MD Anderson Cancer Center presents hour-long special produced by PGA TOUR Entertainment
On Sunday, April 17 at 2 p.m. ET, CBS will air an hour-long special titled Making Cancer History presented by MD Anderson Cancer Center that illustrates the impact cancer has had on the PGA TOUR and what the TOUR and MD Anderson are doing to help combat the disease through fundraising and awareness.
Every day, 1,500 people pass away from the disease, the second-most common cause of death among Americans. Cancer knows no boundaries and has touched the lives of sports’ most popular athletes, including those on the PGA TOUR. The special features personal stories from the golf community – from professionals to members of the media and children.
PGA TOUR 2016: Making Cancer History presented by MD Anderson Cancer Center, which was produced by PGA TOUR Entertainment, will take an in-depth look at the following stories:
–Daniel Berger: The reigning PGA TOUR Rookie of the Year is an ambassador for Teen Cancer America, an organization dedicated to providing hospitals with specialized facilities and services for teens and young adults with cancer.
–Smylie Kaufman: The PGA TOUR rookie and 2015 Shriners Hospitals for Children Open champion and his brother, Luckie, helped start an organization called Kids vs. Cancer when they were growing up after several children in their hometown of Birmingham, Alabama, were diagnosed with cancer.
–Mark Rolfing & Peter Kostis: For decades, these television broadcasters have been on rival networks, and now they are both cancer survivors. When Rolfing began his battle with salivary gland cancer in 2015, Kostis was one of the first to call and lend his support, becoming just one of the many in the PGA TOUR family who have helped Rolfing get through his battle with the disease.
–Jonathan Byrd: The five-time PGA TOUR winner lost his father and mentor, Jim, to brain cancer in 2009. Jim first introduced Jonathan and his brother, Jordan, to golf when they were three, and lived a life sharing that passion with both of his sons.
–Peter Malnati: The 2015 Sanderson Farms Championship winner made his mark outside the ropes years ago by befriending a girl, Madeline, who was battling cancer.
–Randy Jones: As a PGA head professional at Alamo Golf Club in San Antonio, Texas, Randy is a current MD Anderson patient battling melanoma. Through his 5-year journey, he’s made it his personal mission to educate golfers, especially children, on the importance of sun safety.
Review: Writer-Directors Scott Beck and Bryan Wood’s “Heretic”
"Heretic" opens with an unusual table setter: Two young missionaries from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are discussing condoms and why some are labeled as large even though they're all pretty much a standard size. "What else do we believe because of marketing?" one asks the other.
That line will echo through the movie, a stimulating discussion of religion that emerges from a horror movie wrapper. Despite a second-half slide and feeling unbalanced, this is the rare movie that combines lots of squirting blood and elevated discussion of the ancient Egyptian god Horus.
Our two church members — played fiercely by Sophie Thatcher and Chloe East — are wandering around trying to covert souls when they knock on the door of a sweet-looking cottage. Its owner, Mr. Reed, offers a hearty "Good afternoon!" He welcomes them in, brings them drinks and promises a blueberry pie. He's also interested in learning more about the church. So far, so good.
Mr. Reed is, of course, if you've seen the poster, the baddie and he's played by Hugh Grant, who doesn't go the snarling, dead-eyed Hannibal Lecter route in "Heretic." Grant is the slightly bumbling, bashful and self-mocking character we fell in love with in "Four Weddings and a Funeral," but with a smear of menace. He gradually reveals that he actually knows quite a bit about the Mormon religion — and all religions.
"It's good to be religious," he says jauntily and promises his wife will join them soon, a requirement for the church. Homey touches in his home include a framed "Bless This Mess" needlepoint on a wall, but there are also oddities, like his lights are on a timer and there's metal in the walls and ceilings.
Writer-directors Scott Beck and Bryan Wood — who also... Read More