Dark Knight

Justice League of America is exactly the kind of movie Warner Bros. loves to make. Based on the classic DC Comics series, the script is filled with a dream team of recognizable superheroes - Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, the Flash - and could not only become its own franchise, but also could spin off individual character sequels, TV shows and merchandise. (Green Lantern Underoos, anyone?) But even a league of superheroes might not have enough special powers to repel the latest villain on Hollywood's horizon: an impending labor dispute.

Mindy McCready in hospital after apparent suicide attempt Country singer Mindy McCready was in stable condition in a Nashville, Tenn., hospital yesterday after police said she cut her wrists and took several pills in an apparent suicide attempt. A Nashville police report said McCready's brother discovered the singer in her bloody bed several hours after she returned Wednesday morning from a night out. Timothy McCready told police his sister had been "very intoxicated." Centennial Medical Center spokeswoman Jenny Barker said yesterday that Mindy McCready, 33, remained in stable condition.

Trevor Pryce said he feels good, and he proved it yesterday at Ravens training camp. The defensive end looked trim and didn't seem to be carrying extra weight on his 6-foot-5, 286-pound frame. After practicing with mostly rookies in the morning at McDaniel College in Westminster, Pryce ran sprints on an empty football field, finishing the last one by backpedaling the entire way. "My wind is a lot better," said the four-time Pro Bowler, who trained during the offseason with a 30-pound weight jacket and adopted a basketball-style regimen.

"Peanuts." The editorial cartoons of Herblock. "The Fantastic Four." And "Binky Brown Meets the Holy Virgin Mary."Those are just a few of the offerings you'll find on the Comics Journal's Top 100 (English-Language) Comics of the Century, an eclectic list that has sparked spirited debate among comics fans.Which, of course, is one of the points of the list.There's a "certain provocation" in putting out such a list, acknowledges Kim Thompson, vice president of Seattle-based Fantagraphics Books, which publishes the monthly Comics Journal.

For a complete list of Oscar nominations, go to baltimoresun.com/oscars Best Picture: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Frost/Nixon, Milk, The Reader, Slumdog Millionaire Best Actor: Richard Jenkins, The Visitor; Frank Langella, Frost/Nixon; Sean Penn, Milk; Brad Pitt, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button; Mickey Rourke, The Wrestler Best Actress: Anne Hathaway, Rachel Getting Married; Angelina Jolie, Changeling; Melissa Leo, Frozen River; Meryl Streep,...

This is part of a series of 2012 Maryland football commitment Q&As leading up to Signing Day on Feb. 1. All answers are provided by the featured player. Name : Dallas Griffiths Birthdate : July 31, 1993 Birthplace : Tallahassee, Fla. Hometown : Tallahassee, Fla. Height : 6-2 Weight : 225 Position : Linebacker Nickname : Griff High School : North Florida Christian School Senior statistics : 190 tackles Rankings : Rivals.com -- Three-star prospect.

HOLLYWOOD, Calif. - Slumdog Millionaire, a joyous story of enduring love and unexpected riches among the lower castes of India, took home the Oscar for best picture at last night's 81st annual Academy Awards, capping an unlikely awards season for a movie that barely got released in this country. The movie, which was picked up at the last minute by Fox Searchlight Pictures, dominated the awards, winning eight of the nine categories in which it was nominated (its only loss came in the sound editing category)

Movie openings ... they're not just for Fridays anymore. With new movies tripping over each other every week as they struggle to maximize buzz and bring in more box-office bucks than the competition, studios are looking to exploit every possible edge. Increasingly, that involves pushing at the boundaries of the traditional Friday opening - either by debuting the film just after midnight Friday (as The Dark Knight did last month) or, as is happening today with Columbia's Pineapple Express and Warner Bros.

The Parkville boy's parents had deemed him too young for "Tron" when it played in theaters in 1982. But he loved it when he saw it several years later on a neighbor's VHS tape. Soon, he wanted to join the new frontier of electronic bulletin boards. To post, he had to pick a moniker. "A lot of people chose aliases like Dark Knight or Thunder Hawk," he said recently. "I logged on for a week as Tron. " By the end of the week he realized there were seven or eight people in Baltimore alone using Tron.