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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. 4

Art Beat ....................................................................Pg. 6

Movies...................................................Pgs. 10-13, 17,19

Showtimes ............................................................Pg. 12

Area Event ........................................................Pg. 14,15

By Venue ................................................................Pg. 16

Gwinnett Calendar ............................................Pg. 18

Metro Calendar ....................................................Pg. 18The “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.

Broadway hit ‘A Chorus Line’ coming to Cobb Energy Centre ....................................Pg. 7

Weekend Design: Tori BooneWeekend Cover Photo: Jason Braverman

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Special Photo: Phil MartinThe Company of “A Chorus Line” performs “I Hope I Get It.” The Broadwaymusical will be performed Thursday through March 20 at the Cobb EnergyPerforming Arts Centre.

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LOCAL EVENT

BY CAROLE TOWNSENDStaff Correspondent

You can take a step back intime Saturday night at WildBill’s when ’80s icon RickSpringfield takes the stage.The former soap star andsinger of hits like “Jessie’sGirl” comes to Duluth hav-ing more fun as a performerthan he did in the early days.

“I’m enjoying (playingmy music) a lot more nowthan I did then. Back then, itwas kind of a circus. Now,I’m humbled by my fans,”Springfield said. “I used tothink it was all about me. Iget now that it’s about them.”

The singer and his bandseem to have it figured out,how to have fame, a home, a

family and peace of mind.“We tour all year, but we

only tour on weekends. Wego home during the weekand spend time with family,”Springfield said.

The singer and his bandwill go from Duluth to Texas,

then Oklahoma and then onto Japan. The show at WildBill’s will include a mix ofhis old hits as well as somenew material.

When asked whether hehas any memories of playingpast shows in Atlanta,

Springfield laughed.“Oh yes, sure. I remember

playing in an outdoor arena,”he said. “It was pouring rain,and it was very humid. It wasgreat.”

What inspires Spring-field?

“Life. Always life,” hesaid. “And reading. I keepmy eyes open.”

Springfield’s two sons,ages 21 and 24, also inspirethe singer. About his notori-ety, Springfield said that hisboys “think it’s cool. They’reproud of that. They do laughsometimes at the hairstyles,but so do I.”

Springfield said musicallyhe listens to “absolutelyeverything, from classical torock. I think an artist has todo that.”

In November, Springfieldand his band embark on theFourth Annual Rick Spring-field and Friends cruise.

“It’s the best thing we doall year. It’s five days ofmusic and fans and friends,

just a big party,” he said. This year Jamaica is the

destination. More informationabout the cruise can be foundat www.rickspringfield.com.

In July 2008, Springfieldreleased his latest album“Venus in Overdrive,” areturn to the artist’s pop/rockroots. According to reviews,the music is the same raw,honest, gritty material thatmarks Springfield’s from-the-soul music.

A documentary aboutSpringfield’s life — “Affairof the Heart” — will be fin-ished this year. The singer’smemoir, “Late, Late atNight,” is both a New YorkTimes and LA Times best-seller. The paperback versionwill be available in June.

’80s icon Rick Springfield to perform at Wild Bill’s

Special PhotoRick Springfield will perform Saturday at WildBill’s in Duluth.

• Who: Rick Springfield• When: 9:30 p.m.Saturday• Where: Wild Bill’s,2075 Market St.,Duluth• Cost: Tickets rangefrom $30 (generaladmission) to $200 forVIP side stage seats• Info: Visit www.ticket-master.com or call 678-473-1000

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THE DISH

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www.boudreauxscajun.com

3067 Main St., Duluth

Boudreaux’s CajunMarket and Cafe

BY HEATHER DARENBERGSTAFF WRITER

[email protected]

• Open since: April 15,2003

• Location: Boudreaux’sCajun Market and Cafe islocated on Duluth’s MainStreet, next to the New DawnTheater Company.

• Hours: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.Wednesdays and Thursdays;10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Fridays andSaturdays

• Owner: Paul Many, anative of southern Louisianawho has lived in Georgiasince 1987

• Atmosphere: The casualfamily restaurant has plenty ofdownhome charm. Patronsline up to place their orders atthe counter and then take aseat at one of the tables. Eachtable has a roll of paper towelsand a basket full of spices,including Louisiana hot sauceand gumbo filè, or ground sas-safras, which is used to thick-en up the seafood gumbo.

Boudreaux’s isn’t just arestaurant. It’s a communitygathering spot. Free live

music is offered several nightsa month. In addition to thefood, the restaurant sells vari-ous spices and dry goods,such as red beans.

• Menu: Many uses twowords to describeBoudreaux’s menu: authenticand estoric. “This is truly apiece of South Louisiana 700miles away,” he said.Boudreaux’s gets a fresh sup-ply of seafood weekly, andthe products are handselectedfrom vendors. The menu is 80percent Cajun and 20 percentcreole.

The seafood gumbo can beordered as a side or in a cupor a bowl. The gumboincludes all types of seafood— shrimp, scallops, differenttypes of fish — ensuring ahearty bite with every spoon-ful. Several types of po boysare available, including

shrimp, oyster, gator, catfish,grouper, tilapia, sausage andchicken. Entrees includeshrimp or crawfish etouffee,shrimp scampi, various typesof jambalaya and red beansand rice.

An authentic Cajun lunchbuffet is served Wednesdaysthrough Fridays. Specials areavailable every Friday andSaturday night. Recently, spe-cials included Creole CrabCakes and Scallop Alfredeaux.The restaurant also offers NewOrleans sno-balls. Those whoorder one can choose one ofdozens of flavors.

Beverages include sweet-ened or unsweetened tea.Coca-Cola products are alsoavailable by the can.

• Things you might notknow: Boudreaux’s guaran-tees your satisfaction with a100 percent money-backpromise.

Staff Photos: Heather DarenbergClockwise from bottom, blackened scallop alfredeaux, seafoodgumbo, creole crab cakes and a blackened grouper po boysandwich are served at Boudreaux’s Cajun Market and Cafe inDuluth.

