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this ISSUE: Nelly
Feb. 18 - Mar. 3, 2011
ON THE COVER BLIZZARD BLITZ Nelly, 3OH!3 and Sick Puppies storm into McElroy on winter tour — but it’s sure to be a hot time.
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8 All-star lineup EDITOR Meta Hemenway-Forbes 319.291.1483 meta.hemenway-forbes@ wcfcourier.com ADVERTISING Sheila Kerns 319.291.1448 sheila.kerns@wcfcourier.com submit your event pulse@wcfcourier.com 319.291.1483 DESIGN TEAM Emily Chace Angela Dark Beth Keeney Alan Simmer David Hemenway
From country to bluegrass to opera to magic, the Englert Theatre in Iowa City has a don’tmiss lineup. So get in line and don’t miss it.
15 Sweet trade-off On their new album, “A Thousand Suns,” hard core rockers Linkin Park trade the intense, angry shrieks that put them on the music map for a kinder, gentler sound.
10 Take a sip The fourth annual Hops on Main event in Cedar Falls will offer a taste of finely crafted beers along with food pairings and sweet live music.
16 Sound advice Why are you still sitting there? Check out Pulse’s live music listings to see who’s playing in your neck of the woods — and maybe a town or two over.
11 High rollers Cheech & Chong, the world’s most famous stoners, still get a high from making people laugh. The comedic duo will light up the Adler Theatre in Davenport.
20 Movie madness We can’t get you a red carpet pass to the Oscars, but we can give you a chance to win a cool prize in our Oscar contest. See Pulse’s picks and enter online at CVPulse.com.
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Blizzard Music Tour featuring Nelly with special guests 3OH!3, Sick Puppies, Cali Swag District, among others
When: 6 p.m. Friday, March 4; doors open at 5:30 p.m. | Where: McElroy Auditorium, Waterloo Tickets: $35 in advance at www.jadepresents.com & the National Cattle Congress main office; $40 at the door.
nelly AMIE STEFFEN | Pulse Writer
blizzard tour heats up the stage with special guests
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elly’s latest tour, the “Blizzard Tour,” might have been appropriately named. If not for the blizzard that forced the cancellation of the Buckcherry concert weeks earlier, those fans might not have used their full refunds toward tickets to see Nelly as well as 3OH!3 and Sick Puppies. Then again, the concert’s been drawing a lot more than Buckcherry fans, said National Cattle Congress general manager Larry Gaffey. “It’s perfect for McElroy (Auditorium),” said Gaffey. “(And) it’s kind of an interesting lineup.” Interesting? More like a blender full of diverse styles. Start with Nelly of St. Louis, who began rapping with the St. Lunatics in the 1990s and released two hit albums in the early 2000s, “Country Grammar” and “Nellyville.” He’s back on top of the Billboard charts with “Just a Dream,” his latest hip-hop single off his newest album, “5.0.” Next, you have the band that reads like your Gmail password, 3OH!3. The duo, based out of Boulder, Colo., got their start more recently, in 2004, and is best known for their pop singles “Don’t Trust Me” and a collaboration with Ke$ha, “My First Kiss.” Sick Puppies, an Australian alternative rock band that formed in 1997, rounds out
the top acts. Their singles right now are “All the Same” and “My World,” and the band identifies as post-grunge and alternative metal. Add in the group that promises to “Teach Me How to Dougie” (Cali Swag District) and a few other acts, including a party DJ, and maybe the “Blizzard Tour” is aptly named. But who would be interested in all of those acts all together? According to ticket sales, a couple of thousand so far. Gaffey estimated McElroy has sold anywhere from 2,500 to 3,000 tickets to the March 4 show so far — about half the capacity — but said McElroy staff are still getting several dozen calls per day. Will it be a sell-out? “I think it could,” Gaffey said. “The ticket sales here, they’re moving pretty swiftly. I’ve probably taken 100 phone calls today — it seems like it’s lighting up. It was really fast at first; then after the Buckcherry concert canceled, it really started.” With those numbers, it’s not just one type of crowd coming out for the show. “Nelly, he’s edgy but he’s still sort of a mainstream act,” Gaffey said. “He really has what we’re finding is a really broad appeal. I’ve had inquiries from 45-year-old moms to a more younger, urban crowd. I’ve got people buying tickets for them and their kids. “It’s gonna be an interesting show.”
