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Friday, Nov. 5, 2010

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week end what to do, hear, see, watch, read, listen to, visit and eat in Gwinnett and Atlanta The Dish: Three Blind Mice in Lilburn has a casual, bistro feel ................................................Pg. 4

Staff Photo: Deanna Allen

Three Blind Mice in Lilburn offers an upscale atmosphere where customers can feel free to come casual.The entrance has a coffee shop-like feel and customers can pick up coffee and homemade pastries.

Art Beat ....................................................................Pg. 3 Out in the Crowd...................................................Pg. 5 Showtimes ............................................................Pg. 14 Movies.......................................................Pg. 7-11, 14-19 By Venue ................................................................Pg. 20 Gwinnett Calendar ............................................Pg. 22 Metro Calendar....................................................Pg. 23 The “Weekend” arts and entertainment guide includes select events in the coming week. To be considered for a listing, send a fact sheet to: Weekend, Features Department, Gwinnett Daily Post, 725 Old Norcross Road, Lawrenceville, GA 30045; or call 770-963-9205, e-mail features@gwinnettdailypost.com or fax 770-339-8081. Weekend cover and design: Nicole Puckett Weekend design: Kristen Ralph

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ARTS

Barbershop chorus to present ‘Songs of the South’ If it’s Veteran’s Day week, then be assured the Stone Mountain Barbershop Chorus will be taking the stage at the Gwinnett Performing Arts Center for one of its delightful concerts. This year, the performance will occur at 8:30 p.m. Nov. 12 and again at 3 and 8 p.m. Nov. 13. This organization presents its fall concert in honor of those who have served in our country’s armed forces, and this year’s program is titled “Songs of the South.” Musical selections will focus on memories and traditions of this region. The Stone Mountain Barbershop Chorus, under the direction of Tim Brooks, can

Michael Bublé, Frank Sinatra and Elvis, OC Times breathes new life into swing standards, rock and roll classics and favorites from a variety of other genres. Hailing from Orange County, Calif., the group consists of Shawn York, tenor, Sean Devine, lead, Pat Claypool, baritone, and Cory Hunt, bass, four very good looking and very young artists. Their also be relied upon to preyouth and success bode well sent a stand-out group from for the future of this style. the world of barbershop OC Times has been feasinging as a highlight for tured in major publications their show. For this concert, such as The Wall Street they are pleased to feature Journal, Saturday Evening OC Times, a group that won Post and SPIN magazine. the 2008 International Quar- The quartet is also featured tet Championships. prominently in an upcoming Inspired by artists like documentary film “Ameri-

ART BEAT HOLLEY CALMES

can Harmony.” Their first studio album, “Let’s Fly,” released in 2007, has reached critical acclaim, winning contemporary a cappella recording Awards for both best barbershop album and best barbershop song. Their highly anticipated sophomore album was released fall 2009. OC Times has toured extensively throughout the United States, headlining shows in venues such as Honolulu’s historic Hawaii Theater, Los Angeles’ Disney Concert Hall and the Lincoln Center in New York City. The quartet has also toured internationally with performances in Canada, England, Finland, Mexico,

Russia and Sweden. Upcoming engagements include regular performances throughout the U.S. and tours of England, Germany and New Zealand. The Stone Mountain Barbershop Chorus is itself the Dixie District Champion Chorus. Also on the program will be an appearance by the group A Mighty Wind, plus SMBC quartets Up Front and Harmony Express. Tickets for this production are $22 in advance for a reserved seat and $25 at the door. Groups of 12 or more, seniors age 60 older and full time students can buy an $18 ticket in advance for the 8:30 p.m. show Nov. 12 and

the 3 p.m. Nov. 13 show only. Tickets can be purchased from any Stone Mountain Barbershop Chorus member, from the website at www.stonemountainchorus.org or by calling the chorus information line at 770-978-8053. Cash, checks or VISA, MasterCard and Discover cards are accepted. For more information about the SMBC, visit the website above. For more information about OC Times visit their website at www.octimesquartet.com Holley Calmes is a freelance writer and public relations consultant specializing in the arts. E-mail her at hcalmes@mindspring.com.

