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About 100 people participated in a Zombie Walk through Wilkes-Barre and over the Market Street bridge two years ago.

Return of the zombies Ready to go for a morbid mile or a good stiff drink By SARA POKORNY spokorny@timesleader.com

t’s a typical Saturday night: The bar is packed, the drinks are flowing, and everyone is having a good time. Suddenly you spot someone – no, some thing – at the end of the bar with a beer, all rotting flesh and dead eyes. Yes, that’s a zombie, and no, it’s actually not an unusual sight, or at least it won’t be this weekend. The undead will run rampant in Wilkes-Barre – in Kirby Park and a handful of local bars, and all for charity – during this weekend’s third annual Zombie Walk and second annual Zombie Pub Crawl. Zombie-infested events might still be considered fringe, but they are no longer uncommon. Ask Rick Murman, 27, of West Pittston. “I love this stuff,” he said through a silicone zombie mask, complete with chest piece. The outfit, which also came with zombie hands and cost $1,000 off the Internet, has garnered

Murman plenty of praise and prize money at local costume contests since he bought it in 2009. It’s no wonder: The mask fits his face so well, and the white contacts are so haunting, it looks as though he has, in fact, sprung up from the beyond. Whether it’s a full-blown mask or makeup done at home, zombie enthusiasts are welcome to participate in an entire day of fundraising and stumbling about tomorrow, kicking off with the Zombie Walk in Kirby Park from 1 to 3 p.m. Who ever thought we’d see the Marines and the undead working together, when one is usually fighting the other in Hollywood flicks? Yet those two united forces will help provide holiday toys for little ones during the walk, where those attending in costume are asked to bring a toy for the Toys for Tots bin. The horde will shamble across the See ZOMBIES, Page 19

IF YOU GO What: Zombie Walk, the third annual fundraiser for Toys for Tots. When: 1 to 3 p.m. tomorrow. Participants are asked to come at 12:30 p.m. so no one gets left behind. Where: Kirby Park, Wilkes-Barre More info: 735-3006 ••• What: Zombie Pub Crawl, with prizes for best zombie costume When: 7 p.m. tomorrow Where: Begins at Bart and Urby’s, 119 S. Main St., Wilkes-Barre, continues to Senunas’ Bar and Grill, 133 N. Main St., at 7:30 p.m., then to Rodano’s, 53 Public Square, at 8:30 p.m., then back to Bart and Urby’s for 9:30 p.m. Cost: $5 benefits the SPCA of Luzerne County More info: 970-9570

Braiiinsss … Braiiinsss …are a balanced meal for a zombie. Senunas’ Bar and Grill on North Main Street in WilkesBarre will serve them (or a reasonable facsimile) this weekend during the Zombie Pub Crawl. “Like an Ax to the Head” is a three-ingredient concoction that results in an icky yet oddly pretty and entrancing shot. It includes peach or apple schnapps, Irish-cream liqueur and grenadine. “It’s done in such a way that it looks like a bleeding brain,” Dave Scherbenco, Senunas’ bar manager, said. The shot is well-known as a brain hemorrhage, but Senunas’ is twisting the title to fit this weekend’s activities. It’s all in how you pour the ingredients. “You want to go schnapps first, then cream, then grenadine,” Scherbenco said. “The cream will float, and then the grenadine, because it’s heavy, mixes through that.” ••• LIKE AN AX TO THE HEAD Served at: Senunas’ Bar and Grill, for the Zombie Pub Crawl Price: $3 Recipe: • Peach or apple schnapps • Irish cream liqueur • Grenadine Pour schnapps into shot glass, leaving a little room at the top. Slowly pour Irish cream over it, then add drops of grenadine to desired effect.

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ON THE COVER: Better that a zombified Rick Murman is slurping a martini than brains, no? SARA POKORNY/THE TIMES LEADER

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Would you dare throw back a Like an Ax to the Head shot?

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The Vintage Masquerade, with music, food, drinks and prizes for best masks and costumes. The Vintage, 326 Spruce St., Scranton. Tonight with doors at 7 and music at 8. $8. 335-1242. AACA Car Cruise. Public Square, Wilkes-Barre. Tonight at 6 with awards at 9. 309-2367. Horror Hall, a walk-through haunted house. Plymouth Township Fire and Rescue, 11 E. Poplar St., West Nanticoke. 6 to Dr. Donn midnight tonight/ Worgs, a polit- Saturday; 6 to 10 ical science Sunday. $12.50. professor at horrorhall.com.

Towson University, will give a talk on immigration on Tuesday at Misericordia’s Insalaco Hall in Dallas.

Wilkes-Barre Ghost Tours, downtown walks. Meet at Luzerne County Historical Society Museum, 69 S. Franklin St., Wilkes-Barre. 6:30 tonight and Saturday. $10. Reservations: 8236244, ext. 3.

Haunted Lantern Tours at Eckley Miners Village, Highland Road, off Route 940, Eckley. 6:30 to 9 tonight and Saturday. $10, $5 children. 636-2070. Life and Death in Tibetan Buddhism, teachings and a retreat with Lama Pema Dragpa. Included “Four Thoughts That Turn the Mind from Suffering,” 6:30 to 8:30 tonight; and “Teachings on Death and Dying” with concentration and insight meditation, 10 a.m. to noon and 2 to 5 p.m. Saturday. Wyoming Free Library, 358 Wyoming Ave. Free. Registration: 693-1731. Gravestone Manor, an indoor haunted house. Trion Warehouse, 1095 Route 315, Plains Township. 7 to 11 tonight/Saturday; 7 to 9:30 p.m. Sunday. $10 benefits the United Way. 821-6500 or gravestonemanor.org. Haunted Woods. Outrun an evil 200-year-old witch behind the Lehman-Jackson Elementary School, Market Street, Lehman Township. 7 to 10 tonight and Saturday. 675-2165. Haunted Forest, the annual Halloween frightfest. Penn State WilkesBarre, Old Route 115, Lehman Township. Tonight and Saturday at 7 p.m. with last show at 10:30 p.m. $7. 675-9284. Trails of Terror, a haunted Halloween walk. West Wyoming Fire Department #1, 926 Shoemaker

A scene from the 1922 silent movie ‘Flesh and Spirit.’

