Recently added articles from The Fresno Bee (Fresno, CA):
TALK SHOWS.(SEVEN)
Aug 22, 2008 ... Byline: The Fresno Bee Today. 7 a.m., 24: Live from Beijing. Good Morning America. 7 a.m., 30: Kid Rock and Lynyrd Skynyrd perform; chef Scott Conant; garage sale makeovers. The Early Show. 7 a.m., 47: The family of Sabrina Aisenberg, missing since 1997, ...
IN BRIEF.(BUSINESS)
Aug 22, 2008 ... Byline: Bee staff Table olive growers to receive higher prices California table olive growers will receive prices for their 2008 crop that are 5% to 10% higher than last year's crop, but the crop is off by nearly half. The Olive Growers Council on Thursday ...
British actor warms up to U.S. Comedian Coogan gets more exposure in 'Hamlet 2,' 'Tropic.'.(SEVEN)
Aug 22, 2008 ... Byline: Rick BentleyThe Fresno Bee British comedian Steve Coogan has fired a couple of serious shots this month in his invasion of the American film market. The Brit has a short but explosive role in the new Ben Stiller comedy "Tropic Thunder" as he plays a pompous British ...
CRITICAL MASSES.(SEVEN)
Aug 22, 2008 ... Byline: The Fresno Bee PINEAPPLE EXPRESS (rated R) Directed by: David Gordon Green. Starring: Seth Rogen and James Franco. The pitch: After witnessing a brutal murder, a process server (Rogen) who smokes a lot of marijuana turns to ...
JUST OUT ON DVD.(SEVEN)
Aug 22, 2008 ... Byline: The Fresno Bee "Recount": A look at the 2000 presidential election. "Dexter: The Second Season": Michael C. Hall plays a serial killer who works for the Miami Police Department is chilling and brilliant. "Street Kings": A detective (Keanu Reeves) ...
Movies.(SEVEN)(Movie review)
Aug 22, 2008 ... Byline: The Fresno Bee PLAYING LOCALLY The rating system: A, excellent; B, good; C, so-so; D, poor; F, terrible. Unless noted otherwise, reviews are by Bee critics Donald Munro (DM) and Rick Bentley (RB). OPENING Death Race: A racing champion ...
The arts.(SEVEN)
Aug 22, 2008 ... Byline: The Fresno Bee Surprise with familiar story "Once Upon a Mattress" / 7:30 p.m. today, Saturday and Aug. 28-30, 2 p.m. Saturday, Sunday and Aug. 29 / Fresno Memorial Auditorium, 2425 Fresno St. / $10-$20 (Thursdays half-price) / (559) 442-3140, cmtworks.com ...
Different take on 'Hamlet' Woodward Shakespeare Festival production takes some creative license.(SEVEN)
Aug 22, 2008 ... Byline: Donald MunroThe Fresno Bee Arlene Schulman, the articulate and industrious director of Woodward Shakespeare Festival's vibrant new production of "Hamlet," has compared the play to a "caged leopard" that paces and searches, ready to leap given the slightest opportunity. ...
The arts.(SEVEN)
Aug 22, 2008; Bee, Candice TorresThe Fresno ... Byline: Compiled by Candice TorresThe Fresno Bee FINE ARTS Nights in the Plaza presents 40 Watt Hype, 8 p.m. today. Arte Am ricas, 1630 Van Ness Ave., 226-2623. $10. William Saroyan's 100th Birthday Celebration featuring the National Chamber Orchestra of ...
Etc.(SEVEN)
Aug 22, 2008; Bee, Candice TorresThe Fresno ... Byline: Compiled by Candice TorresThe Fresno Bee COMEDY Comedy night, 9 p.m. Thursdays. Smokehouse Restaurant and Bar, 1231 Van Ness Ave., 237-1184. $10. The Knuckledraggers Improv Comedy Show, 8 p.m. Thursdays. Samba Brazilian Steakhouse, 6737 N. Palm ...
Television.(SEVEN)
Aug 22, 2008 ... Byline: The Fresno Bee XXIX Summer Olympics 8 p.m. on Ch. 24 It's a battle between the U.S. and Jamaica once again at the stadium known as the Bird's Nest, where the finals are run in both the men's and women's 4x100-meter relay. The Americans are looking ...
WINE TASTINGS.(SEVEN)
Aug 22, 2008 ... Byline: The Fresno Bee Bentley's Fresh Market, 3-5 p.m. Saturdays. 9439 N. Fort Washington Road, 892-4200. $5. Cedar View Winery and Sequoia View B&B, noon-5 p.m. weekends, 1384 S. Frankwood Ave., Sanger, 787-9412. $3. Chateau Lasgoity, 1-5 p.m. weekends ...
Endless summer movie bonanza.(SEVEN)
Aug 22, 2008 ... Byline: The Fresno Bee "The Dark Knight" has set its records. "Iron Man" surprised critics. And "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" and "Wall-E" have done their part to make this a better world. Now the summer film season is dwindling. It ...
RECREATION CALENDAR.(SEVEN)
Aug 22, 2008; Bee, Candice TorresThe Fresno ... Byline: Compiled by Candice TorresThe Fresno Bee The recreation calendar is published free, as space permits. Each week focuses on specific categories of recreational opportunities, and those categories are rotated through the listing. Send submissions to Candice Torres, ...
Geiger helps fuel 'Rocker'.(SEVEN)
Aug 22, 2008 ... Byline: Rick BentleyThe Fresno Bee One of the key plot points in the new feature film comedy "The Rocker" that opened Wednesday is how a group of teenagers in a rock band try to persuade their parents to allow them to go on the road. Teddy Geiger, who plays the band's lead ...
From Chowchilla to 'Longshots'.(SEVEN)
Aug 22, 2008 ... Byline: Rick BentleyThe Fresno Bee Shane Kaufman was only 3 when he told his parents he wanted to act. "They tell me I saw someone on television and I said something like 'I want that job.' They told me I didn't want the job because it was hard. But I said I could do ...
'Death Race' shows unexpected depth Social commentary gives the movie some soul.(SEVEN)(Movie review)
Aug 22, 2008 ... Byline: Donald MunroThe Fresno Bee What driver among us has not, at one point or another in a lifetime of zipping around at high speeds on tangled highways encased in mere wisps of metal, dreamed of firing a surface-to-air missile at a maniacal road warrior? Come on. Admit it ....
Humorless 'comedy' hurts to watch 'Hamlet 2' falls to the floor with a dull thud.(SEVEN)(Movie review)
Aug 22, 2008 ... Byline: Rick BentleyThe Fresno Bee To see or not to see "Hamlet 2?" There really is no question. Don't. "Hamlet 2" is to comedy what it's like finding shells in your egg salad. That was unfair. Calling this a comedy is an insult to the actual funny movies that have ...
THE LIGHTER SIDE.(BUSINESS)
Aug 22, 2008 ... Byline: Argus Hamilton, The Comedy Store "Barack Obama was urged by some Democrats to pick Caroline Kennedy as his running mate. The argument is compelling. She accomplished as much for health care reform during her three years in the White House as Hillary Clinton did in ...
Music & night life.(SEVEN)
Aug 22, 2008; Bee, Candice TorresThe Fresno ... Byline: Compiled by Candice TorresThe Fresno Bee CONCERTS Back to School Tour featuring Mistah Fab, 6 p.m. today. Crest Theater, 1170 Broadway St., 270-6262, www.myspace.com/724promotions. $25. Christian Music Awards, 7 p.m. Saturday. Warnor's Theatre, ...