Few classic movie stars are as consistently enjoyable than Robert Mitchum. Going down a list of his credits, the entertaining shows outnumber the losers by 4 to 1, and even the losers can be pleasant just to see the man with the big shoulders slouch nonchalantly through his paces.

City: Scottsdale, AZ -- As one of the most popular Californian poprock bands of the '70s, the Doobie Brothers evolved from a mellow, post-hippie boogie band to a slick, soul-inflected pop band by the end of the decade.

SPRINGDALE --Northwest Arkansas' first all-female Roller Derby league will open today in All-Star Sports Arena with two exhibition matches on tap.

Hollywood heads for the hills this time each year for the mountaintop Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah. Famous actors like Anthony Hopkins, Kate Beckinsale and Dakota Fanning are here to show off risky passion projects and unknown actors and filmmakers are jockeying for their big breaks. Meanwhile, many studio execs are forgoing cushy office life for all-day movie marathons in search of ...

Sting, Andy Summers and Stewart Copeland are still causing a stir 20 years later; Courtney Love's new album may be a masterpiece; 'Little Miss Sunshine' is poised to upset the Oscars; Isaac Hayes returns; and big trouble for soap opera stars.

"People sometimes ask me, 'Why adapt another movie into a musical ' " says Jerry Mitchell, who has earned a reputation as one of Broadway's most sought-after choreographers after his impressive track record with recent screen-to-stage hits "The Full Monty," "...

"I f Arafat were alive..." one hears this phrase increasingly often in conversations with Palestinians, and also with Israelis and foreigners. "If Arafat were alive, what's happening now in Gaza wouldn't be happening...&qu ot; "If Arafat were alive, we would have somebody to talk with..."