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‘The Romantics” has one writer/director, eight young stars, and 25 — count ’em! — producers. What it doesn’t have is a real point. The story features six overprivileged and undermotivated twentysomethings meeting for the weekend wedding of golden girl Lila and golden boy Tom. Time to settle in, drink up, party down. Except … Except Tom isn’t so sure... Full story »

Grab your lawn chairs, a cozy blanket and perhaps some take-out and head to Decatur’s Founders Park at the 1833 Old State Bank to watch the timeless movie, “The Wizard of Oz.”  Full story »

Actor was found dead Tuesday in his Birmingham condo Full story »

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A bad boy movie star spends several precious days with his teenage daughter in Hollywood in Sofia Coppola's latest film. Full story »

Actor found dead following a fall at his Birmingham condo Full story »

Appeared in more than 70 films and TV shows. Full story »

"Maybe he ain't see me in Haiti because he was too busy sniffing cocaine."  Full story »

George Clooney's latest thriller induced snores in some theaters, yet it reigned supreme at the box office. Full story »

Some directors like to get down and dirty with their characters. The Coen brothers prefer to observe them from a mountaintop. Sitting back, looking down (sometimes literally, from high-angled shots), they watch as they run in circles. The smart characters know they don’t know everything. The doomed ones think they do. That pattern was set with their first film,... Full story »

PENSACOLA, Florida — Pensacola Opera announces its first communitywide literacy initiative, the Little Women Reading Project. On Jan. 21 and 23, 2011, the operatic version of Louisa May Alcott’s “Little Women” will be presented as part of Pensacola Opera’s mainstage season at the Pensacola Saenger Theatre.   The opera was written by American composer Mark Adamo and debuted in... Full story »

Johnny Knoxville and Co. return for another painful go-around, this time in the third dimension. Full story »

The recent World Cup was supposed to reintroduce a new South Africa to the world — and instead introduced most of us to the vuvuzela, the cheapest and noisiest thing on TV, next to Snooki. But that’s okay. The country just went back on display in “White Wedding” — and it’s a lovely, loving snapshot. A striking one, too.... Full story »

Tumor was 'late stage four' Full story »

Jack is a professional. He arrives for appointments on time, in neatly pressed clothes. He is both quick and methodical in his workmanship. It is fair to say that when he does a job, it stays done. Which is a good thing — because Jack’s job is killing people. He is also the anti-hero hero of “The American,” a... Full story »