The emotionally intense boxing drama “Million Dollar Baby” (search) has just barely left theaters, but audiences better brace themselves: Another emotionally intense boxing drama opens this weekend. That movie is, of course, director Ron Howard’s “Cinderella Man” (search), which stars Russell Crowe (search), Renee Zellweger and Paul Giamatti (“Sideways”) and …

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. – A capacity crowd at Atlantic City’s Boardwalk Hall roared with approval when the big screen monitor aired a close-up of boxing great Roy Jones Jr. sitting ringside shortly before the main fight card Saturday night. But Jones Jr. wasn’t there to check out the latest boxing …

George Clooney | Jennifer Jason Leigh | ‘Wallace & Gromit’ Clooney Bets House on Film I learned a lot about George Clooney on Friday night when his film, “Good Night, and Good Luck,” premiered at the New York Film Festival. For one thing, he mortgaged his Los Angeles house to …

Setting dangerous sex offenders free — that is the subject of this evening’s “Talking Points Memo.” New York Governor George Pataki has ordered 12 violent sex offenders held by the state after their prison terms were completed, citing the state’s voluntary commitment law. Pataki says the men have been evaluated …

John Kerry (search) lost the presidential election because he had no coherent strategy to fight the war on terror. Pleading with France to help out didn’t cut it with many independent American voters. As “Talking Points” has pointed out, the anti-Bush forces in America pretty much object to everything Mr. …

There are two kinds of presidents — actors and reactors. President Bush is an actor. He tries to make things happen, not just respond to events. That came through in a new way to me this week as I met with the president for a half hour in the Oval …

WASHINGTON – If the last few weeks on Capitol Hill are any indication, the only value shared by Democrats and Republicans is a mutual desire to kick the other side in the political pants. The sniping has gotten so bad that two members of the House, Democratic Rep. Steve Israel …

NEW YORK – Just when you thought the bohemian look (search) was “out” again, guess what? As winter reluctantly thaws into spring, you’re not imagining things if you run head-first into a woman wearing a colorful peasant skirt, a tunic top, beads and a headband in her messy locks. If …

And now the most telling two minutes in television, the latest from the wartime grapevine: Missed The Grapevine? Watch it! Iran Opposed to U.S. Military Action in IraqIran’s political and religious leaders are officially opposed to any U.S. military action to remove Saddam Hussein from power in neighboring Iraq. And …

WASHINGTON – Liberal activists and Democratic lawmakers are steamed about what they think is undue influence of conservative Christians on the Bush administration, complaining the pro-Christian movement has shifted its sights in recent months on foreign policy issues like family planning, and support of Israel. But leaders of the so-called …