Andy Garcia

A lone heroine fights off giant monsters and sinister masked warriors in "August 8", a Kremlin-funded blockbuster that gives the Russian view of the country's 2008 war with Georgia.

(Reuters) - While golf fans will relish the chance to rub shoulders with celebrities such as Huey Lewis and Bill Murray at this week's Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, the event's pro-am format can be a mixed blessing for the players.

Tiger Woods says the positives outweigh the negatives when it comes to playing in Pro-Am golf tournaments like the PGA Tour's Pebble Beach stop.

US stars Andy Garcia and Sharon Stone brought Hollywood glamour to ex-Soviet Tbilisi on Sunday at the premiere of a film about the Georgia-Russia war that portrays the conflict as Kremlin aggression.

Lakers emphatically snap 4-game losing streak with 113-80 win over struggling Sacramento. Kobe Bryant scored 22 points, Pau Gasol added 16 despite a strained left hamstring, and the Los Angeles Lakers easily snapped a four-game losing streak with a 113-80 victory over the struggling Sacramento Kings on Friday night.

On a weekday morning in Summerlin, Justin Timberlake ? the international pop star who has grown into a very good TV and film actor ? looked like a regular weekend hacker.Or, in his case, a regular, once-every-four-months hacker.

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - The spring box-office season's final weekend matches an R-rated horror picture against a family-friendly comedy as Warner Bros. debuts the remake of "A Nightmare on Elm Street," and Summit Entertainment bows "Furry Vengeance."

As Cuba votes, attention focuses instead on abuse hurled at dissidents. Nearly every eligible Cuban cast ballots in a vote the communist government proclaims is proof of the island's democracy. But if headlines were made, it was by six elderly women standing under an ancient ficus tree, enduring seven hours of insults and obscenities for demanding political prisoners be freed.

Henrik Sedin's go-ahead goal pushes Canucks past Kings to even series. Henrik Sedin gave the puck to his brother and immediately got it back. He slipped between two defenders and found the net with all the ease you'd expect from the NHL scoring champion.

Bryant scores 39 points, Lakers hold off Thunder 95-92 to take 2-0 series lead. Kobe Bryant had been waiting for a breakout game, the kind of high-scoring effort he's made his reputation on. He got it just in time. Playing with a broken finger, sore knee and bum ankle, Bryant scored 39 points, carrying the Lakers in the fourth quarter when they lost the lead three times, and Los Angeles beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 95-92 on Tuesday night to take a 2-0 lead in their Western Conference playoff series.

As Obama seeks to boost number of US college graduates, 1 man helps show the way. Eduardo Padron sat in his high school counselor's office, ready to discuss his future and fulfill the promise he had made his mother before boarding a plane and leaving Cuba.

Emilio and Gloria Estefan and others record Spanish-language 'We are the World' to help Haiti. Emilio and Gloria Estefan and other celebrities gathered to record a Spanish-language version of "We are the World" on Friday to raise money for Haiti earthquake victims.

Welcome to Southern Nevada, Mr. President.

Buzzing with anticipation after hosting its first Hollywood film production, ex-Soviet Georgia is stepping up efforts to attract foreign filmmakers and their multi-million-dollar budgets.

Bryant, Bynum lead Lakers' big 3rd quarter in 118-110 win over Atlanta. Kobe Bryant had 41 points and eight rebounds, Andrew Bynum added 21 points and the Los Angeles Lakers pulled away with 18 consecutive points in the third quarter for a 118-110 victory over the Atlanta Hawks on Sunday night.

US actor Val Kilmer has arrived in Georgia to portray a journalist covering last year's Georgia-Russia war in a Hollywood film about the conflict, the movie's co-producer said on Tuesday.

Hollywood star Andy Garcia plays Georgian president in film about 2008 Russia-Georgia war. Tens of thousands of cheering people filled the streets in front of Georgia's parliament, but they came to make a movie, not stage one of the capital's frequent mass demonstrations.

TBILISI (Reuters) - The office of the Georgian president had a new occupant Monday as U.S. actor Andy Garcia took on the role of Mikheil Saakashvili in a film based on last year's war with Russia.

TBILISI (Reuters Life!) - The office of the Georgian president had a new occupant on Monday as U.S. actor Andy Garcia took on the role of Mikheil Saakashvili in a film based on last year's war with Russia.

No money, no problem: Miami doctor who treats the poor and uninsured wins national recognition. Dr. Pedro Jose Greer stands in a cool, dim operating room at Miami's Mercy Hospital, looking at a glowing image of a patient's digestive system on a flat-screen TV.