02 - THE JOURNAL, Thursday, June 10, 2010
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lICKS OF THE WEEK
"The Book of Eli" (R)
-: This is the Hughes
trothers directorial foray
a
il]tO the post-Apocalyptic
f0ture genre. On the plus
side: A wicked intense
IJenzel Washington. On
p
the downside: No Thun-
drdome. Washington stars
a the titular Eli, a man in
pbssession of a book that
Spposedly will rescue
humanity from the devas-
tltion of the recent apoca-
13]pse. He heads west along
tle Highway of Death,
opening cans of whoop-ass
op any malcontents along
tlte way. Eventually, he
elads up in a town where a
corrupt and evil bar owner
(ary Oldman) decides he
v¢;ill do whatever it takes
td:,gain possession of Eli's
bJbk.
.... "The Book of Eli" is
a:pretty good picture.
ICs not awesome, but it
d0csn't stink either. While
it doesn t have Tina Turner
with big hair, the film does
have Mila Kunis. And I'm
fine with that.
" "The Stepfather" [Blu
Ray] (R) -- If you thought
Terry O'Quinn's portrayal
of John Locke in "Lost"
was creepy, wait until you
see him with hair! "The
Stepfather" is the cult 1987
thriller about a guy named
J&ry Blake (O'Quinn),
Denzel Washington
who longs for the per-
fect idyllic suburban life
-- beautiful wife, family,
white picket fence, the
whole shebang. He marries
Shelly Hack and becomes
stepfather to her 16-year-
old daughter. The daughter
suspects that Jerry's Ward
Cleaver persona masks
something more sinister
and dangerous. And she's
right. If you're looking for
a thriller that'll chill you to
the bone, you have got see
this movie.
DOG OF THE WEEK
"When In Rome" (PG-
13) -- Kristen Bell stars in
this ridiculous chick flick
about a frantic, career
obsessed woman who
goes to Italy for her sister's
wedding, and like every
driven, ambitious woman
in movies like this, she
realizes that her goals and
successes are meaningless
because she doesn't have
a man. Excuse me while I
pause for three minutes to
make pffffffrt sounds with
my armpit.
So she goes to The
Fountain of Love and
steals five coins, as you
do. But wait! These aren't
just any coins. No Sirree!
These are Magical Coins
that summon the lovelorn
men who tossed them into
the fountain, and put a
love spell on them, making
those poor saps infatuated
with Veronica Mars. Now
she has to find a way to
break the spells, because
all the guys are kinda
gross or weird -- except
for the Hot Guy you see
next to her in the movie
poster. Is his love for her
real? When she breaks the
spell on him, will he be
The One -- The Big Boy
who will define her life?
Pffffffrt.
(c) 2010 King Features Synd.,
Inc.
By Charlavan
It's just too soon
Like most of you, I have
listened all week to sto-
ries about the passing of
the beloved coach, John
Wooden. He was almost
100 years old but with the
imPact he had, you would
swear he was always in his
prime.
It seemed that every
person he coached,
worked with, and met was
his biggest fan in some
special way. The light he
cast never dimmed. He
was always credited with
teaching them how to live,
instead of just how to play
the game.
He was a special coach
to so many of the greats in
basketball, even though he
always claimed his favor-
ite sport was baseball. (He
played both.) It was all
about integrity, not about
a particular sport.
But of all those accolades,
one in particular touched
my heart. (No apologies;
I am a sissy girl.)
He was so in love with
his wife, all his actions
validated that. Even after
she died, he continued to
write love letters to her and
placed them on the bed that
was left made just as she
made it.
The reporter asked to
interview him at a spe-
cific time. He arrived at
the coach's house right
on time, knocked several
times and got no answer.
Fearing there was some-
thing wrong; he went
around to the back and
tried to make the coach
hear him. Finally, coach
came to the door, face
covered in tears and
apologized, stating: "It is
just to soon"
(On that date she had
been gone from him for
20 years. It was just too
soon.)
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T&G to present .'Little Shop of
Horrors'
By Cindy Sheets
Contributing writer
Town and Gown Theatre
in StiUwater will present the
smash musical, Little Shop
of Horrors, beginning next
week.
Director Kevin Worley said
fans of the movie can expect
to see the infamous man-
eating monster plant, plus a
few twists.
F
"It's a bit different from the
movie," Worley said. 'q'hey're
in for some surprises - good
surprises."
Worley explained the show
is essentially a good versus
evil story. The plot involves a
timid hem, Seymour (Daniel
Nolen), who pines, for the
vivacious Audrey (Kathryn
Weinland) as both in an inner
city flower shop.
Seymour's big break occurs
with the arrival of a new plant
that has the power to grant his
greatest wish - but at what
price?
"I've never directed a musi-
cal before," Worley said. "I've
only done two teeny-tiny
musical parts, so wrapping
my head around this has been
a challenge."
Worley has been assisted
by Jeri and Katie Seefeldt,
who have helped with the
choreography. Gloria Short
is providing musical direction
for the production's four-piece
rock combo.
"The music in the show
is great," Worley said. "It's
funny, it's beautiful, it' s funky,
it's fun.
"I said for years if I direct
a musical, it would be Little
Shop of Horrors, and did I
mention it's fun?"
The musical features a cast of
15. Seven actors, including
Lindsey Elsberry (Ronette), Carley Dickey (Chiffon), and
Sarah DeYong (Crystal), left to right, are skid row residents
who help tell Seymour's tale.
Photos by Cindy Sheets
Nolen and Weinland, are new
to the T&G stage.
Audiences will recognize
Kyle Shifflett, who appears in
a double role as Mr. Mushnik
and Mrs. Luce. Cody Whit-
tenburg also takes on multiple
roles, as Bemstein, Snip and
Martin.
Sarah DeYong (Crystal),
Lindsey Elsberry (Ronette)
and Carley Dickey (Chiffon)
provide musical commen-
tary through the show, and
chorus members are Seth
Parker. Samuel Stevens, Jan
Carlson. Ty Reitan, Ashley
Hodges and Angle Lindley.
Michael Clark appears as the
nasty Orin the dentist, and
Daniel Yates' lush voice is
featured as Audrey lI.
'q'here's an amazing chem-
istry within the cast," Worley
said. "It's a very young cast
- ranging from 14to 76."
Worley said some of the
50's and 60's references in the
script have had to be explained
tomany cast members.'ffhat's
making me feel old," he joked.
'ffhis script pays homage to,,
makes fun of, and sums up
everything from the 50's and
60's - love, R&B, soul. It's a
cute little love story - sweet
and dear."
The show opens Wednes- :
day, June 16. Evening per-
formances are at 7:30 p.m.
June 16-19 and June 23-26, :
with matinees at 2:30 p.m.
on Sundays, June 20 and 27.
The bex office opens at 11 a.rn.
Monday, June 14. For tickets,
drop by the box office or call
At Perkins Drug
owned and operated since
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Luke, Jace, and Trey Myers.
Monday-Friday
8:30 a.m.-6 p.m.
Saturday
8:30 a.m.-1 p.m.
Closed Sunday
