C2 - THE JOURNAL, Thursday, February 16, 2012
Entertai
nrnent
PICKS OF THE WEEK
"Puss in Boots" (PG)
-- Before you throw this
one into the heap with the
Shrek sequels, know that
this could, by all accounts,
be considered a successful
spinoff. Antonio Banderas
returns to voice the titular
Puss, the suave, swash-
buckling cat who eventu-
ally befriends Shrek. This
sto focuses on his back-
ground, so the supporting career is meaty enough to
cast and sagging quality
of the Shrek franchise is
thankfully absent, clearing
the way. for family fun with
a talking, dancing, sword-
fighting cat.
There isn,t one of those
timeless Pixar-style narra-
tives, but, Puss makes for
a fine animated adventure.
Humpty Dumpty (voiced
by Zach Galifinakis) plays
the cat's bumbling co-con-
spirator, and Selma Hayek
voices Softpaws, a fellow
cat/thief who runs with idea
of a feline femme fatale.
"J. Edgar" (R) -- This
bloated biopic comes off
as more of a dispassionate
history lesson than a delv-
ing portrait of an enigmatic
figure. Directed by Clint
Eastwood with Leonard
DiCaprio in the leading
role, the film follows J.
Edgar Hoover from his
early 20s until he's way
past 70, mostly focusing on
his career. The performers
labor under heavy servings
of age-makeup, but there's
little payoff in the long
story of manipulation and
paranoia.
Elizabeth
There are hints and little
teasers of the personal drama
of Hoover -- whom people
still argue about to this day --
but no revelations. Hoover's
fuel a whole film, but East-
wood uses bits of Hoover's
personal life to propel the
drama, only to jump back
to career highlights before
anything comes to a head.
"Martha Marcy May Mar-
lene" (R) -- Newcomer Eliz-
abeth Olsen plays Martha in
this psychological thriller
about a young woman who
recently escaped a dangerous
cult. Olsen's performance
hits the mark, as Martha's
paranoia and trauma keep
her a complicated charac-
ter. This is the big debut
of Mary-Kate and Ashley's
kid sister, as well as Sean
Durkin, the writer/director.
This film looks good on
both of them.
"Tower Heist" (PG-13)
-- The Master of Modern
Mediocrity, Brett Ratner,
helms this slapstick comedy-
action film that sets out
to capture the hilarity of
middle-class working stiffs
trying to pull an outlandish
caper on a wealthy Wall
Street jerk. It's nice to see
Eddie Murphy out of the
fat suit and back in a con-
OSU Wind Ensemble
To Present Concert
The Oklahoma State Uni-
versity Wind Ensemble will
present their first concert of
the spring semester Thurs-
day, February 23, 2012 at
8pm in the Seretean Center
for the Performing Arts
Concert Hall. Under the
direction of Dr. Joseph
Missal, the group is com-
posed of the finest gradu-
ate and undergraduate wind
and percussion performers
at the university. The Wind
Ensemble is dedicated to
the performance of finest
wind literature regardless
of period or disposition of
instrumental forces.
Special guest artist Dr.
Jeffrey Loeffert, Assistant
Professor of Saxophone,
will join the group to
perform Pulitzer Prize
winning composer Karel
Husa's Concerto for Alto
Saxophone and Wind
Ensemble. Loeffert holds
degrees from Michigan
State University and North-
western University.
Repertoire also includes
Flourishes and Meditations
on a Renaissance Theme by
Michael Gandolfi, Vienna
Philharmonic Fanfare by
Richard Strauss, Profana-
tion from the Jeremiah
Symphony by Leonard Ber-
nstein, and Rolling Thunder
by Henry Fillmore.
Members of the Wind
Ensemble will perform with
the Dallas Wind Symphony
in the Meyerson Center in
Dallas in early March.
Admission to the concert
is $8 for adults and $6 for
students and senior citi-
zens. All proceeds benefit
the OSU Department of
Music.
