Zac Efron, Marcia Gay Harden join "Parkland"

LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Zac Efron and Marcia Gay Harden are joining Paul Giamatti, Billy Bob Thornton and Jacki Weaver in the cast of "Parkland," the producers announced on Wednesday.Based on the epic book "Reclaiming History: The Assassination of President John F. Kennedy," by the author and former prosecutor Vincent Bugliosi, the adapted screenplay is written by journalist and novelist Peter...

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Gordon Crawford Retires - Hollywood Loses a Great One

LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Hollywood should take a moment to regret the retirement this week of Gordon Crawford of Capital Research and Management, one of the wisest, most influential and most successful investors in media and entertainment of the past several decades. Crawford out a note to friends on Wednesday - on which were copied a Who's Who of leaders in entertainment and technology...

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Why "Les Misérables" Looks Like a Holiday Box-Office Smash

LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Moviegoers are storming online ticketing sites in advance of the Christmas release of "Les Misérables," and the big-screen adaptation of the Broadway musical has all the makings of a holiday smash.With a cast that includes Anne Hathaway and Hugh Jackman, expectations are enormous, but based on advance tracking, so is the box-office potential.The film, made for a reported...

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Why Older Workers are Better Workers

At a time when high unemployment numbers constantly make the headlines, companies can be selective about whom they want to hire. Older workers  generally don't make the top of lists of potential job candidates for a variety of reasons, some real and some imagined. But with 10,000 baby boomers reaching the age of 65 each day for the next twenty years, hiring companies would do well to re-evaluate...

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Baby Boomers Plan Their Retirement Careers

Retirement for the baby boomers is likely to be far different from what their parents experienced. Work will probably be an integral part of everyday life, both to meet financial requirements and to keep busy during an increasing lifespan. Workers approaching retirement should plan now for their pending retirement career.[See 10 Places to Launch a Second Career in Retirement.]Most baby boomers (72...

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The Real Best Places to Retire in 2012

A blizzard of articles give advice about the best places to retire. They generally recommend fleeing the North and heading for the Sunbelt, to places in the Carolinas, Florida, or Arizona. Occasionally they offer a surprise retirement spot in Iowa or Indiana. Sometimes they even tout retirement locales outside the United States.[See The 10 Best Places to Retire in 2012.]These articles rely on statistics...

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Sexual Activity Deemed Safe for Many Heart Patients by AHA

 The American Heart Association  has released its first scientifically based statement with recommendations for sexual activity for people with heart conditions or cardiovascular disease. The good news for many with heart problems is that sex is safe.AHA Scientific Statement on Sex and Cardiovascular DiseaseFor many heart patients, if they are able to walk briskly or climb two flights of...

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Need to Exercise More? Think How It Will Help You Now

FRIDAY, Jan. 13 (HealthDay News) -- Health and fitness experts have for years tried to entice people to exercise more by flogging long-range benefits such as losing weight or avoiding long-term illness caused by chronic disease.They might have been going about it all wrong. Research now appears to show that "improve your heart health" may be a less effective message than "feel better now."A University...

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Belfast rally demands return of British flag

BELFAST (Reuters) - Around 2,000 pro-British loyalists rallied in central Belfast on Saturday for the return of the British flag to the roof of city hall after a vote by Irish nationalist councilors to remove it sparked a week of rioting.Twenty-eight police officers have been injured in the most widespread pro-British street violence for years in the province as the flag became a rallying point for...

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U.S. trade-human rights link tests Obama-Russia ties

MOSCOW (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate's passage of legislation to punish Russians who violate human rights is the first big test of the resolve of Vladimir Putin and Barack Obama to improve relations since their election victories.Obama, who launched a "reset" in relations with Russia less than four years ago, is likely to sign the law even though Moscow sees it as "aggressively unfriendly." Damage...

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