The gods of Mount Olympus are the new rulers of the weekend box office. The ancient Greek action remake "Clash of the Titans" debuted at No. 1 with $61.4 million, according to studio estimates Sunday. Adding Thursday night preview screenings, the movie totaled $64.1 million. Full story »
Video games work best when the action makes some sense. What you are doing has to be plausible. There is a fine line between fantasy and high comedy. "Just Cause 2" clumsily straddles the line between possible and laughable. Plus reviews of "How to Train Your Dragon," "Shadow of Destiny" and "Red Steel 2." Full story »
"The Bridge" takes its title from civil-rights leader U.S. Rep. John Lewis' remark to Remnick on inauguration day: "Barack Obama is what comes at the end of that bridge in Selma." Full story »
What Wilson, an ardent conservationist, attempts in his ambitious first novel is to draw out the similarities between human turf battles and their insect counterparts', and to show the profound and irreversible impact of one upon the other. Full story »
It was a night when fortunes were reversed on the 16th edition of "The Amazing Race." Cowboy brothers Jet and Cord McCoy went from last place to first during Sunday evening's eighth leg of the Emmy-winning CBS reality show. Cleveland Indians third base coach Steve Smith and his daughter, Allison, went from first place to last and were eliminated from the competition. Full story »
Erykah Badu must pay up for stripping naked while filming a music video at the site of President John F. Kennedy's assassination, Dallas police say. Plus, items on ESPN's Erin Andrews, Edward Norton and more. Full story »
"Everywhere we go there's somebody from Parma. Hockey has really grown in Parma, so everywhere I go, somebody knows my last name from my dad's store, or from my brother and me, so it's pretty cool." Full story »
Rediscover the symphonic rock of upstate New York's Mercury Rev. The band is strict about writing real songs. The swelling choruses in the album (made with help from Garth Hudson and Levon Helm of the Band) often come from good old electric guitars. Full story »
You can hear the Cleveland Chamber Symphony in Martin Scorsese's new film, "Shutter Island," but try catching the ensemble in the flesh in Northeast Ohio. Full story »
It's tough to find something more heart-stopping for Clevelanders than a rush-hour commute during a blizzard. But for the 13th year, the Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour will try. It runs Friday and Saturday at PlayhouseSquare's Allen Theatre in downtown Cleveland. Full story »
An Easter egg roll at the James A Garfield National Historic Site in Mentor, Tina Fey and Steve Carell in "Date Night," Sinbad, The North Coast Men's Chorus and season two of "Ally McBeal" find places in this week's Pop Ten. Full story »
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