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Gwinnett Daily Post Friday, July 23, 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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The Dish.....................................................................Pg. 4Art Beat ....................................................................Pg. 8Movies.................................................................Pg. 10-15 Showtimes ............................................................Pg. 12By Venue ................................................................Pg. 17Metro Calendar ....................................................Pg. 18Gwinnett Calendar ............................................Pg. 19The “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.

Local event: Belly dancers to hold showcase Saturday.............................................Pg. 5

Weekend design: Kristen Ralph

Special PhotoBelly dance instructors Natalie Brown, right, and Asharah, left, of DeliriumTribalBellydance Company in Columbia, S.C., will perform during The Devil WentDown to Georgia, a performance showcasing the talents of belly dancers fromaround the southeast.

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THE DISH

Olive’s Oven and Grill BY DEANNA ALLEN

STAFF WRITER

[email protected]

Open since: May 2009

Location: Olive’s Ovenand Grill is near Meadow-creek Elementary, just offIndian Trail-Lilburn Road onGeorgia Belle Court.

Hours: 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.Monday through Thursday,11 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. Fridaysand Saturdays and noon to 8p.m. Sundays

Owner: Olive’s Oven andGrill is chef owned and oper-ated. Dunwoody residentLam Rarbaje, a native ofMorocco, has worked in therestaurant industry foralmost three decades.

Atmosphere: Rarbajesaid Olive’s is a popularchoice for the lunch crowdsin the area. The small cafeoffers booth and table seat-ing. Customers should checkout the beginnings of amural on the far right wallfrom the entrance. Rarbajesaid the custom mural, creat-ed by one of his friends whois an artist, will be finishedsoon.

Menu: While pizza is cer-tainly on the menu, Olive’sOven and Grill is more thana pizzeria. The restaurantoffers made-from-scratchItalian and American cuisinewith the most popular selec-

tions falling under the cate-gories of paninis and wraps.

The Olive’s panini is apopular menu item, madewith grilled chicken, pepper-oni, provolone cheese andmarinara sauce on home-made focaccia bread, whichRarbaje said is a big draw.The most popular wrap is theGreek wrap made withgrilled chicken instead ofgyro meat, along withromaine lettuce, feta cheese,

calamata olives and Caesardressing.

The Good Old Boy isanother popular menu selec-tion. The 1⁄2-pound burger istopped with cheese, lettuce,tomatoes, pickles, red onionand mayonnaise and servedwith a salad or fries.

Popular entrees includethe lasagna — layers ofpasta stuffed with beef andricotta, romano and moz-zarella cheeses baked in a

marinara sauce — and thebaked shells — shells stuffedwith ricotta and romanocheeses baked with moz-zarella and marinara sauce.Both dishes are served witha salad and garlic bread.

Olive’s offers 11 specialtypizzas, from the baconcheese burger — pizzatopped with bacon, groundchuck and cheddar cheese— to the spanakopita — top-pings include spinach, feta,

mozzarella and romanocheeses.

Olive’s specials changeevery three months to coin-cide with the current season.Summer specials include theSicilian chicken flatbreadmade with grilled chicken,roasted eggplant, roastedtomatoes and mozzarellacheese. The Olive’s burger isalso a summer special. The1⁄2-pound burger is toppedwith cheddar cheese, lettuce,

tomato, grilled red onionsand chipotle mayonnaise.

A lunch pizza combo isavailable from 11 a.m. to 4p.m. for customers dining inand include a slice of pizza, asmall salad and a drink for$5.50.

Olive’s serves sodas, teaand water. During the winter,the beverage offerings areexpanded to include cappuc-cinos, lattes and mochas.

Things you might notknow: Rarbaje uses what hecalls the best cheese avail-able — Grande cheese — inall his dishes. “Even if wedon’t make a lot of money,we use the best products,” hesaid. “That’s just the way Iam.”

Staff Photo: Jonathan PhillipsOlive’s Oven and Grill serves up the baked shells stuffed with ricotta and romano cheeses and a side of gar-lic bread. Also served is the bleu salad with marinated grilled chicken, bacon, gorgonzola, romaine, tomatoesand cucumbers and the southwest panini with grilled chicken, ham, cheddar cheese and chipotle mayonnaise.

• Cajun club salad —Romaine lettuce, chicken,feta cheese, calamataolives, tomato and cucum-bers, $7 • Buffalo wrap — Wrapwith fried chicken,romaine, tomato, ranchand buffalo sauce servedwith a salad or fries, $6.75 • Pesto chicken panini —Grilled chicken, peppers,provolone cheese andpesto mayonnaise servedon homemade focacciabread along with a salador fries, $6.75• The CardiologistFavorite — Pizza toppedwith pepperoni, sausage,meatballs and ham, $9 fora 10-inch, $13.50 for a 12-inch and $15.95 for a 16-inch

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BY DEANNA ALLENSTAFF WRITER

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For belly dance instruc-tors Natalie Brown andAsharah, the devil, as thesaying goes, is in thedetails.

