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A Quirky Collection: Oil paintings, photography and digital work by Jeremy Plemon, Monarch Studios, Front and Ash streets, Cobden; through July; 618-457-7641. Mixed Media Experiences: Sarah Shoot and Class, Anthill Gallery & Vintage Curiosities, Cobden; works also exhibited at The Yellow Moon Café, downtown Cobden; Susan Irons, Paulette Aronson, Marilyn Codding Boysen, Cheryl Connolly, Linda Austin. Bob Hageman, Makanda, Carolyn Tschomakoff, Mary O’Hara, Julie McCamish and Marsha Gottlieb;The Yellow Moon Cafe features Sarah Shoot’s collages on Tuesdays through Saturdays; through July; or anthillgallery@gmail. com Voices — Contemporary Ceramic Art from Sweden: Main Gallery, Cedarhurst Center for the Arts, 2600 E.
Richmond Road, Mount Vernon; through Aug. 1; www.cedarhurst.org. Abstract and Nonobjective Paintings and Sculptures: Little Egypt Arts Association, Shawnee Community College, 8364 Shawnee College Road, Ullin; main H hallway; through Aug. 20; 800-481-2242. From Humble Beginnings, Lincoln’s Illinois 1830-1861: Southern Illinois Art and Artisans Center, Whittington; a perspective of the Illinois Abraham Lincoln found when he entered the state in 1830; through Sept. 26; 618-6292220; museum.state.il.us/ ismsites/so-il. Gone But Not Forgotten — The Power of Cemeteries: General John A. Logan Museum, 1613 Edith St., Murphysboro; through Nov. 15; 618-684-3455. Carolyn Gassan Plochmann: Morris Library, SIUC, Hall of Presidents on
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Theater/ Performance Hairspray: Park Avenue Production, 7 p.m. todaySaturday, July 24, Marion Cultural and Civic; matinee, 2 p.m. Sunday, July 25; $10; www.marionccc.org. Tom Sawyer: ThursdaySunday, July 22-25, Varsity Center For the Arts, 418 S. Illinois Ave., Carbondale; presented by The Stage Co.; written by Mark Twain and adapted by Christian H. Moe and Cameron Garbutt; 7 p.m. Thursday-Saturday and matinees, 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday; $5/$10; box office hours, 5-7 p.m. Monday-Saturday and one hour before performances; www.stagecompany.org. RENT: 7 p.m. Thursday, July 22-Saturday, July 24, O’Neil Auditorium, John A Logan College, Carterville; presented by Dance4Grandma Theatricals; intended for mature audiences; 618-2033680; $12; www.d4g theatricals.com.
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Aug. 6-7, 13-14, Community Arts Center, 1250 E. Rexford St, Centralia; features six African American women whose stories of “love, loss, identity and sisterhood are woven around the hats that crown their heads;”adults, $8; younger than 12, $5; in conjunction with the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibit NEW HARMONIES: 618-5322951 Web: www.centralia arts.org PAP Children’s Theatre Workshop: 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Monday-Friday, July 26-30, Marion Cultural and Civic Center; presented by the Paradise Alley Players Theatre Company; 8-16; classes on auditioning, character development, terms, movement, acting, makeup, tech;$50; scholarships available; marionpap.com.
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MURPHYSBORO — Filmmaker Richard Kuenneke will screen his half-hour documentary “Quiet Acres: The Story of the Mound City National Cemetery” at 1:30 p.m. Sunday at the General John A. Logan Museum, 1613 Edith St. in Murphysboro. The program is part of the museum’s new exhibit, “Gone But Not Forgotten: The Power of Cemeteries,” which runs through Nov. 15. Kuenneke will discuss Southern Illinois’ Civil War connection. Mound City was also home to one of the largest Civil War hospitals in the west.
