Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
New family films, including 'Inkheart' and 'Hotel for Dogs'
A guide to movies from a family perspective:
"Inkheart"
-- Rated: PG.
-- Suitable for: Children 8 or 9 and up.
10 states with most bankruptcies
The top 10
Here are the top 10 states for bankruptcy filings per thousand population for Chapters 7 and 13:
1. Tennessee
2. Nevada
3. Georgia
4. Alabama
5. Indiana
6. Michigan
7. Kentucky
8. Ohio
9. Arkansas
10. Missouri
Source: American Bankruptcy Institute
A responsibility code for the slopes
Responsibility code for skiers and snowboarders:
1. Always stay in control, and be able to stop or avoid other people or objects.
2. People ahead of you have the right of way. It is your responsibility to avoid them.
3. You must not stop where you obstruct a trail or are not visible from above.
New family films: 'Hotel for Dogs,' 'Paul Blart: Mall Cop' and more
A guide to movies from a family perspective:
"Hotel for Dogs"
-- Rated: PG.
-- Suitable for: School-age children and older.
-- What you should know: Orphans (Emma Roberts and Jake T. Austin) are foster children who turn an abandoned hotel into a home for dogs, even as they long for a permanent loving place for themselves.
-- Language: None.
Food ideas for your ski excursion
Two recipes to consider for ski-weekend dining:
BEEF & BEAN CHILI
(Tested by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
4 tablespoons olive oil, divided
2 onions, finely diced
4 scallions, trimmed and minced
3 cloves garlic, thinly sliced
2 jalapeno peppers, seeded and finely diced
2 tablespoons ground cumin
2 tablespoons chili powder
New family films, including 'Not Easily Broken' and 'Bride Wars'
A guide to movies from a family perspective:
"Not Easily Broken"
-- Rated: PG-13.
-- Suitable for: Mature tweens and up.
New films from a family perspective, including 'Yes Man'
A guide to movies from a family perspective:
"Yes Man"
-- Rated: PG-13.
-- Suitable for: Mature tweens and up.
-- What you should know: Jim Carrey plays a lonely loan officer whose life is transformed when he attends a seminar in which he vows to say yes to every opportunity.
New films from family perspective, including 'Day Earth Stood Still'
A guide to movies from a family perspective:
"The Day the Earth Stood Still"
-- Rated: PG-13.
-- Suitable for: 10- or 11-year-olds and up.
New films from a family perspective, including 'Australia'
A guide to movies from a family perspective:
"Australia"
-- Rated: PG-13.
-- Suitable for: Tweens and above.
-- What you should know: Baz Luhrmann directs Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman in a sweeping, old-fashioned movie set in Australia in the late 1930s and early '40s.
Elvis, Faith Hill, Sarah Brightman in the holiday spirit this year
Oh, the many moods of Christmas. You can chill with Enya, swing with Harry Connick Jr. or rock with a bunch of metal dudes.
Here's what new for the holidays.
Records are rated on a scale of one (awful) to four (classic) stars:
POP/ROCK/ETC.
Elvis Presley, "Christmas Duets" (RCA Nashville). 2-1/2 stars (average)