This weekend thosedetails will carry overfrom the duo’s workshopseries into a theatricalbelly dance show.

The performance,which has been dubbedThe Devil Went Down toGeorgia, will showcasethe talents of not onlyBrown and Asharah, whowill dance solo pieces anda duet, but talented bellydancers from throughoutthe Southeast, includingJahara Phoenix DanceCompany ofLawrenceville, AwalimDance Company andRaf’iah Dance Company,both of Atlanta, as well astroupes and soloists fromTennessee.

The show coincideswith the workshop, TheDevil in the Details,Brown and Asharah willoffer Saturday and Sun-day at Dance Fusion andFitness in Lawrenceville.The performance will fea-ture the art of tribal fusionbelly dance.

“If people are comingto the show who are notfamiliar with belly dancethey might be pleasantlysurprised to see it’s muchmore diverse than whatthey see on television andin the movies as a little

sliver of our subculture,”Asharah said. “It’s goingto be very much a fusionshow. We draw a lot ofinfluences from our per-sonal interests.”

“You’re going to see alot of different interpreta-tions and a lot of differentvoices,” Brown added.

While they each spe-

cialize in unique styles oftribal belly dance —Asharah does a lot of pop-ping, locking and ticking,short staccato move-ments, while Brown per-forms primarily slow,graceful and fluid move-ments that come naturalto her longer frame — theduo plans to close the

show dancing together toa drum solo.

“There’s a lot of layer-ing happening, your feetgoing in one directionyour hips going in anotherdirection and then yourchest doing somethingelse entirely,” Brown saidof the piece, in which theduo will also be playingfinger cymbals called zils.“A lot of the patterns forthe solo are extraordinari-ly fast and complicated.It’s a mind bender.”

Saturday’s belly danceshow, which will be heldat Red Clay Theatre inDuluth, is open to thepublic and tickets areavailable for purchase

online or at the door. Formore information, visit

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■ What: The Devil Went Down to Georgia ■ When: 8 p.m. Saturday ■ Where: Red Clay Theatre, 3116 Main St. in Duluth ■ Cost: $25 the day of at the door and $20 inadvance ■ For more information: Visitwww.belediboutique.com and click events

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BY DEANNA ALLENSTAFF WRITER

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Rock music will serve asthe sound of summer 2010at this Gwinnett venue.

Wild Bill’s of Duluthhas created a summermusic concert series tospecifically showcase localrock bands making theirmarks on the music scene.

Gogi Randhawa, a gui-tarist and vocalist for DearEnemy, which will per-form July 31, said his bandwelcomes the exposure theconcert series provides.

“There’s so much talentit almost seems like localAtlanta bands don’t reallyget the push that theyneed,” Randhawa said.

Wild Bill’s, he said, isdifferent from other venuesin the metro area.

“They’re always reallyconcerned about a bandmaking a good draw,”Randhawa said. “It’salways a really cool thingwhen the venue doesn’t sitback and wait for bands todo the work.”

“Wild Bill’s is definitelycentered around music andtaking care of the bands,”said Demun Jones, a mem-ber of the Atlanta-basedband Rehab. “Anyone who

goes out of their way tohelp us in our efforts weappreciate it. Our fansappreciate it also.”

Rehab will close out the

concert series, whichkicked off June 10 withthe bands Almost Kingsand Kadense, followed byUltradrive, Eleven Stand-ing Still and SidAerialperforming July 17.

The remaining lineup ofbands includes DangerousNew Machine and SubCam performing along-side Dear Enemy on Sat-urday and Yelawolf,Mother’s Mustache andMastamindz opening thefinal show for Rehab on

Aug. 7. Jason Gates, production

manager for Wild Bill’s,said the remaining con-certs in the series will bebig productions with the

bands making the most ofthe expansive 30-by-60stage, drum risers and atop-of-the line productionstaff that manages soundand lighting elements.

“The bands themselveslook bigger than life,”Gates said.

For Dear Enemy, thismeans another opportunityto simply be themselves asa band.

“We’re definitely not aband that stands there andstares at our shoes,” Rand-hawa said. “You’ll defi-nitely see us super, highenergy running across thestage. There won’t be aperson in the room thatwill leave bored.”


■ What: Dirty SummerRock Series ■ When: July 31 andAug. 7 ■ Where: Wild Bill’s,2075 Market St. in Duluth ■ Cost: $10 to $15 forgeneral admission and$20 to $50 for VIP seat-ing if purchased inadvance■ For more informa-tion: Call 678-473-1000or visit www.wildbillsat-lanta.com

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Anita Stewart’s life isnever dull. If she isn’tteaching art classes at her“Anita’s ArtsCool,” she isputting up exhibitions ofher work or creating SouthAfrican Pinky Pinkys inher spare time. Her latestPinky Pinky has now madea television debut and hasbeen given the unforget-table name of Miss Shabal-abadingdong by one ofAnita’s students.