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THE DISH

Three Blind Mice

1066 Killian Hill Road, Suite 101, Lilburn

770-696-4139

www.tbmrestaurant.com

BY KAITLYN PEEL

ONTHEMENU

Staff Intern

Two of the most popular dishes at Three Blind Mice are the Steak Diane, front, and the lowcountry shrimp and grits, back left. The iceberg salad is a popular complement to any entree.

Open since: April 27 Location: Three Blind Mice is off Killian Hill Road near the Five Forks Trickum Road intersection. Hours: 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays; Sunday brunch is from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., and Sunday dinner is from 5 to 9 p.m. Owner: There were originally three people in the partnership (this is where the name originates), but that has since grown to six. To keep the significance of the three there are three families now in the partnership. The owners are Matthew Murphy, Janet Hopper, August Perez, Monica MurphyPerez, and Carla and Tim Shannon. Murphy is the executive chef and Carla your eye away from the aesShannon is the manager. thetically pleasing small features of the furniture and Atmosphere: When decorations. The owners designing the restaurant, the wanted to create a very Three Blind Mice staff unique and homey environwanted to give it a casual, ment so they used furniture bistro feel but also create a that has a story behind it. place where customers For example, the table under could come for a special the glass wine caskets was occasion. They use butcher once a farmer’s table. The paper for tablecloths to cre- lighting fixtures along the ate a relaxed feel. They offer walls are reused pieces of many different seating old wine caskets from Portuoptions including high-top gal. The owners tried to tables and regular tables. Bar stick to rustic accents for seating and outdoor seating decor. The space was origiare available too. The bar nally two different suites, area has two flat-screen and they combined the two TVs, but do not let that draw to create a larger space,

completing most of the renovations themselves, even staining the floor. Three Blind Mice is family friendly and has a children’s menu. Menu: Three Blind Mice uses all fresh ingredients and makes all dishes from scratch, requiring menu changes to keep with what is in season. The breakfast menu changes daily, and each day they write what is on the menu for the morning on the large chalk board in the bar. This gives the restaurant more of a coffee shop feel in

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the morning. If you are looking for a large breakfast try their Sunday brunch. They offer many great items including eggs Benedict. Dinner and lunch are their busiest meals. The food has a homemade quality. Some of the customers’ favorites include the Steak Diane, lump crab cakes and the iceberg salad. All three of these items have survived all menu changes. In the mood for dessert all day? You’re in luck. The most popular desserts are the sticky toffee pudding and the New York-style

• Cream of butternut squash soup with caramelized chestnuts, mushrooms and spiced creme fraiche, $8 • Slow-roasted beet salad with autumn greens, Valdeon blue cheese, butternut squash and toasted pecans, $9 • Crisp pork schnitzel with braised red cabbage and apples and horseradish charcutiere, $16 • Grilled filet mignon with sauteed garlic spinach, pommes paillasson and a gorgonzola cheese fondue, $24

there is a wine tasting from 7 to 9 p.m. that costs $15 per person for six wines to try. You can do your wine tasting casually in the lounge area or with dinner. The mission at Three Blind Mice is to introduce people Staff Photo: Deanna Allen to wine in a relaxed environcheesecake. ment, so they offer these Three Blind Mice takes wine tastings as more of a pride in its alcohol selections service rather than to make available. There are 90 to money. 100 different kinds of beer, Along with their full bar with six on tap. There is also their drink selections include a broad selection of wines a wide variety of coffees and coming from more than 20 teas, soft drinks, sweet and countries. On top of their unsweetened tea, fresh large beer and wine selecsqueezed lemonade and tions they also boast a full mineral water. bar with a range of spirits. If the selections are overThings you might not whelming, you can try difknow: The “blind” part of ferent ones at the weekly the name comes from blind wine and beer tastings. wine tasting available to Every Sunday, Three Blind broaden customers’ knowlMice hosts a beer tasting at edge of wines by not know6 p.m. — six beers for six ing specifics before you dollars. On Wednesdays know taste.

