December 22 Denton Time 2011 by Denton Media Company

IN THE SPOTLIGHT THIS WEEK

Unleashing the pocket monsters

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The Pokemon Company International presents the city championship of the Pokemon trading card game Tuesday at Madness Comics & Games in Denton. Players use the Pokemon characters represented on each card to “fight” an opponent’s character.

okemon Trading Card devotees can test their skills at Madness Comics & Games on Tuesday. The winner will be named the city champion and will get an invitation to the Pokemon World Championships in Hawaii next August. Pokemon is a popular video game and anime cartoon series from Japan. The phenomenon stems from the popular Asian pastime of insect collecting. In the cartoon series, a group of young people — led by a boy named Ash Ketchum, a Pokemon master-in-training — use “pocket monsters” to battle the pocket monsters of villains. Ash’s prize Pokemon, Pikachu, a grinning, chubby yellow creature, became the avatar of the phenomenon after the series first aired in the 1990s.

DENTON POKEMON TRADING CARD CHAMPIONSHIP What: Trading card game to determine city champion When: 10 a.m. Tuesday Where: Madness Comics & Games, 111 E. University Drive, Suite 112 Details: Free

7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday and Friday and Dec. 27-30 — Holiday Blast Camp for children in kindergarten through sixth grade at the Denton Civic Center, 321 E. McKinney St. Camp includes activities and field trips during the holiday break. Each day costs $28 per child, and participants must register in advance at the Civic Center. For more information, including field trips and activities, visit www.dentonparks.com. 6 to 8 p.m. daily through Dec. 31 — Glory of Zion International’s Festival of Lights at the new Global Spheres Center, 7801 S. I-35E in Corinth. Walk through gardens decorated with thousands of lights, and enjoy music and a living nativity. Free. Snacks, hot drinks, and indoor crafts and activities for children will be offered today and Friday. Visit www.gloryofzion.org. Through Thursday — Ann’s Haven VNA Hospice Auxiliary’s Light Up a Life tree, honoring the memory of family members and friends, in the J.C. Penney Court at Golden Triangle Mall, 2201 S. I-35E. A paper dove bearing the name of an honoree can be placed on the tree for a $20 donation. To make a donation, visit between 2 and 6 p.m., call 940-349-5900 or e-mail hudsong@

vnatexas.org. Through Saturday — Gift-wrapping by youth group members from First United Methodist Church in Denton, in the Macy’s wing at Golden Triangle Mall. Proceeds benefit youth missions. Hours are 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. today and Friday, and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday. Through Dec. 31 — Snow village display at the Wood House, 516 N. Locust St. Display includes more than 200 miniature buildings, four trains and a monorail. Free admission with donation of dry goods or nonperishable food items for Denton County Friends of the Family. Open 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. weekdays and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays, or by appointment by calling 940-3874098. For a list of suggested donations, visit www.dcfof.org and click on “Get Involved/Donate Items.” Through Jan. 1 — Pet Santa Tree at Emily Fowler Central Library, 502 Oakland St. Donations will be delivered to the Denton Animal Shelter. Suggested items include pet food and treats, dog and cat toys, bedding, clay cat litter, dishwashing liquid and bleach. Call 940-349-8752 or e-mail library@cityofdenton.com. Through Jan. 1 — Gift of Lights at Texas Motor Speedway featuring more than 1 million LED light displays on a 1.7-mile drive-through course and seasonal festivities. Donations of

gently used items collected for Goodwill of Fort Worth. Hours of operation are 6 to 9 p.m. Sunday through Thursday; and 6 to 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Admission is $15 per vehicle Monday through Thursday, or $20 per vehicle Friday through Sunday. Visit www.texasgiftoflights.com. Weekends and evenings from 5 to 9 p.m. — Bethlehem in Denton County, a gallery of more than 2,900 nativities and creches collected by Sanger resident Judy Klein. By appointment only. For directions or more information, call 940-231-4520 or visit www.bethlehemindentonco.com.

SUNDAY 3 p.m. — Christmas dinner at American Legion Post 550, 905 N. Foundation Drive in Pilot Point. Free and open to the public. Those who can bring a side dish or dessert are invited to do so.

IN THE REGION ONGOING 7:30 p.m. Thursday — 3 Redneck Tenors’ “Christmas Spec-tacYULE-ar Show” at Medical Center of Lewisville Grand Theater, 100 N. Charles St. in Lewisville. Tickets are

ON THE COVER CHRISTMAS AT THE CINEMA Daniel Craig and Rooney Mara star in The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, one of a variety of films playing in multiplexes this holiday weekend. (DRC photo illustration/ Columbia Pictures) Story on Page 8

FIND IT INSIDE MUSIC Concerts and nightclub schedules. Page 3

DINING The trading-card game works much like the video game, with players using the strength of a card character to knock out an opponent’s Pokemon. The game is run by volunteers and is open to all ages. Contestants are urged to prepare by visiting www.pokemon. com/organized-play. — Lucinda Breeding

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FAX IT TO: $15-$25. Senior and group discounts are available. Call 1-877-936-3839. Through Friday — Electricritters lighted holiday display at River Bend Nature Center, 2200 Third St., at the Lucy Park entrance in Wichita Falls. Admission is $5 per person, free for children younger than 2. Call 940-767-0843 or visit www.riverbendnaturecenter.org. Through Friday — Santa Claus the Musical at Casa Mañana Theatre, 3101 W. Lancaster Ave. in Fort Worth. Tickets are $20-$25. For more information, call 817-332-2272 or visit www.casamanana.org. Through Friday — Ebenezer Scrooge presented by Pocket Sandwich Theater, 5400 E. Mockingbird Lane in Dallas. Tickets are $10-$18. For more information, call 214-8211860. Through Saturday — Dallas Theater Center presents A Christmas Carol at Kalita Humphreys Theater, 3636 Turtle Creek Blvd. in Dallas. For more information, call 214-880-0202 or visit www.dallastheatercenter.org. Through Sunday — Life-sized gingerbread house on display at Great Wolf Lodge, 100 Great Wolf Drive in Grapevine. Reservations may be made for dining inside the house. In addition to the cost of food, fee of $20 will be charged for each sitting and donated to Big Brothers Big Sisters. Call 817-488-6510.

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9:30 a.m. — Crafters’ Corner at Emily Fowler Central Library, 502 Oakland St. Work on projects and learn new techniques. Free. Call 940349-8752 or visit www.dentonlibrary.com. 7 to 8 p.m. — Conversation Club, for those wishing to practice their English language skills with others, at Emily Fowler Central Library, 502 Oakland St. Free. No registration required. Call 940-349-8752.

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TUESDAY 7 to 8:45 p.m. — North Branch Writers’ Critique Group, for those interested in writing novels, short stories, poetry or journals, meets at North Branch Library, 3020 N. Locust St. Free. Call 940-349-8752.

WEDNESDAY 7 to 8:30 p.m. — Exploring Philosophy at North Branch Library, 3020 N. Locust St. Chat about philosophical questions with Eva H. Cadwallader, professor emerita. Free. Call 940-349-8752 to register.

MUSIC

The Abbey Inn Restaurant & Pub Wed: Earl Bates’ “Celtic Sessions,” 79pm, free. 101 W. Hickory St. 940566-5483. The Abbey Underground 100 W. Walnut St. 940-565-5478. Andy’s Bar Fri: Sincerely the Reaper, Sparrows, Covet the Creature, the Plagued, Descendant, 8pm. 122 N. Locust St. 940-565-5400. www. andysbar.webs.com. Art Six Coffee House Music, plays and gallery shows in a house converted into an arts space. No cover. No smoking inside. 424 Bryan St. 940-484-2786. www.facebook.com/ artsixcoffeehouse. Banter Thurs: It Is What It Is (hand drumming), 6pm. Fri: Classical guitar, 6pm. Each Thurs, open-mic night, 9pm-midnight, free. Live local jazz at 8pm each Fri and 6pm each Sat. 219 W. Oak St. 940-565-1638. www. dentonbanter.com. Cafe Du Luxe No cover. 3101 Unicorn Lake Blvd. 940-382-7070. www.cafeduluxe.com. Cool Beans 1210 W. Hickory St. 940382-7025. Crazy Horse Saloon Each Thurs, “Blues Power Happy Hour” featuring Three Time Fool, 5:30-8:30pm, free. 508 S. Elm St. 940-591-0586. Dan’s Silverleaf Thurs: The Harder They Come (movie screening), 8:30pm, free. Fri: Brent Best, Jon Dee Graham, Ryan Thomas Becker, 9pm, $8. Sun: Hares on the Mountain, the Holler Time, 9pm. Tues: Center Divider, Leslie Sisson, Dim Locator, 9pm, $7. Each Sun, Hares on the Mountain, 5pm, free. Each Mon, Boxcar Bandits, 10pm, free. No smoking indoors. 103 Industrial St. 940320-2000. www.danssilverleaf.com.

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Fab Deuce members Matt Ress-Giant, left, Pudge Brewer and Blaine Brewer will throw the band’s annual Christmas hip-hop bash Friday at Rubber Gloves Rehearsal Studios.

