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Chaput hits Web pulpit to talk Catholic backlash Archbishop fired back at those critical of last week’s decision to close 49 schools Urges parents to fight ‘as loudly and vigorously’ for state vouchers PHOTOS: RIKARD LARMA/METRO

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Chaput says “no family can run on nostalgia and red ink.”

In his weekly column published on CatholicPhilly.com Thursday — the day reviews of any petitions against closing schools on archdiocese muchdebated closure list were to begin — Archbishop Charles Chaput chided parents for not lobbying elected officials harder for school vouchers.

“It’s useful to wonder how many of our schools might have been saved if, over the last

Balloons are outside St. Huberts School, one of the schools marked for closure.

decade, Catholics had fought for vouchers as loudly and vigorously as they now grieve about school closings. Some Catholics — too many — seem to find it easier to criticize their own leaders than to face the fact that they’re discriminated against every day of the year,” Chaput wrote.

He acknowledged, however, that parents, students and alumni have the right to be

Vouchers issue not going away More fight in Featherman Former mayoral candidate hopeful John Featherman, who narrowly lost the Republican primary, announced at Thursday night’s Republican City Committee meeting that he plans to throw his hat in the ring of the Republican primary race for the 1st Congressional District.

Members of the Blue Ribbon Commission expressed that the drastic cuts were necessary due to years of inaction by archdiocese officials.

They emphasized that the plan is not just about cuts,

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Suspects in PSU riot have hearings CENTRE COUNTY. One of 20 students charged with misdemeanor charges for failing to disperse during riots at Penn State University in the wake of football coach Joe Paterno’s firing was held for trial after a preliminary hearing Wednesday.

The 19 other students all waived their hearings.

In all, 45 students were charged for various offenses, including two students facing felony charges for their alleged roles in overturning a TV news van. METRO

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“The least you can do is know where the hell your kids are, in the daytime, in the nighttime, or at any time during the week or on the weekends. That’s the minimum we should ask and expect from our parents.”

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but about stabilizing the future of Catholic education and making it sustainable.

The voucher issue, for its

Cosby returns with new book Breaking U.S. television’s racial barrier with “I Spy” as the first African-American to co-star on a television series in the 1960s, he won three consecutive

“It would be abnormal and very troubling if people didn’t vent their feelings on a matter so close to the heart of Philadelphia Catholics.”

CHAPUT

part, is one that is sure not to go away. Commission members said they will continue to advocate for what they consider a social justice issue. A proposal last year that would have provided taxpayer-funded vouchers for students at the lowestperforming schools died in the state Senate.

Emmys. Later he enjoyed even more success as Cliff Huxtable on one of the defining TV sitcoms of the 1980s, “The Cosby Show”.

In his book, “I Didn’t Ask To Be Born (But I’m Glad I Was),” Cosby reveals more of the anecdotes and musings on the

upset about the closings, saying, “It’s no surprise that, while quite a few e-mails have expressed support, many more have been filled with confusion, anger and grief.

This is natural. In fact, it would be abnormal and very troubling if people didn’t vent their feelings on a matter so close to the heart of Philadelphia Catholics.”

While some have argued the archdiocese is too focused on money, Chaput insisted the closings are a practical matter.

“No family can run on nostalgia and red ink. Every parent knows this from experience. And so it is with the church.

“If we haven’t always done that in the past, then we need to start now,” he concluded.

SOLOMON D. LEACH sleach@metro.us

human condition that have made him a global name.

What is it to be normal, a husband, a father, a grandfather or just a man in today’s America? “The mind still clicks on things I think and see as interesting and funny and I write it,” Cosby said. REUTERS

City cracks down on contractors PHILADELPHIA. The city has taken action against three firms who allegedly conspired on a minority contractor scheme.

William Betz Jr. Inc. and UGI HVAC Inc. allegedly used the name and minority certification of JHS and Sons Supply Co. to satisfy a minority participation requirement on a project, though the firm did no work. METRO/SDL

Alleged rapist arrested after third attack WEST PHILADELPHIA. Police

arrested a man Wednesday night who allegedly raped two women and threatened a third at gunpoint.

Dominick Johnson, 18, was arrested late Wednesday.

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Philly going from ‘With Love’ motto to ‘With Art’ tag Marketing officials will put new emphasis on art with arrival of Barnes in May City wants worldly reputation

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The Barnes Foundation Museum, with its unique architecture, is taking shape on the parkway.

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The city is touting itself as a world-class destination for art lovers with a new marketing campaign ahead of the opening of the Barnes Foundation Museum on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway.

The campaign, called “With Art Philadelphia,” will launch in March prior to the Barnes’ anticipated May opening. The $2-million, two-year initiative will highlight the city’s renowned museums and performing arts venues.

“The first two audiences that we will be going after are ‘culture vultures’ and a group

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called ‘urb pros,’ or urban professionals,” Meryl Levitz, head of the Greater Philadelphia Tourism Marketing Corp., told KYW Newsradio.

The campaign will feature ads, a new website, social media and a series of events.

Officials called it a first-of-itskind partnership between several organizations and cultural institutions, including the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, the Philadelphia Convention and Visitors Bureau and Parkway Council Foundation.

It follows the “With Love” campaign by GPTMC in recent years.

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Themes to ‘Philly’s story’ Here’s a look at the new campaign through what organizers call its five ‘stories’: Visual arts story: Major institutions are only part of the city’s experience. There’s also collectives like Vox Populi and annual events like DesignPhiladelphia.

Parkway story: The Ben Franklin Parkway is ground

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Garden story: Horticulture will go side-by-side with art: from the extraordinary Fair-

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Education story: The Barnes Foundation, PAFA, Moore College of Art & Design, The University of the Arts and Temple University’s Tyler School of Arts will lead combined initiatives for children and the general public.

Philadelphia story: Philadelphia’s creativity goes beyond the visual arts to include its food, its shops, its neighborhoods and its diverse people.

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Third teen dead in Juniata massacre

Cocaine intercepted at PHL airport SOUTHWEST PHILADELPHIA.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection drug-sniffing dogs found 130 pounds of cocaine worth about $4 million inside three unattended duffle bags at the Philadelphia International Airport.

The bags arrived on a flight Sunday from the Dominican Republic, but were never picked up . “This is by far the largest amount of cocaine that any of us can remember seizing in the airport environment

JUNIATA. Police took an alleged shooter into custody less than an hour after the third victim in Tuesday night’s quadruple shooting died.

Dante Lugo, 14, who was shot in the back of the head and remained on life support through Wednesday, died around 9 p.m.

Wednesday night.

A U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force arrested his alleged killer, Axel Barreto, 30, at a Bensalem motel shortly before 10 p.m. and turned him over to police. He was charged Thursday morning with three counts of murder and related offenses.

Barreto is accused of firing into a car packed with seven teenage boys. METRO

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Welfare reform in Pa. begins to mixed reviews Philadelphia will soon see sweeping statewide changes to the welfare program, with asset limits imposed on those who want food stamps and mandatory drug testing required for participation in some welfare programs. “We certainly do live in difficult times, but it’s also difficult times for state and federal governments,� Department of Public Welfare spokeswoman Anne Bale said.

The drug testing requirement signed into law by Gov. Tom Corbett last summer means testing randomly for 20 percent of all drug felons who want public welfare assistance. Additionally, a state Department of Public Welfare cost-reduction initiative will deny food stamps to those with a certain amount of assets, such as bank accounts and some homes and vehicles.

“It’s a throwback to the old days when they had the poor laws and the idea was if you were poor, you must have something morally wrong with you. It’s the opinion of the extreme right, who happen to have power right now in the state.�

CITY CONTROLLER ALAN BUTKOVITZ

The two plans stem from a similar sentiment. “The way they are related is that taxpayers want us to and the government can no longer afford to have a wide variety of people on these programs,� Bale said. “Many of these issues are decisions made by taxpayers — we hear from them constantly.�

A city anti-poverty advocate disputed that notion, however, and said the more stringent qualifications could end up costing taxpayers. “The cost of hunger is $167.5 billion per year and Pennsylvania is in the top five states. If anything, they ought to be investing more in the food stamp program,� said Mariana Chilton, director of Drexel University’s Center for Hunger Free Communities.

ALEX WIGGLESWORTH awigglesworth@metro.us

New rules, new restrictions Disabled Pennsylvanians and those over 60 will be limited to owning $3,250 and $2,000 in assets for all other households.

Assets counted include cash, checking and savings accounts, stocks, bonds and saving certificates and personal property.

The drug-testing requirement of drug felons is only currently in Schuylkill County, but officials hopes to expand it statewide May 1. The law mandates that at least 20 percent receiving cash assistance be tested.

