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Friday,August 6,

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• GWINNETT DAILY POST • FRIDAY, AUGUST 6, 2010

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what to do, hear, see, watch, read, listen to, visit and eat in Gwinnett and Atlanta

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Art Beat ....................................................................Pg. 5Local Event .............................................................Pg. 8Movies .....................................................Pg. 11-17,19-21Showtimes ..............................................................Pg.14By Venue ................................................................Pg. 18Gwinnett Calendar ............................................Pg. 22Metro Calendar ....................................................Pg. 23The “Weekend” arts and entertainment guide includes select events inthe coming week.To be considered for a listing, send a fact sheet to:Weekend, Features Department, Gwinnett Daily Post, 725 Old Nor-cross Road, Lawrenceville, GA 30045; or call 770-963-9205, e-mail [email protected] or fax 770-339-8081.

Out in the Crowd: Kudzu Art Zone hostingnew exhibit ............................................................Pg. 6

Weekend cover: Nicole Puckett Weekend design: Kristen Ralph

Staff Photo: Jonathan Phillips

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“Flat Out Tired”by Cyndi Marblehangs with otherworks of art bymembers of theSouthernColours ArtAssociation atKudzu Art Zonein Norcross onTuesday. Theshow, “Up Closeand Personal,”will hangthrough Aug. 28.

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THE DISH

Pizza Pub770-831-0272 www.thepizzapub.biz554 W. Main St., Building E, Buford

BY FENIT NIRAPPILStaff Intern

• Open Since: 2006

• Location: In the same complexas the Tannery Row Artist Colonyoff of West Main Street.

• Hours: Noon to 9 p.m. Sun-days, 11 a.m. until 9 p.m. Mondays,11 a.m. to midnight Wednesdaysthrough Saturdays.

• Owners: Scott Henderson hasbeen an owner and operator forthree years along with a Bufordhusband and wife who took overthe place when it was a small barcalled Dogwood in another loca-tion.

• Atmosphere: Most of therestaurant is in one room, dimly litwith about a dozen small redshades dangling from the center ofthe ceiling. A full bar rests on thefront side with a dozen comfy blackhighback bar stools. The samechairs dot four high tables, whileanother few tables stand by theback wall. The tables have a uniquetouch of paper towel rolls in thecenter.

With beer posters and neon signsplastered all over the walls, this“pub” stands out. Strings hangacross the ceiling pipes danglingbeer and football signs. Five TVsplay in the background, including ahuge projector screen on the leftwall that often plays sports. Localblues and rock ‘n’ roll bands playon Thursdays and Fridays. Outside,there’s seven more tables in a ware-house-like area where smoking isallowed.

Despite the way alcohol memo-rabilia adorns the place, the restau-

rant fashions itself as a family-ori-ented restaurant welcoming kids.There’s a big focus on a communi-ty. Blue collar and executive typescome together during lunch hourand late at night. The weekdaywaitress Krysti Williams is on afirst-name basis with almost 30 reg-ulars, mostly Buford natives, whocome in every day. Williams intro-duces newcomers to the regulars.

• Menu: The menu providescustomers typical American foodwith a focus on pizza and wings.The pizza is made with a specialsauce from the previous ownersthat gives it a unique flavor, andcomes in specialty forms like BBQChicken and Chicken Alfredo. Itcomes in personal, 14” and 16”sizes. The wings are jumbo sizedwith a variety of different saucesand size orders available from 10 to50.

Pizza Pub also offer salads likethe popular Greek Chicken andrecently started soup/salad combos.Lunch specials, seafood and burg-ers and sandwiches are also avail-able, but people mainly come in forthe pizza and wings.

The bar serves American beer,liquor and five types of wine.

• Things you might not know:They have special nights, includingBiker Thursdays, a Corn Hole tour-nament on Sundays and TexasHold Em Tuesdays. A full list isavailable on the website. Cus-tomers can play Keno, often com-ing for a beer and a game. Therestaraunt is in a building that usedto be a leather factory that madeshoes and saddles until it was reno-vated by the owners. Many of thelocal patrons have grandparentswho once worked in the factory.

Staff Photos: Jonathan PhillipsPizza Pub serves pepperoni pizza. Also served are buffalo wings with fries and nachos withsour cream, jalapenos, tomatoes and lettuce.

Pizza Pub is located at 554 W. Main St. in Buford and offerspatrons table and bar seating and an outdoor patio.

■ Chicken alfredo pizza:Alfredo sauce based pizza withMozzarella cheese topped withgrilled chicken. $7.50 personal,$14.50 for 14-inch and $17.50for 16-inch.■ Greek chicken salad:Mixed greens, tomatoes, fetacheese, black olives and pep-peroncini topped with grilledchicken. $7.99■ Cheeseburger: Americanswiss or provolone served withlettuce and tomatoes and friesand a pickle. $7.59 ■ Blackened Tilapia: Servedwith mixed veggies. $9.99■ Wings: Come in orders of10, 20, 30, 50 for $8.99, $15,$24.99, $39.99 respectively

ONTHEMENU

Gwinnett’s manyyoung actors and dancershave enjoyed a summerfilled with intense studyin their chosen art forms.Now it is time to focuson the season beforethem, filled with perfor-mances and concentrationon becoming better attheir crafts.

Two of Gwinnett’snonprofit arts organiza-tions are gearing up Sat-urday for the year ahead.Gwinnett Ballet Theatreinvites anyone interestedin dance to its annualopen house. Located at2204 Fountain Square inSnellville, GBT willopen its doors from 10a.m. to 2 p.m., welcom-ing back students andparents and encouragingnew students to comemeet the faculty and tourthe studios.

GBT’s companydancers will perform andthere will be otherdemonstrations. Therewill be refreshments, too.For more information,call the GBT studios at770-978-0188.

The Actor’s Edge isstarting classes on Satur-day at locations in bothDuluth and Suwanee.Classes include StarPotential for ages 4 to 6,the Actor’s Edge Juniorfor ages 7 to 10, Intro-duction to Acting forages 8 to 12, The Actor’sEdge Youth for ages 10to 17 and other classeswith such titles as OnCamera, Vocal Ensembleand Musical TheatreDance. There are classesfor adults as well, withan Adult Workshop andan Adult Improv classavailable. To register, or

for more information,visit www.theac-torsedge.com or call 770-846-6721.

The Actor’s Conserva-tory of the Red PhoenixTheatre has classesbeginning Sept. 13.Director Jeffrey ScottBailey requires that stu-dents and a parent meetwith him for class place-ment by Aug. 21. Inter-ested parties need to call678-532-0473 to sched-ule an appointment onAug. 16, 17, 18, 19 or20. Visit www.red-phoenix.org for moreinformation.