Delve into Wilkes-Barre’s film industry with screenings of the ghost story ‘Flesh and Spirit’ from 1922 and ‘Her Fractured Voice,’ a 16-minute Black Diamond comedy. Capitalizing on the 1920s theme, King’s College students will serve period refreshments, provide live musical accompaniment by Dos Noisemakers and encourage 1920s attire for a costume contest. The fun, co-sponsored by the Luzerne County Historical Society, starts at 6 in Burke Auditorium of the McGowan School of Business, West Union and North River streets, Wilkes-Barre. Free and for all ages. 208-5900.

Ave. Dusk to 11 p.m. tonight and Saturday; dusk to 10 p.m. Sunday. $5. 760-3489. Halloween Party, with a costume contest and dance music by D&D DJs. Noxen School and Community Center, School Street. 7 to 10 tonight. $5, $3 students. 298-2052. Knit and Crochet Group. All ages. Osterhout Free Library, 71 S. Franklin St., Wilkes-Barre. 10:30 a.m. to noon Saturday. Free. 821-1959. Fall Foliage Excursion, a roundtrip train ride from Scranton to Moscow. Steamtown National Historic Site, 300 Cliff St., Scranton. Saturday and Sunday with a 12:30 p.m. departure and 3:15 p.m. return. $24, $22 seniors, $17 children. 340-5204. Car Cruise, sponsored by Motorheads of Northeastern Pennsylvania. Wegmans, 220 Highland Park Blvd., Wilkes-Barre Township. 5 to 9 p.m. Saturday. 825-4400. Halloween Party, with cocktails, a buffet, costume contest and DJ Jumpin’ Jeff Walker. Grand Ballroom, Irem Clubhouse, 64 Ridgway Drive, Dallas. 6 to 11 p.m. Saturday. $25. Reservations: 675-1134. Masquerade for Miracles, a fundraiser for the Children’s Miracle Network with silent auction, live performances and dinner. Scranton Cultural Center, 420 N. Washington Ave. 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday. Wear a mask or choose one there. $90. 800-322-5437.

These are just a handful of the 30-plus painted pumpkins awaiting lucky winners at St. Andre Bessette Parish’s Pumpkin Auction, part of the Boo Bash set for 5 p.m. Sunday in Monsignor Curran Hall on 54 Hillard St. in Wilkes-Barre.

Vintage Masquerade Gala, with Victorian theme. Costumes welcome. Stegmaier Mansion, 304 S. Franklin St., Wilkes-Barre. 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday. $49.50. Reservations: 406-1435. Disco Dracula, a Halloween party with DJ Walt Luke, hors d’oeuvres, raffle, dancing and prizes. Artists for Art Gallery, 514 Lackawanna Ave., Scranton. 8 to 11 p.m. Saturday. $10. 969-1040. Block Shoot, with clay-bird shoots, prize wheels, raffles, food/beer. Landowners Wildlife Protection Organization Grounds, White Haven. Noon Sunday. Benefits the White Haven Ambulance Association. 972-5489. Basket Bingo. St. Anthony and St. George Church, 315 Park Ave., Wilkes-Barre. Sunday with doors at 12:30 p.m. and games at 1:30 p.m. $15. 283-1783. Fall Bingo, with food. St. Leo’s/ Holy Rosary Church, 33 Manhattan St., Ashley. 1 p.m. Sunday. $3. 8256669. Game Day and Luncheon. Play board games with table prizes awarded. Also: a Trick-or-Treat Raffle and 50/50. Conlan Hall, St. Ignatius Loyola Parish, 339 N. Maple Ave., Kingston. 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday. $10. 814-0997. Halloween Costume Party, to benefit the Marissa Wilcox Medical Fund. With dinner, raffles and music by DJs Joe and Simsation. Costumes welcome. Immaculate Con-

Students are set for the big scare at the annual Haunted Forest at Penn State Wilkes-Barre in Lehman Township through tomorrow. ception Church, 800 Taylor Ave., Scranton. 2 to 8 p.m. Sunday. $15, $5 children. helpmarissa.moonfruit.com. Pumpkin Auction, as part of a Halloween Boo Bash. Bid, Chineseauction style, on hand-painted pumpkins in post-Halloween patterns. Enjoy bubbling brews, a hot dog buffet and seasonal desserts. Pumpkin-auction tickets sold at event; free-will offering for food. Monsignor Curran Hall at Holy Saviour Worship Site, St. Andre Bessette Parish, 54 Hillard St., Wilkes-Barre. 5 to 7 p.m. Sunday. 823-4988. Scranton Horror Film Festival, three hours of original horror and suspense films. New Visions Studio & Gallery, 201 Vine St., Scranton. 6 p.m. Sunday. $5. 878-3970. The Titanic and Its Pennsylvania Passengers, stories about fate, heroic rescues and personal tragedies with William Lewis. West Pittston Library, 200 Exeter Ave. 6:30

p.m. Tuesday. Free. Registration: 654-9847. From the National Origins Act to the DREAM Act, a talk on immigration by Dr. Donn Worgs, associate professor of political science at Towson University. Insalaco Hall, Misericordia University, 301 Lake St., Dallas. 6:30 p.m. Tuesday. Free. 674-1483. Light the Night, with food, candy, chili cookoff, mechanical bull, obstacle course, moon bounce and more. Back Mountain Harvest Assembly’s Rock Recreation Center, 340 Carverton Road, Trucksville. 5:30 to 8 p.m. Wednesday. Free. 696-1128. Fall Festival, with games, free hot dogs and other refreshments. Christ Community Church, 100 W. Dorrance St., Kingston. 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday. 283-2202. Costume Party for Adults, for See EVENTS, Page 6

Notes on Music: Straight No Chaser

Killer costume may win you cash

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By SARA POKORNY spokorny@timesleader.com

We know you’ve been working hard on your Halloween costume for some time now, so why not show it off this weekend? Plenty of bars are hosting Halloween bashes, many complete with prizes for best costume. You can convert all that hard work into some extra cash. Here are a handful of options:

The stunning success of Straight No Chaser has made at least one member glad he ditched his banking career.