All wrapped up

Rhymes, rhythms under the tree for holiday hip-hop gig

Orbison’s torch, mixing rock, folk, blues and country in a distinctive cocktail that is deeply sad — even when it means to be light. Lovers of Tom Waits’ gravelly voice will find Graham a cousin, vocally, with a few rocks less rattling around his pipes. Best and Becker are good bill mates for Graham. Best shreds a fair bit harder, and sings with more fever, and Becker brings enough soul to leaven what’s sure to be an evening that will lay hot rubber on the bar floor. And maybe, if you’re nice, Graham will anoint hopeless Scrooges with a rendition of “I Hate Christmas.” I Newcomer Earl E. Bates, a Celtic musician, has begun playing sessions at The Abbey Inn on the Square. He performs from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday in the restaurant at 101 W. Hickory St. Bates is playing every other week at the same time, Jan. 11 and 25. No cover.

ure, Denton kind of empties out after the universities turn the lights off after commencement. But a small contingent of local musicians mean to make merry one more time before sending 2011 packing.

TURN IT UP Best bets for music this weekend

On the eve of Christmas Eve, a lineup of Denton’s most reliable rappers bring it one more time. Fab Deuce, XeGeSiS and Yeahdef celebrate the Fab Deuce sixth annual Hip-Hop Christmas Party, with Band Nerds and and Digo joining the show. Fab Deuce is known for spinning out a party vibe with fast-flowing rhymes and rump-shaking beats. XeGeSiS specializes in clever, literate quips and infectious bass lines. XeGeSiS runs its raps like a game of tag between Scott McBride and Ritchy Flow. Fab Deuce goes

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Earl Bates’ “Celtic Sessions” are every other Wednesday night at The Abbey Inn Restaurant & Pub on the Square. from chilled-out beats with brothers Pudge and Blaine Brewer and Matt Ress-Giant to staccato-fast verses. Yeahdef — a.k.a. Joey Liechty, the busiest DJ in Denton — backs up the Deuce crew with beats and tunes. Details: The Hip-Hop Christmas Party starts at 10 p.m. Friday at Rubber Gloves Rehearsal Studios, 411 E. Sycamore St. Doors open at 9

p.m. Cover is $6 for ages 21 and older, $8 for those younger than 21. I Also on Friday night, Slobberbone frontman Brent Best joins headliner Jon Dee Graham and Denton singerguitarist Ryan Thomas Becker at Dan’s Silverleaf. Austin fixture Jon Dee Graham is probably the lone musician who picked up Roy

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Artist Matthew Reinhart said making a pop-up Darth Vader helmet was one of his most challenging projects in pop-up bookmaking. The Star Wars villain appears in the book Star Wars: A Pop-Up Guide to the Galaxy.

Pop-up mechanics

Ongoing exhibit goes behind the scenes of three-dimensional book art

he Greater Denton Arts Council continues “The Wizards of Pop: Sabuda & Reinhart” on Saturday. The exhibition was curated a few years ago and has crisscrossed the country. It includes 60 images from 13 picture and pop-up books by Matthew Reinhart and Robert Sabuda. It features two-dimensional artworks from such books as Saint Valentine, The Blizzard’s Robe and The Paper Dragon, as well as three-dimensional pages from The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, the Encyclopedia Prehistorica series, Young Naturalist’s Pop-Up Hand-

said. “Like in the dinosaur books, I find I have to have a large scale character. For the dinosaur encyclopedia, I used the T. rex. With the T. rex, I think about how would you experience a T. rex? Well, a T. rex would probably chase you and try to eat you.” In the end, the Tyrannosaurus rex’s head popped up out of a book from Reinhart and Sabuda’s Encyclopedia Prehistorica series. Not only does the dinosaur pop up from the book, but he opens his mouth in a roar.

La Milpa Mexican Restaurant Each Fri, Mariachi Quetzal, 8pm. 820 S. I-35E, Suite 101. 940-382-8470. Love Shack Fri: Devin Leigh, 8pm. 115 E. Hickory St. 940-442-6834. www.loveburgershack.com.

EVENTS Continued from Page 3 Fry Street Public House 125 Ave. A. 940-323-9800. www.publichouse denton.com.

book: Beetles and Butterflies, Cinderella and Star Wars: A Pop-Up Guide to the Galaxy, among others. In a previous interview, Reinhart said the art of making

pop-up books — which are books illustrated with paper sculptures, some that move — is organic. “I think about it as illustration in 3-D,” Reinhart said. “It’s

an illustration that is totally three-dimensional, and you’re really using one medium — paper. We start Reinhart from the idea. You don’t start out with a sketch of what you want to do.” Concept becomes motion — cutting out paper, folding it and studying how the object will literally unfold as the reader turns the page. “After the manuscript is written, you start thinking about what you want to do,” Reinhart

Fry Street Tavern 121 Ave. A. 940383-2337. The Garage Each Mon, open mic, 11:30pm, $1-$5. 113 Ave. A. 940-3830045. www.thedentongarage.com. The Greenhouse Mon: Mara Penatzer. Live jazz, each Mon and Thurs at 10pm, free. 600 N. Locust

St. 940-484-1349. www.greenhouserestaurantdenton.com. Hailey’s Club Fri: Mexican Lions, Jacer Racer, Bloodwitch, Dharma, Shooknite and more, 9pm, $5. Sun: “A FunkNug Xmas Party” with Apache (the Enemy), BBS, 9pm, $5$7. Wed: Nerdface, 9pm, $5-$7. Each

Thurs, ’80s music, free-$5; each Tues, ’90s music, free-$5. 122 W. Mulberry St. 940-323-1160. www. haileysclub.com. J&J’s Pizza 118 W. Oak St. 940-3827769. www.jandjpizzadenton.com. The LABB 218 W. Oak St. 940-2934240. www.thelabbdenton.com.

WIZARDS OF POP What: The Greater Denton Arts Council continues its exhibition of 60 images from 13 picture and pop-up books by artists Robert Sabuda and Matthew Reinhart When: Runs through Jan. 15. Gallery hours are 1 to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday. The gallery is closed for the holidays Saturday through Monday, Dec. 24-26, and Dec. 30 through Jan. 2. Where: The Center for the Visual Arts, 400 E. Hickory St. Details: Admission is free. On the Web: www.dentonarts.com

— Lucinda Breeding

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EVENTS Continued from Page 4 Lowbrows Beer and Wine Garden Each Thurs, Fri and Sat, open-mic night. Free. 200 S. Washington St., Pilot Point. 940-686-3801. www. lowbrows.us. Mable Peabody’s Beauty Parlor and Chainsaw Repair 1125 E. University Drive, Suite 107. 940-5669910. Mad World Records 115 W. Hickory St. 940-591-3001. Rockin’ Rodeo Thurs: Chris Rivers Band, 8pm. 1009 Ave. C. 940-5656611. www.rockinrodeodenton.com. Rubber Gloves Rehearsal Studios Fri: Fab Deuce, the Band Nerds, Xegesis, Digo, Yeahdef, 9pm, $6-$8. Mon: “Denton Is Burning,” 10pm, free. Each Thurs, “Discipline,” 10pm, free-$5; each Tues, “Singles Going Steady,” 10pm, free-$5; each Wed, “Whatever Wednesdays,” 10pm, free$5. 411 E. Sycamore St. 940-3877781. www.rubberglovesdentontx. com. Simone Lounge 222 W. Hickory St., Suite 104. 940-387-7240. www.facebook.com/simonelounge. Sweetwater Grill and Tavern Tues: Michael Palma Quartet. Jazz shows on the patio, 7-9pm, free. 115 S. Elm St. 940-484-2888. Trail Dust Steak House Fri & Sat: Cypress Creek. 26501 U.S. 380 East in Aubrey. 940-365-4440. www.trail duststeaks.net. VFW Post 2205 Free karaoke at 8pm each Thurs, Fri and Sat. 909 Sunset St.

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Through Friday — Flower Mound Performing Arts Theatre presents Forever Plaid at the Medical Center of Lewisville Grand Black Box Theatre, 100 N. Charles St. in Lewisville. Performances are at 7:30 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays. Tickets are $25 for adults and $22 for seniors, students and children. Visit www.fm pat.org or call 972-724-2147.

FUTURE BOOKINGS 3 p.m. Dec. 30 — “Snow Science” for ages 8-12 at Emily Fowler Central Library, 502 Oakland St. Participants will compare real snow to instant snow and discover how the elements can affect snow. Call 940-349-8752 to register.

