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Friday, Feb. 4, 2011

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week end what to do, hear, see, watch, read, listen to, visit and eat in Gwinnett and Atlanta Newly renovated downtown Lawrenceville restaurant offering cafe classics ..............Pg. 4

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Peachtree Cafe serves chocolate flan as well as other pastries and sandwiches.

Art Beat ....................................................................Pg. 3 Movies .......................................................Pgs. 6,7,10-15 Showtimes ............................................................Pg. 10 Gwinnett Calendar ............................................Pg. 16 Metro Calendar....................................................Pg. 16 The “Weekend” arts and entertainment guide includes select events in the coming week. To be considered for a listing, send a fact sheet to: Weekend, Features Department, Gwinnett Daily Post, 725 Old Norcross Road, Lawrenceville, GA 30045; or call 770-963-9205, e-mail features@gwinnettdailypost.com or fax 770-339-8081. Weekend Design: Corinne Nicholson

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ART BEAT

Aurora Theatre to honor Howard at first awards gala This Valentine’s Day will be a very special one for Gwinnett’s own Barbara Howard, a lady who has been a major supporter of the arts for many years and a big reason why Gwinnett has live, professional theatre. On Feb. 14, Howard will be honored as the Aurora Theatre hosts its first annual Awards Gala. This romantic evening, perfect for a Valentine’s Day outing, will be held at the Aurora Theatre beginning at 7 p.m. Entertainment will be provided by Aurora’s own Associate Producer Ann Carol Pence who will join her band in providing top musical performances from past seasons. Heavy hors d’oeuvres by Upper Crust Catering will be served, and there will be a cash bar. Tickets are $40 per person or $75 per couple. Twenty-five dollars of each ticket is tax deductible. One of the most delightful aspects of the

patrons, it will be a pleasant walk down memory lane,” Pence said. To cast your own votes, go to http://survey.constantcontact.com/survey/a 07e3aampuogiz5erjp/a01 88gjmypqfe/questions. The evening should be one to remember. Pence said. “Aurora Theatre has been producing a Valentine’s Day cabaret for evening is the name given years. This night will be a to the awards themselves. fun and affordable way to “The award will forevsnuggle up with your er be known as The Barhoney. We have put bara,” Pence said. “We together a great party that wanted Barbara also includes a taxHoward’s name to always Special Photo be synonymous with ded- Ann Carol Pence and Barbara Howard will cele- deductible donation,” ication to the arts. This brate 15 years of professional theater at the Auro- Pence said. “The night will be a award certainly opens up ra Theatre Awards Gala on Feb. 14. salute to the blockbuster the opportunity to pay shows we have produced special tribute to extraordinary donors and volunThe awards themselves shows at Aurora. In cele- over the years. Since Valentine’s Day is on a teers who support profes- are decided by popular bration of our 15th seaMonday evening, many sional theatre in Gwinnett vote. The public is invited son, this was a perfect County. As we continue to go online and vote for time to start a new tradi- artists are generously donating their time and to fulfill our dream of tion. By allowing everytheir favorite season, talent. Aurora’s Produccreating the next great play, and acting achieve- one to cast their votes musical, this is an addionline, our newer patrons ing Artistic Director ments. Anthony Rodriguez and tional way to recognize “We have always want- can see the breadth of longtime Aurora friend those in our region who work we have produced. ed to host an awards Brandon O’Dell will be foster a pioneering spirit.” show for the favorite For those stalwart

ART BEAT HOLLEY CALMES

our musical hosts. I can promise guests will get a sneak peak at the brand new musical Academy when the boys sing ‘Hello, Hello my Bright Tomorrow.’” “Most importantly, it is a time to honor Barbara Howard. She has given her heart to almost every nonprofit in Gwinnett County and we honor her unwavering commitment to making Gwinnett great. If all the people whose lives have been touched by her generosity choose to attend, we will need a bigger theatre.” Reservations can be made by calling 678-2266222 or by visiting the Aurora Theatre website at www.aurora theatre.com. The Aurora Theatre is located at 128 East Pike St. in Lawrenceville. Holley Calmes is a freelance writer and public relations consultant specializing in the arts. Email her at hcalmes@ mindspring.com.