Patrons line up to place theirorder at thecounter and thentake a seat at oneof the tables. Anauthentic Cajunlunch buffet isserved Wednes-day through Friday.

• Gumbo Bowl: A hearty mix of seafood served around abed of rice. $7• Grouper Po Boy: A grouper fillet served on a hoagiefilled with lettuce, tomato and relish. $9.50• Cajun Trio Jambalaya: Sausage, chicken and shrimpcooked Cajun-style with onions, celery and green bellpepper served over rice. $11.99• Fried Catfish Salad: Fried catfish fillet served on asalad. $9.99

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• Mama Mia’sThe three-meat lasagna,spinach, mushroom and arti-choke pasta, stuffed shellsand pizza, with the doughmade from scratch every day,still remain customer favorites.Two items have been addedto the menu — sausage withpeppers and onions over lin-guine noodles, and bakedspaghetti pie. All entreesinclude a house salad andbread. Mama Mia’s features abar that serves beer andwine.There are six differentdraft beers available andmore than 11 different winesfrom house to higher end.5394 Five Forks TrickumRoad, Lilburn, 770-469-1199.

• Babalu Cuban JointThis small, quaint Cubanrestaurant offers healthy,fresh authentic fare with anod toward local farmers,wineries and breweries. “Wecook with very low sodiumand much lower fat (than istypical in Cuban food),” saidowner Ivan Jaramillo, addingthat he buys fresh vegetablesfrom local growers andserves craft beers madelocally. Desserts are not over-looked, with authentic choicessuch as Tres Leches, Dulcede Leche ice cream, QuattroLeches (yellow cake soakedin three sweet milks andcaramel), and even pastry,fruit and cheese selections.802 Dacula Road, Dacu-la,678-985-0555.

• EVOO Tapas BarThe name EVOO Tapas Baronly slightly conveys the mixof styles offered on the mainmenu. Executive chefJonathan McDowell workedwith the owners to create alist of small tapas dishes thatdeviate from the typical Span-ish choices.They offer AhiTuna, crab cakes, cauliflowerflorets and popcorn shrimpalong with hummus and gua-camole.They also offer largerdishes and salads.The lunchmenu includes flatbread andpanini sandwiches. McDowell,

a California native, takespride in his foods’ freshnessand local origin.2720 Mall of Georgia Blvd,Suite 106, Buford, 678-482-4300.

• Talay Asian CuisineIncluding customer favoritessuch as Panang with Chicken,Spicy Basil with Shrimp andPad Thai Noodles, the menu isextensive and well rounded,offering dishes for the experi-enced palate as well as formore inexperienced con-sumers of fine Thai cuisine.Plump, tender scallops, succu-lent shrimp and Chilean seabass grace several dishes onthe menu.1197 Old Peachtree Road,Suite H, Suwanee, 678-957-9811.

• Peachtree CafeFor breakfast, patrons canchoose from a variety of clas-sics like eggs, pancakes andFrench toast — the bread andbutter, though, is in a healthyoffering of gourmet crepesand omelettes. Highlightsinclude pastrami beef andfresh mozzarella omelettes,and tomato and scallioncrepes.For lunch, cafe and diner clas-sics are given life with pattymelts, cheese steaks andreubens.Wraps, warm pani-nis and triple-decker clubsandwiches also offer newspins on traditional cafe fare.Sides include mashed pota-

toes, French fries and potatosalad.50 S. Clayton St.,Lawrenceville, 678-377-8745.

• Azar’s Mediterranean CafeOwner Toufic Azar grew up inLebanon and lived there fortwo years with his wife, andthose years are reflected inthe food.They offer Kafta,Shawarma and Falafel allmade fresh when ordered.They also serve stuffed grapeleaves, house-made hummusand have a purposefullyunique garlic sauce because,as Toufic Azar says, “Over-seas you can tell the restau-rant by its garlic sauce.”2725 Hamilton Mill Suit 1100,Buford, 678-889-2142.

• Fuego Cantina & GrillThe menu features typicalMexican favorites — tacos,chimichanga, fajitas and burri-tos, but also includes moreunique and traditional Mexicandishes. Herb marinated char-grilled lamp chops, pan searedAtlantic salmon and chargrilledchicken breast stuffed withonions, peppers and spinachare among the mostpopular.For the adventuroustype with a big appetite, there’sthe monster burrito.The three-pound burrito comes with awarning that “difficulty walkingor sudden increase of weightfollowed by a loss of appetitefor days” might result.3333 Buford Drive, Buford,678-714-6915.

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ART BEAT

All sorts of magic will becreated onstage as SouthernBallet Theatre presents“Aladdin and His MagicLamp” today through Sun-day at the Gwinnett Per-forming Arts Center.

This original presentationwill present the enduringtale of Aladdin and hisadventures, complete withflying carpets and “ele-phants.”

Performances will beheld on at 7:30 p.m. today;at 2:30 and 7:30 p.m. Satur-day; and at 2:30 and 7:30p.m. Sunday. Tickets are$16.50 for adults and$14.50 for students andseniors. At the door theseprices go to $18.50 foradults and $16.50 for stu-dents and seniors.

More than 40 membersof the Southern Ballet The-atre Company will performin “Aladdin.” There arebeautiful sets and costumesand surprising specialeffects. In addition to thecompany members, the castwill also feature approxi-mately 40 young dancersfrom the LawrencevilleSchool of Ballet and ArtsAcademy performing as lit-tle monkeys and little car-pets.

“We will infuse thesplendor of ballet with lotsof energy, excitement, andof course, a stunning visualdisplay of scenery, videoand flight,” SBT spokesper-son Brandon Chitwoodsaid. “It is a performancethat every member of thefamily can enjoy.” Chit-wood is the SBT Presidentand Artistic Director.

Chitwood is alsoinvolved onstage as Aladdinhimself. His wife, Alicia,will be performing the roleof the Genie, and BethanySmith is the Princess.Bethany is a senior atGrayson High School.