COBDEN — Marty McMorrow of Alto Pass will sign copies of his newly released book, “Phoenix to LA,” from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday at the Anthill Gallery in Cobden. McMorrow, an SIUC alum, wrote the memoir tracing the impact of events on a young man in the late ’60s. The story takes a twist when the young man suddenly enlists in the Army toward the end of the war and winds up in Vietnam treating sameage soldiers addicted to heroin. For more information on the author and book, see www.martymcmorrow. com
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‘The Wizard of Oz’ skips its way to McLeod Theater ‘The Wizard of Oz’ July 29-Aug. 2, McLeod Theater in the Communications Building on the SIUC campus; 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Monday; 2 p.m. Sunday; $16 adult tickets, $8 for students; tickets at the McLeod box office, noon-5:30 p.m. Monday-Friday or 618-453-3001. BY D.W. NORRIS THE SOUTHERN
iven the possibilities of a stage production of “The Wizard of Oz,” it’s no wonder director and choreographer Jenny Holcombe gushed about the musical during a Tuesday rehearsal at Carbondale Community High School. Holcombe also said she was aware of how hard it will be to put everything together seamlessly in a show that stretches from Kansas to somewhere over the rainbow in Oz. “It’s a monster of a show, but we’re doing well,” Holcombe said. “I think we’re ready for tech, and that’s half the battle.” “Tech” is shorthand for technical rehearsals, which introduce special effects such as a tornado and the numerous set pieces for the show’s 26 scenes. And once the two dozen All-Southern High School Theater performers and eight child munchkins take to the McLeod Summer Playhouse stage at Southern Illinois University Carbondale, the fun is really going to start. “There are a lot of special effects and a lot of dancing,” Holcombe said. “There’s a ton of singing numbers. It’s just huge. It’s a huge one.” “The Wizard of Oz” is a collaborative effort of the McLeod Summer Playhouse and Carbondale Community Arts. This yearly event is special for the teens from across Southern Illinois who get to take part in it. With such memorable story off which to play and with all the hard work the actors have put into it, the audience should also be in for a treat. “It’s just been a blast, so far,” said Benton’s Josh Kimball, an 18-yearold recent graduate who’s playing Hunk and Scarecrow. “Everyone’s really easy to work with, the choreography fun, and the show is just hilarious.” Five-hour-a-day, five-days-a-week rehearsals have been going on for three weeks. Holcombe said her principal performers — among them Kimball, Tannaz Pourboghrat (Dorothy), James Repp (Hickory and Tin Woodsman) and Israel Lopez (Zeke and Cowardly Lion)
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Local award-winning plays performed at Marion MARION — The Paradise Alley Players’ Summer Lab Theatre workshops will stage award-winning local one-act plays Friday and Saturday, July 30-31, at the Marion Cultural and Civic Center on the town square in Marion. The Children’s Theatre Workshop performances begin at 7 p.m. both nights. The Summer Lab Workshop performances begin at 8 p.m. both nights. Tickets are $5. For more information or to purchase tickets,
call 618-997-4030, visit the Marion Cultural and Civic Center box office or go to www.marionCCC.org. The plays to be performed are winners of the Paradise Alley Players playwright competition. Katelyn Beyke’s “F25” won first place and her “Sugar Daddy” took home a second place. “The Deed,” written by Gradie Ewell, won third place.
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James Repp (Tinman) (front from left), Tannaz Pourboghrat (Dorothy), Josh Kimball (Scarecrow), and Israel Lopez (Cowardly Lion) practice the “Jitterbug” number with fellow cast members during rehearsal for the Wizard of Oz Tuesday at Carbondale High School.
— began running lines without scripts in their hands about a week into rehearsals. “It’s the story everyone loves, so we’re trying to make it as good as possible,” Kimball said. “You get exhausted after doing everything we’re doing. The last three days we’ve been running the show all the way through, from beginning to end.” Part musical, part spectacle, “The Wizard of Oz” transforms a group of Kansans into magical, mysterious and sometimes malevolent residents of Oz, a fantastical world in Dorothy’s imagination. The cast and crew have teamed up to make sure Dorothy’s imagination becomes a little more real every day. Fitting clothes for flying monkeys and turning a young man into a Tin Woodsman are just a couple examples of the behind-thescenes work. “We’ve seen some of the costumes already, and Wendi (Zea, costume designer) is doing a great job on them,” said Pourboghrat, a 16-year-old Carbondale senior-to-be. “There are lots of details. And we haven’t gone with the orchestra yet, but I know it will sound wonderful. It always
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Israel Lopez, playing the part of the Cowardly Lion, stands and strikes a pose during a game the cast members played Tuesday during rehearsal. During the game, cast members had to rehearse their lines rapidly, one after the other, as a way to help them recall and remember their lines.
