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Drew Barrymore half-sister Jessica Barrymore found dead near San Diego (photo: Jessica Barrymore) Drew Barrymore’s half-sister Jessica Barrymore was found dead in her car early Tuesday, July 29, 2014, in National City, located between San Diego and Chula Vista in Southern California. Jessica Barrymore (née Brahma [Jessica] Blyth Barrymore) would have turned 48 on Thursday, July 31. According to a witness, Jessica Barrymore, who worked at a Petco store, was found reclined in the driver’s seat, with a drink between her legs. White pills were seen scattered on the passenger seat. Despite online rags reporting either that Drew Barrymore’s half-sister committed suicide or died from a drug overdose, the official cause of death hasn’t been announced. As per the Los Angeles Times, an autopsy will be performed in the next few days. In a statement published in the gossip magazine People, Drew Barrymore, 39, said she had "only met her [sister Jessica] briefly." Their father was John Drew Barrymore,...

Herman Melville's 1851 novel Moby Dick has been cleverly adapted countless times. The first was the 1926 silent movie The Sea Beast, with Captain Ahab portrayed by John Barrymore. A lot has changed in filmaking since then, and we are catapulted, again, onto The Prequod--the famous vessel--and again to the extraordinary tale of a man riddled with obsession—Captain Ahab (Hurt)—who takes his crew on a personal vendetta--blinded by vengeance—in pursuit of the legendary white whale.

In this reimagined version of Melville’s Moby Dick, the power is in its all-star cast. The beginning of the film does drag a bit, but it successfully allows viewers to "get to know" the members of the crew and gave more of a back story on the main characters in the book. One character in particular, Ahab's (Hurt) wife, is briefly mentioned in the 1851 novel, while in the film, she has a...