A Pinky Pinky is a three-dimensional South Africanversion of the Boogie Man,and Anita had seen a wholeinstallation of them in aCapetown, South Africa,exhibition. That was 2007.Since then, Anita has made

her own version out ofrecycled materials, but herlatest creation came aboutfrom a more friendly inspi-ration.

Anita recently met andbefriended Adrianne Jen-ning who is a producer for

Channel 24, a publicbroadcasting station inAtlanta. Anita and Adri-enne discovered that theywere both nicknamed“Bird,” and since she hadasked Anita to bring her artto be featured on her televi-sion show called “Local toLegendary,” Anita had anidea.

“I thought it would be areal treat to design a birdwoman Pinky Pinky to cel-ebrate our nickname,”Stewart said. “So I decidedto make a life-sized sculp-ture and asked friends tohelp dress her. This birdwoman is a compilation ofgifts from many people —a real community project.”

The bird woman is madeof recycled materials andincludes everything from abright pink wig to kudzuvines. The television showairs on Tuesday eveningson channel 24 in Atlanta,but Gwinnett viewers cansee it via live streaming ontheir computers. The showis repeated often, so checkAtlanta listings for timeand topic.

Anita made a presenta-tion at Suwanee’s LevelCreek Elementary recently,showing students how tocreate art out of recycledmaterials by using the birdwoman as an example. In


ART BEATVisual artist Anita Stewart creates bird woman

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Special PhotoAnita Stewart creates her bird woman “Miss Sha-balabadingdong” out of recycled materials andfound objects.• See Arts, Page 9

Artsreturn, she asked the stu-dents to name her creation.

“I got suggestions from‘Bob’ and ‘Ms. Feathers,’but the winning name was‘Miss Shabalabading-dong.’You can’t say thatwithout smiling,” Stewartsaid.

Miss Shabalabading-dong currently sits along-side Anita in her car, andshe will be putting in anappearance for SuwaneeDay in September.

Anita will be returningto South Africa in August,and she says, “Whoknows what crazy art willresult from that trip?”

Artwork inspired byher previous trip can be

found at AfricArt Galleryat 162 E. Crogan St. inLawrenceville. More ofAnita’s work is on viewat Studio 8 Gallery at355 Brogdon Road, Suite201 in Suwanee, and atthe Suwanee PublicLibrary as a part of theBuford Artist Groupexhibition.

ArtsCool students workwill be put up at theKroger store on BufordHighway in Buford onMonday and Tuesday.Kroger is hosting a recep-tion for Buford studentsand their parents from 7 to9 p.m. Wednesday, andthe public is invited. “Thestore manager, StevePagel, is very excitedabout this and hopes to

put a picture of our kidsand their artwork in theKroger newsletter,” Stew-arts said.

Later that week, Anitawill be teaching a work-shop at DeVry BusinessCollege on July 31.

“It’s a workshop forteachers who are lookingfor ways to incorporatetheir right brain thinkingand hands on activitieswith subjects like math,science, language arts,social sciences and psy-chology,” Stewart said.

Anita’s ArtsCool itselfcontinues to have classesfor all ages. Located at179 Moreno St., Suite D,in Buford, budding artistscan participate in every-thing from clay to cartoon-

ing to basic painting anddrawing. For informationabout Anita’s ArtsCool,visit the website at

www.anitasartscool.com orcall 678-230-4937.

Holley Calmes is a free-lance writer and public

relations consultant spe-cializing in the arts. E-mail her at [email protected].


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Special Photo: Sony/ColumbiaAngelina Jolie stars in “Salt.”

The careers of many —make that most — womenafter they’ve won the Acad-emy Award for SupportingActress have been so dis-mal, some talking headshave actually likened it to acurse.

After receiving thataward in 1999 for “Girl,Interrupted” AngelinaJolie’s career has been any-thing but dismal. Once andstill the highest-profileactress on the planet, Jolieremains in the public eyemore because of her per-sonal life than her oftenimpressive professionalwork, which in the lastdecade has still been iffy.Yet even when her moviesfail to perform, sheemerges unscathed. LikeRonald Reagan, she’s pro-

tected by an impenetrableTeflon coating.

When in full-blownaction-adventure mode(“Wanted,” the “TombRaider” franchise), Jolie isan unstoppable force ofnature, both on screen andat the box office. As unlike-ly as it may seem, she isstill the most bankableaction hero performer (manor woman) in the business.

Originally earmarked forTom Cruise (who chose todo the strikingly similar

“Knight and Day” instead),the lead role fell into Jolie’slap and with just a mod-icum of script tweaking, itfits her like a glove. Thismovie has blockbusterwritten all over it.

Clocking in at an eco-nomical and compact 100minutes, “Salt” takes mini-mum amount of time withback story and proceeds toserve up non-stop, meat-and-potatoes action for theduration. Not only is it thebest “James Bond” moviesince “GoldenEye,” itmarks a welcome return to’60s and ’70s spy thrillers

where Cold War-era Russiaprovided what seemed likean endless supply of sturdyand dependable cinematicvillains.

