The Pensacola man charged with strangling his elderly mother avoided prison time after pleading no contest Wednesday to abuse rather than attempted murder. The Office of the State Attorney amended ...

A Pensacola man set to stand trial this week for allegedly trying to strangle his 86-year-old mother has instead agreed to strike a deal with state prosecutors. Christopher Asmar, 55, was set to have ...

Gorgeous and mesmerizing, “Azur & Asmar” eschews computer-generated imagery to render a flat, storybook-style animation that never stops delighting with its ornamental detail, range of color and ...

A Pensacola man was arrested Thursday morning after police were given a video that allegedly shows him attempting to suffocate an his 86-year-old mother. Christopher Jerome Asmar, 54, is charged with ...

Is it too early to announce the most beautiful film of 2009? Two days into the new year, it’s hard to imagine a more transporting cinematic experience coming our way than “Azur & Asmar,” an animated ...

Animated fairy tale. Featuring the voices of Steven Kynman, Nigel Lambert and Suzanna Nour. Directed by Michel Ocelot. (PG. 99 minutes. At the Opera Plaza Cinema in San Francisco.) Parents who don't ...

Popular singer, Hassan al-Asmar, passed away on Sunday morning, marking the end of an era characterized by the rise of Sha’bi (working class) music. He died at the age of 52 due to a sudden heart ...