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Urination vid stirs anti-US outrage abroad A video showing what appear to be American forces urinating on dead Taliban fighters prompted anger in Afghanistan and promises of a U.S. investigation on Thursday, but the insurgent group said it would not harm nascent efforts to broker peace talks.

The video, posted on YouTube and other websites,

Hardly isolated The U.S. military has been prosecuting soldiers from the Army’s 5th Stryker Brigade on charges of murdering unarmed Afghan civilians while deployed in Kandahar province in 2010, and cutting off body parts as war trophies.

shows four men in camouflage Marine combat uniforms urinating on three corpses.

One of them jokes: “Have a nice day, buddy.” Another makes a lewd joke.

Afghan President Hamid Karzai condemned the video, describing the men’s actions as “inhuman” and calling for an investigation, in a statement on Thursday evening.

It is likely to stir up already strong anti-U.S. sentiment in Afghanistan after a decade of a war that has seen other cases of abuse, and that could complicate efforts to promote reconciliation as troops pull out.

“Such action will leave a very, very bad impact on peace efforts,” Arsala Rahmani, a senior member of the Afghan government’s High Peace Council, told Reuters. REUTERS

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Penn State. Damage control

Penn State Interim President Rodney Erickson announced that Penn State assistant coach Mike McQueary, who was a witness to former Penn State coach Jerry Sandusky allegedly abusing a 10-year-old boy in the shower in 2002, will be placed on administrative leave.

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Scandalized school faces alumni Pennsylvania State University President Rodney Erickson told a meeting of hundreds of often angry alumni that the school would strive to be more open as it deals with the child sex abuse scandal that has sullied its reputation. At the first of three town hall meetings this week, Erickson told about 600 alumni that he had received thousands of letters “full of sadness, anger and disappointment” following the abuse charges against former assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky. REUTERS

STOCKHOLM. Sweden dealt a symbolic blow to the global fight against digital music and film piracy by recognizing a group that promotes file-sharing across the Internet as a religion.

One of the most wired nations in the world, Sweden has long been a battleground between those who support file-sharing and the music and film industry. The Nordic state is home to the world’s largest file-sharing site, Pirate Bay. Registering the Church of

Russia not sure where its space debris will fall MOSCOW. Russia said on Thursday it was expecting debris from its failed Mars probe to fall to Earth from Sunday to Monday, but added it could not be sure of the exact crash site.

Stargazers and space agen-

Head of the Swedish 1.5M branch of recording

industry body IFPI noted that 1.5 million people in Sweden out of a population of 9 million were active file-sharers.

Kopimism is a way to avoid “persecution,” said the website of the group, which was given official recognition by the Swedish state last month.

REUTERS

cies worldwide are scrambling to determine where and when Russia’s botched $165 million mission to retrieve dust from Mars’ moon Phobos will crash since it was junked in orbit after a launch in November.

Space agency Roskosmos on Thursday said atmospheric drag and solar activity might still alter the trajectory of the Phobos-Grunt craft. REUTERS

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If 2012 truly is the last year of our existence, these upcoming shows, bands and actors will make it a great way to go out The best entertainment this year has to offer Duran

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Actresses and actors to watch 1. Elizabeth Olsen: The Olsen

twins’ younger sister got a head start in 2011 with her impressive performance in “Martha Marcy May Marlene” and she’ll continue the momentum with “Liberal Arts,” written and directed by Josh Radnor. She’ll also appear in the horror flick “Silent House” (March 9) and paranormal thriller “Red Lights.”

2. Gina Carano: How does a

mixed martial arts fighter end up as the lead in the Steven Soderbergh spy thriller, “Haywire”? She kicks ass, obviously.

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3. Lily Collins: The spawn of “Sussudio” impresario Phil Collins already had her coming-out party in 2011 with roles in “Abduction” and “Priest.” This year the 22-yearold has a starring role in Tarsem Singh’s lighthearted take on the Snow White fairy tale in “Mirror Mirror” (March 16).

4. Andrea Riseborough:

Thank Madonna for bringing this English Rose to the forefront in 2012. Riseborough will start off the year with the Madge-directed feature “W.E.” (Feb. 3). She’ll stay front of mind with IRA thriller “Shadow Dancer,” as well as “Disconnect,” co-starring “True Blood” babe Alexander Skarsgard.

New musicians to watch

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Lana Del Rey

Del Rey released a video this summer that was so hot that every blogger in the world watched it back-to-back enough that they were all fighting to be the first to declare her passé by the next day. But for those of us who are just interested in good mu-

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5. Taylor Schilling: Though she may’ve been the lead in failed TV show “Mercy” and dead-on-arrival “Atlas Shrugged: Part One,” somebody in Hollywood must have faith in this 27-year-old in order to cast her opposite Zac Efron in the romantic drama “The Lucky One” (April 20). Schilling will also star in Ben Affleck-directed political thriller “Argo.”

6. Josh Hutcherson: This 19-

year-old actor has been working steadily, but it’ll be the March 23 release of “The Hunger Games” that makes him a star. While we can’t promise he’ll be the next Robert Pattinson — RPatz will always have a special vampire lair in our hearts — the series’ rabid fan base will give

sic, and care more about hearing it than hearing it first, Del Rey’s sultry take on gangsta will be a breath of fresh air when her debut drops at the end of this month.

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King Krule

If you didn’t know that Archy Marshall was a freshfaced 17-year-old, and you heard his patient beats, sophisticated guitar chords, moody words and his low London voice, you might

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Hutcherson a fast-pass to megastardom.

7. Michael Fassbender: We’re not going to hide our partiality to this 34-year-old Irish-German export. His upcoming spy flick, “Haywire” (Jan. 20), combined with all the awards season buzz he’s been getting for his performance in 2011’s “Shame” will propel Fassbender to A-List by the time his sci-fi film “Prometheus” is released on June 8.

8. Chris Diamantopoulos: We finally learned how to spell Galifianakis, so it’s about time another comedic actor with an impossibly lengthy Greek last name take the scene by storm.

The “Up All Night” actor will soon star in “The Three

think he was in his 30s and possibly was the type of character who accompanied Pete Doherty through every stint in rehab. But luckily for us, Marshall has many years ahead of him.

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Azealia Banks

Imagine if Rihanna really was into sex as much as she sings about. And if Nicki Minaj was into Interpol! Then you might have an idea of the hot, hilarious awesomeness that is

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Stooges” (April 13), in which he plays Moe, the only Stooge with a passable haircut.

9. Taylor Kitsch: The “Friday Night Lights” star appears in two huge movies this summer: the sci-fi epic “John Carter,” set on Mars, and “Battleship,” a live-action version of the popular board game.

10. Douglas Booth: Could the role of Romeo in the latest “Romeo and Juliet” turn Booth into another Leonardo DiCaprio?

With a second starring role alongside Disney princessturned-stoner Miley Cyrus in “LOL...,” well, we may have found our RPatz replace-ment after all. HEIDI PATALANO

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the 20-year-old Harlem native Azealia Banks.

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Michael Kiwanuka

His song, “Tell Me a Tale,” sounds at first like a forgotten song from the 1970s, but once he gets to the chorus you’ll know that not only is this a song of the new decade, but one that will not be forgotten.

The fact that he has released three EPs in the past 12 months should also be a testament to that. PAT HEALY

Top artists to watch in 2012 Elvis Duran, host of “Elvis Duran and the Morning Show,” reveals his top picks for 2012:

Established: “Big names have music coming out soon: Ke$-ha, Madonna, Adam Lambert ...

Christina Aguilera collaborated with hitmaker Dr. Luke ... on a killer first single (‘Love Your Body’) that will continue her renewed success.”

Up and coming:

K’Naan: “With his new project, he’s collaborated with OneRepublic’s Ryan Tedder, Nelly Furtado, Bono and many more, with songs that fit really well with what’s happening in pop music here and around the world.”

Calvin Harris: “He’s a singer-songwriter and producer who most recently is known for his No. 1 song with Rihanna, ‘We Found Love.’ He’ll be making more of a name for himself when he releases his own solo material.”

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runner-up Katharine McPhee stars as a wannabe Broadway star who auditions for a musical about the life of Marilyn Monroe. Debra Messing and Anjelica Huston also star.

Why we’ll be watching: Every network’s been trying to figure out how to mimic the success of “Glee” with their own musical series; NBC nails it with this behind-the-Broadway-scenes drama from Steven Spielberg.

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The buzz: Oscar-winner Don Cheadle gets what he wants — by any means necessary — as cutthroat management consultant Marty Kaan, who charges America’s 1 percent for his high-priced advice (and the occasional night of strip club debauchery).

Why we’ll be watching: It’s fascinating to watch the serious, intense Cheadle morph into such a charismatic con man.

