| Teen cyclist hit by bus had big dreams
Austin Miller's family gathered around a computer to watch one of the early works of the budding 15 year old filmmaker. "He wrote it, shot it, directed it, did all the editing," said his mother, Stephanie Miller. "He was unbelievably creative." But the family watched the short film with damp eyes. Austin Miller was killed Monday afternoon as he rode his bike home from school at the Arts and Communication Magnet Academy. The teen was hit by a TriMet bus that was pulling into a stop at on Farmington just west of Murray. .
Valley of the Heart's Delight Set for October Premiere
74 years ago, in a small idyllic northern California town, a crime-upon-crime took place: an event so shocking that even now, its reality and impact remain stunning. Writer / producer John 'Miles' Murphy has shattered a silence that has lasted nearly three quarters of a century with his controversial feature film Valley of the Heart's Delight (http://www.valleyoftheheartsdelight.com/, 98 minutes, Fixed Idea Films). Murphy's fictionalized account depicts one of the most unique -- and largely forgotten -- criminal and political conspiracies in United States history: the lynching of two un-arraigned men before a mob of thousands in a downtown San Jose park following its sanctioning by the Governor of California and a relentless drumbeat of media.
"Thanksgiving week 1933, two men accused of kidnapping and murder were convicted in the court of public opinion and executed by their fellow citizens," says Murphy, underscoring the fact that his film is based on the only eye-witness account of the original Brooke Hart kidnapping.
Hardware Wal-Mart to Give HD DVD the Boot, Sides With Blu-ray
I enjoy seeing the angry little fans I have rate me down. I know for a fact that a couple of them have rate down alt accounts and purposefully go through and rate down my stuff regardless.Regularly I have watched +5 posts end up at -1 once my little fanboys get done using their alts. It really thrills me to think that they get so excited over everything I say just to go to that trouble. .
Film imagines bond linking heiress, butler
Bernard and Doris is an unusual romance about a modern pauper and princess. The HBO movie, starring Ralph Fiennes and Susan Sarandon, will premiere tonight. The premium service describes the story as an "imagined relationship" between two real-life characters: Irish butler Bernard Lafferty and billionaire tobacco heiress Doris Duke, who hired him in 1987. In the enchanting, bittersweet dual portrait, the relationship is intimate yet conflicted, racked by co-dependency. Doris is a demanding, fast-living grande dame. Bernard is a tormented gay man from humble origins to whom Doris becomes an obsession. Director Bob Balaban says he liked the story by screenwriter Hugh Costello, "and when Susan became interested and Ralph jumped aboard, it didn't occur to me not to do it." The film -- shot in 20 days at a century-old estate with 300 acres of gardens and a 23-room mansion on New York's Long Island -- never hints at penny-pinching, although Balaban says it was made on a bare-bones $500,000 budget.
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A jaunt to Nicollet Mall one chilly afternoon proved fruitful as we hunted down winter-hat styles for men. Watch the slide show at startribune.com/slideshows.
Jan 25, 2008 Slide show: Practical and stylin' winter hats
Withering Glance chatted with wearers of stylish and practical men's winter hats on a recent visit to Nicollet Mall.
Jan 25, 2008 Video: Ice carving off to a chilly start
Despite facing temperatures below zero, the hearty ice carvers started at 9 a.m. today and planned to work through 48 hours to finish their masterpieces in St. Paul's Rice Park.
Jan 24, 2008 .
Winds Gather as Winter Storm Bears Down
Another Pacific weather system Saturday will bring rain to the valley, strong winds, and snow to the Sierra, where a winter storm warning has been issued.
A high wind advisory was posted for the Sacramento Valley, delta and foothills areas from 4 p.m. Saturday afternoon through 1 p.m. Sunday with sustained winds 20-35 mph and gusts up to 70 mph Saturday night through early Sunday.
A high wind warning was in effect for parts of the northern Sacramento Valley from Marysville to Redding, where wind speeds could reach 60 mph.
"We will see outages this weekend," said Pacific Gas and Electric spokeswoman Jennifer Ramp. "We are prepared, we've got all available crews ready and as soon as the wind hits (Saturday) afternoon they'll be dispatched."
Up to 2 inches of rain was expected to fall over the valley and delta areas this weekend with as much as 4 inches forecasted in the foothills, News10's Patty Souza said.
Mike Sweeney says he's signed with A's
Maybe this team can be sneaky-competitive this season if the cards fall the right way. Here's why. The team is now set up to platoon at three different positions this year. (Third base, right field and DH. And kind of at catcher, too, if Bowen mostly starts against righties.) Chavez, Ryan Sweeney (man there are a lot of duplicate names on this team right now) and Cust will all post significantly better numbers if they're not exposed to lefties too often, while Murphy, Brown and Mike Sweeney (sounds like Candace Bergen's law firm) are all good against lefty pitching. If the starting rotation comes together fast enough, I actually think the A's could steal a weak AL West. USS Mariner ran a sim last week which showed Oakland as (get this) the favorites in the division, although it didn't account for injury.
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