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Saturday, November 7, 2009
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| Christmas Day is seven weeks away, but the 2009 holiday movie season starts today with the opening of the Jim Carrey-starring Disney’s A Christmas Carol. The holiday season being a busy time for children at the movies, animated films following A Christmas Carol to theaters include another film adaptation of a Roald Dahl story, Fantastic Mr. Fox; Planet 51; the Alvin and the Chipmunks “squeakquel”; and Disney’s The Princess and the Frog. | |
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The tale of Ebenezer Scrooge has been retold countless times since Charles Dickens wrote it way back in 1843. Although there have been some original and stunning depictions of this story, very few have been as visually unique as that of director Robert Zemeckis’ new film “Disney’s A Christmas Carol.”
The Shows to Watch calendar is a listing of events taking place in Baton Rouge and surrounding areas from Nov. 6-12, 2009. It covers rock, reggae, jazz, country and everything in between.
Alright, look at this list: open-world games, heavy metal, real-time strategy, Jack Black, and games that put more of an emphasis on story than gameplay. If you hate more than two of those, you probably won’t care for “Brutal Legend.” Otherwise, you probably won’t be able to stop yourself from enjoying the unique story of Eddie Riggs.
People didn’t talk about things like this in 1939. Well, that’s not entirely fair. As long as there are people, there will be gossip, and you can bet people talked about this kind of stuff. Just not openly. Not in a play.
"When Everything Changed: The Amazing Journey of American Women from 1960 to the Present" (Little, Brown and Company, 480 pages, $27.99), by Gail Collins: In 1960, a secretary named Lois Rabinowitz was reprimanded by a New York City judge for appearing in court wearing slacks. Less than 50 years later in the same city, bus driver Tahita Jenkins was fired from her job because she refused to wear slacks.
Jim Carrey and Robert Zemeckis discuss their collaboration to bring Dickens' "A Christmas Carol" to life. In "Disney's A Christmas Carol," Ebenezer Scrooge begins the Christmas holiday with his usual miserly contempt. However, when the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Yet to Come take him on an eye-opening journey, he must open his heart to undo years of ill will before it's too late.
Always good for an exploding chorus, Rivers Cuomo and Weezer are more out of their shell than ever for Raditude. Driven by frenzied drums and acoustic guitar, sunny opening song “(If You’re Wondering If I Want You To) I Want You To” throws the door open to this frequently loud, hard-kicking collection.
LAS VEGAS (AP) — UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar has withdrawn from his upcoming title defense against Shane Carwin because of an illness. Lesnar was scheduled to fight Carwin in the main event of UFC 106 on Nov. 21 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas.
The National World War II Museum in New Orleans will open doors Friday, Nov. 6, on a new complex made of The Victory Theater, Stage Door Canteen and The American Sector restaurant. The new $60 million addition is part of an ongoing $300 million expansion at the museum, 945 Magazine St.
Emotions are sometimes so intense that cast members are exhausted at the end of rehearsal.
You wouldn’t think that would be the case. They are actors, after all, stepping into someone else’s story. Someone else’s life. Leaving it behind should be easy, right?
