'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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