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THE DISH

Peachtree Cafe

50 S. Clayton Street, Lawrenceville

678-377-8745 www.peachtree-cafe.com

BY TYLER ESTEP STAFF WRITER tyler.estep@gwinnettdailypost.com

• Open since: Originally La Provence, the renovated Peachtree Cafe reopened for business this week • Location: On South Clayton Street near the intersection with Church Street, in the shadow of Lawrenceville City Hall • Hours: Open every day for breakfast and lunch, from 7 a.m. to about 6 p.m. • Owner: Completely family owned and operated, Peachtree Cafe is owned by Lidia and Victor Erazo Sr. A lifelong goal for the couple, originally from New York, they have operated a restaurant at the South Clayton location for about the last three years. • Atmosphere: Refurbished floors, brand new booths and tables, and warmly painted walls give Peachtree Cafe a true cafe feel. A lounge area with plush leather couches and a pair of 50inch plasma TVs adds to the renovated restaurant’s feel of simultaneous old-time nostalgia and new-age comfort. A “real” peach tree graces one corner, as open counter seating allows customers to easily view their food being prepared. Well-lit glass displays welcome in hungry guests with shelves full of freshly prepared pastries and desserts. • Menu: For breakfast, patrons can choose from a variety of classics like eggs, pancakes and French toast — the bread and but-

ONTHEMENU BREAKFAST • Omelettes: offered in traditional and gourmet options, and served with potatoes and toast; $5-$8 • Crepes: Two-egg crepes with a variety of ingredients to choose from, from tomato to turkey to avocado; $5.25-$6.25 LUNCH • Philly Cheese Panini: Roasted beef with provolone cheese, fried onions and peppers served with french fries; $7.25 • Grilled Chicken Caesar Wrap: Grilled chicken, romaine lettuce, caesar dressing and romano cheese served with french fries; $6.95 BAKERY • Fruit tart: In season fruit used; $25 whole, $2.50 piece • Flan: Varieties include “diplomatic,” vanilla, chocolate and coconut; $2.50-$3 per piece

ter, though, is in a healthy offering of gourmet crepes and omelettes. Highlights include pastrami beef and fresh mozzarella omelettes, and tomato and scallion crepes. Come lunchtime, cafe and diner classics are given life with patty melts, cheese steaks and reubens. Wraps, warm paninis and triple-decker club sandwiches also offer new spins on traditional cafe fare. Sides include mashed potatoes, French fries and potato salad. A kids’ menu features cheeseburgers, chicken fingers and turkey and grilled cheese sandwiches. Customers can top it all off with a dessert from Lidia’s Bak-

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ery Corner. Lidia Erazo prepares the wide range of pastries and cakes from scratch every day, options ranging from fruit tarts and cheesecake to eclairs, cookies and a number of flan varieties. Peachtree Cafe also delivers (lunch only) and offers catering services. • Things you might not know: The location of Peachtree Cafe was formerly La Provence, an Italian restaurant. The Erazos closed shop for about two months, renovating and refurbishing before reopening as a cafe earlier this week. Victor Erazo Sr. is also the head custodian at Peachtree Ridge High School.

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Top, Peachtree Cafe serves the reuben sandwich. Also served is the philly cheese steak panini and the chicken caesar wrap. All are served with a pickle spear and a side of cole slaw. Peachtree Cafe is located at 50 S. Clayton St. in Lawrenceville and offers patrons table and booth seating as well as an in-house bakery.

Upping the ante Paula Deen’s Kitchen, tower addition continue transformation of Harrah’s casino BY TODD CLINE EDITOR todd.cline @gwinnettdailypost.com

CHEROKEE, N.C. — Harrah’s Cherokee Casino and Hotel has long been a destination for Southerners looking for a chance to gamble near home. But recent additions, like the opening of Paula Deen’s Kitchen in January, are making it even more of a vacation destination. Deen, the Food Network star, cut the ribbon on her latest Harrah’s dining establishment on Jan. 22, which also coincided with the grand opening of the property’s 21-story Creek Tower. The two projects are part of a three-year, $633 million expansion that will continue through next year. The plan is to give Harrah’s, located about two hours from Gwinnett County, more of a resort feel. To that end, an event center was added last year (future shows include The O’Jays on Feb. 12 and Merle Haggard and Kris Krisofferson March 5) and future plans call for the addition of the 18,000-square-foot Mandara Spa, a Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse and another restaurant called BRIO Tuscan Grille. Those additions, the largest hospitality project in the Southeast, coupled with the casino and nearby

IFYOUGO • What: Harrah’s Cherokee Casino and Hotel • Where: Cherokee, N.C. • More info: www.harrahscherokee.com

Sequoyah National Golf Club will give vacation goers plenty of options. “Upon completion of the expansion in 2012, the transformed property will have become a comprehensive resort destination, offering multiple amenities with wide appeal,” said Darold Londo, senior vice president and general manager of Harrah’s Cherokee. “The resort will serve to increase visitation to the Qualla Boundary and complement the Harrah’s brand.” Deen’s restaurant is a big part of that. It’s her second partnership with Harrah’s (she also has a restaurant at the casino in Tunica, Miss.) and this one includes a 404seat restaurant to go with an 1,800-square-foot gift shop offering Deen merchandise and cook books. “Her special style of cooking and Southern hospitality is a perfect fit with our guests here in the Great Smokey Mountains,” Londo said. According to Harrah’s records, the property had 13,274 unique visitors who came from Gwinnett last year, making for 50,000 total

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Harrah’s Cherokee Casino and Hotel recently added Paula Deen’s Kitchen as part of a $633 million expansion.

trips to the casino. The addi- stay on site, adding 454 tion of the new Creek Tower rooms and 78 suites to the will make it easier for all to property.