Happily married to aGerman writer, Evelyn Salt(Jolie) has an impeccableservice record and is heldin high esteem by her CIAco-workers. During aninterrogation, a possibleRussian defector accusesSalt of being a sleeper-celldouble agent. Although shecategorically denies thecharge, she slips into fulldefense posture, breachessecurity and takes it on thelam.

Salt’s direct supervisorTed Winter (LievSchreiber) is sure she’sbeen slandered and tries toconvince his more clear-headed fellow agentPeabody (Chiwetel Ejiofor)of her innocence, to noavail. With Salt now dissi-pated into the wind and amajor international gather-

ing that includes the cur-rent Russian and Americanpresidents coming up, theentire U.S. intelligencecommunity is on high alert.

Viewers are likely to suf-fer a momentary flash ofdisappointment when the“is she or isn’t she” ques-tion regarding Salt’s alle-giance is answered lessthan halfway through thefilm. The same thing mighthappen when early, seem-ingly minor plot discrepan-cies later turn into gapingholes. Also no person, nomatter how talented or elu-sive, could pull off whatSalt does here and in a fewspots the story borders onself-parody.

The good news is thatmost audiences — andeven a few film critics —don’t go into a movie like“Salt” expecting air-tightlogic. We go for the adren-aline-fueled action and onjust that level “Salt” neverfails to deliver. For this

everyone needs to thankAustralian director PhilipNoyce.

Having spent the last 10years churning out intelli-gent, under-the-radar artfilms, Noyce displayedsome seriousmainstream/action chops inthe late ’80s and early ’90swith the hat trick that was“Dead Calm,” “PatriotGames” and “Clear andPresent Danger.” The lattertwo — based on Tom Clan-cy novels and starring Har-rison Ford — made Noycean ideal choice for “Salt”and his absolute minimaldependency on CGI herelends the production anearthy, old-school level ofbelievability most technolo-gy-dependent directorscouldn’t fathom.

“Salt” isn’t perfect but itis one of the very few 2010non-sequel live-actionmovies worth its weight ina most obvious pun.(Sony/Columbia)


Salt(PG-13)★★★★★

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MICHAEL CLARK ★★★★ — Drop everythingyou’re doing and see itnow! ★★★ — Put it on your to-do list ★★ — Wait for the video ★ — Not worth sittingthrough

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Special Photo: 20th Century FoxSelena Gomez, left, and Joey King star in “Ramona and Beezus.”

BY CHRISTY LEMIREAP Movie Critic

Little kids and tweens —girls, specifically — willprobably eat up “Ramonaand Beezus,” or at least besuitably amused by it.

They won’t be troubledwith things like a lack ofplot or narrative momentum.It won’t bother them that acharacter’s hair gets awk-wardly hacked up after abattle with peanut butter,then appears magicallyrestored to its original lengthsoon afterward. They won’tthink twice about the factthat a backyard is coveredwith gaping, muddy holesafter a massive water fightand pipe explosion, then ismiraculously landscaped toperfection in a day.

Speaking of a day, that’sapparently how long it takesto organize a wedding fordozens of guests, includingaltering a gown to fit a bridewho’s several inches shorterthan the woman who walkeddown the aisle in it the firsttime.

This all sounds likeuptight, grown-up nitpick-ing, probably. But it’s also areflection of a weakness instorytelling, which is sadgiven the strength of thesource material.

“Ramona and Beezus” isbased on Beverly Cleary’sbeloved children’s books,

which have been around formore than 50 years andvividly capture the playful-ness and awkwardness ofyouth. Laurie Craig andNick Pustay’s script featurestales from several ofCleary’s books, and as aresult it feels like a series ofindividual episodes — bothmadcap and heartrending —rather than a cohesive storywith any real drive. Eliza-beth Allen, who also direct-ed “Aquamarine,” plays upthe antics for maximumwackiness, and they’reamplified by the uncharac-teristically jaunty, intrusivescore by Mark Mothers-baugh.

Newcomer Joey King hasa likable way about her,though, as the high-spirited,accident-prone RamonaQuimby. She’s a naturalyoung actress, and she evengets a chance to show somerange in a couple of tearjerk-er moments. But the repeat-ed fantasy sequences, whichdepict her imaginative interi-or world, have an intention-ally rough-hewn aestheticand end up looking morecheesy than charming.

Back in the reality, themovie follows the adven-tures of the 9-year-old, herteenage sister, Beezus (Dis-ney star Selena Gomez),baby Roberta, dad Robert(John Corbett) and momDorothy (Bridget Moyna-han). Ramona’s Aunt Bea(Ginnifer Goodwin) seem-ingly has no job becauseshe’s around constantly tolend the sweet-but-clumsymiddle child support. This isalso a good thing, though,because Bea’s subplot with

next-door neighbor Hobart(Josh Duhamel) is probablythe most intriguing aspect ofthe movie — at least foranyone over the age of 12.Bea and Hobart were high-school sweethearts; 15 yearslater, he wants her to accom-pany him to Alaska. Good-win and Duhamel (who co-starred in “Win a Date WithTad Hamilton!”) areextremely cute together andhave tons of chemistry —but most of their momentsare upended by Ramona’ssilliness.

