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Imagine That (movie) - Allentown Morning Call

Posted: 31 Dec 2009 12:48 AM PST

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2009: The Movie - Courier-Journal

Posted: 30 Dec 2009 11:58 PM PST

Hollywood would be wise to begin pre-production on "2009: The Movie" and steal all the ingenious casting ideas imagined by thedailybeast.com.

The cultural and political site has posted inspired choices for which stars should portray the biggest names of the year.

Here are some of the selections: Megan Mullally as Sarah Palin , Dustin Hoffman as Bernie Madoff , "Entourage's" Rex Lee as Jon Gosselin , Kelly Ripa as Kate Gosselin,
Will Smith as President Barack Obama , Taraji P. Henson as Michelle Obama, and Chris Cooper as S.C.
Gov. Mark Sanford .

For the whole list, visit thedailybeast.com.

Save yourself

Help yourself fulfill your financial resolutions on Monday, Jan. 11, at the Louisville Main Library, 301 York St. At 7 p.m., Jane Bryant Quinn , author of the newly updated "Making The Most of Your Money," will discuss topics including retirement, saving for college and home ownership.

The event is free, but tickets are required. Call 574-1644.

Wines to warm you

Cut down on your LG&E bill and insulate yourself with warm wines, courtesy of Westport Whiskey & Wine.

On Thursday from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., enjoy "Warm Wines for Cold Nights." The wine tasting will feature ruby and tawny ports, reds and big winter whites.

The tasting fee is $5 at the shop, located at 1115 Herr Lane. Call 708-1313 or visit www.westportwhiskeyandwine.com.

Nice marmot!

The Dude is all literary and what have you.

Tuesday's New York Times Arts section featured a review of "The Year's Work in Lebowski Studies," a collection of essays dissecting "The Big Lebowski," published by Indiana University Press and edited by Indiana University professor Edward P. Comentale and University of Louisville professor Aaron Jaffe .

In the review, titled "Dissertations on His Dudeness," Dwight Garner writes, "The book is, like The Dude himself, a little rough around the edges. But it's worth an end-of-the-year holiday pop-in.

"Ideally you'd read it with a White Russian — The Dude's cocktail of choice — in hand."

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Ask David Inman | Midnight movie - Courier-Journal

Posted: 30 Dec 2009 11:58 PM PST

David: I recall a movie about a man who killed someone on New Year's Eve and then when the clock strikes 12 it goes back to the previous year.

Can you tell me the title and who starred in it? — J.C., Boston

Dear J.C.: That's the 1947 film "Repeat Performance," with Joan Leslie and Louis Hayward.

It was remade as the 1989 TV movie, "Turn Back the Clock," with Connie Sellecca, David Dukes and, in a small role, Joan Leslie. Awwwwww …

Freelance writer David Inman's column appears daily. E-mail him at incredibleinman@yahoo.com. Questions of general interest will be answered; personal replies are not possible.

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Movie Capsule Reviews - Edmonton Journal

Posted: 31 Dec 2009 12:19 AM PST

The Robert Zemeckis motion-capture animation version of the Charles Dickens classic is mostly about technology, and it's amazing. Characters fly through space, cameras swoop and turn, ghosts glow with menace. There's a story here, but it is almost buried, along with Jim Carrey's several performances -- as Scrooge and the ghosts -- that seem like works of special effects rather than acting.

Did You Hear About The Morgans? 1/2

Director: Marc Lawrence

Starring: Hugh Grant, Sarah Jessica Parker, Sam Elliott

Sarah Jessica Parker plays a successful Manhattan real-estate agent who is recently separated from her husband (Hugh Grant), a lawyer who is attempting to make up for being unfaithful. When they witness a murder, they are forced into the witness protection program in rural Wyoming. This, in turn, sets the stage for another hour or so of situational comedy along the lines of: City folk in the country! Zero laughs ensue.

The Hurt Locker - - - - Director: Kathryn Bigelow

Starring: Jeremy Renner, Anthony Mackie, Brian Geraghty, Guy Pearce, Ralph Fiennes, David Morse, Evangeline Lilly A lean and muscular film that essentially embeds us in Iraq alongside an Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD), The Hurt Locker does not judge its participants nor its raison d'etre. This movie from Kathryn Bigelow ( Point Break) transcends the political slop surrounding Iraq and cuts straight to the bone, letting us touch the hard, bloody reality of war without casualties of cliche.

THE IM AGIN ARIUM OF DO CTOR PARNASSUS - -

Director: Terry Gilliam Starring: Johnny Depp, Heath Ledger, Colin Farrell, Jude Law, Christopher Plummer Terry Gilliam's new fantasy -- best known as Heath Ledger's final movie; he died during the filming -- is a clattering heap of whimsy. A circus wagon is travelling through the country transporting a magic mirror through which the public can enter its own imagination; meanwhile the devil (Tom Waits) is waiting to inherit the owner's teenage daughter. It's a mess. Invict us - - - -

Director: Clint Eastwood

Starring: Morgan Freeman, Matt Damon Clint Eastwood directs Morgan Freeman as Nelson Mandela in this fact-based drama about South Africa's fairy tale ride at the 1995 Rugby World Cup. Seeing an opportunity to unite his country through athletics, Mandela approached the team captain -- played here by Matt Damon -- to win one for the nation. Because the film revolves around forgiveness, the movie skirts sport movie cliche and finds real soul.

IT'S COMPLI CATED - - 1/2 Director: Nancy Meyers

Starring: Meryl Streep, Alec Baldwin and Steve Martin

Nancy Meyers writes and directs this movie about a divorced couple who get back together for a secret affair. The movie finds some nice moments, thanks to the courage of the two leads, Meryl Streep and Alec Baldwin, but the script is a little too pat and the dialogue a little too contrived to score comedy gold. In the end, It's Complicated proves too simple. nine - - -

Director: Rob Marshall

Starring: Daniel Day-Lewis, Marion Cotillard, Penelope Cruz, Nicole Kidman, Judi Dench, Kate Hudson, Sophia Loren The film version of the stage musical (based on Fellini's 8 1/ 2) is a tuneless story about a film director (Daniel Day-Lewis) who can't think of a script for his new movie and is haunted by the many women (including Penelope Cruz, Sophia Loren, Nicole Kidman and others) who made him what he is. It's a stylish but somewhat dispirited exercise that marks no advance on the original movie itself. Old Dogs - 1/2 Director: Walt Becker

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Movie casting call held in Thibodaux - Alexandria Daily Town Talk

Posted: 31 Dec 2009 12:41 AM PST

THIBODAUX, La. — A movie being filmed in Louisiana is looking for actors.

A casting call is being held Wednesday evening in Thibodaux for "Remnants," an action thriller set to be filmed in New Orleans and Thibodaux next year. The casting call will be from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Hampton Inn & Suites.

"Remnants" is about nine strangers who find themselves holed up together in a rural Texas farmhouse as the U.S. enters World War 3. They wait for news from the government while fending off hunger, radiation sickness and a horde of frightened and dying refugees.

Movie makers are seeking actors to play refugees in both speaking and non-speaking roles.

Previous acting experience is preferred. Anyone interested is asked to bring a headshot and resume.

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