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This information is from (225) 342-FILM, the official hotline of Louisiana Entertainment. Here’s what’s happening for the first week of February 2010.
NEW YORK (AP) — A debonair Pierce Brosnan, Bond-like in black jacket and gleaming white shirt, strides into a Manhattan hotel room for an interview. "I don't normally dress like this," he quickly notes. Glamour has always come easily — almost too easily — for Brosnan, whom his fellow drama school students dubbed "Hollywood" long before the Irish actor became a star. Many people think that Valentine’s Day is a commercial holiday invented by the greeting card companies to boost business. While that may seem true, it is the perfect time to celebrate romance and love. It is a day to pamper your partner and discover just how much you love (or like … or lust) the one you’re with. LOS ANGELES (AP) — After a week of trying, Dr. Conrad Murray was preparing to finally surrender Monday, with prosecutors saying they will file a charge in the death of Michael Jackson. A district attorney's spokeswoman did not name the doctor nor say what the charge will be but Murray's lawyers have said they expect a single charge of involuntary manslaughter against the man who administered an anesthetic to the singer before he died. SCAVENGER HUNT: Audubon Aquarium of the Americas, 1 Canal St. in New Orleans, and Audubon Insectarium, 423 Canal St. in New Orleans. A DOLL’S HOUSE: 2 p.m., Reilly Theatre, Tower Drive, LSU. A Swine Palace production. $28, adults; $19, seniors, faculty, staff and non-LSU students; $15, LSU students. (225) 578-3527 or http://www.swinepalace.org. It’s almost too much to bear. The New Orleans Saints in the Super Bowl this weekend, and the annual Carnival excitement before, during and after the big game. There’s certainly no shortage of reasons to celebrate this year. Carnival season officially kicked off last weekend in Baton Rouge, with parade-goers braving frosty temperatures at the Krewe of Jupiter parade on Friday night, and dog lovers showing off their canine companions at the Mystic Krewe of Mutts parade on Sunday. Upcoming meetings, cruises, shows and special events. The BR Area calendar is a listing of events taking place in Baton Rouge and surrounding areas from Feb. 5-11, 2010. It covers plays, shows, parties, family-oriented entertainment and everything in between. The Foundation for Historical Louisiana is organizing a special Mardi Gras trip to New Orleans on Tuesday, Feb. 16, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. ADOLPH HITLER ART ALBUM EXHIBIT: ongoing, National WWII Museum, New Orleans. Recently discovered art albums from Hitler’s personal collection are now on display. (504) 528-1944 or nationalww2museum.org ALLIANCE FRANCAISE DE LAFAYETTE: (337) 261-1002 or send e-mail to info@aflafayette.org. BATON ROUGE SOCIETY OF MINIATURE GAMING: 7 p.m. Fridays, Little Wars Game Shop, 7517 Jefferson Hwy. (Jefferson Plaza). Historical, sci-fi and fantasy gaming. (225) 753-7165. Playmakers of Baton Rouge has begun online registration for its 2010 winter drama classes, which start February 22. From 1943’s “Why Don’t You Do Right” to 1969’s “Is That All There Is?,” singer-songwriter Peggy Lee released hits through three decades. Adam Young, better known as Owl City, and his whimsical “Fireflies” reached the top of Billboard’s pop singles chart in October. The song then hovered in the Top 5 for 11 weeks. The Shows to Watch calendar is a listing of events taking place in Baton Rouge and surrounding areas from Feb. 5-11, 2010. It covers rock, reggae, jazz, country and everything in between. Geisha adds Japanese to the variety of restaurants that have popped up around Bass Pro in Denham Springs. The new restaurant is located at the northern end of a strip of other eateries and shops facing Bass Pro. Expect to see plenty of cute canines in fetching costumes at the popular Mystic Krewe of Mutts Mardi Gras parade this weekend. Upcoming meetings, cruises, shows and special events. Hurricane Season, a film starring Forest Whitaker, and one that was partially filmed in Louisiana, arrives on DVD February 9. Following the breakout success of their self-titled 2008 debut, Charles Kelley, Hillary Scott and Dave Haywood, aka Lady Antebellum, return with new songs sure to build on their already huge popularity. Named after a sonnet by British Romantic poet Percy Bysshe Shelley, England In 1819 deftly blends the usually segregated