POINTS OF INTEREST The Bayless-Selby House Museum Restored Victorian-style home built in 1898. 317 W. Mulberry St. Tues-Sat 10am-noon and 1-3pm. Free. Handicapped accessible. Regular special events and workshops. 940-349-2865. www.dentoncounty. com/bsh. Denton County African American Museum Exhibits of historic black families in the county, including artwork and quilting, and personal

DENTON PARKS AND RECREATION During the remainder of the school break, children in kindergarten through sixth grade can enjoy fun activities and exciting field trips in Holiday Blast Camp. The camp continues from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. today and Friday, and Tuesday through Dec. 30. Each day costs $28 per child, and participants must be registered in advance at the Denton Civic Center, 321 E. McKinney St. For more information, including field trips and activities, visit www.dentonparks.com. For the holiday break, the Denton Natatorium is offering extended open swim hours from noon to 8 p.m. today, Tuesday and Wednesday. The Natatorium is located at 2400 Long Road. For more information, including admission rates and closings, visit www.dentonparks.com or call 940-

items of the lady of the house. 317 W. Mulberry St., next to the BaylessSelby House Museum. Tues-Sat 10am-noon and 1-3pm. Free. www.dentoncounty.com/dcaam. Bethlehem in Denton County Small gallery in Sanger displaying a personal collection of 2,900 nativities. Open evenings and weekends, by appointment only. Free. Small groups and children welcome. To schedule your visit, call 940-2314520 or e-mail jkmk@advantexmail. com. www.bethlehemindentonco. com. Courthouse-on-the-Square Museum Exhibits include photos of Denton communities, historic Hispanic and black families, farm and ranching artifacts, and special collections, including Southwest American Indian and Denton County pottery, pressed glass and weaponry. Research materials, county cemetery records, genealogical info, photographs. 110 W. Hickory St. 10-4:30 Mon-Fri and 11-3 Sat, closed holidays. Free. Special monthly exhibits and lectures. Call 940-349-2850 or visit www.dentoncounty.com/chos. Denton Firefighters Museum Collection at Central Fire Station, 332 E. Hickory St., displays firefighting memorabilia from the 1800s to the present. 8am-5pm Mon-Fri. Closed on city holidays. Free and handicapped accessible. Gowns of the First Ladies of Texas Created in 1940, exhibit features garments worn by wives of governors of Texas. 8am-5pm MonFri. Administration Conference Tower, TWU campus. Free, reservations required. 940-898-3644. Hangar Ten Flying Museum WWII aircraft on display including Lockheed 10A, Beech Aircraft Stagger Wing, PT22 and Piper L-4. Mon-Sat 8am-3 pm. 1945 Matt Wright Lane. Free. 940-565-1945. Little Chapel-in-the-Woods Built in 1939, one of 20 outstanding architectural achievements in Texas. Daily 8am-5pm, except on university holidays or when booked for weddings, weekends by appointment only, TWU

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Register now for the following youth sports leagues beginning in January: Little Dribblers coed basketball, for ages 5-9, and Indoor Coed Soccer, for ages 4-11. For league details and to register, visit www.dentonparks.com or call 940349-7275. Register now for the following group exercise programs beginning in January: Cardio Tennis at Goldfield Tennis Center, 2005 W. Windsor Drive; Boot Camp Fitness at Martin Luther King Jr. Recreation Center, 1300 Wilson St.; and 10K Training at North Lakes Recreation Center, 2001 W. Windsor Drive. For details and to register, visit www.dentonparks.com or call 940349-7275.

campus. 940-898-3644.

SENIORS American Legion Hall Senior Center 629 Lakey Drive in Fred Moore Park. 10am-3pm Mon-Fri, 69pm Thurs. 940-349-8298. Denton Senior Center Offers daily lunches, classes, travel, health services and numerous drop-in activities. 8am-9pm Mon-Fri. 509 N. Bell Ave. 940-349-8280. www.dentonseniorcenter.com. Ongoing activities: Athena’s Craft Store, open 9am1pm Mon-Fri; 9am-1pm Sat; first and third Fri, 6-9pm. Call 940-349-8720. Dancing and potluck, live big band and country music every second and fourth Friday, 7-9:30pm, $5. Movies 6pm each Wed. Free for Denton seniors. $1 for popcorn and soda. SPAN noon meal each Mon-Fri. $1.50 for seniors age 60 and older, $3.50 for those younger than 60. Chime Choir 9:30am Mon Pinochle 10:30am-1:30pm Mon Young at Heart band practice, 9am Tues, 10am Thurs Card workshop 9am first Tues Needlework group 9am Tues Red Hat Society 11am first Wed Tap dance classes, for beginners, intermediate/advanced, Wed nights or Fri mornings. Bridge Party bridge, 12:30pm Thurs; duplicate bridge, 1pm Wed Benefits counseling 1:30-4pm third Thurs Bingo 12:45pm first and third Fri Fridays With Friends 9-11am Fri. Volunteers create items to donate to Denton Regional Medical Center patients. Call Jeff or Jane at 940-3498720. Square dancing 7-10pm first and third Fri, $6 Ed Bonk Woodshop 9am-noon Mon-Thurs; 9am-noon Sat. $6 annual membership or $1 per visit. RSVP Referral and placement service for volunteers age 55 and older. 1400 Crescent St. 940-383-1508.

To begin planning your fitness program for the new year, visit www.dentonparks.com for a listing of our gyms and to discover a variety of exceptional group exercise programs, including ongoing classes such as Zumba and Les Mills BodyPump, BodyCombat and BodyFlow. To stay up to date on our special events and programs, including New Year’s fitness promotions, sign up for our free e-mail newsletter at www.dentonparks.com. Then “like” our Facebook page at www. facebook.com/dentonparksnrec to stay connected with discussions, photos and more. For more information about Parks and Recreation programs, call 940349-PARK (7275), visit www. dentonparks.com or e-mail parksnrec@cityofdenton.com.

VISUAL ARTS Art Six Coffee House 424 Bryan St. Mon-Sat 9am-midnight. 940-4842786. Banter 219 W. Oak St. 940-5651638. Burger and Friends 108 W. Oak St., Suite 101. www.burgerandfriends.com. Cafe Du Luxe 3101 Unicorn Lake Blvd. Mon-Thurs 5:30am-10pm, Fri 5:30am-11pm, Sat 6am-11pm, Sun 7am-9pm. 940-382-7070. www.cafe duluxe.com. Work by Tina Church Alvarez on display. Center for the Visual Arts 400 E. Hickory St. Free. Tues-Sun 1-5pm. 940-382-2787. www.dentonarts.com. “The Wizards of Pop: Sabuda & Reinhart” runs through Jan. 15. Presented by the Greater Denton Arts Council, The Chestnut Tree 107 W. Hickory St. Mon-Fri 9am-3pm, Sat 9am2:30pm, Sun 11am-2pm. 940-5919475. www.chestnuttearoom.com. Visual Arts Society of Texas exhibition runs through Jan. 5. A Creative Art Studio 227 W. Oak St., Suite 101. Mon-Sat 12-6pm, Sun by appointment only. 940-442-1251. www.acreativeartstudio.com Cupboard Natural Foods and Cafe 200 W. Congress St. 940-387-5386. Farmer’s & Merchant’s Gallery Early and contemporary Texas art. 100 N. Washington St., Pilot Point. Fri-Sat 10am-5pm, Sun 1-5pm. Appointments encouraged. 940-6862396. www.farmersandmerchants gallery.com. Gallery 010 in the TWU student union, at the corner of Bell Avenue and Administration Drive. Mon-Thurs 8-9; Fri 8-5; Sun 1-9. Free. Green Space Arts Collective Gallery hours are Mon 5-6:30pm, Tues-Wed 4-7pm, and by appointment by calling 940-387-2722. 529 Malone St. Jupiter House 114 N. Locust St. 940-387-7100. La Meme Gallery At Rubber Gloves Rehearsal Studios, 411 E. Sycamore

St. www.lamemegallery.com. Oxide Gallery Commercial gallery in Linwood-Alford Florist. 501 W. Hickory St. Mon-Fri 9am-5pm, Sat 9am-1pm. 940-483-8900. www. oxidegallery.com. Main show and multi-artist feature show “Child’s Play” on display. TWU Blagg-Huey Library MonThurs 7:30am-midnight, Fri 7:30am10pm, Sat 9am-6pm, Sun 2pm-midnight. 1322 Oakland St. 940-8983701. www.twu.edu/library. TWU East and West galleries in the TWU Fine Arts Building, at Oakland Street and Pioneer Circle. Free. Mon-Fri 9-4, weekends by appointment. 940-898-2530. www.twu.edu/visual-arts. UNT Art Gallery in the UNT Art Building, 1201 W. Mulberry St. at Welch. Tues noon-5pm, Wed-Thurs 9:30am-8pm, Fri-Sat noon-5pm. Free. 940-565-4316. www.art.unt.edu. UNT Cora Stafford Gallery In UNT’s Oak Street Hall, 1120 W. Oak St. Tues-Fri 10am-2pm or by appointment. 940-565-4005. UNT on the Square 109 N. Elm St. Free. Mon-Fri 9am-noon & 1-5pm, with extended hours Thurs until 8pm; Sat 11am-3pm. 940-369-8257. http://untonthesquare.unt.edu. UNT Union Gallery Level 3, UNT Union, 400 Ave A. Mon-Sat 8am10pm. 940-565-3829. www.unt.edu/ union/gallery.htm. Visual Arts Society of Texas Member organization of the Greater Denton Arts Council offers community and continuing education for local visual artists, professional and amateur. Meetings are at the Center for the Visual Arts, 400 E. Hickory St. Monthly meetings include minishows and demonstrations by visiting artists. Visit www.vastarts.org or call Executive Director Lynne Cage Cox at 972-VAST-ORG.

