GM says improved quarter shows signs of stability DETROIT (AP) -- General Motors, its river of red ink stemmed by a trip through bankruptcy court, reported a narrower quarterly loss and said it would start repaying billions of dollars in government loans that helped keep it alive....
Ohio Parker-Broderick surrogacy case goes to jury ST. CLAIRSVILLE, Ohio (AP) -- An Ohio police chief accused of burgling the home of a woman who carried twins for Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick abused his authority and tried to "blame it all on being a joke," a prosecutor said Friday in closing arguments of the chief's trial....
Because of its popularity last season, Arizona Broadway Theatre in Peoria will remount the musical adaptation of the Charles Dickens classic “A Christmas Carol.”
Familiar faces from the previous production mix with some new cast members... Full story
Imagine sitting in on the fledgling performances of Broadway blockbusters like “Phantom of the Opera” or “Cats!” It’s an experience a Mesa playwright is hoping to give Valley theatergoers with the opening of... Full story
Group shares struggles, triumphs as troop greeters
Claudia Sherrill
I started watching POV’s "The Way We Get By" thinking it was going to tell the story of the residents of Bangor, Maine, who greet every incoming and outgoing military plane that lands at the Bangor airport. It did that, and a whole lot more.... Full story
In the most indelible scene of "Broken Embraces" ("Los abrazos rotos"), Pedro Almodovar's latest vivid melodrama, Penelope Cruz plays dress-up.
As an aspiring actress named Lena, she's testing wardrobe for a film. She quickly turns to the camera... Full story
The redemption-minded sports flick "The Blind Side" serves its inspiration straight-up with no twist.
Writer-director John Lee Hancock wisely lets the true story of Michael Oher — the African-American teen who found a home and, eventually,... Full story
John Woo's Hollywood movies never quite captured the grace and gutsiness of his Hong Kong action films. Woo has brought a good dose of Hollywood scale and style to his first film shot in mainland China, though.
The U.S. release of "Red Cliff"... Full story