The costumes are veryspecial as well. Kelly Ray-born, who will be portray-ing a diamond, says, “Mycostume is gorgeous. Allthe costumes are so awe-some. Most of them weredesigned by the SoutheastAlabama Dance Company.”Kelly is a sophomore at

Peachtree Ridge HighSchool.

In addition to the publicperformances, SBT willperform a special produc-tion of “Aladdin” for select-ed Gwinnett County ele-mentary school students.This annual field tripexposes young people tothe performing arts and is apart of SBT’s communityoutreach program.

The children get to seemore than a show, however.“They get to interact withthe dancers, see the cos-tumes, hear how we dosome of the special effects,who works on the show,like the lighting crew andsound crew,” SBT represen-tative Tracy Kaluba said.

SBT is also gearing upfor an important event atthe end of April. SBT alongwith several other Atlanta-based pre-professional

Southern Ballet Theatrebrings ‘Aladdin’ to stage

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“A Chorus Line” — oneof the most beloved contem-porary musicals to ever hitBroadway — is coming tothe Cobb Energy Perform-ing Arts Centre. The chore-ography has been restagedand the musical numbers re-energized, earning this pro-duction the distinction ofbeing called “Michael Ben-nett’s Masterpiece” byrespected critics. Bennettconceived and directed theoriginal choreography of “AChorus Line” more thanthree decades ago.

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trations and vocal arrange-ments are new also, and the2006 Broadway castrecording is available instores nationwide.

Winner of nine TonyAwards, including “BestMusical” and the PulitzerPrize for drama, “A ChorusLine” is the longest-run-ning American Broadwaymusical ever. This produc-

tion broke the GeraldSchoenfeld theater’s boxoffice record seven times inthe first five months run-ning. The Broadway runended after 18 preview and759 regular performances.

“Even after 35 years anda revamping of the music,costumes and story linefocus, it was easy toremember why I love thismusical so much. It’s old-school, classic Broadway,”said Charlotte Jones, aMemphis native whorecently relocated to Gwin-nett County.

Jones, who saw the showin Jacksonville, Fla., earlierthis year, said that thechanges do not take awayfrom the glamour and glitzof the original production.

Special Photo: Phil MartinThe Company of “A Chorus Line” performs “I Hope I Get It.” The Broadwaymusical will be performed Thursday through March 20 at the Cobb EnergyPerforming Arts Centre.

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pating in the SoutheasternRegional Ballet Associa-tion’s annual festival. Thisyear the festival will takeplace in Montgomery,Ala.

Most recently, SBT hastaken enthusiastic audi-ences under the sea withan innovative staging of“The Little Mermaid” andshared the magic of

dreams coming true in“Cinderella,” to sold-outaudiences. SBT has per-formed the full lengthballets “Sleeping Beauty,”“Giselle,” “Romeo andJuliet” and “Coppelia.” Inaddition to its annual fallrepertory performances,the company has alsostaged original versionsof “A Very GrinchyChristmas,” “Wizard ofOz” and “Alice in Won-derland.”

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NEW YORK — Didodoesn’t know the sex of herbaby, but she’s not going towait until her due date tofind out.

‘‘I’m too curious,’’ theBritish singer-songwriter said

in a recentinterview.‘ ‘ I t ’ senough of asurprise onthe day.’’

Dido isdue to haveher firstchild this

summer. It’s already been abig year: She was nominatedfor an Academy Award forbest song for co-writing ‘‘If IRise’’ from the movie ‘‘127Hours,’’ and is finishing up anew album.

‘‘I’m nearly done,’’ she

said last month about herupcoming album. ‘‘Musicwill just start coming out asthis year goes on.’’

Dido, perhaps best knownstateside for the song‘‘Thank You,’’ which wassampled by Eminem for‘‘Stan,’’ said her new recordbrings her back to her elec-tronic roots. She’s onceagain working with herbrother, Rollo Armstrong, aswell as other producers.

‘‘It’s been a thoroughlyenjoyable record,’’ she said.‘‘It’s a real mix and in afunny sort of way, it’s a mixof everything, some sort ofbig electronic extravaganza.It’s much more electronicthan the last record.’’

‘‘Safe Trip Home,’’ whichwas released in 2008, wasDido’s last studio album.She’s more eager to performin front of fans with her newalbum.

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MOVIES

Amanda Seyfriedplays Valerie in

“Red RidingHood.”

Special Photo: Warner Bros.

BY MICHAEL CLARKMovie Critic

Depending on your cho-sen source and who youbelieve, Catherine Hard-wicke is either one of themost artistically ethicaldirectors in Hollywood orone of its most stubbornlyfoolish.

After delivering the firstinstallment of the “Twi-light” franchise (and with it$400 million at the boxoffice), Hardwicke report-edly told Summit Entertain-ment she would not “hurryup” the first sequel, whichdidn’t go over well. Theyallegedly replied, “Do itnow or else” and she chose“else.” Or she was fired.

Who knows? At this point,who cares?

Rather than do some-thing substantial like thesublime “Thirteen” or theinspired misfire “Lords ofDogtown” as a follow up,Hardwicke chose a “Twi-light” clone — the thirdsuch like-minded filmreleased in the last fourweeks.

But this is a retelling ofthe fable “Little Red RidingHood,” right? How couldthat be a “Twilight” ripoff?It’s Hollywood, folks. Theycan do anything they want.There was a wolf in “LittleRed Riding Hood” andeven more of them in “Twi-light.” It didn’t take a lot oftweaking — or much imag-ination — to make one looka lot like the other. Itwouldn’t be surprising tofind out if the studio hadasked Hardwicke and writerDavid Leslie Johnson to

work in a vampire subplot. “Red Riding Hood” con-

tains just enough of thesource material to warrantits modified title but isstuck in a nebulous, demo-graphic netherworld. It isset in what appears to bemedieval times but alsolooks like the wardrobedepartment adorned theentire cast in period-pieceAbercrombie & Fitchthreads with the filmmakershaving them speak in pre-sent day English.