A big salute needs togo out to all the areadance students who spentmuch of their summerstudying at prestigioussummer intensivesaround the country.Gwinnett Ballet Theatresent Abigrace DiPrima,14, to Chatauqua Institu-tion’s School of Dancesummer program. Mag-gie Ellington, 16, attend-ed the Virginia School ofthe Arts in Richmond,Va. Chanelle Pennington-Hill, 14, attended theOrlando Ballet SummerIntensive. Jessica Kaczor,17, attended the RegionalDance America’s Chore-ographic Intensive in

North Carolina. ToriThompson, 17, attendedthe Glenda BrownChoreography Project.

From Susan ChambersDance Company wesalute Kelsey Wildman,17, who was at JoffreyBallet and the Rockettesin NYC on scholarship,as well as Julliard,Broadway Dance Centerand Steps NYC. AshleyPettit, 15, and RebekkaDizdar, 13, attended Jof-frey. Emma Grace Cline,13, was at Alvin Ailey.Kaila Fields, 16, attendedBDC and Steps in NYC.Sara Snow, 16, attendedBrockus ConservatorySummer Musical Theatrein LA as well as Broad-way Artists Alliance inNYC. Alexis McPhail,15, attended the Rock-ettes on Scholarship.Avery Elliot, 15, attend-ed BDC and Steps in

NYC. Ashley Supper, 12,enjoyed a history tour ofthe Paris Opera House!

From Southern BalletTheatre, Carly Wood, 16,attended Alabama BalletTheatre. Haley Terrell,16, was a dance major atthe Georgia Governor’sHonors Program. MaraWeissinger, 14, CarolineDeedy, 13, and BrookeBennett, 14, all studiedat the Brigham YoungUniversity Dance Inten-sive. Dana Egan, 16,attended Atlanta Ballet’sSummer Intensive andRegional Dance Ameri-ca’s ChoreographicIntensive in North Car-olina, as did BethanySmith, age 17.

Holley Calmes is afreelance writer and pub-lic relations consultantspecializing in the arts.E-mail her at [email protected].


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BY DEANNA ALLENSTAFF WRITER

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Strings on a guitar. Thedoorway of a small churchin Lititz, Pa. A goldfish pondthat was dug by hand. Anold shrimp boat unloadingits catch.

These are a few of thesubjects artists have cap-tured in the latest exhibit tofill the walls of Kudzu ArtZone’s gallery in Norcross.

The selections on display,which include oil, acrylic,pastel, watercolor and mixedmedia paintings, were creat-ed by members of the South-ern Colours Art Associationwho are also members ofKudzu Art Zone.

The Southern Colours ArtAssociation, founded 15years ago and based in Lil-burn, is a group of 18 pro-fessional artists from allover the metro Atlanta areawho come together once aweek to paint.

Each piece on displayreflects a person, place orobject with a personal con-nection to or meaning forthe individual artists underthe theme “Up Close andPersonal.” With limitedguidelines for submissions— too many rules can inhib-it creativity, said SallieAtkins, the founder ofSCAA — the exhibit offersa variety of styles, mediaand techniques to catch theviewer’s eye.

A brief narrative writtenby the artist accompanieseach piece, offering viewersan enhanced experience in

knowing a little of the storiesbehind each piece.

One of Cyndi Marble’spaintings titled “A SpecialTreasure” is of a humming-bird nest she found on theground in her yard.

“You see how small it is,”

she said, “and you figure,hummingbirds are small,the babies are even smaller.It just boggles your mind.”

“When Cyndi was doingher bird nest, it was like,well, how much more upclose and personal can youget?” Atkins added. “You’reholding a hummingbirdhome in your hand.”

Atkins’ pieces on displayinclude a painting titled“Orientals,” which depicts

oriental magnolia bloomsshe placed in Chinese lac-quer bowls given to hermany years ago by a friend.

“After the really cold win-ter this past year I was reallyafraid (my oriental magno-lia) would not have blos-soms, but there it was inFebruary,” Atkins said. “Itbloomed more this year thanit ever has. The oriental blos-soms in the oriental bowls,the idea appealed to me so I

put them there and I deliber-ately painted them up closeand personal.”

Both Marble’s painting“A Special Treasure” andAtkins’ work “Orientals”will be on display throughAug. 28. Other artists whosework is featured in theexhibit include Lucy Brady,Rena Cutler, Diana Dice,

Sara Grossman, JudyHoward, Christopher Sher-ry, Catherine Susky andSandra Tribukait.

Gallery hours are 11 a.m.to 4 p.m. Fridays and Satur-days and the exhibit is freeand open to the public. Formore information, call 770-840-9844 or visitwww.kudzuartzone.org.

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OUT IN THE CROWD

■ What: “Up Close andPersonal,” an exhibit ofartwork by members ofthe Southern Colours ArtAssociation■ When: 11 a.m. to 4p.m. Fridays and Satur-days through Aug. 28 ■ Where: Kudzu ArtZone, 116 Carlyle St. inNorcross ■ Cost: Free ■ For more informa-tion: Call 770-840-9844or visit www.kudzuart-zone.org

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Staff Photo: Jonathan PhillipsWorks of art by members of the Southern Colours Art Association hang onthe walls at Kudzu Art Zone, above and below, in Norcross on Tuesday. Theshow “Up Close and Personal” will hang through Aug. 28.

Kudzu Art Zone hosting new exhibitA personal touch


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Seated at an organ,Clark Wilson’s job is toprovide live soundtracks tosilent films, trailing his fin-gers over the organ keys tomanipulate an audiences’emotions as the storyunfolds silently on screen.

“You’re taking action andturning it into musicthrough your fingers,” hesaid.

The resident organist atthe Ohio Theatre for thepast 19 years and arenowned talent in thatrespect, Wilson will providethe musical accompanimentfor a special screening ofthe 1927 silent film “TheGeneral” at the Fox Theatreon Tuesday, playing thevenue’s Mighty “Mo”organ. The screening is pre-sented by the AmericanTheatre Organ Society and

Turner Classic Movies incelebration of the 100thanniversary of the theaterorgan.

Wilson will perform ascore he penned about adecade ago specifically for“The General” as the origi-nal score for the silent filmwas lost over time. Wilson’sscore will feature southernstyles of music befitting thetime period in which theaction is set — 1862 — orthe time period in which thefilm was created.

“There’s a school ofthought that it was very,very improper to use musicthat didn’t come along until40 years after the picturewas made,” Wilson said.

It’s a school of thoughtto which he subscribes,along with the idea that atheater organist shouldnever call attention to him-self.

“That is the cardinal sinin accompanying silentfilms,” Wilson said. “Thefilm is the star and if you doyour job as the accompanistcorrectly, you will disap-pear behind that picture andmaybe people will tell youafter the picture, ‘We forgotyou were playing,’ andthat’s the ultimate compli-ment.”