She ruins Hobart’s car byspilling paint all over it in arainbow of colors. She nearlyburns down the kitchen try-ing to make dinner. She can’teven do show-and-tell rightin class (Sandra Oh has somedeadpan zingers as her strictteacher). Then she fallsthrough the upstairs floor andinto the living room while areal estate agent is showingthe Quimbys’house.

Yes, the family may haveto move from their idyllicPortland neighborhoodwhen dad’s job gets down-sized, and mom’s part-timejob isn’t enough to keep thefamily afloat. Ramona triesto help raise money, whichalways ends up in disaster.In theory, this could havebeen useful for families towatch together if they’regoing through similar trou-bles in these trying econom-ic times. Instead, “Ramonaand Beezus” opts for cliches— right down to playing“Walking on Sunshine” dur-ing an obligatory montage.

Kids and grown-ups bothdeserve smarter entertain-ment. (20th Century Fox)

Zaniness rules in ‘Ramona and Beezus’

Silly anticsRamona and

Beezus(G)

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So, you think you’re goodat movie trivia? Every week,we give readers the opportu-nity to flex their movie mus-cles by answering five triviaquestions from our moviecritic, Michael Clark.

Congratulations to lastweek’s winner, MichaelMilardo of Lawrenceville.

Here are last week’s ques-tions again and the answers:

1. Name the two movieswhere Casey Affleck’s char-acter had the same last name(hint: both films werereleased in the last fiveyears).

A: “The Assassination ofJesse James by the CowardRobert Ford” and “TheKiller Inside Me”

2. In what two major East-ern U.S. cities was the film“12 Monkeys” set?

A: Philadelphia and Bal-timore

3. Who is the only personto be nominated for four ormore Oscars in the same yeartwice?

A: Warren Beatty (1978and 1981)

4. What movie included

this line of dialogue: “Whatwe have here is a failure tocommunicate”?

A: “Cool Hand Luke”5. What feature film

marked the acting debut ofmusician/singer Sting?

A: “Quadrophenia”

Now, for this week’squestions:

1. What college did thecharacter Clarice Starling(“The Silence of theLambs”) attend?

2. What was the first

movie that was filmed insidethe United Nations Building?

3. What non-fictionalblues singer plays a fictionalblues singer in “AngelHeart?”

4. In what two movies didSteve Carell play the samecharacter?

5. What is the commonacting bond shared by MartinScorsese, Kirk Douglas,Andy Serkis, Andy Dick andTim Roth?

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• Despicable Me (PG) Farmore acerbic and intelligentthan 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 —Michael Clark

• The Kids Are All Right (R)One of the very few gay/les-bian-themed features withouta marked political agenda,“TKAAR” instead presents abalanced, family values typeexamination regardinganonymous seed donationand the desire to know theorigin of two kids’ mysterydad. 3 stars — MC

• The Sorcerer’s Apprentice

(PG-13) Whether it wasmostly negative reviews or ageneral lack of interest, audi-ences largely avoided this“Harry Potter” wanna-be star-ring Nicolas Cage as a 15-century-old Svengali chargedwith tutoring a blasé heir to amystical dynasty. 11⁄2 stars —MC

• Knight and Day (PG-13)Tom Cruise and CameronDiaz break out of their collec-tive slumps in this actionthriller directed by JamesMangold. More “Mission:Impossible” than “Mr. andMrs. Smith,” it’s not nearly asfunny as the trailers indicatebut is still quite worthwhile. 3stars — MC

• Twilight Saga: Eclipse(PG-13) While slightly betterthan the first two, the thirdinstallment of this tepid occultsoap opera only serves those

faithful to the series of booksthat spawned it. Rarely hasthere been so much attentionlavished on something sostrikingly sub-par. 2 stars —MC

• I Am Love (R) This full-of-itself Italian art film is notableonly for its occasional resem-blance to “The Godfather”and a semi-stirring perfor-mance from lead Tilda Swin-ton as a wandering matriarchwith some superfluous mid-life and latent child-rearingissues. 11⁄2 stars — MC

• Grown Ups (PG-13) AdamSandler and his off-screencronies get together for a“family” film that is unsuitablefor children or anyone with asemi-intelligent sense ofhumor. It’s better than lastyear’s similarly themed “Cou-ples Retreat” but not bymuch. 1 star — MC

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EDITOR’S NOTE —Film Fans features localresidents reviewing the filmof the week: “Inception.”Want to be a Film Fan? E-mail [email protected].

“Inception” is an imag-inative, intriguing moviethat requires your fullattention. You sometimes

wonderwhetheryou arewatchinga “real” ordreamsequence.It is alsosome-times a

challenge to keep up withthe dream-within-a-dreamsequences. The film maylose audience memberswho don’t want to makethe effort required toremain fully engaged inthe (sometimes convolut-ed) plot.