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MOVIES ‘Sanctum’s’ hammy acting not worth 3-D Sanctum (R) ★★★ ★★ BY MICHAEL CLARK Movie Critic

If you’re a big James Cameron fan and are all psyched-up to see this action/thriller because you saw his name on the movie poster and tossed about willy-nilly in the trailer, take heed. Cameron is only an “executive producer” here — which could be something or absolutely nothing. In the case of “Sanctum,” it means he provided the crew with the 3-D technology he

invented for “Avatar.” That’s the full extent of Cameron’s participation. Being that 3-D was the best thing about “Avatar” that could come as good news but it’s not. Shot almost entirely underground in dark close-ups, the 3-D brings nothing to the table and is more of a distraction than an enhancement. If you must see the film, save yourself some money, avoid a certain headache and seek it out in traditional 2-D. If “Sanctum” bears any resemblance at all to any Cameron film it would be “The Abyss,” but it’s more like the original

“Poseidon Adventure” cross-pollinated with TV’s “Survivor” — an ultimate “Survivor” where people aren’t voted but rather killed off. This is one of those “inspired by true events” affairs which means about 10 percent of it actually happened, if that. It does offer some level of appeal to anyone who has gone cave diving or spelunking. They’ll be happy to know the filmmakers went to the trouble of getting their facts straight regarding the hobbyist insider buzzterms and technical jargon. Set in New Guinea and

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in what we’re told is the largest, deepest cave on the planet, the movie includes some truly eyepopping visuals. The subterranean, coral-hued tunnels are beautiful to look at and the few action sequences are executed well and often nail-biting. Unfortunately that’s not enough to sustain a two-hour movie and the remainder is interminable as it is clichéd. At the center of it all is the Crocodile Dundee-ish Frank (Richard Roxburgh), an angry, isolated but very talented Australian diver leading a •See Sanctum, Page 7

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order in which they depart. Some of the causes (mercy killing among them) are interesting but most are clunky and a couple will elicit unintended laughter. Considering it’s a midwinter holdover, “Sanctum” isn’t all-out horrible but it’s nothing to get worked up over either. The best that can be said about it is that is needs to be seen on the big screen. Unless you have a mammoth, state-of-the-art home theater with a Bluray player, watching it on DVD on a standard system will negate the movie’s very few positive attributes. (Universal)

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Josh (Rhys Wakefield), Frank’s estranged son team of underlings and unofficial, uncomtoward the last parts of pensated employee who the cave that have never is currently in his been seen. In order to do daddy’s doghouse. Prothis, Frank needs major viding the movie’s teenysponsorship, something bopper appeal, Wakefield he gets from blowhard looks like a taller, American fat-cat and blonder older version of faux-adventure Carl (Ioan Justin Beiber. He’ll likely Gruffudd). The progress achieve heartthrob status on the dive is stalled and before this weekend is in an effort to move it over. along and see where his As with most money is going, Carl disaster/survival flicks, decides to join the dive the acting is hammy, loud and brings his girlfriend and over-the-top and the Victoria (Alice Parkinperformers are cast more son) with him. Victoria for their looks rather than has got no diving experi- their thespian skills and ence whatsoever. the only challenge for the Also showing up is viewer is picking the

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cial effects designed to sweep audiences away, from the moment the tornado twists its way into Kansas. Director Nigel West, choreographer Leigh Constantine and set and costume designer Tim McQuillen-Wright use the glamour and They’re not in Kansas anymore. elegance of art deco Hollywood as the This weekend, “The Wizard of Oz” is Technicolor backdrop for “The Wizard of traveling over the rainbow and touching Oz,” as Dorothy, Toto and their friends the down at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Cowardly Lion, Tin Man and Scarecrow Centre in Atlanta. When the cast of travel through Munchkin Land, the Haunted Forest and Emerald City. this musical proIFYOUGO Part of the Gas South Broadway Series, duction arrives in • What: “The Wizard performances of “The Wizard of Oz” are the merry old land of Oz” scheduled for 8 p.m. today, 2 and 8 p.m. of Oz, they’ll be • When: 8 p.m. today, 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday, greeted by 12 stuSaturday, and 2 p.m. Sunday. and 2 p.m. Sunday Tickets are priced from $20 to $63, plus dents from the • Where: Cobb Energy ticketing fees, and can be purchased at the Atlanta Ballet’s Performing Arts CenCobb Energy Centre box office, all TicketCentre for Dance tre, 2800 Cobb GalleEducation, includ- master outlets locations, online at ria Parkway, Atlanta • Cost: $20 to $63, www.ticketmaster.com or via phone at 800ing 12-year-old plus ticketing fees Lawrenceville resi- 745-3000. The box office is located at 2800 Cobb dent Juliana Franklin, who are playing munchkins in the Galleria Parkway, Atlanta, and is open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday to Friday and 10 show. a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. The magical production, based on the For more information, visit www.wizardRoyal Shakespeare Co.’s celebration of the ofozontour.com. 1939 MGM movie, is presented with speBY HEATHER DARENBERG STAFF WRITER heather.darenberg @gwinnettdailypost.com

