4 February 2012, 2:14 pm
Description: Inspired by the true story that captured the hearts of people across the world, the rescue adventure Big Miracle tells the amazing tale of a small town news reporter (John Krasinski) and a Greenpeace volunteer (Drew Barrymore) who are joined by rival world superpowers to save a family o... Read More »
3 February 2012, 12:55 pm
'Big Miracle' looks to make a splash in local theaters as it opened February 3. The heartwarming true story is based on a 1988 effort to rescue three Alaskan whales. Julia Morales has more.... Read More »
3 February 2012, 2:02 am
It takes a village to save a whale. Make that three whales - and a media village. But never fear. If you weren't around in 1988 - or only dimly recall the real-life incident it purports to depict - along comes "Big Miracle" to warm your heart, despite... Read More »
2 February 2012, 9:21 pm
Based on real events, Big Miracle manages to avoid settling into sappiness... Read More »
2 February 2012, 2:21 pm
Based on Thomas Rose's 1989 book, the film follows an Alaska town's real-life struggle to free whales from thickening ice that prevents their migration to a warmer climate. Critic Ella Taylor says the film, like many of its characters, is flawed but amiable.... Read More »
2 February 2012, 12:46 pm
The Institute for Fiscal Studies has urged the Government to consider a £20bn fiscal stimulus in the event of the eurozone break-up, saying a possible plan B should be outlined in the Budget.... Read More »
2 February 2012, 9:49 am
Big Miracle has the cheesy set up of a predictable rescue story, though an inter-species one. A pod of vulnerable whales suffer while conflicted humans bicker over whether or not — and how — to help before eventually riding to the rescue. But the movie has enough of a sense of irony to cut throu... Read More »
1 February 2012, 5:21 am
A 19-year-old made a lucky escape from a parked car in Clements Road just yards from the City Gates building as it collapsed yesterday.... Read More »
21 January 2012, 5:55 pm
FRANCES D'EMILIO Associated Press GIGLIO, Italy Divers plumbing the capsized Costa Concordia's murky depths pulled out the body of a woman in a life vest Saturday, while scuba-diving police swam through the captain's cabin to retrieve a safe and documents belonging to the man who abandon... Read More »
19 January 2012, 7:07 am
Decision prompted by safety concerns after the partially submerged Costa Concordia moved slightly.... Read More »