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he Martha Graham Dance Company will perform at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 5, at the Civic Center of Greater Des Moines. Founded in 1926 by choreographer and dancer Martha Graham, it is the oldest and most celebrated contemporary dance company in America. Graham choreographed 181 works in her lifetime, and this Civic Center premiere will feature one of the most beloved and celebrated, “Appalachian Spring.” This iconic work, composed by Aaron Copland, demonstrates Graham’s pioneering approach to time and space on stage. The original, ground-breaking score will be
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performed live by musicians of the Des Moines Symphony. The James Sewell Ballet will perform at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 28. Founded by James Sewell and Sally Rouse, it is a close-knit company of eight professional dancers who perform innovative work that honors the tradition of ballet and explores the more contemporary elements of dance and the technical boundaries of ballet. The acclaimed company will present a mixed repertoire, featuring “Chopin Tribute,” a new work celebrating Chopin’s 200th birthday and accompanied by award-winning Polish pianist Ta-
deusz Majewski; “East Meets West,” inspired by the Indonesian gamelan and French composer Satie; and “Made in America,” a suite of short dances set to classic songs.
tickets
Martha Graham Dance Company — $35, $55 James Sewell Ballet — $25, $40
Civic Center Ticket Office, all Ticketmaster locations, 800.745.8000, CivicCenter.org
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ed Cedar Chamber Music and Brucemore are partnering for Home Sweet Home, a nostalgic evening of parlor music in the warmth of Brucemore’s Great Hall on at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Feb. 25 and 26. Carey Bostian, principal cellist with Orchestra Iowa, will join Red Cedar Chamber Music’s flutist Jan Boland and guitarist John Dowdall to perform works by 19th century
composer Stephen Collins Foster and his European contemporaries. A champagne and dessert reception will be held during intermission. Brucemore 21 0 Linden Drive SE, Cedar Rapids
LISA LING Lisa Ling will present “Open Heart, Open Mind,” discussing her own career path, how journalism plays an important role in the world around us and how, as times continue to change, it can be a force for propelling the world forward in new and positive ways.
Sunday, March 27, 2011 Robert and Ruth Kehl Center, Clarke University Campus 7 p.m. $15/adults, $10/students Purchase tickets beginning Tuesday, March 1, by calling (563)584-8642 or on-line at www.clarke.edu/mackin-mailander.
Tickets: $35 per person or $30 per Brucemore member. Space is limited; call 319.3 2.7375 for reservations.
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ity Circle Acting Company of Coralville has announced the plays chosen for its fifth annual New Play Festival Friday through Sunday, March 4 – 6, at the Iowa Children’s Museum Theater in the Coral Ridge Mall in Coralville. The six winning entries were chosen from more than 50 submissions, and range from drama to comedy and sublime to absurd. Local and national playwrights are represented in the selections. “Cole Haans,” by Henry Meyerson, tells the story of a couple’s indiscretions.
“Shanghai Knives,” by Marek Muller, is a comic romp with cutlery.
“A Simple Request,” by Brian Tanner, explores the power of wishes.
“Old Summer Love,” by Stanley Toledo, will warm your heart.
“Blinking in Treetops,” by Shirley King, is a philosophical take on insect life. “Family Portrait,” by Greg Machlin, is a moving tale of loss and recovery.
“There’s an Extra Patient in Room 203,” by Tom Deiker, will send chills up your spine.
DEADLINE TO ENTER: WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 16
TICKET GIVEAWAY
Pulse magazine along with City Circle Acting Company offers you an exciting promotion, giving you the chance to win tickets to the performance of “A Little Night Music”. REGISTER TO WIN AT: WWW.CVPULSE.COM Four tickets will be given away (1 ticket per winner). Winners will be selected Thursday, February 17 and contacted by e-mail and phone. No purchase necessary to play. Must be 18 years or older to participate.
Ticket information available at www.citycircle.org.
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The Englert Iowa City | 319.688.2653 | www.englert.org
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Del McCoury
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ince Gill said it simply: “I’d rather hear Del McCoury sing ‘Are You Teasing Me’ than just about anything.” For 50 years, McCoury’s music has defined authenticity for hard-core bluegrass fans as well as a growing number of fans among those only vaguely familiar with the genre. Show: p.m. Thursday, March 3 Tickets: $25
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Carmel Quinn
The Magic Flute
great singer and storyteller who bridges Irish and American traditions, Carmel Quinn was awarded the 2009 Annual Lolo Sarnoff Award for Outstanding Vision and Creativity. familiar with the genre.
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ozart’s delightful commentary on love, forgiveness, tolerance and the brotherhood of mankind has become one of the most beloved operas of all time.
Show: p.m. Saturday, March 12 Tickets: $25
Show: 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 23 Tickets: $5–$10
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ate Staniforth’s magic is stripped of its traditional hype and pretense, freed from the lame jokes and over-thetop theatrics of so many magic shows to create an experience of astonishment and mystery.
Date: p.m. Friday, April Tickets: $15 adults, $ students
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Stringfellow collages bear dual influences
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llen Stringfellow was known as a happy and joyous man, and he always tried to bring out those feelings in his works of art. A new exhibit in the Forsberg Riverside Galleries at the Waterloo Center for the Arts bears his name, open now through April 30. Stringfellow, who died in 2004 just weeks before his 81st birthday, was the son of a Chicago jazz club owner and grandson of an avid church-goer. Those themes—religion and jazz imagery—shaped his work. He explored many artistic mediums, but he was most noted for his collages. The artist began creating wearable art and theatrical costumes while in junior high school. His father, a jazz guitarist and owner of a nightclub in Chicago, exposed his son to the environment that would become his inspiration.