OUT IN THE CROWD Uncle Kracker to perform BY DEANNA ALLEN STAFF WRITER deanna.allen @gwinnettdailypost.com

Wild Bill’s is closing out its fall country music concert series with a cross-over artist from the realm of rap-rock music. Uncle Kracker went country with a 2004 collaboration with Kenny Chesney, “When The Sun Goes Down.” Four years later, he co-wrote the Kid Rock hit “All Summer Long.” “I’ve always had a genuine passion for country,” Uncle Kracker said. “I think that audiences appreciate that, and that’s why they’re giving me a chance. Country music was one of the types of music I grew up with, so elements of it naturally come out in my songwriting. Listening to a lot of my songs — all the way back to ‘Follow Me’ — I feel like I’ve been making country music for years.” Uncle Kracker embarked Thursday on his first-ever country music club tour, following up the recent release of “Happy Hour — The South River Road Sessions,” a six-song collection of remixed tracks off his 2009

IFYOUGO • What: Uncle Kracker in concert • When: Doors open at 7:30 and the show starts at 9:30 p.m. Saturday • Where: Wild Bill’s, 2075 Market St. in Duluth • Cost: $20 for general admission, $30 for seating, $60 for VIP table seating and $100 for reserved VIP seating in advance • For more information: Call 678-473-1000 or visit www.wildbillsatlanta.com

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Uncle Kracker will close out Wild Bill’s fall country music series this weekend.

album “Happy Hour,” including the country radio hit “Smile,” the third bestselling country single of 2010 thus far. “Never really one to toot my own horn,” he said, “but stuff just feels great for the first time in a long time.” Uncle Kracker said the tour is mainly about finding an audience. “When we took the ‘Smile’ single to country radio it did so great and I was

lucky to have everybody embrace it,” he said. “And the fact that they did just made me think we needed to take this to a different place.” Opening for Uncle Kracker on Saturday night are fellow country music performers Frankie Ballard and Ty Stone. Doors open at 7:30 and the show will start at 9:30 p.m. For more information, call 678-473-1000 or visit www.wildbills atlanta.com.

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LOCAL EVENT

Lionheart puts on play about Vietnam veterans BY DEANNA ALLEN STAFF WRITER deanna.allen @gwinnettdailypost.com

Lionheart Theatre Company’s current production, “Strange Snow,” follows two Vietnam war veterans readjusting to life at home after experiencing war abroad. The play’s subject matter is timely as the nation will honor those who have served in the armed forces on Veterans Day on Thursday. The Norcross-based community theater will honor veterans in its own way by donating a portion of proceeds from ticket

IFYOUGO • What: “Strange Snow” • When: 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 2:30 p.m. Sundays through Nov. 21 • Where: Lionheart Theatre, 10 College St. in Norcross • Cost: $15 for adults and $12 for seniors and students • For more information: Call 678-938-8518 or visit www.lionhearttheatre.org

sales to the Georgia Vietnam Veterans Alliance, an organization that serves veterans and their families. “Strange Snow,” a play in two acts, was written by screenwriter Stephen Metcalfe, who adapted the story for the 1989 film “Jacknife” starring Robert De Niro and Ed Harris.

Lionheart Theatre will present the stage version 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 2:30 p.m. Sundays through Nov. 21. Reservations for “Strange Snow” are recommended and can be made by calling 678-9388518. Tickets are $15 for adults and $12 for seniors and students and include a complimentary dessert.

