Baby Miranda, at the hospital

Miranda Nicolette Price was born at 6:17 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 3.
She’s a beautiful 7 lb 2 oz girl, and is 18 inches long.
Mom and daughter are doing fine. Rachel and Audrey were very excited to meet their new sister.

The movie strains credulity throughout, with two-dimensional characters and unbelievable contrivances; the film exists only as a vehicle for easy gags and childish humor. While (Adam) Sandler has obvious talent for comedy and drama, neither is tested in this case.

“Chuck & Larry” wants to be a comedy about acceptance but instead comes off as stereotypical and patronizing.

Catherine Zeta-Jones stars as Kate, a buttoned-down top chef whose life gets scrambled in “No Reservations.”

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“No Reservations” is a remake of the 2002 German film “Mostly Martha.” Unfortunately, the American cast of Zeta-Jones and (Aaron) Eckhart doesn’t create much chemistry.

“No Reservations” sticks a little too closely to the standard recipe for romantic comedies and as such comes out a bit bland. Still, given the talent of (Abigail) Breslin and the sumptuous-looking recipes onscreen, some may find “No Reservations” acceptable comfort food.

Director Joel Schumacher previously worked with (Jim) Carrey on “Batman Forever,” and, as he did in that movie, he makes a movie that looks pretty but doesn’t make a whole lot of sense. “The Number 23” lacks coherence in plot and features a twist ending that isn’t really a twist.

In “Paprika,” the line between dreams and reality is blurred in a surrealistic thriller from “Perfect Blue” director Satoshi Kon.

This Japanese anime takes place in a near-future world and is based on the science fiction novel of the same name by Yasutaka Tsutsui.

NORMAN — Tacked-up paper signs pointed to the set, and crew members wearing headsets called out “Quiet!” with alacrity as the film production of “The Ivory Trade” took over Norman’s Nancy O’Brien Center for the Performing Arts this week.

Academy Award winner Martin Landau, character actor Peter Stormare and other stars were on the campus of Norman North High School filming the drama about concert pianists produced by Amy Briede and Academy Award-winning producer Gray Frederickson.

LOS ANGELES — To the casual observer, the based-on-the-comics “X-Men” films might not have much in common with the based-on-the-Broadway show “Hairspray” musical.

But Stillwater-born James Marsden, who played Cyclops in the three “X-Men” films and dance show host Corny Collins in “Hairspray,” said the films explore similar themes.

“This movie is really the ‘X-Men.’ It’s the outcasts, the people who are different, who become the heroes. Instead of retractable claws and laser beams, it’s the Twist and the Mashed Potato — singing and dancing,” Marsden said.