After Stringfellow graduated from the University of Illinois in Champaign and finished training at the Art Institute in Milwaukee, he moved to Chicago and taught at the South Side Community Arts Center. His influence in the art community steadily increased, and by 1960 Stringfellow owned an art gallery in Chicago’s Old Town community. Stringfellow’s works are in numerous public and private collections and have been displayed in Chicago’s Museum of Science and Industry, Art Institute and Historical Society. Waterloo Center for the Arts 225 Commercial St. Hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday Admission: Free
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he fourth annual Hops on Main event has been set in Cedar Falls for 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday, March 3. Community members are invited to sample finely crafted beers with food pairings at various downtown bars and restaurants. Participating businesses are Jokers, The Hub, Duke’s Southern Smoke Shack, myVerona, Indulgence, the Stuffed Olive, Bourbon Street/ VooDoo Lounge, Los Cabos, Tony’s LaPizzeria and the Landmark. Jokers will host registration and the opening reception for the event. Wristbands and a com-
memorative beer pint glass will be given out at registration from 5:30 to 6 p.m. The beer tasting begins at 6 and ends at 8:30 p.m. A closing reception will take place at The Hub with prize drawings and live music. Designated drivers do not need to purchase tickets but should register to receive a wristband allowing them a free nonalcoholic beverage at each participating business. Tickets: $20 or six for $100; a limited number available at the Community Main Street office, 206 Main St., Suite B, and the Black Hawk Hotel.
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encore! Snowed-out show rescheduled
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fter a snowstorm prevented many ticket holders from attending the Feb. 1 performance of Riverdance at the Adler Theatre, the troupe has scheduled an encore performance for 7:30 p.m. Sunday, March 6. Anyone who was unable to attend the previous show should retain their original tickets and they will be honored at the encore performance. Refunds will not be given. www.riverdance.com
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Cheech & Chong to light up Davenport
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omedy visionaries Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong will bring their Cheech & Chong: Get It Legal tour to the Adler Theatre, 136 E. Third St. at Davenport, at 8 p.m. Saturday, March 19. Cheech & Chong: Get It Legal is the follow-up to the duo’s hugely successful reunion tour, Cheech & Chong: Light Up America, where they performed together for the first time in more than 25 years. “We had an amazing time last year reconnecting with each other and our fans in a way that felt like it was part of our DNA, we were meant to be together,” said Marin. Chong’s wife and comedy partner, Shelby Chong, will open all dates on the tour along with DJ-Joey Mojo. Tickets: Adler Theatre box office, Ticketmaster.com, 800.745.3000 or Ticketmaster outlets. PULSE
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2011 UNI Museums Spring Exhibit
Feb. 14 - May 14 FROM THE BOTANIC GARDEN OF SMITH COLLEGE
www.uni.edu/museum
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aylor Swift’s 2011 tour in support of her blockbuster “Speak Now” album will make a stop at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Sunday, May 29. Swift’s live show is renowned for her highenergy theatrical presentation of graphics, sets and visual elements, all conceptualized by Swift. She is a four-time Grammy Award winner, the
top-selling digital artist in history and had the No. 1 best-selling album in any genre of music in 2009. Tickets: www.dahlstickets.com, 866.554.2457, Wells Fargo Arena box office and Dahl’s Foods locations.
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sold more than 125 million albums and performed more than 2,700 concerts for more than 35 million fans. Wells Fargo Arena 730 Third St., Des Moines www.iowaeventscenter.com
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or 15 long years, Pushking has toiled away in the musical gulag, churning out albums for the masses in Russia. Now, they’re making a bold bid to emigrate to worldwide stardom, backed by a veritable Nobel committee of classic rock heroes from the 1970s and ’80s, who have helped the quintet re-record some of their better songs. Think Baryshnikov meets Bon Jovi. Pushking is singer/songwriter Konstantin “Koha” Shustarev, guitarist Dmitry Losev, bassist Roman Nevelev, keyboardist Oleg Bondaletov and drummer Andrey Kruglov. Each of the 19 tracks on “The World As We Love It” features at least one hard rock icon, and ‘The WORLd As We LOVe iT’ often several more than that. BY: Pushking From Alice Cooper to Kiss’ SONGS: 19 Paul Stanley, ZZ Top’s Billy CHECK OUT THIS TRACK: Gibbons, guitar legends Steve Udo Dirkschneider, Accept’s Vai, Nuno Bettencourt and scary original singer, scores big on “Nature’s child,” perhaps the Steve Stevens, Pushking has its hardest-rocking tune on the disc. very own Rock ’n‘ Roll Hall of Fame, all in a bid to introduce the Moscow moshers to the rest of the world. The album even has not one but two former Rainbow vocalists in Graham Bonnet and Joe Lynn Turner. Gibbons kicks things off with “Nightrider,” an uptempo rocker in which piano plays as central a role as does his chain saw Texas guitar and growling vocals. “Troubled Love” has everything you’d expect from the title, particularly when sung by Alice Cooper, who brings along his former guitarist Keri Kelli for added help. Stanley’s take on “Cut the Wire” could have come from a mid-’80s Kiss album, ably assisted by former Bowie guitarist Stevie Salas. But some of the best moments come from recently resurgent singer Glenn Hughes, who’s had his ups and downs through the years in bands like Deep Purple, Black Sabbath and currently Black Country Communion. His soulful yowling blends well with the backing band’s Soviet sensibilities on “Tonight,” “Private Own,” and “Why Don’t You?” Other notable contributors include singer Jeff Scott Soto (Yngwie Malmsteen), John Lawton (Uriah Heep), Eric Martin (Mr. Big) and Dan McCafferty (Nazareth).