worlds of popular and classical music. New eateries pop up fairly frequently and one of the newest is vying for a slice of the pizza parlor business. This information is from (225) 342-FILM, the official hotline of Louisiana Entertainment. Here’s what’s happening for the fourth week of January 2010. PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — America Ferrera came to the Sundance Film Festival eight years ago as an unknown with only one professional acting gig behind her. She's back as a star. The star of "Ugly Betty" had her coming out party at Sundance in 2002 with "Real Women Have Curves," the tale of a Mexican-American teen caught between her parents' traditional working-class values and her own desire to go to college. It’s a hobby that can consume a little time or a lot. You can go fast or slow. It can involve minimal equipment many people already own, or plenty of expensive gear. It can be easy on the body or an endurance test. The week ahead for Jan. 24, 2010 HOWDY DOODY DAY: 1-5 p.m., LSU Museum of Art, Shaw Center for the Arts, 100 Lafayette St. In conjunction with the exhibit Of People and Places. With the Sunday, Jan. 24, Saints vs. Viking game fast approaching, many people are beginning to make plans on how they will spend their time in the Big Easy. However, for those who are not quite so familiar with New Orleans, here are some options that may help you plan your Who Dat experience. Upcoming meetings, cruises, shows and special events. Maverick builder-architects in the feature-length documentary God’s Architects claim divine purpose and inspiration. Filmmaker Zack Godshall’s subjects build castles, transform a mountainside and create a whimsical sculpture garden and lighthouse beside a Louisiana bayou. Among the biggest hard-rock and metal bands of the past decade, Mudvayne’s self-titled new CD explodes with such familiar hard-rock ingredients as raging lyrics, head-splattering blasts of guitar, bass and drums and demon roars from vocalist Chad Grey. Bobby Charles’ album of mostly newly written and recorded songs, Timeless, is scheduled for release Feb. 23. The southwest Louisiana singer-songwriter who wrote “See You Later, Alligator,” “Walking To New Orleans” and “(I Don’t Know Why) But I Do,” Charles completed the album shortly before his death on Jan. 14. LOS ANGELES (AP) — The TV game show "Family Feud" is getting a new referee. Series producer FremantleMedia North America said comedian Steve Harvey will take over as host from John O'Hurley when the syndicated show begins its new season next fall. The company said Harvey was chosen for his ability to connect with viewers and his "one-of-a-kind" personality. Except for the name of the restaurant, little appears to have changed at Ronnie’s Ribs from when we visited almost eight years ago and it was called Aladdin Café. Shreveport ranked No. 3 in MovieMaker Magazine’s annual list of the 10 best cities in the United States for independent moviemakers to live, work and make movies. Shreveport trailed only Albuquerque, N.M., and Los Angeles in the 10th annual list. NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Wrestling super star John Cena is in New Orleans for the filming of "Brother's Keeper," a World Wrestling Entertainment movie that also stars New Orleans native Patricia Clarkson, Devon Graye and Danny Glover. HONOLULU (AP) — Aloha, Captain Jack. The fourth installment of Disney's popular "Pirates of the Caribbean" series will be filmed in Hawaii, according an announcement Monday by Gov. Linda Lingle. Johnny Depp will return to his role as Captain Jack Sparrow in "Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides," which will begin shooting this summer on Oahu and Kauai and be released in 2011. LOS ANGELES (AP) — Marc Webb has caught the job of "Spider-Man" director. Sony Pictures and Marvel Studios announced Tuesday that the "(500) Days of Summer" director will helm the next "Spider-Man" film following the departure of Sam Raimi and Tobey Maguire, the director and star who worked on the previous three Spidey films. There was no medical treatment available for Pompe disease in 1998, when John and Aileen Crowley, then living in San Francisco, learned their two youngest children had the fatal disease. NEW YORK (AP) — As the credits of "Fantastic Mr. Fox" began to roll and the Bobby Fuller Four's "Let Her Dance" blared through the theater at a recent showing of the movie, a young girl leapt to her feet and joined the on-screen