Polanski: Regard for his art, disdain for his act

NEW YORK (AP) -- If a truly great artist engages in a truly awful crime, should our feelings about the art mitigate our feelings about the crime?...

Polanski would face tougher prosecution today

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- If Roman Polanski were charged with child rape today, DNA evidence, stiffer penalties, outcry over childhood sexual abuse and tougher scrutiny of celebrity justice would make prosecutors much less willing to cut the plea deal the director received more than 30 years ago, legal experts say....

‘Zombieland’

Director Ruben Fleischer skimps on neither the gore nor the fun in his uproarious tale of a world ruined by a zombie plague. Woody Harrelson is very good as a sort of zombie bounty hunter, but Jessie Eisenberg as a college student is what holds the film together. Includes a fantastic extended cameo almost worth the price of admission by itself. (R - 83 minutes) P, V.

Judge rejects both bids to buy Coyotes

A bankruptcy judge has rejected both bids to buy the Phoenix Coyotes. Judge Redfield T. Baum turned down the offers of Canadian billionaire Jim Balsillie and the NHL in a 31-page ruling on Wednesday. 

Calmer waters ahead for Suns’ Kerr

Scott Bordow: Suns general manager Steve Kerr seems much more at ease after a season in which he was often criticized for the team's struggles.

‘Whip It’

(Kerry Lengel) Drew Barrymore's directorial debut takes the roller-derby subculture, an in-your-face celebration of women's capacity for raunch and violence, and turns it into a sweet, safe coming-of-age comedy. It's entertaining but tentative filmmaking. With Ellen Page (''Juno'') and Oscar winner Marcia Gay Harden. (PG-13 - 111 minutes) P, S.

‘Capitalism: A Love Story’

Michael Moore's latest film examines the economic meltdown and finds capitalism, with attendant greed, the culprit. There are some new wrinkles - Moore goes after Democrats as well as Republicans - and it's his most personal movie yet; it's also a sort of greatest-hits film, with Moore revisiting some old tricks. Well made, but won't win over any converts. (R - 120 minutes) P.

Gentry, Mercury giving away Game 2 tickets

Suns coach Alvin Gentry, following the lead of Phoenix general manager Steve Kerr, has purchased all 7,000 upper-deck tickets for Game 2 of the WNBA finals on Thursday, and they will be given away on a first-come, first-serve basis at the US Airways ticket office.

Michael Moore makes friends in GOP-leaning town

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) -- Seated on a platform in a blocked-off street, the founder of the Traverse City Film Festival grinned as Mayor Michael Estes hailed him for boosting the local economy and cultural scene - "with almost no government assistance!"...

Palin already a best-seller

NEW YORK (AP) -- Sarah Palin finished her book quickly and became a best seller even faster....

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