One flaw is that it issimply too long in twoparticular scenes; thesnow scene and the gravi-ty scene are unnecessarilydragged out and go backand forth too many times.

You have to keep youreyes on the screen tokeep things straight, oth-erwise you will lose trackof what is going on.Overall, this is entertain-ing and, as always,Leonardo DiCaprio isfabulous.

— Francine Benoit,Lawrenceville

The foreshadowing beginsabruptly with an angry

oceanscene withplayingchildrenand alamentingman welearn isCobbplayed by

Leonardo DiCaprio. As themovie evolves, we learnmore about a tragic familyand what happened to causeits discord. We learn a lotabout the mind and its end-less journey to adapt in acruel world.

This movie presents astatement that is immenselyconfusing but the scenes areon the cutting edge and itsomehow holds you in aweird limbo. It explores thepower of dreams for com-plete and utter manipulationof others. It deals with con-voluted thoughts and leavesyou with a bad taste and ismore filling than many cangrasp. Couldn’t help butthink of the song “SweetDreams” by the Eurythmicsas this movie marchedonward.

The supporting cast in thismovie is superior and theyprovide the team chemistryto unravel the perceivedmystery. And when it’s overyou know that guilt is akiller and everyone needsthe right totem to anchorthem. You know also thatthis movie teaches morethan it entertains and this isits biggest obstacle other

than being excessively toolong.

— Rick Wright,Auburn

I wanted to love “Incep-tion,” and was anxious to seethis imaginative movie.However, I was disappoint-ed. With a cast featuring

LeonardoDiCaprio,KenWatanabe,Ellen PageandMichaelCaine,among

others, and a very intriguingstory line, I was full of antic-ipation, ready to be sweptaway.

The acting was good, butthe story was hard to follow.

“Inception” has very com-plicated layers, and at 2hours and 45 minutes, therewas ample time to explainthe story; instead they filledthe slot with endless actionand gravity-defying scenes.At times I thought, “Justcome on already and fall!”“Inception” was “TheMatrix” meets “The BourneIdentity” — times a hundred.

Besides being the mostconfusing movie I’ve seen inyears, another major prob-lem was the soundtrack. Attimes, the back score was soloud it overpowered the dia-logue.

I may watch it againwhen it comes out in rental(maybe sooner than later),but then again, I may not.

— Myra Simons,Buford

FrancineBenoit

Rick Wright

Film Fans: ‘Inception’good but confusing

Myra Simons

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• Saturday: Greg Laswell andCary Brothers• Aug. 12: Athens Popfest• Aug. 20: Patton Oswalt• Sept. 1: Stockholm Syndrome

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• Nov. 26-28: Northeast AtlantaBallet’s “The Nutcracker”• Dec. 4-5, 10-12, 17-19: Gwin-nett Ballet Theatre’s “The Nut-cracker”

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• July 30: Beres Hammond andFriends• Aug. 7: Inspiration Live inConcert — Shankar, Ehsan,Loy, Shafqat Amanat Ali, Maha-laxmi Iyer and Richa Sharma • Nov. 4-6: Je’Caryous John-son’s “Cheaper to Keep Her”

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• Sept. 11: Debbie Reynolds• Sept. 17: Break of Reality• Sept. 18: Homay and MastanEnsemble • Oct. 1: David Sanborn Triofeaturing Joey DeFrancesco• Oct. 3: Rockapella

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• Today-Saturday, Tuesday-July 25: “Phantom of theOpera”• Aug. 3-8: “Cats”• Aug. 13: Trey Songz andMonica

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PHILIPS ARENA1 Philips Drive N.W., Atlanta

404-878-3000www.philipsarena.com

• Aug. 11: Tom Petty with guestCrosby Stills and Nash• Sept. 16-19: Sesame StreetLive presents “1-2-3 Imagine!”• Oct. 13-17: Disney on Icepresents “Toy Story 3”• Nov. 18: Roger Waters• Dec. 23: Justin Bieber

RED LIGHT CAFE553 Amsterdam Ave., Atlanta

404-874-7828www.redlightcafe.com

• Saturday: Moonlighters,Aaron Childree and Jeff Shep-pard Band • Thursday: Out of the Blueand Jam

RIALTO CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS

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

www.rialtocenter.org

• Saturday: Hangzhou WenlanSchool Chinese Youth Orches-tra

SMITH’S OLDE BAR1578 Piedmont Ave., Atlanta

404-875-1522www.smithsoldebar.com

• Today: Early show: WilliamFitzsimmons / Regular show:Turtle Folk• Saturday: Chris Knight Band • Wednesday: Please Please-rock Me• Thursday: Bonerama andSon of a Bad Man

THE TABERNACLE152 Luckie St., Atlanta

404-659-9022www.livenation.com/venue/

getVenue/venueId/1294/

• Aug. 1: Crowded House• Aug. 19: Slightly Stoopid • Aug. 21: Patton Oswalt

VARIETY PLAYHOUSE 1099 Euclid Ave., Little Five Points

404-521-1786www.variety-playhouse.com

• Today: Grace Potter and TheNocturnals• Saturday: Cowboy Junkies• Sunday: Seu Jorge andAlmaz

VERIZON WIRELESS AMPHITHEATER

AT ENCORE PARK2200 Encore Parkway, Alpharetta

www.ticketmaster.com/venue/115485

• Today: Atlanta SymphonyOrchestra’s “Broadway Rocks”

WILD BILL’S2075 Market St., Duluth

678-473-1000www.wildbillsatlanta.com

• Today: Haywire

Most tickets available throughTicketmaster at 404-249-6400 orwww.ticketmaster.com. Callvenues for information.

