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  • Amanda Bynes doesnt need rehab say parents

    Hollywood actress Amanda Bynes, who was arrested for drug possession, does not need to go to a rehabilitation centre, according to her parents. Her mother Lynn and father Rick want her to seek treatment at a psychiatric hospital instead, reports contactmusic.com. "Amanda has been clearly using drugs, yes, including marijuana, but that is just the symptom. The fact is Amanda suffers from severe ...

  • Winona Ryder feels shoes define character

    Hollywood actress Winona Ryder believes that a woman's choice of dressing, especially footwear, speaks volumes about her personality. "What you wear - and it always starts with your shoes - determines what kind of character you are," femalefirst.co.uk quoted Ryder as saying. "A woman who wears high heels carries herself very different to a girl who wears sneakers or sandals. It really helps ...

  • Ex-AFL chief warns CA of need of robust approach to anti-corruption

    Former Australian Football League (AFL) chief executive Adrian Anderson has said that Cricket Australia (CA) and state cricket associations needed a robust national approach to anti-corruption. Stating that one global betting exchange turns over a billion dollars a year on Australian cricket, Anderson, who is conducting a review of CA's integrity and disciplinary systems, estimated that 60 per ...

  • Brad Pitt follows Gwyneth Paltrows dads advice

    Hollywood star Brad Pitt follows his former fiancee Gwyneth Paltrow's father advice on remaining grounded. Pitt was romantically involved with Paltrow in the mid-1990s, and the couple was briefly engaged before splitting in 1997. And that's when he learnt some life lessons from her father, late director Bruce Paltrow. Despite 15 years, a marriage to Jennifer Aniston, and raising six kids with ...

  • The Guide to Santa Barbara Festivals and Events I Madonnari Italian Street Painting Festival

    A full calendar of events, complemented by the temperate climate, attracts visitors all year long. In Santa Barbara, the challenge isn't finding something to do; it's choosing from a dazzling array of ...


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Movie Review

The Searchers

John Ford's "The Searchers" begins with a door opening, and ends with that same door closing, but in both scenes, John Wayne stands alone. When the film begins, Wayne's character, Ethan Edwards, a lonely, complex, and embittered man, first appears on horseback as a small figure, and steadily grows larger as he approaches. At the end of the film, he stands alone, framed by the same doorway, and the ... ...

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  • Protesters march against Monsanto in 250 cities

    LOS ANGELES -- Protests against seed giant Monsanto are getting under way across the U.S. and in dozens of other countries."March Against Monsanto" organizers say they're calling attention to the dangers posed by genetically modified food and the companies that produce it. Protests are planned in more than 250 cities Saturday.Genetically modified plants are grown from seeds ...

  • Good Comedies Take Work and Hollywood Has Stopped Trying

    It seems like it's been years since I've sat in a theater and laughed at a movie from beginning to end. And I'm not talking about the occasional chuckle; I mean full-on, gut-busting, eye-watering laughter. But what do I know? Comedy films, especially adult-oriented ones, are at their financial height right now. In the last few years, R- rated comedies like "21 Jump ...

  • Gay soccer player Robbie Rogers joins LA Galaxy

    (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File). FILE - In this Saturday, Aug. 8, 2009 file photo, Columbus Crew's Robbie Rogers celebrates after scoring against the San Jose Earthquakes during the second half of an MLS soccer match in San ...

  • Another teen suicide after alleged sex assault troubles California town

    SARATOGA, Calif. – One evening last Labor Day weekend, 15-year-old Audrie Pott walked up the driveway of a classmate's home alongside other teenagers. She'd told her parents she was spending the night with a friend. The friend claimed she was sleeping at Audrie's. Instead, the girls were having a party. A classic teenage ploy. By all accounts, Audrie was a gorgeous girl. ...

  • Court bans detention practices by Ariz. sheriff against Latinos

    Joe Arpaio 's handling of people of Latino descent amounts to racial and ethnic profiling. Judge Murray Stone, ruling in suits filed by some of the profiled people, banned some of the sheriff's operation procedures, CNN reported Saturday. The court said many of Arpaio's practices violated Fourth Amendment guarantees against unreasonable search and seizure, and 14th Amendment ...

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