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DINING RESTAURANTS AMERICAN CUISINE Central Grill 1005 Ave. C. 940-3239464. Dusty’s Bar and Grill Laid-back bar just off the Square serves a beltbusting burger and fries, a kitchen homily for meat and cheese lovers. Seven plasma TVs for fans to track the game, or patrons can take part in interactive trivia and poker. Darts, pool, video games and foosball. Kitchen open throughout business hours. 119 S. Elm St. Daily noon-2am. $-$$. 940-243-7300. www.myspace. com/dustysindenton. The LABB 218 W. Oak St. 940-2934240. www.thelabbdenton.com. The Loophole Square staple has charming menu with cleverly named items, like Misdemeanor and Felony nachos. Decent range of burgers. 119 W. Hickory St. Daily 11am-2am; food served until midnight. Full bar. $-$$. 940-565-0770. www.loopholepub. com. Pourhouse Sports Grill Classy sports bar and restaurant boasts large TVs and a theater-style media room and serves burgers, pizza, salads and generous main courses. Full bar. Smoking on patio only. 3350 Unicorn Lake Blvd. Sun-Thurs 11-10, Fri-Sat 11-12. $-$$. 940-484-7455. Rocky’s Sports Bar Big games on big screens plus some pretty big tastes, too. Now open for lunch. For finger food, roll chicken chipotle and battered jalapeno and onion strips are standouts. Homestyle burgers; savory Caesar salad with chicken. Full bar. 2000 W. University Drive. Daily 11am-2am. $. 940-382-6090. Rooster’s Roadhouse “We Ain’t Chicken” is what the eatery claims, though the menu kindly includes it on a sandwich and in a wing basket — plus barbecue, burgers and hangout appetizers (cheese fries, tamales, and queso and chips). Beer. 113 Industrial St. Sun-Wed 11-10; ThursSat 11-midnight. $. 940-382-4227. www.roosters-roadhouse.com. RT’s Neighborhood Bar 1100 Dallas Drive, Suite 124. 940-381-2277. Sweetwater Grill & Tavern It may claim a place among the world’s other memorable pubs, rathskellers, hangouts and haunts where the food satisfies as much as the libations that wash them down. 115 S. Elm St. Tues-Sat 11-2am, Sun-Mon 11-midnight. $-$$. 940-484-2888. II Charlies Bar & Grill 809 Sunset St. 940-891-1100.

ASIAN Little Asia 7650 S. I-35E, Corinth. 940-269-1110. Mr. Chopsticks This pan-Asian eatery does a little Chinese, Japanese, Thai and even Indian food. Offers a plethora of tasty appetizers and entrees. Many vegetarian dishes (some with egg). Beer and wine. 1633 Scripture St. Mon-Sat 11-10, Sun 11:30-9. $-$$. 940-382-5437. Ramen Republic Offers build-yourown Asian-inspired noodle bowls, teppanyaki stir-fry and salads. Beer, wine, sake. 210 E. Hickory St. SunThurs 11-9:30, Fri-Sat 11-10. $. 940-

387-3757. Royal East Hefty Japanese offering (including sushi bar) plus Korean and Chinese dishes. Pleasing Fire Mountain Roll. Fish tastes very fresh and firm. Mochi ice cream is a dessert unlike anything else. Beer, wine and sake. No smoking. 1622A W. University Drive. Mon-Sat 11-10. $$$. 940-383-7633.

BAKERIES Davis Purity Bakery Denton’s oldest bakery has sculpted but simple and flavorful cakes, soft egg bread, cookies and more. 520 S. Locust St. Mon-Sat 5am-5:30pm. 940-3876712. Ester’s Tortilleria & Bakery Mexican bakery offers panoply of scents: cakes, pastries and sweets, lunch-able entrees, and tortillas in bulk. 710 Elm St. Mon-Sat 6am-9pm, Sun 6am-2pm. 940-591-9105. NV Cupcakes Gourmet cupcakes and other sweets. 4251 FM2181, Suite 216, Corinth. Tues-Sat 11am6pm or until sellout. 817-996-2852. www.nvcupcakes.com. Ravelin Bakery Gourmet bakery offers fresh-baked bread, mouthwatering sweets and a fine cup of coffee. 416 S. Elm St. Tues-Sat 6:30am-5:30pm, Sun 8am-5:30pm. 940-382-8561.

BARBECUE Metzler’s Bar-B-Q Much more than a barbecue joint, with wine and beer shop, deli with German foods and more. Smoked turkey is lean yet juicy; generous doses of delightful barbecue sauce. Tender, well-priced chicken-fried steak. Hot sausage sampler has a secret weapon: spicy mustard. Beer and wine. 628 Londonderry Lane. Daily 10:30am10pm. $. 940-591-1652. The Smokehouse Denton barbecue joint serves up surprisingly tender and juicy beef, pork, chicken and catfish. Good sauces, bulky sandwiches and mashed potatoes near perfection. Good pies and cobblers. Beer and wine. 1123 Fort Worth Drive. SunThurs 11-9, Fri-Sat 11-10. $-$$. 940566-3073. Sweet Y Cafe 511 Robertson St. 940-323-2301.

BISTROS AND CAFES Banter Gourmet sandwiches and salads, breakfast items, coffee and espresso, plus traditional Spanish tapas (small savory dishes) by reservation only. Free Wi-Fi. Live music on some nights. Beer and wine. No smoking inside. 219 W. Oak St. Daily 10am-midnight. $. 940-565-1638. Bochy’s Bistro Fusion menu grabs elements of European cuisines with many salad and sandwich selections. Winning Greek chicken lisi panini. Artful desserts: tuxedo cake, cream cheese brownie. No smoking. 2430 I35E, Suite 136. Mon-Thurs 8-3, Fri-Sat 8-8, Sun brunch 8-2. $$. 940-3873354. Cafe Du Luxe Upscale casual spot for conversation and a cup of coffee, a light meal, dessert or a glass of fine wine. Specialty coffee beans are freshly roasted; wine list includes vintages both familiar and relatively

unknown. Happy hour from 4 to 7 p.m. weekdays. Beer & wine. 3101 Unicorn Lake Blvd. Mon-Thurs 5:30am-10pm, Fri 5:30am-11pm, Sat 6am-11pm, Sun 7am-9pm. $. 940382-7070. The Chestnut Tree Salads, sandwiches, soups and other lunch options served in back of small shop on the Square. Chicken pot pie is stellar, with painstakingly made crust and thick, tender stew inside. Tasty quiche. Decadent fudge lava cake and rich carrot cake. No smoking. 107 W. Hickory St. Mon-Fri 9am-3pm, Sat 9am-2:30pm, Sun 11am-2pm. $-$$. 940-591-9475. Cups and Crepes Eatery serves up both traditional American and European breakfasts and lunch. Get biscuits and gravy or test a crepe filled with rich hazelnut spread. Specialty coffees. Smoking on patio only. 309 Fry St. Thurs-Sun 8am3pm. $. 940-387-1696. Join the Cups and Crepes group on Facebook.com.

BRITISH The Abbey Inn Restaurant & Pub Full bar. 101 W. Hickory St. Sun-Wed 11-10, Thurs-Sat 11-midnight. $-$$. 940-566-5483.

BRUNCH Le Peep Grill Breakfast/brunch/ lunch chain restaurant pushes the limits of the morning meal with exotic choices like omelets with chicken, spinach, mushrooms and cream cheese. Also on menu: panini, pastas, salads. No smoking. 1435 S. Loop 288, Suite 117. Mon-Fri 6:30am-2pm, Sat-Sun 7am-2:30pm. $-$$. 940-3815357. Loco Cafe Casual breakfast/lunch cafe that’s a sister restaurant to the Greenhouse Restaurant across the street. Signature plate is the Loco Moco: stacked hash browns topped with eggs, cheese, salsa or gravy with a fresh biscuit. No smoking. 603 N. Locust St. Mon-Fri 6am-2pm; SatSun 7am-3pm. $-$$. 940-387-1413.

CAJUN Frilly’s Seafood Bayou Kitchen Plenty of Cajun standards and Texas fusion plates. Everything gets plenty of spice — sometimes too much. Sides like jalapeno cornbread, red beans and rice are extra. Beer and wine. 1925 Denison St. Sun-Thurs 119, Fri-Sat 11-9:30. $$. 940-243-2126. Second location: Frilly’s South Cajun Kitchen, 2303 I-35E, 940-898-1404.

CHINESE Buffet King Dining spot serves more than 200 items of Chinese cuisine, Mongolian grill and sushi. No smoking. 2251 S. Loop 288. Mon-Thurs 119:30, Fri-Sat 11-10, Sun 11-9. $-$$ 940-387-0888. Cafe China 2900 Wind River Lane. 940-320-8888. Chinatown Cafe Bountiful buffet guarantees no visit need taste like another. Good selections include cucumber salad, spring rolls, orange chicken, crispy pan-fried noodles, beef with asparagus, steamed mussels. Beer and wine. 2317 W. University Drive. Mon-Thurs 11-9, Fri 11-10, Sat 11:30-10, Sun 11:30-10. $.

940-382-8797. Golden China Small restaurant boasts quick and friendly service. Nice selections on buffet tables include wonton and egg drop soups, teriyaki chicken and hot pepper chicken. Beer and wine. 717 I-35E, Suite 100. Daily 11-10. $. 940-5665588. 299 Oriental Express 1000 Ave. C. 940-383-2098.

COFFEEHOUSES Art Six Coffee House Coffee, espresso, tea and other drinks, plus snacks, sandwiches and soup in a spot where lounging is encouraged. It’s an arts venue to boot. No smoking. 424 Bryan St. Mon-Fri 10am-midnight, Sat noon-midnight and Sun 211pm. $. 940-484-2786. Big Mike’s Coffee Shop Fair-trade coffee and smoothies near UNT. 1306 W. Hickory St. Open 24 hours daily. $. 940-383-7478. Jupiter House Coffeehouse on the Square offers espresso, coffee, smoothies, shakes, teas and other drinks, as well as pastries and snacks. No smoking inside. 106 N. Locust St. Daily 6am-midnight. $. 940-387-7100. Second location: Jupiter House Europa, 503 W. University Drive, 940-566-2891. Naranja Cafe Famous for its bubble tea, this shop also serves teas, juices, smoothies and coffee. 906 Ave. C. Suite 100. $ 940-483-0800. Zera Coffee Co. Features artisan coffee and specialty coffee drinks and light snacks. Free Wi-Fi. No smoking. 420 E. McKinney St., Suite 106. Mon-Sat 6am-midnight. $. 940239-8002.

