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IN CONCERT: Styx, REO Speedwagon, 38 Special

Mark Sowers — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 12:24:46 GMT

REO Speedwagon frontman Kevin Cronin performs with the rest of the band at the Toyota Pavilion at Montage Mountain on Friday. It was a triple bill as other bands 38 Special and Styx also performed.

‘Public Enemies’ has star power

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 05:00:00 GMT

Anyone doubting the role “charisma” plays in the movies need look no further than “Public Enemies,” an old-fashioned gangster picture built on simple star power. Johnny Depp as John Dillinger and Christian Bale as F.B.I. agent Melvin Purvis make this retelling of an oft-told tale from “the Golden Age of Bank Robbery” riveting, rousing entertainment.

Capsule reviews of continuing films:

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 05:00:00 GMT

Capsule reviews of continuing films:

VIDEO RELEASES

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 05:00:00 GMT

Capsule reviews of new DVD releases:

‘Ice Age’ gone cold

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 05:00:00 GMT

The blockbuster “Ice Age” movies have, to a one, left me cold. Toons reliant on a large cast of critters (Happy Meal friendly) with famous voices making sitcom wisecracks as their impromptu “herd” makes its way through the frozen (but melting, in the last film) landscape of the distant past, the films seem like Fox imitations of the Dreamworks style — verbal and scatological, with a message shoe-horned in as an afterthought.

FAMILY REVIEWS

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 05:00:00 GMT

Parents guide to new movie releases:

A comedic change

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 05:00:00 GMT

Two businessmen whose company is being taken over want to console themselves with a golf weekend before they meet their new boss.

Clubs

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 05:00:00 GMT

BAR, Plains Township: DJs Basixx and Gaje hosted by Diesis-I

Variety is key to auction success

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 05:00:00 GMT

A Back Mountain man poked his head through a doorway and asked Nadine Young where he could drop off a queen-size headboard.

They’ll be trotting out a longhorn

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 05:00:00 GMT

They’ll be trotting out a longhorn in Tunkhannock tonight, before the fireworks display at the high school.

Ed McMahon remembered for unflagging humor, spirit

John Baldino — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:15:41 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — At a tribute to the late sidekick of "The Tonight Show," Ed McMahon was remembered as a rare individual in the entertainment industry — a man whom "100 percent of the people liked," actor Tom Arnold said.

Police: TV pitchman Billy Mays found dead at home

Mark Sowers — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 16:48:53 GMT

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Tampa police say Billy Mays, the television pitchman known for his boisterous hawking of products such as Orange Glo and OxiClean, has died. He was 50.

Teen group to take part in ‘High School Musical II’

Sun, 28 Jun 2009 05:00:00 GMT

efore they became the “Karaoke Kids,” David Craig and his friends were a “High School Musical” cast who couldn’t believe a father actually wanted them to sing for a 5-year-old’s birthday party.