does.” Holcombe said the show’s running time with an intermission should come in at 2 hours, 10 minutes for this Royal Shakespeare Company adaptation of the classic movie based on L. Frank Baum’s children’s novel. Those two hours would be filled with family-friendly entertainment, she added. “It’s definitely G-rated,” Holcombe said. “Little kids are going to love it because there’s so much spectacle. Adults are going to enjoy it because there is a lot of humor written into this script that’s not in the movie. Specifically, the Wicked Witch (played by Portia Goodin) has a very updated sense of humor. It’s all ages.” dw.norris@thesouthern.com / 618-351-5074
Local talent shown off in several plays throughout Southern Illinois Theater fans will have to plan out their weekend if they want to catch all the shows going on in Southern Illinois. “Rent” takes the stage in Carterville, “Hairspray” hits the boards in Marion and “Tom Sawyer” plays in Carbondale. While there will be plenty to do, it will not cost an incredible amount of money to do it. Tickets to all three shows are $12 or less for adults. ‘Rent,’ a Pulitzer- and Tonywinning musical, opens at 7 p.m.
today at John A. Logan College’s O’Neill Auditorium. There are also 7 p.m. shows Friday and Saturday. Tickets are $12 and available for purchase at John A. Logan College’s Office of Student Activities and Cultural Events or on the school’s website. For more information, call 618-985-2828 or 618-457-7676, ext. 8287. Written by Jonathan Larson, “Rent” is based on the Puccini opera “La Bohème” and tells the story of young, poor New York City artists living under the
specter of AIDS. Carbondale’s Derek Hamblin will direct. “Rent” is a Dance4Grandma Theatricals production and intended for adult audiences 17 years old or older. ‘Hairspray,’ based on John Waters’ movie of the same name, has 7 p.m. performances today through Saturday with a 2 p.m. matinee on Saturday at the Marion Cultural and Civic Center on Tower Square. Tickets are $10 and can be purchased by calling or visiting the Civic Center box
office (618-997-4030) or by calling 618-521-7084. Park Avenue Productions is staging the eight-time-Tonywinning musical. Kyle Brooks directs the cast of 42 and stars as Edna. In Carbondale, The Stage Co. production of Mark Twain’s ‘Tom Sawyer’ takes the Varsity Center for the Arts stage at 7 p.m. today through Saturday with 2 p.m. matinees Saturday and Sunday. Tickets are $10 for adults, $5 for children younger than 18 years.