ECLECTIC Denton Square Donuts 208 W Oak St. 940-220-9447. dentonsquaredonuts.com. The Greenhouse Restaurant Casual dining atmosphere complements fresh seafood, beef and chicken from the grill. Even vegetarian selections get a flavor boost from the woodpile. Starters are rich: spinachartichoke dip, asiago olives. Refined cocktails and rich desserts. Patio din-

ing available. 600 N. Locust St. MonThurs 11-10, Fri-Sat 11-11, Sun noon-9 (bar stays open later). $-$$. 940484-1349. Hannah’s Off the Square More room, more mid-price items and more casual atmosphere. Fish tacos filled with grilled tilapia, key lime sauce and mango salsa. Steaks, with any of 10 sauces or toppings, get Aplus. Tempting desserts. Full bar. Smoking on terrace only. No checks. 111 W. Mulberry St. Sun-Mon 11-9 (brunch until 2pm), Tues-Thurs 11-10; Fri-Sat 11-11. $$-$$$. 940-566-1110. Simone Lounge Full bar. 222 W. Hickory St., Suite 104. 940-387-7240. www.facebook.com/simonelounge. The Wildwood Inn Elegant dining room tucked away in a bed and breakfast. Excellent food like hearty soups, Angus rib-eye, meal-size salads and daily specials. Beer and wine. No smoking inside. 2602 Lillian Miller Parkway. Thurs-Sat 6-10pm. $$$. 940-243-4919. www.dentonwildwoodinn.com.

GREEK Michael’s Kitchen Family-owned restaurant offers a Greek/Lebanese menu — hummus, gyros, dolmas and kafta — plus American food, for all three meals. Breakfast buffet weekdays. BYOB. 706 Fort Worth Drive. Daily 5:30am-10pm. $. 940-3823663. www.michaelskitchen greek.com. Yummy’s Greek Restaurant Small eatery with wonderful food. Tasty salads, hummus, falafel, dolmas and kebabs. Good veggie plate and gyros. Yummy cheesecake and baklava. BYOB. 210 W. University Drive. MonThurs 11-9, Fri-Sat 11-10, Sun noon-9. $-$$. 940-383-2441.

HAMBURGERS Burger Time Machine 301 W. University Drive. 940-384-1133. Cool Beans Funky atmosphere in old building. Menu offers foodstuffs that go well with a cold beer — fried things, nachos, hamburgers, etc. Veggie burger too dependent on salt,

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DINING PROFILE AND LISTINGS POLICY Restaurant profiles and listings are compiled by the Denton Record-Chronicle and The Dallas Morning News. A comprehensive list of Dallas-Fort Worth area restaurants is available at www.guidelive.com. Denton Time publishes restaurant profiles and a guide of restaurants that have been featured in the weekly dining section and online at DentonRC.com. Profiles and listings are not related to advertising and are published as space is available. Denton Time does not publish reviews. Incorrect information can be reported by e-mail to drc@denton rc.com, by phone to 940-566-

6860 or by fax to 940-566-6888. To be considered for a profile, send the restaurant name, address, phone number, days and hours of operation and a copy of the menu to: Denton Time Editor, P.O. Box 369, Denton, TX 76202. Please indicate whether the restaurant is new or has changed ownership, chefs or menus.

PRICE KEY Average complete dinner per person, including appetizer, entree and dessert. $ Less than $10 $$ $10–$25 $$$ $25–$50 $$$$ More than $50

DINING Continued from Page 6 but good fries are crispy with skin still attached. Full bar. 1210 W. Hickory St. Daily 11am-2am. $. 940382-7025. Denton County Independent Hamburger Co. Custom-built burgers with a juicy, generous patty, fresh fixings on a worthy bun. Also available: chicken sandwich and limited salad bar. 113 W. Hickory St. Mon-Sat 11-3. 940-383-1022. 2nd location: 715 Sunset St. Mon-Sat 11-8. 940-3823037. $. No credit cards. Beer at 2nd location. Love Shack Chef Tim Love’s third gourmet hamburger establishment, with patties made from half prime brisket, half tenderloin. Specialties include Dirty Love Burger, topped with wild boar bacon and a quail egg. Plus fries, chicken, fish, hot dogs, soups, salads and the milkshake of the day. Full bar. 115 E. Hickory St. 11am-midnight Sun-Thurs; 11-2am FriSat. 940-442-6834. www.love burgershack.com. Katz’s Hamburgers 901-A Ave. C. 940-442-6200. Mr. Frosty Old-timey joint has all your fast-food faves but with homemade quality, including its own root beer. Atmosphere and jukebox take you back to the ’50s. 1002 Fort Worth Drive. Tues-Sun 11am-11pm. $. 940-387-5449. RG Burgers & Grill 2430 S. I-35E, Suite 172. 940-383-2431.

HOME COOKING Babe’s Chicken Dinner House 204 N. Fourth St., Sanger. Tues-Fri 4:309pm, Sat 11-9 and Sun 11-3. $-$$. 940-458-0000. Betty’s Cafe Diners get buffet selections of homestyle standards: catfish, fried chicken, meatloaf and barbecue ribs. Homemade rolls and pie are available to go. Also: Mexican dinner buffets on Thursday. Breakfast buffets made to fill you up, and kids ages 1-5 eat for $2. 710 S. U.S. Highway 377 in Aubrey. Mon-Sun 6am-2:30pm, Wed-Fri 5-8pm. $. 940365-9881. Bonnie’s Kitchen 6420 N. I-35. 940383-1455. Jay’s Cafe 110 W. Main St., Pilot Point. 940-686-0158. Krum Diner Offers homestyle cuisine, seafood and Italian food, along with Greek and assorted desserts, and sandwiches, burgers, dinner plates and more. 145 W. McCart St., Krum, Mon-Sat 7am-8pm, Sun 9am2pm. $. 940-482-7080. OldWest Cafe As winner of the Best Breakfast and Best Homestyle Cooking titles in Best of Denton 2009 through 2011, this eatery offers a wide selection of homemade meals. Denton location: 1020 Dallas Drive. Mon-Sat 6am-2pm, Sun 7am2pm. $. 940-382-8220. Sanger location: 711 N. Fifth St. Daily 7am-2pm. 940-458-7358. 817-442-9378. Prairie House Restaurant Open since 1989, this Texas eatery serves up mesquite-grilled steaks, babyback ribs, buffalo burgers, chickenfried rib-eyes and other assorted dishes. 1001 U.S. Highway 380, Cross Roads. Daily 11 am-10pm. $-$$. 940440-9760.

ICE CREAM Beth Marie’s Old-Fashioned Ice Cream and Soda Fountain Parlor with lots of yummy treats, including more than 40 ice creams made on premises. Soups and sandwiches at lunch at the downtown Square location, all day at the Unicorn Lake location. 117 W. Hickory St. and 2900 Wind River Lane. Mon-Thurs 11-10, Fri-Sat 11-11 (Wind River shop open until 11:15pm), Sun noon-10 (lunch daily 11-4). $. 940-384-1818.

INDIAN Rasoi, The Indian Kitchen Housed in a converted gas station, this Indian dining spot offers a small but carefully prepared buffet menu of curries (both meat and vegetarian), beans, basmati rice and samosas. No smoking. 1002 Ave. C. Daily 11am-9:30pm. $. 940-566-6125. www.dentonindian food.com.

ITALIAN Bagheri’s 1125 E University Drive, Suite A. 940-382-4442. Don Camillo Garlic gets served straight up at family-owned restaurant that freely adapts rustic Italian dishes with plenty of American imagination. Lasagna, chicken and eggplant parmigiana bake in woodfired oven with thin-crusted pizzas. 1400 N. Corinth St., Suite 103, Corinth. Mon-Wed 11-2:30, 5-9; Thurs-Sat 11-2:30, 5-10. 940-3211100. Fera’s Excellent entrees served bubbling hot. Rich sauces, firm pastas and billowing garlic rolls. Dishes served very fresh. Desserts don’t disappoint. Beer and wine. No credit cards. 1407 W. Oak St. 940-3829577. Mon-Thurs 11-10, Fri-Sat 11-11. $-$$. Genti’s Pizza and Pasta 4451 FM2181, Suite 125, Corinth. Mon-Sat 11-10, Sun noon-9. $-$$. 940-4975400. Giuseppe’s Italian Restaurant Romantic spot in bed and breakfast serves Northern Italian and Southern French cuisine. Beer and wine. 821 N. Locust St. Mon-Thurs, 11-2, 5-9, Fri 112 & 5-10, Sat 5-10. Sun 10:30-2. $-$$. 940-381-2712. Luigi’s Pizza Italian Restaurant Family-run spot does much more than pizza, and how. Great New Yorkstyle pies plus delicious southern Italian dishes, from $3.95 pasta lunch special to pricier meals. Nifty kids’ menu. Tiramisu is dynamite. Beer and wine. 2317 W. University Drive. Sun & Tues-Thurs 11-10, Fri-Sat 11-11. $-$$. 940-591-1988.

