Is a Suri sibling on the way? A friend of Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes was seen at upscaleL.A. baby store La Petit Tresor scoping out design schemes for a boy’s nursery, according to TMZ.com. The gossip site reports that the friend was heard to say, "We want to be prepared for a baby boy."
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Take it from somebody whose enjoyment of monster movies is confined to the "Men in Black" type spoofs of the genre: "The Host" ("Gwoemul"), a new monster flick from Korea, is a 3 ½-star sensation, mostly because it’s about people.It is obvious that if you are over the age of 15, and know only that this is a kind of "Godzilla" revival, you would give it wide berth. Reconsider. Never judge a book by its cover, never bypass a film because of its subject.
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Whatever Frank Miller’s graphic novels lack in heart they compensate for with vividly conceptualized brutality and sensational bloodletting. Like "Sin City," his hyper-violent plunge into a cesspool of pulp sleaze, "300" is a tribute to old-school machismo that plays like a prolonged adrenaline rush. In the hands of director Zack Snyder, fresh off his promising "Dawn of the Dead" remake, Miller’s stylized vision of the Battle of Thermopylae makes a seamless leap from page to screen, with its striking hues and bruising, artfully choreographed battles.
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About the series: In a saloon town such as San Francisco, the bartender plays a crucial role. Confessor, friend, sounding board — the man or woman behind the plank sees to it that our needs are met with elegance, grace and often wit. They see humanity at its best and most convivial, but also offer a nod and a welcome to the lonely. But what do they see when they look at us? What are the tricks of their trade? And what lessons have they learnedalong the way? In this new Examiner weekly feature, we talk to some of our local bartenders to find out.
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The officers of Reno's emergency-response division can be forgiven if they seem a bit out of sorts. Still reeling from their well-documented trip to south Florida, where a leisurely retreat turned into a grueling test of competence - and yes, they failed it - Lt. Jim Dangle, Dep. Trudy Wiegel and Dep. Travis Junior are weary of the spotlight. (Actors Thomas Lennon, Kerri Kenney and Robert Ben Garant, who play them, respectively, on the long-running Comedy Central series "Reno 911!" could not be reached for comment.
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One of the greatest pleasures in Paris is food shopping, but most of us, without access to a kitchen, can only look. Now, Susan Hermann Loomis, an inspired cooking teacher who knows the Paris food map like the back of her hand (she assisted Patricia Wells in her groundbreaking "Food Lover’s Guide to Paris"), is teaching one-day cooking classes out of Wells’ Left Bank studio kitchen.
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Local asparagus from the Sacramento River Delta have arrived at farmers markets. Snap off the bottomsand lay the stalks flat on a cookie sheet. Dress with salt, pepper and extra virgin olive oil. Roast for 10 minutes or so, in a preheated 400-degree oven. Roll them onto a plate and shave some Parmesan over them with a potato peeler. There is your meal.
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Soon the world will rejoice at the arrival of a new golden child: the latest addition to the Angelina Jolie-Brad Pitt clan. New details have emerged about Angie’s pending adoption of a tyke from Vietnam.According to Vietnamese adoption officials, Brangelina will be bringing home a son who is 3 to 4 years old. The process will take up to four months, and an official assured Us that the Oscar-winning actress will have to follow procedure "like any other American."
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The Jewish Music Festival begins its 22nd season at 7:30 p.m. today with "Musical Fortunes," a klezmer and Gypsy-inspired world premiere by Oakland composer Dan Cantrell, performed by the choral group Kitka and Michael Alpert. The show is at the First Congregational Church, 2345 Channing Way, Berkeley.
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The Persian electro-acoustic super group Niyaz — vocalist Azam Ali, multi-instrumentalist Loga Ramin Torkian and DJ and producer extraordinaire Carmen Rizzo — may very well have perfected the art of combining the traditional Middle Eastern music world with electronica.On Sunday night, Niyaz, with the help of tabla player Satnam Ramgotra and multi-instrumentalist and composer Dimitris Mahlis, showcases the melding of two musical worlds at Café Du Nord in San Francisco.
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