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C2 - THE JOURNAL, Thursday, May 31, 2012
Entertainment
PICKS OF THE WEEK
"John Carter" (PC-13)
-- Disney's box-office flop
with a budget the size of Mars
comes to home video, and it's
not as bad as you might think.
Though this space epic didn't
redefine cinema and become
the next "Avatar," it is a bit
of fun. John Carter (Taylor
Kitsch) is a grizzled man of
the West who is somehow
transported to Mars, where he
gets swept up in a bona fide
adventure replete with prin-
cesses and alien uprisings.
The special effects can
be dazzling --as well they
should. Weak Marti grav-
ity makes our hero from Earth
super strong for the duration
of the film, but it might get a
bit tedious watching Carter
fling himself through the air
over and over again. When the
dust settles and the characters
have to talk, you may wish
they would go back to all that
jumping.
"Safe House" (R) -- Ryan
Reynolds and Denzel Wash-
ington have a competition
Denzel Washington
a deep-thought, up-close look
at the complexities of modem
combat and the war on terror,
but it shows SEALs doing
what they do best. The focus
is on the gunplay, tactics and
bravery. Each action sequence
is sharp and shocking, leaving
you to wonder how much the
real-life action heroes were
holding back.
2008's"Joumey to the Center
of the Earth," and the subtitle
comes from another Jules
Veme adventure. "Journey
2" is a big, colorful mess full
of cheesy special effects, fiat
one-liners and recycled mate-
rial. Apparently, there was no
room on the island for things
other movies haven't done
better already.
DOG OF THE WEEK
"Journey 2: The Mysteri-
ous Island" (PC) -- The
most mysterious thing about
this movie is its tide. Is it a
sequel, or just that text-talk
where numbers are allowed
to replace words? If it's a
sequel, then what's the first
one? And is there a lazier
subtitle than "The Mysteri-
ous Island"? The disappoint-
ing answers: It's a sequel to
TV RELEASES
"Pretty Little Liars: The
Complete Second Season"
"Workaholics: Seasons 1
and2"
"In Plain Sight: Season
Four "
"Curb Your Enthusiasm: The
Complete Eighth Season"
"Falling Skies: The Com-
plete First Season"
(c) 2012 King Features Synd., Inc.
The Joulna00
By Charlavan
I never tell my age (unless
you ask) and I never tell you
where I buy my clothes.
Not sure why that seems
important to me but have
a good idea you might get
the wrong impression about
me. Oh, wait. Maybe that is
exactly why I never do.
I have thought about inten-
tionally lying about both of
those questions but it is just
too much trouble and I would
have to remember what I told
you. Besides, there is a good
chance you don't care and
were just making conversa-
tion about something that is
only of casual interest. It is
only me who is dwelling on
it as I write.
My clothing choices seem
to interest others on a daily
basis who are intrigued by
the choices or combinations
or SOMETHING. So, they
ask. I smile and say 'thank
you' (usually). Occasionally
though I just want to mess
with people. That handbag
actually did come from Nei-
man' s but it was not originally
bought by me. In fact, I may
be the second or third owner.
Since their intentions were
innocent and flattering, I try
to just smile and make a weak
joke about the entire subject.
One of my neighbors
recently stopped me to ask
how I get my jeans to fit
'like that'. She admitted
that she had been watching
me come and go in jeans for
several months before she
asked. Wasn't that sweet?
Yes, it was. But try to con-
slruct a helpful and genuine
answer to that question with-
out saying "It depends a lot
of what you are putting into
the jeans." I didn't. I also
didn't think of anything cute
and still helpful. I felt like a
total failure. So, I gave her a
potted plant instead.
I started treasure hunting at
thrift stores at a time when
I was very young and not
really even that broke. I just
liked the idea. I still do. I
buy what looks good and
hope I can use it. BUT if I
can't, someone can. Hardly
a week goes by when I don't
take something to someone
at work who can use some
treasure I have found or am
wearing. It seems to make us
both happy.