JAPANESE Avocado Sushi Restaurant 2430 S. I-35E, Suite 126. 940-383-9812. I Love Sushi Sushi joint features the tempting Denton Roll (tuna, avocado and cream cheese). 917 Sunset St. Mon-Thurs 11am-3pm & 5-10pm, Fri 11am-3pm & 5-10:30pm; Sat noon10:30pm; Sun 12:30-9pm. $$. 940891-6060. Keiichi Sushi chef Keiichi Nagano turns eel, fluke, squid, salmon, yellowtail and tuna into sashimi. Daily fish specials and pasta dishes served with an Asian flair. Homemade tiramisu and fruit sorbets. Reservations recommended. Wine and beer. 500 N. Elm St. Tues-Sat 5-11. $$-$$$. 940-382-7505.

Shogun Steakhouse & Sushi Bar 3606 S. I-35E, Suite 100. 940-3827800. Sushi Cafe 1401 W. Oak St. 940380-1030.

KOREAN Bulgogi House 408 North Texas Blvd. 940-382-8060.

MEXICAN/TEX-MEX Cafe Garibaldi A place with an Italian name, run by a Peruvian, serves good authentic Tex-Mex and Peruvian meals. 1813 N. Elm St. MonSat 11-3 and 5-9. $. 940-591-1131. Casa Galaviz Comfortable, homey atmosphere at small, diner-style restaurant that caters to the morning and noon crowd. Known for homemade flour tortillas and authentic Mexican dishes from barbacoa to menudo. No credit cards. BYOB. 508 S. Elm St. Mon-Fri 7-7; Sat-Sun 7-5. $. 940-387-2675. Chilitos Delicious guacamole; albondigas soup rich with chunky vegetables and big, tender meatballs. Standout: savory pork carnitas. Attentive, friendly staff. Menudo on weekends, breakfast anytime. Daily lunch specials. Full bar. No smoking. 619 S. Denton Drive, Lake Dallas. Mon-Fri 11-9, Sat 10-9. $-$$. 940-3215522. El Chaparral Grille Restaurant serves a duo of American and Mexican-style dishes for breakfast, lunch, some dinners and catering events. Daily specials. Beer, wine & margaritas. 324 E. McKinney St., Suite 102. Mon-Fri 7am-2pm; Fri-Sat 5-9pm; Sun 8am-2pm. $. 940-243-1313. El Guapo’s Huge menu encompasses Tex-Mex and Mexican standards as well as ribs, brisket and twists like Santana’s Supernatural Quesadillas (fajita chicken and bacon) and jalapeno-stuffed shrimp. Ilada Parilla Asada steak with avocado was a little salty; enchiladas are very good. Full bar. 419 S. Elm St. Mon-Fri 11-10, SatSun 11-11. $$. 940-566-5575. El Pariente Roadside grocery and music store serves exemplary Mexican fare. High scores for authenticity and freshness of ingredients. Fajita asada burritos and shrimp cocktails aren’t appetizers but do the trick. Cabrito falls off bone in a spicy broth. 2532 Louise St. Daily 9-8. $. 940-380-1208. Fuzzy’s Taco Shop Eatery stakes claim of wide variety in local taco territory. Soft and crispy tacos available with shrimp, fish, chicken, garlic shredded beef and veggies. Breakfast burritos too. Beer, wine and margaritas. 115 Industrial St. Mon-Wed 6:30am-10pm, Thurs 6:30am-midnight, Fri 6:30am-2am, Sat 8am-2am, Sun 8am-10pm. $. 940-380-8226. Hooya! Fun spot makes its point with huge California-style burritos. Delightful quesadillas and tacos, too. Collegiate atmosphere; friendly service. Beer. 1007 Ave. C. Daily 11-9. $$$. 940-381-0272. La Mexicana Strictly authentic Mexican with enough Tex-Mex to keep locals happy. Chili relleno is a winner, with earthy beans and rice. Chicken enchiladas are complex, savory. Also available: more than a dozen seafood dishes, and menudo served daily. Swift service with plenty of smiles. Beer. 619 S. Locust St. Daily 9-10. $. 940-483-8019.

La Milpa Mexican Restaurant 820 S. I-35E, Suite 101. 940-382-8470. Los Toreros 2900 Wind River Lane, Suite 134. Sun-Thurs 11am-9:30pm; Fri-Sat 11am-midnight. 940-3907693. Mazatlan Mexican Restaurant Authentic Mexican dining includes worthy chicken enchiladas and flautas. Fine standard combo choices and b’fast items with reasonable prices. Quick service. Beer and wine. 1928 N. Ruddell St. Tues-Fri 11-9:30, Sat 8am-9:30pm, Sun 8-4. $. 940566-1718. Mi Casita Mexican Food Fresh, tasty, no-frills Tex-Mex at good prices. Tacos, fajitas, quesadillas, chalupas and more plus daily specials and b’fast offerings. Fast and friendly service. Beer and wine. 110 N. Carroll Blvd. Mon-Sat 7am-9pm. $. 940-891-1932. Mi Casita Express: 905 W. University Drive, Mon-Sat 7am-3pm, 940-891-1938. Miguelito’s Mexican Restaurant The basics: brisk service, family atmosphere and essential selections at a reasonable price. Sopapillas and flan are winners. Beer and margaritas. 1412 N. Stemmons St., Sanger. 940-458-0073. Mi Ranchito Small, family-operated, authentic Tex-Mex spot with $5.50 lunch specials Tues-Fri. Beer. 122 Fort Worth Drive. Tues-Thurs 11am-3pm, 5-9:30pm; Fri-Sun 11-10. $. 940-3811167. Papi’s Tex Mex Grill 421 S. U.S. Highway 377, Argyle. 940-240-1600. Raphael’s Restaurante Mexicano Not your standard Tex-Mex — worth the drive. Sampler appetizer comes with crunchy chicken flautas, fresh guacamole. Pechuga (grilled chicken breast) in creme good to the last bite, and beef fajitas are juicy and flavorful. Full bar. 26615 U.S. 380 East, Aubrey. Tues-Sat 11-10, Sun 11-9. $$$. 940-440-9483. Tortilleria La Sabrocita 201 Dallas Drive. 940-382-0720. Veronica’s Cafe 803 E. McKinney St. 940-565-9809. Villa Grande Mexican Restaurant 12000 E. U.S. Highway 380, Cross Roads. 940-365-1700.

MIDDLE EASTERN Green Zatar Family-owned restaurant/market does it all from scratch, and with speed. Meats like gyros and succulent Sultani Kebab, plus veggie combo and crunchy falafel. Superb saffron rice and sauteed vegetables; impressive baklava. BYOB. No smoking. 609 Sunset St. Daily 11-10. $-$$. 940-383-2051.

NATURAL/VEGETARIAN Cupboard Natural Foods and Cafe Cozy cafe inside food store serves things the natural way. Winning salads; also good soups, smoothies and sandwiches, both with and without meat. Wonderful breakfast including tacos, quiche, muffins and more. No smoking. 200 W. Congress St. MonSat 8-8, Sun 10-7. $. 940-387-5386.

PIZZA J&J’s Pizza Pizza lovers can stay in touch with their inner-collegiate selves through cold mugs of premium draft. Bountiful, homemade pizza pies, in N.Y. style or deep-dish Chicago style. Salads, hot and cold subs, calzones, lasagna and spaghet-

ti. Beer. 118 W. Oak St. 940-382-7769. Mon-Sat 11-midnight. $-$$. Palio’s Pizza Cafe 1716 S. Loop 288. 940-387-1900. TJ’s Pizza Wings & Things 420 S. Carroll Blvd., Suite 102. 940-3833333.

SANDWICHES Jimmy John’s Gourmet Sandwiches Denton location of regional chain offers subs on freshbaked French bread and club sandwiches on whole-wheat bread. 107 Ave. A. Daily 11am-3am. $. 940-4845466. New York Sub-Way 305 W. University Drive. 940-566-1823. New York Sub Hub Bread baked daily and fresh ingredients, even avocado. Broccoli and cheese soup is impressive; “All Stops” features almost every cold-cut imaginable. $. 906 Ave. C. Mon-Sat 10-10, Sun 11-10. 940-383-3213. Other locations: 1400 S. Loop 288, Suites 102-2, in Denton Crossing; Mon-Sun 10:30-10; 940383-3233. 4271 FM2181, No. 308, in Corinth; Mon-Sat 10:30-9, Sun 11-7; 940-497-2530. Vigne Wine Shop & Delicatessen 222 W. Hickory, Suite 103. 940-5661010. Weinberger’s Deli Chicago-style sandwiches including the Italian beef bistro, sausages, gyros, soups and more. 311 E. Hickory St., Suite 110. Sun-Thurs 10am-10pm; Fri-Sat 10ammidnight. 940-566-5900. www.weinbergersdenton.com.

STEAK Ranchman’s Cafe Legendary cafe sticks to old-fashioned steaks and tradition. Oversized steaks and delicious chicken-fried steak. Homey meringue pies; order baked potato ahead. BYOB. 110 W. Bailey St., Ponder. Sun-Thurs 11-9, Fri-Sat 11-10. $-$$$. 940-479-2221. Trail Dust Steak House Informal dress (neckties will be clipped). Dance to live C&W. 26501 U.S. 380 East, Aubrey. 940-365-4440. $$.