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HOWTIMES S

For movie showtimes for Saturday and Sunday, visit the theater websites.

MOVIE TIMES FOR FRIDAY, FEB. 4

12:45, 3:25, 6:00, 8:45, 11:20,

BUFORD

Sanctum 3-D (R)

11:00, 1:45, 4:30, 7:15, 10:05

REGAL CINEMAS, MALL OF GEORGIA 20

Season of the Witch (PG-13)

8:50, 11:15

Tangled (PG)

SNELLVILLE CARMIKE 12 SNELLVILLE 1905 Scenic Highway Presidential Market Center 770-979-1519 www.carmike.com

3333 Buford Drive 678-482-9263 www.regalcinemas.com

11:25, 2:35, 5:10, 7:45

127 Hours (R)

11:20, 2:00, 4:35, 7:20, 10:15

12:30, 2:50, 5:10, 7:30, 10:00

Yogi Bear (PG)

Black Swan (R)

11:05, 1:35, 3:55, 6:15

1:15, 4:15, 7:15, 9:45

Tron: Legacy (PG)

1:40, 4:55, 8:00, 10:55 True Grit (PG-13)

Black Swan (R)

Green Hornet 3-D (PG-13)

1:25, 4:05, 7:10, 9:50

GEORGIA THEATRE CO., TOWN CENTER VALUE

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (PG)

12:50, 3:40, 6:50, 9:30, 12:05 The Dilemma (PG-13)

700 Gwinnett Drive, No. 216 678-985-2222 www.georgiatheatrecompany.com

1:05, 3:50, 7:20, 10:00 The Fighter (R)

12:40, 3:50, 7:25, 10:10 The Green Hornet 3-D (PG-13)

Burlesque (PG-13)

1:00, 3:45, 7:05, 9:50

5:15, 8:15

The Green Hornet (PG-13)

Despicable Me (PG)

5:05, 10:15

5:15

Gulliver’s Travels 3-D (PG)

Due Date (R)

12:15, 2:25, 4:35, 7:30, 9:40, 11:50

5:25, 7:50, 10:05

The King’s Speech (R) The King’s Speech (R)

Little Fockers (PG-13)

No Strings Attached (R)

Little Fockers (PG-13)

11:20, 2:05, 4:45, 7:25, 10:05

11:35, 2:00, 4:25, 7:00, 9:45

11:25, 2:00, 4:40, 7:25, 10:10

12:10, 2:40, 5:20, 7:50, 10:30

Little Fockers (PG-13)

The Mechanic (R)

The Rite (PG-13)

The Mechanic (R)

11:35, 1:55, 4:15, 6:50, 9:25

12:15, 2:50, 5:20, 7:45, 10:40

10:30, 1:20, 4:15, 7:05, 9:55

2:15, 4:35, 9:40, 11:55

The Mechanic (R)

No Strings Attached (R)

The Roommate (PG-13)

No Strings Attached (R)

12:30, 2:50, 5:30, 7:45, 10:10

12:05, 2:40, 5:15, 7:50, 10:25

10:55, 1:25, 3:55, 6:25, 8:55,

1:15, 4:00, 6:45, 9:20, 12:05

No Strings Attached (R)

The Rite (R)

Sanctum (R)

The Rite (PG-13)

12:10, 2:40, 5:10, 7:55, 10:30

12:00, 4:10, 8:10, 10:50

10:50, 1:30, 4:10, 7:00, 9:45,

11:50, 2:25, 5:00, 7:40, 10:20

The Rite (PG-13)

The Roommate (PG-13)

Sanctum 3-D (R)

The Roommate (PG-13)

11:00, 1:35, 4:10, 7:10, 9:50

10:00, 12:40, 3:20, 6:05, 8:50,

11:50, 12:50, 2:10, 3:20, 4:30, 5:40, 7:00, 8:00, 9:20, 10:20, 11:40

The Roommate (PG-13)