Tickets can be purchased at the box office at 418 S. Illinois Ave. from 5 to 7 p.m. Monday through Saturday and one hour before performances or at www.stagecompany.org or by calling 618-549-5466. Directed by Catherine Field and adapted for stage by Christian Moe and Cameron Garbutt, “Tom Sawyer” brings to life one of Mark Twain’s most popular title characters, played by Benjamin Ponce. — D.W. Norris
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‘The Wizard of Oz’ skips its way to McLeod Theater ‘The Wizard of Oz’ July 29-Aug. 2, McLeod Theater in the Communications Building on the SIUC campus; 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Monday; 2 p.m. Sunday; $16 adult tickets, $8 for students; tickets at the McLeod box office, noon-5:30 p.m. Monday-Friday or 618-453-3001. BY D.W. NORRIS THE SOUTHERN
iven the possibilities of a stage production of “The Wizard of Oz,” it’s no wonder director and choreographer Jenny Holcombe gushed about the musical during a Tuesday rehearsal at Carbondale Community High School. Holcombe also said she was aware of how hard it will be to put everything together seamlessly in a show that stretches from Kansas to somewhere over the rainbow in Oz. “It’s a monster of a show, but we’re doing well,” Holcombe said. “I think we’re ready for tech, and that’s half the battle.” “Tech” is shorthand for technical rehearsals, which introduce special effects such as a tornado and the numerous set pieces for the show’s 26 scenes. And once the two dozen All-Southern High School Theater performers and eight child munchkins take to the McLeod Summer Playhouse stage at Southern Illinois University Carbondale, the fun is really going to start. “There are a lot of special effects and a lot of dancing,” Holcombe said. “There’s a ton of singing numbers. It’s just huge. It’s a huge one.” “The Wizard of Oz” is a collaborative effort of the McLeod Summer Playhouse and Carbondale Community Arts. This yearly event is special for the teens from across Southern Illinois who get to take part in it. With such memorable story off which to play and with all the hard work the actors have put into it, the audience should also be in for a treat. “It’s just been a blast, so far,” said Benton’s Josh Kimball, an 18-yearold recent graduate who’s playing Hunk and Scarecrow. “Everyone’s really easy to work with, the choreography fun, and the show is just hilarious.” Five-hour-a-day, five-days-a-week rehearsals have been going on for three weeks. Holcombe said her principal performers — among them Kimball, Tannaz Pourboghrat (Dorothy), James Repp (Hickory and Tin Woodsman) and Israel Lopez (Zeke and Cowardly Lion)
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Local award-winning plays performed at Marion MARION — The Paradise Alley Players’ Summer Lab Theatre workshops will stage award-winning local one-act plays Friday and Saturday, July 30-31, at the Marion Cultural and Civic Center on the town square in Marion. The Children’s Theatre Workshop performances begin at 7 p.m. both nights. The Summer Lab Workshop performances begin at 8 p.m. both nights. Tickets are $5. For more information or to purchase tickets,
call 618-997-4030, visit the Marion Cultural and Civic Center box office or go to www.marionCCC.org. The plays to be performed are winners of the Paradise Alley Players playwright competition. Katelyn Beyke’s “F25” won first place and her “Sugar Daddy” took home a second place. “The Deed,” written by Gradie Ewell, won third place.
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James Repp (Tinman) (front from left), Tannaz Pourboghrat (Dorothy), Josh Kimball (Scarecrow), and Israel Lopez (Cowardly Lion) practice the “Jitterbug” number with fellow cast members during rehearsal for the Wizard of Oz Tuesday at Carbondale High School.
— began running lines without scripts in their hands about a week into rehearsals. “It’s the story everyone loves, so we’re trying to make it as good as possible,” Kimball said. “You get exhausted after doing everything we’re doing. The last three days we’ve been running the show all the way through, from beginning to end.” Part musical, part spectacle, “The Wizard of Oz” transforms a group of Kansans into magical, mysterious and sometimes malevolent residents of Oz, a fantastical world in Dorothy’s imagination. The cast and crew have teamed up to make sure Dorothy’s imagination becomes a little more real every day. Fitting clothes for flying monkeys and turning a young man into a Tin Woodsman are just a couple examples of the behind-thescenes work. “We’ve seen some of the costumes already, and Wendi (Zea, costume designer) is doing a great job on them,” said Pourboghrat, a 16-year-old Carbondale senior-to-be. “There are lots of details. And we haven’t gone with the orchestra yet, but I know it will sound wonderful. It always
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Israel Lopez, playing the part of the Cowardly Lion, stands and strikes a pose during a game the cast members played Tuesday during rehearsal. During the game, cast members had to rehearse their lines rapidly, one after the other, as a way to help them recall and remember their lines.
