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Friday, April 29, 2011
‘Life with Mikey’ a fun, family-friendly romp Michael J. Fox had already enjoyed a successful seven-year run on TV’s “Family Ties� and had been “Back to the Future� three times when he made “Life with Mikey� (1993), a lighthearted comedy about a kiddie talent agency that seemed like a good fit for the wildly popular and still-boyish-looking Fox. Sadly, “Life with Mikey� turned out to be somewhat of a critical and box-office dud, grossing only $12 million before it was pulled. That was 18 years ago, though. I think it’s time television rediscovered “Mikey� and put it into regular rotation instead of all the endless repeats of “Eraser� and “True Lies.� “Life with Mikey� has much more to offer than those tired old spy stories, after all. It’s sweet, great for the whole family and stars not only a supercute, 32-year-old Fox but introduces us to Christina Vidal and David
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MaryAnneHempe Forgotten Video Krumholtz, two incredible child actors who grew up fine and are still working in the business today. As the star of TV’s “Life with Mikey,� precocious child star Mikey Chapman (Fox) had it all, until he had the misfortune of getting older. With Mikey no longer darling at 15, “Life with Mikey� was canceled. Beyond a few episodes of “Charlie’s Angels� and “Hollywood Squares,� Mikey’s acting career was over, as well. Mikey can’t leave show business, though. It’s all he knows. Following in his late father’s footsteps, he starts a children’s talent agency with his brother Ed (Nathan Lane), hoping
Starring: Michael J. Fox, Nathan Lane Plot: A washed-up child actor tries to cash in on the next big kid. Review: It’s sweet, great for the whole family, and stars not only a super-cute, 32year-old Fox but introduces us to Christina Vidal and David Krumholtz, two incredible child actors. MPAA: PG to cash in on the next big kid. Unfortunately, the brothers have only one client who brings in any money — Barry Corman (Krumholtz), the talented yet deeply obnoxious kid star of cereal commercials. With Barry threatening to change agents, Mikey is desperate to find new talent to keep Chapman and Chapman afloat. Although dozens
of kids audition for him every day, Mikey finds his new diva working the streets of New York. Her name is Angie Vega (Vidal). She’s a 10-year-old, school-skipping pickpocket with a big mouth and a sassy attitude who can lie her way out of anything. Her parents are dead, she claims. She lives with her older sister and has no interest at all in acting — until Mikey tells her she’d be perfect for a series of cookie commercials that will pay a quarter of a million dollars. Angie proves to be a hit with the cookie company’s founder (David Huddleston), who wants to make her the national spokesperson — until a rather large snag from Angie’s past threatens to ruin everything. The 12-year-old Vidal already seems like a screen vet in “Life with Mikey,� even though it’s her first movie. Her timing is great and she
holds her own (and then some) with both Fox and Krumholtz, who is a hoot as Barry. Vidal, now a gorgeous 29, is a recording artist who has appeared in several films and dozens of TV shows. Krumholtz, now a nerdy-cute 33, appears as Charlie on TV’s “NUMB3RS� and as Goldstein in the Harold and Kumar movies. They’re great co-stars in “Life with Mikey;� it would be fabulous if they could hook up again on a project as adults. Fox is also fun, especially in his scenes with Lane. Cyndi Lauper doesn’t have much to do as receptionist Geena, but she looks fantastic, and I love that Christmas song she sings on the soundtrack. The kids who audition are hilarious, too. “Life with Mikey� is rated PG. Check it out!