Tickets to the 7:30 p.m.screening of “The Gener-al” on Tuesday are $8.For more information onthe event, call 800-745-3000 or visitwww.foxtheatre.org.

■ What: Specialscreening of “The Gener-al” accompanied byorganist Clark Wilson ■ When: 7:30 p.m.Tuesday ■ Where: Fox Theatre, ■ Cost: $8 ■ For more information:Call 800-745-3000 orvisit www.foxtheatre.org

IFYOUGO

Special Photo Theater organist Clark Wilson, pictured here seated at the Fox Theatre’sMighty “Mo” organ, will perform accompaniment for the silent film “The Gen-eral” during a special screening at the Fox on Tuesday.

Fox to host silent filmscreening with organist


LOCAL EVENT


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Rain falls on the AuroraTheatre stage as actor JustinTanner tap dances throughpuddles, the pitter-patter ofwater droplets providing afitting accompaniment forthe song “Singin’ in theRain.”

It’s the Lawrencevilletheater’s recreation of theiconic scene made famousby actor Gene Kelly in theMGM movie musical of thesame name and provides aspectacular opening for theAurora’s 2010-11 season.

“We always open the sea-son with a big, classic musi-cal and to celebrate our 15anniversary season wewanted something big, epic,well known, something ouraudience would really takea shine to,” said AnthonyRodriguez, the Aurora’sproducing artistic director.

“Singin’ in the Rain”show follows Tanner’s char-acter, handsome leadingman Don Lockwood, as thestudio Monumental Pic-tures navigates Holly-wood’s transition fromsilent films to “talkies.”With a leading lady bettersuited for silent films —Lina Lamont’s annoyinglyhigh-pitched, squeaky voiceand inattention to micplacement make for disaster— Lockwood solicits thehelp of his friends, particu-larly one lovely aspiringactress with the voice of a

songbird, to salvage the stu-dio’s latest project.

From a technical aspect,making it rain on theLawrenceville theater stagewasn’t difficult. Warmwater is run from a faucetback stage into a PVC pipefilled with holes dead hungabove the set. To accommo-date the falling water, asteel frame 6 or more inch-es above the actual stagewas constructed, where along gap across the front ofthe frame allows the waterto drain into a large barrel inthe theater’s basement.

“It adds a whole new ele-ment of life to (the show),”Tanner said. “It’s such aniconic scene, I just feel real-ly alive when I’m able to dothat.”

During intermission,which directly follows Tan-ner’s song and rain dance,crew members clear thestage of excess moistureusing mops and squeegees.

Technical difficulty — orlack thereof — aside, thescene is one Aurora patronslikely won’t soon forget.But it’s certainly not thetotality of the show, whichincludes multiple tap dancenumbers, the added elementof actual film segments pro-jected onto a large screenand memorable renditionsof the songs “Fit as a Fid-dle,” “Make ’Em Laugh”and “Good Mornin’” per-formed by a stellar cast.

Actor Jeremy Wood’scomical turn as Lock-wood’s right hand manCosmo Brown and his ren-

dition of “Make ’EmLaugh” is a show stealer,while Kathy Selden, playedby Leslie Bellair makingher Aurora debut, is freshand frank as Lockwood’sreluctant love interest with avoice well suited for thenew technology of talkingpictures.

The Aurora also heraldsthe debut of Broadway per-former Pamela Gold on theLawrenceville stage assqueaky-voiced silent filmsiren Lina Lamont. Goldhas been seen on the Broad-way stage oppositeMatthew Broderick in“How to Succeed in Busi-ness Without Really Try-ing” and Sarah JessicaParker in “Once Upon aMattress.”

“Singin’ in the Rain”opens this weekend on theAurora Theatre stage andwill run through Sept. 5, thefirst show in a season thatwill include a stage adapta-tion of the classic tale “Dr.Jekyll and Mr. Hyde,” thetheater’s annual holidayextravaganza “ChristmasCanteen,” the southeasternpremiere of the play“Sirens” and more.

“I believe a lot of choiceswe’ve made for the entireseason sort of fit that epicquality (‘Singin’ in theRain’ has),” Rodriguez said.“We’ve picked a great vari-ety of plays for the 15thanniversary season. Webelieve they’re all storiesthat speak to our audienceand that they’ll enjoy verymuch.”

Aurora starts season with ‘Singin’ in the Rain’Waterworks

■ What: “Singin’ in the Rain”■ When: 8 p.m. Thursday through Sat-urday and 2:30 p.m. Saturdays andSundays through Sept. 5■ Cost: $21 to $35

■ Where: Aurora Theatre, 128 Pike St.in Lawrenceville ■ For more information: Call 678-226-6222 or visit www.aurorathe-atre.com

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Staff Photo: Jonathan PhillipsJustin Tanner as Don Lockwood grabs a lamp post and sings as rain falls onstage during a scene from “Singing in the Rain” at the Aurora Theatre inLawrenceville on Tuesday.


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BY FENIT NIRAPPILStaff Intern

BUFORD — The SimonKidgits Club’s Kidgits FunFactory tour is coming toAtlanta this weekend.

The Fun Factory will makea stop at the Nordstrom Courtat the Mall of Georgia fromnoon to 6 p.m. Sunday.

The tour is designed for

families with children ages 3to 12. Visitors can go to dif-ferent “Destination Stations”featuring games, productsamples and activities.

For example, kids can buildat the Mega Bloks station,rock out on an air guitar,drum and amps at the EngageStation and swap collectorstrading cards at the ToppsCard’s “Pop up Party.”

“It’s really exciting whenwe get educational programsthat go throughout the coun-try when they are able tomake pit stops in Atlanta,”said Shelley Korenbrot, direc-tor of marketing and businessdevelopment at the GwinnettPlace Mall and Mall of Geor-gia.

The tour is sponsored bythe Simon Kidgits Club and

clubs members will receivespecial rewards including a T-shirt and membership card,but the event is open to non-members, too.

The Simon Kidgits Cluboffers special activities forkids throughout the year atSimon malls including Mallof Georgia. For more infor-mation, visitwww.simon.com/kidgits.

■ What: Simon Kidgits Club’sKidgits Fun Factory tour ■ When: Noon to 6 p.m. Sun-day ■ Where: Mall of Georgia,3333 Buford Drive in Buford ■ Cost: Free■ For more information: Visitwww.simon.com/kidgits

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BY MICHAEL CLARKMovie Critic

With a cast of justthree and taking placemostly in a single room,this bare-bones Englishcrime thriller looks likesomething that would beabsolutely electric if per-formed live on stage. It isthe first feature film fromwriter/director J Blake-son, and if the right per-son controlling the pursestrings of a major studiosees it they should signhim for a multi-picturedeal ASAP. With a properbudget and higher profile,Blakeson could become amajor talent.

