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The Sweet Poison Of Berlusconi - Italy's Downward Spiral Accelerates Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 7:25PMInternational financial markets have lost their faith in Italy and Italians have lost their faith in their leader. Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has led his country into the economic doldrums and the moral abyss.
'Hairspray' at Beck Center for the Arts: Standouts carry uneven production Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 4:06PMBrittany Lynne Eckstrom, hair teased into a stiff, black fan mounted atop her head, is a skilled singer with a lovely voice and a winning presence as Tracy Turnblad in the Beck Center for the Arts new production of "Hairspray." Eckstrom elevates every scene she's in, and that's a good thing, because a few other performers on the bill struggle to carry a tune. The result is an uneven production ...
Carmageddon: I-405 Reopens Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 2:55PMThe most epic thing about Los Angeles' feared Carmageddon weekend might be the zen blanketing a metropolis known for televised car chases and road-rage. Instead, the City of Angels seemed to take a long, deep, cleansing breath, grateful for the good car karma as the Interstate 405 opened ahead of schedule today.
The Reluctant Saint Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 8:39AMRent It THE MOVIE: Slow moving, clumsy, but well meaning--these same adjectives could be applied to both the film The Reluctant Saint and its main character. Directed by Edward Dmytryk and released in 1962, The Reluctant Saint is the story of Saint Joseph of Cupertino, the legendary Catholic figure who was also referred to as "the flying friar." His nickname comes from the supposed divine ...
Divine comic pleasures of 'Horrible Bosses' elicits laughs Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 12:17AMAs evidenced by the hilarity of “Bridesmaids” and “The Hangover Part II,” it’s been a good year so far for the kind of crude and raunchy comedy that habitually offends the sensibilities of snooty critics.
Asheville area religion calendar Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 8:18AMSubmit faith-based events, special services at your place of worship or other religion-related happenings at CITIZEN-TIMES.com/submit, e-mail your events to Features Editor Bruce Steele at BSteele@CITIZEN-TIMES.com and Faith Reporter Carole Terrell at cterrell@citizen-times.com or fax them to 251-0585.
BYU group's Harry Potter parody an online hit Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 2:46PMJust in time for the last Harry Potter film's release, BYU's sketch comedy group Divine Comedy created a parody of Katy Perry's popular song "Firework" to be more Harry Potter friendly.
Theater Guide, July 15-21 Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 1:13PMShows playing in the Boulder area this week
A walk in the dark: patrolling with the Samaritans Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 10:23AM"That's Gray Well," said Bob, pointing to an old-fashioned windmill as we pulled into a spot of shade. It sang a dark, galvanized song as the breeze turned it around and around. We'd been on the road for a couple hours, half of it on a remote, twisting road.
Why Rango Is The Best Animated Film Of The Year Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 9:13AMA mix of story, artistry, technology and the divine spark of insanity sets this lizard (and town!) out of water tale above the rest.
Michael Moore announces 2011 Traverse City Film Festival schedule Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 7:00AMTRAVERSE CITY — Traverse City Film Festival founder and filmmaker Michael Moore has announced the line-up for the 2011 edition of the festival, now in its seventh record-breaking year, to be July 26-31.
DIVA TALK: Two-Time Tony Nominee Alison Fraser Chats About Love, Loss... and Arthur Laurents Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 11:15PMNews, views and reviews about the multi-talented women of the musical theatre and the concert/cabaret stage.
Review: Not enough sunset in Porthouse's ‘Sunshine Boys' Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 7:54PMTheater requires its audience to suspend disbelief. After all, performers are engaged in pretense, and we are expected to cut them some slack and accept what is being offered as our reality for the evening.
BYU's Harry Potter parody video is a YouTube hit; Divine Comedy releases 'Firebolt' Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 7:13PMMagic is a hot topic as fans of Harry Potter await the final installment of the movie series.
Pat Craig: Joan Baez brings a touch of class (again) to strange and hilarious Teatro ZinZanni Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 4:31PMIt feels a little odd to call this edition of Teatro ZinZanni, "Maestro's Enchantment," more intimate than most.
The Big Gigs for week of 7/15 Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 2:44PMNew Kids on the Block/Backstreet Boys; the Old 97's
Quick thoughts on the Emmy nominations Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 10:52AMGoodbye, "Friday Night Lights." Here's your long-overdue Emmy nomination as you leave the field. Yes, just in time for "FNL's" final episode Friday night, one of the greatest dramas on TV finally gets a nomination as Best Drama. read more
Capsule Reviews of Films Playing at Local Theaters Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 8:27AMOPENING
Damon and Affleck, taken down a notch Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 4:08AMCAMBRIDGE - By now, 14 years after "Good Will Hunting'' lifted them to stardom, Matt Damon and Ben Affleck have solidified their place in the Hollywood firmament.