Movie Listings New Releases
Fast Five — Dominic and his crew find themselves on the wrong side of the law once again as they try to switch lanes between a ruthless drug lord and a relentless federal agent. PG-13. (Warren Theatre, Hollywood Spotlight 14) Hoodwinked Too! Hood vs. Evil — Red Riding Hood is training in the group of Sister Hoods, when she and the Wolf are called to examine the sudden mysterious disappearance of Hansel and Gretel. PG. (Warren Theatre, Hollywood Spotlight 14) Prom — A group of teenagers get ready for their high school prom. PG. (Warren Theatre, Hollywood Spotlight 14)
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• African Cats — A nature documentary centered on two cat families and how they teach their cubs the ways of the wild. G. (Warren Theatre) • Arthur — A drunken playboy (Russell Brand) stands to lose a wealthy inheritance when he falls for a woman his family doesn’t like. PG-13. (Warren Theatre, Hollywood Spotlight 14) • Beastly — A modern-day take on the “Beauty and the Beastâ€? tale where a New York teen is transformed into a hideous monster in order to find true love. PG-13. (Robinson Crossing) • The Conspirator — Mary Surratt (Robin Wright) is the lone female charged as a co-conspirator in the assassination trial of Abraham Lincoln. As the whole nation turns against her, she is forced to rely on her reluctant lawyer (James McAvoy)
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to uncover the truth and save her life. PG-13. (Warren Theatre) • Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules — Back in middle school after summer vacation, Greg Heffley and his older brother Rodrick must deal with their parents’ misguided attempts to have them bond. PG. (Robinson Crossing) • Gnomeo and Juliet — The neighboring gardens of Montague and Capulet are at war, but the gnomes, Gnomeo and Juliet, are in love. G. (Robinson Crossing) • Hanna — A 16-year-old who was raised by her father to be the perfect assassin is dispatched on a mission across Europe, tracked by a ruthless intelligence agent and her operatives. PG-13. (Warren Theatre, Hollywood Spotlight 14) • Hop — E.B., the Easter Bunny’s teenage son, heads to
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Hollywood, determined to become a drummer in a rock ‘n’ roll band. In LA, he’s taken in by Fred after the out-ofwork slacker hits E.B. with his car. PG. (Warren Theatre, Hollywood Spotlight 14) • I Am Number Four — John (Alex Pettyfer) is an extraordinary teen, masking his true identity and passing as a typical high school student to elude a deadly enemy seeking to destroy him. Three like him have already been killed ... he is Number Four. PG-13. (Robinson Crossing) • Insidious — A family looks to prevent evil spirits from trapping their comatose child in a realm called The Further. PG-13. (Hollywood Spotlight 14) • The King’s Speech (edited version) — The story of King George VI of Britain, his impromptu ascension to the throne and his speech therapist.
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(Robinson Crossing) • The Lincoln Lawyer — A lawyer (Matthew McConaughey) conducts business from the back of his Lincoln Town Car while representing a high-profile client in Beverly Hills. R. (Hollywood Spotlight 14) • Red Riding Hood — Set in a medieval village that is haunted by a werewolf, a young girl (Amanda Seyfried) falls for an orphaned woodcutter, much to her family’s displeasure. PG-13. (Robinson Crossing) • Rio — When Blu, a domesticated macaw from small-town Minnesota, meets the fiercely independent Jewel, he takes off on an adventure to Rio de Janeiro with this bird of his dreams. G. (Warren Theatre, Hollywood Spotlight 14) • Scream 4 — Ten years have passed, and Sidney Prescott (Neve Campbell), who has put herself back
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together thanks in part to her writing, is visited by the Ghostface Killer. R. (Warren Theatre, Hollywood Spotlight 14) • Soul Surfer — A teenage surfer girl summons the courage to go back into the ocean after losing an arm in a shark attack. PG. (Warren Theatre, Hollywood Spotlight 14) • Tyler Perry’s Madea’s Big Happy Family — Madea jumps into action when her niece, Shirley, receives distressing news about her health. PG-13. (Warren Theatre, Hollywood Spotlight 14) • Water for Elephants — A veterinary student (Robert Pattinson) abandons his studies after his parents are killed and joins a traveling circus as their vet. Also starring Reese Witherspoon and Christoph Waltz. PG13. (Warren Theatre, Hollywood Spotlight 14)
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Oklahoma Festival Ballet begins 4-piece run tonight Johnnie-Margaret McConnell Special to Pop
