Saturday, February 28, 2015

Review: 'The Lazarus Effect'

Feb. 28, 2015 | 0 Comments REVIEW BY BURL BURLINGAME / Special to the Star-AdvertiserAll of the actors here are perfectly capable folks, given the right material and direction. Here, they have neither, and if nothing else, The Lazarus Effect makes you acutely aware that actors can be victims too.Its basic Frankenstein/Re-Animator/Flatliners/Mad Scientist shtick. A group of rather cute scientific researchers find...
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Patrol: No Motive Yet on Mass Murder in Tyrone, MO

TYRONE, Mo. -- Eight people are dead, including the suspected shooter, in a multiple murder in Texas County, Missouri.A ninth person died of apparently died of natural causes, authorities say.The Highway Patrol believes the gunman killed at least seven people in the small town of Tyrone before turning the gun on himself. The Missouri Highway Patrol says a child called the Texas County Sheriff's...
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Friday, February 27, 2015

Jones' rape, sodomy charges rock Louisville

Jones' rape, sodomy charges rock LouisvilleSubscribe today for full access on your desktop, tablet, and mobile device.Subscribe Now 10142 Share This Story!Let friends in your social network know what you are reading aboutJones' rape, sodomy charges rock LouisvilleWarrant for former U of L guard claims the incident happened following the game against Miami Try Another...
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A high-speed llama chase in Arizona gripped the nation today

A live helicopter chase through the Sun City, Arizona area gripped the nation on Thursday. The targets of the chase: two large, surprisingly agile llamas.The suspects, one white llama and one black llama, sprinted through the greater Phoenix metro area, expertly evading capture. Both are now in custody.It is not yet known whether the llamas escaped from a circus, a petting zoo or a federal llama prison.Some highlights...
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Thursday, February 26, 2015

Watch: Local singers compete on 'American Idol'

Clark Beckham performs on 'American Idol'(Photo: Jeff Neira/Fox)Three Middle Tennessee singers are among the top 24 contestants on "American Idol" this season, and two of them took the stage during Wednesday night's show.Many "Idol" observers thought Clark Beckham of White House had one of the night's strongest performances with Percy Sledge's "When a Man Loves a Woman."The 22-year-old has busked on Nashville's Lower...
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Cleveland Browns have no easy answers for what to do at tight end: Tom Reed ...

BEREA, Ohio -- On a day Cleveland went logo loco, the local football franchise also announced Brownie the Elf would return for another season.Now that he's not using his hands to make the Johny Manziel money sign -- see countless Twitter avatars -- the club might need to employ him as a tight end.Although the Browns' quarterback quandary continues to dominate headlines, there are no easy answers at a position of growing...
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Ariel Camacho Dead At 22 ... What Happened To Los Plebes Del Rancho ...

Mexican musician Ariel Camacho has died at age 22, according to local reports. So what happened to the up-and-coming star?Camacho, who with his band Los Plebes del Rancho was responsible for several Mexican hits, reportedly died in a car crash in Angostura, Sinaloa. Ariel Camacho and his crew were in a Honda Accord when the driver lost control while speeding around a curve and ended up in a canal. A man named Sarahi...
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Cleveland Browns have no easy answers for what to do at tight end: Tom Reed ...

BEREA, Ohio -- On a day Cleveland went logo loco, the local football franchise also announced Brownie the Elf would return for another season.Now that he's not using his hands to make the Johny Manziel money sign -- see countless Twitter avatars -- the club might need to employ him as a tight end.Although the Browns' quarterback quandary continues to dominate headlines, there are no easy answers at a position of growing...
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Wednesday, February 25, 2015

Willow Shields to compete in 'Dancing with Stars'

Albuquerque native and a star in the Hunger Games movie series, Willow Shields, will fight in another competition, albeit one less fatal. Shields is set to star in the upcoming season of reality show, Dancing with the Stars. Shields, 14,...
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Naya Rivera has a 'bun in the oven'

Naya Rivera has a 'bun in the oven' 4 Share This Story!Let friends in your social network know what you are reading aboutNaya Rivera has a 'bun in the oven'Here's one way to announce your happy news. Try Another Audio CAPTCHA Image CAPTCHA Help {# ...
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College Lands Big Sean for Spring Fling

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Bulls' Derrick Rose to undergo knee surgery � again

CHICAGO Derrick Roses knee has failed him again.The Bulls star will have surgery on his right knee for the second straight season, casting doubt on whether the once dynamic point guard will ever be the same after a series of injuries.The team announced Tuesday night that Rose was feeling pain in his knee, and an MRI exam confirmed a medial meniscus tear.The 2011 NBA MVP played in only 10 games last season before he...
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Tuesday, February 24, 2015

John Legend and Common Say 'Selma' Battle Lives on in Voting Restrictions ...

In case you missed it: After winning Best Original Song for Selmas Glory, singer-songwriter John Legend told the rapt audience that the struggle for justice is not over. We know that the Voting Rights Act that they fought for 50 years ago is being compromised right now, he said, also mentioning in his short but passionate speech that there are more black men under correctional control today than were under slavery...
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Karl Lagerfeld Praises "Extremely Cheerful, Lovable" Julianne Moore, Talks Her ...