does.” Holcombe said the show’s running time with an intermission should come in at 2 hours, 10 minutes for this Royal Shakespeare Company adaptation of the classic movie based on L. Frank Baum’s children’s novel. Those two hours would be filled with family-friendly entertainment, she added. “It’s definitely G-rated,” Holcombe said. “Little kids are going to love it because there’s so much spectacle. Adults are going to enjoy it because there is a lot of humor written into this script that’s not in the movie. Specifically, the Wicked Witch (played by Portia Goodin) has a very updated sense of humor. It’s all ages.” dw.norris@thesouthern.com / 618-351-5074
Local talent shown off in several plays throughout Southern Illinois Theater fans will have to plan out their weekend if they want to catch all the shows going on in Southern Illinois. “Rent” takes the stage in Carterville, “Hairspray” hits the boards in Marion and “Tom Sawyer” plays in Carbondale. While there will be plenty to do, it will not cost an incredible amount of money to do it. Tickets to all three shows are $12 or less for adults. ‘Rent,’ a Pulitzer- and Tonywinning musical, opens at 7 p.m.
today at John A. Logan College’s O’Neill Auditorium. There are also 7 p.m. shows Friday and Saturday. Tickets are $12 and available for purchase at John A. Logan College’s Office of Student Activities and Cultural Events or on the school’s website. For more information, call 618-985-2828 or 618-457-7676, ext. 8287. Written by Jonathan Larson, “Rent” is based on the Puccini opera “La Bohème” and tells the story of young, poor New York City artists living under the
specter of AIDS. Carbondale’s Derek Hamblin will direct. “Rent” is a Dance4Grandma Theatricals production and intended for adult audiences 17 years old or older. ‘Hairspray,’ based on John Waters’ movie of the same name, has 7 p.m. performances today through Saturday with a 2 p.m. matinee on Saturday at the Marion Cultural and Civic Center on Tower Square. Tickets are $10 and can be purchased by calling or visiting the Civic Center box
office (618-997-4030) or by calling 618-521-7084. Park Avenue Productions is staging the eight-time-Tonywinning musical. Kyle Brooks directs the cast of 42 and stars as Edna. In Carbondale, The Stage Co. production of Mark Twain’s ‘Tom Sawyer’ takes the Varsity Center for the Arts stage at 7 p.m. today through Saturday with 2 p.m. matinees Saturday and Sunday. Tickets are $10 for adults, $5 for children younger than 18 years.
Tickets can be purchased at the box office at 418 S. Illinois Ave. from 5 to 7 p.m. Monday through Saturday and one hour before performances or at www.stagecompany.org or by calling 618-549-5466. Directed by Catherine Field and adapted for stage by Christian Moe and Cameron Garbutt, “Tom Sawyer” brings to life one of Mark Twain’s most popular title characters, played by Benjamin Ponce. — D.W. Norris
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Du Quoin Grandstand Aug. 28, Lee Ann Womack, $30-$25; Aug. 29, Ray Price, BJ Thomas and Billy Joe Royal; $25-$20; Aug. 30, Cinderella, $25-$20; Aug. 31, Southern Illinois Gospel Night, free; Sept. 1, Dierks Bentley with The Greencards, $30-$25; Sept. 2, Styx, $30-$25; Sept. 3, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band and Asleep At The Wheel, $30-$25 and Sept. 4, Seether, $30-$25; all shows start at 7:30 p.m.;
our country shows, three high-powered rock acts and the traditional gospel night highlight the entertainment package at the 2010 Du Quoin State Fair. Dierks Bentley, Lee Ann Womack, Ray Price and the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band are the featured country stars that will take the main Grandstand stage, along with proven rockers Styx, Cinderella and Seether. Bentley has gone back to his bluegrass roots with current album Up On The Ridge. The project is chalked full of instrumentation by mandolin great Sam Bush
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and fiddle sensation Stuart Duncan. Vince Gill and Alison Krause lend harmony vocals. Jamey Johnson, Miranda Lambert, Del McCoury and The Punch Brothers also make appearances. Price is a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame and a former roommate of Hank Williams. His classics include “Crazy Arms,” “For The Good Times” and “City Lights.” His opening acts include Thomas (“Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head”) and Royal (“Down In The Boondocks”). Womack was Female Vocalist of the Year for the Country Music Association in 2001. She is considered the best pure
country singer in the industry with hits like “I Hope You Dance,” “A Little Past Little Rock” and “I May Hate Myself In The Morning” to her credit. The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band has had hits like “Mr. Bojangles,” “Modern Day Romance” and “Fishin’ In The Dark,” but are best known for a trio of Will The Circle Be Unbroken records. Asleep At The Wheel is the king of Western Swing, following in the footsteps of Bob Wills. Styx, a Chicago-based group when it emerged in the early 1970s, dominated the pop charts for more than a decade with arena rock anthems “Babe,” “Lady” “Mr. Roboto,” “The Best Of Times” and
Pregnancy Matters 30th Anniversary Banquet Saturday, August 14th Carbondale Civic Center Individual tickets $30 each Table of eight $200 Keynote Speaker Dr. Robert Weise, Professor Concordia Seminary St. Louis For reservations, call 888-303-8859 or go to PregnancyMatters.org
“Show Me The Way.” Cinderella, a classic bighair band, has charted with tunes like “Nobody’s Fool,” “Coming Home” and “Don’t Know What You Got (Till It’s Gone).” Seether makes DuQuoin an annual tour stop. The hard rockers from South Africa are best known for songs like “Fake It,” “Remedy” and “Broken” and 2002 debut single “Fine Again.” VINCE HOFFARD can be reached at 618-658-9095 or vincehoffard@ yahoo.com.
