TORONTO — In "The Men Who Stare at Goats," Jeff Bridges plays Bill Django, a military man who returns from Vietnam to embrace the '60s counterculture headlong — the whole Aquarian Age, flower power, altered states of consciousness thing. ...
Andrew Zimmern, host of two "Bizarre" shows on the Travel Channel, was in town Thursday to sample some dishes at El Charro Café. ...
FORKS, Wash. — For some reason, Randy Lato's Vampire Voyages boat trips just haven't brought in the big tourist bucks yet. He hasn't quite worked out a plausible connection between fishing and the fictional "Twilight" series author Stephenie Meyer set in this little Olympic Peninsula town. ...
Q: I need your help untangling a flight problem that involves Hotwire, US Airways, United Airlines and Frontier Airlines. A few months ago, we were supposed to fly from Los Angeles to Dallas on US Airways and Frontier. Our first outbound flight was a codeshare flight operated by United. ...
OK, let's get the name thing out of the way right off the bat — and then we'll move on to the food. ...
If you're going to see comedian Kate Clinton on Sunday, wish her happy birthday. ...
There's a touch of the tropics on the title song of Hot Buttered Rum's new record, "Limbs Akimbo" — a reggae beat peeking from popping lyrics and a toe-tapping tempo. ...
The University of Arizona's homecoming weekend is going to double as a blowout birthday party — Wilbur the Wildcat turns 50 this year. ...
People grieve in different ways. Ed Muren is building a dummy with solar-powered light-up eyes and skin made of latex. ...
The All Souls Procession grows every year, and every year organizers spend months trying to pay their bills. ...
Following the All Souls Procession's grand finale, local rock-band-done-good Calexico will play a concert downtown at the Rialto Theatre. ...
Sunday's All Souls Procession and subsequent Calexico concert are being filmed for a documentary about the event. ...
Been searching for the coveted Issue 27 of "Detective Comics," the 1939 book that introduced the world to Bruce Wayne's alter ego, Batman? You just might luck out at the second annual Tucson Comic Con. ...
Kathy Mattea's music has explored Ireland's and Scotland's rich Celtic traditions and America's signature bluegrass and country. ...
At some point after watching "The Damned United" — maybe on the drive home, maybe days later — it will occur to you how few actual soccer scenes there are in the movie. ...
For someone who was as celebrated internationally as France's Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel, the woman who inspired dozens of biographies by changing the shape of 20th-century fashion, not that much is known for sure about her formative years. ...
The new Disney "A Christmas Carol" is another epic achievement in motion-capture animation, advancing the art form closer to photo-realism than "The Polar Express" or "Beowulf." Dazzling, ornate visuals take us to the snowy London of 1837, swooping over its digital rooftops and down its digital chimneys. Faces take on musculature, expression and detail. ...
Do you people have any idea what I go through for you? ...
A fun tone is undermined by disjointed storytelling in George Clooney's "The Men Who Stare at Goats," and it all starts with the disclaimer that opens the movie: "More of this is true than what you might imagine." ...
BERLIN — For Katy Perry, learning can be fun. ...
I've been playing too many hands for a while now. Though this strategy has yielded a few chip leads, unfortunately it has resulted in zero wins. ...
On Monday, the moon will reach last quarter, which means its western side is lighted and its eastern side is dark. ...
The phases of the moon are shown above from Day 1 through Day 27. ...
Attention restaurants: We're looking for your Thanksgiving dining deals. Go to dailystarcalendar.com and enter your special under holiday dining. The deadline for our roundup is Nov. 20....
Nam Jam at Kennedy Park on Saturday ...
Solar Culture owner Steven Eye will learn this week whether the warehouse that houses the popular music venue and art gallery is destined for public auction. ...
From the late 1990s until earlier this decade, Old Tucson Studios hosted the hugely popular Budweiser Concert Series at its sprawling outdoor arena. ...
The Fox Theatre's fall/winter classics series continues with William Powell in "The Thin Man" at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at 17 W. Congress St. Tickets are $8....
The Loft's First Friday Shorts is a raucous affair that's ruled by the gong. ...
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Christopher Cannon brings his Comics for Courage show back to Laffs Comedy Caffe to benefit the Wounded Warrior Project. ...
