Listening to the plot of Robert Schwentke’s “RED,” you really couldn’t be faulted for thinking it to be nothing more than a bland sequel to one of this year’s many “team” movies like “The A-Team,” “The Losers,” or even “The Expendables.”

The Downtown Devil’s Vincent Burnton had the opportunity to sit down with Karl Urban, star of the new film “RED,” and talk to him one-on-one on Oct. 8. Urban plays the part of Will Cooper in the film.

As an audience member, you’ll feel much like the prisoners: desperate to escape, hopeless beyond all reason and quite possibly come to prefer death over having to experience the pretentious, purposeless and misogynistic “Stone” for a moment longer.

On Oct. 18, the Police Transit Bureau will conduct an operation involving temporary manpower from the police department to monitor the light rail and enforce fare payments.

The piece of land, commonly known as the $5 parking lot, across from the Cronkite School is up for sale, resulting in mixed opinions on the future of the property and how it will affect downtown Phoenix if it is sold.