Entertainment

"CAPTAIN AMERICA // THE WINTER SOLDIER" // A BLOCKBUSTER HIT “Captain America: The Winter Soldier” gives super-hero sequels a good name.  Not only is this $170 million blockbuster far better than its...

"MY MAD FAT DIARY" // TRUE TO LIFE // DARK, YET WITTY A current trend in the US is taking television shows based in the UK and recasting them with American actors. There are still shows from the United...

NO SEASON TWO // "ONCE UPON A TIME IN WONDERLAND" It appears that “Once Upon A Time” will stand alone as the only ABC show to play around with the tales and fables of old.  ABC announced early April...

PAYNE LAKE // PEACEFUL, BEAUTIFUL // TAKE A DAY TRIP OR CAMP OUT Payne Lake in the Oakmulgee Division of the Talledega National Forest offers several opportunities for recreation not far from Tuscaloosa and...

"COMMAND PERFORMANCE" // THEATRE TUSCALOOSA CELEBRATES 15-year ANNIVERSARY OF BEAN-BROWN THEATRE Theatre Tuscaloosa is celebrating the 15th anniversary of the Bean-Brown Theatre with a special fundraising...

Sometimes a writer’s great fear is that the keyboard sitting there right under the fingers will turn blank, useless. I know would-be writers who were so traumatized by the blankness of it all that they...

It is unclear exactly when hobos first appeared on the American railroading scene. With the end of the Civil War in the 1860s, many discharged veterans returning home began hopping freight trains. Others...

The second annual Black Warrior Film Festival will take place April 11-13, 2014, on The University of Alabama campus. The three-day festival will include a showcase of student films from across the South and...

Let's just say the Tuscaloosa Isbell concert on March 14 stole more than just the hearts of his long-time supporting fans. All the way from Jupiter's rowdy front stage to the back corners of the bar, fans...

By Tim Steere   When B.A.S.S. announced that the annual Bassmaster Classic would return to Alabama’s Lake Guntersville in 2014, anglers across the country began to salivate. To many, Lake...