Everyone is photo-shootready beautiful without ahair out of place and thebackdrops and masks easilydouble for those on an“Eyes Wide Shut” set.Hardwicke shoots every-thing in light focus so eventhe sanitized and infrequentblood spattering looks fash-ionable and sexy. It’s notvisceral, threatening orengaging enough for adults

or teens and is far too sub-liminally risqué for chil-dren. The “Twilight”throngs are likely to be splitdown the middle.

The movie marks anothercareer miscalculation bylead Amanda Seyfried whoplays the title character, akaValerie. One of the mostbeautiful and talentedyoung women in film,Seyfrield (save for theguilty pleasure “Chloe”)has yet to attach herself to aproduction that gets close toallowing her to expand onthe promise shown brieflyin “Mean Girls.” She seemsto take any throwaway roletossed her way withoutregard to what it could leadto down the road.

Signing on for mere pay-checks, past Oscar nomi-nees Virginia Madsen andGary Oldman — and for-mer winner Julie Christie— are able to do OK with

their thinly written support-ing characters but must alsogive up a pound or two ofmetaphorical/artistic fleshalong the way. The mostinteresting and ironic cast-ing choice comes in theform of Billy Burke.

Hardcore “Twilight”fans will instantly recog-nize the little knownBurke’s name but for thosewho don’t — he plays theBella character’s passive,lightweight sheriff father inthe “Twilight” franchise.Here Burke plays Valerie’spassive, lightweight, ho-hum father but toward theend is at least given theopportunity to do some-thing a little different and abit meatier.

In complete fairness toJohnson, he is able to pro-vide a semi-engagingthriller aspect to the other-wise fluff production. Everycharacter with a speaking

role — with the exceptionof Valerie — is suggestedto be the Big Bad Wolf atone point or another. If yousubscribe to the law ofphysics that disallowssomeone to be in more thanone place at the same timeand pay attention to what’shappening on screen, you’llbe able to figure out theculprit way before the finalreveal.

Deciding whether Hard-wicke quit or was firedfrom the “Twilight” cash-cow machine will be mucheasier after witnessing theending. Refusing to rushan already planned sequelto an unproven entity wasin its way, honorable. Butradically changing the end-ing to a centuries old fableto make room for a possi-ble sequel doesn’t quitejibe with that particularartistic mindset, does it?(Warner Bros.)

Hardwicke’s ‘Hood’ an unimaginative ‘Twilight’ ripoffRed Riding Hood

(PG-13)★★★★★★

It’s just as well the title of thisnew disaster action/adventuresounds more like a video gamethan a movie; it’ll cut down onthe audience letdown factor.Mostly devoid of plot, it’s amash-up of “Independence Day,”“Black Hawk Down,” “Clover-field,” “District 9” and, for thesecond time in a month, “ThePoseidon Adventure.”

You don’t go into a movie likethis expecting great art, but a lit-tle wouldn’t hurt. All of theabove mentioned titles did sowithout cutting back on stuffblowing up but with audiencesbeing over-stimulated by thelikes of Michael Bay and JerryBruckheimer, up-and-comingfilmmakers have little choice butto go for all-out, sensory over-loaded if they want to keepworking.

The first clue that “Battle: LosAngeles” isn’t all it could be isthe release date. This is the kindof flick that screams summer andwhile March isn’t a typicaldumping ground month foraction, it’s far from ideal but thisis actually good news for South

African director JonathanLiebesman.

After helming a low-budgetthriller (“The Killing Room”)and a pointless horror prequel(“The Texas Chainsaw Massacre:The Beginning”), this isLiebesman’s big chance toimpress other major studio deci-sion makers with his whiz-bangacumen and — based solely onthe action — he pretty muchdelivers the goods.

The movie starts cold with theall too familiar route of fauxdocumentary. A mock CNN out-fit is broadcasting news of aglobal meteor shower which isonly hitting highly populatedcoastal cities. After futzingaround for a while, Liebesmanand writer Christopher Bertoliniget to the point. A high-rankingMarine informs soldiers sta-

tioned at Camp Pendleton nearLos Angeles that these aren’tmeteors but rather landing alienships and it’s time to put theirwar faces on.

The timing of this event could-n’t be worse for Sgt. MichaelNantz (Aaron Eckhart). Afterputting in his 20 years and tryingto forget a decision that costmany in his command their lives,Nantz wants to hang up his spursbut is pulled back into the frayby a superior who recognizes hisacute leadership skills.

With a very PC/racially bal-anced group of grunts, Nantzheads toward an abandonedpolice station to rescue a familyof civilians before the Marinesblanket the entire area withbombs. For the next 90 minutes,the soldiers face one hurdle afteranother while the filmmakers seeto it that their numbers are slow-ly whittled down.

While the action and effects

are all top-shelf throughout,Liebesman and particularlyBertolini top-load everythingwith giggle-inducing clichédwartime dialogue, a constant andintrusive string-heavy score anduninteresting (because they areunexplored) aliens.

Looking like the cousins ofthose seen in “District 9,” theinvaders here have human-basedbodies but are never allowed tospeak or reveal their missionfrom their perspective. TheMarines assume they’re invadingEarth to commandeer water.

With his lantern jaw, heavyfive o’clock shadow and nuanceddelivery, Eckhart is a perfectchoice for a field commanderconstantly called on to boost thespirits of his often unsure under-lings. If that isn’t enough, Eck-hart’s character must also act asfamily councilor, hold the handof another superior who is crack-ing up and pull off what his

company calls a “John Wayne.”Eckhart is good as he can be

but this movie requires a bunchof recognizable “Saving PrivateRyan” level supporting playersto add spice and flavor and tohelp with the metaphorical heavylifting. The only other real namesin the cast are Bridget Moynahanas a civilian mother and MichelleRodriguez as a late arriving bat-tle strategist, and neither is givenmuch to do.