When it came time to pick a designer to create her 2015 Academy Award gown Julianne Moore knew exactly what to do: Call Karl.Chanel's creative director Karl Lagerfeld even convinced the now-Oscar winner and her stylist Leslie Fremar to say yes to the dress with justone sketch.That sketch did, however, get a slight update after the Still Alice star saw a design on the Chanel Couture show that she liked. So Karl tweaked...
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The making of Eddie Redmayne

The school in question might have been significant: Redmayne is an old Etonian, an exact contemporary of Prince Williams (the two were both members of Pop, the flamboyantly waistcoated school society). His teacher, Simon Dormandy, was an inspiring figure: "he is still the person whose advice I seek," says Redmayne. Redmaynes background is solid, Chelsea establishment, his father, Richard, a banker, his mother, Patricia,...
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Lady Gaga: The Anti-Niche

At the recent Oscar Awards, Lady Gaga took the world by storm by stunning the audience with her beautiful tribute to The Sound of Music. Many didn't know this pop diva was such a trained and beautiful vocalist. Almost operatic. Known for her outlandish outfits, dance-beat tunes and her ability to stir things up, this was quite a departure. But then again, she did show up...
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Monday, February 23, 2015

CHRIS KYLE'S MURDERER AND PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS

He died because someone wanted to kill him.-Taya Kyle Chris Kyle, The American sniper, was quite an American in so many ways. He was known to his Navy SEAL brethren as The Legend and to his enemies as Al Shaitan, the Devil. The Navy had confirmed 160 kills to Kyles credit. However, both he and his comrades counted double that number. Because of his...
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Watch 'Fifty Shades' Star Dakota Johnson and Mom Melanie Griffith's Awkward ...

The actress steamed up the red carpet at the 87th Academy Awards but shared an uncomfortable back-and-forth with her motherDakota Johnsonturned the heat way up on a soggy Oscars red carpet on Sunday in a luscious blood redSaint Laurent gown.Having literally beentied up with co-star Jamie Dornan over recent months, the Fifty Shades of Grey actress brought her mother, Melanie Griffith, as her date to Hollywoods biggest...
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Arquette, Simmons Win Oscars for Supporting Roles

(Bloomberg) -- J.K. Simmons, the veteran film and TV starseen in everything from Spider-Man to insurance commercials,and Patricia Arquette won Academy Awards for supporting roles. Simmons, 60, took the prize for his part in Whiplash,while Arquette, 46, won for her role in Boyhood, Sunday atthe 87th Academy Awards, telecast live from the Dolby Theatre inHollywood. Neil Patrick Harris, a veteran emcee of the Emmys...
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Sunday, February 22, 2015

Indie Spirit Awards Winners List For 2015 Includes 'Birdman,' Michael Keaton ...

Hosts Kristen Bell, left, and Fred Armisen speak at the 30th Film Independent Spirit Awards on Saturday, Feb. 21, 2015, in Santa Monica, Calif. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)Berenice Marlohe arrives at the 30th Film Independent Spirit Awards on Saturday, Feb. 21, 2015, in Santa Monica, Calif. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)Jason Reitman arrives at the 30th Film Independent Spirit Awards on Saturday, Feb....
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American Horror Story actor Ben Woolf struck by vehicle, in critical condition

Posted February 20 2015 3:13 PM EST American Horror Story actor Ben Woolf was struck by a car on Thursday evening at 9 p.m.Woolf, who plays Meep inAmerican Horror Story: Freak Show, was struck in the head by the side mirror of a passing vehicle at the intersection of Hollywood Boulevard and Gramercy Place in Los Angeles,...
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Kurt Busch's final appeal denied

Updated: February 22, 2015, 9:33 AM ETBy Bob Pockrass | ESPN.comKurt Busch's Final Appeal DeniedDAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Kurt Busch lost his final NASCAR appeal Saturday night to get his indefinite suspension rescinded prior to the Daytona 500, the sport's biggest race that is set to go green Sunday afternoon.NASCAR suspended the Stewart-Haas Racing driver Friday after the release of a Kent County (Delaware) Family Court...
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Kyle Busch Will Not Race In Daytona 500

Updated: February 22, 2015, 2:08 AM ETBy Bob Pockrass | ESPN.comKyle Busch Will Not Race In Daytona 500DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Kyle Buschwill miss the Daytona 500 after suffering a broken right leg and left foot following a hard crash into an interior concrete wall during an Xfinity Series race Saturday at Daytona International Speedway.[+] EnlargeBrian Lawdermilk/Getty ImagesKyle Busch was stretchered off after his...
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Saturday, February 21, 2015

Hundreds gather to honor Malcolm X on anniversary of assassination

Activists, actors and politicians gathered Saturday in New York City to honor civil rights leader Malcolm X with a ceremony at the Harlem site where he was killed 50 years ago. About 300 people converged to hear remarks from one of Malcolm Xs six daughters, Ilyasah Shabazz, as well as elected officials. The ceremony was held at the Malcolm X & Dr. Betty Shabazz Memorial and Educational Center, formerly known as...
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