Sandler, who was in Mexico with co-star Kevin James to promote the film's opening in theaters here, told a news conference: "If I can help anybody in any way, I certainly would."

The Eagles will perform during this fall's Country Music Association Awards for the first time, a nod to the success of their new single, "How Long," on country radio.

It takes exactly one minute and 41 seconds for engineers at the Firestone Motorsports facility to balance, stagger, and letter a racing tire, which is probably a good thing since the company has produced 5,100 tires for the month of May and 32,000 total for the racing season.

Family-owned businesses make up a huge portion of the economy, but they come with a built-in conflict. When family life and workplace life collide, it can create so many problems that observers say family-owned businesses generally fail not because of economic issues, but because they can’t resolve family turmoil.

“Speed Racer” was lapped in its opening weekend at the box office as “Iron Man” continued to fire its jets with $50.5 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday.

The creators of “The Matrix,” its disappointing sequels and the excellent “V for Vendetta,” Andy and Larry Wachowski, pull out all the visual stops for their film adaptation of “Speed Racer,” the cult Japanese cartoon of the 1960’s. Somehow, it comes together well enough in a film that works in spite of its flaws.

The Marvel Comics adaptation, starring Robert Downey Jr. as the guy in the metal suit, hauled in $100.7 million during its opening weekend and $104.2 million since debuting Thursday night, the second-best premiere ever for a nonsequel, according to studio estimates Sunday.

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They’re quite the cast of characters. You go to the movies, and there they are. Maybe you’ll only find one or two. Maybe you’ll see, or hear, more.
I’m not talking about characters in any specific film. I’m talking about the people at the movie theater. They’re in the shadows, but they’re not always exactly lurking.