Deadline
The publicity and controversy surrounding the Trayvon Martin killing could well lend attention to "Deadline," an otherwise routine whodunit about a racially motivated murder. Although helmer Curt Hahn champions the...
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Murder and the death penalty
In this last week my feelings on the death penalty have been challenged. About a week ago, my 77-year-old sister was murdered and her 78-year-old husband was wounded as they...
Great moments in ‘Simpsons’ history? Ay caramba!
With hundreds of episodes to choose from, the "Simpsons" aficionado might well have 50 favorite episodes, as determined by personal taste, particular characters, bias, prejudice and outright whim. The following...
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Offside (PG) Who's in it: Shayesteh Irani (second from right), Sima Mobarak Shahi, Safar Samandar What it's about: In their frenzied desire to watch Iran play Bahrain in a World...
Opal Dream (PG)
Who's in it: Sapphire Boyce, Vince Colosimo, Christian Byers What it's about: The people in Kellyanne's (Boyce) Outback town think she's nuts because she has two invisible pals. Her family...
Le Petit Lieutenant (not rated)
Who's in it: Nathalie Baye, Jalil Lespert (left) What it's about: Optimistic new Paris cop Antoine (Lespert) is ignored by most of his more grizzled co-workers, but Commandant Vaudieu (Baye),...
Letters From Iwo Jima (R)
Who's in it: Ken Watanabe, Kazunari Ninomiya (above), Tsuyoshi Ihara, Shidou Nakamura What it's about: Under siege, Japanese soldiers confront imminent death at the Battle of Iwo Jima. Lt. Gen....
“Zerophilia” (not rated)
Who's in it: Taylor Handley, Gina Bellman, Dustin Seavey, Alison Folland, Rebecca Mozo and Marieh Delfino What it's about: Luke's (Handley) first sexual encounter triggers his "rare genetic condition," called...
“Flicka” (PG)
Who's in it: Alison Lohman, Maria Bello, Tim McGraw, Ryan Kwanten What it's about: Horse-crazy Wyoming girl falls for a wild mustang that no one thinks she can tame. Worth...
“Man Push Cart” (not rated)
Who's in it: Ahmad Razvi What it's about: Ahmad (Razvi) pushes his coffee cart in New York, invisible to passersby, an irritant to cops, mourning a wife, worrying about a...