The Oklahoma Festival Ballet will conclude its season with four fulllength classic and contemporary ballets, starting tonight. British choreographer Antony Tudor’s “Fandango” was set on the University of Oklahoma dancers by former American Ballet Theatre ballerina Amanda McKerrow and soloist John Gardner. “We set the ballet in a couple of weeks at the end of February,” Gardner said before Tuesday night’s dress rehearsal. “The dancers here are really quick studies, so it didn’t take us long.” Upon retiring from extensive performance careers, the married couple began working for the Antony Tudor Ballet Trust, which holds all licenses for choreographer’s dances. “Fandango” first premiered at the Metropolitan Opera Ballet Studio in 1963. Set to an Anotonio Soler piano score, five females show their technical skills against a sunny Spanish landscape. Tudor is known in the dance world as the inventor of psychological ballet. Cast members must learn their assigned persona to develop into a believable character. “[‘Fandago’] is a pure dance piece. Tudor is a unique choreographer who puts steps together in a unique way. It is a very musical piece and full of individual performances that audiences will enjoy,” Gardner said. Another re-staging is the lighthearted ballet “Graduation Ball” (1940) by David Lichine. Johann Strauss’ music takes us back into time to a Viennese ladies’ school graduation ball. A large and varied cast called for OU School of Dance Mary MargaretHolt to encourage students to develop a role for themselves, including a name and full background story. Noted for often-rigorous technique, one of the many highlights of the ballet is a turning battle between two ladies in which each girl performs 27 fouettes en pointe. “It is a perfect ballet for this time of year,” Holt said. Ben Stevenson’s haunting ballet “Camouflage” (1983) returns this
spring. The all-male piece is a tribute to Vietnam War veterans set to the music of Howard Hanson. OU’s newest ballet mistress, Clara Cravey, was a member of the Houston Ballet when Stevenson developed the work. “I was there when it was created,” Cravey said. “Mary Margaret and I have both danced the ballet. It is a rite-of-passage piece for dancers.” Cravey said she is excited to be working with OU’s ballet students. “I have danced professionally and run a major ballet school at Houston Ballet. It just seems like a natural progression to be here and working with the students.” Jeremy Lindberg’s ballet “Foxes” returns with many changes. This lively ballet was inspired by his childhood studies in English horseback riding and his “Hunting Champion” instructor. This contemporary ballet, with a cast of 10, includes movements that allude to jumping fences and riding along the countryside on horseback. Oklahoma Festival Ballet performances are 8 tonight and Saturday, 3 p.m. Sunday, 8 p.m. May 5-7, and 3 p.m. May 8. Each show will be performed in Rupel J. Jones Theatre, 563 Elm Ave., and should run about two hours with two intermissions. Tickets are $22 adult, $18 senior and OU faculty/staff, and $14 students. Reservations can be made by calling the Fine Arts box office at 325-4101 from 11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. weekdays. The box office is in Catlett Music Center, 500 W. Boyd St.
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Sooner Theatre to host fiddler Fiddler Kyle Dillingham & Horseshoe Road will perform 8 p.m. Thursday at Sooner Theatre, 101 E. Main St. The group was recently named First Place winner in the Country/Bluegrass category of the 2011 International Acoustic Music Awards. Their musical style includes blues bluegrass, Gypsy jazz to western swing, country, rock and gospel blended into an earthy genre of music they call “heartland acoustic.” Tickets range from $15$25 and are available now through The Sooner Theatre. Call 321-9600, visit www.soonertheatre.org or visit the Sooner Theatre box office from 10 a.m. to noon and 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday or one hour prior to showtime. A $2 service charge per ticket will be added to all phone and online orders.
OU to showcase Concerto winners The University of Oklahoma School of Music will present the OU Symphony Orchestra in a Concerto Gala at 3 p.m. Sunday in Sharp Concert Hall in Catlett Music Center, 500 W. Boyd. The concert, under the direction of Jonathan Shames, will feature winners of OU’s Concerto Competition as well as a performance of Beethoven’s “Fifth Symphony.” The concerto soloists include clarinetist Anastasia Besore, violinist Marat Gabdullin and piccoloist Elizabeth Hance. The concertos featured are the first movements of Mozart’s “Clarinet Concerto,” Tchaikovsky’s Photo provided by OU University Theatre
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“Violin Concerto,” and Lowell Liebermann’s “Piccolo Concerto.” The concert begins with the “Prelude to Act 3” of Wagner’s opera “Lohengrin” and concludes with Beethoven’s “Fifth.” Tickets for Sutton Series events are $8 for adults and $5 for all students, OU faculty/staff and senior adults. For tickets and up-to-date information call the Fine Arts box office at 325-4101.