Matching his wit is Kristen Bell as an ambitious member of Marty’s team.

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Alcatraz, the island prison off of San Francisco, already holds plenty of intrigue — and even more so in this drama when former inmates who were presumed dead become linked to modern crimes. Add the storytelling prowess of Abrams and familiar Lostie Jorge Garcia, and we’re already formulating conspiracy theories. Premieres

ator David Milch is back on HBO. This time, he’s bringing Dustin Hoffman and director Michael Mann with him for a series on one of his passions: horse racing.

Why we’ll be watching: Simply put: Milch creates beautiful television (you just need a little patience when watching his densely layered epics). Add the allure of thoroughbreds, gambling and Oscar-winner Hoffman, and “Luck” is a sure bet. Premieres Jan. 29 at 9 p.m.

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The buzz: J.J. Abrams.

Mysterious island. Hugo!

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The buzz: “American Idol”

The buzz: “Paranormal Activity” creator Oren Peli brings his mastery of “found footage” scares to the small screen.

Why we’ll be watching: The host of a nature series goes missing in the Amazon, so — cameras in tow — his wife and son go searching for him. If you’re not already creeped out by what’s lurking in those waters, the supernatural elements to this tale will provide plenty to shriek about.

Steven Spielberg’s attached his name to this one, too.

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film listings AMC Franklin Mills Mall 14 888–AMC–4FUN 1149 Franklin Mills Circle THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN 3D (PG) 9:40, 12:10, 2:45, 5:25.

RealD 3D A LV I N A ND T H E CH I P M UN K S: CHIPWRECKED (G) 11:15, 1:45, 4:10, 6:30, 9:00 BEAUTY AND THE BEAST 3D (G) 9:45, 12:00, 2:30, 5:00, 7:30, 9:45. RealD 3D CONTRABAND (R) 9:30, 12:15, 3:00, 5:45, 8:30, 11:15; 10:451:30-4:15-7:00-10:00.

Digital Presentation THE DARKEST HOUR (PG-13) 8:00, 10:30. Digital Presentation THE DEVIL INSIDE (R) 11:00, 1:05, 3:15, 5:30, 7:45, 10:15, 11:30.

Digital Presentation THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO (R) 10:40, 2:20, 6:20, 9:50 JOYFUL NOISE (PG-13) 10:00, 1:00, 4:00, 7:15, 10:10. Digital Presentation MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - GHOST PROTOCOL (PG-13) 11:30, 2:25, 5:20, 8:15, 11:10 MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - GHOST P ROTO CO L: THE I MAX EXPERIENCE (PG-13) 10:15, 1:10, 4:05, 7:00, 10:05. IMAX NEW YEAR’S EVE (PG-13) 12:50, 6:45 SHERLOCK HOLMES: A GAME OF SHADOWS (PG-13) 10:20, 1:10, 4:30, 7:50, 10:45. Digital Presentation THE SITTER (R) 10:35, 12:45, 3:05, 5:15, 7:20, 9:25. Digital Presentation THE TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN - PART 1 (PG-13) 10:10, 3:40, 9:30 WE BOUGHT A ZOO (PG) 10:30, 1:20, 4:25, 7:20, 10:20

AMC Loews Cherry Hill 24 888–AMC–4FUN Rt. 38 and Haddonfield Rd. THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN 3D (PG) 2:20, 7:40. RealD 3D T HE ADVENT UR ES O F TI NT IN (PG) 11:45, 5:00, 10:25. Digital Presentation A LV I N A ND T H E CH I P M UN K S: CHIPWRECKED (G) Fri and Sat 10:30, 12:45, 3:20, 5:35, 7:50, 10:00, 12:15; Sun 10:30-12:453:20-5:35-7:50-10:00.

BEAUTY AND THE BEAST 3D (G) Fri and Sat 10:25, 11:00, 12:35, 1:30, 2:45, 4:00, 5:05, 6:30, 7:55, 8:55, 10:15, 11:15. RealD 3D; Sun 10:25-11:00-12:35-1:30-2:454:00-5:05-6:30-7:55-8:55-10:15.

RealD 3D CARNAGE (R) 11:50, 1:55, 4:30, 7:05, 9:30.C INDEPENDENT CONTRABAND (R) Fri and Sat 12:00, 2:55, 5:45, 8:20, 10:55; Fri and Sat 10:45-1:35-4:10-6:559:45-12:20. Digital Presentation; Sun 10:45-1:35-4:10-6:55-9:45.

Digital Presentation; Sun 12:002:55-5:30-8:05-10:45.

THE DARKEST HOUR 3D (PG-13) Fri and Sat 5:00, 7:45, 10:00, 12:15. RealD 3D; Sun 5:00-7:4510:00. RealD 3D THE DESCENDANTS (R) 11:05, 2:00, 4:45, 7:30, 10:05.C INDEPENDENT THE DEVIL INSIDE (R) Fri and Sat 11:15, 12:30, 1:50, 2:50, 4:05, 5:30, 6:15, 8:00, 9:00, 10:10, 11:00, 12:20; 11:15-1:50-4:056:15-9:00-11:00.

CC-Closed Captions; Sun 11:15-12:30-1:502:50-4:05-5:30-6:15-8:00-9:0010:10-11:00.

THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO (R) 12:15, 3:35, 7:15, 10:40. Digital Presentation HUGO 3D (PG) 10:20, 1:10. RealD 3D

THE IRON LADY (PG-13) Fri and Sat 10:55, 1:20, 4:20, 7:00, 9:40, 12:05.C INDEPENDENT; Sun 10:55-1:20-4:20-7:00-9:40.C INDEPENDENT JOYFUL NOISE (PG-13) Fri and Sat 10:35, 11:30, 1:25, 2:25, 4:15, 5:15, 7:20, 8:10, 10:10, 11:05. Digital Presentation; Sun 10:35-11:30-1:25-2:25-4:15-5:157:20-8:10-10:10.

Digital Presentation MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - GHOST PROTOCOL (PG-13) Fri and Sat 12:00, 3:05, 6:20, 9:20, 12:15; Sun 12:00-3:05-6:20-9:20.

MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - GHOST PROTOCOL: THE IMA X EXPERIENCE (PG-13) 10:40, 1:35, 4:35, 7:35, 10:30. IMAX THE MUPPETS (PG) 10:40, 2:00.

Digital Presentation NEW YEAR’S EVE (PG-13) Fri and Sat 5:25, 8:15, 10:55.

Digital Presentation; Sun 5:258:10-10:50. Digital Presentation SHERLOCK HOLMES: A GAME OF SHADOWS (PG-13) Fri and Sat 12:05, 3:15, 6:10, 9:15, 12:10; Sun 12:05-3:15-6:10-9:15.

THE SITTER (R) Fri and Sat 4:55, 7:25, 9:55, 12:15. Digital Presentation; Sun 4:55-7:25-9:55.

Digital Presentation TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY (R) Fri and Sat 11:10, 2:05, 5:10, 8:05, 10:55.C INDEPENDENT; Sun 11:10-2:05-5:10-7:55-10:50.C INDEPENDENT THE TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN - PART 1 (PG-13) 11:25, 2:10. Digital Presentation WAR HORSE (PG-13) Fri and Sat 10:25, 1:40, 4:50, 8:00, 11:10.

Digital Presentation; Sun 10:251:40-4:50-7:55.

Digital Presentation WE BOUGHT A ZOO (PG) Fri and Sat 11:20, 2:30, 5:50, 8:50, 11:50. Digital Presentation; Sun 11:20-2:30-5:50-8:50. Digital Presentation YOUNG ADULT (R) 12:20, 3:00, 5:40, 8:05, 10:35

AMC Neshaminy 24 215–396–8050 Route 1 and Bristol Rd. THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN 3D (PG) 12:50, 6:15. RealD 3D THE AD VEN TU RES OF TI NT IN (PG) 10:00, 3:25, 8:55. Digital Presentation AL V IN A ND T H E CH I P M U NK S : CHIPWRECKED (G) 9:55, 12:25, 2:50, 5:15, 7:40, 10:05 THE ARTIST (PG-13) Fri and Sat 10:55, 1:30, 4:05, 6:45, 9:20, 11:55.C INDEPENDENT; Sun 10:55-1:30-4:05-6:45-9:20.C INDEPENDENT BEAUTY AND THE BEAST 3D (G) Fri and Sat 9:45, 11:00, 12:10, 1:20, 2:35, 3:45, 4:55, 6:10, 7:25, 8:35, 9:55, 11:05, 12:20. RealD 3D; Sun 9:45-11:00-12:10-1:202:35-3:45-4:55-6:10-7:25-8:359:55-11:05. RealD 3D CARNAGE (R) Fri and Sat 10:50, 1:10, 3:35, 5:45, 7:55, 10:10, 12:40.C INDEPENDENT; Sun 10:50-1:10-3:35-5:45-7:55-10:10.C INDEPENDENT CONTRABAND (R) Fri and Sat 10:45, 1:30, 4:15, 7:00, 9:50, 12:40. Digital Presentation; 12:00-2:45-5:30-8:15-11:00.; Sun 10:45-1:30-4:15-7:00-9:50. Digital Presentation THE DARKEST HOUR 3D (PG-13) Fri and Sat 1:55, 7:10, 11:50. RealD 3D; Sun 1:55-7:10. RealD 3D THE DARKEST HOUR (PG-13) 11:20, 4:35, 9:30. Digital Presentation THE DESCENDANTS (R) 11:10, 2:05, 4:50, 7:50, 10:40.C INDEPENDENT

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THE DEVIL INSIDE (R) Fri and Sat 11:30, 12:45, 1:45, 3:10, 4:00, 5:20, 6:25, 7:35, 8:45, 10:00, 11:15, 12:25. Digital Presentation; Sun 11:30-12:45-1:45-3:10-4:005:20-6:25-7:35-8:45-10:00-11:15.

