C2 - THE JOURNAL, Thursday, February 18, 2010
Entertainment
PICKS OF THE WEEK
"The Informant!" -- Matt
Damon stars as Mark Whit-
acre, a chubby executive
turned FBI informant in this
hilarious Steven Soderbergh
comedy about the 1990s
Archer Daniels Midland
price-fixing scandal.
I know. When I first heard
that Matt Damon was going
to star in a movie about a
conspiracy concerning live-
stock feed, I thought, "What
the heck?" But believe me,
this is a movie that has all the
wackiness of a Marx Broth-
ers comedy combined with
the same social awareness
and passion that Soderbergh
brought to "Erin Brockov-
ich." Damon's character is
brilliant: a pudgy buffoon
who imagines himself to be
James Bond, but he's really
more Maxwell Smart. "The
Informant!" is one of the
best films of 2009, and after
watching it, you'll agree.
"The September issue" --
For nearly a quarter century,
Anna Wintour has been the
head of Vogue magazine,
the 'bible of the fashion
industry. Her reputation for
being a ruthless and strong-
willed dynamo was the
basis for Meryl Streep's
character in "The Devil
Wears Prada" and for Edna
Mode in "The Incredibles."
"The September Issue" is a
Matt Damon
brilliant, entertaining look
at the chaos behind the
scenes of putting together
the September 2007 issue
of Vogue -- the year's
largest and most influential
edition. If you love "Project:
Runway," and dishy, catty
drama, then this hot, two-
disc mess is just for you.
"Motherhood" -- Uma
Thurman stars as Eliza, a
stay-at-home morn who
tries to pull it all together
during one crazy day where
she has to plan and set up
her 6-year-old's birthday
party, keep her car from
being impounded, save her
bicycle, touch base with her
best friend, help her scatter-
brained husband and get
around to writing her blog
about being a morn. It's
all wacky, madcap fun for
moms in the audience, but
frankly, if Uma isn't wield-
ing a katana and bisecting
masked yakuza, I'm not
really that interested.
"Justice League: Crisis on
Two Earths" -- DC Comics
has a solid track record with
their direct-to-DVD ani-
mated films, and "Crisis on
Two Earths" is yet another
solid release. In this film, the
Justice League (Superman,
Batman, Wonder Woman
and others) must travel to
a parallel Earth where they
must defeat the Crime Syn-
dicate -- an evil version of
themselves. It's kind of like
that old "Star Trek" episode
"Mirror, Mirror" without
the goatees.
TV SERIES
"Jersey Shore" Season 1
"Nurse Jackie" Season
One
"Night Court" The Com-
plete Third Season
"Trailer Park Boys" Count-
down to Liquor Day
"Project Runway" Season
Six
"FlashForward" Season
One, Part 1
"Human Spark With Alan
Alda"
"The Universe" The Com-
plete Season Four
"Ghost Hunters" Season
Five, Part One
"My Three Sons" Season
Two, V01. 1
"Adam- 12" Season Four
"Midsomer Murders" Set
14
(c) 2010 King Features Synd.,
Inc.
Town and Gown Theatre
'Tuesdays with Morrie'
opens tonight, Feb. 18
Town and Gown Theatre
presents Mitch Albom's
"Tuesdays with Morrie"
written by Jeffrey Hatcher
and Mitch Albom. The play
is based on book by Mitch
Albom and is directed by
Susan Weber. The play runs
February 18-21 and 25-28.
"Tuesdays with Morrie"
is the autobiographical story
of Mitch Albom, an accom-
plished journalist driven
by his career, and Morrie
Schwartz, his former college
professor. Sixteen years after roles of Mitch and Morrie.
graduation, Mitch happens Jason Watts (Mitch) and
to catch Morrie's appear---KimYoung (Morrie) both
ance on a television news have prior theater experi-
program and learns that his
old professor is battling Lou
Gehrig's Disease. Mitch is
reunited with Morrie, and
what starts as a simple visit
turns into a weekly pilgrim-
age and a last class in the
meaning of life.
This is Weber's third time
to direct at Town & Gown.
Two new faces debut in the
'On the Doss' releases CD
'On the Doss' has released
their first CD, a collection
of 17 pub songs. 'On the
Doss' is a local band with
members from Perkins and
Stillwater that play a variety
of Irish, Scottish, sea faring
and Americana songs. Roger
Graham is from Perkins and
Pat Sawyer, John Anderson,
Ann Geppart from Stillwater
with Gwen Boland formally
from Stillwater but now
residing in Dallas. 'On the
Doss' is Irish slang for get-
ring out of work and having
tim. Known for great har-
monies, rousing tunes and
occasional instrumentals
makes them a classic pub
style band.
This band is one of the
most popular Celtic bands
in the state. On the Doss
is the house hand for Scan
Cummings' Irish Pub and
Restaurant, 7523 N May
in OKC, playing regularly
every second and fourth Fri-
days. You may also discover
them there other nights shar-
ing old and new tunes with
great audience participation.
For more information,
you may call Roger Graham
at 547-5070.
ence in other theaters.
Young is returning to the
theater after being gone
from it for several years.
Those who have attended
Town & Gown's Cueless
Improv performances will
recognize Watts.
The cast may be new to
Town and Gown patrons,
but the support crew con-
sists of seasoned T&G
veterans. Assisting Weber
with the technical aspects
of the play are Cindy
Sheets - assistant director,
Micki White - stage man-
ager, Paul Weber- set and
lighting design, Jane Price
- costumes, Dawn Wilson
- props, Tim Prchal - sound
design, Shane O'Mealey
-light board operator and
Ashley Hodges - sound
board operator.
