LOS ANGELES — Harry Potter pulled a disappearing act from Hollywood's fall and holiday schedule, his sixth big-screen adventure bumped from this November into next summer. That leaves a little more room to roam at the box office for the likes of James Bond, a vampire heartthrob, the High School Musical kids and all those talking cartoon critters studios are about to unleash.
As globetrotting political thrillers go, Traitor is long on trotting and light on thrills. As agents Guy Pearce and Neil McDonough hopscotch across the globe chasing Don Cheadle, a military explosives expert gone wrong, your thoughts are not edge-of-the-seat tension but frequent flyer envy.
With bloated staffs and citizens e-mailing opinions 24/7, Barack Obama and John McCain probably don't feel the need for any more advice. But the presidential candidates could learn a thing or two by watching the best of the movies that have been made about political campaigns.
The play's the thing in Hamlet and it is here, as well. It's just about the only thing that makes this intentionally cringe-inducing theatrical parody worth watching.
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The Calhoun County Civic Chorale is looking for new members to perform part one of George Frideric Handel's 'Messiah' this November. The Chorale is joining forces with Jacksonville State University's A Cappella Choir for this popular work, which features the famous 'Hallelujah' chorus.
Quick reviews of newly released music.
The end of the world is here: Lizardbreath has married Blandthony. Grandpa Jim is on his deathbed, with pitiable second wife Iris at his side. Our protagonist, Elly Patterson, is a Kleenex-clutching mess, as ever. She can't believe how the years have gone by a wrinkle at a time, blah blah blah.
As a girl growing up in Brooklyn, Rina Mimoun was a big fan of the blockbuster television hit Dallas, with its opulent settings and its incredibly outsize main character, J.R. Ewing.
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