THAI Andaman Thai Restaurant Extensive menu continues trend of good Asian food in Denton. Fried tofu is a home run. Pad Thai noodles have perfect amount of sweetness. Homemade coconut ice cream, sweet rice with mango. Beer and wine. No smoking. 221 E. Hickory St. Mon-Fri 11am-3pm & 4-9:30pm; Sat-Sun noon-9:30pm. $$. 940-591-8790. Siam Off the Square Fresh flavors set curries apart at comfortable dining spot. Winning starters: shrimp satay, Tum Yum Gai and Tom Kah soups. Excellent Thai seafood, including tilapia fillet. BYOB. 209 W. Hickory St., Suite 104. Lunch, Mon-Fri 11-2; dinner, Mon-Sat 5-9. $-$$. 940-382-5118. Sweet Basil Thai Bistro 1800 S. Loop 288, Suite 224. 940-484-6080. Sukhothai II Restaurant 1502 W. Hickory St. 940-382-2888. Thai Ocha Dishes that are as tasty as they are pretty. Lunch specials can be made with chicken, pork, vegetables or beef; hot and spicy sauce makes even veggie haters go after fresh veggies with zeal. Quiet setting. BYOB. No smoking. 1509 Malone St. Mon-Fri 11am-3pm, 5-10pm; Sat 11:30-10; Sun 5-9. $-$$. 940-5666018.

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In L.A., they find the once-glorious Muppet studio shabby and rundown and about to be sold to the appropriately named evil oil tycoon Tex Richman (Chris Cooper), who plans to drill for oil on the site. But the Muppets can still he Muppets and its makers let us know save their old haunt if they raise $10 million. from the start that they are out to win All of the sequences line up over a new generation. to provide the always-stellar As of last weekend, that Muppet voice cast to belt out effort succeeded, with the title a series of joyous new songs. still among the top 10 flicks, Director James Bobin comdespite having been released pounds the irony with a metaa month ago. approach that often has charThe film revives many of Rated PG, 98 minutes. acters remarking on the Jim Henson’s original creNow playing. movie itself. None of which ations (Kermit, Miss Piggy, suggests that the movie does Animal, Fozzie, et al.). Jason not take itself seriously, because it indeed has Segal and Amy Adams play second banana to a mission to please young audiences, and, for the Muppets as Gary and Mary, a couple who the most part, it succeeds. decide to celebrate their 10th anniversary together by traveling to Los Angeles with — Boo Allen, staff film critic Gary’s brother, Walter, who looks suspiciously like a Muppet. See NICE on 10

of multinational wealth. The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo is a grim, punishing adaptation of the runaway bestseller by the late author Stieg Larrson. Onepart mystery and one-part thriller, Dragon Tattoo tests the viewer’s stomach for sexual predation and torture, and then captivates it n David Fincher’s adaptation of The Girl through the enigma that is the slight, gothy With The Dragon Tattoo, a nearly silent Greek chorus of women rise up to demand girl who has an inscrutible face and a tattoo of a reckoning of rich Swedish sinners long over- a dragon covering her back. In any other scenario, Blomkvist (Daniel due for their just desserts. Craig), businessman Henrik There are the ghosts of the Vanger (Christopher movie’s rape-murder victims, Plummer) and hackerwhose deaths seem to impliresearcher Lisbeth (Rooney cate a wealthy family of Mara) would never make an Swedes with gruesome alliance. But Vanger senses appetites and creepy secrets. he’s enduring his final years There is the missing Harriet among a family of powerbroVanger, the innocent heiress kers with Nazi ties too shamevanished and presumed murful to bury. Rated R, 160 minutes. dered. Now playing. Before he dies, Henrik And then there is Lisbeth means to bring the murderer Salander, an anti-social of his beloved niece Harriet to genius and ill-fated ward of justice. Vanger can’t do it without Blomkvist, the state who has a score to settle with the world in general and a short list of evil men in who has just lost his life savings and unblemished record to a scandalous libel judgment. particular. And Blomkvist can’t help Vanger without the Between these three female forces — and stony-faced Salander to find a way around his the enquiring mind of disgraced journalist Mikael Blomkvist — a privileged, rich family stands to lose its reputation and market share See NAUGHTY on 10

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dead ends. It’s an awkward partnership, and not just because Salander has a face full of piercings, a jarring haircut, a thousand-yard stare and nothing but loathing for her her fellow humans. It’s because Henrik hired her to investigate Blomkvist first. The declining Swede wanted a keen investigator with noble morals to find his Harriet. The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo is a solid film with star turns by its A-list cast and the compelling Mara, who plays the title role with a feral ferocity that should position her for super stardom, and guarantee her as heir apparent to Angelina Jolie as the go-to gal when a movie calls for a badass heroine. Before the hacker and journalist team up, Fincher weaves Salander’s story into the mystery. Her blank stare hides a childhood filled with violence, and when her trusted case worker is sidelined by a stroke, she is suddenly at the whim of oily guardian Bjurman (Yorick von Wageningen). Bjurman abuses his power over her with nary a hint of remorse, and his scenes with the friendless Lisbeth make your skin crawl. When Salander exacts her quid pro quo revenge, her style of justice is as unsettling as it is poetic. By the time Blomkvist has proof that the Vanger clan is up to its Nazi epaulets in moral repugnance, the climax comes like a land mine. In the end, the film answers the pricking question of Lisbeth Salander’s allure. She’s not entirely sympathetic and almost hard to like. But as the mystery is solved, a trail of broken, female bodies — and Salander’s battered one — seem to cry out for salvation. It’s Salander who can deliver. Unlike most women in films of this nature, this heroine never runs away from the monsters. And she never falls down.

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Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy

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he 99-percenters don’t need to start an Occupy North Pole movement over Arthur Christmas, the animated comedy that shows how Santa Claus manages to deliver all those presents in a modern global market. This animated holiday treat from Aardman (Chicken Run) has the old-fashioned spirit of Christmas at heart. The title character is a classic holiday misfit, a cousin to Rudolph or Hermey the Elf. The younger son of Santa Claus, Arthur (James McAvoy) desperately wants to contribute to the family business. The glory goes to his dad (Jim Broadbent), who has become a dotty figurehead as older, bolder son Steve (Hugh Laurie) mechanizes the sleighand-reindeer operation. Yet after a single present goes awry, leaving one little girl in Britain just hours away from awakening to a joyless Christmas, Steve shrugs it off as an acceptable rate of error. Arthur can’t stand the thought of a child missing out. So he and loopy Grandsanta (Bill Nighy), set off in the original reindeer-pulled sleigh, accompanied by eager giftwrapping elf Bryony (Ashley Jensen, copping a hilariously rippling Scottish accent). Arthur Christmas crams in more manic banter than viewers, particularly young children, can digest. Still, the visual gags will carry youngsters along, while there are plenty of clever wisecracks to keep their parents occupied.

oth eager to please and more than a little bit annoying, Steven Spielberg’s animated The Adventures of Tintin races from London to the Middle East, from the high seas to the open sky. Airplanes crash. Pirate ships capsize. A fat lady sings. Really. Based on the long-running series of comic books by the Belgian artist Herge, Tintin introduces us to the journalist Tintin (Jamie Bell) and his trusty dog, Snowy, who buy a model of a famed pirate ship at a street fair. The model, however, contains a secret scroll, which all manner of bad guys want to get their hands on, including Ivanovich Sakharine (Daniel Craig). Let the globetrotting chase begin. There is plenty to like here, especially the way Spielberg appropriates traditional liveaction filmmaking technique — the camera swinging through the air or breathlessly following after the performers — into his digitally generated wonderland. The central problem, though, is that Tintin is in such a rush to overwhelm the viewer that it never develops an emotional center. The gingerhaired, round-faced title character is a bit of a puzzle. And although the motion-capture images are warmer and more appealing than they have been in other films, the characters’ heads still look oddly proportioned and weirdly waxen. In the end, The Adventures of Tintin just finds a great director spinning his wheels ... and spinning ... and spinning ... .

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anadian director David Cronenberg has dealt with a full menu of strange and unsavory characters in his distinguished career. But now, in A Dangerous Method, he examines a set of real-life people. And they are the strangest of them all. Michael Fassbender turns in a persuasive performance in a difficult role, that of pioneer psychoanalyst Carl Jung. Cronenberg focuses on the budding shrink in the early 1900s, first in Zurich and then later in Vienna, when Dr. Jung comes to consult with and be influenced by Sigmund Freud (Viggo Mortenson). The two men stand at the beginning of their controversial work, as they now begin to take the first of their troubled patients. Jung accepts Sabina (Keira Knightley) as one of his first. Over the length of the movie, she responds to his dangerous methods, becomes his lover, and eventually recovers enough to also become a psychiatrist. Their relationship arc, reportedly true, makes fascinating material for cinematic analysis. Cronenberg follows Christopher Hampton’s play, which is adapted from John Kerr’s book. The roots show. Most of the interaction takes place in interiors, resulting in a steady claustrophobic feel. Narrow sets of two men talking help to bog the film down at several points with psycho-babble dialogue. But considering that Freud and Jung are the ones talking, their subject matter should be no surprise. The film benefits from fine performances, although some may cringe at Knightley’s Russian accent and over-thetop histrionics. Fassbender continues his impressive string of capturing tortured figures. — Boo Allen, staff film critic