Who needs that day job? M By SARA POKORNY spokorny@timesleader.com

ale a capella group Straight No Chaser blows the jacket-wearing stereotype out of the water with its contemporary and classic tunes and energetic stage presence, all of which will be brought to the F.M. Kirby Center tomorrow night. The group has found major success in three studio albums, with a fourth disc on the way. Dave Roberts, fresh off a Straight No Chaser cruise that took the group and fans through Florida and Mexico, chatted with us about the guys’ longevity.

What: Straight No Chaser When: 8 p.m. tomorrow Where: F.M. Kirby Center, 71 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre Tickets: $29.50 to $39.50 More info: 826-1100

would become anything close to what it is now, but we are so thankful it has. Q: Part of your success can be attributed to YouTube, where a video of “12 Days of Christmas” went viral. Is social media still a big part of the group today? A: Oh, absolutely. We reach out to all of our fans on Facebook and Twitter; we encourage everybody to post videos on YouTube and photos wherever. There’s a photo up on Facebook now from the cruise, when our friends got engaged. It’s really fun to go back and watch that, get a little tearyeyed again. Q: What sets Straight No Chaser apart? A: We’ve been trying to answer that for probably 15 years now. I

think it’s just that we’re genuine. The guys that you see on stage are, for the most part, the same guys you’re going to see off stage. We love to crack jokes, we love to have a good time. … We have a lot of interaction with the audience, which makes that fun for us, and it makes everybody feel like we’re all on the same ride together. Q: You cover everything from Weezer to classic Christmas tunes. How do you decide? A: We go with the songs that speak to us the most. When we find songs that do that, it’s really easier to translate them into an a capella version. We look for songs that are fun for us but also fitting with the stride of pop culture. We try to have things for your grandparents and parents but also stuff that’s going to get our highschool audience jumping around. Q: After all these years, do you have the process of turning a song a capella down pat? A: Some songs are more difficult than others. The pop tunes today tend to not have a whole lot

of chord structure; they tend to be more beats heavy, and those can be challenging. I think this goes back to what makes us stand out; we’ve got four, five, six guys in the group that have been arranging for a capella now for 15 years, and all that practice is really starting to pay off. Q: What’s been your most memorable moment of this whole experience? A: I’d have to say the cruise. It was a lot of fun to get to hang out with our fans. We did a lot between stage shows and autograph sessions. We had a big party at the end where we all got together and dressed up like idiots in ’80s outfits and danced the night away. Also, any time we perform in someone’s hometown it’s special. Oh, no, wait – the day I quit my job. I was working for a global bank in New York, just on spreadsheets all day. To be able to step away from that and do something more creative, that has been infinitely more enjoyable for me.

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••• Q: You guys started back in 1996 at Indiana University as a college a capella group. Did you have any idea you would blow up to be this big? A: You know, when we first started we were 19- and 20-yearold college kids just doing it for fun, for another outlet, for a way to meet girls. We had no idea it

IF YOU GO

••• • Halloween Party with Ostrich Hat at Hollywood Diner, 760 Airport Road, Hazleton. 9 tonight. Prizes for bestdressed. • Flaxy Morgan at Chacko’s Family Bowling Center, 195 N. Wilkes-Barre Blvd. 9 tonight. • M80 Halloween Costume Bash, at Ole Tyme Charley’s, 31 S. River St., Plains Township. 10 tonight. $100 cash prize for best costume. • Masquerade Party, with Shayfer James, The Great Party and Patrick Finnerty at The Vintage, 326 Spruce St., Scranton. 7 tonight. $8 cover includes food and drinks. • Karaoke Halloween Costume Bash, Ole Tyme Charley’s, 9:30 p.m. tomorrow. No cover. • Weekender Halloween Bash with 40 lb Undead Head at Brews Brothers West, 75 Main St., Luzerne. 10 p.m. tomorrow. Costume contest. • Bumpin’ the Night, with DJs Vinz, j Root, and tanTrum b2b Hostyle at Twist Bar, 1170 Highway 315, Plains Township. 10 p.m. tomorrow. $8 cover. • There and Back Again 10th Anniversary/Halloween Party, Bottlenecks Saloon and Eatery, 2 South Broad St., W. Hazleton. 10 p.m. tomorrow. • Halloween Costume Party with Tommy Guns Band at Honky Tonk Restaurant & Saloon, 763 E. Drinker St., Dunmore. 10 p.m. tomorrow. • Psychedelic Halloween Bash with the music of Jimi Hendrix performed by Dustin Drevitch, A.J. Jump and Rahboo Saab at Bart and Urby’s, 119 S. Main St., WilkesBarre. 9:30 p.m. Wednesday. No cover.

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Wyoming Seminary, Kingston. 2 p.m. Sunday. 270-2192.

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Love: The Journey in Voice and Verse, romantic jazz standards, madrigals and art songs by the Lyric Consort along with the Broadway husband-and-wife team of Tom Hammond and Maura Molloy, who share poetry and proverbs on love. St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, 232 Wyoming Ave., Scranton. 3 p.m. Sunday. $10. Followed by a reception with desserts by Ah! Some Chocolates. 343-6707.

Mostly Gershwin, the music of George Gershwin by Mostly Opera. Radisson Lackawanna Station Hotel, 700 Lackawanna Ave., Scranton. Tonight with hors d’oeuvres and cash bar at 6 and dinner and concert at 7. $60. Reservations: 346-3693. Jesse and the Christian Jam Band. Ekklesia Coffeehouse, 22 Outlet Road, Lehman Township. Tonight: food at 6/concert at 7/ open mic at 9. Free. 717-503-7363. William Doney, the Christian-music recording artist. Voice of Hope Christian Coffeehouse, St. John Lutheran Church, 231 E. State St., Nanticoke. 7 to 9 tonight. Free. 735-1760.