11:40, 12:25, 2:10, 2:45, 5:05, 5:35, 7:25, 7:55, 10:00, 10:35

11:50, 12:20, 2:20, 4:40, 5:20, 7:20, 9:40, 10:20

Sanctum 3-D (R)

10:25, 1:00, 3:25, 6:00, 8:35 True Grit (PG-13)

1:20, 4:10, 7:00, 9:50

Tangled (PG)

Sanctum (R)

Sanctum 3-D (R)

1:20, 5:00, 8:00, 10:50

1:15, 4:00, 6:45, 9:25, 12:10

11:30, 2:00, 4:30, 7:00, 9:30

Tangled (PG)

10:10, 12:50, 3:30, 6:15, 9:00 Yogi Bear (PG)

Sanctum 3-D (R)

Sanctum (R)

11:30, 2:25, 4:50, 7:15, 9:50

12:00, 2:30, 5:10, 7:45, 10:20

12:00, 2:30, 5:00, 7:30, 10:00

Tron: Legacy 3-D (PG)

Tangled (PG)

12:25, 4:05, 7:10, 10:05

12:20, 2:45, 7:50

11:15, 1:40, 4:05

True Grit (PG-13)

Tron: Legacy: An IMAX 3-D Experience (PG)

Tron: Legacy 3-D (PG)

6:45, 9:35

1:10, 4:05, 7:00, 9:55

True Grit (PG-13)

Tron: Legacy 3-D (PG)

11:15, 1:50, 4:35, 7:15, 9:55

4:45, 10:10 True Grit (PG-13)

12:05, 2:35, 5:05, 7:45, 10:30 Yogi Bear 3-D (PG)

12:20, 2:30, 7:35

DACULA GREAT ESCAPE THEATERS: HAMILTON MILL 14 2160 Hamilton Creek Parkway Dacula, GA 30019 678-482-0624 www.greatescapetheaters.com

DULUTH REGAL CINEMAS, MEDLOCK CROSSING 18 9700 Medlock Bridge Road, Suite 170 770-814-8437 www.regalcinemas.com 127 Hours (R)

11:55, 2:20, 4:40, 7:20, 10:45 Black Swan (R)

11:45, 2:30, 5:10, 8:05, 10:55 The Company Men (R)

1:15, 4:45, 7:55, 10:30 Black Swan (R)

The Dilemma (PG-13)

11:40, 2:15, 4:50, 7:40, 10:25

12:45, 4:15, 7:05, 9:55

Country Strong (PG-13)

The Fighter (R)

2:35, 7:35

12:35, 4:35, 8:15, 11:00

2:15, 4:55, 7:35, 10:10

LAWRENCEVILLE COLONIAL 18 THEATRES 825 Lawrenceville-Suwanee Road 770-237-0744 www.amctheatres.com

1:45, 7:05

11:50, 3:55, 7:30, 10:20

The Next Three Days (PG-13)

5:30, 8:30 Red (PG-13)

No Strings Attached (R)

1:35, 4:15, 7:00, 9:45 The Rite (PG-13)

1:20, 4:40, 7:05, 9:45 The Roommate (PG-13)

1:45, 4:35, 7:20, 9:50 Sanctum 3-D (R)

1:25, 4:20, 7:00, 9:35 Sanctum (R)

1:55, 4:50, 7:30, 10:05 Tangled (PG)

1:00, 3:20, 5:40, 8:00 True Grit (PG13)

1:30, 4:15, 7:00, 9:30

4:05, 7:05, 9:35 Secretariat (PG)

5:00, 8:00 The Social Network (PG-13)

4:10, 7:10, 9:45 Unstoppable (PG-13)

11:30, 1:50, 4:20, 6:35, 8:45

4:00, 7:00, 9:30

AMC DISCOVER MILLS 18 THEATRES

VENTURE CINEMA 12

5900 Sugarloaf Parkway, Suite 415 678-847-9265 www.amctheatres.com

1:00, 3:20, 5:40, 8:00

REGAL SNELLVILLE OAKS 14 2125 E. Main St., Snellville 770-972-7469 www.regalcinemas.com 127 Hours (R)

2:15, 4:25, 6:35, 8:45, 10:55

3750 Venture Dr. 678-957-9545 www.venturecinema12.com

Blue Valentine (R)

Alpha and Omega (PG)

2:55, 5:45, 8:10, 10:35

3:55, 7:15

127 Hours (R)

Burlesque (PG-13)

11:10, 1:55, 4:45, 7:40, 10:40

4:10, 7:05, 9:35

2:25, 5:10, 7:50, 10:30 The Chronicles of Narnia:The Voyage of the Dawn Treader 3-D (PG) The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (PG)

2:00, 4:35, 7:05, 9:25

Country Strong (PG-13)

Despicable Me (PG)

Country Strong (PG-13)