Olsen
ventional comedic role as
a small-time crook in an
ensemble with Ben Stiller.
This is still a Ratnor film, so
the comedic talent is mostly
put to work on slow and
obvious dialogue, as well as
a few silly reactions to dan-
gerous stunts. Despite lack
of comedic sizzle, at least
things can't get too boring
when cars flip, glass breaks
and all manner of chase
scenes take place.
TV RELEASES
"The Adventures of Tintin:
Season Two"
"Nurse Jackie: Season
Three"
"Matlock: The Seventh
Season"
"Hazel: The Complete
Second Season"
"Weeds: Season Seven"
(c) 2012 King Features Synd., Inc.
'I Love You, You're Perfect,
Now Change' is a fun show
By Kiara Ealy
Romantic relationships
aren't the easiest things
to deal with, but neither
is marriage. Raising chil-
dren? Not quite so easy
either. Then there are the
tougher things to deal with
like divorce and worst of
all, losing the person you
thought you would spend
an eternity with.
But this is not your typi-
cal play about the journey of
love. No, this is a musical
about love with suggestive
phrases and conversations
that would definitely make
your grandmother blush.
You have been warned-
this is not a show for people
under 18.
However, you have found
the perfect musical if you
can enjoy language suitable
for adult ears and love being
able to connect with a won-
derful cast that reminds us of
our everyday struggles with
love. Sounds like something
you would enjoy? Then
welcome to Town and
Gown Theatre's produc-
tion of I Love You, You're
Perfect, Now Change. The
musical, directed by Kyle
Shifflett, begins with a man
By LeeAnn Barton
I was dwelling last week on
growth...my growth actu-
ally, but as you may have
gathered from previous col-
umns the sap in my veins
regularly blurs the lines
and lessons that separate
me from my garden. My
thought was how the silent,
cold, often hard times of
winter are perceived as a
waiting period, something
to be endured until the
return of spring. When the
weather warms and the days
lengthen, green sprouts and
sprouts and keeps going and
we see things as growing.
The truth is there are differ-
ent types of growing--dif-
ferent factors, different pur-
poses and different results.
Hydrogen, carbon and
oxygen, taken from the air,
are the three elements that
plants need most. Boldly
labeled on almost all fertil-
izer, N-P-K nitrogen, phos-
phorus and potassium are
three major nutrients, each
with a distinct function. But
they are not the only nutri-
ents that affect plant growth.
l't CLASS SELF.STORAGE, NC
' O:Convdkdhcx:es ,, flool'l:)Ceilingmt
' Cete, rente & til00 • Im00sll00
,24/7 ACCeS Available *VIS/MC&
j
eentl00 etene • w00,Jn00 emtal
417 W. Freeman • I'erkim
547-800 or 1-800-397-8673
I I JJIl[llJI I I I I II I
SPA DA 2012
Our Your 00,na.
Working Close To Home
Place your IRA in out kxy-owned blnk tqd keep yoer nem
investnn at home - working in your local community.
For over IIX) yem Pne Comny Bmik hm inveged in local familk.
and businesse - growing communhies. You have a choice where your
IRA dollars are invtnaed. Keep working in YOUR ¢ommnnily,
Traditional and ROTH IRAs
Great Rates and NO Feesl
Ika 20"2 $. Maw, ha, ki* OIg
lkl.'k 4 l T l,,. t y 3.'l , lfgtm , OK
ms)JA
v. woman prologue. From
there, it moves on to Act
I, which features various
stages and perspectives of
the dating game. There are
no developed characters
because every scene features
a different scenario.
The cast of I Love You
,You're Perfect, Now
Change, keeps the play
lively and the laughter roll-
ing. The cast features the
wonderful talents of Tracy
Speed-Freeman, Lincoln
Gibbs, Tim Hooker, Jason
Kennedy, Valerie Kisling
and Tiara Young. The music
is directed by Cody Whit-
tenberg with Gloria Short
on the keyboard and Eric
Reitan playing the violin.