Lecture explores Twain in Europe Late-19th century artists, were captivated by the mystery, exoticism and beauty of the Mediterranean region. Mark Twain, however, was not. A free lecture at 6 p.m. today at the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art considers the famous writer’s perspective following his visit to Europe. OU history Professor David Levy will give the lecture, “Mark Twain Tours the Mediterranean — and Is Not Overwhelmed.” “Mark Twain’s sarcastic account of his trip to the Mediterranean in 1867 was greeted by everyday Americans with uproarious laughter and tremendous enthusiasm,” Levy said. “That account became his book, ‘Innocents Abroad.’ ... It established Twain, still in his mid-30s, as the country’s leading humorist. The popularity of Twain’s book also can tell us a great deal about the mood of the nation that responded so warmly to his caustic comments.” This lecture is in conjunction with the exhibition, Mediterranea: American Art from the Graham D. Williford Collection, which continues through May 15. — Pop Staff
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Friday, April 29, 2011
Injured local musician’s friends hosting benefit
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Transcript Staff Longtime Norman musician Ronnie Martin has entertained audiences from Norman to Nashville and back. He has played county fairs, packed nigtclubs and concert halls. But a fall from a broken ladder has pushed the music aside while he recovers in an Oklahoma City hospital. In the meantime, his friends and fellow musicians are planning a benefit concert from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. May 5 at Norman’s Moose Lodge, 2812 Classen Boulevard. Admission is $10 and musicians from throughout central Oklahoma will entertain. Recordings of Martin’s music will be sold as part of the fundraiser to help the family with expenses. “He’s done so much for everyone around here. Maybe people will come and do something for Ronnie,” says fellow musician Ken Usry. Usry said Martin, 68, has been a lifelong friend and fellow musician. They first met in the 1960s. “My parents took us to the county fair and Ronnie was playing. He was 12 years old, and he had on one of those cowboy suits like Roy Rogers wore and he was playing a Harmon guitar,” Usry recalls. “He’s one of the best guitar pickers to ever come out of Norman.” Martin, who also does musician impersonations, worked in Nashville after high school and toured with some top country and western acts. He married and moved back to Norman and has performed throughout the state. Usry said several top bands and musicians will be performing at the May 5 benefit.
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Longtime Norman musician Ronnie Martin has entertained audiences from Norman to Nashville and back. But a fall from a broken ladder has pushed the music aside while he recovers in an Oklahoma City hospital. In the meantime, his friends and fellow musicians are planning a benefit concert May 5 at Norman’s Moose Lodge.
“Transmalinnia” (Knitting Factory Records) Oakland, Calif.-based quintet the Lumerians are part of the Norman Music Festival line-up, playing live at 8:40 tonight in Guestroom Records, 125 E. Main, no admission charge. Their sound suggests that they could be from the west coast of another galaxy rather than right here on planet earth. The hypnotic synth-heavy tracks from this first album seem to stretch for light years. It is lunar lounge music that has moments both entrancing and mildly disturbing. In the fourth track, “Atlanta Brook,” the modernity is interrupted by time travel back to vocals recalling ancient sun worship. The esoteric paths remind that the essence of most music is mathematical. Accusing the Lumerians of being musicians’ musicians probably wouldn’t offend them. It’s a sound that undoubtedly wouldn’t appeal to the casual listener without an open mind and adventurous streak. Yielding to several exposures though the rich sonic textures and intricate layers of rhythm become apparent, much like listening to industry or nature. There’s a vitality that’s attractive from the very insistence and dynamics of the compositions. Vocals and lyrics are few and follow a cryptic form, so what the songs are about is not readily apparent. Sample song titles: “Calalini Rises,” “Burning Mirrors” and “Gaussian Castles.” I intend to catch the show in part to see if the Lumerians dress like Sun Ra (1914-1993) did for his performances. He pioneered music like this and appeared to be from outer space as well as sounding like it. I suspect the Lumerians will be in denim and T-shirts.
