Court jesters: Globetrotters bring their entertaining brand of basketball to Manchester
March 17, 2010 – 2:18 pm | Comments

By Marc Fortier
Staff Writer
MANCHESTER — Moo Moo Evans’ first exposure to the Harlem Globetrotters came while watching Scooby-Doo cartoons as a kid.
“That was my first time ever seeing them,” he said of the team’s mid-’70s …

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Iraq-war films ‘Hurt Locker,’ ‘In the Loop’ now on DVD
February 24, 2010 – 4:16 pm | Comments

By Bruce Dancis
Scripps Howard News
Long after the war in Iraq is over, we will probably still be debating not just the nature of the combat, but also the controversial run-up to the war. Coincidentally, …

Jason & the Scorchers rock — and roll — on ‘Halcyon Times’
February 24, 2010 – 4:13 pm | Comments
Jason & the Scorchers rock — and roll — on ‘Halcyon Times’

By the writers of Last Word Features
(Ratings on a 5-star basis)

Jason & the Scorchers: ‘Halcyon Times’ (JCPL)
★★★★
In 1981, Jason Ringenberg and Warner Hodges put together a band in Nashville that kicked the doors down for …

Film Capsules
February 24, 2010 – 3:45 pm | Comments
Film Capsules

Ratings based on four-star system.
‘Precious’
Rated R
★★★ 1⁄2
The first 20 minutes of “Precious” are so intense, you may not feel
like sticking it out. Stick it out. This is an exceptional film about
nearly unendurable circumstances, endured. …

‘Shutter Island’ entertains, but falls short of expectations
February 24, 2010 – 3:32 pm | Comments
‘Shutter Island’ entertains, but falls short of expectations

Young Viewer’s Take
Greg Vellante
There is no such thing as a perfect book-to-movie adaptation, but “Shutter Island” is about as close to flawless as any film could possibly get.
Yes, in terms of transferring Dennis Lehane’s eerie …