There have been well over a hundred baseball movies about players, coaches and teams. One crucial figure that’s starting to get more recognition in this genre is the baseball scout. Last year’s “Moneyball” from Director Bennett Miller was easily the definitive baseball-scouting picture, telling the thought-provoking true story of Oakland Athletics’ general manager Bill Beane. “Trouble with the Curve” is a more predictable, crowd-pleasing effort that doesn’t rank in the major leagues with “Moneyball.” Despite all of its clichés though, this is an enjoyable film carried by some memorable performances from the leads.

NEW YORK — When Tammy Blanchard was offered a juicy part in the film "Union Square," she had one big question: Why me?

NEW YORK — When Tammy Blanchard was offered a juicy part in the film "Union Square," she had one big question: Why me?

NEW YORK — Kids hear it from their elders all the time: "Use your words." In the case of Aaron Sorkin, that childhood lesson clearly stuck.

Longtime Apache Junction assistant Jeff Rathjen was named interim football coach for the Prospectors' 2012 season.

The new romantic-comedy and Jason Segel vehicle "The Five-Year Engagement" plays much better on its "comedic" notes than on the "romance" side of the relationship.

I’ve given my two cents on this year’s most worthy Oscar nominees and some inexcusable snubs, like Albert Brooks. Now that the Oscar ceremony is Sunday though, it’s time to stop dwindling on what was and what should have been nominated. Now we must look ahead and predict what will win the Oscar and, more importantly, what should win the Oscar.

I’ve given my two cents on this year’s most worthy Oscar nominees and some inexcusable snubs, like Albert Brooks. Now that the Oscar ceremony is Sunday though, it’s time to stop dwindling on what was and what should have been nominated. Now we must look ahead and predict what will win the Oscar and, more importantly, what should win the Oscar.

LOS ANGELES — Associated Press movie writers David Germain and Christy Lemire are boringly in lockstep on their picks for this season's top Academy Awards categories, depriving them of their usual snide debate over who's going to win.

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — Martin Scorsese's Paris adventure "Hugo" leads the Academy Awards with 11 nominations, among them best picture and the latest director honor for the Oscar-winning filmmaker.

With the Oscar nominees being unveiled in less than a week, numerous critics are attempting to predict what will be nominated. I could offer you my forecast of what will be nominated on Oscar morning. Given my track record though, I'll likely just end up feeling like an idiot. So instead, I've compiled a list of what should be nominated, something that I can't possibly be wrong about.

With the Oscar nominees being unveiled in less than a week, numerous critics are attempting to predict what will be nominated. I could offer you my forecast of what will be nominated on Oscar morning. Given my track record though, I'll likely just end up feeling like an idiot. So instead, I've compiled a list of what should be nominated, something that I can't possibly be wrong about.

Is your garage filled with old clothes, no longer used exercise equipment or toys that haven't been touched in years?

The year 2011 was a tremendous year for movies with a fair deal of pictures that put an emphasis on nostalgia. There were so many great movies in 2011 that a top 10 list isn't going to cut it. I'm going all out with the 25 best films of 2011.

The year 2011 was a tremendous year for movies with a fair deal of pictures that put an emphasis on nostalgia. There were so many great movies in 2011 that a top 10 list isn't going to cut it. I'm going all out with the 25 best films of 2011.

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association has just announced the nominations for the Golden Globe Awards, and you're reading this article, even though you don't care what the Hollywood Foreign Press Association thinks, and I don't either.

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association has just announced the nominations for the Golden Globe Awards, and you're reading this article, even though you don't care what the Hollywood Foreign Press Association thinks, and I don't either.

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association has just announced the nominations for the Golden Globe Awards, and you're reading this article, even though you don't care what the Hollywood Foreign Press Association thinks, and I don't either.

Now, I haven't asked him, partly because Billy Beane isn't likely to be one to publicly reveal his tactics anyway. But the general manager of the Oakland Athletics may well be applying some "Moneyball" strategy as the A's mull moving spring training baseball operations from Phoenix Municipal Stadium to Mesa's Hohokam Stadium.

"What were they thinking?" 

"What were they thinking?" 

Tony La Russa needs no sabermetrics formula to figure out where to play his outfielders.