Lysistrata Jones Musical Dribbling Toward a Broadway Basket Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 2:30PMA casting notice indicates that Lysistrata Jones — the pop musical take on an ancient Greek classic, now reset in the world of college cheerleaders and basketball players — is indeed aiming for a Broadway life this fall.
Odyssey of a divine comedy Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 9:23AMComedian Judith Lucy took a funny route on a journey to find her inner self.
Nocturnal Bike Ride To Focus on Petrograd Side Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 6:16PMAn architecture-themed mass nocturnal bike ride will take place on the Petrograd Side of the city this weekend.
Divine pleasures in a 'Horrible' movie Sunday, July 10, 2011 @ 2:46AMAs evidenced by the hilarity of "Bridesmaids" and "The Hangover Part II," it's been a good year so far for the kind of crude and raunchy comedy that habitually offends the sensibilities of snooty critics.
Around Annapolis: 'Prayze in the City' at City Dock Saturday Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 11:27AMBishop Craig Coates has been praying for a sunny day Saturday, but if it rains, he figures it's just a little test from God. The senior pastor at Fresh Start Church in Glen Burnie has been working through the details to bring more than 50 different performers to City Dock Saturday for "Prayze in the City," an event featuring live music, song, dance and poetry to promote Christian unity. The ...
Ironclad Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 3:38AMSome of us live for bad movies like "Ironclad.'' An attempt to re-pot the chest-heaving macho martyrdom of "300'' to 13th-century England, Jonathan English's gory account of the Barons' War and the siege of Rochester Castle in 1215 is manly enough to give a moviegoer the giggles. As history it's bunk; as inappropriate historical fiction, it's awfully close to comedy.
Haggin hosts Dali collection Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 2:35AMSTOCKTON — The Haggin Museum Presents “Dalí Illustrates Dante’s Divine Comedy”, organized by the Las Cruces Museum of Art, Las Cruces, New Mexico, from Thursday, July 21 and through Sept. 25.
Interview: "Torchwood: Miracle Day" Co-Stars John Barrowman & Eve Myles Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 2:33AMPlus: Bill Pullman and Lauren Ambrose share their thoughts on the new season, due tonight on Starz.
Theater Guide, July 8-15 Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 6:10PMShows playing in the Boulder area this week
High-wire artist comes to The American Theatre Wednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 9:06PMIt has been called the "artistic crime of all time."
DC, Image and IDW lead Eisner nominees Wednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 5:00PM2011 nominations show that, these days, comics aren't just for kids
FINE ARTS CALENDAR Wednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 4:35PMTHEATER“The Rocky Horror Show”8 p.m. Friday-Saturday and July 15-16; 7:30
Maybe Al Gore Should Play a Video Game [With Friends Like These...] Tuesday, July 5, 2011 @ 6:47PM# withfriendslikethese I have not confirmed this, but I believe that you would not be allowed to keynote a climate change conference if you hadn't sweated in the past 25 years. More »
Making a Splash Tuesday, July 5, 2011 @ 6:16PMGeisha Japanese Restaurant and Tea Room features creative combinations of textures and flavors in its makimono as well as a nice selection of teas. And what’s unique is the restaurant's mission to support sustainable fisheries.
Bargetto Winery Tuesday, July 5, 2011 @ 6:15PMOne of my very good friends was celebrating a milestone birthday at Au Midi restaurant in Aptos, so I took along an excellent bottle of Bargetto Reserve Pinot Noir ($40) wine to share.
SUV gifts for good purpose Tuesday, July 5, 2011 @ 4:39PMMANILA, Philippines — For the record, the term “Pajero Bishops” coined by the media is unfair and exaggerated. It does not refer to luxury Pajeros but rather to the less expensive sports utility vehicles (SUVs) . Did the bishops named really receive such vehicles from the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO)? Most of the prelates concerned denied the charge. * * *
Nuns, silly and serious, hit Broadway Tuesday, July 5, 2011 @ 7:25AMSr. Jamison Connelly is a counselor in a Catholic drug rehabilitation center. Her garb is standard middle-aged nun fare -- black skirt and vest, royal-blue shirt, a crucifix pin, a simple wedding band. She depends on prayer to get her through her challenging work. And she swears -- profusely.
