"The Jazz Singer" brought sound to the movies. "Becky Sharp" did the same for color. Now "Monsters vs. Aliens" is accelerating Hollywood's 3-D revolution. The surging popularity of 3-D movies, dramatized recently by the $59.3 million opening of "Monsters vs. Aliens" - the biggest for a 3-D movie - has directors and studio executives reconsidering which, and how many, of their projects can be reworked into the medium. ...more

April 7, 2009

The trade publication Variety is reporting that MGM and the Farrelly brothers have signed Oscar winner Sean Penn to play Larry in a "Three Stooges" film and are in negotiations with Jim Carrey to play Curly. ...more

March 25, 2009

Twilight **½ You already know that this is the big-screen version of the first in Stephenie Meyers' blockbuster book series about young vampires, with "New Moon" and "Eclipse" soon to follow. What does the DVD offer that you didn't get on your first dozen trips to the theater, besides the ability to watch The Kiss over and over? Commentary by director Catherine Hardwicke and stars Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson; five extended scenes; five deleted scenes; and a documentary. ...more

March 19, 2009

During "Let There Be Rock," near the end of AC/DC's set Sunday night at the Forum, guitarist Angus Young sprinted down the catwalk to a small circular near the middle of the arena. ...more

December 21, 2008

Whew, if this sackcloth and ashes tour had gone on much longer, Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin would have shown up for her Tampa visit looking like Edith Bunker meets Ma Joad to try to convince everyone of her K-Mart blue light special tastes. ...more

October 28, 2008

When he looked up and saw Phyllis Busansky glaring at him across the room Tuesday night, Supervisor of Elections Buddy Johnson had to feel as if he was stuck between the mother of all annoyed ex-wives meets Madame Defarge - only without the sense of whimsy. ...more

August 30, 2008

This letter is in reference to the article "When a Promise Isn't Kept." I was having my morning cup of coffee and I picked up the Highlands Today, dated Aug. 22, and saw the Three Stooges; oh I'm sorry, the Four Stooges, complaining like my mom used to say, "Complaining about how hard they have it with a loaf of bread under each arm." Ford, G.M. and Chrysler are in the shape they are today because of men like these four, wanting more and more! No wonder we are called ugly Americans! The days of working at the same job for 20 years are mostly over and the younger guys coming up don't get benefits like these guys anymore. ...more

August 25, 2008

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July 19, 2008

Perhaps, had not other events intervened, Ahmed Mohamed might well have emerged as a cunning, mysterious, evildoing international terrorist. ...more

June 17, 2008

OPENING The Incredible Hulk **½ Edward Norton plays Bruce Banner in the latest retelling of the big green guy's life on the run, separation from his girlfriend (Liv Tyler) and the dangers of getting angry. Oscar winner William Hurt portrays Hulk's nemesis, Gen. Ross, part of the military machinery that wants to capture and exploit his power. Review, Page 4. 114 minutes (PG-13: intense action violence, frightening sci-fi images, brief suggestive content) ...more

June 12, 2008