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"Knowing" John Koestler (Nicolas Cage) comes across a 50-year-old list of numbers that somehow seems to have predicted -- down to the precise date and location -- every major disaster of the last half-century, plus a few that haven't happened yet. His problems -- alcohol abuse, the recent death of his wife -- make him sound unhinged when he tries to warn people of the coming apocalypse. Yes, the film is creepy, but the narrative corner into which this movie, directed by Alex Proyas ("I, Robot"), paints itself is a simultaneously silly and morbidly depressing one. Rated: PG-13 for disturbing scenes of carnage and brief vulgar language DVD extras: Director commentary; featurettes. The premise here -- a hide-and-seek game between superhumans and a government agency -- is old, but the execution is fresh, earnest and inoffensive.... [read full story]
http://cosmos.bcst.yahoo.com/up/player/popup/index.php?cl=16515946 Kaj Goldberg reported on San Pedro BrewHaHa - the comedy festival taking San Pedro by storm at Warner Grand Theatre. Incredible comic talent perform live on...
A young Terriers team and the resurgent Golden Eagles make it to the postseason. With his young team saddled with a 2-5 record three weeks ago, the last thing William Byrd football coach Jeff Highfill wanted to hear was anyone...
Fiction 1. “The Gathering Storm,” Robert Jordan, Brandon Sanderson, $29.99 2. “The Lost Symbol,” Dan Brown, $29.95 3. “Half Broke Horses,” Jeannette Walls, $26 4. “Last Night in Twisted River,” John Irving, $28 5. “Wolf Hall,”...
James Oliphant, Peter Nicholas, and Christi Parsons write for the Los Angeles Times Even before voters went to the polls last week, moderate congressional Democrats were anxious. Would the swing voters who coalesced around...
