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Chico & Rita is a delightful and electric animated love story, which opens in Havana, Cuba in 1948. This little gem, was nominated for Best Animated Feature for the 2012 Oscars, which it deserves. ...
As an action-adventure movie, 'Man on a Ledge' succeeds only partly: by providing some tension when an ex-cop who has been convicted of the crime of stealing a $40 million diamond goes out on the ledge of New York's Roosevelt Hotel 25 stories in the air. The trouble is that much of the action--part ...
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AZNewswire.com) - A former CIA officer, John Kiriakou, was charged today with repeatedly disclosing classified information to journalists, including the name of a covert CIA officer and information revealing the role of another CIA employee in classified activities, Justice Departme ...
As the story goes, when director Steven Soderbergh was watching (American Gladiators) on television one evening, during a bout of women's mixed martial arts fighting, he was so impressed by 29 year-old, raven-haired Gina Carano that he decided to develop a grim revenge thriller with screenwriter Lem ...
There's really only one reason to see "Rampart, " but it's a good enough one--and that's the awards-worthy performance of Woody Harrelson in the role of a dirty cop. The L.A.-based police drama that may well have been inspired by the Rodney King affair is murky--a downer with a plot that is repetit ...
PHOENIX - Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, today has released a copy of the contract related to his firms work in 2006 with troubled mortgage giant Freddie Mac (Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation) in response to inquiry by GOP opponent Mitt Romney. In reality, the contract is no big deal and ...
TEMPE (AZNewswire) - Access ASU is organizing its second annual AVID youth conference, titled "Be the Change" that will empower Arizona high-school sophomores to take charge of their education and invest in their future and community. The one-day conference will be held on Friday, Feb. 3, 2012 in Te ...
TUCSON - Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords today announced she will resign her seat in the House of Representatives this week. The decision announced one year after a horrific shooting which wounded 13 and left 6 dead. ...
Ironically on the day of the screening I attended, the Wall Street Journal noted that the most recent study of airline efficiency cited Alaska Airlines is a winner in many categories. The folks taking a plane from their oil rig work site to Anchorage (actually filmed beautifully by Masanobu Takayan ...
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Who doesn't love Elmo, the familiar, furry, red Muppet from "Sesame Street"? But did you know that Elmo's the only non-human ever to testify before the United States Congress? That and other fascinating nuggets are part of this documentary about Kevin Clash, best known as Elmo's hand, voice and soul ...
PHOENIX (AZNewswire) - The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) joins the Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (AFWA), and other partners at the 2012 SHOT-SHOW to announce the start of a yearlong celebration of the 75th anniversary of the Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Program (WSFR), ...
This particular article was prompted by two recent events - speaking to a very special organization and my wife telling me a story. ...
If you're fascinated by British Royals and are already aware of how and why the Duke of Windsor abdicated as King to marry twice-divorced American socialite, Wallis Simpson, you'll be able to follow this convoluted concept, co-written and directed by Madonna, who ineptly blends dual stories into "W. ...
Steven Soderbergh and I are in agreement that early James Bond pictures have been 007's best, particularly "From Russia With Love." With "Haywire," which the director states is inspired by Bond, does not have cars with crazy exhausts and watches that can arrange explosions. A GPS and some sinister ...
This generic action adventure about high-seas smuggling is a remake of a 2008 Islandic thriller, (Reykajavik-Rotterdam), which starred this film's director, Baltasar Kormakur (101 Reykjavik). ...