Embrace

In a seductive tale of love and betrayal, a king's courtesan is forbidden to embrace her one true love. Trained in the art of pleasure, Maya, the beautiful servant girl becomes defiant, rebelling against ancient tradition. As passion takes over, the conflict brings consequences that no one ever envisioned. Breathtaking cinematography, lavish costumes and mesmerizing music add a compelling richness to this epic tale from critically acclaimed director Mira Nair.

Co-winner of the Grand Jury Prize for the Best Dramatic Film at this year's Sundance Film Festival as well as the winner for Best Direction, GIRLFIGHT heralds in a new feminity for the new century. It marks the breathtaking debut of an incendiary new filmmaker (Karyn Kusama) and a ferocious new star (Michelle Rodriguez). Drenched in sweat, emotion and attitude, GIRLFIGHT is the riveting potrait of Diana, a fierce young woman who takes up boxing as a means to reconcile with her past and embrace life on her own terms.

Why did the German Church embrace Hitler and the Nazi Party? And what was a good German, a deeply religious and pacifist man, to do abouit it? Dietrich Bonhoeffer was a young German theologian who offered one of the first clear voices of resistance to Hitler. Bonheoffer openly challenged his church to stand with the Jews in their time of need, and eventually joined a plot to kill Hitler.

Matt King (George Clooney) is an indifferent husband and father of two girls who is forced to re-examine his past and embrace his future when his wife suffers a boating accident off of Waikiki. The event leads to a rapprochement with his young daughters while Matt wrestles with a decision to sell the family's land handed down from Hawaiian royalty and missionaries.

Loud music. Pornography. Lighting fires. These are a few of Hesher's favorite things. And they are what Hesher (Joseph Gordon- Levitt) brings into the lives of TJ (Devin Brochu) and his father Paul (Rainn Wilson) when he takes up residence in the garage uninvited. Grief stricken by the loss of TJ's mother, Paul can't muster the strength to evict the strange squatter and soon the long-haired, tattooed Hesher becomes a fixture in the household. Like a force of nature, Hesher's anarchy shakes the family out of their grief and helps them embrace life once more

Blind Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng, whose dramatic escape from house arrest setoff an international firestorm, sat down for his first interview since arriving in the U.S. Guangcheng described his suffering under 'illegal detention' to CNN's Anderson Cooper and said his activism began when he was faced with a battle of 'stop evil and embrace the good.'

Here s Conan O Brien appearing on Letterman last night for the first time in 13 years. The subject of Leno is broached, which is a tad dead-horse-ish, but it s still enjoyable to see them just embrace the awkward, not to mention just the nerdy thrill of seeing one talk show legend on another s show. Showvengers Assemble! (via Videogum)

Embrace -- The short movie that depicts the flow of emotions between a gay man and his female friend who are visiting onsen, Japanese hot spring resort.

Embrace your inner child in Miami. Take a trip to the Miami Children?s Museum for a hands-on adventure where you can play, learn and create with South Florida flair.

One of those glamorous people with too much money and too much time on his hands, Zach (Lukas Haas) looks like he's living the Hollywood dream. There's a steady stream of beautiful women coming in and out of his posh mansion in the hills, and every night he makes his way through the hottest nightspots for a party that never ends. A divorcee with a five-year-old son, Zach has become a master at seducing women without ever getting too close. But all that's about to change - he's met a girl he calls "Crazy Eyes" (Madeline Zima, "Californication"), and she’s not like anyone he’s ever met before. Flirty but withholding, intelligent but damaged, she’s the one woman Zach can't have, so naturally he wants her above all others. While Zach's hard-partying lifestyle - aided and abetted by his bartender pal Dan (Jake Busey) - threatens to go off the rails, family concerns begin to play a major role in Zach's life. While his ex-wife becomes more financially demanding, Zach grows closer to their son, finding stability and maturity in his role as a father that's absent from the rest of his life. And as Zach begins to embrace fatherhood, his own father (Ray Wise) becomes seriously ill - which in turn leads to Zach's mother (Valerie Mahaffey) having a mental breakdown. Will the quest for love and the responsibilities of family life help this poor little rich boy become a man?

Fethullah Gulen's embrace of Western values has helped to modernize Turkey -- and is now spreading beyond its borders, explains Abdulhamit Bilici, general manager of the Cihan News Agency in Istanbul.