Digital Presentation THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO (R) 11:40, 3:15, 6:50, 10:35. Digital Presentation THE IRON LADY (PG-13) 9:40, 12:20, 2:55, 5:30, 8:10, 10:45.C INDEPENDENT JOYFUL NOISE (PG-13) Fri and Sat 12:05, 3:00, 6:00, 9:00, 12:00; 10:30-1:25-4:307:30-10:30. Digital Presentation; Sun 12:05-3:00-6:00-9:00.

MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - GHOST PROTOCOL (PG-13) Fri and Sat 11:45, 3:05, 6:05, 9:10, 12:15; Sun 11:45-3:05-6:05-9:10.

MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - GHOST PROTOCOL: THE IMAX EXPERIENCE (PG-13) 9:50, 12:55, 4:20, 7:30, 10:45. IMAX THE MUPPETS (PG) 9:35, 12:15, 2:50, 5:25. Digital Presentation NEW YEAR’S EVE (PG-13) Fri and Sat 1:15, 6:55, 12:35; Sun 1:15-6:55.

SHERLOCK HOLMES: A GAME OF SHADOWS (PG-13) 10:25, 1:40, 4:40, 7:45, 10:50. Digital Presentation THE SITTER (R) Fri and Sat 8:05, 10:15, 12:30; Sun 8:05-10:15.

TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY (R) 10:05, 1:00, 4:00, 7:15, 10:25.C INDEPENDENT THE TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN - PART 1 (PG-13) 10:10, 4:10, 9:40 WAR HORSE (PG-13) 9:30, 12:40, 3:50, 7:05, 10:20. Digital Presentation WE BOUGHT A ZOO (PG) 11:05, 2:00, 5:00, 8:00, 10:55

AMC Plymouth Meeting Mall 12 888–AMC–4FUN Next to Plymouth Meeting Mall THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN 3D (PG) 2:15, 7:45. RealD 3D TH E A DV EN TU RES OF TI NT IN (PG) 11:45, 4:50, 10:10. Digital Presentation AL V IN A ND T H E CH I P M U NK S : CHIPWRECKED (G) Fri 12:30, 2:45, 5:15, 7:35, 9:45. Digital Presentation; Sat and Sun 10:1512:30-2:45-5:15-7:35-9:45. Digital Presentation CARNAGE (R) Fri 10:55, 1:00, 3:00, 5:20, 7:40, 9:50.C INDEPENDENT; Sat and Sun 10:501 : 0 0 -3 : 0 0 - 5 : 2 0 -7: 4 0 - 9 : 5 0.C INDEPENDENT CONTRABAND (R) 11:00, 12:00, 1:30, 2:30, 4:10, 5:10, 7:00, 8:00, 9:40, 10:30. Digital Presentation THE DARKEST HOUR (PG-13) 10:30. Digital Presentation THE DESCENDANTS (R) 10:55, 1:40, 4:20, 7:05, 10:05.C INDEPENDENT THE DEVIL INSIDE (R) Fri 12:45, 3:10, 5:30, 7:50, 10:00. Digital Presentation; Sat and Sun 10:2012:45-3:10-5: 30-7:50-10:00.

Digital Presentation THE IRON LADY (PG-13) 11:15, 2:00, 4:45, 7:30, 10:20.C INDEPENDENT NEW YEAR’S EVE (PG-13) 11:05, 1:50, 4:30, 7:25.

Digital Presentation TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY (R) Fri 1:10, 4:00, 7:20, 10:15.C INDEPENDENT;CC-Closed Captions; Fri 1:10-4:00-7:20-10:15.C INDEPENDENT; Sat and Sun 10:001:10-4:00-7:20-10:15.C INDEPENDENT; Sat and Sun 10:00-1:104:00-7:20-10:15.C INDEPENDENT;CC-Closed Captions WAR HORSE (PG-13) 12:05, 3:20,

6:30, 9:55 YOUNG ADULT (R) Fri 1:05, 3:30, 5:45, 8:10, 10:25; Sat and Sun 10:40-1:05-3:30-5:45-8:10-10:25.

AMC Woodhaven 10 888–AMC–4FUN Route 13, near I-95 and Woodhaven Road exit A L V I N A N D TH E C H IP M U N KS : CHIPWRECKED (G) Fri 3:00, 5:15, 7:30, 9:45; Sat and Sun 10:1012:30-3:00-5:15-7:30-9:45.

BEAUTY AND THE BEAST 3D (G) Fri 2:50, 5:00, 7:10, 9:15. RealD 3D; Sat and Sun 10:20-12:352:50-5:00-7:10-9:15. RealD 3D CONTRABAND (R) Fri 2:40, 5:15, 7:50, 10:25; Sat and Sun 9:3012:05-2:40-5:15-7:50-10:25.

THE DEVIL INSIDE (R) Fri 1:05, 3:15, 5:25, 7:40, 9:50. Digital Presentation; Sat and Sun 10:551:05-3:15-5:25-7:40-9:50. Digital Presentation THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO (R) Fri 3:45, 7:25, 10:45.

Digital Presentation; Sat and Sun 9:20-12:40-4:00-7:25-10:45.

Digital Presentation JOYFUL NOISE (PG-13) Fri 2:05, 5:05, 7:45, 10:30. Digital Presentation; Sat and Sun 11:102:05-5:05-7:45-10:30.

Digital Presentation MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - GHOST PROTOCOL (PG-13) Fri 2:05, 5:05, 8:05, 10:55; Sat and Sun 11:05-2:05-5:05-8:05-10:55.

SHERLOCK HOLMES: A GAME OF SHADOWS (PG-13) Fri 1:45, 4:45, 8:00, 11:00. Digital Presentation; Sat and Sun 10:50-1:45-4:458:00-11:00. Digital Presentation WAR HORSE (PG-13) Fri 1:10, 4:20, 7:35, 10:35; Sat and Sun 9:55-1:10-4:20-7:35-10:35.

WE BOUGHT A ZOO (PG) Fri 2:40, 5:30, 8:20, 11:05; Sat and Sun 9:10-12:00-2:40-5:30-8:20-11:05.

Bryn Mawr Film Institute 610–527–9898 824 West Lancaster Avenue THE ARTIST (PG-13) Fri 4:00, 7:00, 9:30; Sat 1:30-4:00-7:009:30.; Sun 1:30-4:00-7:00.

BE I N G EL MO : A P U P P ET EE R ’ S JOURNEY (PG) Sat and Sun 11:00 THE DESCENDANTS (R) Fri 4:00, 7:00, 9:30; Sat 1:30-4:00-7:009:30.; Sun 1:30-4:00-7:00.

TALK CINEMA (NR) Sun 10:00 THE THR EE LIVES OF THOMASINA (PG) Sat 11:00

Clearview’s Anthony Wayne 610–225–0980 109 West Lancaster Avenue A L V I N A N D TH E C H IP M U N KS : CHIPWRECKED (G) Fri 3:50; Sat and Sun 12:50-3:50.

BEAUTY AND THE BEAST (G) Fri 5:00.

Digital Projection; Sat and Sun 12:40. Digital Projection BEAUTY AND THE BEAST 3D (G) Fri 7:20, 9:30; Sat and Sun 2:505:00-7:20-9:30.

THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO (R) Fri 3:30, 6:45, 9:45; Sat and Sun 12:30-3:30-6:459:45.

JOYFUL NOISE (PG-13) Fri 4:10, 7:10, 9:50; Sat and Sun 1:10-4:107:10-9:50.

MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - GHOST PROTOCOL (PG-13) Fri 4:00, 7:00, 10:00; Sat and Sun 1:004:00-7:00-10:00.

SHERLOCK HOLMES: A GAME OF SHADOWS (PG-13) 6:50, 9:40

Clearview’s Bala Theatre 610–668–4695 157 Bala Avenue THE IRON LADY (PG-13) Fri 4:15, 7:15, 9:50. Digital Projection;

Sat and Sun 1:15-4:15-7:15-9:50.

Digital Projection TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY (R) Fri 4:00, 7:00, 9:40; Sat and Sun 1:00-4:00-7:00-9:40.

WAR HORSE (PG-13) Fri 3:45, 6:45, 9:45; Sat and Sun 12:453:45-6:45-9:45.

Hiway Theatre 215–886–9800 212 Old York Road WAR HORSE (PG-13) Fri 4:15, 7:30; Sat and Sun 1:00-4:15-7:30.

Narberth Stadium 2 610–667–0115 129 North Narberth Avenue THE A DVENTU R ES O F T IN TI N (PG) 1:45, 4:15 BEAUTY AND THE BEAST 3D (G) 1:40, 4:30, 7:00, 9:25 SHERLOCK HOLMES: A GAME OF SHADOWS (PG-13) 6:45, 9:25

Regal Marketplace 24 800–326–3264 341 180 Mill Road THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN 3D (PG) 2:00, 7:55, 10:35. RealD 3D THE A DVENTU R ES O F T IN TI N (PG) 5:05 A L V I N A N D TH E C H I PM U N K S: CHIPWRECKED (G) 1:50, 4:05, 6:25, 9:00 BEAUTY AND THE BEAST 3D (G) 12:00, 12:35, 2:20, 2:55, 4:40, 5:20, 7:00, 7:40, 9:30, 10:15.

RealD 3D CARNAGE (R) 12:25, 2:50, 5:15, 7:35, 9:50 CONTRABAND (R) 12:10, 1:40, 2:40, 4:30, 5:10, 7:10, 7:50, 9:50, 10:30 THE DARKEST HOUR 3D (PG-13) 10:45. RealD 3D THE DESCENDANTS (R) 12:40, 3:30, 6:10, 9:10 THE DEVIL INSIDE (R) 12:30, 1:55, 3:10, 4:25, 5:30, 7:25, 8:00, 10:00, 10:50 THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO (R) 1:05, 3:00, 4:45, 8:20, 9:35 HUGO 3D (PG) 12:20, 3:20.

RealD 3D THE IRON LADY (PG-13) 1:30, 4:20, 6:55, 9:25 JOYFUL NOISE (PG-13) 1:10, 4:10, 7:20, 10:25 MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - GHOST PROTOCOL (PG-13) 1:00, 4:15, 7:15, 10:20 THE MUPPETS (PG) 1:45, 4:35, 7:30 NANBAN (NR) 1:25, 6:00, 9:45 NEW YEAR’S EVE (PG-13) 3:45, 9:20 PLAYERS (NR) 6:20, 9:55 SHERLOCK HOLMES: A GAME OF SHADOWS (PG-13) 11:55, 1:35, 4:50, 6:40, 7:45, 10:40 TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY (R) 12:50, 4:00, 7:05, 10:05 THE TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN - PART 1 (PG-13) 12:55, 6:35 VETTAI (NR) 2:25, 6:05, 9:40 WAR HORSE (PG-13) 12:05, 3:15, 6:30, 9:45 WE BOUGHT A ZOO (PG) 12:45, 3:50, 6:45, 10:10

Regal Plymouth Meeting 10 800–326–3264 335 1011 W Ridge Pike BEAUTY AND THE BEAST 3D (G) 2:00, 2:30, 4:30, 5:00, 7:00, 7:40, 9:30, 10:10. RealD 3D THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO (R) 1:10, 1:40, 4:40, 5:20, 8:10, 9:20 HUGO 3D (PG) 12:50, 3:40, 6:30.

RealD 3D JOYFUL NOISE (PG-13) 1:00, 4:00, 7:20, 10:20 MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - GHOST PROTOCOL (PG-13) 1:20, 4:20,

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WEEKEND, JANUARY 13-15, 2012 7:30, 10:00, 10:30 THE MUPPETS (PG) 1:30, 4:15 SHERLOCK HOLMES: A GAME OF SHADOWS (PG-13) 1:15, 4:10, 7:10, 10:15 THE TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN - PART 1 (PG-13) 6:50, 9:50 WE BOUGHT A ZOO (PG) 12:55, 3:50, 6:40, 9:40

Ritz 5 Movies 215–925–7900 214 Walnut Street THE ARTIST (PG-13) Fri 12:30, 3:00, 5:20, 7:45, 10:00; Sat and Sun 12:30-3:00-5:207:45-10:00.

A DANGEROUS METHOD (R) Fri 12:15, 2:30, 4:50, 7:15, 9:50; Sat and Sun 12:15-2:30-4:50-7:159:50.

THE DESCENDANTS (R) Fri 12:45, 3:50, 7:00, 9:40; Sat and Sun 12:45-3:50-7:009:40.

THE IRON LADY (PG-13) Fri 12:20, 2:45, 5:10, 7:35, 9:55; Sat and Sun 12:20-2:45-5:107:35-9:55.

WAR HORSE (PG-13) Fri 12:10, 3:10, 6:15, 9:15; Sat 3:10-6:159:15.; Sun 12:10-3:10-6:15-9:15.

Ritz East 215–925–7900 2nd Street between Walnut and Chestnut TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY (R) Fri 12:30, 1:30, 3:15, 4:15, 6:00, 7:00, 8:45, 9:45; Sat and Sun 12:30-1:30-3:15-4:15-6:00-7:008:45-9:45.

Ritz at the Bourse 215–925–7900 400 Ranstead Street CARNAGE (R) Fri 1:30, 3:30, 5:35, 7:35, 9:50; Sat and Sun 1:303:30-5:35-7:35-9:50.

IN THE LAND OF BLOOD AND HONEY (R) Fri 1:10, 4:00, 6:50, 9:35; Sat and Sun 1:10-4:006:50-9:35.

MY WEEK WITH MARILYN (R) Fri 1:20, 4:10, 7:00, 9:20; Sat and Sun 1:20-4:10-7:00-9:20.

PARIAH (R) Fri 1:00, 3:10, 5:20, 7:30, 9:40; Sat and Sun 1:003:10-5:20-7:30-9:40.

SHAME (NC-17) Fri 1:15, 3:45, 7:10, 9:45; Sat and Sun 1:15-3:457:10-9:45.

Roxy Theatre Philadelphia 215–923–6699 2023 Sansom Street NEW YEAR’S EVE (PG-13) Fri 2:35, 5:00, 7:35, 9:50; Sat 12:052:35-5:00-7:35-9:50.; Sun 12:052:35-5:00-7:35.

SHERLOCK HOLMES: A GAME OF SHADOWS (PG-13) Fri 2:00, 4:45, 7:30, 10:00; Sat 11:30-2:00-4:457:30-10:00.; Sun 11:30-2:00-4:457:30.

The Pearl Theatre at Avenue North 215–763–7700 1600 North Broad Street A L V I N AN D TH E CH I PM UN K S: CHIPWRECKED (G) Fri and Sat 12:00, 2:20, 4:30, 6:40, 9:20, 11:30; Sun 12:00-2:20-4:30-6:409:20.

BEAUTY AND THE BEAST 3D (G) Fri and Sat 12:20, 2:30, 4:40, 7:00, 9:30, 12:00; Sun 12:202:30-4:40-7:00-9:30.

CONTRABAND (R) Fri and Sat 12:10, 2:40, 5:10, 7:40, 10:10, 12:40; Sun 12:10-2:40-5:10-7:4010:10.

THE DARKEST HOUR 3D (PG-13) Fri and Sat 12:40, 10:00, 12:10; Sun 12:40-10:00.

THE DEVIL INSIDE (R) Fri and Sat

12:50, 2:50, 4:50, 7:20, 10:10, 12:20; Sun 12:50-2:50-4:50-7:2010:10.

J OYFUL NOISE (PG-13) Fri and Sat 12:00, 2:30, 5:00, 7:30, 10:00, 12:30; Sun 12:002:30-5:00-7:30-10:00.

MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - GHOST PROTOCOL (PG-13) Fri and Sat 1:00, 3:50, 6:50, 9:40, 12:30; Sun 1:00-3:50-6:50-9:40.