Closing on an unexpectednote, the film admirably resiststhe strong temptation to end inthe forced uplift manner usuallyassociated with these types ofproductions yet does leave thedoor wide open for a possiblesequel.

If you prefer video games overmovies, you might like “Battle:Los Angeles” more than mostbut you’ll have to remember youhave no control over the out-come. (Sony/Columbia)


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MOVIES

Special Photo: Sony/ColumbiaAaron Eckhart plays Michael Nantz in the sci-fi film “Battle: Los Angeles.”

Battle: Los Angeles(PG-13)★★★★★★

a losing

Sci-fi film fails to deliver interesting plot

‘BATTLE’

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The Adjustment Bureau (PG-13)12:10, 2:40, 4:25, 5:15, 7:10, 7:50, 9:45 10:20, 12:10Battle: Los Angeles (PG-13)12:30, 1:00, 1:30, 3:30, 4:00, 4:30 , 6:35, 7:05, 7:35,9:20, 9:50, 10:20, 12:10Beastly (PG-13)3:05, 5:20, 7:30, 9:45, 11:55Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son(PG-13)5:30,10:35Cedar Rapids (R)1:15, 3:25, 5:35, 7:45, 9:55, 12:05Gnomeo and Juliet (G)12:50, 3:20, 8:00Gnomeo and Juliet 3-D (G)11:50, 2:10 Hall Pass (R)12:20, 2:50, 5:25, 7:55, 10:30I Am Number Four (PG-13)12:15, 2:50, 5:25, 8:00, 10:35Just Go With It (PG-13)1:10, 4:05, 7:10, 10:00Justin Bieber: Never Say Never 3-D(G)4:30, 9:40Justin Bieber: Never Say NeverDirector’s Fan Cut 3-D (G)1:15, 7:00Mars Needs Moms (PG)12:45, 3:05, 5:40, 7:55, 10:10Mars Needs Moms 3-D (PG)12:15, 2:35, 5:10, 7:25, 9:40, 11:55Rango (PG)12:00, 12:50, 1:35, 2:35, 3:25, 4:20, 5:10, 6:20, 7:00,7:45, 9:00, 9:35, 10:15, 11:35, 12:10Red Riding Hood (PG-13)12:00, 12:45, 2:30, 3:15, 5:00, 5:35, 7:30, 8:05, 10:10,10:30Take Me Home Tonight (R)9:55Unknown (PG-13)1:20, 4:15, 7:05

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The Adjustment Bureau (PG-13)11:10, 1:40, 4:20, 7:00, 9:35Battle: Los Angeles (PG-13)11:30, 2:10, 4:50, 7:30, 10:10Beastly (PG-13)1:00, 3:10, 5:30, 7:45, 9:50 Gnomeo and Juliet (G)11:40, 1;50, 4:10, 6:40Hall Pass (R)12:45, 3:05, 5:25, 7:55, 10:20I Am Number Four (PG-13)

9:05Just Go With It (PG-13)111:25, 2:05, 4;45, 7:25, 10:05Justin Bieber: Never Say Never:Director’s Fan Cut 3-D (G)11:50, 2:25, 5:05Mars Needs Moms (PG)12:00, 2:20, 4:30, 6:50, 9:00Mars Needs Moms 3-D (PG)12:40, 3:00, 5:10, 7:20, 9:30The King’s Speech (R)11:15, 1:55, 4:35, 7:15, 9:55Rango (PG)11:20, 12:50, 2:00, 2:50, 4:40, 5:20, 7:10, 7:50, 9:40,10:20Red Riding Hood (PG-13)12:20, 2:40, 5:00, 7:40, 10:00Take Me Home Tonight (R)7:45, 10:05Unknown (PG-13)11:35, 2:15, 4:55, 7:35, 10:15

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The Adjustment Bureau (PG-13)11:40, 12:15, 2:15, 4:50, 5:10, 7:25, 7:50, 8:00, 10:10,10:40Battle: Los Angeles (PG-13)12:30, 4:40, 8:00, 11:00Beastly (PG-13)12:15, 2:35, 5:15, 7:50, 10:50Gnomeo and Juliet (G)11:45, 2:25, 7:15Hall Pass (R)12:05, 2:45, 5:25, 8:05, 10:55I Am Number Four (PG-13)12:25, 4:45, 7:25, 10:05Just Go With It (PG-13)11:35, 2:20, 7:05, 9:50Justin Bieber: Never Say Never 3-D(G)4:20, 10:15Justin Bieber: Never Say Never TheDirector’s Fan Cut 3-D (G)12:45, 7:10The King’s Speech (R)12:35, 3:45, 7:55, 10:45Rango (PG)11:50, 12:20, 2:40, 5:05, 7:15, 7:45, 10:00, 10:30Take Me Home Tonight (R)

4:45, 10:20True Grit (PG-13)11:30, 2:10, 4:55, 7:35, 10:25Unknown (PG-13)11:55, 2:30, 5:20, 8:15, 10:50

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The Adjustment Bureau (PG-13)10:55, 1:40, 4:30, 7:15, 9:55Battle: Los Angeles (PG-13)9:50, 10:40, 11:35, 1:30, 2:30, 4:20, 5:30, 7:10, 8:30,10:00,10:30Beastly (PG-13)11:25, 1:50, 4:10, 6:30, 8:55Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son(PG-13)4:45, 7:35Drive Angry 3-D (R)10:10Gnomeo and Juliet 3-D (G)11:20, 1:35, 3:50p, 6:05, 8:15Hall Pass (R)11:30, 2:10, 5:00, 7:45, 10:20I Am Number Four (PG-13)10:30, 1:25, 4:05, 6:50, 9:30Just Go With It (PG-13)10:00, 12:45, 3:35, 6:25, 9:15Justin Bieber Never Say Never:TheDirector's Fan Cut 3-D (G)12:35, 3:15, 6:05, 8:45Mars Needs Moms (PG)10:50, 1:20, 3:40, 6:00, 8:20Mars Needs Moms 3-D (PG)9:55, 12:15, 2:35, 4:50, 7:05, 9:20Rango (PG)10:10, 11:45, 12:50, 2:20, 3:30, 4:55, 6:10, 7:30,10:05Take Me Home Tonight (R)10:20, 12:40, 3:00, 5:35, 8:00, 10:25The King’s Speech (R)11:10, 2:00, 5:10, 8:10 True Grit (PG-13)11:05, 2:05Unknown (PG-13)10:15, 1:00, 3:45, 6:20, 9:10