10:20

4:05, 7:00

2:05, 5:05, 7:45, 10:15 The Dilemma (PG-13)

5:15, 7:30, 9:45

2:40, 5:30, 8:15, 10:45

Black Swan (R)

The Green Hornet (PG-13)

Fair Game (PG-13)

11:50, 2:35, 5:30, 8:25

11:50, 3:05, 6:05, 9:15

9:35

The Dilemma (PG-13)

The Green Hornet 3-D (PG-13)

Faster (R)

11:55, 2:40, 5:40, 8:20

1:30, 4:25, 7:35, 10:45

3:50, 6:50, 9:35

The Fighter (R)

The King’s Speech (R)

How Do You Know (PG-13)

12:10, 3:00, 5:50, 8:40

11:45, 2:45, 5:40, 8:45

4:15, 6:55, 9:30

From Prada to Nada (PG-13)

Little Fockers (PG-13)

Life As We Know It (PG-13)

11:15, 1:55, 4:35, 7:15, 10:00,

11:15, 2:25, 4:50, 7:25, 9:55

9:15

The Green Hornet (PG-13)

The Mechanic (R)

Megamind (PG)

10:20, 1:10, 4:05, 6:55, 9:40

11:55, 2:45, 5:35, 8:15, 11:10

3:45, 4:45, 6:55, 7:30, 9:15, 9:40

The Green Hornet 3-D (PG-13)

No Strings Attached (R)

The Next Three Days (PG-13)

11:20, 2:10, 5:10, 8:10

11:30, 12:15, 2:05, 3:00, 4:40, 5:45, 7:40, 8:35, 10:35, 11:15

4:05, 6:45, 9:20

10:40, 2:05, 5:15, 8:30

The King’s Speech (R)

5:20, 7:45, 10:00

LIttle Fockers (PG-13)

11:35, 2:20, 5:00, 8:05, 11:00

11:30, 2:20, 7:40, 11:00

Green Hornet (PG-13)

Megamind (PG)

1:30, 4:15, 7:00, 9:45

10:05, 12:25, 2:50, 5:20, 7:50, 10:15

11:10, 1:45, 4:20, 6:55, 9:35

12:30, 4:30, 7:15, 10:15

7:40, 9:55

The King’s Speech (R)

Due Date (R)

The Green Hornet 3-D (PG-13)

11:05, 4:25, 9:45

Faster (R)

1:55, 4:50, 7:25, 10:00

The Dilemma (PG-13)

The Green Hornet (PG-13)

4:15, 7:15, 9:50

Green Hornet (PG-13)

127 Hours (R)

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 (PG-13)

Green Hornet 3-D (PG-13)

Fair Game (PG-13)

1:35, 4:30, 7:10, 9:45

The King’s Speech (R)

10:00, 12:55, 3:45, 6:40, 9:35, The Mechanic (R)

11:45, 2:15, 4:55, 7:35, 10:05

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The Rite (PG-13)

RED (PG-13)

4:20, 7:00, 9:25

Due Date (R)

4:15, 9:00, 11:00 The Fighter (R)

2:50, 5:35, 8:20, 10:55 The Mechanic (R)

2:10, 4:20, 6:30, 8:40, 10:50 Megamind (PG)

2:05, 6:50 The Tourist (PG-13)

2:20, 4:45, 7:10, 9:30 Tron: Legacy 3-D (PG)

2:55, 5:40, 8:20, 11:00 Tron: Legacy (PG)

The Social Network (PG-13)

2:00, 4:40, 7:20, 10:00

The Roommate (PG-13)

4:00, 6:45, 9:25

Yogi Bear (PG)

11:20, 12:05, 1:50, 2:40, 4:20, 5:20, 6:45, 7:55, 9:10, 10:30, 11:30,

Unstoppable (PG-13)

2:35, 5:00, 7:00, 9:00, 11:00

5:15, 7:30, 9:45

Yogi Bear 3-D (PG)

10:50, 1:30, 4:10, 7:00, 10:00

Sanctum (R)