The dialogue-freeopening title sequence isa no-bull, borderline clin-ical presentation of twomen who have spent agreat deal of time plan-ning a kidnapping. Withediting inspired by butnot quite as hyper as GuyRitchie, Blakeson getsright to the point and pre-pares us well for hisbleak and gritty narrative.

After the quick in-and-out at a hardware store,Vic (Eddie Marsan) andDanny (Martin Comp-ston) soundproof and for-tify a secluded apartmentthat will house their care-fully chosen victim, Alice(Gemma Arterton).

First hogtied and hood-ed, Alice is ultimatelystripped, gagged and

handcuffed spread eagleon a bolted-down bed.The men contact Alice’smillionaire father, maketheir demands and fromwhat we can gather theirplot will come off with-out a hitch. Being a pot-boiler thriller, we cancount on the story takingsome unexpected detoursand Blakeson comes upwith an ear-pinningdoozy or two few viewerswill able to peg inadvance.

In addition to takingthe story in differentdirections, these plottwists also change thedynamic between thecharacters. Starting out asthe unquestioned leaderand planner, Vic’s stran-glehold on the other twobecomes greatly dimin-ished by the middle ofthe third act. As anyonein her position would be,Alice is desperate toescape, but when givensuch an opportunity, shedefers.

With such a heady andcrackling build-up, theself-imposed pressure onBlakeson to deliver aworthy ending proves tobe too much and he fal-ters. It’s not deal-killinghorrible, but it is anunimaginative letdown.

Both Marsan andCompston occupy theirroles with the requiredbalance of reserve andbombast and growbeyond the predictablestock villains. Given thesparseness of the dia-logue, this is particularlynotable.

The big surprise here isArterton. Previously reg-ulated to one-dimensional

pretty-girl types (“Princeof Persia,” “Quantum ofSolace”), Arterton made abold artistic choice bytaking this part — some-thing many like her mightconsider an unfavorableprofessional step back-wards. In addition to theextended nude scenes,she’s (purposefully)adorned in putrid make-up and her character iscalled to do something infront of the men mostpeople only do in privatein a restroom.

Not only physicallyrestrained most of thetime, she isn’t givenmuch to say until thehalfway point, yet Arter-ton is still able to displayan array of emotions andreveals herself to be anactress of tremendousrange and subtly. As withBlakeson, if the rightpeople see her here, herlanguishing career couldslip into overdrive.(Anchor Bay)

Special Photo: Anchor BayGemma Arterton stars as the title character in “The Disappearance of Alice Creed.”


The Disappearance ofAlice Creed (R)

MOVIES

★★★★★

Director of ‘Alice Creed’ has major talent

Special Photo: Sony/ColumbiaMark Wahlberg, left, and Will Ferrell star in “The Other Guys.”

Since leaving “SaturdayNight Live” in 2002, WillFerrell has made a fewdecent art-house films buthas spent the bulk of histime churning out mostlyhorrible action comedies.With little exception, thesemovies — however bad —always manage to turn ahealthy profit. He is one ofthe few remaining stars whocan virtually guarantee astrong opening weekend, nomatter what the quality ofthe product.

“The Other Guys” is Fer-rell’s fifth collaborationwith writer/director AdamMcKay and is by far the

best movie either of themhas made. It is the kind ofmovie people who general-ly despise Ferrell will loveand there are two reasonswhy.

McKay seems to be theonly filmmaker who is ableto keep Ferrell’s consider-able energy in check and

thus force him to pay atten-tion to subtle details. Inboth “Anchorman” and“Talladega Nights,” McKaylet Ferrell go nuts but kepthim on a short leash and gothim to actually act. Whennot playing the fool full-time (“Stranger than Fic-tion”), Ferrell is surprisinglyeffective.

Recognizing a rising tidefloats all boats, McKay alsosurrounds Ferrell with asupporting cast that notonly makes his leading manappear more talented, theydo most of the heavy lifting.With the notable exceptionof two or three scenes inthis film, Ferrell is thestraight man throughout,and for the most part he andMcKay let everyone elseget the laughs. “The OtherGuys” is a gut-busting, mis-

matched/buddy-cop comedythat both skewers and payshomage to the genre and it’sthe finest movie of its kindsince the first “LethalWeapon.”

For reasons wisely notexplained until late in thefilm, Det. Allen Gamble(Ferrell) is content to be adesk jockey and occupyhimself with everyone else’sbothersome paperwork.He’s a doormat and the buttof all jokes and the sourceof endless frustration for hiseasily agitated partner TerryHoitz (Mark Wahlberg).

Relegated to his desk formaking a major sports relat-ed blunder years ago, Terryis chomping at the bit to getback into action and redeemhimself and isn’t beyondbending the rules in order todo so. It is only after a mis-

fortunate event involvingthe precinct’s two biggestguns (Dwayne Johnson andSamuel L. Jackson) thatTerry was reason to be pro-fessionally optimistic, buthe’ll need Allen’s help if hewants to succeed.

In much the same man-ner as an episode of “Law& Order,” McKay and co-writer Chris Henchy take atopical subject (corporategreed and governmentbailouts) and make it themain plot point. AcclaimedBritish thespian SteveCoogan co-stars as DavidErshon, a slimy but pol-ished financial “expert”who is up to his eyeballs inbogus dealings and morethan a few internationalthugs want his hide.

A lot of people in highplaces wish Ershon to be

left alone, and again thewriters take their sweet timein doling out all of thedetails. It’s rare for anaction comedy to put such aheavy emphasis on plot andthis alone lends the moviean uncharacteristic degreeof artistic legitimacy.

Dedicated Ferrell fanscan rest assured that inaddition to a smart story,there’s still a bunch ofbawdy bathroom humor,unchecked testosterone,explosions, car chases andboatloads of not-so-subtlesexual innuendo to be foundhere. Despite all of its intel-lectual qualities, “The OtherGuys” is at heart a rip-roar-ing, crowd-pleasing, sum-mer popcorn extravaganza— something that is in des-perate short supply thisyear. (Sony/Columbia)


VIEWPOINTS

MICHAEL CLARK

The Other Guys(PG-13)★★★★

Ferrell, McKay partner for best movie yet in ‘Other Guys’

Special Photo: Magnolia


As “An InconvenientTruth” was to global warm-ing, “Food Inc.” was toagriculture and “Enron:The Smartest Guys in theRoom” was to financialmalfeasance, “Countdownto Zero” is a preaching-to-the-choir documentaryabout the history of nuclearweapons.

Informative, stylish andbriskly paced, the film isn’tan educational tool asmuch as it is a fear-mon-gering, button-pushingpiece of far-left propagandathat attempts to appeal tothe Chicken Little lurkingin all of us and scare the tarout of every viewer. Onthat level it succeeds inspades. As a movie, howev-er, it’s just average — andannoyingly repetitive.