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Country Ctrong (PG-13)5:30, 8:30Fighter (R)5:10, 8:10Green Hornet5:05, 8:05Yogi Bear (PG)5:25, 7:30, 9:30The Chronicles of Narnia:The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (PG)5:15, 8:15Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

Part 1 (PG-13)4:40, 7:50Little Fockers4:05, 7:05, 9:35Tangled (PG)5:20, 7:45, 10:00The Tourist (PG-13)4:10, 7:10, 9:45Tron: Legacy (PG)5:00, 8:00

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The Chronicles of Narnia:The Voy-age of the Dawn Treader (PG)4:20, 7:05, 9:35The Green Hornet (PG-13)3:55, 7:10, 9:35Gulliver’s Travels (PG)3:15, 5:20, 9:40Harry Potter and the Deathly HallowsPart 1 (PG-13)4:30, 7:45Little Fockers (PG13)5:15, 7:30, 9:45Megamind (PG)4:00, 7:15, 9:40Sanctum (R)9:45Tangled (PG)4:15, 5:15, 6:45, 7:30, 9:00The Tourist (PG-13)4:00, 7:00, 9:25Tron: Legacy (PG)4:05, 6:55, 9:30Yogi Bear (PG)5:10, 7:10, 9:10

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Beastly (PG-13)1:10, 3:20, 5:30, 7:40, 9:50Black Swan (R)1:15, 4:15, 7:15, 9:45The Company Men (R)1:35, 4:20, 7:15, 10:00Hall Pass (R)

2:00, 4:30, 7:10, 9:40The King’s Speech (R)1:30, 4:15, 7:00, 9:45Mars Needs Moms (PG)2:00, 4:05, 6:10, 8:15Mars Needs Moms 3-D (PG)1:00, 3:05, 5:10, 7:15, 9:20No Strings Attached (R)1:35, 4:20, 7:15, 9:55Rango (PG)1:05, 2:05, 4:05, 5:05, 7:05, 8:05, 9:35The Roommate (PG-13)1:45, 4:35, 7:20, 9:50True Grit (PG-13)1:30, 4:25, 7:00, 9:30

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The Adjustment Bureau (PG-13)2:00, 5:00, 7:30, 10:00Battle: Los Angeles (PG-13)1:45, 2:55, 4:20, 5:40, 7:00, 8:20, 9:40, 11:00Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son(PG-13)2:25, 5:20, 8:05, 10:50The Fighter (R)4:15, 9:30Gnomeo and Juliet (G)2:45, 4:45, 6:45, 8:45, 10:45Gnomeo and Juliet 3-D (G)1:45, 3:45, 5:45, 7:45, 9:45The Grace Card (PG-13)2:20, 4:50, 7:10, 9:25I Am Number Four (PG-13)2:40, 5:30, 8:15, 10:50Just Go With It (PG-13)2:05, 4:40, 7:15, 9:55Justin Bieber: Never Say Never (G)5:15, 7:05Justin Bieber: Never Say Never 3-D(G)5:15, 10:30Justin Bieber: Never Say Never TheDirector’s Fan Cut 3-D (G)2:45, 8:00Red Riding Hood (PG-13)1:45, 4:00, 6:15, 8:30, 10:45Take Me Home Tonight (R)1:55, 4:10, 6:25, 8:40, 10:55Unknown (PG-13)2:30, 5:15, 8:00, 10:30


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Staff Photo: Jason BravermanJoseph Macauley, 6, and his sister Sofia, 7, testout a hands-on video display on archaeology onWednesday at the new NatureQuest exhibit at theFernbank Museum in Atlanta.

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BY HEATHER DARENBERGSTAFF WRITER

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ATLANTA — FernbankMuseum of Natural Historywill officially open itsexpansive new children’sexhibition, FernbankNatureQuest, on March 19.

The nearly 7,000-square-foot exhibition is one of themost significant additions tothe museum since theworld’s largest dinosaursmoved into Fernbank’sGreat Hall in 2001.

The $8 million exhibitionwill offer Fernbank’syoungest visitors a differentkind of museum experience,where children will beengaged through more than100 interactive encountersas they explore an immer-sive, nature-inspired envi-ronment filled with live ani-

mals and hands-on learning,according to a news release.

Fernbank NatureQuestwill allow visitors ages 2through 10 into a world thatbelongs to the young with aworking clubhouse builtamong the giant trees. Visi-tors can climb up a tree andcross elevated rope bridgesfor an aerial view of theimmense expedition thatawaits.

Special interactive oppor-tunities exist in every nookand cranny. Highlightsinclude “night vision binocu-lars” that reveal the land-scapes and inhabitants in thetwilight hours; a realisticarchaeology dig with layered

Child’s playFernbank set to open

exhibit about environment

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artifacts for exploration; atraversable cave filled withfossils, geodes, echoes andspeleothems; a magic mirrorthat brings objects placed infront of it to life, includingan acorn that grows into atree and a fossilized trilobitethat suddenly stirs againafter 500 million years; anda simulated river that ripplesas you cross and scatterswith fish when you “splash.”

“When we set out todesign a new children’sexhibition over four yearsago, our goal was to createan experience where visi-tors would be challenged,engaged and able to explorein ways that cultivatecuriosity — just like realscientists,” said Fernbank’sPresident and CEO, SusanNeugent. “This was ouropportunity to create amuseum experience like noother, where children arepart of the exhibition, notjust observers. The sophisti-cated experiences inNatureQuest will inspirefurther investigation yearafter year.”