Too Slim and the Taildraggers “Shiver” (Underworld Records) Lots of musicians credit musical instrument suppliers in their liner notes but Tim “Too Slim” Langford is the first I’ve ever seen who listed a food product. “Essies South American Sauce” is listed alongside Reverend Guitars and Elixir Guitar strings. It’s just one clue before you ever spin his new disc that Langford (guitar/vocals) is a different breed of cat. Based in the Pacific Northwest, his trio’s recent gigs include stops at Club Crow in Cashmere, Wash., and Toad Tavern in Littleton, Colo. You get the picture, the kind of band that can rock a roadhouse. Their sound brings together attractively eccentric blues and distinctive unvarnished rock. Spirited guitar solos, solid-sender rhythm section and Langford’s gutsy vocals define this all American band. For the album, he tapped the brass bravado of The Texas Horns’ trumpet, tenor and baritone saxophone men. The 12 tracks are all original songs and they reflect Langford’s often dark temperament. “Daddies Bones” with its references to a “catfish grave,” “dead man’s ridge,” running from the law and a missing daddy is cryptically creepy. “She Sees Ghosts” is about the family hound and her sixth sense for observing things that go bump in the night. Including the title song and artist Nancy Davis Langford’s Día de los Muertos-homage cover art there’s plenty about this record to make you shiver. — Doug Hill
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Keller Williams brings Okie influence back to Oklahoma By Andrew W. Griffin For Pop
For one of the headliners at this year’s Norman Music Festival, the one-man-jamband Keller Williams, it was an Oklahoma native who most inspired him as a musician. “Michael Hedges is by far the biggest influence on my life, without a doubt,” Williams told “Pop” in a phone interview from his home in Fredericksburg, Va. “I got turned onto him and he opened my eyes on how one person can play and sing.” The Enid-native Hedges became known in the 1980s and ’90s for his boundary-leaping, acoustic-guitar playing that blew the minds of guitarists everywhere. Hedges tragically died in a car crash in 1997. “I’ve taken so much into my career, my world and my musical style from Michael Hedges. The way he was able to take a cover song and change it and change it into his own way. I really accepted that into my world. I don’t know what my sound would be like had I not been turned onto Michael Hedges.” Quite a compliment from a prolific musician who, while rooted in acoustic, folk-styled music, is always looking for ways to expand his horizons and bring new sounds to his ever-expanding audience. Williams, 41, who recorded the all-covers album “Thief,” with the bluegrass duo The Keels, said he first road-tested a lot of the songs, ranging to songs from
artists like Kris Kristofferson and The Grateful Dead to Cracker and Ryan Adams, and they were well-received. “The best part about (“Thief”) was going out and promoting it,” Williams said. “We did a whole slew of festivals and radio shows and our own little gigs and stuff. It was a blast to take them on the festival scene.” Lately, Williams said, he has taken a keen interest in electronica music, particularly since his own live shows incorporate technology that uses sampling and looping. Williams said his next album will be a “dub-funk-type project” with him leading a power-trio on the bass guitar. “It’s so much fun for me to lead a band as a bass player,” he said. Like Sting and The Police? “No, not as awesome,” Williams replied. And for those who are coming to hear Williams at the Norman Music Festival, on the Jagermeister Stage at 8:30 p.m. Saturday, he said there will be plenty of songs to sing along with and dance to. “Coming to you will be a solo looping show that is deeply rooted in solo acoustic music,” Williams said. “Every other song, I’ll dabble into a live phrase-sampling technique. “And hopefully you get to forget about your worries and troubles for about 90 minutes or however long they let me play.” For more information, visit Photo by C. Taylor Crothers, provided www.normanmusicfestival.com. Keller Williams will take the Jagermeister Stage at 8:30 p.m. Saturday during the Norman Music Festival.