With a gloom and doomopening title sequence thatwould be more at home ina disaster epic, directorLucy Walker makes it clearthis is going to be one seri-ous, eye-opening film, andshe gets it right about halfof the time. When Walkersticks to the facts and letsthe experts talk, the movieis swimmingly efficient and

undeniably captivating.Among the many mostly

unknown science anddefense professionals areformer international headsof state and mainly ValeriePlame Wilson, the formerCIA spy whose identitywas leaked to the press bymembers of the George W.Bush administration.Because her former dutiesincluded blocking Iranfrom acquiring a nuclearweapon, Wilson’s opinionsand perspective on theissue carry great heft. Inaddition to her expertise,Wilson is an attractivewoman and more thancamera ready and it isunderstandable why Walkergives her so much screentime.

Walker also gets highmarks for interspersing theinterviews with a graphics-heavy nuclear timetable.She wisely devotes most ofthis portion to J. RobertOppenheimer, the physicistwho headed the ManhattanProject in the 1940s andcreated the first two bombsthat were dropped on Japanand led to the end of WorldWar II. An acknowledgedand unapologetic liberal,Oppenheimer’s regretregarding his work onnukes haunted him for theremainder of his years andlends the film some much-needed soul.

All of what’s good inWalker’s movie amounts to

roughly an hour’s worth ofscreen time and perhapsout of necessity to stretchthe film to feature lengthand warrant a theatricalrelease, she piles on abunch of filler. At least twodozen times, she includesaerial shots of major worldcities with five-mile radiusgraphics laid over top indi-cating the level of damagea bomb would have oneach. A little of this stuffgoes a long way and by thethird or fourth time, theseshots start feeling like abludgeoning gimmick.

Less gimmicky but noless tedious is Wilson’scontinuous revisiting of oneparticular line in a speechdelivered by president JohnF. Kennedy in 1961 at theUnited Nations. Thanks tosome very adept speech-writers and his almost oth-erworldly talent as an ora-tor, Kennedy could makeanything sound good. Thisparticular passage — a riffon the Greek fable Damo-cles — is admittedly stir-ring but by the time Walkeris done with it, all of itspoetry and nuance falls flat.

This is the kind of movieevery informed adultshould probably view but isalso the kind of thing fewpeople would want to giveup their good money to see.Life provides us enoughbad news; we don’t need topay someone to give usmore of it. (Magnolia)


Coutdown to Zero(PG)

ChillingDocumentary takes look at

different nuclear war scenarios

★★★★★


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LOS ANGELES —Justin Bieber is addingmovie star to his resume.

Paramount Pictures,MTV Films and Bieber’srecord label, Island DefJam, said the 16-year-oldpop star signed on toappear in a feature filmabout his life and career.

The yet-to-be-titledmovie is set for release on‘‘Valentine’s weekend’’ of2011, the companies saidTuesday.

Bieber will also be pro-

ducing the film, alongwith mentor Usher, man-ager Scooter Braun andIsland Def Jam MusicGroup chairman LA Reid.

The movie will offer a‘‘VIP backstage pass’’into Bieber’s life and willfeature 3-D footage fromhis ‘‘My World 2.0’’ con-cert tour.

The ubiquitous teensensation is also bringinghis life to readers:HarperCollins announcedMonday that it will pub-lish his memoir in Octo-ber.

Recently reviewed filmsnow playing in theaters:

• Charlie St. Cloud (PG-13)Further proof that pretty-boyZac Efron will likely nevermatch the unqualified suc-cess of the “High SchoolMusical” trilogy in this down-beat, saccharine-laden hybridof “The Sixth Sense” and alukewarm Hallmark made-for-TV tearjerker. 11⁄2 stars —Michael Clark

• Dinner For Schmucks(PG-13) Steve Carell deliv-ers a variation of his char-acter from “The Office” inthis remake of a Frenchfarce where snobby richguys gather to snicker atand put down socially inepteccentric types. The mix ofdark and mainstreamhumor never gels.2 stars — MC

• Salt (PG-13) Though rifewith plot holes and lacking inlogic the majority of the time,“Salt” is a non-stop adven-ture spectacular that bringswith it just enough politicalintrigue to qualify as a thrillerand Angelina Jolie morethan proves why she’s theworld’s top action star. 3stars — MC

• Despicable Me (PG) Farmore acerbic and intelligent

than its cutesy trailers wouldindicate, this animated mas-terpiece featuring SteveCarell as a twisted, mad-sci-entist criminal who becomesthe unlikely father of threeorphaned girls is a triumphon every level. 4 stars — MC

• The Kids Are All Right (R)One of the very few gay/les-bian-themed features with-

out a marked politicalagenda, “TKAAR” insteadpresents a balanced, familyvalues type examinationregarding anonymous seeddonation and the desire toknow the origin of two kids’mystery dad. 3 stars — MC

• The Sorcerer’s Appren-tice (PG-13) Whether itwas mostly negative

reviews or a general lack ofinterest, audiences largelyavoided this “Harry Potter”wanna-be starring NicolasCage as a 15-century-oldSvengali charged withtutoring a blasé heir to amystical dynasty. 11⁄2 stars— MC

• Knight and Day (PG-13)Tom Cruise and Cameron

Diaz break out of their col-lective slumps in this actionthriller directed by JamesMangold. More “Mission:Impossible” than “Mr. andMrs. Smith,” it’s not nearlyas funny as the trailers indi-cate but is still quite worth-while. 3 stars — MC

• Twilight Saga: Eclipse(PG-13) While slightly bet-ter than the first two, thethird installment of thistepid occult soap operaonly serves those faithful tothe series of books thatspawned it. Rarely hasthere been so much atten-tion lavished on somethingso strikingly sub-par. 2stars — MC

• I Am Love (R) This full-of-itself Italian art film isnotable only for its occa-sional resemblance to “TheGodfather” and a semi-stir-ring performance from leadTilda Swinton as a wander-ing matriarch with somesuperfluous mid-life andlatent child-rearing issues.11⁄2 stars — MC

• Grown Ups (PG-13)Adam Sandler and his off-screen cronies get togetherfor a “family” film that isunsuitable for children oranyone with a semi-intelli-gent sense of humor. It’sbetter than last year’s simi-larly themed “CouplesRetreat” but not by much.1 star — MC


SCHEDULE FOR 8/06 (FRI) – 8/12 (THUR)

MATINEES IN PARENTHESISPLAY FRI, SAT & SUN

KARATE KID (PG) (1:00) (2:00) 4:00 5:10 7:00 9:00

SEX AND THE CITY 2 (R) (2:10) 5:05 8:35

SHREK FOREVER AFTER (PG) (1:00) (2:00) 4:30 5:00 7:15 8:35 9:25

THE A-TEAM (PG13) (1:15) 4:25 7:15 9:45

IRON MAN 2 (PG13) (2:05) 5:20 8:30

PRINCE OF PERSIA (PG13) (1:30) 4:30 7:05 9:30

GET HIM TO THE GREEK (R) (1:20) 4:35 7:25 9:45

MARMADUKE (PG) (12:45) (3:00) 5:00 7:05 9:05

KILLERS (PG13) (12:55) (3:10) 5:15 7:35 9:55

HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON (PG) (1:05) 4:30 7:00 9:15

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The Associated PressSinger Justin Bieber appears on the NBC “TodayShow” in New York on June 4.


