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Reviewed: 'ParaNorman'

PARANORMAN *** The stop-motion animated feature ParaNorman arrives courtesy of the same production company (Laika Entertainment) responsible for Coraline and Corpse Bride, so parents had best not take their small fry to the theater expecting to see talking cars or dancing penguins or anything else that would send the wee ones off to Dreamland with a smile on their face and a teddy bear (not Ted, of course) in their arms. Instead, this PG-rated attraction ...

August 22, 2012 | By Matt Brunson Connect Savannah | Entertainment+Technology


Google buying Frommer's travel guides

HOBOKEN, N.J. (AP) - Google is buying the Frommer's brand of travel guides. Google Inc., which bought the Zagat restaurant review service in September, plans to use Frommer's guides to hotels and destinations around the world to complement the Zagat listings. Google is buying Frommer's from publisher John Wiley & Sons Inc. in a deal that includes John Wiley's other travel-related businesses. Financial terms were not disclosed in Monday's announcement. Frommer's got its start in ...

August 15, 2012 | AP | Entertainment+Technology


Taylor Swift releasing new album 'Red' on Oct. 22

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Multi-platinum superstar Taylor Swift is releasing her fourth studio album called "Red" on Oct. 22.

August 15, 2012 | AP | Entertainment+Technology


Cable vs DSL

NEW YORK (AP) - Phone companies are losing the high-speed Internet game. In the second quarter, the landline phone industry lost a substantial number of broadband subscribers for the first time, as cable companies continued to pile on new household and small business customers, thanks to the higher speeds they offer in most areas.

August 15, 2012 | AP | Entertainment+Technology


New geek chic: Mohawks in, pocket protectors out

PASADENA, Calif. (AP) - Known to the Twitterverse and the president of the United States as "Mohawk Guy" of the Mars mission, Bobak Ferdowsi could be the changing public face of NASA and all of geekdom.

August 15, 2012 | AP | Entertainment+Technology


New toilet technology after 150 years of waste

SEATTLE (AP) - These aren't your typical loos. One uses microwave energy to transform human waste into electricity. Another captures urine and uses it for flushing. And still another turns excrement into charcoal.

August 15, 2012 | AP | Entertainment+Technology


Reviewed: 'The Campaign,' 'The Bourne Legacy,' 'Hope Springs'

THE CAMPAIGN *** Merlin, Harry Potter and the Great and Powerful Oz - should we add Jay Roach's name to this list of legendary wizards? After all, genuine magic must have been at work behind the scenes of his latest directorial effort, a movie that bravely pairs two acquired, often bitter, tastes and yet goes down as smoothly as a White Russian. Will Ferrell and Zach Galifianakis can both be insufferable on their own, but ...

August 15, 2012 | By Matt Brunson Connect Savannah | Entertainment+Technology


The wacky, wonderful world of Dame Darcy

Inside a candy–striped Bull Street storefront festooned with silk flowers, big things are brewing.

August 15, 2012 | By Jessica Leigh Lebos Connect Savannah | Entertainment+Technology


'Bourne,' 'Campaign' bump Batman from No. 1 spot

LOS ANGELES (AP) - "The Dark Knight Rises" has finally fallen out of first-place at the weekend box office.

August 13, 2012 | AP | Entertainment+Technology


Arm's length: Does filming keep reality at bay?

LONDON (AP) - Matthew Driller was holding a navy umbrella, blocking the view of spectators standing five deep and waiting to see the Olympic women's cycling road race flash past. The police came by, signifying that the leaders were closing. The crowd leaned in. "Don't worry," Driller said. "I'll move it before they come."

August 08, 2012 | By Danica Kirka AP | Entertainment+Technology


Reviews: 'Total Recall'

TOTAL RECALL (2012) *1/2 For those who don't keep up with the show-biz trades, there are several notable remakes in the works, all promising to offer different takes on established classics that themselves were based on popular literary works. One studio is prepping a new version of Jaws, but without a shark in its storyline. Another promises a new All Quiet on the Western Front, yet stripping it of its World War I setting. And ...

August 08, 2012 | By Matt Brunson Connect Savannah | Entertainment+Technology


Jackson to make 'The Hobbit' into a trilogy

BURBANK, Calif. (AP) - Peter Jackson is adding a third film to what was planned to be the two-part series "The Hobbit."

July 31, 2012 | AP | Entertainment+Technology


NBC eclipses Beijing viewership again

NEW YORK (AP) - NBC's London Olympic coverage has topped Beijing for the fourth night in a row.

July 31, 2012 | AP | Entertainment+Technology


Olympics awash in Twitter, for better or worse

LONDON (AP) - It's amazing how much trouble can be stirred up in 140 characters or less.

July 31, 2012 | AP | Entertainment+Technology


Rowling webcast will promote new Potter kids club

NEW YORK (AP) - J.K. Rowling's next book is for adults, but she will be on hand this fall to help promote a new club for kids, the Harry Potter Reading Club.

July 31, 2012 | AP | Entertainment+Technology


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'Jack Reacher' gets a lot wrong, and right

"Jack Reacher," which is new to home video, is a film that has much more to offer than I expected.

May 17, 2013 | By Sasha McBrayer Movie reviewer | Entertainment+Technology


Bill supposed to help parks, communities

The recently signed Rural Tourism Protection Act helps Georgia State Parks and Historic Sites meet budget challenges and aids communities dependent on the tourism provided by the state's parks, historic sites or outdoor recreation areas within their communities, according to state Rep. Debbie Buckner, D-Junction City, who wrote the bill.

May 17, 2013 | By Randy C. Murray Correspondent | Entertainment+Technology


At the movies May 17-23

HINESVILLE: Liberty Stadium Cinemas

May 17, 2013 | Staff report | Entertainment+Technology


Horoscopes for week of May 15-21

April 20 to May 20: Bravo to the determined bovine. While others might give up, you continue to search for answers. Expect your taurean tenacity to begin paying off by week's end.

May 15, 2013 | Special to Connect | Entertainment+Technology


State park lodges under new management

Four of Georgia State Parks' lodges and resorts are or soon will be under new management, according to State Parks Director Becky Kelley.

May 13, 2013 | By Randy C. Murray Correspondent | Entertainment+Technology


'Barefoot in the Park' May 17-19

The Liberty Theatre Company will perform Neil Simon's "Barefoot in the Park" at 7 nightly May 17-18 and at 2 p.m. May 19 at the Dorchester Village Civic Center. Doors open a half-hour before showtime.

May 10, 2013 | Special to Connect | Entertainment+Technology


'Iron Man 3' gets blockerbuster season off right

"Iron Man 3" currently is the No. 1 film in the world. You had to be a superhero this past week just to find a showing that wasn't sold out.

May 10, 2013 | By Sasha McBrayer Movie reviewer | Entertainment+Technology


Horoscopes for week of May 8-14

April 20 to May 20: Just when you thought you had everything planned to the smallest detail, you get some news that could unsettle things. But a timely explanation helps put it all back on track.

May 08, 2013 | Special to Connect | Entertainment+Technology


Saxophonist releases second album

Hinesville saxophonist Bernard Rose will commemorate the release of his second studio album next month, but he also hopes his music will help him pay it forward.

May 07, 2013 | Staff report | Entertainment+Technology


Volleyball on the beach at Tybee

Tybee Island will host the 2013 Extreme Volleyball Professionals Beach Bum Open, featuring professional and amateur beach volleyball players competing for cash prizes and awards.

May 07, 2013 | Special to Connect | Entertainment+Technology


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