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‘Booty Band’ to perform at Tres CARBONDALE — Yo Mama’s Big Fat Booty Band will perform Saturday at Tres Hombres on North Washington Street in Carbondale. The show is at 9 p.m. with a $10 cover. The Booty Band is a multi-ethnic, multigender six-piece that weaves elements of funk, reggae, ska and Latin soul into its music. The Band’s tour will take the group as far to the northwest as Seattle and Montana. The band, from Asheville, N.C., is recording a studio album, it’s first since the independently produced “Now You Know” in 2007. — The Southern
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Sandcarvers to perform at Sunset tonight CARBONDALE — The Sandcarvers, a Celticrock band from Chicago, will bring a six pack of sound to Turley Park for this week’s Sunset Concert at 7 p.m. today. The Sandcarvers have had a busy summer, touring across northern Illinois and Wisconsin and debuting at Milwaukee’s massive Summerfest concert. The band has released seven albums, including “Whiskey Tango Foxtrot” in 2009, and
has been featured on several compilations since the late 1990s. John Bowles of PaddRock Radio said the Sandcarvers are, “One of the best live Celtic-rock acts in the nation.” This Milwaukeebased sextet is sponsored by Jameson Irish Whiskey and has a reputation as a band with hard-partying fans that will float kegs of Guinness at live performances. — The Southern
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COBDEN — Local bluegrass, country and Americana trio County Line will have a release party for its new album “Jackson” from 5 to 8 p.m. Saturday at Rustle Hill Winery, 8595 US Highway 51 in Cobden. The free show, County Line’s first since a May tour of Ireland, will feature nine original songs off the album and a cover of Lionel Ritchie’s “All Night Long.” Formed in 2006, County Line is guitarist Tim Whiteford, mandolin and fiddle player Jon Beck and double bass player Sam West. All three can sing lead or harmony. For more information, call 618-893-2700.
Indiana Heartbreak Hotel: A salute to young Elvis, 7 p.m. Saturday, July 24, Boot City Opry, 11800 S. Highway 41, Terre Haute; 50, 60, 70’s; $15; www.bootcity opry.com.
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King, Gomez add a certain sweetness that almost forgives child-like humor of this flick Ramona and Beezus ** Rated G; starring Joey King, Selena Gomez, John Corbett, Ginnifer Goodwin, Sandra Oh, Josh Duhamel; directed by Elizabeth Allen. BY ROGER MOORE MCCLATCHY-TRIBUNE NEWS
It’s so sentimental and sweet that you can almost forgive the kids’ comedy “Ramona and Beezus” for not being nearly funny enough. This adaptation of author Beverly Cleary’s beloved 1950s novels about “Ramona the Pest,” her sister Beatrice (Beezus, to her) and her life in the same world that Henry Huggins and his dog Ribsy inhabit
emphasizes childhood conflicts, confusion and emotions over slapstick — no great sin. But the movie takes too long to settle on that tone and blows more than a few laughs along the way. Ramona (Joey King, cute as a button) shares a room with the sister she’s always called Beezus (Selena Gomez, well cast). Beezus isn’t shy about mocking her sister’s fears — monsters under the bed, for instance. The 9-year-old’s got a vivid imagination. Hanging from a swing, she sees a vast canyon below. But she’s undaunted. “It’s good to scare yourself once in a while” is her motto.