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Friday, April 29, 2011
TNT Movie Geek With Jeff Johncox
This week: Fast Five Starring: Vin Diesel, Paul Walker and Dwayne Johnson Rated: PG-13 What Jeff says: Cars, chases, explosions … Who needs more in a Fast and Furious sequel? Watch the review at normantranscript.com
Coming Soon May 6: Thor Starring: Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman and Anthony Hopkins Rated: PG-13
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‘Prom’ (() “Prom” is pure bubble gum, from its shiny wrapping to its mushy insides to the fleeting aftertaste. But sometimes, there’s nothing wrong with chewing bubble gum. Attention pubescents: “Prom” is such a time. Our guide through prom season is Nova (Aimee Teegarden from “Friday Night Lights”), a blonde, straight-A student and class president who is on her way to Georgetown with a full academic ride. But before she graduates to the real world, nothing else matters but prom. For her, it’s not a rite of passage; it’s Manifest Destiny. “Prom” is populated with the usual cast of high school archetypes: jocks, geeks, stoners, jock girlfriends, etc. The dramatic acting might be wooden, but this is high-quality plywood. “Prom” is a harmless jaunt into a fanciful teenage world where prom really is the only thing that matters. It’s a good message. Kids, dream while you still can. — Minneapolis Star Tribune
IN THEATERS APRIL 29: Dylan Dog: Dead of Night 29: Fast Five 29: Hoodwinked Too! Hood vs. Evil 29: Prom MAY 6: Something Borrowed 6: Thor 13: Bridesmaids 13: Priest 20: Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides 26: The Hangover: Part 2 26: Kung Fu Panda 2 JUNE 3: X-Men: First Class 10: Judy Moody and the NOT Bummer Summer 10: Super 8 17: The Green Lantern 17: Mr. Popper’s Penguins 24: Bad Teacher 24: Cars 2 JULY 1: Larry Crowne 1: Monte Carlo 1: Transformers: Dark of the Moon 8: Horrible Bosses 8: One Day 8: The Zookeeper 15: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 15: Winnie the Pooh 22: Captain America: The First Avenger 22: Friends with Benefits 29: Cowboys and Aliens 29: Crazy, Stupid, Love 29: The Smurfs
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“Hoodwinked,” an underfunded and somewhat undeserving sleeper hit in the winter of 2005, earns a sequel that looks, at least, as if the Weinstein Co. threw a little more money at it. “Hoodwinked Too! Hood vs. Evil,” has prettier colors and a beefed-up voice cast, and if the plot’s no more original than in the first film, at least there are more gags. Sure, it’s still bottom-drawer animation of the “Igor,” “Fly Me to the Moon” and “Alpha & Omega” variety. And yeah, your kids can tell. But at least the fairy-tale riffs are closer to a “Shrek” sequel in frequency and quality. — The Orlando Sentinel
SEPTEMBER 2: Colombiana 2: Untitled Shark 3D Thriller 9: Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star 9: Warrior 16: Drive 16: Johnny English Reborn 16: Straw Dogs 23: Abduction 23: Dolphin Tale 3D 23: Moneyball 30: 50/50
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30: Anonymous 30: Courageous 30: Dream House 30: What’s Your Number
DVD RELEASES MAY 3: The Dilemma 3: The Green Hornet 3: From Prada to Nada 3: Waiting for Forever 10: Blue Valentine 10: The Illusionist 17: The Mechanic 17: The Rite 17: The Roommate 24: Gnomeo & Juliet 24: I Am Number Four 31: Biutiful 31: Drive Angry JUNE 1. Undertow 7: Another Year 7: The Company Men 7: Just Go With It 7: Sanctum 7: True Grit 14: Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son 14: Immigration Tango 21: The Adjustment Bureau 21: Cedar Rapids 21: The Eagle 21: Kill the Irishman 28: Barney’s Version
5. Due Date 6. Black Swan 7. Tangled 8. The Fighter 9. Megamind 10. The Tourist
BEST - SELLERS HARCOVER FICTION 1. Chasing Fire — Nora Roberts. Last week: N/A; Weeks on list: 1. 2. The Land of the Painted Caves — Jean M. Auel. Last week: 2; Weeks on list: 3. 3. The Fifth Witness — Michael Connelly. Last week: 1; Weeks on list: 2. 4. I’ll Walk Alone — Mary Higgins Clark. Last week: 3; Weeks on list: 2. 5. 44 Charles Street — Danielle Steel. Last week: 4; Weeks on list: 2. 6. The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest — Stieg Larsson. Last week: 12; Weeks on list: 47. 7. Save Me — Lisa Scottoline. Last week: N/A; Weeks on list: 1. 8. The Pale King — David Foster Wallace. Last week: 15; Weeks on list: 3. 9. Sing You Home — Jodi Picoult. Last week: 11; Weeks on list: 7. 10. Live Wire — Harlan Coben. Last week: 9; Weeks on list: 4.
