Gansler lets personal view get in way of dutyLast year, Maryland Attorney General Doug Gansler surprised the political establishment by becoming the first state official to back same-sex marriage. Hey, it's a free country and Gansler has every right to go where his conscience and political instincts take him.

Micmacs, Jean-Pierre Jeunet, 102 mins, (12A) Everybody's Fine, Kirk Jones, 99 mins, (12A)A new film by Jean-Pierre Jeunet ought to feel like an event. After all, the director of Amélie is one of the most idiosyncratic, and cherished, film-makers in contemporary French cinema. And yet, even in a so-so week with room to shine, Micmacs offers a profound sense of anti-climax. To be blunt, it's a non-event.

Immigration activists stage rallies in ChicagoA series of immigration rallies will be held in Chicago today, as activists continue their fight to legalize millions of illegal immigrants.