By Lou Kesten
Associated Press Writer
Even before it refined family fun with the Wii, Nintendo was dedicated to creating satisfying multiplayer experiences. Games like “Mario Kart,” “Super Smash Bros.” and “GoldenEye 007” encouraged everyone to join …

METHUEN, Mass. – A Santa’s Express airplane tree and another made completely from pet food cans covered in dog treats are among the many favorites Festival of Trees President Ann Guastaferro picked from this year’s 211 entries.

Ratings based on four-star system.
‘The Box’
Rated PG-13
♦
Cameron Diaz and James Marsden have a moral dilemma: Press a button on a mysterious container and they’ll get $1 million, but someone they don’t know will die. …

By Glenn Whipp
Associated Press
The redemption-minded sports flick “The Blind Side” serves its inspiration straight-up with no twist.
Writer-director John Lee Hancock wisely lets the true story of Michael Oher — the African-American teen who found a …