Pianist John Vaida and violinist John Michael Vaida will perform in concert on Sunday at Wyoming Seminary’s Great Hall in Kingston. show at 8. $10. 866-468-7619.

The Badlees, the Pennsylvania rock band. Mauch Chunk Opera House, 14 W. Broadway, Jim Thorpe. 8:30 tonight. $17. 325-0249.

Aztec Two-Step, the veteran folk-rock duo. The Cooperage, 1030 Main St., Honesdale. 7:30 p.m. Saturday. $35. 588-8077.

Mike Lewis, the singer-songwriter in a concert of Christian music. With opener Stroudsburg singer LeeAnn Lemperle. Main Bean Christian Coffeehouse, 161 Main St., Luzerne. Saturday with food at 6:30 p.m. and music 7 to 9 p.m. Free. 899-2264.

Halloween Concert and Movie, with Silhouette Lies, Midnight Mob and Sucker followed by the 1968 zombie classic “Night of the Living Dead.” New Visions Studio, 201 Vine St., Scranton. Saturday with music at 8 p.m. and movie at 11 p.m. $7; discounts to those in costume. 878-3970.

Hallow-Queen Drag Show, with drag stars from the TV series RuPaul’s Drag Race. Mount Airy Casino Resort, Mount Pocono. Saturday with doors at 7 p.m. and

Sunday Afternoon at Sem: John Vaida on piano and John Michael Vaida on violin performing music of Handel, Kreisler, Kroll and more. Great Hall, 228 Wyoming Ave.,

Gymanfa Ganu, the 28th annual Welsh hymn sing with special guests the Orpheus Choral Society. Followed by a Te Bach (Welsh Tea). Dr. Edwards Memorial Congregational Church, 668 Main St., Edwardsville. 3 p.m. Sunday. Free. 287-4581. JCC Crooners Sing the Crooners, music of the 20th century in song and dance. Jewish Community Center, 60 S. River St., WilkesBarre. 4:30 p.m. Sunday. $5 includes dinner. 824-4646. Catholic Choral Society: inspirational, classical, Broadway and popular songs. St. Gregory’s Church, 330 N. Abington Road, Clarks Green. 7 p.m. Sunday. Free. 587-2753. Martina McBride, selections from her latest release “Eleven.” Penn’s Peak, 325 Maury Road, Jim Thorpe. 8 p.m. Sunday. $85, $62. 866-6057325. Uriah Heep, the 1970s English hard-rock band. Penn’s Peak, 325

Maury Road, Jim Thorpe. 8 p.m. Thursday. $22 advance, $27 day of show. 866-605-7325.

FUTURE CONCERTS Bruce Hornsby, singer-songwriter and pianist in a solo performance. F.M. Kirby Center, Public Square, Wilkes-Barre. 8 p.m. Nov. 2. $75 (limited), $49.50, $29.50. 826-1100. Aaron Lewis, former frontman of Staind and cross-over country artist. Mount Airy Casino Resort, 44 Woodland Road, Mount Pocono. 9 p.m. Nov. 2; 8 p.m. Nov. 3. $55, $40. 866-468-7619. Marching on the Mountain, a cavalcade of marching bands and color guards. Crestwood High School, Wright Township. Hosted by WNEP’s Tom Clark. With soup and other hot food, baskets and raffles. Nov. 3 with gates at noon and show at 1 p.m. $5, $3 seniors and children. 902-5362. Alexis P. Suter Band, blues. River Street Jazz Café, 667 N. River St., Plains Township. Nov. 3 with doors at 7 p.m. and show at 9 p.m. $10 advance, $15/door. 822-2992. Liza Minnelli: Confessions, the legendary performer. F.M. Kirby Center, Public Square, Wilkes-Barre. 8 p.m. Nov. 3. $150, $125, $89, $69. 826-1100.

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ages 18 and older. Prizes awarded. Osterhout Free Library, 71 S. Franklin St., Wilkes-Barre. 7 p.m. Wednesday. Free. 821-1959. Historic Preservation Awards, for residences, commercial businesses and public institutions. With drinks and hors d’oeuvres. Sponsored by the Luzerne County Historical Society at the Westmoreland Club, 59 S. Franklin St., WilkesBarre. 5:30 p.m. Thursday. $50. 823-6244.

FUTURE World Affairs Luncheon Seminar, on “Leo Castelli: The First Global Gallerist.” DeNaples Campus Center, 900 Mulberry St., University of Scranton. Noon to 1:30 p.m. Nov. 2. $20, $30 per couple. 941-7816. Death and Mourning Practices, tours and exhibits on grieving. Swetland Homestead, 885 Wyoming Ave., Wyoming. 7 to 9 p.m. Nov. 2 and 3. $10. 8236244.

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KIDS T H I S W E E K : O C T. 2 6 T O N O V. 1 , 2 0 1 2 Halloween Fest with trick-ortreating, campside story time, snacks and family entertainment. River Common Millennium Circle, North River Street, Wilkes-Barre. 6 to 8 tonight. Come in costume. 793-1725. Balto: A True Story of the Bravest Dog in America, a children’s theater presentation about a fearless sled dog who braves a blizzard to deliver medicine to the Alaskan town of Nome in 1925. Dietrich Theater, 60 E. Tioga St., Tunkhannock. 10 a.m. today; 11 a.m. Saturday. Free. Tickets at 996-1500. Pumpkin Patch Party. Pumpkin activities, crafts, music, snacks, dancing, parades and more. Gymboree of Wilkes-Barre, 1159 Route 315. 5:30 tonight; 2 p.m. Saturday; 10:30 a.m. Sunday. Up to age 5. $20. Reservations: 208-2908.

The stylish Ringlettes will add to the pageantry of the ‘Barnum Bash,’ this year’s rendition of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, which opens Thursday.

A goofy inspiration By MARY THERESE BIEBEL mbiebel@timesleader.com

IF YOU GO

Dean Kelley will show off his tricks at the ‘Barnum Bash.’