HARDCOVER NONFICTION 1. Bossypants — Tina Fey. Last week: 1; Weeks on list: 2. 2. Unbroken — Laura Hillenbrand. Last week: 2; Weeks on list: 22. BOX OFFICE 3. I’m Over All That — Shirley MacLaine. Last week: N/A; Weeks on list: 1. Rio — Weekend: $26.3M; Gross: 1. $80.8M (after 2 weeks). Critics: 73% 4. 63 Documents the Goverment Doesn’t positive reviews. Want You to Read — Jesse Ventura with 2. Tyler Perry’s Madea’s Big Happy Dick Russell. Last week: 4; Weeks on list: Family — $25.1M (1 week). 37% 2. 3. Water for Elephants — $16.8M (1 5. All That is Bitter and Sweet — Ashley week). 55% Judd with Maryanne Vollers. Last week: 5; 4. Hop — $12.2M; $100.2M (4 Weeks on list: 2. weeks). 24% 5. Scream 4 — $7M; $31M (2 weeks). 6. Malcolm X — Manning Marable. Last week: 3; Weeks on list: 2. 57% 6. African Cats — $6M (1 week). 68% 7. She Walks in Beauty — Caroline Kennedy. Last week: 7; Weeks on list: 1. 7. Soul Surfer — $5.4M; $28.5M (3 8. The Social Animal – David Brooks. weeks). 53% Last week: 6; Weeks on list: 6. 8. Hanna — $5.3M; $31.7M (3 9. Red — Sammy Hagar with Joe weeks). 71% Selvin. Last week: 8; Weeks on list: 5. 9. Insidious — $5.2M; $44M (4 10. Moonwalking with Einstein — Joshua weeks). 65% 10. Source Code — $5.1M; $44.7M (4 Foer. Last week: 9; Weeks on list: 6. weeks). 90% Information from
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Diary of a Wimpy Kid 2 • PG Beastly • PG13 12:15 2:30 4:45 7:10 9:35 12:35 2:45 4:55 7:15 9:30 I Am Number Four • PG13 Paul • R 12:30 4:25 6:55 9:25 12:20 2:40 5:00 7:20 9:40 The King’s Speech • PG13 Gnomeo and Juliet 2D • G 12:50 6:50 12:25 2:20 4:40 7:05 9:15 Red Riding Hood • PG13 4:10 9:20
SCREAM 4 • (R) 1:10 4:15 7:15 10:00 FAST FIVE • (R) 1:00 3:50 6:45 9:40
SOUL SURFER • (PG) 1:45 4:40 7:05 9:45
WATER FOR ELEPHANTS • (PG13) 1:25 4:10 6:55 9:35
HOP • (PG13) 1:15 3:45 6:35 9:15
PROM • (PG) 1:50 4:20 7:25 9:55
ARTHUR • (PG13) 1:05 3:55 6:50 9:30
MADEA’S BIG HAPPY FAMILY • (PG13) 1:40 4:35 7:10 9:50
INSIDIOUS • (PG13) 1:25 4:10 6:55 9:35
HANNA• (PG13) 1:35 4:20 7:20 9:55
THE LINCOLN LAWYER • (R) 1:05 3:50 6:40 9:25
RIO 3D • (G) 1:00 3:30 6:30 9:10
HOODWINK TOO 3D • (PG) 3:40 6:50 9:20
RIO 2D • (G) 1:30 4:00 7:00 9:40
HOODWINK TOO 2D • (PG) 1:20
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Music for Meals featuring The Upstarts, Chain Gang, Built for Speed and Samurai Conquistadors, 4 p.m., The Brewhouse, $5
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The Camille Harp Band, 10 p.m., The Brewhouse, $5 Ali Harter, 8 p.m., Othello’s
Jacuzzi Lifeguards, 7 p.m., The Brewhouse, $5
MilkDrive, The Deli Kate Dinsmore, 7 p.m., Othello’s Zach Walchuck hosts open mic, 9 p.m., Othello’s
8 Shane Henry, 8 p.m., Othello’s
5 Son del Barrio, 10 p.m., The Brewhouse, $5
Christian Pearson, 8 p.m., Othello’s
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THURSDAY
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12 John Calvin and Phalonius Funk, 10 p.m., The Brewhouse, $5 Brittany Davis, 7 p.m., Othello’s Valerie Mize, 8 p.m., Othello’s John Calvin, 9 p.m., Othello’s