"This is a play that is based
on a very popular book. I
think that our patrons will
enjoy this play. It is a very
humorous, touching and
deeply emotional drama,"
said Weber.
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Heroes and Villains
Sugar's sweet crocodile
tears don't bode well for
the vetrans of Survivor!
Her little bubble baths
of the heart might have
played well in the past, but
the Heroes didn't make it
back in this game by being
stupid suckers! Ya' just
can't "out dupe" dupers
and liars I She had as much
chance of winning this
game as an Eskimo has of
being a vegetarian !
And, what was Sugar
thinking chasing Colby
around like a dog in heat!
Criminey, Sugar! Even the
Marilyn Monroe "wanna'
be's" wouldn't slime this
much! In my opinion,
Colby "still has it" if for
no other reason than his
ability to duck and dodge
Sugar' s advances.
The curtain opens on
Buddha Bellies, Big Butts
and Big Egos. Coach
is still spinning dragon
dreams of grandeur and
lusting after Jerri's Black
Widow web. As far as
Coach is concerned,
"vulgarity called and got
answered" in his pompos-
ity. Jerri and Courtney
are still spoiled little yap-
pers with an obnoxious
style that poodles usually
claim. "--
Russell s still making
himself-memorable pon-
tificating his greatness
and lying to everyone.
Rupert's voice still sounds
like it was strained through
Paul Bunyan's underwear
and Tyson is still trying to
make someone into "little
girl's". Silly boy! Sandra
is still sassy and alive down
to her little brown toes. In
my opinion, we need to
bottle up Sandra's juices
and sell them to our soror-
ity bow heads! I'm count-
ing on Sandra to win this
thing just because she is the
only person out there who
is genuinely relaxed enough
to find some humor in the
midst of a living Hell.
Boston Rob is always a
show stopper, but this time
around he's smart enough
to stay outta' coconut
trees. Randy is fatter and
meaner. James is still a
total knockout with a few
brains to grace his mag-
nificent brawn. Nothing
like a little suffering to put
some backbone into to this
game and it's Stephanie,
not Rupert, who -is a real
trooper continuing to play
with a dislocated shoulder.
Rupert's little toe went
kablooey and he's whin-
ing like a spored baby. It's
just a broken toe, Rupert.
There's nothing to do for
it except strap it into your
tennis shoe and go leave
some more butt tracks in
the sand!
Tyson continues to be one
of those mysteries dropped
onto Earth undetected until
he bared his butt in Survi-
vor and now we get to
watch him run around in
his underwear. Randy is
still flaunting his naughti-
hess and can still unveil a
sentence that can piss off
even the devil.
Danielle, Amanda, and
Parvati are still seductive
little vipers with brains to
match, and Cirie is still
able to piss over the side
of Nature's little boat
and leave 'em laughin' in
her wake. JT is the most
agile player in the game
and still has that cowboy
charisma that just might
get him to the end of the
game again. Tom needed
this casting call to erase his
belly and according to his
looks out in LA recently, he
just might fair pretty well.
Frankly, I can't remember
Candice from Cook Island,
but I'm liking her now.
She just might be able to
bite her tongue and stay.
around awhile.
For sheere entertain-
ment value, I'm hope to
see Boston Rob, JT, Cirie,
Colby, Sandra, Tyson, and
James stay in the game
long enough to drink up
the laughs. Russell has
definite entertainment
value and none of these
cast mates got to see his
antics in season 19. Why,
you ask? Because this cast
was filming while season
19 was airing. However,
I'm betting that Russell
didn't have time to curb
his arrogance prior to this
season. Life boils down to
realizing fantasies or sur-
viving compromises, and I
just don't think Russell has
much compromise in him.
The cast is perfect and the
challenges twice as hard.
The one thing I can't quite
figure out is this: Why
didn't they put a roof on
that multi-story Tribal?
See you next week! Scout
Entertainment challenged
You have to give the news
media credit for not jumping
all over this. It was such an
easy shot to take. Without
naming names (that would
be tacky) I never heard a
single word about the lack
of birth control practiced
in some of our most distant
states.
But if you have a teenage
girl who is pregnant and
you are the governor, it is
not going to be a shining
moment for you to have to
explain that to the rest of
the world in the first place.
But that happens in so many
households; we hardly take
notice and even applaud all
involved for stepping up to
the plate.
However, if you are that
same teenager's mother
who has just given birth at
age 44 to a child with downs
syndrome, it is far better to
stay under the radar. That
is especially true if you
are pro-life and very high
profile. Your choices are
slimand none to not having
that exploited. It would turn
'news' into 'gossip'.
That birth condition hap-
pens on average to one in
about 800 people anyway.
But if you are 44 years old,
it jumps to one in 27. Not a
politician's dream. It is cer-
tainly a family's nightmare.
I wouldn't want to trade
places with any of them.
They handled it betterthan
I can imagine with millions
of people watching
So, during the daytime,
you have a state govern-
ment to run, moose hunting
to schedule and those other
four children to take care of.
That must pretty much take
care of the daylight hours.
But then at night, nothing
is happening. What would
you expect?
• Speaking of not enough
going on, the writer of this
classy piece of journalism
must be really entertain-
ment challenged herself. I
am going to go meditate.
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