Chris Bell -- Can't live without empathy.
Chris Bell, 25, was named to Forbes magazine's 30 Under 30 list, along with more famous names like LeBron James and actor Jonah Hill, Stanford quarterback Andrew Luck and actress Chloe Moretz. The Carnegie Mellon graduate describes himself as a game artist with formal training in game and graphic design. (Yesterday)
Ben Gazzara as Sgt. Angelo in "The Bridge at Remagen" (1969).
Ben Gazzara, an intense actor whose long career included playing Brick in the original "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" on Broadway, roles in influential films by John Cassavetes and work with several generations of top Hollywood directors, died Friday in New York City. He was 81. (02/04/2012)
Darren Michaels
John Krasinski and Drew Barrymore in "Big Miracle."
Freeing Willy was a cakewalk compared to what would-be rescuers face in Alaska. Three California gray whales, christened Fred, Wilma and Bamm-Bamm, are trapped off the coast of Barrow, Alaska, north of the Arctic Circle. (02/03/2012)
Diyah Pera
From left, Dane DeHaan, Michael B. Jordan and Alex Russell play high school students who become inseparable friends when they gain supernatural powers in "Chronicle."
This is how the young Clark Kent must have felt. If Clark Kent had been on Facebook. For Andrew, Matt and Steve -- three self-obsessed Seattle high school buds who climb down a hole and emerge with telekinetic powers -- coming to grips with their newfound skills not only is a challenge, but also a kick. (02/03/2012)
Nick Wall
Daniel Radcliffe shows his versatility in "The Woman in Black."
"The Woman in Black" is a ghost story for beginners. It stars Daniel Radcliffe, is rated PG-13, and runs just 95 minutes. At a preview, a cluster of moviegoers audibly reacted now and then, but the jolts were mild, barely raising any gooseflesh and certainly not electrifying audiences the way "Insidious," "The Orphanage" or "The Shining" did. (02/03/2012)