If you’re looking foranother reason to hate theFrench — and really, whoisn’t? — “Wild Grass”will provide you withmore than enough ammu-nition to fill both barrels.Preposterous, pretentiousand completely inane, thismovie is either the lastgasp of a fringe filmmak-er or a practical joke he’sdevised to see how manyfolks he can fool.

This isn’t just a moviemost people will hate anda select few will “get” —its art-house snobbery ofthe highest order thatbrims with contempt.Even among those whohave praised its “daring”new wave roots is theconsensus that it goesnowhere and might be aninside joke devised by allinvolved to make theaudience either look stu-pid or falsely intelligent.

Based on the obscure1996 novel “L’Incident”by Christian Gailly, “WildGrass” is the 48th filmmade by director AlainResnais since he beganhis career in 1936. At 88,he is considered a nation-al treasure by his fellowcountrymen, yet remainsvirtually unknown to eventhe most ardentcinephiles. This could bedue to the fact that onlytwo of those 48 filmsmade much of an impactoutside of France and

both of them came outmore than a half centuryago. To refer to Resnais asan inconsequential relicand an acquired tastewould be a gross under-statement.

The first 15 minutes —the only worthwhile por-tion of the movie — isadmittedly arresting andoffers great promise. Afterleaving a specialty shoestore in Paris, dentist andamateur pilot Marguerite(Sabine Azema) has herpurse snatched yet doesn’tconsider the event impor-tant enough to warrant areport to the police. Shereturns the shoes, goeshome and puts it all out ofher mind; very odd behav-ior for such a seeminglysmart person.

Sometime later (whenisn’t made clear), her fire-engine red wallet thatmatches Marguerite’sfrantically-frizzled hair is

found in an undergroundgarage by Georges (AndreDussillier). He also

chooses not to contact theauthorities — or the right-ful owner. During this

segment, an occasionalnarrator vaguely suggeststhat Georges might be acriminal or psychotic —or both — and Georges’shifty eyes and generalparanoia lend these obser-vations credence. Theseeds for a creepy Hitch-cock-flavored thriller aresown and then immediate-ly plowed over. Absolute-ly nothing else that fol-lows makes a lick ofsense.

Impeccably pho-tographed and bathed in arainbow of deeplydrenched colors, the filmis visually captivating andlends the production adecided dream or night-mare-like quality. Atten-tive viewers will noticeodd details on the film’sedges. Why does Georgeshave an outdoor grill inhis indoor kitchen? Why

in the same scene is heshown barefoot and thenwearing shoes? Why onEarth does the very lastscene in the movie featurea female toddler — acharacter who has notbeen shown or referencedto up to that point — ask-ing her mother, “Mommy,when I’m a cat, will I beable to eat cat munchies?”

Dream or not, “WildGrass” is an incoherent,self-serving and narcissis-tic bit of faux intellectualtwaddle that is riddledwith pointlessness. It’s atextbook example of whyart films are so loathed bymainstream audiences andoffers all the reasons oneneeds to understand whythey will always appeal tojust a scant few.

Presented in Frenchwith English subtitles.(Sony Classics)


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BY MIN LEEThe Associated Press

HONG KONG —Christopher Nolan’s ‘‘Incep-tion’’ will be released inChina, the country’s filmimporter said Tuesday, giv-ing a lucrative foreign mar-ket to a sci-fi thriller thatalready has become a globalsensation.

China Film Group willgive the Warner Bros. pro-duction one of its coveted 20annual slots for revenue-sharing imports, Yuan Wen-qiang, an executive whooversees imports for thestate-owned company, toldThe Associated Press in aphone interview. The 148-minute film has alreadycleared Chinese censors, hesaid.

China splits revenueswith foreign studios on 20 oftheir movies every year — arule that effectively limitsthe country to 20 foreignblockbusters a year. It buysthe rights to other lesser-known foreign films at flatrates.

Yuan said he didn’t knowthe release date. China FilmGroup’s distribution depart-ment couldn’t immediatelybe reached for comment.Calls to the company wentunanswered. Warner Bros.didn’t immediately respondto an e-mail seeking com-ment.

Chinese media reportsgave conflicting dates. Thenews website Sina.com saidSept. 21 in a report lastweek, but another website,Sohu.com, said Wednesdaythe date had been advancedto Sept. 2.

‘‘Inception,’’which is alsobeing released in IMAX for-mat, will face off against aslew of Chinese-languageblockbusters in September— Zhang Yimou’s ‘‘TheLove of the Hawthorn Tree’’(Sept. 16), Andrew Lau’s‘‘The Legend of the Fist:The Return of Chen Zhen’’(Sept. 21) and the JohnWoo-produced ‘‘Reign ofAssassins’’ (Sept. 28), bothkung fu thrillers, as well asTsui Hark’s ‘‘Detective Deeand the Mystery of the

Phantom Flame,’’ Sina.comreported.

Despite the rapid growthof the Chinese box office, itstill lags behind Americanticket revenues. But therecent success of JamesCameron’s sci-fi epic‘‘Avatar’’ proved that Holly-wood blockbusters can gen-erate earnings on the samescale in China as they dodomestically. The globalbox office champion of all-time raked in a massive$204 million in the countryearlier this year, comparedwith nearly $750 million inthe United States.

Hollywood’s leadingtrade association has lobbiedBeijing for better access foryears, but the Chinese gov-ernment hasn’t budged. AWorld Trade Organizationruling in December urgedChina to let foreign moviestudios distribute theirmovies in the country ontheir own — but didn’taddress the annual importquota. Beijing has promisedto comply by March 2011.

Starring Leonardo

DiCaprio, Ken Watanabe,Marion Cotillard and EllenPage, ‘‘Inception’’ follows ateam of brain-tappingexperts who are hired by aJapanese businessman toinfluence the thinking of theheir to an energy conglom-erate. It has made $193 mil-lion in the U.S. and $171.5million overseas as of Sun-day, according to the boxoffice tracking website BoxOffice Mojo.

The film was released inthe semiautonomous south-ern Chinese territory HongKong on Thursday, earning$2 million as of Monday inthe former British colony,said Ponnie Leung, a HongKong-based publicist forWarner Bros.

Warner Bros. decided notto release Nolan’s last block-buster, ‘‘The Dark Knight’’in China in 2008, citing‘‘cultural sensitivities’’ to themovie. Studio executiveswere likely worried that itsplot of Batman capturing anethnic Chinese criminal inHong Kong would offendChinese censors.


