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'Father of the Bride': Steve Martin and Kimberly Williams. Top Five Father's Day Movies? From giant Gregory Peck to tyrant John Gielgud What would be the Top Five Father's Day movies ever made? Well, there have been countless films about fathers and/or featuring fathers of various sizes, shapes, and inclinations. In terms of quality, these range from the amusing – e.g., the 1950 version of Cheaper by the Dozen; the Oscar-nominated The Grandfather – to the nauseating – e.g., the 1950 version of Father of the Bride; its atrocious sequel, Father's Little Dividend. Although I'm unable to come up with the absolute Top Five Father's Day Movies – or rather, just plain Father Movies – ever made, below are the first five (actually six, including a remake) "quality" patriarch-centered films that come to mind. Now, the fathers portrayed in these films aren't all heroic, loving, and/or saintly paternal figures. Several are...

Paul Henreid in ‘Casablanca’: Freedom Fighter on screen, Blacklisted ‘Subversive’ off screen Turner Classic Movies’ Star of the Month of July 2013, Paul Henreid, bids you farewell this evening. TCM left the most popular, if not exactly the best, for last: Casablanca, Michael Curtiz’s 1943 Best Picture Oscar-winning drama, is showing at 7 p.m. Pt tonight. (Photo: Paul Henreid sings "La Marseillaise" in Casablanca.) One of the best-remembered movies of the studio era, Casablanca — not set in a Spanish or Mexican White House — features Paul Henreid as Czechoslovakian underground leader Victor Laszlo, Ingrid Bergman’s husband but not her True Love. That’s Humphrey Bogart, owner of a cafe in the titular Moroccan city. Henreid’s anti-Nazi hero is generally considered one of least interesting elements in Casablanca, but Alt Film Guide contributor Dan Schneider thinks otherwise. In any case, Victor Laszlo feels like a character made to order for Paul Henreid,...

The Common Wealth Games in New Delhi, which began with great spirits with an awesome sportsman spirit amongst all participating nations, as seen in the opening ceremony, had some very interesting results at the end of the 2nd day’s events.

Here’s the list of the top three winners in the various events at the Cwg 2010: Final events with Indians:

Wrestling: category-Greco Roman 60 kg –

Gold: Ravinder Singh, India. Silver –Terrance Boson, England. Bronze-Romeo Joseph- Nigeria.

74kg:

Gold –Sanjay Kumar- India. Silver- Richard Addinail –South Africa. Bronze- Hassan Shahs van Australia.

96 Kg:

Gold- Anil Kumar India. Silver- Kakoma Hugues Bella Lufu, South Africa. Bronze- Eric Fuenekees, Canada.

Weight Lifting: Category: Men’s 62 Kg-

Gold-Aricco Judith, Malaysia. Silver- Naharuddin Mahayudin, Malaysia. Bronze- Anton Kurukulasooriyage, Sri Lanka.

53 Kg:Gold- Mari Lou Dozois Prevost Canada, Silver- Onyeka Azike, Nigeria, Bronze- Raihan Yusoll, Malaysia.

Swimming: Men are 50m: Gold- Liam Tancock, England, Silver- Hayden Stoeckel,...