Are you overweight? There's a very good chance that the National Institute of Health (NIH) might consider you obese. That's because in 1998 it lowered the threshold from 28 to 25 on the Body-Mass Index (BMI) index.

The play, by the award-winning Atlanta-based writer Pearl Cleage offers an intimate story of an African-American couple whose lives were forever changed after they became Freedom Riders, during the civil rights era.

Fair warning: This revealing expose' is not for diehard supporters of Sarah Palin. The damning biopic essentially paints the former governor of Alaska as less of a Mama Grizzly Bear than a power-hungry witch who goes to great lengths to crush her adversaries, whether they be political or personal.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) -- Three men released nearly two decades after they were convicted of killing three Arkansas Cub Scouts are in New York for a movie screening about their case.

"The Ides of March" (R for pervasive profanity): George Clooney wrote, directed and co-stars in this adaptation of the play "Farragut North," a political potboiler about an idealistic press secretary (Ryan Gosling) who compromises a presidential candidate's prospects by becoming embroiled in a scandal while on the campaign trail. With Marisa Tomei, Paul Giamatti, Philip Seymour Hoffman Jeffrey Wright and Evan Rachel Wood.

BRISTOL, Conn. (AP) -- ESPN pulled Hank Williams Jr.'s classic intro song from its broadcast of Monday night's NFL game after the country singer famous for the line "Are you ready for some football?" used an analogy to Adolf Hitler in discussing President Barack Obama.

A moving, modern parable not to be missed by anyone who's always wondering why they don't make wholesome movies with uplifting messages anymore

Kam's Kapsules: Weekly Previews That Make Choosing a Film Fun  

Kam's Kapsules: Weekly Previews That Make Choosing a Film Fun

MIAMI (AP) -- Let's see, leading Hispanic actors on mainstream TV: There's Sofia Vergara's wacky, chess-playing trophy wife on "Modern Family"; the conniving Eva Longoria of "Desperate Housewives"; and supporting actors such as Adam Rodriguez who plays a fingerprint and underwater recovery expert on "CSI Miami."