“Barnum Bash,” which Kelley described as “like a great big block party,” includes such popular acts as Mighty Dmytrio, Motorcycle Mania, Epix Asian Elephants and a Wheel of Steel on which acrobats climb around, inside and outside, and even skip rope as the contraption rotates. Kelley’s personal favorites have long been those silly-looking folks who try to make people laugh. He decided he wanted to join them when he was a 4-yearold attending his first circus in

Kansas City with his grandparents. “There were these grownups that go to wear these colorful costumes and perform for millions of people,” he said. He wanted to be like them, though he remembers being a shy kid. When he adopts his clown persona – “kind of a goofy character, kind of a nerdy guy trying to fit in” – any hint of shyness vanishes. And, nowadays, there are people in the audience – a new generation of clowns, perhaps? – who see him and feel inspired. “It’s very humbling to have people tell me that I’m the reason they want to be a Ringling Bros. clown,” Kelley said. “It’s very humbling, very cool and a lot of pressure at the same time.”

Preschool Storytime, for ages 3.5 to 5. Osterhout Free Library, 71 S. Franklin St., Wilkes-Barre. Saturdays through Nov. 10 at 10 a.m.; Wednesdays through Nov. 7 at 10:45 a.m. and 2 p.m. 823-0156. Halloween Storytime with Therapy Dogs dressed in their Halloween costumes. Ages 5 to 8. Marian Sutherland Kirby Library, 35 Kirby Ave., Mountain Top. 10:30 a.m. Saturday. 474-9313. Children’s Halloween Party, with a costume contest, prizes and refreshments. Age 12 and under. Noxen Volunteer Fire Company, 3493 Stull Road. 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday. 298-2052. Halloween Party for ages 10 and under. American Legion, 730 Memorial Highway, Dallas. 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday. 675-6542. Children’s Halloween Party, with a haunted house, games, crafts, Zumba, raffles, costume and carved-pumpkin contests. Waverly Community House, 1115 N. Abington Road. 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday. Free but donations welcome. 586-8191.

Scaredy-Cat, Splat! A storytelling and craft session. Come in costume. Laflin Public Library, 47 Laflin Road. 6 tonight. Registration: 654-3323.

Halloween Fest, with pumpkin carving and painting, stories, treats and a walk through the “haunted woods.” Salt Springs State Park, Silver Creek Road, off Route 29, Franklin Forks. 4 to 9 p.m. Saturday. $5. 967-7275.

Halloween Bash. Stories, games, crafts and goodies. Come in costume. West Pittston Library, 200 Exeter Ave. 6:30 tonight. Free. Register: 654-9847.

Trunk-or-Treat, with decorated cars, music, crafts, costume parade, snacks and trick-or-treating from car to car. Christ United Methodist Church of Mountain Top. 5 to

Halloween Costume Contest. Ken

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Brenda Wenner, Laurel Radzieski, Josh Harris and Rich Ryczak star in ‘Balto: A True Story of the Bravest Dog in America’ at the Dietrich Theater.

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hy do fellow clowns call Dean Kelley “The Swiss Army Knife?” Because he’s just about as versatile as that clever tool, possessing such skills as juggling, walking on stilts, making sound effects, riding a unicycle and spinning all sorts of objects in all kinds of directions. He can even balance a twowheeler on his chin. “It’s hard, but it’s very rewarding,” Kelley, 32, said of his job, which will bring the Kansas City native to Wilkes-Barre for four days of “Barnum Bash,” the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus. The production comes to the Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza from Thursday through Nov. 4, and, Kelley said, it will give audiences a chance to watch performers who put a great deal of effort into their work. “A lot of people think you just put on a funny costume and big shoes,” he said. “Putting on the make-up is the smallest part of it. We’re always trying to stay in shape, to keep up with the rigors of the road.”

What: ‘Barnum Bash,’ the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus Where: Mohegan Sun Arena, 255 Highland Park Blvd, Wilkes-Barre Township When: 7 p.m. Thursday; 7 p.m. Nov. 2; 1 p.m. and 5 p.m. Nov. 3; 1 p.m. Nov. 4 Tickets: starting at $25.50 More info: 800-745-3000

Community Halloween Party, with crafts, games, prizes, candy and a spooky basement. For children in kindergarten through grade four. St. Christopher Community Center, 1255 Bear Creek Blvd., Bear Creek Township. 5 to 6:30 tonight. $2. 820-4070.

Pollock Suzuki, 339 Route 315, Pittston. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. Ages 15 or younger. 655-4575.

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THE GUIDE S TA G E T H I S W E E K : O C T. 2 6 T O N O V. 1 , 2 0 1 2 The Rocky Horror Show. Phoenix Performing Arts Centre, 409 Main St., Duryea. 8 tonight; 8 p.m. and midnight Saturday. $12. 457-3589. Verdi’s Otello, the Shakespearean masterpiece: live screening from Metropolitan Opera. Movies 14, 24 E. Northampton St., WilkesBarre, and Cinemark 20, Moosic. 12:55 p.m. Saturday. 825-4444/ 961-5943. fathomevents.com. Halloween Hullabaloo. Satirical skits and songs about insecure monsters, obese vampires, candy-cornaholics and feisty pumpkins. Corner Bistro Theater, 76-78 Main St., Carbondale. 7:30 p.m. Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday. $17. Reservations: 282-7499. Mystery at the Masonic, an audience-participation murder mystery by Actors Circle. Scranton Cultural Center, 420 N. Washington Ave. 6 p.m. Sunday. $45 includes dinner and show. 3441111.

FUTURE The Curate Shakespeare As You Like It, a comedy about a small troupe of desperate actors trying to get a Shakespearean production off the ground. By the Keystone Players at Theatre in Brooks, Keystone College, La Plume. 7:30 p.m. Nov. 2 and 3; 2 p.m. Nov. 4. $8, $4 seniors and children. 687-5245. West Side Story, the Broadway smash by a national touring company. Broadway Theatre League at the Scranton Cultural Center, 420 N. Washington Ave. 8 p.m. Nov. 2; 2 and 8 p.m. Nov. 3; 1 and 6 p.m. Nov. 4. 342-7784. Pippin, the Broadway musical by the Wyoming Seminary Players. Buckingham Performing Arts Center, 201 N. Sprague Ave., Kingston. 8 p.m. Nov. 2-3; 2 p.m. Nov. 4. $4. $5 at door. 270-2192.