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enny Chesney’s Goin’ Coastal Tour will make a stop in Des Moines on Thursday, March 24, at Wells Fargo Arena. Joining Chesney will be special guests Billy Currington and Uncle Kracker. After a hiatus from the road in 2010, the fourtime Country Music Association and four-time Academy of Country Music Entertainer of the Year will take his tour across the country this year. Grammy nominee Billy Currington has six No. 1 Billboard country singles to his credit and is riding on the success of his latest album, “Enjoy Yourself.” Currington’s hit singles include “Doin’ Something Right,” “That’s How Country Boys Roll,” “People Are Crazy” and recent chart-topper “Pretty Good at Drinking Beer.” Uncle Kracker, whose breakout 2002 pop hit “Drift Away” climbed the music charts, teamed up with Chesney on the No. 1 country hit “When the Sun Goes Down,” then scored with his biggest hit single in 2010, “Smile.”
Tickets: $24 to $79.50, www.wellsfargoarena.com
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‘On the Road Again’ Willie Nelson tour stops in Davenport
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illie Nelson and Family, along with special guest Lukas Nelson and Promise of the Real, will perform at the Adler Theatre in Davenport at 7 p.m. Sunday, March 13. Nelson has penned more than a few tunes that have become American classics, including “Crazy,” “Night Life” and the sublime “Funny How Time Slips Away.” The iconoclastic singer-songwriter has been celebrated for his work with buddies Waylon Jennings, Merle Haggard, Johnny Cash and Kris Kristofferson. Along with Wynton Marsalis, recent cohorts have also included Western swing band Asleep at the Wheel and reggae icon Ziggy Marley.
Tickets are $38, $47 and $64, available at the Adler Theatre box office, Ticketmaster.com, 800.745.3000 or Ticketmaster outlets. The Adler Theatre 136 E. Third St., Davenport www.adlertheatre.com
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your favorite bands in your favorite venues waterloo cedar falls iowa city cedar rapids dubuque
Dubuque 12 Car Pile Up 9 p.m., Jumpers Bryan Popp 8 p.m., Mystique Chuck Bregman 6 p.m., Mystique J.J. Schmitz 9 p.m., The Bank Johnnie Walker 8 p.m., Eagles Club Laura McDonald and Jeff Weydert 8 p.m., Spirits Outta Control 9 p.m., Northside Cedar Rapids Bad Girl No Biscuit 7 p.m., Java Creek Cafe Dueling Pianos of Andy Anderson and Mike Leeds 9 p.m., Piano Lounge White Liars 9 p.m., Chrome Horse Saloon Iowa City Christopher the Conquered with Cashes Rivers and So Much Fun 9 p.m., The Mill Crystal City 9 p.m., Blue Moose
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march Jazz After Five featuring Cassius Goines and Groove Theory 5:30 p.m., The Mill Midwest Dubstep Summit with DJ Belly 8 p.m., Gabe’s Summer Camp Battle of the Bands featuring Dead Larry, 5 in a Hand, Item 9 and the Mad Hatters, Chasing Shade and Purple Asteroid Cadillac 8 p.m., Iowa City Yacht Club
26 SaturDAY Waterloo Bill Eastep Band 8 p.m., The Isle Fling Lounge Dennis Wayne Gang 9 p.m., Screaming Eagle Lick It Ticket with Boren Naked 9 p.m., Spicoli’s Miranda Lambert with Justin Moore and Josh Kelley 7:30 p.m., McLeod WAGG 9 p.m., Jameson’s Cedar Falls 40oz to Freedom 9 p.m., The Hub The Ramblers 9 p.m., Blue Room Dubuque Bad Fished 9 p.m., Jumpers Bryan Popp 8 p.m., Mystique Chuck Bregman 6 p.m., Mystique Half-Fast 9 p.m., Denny’s Lux Club The Impulse Band 9 p.m., Pit Stop John Michael Montgomery 7 and 9 p.m., Mystique Kevin Beck and Johnnie Walker 9 p.m., Spirits Pash N Brew 9 p.m., Northside Cedar Rapids Crazy Delicious 9 p.m., Chrome Horse Saloon Dueling Pianos of Andy Anderson and Mike Leeds 9 p.m., Piano Lounge
Jason Brown 7 p.m., Java Creek Cafe Iowa City The Akron/Family with Delicate Steve and Datagun 9 p.m., The Mill Rock Tribute featuring Revolution Theory, The Masquerade, Sad F**** and White Lines 8 p.m., Blue Moose Skin Kandy with Raw Mojo 8 p.m., Gabe’s Wild Oats 8 p.m., Wildwood Yam Canyon with Item 9 and the Mad Hatters and Old Shoe 9 p.m., Iowa City Yacht Club
