'Chronicle' Edges Radcliffe's 'Woman' With $22 Million at Box Office
The two movies had healthy starts considering it was Super Bowl weekend
2012-02-06
David Germain AP Movie Writer
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Some unknown kids with superpowers have nudged out the actor who plays the world's most famous teen wizard at the weekend box office. Read the complete article
OPENING THIS WEEK: For Movies Opening Feb. 3
'Big Miracle,' 'Chronicle,' 'The Woman in Black' and more
2012-02-03
Kam Williams Special To The Skanner News
Kam's Kapsules: Weekly Previews That Make Choosing a Film Fun Read the complete article
VIDEO: First Lady Pushes Jay Leno to Eat Wholesome Foods
Appearance part of Michelle Obama’s “Let’s Move” campaign
2012-02-01
BURBANK, Calif. (AP) -- Jay ate the veggies. First lady Michelle Obama cajoled Jay Leno into nibbling on apples, sweet potato fries and a pizza made with eggplant, green peppers and zucchini on the "Tonight Show," breaking his long-held aversion for all-things-healthy in his diet. Read the complete article
Cymphonique Miller: The 'How to Rock' Interview
She has created a book series to empower young girls called Fabulous Girls and has founded a Fabulous Girls charity to help bring support and awareness to kids with cancer.
2012-01-30
Kam Williams Special To The Skanner News
Here, she talks about “How to Rock,” which premieres on Nickelodeon on Saturday, Feb. 4 Read the complete article
Oscar Nod for West Memphis 3 Film Angers Parents
Letter to the Academy expresses "sadness, disappointment, and outrage"
2012-01-24
Jeannie Nuss Associated Press
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) -- The parents of two of three Arkansas boys who were brutally murdered nearly two decades ago said they're disappointed that a documentary about the killings and the three men convicted, known as the West Memphis Three, was nominated Tuesday for an Academy Award. Read the complete article
Ne-Yo: The ‘Red Tails’ Interview
'I wanted to do an acting role in a movie that had nothing to do with the music business or in which I would play a singer or a songwriter'
2012-01-24
Kam Williams Special To The Skanner News
Here, he talks about his co-starring opposite Cuba Gooding, Jr. and Terrence Howard as Andrew “Smoky” Salem in Red Tails, a World War II saga recounting the daring exploits of the Tuskegee Airmen in the skies over Europe. Read the complete article
Book Review: ‘The Cross & the Lynching Tree,’ by James H. Cone
A scathing indictment of the silence of Caucasian clerics in the pulpit about the perilous plight of generations of African-Americans
2012-01-20
Kam Williams Special To The Skanner News
A sobering clarion call to heed the history lessons of our horrifying past in these presumably post-racial times. Read the complete article
OPENING THIS WEEK: For Movies Opening Jan. 20
'Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close,' 'Haywire,' 'Red Tails' and more
2012-01-20
Kam Williams Special To The Skanner News
Kam's Kapsules: Weekly Previews That Make Choosing a Film Fun Read the complete article
Cuba Gooding, Jr.: The 'Red Tails' Interview
Oscar-winner speaks about playing Tuskegee Airman
2012-01-20
Kam Williams Special To The Skanner News
Here, he talks about his latest outing as Major Emanuelle Stance in 'Red Tails,' a World War II epoch about the legendary Tuskegee Airmen Read the complete article
Should Porn Stars Wear Condoms?
Industry mulls leaving LA if condoms required
2012-01-18
By JOHN ROGERS of The Associated Press
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