MUSICBY VENUE

Special PhotoSum 41 will perform at 2010 Vans Warped Tour on Monday at Aaron’s Amphitheater at Lakewood inAtlanta.

Send items for GwinnettCalendar to [email protected] or theGwinnett Daily Post, P.O. Box603, Lawrenceville, GA30046. The fax number is770-339-8081. Pleaseinclude event name, timeand date, location, withaddress, phone number andcost. Deadline is two weeksprior to the event.

July 30Suwanee Town Center

Park will host the SuwaneePerforming Arts Presenta-tion at 5 p.m. July 30 and 31at 370 Buford Highway inSuwanee. For more informa-tion, visit www.suwanee.com/whatsnew.events.php.

Suwanee PerformingArts presents “Footloose:The Musical” at 7 p.m. July30 and 31 in Town CenterPark, 70 Buford HighwayN.W. in Suwanee.

July 31Movie at the Rock pre-

sents “The Spy Next Door”at 8 p.m. July 31 at RockSprings Park, 550 RockSprings Road inLawrenceville. Cost is $5 andincludes festival games andmovie. For more information,call 678-442-7283.

The Grayson CommunityPark will present “Pickin’”starting 6:30 p.m. July 31 at1 Park Drive in Grayson. Formore information, call 770-963-8017.

Upcoming/Ongoingevents

The 2010 season ofmovies in Braselton Park,located off Harrison Streetbetween Ga. highways 124and 53 in downtown Brasel-ton, will be held select Satur-days through Sept. 18. Formore information, call 706-654-5551.

Fine Art Exhibits pre-sents Works by TomNakashima and TheAugusta State Faculty Invi-tational through Sept. 25.The Hudgens Center for theArts is located at 6400 Sug-

arloaf Parkway, Building 300,in Duluth. For more informa-tion, call 770-623-6002.

New Dawn Theater Com-pany will present “CheaperBy the Dozen” throughAug. 1. The theater is at3087 Main St. in Duluth. Tick-ets are $10 for students, $12for seniors and $15 foradults. For more information,call 678-887-5015.

New London Theatre willpresent “Joseph and theAmazing TechnicolorDreamcoat” through Aug. 8at 2485 Main St. in Snellville.For more information, call770-559-1484 or visitwww.newlondontheatre.org.

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

The Hudgens Center forthe Arts features theexhibit “In the Forest:Selected Works from theHudgens Center’s YoungArtists” through Aug. 14 intheir student gallery, 6400Sugarloaf Parkway in Duluth.For more information, call770-623-6002.

New London Theatrepresents “The Secret Gar-den” through Aug. 8, 2485E. Main St. in Snellville.For showtimes and moreinformation, call 770-559-1484.

AugustSuwanee 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.

Suwanee Town CenterPark will host B at theMovies at 8 p.m. Aug. 21 at370 Buford Highway inSuwanee. For more infor-mation, visit www.suwanee.com/whatsnew.events.php.

The Winder-BarrowCommunity Theatre willpresent “Bye Bye Birdie”Aug. 6 through 15 at 105 E.Athens St. in Winder. Formore information, call 770-867-3106 or visitwww.winderbarrowtheatre.org.

SeptemberStone Mountain Park

will host the Yellow DaisyFestival from 10 a.m. to 6

p.m. Sept. 9 to 12 in theSpecial Events Meadow.The park is at 1000 RobertE. Lee Blvd. in Stone Moun-tain. Admission is free. Formore information, call 770-498-5690 or visitwww.stonemountainpark.com.

Suwanee Town CenterPark will host SuwaneeDay from 10 a.m. to 10p.m. Sept. 18 at 370 BufordHighway in Suwanee. Formore information, visitwww.suwanee.com/whatsnew.events.php.

Suwanee Town CenterPark will host the SecondAnnual Korean Festival atnoon Sept. 25 and 26 at370 Buford Highway inSuwanee. For more infor-mation, visit www.suwa-nee.com/whatsnew.events.php or call 770-203-1888.


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Frank Gilbreth,played by JohnLaszio, seated,demonstrates how totake a time-efficientbath for his family inNew Dawn TheaterCompany’s produc-tion of “Cheaper bythe Dozen.”The playwill run through Aug.1.The children areplayed by, from left,Royce Jernigan,Sophie Allen, JonahJernigan, NicholasSanders, NaataliaBrody, Pierce Brody,Shelby Markeles,Andrew Lewis, AlexJohns, Alexis Seithand Kris Reeves.