3 friday Waterloo Dueling Pianos of Andy Anderson and Mike Leeds 9 p.m., Black’s Piano Bar Fatcat 9 p.m., Jameson’s Nelly featuring 3OH!3 and Big Reeno 6 p.m., McElroy Cedar Falls The Diz Diz 9 p.m., Wheelhouse French Art Song Recital 8 p.m., Gallagher-Bluedorn Dubuque Chuck Bregman 6 p.m., Mystique Jill Duggan 7 p.m., Stone Cliff Laura McDonald and Jeff Weydert 7 p.m., Diamond Jo Pearls 8 p.m., Dubuque Driving Range Tony Walker and Shock Johnson 8 p.m., Spirits Cedar Rapids Billy Heller 7 p.m., Java Creek Cafe Lonesome Road 9 p.m., Chrome Horse Saloon Iowa City Danu 7:30 p.m., The Englert
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Q&A with JON WAYNE
Q. What musical artists are you fond of? A. The artists that originally gave us big inspiration were acts like Sublime, G Love, and KRS One. Recently artists like John Browns Body, Dead Mou5e, and Passafire have been helping inspire our sound. Q. Can you explain the dubstep experimentation? A. Well, ever since we went to see live dubstep DJs, I was thinking how sick this style of music is, and then about 45 minutes into the show I would start getting bored. So … we thought that doing little bits and pieces of live dubstep experimentation would give that vibe without making it annoying. Our bassist Chuckie plays a Mofo bass synth that makes that signature WOMP sound that everyone seems to enjoy, and our drummer Sassan Zaker comes from an electronic music background so his style fits right in. Q. What do you use as inspiration for your lyrics? A. Part of my inspiration for lyrics comes from the beauty I see in people and the world around us, and part of my lyrical inspiration comes from the struggles I’ve had with addiction to drugs and alcohol for the first 26 years of my life. I’m sober now, but that turbulent past and the triumph over it has given me a great deal to write about. I used to live on the streets, and now I don’t. Things have changed a lot in the past couple years. For ticket information: www.cedarfallsdowntown.com READ.WATCH.SURF
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DRIVE ANGRY 25 FEBRUARY STARS: Nicolas Cage, Amber Heard, William Fichtner, Billy Burke THE PLOT: A vengeful father escapes from hell and chases after the men who killed his wife and kidnapped his daughter.
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HALL PASS 25 FEBRUARY STARS: Owen Wilson, Jason Sudeikis, Christina Applegate THE PLOT: A married man’s wife grants him the opportunity to have an affair. Joined in the fun by his best pal, things get a little out of control when both wives start engaging in extramarital activities as well.
THE ADJUSTMENT BUREAU 4 march STARS: Matt Damon, Emily Blunt, John Slattery THE PLOT: A man glimpses the future fate has planned for him and realizes he wants something else. To get it, he must pursue the only woman he’s ever loved across, under and through the streets of modern-day New York.
RANGO 4 march STARS: Voices of Johnny Depp, Isla Fisher, Timothy Olyphant THE PLOT: A chameleon that aspires to be a swashbuckling hero finds himself in a Western town plagued by bandits and is forced to play the role to protect it.
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The Oscars Pulse helps you pick the winners.
It might be your friends. It might be your co-workers. It might be the one we’re running (look right). But odds are you’ll get sucked into an Oscar pool. If you’re unsure of the difference between sound mixing and editing, Pulse is here for you. Alan Simmer, a Courier movie reviewer, picks who will walk away with the 24 awards handed out during the Feb. 27 Academy Awards telecast.
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Here’s a tip for you: Pick up extra points in the foreign, short and documentary categories by finding out the subjects of the films. What wins? Quirky, edgy and sad — like abused orphans who eat glass.
