Wilmington on DVD: Clash of the Titans, The Secret of the Grain, Yasujiro Ozu, The Art of the Steal, Repo Men, Fanboys

The Kraken, Medusa, Pegasus and the lobster monsters are smashing successes in director Louis Leterrier's lavish remake of Clash of the Titans -- the 1981 Ray Harryhausen mythological epic. But the people and the gods could use a little more work. That's a typical story for a big-studio fantasy blockbuster: great CGI, great effects and action, but obvious characters spouting, in this case ...

Operation: Endgame -- Film Review

Forget the director and the screenwriters. The real kudos for "Operation: Endgame" belong to casting director Monika Mikkelsen, who has assembled the sort of hilariously diverse ensemble that will stop late-night cable viewers in their tracks while they're flipping channels.

Around Your Town: 7/13/10

Around Your Town lists nonprofit events open to the public. Please send your items two weeks in advance to cityeditor@svherald.com . Items will be published on a space-available basis. Top priority will be given to items that occur earliest.   read more

Around Your Town: 7/12/10

Around Your Town lists nonprofit events open to the public. Please send your items two weeks in advance to cityeditor@svherald.com . Items will be published on a space-available basis. Top priority will be given to items that occur earliest.   The Huachuca Area Republican Womens Club will meet at the Windemere Hotel today. Social time begins at 10:30 a.m., followed by ...

Around Your Town: 7/11/10

(PHOTO PROVIDED BY HASRA) Officers and board members of Huachuca Area School Retirees Association recently held their yearly planning retreat at the Landmark Café. The opening activity is the annual picnic at Veterans Memorial Park on Aug. 19. If you plan to attend, contact President Roger Tabar at 456-9114. From left are Dave Perry, Joye and Gary Redding, Dinah McCreery, Dorothy Scheafer ...