(CNN) -- I believe in remakes. "Father of the Bride," "Ocean's Eleven," "The Parent Trap"... Each version was a classic in its own time.
And despite the fact that the recently announced "Dirty Dancing" remake -- most likely -- won't hold a candle to the 1987 dance flick, I'm optimistic.
With all t

By Patricia Zengerle
GETTYSBURG, Pennsylvania

(CNN)-- It's a country known for its stunning safari landscapes, long beaches and towering Mount Kilimanjaro.
And according to documentary film-maker Nick Broomfield -- best known for films such as "Kurt & Courtney," "Biggie and Tupac" and "Aileen: Life and Death of a Serial Killer" -- Tanzania i

(CNN) -- American golfer Stacy Lewis banished the ghosts of her nightmare final round at the 2008 U.S. Open when she clinched the Kraft Nabisco Championship by three shots on Sunday.
The 26-year-old, whose grandfather died on the eve of the tournament at Mission Hills in California, claimed the fir

Atlanta, Georgia (CNN) -- Bobby Maurice Tillman, the Georgia teen stomped to death outside a home where a party was being held, died from a lacerated heart, Douglas County Coroner Randy Daniel told CNN Tuesday.
He said the 18-year-old likely suffered a break in a rib bone, which in turn punctured h

(CNN) -- Crews bolstered by out-of-state help worked in Texas on Monday to contain large wildfires responsible for destroying close to 100 homes and other structures, officials said.
"We are all doing the best we can," said Lisa Nugent, director of the Chamber of Commerce in Fort Davis, where the T

(CNN) -- Larry Flynt, porn publisher and erstwhile snoop into the sex lives of politicians, has offered a job to disgraced former U.S. Congressman Anthony Weiner.
Flynt, founder of Hustler Magazine, made the job offer in a letter that was published in The Huffington Post on Thursday.
"This offer