Today 14th Street Playhouse

will present “The Land,TheSea, and The Creationist”at 7:30 p.m. today and at2:30 and 7:30 p.m. Saturdayat 173 14th St. in Atlanta.Tickets cost from $25 to $30.For tickets or more information, call 404-733-4738 or visit www.14thstplay-house.org.

SaturdayThe Academy Theatre

will host “Old Pros inShowbiz” at 8 p.m. Satur-day, 119 Center St. in Avon-dale Estates. For tickets andmore information, call 404-474-8332.

The Georgia State RialtoCenter and Global Achiev-ers will present theHangzhou Wenlan SchoolYouth Orchestra at 2 p.m.Saturday, 80 Forsyth St.N.W. in Atlanta. For moreinformation, visit www.rialto-center.org.

July 30The 2010 Coca-Cola

Summer Film Festivalpresents “Caddyshack” at7:30 p.m. July 30 at the FoxTheatre, 660 Peachtree St.N.E. in Atlanta. For moreinformation, visitwww.FoxTheatre.org.

July 31The 2010 Coca-Cola

Summer Film Festival pre-sents “How To Train YourDragon” at 2 p.m. July 31 atthe Fox Theatre, 660Peachtree St. N.E. in Atlanta.For more information, visitwww.FoxTheatre.org.

The 2010 Coca-ColaSummer Film Festival pre-sents “Iron Man 2” at 7:30p.m. July 31 at the Fox The-atre, 660 Peachtree St. N.E.in Atlanta. For more informa-tion, visitwww.FoxTheatre.org.

Aug. 1The 2010 Coca-Cola

Summer Film Festivalpresents “Butch Cassidyand The Sundance Kid” at

2 p.m. Aug. 1 at the FoxTheatre, 660 Peachtree St.N.E. in Atlanta. For moreinformation, visitwww.FoxTheatre.org.

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Summer Film Festivalpresents “The General”at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 10 at theFox Theatre, 660Peachtree St. N.E. inAtlanta. For more informa-tion, visit www.FoxThe-atre.org.

Aug. 21-22Fifth Row Center pre-

sents “The Woods” out-door theater at 7:30 p.m. onAug. 21-22, 7004 Lake Ster-ling Blvd. in Flowery Branch.For more information, call678-357-7359.

Ongoing eventsMudFire Gallery is pre-

senting the exhibit “Ameri-can Masters Biennial”through Saturday at the stu-dio, located at 175 LaredoDrive in Decatur. For moreinformation, visit www.mud-fire.com.

Atlanta Shakespeare

Company will present“Hamlet! The Musical!”through Aug. 8 and at 6:30p.m. Sundays at the Shake-speare Tavern, 499Peachtree St. in Atlanta. Fortickets or more information,call 404-874-5299 or visitwww.shakespearetavern.com.

ART Station will present“Are We There Yet?”through Aug. 1. The stationis at 5384 Manor Drive inhistoric Stone Mountain Vil-lage. Ticket prices are $27for adults and $21 forseniors or students. Call thebox office at 770-469-1105to purchase tickets or formore information.

The Center for PuppetryArts will present “Every-body Loves Pirates”through Aug. 1 at 1404Spring St. in Atlanta. Ticketsare $9 for members and $16for non-members. For ticketsor more information, call404-873-3391 or visitwww.puppet.org.

Atlanta Lyric Companywill present “Hairspray”July 23 through Aug. 8 atThe Strand Theatre, 117 N.Park Square N.E. in Mariet-ta. For more information, call404-377-9948 or visit

www.atlantalyrictheatre.com.Whitespace is present-

ing the exhibit “Seepages”through July 31 at 814Edgewood Ave. in InmanPark. For hours and moreinformation, visit www.white-space814.com.

The Moon and Pluto pre-sents Strange Daze Musicand Arts Festival at 3 p.m.Aug.14 and 15. Cost is 10dollars and is located at TheMasquerade in Atlanta. Formore information call 404-954-2615.

Imagine It! The Chil-dren’s Museum of Atlantapresents ConservationQuest until Sept. 12 at 275Centennial Olympic ParkDrive in Atlanta. For moreinformation, visit www.chil-drensmuseumatlanta.org.

The High Museum of Artis presenting the exhibit“Dalí: The Late Work”through Jan. 9, 1280Peachtree St. N.E. inAtlanta.

The High Museum ofArt is presenting theexhibit “Signs of Life:Photographs by PeterSekaer ” through Jan. 11,1280 Peachtree St. N.E. inAtlanta.


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This piece of work,by artist Nick Joer-ling, is on display inMudFire Gallery’sexhibit AmericanMasters Biennialthrough Saturday.MudFire is at 175Laredo Drive inDecatur. For moreinformation, visitwww.mudfire.com.


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