The roots of rock will be celebrated Monday at the Berger Performing Arts Center. Tribute artist Robert Shaw, a Gaslight Theatre veteran, will lead a talented team of musicians in "Good Rockin' Live! — A Salute to Sun Records." ...
Considering the tragedy at the center of "Rabbit Hole" — the sudden death of a 4-year-old boy — you'd think that David Lindsay-Abaire's play would be a major downer. ...
In recent years, Los Angeles rapper Mickey Avalon's songs have been featured in TV shows like "Hung," and in the movie "Harold and Kumar Escape From Guantanamo Bay." Unfortunately, we can't print the names of those songs. ...
Comedian Lewis Black will unleash his anger-tinged rants of disillusionment at Tucson Music Hall on Jan. 3. It's a night of stand-up that promises to be cathartic. ...
Chuck Prophet, a roots rocker who honed his craft with Tucson's own Green on Red, returns to the Old Pueblo for a show at Club Congress on Wednesday. Artists varying from Alejandro Escovedo to Solomon Burke have covered his songs. ...
So, what have the brothers Hanson been up to since making 'tween girls swoon and making the world go "MMMbop" in the '90s? ...
The Fifth Annual Tucson Record Show is Sunday at Las Cazuelitas, 1365 W. Grant Road. ...
Basile will make you laugh your papoutsia off. ...
"Act I: The debut." ...
An Australian-born Celtic band will help ensure a kilt-lifting good time at the 2009 Tucson Celtic Festival & Scottish Highland Games this weekend. Brother, a group that blends bagpipes with didgeridoos, will appear on both Saturday and Sunday, including as part of the 6 p.m. Saturday Celtic Fire celebration. ...
Singer/songwriter Lucy Kaplansky drips with folk singer authenticity. ...
With 25 albums under his cowboy hat, legendary Tom Russell is a little bit country and a little bit rock with a dash of Tex-Mex. ...
University of Arizona media arts grad Michael Hojjatie counts landing a DVD distribution deal for "Gunheavy," a sci-fi film he produced, as one of his greatest achievements. ...
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Tony Scott's "The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3," the remake of the 1974 thriller starring Walter Matthau, moves along at a brisk pace for a while, filled with the director's usual razzle-dazzle, before it derails. ...
We are accepting entries for the 2010 Battle of the Bands. The contest is open to Southern Arizona high school students. Deadline is Nov. 30. Enter online at aznightbuzz.com/2010battle...
NEW YORK -- On-air promos for a sexual threesome on an upcoming episode of "Gossip Girl" have spurred the Parents Television Council to ask affiliates of the CW network to pre-empt the show....
"Afrika" ...
NEW YORK — Mark-Paul Gosselaar is a self-professed theater novice and not afraid to admit it....
Mariscos Chihuahua Mexican Seafood took up residence last month in the spacious Ina Road digs that housed Chuy's Mesquite Broiler.
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Look for Burger City to open on the east side on Nov. 17. ...
Seoul Kitchen, a Korean restaurant specializing in barbecue, opened two weeks ago....
FORKS, Wash. — For some reason, Randy Lato's "Vampire Voyages" boat trips just haven't brought in the big tourist bucks yet. He hasn't quite worked out a plausible connection between fishing and the fictional "Twilight" series author Stephenie Meyer set in this little Olympic Peninsula town....
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Pop-country has made superstars out of acts like Rascal Flatts, Taylor Swift and more, but the term is not particularly endearing in Nashville, even to the artists who have come to define it....
BURBANK, Calif. — Actor Christian Slater's long and successful career makes it seem like he never missed out on anything. But there is one thing that passed him by, he says: life....
The most mind-boggling aspect of the still-fresh TV season isn't that witches have returned to Eastwick or that the planet got a sneak peek at the apocalypse. It's that, for the first time in years, network executives can step away from the ledge....
I was never much one for "Guitar Hero." Playing "Smoke on the Water" 50 times while holding a pint-sized plastic guitar just never really got the blood flowing. I've been waiting for something better, and now it's here....
Fans of Fox's irreverent musical comedy "Glee" will love this soundtrack, which includes 17 songs from the show about a high school glee club performed by its talented cast....
LOS ANGELES — Hollywood loves money. So does Ebenezer Scrooge. So what better way to launch the holiday season than putting the old money-grubber at the head of the line to separate movie-goers from their cash?...