ANNOUNCEMENTS Auditions for “The Farndale Avenue Housing Estate Townswomen’s Guild Dramatic Society’s Production of A Christmas Carol.” Roles open for four women 25 to 70 and one man 20 to 40. Phoenix Performing Arts Centre, 409-411 Main St., Duryea. 7 p.m. Monday/Tuesday. 430-6754. Auditions for the Misfit Players’ January production of the musical “Oliver!” Ages 8 to 21. Coughlin High School, 80 N. Washington St., Wilkes-Barre. 5 p.m. Nov. 3; 6 p.m. Nov. 4. 406-3976 or iluv2act@aol.com.

Small-screen time on stage By MARY THERESE BIEBEL mbiebel@timesleader.com

“They’re creepy and they’re kooky, mysterious and spooky. They’re altogether ooky.” By now you’re picturing Morticia and Gomez, little Wednesday and Uncle Fester, aren’t you? You probably can’t get “The Addams Family” theme song out of your head. Well, maybe this will help: “Just sit right back and you’ll hear a tale, the tale of a fateful trip, that started from this tropic port, aboard this tiny ship.” Now, we’ll bet, those ooky, finger-snapping folks have been replaced in your mind’s eye by a thunder clap as a tiny ship is tossed onto “Gilligan’s Island.” And, if all these vintage lyrics remind you of good times, you might want to link arms with your best friend and skip over to Music Box Dinner Playhouse in Swoyersville, singing a la “Laverne & Shirley” on the way. Speaking of the theme song from that 1970s sitcom, will Music Box’s presentation of “The TV Guide Musical” include the “Schlemiel, Schlimazel, Hasenpfeffer, Inc.” hopscotch chant that

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introduced it? “Absolutely,” said director Dana Feigenblatt, who came up with the idea for blending 60 years of television theme music into the song-and-dance revue. “I grew up on ‘Full House’ and ‘Family Matters’ and ‘Saved by the Bell,’ ” Feigenblatt said, naming shows of the ’80s and ’90s. From watching reruns on TV Land with her grandmother, the late Nancy Pascale of Kingston, the director became familiar with such earlier shows as “I Love Lucy,” “Happy Days,” “Green Acres” and “Mr. Ed.” The 90-minute revue includes

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Something Just a Bit Different, paintings by Brad Earl and Karen Poels. Through Nov. 3 at Marquis Art and Frame, 122 S. Main St., Wilkes-Barre. 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. 823-0518.

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Robert Stark Retrospective. Noon to 5 p.m. today and tomorrow at Artists for Art Gallery, 514 Lackawanna Ave., Scranton, and ArtWorks Gallery, 503 Lackawanna Ave., Scranton. 969-1040. Nightmare on Vine Street II. Horror-themed art. Noon to 6 today at New Visions, 201 Vine St., Scranton. 878-3970. En Passant, art work of Lisa Hinkle. Marquis Art and Frame, 515

Center St., Scranton. Through Tuesday: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Mondays-Fridays; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays. 344-3313. Elegant Corrosion, macro photography by Colin Winterbottom of the rust, stains and peeling paint on cars at Steamtown National Historic Site, 300 Cliff St., Scranton. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily through Wednesday. 340-5200. Art of Maggie Fannick. Through Thursday at Citizens Bank of Forty Fort. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays-Thursdays; 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Fridays; 9 a.m. to noon Saturdays. 675-5094. Recent Works: Peter Nardone. Through Nov. 2 at Widmann Gallery, King’s College, WilkesBarre. 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. week-

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Stories of the Wilkes-Barre Passengers on the Titanic. Noon to 4 p.m. through tomorrow at the Luzerne County Historical Society Museum, 69 S. Franklin St., Wilkes-Barre. 822-1727.

Artist Maggie Fannick displays her works at Citizens Bank in Forty Fort through Thursday.

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‘Eggs and Model Man’ is one of the works of artist Lisa Hinkle in the exhibit ‘En Passant,’ in place through Tuesday at Marquis Art and Frame in Scranton.

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THE GUIDE BUYS T H I S W E E K : O C T. 2 6 T O N O V. 1 , 2 0 1 2 Fall Craft Show, with more than 100 artisans. Columbia Montour Area Vocational-Technical School, 5050 Sweppenheiser Drive, Bloomsburg. 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. 784-8040. Fall Craft Festival. The Marketplace, 10th Street Plaza, 95 E. 10th St., Bloomsburg. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. 401-8845.

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V E N D O R S WA N T E D Vendors Wanted, for a Holiday Market of art, jewelry, crafts and seasonal gifts. Nov. 9 at Art Seen Gallery, Public Square, WilkesBarre. $25 per table. 706-6309. Vendors and Crafters Welcome, at the Christmas Bazaar at St. John’s Russian Orthodox Cathedral, 706 Hill St., Mayfield. Nov. 9-11. 2546882 or 906-4520. Vendors Wanted for the Curiosity, Antique and Craft Show at the Trucksville United Methodist Church, 40 Knob Hill Road. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nov. 10. Tables are $25 to $40. 239-2348. Crafters Wanted for the annual Holiday Craft Show sponsored by the Wyoming Valley Chapter of the American Red Cross. 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nov. 24 and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nov. 25 at the 109th Field Artillery Armory, 280 Market St., WilkesBarre. 823-7161, ext. 348.

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Craft Fair, with a bake sale and raffles. Sponsored by the Lady Hawks Basketball Booster Club. Hanover Area Junior/Senior High School, 1600 Sans Souci Parkway, Hanover Township. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. 446-8672.

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Author Lecture Series, with award-winning playwright Stephen Karam, who talks about his work with Paul Holdengraber, director of programs at the New York Public Library. McDade Theatre, University of Scranton. 5:30 p.m. Tuesday. Followed by a reception. 941-7816.