SHERLOCK HOLMES: A GAME OF SHADOWS (PG-13) 4:10, 7:20

Tuttleman IMAX Theater Franklin Institute 215–448–1111 20th & Benjamin Franklin Parkway CORAL REEF ADVENTURE (NR) 11:15 FLYING MONSTERS (NR) Fri 1:15, 3:15; Sat and Sun 10:15-1:15-3:15.

FORCES OF NATURE (1999) (PG13) Fri 10:15, 12:15 MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - GHOST PROTOCOL (PG-13) 12:00, 4:15, 6:50, 9:25 TORNADO ALLEY (NR) Fri 2:15; Sat and Sun 12:15-2:15.

UA Grant Plaza 9 800–326–3264 651 1619 Grant Avenue - Grant Plaza 2 Shopping Center A LV I N A ND T H E CH I P M UN K S: CHIPWRECKED (G) 1:10, 3:45 BEAUTY AND THE BEAST 3D (G) 1:00, 4:00, 7:00, 9:30. RealD 3D CONTRABAND (R) 1:40, 4:40, 8:00, 10:35 THE DEVIL INSIDE (R) 1:50, 4:50, 7:40, 10:00 THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO (R) 1:30, 5:00, 8:30 JOYFUL NOISE (PG-13) 1:20, 4:30, 7:30, 10:25 MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - GHOST PROTOCOL (PG-13) 1:15, 4:20, 7:20, 10:30 SHERLOCK HOLMES: A GAME OF SHADOWS (PG-13) 7:10, 10:10 WAR HORSE (PG-13) 2:00, 5:15, 8:45 WE BOUGHT A ZOO (PG) 12:50, 4:10, 7:15, 10:15

UA King of Prussia Stadium 16 800–326–3264 644 Located on Mall Boulevard across from The Plaza King of Prussia THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN 3D (PG) 1:45, 7:25, 10:05. RealD 3D T HE ADVENT UR ES O F TI NT IN (PG) 4:50 A LV I N A ND T H E CH I P M UN K S: CHIPWRECKED (G) 12:15, 2:30, 5:10, 7:45, 9:55 BEAUTY AND THE BEAST 3D (G) 12:20, 1:50, 2:50, 4:30, 5:20, 7:00, 7:40, 9:20, 10:20. RealD 3D CONTRABAND (R) 1:30, 4:10, 7:20, 8:00, 10:10, 10:40 THE DEVIL INSIDE (R) 12:45, 3:00, 5:30, 8:10, 10:45 THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO (R) 11:50, 3:20, 6:50, 10:15 THE IRON LADY (PG-13) 1:00, 4:15, 7:15, 10:35 JOYFUL NOISE (PG-13) 1:20, 4:20, 7:30, 10:30 MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - GHOST PROTOCOL (PG-13) Fri 1:10. OCOpen Caption; Fri 4:40-7:5010:50.; Sat 1:10-7:50-10:50.; Sat 4:40. OC-Open Caption; Sun 1:1010:50. OC-Open Caption; Sun 4:40-7:50.

MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - GHOST P ROTO CO L: THE I MAX EXPERIENCE (PG-13) 12:30, 4:00, 7:10, 10:25. IMAX THE MUPPETS (PG) 1:15, 5:00 SHERLOCK HOLMES: A GAME OF SHADOWS (PG-13) 12:40, 3:50,

7:05, 10:00 TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY (R) 12:10, 3:30, 6:40, 9:40 WAR HORSE (PG-13) 12:00, 3:10, 6:30, 9:50 WE BOUGHT A ZOO (PG) 12:50, 3:40, 6:45, 9:45

UA Main Street 6 800–326–3264 647 3720-40 Main Street BEAUTY AND THE BEAST 3D (G) 1:35, 4:10, 7:05, 9:50. RealD 3D CONTRABAND (R) 2:10, 5:05, 7:50, 10:35 THE DEVIL INSIDE (R) 1:55, 4:55, 8:00, 10:40 THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO (R) 2:20, 6:35, 10:00 MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - GHOST PROTOCOL (PG-13) 1:25, 4:25, 7:25, 10:25 SHERLOCK HOLMES: A GAME OF SHADOWS (PG-13) 1:45, 4:40, 7:35, 10:30

UA Movies at 69th Street 9 800–326–3264 654 53 South 69th Street AL V IN A ND T H E CH I P M U NK S : CHIPWRECKED (G) 1:00, 3:40, 6:50, 9:20 BEAUTY AND THE BEAST 3D (G) 1:40, 4:40, 7:00, 9:30. RealD 3D CONTRABAND (R) 2:00, 5:00, 7:50, 10:30 THE DARKEST HOUR 3D (PG-13) 2:20, 5:10, 8:00, 10:35. RealD 3D THE DEVIL INSIDE (R) 2:10, 4:50, 7:40, 10:00 THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO (R) 1:50, 5:30, 9:00 JOYFUL NOISE (PG-13) 1:20, 4:20, 7:20, 10:10 MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - GHOST PROTOCOL (PG-13) 1:30, 4:30, 7:30, 10:40 SHERLOCK HOLMES: A GAME OF SHADOWS (PG-13) 1:10, 4:10, 7:10, 10:20

UA Riverview Stadium 17 800–326–3264 650 1400 South Columbus Boulevard THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN 3D (PG) 1:25, 6:50, 9:45. RealD 3D THE AD VEN TU RES OF TI NT IN (PG) 4:15 AL V IN A ND T H E CH I P M U NK S : CHIPWRECKED (G) 12:00, 1:35, 2:30, 3:45, 4:45, 7:15, 9:30 BEAUTY AND THE BEAST 3D (G) 11:50, 1:10, 2:20, 3:40, 4:50, 6:40, 7:20, 9:10, 9:50. RealD 3D CONTRABAND (R) 1:20, 2:00, 4:20, 5:10, 7:30, 8:10, 10:20, 11:00 THE DARKEST HOUR 3D (PG-13) 8:00, 10:35. RealD 3D THE DEVIL INSIDE (R) 12:40, 1:50, 3:10, 4:10, 5:50, 7:40, 8:20, 10:10, 10:50 THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO (R) 1:30, 2:50, 5:00, 8:30, 10:15 JOYFUL NOISE (PG-13) 1:00, 1:40, 4:00, 4:40, 7:00, 7:50, 10:00, 10:40 MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - GHOST PROTOCOL (PG-13) Fri 12:50, 7:10. OC-Open Caption; Fri 3:20Sat 3:50-6:30-9:40-10:30.; 12:50-3:20-6:30-7:10-9:40.; Sat 3:50-10:30. OC-Open Caption; Sun 3:20-3:50-6:30-7:10-9:40.; Sun 12:50-10:30. OC-Open Caption SHERLOCK HOLMES: A GAME OF SHADOWS (PG-13) 12:20, 3:30, 7:25, 10:25 THE TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN - PART 1 (PG-13) 12:10 WE BOUGHT A ZOO (PG) 12:30, 4:05, 7:05, 10:05 YOUNG ADULT (R) 12:25, 7:45

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How does “Contraband,” the new Mark Wahlberg smuggling movie, feel about smuggling? Well, it’s hard to tell. Smugglers are bad guys, especially when they’re smuggling drugs, but if they’re smuggling drugs to save their family then that’s OK. Using the profits from smuggling for your own ends is wrong and you shouldn’t do it, unless you use those profits to buy a house. All this cognitive dissonance is hardly unique to “Contraband,” but it’s a mark of the film’s roteness that these questions are the only thoughts the film inspires in its two-hour runtime.

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Meryl Streep is so flawless

Meryl Streep and Jim Broadbent star in “The Iron Lady” as Margaret and Denis Thatcher.

that she makes one of Britain’s most controversial prime ministers completely sympathetic. But let’s face it, she could play Hitler and we’d all be crying for poor Adolf at the end.

Known for her economic austerity measures and stance against trade unions in the 1980s, Margaret

Thatcher has just as many fans as detractors today. But what Streep and director Phyllida Lloyd present is a woman whose admirable determination transcends her own somewhat mixed political legacy. Even if Margaret Thatcher isn’t perfect, we at least know that Meryl Streep is. METRO/HP

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Are we really still talking about ligers, Napoleon?

‘The 69th Annual Golden Globe Awards’

‘Austin City Limits’ MUSIC. Who makes “The

Suburbs” sound good? Arcade Fire, playing on this edition of the live music series. Saturday, 9 p.m., PBS

SPECIAL. Ding, ding! It’s Ricky

Gervais versus Hollywood, Round Two when the acerbic comedian once again takes the reins of the 69th annual Golden Globe Awards. We fully expect him to piss off at least half of the A-listers in attendance — including Angelina Jolie, nominated for her directorial debut “In the Land of Blood and Honey” and George Clooney, sure to take home a trophy for either “The Ides of March” or “The Descendants” — or both.