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• Saturday: Chris Hurt Band• Aug. 12: Athens Popfest• Aug. 20: Patton Oswalt

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• Saturday: Flashback Festival• Aug. 20: Jack Johnson• Aug. 22: Brooks and Dunnwith guest Miranda Lambert• Aug. 29: Creed with Skillet andTheft• Aug. 31: Kiss

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• Oct. 30: Diwali Show• Nov. 20: Ludwig SymphonyOrchestra Gala Concert • Nov. 26-28: Northeast AtlantaBallet’s “The Nutcracker”• Dec. 4-5, 10-12, 17-19: Gwin-nett Ballet Theatre’s “The Nut-cracker”

ATLANTA CIVIC CENTER395 Piedmont Ave. N.E., Atlanta

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• Saturday: Inspiration Live inConcert — Shankar, Ehsan, Loy,Shafqat Amanat Ali, MahalaxmiIyer and Richa Sharma • Nov. 4-6: Je Caryous John-son’s “Cheaper to Keep Her”

CENTER STAGE1374 W. Peachtree St.

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• Aug. 28: Who’s Bad• Aug. 30: Dir en Grey andApocalyptica

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• Thursday: Goo Goo Dolls• Aug. 15: Jackson Browne• Aug. 20: Anthony Hamilton,Kem, Jaheim, RaheemDevaughn• Aug. 22: Donna Summer • Aug. 23: Ray LaMontagne andDavid Gray• Aug. 26: Tears for Fears • Aug. 29: Billy Idol and JoanJett

Classic Chastain • Today: Cyndi Lauper withSharon Jones and The Dap-Kings and David Rhodes • Aug. 13: .38 Special with Dri-vin’ N Cryin’ and Sonia Leigh• Aug. 14: Erykah Badu withBilal• Aug. 18: Heart with NekoCase • Aug. 25: The B-52s andBlondie

COBB ENERGY PERFORMING ARTS CENTRE2800 Cobb Galleria Parkway, Atlanta

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• Aug. 21: Shen Yun PerformingArts• Aug. 27: Natalie Merchant• Aug. 31: Paul Mooney• Sept. 10: The Temptations andThe Four Tops

EDDIE’S ATTIC515-B N. McDonough St., Decatur

404-377-4976 www.eddiesattic.com

• Today: Early show: NathanBeaver and Mike Killeen / Lateshow: Nathan Beaver and AbiTapia• Saturday: Robinella and BettySoo• Tuesday: King Richard’s Sun-day Best with guests Tyler Lyle,Anna Young and Joel Seibel• Aug. 13: Lissy Rosemont andJunior League Band

FERST CENTER FOR THE ARTS

349 Ferst Drive, Georgia Tech campus

404-894-9600www.ferstcenter.gatech.edu

• Sept. 11: Debbie Reynolds• Sept. 17: Break of Reality• Sept. 18: Homay and MastanEnsemble • Oct. 1: David Sanborn Trio fea-turing Joey DeFrancesco• Oct. 3: Rockapella• Oct. 15: Diavolo• Oct. 21: Angela Hewitt • Oct. 22: Paula Poundstone• Oct. 28: Michael Bolton

FOX THEATRE660 Peachtree St. N.E., Atlanta

404-881-2100www.foxtheatre.org

• Today-Sunday: “Cats”• Aug. 13: Trey Songz and Moni-ca • Aug. 14: Kathy Griffin• Aug. 24-29: “The Sound ofMusic”• Sept. 13: Pixies

THE LOFT1374 W. Peachtree St., Atlanta

404-885-1365www.theloft-atlanta.com

• Aug. 14: Little Brother • Aug. 20: Lil B• Aug. 25: Wale

PHILIPS ARENA1 Philips Drive N.W., Atlanta

404-878-3000www.philipsarena.com

• Wednesday: Tom Petty withguest Crosby Stills and Nash• Sept. 16-19: Sesame StreetLive presents “1-2-3 Imagine!”• Oct. 13-17: Disney on Ice pre-sents “Toy Story 3”• Dec. 23: Justin Bieber

RED LIGHT CAFE553 Amsterdam Ave., Atlanta

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• Today: Sugar Wookie, Revo,Gia Nappo and Bass Lazars

• Thursday: Valarie Smith andLiberty Pike and Jam • Aug. 13: Frets on Fire, BenMayer and Zac Taylor• Aug. 19: High Strung and Jam• Aug. 21: Recess Jazz Trioplays The Beatles hawgs

RIALTO CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS

80 Forsyth St. N.W., Atlanta404-651-4727

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• Thursday-15: “Yeah! I Said It ...”• Aug. 22: “Pretty Women NeverGet Married”

SMITH’S OLDE BAR1578 Piedmont Ave., Atlanta

404-875-1522www.smithsoldebar.com

• Today: The Last Waltz Ensem-ble • Saturday: Shakin’ Grace andYermomanems• Monday: Hamell on Trial• Thursday: The Red Rockers

THE TABERNACLE152 Luckie St., Atlanta

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• Aug. 19: Slightly Stoopid • Aug. 21: Patton Oswalt• Aug. 26: Michael Franti

VARIETY PLAYHOUSE 1099 Euclid Ave., Little Five Points

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• Saturday: Atlanta SymphonyOrchestra’s “Disney in Concert”• Monday: Green Day withguest AFI• Wednesday: Arcade Fire withSpoon

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678-473-1000www.wildbillsatlanta.com

• Today: Cinderella• Saturday: Rehab with Yelawolf,Mother’s Mustache and Masta-mindz

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EDITOR’S NOTE —Film Fans features localresidents reviewing thefilm of the week: “Char-lie St.Cloud.” Want tobe a Film Fan? [email protected].

I wasn’t sure if I wantedto see this movie or notwhen I first saw the pre-views but decided to giveit a shot.

I went and found it tobe a heartfelt movie aboutbrothers, promises wemake, letting go and tak-ing chances.

Zac Efron (as Charlie)was very convincing asthe older, grieving brotherdealing with the pain oflosing his little brother,Sam, and feelings of guilt.

Amanda Crew (as Tess)was also great in her roleas the female sailor whocame back into his lifeand reminded him of whathe still has to live for.

The scenery was alsovery beautiful.

— Cindy Evans,Duluth

Zac Efron did a fairlycredible job of playingthe role of Charlie, butthe movie just didn’tmake much sense to me.

Though I’ve never losta close friend or familymember, I can understanda bit of the denial and

blame he could haveexperienced after thewreck that killed hisyounger brother.

However, usually thesetypes of things involvetalking to the departedand possibly seeing them.

Playing catch everyday is going a little toofar.

