Country singer Mindy McCready was hospitalized after she cut her wrists and took several pills in an apparent suicide attempt, Nashville police said. ...more

December 18, 2008

St. Louis Cardinals slugger Albert Pujols won his second NL MVP award, powering past Philadelphia star Ryan Howard by a comfortable margin Monday. ...more

November 18, 2008

The television networks haven't run out of concepts for reality shows, but the bottom of the barrel must be close. ...more

June 27, 2008

When John Noordover heard Denise Jackson sing at a karaoke bar, he knew he was listening to something special. ...more

May 28, 2008

OPENING Atonement ***½ A girl changes the course of several lives when she accuses her older sister's lover of a crime he didn't commit. Keira Knightley, James McAvoy, Vanessa Redgrave, Saoirse Ronan and Romola Garai star in this sweeping, historical romance. Review, Page 4. 123 minutes (R; disturbing war images, profanity, sexuality) ...more

January 2, 2008

OPENING Fred Claus *½ Christmas is in jeopardy when Santa (Paul Giamatti) gives his black-sheep brother (Vince Vaughn) a chance at redemption in the North Pole toy shop. Review, Page 6. 116 minutes. (PG; mild profanity and rude humor) ...more

November 8, 2007

OPENING American Gangster *** Two of Hollywood's biggest stars go head-to-head in this tale about a New York cop (Russell Crowe) on the trail of a Harlem drug kingpin (Denzel Washington) in the 1970s. Review, Page 4. 157 minutes (R; violence, pervasive drug content and profanity, nudity and sexuality) ...more

November 2, 2007

OPENING Across the Universe **½ Inspired by the music of the Beatles, director Julie Taymor's sprawling musical starring Evan Rachel Wood and Jim Sturgess is visually imaginative but frequently plays like a bad night at a karaoke bar. 134 minutes (PG-13; drug content, nudity, sexuality and violence) ...more

September 28, 2007