2:00, 4:00, 6:00, 8:00, 10:00

FILM FANS ‘The Rite’ is worth watching you believe in demon possession and exorcism, (I do not) the story was moderately compelling, albeit fairly predictable. O’Donoghue’s performance as a very reluctant seminary student was respectable, but it’s Hopkins who carried the movie. Hopkins plays frightening like Typically, movies about no other and we’ve come to demons scare me the most, but my expectations of grip- expect his name associated ping the armrests throughout with a spine-chilling thriller. Holy cannoli, Hopkins “The Rite” did not come to creeps me out. fruition. “The Rite” didn’t quite Instead of jump-back-inyour-seat scares, this movie have all the right stuff — but it was fairly good entertaindetails the life of Michael ment, earning it three fingerKovak, played by Colin O’Donoghue, as he struggles nail imprints on my movie buddy’s arm. Hopkins is our with beliefs and disbeliefs. generation’s Boris Karloff The challenges to Kovak’s faith drive the story as a sub- and this is reason enough to see this movie. stitute to terror. — Myra Simons, Anthony Hopkins’ porBuford trayal of Father Lucas adds enough depth to ratchet the film up another level, but I am a huge fan of Hopkins. “The Rite” starring The horror billing of “The Anthony Hopkins is inspired Rite” will keep many away by a true story. Yes, it is a who would most likely horror film. It was scary. I enjoy the story of struggle. Consider adding this to your was jumping out of my list of rentals if you fall into seat. Based on the comments I heard after the film, that category. — Sean Ahern, other people found it scary Buford as well. It was also laugh out loud funny at times. More than that, it was profound in its handling of faith in The supernatural thriller “The Rite” starring Anthony God and in dealing with Hopkins and yummy Colin struggles with the devil. Colin O’Donoghue plays O’Donoghue, had enough Michael Kovak, a young jumpy moments to be a Roman Catholic seminary decent horror flick. graduate, who is sent to Problem is with all exorRome to sort out his call to cism movies, they will forthe priesthood. Michael is ever be judged against the convinced that he does not No. 1 all-time most scary have a call. He even quesmovie ever made, “The tions the existence of God Exorcist.” and the devil. “The Rite” is based on His Superior (Toby true events, whether or not EDITOR’S NOTE: Film Fans features local residents reviewing the film of the week: “The Rite.” Want to be a film fan? E-mail features@gwinnettdailypost.co m.

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Jones) at the seminary sees a gift in him and sends him to Italy to develop skill in performing exorcisms. Father Lucas (Anthony Hopkins) becomes his mentor in performing exorcisms. The rest of the story revolves around human failure and the power of God. If you enjoy being scared without the gore or nightmares, this movie is good use of your entertainment dollar. Even more, if you enjoy a good story that examines the big questions in life, I highly recommend this film. — Deborah Hurd, Bethlehem

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Oscar-nominated animated film not worthy of such an honor The Illusionist (PG) ★★★ ★★ Not to be confused with the 2006 live-action movie starring Edward Norton, “The Illusionist” is an animated French film that has been nominated for both a Golden Globe and an Academy Award and is a textbook example of selfreverential, egghead, highart pretension. If you’re into retro, ’50s Euro-flavored artwork, static, go-nowhere stories with zero action and even less plot-development, you might like it more than most but even then, you’ll probably wonder why it deserves this much award consideration. To give this movie one of only three

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Best Animated Picture nominations in the finest year ever for the genre is a travesty. There are at least five other 2010 animated movies that are far more deserving of that honor. In its defense, “The Illusionist” doesn’t look like anything else from 2010 and it’s not presented in 3D. If you took the softer

elements of a “Winnie the Pooh” child-pleaser and mixed it with angular, sharper-edged Al Hirschfeld pencil caricatures, you’ll get an idea of the style. It’s at once warm and inviting, yet angular and chilly. It looks intriguing but that’s about it. Everything else about it will repel general audiences (children in particular). The first 10 minutes shows promise. Set somewhere in Europe in the ’50s, it follows the noname title character, a guy who still relies on pulling rabbits out of a hat and flowers from his sleeve to impress audiences. He’s almost as dated as Vaudeville but doesn’t know it yet. After sharing the bill with a proto-Punk band, he

finally gets the hint. He abandons the big city and heads for what looks like seaside Scotland, a place where his tricks might still be fresh. The move initially proves auspicious. He’s a hit but the jukebox brought in after he’s done his act is better-received. While not totally wowing all of the locals, the Illusionist does manage to make an impression on Alice, a chambermaid with holes in her shoes and no future to speak of. He goes gallant, buys her some new shoes and in the wake, ushers in a perplexing paradox. Alice perceives the gift of shoes as an act of love and she views the Illusionist as her ticket from nowhere to somewhere. Inviting herself with

assumptive bullishness, she accompanies him out of town and becomes his decidedly platonic roommate in what is probably Edinburgh. Once there she spends most of the time ignoring him, spending what little money he has and walking the streets searching for someone younger and wealthier. Sporting the same twee style and over-precious approach as his slightly better “The Triplets of Belleville,” French director Sylvain Chomet has crafted a movie that seems to exist for the sole purpose of impressing himself and other artsy insider types. The gauze-thin plot along with the unlikable female love interest and an indifferent male lead give the audience no one to root for

or rally around. And that’s not the worst of it. At most, there are about 10 lines of dialogue in the entire film and not a single word of it can be understood. That’s not because it’s in a foreign language without subtitles; it’s all garbled gibberish. Remember how the adults in the old “Charlie Brown” TV specials spoke — that “wah-wah” grunting and squawking? It’s almost as if Chomet is mocking the audience. “The Illusionist” is the perfect example as to why so many American audiences despise foreign films. It’s pompous, nebulous, depressing and offers nothing in the way of entertainment or even a lesson to be learned. (Sony Classics)