Sunday, 8 p.m., NBC

‘Saturday Night Live’ COMEDY. “Harry Potter”

Host Ricky Gervais is taking no prisoners at Sunday night’s Golden Globe Awards.

star Daniel Radcliffe gives us another reason to say, “Wow, he’s all grown up!” when he hosts this week’s “SNL” with musical guest Lana Del Rey. Saturday, 11:29 p.m., NBC AMBER RAY

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On Fridays, Dorothy will post the best tweets she received during the week. You can always let her know what you think — good or bad — at @dorothyatmetro.

This week, my Twitter feed was abuzz with your thoughts on Jay-Z and Beyonce naming their daughter Blue Ivy. Conclusion: You don’t dig the name ... by a lot. Here are some of the funniest comments I received from you.

Oh, and HookedOncLo calls ‘em like he sees ‘em. @clubandcountry: I prefer the scientifically correct name: Depressed Climbing Woody Plant. @DanGeringer: Laundry detergent. But a really, really good one. @CityMaps: Blue Ivy sounds like a Lifetime movie about a sad girl named Ivy who just moved to a small town.

Sequel to Savannah Smiles. @DancingAvocado: What is that? Sounds like ‘blue steel’- have you seen Zoolander? Is it an intense model look by Harvard students? @ChrisDStedman: Comic book character or drag queen. @DivinePeach: Maybe I would like it, for a superhero... @kn8: It sounds like a sh-tty fusion restaurant. @chabelala: kinda sounds like a name for a stripper in philly. just sayin’ @joshcutler: Sounds like new “look” from Zoolander @HookedOncLo: You’re just upset that @KhloeKardashian is gorgeous and all u have going for yourself is Metro. #ByeGirl Stop Hating!

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Metro’s Dorothy Robinson shares her take on the world of gossip

JLo is paying Casper Smart $10,000 a week It pays to be Jennifer Lopez’s boy toy.

Star magazine reports that Lopez is paying her former back-up dancer Casper Smart $10,000 a week so he can pretend like he has the funds to date her high-profile self. It’s like crazy Britney Spears/K-Fed all over again! A source tells the mag, “She hated having to whip out her credit card every time they go to dinner. Jen figured it’s easier to give Casper a weekly stipend, and she thought $10,000 was a nice, round number. Jen doesn’t want to go over the top, showering Casper with too much, but she also wants him to up his game. Jen is hoping Casper won’t think twice about buying presents for her kids or whisking her off for a surprise weekend getaway.” Ha. No. $40,000 a month as payment to be your boyfriend isn’t “over the top” at all, Jen! That’s totally normal and sane behavior!

No wonder she’s shilling so hard for Fiat — she has a boyfriend to support.

dorothy.robinson@metro.us

Minka Kelly and Jake Gyllenhaal?

Minka Kelly is back to-

gether with her onagain, off-again boyfriend, New York Yankees star Derek Jeter. But when they were last off she didn’t exactly have a shortage of other options.

Sources tells Us Weekly that Kelly shot down a come-on from Jake Gyllenhaal last fall while she was temporarily single. But that’s not to say that Gyllenhaal isn’t up to her standards. Kelly was just “trying to patch things up” with Jeter quietly at the time.

Yeah, right. Like any single woman would turn down a proposition from Jake Gyllenhaal; this was just leaked by her to make Jeter jealous. I call shenanigans!

Kelly

Maybe Smart will use some of his payment for a shirt?

Kanye West, music video for “Last Friday Night” and TV guest star for “How I Met Your Mother,” according to People magazine.

There was a significant lack of acceptance speeches at the awards show, though, as Perry decided earlier in the week not to attend the ceremony.

Talking points Perry wins big for People’s Choice Her marriage to Russell Brand may be over, but at least Katy Perry has her fans to turn to. The singer won big at the People’s Choice Awards this week, pulling in five awards: favorite female artist, tour headliner and for song of the year for “ET” with

@dorothyatmetro

Perry, the big winner

Cox on ‘Cougar Town’

at home with her 7-year-old daughter, Coco, since Hopkins is also a close family friend. “She shouldn’t watch ‘Cougar Town,’ but she does,” Cox tells Us Weekly about her daughter.

“She’s always like, ‘Mommy! Did you really kiss Josh? And I’m like, ‘I’m just faking it!’” Cox and Hopkins have been rumored to be dating in real life as well, but have both denied reports of a relationship.

Courteney Cox says her onscreen romance with “Cougar Town” co-star Josh Hopkins has led to some confusing moments

When Obama and Angelina met

While in Washington, D.C., for a screening of “In the Land of Blood and Honey” at the Holocaust Memorial Museum, Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt made sure to swing by the White House for an Oval Office chat with Barack Obama, according to Hollyscoop. Jolie reportedly met with Obama to discuss sexual violence against women and Jolie’s work with the United Nations. This is the couple’s second trip to the Oval Office, after Pitt stopped by to discuss postKatrina relief efforts in New Orleans in 2009.

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1. Whoever arranged this seating arrangement should get a raise: Betty White and Robert Pattinson sat next to one another at Wednesday night’s 2012 People’s Choice Awards at the Nokia Theater in L.A. How cute!

2. “Once Upon a Time” co-stars Ginnifer Goodwin and Jennifer Morrison posed backstage.

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6. Lea Michele, who won for Favorite TV Comedy Actress, chatted backstage with “Glee” co-star Cory Monteith.

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Ron Paul wants to curb our freedoms RE: “WHO HERE CARES ABOUT ROMNEY?”: So people want to

know more about Ron Paul and how he is going to cut the deficit and increase our freedoms. Well for starters, he wants to cut or eliminate the FDA, the EPA and OSHA. That means that you will be free to eat tainted food, free to breathe polluted air and free to be killed or injured at the workplace. Women will have the right to be prostitutes, but because he is a conservative Christian, they will not have the freedom to control their own reproductive health. For you college students, Ron Paul would cut federal grants and student loans, so you will be free to drop out of school and get low-paying jobs as unskilled workers.

What is the basis for all these claims that Ron Paul wants to expand our civil liberties? In fact, he wants to end some federal statutes that protect some of our most fundamental rights and give states the ability to deny us these liberties. He wants to strip away power from the fed over our private lives and instead give that power (and then some) to the states. I don’t understand how this is an improvement in my individual civil liberties. Trading federal power over my life for state power over my life strikes me as difference without distinction.

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Democrats whine; get over it, people RE: “PLACING BLAME: IT’S ALL ON BUSH”: Three years later,

and Democrats still whine:

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“It’s all Bush’s fault.”

Democrats controlled Congress for the last six years of his term and the first two of Obama’s. Blame belongs to all of them.

JOEY WHITMOYER, VIA E-MAIL

“Just because people dream of owning a home doesn’t mean they can afford one.”

RE: “BLAME THE DEMOCRATS”:

JAMES E. VAN LOOY, VIA E-MAIL

It is time to place blame for the current recession square in the lap of the person who is largely responsible for it. I am talking of course about Bill Clinton. Former President Clinton orchestrated NAFTA, sending countless jobs out of America. He pushed banks to grant mortgage loans to sub-qualified

In 1992, President George H.W. Bush signed the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992, amending the charter of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to reflect Congress’ view that government-sponsored enterprises “... have an affirmative obligation to facilitate the financing of affordable housing for low- and moderate-income families.”

When are you Republicans going to start taking responsibililty for your actions?

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Capricorn Dec. 22-Jan. 19. If you keep in mind that it’s the bottom line that counts and not all those little spurs that can puncture you at times, it’ll get you focusing on forces that can bring you success.

Aquarius Jan. 20-Feb. 19. One of your peers might try to have you believe otherwise, but those in authority do in fact hold you in high regard. Don’t listen to anyone who doesn’t want to know the truth.

Pisces Feb. 20-March 20. If you are not demanding or critical of others, you will outrank everybody else in the proverbial popularity contest.

Assume a friendly, enthusiastic attitude and watch the votes roll in.

Aries March 21-April 19. Action you precipitate could promote something beneficial for you and all those with whom you’re involved.

By putting the needs of others first, you’ll come out ahead as well.

Taurus April 20-May 20. It’s up to you to think positively and to establish desirable objectives for yourself.

You have plenty of reasons to view life optimistically at this time.

Gemini May 21-June 20. If you devote your attention on ways to make money, you could do very well for yourself. Get an early start, lay out a solid game plan and stick to it.

Ricky Capolupo blames liberals for having a poor memory. Yet Ben Bernake was appointed by George Bush, and after refusing to do anything about the housing bubble that “liberal” housing activists had been warning of for years, he did nothing until the collapse of the bubble created by large investment banks with their securitization of mortgages.