Act I ends with a wed-
ding finally taking place
after 10 scenes of dating.
Although the couple has
second thoughts, they come
together and say "We Do,"
ending the scene and leaving
the audience in anticipation
for what happens in Act II.
Act II is all about life after
the bliss of dating and the
honeymoon. The first couple
of scenes in this act focus on
trying to be a couple after
kids come into the picture.
However, the mood changes
and things become a bit
more humbling about half
way through the act. From
then on, the audience gets
to see how you can love
someone the same after 30
years of marriage. The only
monologue in the musical is
performed, confronting the
hurt of starting over after a
divorce. Scene 8, the most
sentimental in my opinion,
deals with two elderly
people possibly finding
love in each other.
I Love You, You're Per-
fect, Now Change will have
you laughing until you cry.
At other times, it will have
you evaluating your own
loves both of the past and
present. Later scenes will
make you wonder about
the possibilities that lifelong
love can bring. Through all
the laughter and moments
of pure heartbreak, I Love
You, You're Perfect, Now
Change will take you on
the emotional rollercoaster
of what we call L-O-V-E.
I Love You, You're Per-
fect, Now Change will run
at Stillwater's Town and
Gown Theatre February
16-19.
547-2436
You Can
Payne County Bank
oW Us!
Calcium and sulfur are also
macronutrients and vital to
all stages of plant growth.
The function of these ele-
ments in the growth cycle
is an intricate miracle of
interaction. From forming
the core cells that give plants
their green colorto building
tissue so cells divide and
grow each element plays
an important role in healthy
growth. The desired result
of long term health is not
as easy as sprinkling on a
tablespoon of a beautifully
labeled product.
Similarly, swallowing an
assortment of vitamins and
dining on fast food does
not a healthy body make.
Fiber, roughage and many
trace minerals can only be
'ingested through whole,
often raw food. Salads,
oatmeal, fresh fruit eaten
on a regular basis provide
building blocks of health
that a tablet or liquid supple-
ment cannot.
How about rest? Insufficient
sleep and rest leads to stress
and other ailments. The
winters, the droughts, the
times we ache for spring to
break--these are the times
nutrients and circumstance
• grow strength. A dormant
plant hasn't died when vis-
ible growth comes to rest.
In winter it metabolizes
organic fertilizers to grow
strong in the spring. We
fidget and fret waiting for
new direction or change,
but our bodies and spirits
need downtime to restore
and strengthen themselves.
When the sunny days
lengthen and temperatures
warm consistently, the first
burst of energy or plant
growth comes not from
that day's nourishment,
but from energy stored
during dormancy. Feed/lag
in the spring repleniss
the energy that was spent
on those first sprouts
provides nutrients to l¢C'p
those cells growing, dixdd-
ing, healthy and green. ---
Over the years I've learned
to practice being at peace
with the winters in my
life--and it is best described
as practice. Longing for
spring warmth and activity
to bring change to the air,
that change comes with a
hesitancy to move forward.
I remind myself the key is
to not rely solely on what
I've stored, but to remem-
ber to keep the nourishment
coming...complete and in
balance.
• Medicare Certified
oJCAHO Accredited i
.Hospital Based
) -RNs, Therapists, Aides
), 405.742-5770,4
) ""°''°e' q
MOMM
CAT'9 TIP OF THE MONTH:
Two unaltered cats and all their
descendents can theoretically
number 420,000 in just 7 years.
number 67,000 in just 6 years.
PBCOUHT
fiLL gl't::lYg00l00UT00g
Vt:tCCIH00 t:tHP OTHI00R gI00RVICEq
FEBRUARY 21, 2012
Call to set up your appointment!
2 Convenient Locations!
s VE;LF, p, PERKINS
VETERINARY CLINIC
405-547-2442
11016 S. PERKINS RD.
r CLINIC, PERKINS, OK
PERKIN S ROAD
' PET CLINIC
405-624-3086
900 S. PERKINS RD.
STILLwATER, OK