Inside the clubhouse,visitors can find explo-ration cards that offer tipson how to explore, whereto look and what to searchfor next, including sugges-tions for parents on how toinvestigate each habitat,special scavenger hunts fordeeper explorations and

“ologist cards” that pro-vide a directed investiga-tion of the exhibitionthrough the eyes of differ-ent scientists, such as anarchaeologist, geologist, azoologist, a marine biolo-gist and others.

As visitors set off on theirjourney, they’ll be able to

explore the clubhouse aswell as six diverse ecosys-tems: the ocean/estuary,swamp, pine flatwoods, for-est, waterfall/river andcaves. Each region offers areflection of what can befound in Georgia’s ecosys-tems while revealing thehabitats they provide for a

variety of animals.“Fernbank NatureQuest

speaks to visitors in a waythat children’s exhibitionshaven’t typically done inthe past,” said Cindy Shee-hy, Fernbank’s Director ofFamily and Children’s Pro-gramming and a key mem-ber of the exhibition design

team. “The exhibitionempowers children to learnwithout directions by fea-turing activities that areopen-ended with somethingto see, something to investi-gate or something to do lit-erally everywhere you gowith no set path on how toget there.”


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• Today: Fly By Radio• Saturday: Moby Dick• Thursday: Running withDesire• March 18: 12 Oz. Prophets• March 19: Slippery When Wet• March 24: Nice Boys• March 25: Appetite forDestruction

40 WATT CLUB285 W. Washington St., Athens

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• Today: Toro y Moi• Saturday: The Baseball Pro-ject• March 22: Godspeed You! BlackEmperer (sold out)• March 23: Drew Holcomb andthe Neighbors• March 24: Snoop Dogg (soldout)• March 25: Surfer Blood• March 26: Mike Watt and theMissingmen

AARON’S AMPHITHEATRE AT LAKEWOOD

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• April 16: Tim McGraw withLuke Bryan and The Band Perry• May 24: Jimmy Buffett• June 18: Def Leppard withHeart• July 30: Rascal Flatts

ARENA AT GWINNETT CENTER

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• April 18: Lady Gaga• June 7: Katy Perry• June 8: Josh Groban

PERFORMING ARTS CENTERAT GWINNETT CENTER

6400 Sugarloaf Parkway, Duluth 770-813-7500

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• Today through Sunday: “Aladdinand his Magical Lamp”• March 18-20: “Cinderella”• April 22-23: “Carmen”• May 20 and 22: “The LittleMermaid”

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

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• Saturday: Royal ComedyTour feat. Sommore• April 2: Salt-N-Pepa• April 9-10, 15-17:The Atlanta Passion Play

BUFORD VARIETY THEATER 170 W. Main St., Buford

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• Today and Saturday: MoAlexander• March 18 and 19: Cal Ver-duchi

CENTER STAGE1374 W. Peachtree St.

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• Today: Celtic Crossroads• Saturday: Marc Broussard(sold out)• March 19: Mike Gordon• March 21: Queens of theStone Age (sold out)• March 24: Anthony David

CHASTAIN PARK AMPHITHEATER

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• June 21: Dispatch

COBB ENERGY PERFORMING ARTS

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• Today: Bethany Frankel• March 17-20: “A ChorusLine”• April 16: Lisa Lampanelli• April 23: Sinbad

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

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• Today: CC Booker III featuringWill Scruggs with The Funder-horns• Saturday: Michelle Malone• Sunday: Cliff Eberhardt andJames Lee Stanley• Tuesday: Trey Rosenkampffand Friends• Wednesday: Paddy Keenan• Thursday: Buddy O’ReillyBand

FERST CENTER FOR THE ARTS

349 Ferst Drive, Georgia Tech campus

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

• Today: The Vagina Mono-logues• Saturday: Melinda Doolittle• March 25: Eric Marienthal• April 16: Peabo Bryson

FOX THEATRE660 Peachtree St. N.E., Atlanta

404-881-2100www.foxtheatre.org

• Today: KEM with Musiq Soul-child and Ledisi• Saturday: Jerry Seinfeld• March 22-27: Burn the Floor• March 29: Janet Jackson• April 12-14: America’s GotTalent

THE LOFT1374 W. Peachtree St., Atlanta

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atlanta.com/shows/the-loft/

• Today: A-Town Legends feat.Kilo Ali, Raheem The Dream,and Shy-D• Monday: O.M.D.

• March 22: Black Joe Lewisand the Honeybears• March 23: Rodney Crowell

PHILIPS ARENA1 Philips Drive N.W., Atlanta

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• Saturday: Harlem Globetrot-ters• March 19: Steve Harvey andKirk Franklin• March 24: Rod Stewart andStevie Nicks• April 9: Lil Wayne

RED LIGHT CAFE553 Amsterdam Ave., Atlanta

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• Saturday: Commons Thread,Mary Jennings Band and Bell-weather Station• March 17: Pony Express• March 18: Glenn Phillips,Swimming Pool Qs• March 19: Ross Childress CDrelease party

RIALTO CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS

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

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• Saturday:Ladysmih Black Mam-bazo• March 19: Paul Taylor DanceCompany• March 31: The High Kings• April 2: Zakir Hussain, BelaFleck and Edgar Meyer• April 2: Zakir Hussain, BelaFleck and Edgar Meyer

SMITH’S OLDE BAR1578 Piedmont Ave., Atlanta

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• Today: Angie Aparo• Saturday: Mark Knight featuringMatt Abts of Gov’t Mule and Co.• Monday: Bob Schneider,Scratch Track

THE TABERNACLE152 Luckie St., Atlanta

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• March 19: Demetri Martin• April 2: All Time Low

VARIETY PLAYHOUSE 1099 Euclid Ave., Little Five Points

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• Today: Colin Hay• Saturday: Leo Kottke

VERIZON WIRELESSAMPHITHEATER

AT ENCORE PARK2200 Encore Parkway, Alpharetta

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• April 2: Band of Horses with Jay-hawks

WILD BILL’S2075 Market St., Duluth

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• Saturday: Rick Springfield• Wednesday: Misty LogginsMost tickets available throughTicketmaster at 404-249-6400or www.ticketmaster.com.