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Charm on the rough waters By ROGER MOORE McClatchy-Tribune News Service

atch any surfing documentary and you’ll hear

By CHRISTY LEMIRE AP Movie Critic

the dudes speak – in hushed tones – about the epic waves that show up off the coast of Northern California when the conditions are just right. The Mavericks break is legendary, and for years, was considered some sort of myth by those who surfed and had never seen it. “Chasing Mavericks” is about the days when that break was acknowledged as real, and the teenager, Jay Moriarity, who became famous there. Jonny Weston is Jay, a curly-headed blond who has gotten the surfing bug from his standoffish neighbor, Frosty. The older surfer (Gerard Butler at his most gruffly charming) has a job, a gorgeous wife (Abigail Spencer) and a growing family, but his passion is surfing. All flowing locks, a regular Adonis-on-a-longboard, Frosty is one of the “children of the tides,” he poetically narrates. And his secret is Mavericks. In a brief prologue, we learn of Jay’s working-poor background – his alcoholic, semi-employed divorced mom (Elisabeth Shue) and his absent father. Cooper Timberline plays the 8year old Jay, who tapes together a

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Gerard Butler and Jonny Weston in a scene from ’Chasing Mavericks.’

IF YOU GO What: “Chasing Mavericks” ★★ 1/2 Starring: Jonny Weston, Gerard Butler, Leven Rambin, Abigail Spencer, Elisabeth Shue Directed by: Curtis Hanson and Michael Apted Running time: 114 minutes Rated: PG for theme and peril

busted board, braves bullies and gets his nose bloodied by the surf but who sticks with it to become the best surfer kid on the block by the time he’s 15. He lionizes Frosty and stows away on the guy’s ancient Ford Econoline van when Frosty sneaks off to Mavericks. Frosty trains him for that magical

three-month window when conditions make Mavericks an epic ride. The film, which arcs us through Jay’s tough teen years but saves its emotional punches for the third act, tends toward the cute, as Jay’s guru, his sensei, makes him practice holding his breath for four minutes and ride a paddleboard 36 miles across Half Moon Bay. He takes him on dives to explore the deadly reef that causes the wave break and assigns him essays on “the power of observation.” But the mentor-student relationship works. And the surfing footage is awe-inspiring. The film captures the majesty and violence of the big waves and gives us but a taste of their allure.

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drawn into a strange and terrifying alternate reality that holds answers to the horrific nightmares What: “Silent Hill: Revelation 3D” that have plagued her since child(not screened for critics) Starring: Sean Bean, Radha Mitch- hood. Running time: 94 minutes ell and Carrie-Anne Moss Rated: R for violence and disDirected by: Michael J. Bassett turbing images, some language Genre: Horror/Mystery/Thriller and brief nudity Plot summary: When her father Source: IMDB disappears, Heather Mason is

Still Showing ALEX CROSS — Tyler Perry looks the part of big, athletic hero, but he’s bordering on sleepwalker dull in this standardissue cop-vs.-serial-killer story. PG-13 for violence, sexual content, language, drug references and nudity. 102 mins. ★

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1/2 ARGO — During the 1979 Iran hostage crisis, a CIA agent leads a daring mission to rescue six U.S. diplomats. R for language, violent imagery. 131 mins. ★★★★ FRANKENWEENIE — A visual and thematic return to the best Tim Burton has offered. PG for thematic elements, scary images and action. 88 mins. ★★★ HERE COMES THE BOOM — An apathetic biology teacher moonlights as a mixed-

Maybe if you’re 20 years old and high in your dorm with friends, the platitudes in “Cloud Atlas” might seem profound. Anyone else should recognize this for what it is: a bloated, pseudo-intellectual, self-indulgent slog through some facile notions. We’re all interconnected, and our souls keep meeting up with each other over the centuries, regardless of race, gender or geography. We’re individual drops of water but all part of the same ocean. Deep, man. Perhaps it all worked better on the page. “Cloud Atlas” comes from the novel of the same name by David Mitchell. It might have seemed unfilmable, en- I F YOU GO compassing six stories What: “Cloud Atlas” ★ over a span of 500 years 1/2 and including some Starring: Tom Hanks, primitive dialogue in a Halle Berry, Hugh far-away future. Sibling Grant directors Lana and Andy Directed by: Lana and Andy Wachowski Wachowski have chopped up the various Running time: 172 minutes narratives and intercut between them out of or- Rated: R for violence, language, sexuality/ der. The A-list actors nudity and drug use play multiple parts across the various stories and in elaborate, laughable makeup. Tom Hanks is a scheming doctor on a voyage in 1849, a trash-talking novelist in presentday London and a peaceful goatherd in a postapocalyptic tribe in the 2300s. Halle Berry is a composer’s white trophy wife in 1936 Scotland, an investigative reporter in 1973 San Francisco and a member of an elite society of prescients in the farthest future. Hugh Grant is a vengeful old man, then the raging leader of a band of cannibals. Maybe the concept of transformation and connectedness despite the physical vessels we occupy felt especially resonant for the transgender Lana Wachowski, formerly Larry Wachowski. But rather than serving as a satisfying, cohesive device, the multiple-parts strategy feels like a distracting gimmick. “Cloud Atlas” is ambitious, for sure, and wondrous to look at, but totally ineffective from an emotional perspective.

martial-arts fighter to raise money for his flagging school. PG for MMA sports violence, rude humor and language. 105 mins. ★★ 1/2 HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA Daddy Dracula has trouble shielding his daughter from outside elements on the eve of her 118th birthday. PG for rude humor, action, images. 91 mins. ★ HOUSE AT THE END OF THE STREET – A mother and daughter find themselves living next to a house where a young

girl murdered her parents. PG-13 for violence and terror, theme, language, teen partying and brief drug material. 101 mins. ★★ LOOPER — A powerful mob boss sends his enemies back in time to have them obliterated. R for strong violence, language, some sexuality/nudity and drug content. 119 mins. ★★★ 1/2 See SHOWING, Page 13