MATTHEW MILLER, VIA E-MAIL

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Cancer June 21-July 22. There is only one thing that you should keep uppermost in your mind, and that is to know that you can manage anything you put your mind to.

Leo July 23-Aug. 22. This is one of those days where it might appear to be darker than usual before the metaphorical dawn breaks. Whatever you do, don’t lose faith in yourself or what you do.

Virgo Aug. 23-Sept. 22. Something quite personal that isn’t of a material nature has an excellent chance of working out to your satisfaction. It might be fulfilled a lot quicker than you think.

Libra Sept. 23-Oct. 23. People with whom you’ll be involved are likely to provide a mix of both good and bad episodes, which overall will work out quite favorably for you in both personal and career-related areas.

Scorpio Oct. 24-Nov. 22. Lady Luck is likely to start cozying up to you at this point in time, and that’s why you may now begin to find far fewer obstacles blocking your path. Enjoy the clear headway.

Sagittarius Nov. 23-Dec. 21. It’s best not to discuss a disturbing matter that another person is grappling with. By talking about it, you could cause additional problems for the party in question.

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You solve the puzzle with reasoning and logic.

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riginally from Allentown, Pa., three-quarters of punk-rock band Pissed Jeans currently call Philadelphia home. Founded in 2004, the band signed with Seattle’s Sub Pop label — responsible for breaking grunge acts Nirvana and Soundgarden — three years later.

Pissed Jeans has since released two albums — “Hope For Men� (2007) and “King Of Jeans� (2009).

The band plays Johnny Brenda’s Saturday night, so we asked frontman Matt Korvette to share his favorite food and drink spots in Philadelphia.

If you go Pissed Jeans with Blues Control and Veiled Saturday, 9:15 p.m. $10-$12, Johnny Brenda’s www.johnny brendas.com

ELLIOTT SHARP

Look for Matt Korvette, far right, at L’Etage this weekend.

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I’d recommend Dave & Buster’s if you’re trying to escape a horrible OKCupid disaster, or The Level Room if you want to show off how cool you are. Plus, its close proximity to Papa John’s and a porn theater are a bonus — all the essentials are covered.

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A scattering of homegrown stars will debut new destinations, from neighborhood bars to retro supper clubs Plus, a Gotham-groomed concept enters this city’s burger war Just born

4358 Main St. www.handynasty.net

opened Route 6 will get a new North Broad neighbor when Marc Vetri opens Alla Spina in February. The chef previewed items like baked oysters with asiago, parsley and lemon, mortadella hot dogs and fried focaccia with Italian stout hot chocolate to pair with craft beer — the name means “from the tap” in Italian. The atmosphere will include graffiti and garage doors that roll up to open the Mt. Vernon façade of the restaurant.

Lemon Hill and Hickory Lane

600 N. Broad St. www.allaspina.vetri family.com

Han Dynasty Han Chiang’s about to find out if Manyunk will get down with authentic Sichuan food — he opened his fourth Han Dynasty in the hilly ’hood just before the New Year.

Fairmount got a sweet holiday gift — as well as some sorely needed late-night bar eats — in Lemon Hill (747 N. 25th St., 215-232-2299, www.lemonhillphilly.com), a

collaboration between Supper chef-owner Mitch Prensky and the brains behind the genius drinks list at Franklin Mortgage & Investment Co. Think Boulevardiers and smoked tomato soup with blue cheese popovers. Equally fresh is Hickory Lane (2025 Fairmount Ave., 215-769-2420, www.hickorylanebistro.com),

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a BYO-for-now helmed by former Rouge executive chef Matt Zagorski. His polished cooking and beloved tuna tartare will likely lull diners missing L’Oca, the space’s former tenant.

Frohman’s Wursthaus and Shake Shack

No gastropub here. Walnut Street Supper Club is a 1940s-style, post-war supper club, complete with live entertainment.

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Downes. Sounds like a reality show in the making.

Center City stalwart Portofino closed quietly for renovations last summer to be reborn as the Walnut Street Supper Club, a whitetablecloth date spot plating classic Italian pastas and steak, complete with a cast of singing servers accompanied on the piano by musical director Jeremiah

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Will Jose Garces’ housemade sausages be sizzling on the wood-burning grill at Frohman’s Wursthaus (208 S. 13th St., www.grg-mgmt.com) before the line forms for Danny Meyer’s Shake Shack (2000 Sansom St., www.shakeshack.com)? The New York restaurateur’s cultish LaFrieda burger — along with shakes, hot dogs and fries — will be available right across the street from Garces’ Village Whiskey this summer.

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Farmer’s and Brewer’s Dinner Jan. 24, 6:30 p.m.

Paramour 139 E. Lancaster Ave. www.paramourwayne.com Why Not Farm and Sixpoint Craft Ale are the featured guests at Paramour chef Michael Giampa’s sevencourse pairing dinner ($65 per person).

Great Lakes Brewing Co. at Revolution House Jan. 18, 7-9 p.m.

Revolution House 200 Market St. The Cleveland brewing company stars at this extended happy hour: $10 gets you a glass and unlimited featured beers, including Dortmunder Gold, Burning River and Edmund Fits.

Chinese New Year at Sampan Jan. 23-Feb. 9 124 S. 13th St. www.sampanphilly.com Chef Michael Schulson’s special menu ($45 per person) is served family-style to celebrate the Year of the Dragon. Things kick off with a PuPu Platter (which includes five-spice ribs and chicken satay) and wrap up with a chocolate shortcake with miso and spicy mango.

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WINGS TAKING FLIGHT City’s indoor lacrosse team begins season this weekend Team added eight new faces to roster for 2012 Goal is to host some playoff games Coach-GM gave Metro inside scoop WRITE TO METRO: LETTERS@METRO.US

Johnny Mouradian in his second season with the Philadelphia Wings. He spent last year as the team’s GM. This year, he is serving as both GM and head coach.

The team kicks off the 2012 National Lacrosse League season Saturday at 7 p.m. at the Wells Fargo Center. They’ll be taking on division rival Rochester.

here in Philadelphia.

Describe the atmosphere out there when two NLL teams are going at it.

It’s a rugged game. Indoor lacrosse is a cross between field lacrosse, basketball and

Johnny, we have a lot of competitive teams here in Philly. Why should fans come see the Wings this weekend?

For the fans investigating the Wings for the first time, they really have to understand that there’s nine teams in NLL. And the best teams, players and coaches in the world are on those nine teams. If you put that in perspective, you got the best of the best.

What are your expectations this season?

Well, we’ve been in the basement the last couple of years, but we added 18 new players last year and eight more this year. We realigned our coaching staff and made significant changes to address the fact we

SATURDAY Rochester at Wings, 7 p.m. (Radio: WBZC)

Johnny Mouradian and the Wings hope to be hosting some playoff games at the Wells Fargo Center this spring.

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haven’t made the playoffs.

Playing tougher, playing with a will to win is what we’re emphasizing. Now, we have a group of guys focused on winning.

Give us some names, standout players to watch for.

Brodie Merrill is our captain, we got him via trade. He’s one of the best defenseman/transition players in NLL. Then, there’s Kevin Crowley, Dan Dawson, Ned Crotty, Jordon Sealock, Max Seibald and Matt Danowski. I’m really happy

with the mix of Canadian and American ballplayers. We have the highest number of U.S. ballplayers on any NLL team.

Do you set any goals before the season starts?

Our ultimate goal is to host playoff games. Reunite old Wings fans with the Wings and introduce new fans to the Wings. That, and having character guys. If you’re winning and doing good things in the community, the fans are going to jump on board, especially

hockey. It’s a battle, there are only two sports where you are allowed to fight: hockey and indoor lacrosse. I mean, it’s actually legal. And any time you get guys with weapons in their hands — in this case, a stick — they’re going to go at it.

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Round 2 for NFL tournament Eight teams get trimmed to four after this weekend Saints, Patriots, Ravens, Packers are betting favorites Tebow vs. Brady is must-see TV for all the right reasons Metro gives scoop, predictions on the big games

Welcome to the NFL’s divisional round. You know the drill: eight teams, four winners, lots of beer — on with the predictions ...

Saints (14-3) at 49ers (13-3), Saturday, 4:30 p.m. (FOX)

powered Saints — they set a single-game postseason record with 626 total yards last week — faces the league’s fourthbest total defense.

Pick: Saints 28, 49ers 13

talk radio, but the real story of this one will come down to Tom Brady. If the Broncos can pressure him, they might have a shot. If not, Tebow Time is over.

Pick: Pats 38, Broncos 24

Scoop: We’re going to find out

Broncos (9-8) at Patriots (13-3), Saturday, 8 p.m. (CBS)

if defense really wins championships. The old adage will be put to the test as the high-

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