Hot to Trot Walking Club: at Veterans Memorial Leisure Services Center , 6 a.m. to 7:30 a.m. (Free) Paddle Tennis: at Mirabelli Community Center , 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. ($2) Paddle Tennis: at Veterans Memorial Leisure Services Center , 7:30 a.m. to 9:30 a ...

20th Century Fox had such high hopes for "Australia," both as a commercial success and a critic's favorite -- after all, it's directed by Baz Luhrmann, a filmmaker long beloved by critics of all stripes -- that I got a call a week ago from a very ...

A feud that erupted between 3 and 4 yesterday evening, Sunday, November 30, in the Guatemalan village of Agua Zarca, Santa Ana Huista, Huehuetenango, has left at least 26 people dead, among them Mexicans and Guatemalans, some with previous drug ...

Consumers opened their wallets this weekend not only for Black Friday retail sales but also for the movie industry, which recorded its second-highest Thanksgiving weekend box office ever. Ticket sales for the five-day period totaled $236 million ...

A trio of new releases and a hearty menu of popular holdovers made for a robust Thanksgiving weekend at the North American box office. The holiday comedy Four Christmases led the way with a stellar number one opening while sophomores Bolt and ...

A racist neighbor. Teenage vampires. A secret agent bent on bloody vengeance. Happy holidays, from your friends in Hollywood. Usually we rely on year-end movies to ennoble or entertain us. But in the midst of so many real-world worries, 2008 could be ...

Two private insurance carriers and a school group are advising their members not to use Shasta Regional Medical Center unless it's an emergency. Concerns about how Prime Healthcare Services Inc. will work with policyholders prompted the warning ...

"Quantum of Solace," with Daniel Craig returning as James Bond, easily made for the best opening weekend for the spy franchise, earning more than $67 million at the box office. The series' first direct sequel opened with nearly $30 million more than ...

LOS ANGELES — James Bond's quantum of the weekend box office: $70.4 million. "Quantum of Solace," with Daniel Craig returning as Bond for the first direct sequel in the spy franchise, pulled in nearly $30 million more over opening weekend than its ...

Illustration by John Weber; 20th Century Fox ("Australia"); Paramount Pictures ("Madagascar 2"); MGM ("Quantum of Solace"); Columbia Pictures ("Seven Pounds") Some of the season's biggest films, clockwise from top left: "Australia," "Madagascar ...