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Victoria Justice jumps from Nickelodeon to the big screen in this PG-13 romp that only rarely romps. In “Fun Size,” the lovely 19-year-old plays Wren, a Cleveland high-school senior dreaming of the day she can slip off to New York and college, which is where her late father taught her that “you find out who really are.” First, she has to talk mom (Chelsea Handler, given nothing funny to do) into letting her apply to NYU. Mom’s distracted. Her grieving for her late husband has taken the form of dating/sleeping with a much younger, goofier, oddly named Keevin (Josh Pence). And Mom is determined to hang out with Keevin’s loser friends on Halloween, which ruins Wren’s plans to hit the hot high-school party that night with her hotto-trot pal April (Jane Levy, amusingly on the money). Wren has to babysit her 8-yearold brother, Albert (Jackson Nicoll), whose pranks are epic but who basically stopped talking when Dad died. The romantic entanglement of the evening is Wren’s desire to hook up with musician Aaron Riley (Thomas McDonell), the “god, stud, legend” throwing the party. Meanwhile, her nerdy true-blue pal Roose-

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velt (Thomas Mann) has little hope of making time with Wren, dressed as a tarty Dorothy from “The Wizard of Oz,” because he thinks a costume based on biologist E.O. Wilson is a pretty cool idea. And nobody is making time with anybody thanks to Albert’s getaway. The plump (“Fun-size”) kid is dressed as SpiderMan, with one arm a bloody stump. He escapes his sister’s care and has adventures involving pranks and assorted run-ins with thugs, girls out clubbing and the like. Even though we know where most of this is going, the middling script is sprinkled with surprises, some rude, others crude. Houses are egged, a Volvo is “violated,” and fart jokes abound. Still, Justice does nothing here that would make her stand out from the current crop of pretty young things trying to jump from TV to the movies.

town. R for language and violence/ terror. 88 mins. ★ 1/2 PERKS OF BEING A WALLFLOWER – A teen outsider copes with first love, mental illness and the suicide of his best friend while struggling to belong. PG-13 for theme, drug/alcohol use, sexuality and a fight, all involving teens. 103 mins. ★★★ 1/2 PITCH PERFECT — A cheeky and snarky comedy set in the world of competing college a cappella groups. PG-13 for

volved author (Topher Grace). Lucky for Janice, true love is waiting for her at her next job, where a struggling street performer named Tim (Messina) is toiling. The pair’s scenes together at the run-down zoo where they work are delightful and surprisingly romantic. Writer/director Lee Kirk (Fischer’s husband) treats Akerman’s, Sommer’s and Grace’s characters a smidge too harshly. They’re one-note when they should be three-dimensional. Still, that’s a small flaw. “The Giant Mechanical Man” is a delicate love story with yet another terrific Fischer performance. Amy Longsdorf writes about DVD and Blu-Ray releases with local connections.

New on DVD Stories about the end of the world, lacrosse, vampires and strippers hit DVD this week. “SEEKING A FRIEND FOR THE END OF THE WORLD,” GRADE B: Two very different people find each other during the last three weeks of life on Earth. The first few moments suggest this Earthending story is going to be a dark look at humanity, then the script settles into a sweeter tone that shifts this from a foreboding tale of death and destruction to a sweet, albeit short, love story. “CROOKED ARROWS,” GRADE B-MINUS: The film wants to do for lacrosse what “Invictus” did for rugby. It’s based on the true story of a struggling team of Native American high-school students. Losing has brought great shame on the community because the tribe considers lacrosse a gift from the Great Creator. “ABRAHAM LINCOLN: VAMPIRE HUNTER,” GRADE B-

sexual material, language and drug references. 112 mins. ★★★ 1/2 SEVEN PSYCHOPATHS — A frustrated screenwriter gets mixed up with the criminal underworld. R for strong violence, bloody images, pervasive strong language, nudity/sexuality and drug use. 109 mins. ★★★ SINISTER — After discovering a box of old home movies, a true-crime novelist unleashes an evil supernatural presence. R for disturbing violent images

MINUS: If you can get past the absurdity that the 16th president divided his time between the White House and killing vampires, this is pure entertainment. Benjamin Walker does a good job of playing Lincoln, a man who learned to split logs so he could kill vampires better. “MAGIC MIKE,” GRADE C: A young man is taught the ropes by veteran dancers. First-time screenwriter Reid Carolin loads “Magic Mike” with clichés, including a conniving dance-club boss and a down-and-out stripping virgin who goes from innocent to sinner in less time than it takes to pull off a pair of breakaway pants. ••• ALSO NEW ON DVD OCT. 23: “TYLER PERRY’S MADEA’S WITNESS PROTECTION”: Madea offers witness protection. “BLADE RUNNER”: Blu-ray version released to mark 30th anniversary.

and some terror. 109 mins. ★ 1/2 TAKEN 2 — A mix of third-rate action/ dreary melodrama. PG-13 for intense violence and action, sensuality. 92 mins. ★ 1/2 TROUBLE WITH THE CURVE – A baseball dramedy with the faded twinkle of Clint Eastwood again embracing his role as America’s Coot. PG-13 for language, sexual references and smoking. 111 mins. ★★ 1/2

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What: “Fun Size” ★★ Starring: Victoria Justice, Jackson Nicoll, Jane Levy, Chelsea Handler, Thomas McDonell Directed by: Josh Schwartz Running time: 87 minutes Rated: PG-13 for crude/suggestive material, partying and language

On the Scranton-set series “The Office,” Jenna Fischer’s Pam is a sea of calm amid a whole lot of craziness. In “The Giant Mechanical Man” (2012, New Video, PG-13, $28), Fischer’s latest new-to-DVD film, she plays Janice, a quiet, introvert not too far removed from her “Office” alter ego. The characters share an integrity and a penchant for witty, adorable guys (John Krasinski on “The Office,” Chris Messina in the movie). But there are differences too. Unlike Pam, Janice is going through a really bad patch. Late for her latest temp job in a museum, she is fired by her agency and is eventually forced to give up her tiny apartment. Soon she’s living with her overbearing sister (Malin Akerman) and her sister’s husband (“Mad Men’s” Rich Sommer). Both think they know what’s best for Janice, and that includes forcing her to date a hilariously self-in-

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