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MOVIES NOWSHOWING Recently reviewed films now playing in theaters: • The Mechanic (R) The early front-runner for worst film of the year, this gratuitously violent, pointless remake of a Charles Bronson original stars Jason Statham as an assassin who specializes in making hits look like accidents. Not even the excellent Ben Foster can save this mess. 1 star — Michael Clark • The Company Men (R) Ben Affleck, Tommy Lee Jones and Chris Cooper star as three privileged and whiny white-collar executives who get their pink slips in this disjointed and confused morality play about living life in the current economic downturn. 2 stars — MC • The Rite (PG-13) This latest

in a long line of “Exorcist” clones offers next to nothing new and takes forever to do it. A mostly dull Anthony Hopkins finally comes to life in the third act and — along with some snazzy make-up work and technical trickery — turns disaster into mere mediocrity. 2 stars — MC • No Strings Attached (R) Recent Golden Globe winner and Oscar nominee Natalie Portman takes on her first romantic comedy as Emma, a doctor deathly afraid of commitment but still fond of horizontal refreshment, which she finds with a wisely toned down Ashton Kutcher. 3 stars — MC • Casino Jack (R) This liveaction companion piece to the much better documentary makes the critical mistake of turning political intrigue into

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GWINNETT CALENDAR Saturday The Lawrenceville Rubber Stamp and Paper Arts Festival will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday at the Gwinnett County Fairgrounds. For more information, visit www.heirloompro.com or call 541-5748000.

Feb. 25 The Collins Hill Screamin’ Eagle Band will present the Taste of Collins Hill from 6 to 9 p.m. Feb. 25 at Collins Hill High School on 50 Taylor Road in Suwanee. Cost is $10. Call Cindy Sykes at 770-962-8618 or e-mail Cindy2657@bellsouth.net for more information.

Ongoing Events The Gwinnett Environmental and Heritage Center will host the exhibit “Your

House, My House,” through April 16. The exhibit displays the homes of people around the world. The exhibit is included with admission to the GEHC and free for GEHC members. For more information, call 770-904-3500 or visit gwinnettEHC.org. The Hudgens Center for the Arts will present the Finalists Exhibit for the Hudgens Prize through Feb. 19. The center is at 6400 Sugarloaf Parkway, Building 300, in Duluth. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday through Saturday and admission is $5 for adults, $3 for seniors and students and free for children younger than 2. For more information, call 770-623-6002 or visit www.thehudgens.org. The Buford Artists’ Group will present an exhibit of art work titled “Visionary Reflections —

METRO CALENDAR Saturday The Smithgall Arts Center will present Kevin Bales Trio at 8 p.m. Saturday at The Arts Council Inc., 331 Spring St. in Gainesville. For more information, visit www.theartscouncil.net.

Feb. 17 The Smithgall Arts Center will present the independent film, “Do No Harm,” at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 17 at The Arts Council Inc., 331 Spring St. in Gainesville. For more information, visit www.theartscouncil.net.

Ongoing events The High Museum of Art will present “ToulouseLautrec and Friends: The Irene and Howard Stein Collection” beginning Saturday through May 1 at 1280 Peachtree St. N.E., Atlanta. For more information, call 404-733-4437. Theatrical Outfit will

present “The Young Man From Atlanta” through Feb. 20 at The Balzer Theater, 84 Luckie St. N.W. in Atlanta. For more information, call 678-528-1500 or visit www.theatricaloutfit.org. The High Museum of Art will present “Fifty Works for Fifty States: The Dorothy and Herb Vogel Collection” beginning Saturday through June 5 at 1280 Peachtree St. N.E., Atlanta. For more information, call 404-733-4437. The High Museum of Art will be holding “The Museum of Modern Art, New York” until Aug. 14. For more information, visit www.High.org. Theatrical Outfit will present “Caroline, or Change” from March 16 through April 10 at The Balzer Theater, 84 Luckie St. N.W. in Atlanta. For more information, call 678-5281500 or visit www.theatricaloutfit.org.

Studies in Aesthetics” through February at the George Pierce Park Community Center Gallery, 55 Buford Highway in Suwanee. For more information, call 770831-4173 or visit www.gwin-

nettparks.com. The Gwinnett Historic Courthouse will host the art show, “Walk Like a Gwinnettian,” from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday and from 10 a.m. to 2

p.m. Saturday through April 25. For more information, call 770-822-5450. St. Edward’s Episcopal Church will be holding an art gallery from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays through Fri-

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