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q The Fighter
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WHY THE KING’S SPEECH: 127 Hours, Toy Story 3, Winter’s Bone, Black Swan and Inception are the bonus five this year. Of the rest, The Social Network looked unstoppable until The King’s Speech stopped in for tea. Now it’s a question of whether the Academy wants to push its young, hip image campaign with Network or if the classic Oscar bait will (deservedly) snare the prize. Since Speech leads in total nominations and Andrew Garfield sadly didn’t grab a nomination for Network, it’s King’s by a nose.
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Javier Bardem Jeff Bridges Jesse Eisenberg Colin Firth James Franco Biutiful True Grit The Social Network The King’s Speech 127 Hours q q q q q WHY FiRTH: He won a Globe and a SAG already (as has actress front-runner Portman), and his performance is most impressive. Bardem’s here because Julia Roberts wished it so; Franco should win someday, but not for this role; Bridges won’t go back-to-back; and Eisenberg’s role is enhanced by his co-stars, not the other way around.
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Annette Bening Nicole Kidman Jennifer Carpenter Natalie Portman Michelle Williams The Kids Are All Right Rabbit Hole Winter’s Bone Black Swan Blue Valentine q q q q q WHY PoRTMAn: In a two-woman race between experience and youth, youth will win — Oscar loves an ingenue. (See pretty much every winner of this award in the last decade excepting Helen Mirren. Who is still hot and therefore counts.) Bening, the other contender, is well-respected and married to Warren Beatty, so she could upset. 20
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Christian Bale John Hawkes Jeremy Renner Mark Ruffalo Geoffrey Rush The Fighter Winter’s Bone The Town The Kids Are All Right The King’s Speech q q q q q WHY RUSH: What’s an Oscar ballot without one upset pick? Bale is really the man to beat here. But can he win over the Academy, considering many voters work in branches that may not have forgotten his curse-filled rant at a crew member two years ago? Rush is delightful in his tête-à-tête with Firth, so he could pick this one up.
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Amy Adams Helena Bonham Carter Melissa Leo Hailee Steinfeld Jacki Weaver The Fighter The King’s Speech The Fighter True Grit Animal Kingdom q q q q q WHY lEo: She’s been cleaning up thus far in the awards season. There’s always the possibility of a split of Fighter enthusiasts between her and Adams, which could allow for an HBC win, but the brassy Massachusetts mom will likely ascend the stage after being nominated two years ago as best actress for Frozen River. Also, Jacki who?
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oRiginAl SCREEnPlAY q Mike Leigh, Another Year q Scott Silver, Paul Tamasy, Eric Johnson and Keith Dorrington, The Fighter q Christopher Nolan, Inception q Lisa Cholodenko and Stuart Blumberg, The Kids Are All Right q David Seidler, The King’s Speech FoREign lAngUAgE FilM q Biutiful, Mexico q Dogtooth, Greece q In a Better World, Denmark q Incendies, Canada q Outside the Law (Hors-la-loi), Algeria ViSUAl EFFECTS q Alice in Wonderland q Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 q Hereafter q Inception q Iron Man 2
CoSTUME q Alice in Wonderland q I Am Love q The King’s Speech q The Tempest q True Grit ART diRECTion q Alice in Wonderland q Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 q Inception q The King’s Speech q True Grit CinEMATogRAPHY q Black Swan q Inception q The King’s Speech q The Social Network q True Grit FilM EdiTing q Black Swan q The Fighter q The King’s Speech q 127 Hours q The Social Network
SoUnd Mixing q Inception q The King’s Speech q Salt q The Social Network q True Grit oRiginAl SCoRE q Alexandre Desplat, The King’s Speech q John Powell, How to Train Your Dragon q A.R. Rahman, 127 Hours q Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, The Social Network q Hans Zimmer, Inception oRiginAl Song q “Coming Home,” Tom Douglas, Troy Verges and Hillary Lindsey, Country Strong q “I See the Light,” Alan Menken and Glenn Slater, Tangled q “If I Rise,” A.R. Rahman, Dido and Rollo Armstrong, 127 Hours q “We Belong Together,” Randy Newman, Toy Story 3
For the record, sound mixing is more about recording, sound editing is about creating. Think singing vs. explosions.