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TodaySouthern Ballet Theatre

will present “Aladdin andhis Magical Lamp” at 2:30p.m. today and 2:30 and7:30 p.m. Saturday andSunday at the PerformingArts Center at the GwinnettCenter, 6400 SugarloafParkway in Duluth. Formore information, visitwww.southernballetthe-atre.com.

SaturdayGwinnett County Public

Library will host authorLisa Gardner, as part of its“Meet the Author Series” at7 p.m. Saturday at TheNorcross Cultural Arts andCommunity Center, 10 Col-lege St. in Norcross. The

event is free and open tothe public. For more infor-mation, visit www.gwin-nettpl.org or call 770-978-5154.

March 26Gwinnett County Public

Library will host authorSuzanne Brockman aspart of its “Meet the AuthorSeries” at 7 p.m. March 26at Parc at Duluth, 3315Peachtree Industrial Blvd. inDuluth. The event is freeand open to the public. Formore information, visitwww.gwinnettpl.org or call770-978-5154.

April 1Gwinnett County Public

Library will host author

Kristin Hannah as part ofits “Meet the Author Series”at 7:15 p.m. April 1 at theAtlanta Marriott Norcross,475 Technology Parkway inNorcross. The event is freeand open to the public. Formore information, visitwww.gwinnettpl.org or call770-978-5154.

April 9Right to Hike will host

a banquet in memory ofMeredith Emerson onApril 9 at the GwinnettCenter Tommy HughesGrand Ballroom, featuringa guest appearance by theIndigo Girls. Tickets are$75. For more information,e-mail [email protected].

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SaturdayThe Smithgall Arts Cen-

ter will present SashaMasakowski and MusicalPlayground as part of itsevenings of intimate Jazzconcerts, at 8 p.m. Saturdayat The Arts Council Inc., 331Spring St. in Gainesville. Formore information, visit

www.theartscouncil.net.

TuesdayThe Atlanta Symphony

Orchestra will perform NeilBerg’s 100 Years of Broad-way at 7:30 p.m.Tuesday atthe Pearce Auditorium at Bre-nau University.Tickets rangefrom $28 to $35. For more

information, call 770-534-2787.

ThursdayThe Smithgall Arts Center

will present the film “Jump atthe Sun” at 7:30 p.m.Thursdayat The Arts Council Inc., 331Spring St. in Gainesville. Formore information, visitwww.theartscouncil.net.

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EDITOR’S NOTE: FilmFans features local residentsreviewing the film of theweek: “The AdjustmentBureau.” Want to be a filmfan? E-mail [email protected].

A curious tale thatmakes one wonder: Islife truly a journey ofpredestination or seriesof unplanned events?Matt Damon stars as

DavidNorris,whoseems tobe on thefast trackto politi-cal powerand suc-cess. He

is missing though the onemain ingredient in hislife — true love. Aftersuffering a political sen-ate loss, he begins toaccept his new life minusthe spotlight.

Then David has anencounter where he real-izes his future is a seriesof events planned to theexact second. Does Davidaccept his free will ormake his own attempt toadjust his future?

This movie attemptedto fill its viewers withanxious plot-turningmoments that found medesiring more but attimes left me hangingwith nothing to supportthat feeling. Emily Bluntplays the romantic leadbeautifully. If you arelooking for an interest-ing, romantic thriller towatch while questioningsome basic concepts offree will, then this is the

movie for you.— Ann Vian,

Lawrenceville

If you think any moviewith such a dumb namecouldn’t be much, you’dbe right. In few words it is

goofy,devoid ofentertain-ment, bor-ders onsacrile-giousovertonesand is a“little

mess” that offers very lit-tle. Matt Damon playsDavid Norris, an aspiringwould-be Senator fromNew York.

He meets a beautifulwoman, Elise, (EmilyBlunt) in, of all places, themen’s bathroom and abudding romance begins.But there is this evil force(a bunch of old men act-ing like God) that will notlet David and Emily be anitem, and frustration, or asI call it, extreme boredom,ensues as David is thwart-ed at every step.

In the end, to no sur-prise, David upstages theevil force and all is rightwith the world. ThoughElise is a bit rung-out anddisheveled, as she hasbeen through the spinner,she seems OK to ride offwith an idiot who thinkshe has beaten the evilforce. So the moral of thismovie is never see a flickwith a stupid name.

— Rick Wright, Auburn

Screenwriter/Director

George Nolfi succeeds inmaking “The AdjustmentBureau,” starring Matt

Damon(DavidNorris, acharis-maticpolitician)and EmilyBlunt(Elise, agifted bal-

lerina) a very satisfyingalmost science-fictionishlove story. “AdjustmentBureau” won’t answeryour theological ques-tions regarding free will,fate or destiny, but it wasa very entertaining datemovie.

Damon and Blunt’sonscreen chemistry wasnoticeably palpable.

Damon gives a solid per-formance, and he gets bet-ter and better with age.

Blunt’s performance mightbe better than Damon’s.She was captivatingly bril-liant, tough as nails whilevulnerable and sensitive.

Rounding out the“Adjustment” team areAnthony Mackie, JohnSlattery and TerrenceStamp. For chuckles andgrins, there are cameoappearances by Jon Stew-art, Terry McAuliffe,Wesley Clark, MadeleineAlbright, Jesse Jacksonand Mary Matalin andJames Carville.

This is a story abouttwo people who aredetermined to be togeth-er, whatever the cost.

— Myra Simons, Buford

MOVIESFilm Fans split on thrills in ‘Adjustment Bureau’

★★★★★

★★★★★★★

Ann Vian

Rick Wright

★★★★

Myra Simons

Special PhotoMatt Damon and Emily Blunt star in “The Adjust-ment Bureau.”


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