Rap-Rock Bands: Where Are They Now? Monday, July 4, 2011 @ 3:16PMThe return of Limp Bizkit brings with it some strange, dark feelings that transport us to a strange, dark time when rock bands contained a silly amount of white dudes with dreadlocks. A time when adults with more angst than a horde of pubescent mallrats blurted things like "puh-SHOUW!" and "huh-HA," sounding as if they [...]
A First Amendment court Saturday, July 2, 2011 @ 10:27PMThe Supreme Court last week defended the rights of American minors to maim and murder, rob the elderly . . . and assassinate President Kennedy. Well, the right to do all that while playing violent video games, anyway. A 7-2 split court, with Justice Antonin Scalia writing the majority opinion, overturned a California...
Decor: Movies help inspire home designs Saturday, July 2, 2011 @ 7:12AMSometimes we need a little inspiration to spruce up spaces and keep homes up to date. Inspiration can come in many forms, not the least of which is on the Hollywood big screen.
Glenn Beck ends Fox run with an empty, banal hour Friday, July 1, 2011 @ 7:54AMControversial host offers more elementary-school history and 'wisdom' In the end, Glenn Beck's last hour on Fox News Thursday after 2 and 1/2 years of considerable controversy, was relatively quiet, banal and kind of pathetic.
'Perfect Host': A Party Planner Who Loves Surprises Thursday, June 30, 2011 @ 4:54PMNick Tomnay remakes his own short film about a criminal who wanders into a demented dinner party, but at feature length, the thriller overstays its welcome. David Hyde Pierce's effete madness gets squandered in twist after disorienting twist.
Brooklyn Decker In 'What To Expect When You're Expecting': Model/Actress Joins Film Thursday, June 30, 2011 @ 3:20PMPerhaps it's time to stop leading off her biography with note of her modeling career; now, it's become clear that Brooklyn Decker is more than just a pretty (okay, gorgeous) face (and body).
Summer Theatre: Fun, mandatory; mosquitos, optional. Thursday, June 30, 2011 @ 2:20PMSex, songs, slapstick and shivers are all part of the warm-weather entertainment package.
Josh Ritter Finds Humor in Tragedy and 'Untrustworthy' Angels for New Novel Thursday, June 30, 2011 @ 12:34PMJosh Ritter has been called one of the best living songwriters and has made fans out of people such as Mary Louise Parker , Emmylou Harris , Rainn Wilson and Stephen King. After releasing his acclaimed sixth album, 'So Runs the World Away,' in 2010, the Idaho-born, Brooklyn-based artist opted to write a novel instead of record a follow-up. The result, ' Bright's Passage ,' is out now via Dial ...
Capsule Reviews of Films Playing at Local Theaters Thursday, June 30, 2011 @ 8:57AMOPENING
The last week of the Term: In Plain English Tuesday, June 28, 2011 @ 10:24PMThe Term ended on Monday with opinions in the violent video games and campaign finance cases, as well as two others in cases about the procedural concept of personal jurisdiction.
The Hunger Games Scores T Bone Burnett and Danny Elfman Tuesday, June 28, 2011 @ 7:04PMLIONSGATEÂ®Â ,Â aÂ leadingÂ global entertainment company, today announced an unprecedented film music collaboration between Academy AwardÂ® winner and two time nominee T Bone Burnett and four time Academy AwardÂ® nominated composer Danny Elfman on the music for the highly anticipated film adaptation of THE HUNGER GAMES, based on the first in Suzanne Collins's runaway bestselling book trilogy. Â ...
PHOTO CALL: Charles Busch's Olive and the Bitter Herbs , With Julie Halston and Dan Butler, Meets the Press Tuesday, June 28, 2011 @ 3:30PMThe cast of the new Charles Busch comedy Olive and the Bitter Herbs greeted the press with a June 28 meet and greet.
Supreme court takes time out to consider how sick and twisted fairytales really are: Violent game ban overturned Tuesday, June 28, 2011 @ 7:56AMThe US Supreme Court decided last night that under-18s should be allowed to buy violent video games by overturning the state-wide ban in California. In the ruling - full text here - they discussed freedom of expression, what counted as obscenity, revealed the plot twist in Hanzel and Gretel, and brought up our society's habit of giving our children perverted and disturbing tales from a young age:
"Red State" to Open Montreal's Fantasia IFF, Lifetime Achievement Award for John Landis Monday, June 27, 2011 @ 3:16PMMontreal's Fantasia International Film Festival has announced that Kevin Smith's "Red State" will open this year's edition, which takes place July 14 to August 7. John Landis will receive a lifetime achievement award and "The Wicker Tree," sequel to "The Wicker Man," will have its world premiere along with the launch of the book by the same title. Gabriel Thibaudeau will conduct a 30-person ...