Today's News

Phoenix News

• Storms headed to Phoenix could bring light rain
  Light showers remain in the forecast for Phoenix on Tuesday night into Wednesday night, and a second storm could bring slight chances for rainfall Thursday.
  
  
• Redone Papago School in Phoenix dedicated
  Bond funding allows for reconstruction of Papago School.
  
  
• Phoenix man dies from injuries after trampoline accident
  Man suffered a broken neck at trampoline park Thursday and died Sunday, officials say.
  
  
• Scottsdale ruling on public drunkenness draws fire
  A recent court ruling bars Scottsdale police from arresting drunk people in public.
  
  
• Phoenix structure fire injures 1, in critical condition
  A person has been transported to the hospital in critical condition after sustaining severe burn and smoke inhalation injuries Monday at a structure fire near Ironwood Drive and 37th Avenue, Phoenix Fire Capt. Scott Walker said.
  
  
• Phoenix homebuyers can tap into $116M for foreclosed homes
  Goal is to put vacant, foreclosed properties back into productive use and stabilize neighborhoods.
  
  
• Phoenix police offer reward for metal thief
  Police are offering a $1,000 reward as investigators search for the person who stole metal from air conditioning units of a Phoenix school district.
  
  

The Phoenix Suns

• Steve Nash still going strong with 38th birthday Tuesday
  Notes: If there was anyone Suns guard Steve Nash could look at as the model for what he could do as a 38-year-old NBA point guard, it would be Utah legend John Stockton.
  
  
• Hot-shooting Suns race past Hawks for 2nd straight win
  The Suns earned a second consecutive win for just the third time this season in beating the Hawks 99-90 on Monday night in Atlanta.
  
  
• Brother of New York Knicks' star Amar'e Stoudemire dies
  The New York Knicks say Amare Stoudemire will miss their game Monday night against Utah after his brother was killed in Florida.
  
  
• Suns' bench play led to win vs. Bobcats
  The Suns earned 40 bench points in Saturday's 95-89 win over the Bobcats, an effort they'd like to see duplicated Monday vs. the Hawks.
  
  
• Michael Redd, Suns pull away from Bobcats for win
  Michael Redd's first start led to 17 points from the ex-All-Star guard, and the Phoenix Suns came away with a 95-89 win over the Bobcats.
  
  

Republic Front Page

• 2/11: Rocker, winemaker Maynard James Keenan sets AZ roots
  Interview: Maynard James Keenan of Tool, A Perfect Circle and Puscifer talk about what brought him from Los Angeles to Arizona and what keeps him here -- the roots he planet in Jerome with Caduceus Cellars.
  
  
• Gila River Indian tribe votes on South Mountain Freeway today
  Tribe's vote today will end decades of uncertainty about a critical link in Valley's freeway system.
  
  
• Greece vexing European leaders
  Threats are made to let nation default on debt.
  
  

Movie Reviews

• 'A Separation,' 5 stars
  Asghar Farhadi's brilliant film involves both a family drama and a tense mystery. Set in contemporary Tehran, the dialogue in Persian, it sounds like a tough slog. It's not. The acting, especially by Peyman Moadi and Leila Hatami, is brilliant, the themes universal.
• 'The Woman in Black,' 3 stars
  Daniel Radcliffe makes his first big-budget foray into post-"Harry Potter" territory playing a 19th century London lawyer who encounters ghostly doings in a remote village. The real stars, however, are director James Watkins and cinematographer Tim Maurice-Jones, who create a wonderfully creepy atmosphere.
• 'Chronicle,' 3.5 stars
  The fake found-footage film may have worn out its welcome, but director Josh Trank actually puts an interesting spin on it. Three friends (Dane DeHaan, Alex Russell and Michael B. Jordan) develop telekinetic powers, but have trouble harnessing them. A pleasant surprise.
• 'The Innkeepers,' 3.5 stars
  Ti West once again has fun with the horror movie genre. Sara Paxton is really good as a young woman, rather aimless, working at a haunted inn during the last weekend it is open. Low budget, talky and smart -- and plenty scary, too.
• 'Big Miracle' 3.5 stars
  John Krasinski and Drew Barrymore star in director Ken Kwapis' film, based on actual events, about whales trapped in Arctic ice in 1988 and the effort to free them. It's cheesy but knows it, and is better because of it.
• 'Man on a Ledge,' 2 stars
  Sam Worthington tries his best to add emotional heft to director Asger Leth's film about a disgraced cop trying to prove his innocence, but the story, by screenwriter Pablo F. Fenjves, requires the audience to take too many leaps.
• 'Albert Nobbs, ' 3 stars
  Glenn Close shows an obvious love for the title character, a woman living as a man in 19th century Dublin. But Rodrigo Garcia's film never quite finds itself, despite the Oscar-nominated performances of Close and Janet McTeer, as a painter also living as a man.
• 'We Need to Talk About Kevin,' 4 stars
  Tilda Swinton is brilliant as the mother of a burgeoning psychopath in Lynne Ramsay's devastating film. It's tough stuff, but the performances and stylized presentation make it worthwhile.
• 'The Grey,' 3.5 stars
  Liam Neeson stars as a sharpshooter stranded in the Alaskan wilderness with society's rejects, who are hunted by wolves. Joe Carnahan's movie isn't exactly an art film, but he tries to provide some existential heft to it, which Neeson gamely works at providing.
• 'Red Tails,' 3.5 stars
  "Red Tails" is a rah-rah war film set in 1944. It also could have been written in the '40s, as all the stock World War II movie characters get dusted off and trotted out. The movie takes all these hoary cliches and presents them without any trace of irony or self-awareness. It's as if we are living in a world in which thoughtful war films such as "Saving Private Ryan" never existed.