The "French Spotlight" film Seraphine, which is from France and Belgium, was the big jury-award winner at the just-concluded 10th anniversary Newport Beach Film Festival. The film nearly swept the jury's feature-film categories, winning best film, actor (Ulrich Tukur), actress (Yolande Moreau), director (Martin Provost) and screenplay (Laurent Brunet). The only other jury award for a feature went to the Korean film Modern Boy for best cinematography.In Seraphine (pictured), Moreau plays the titu
The official opening ceremony and course christening--my, aren't we being Christian--for the 2009 Maloof Money Cup skateboarding competition begins at 3 p.m. at the Orange County Fairgrounds, 88 Fair Dr., Costa Mesa.Created by Joe Maloof, who will attend the opening with his brother and Palms Hotel/Sacramento Kings ownership partner Gavin Maloof, this second annual event is considered the biggest money contest in the skateboarding as the sport's biggest pros chase after a half million dollar pur
Photo from Ryan Sheckler's MySpace pageRyan Sheckler with one of the spoils of his success.​Matthew Mercuro, the 36-year-old chief financial officer for fellow San Clemente resident Ryan Sheckler's businesses, was arrested and charged today with embezzling more than $365,000 from the 19-year-old professional skateboarding sensation, according to the Orange County District Attorney.The suspect, who is accused of fraudulently transferring funds to himself from two corporate accounts, has been ch