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ritish novelist John le Carre’s dense spy thriller makes a return film appearance. It respectfully follows the revered 1979 miniseries starring Alec Guiness as covert operative George Smiley. In this murky new affair, Gary Oldman plays Smiley, the mild-mannered secret agent who returns to Britain’s MI-6 division to help ferret out a double agent. This new production fluctuates much like the earlier version, conjuring up creeping levels of paranoia and mistrust, while also painting convincing character portraits of the people involved in spying. The production also takes advantage of an excellent British cast. But the narrative jumps around in time, turning and twisting constantly, much like the novel. The jerks in time happen so much and so often, the film often becomes hard to follow. After being forced to retire, Smiley returns when asked by Control (John Hurt) to investigate a possible infiltrator reporting back to the Russians. Smiley settles on an obvious group, made up of Colin Firth, Toby Jones and Ciaran Hinds. The likely suspects then fall under the greater scrutiny provided by Bridget O’Connor and Peter Straughan’s script, as interpreted by director Tomas Alfredson. The group lands in Smiley’s growing suspicions, as Alfredson flips among different times and characters, all while building up the condemning portrait of Smiley’s one true malefactor. This Tinker, Tailor firmly roots itself in psychological drama and avoids the temptation of ramping itself up for today’s action-oriented audiences with gun fights, car chases or explosions. As a result, it plods along, drawing its enticements more from the possible pitfalls awaiting a double agent than with any eventual shootout. — Boo Allen, staff film critic

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The Artist (####) Near-silent, black-and-white film about a star of silent films (Jean Dujardin) who falls on hard times with the arrival of talkies. He once gave a helping hand to an unknown starlet (Berenice Bejo) who then helps him recover his life and career. Charming mix of comedy and pathos makes this one of the year's joys. And with the best ending of any film this year. Rated PG-13, 100 minutes. At the Angelika Dallas and Plano. — Boo Allen The Darkest Hour Young entrepreneurs Sean (Emile Hirsch) and Ben (Max Minghella) meet stranded travelers Natalie (Olivia Thirlby) and Anne (Rachael Taylor) at a hot Moscow nightclub. Their whole world changes in an instant when an alien attack devastates the city and everything goes dark. Joined by a Swedish businessman (Joel Kinnaman), the youths emerge from hiding days later and must somehow fight back against a nearly invisible enemy. Rated PG-13, 117 minutes. War Horse (##) Steven Spielberg's glossy rendition of a London play about a magnificent horse bought by a poor English farmer (Peter Mullan). The horse is raised lovingly by his son Albert (Jeremy Irvine) before they are both recruited for duty in World War I. The story travels through consecutive episodes with different owners and protectors of the horse, all the while being tracked by Albert. Overly maudlin yet handsome film never rises above the mundane. Rated PG-13, 146 minutes. — B.A. We Bought a Zoo (##) The father (Matt Damon) of a troubled family buys a troubled Los Angeles zoo. Together the zoo and family formulaically recover. And, of course, dad has a romance with one of the zoo workers (Scarlett Johansson). Sappy, imminently forgettable yet familyfriendly film from underachieving director Cameron Crowe. Well photographed by Rodrigo Prieto. Rated PG, 124 minutes. — B.A.

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Jean Dujardin portrays George Valentin, left, and Berenice Bejo is Peppy Miller in the critical darling The Artist. Angeles Times Courageous Dedicated law-enforcement officers vow to become better fathers and renew their faith after a tragedy in their community. With Ken Bevel, Kevin Downes, Ben Davies and T.C. Stallings. Rated PG-13, 129 minutes. — LAT Happy Feet Two (###1/2) The dancing, singing penguins are as adorable as ever. Yet a couple of shrimplike krill almost steal the show in this animated sequel that sticks to the formula of the original while adding enough variety to give it a life of its own. It helps to have Brad Pitt and Matt Damon voicing the krill with great companionability as they join a vocal cast that includes returning stars Elijah Wood and Robin Williams. Wood’s tap-dancing penguin now is a dad dealing with a misfit, runaway son embarrassed over his own lack of rhythm. Director and co-writer George Miller, who handled the same chores on the 2006 Academy Award-winning first film, keeps the focus on penguins in peril while adding an interesting nature-inperspective angle with the side journey of those tiny krill trying to find their place in a world of bigger, hungrier things. Rated PG, 99 minutes. — The Associated Press Hugo (####) Martin Scorsese uncharacteristically directs an elegiac, moving 3-D film about Hugo (Asa Butterfield), a boy hiding and living in a Paris train station around 1930. He befriends a toy store owner (Ben Kingsley) who turns out to be George Melies, a forgotten silent film pioneer. Various other subplots from

Brian Selznick’s novel play out with an excellent cast, and are complimented by stunning special effects in which 3-D is, for once, appropriate and put to positive use. Rated PG, 126 minutes. — B.A. Immortals When a bloodthirsty, power-hungry king rampages across ancient Greece in search of a legendary weapon, a brave young stonemason assembles a band to stop him. With Henry Cavill, Stephen Dorff, Isabel Lucas and Freida Pinto. In 3-D. Rated R, 110 minutes. — LAT J. Edgar (###) Leonardo DiCaprio plays FBI founder and longtime head J. Edgar Hoover. Clint Eastwood directs this “best hits” version of Hoover's life, with only a glancing nod towards the more salacious aspects of Hoover’s private life. Naomi Watts plays Hoover’s longtime secretary and Armie Hammer portrays Hoover’s inseparable friend and colleague Clyde Tolson. Rated R, 137 minutes. — B.A. Jack and Jill A successful advertising executive with a beautiful wife and kids dreads the annual Thanksgiving visit of his passiveaggressive twin sister. With Adam Sandler, Katie Holmes and Al Pacino. Rated PG, 90 minutes. — LAT Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol (###1/2) The Impossible Mission Force (Tom Cruise, Paula Patton, Jeremy Renner and Simon Pegg) finds itself abandoned just as they need to break into the Kremlin and, later, to scale the world’s tallest building in Dubai. This latest Impossible entry delivers on constant

action and white-knuckle sequences, all ably rendered by animation director Brad Bird (The Incredibles), who makes an impressive first effort with humans. See it in Imax for maximum effect. Rated PG-13, 133 minutes. — Boo Allen New Year’s Eve (##) This is the second in a remarkably shallow series of holiday-themed, celebritystuffed confections. Garry Marshall (Valentine's Day) again directs a script by Katherine Fugate that weaves together a dozen or so plotlines that crisscross a holiday prone to sentimentalizing. Included here are first kisses, midnight rendezvous, dying fathers, newborn babies, husbands at war and trapped strangers. If there is some kind of world record for schmaltz, this may have set it. Rated PG-13, 117 minutes. — AP Puss in Boots (####) A spinoff of the Shrek franchise, this is actually a prequel, providing the origin story of the diminutive, swashbuckling kitty voiced with great charisma, as always, by Antonio Banderas. At the film’s start, Puss is an outlaw in his small, Spanish hometown. Flashbacks take us to his childhood at an orphanage, where he was best friends with a brainy, ambitious Humpty Dumpty (Zach Galifianakis). Now, Humpty’s partner in crime is the dangerous master thief Kitty Softpaws (Salma Hayek). Quick, lively, family entertainment. In 3-D. Rated PG, 90 minutes. — AP Sherlock Holmes: Game of Shadows (##) Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law bicker and banter and

bob and weave with diminishing returns in this sequel to the 2009 smash hit Sherlock Holmes. Director Guy Ritchie once again applies his revisionist approach to Arthur Conan Doyle’s classic literary character, infusing the film with his trademark, hyperkinetic aesthetic and turning the renowned detective into a wisecracking butt-kicker. Here, Downey’s Holmes faces off against brilliant supervillain Professor Moriarty (Jared Harris), who's cooked up a scheme to pit European nations against each other in hopes of benefiting from the demand for arms. Noomi Rapace tags along for some reason as a gypsy fortuneteller looking for her missing brother. Rated PG-13, 129 minutes. — AP The Sitter An unlikely baby-sitter (Jonah Hill) takes three out-of-control kids on a wild adventure through the streets of New York City. With Max Records, Ari Graynor, J.B. Smoove and Sam Rockwell. Rated R, 81 minutes. — LAT Tower Heist (###1/2) This is an ensemble, and a strong one at that, led by Ben Stiller, Alan Alda, Matthew Broderick, Casey Affleck and Tea Leoni. When financial guru Arthur Shaw (Alda) is charged with stealing billions from his investors — including the staff of his luxury high-rise — they come up with a plan to steal their money back. Brett Ratner’s blast of an action comedy truly brings out the best in Eddie Murphy, who’s fast-talking, flummoxed and full of false bravado as a low-level thief. Rated PG-13, 104 minutes. — AP

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ACREAGE and LOTS MOWED & TILLED Also GARDENS TILLED Call 940-367-2741

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PROFESSIONAL PAINTERS Int $80rm, ext $825; remodel proj ects, texture, faux glazing; 15 yrs exp, guaranteed jobs! Free estimate 940-300-6860 ARTISTIC SERVICES Murals, custom artwork, faux finish, paint effects, signage & more. UNT Grad 940-368-1529 www.jameshineman.com

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*ROTOTILLING, *MOWING, *POST HOLES, *DRIVEWAYS Built & Surfaced. *All types TRACTOR WORK 940-735-1446

SMART TREE SERVICE TRIM OR REMOVE STUMP GRINDING Free Estimate 940-597-3560

PRESERVE MEMORIES Convert 8-16mm/super 8 film/ pics/slides/negs/videos/ records-discs 940-231-5889

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