Contractors building an addition to her house are a cause for celebration, school projects are opportunities to show off, problems between mom and dad can be smoothed over if she just takes over the cooking. Peopling Ramona’s world are her droll, seemingly humorless teacher (Sandra Oh — spot on), her parents (John Corbett, trying too hard, and Bridget Moynahan) and her favorite Aunt Bea (Ginnifer Goodwin of “Big Love” and “Walk the Line”). But Aunt Bea’s old beau, played by the effortlessly charming Josh Duhamel, is back. Ramona worries she’ll be “reeled back in, like a bass.”
That possible romance takes center stage for much of the movie, suggesting that director Elizabeth Allen (“Aquamarine”) was a lot more at home with the mushy stuff than with a little girl’s antics. First love between Beezus and Henry Huggins also earns more screen time than is
warranted in a movie with Ramona’s name first in the title, especially since they changed the title of the source novel from “Beezus and Ramona.” There are more laughs in the average episode of Gomez’s “Wizards of Waverly Place” TV show than in this. But like other nearmisses in the recent
toddler-to-tyke-to-tween cinema (“Kit Kittredge” comes to mind), this one gamely wrestles with topical “growing up” matters — unemployment, lifealtering decisions. Allen gives the movie heart and heft even if she never quite develops a taste or a grasp of the funny stuff.
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possibility of destroying the United States. Rated PG-13 for intense In a way, Phillip Noyce’s sequences of violence and action; starring Angelina Jolie, film is the anti”Inception”: It’s never Liev Schreiber, Chiwetel Ejiofer, August Diehl; directed dazzling, but it’s never confusing, either. by Phillip Noyce. It’s a Bourne movie minus the exotic locations BY CONNIE OGLE and sickening handheld MCCLATCHY-TRIBUNE NEWS camera, and its head spy has way better lips than The Cold War heats up Matt Damon. again in “Salt,” an oldGive or take a doubleschool spy vs. spy action cross or two, Noyce film complete with (“Catch a Fire,” “The elaborate car and foot Quiet American”) offers chases, deadly sleeper up a straightforward agents and frosty-eyed, thriller, and anybody who vodka-shooting Soviet prefers to watch movies stalwarts who lament the without resorting to fall of Communism and extensive cerebral chortle evilly over the gymnastics should enjoy
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the familiar ride, which comes with a swift pace and a solid cast. Angelina Jolie is happily in tough-girl mode here as modern-day CIA agent Evelyn Salt, married to a mild-mannered German scientist (August Diehl, one of the German soldiers who got splattered all over the bar in “Inglourious Basterds”). Salt excels her job, although she does prompt a fair question to the United States government: Do you really want your top covert-mission specialist to look quite that conspicuous? No matter. Salt is tough, smart, resourceful and
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Angelina Jolie at Evelyn Salt is arrested in this new spy thriller.
exquisitely trained; she survived a stint in a North Korean prison, even. She probably could’ve ended
the Cold War faster than Ronald Reagan, given the opportunity — though for which side remains somewhat in question. See, a Russian source has accused Salt of being a sleeper agent. Salt’s colleagues are split. One (Liev Schreiber) steadfastly refuses to believe the accusation is true. Another (Chiwetel Ejiofer) is suspicious and thinks an investigation is warranted. And then Salt runs, justifying his skepticism
and throwing the federal agency into a tizzy. The rest of the film is basically one chase after another, but Noyce choreographs his action carefully and sets up a nicely paranoid scenario that makes it hard to trust any of the characters. The screenplay is more fond of cheap tricks than it should be, and “Salt” can’t quite survive an in-depth analysis. Still, there’s a good bit of fun to be had with this throwback, even it’s not the most original movie at your local theater.