AniMATEd SHoRT FilM q Day and Night q The Gruffalo q Let’s Pollute q The Lost Thing q Madagascar, carnet de voyage (Madagascar, a Journey Diary) liVE ACTion SHoRT FilM q The Confession q The Crush q God of Love q Na Wewe q Wish 143 doCUMEnTARY SHoRT SUBjECT q Killing in the Name q Poster Girl q Strangers No More q Sun Come Up q The Warriors of Qiugang doCUMEnTARY FEATURE q Exit Through the Gift Shop q Gasland q Inside Job q Restrepo q Waste Land PULSE
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Heidi Klum goes from GLAMOUR to GOOFY lOS angElES TimES
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owering above her pint-sized cohort in blue suede heels, Heidi Klum was doing what she does best: seducing the camera. She wasn’t preening sexily in lingerie, as you might expect from a former Victoria’s Secret model; nor was she standing in judgment of a couture gown, as befits the host and executive producer of “Project Runway.” On this particular day, the TV camera panned in as the German bombshell flailed her arms, stuck out her tongue and, yes, did the Roger Rabbit dance. In one of this year’s strangest career transitions, Klum is shifting from glamorous to goofy. Her new Lifetime series, “Seriously Funny Kids,” is the latest program to elicit candid and hilari hilarious remarks from young kids, following in the footsteps of Bill Cosby (“Kids Say the Darndest Things”), Art Linkletter (“House Party”) and Allen Funt (“Candid Camera”). Klum silenced doubters and proved her business acumen when she ushered in “Run “Runway” in 2004 (which ran on Bravo before switching to Lifetime in 2009). Now the 37year-old is trying to further cement her post-modeling persona — and
her relationship with the network — with this even more unlikely project. The weekly series catches Klum using her maternal appeal to mine the honesty of young children. Also incorporated into the show are hidden camera bits, including one that finds the sexy host sporting an unlikely accessory: “slimy boogers.” “We thought it was a no-brainer,” said JoAnn Alfano, Lifetime’s head of entertainment. “As an ambassador for the network, we love being in business with (Heidi). And it’s a side we don’t often see. She’s someone mostly known as a supermodel. You don’t think of her as being silly and fun and effervescent.” Although she’s a mother to four children younger than 6, Klum admitted that her interactions with the kids on the show were more difficult than she expected. “When you deal with grown-ups, they always kind of know where you want to go when you ask a certain question,” she said. “When you’re talking to Jay Leno or (David) Letterman, there’s this kind of routine about it. You’re there to tell a funny story as you try to promote something. But when you do it with kids, it doesn’t really work the same way. At all.”
Matthew Perry warmed up for zany ‘Mr. Sunshine’ ThE aSSOCiaTEd pRESS
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With Ben at its, well, heart, “Mr. Sunshine” will deal with his blundering efforts to transform himself into someone more caring and willing to commit. He’s joined by a crew of zanies at the Sunshine Center, most notably his boss, Crystal, the arena’s erratic and highly inappropriate owner, who is played by Allison Janney (“The West Wing”). “Mr. Sunshine” is a workplace comedy in which Ben cracks wise about the madness that surrounds him. The Sunshine Center can provide him lots of material. “When you’re trying to think of somewhere to set a comedy, you want a place where a lot of funny things can happen,” Perry notes. “If you go online and look at an events list at a place like Madison Square Garden or Staples Center, you’ll be amazed at what’s happening on the nights that aren’t the big-ticket nights — things like lingerie football and cat shows and bizarre religious leaders.” The idea for “Mr. Sunshine” was Perry’s, and he shares the show-running task and participates in writing, among his many duties. Perry says he’s been developing “Mr. Sunshine” for nearly two years. “I’ve learned how much goes into making a television show, and there’s a lot more than I thought.”
‘Hornet’s Nest’ good, but slower than previous books REVIEW JESSICA VANDE ZANDSCHULP | PULSE WRITER
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‘The Girl Who Kicked The Hornet’s Nest’ Author: Stieg Larsson Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 2010 Pages: 563 /
“The book is full of suspense and drama, but not as much action found in the first two books in the Millennium trilogy.”
wedish writer Stieg Larsson’s “The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest” is a worthy successor to his previous volumes, “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” and “The Girl Who Played With Fire.” The book is full of suspense and drama, but not as much action found in the first two books in the Millennium trilogy. In “The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest,” Lisbeth Salander has been shot in the head, hospitalized and will soon stand trial. In the first two books, Salander doesn’t hold punches and makes no apologies. To say I was excited for the possibilities the book held was an understatement. There was a top secret organization to uncover. People had secrets and they would do anything — including commit murder — to keep them under wraps. Salander is alive and the man who tried to kill her is in a room two doors down. While she convalesces under armed guard, journalist Mikael Blomkvist begins to unravel the decades-old cover-up surrounding the man who shot Salander: her father, Alexander Zalachenko, a Soviet intelligence defector and longtime secret asset to Sapo, Sweden’s security police. Salander’s former employer, Dragan Armansky from Milton Security and the police also join in to help discover the truth about Salander and the secret agency that ruined her life. Unfortunately, Salander spends much of this book MIA. Salander is in the hospital recovering from multiple bullet wounds, and aside from brief mentions here and there, the action goes on without her. This is a tragedy for readers used to the actionpacked scenes featuring this waif of a woman. There are a few brooding moments in her hospital room, but as soon as there is a plan of action she’s up and running, not literally, but at least with the assistance of the Internet. Salander sets her sights on freedom from the hospital as well as her guardianship. To do this she must talk to a lawyer and a judge and give testimony about her father, what really happened before she was committed to a mental asylum, the rape she was subjected to, etc. She must trust that her testimony --- with the help of evidence found through hacker friends --- will set her free. In “Hornet’s Nest” the plot is slower than its predecessors, in part because there was a lot to explain. In the long run I appreciated the details, but it was difficult to keep from skimming along. I wanted to get on with the story. Most, but not all, loose ends are tied up in the final book of this trilogy. The saga is over, but “The Girl who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest” offers a complex, engrossing and thoroughly satisfying end.
