The wineries of Central Texas Austin American-Statesman
1. Alamosa Wine Cellars Founded: 1999 Address: 677 County Road 430, Bend Phone: (325) 628-3313 Web site: alamosawinecellars.com Tasting room hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday, noon to 5 p.m. Sunday (Wine Trail weekends until 6 p.m.)
Holiday movie preview NorthJersey.com
In this year's Hollywood Christmas pie, moviegoers may be hard pressed to stick in their thumb and pull out the plum. There's no "Narnia" this time around, no "King Kong," no "Lord of the Rings," no "Grinch" - and the only "Potter" this year is Beatrix, the subject of Dec. 29's "Miss Potter."
Capsule Movie Reviews The Charlotte Observer
Film capsules are written by Lawrence Toppman. If there's no star rating, he hasn't seen the movie. Grades: 4 stars = excellent, 3 stars = good, 2 stars = fair, 1 star = poor.
ACCEPTED San Jose Mercury News
After being rejected by eight colleges, Ohio teen Bartleby Gaines (Justin Long) invents his own college out of thin air, initially creating a fake Web site and letterhead. Then with $10,000 in tuition money from his parents, he and some friends rent a decrepit psychiatric hospital and form it into a fake campus. Using funds from the parents of other teens who fall for the ruse, they devise a
Ghost Stories Kaidan St. Petersburg Times
(1964, Japan) Four stories about ghosts based on a book by Lafcadio Hearn. Fri., Oct. 27, 6 p.m. The Thick-Walled Room (Kabe atsuki heya) (1953, Japan) Written by Kobo Abe, the film is about Japanese war criminals in a Tokyo prison.
HALLOWEEN Akron Beacon Journal
Haunted History Walks of Canal Fulton -- 8 tonight; 8 and 10 p.m. Friday, Saturday and Tuesday. All walks meet at the ``Trip in Time'' building, 118 N. Canal St., Canal Fulton. $10. 330-412-6114 or www.hauntedhistory.net.
CIA Tried To Silence European Union On Rendition Torture Flights Free Internet Press
The CIA tried to persuade Germany to silence European Union protests about the human rights record of one of America's key allies in its clandestine torture flights program, the Guardian revealed today. According to a secret intelligence report, the CIA offered to let Germany have access to one of its citizens, an al-Qaeda suspect being held in a Moroccan cell. But the U.S. secret agents demanded