Aug. 29, 2008

• Raising 'The Shield' — Show's success opened doors on basic cable0

• Western releases include real gems0

• Animated releases include real gems1

• Chris Hicks: Sorry, I don't speak text messaging3

• Radio dial: KSL at top of the ratings again; KUBL is runner-up0

• On the screen0

• Dining out: Cafe Rio4

• Film review: 'Wire' gives insight into daring crime0

• Film review: Kingsley puts on a masterful performance in 'Elegy'0

• Film review: 'Traitor' ought to be thrilling, but ...1

• Film review: Actress impressive in 'Last Mistress'0

• Weekend calendar0

• DVD releases: 'Rob a Bank' among new DVDs0

• DVD releases: 'Redbelt,' 'Son of Rambow' released on DVD0

• Concert review: Boyz II Men keeps audience on its feet0

• Best and worst of summer films0

• Ex Machina competing for spot on locals-only stage0

• Musician/songwriter Finn soon to release CD0

• Kenny Rogers wants to stay relevant0

• Prince, Madonna, Jackson all 500

• Celebrities give their take on turning 500

• Phelps to cap busy week at Video Music Awards0

• Cracked windshield forced Yearwood's plane down0

• Rapper DMX pleads guilty on marijuana, coke counts0

• Birthdays for Friday, Aug. 290

Aug. 28, 2008

• Valentino walks red carpet at Venice festival for his documentary0

• BYU, Utah OK, not great, in video game sim45

• Scott D. Pierce: Cho a pioneer for a 2nd time0

• Pop culture chatter0

• Birthdays for Thursday, Aug. 282

Aug. 27, 2008

• Theater project in Sandy clears tall hurdle23

• Is Denver big enough for Sean Penn and Obama Girl?0

• Concert review: Crow's versatility on display in solid show1

• DVD releases: Harley in concert is worth a look0

• Mattel awarded $40 million in suit against Bratz maker5

• Marty Stuart to feature old-style country music0

• MTV awards show won't feature Britney0

• Osment will make Broadway debut0

• Birthdays for Wednesday, Aug. 270

Aug. 26, 2008

• Still a 'fly boy' at 813

• Concert review: Crow shows versatility in mostly solid performance2

• Scott D. Pierce: Houghs are 'Dancing' and 'Idol' adds judge1

• Time Warner Cable to carry Big Ten college-sports channel2

• Dave Matthews show postponed0

• Concert review: Lewis Black is back and he's still hilarious1

• SEC signs a 15-year TV deal with ESPN2

• Photo: Crow show0

• Young to star in Broadway production of 'Grease'0

• Sheriff's deputy pulls gun on Diddy's entourage1

• Sheen's wife pregnant with the actor's 4th child0

Aug. 25, 2008

• Scott D. Pierce: Tough enough? Nope0

• Dave Matthews show postponed7

• 'American Idol' adds DioGuardi as fourth judge2

• Susan Lucci, Toni Braxton set for ABC's 'Dancing'0

• Lots of events planned for families0

• Today on TV0

• Barenaked Ladies singer survives plane crash0

• Sports on the air0

• 'Tropic Thunder' still on top of box office0

• Walsh pumped about Obama-Biden ticket0

• Winehouse in-law says prison is best option0

• Birthdays for Monday, Aug. 250

Aug. 24, 2008

• Telling tales: Outdoor storytelling festival ignites imagination in natural setting0

• Salak's writing reflects her own travails, travels0

• 'Thunder' reigns again with $16.1 million weekend0

• Erica Hansen: 2008 'Gypsy' cast hits high note with CD4

• Talking pictures: Here's proof that August is film 'dumping ground'4

• Book review: Author pursues family's psychosis1

• Book review: 'The White Mary'0

• Galleries0

• Book displays artist's works0

• Legal battle looms over late artist's drawings0

• Moab fest features pianist-composer0

• Moab Musical Festival daily concert schedule0

• Canada's Jet Black Stare plans to savor its new opportunity0

• Winans works to empower youths1

• Concert calendar0

• Book review: 'Anticancer' gives tips to fight illness0

• Literary footnotes0

• Book review: 'On a Day Like This' is oddly compelling0

• Book review: 'Yankee' is a lively tale of Murcer's life, career0

• Salt Laker's work is among 3 'amazing' new plays0

• Comedies, musicals, more on stage1

• DVD releases: Mysteries, cartoons and more available on DVD0

• California woos filmmakers0

• Auditions0

• Fired co-anchor admits hacking e-mails0

• Sports on the air0

• Singer Madonna kicks off 4-act world tour in Cardiff0

• New York Times Best Seller list0

• Comic Kattan, wife split after 8 weeks of marriage0

• 'Brady' star is boycotting film 'Tropic' over R-word1

• Disneyland is planning Sweet 16 party for Cyrus1

• Birthdays for Sunday, Aug. 240

Aug. 23, 2008

• Homemade shrines pay homage to the King1

• Scott D. Pierce: You gotta have faith1

• Film review: 'Ride' is a 'moron-strous' piece of biker junk0

• 'Luna' sweeps Imagen Awards0

• Birthdays for Saturday, Aug. 230

Aug. 22, 2008

• For heaven's sake: 'Angels' filmmaker says LDS movies can be positive and entertaining56

• DVD series hails many a chief0

• Chris Hicks: Those insulted at 'Thunder' don't get joke11

• Dining out: 350 Main1

• Music notes: Musician's death is a sad event1

• Birthdays for Friday, Aug. 220

• Film review: 'Death Race' nonsensical, trashy0

• Film review: Well-made, well-intentioned 'Errand' is a bit dry11

• Film review: Dumb 'Bunny' wastes star's talent0

• Film review: 'Hamlet' tries too hard0

• Film review: Innocent-man-on-the-run plot works in 'Tell No One'0

• Film review: Humor in 'Bottle Shock' leaves a bad aftertaste0

• Film review: 'Longshots' sadly formulaic0

• 'Redbelt,' 'Vegas' new to DVD0

• Blues Traveler is mixing things up0

• Utah dancers taking stage0

• Lyrics on clothes: money for artists0

• Black finds humor in news0

• Archuleta song climbs the charts9

• Weekly calendar0

• Playing at local movie theaters0

• DCT audition workshop set0

• A dream fulfilled: Obama evokes King as he lays out his goals 94
• Shurtleff recovering from leg surgery 4
• Moab wildfire grows; Draper fears flooding 1
• Cedar City remembers 10 crash victims 3
• McCain may name v.p. today 37

• BYU football: Big brothers on the block 44
• Utah Jazz: An experience good as gold 4
• Real Salt Lake: Plenty on the line for Real 4
• Utah Utes football: Michigan has much to prove 55
• Jankovic works overtime, makes 4th round at Open 0

• High gas prices limiting travel 2
• Economic rebound not expected to linger 0
• Into the wind — State's first wind farm selling power to PacificCorp grid 6
• Settlement in SunCrest case proposed 1
• Flix store owner gets jail sentence in sex case 4