 22 Nov 2005 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.thescizone.com/news/articles/106/1/Murderball-This-documentary-is-the-wheel-deal/Murderball-This-documentary-is-the-wheel-deal.html  By HAP ERSTEIN - Palm Beach PostIt is relatively easy to make a film about people in wheelchairs and manipulate the viewer into feeling sorry for these poor, disabled souls.But that is the last thing the quadriplegics who play a violent, high-contact version of Rugby, nicknamed Murderball, would want. And it is hardly the movie that co-directors Dana Adam Shapiro and Henry Alex Rubin have made. Leave behind any misconceptions of these guys as frail wimps, for they will certainly be erased by this remarkable documentary about the members of the United States quad rugby team. Their bodies may be damaged, but their chosen form of rehabilitation is an indoor sport that is part football, part bumper cars. michael@thescizone.com (Michael Feger) Sat, 30 Jul 2005 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.thescizone.com/news/articles/111/1/Murderball-Take-it-Personally/Page-1.html   by: Mark Johnson -  Director of Advocacy at the Shepherd Center in AtlantaI've seen Murderball 3 times.  If you're old enough (it's rated R for some curse words and sexual content), I recommend you see it at least once.  It provides the viewer with plenty of reality and touching moments.  Intense rivalry, team work, relationships between family and friends, pain, fear of the unknown, insight, drama and true passion. michael@thescizone.com (Michael Feger) Sat, 23 Jul 2005 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.thescizone.com/news/articles/101/1/Andy-Cohen--Murderball-featured-on-ATTACK-OF-THE-SHOW/Page-1.html  July 14, 2005 - michael@thescizone.com (Michael Feger) Wed, 13 Jul 2005 00:00:00 -0400