PEOPLE
Jail term may be imminent for Eminem Rapper Eminem was arraigned Wednesday on two felony weapons charges stemming from a tussle outside Hot Rocks Cafe in Detroit. The Grammy winner, otherwise known as Marshall Mathers, allegedly pulled a gun and began fighting with a man who was kissing his wife,…
ROMANTIC COMEDIES A SIGN OF THE TIMES
When Minnie Driver inadvertently slaps David Duchovny, it’s endearing. Not that Duchovny is making any untoward advances in the Bonnie Hunt comedy “Return to Me.” In the film, he’s a grieving widower and Driver is the woman who, unbeknownst to both of them, is the recipient of his wife’s heart….
IT’S “NOON”: COME AND GET IT!; CHAN’S LATEST FITS RIGHT INTO HIS REPERTOIRE OF FUN, ACTION-FILLED FLICKS
I was so afraid. I sat cowering in front of the screen, dreading what would come. After all, I have watched Jackie Chan on screen for more than 20 years, and I have regarded with dismay his Hollywood assimilation process, from the poor marketing of his better rereleases to –…
PEOPLE
KKK pulls an irksome road duty Welcome to Irony Central, also known as Jefferson City, Mo. Sometimes all the greasy sleight of hand that’s so practiced by politicians works in the name of good. That’s what will happen next Tuesday when Missouri Gov. Mel Carnahan signs legislation to create Rosa…
REVEL IN CLAYTON PARK WITH ITS DREAMY SETTING; THE COMMUNITY AREA SHARES ITS BEAUTIFUL SPACE WITH AN IMPOSING MOUNTAIN AND SOME NONCHALANT COWS
You lean back and wind up. The ball explodes from your fingertips, startles passing birds as it enters the stratosphere and bores right into Mount Diablo. Or, you nonchalantly cock your arm to ready yourself at bat. The ball comes with such clarity that you can practically count the red…
HOLLYWOOD BY THE BAY; MANY CINEMATIC STORIES WERE FILMED IN OUR BACK YARD
THE TOURISTS are coming! The tourists are coming! The high price of living in the Bay Area is putting up with distant relatives, long-lost friends and out-of-towners with tenuous connections who decide they want to visit. Inevitably, there’s always some starry-eyed guest who thinks Hollywood is just on the other…
THE ANSWER’S “NO”; IT’S A TINY WORD, BUT HARD FOR SOME TO SAY
Book signing * Patti Breitman will be at Cody’s, 2454 Telegraph Ave., Berkeley, at 7:30 p.m. June 15. Details: 510-845-7852. Patti Breitman could have taught Nancy Reagan a few things. The former first lady’s anti-drug campaign did recognize the power to “just say no.” Still, a downright denial can be…
PEOPLE
Nobody’s “Amazed” as ACMs “Fly” high Shania Twain was named entertainer of the year and the Dixie Chicks won group and album prizes for “Fly” at the 35th Academy of Country Music Awards on Wednesday night. Lonestar’s riveting “Amazed” was picked best song and single. It was a big night…
POINT REYES STATION HAS CHARM BEYOND ITS SIZE
In the six seconds it takes to drive by Point Reyes Station on Highway 1, the town looks like one of a thousand sunny little stopping places with bucolic pastures, a gas station, a deli and a feed barn. Ah, but this is Marin County, where a feed barn must…