Last week I gave a pair of
gold embossed high heels to
a rather dispirited secretary
there and she immediately
changed her plans for the
weekend. She had just
turned 60 years old and her
only plans for the weekend
were to call the pastor for
advice on moving from her
cousin's guest room.
She tried on the shoes and
changed her plans. She had
plenty of time Friday to also
drop by the local singles club
and have a cocktail during
happy hour. The pastor
would still be available later
and she might want to ask him
about that latest decision too.
No information is available
on whether she told anyone
about her recent birthday. I'll
bet the first question from
even a stranger was in regard
to those shoes. They were
really hot. (Yes, I bought
them NEW and loved them,
and to her, they were still
new.!!) She too got love all
over them.
Different strokes for differ-
ent folks.
for who can give off the most
gritty handsomeness in this
spy thriller. Reynolds plays
a rookie CIA agent who gets
charged with watching over
Washington, a rogue agent
with a talent for manipulation.
The two are forced to rely on
each other for survival when
a mysterious force attacks the
safe house.
Shot on location in South
Africa. the fight for survival
has dizzying visuals and
vibrant colors. The action
delivers, the fight scenes
have lots of crunch, and the
performances shine. If only
the agency had issued the two
lead operatives a better script,
then this mission might have
been a real success.
"Act of Valor" (R) -- Real
Navy SEALs starin this bone-
breaking action flick. It's not
2012 Pawnee Bill Wild West Show Planned
is "The Best of Pawnee In the tradition of the origi- are $12.00 for adnlts, $8 for and under (ages three and
Stagecoaches will roll
amid thundering horse
hooves while the tightening
of gunfire explodes around
Pawnee Bill and his cohorts
as the talented cast thrill
and amaze audiences at
the 2012 Wild West Show
series. The first show will
be a star-spangled event
as the Pawnee Bill Ranch
honors the 45th Infantry
Brigade Combat Team for
their service to our country.
A tribute to the 45th will
begin at 6:30 p.m. on June
16. Lt. Governor Lamb and
other dignitaries will speak.
Pawnee Bill's Original Wild
West Show performs at 7:30
p.m. on June 16, 23, and 30
at the historic Pawnee Bill
Ranch. This year's theme
Bill" and will feature acts
from the original Pawnee
Bill's Wild West Show with
an emphasis on a military
theme. Producers and direc-
tors have combined stage and
script with historical preser-
vation to ensure that the Wild
West Show is one of the most
historically accurate produc-
tions to date. Some new acts
this year include football on
horseback, bronc riding, a
military timeline, and a mili-
tary exposition. Kevin Webb
portrays Pawnee Bill for the
fourth time around in 2012.
Webb, a long time Wild
West Show cast member
and Ranch employee, is
also a whip artist and chariot
racer.
nat Wild West Show, the cast
will parade in downtown
Pawnee beginning at 4:00.
The museum and mansion
will be open to the public on
show days from 11:00 a.m.
-6:30 p.m. In addition, there
will be historically accurate
entertainment such as black-
smithing and flint knapping
demonstrations, gunfighters
and sharp shooters, a medi-
cine show and musicians, all
free and held continuously on
the Ranch grounds until the
sideshow opens at 6:15 p.m.
The Friends of the Pawnee
Bill Ranch Association will
serve a Deluxe Cowboy
Nacho meal in the big barn
starting at 5:00 p.m.
Ticket prices in advance
children age 10 and under
(ages three and under are
free), senior tickets (over
65) are $10.00. Box seats
are $125.00 perbox. Group
rates (10 people and over)
are $10.00 per ticket. On
the day of the show ticket
prices are $14.00 for adults,
$10.00 for children ages 10
under are free), senior tick-
ets are $12.00. Box seattle
$150.00 per box. On lae
16, anyone with a
ID will get in free and tir
spouses and children w'be
sold discounted tickets'at
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