With little money for pricey summer programs and family trips, parents turn to DIY campAlma Schneider’s 8-year-old daughter loves fashion. Her neighbor owns a wedding couture business. It was a match made in DIY heaven and an answer to a problem faced by other cash-strapped families trying to make it through summer without pricey kid classes and camps. Movie Review: Shrinking action to rodent size, ‘G-Force’ is a pest“G-Force” has been billed as producer Jerry Bruckheimer’s first foray into animation, which suggests his live-action films contain something resembling “reality” and “humans.” American Capital completes sale of People Media to Match.com for $57 million cash proceedsBETHESDA, Md. — Investment firm American Capital Ltd. said Thursday it has completed the sale of People Media to Match.com, a dating site run by Internet company IAC/InterActiveCorp. ‘Vanities’ is a mild musical entertainment celebrating female friendshipNEW YORK — There doesn’t seem to be any compelling reason to turn “Vanities,” Jack Heifner’s sturdy little comedy of female friendship, into a musical. Sexy sci-fi drama ‘Torchwood’ returns with 5-part miniseries on BBC AmericaPONTYPRIDD, Wales — Aliens have possessed the Earth’s children and all of humanity is under threat. There’s a planet to save, a government conspiracy to defeat and some tangled relationship dilemmas to sort out. Sounds like a job for Torchwood. Movie Review: ‘Humpday’ realistically and humorously explores the intimacy of male friendshipLOS ANGELES — The mumblecore genre goes adult in more ways than one with “Humpday,” a comedy about a couple of longtime buddies — both straight men — who decide to make a gay porn film together. Movie Review: ‘500 Days of Summer’ a clever spin on the classic boy-meets-girl taleLOS ANGELES — Boy meets girl, boy loses girl, boy tries to win girl back: It’s a tale you’ve heard a million times before. But it’s told in such a relatable, inventive way in “500 Days of Summer,” it almost feels like the first time. Those close to Michael Jackson and family say his children were well-prepared for spotlightLOS ANGELES — Even Michael Jackson knew the masks and veils would have to come off one day. Movie Review: ‘I Love You, Beth Cooper’ has its moments, never achieves John Hughes greatnessLOS ANGELES — Somewhere inside “I Love You, Beth Cooper,” there lies a high-school comedy in the same vein as the great John Hughes movies of the 1980s. Michael Jackson and mother Katherine shared an ‘unconditional’ bond through ups and downsLOS ANGELES — When ABC wanted to make a miniseries about the Jackson family’s life in 1992, Michael Jackson had one major requirement before he would give his blessing: Someone beautiful had to play his mother. Mental health specialists say Jackson’s kids face challenges to dealing with his sudden deathCHICAGO — No matter how unusual their lives may have been so far, Michael Jackson’s children now face a universal trauma felt by all kids who suddenly lose a parent. “Girls from Ames” chronicles evolution of longtime friendships of 11 women from Midwest townDES MOINES, Iowa — A year before it became a best seller, author Jeffrey Zaslow wondered if all the time he’d put into his book about the longtime friendship of 11 women would be wasted. Cast of 11th ‘Big Brother’ includes neuroscientist, bikini model, mixed martial arts fighterLOS ANGELES — Chima Simone couldn’t think of a better place to spend the recession than the “Big Brother” house. Movie Review: Sacha Baron Cohen’s celebrity spoof ‘Bruno’ quickly goes out of styleLOS ANGELES — The problem with “Bruno” is Bruno himself. Compared to Borat — and it’s impossible to avoid the comparison — there simply isn’t enough to the character to build an entire feature-length film around him. Movie review: ‘Ice Age’ sequel is OK for kids, a ‘yawn of the dinosaurs’ tale for adultsThere’s more action and cuddly creatures for kids to love in “Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs” than in the animated franchise’s first two installments. A Twitter uprising in Iran, now a Twitter celebrity death: Jackson death was new media momentNEW YORK — “Ladies and gentlemen, Michael Jackson has just died,” the woman called out breathlessly upon boarding a Manhattan bus, moments after the news had broken. Not a word was spoken in response. But nearly every passenger reached for a BlackBerry, a cell phone, whatever device was at hand. Movie Review: Michelle Pfeiffer is radiant, but ‘Cheri’ fails to shine as a romanceLOS ANGELES — Back in 1988, director Stephen Frears and screenwriter Christopher Hampton teamed up for “Dangerous Liaisons,” one of the juiciest guilty pleasures ever. Reveling in high-class deception and manipulation, the film earned seven Academy Award nominations including best supporting actress for Michelle Pfeiffer, and it won three. Baby-name experts: Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick pick old-fashioned namesLOS ANGELES — Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick dug into their family roots for the names of their twin daughters. Movie Review: ‘Transformers’ sequel shape-shifts into noise and nonsenseLOS ANGELES — A joyless cacophony, an insistent and seemingly endless onslaught, “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen,” director Michael Bay’s follow-up to the 2007 smash “Transformers” plays more like a parody of a Bay movie. Movie Review: Intimate and intense, ‘The Hurt Locker’ is the best Iraq war film yetLOS ANGELES — Despite their admirable intentions and acclaimed names on both sides of the camera, the vast majority of movies made about the Iraq war have failed to hit the mark. Either they felt too preachy, like “Rendition” and “In the Valley of Elah,” or they were rather standard action pictures like “The Kingdom.” Movie Review: Bullock and Reynolds banter well, but ‘The Proposal’ can’t overcome clichesLOS ANGELES — All the romantic comedy conventions are shamelessly on parade in “The Proposal,” trampling on our brains and turning them into mush. Iranian authorities attempt to clamp down on media comes up against Internet ageCAIRO — Iran clamped down Tuesday on independent media in an attempt to control images of election protests, but pictures and videos leaked out anyway — showing how difficult it is to shut off the flow of information in the Internet age. Movie review: Woody Allen’s ‘Whatever Works’ has decent laughs but doesn’t quite workLOS ANGELES — The title of Woody Allen’s new comedy, “Whatever Works,” might define what the filmmaker has been up to the last few years. Movie Review: Coppola’s ‘Tetro’ a sumptuously shot but self-serious tale of sibling rivalryLOS ANGELES — Two years ago, Francis Ford Coppola returned to filmmaking with the small, self-financed “Youth Without Youth,” about an elderly professor who gets younger after being hit by lightning. Movie Review: Rockwell gives powerful performance in the mezmerizing sci-fi tale ‘Moon’LOS ANGELES — “Moon” does something extraordinary: It seems familiar and derivative, yet upends your expectations about science fiction and surprises you over and over. Melancholy and mesmerizing, equal parts mystery and character drama, it keeps you guessing until the end. Movie Review: Scott amps up action in update of ’70s subway thriller ‘Taking of Pelham 1 2 3′LOS ANGELES — The way the original 1974 film’s title has been condensed tells you everything you need to know about the direction “The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3″ is headed. In these fast-paced, mixed-up times, it simply takes too long to spell out the numbers. Movie Review: ‘Imagine That,’ Eddie Murphy stars in an enjoyable family comedyLOS ANGELES — The words “Eddie Murphy family comedy” are enough to send shivers down the spine of any self-respecting film lover. Movie Review: Krasinski, Rudolph lovely together in touching trip to parenthood ‘Away We Go’LOS ANGELES — Movies about pregnancy all too often feature mad dashes to the maternity ward, delivery-room histrionics and bumbling, hovering relatives. Movie Review: Film version of ’70s series ‘Land of the Lost’ an awkward mix of kitsch, actionLOS ANGELES — There is exactly one funny bit in “Land of the Lost,” and it stands out because it comes at the very beginning and the very end. Movie Review: Title is all that’s clever in the hackneyed romantic comedy ‘My Life in Ruins’LOS ANGELES — As we learn from “My Life in Ruins,” the Greek word for mojo — or zest for life — is “kefi.” Nia Vardalos’ character has lost hers and needs to get it back. Movie Review: ‘The Hangover’ offers inspired absuridity for a while, until it wears offLOS ANGELES — You’d be forgiven for thinking “The Hangover” is a documentary. Berlusconi slams paparazzi, laments his personal saga is playing out on newspaper front pagesROME — Premier Silvio Berlusconi slammed the paparazzi Sunday for taking photos of a New Year’s party at his Sardinian home that was attended by an 18-year-old at the heart of a political and personal storm. Coppola clan provides inspiration for director’s family-rivalry drama ‘Tetro’CANNES, France — Rivalries are inevitable in a family as big and talented as Francis Ford Coppola’s, with so many siblings and cousins and uncles working in film and music. Movie Review: With visual flair and heart, ‘The Brothers Bloom’ is a blast of a con-man comedyLOS ANGELES — With his 2006 debut “Brick,” writer-director Rian Johnson had the vision and ambition to make a film noir set at a California high school. In new book, Polish priest says steamy sex life brings married couples closer to GodWARSAW, Poland — The Rev. Ksawery Knotz has a message for all married Catholic couples out there: there’s nothing wrong with a steamy sex life. |
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