characters, dancing in the aisle. Much has already been said about Wes Anderson's stop-motion animated film, a likely Oscar nominee and potential competitor to Pixar's "Up" in the best animated film category. BEIJING (AP) — Chinese censors have ordered the 2D version of "Avatar" pulled from screens across the country, apparently to reduce competition for the homegrown film industry ahead of the nation's biggest holiday season. The 3D and IMAX versions of James Cameron's global hit will continue their run into February. BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — The science-fiction blockbuster “Avatar” won best drama at the Golden Globes and picked up the directing honor for James Cameron on Sunday, raising the “Titanic” filmmaker’s prospects for another Academy Awards triumph. LOS ANGELES (AP) — James Cameron's "Avatar" had a $41.3 million weekend to shoot past "Star Wars" as the No. 3 movie on the all-time domestic box office charts. Next stop, "The Dark Knight." No. 1 for the fifth-straight weekend, Cameron's sci-fi saga raised its domestic total to $491.8 million and should top $500 million after revenues are counted on Martin Luther King Day, according to studio estimates Sunday. City-parish, state and federal courts and offices will be closed Monday in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Cultural and religious ties are important in the Jewish community — not just maintaining them, but strengthening them as well. In some Southern cities and towns, however, it has become a real challenge. “We’ve had Jewish communities that gradually shrank (maybe down to 10 families) and some that have disappeared altogether,” said Harvey Hoffman. the Hungry Rabbit Jumps, starring Nicolas Cage and directed by Roger Donaldson, has been shooting in New Orleans since December, and will continue through mid-February. Formed when its members were students at Columbia University in New York City, Vampire Weekend blends a continent-bouncing rainbow of influences into its often tropical sound. Flamenco-world music guitarist Jesse Cook grew up spending winters with his mother in Toronto and summers with his filmmaker father in the south of France. Cook began his study of flamenco, the traditional music of southern Spain’s gypsies, in Canada, and then experienced authentic flamenco musicians in France and Spain. It would be a stretch to say I grew up on Hi-Hos, but my memories of the longtime Hammond barbecue sandwich eatery do go back as far as high school. Upcoming meetings, cruises, shows and special events. Red Stick Studio Development LLC has obtained preliminary bond approval to finance its planned 120-acre film studio on South Harrell’s Ferry Road near O’Neal Lane, along with other film facilities. The Louisiana Public Facilities Authority this week gave preliminary approval for selling $265 million in bonds for a project that eventually could cost $665 million. PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Near the end of the hit film "Avatar," the villain snarls at the hero, "How does it feel to betray your own race?" Both men are white — although the hero is inhabiting a blue-skinned, 9-foot-tall (2.74-meter-tall), long-tailed alien. . A Tax Foundation report claims that movie production incentives — tax credits, cash rebates, grants and tax exemptions — fail to spur economic growth or raise tax revenue. LOS ANGELES (AP) — Stuart Townsend has departed Marvel Comics' movie adaptation of "Thor" because of creative differences, according to sources close to the production. Townsend had been cast as Fandral, an ally of Norse god Thor. He was replaced by Joshua Dallas, according to the two sources, who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak on the record. PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — Diane Sawyer is in Afghanistan, her first overseas trip as anchor of ABC's "World News." She'll anchor from Kabul Monday and Tuesday, and travel with the top U.S. commander there, Gen. Stanley McChrystal. ABC "Good Morning America Weekend" host Bill Weir has been embedded with U.S. forces and will also be delivering reports. NEW YORK (AP) — George Stephanopoulos (stehf-uh-NAHP'-uh-luhs) has ended a seven-year run as host of ABC News' "This Week" interview program. LOS ANGELES (AP) — James Cameron's "Avatar" continues to race up the box office charts, remaining No. 1 domestically for the fourth straight weekend with $48.5 million and placing second among all-time top-grossing films worldwide. |