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DEUS EX: HUMAN REVOLUTION In the near future, society has been split in augmentatwo. Newly developed mechanical augmenta tions have the ability to enhance basic human march 8 attributes like sight, For: PC, PS3, x360 speed and strength — but only for those who can afford the expen expensive upgrades. Adam Jensen is the head of security at a biotechnology firm until the scientists under his care are killed by a black-ops team. Wounded in the attack, he has no choice but to become augmented himself. Using more than 20 weapons and 50 mechanical upgrades, Jensen must expose the forces behind the slayings. Different augmentations will aid in different styles of gameplay — use them to evolve in your own style, boosting strength, stealth, hacking or social skills.
POKEMON BLACK & WHITE
The smash-hit “Pokemon” series is back in its latest pairing, “Black” and “White,” set in the new Unova region. For the first time, each game not only includes unique monsters but unique areas — the metropolitan Black City and the lush White Forest. The addition of seasons will affect when Pokemon can be caught and when players can access certain areas. No Pokemon from previous games will appear until the main story has been completed. 24
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Spells are big draw in ‘Magicka’; ‘Mass Effect 2’ finally appears on PS3 rEVIEW
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timed spell as the weapon of a goblin or beast man. The game is structured as a dungeon crawl like the “Diablo” games, but without the genre’s usual emphasis on loot and levels. Wizards can pick up and use new weapons and staffs, but there’s no buying or selling, or even an inventory. Up to four wizards can team up online to wield more magical power, but the prospect of friendly fire adds to the danger and chaos. The world of “Magicka” is a boilerplate fantasy land with a satirical streak of self-awareness, with lots of good-natured jokes aimed at RPG tropes. The story is narrated by a gloomy guide who insists he’s not a vampire even as he finishes a human snack. The game has a bit more blood and gore than typical for a T-rated game, but the tone is goofy enough to take a lot of the edge off. The gore can also be disabled in the options menu. “Magicka” was dogged by reports of bugs at the time of its release last week, especially regarding the online play, but some have already been cleared up and others are being worked on, ac-
cording to the publisher’s website. q A year after its release, “Mass Effect 2,” among the best RPGs of 2010, has finally come out for the PlayStation 3. The delay could have been worse — the first game remains unavailable on PS3. That presents a problem: In the Xbox 360 and PC versions, several key decisions made in the first “Mass Effect” carry over to the sequel. This edition solves that problem by presenting the major events of the first game’s story in a narrated comic format, with players prompted to make key decisions at certain points that will influence the progression of “Mass Effect 2” — a feature that would have been welcome in the initial release of “ME2.” This edition also includes some substantial freebies in the inclusion of the major downloadable add-ons released for the game over the last year — “Overlord,” “Kasumi — Stolen Memory” and “Lair of the Shadow Broker” — which cost nearly $24 altogether for the Xbox 360 and PC versions of the game.
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Rango
Fight Night Champion
Warriors: Legends of Troy
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The unique CONFINE unit summoning system hops to the PSP from the PS2 with an expanded story, im improved gameplay and better graphics in ““heroes of the hermuda ermuda Triangle.” randomly generated dungeons ensure a different experience on every playthrough of this strategy rPG. PSP; march 8. m
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For: PC Price: $9.99 rated: Teen
For: PS3 Price: $59.99 rated: Mature
Certain systems support dynamic player ratings, where in-game stats will update to reflect real-life performance throughout the season. And the perfect game challenge — with $1 million up for grabs — is back. DS, Pc, PS2, PS3, X360, Wii; march 8.
Play as more than 50 top fighters from the current era with more precise punch control than ever before. A new champion mode introduces gritty story-driven gameplay, while online multiplayer supports up to 10 players to battle as part of a gym team. PS3, X360; march 1.
The story of rango, a pint-sized lawman in the Wild West town of Dirt. Earn trophies and unlock achievements through sheriff’s shoot-outs, golden bullet sequences and wacky races atop desert bats and roadrunners. DS, PS3, X360, Wii; march 1.
Based on homer’s epic “Iliad” and in-depth research of real Trojan battlefield, “Legends of Troy” takes fighting to a new level. As a Trojan or Greek, use anything at hand to fight off your opponents — opposing soldiers and mythical creatures sent by the gods. PS3, X360; march 8.
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Import data from previous installments, like “Dragon Age: Origins,” for a quest that takes a new hero on a 10-year non-linear journey shaped around deci decisions made during the course of the game. Pc, Pc c, PS3, X360; march 8.
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