Aside from a couple ofplot issues, I enjoyed themovie but I couldn’tunderstand much of whathis one buddy said to him— some kind of English

or Scottish accent.— J. P. Zinn,Lawrenceville

“Charlie St. Cloud” is amovie that anyone shouldhappily forego.

This movie was so slowmoving and, quite frankly,boring.

Yes, I cried, and the onlything that made this movieworthwhile was ZacEfron’s dreamy blue eyes.

I sat through the movieand kept saying, “Get onwith it.”

I was looking forwardto Efron in a more grownup role; however, his tran-sition into a more seriousrole really did notimpress me. I think heneeds to stick with songand dance.

Don’t waste yourmoney on this flub, ifyou’re an Efron fan, waitfor the rental.

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TodayThe city of Lilburn and the

Lilburn Woman’s Club pre-sents the seventh annualsinging competition “Lil-burn Idol.” The grand finaleperformance begins at 7:30p.m. today. For more informa-tion, visitwww.cityoflilburn.com.

Aug. 14Suwanee Town Center

Park will host a Ying andWing Festival and Concertat 3 p.m. Aug. 14 at 370Buford Highway in Suwanee.For more information, visitwww.suwanee.com/what-snew.events.php.

Aug. 21Suwanee Town Center

Park will host B at theMovies at 8 p.m. Aug. 21 at370 Buford Highway in Suwa-nee. For more information,visitwww.suwanee.com/what-snew.events.php.

Aug. 27Shawn Mullins will per-

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Upcoming/ongoingevents

New London Theatrepresents “The Secret Gar-den” through Sunday at2485 E. Main St. in Snel-lville. For showtimes andmore information, call 770-559-1484.

The 2010 season ofmovies in Braselton Park,

located off Harrison Streetbetween Ga. highways 124and 53 in downtown Brasel-ton, will be held select Sat-urdays through Sept. 18. Formore information, call 706-654-5551.

The Winder-Barrow Com-munity Theatre will present“Bye Bye Birdie” todaythrough Aug. 15 at 105 E.Athens St. in Winder. Formore information, call 770-867-3106 or visit www.winderbarrowtheatre.org.

Gallery at St. Edward’spresents “Quartet Plus 2”through Aug. 20 in thechapel of the St. EdwardsEpiscopal Church, 737Moon Road inLawrenceville. For hoursand more information, call770-963-6128.

Kudzu Art Zone pre-sents the exhibit “UpClose and Personal”through Aug. 28 in the Nor-cross Art Gallery, 116 Car-lyle St. in Norcross. Forhours and more information,call 770-931-4474.

Fine Art Exhibits pre-sents Works by TomNakashima and TheAugusta State FacultyInvitational through Sept.25. The Hudgens Center forthe Arts is located at 6400Sugarloaf Parkway, Building300. For more information,call 770-623-6002.

Music at the Vines Man-sion will continue select Fri-days and Sundays throughSept. 19. Tickets are avail-able by calling 678-601-5900 or online at www.musi-catthevinesmansion.com.

The Hudgens Center for

the Arts features theexhibit “In the Forest:Selected Works from theHudgens Center’s YoungArtists” through Aug. 14 intheir student gallery, 6400Sugarloaf Parkway inDuluth. For more informa-tion, call 770-623-6002.

SeptemberStone Mountain Park

will host the Yellow DaisyFestival from 10 a.m. to 6p.m. Sept. 9 through 12 inthe Special Events Mead-ow. The park is at 1000Robert E. Lee Blvd. inStone Mountain. Admis-sion is free. For more infor-mation, call 770-498-5690or visit www.stonemoun-tainpark.com.

Suwanee Town CenterPark will host SuwaneeDay from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.Sept. 18 at 370 Buford High-way in Suwanee. For moreinformation, visit www.suwa-nee.com/whatsnew.events.php.

Suwanee Town CenterPark will host the secondannual Korean Festival atnoon Sept. 25 and 26 at 370Buford Highway in Suwanee.For more information, visitwww.suwanee.com/what-snew.events.php or call 770-203-1888.

Lionheart Theatre willpresent “The Crucible” fromSept. 3 through Sept. 19 atNorcross Community andCultural Arts Center, 10 Col-lege St. in Norcross. For moreinformation, call 770-885-0425 or visit www.lion-hearttheatre.org.


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MudFire Gallery hosts theexhibit “Porcelain” on Saturdaythrough Sept. 25, 175 Laredo Drivein Decatur. For more information andhours, visit www.mudfire.com/porce-lain.htm.

SundayAtlanta Shakespeare Company

presents “Hamlet! The Musical!”at 6:30 p.m. Sunday at the Shake-speare Tavern, 499 Peachtree St.in Atlanta. For tickets or more infor-mation, call 404-874-5299 or visitwww.shakespearetavern.com.

TuesdayThe 2010 Coca-Cola Summer

Film Festival presents “The Gen-eral” at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at theFox Theatre, 660 Peachtree St. NEin Atlanta. For more information,visit www.FoxTheatre.org.

Aug. 21 and 22Fifth Row Center presents

“The Woods” outdoor theater at7:30 p.m. Aug. 21, and 4:30 p.m.Aug. 22 at 7004 Lake Sterling Blvd.in Flowery Branch. For more infor-mation, call 678-357-7359.

Sept. 17Atlanta Jazz hosts the third

annual Atlanta Smooth Musicshow at 8 p.m. Sept. 17 and 2 p.m.Sept 18 at the Mable HouseBarnes Amphitheatre, 5239 FloydRoad in Mableton. For tickets andmore information, call 770-819-7765.

Ongoing EventsWhitespace presents the

exhibit “Not Biodegradable”today through Sept. 4 at 814 Edge-wood Ave., Inman Park. For hoursand more information, call 404-688-1892.

Atlanta Lyric Company will pre-sent “Hairspray” today throughSunday at The Strand Theatre, 117N. Park Square N.E. in Marietta. Formore information, call 404-377-9948

or visit www.atlantalyrictheatre.com.The Moon and Pluto presents

Strange Daze Music and ArtsFestival at 3 p.m.Aug. 14 and 15.Cost is $10 and is located at TheMasquerade, 695 North Ave. N.E.,Atlanta. For more information, call404-954-2615.

Imagine It! The Children’sMuseum of Atlanta presentsConservation Quest throughSept. 12 at 275 CentennialOlympic Park Drive in Atlanta. Formore information, visit www.chil-drensmuseumatlanta.org.

The High Museum of Art ispresenting the exhibit “Euro-pean Design Since 1985: Shap-ing the New Century” throughAug. 29, 1280 Peachtree St. N.E.in Atlanta.

Jackson Fine Art Gallery ispresenting an exhibit by Jean-nette Montogomery Barron, “MyMother’s Clothes,” until Aug. 27,3115 E. Shadowlawn Ave. N.E. inAtlanta. For more information, call404-233-3739.

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