Army band to perform Veterans Day BY DEANNA ALLEN STAFF WRITER deanna.allen @gwinnettdailypost.com

LAWRENCEVILLE — The internationally acclaimed United States Army Field Band and Soldier’s Chorus will commemorate Veterans Day 2010 in Gwinnett. The Daily Post will celebrate the holiday honoring those who have served in the nation’s armed forces with a concert featuring the official musical ambassadors of the Army. The free performance will be given at 7 p.m. Nov. 11 in the Gwinnett Center’s Grand Ballroom. The Field Band’s members are selected through a highly compet-

IFYOUGO • What: Veterans Day concert featuring United States Army Field Band and Soldier’s Chorus • When: 7 p.m. Nov. 11 • Where: Gwinnett Center, 6400 Sugarloaf Parkway in Duluth • Cost: Free • For more information: Call 770-963-9205, ext. 1100, or e-mail tickets@ gwinnettdailypost.com

itive audition process and represent some of the finest musical talents in the nation. The concert band and chorus will present a diverse program of marches, overtures, popular music, patriot selections and instrumental

and vocal solos. Local high school instrumentalists and choral students are expected to join the band during one of the songs. The event, presented by the Daily Post, is sponsored by Geico and the Gwinnett Center. Those who attend are asked to bring nonperishable food items for donations that will benefit the Gwinnett community through the Gwinnett Can Challenge being conducted by Holtkamp Heating and Air Conditioning. The concert is free to attend, however tickets are required and can be reserved by calling 770963-9205, ext. 1100, or emailing tickets@gwinnettdailypost.com.

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MOVIES

War games Fair Game (PG-13) ★★★★ BY MICHAEL CLARK Movie Critic

Shortly after the second war in Iraq began, studios started releasing one film right after another about it and every one of those movies was summarily ignored by the masses. Even “The Hurt Locker” — last year’s Best Picture winner — performed dismally at the box office. Most of these movies were beyond poor, so audiences haven’t really missed much. But “Fair Game” could change that trend. The first thing you should know about “Fair Game” is that it is not a war movie, although everything that takes place in it would not have occurred if not for the Iraq War. It’s about what happened when smart people told other not-so-smart people in power what they don’t want to hear and the depths some stooped to in order to protect their political hides. In 1917, anti-war U.S. Sen. Hiram Walker stated “the first casualty when it comes to war is the truth.” Walker’s prophetic declaration has rarely shown truer than it does in “Fair Game.” It starts with President George W. Bush’s address to Congress and the nation stating that evidence of

Special Photo: Summit Entertainment

New movie takes look at Plame affair

already know. Liman — exhibiting the bare-knuckle economy of “The Bourne Identity” — replaces action with the ever-escalating domestic turmoil Wilson and Plame endured after her outing. In an oddly ironic way, the production also parallels another Liman movie — “Mr. & Mrs. Smith” — but with only one half of a married couple harboring deadly secrets. Liman’s biggest achievement was in keeping Watts

— an ideal choice to play the beautiful and cameraready Plame — from the becoming a hot-babe/secretagent parody. As stunning as she was — and still is — Plame was an agent who never relied on her looks to achieve her goals, but also wasn’t above using them if the situation warranted. An early scene between Plame and a sexually aggressive Middle Eastern spoiled brat provides a prime example. Most Americans — as

they should — have no idea what was lost when Plame was thrown into forced, immediate and unwanted retirement. Plame is a rare breed. She and those like her keep this country safe and have absolutely no desire whatsoever to receive public recognition for it. Losing her because of an adolescent-level act of petty retribution is beyond sad and pathetic; it borders on outright treason. (Summit Entertainment)

Naomi Watts plays Valerie Plame and Sean Penn plays her husband Joe Wilson in “Fair Game.”

weapons of mass destruction were found in Iraq. The crucial bit of evidence Bush referred to was provided to the administration by former ambassador Joe Wilson (Sean Penn). With minor input from Wilson’s wife Valerie Plame (Naomi Watts), the CIA sent Wilson to the African country of Niger to determine whether or not “yellow cake” (milled uranium ore) — a component necessary to make nuclear weapons — was being sold to Iraq. Wilson found no such evidence and stated so clearly in his report. After he watched Bush’s speech, Wilson wrote the essay, “What I Didn’t Find in Iraq,” which completely contradicted what Bush said and was published in the New York Times. Less than 48 hours later, prominent conservative Washington commentator Robert Novak

wrote in his column that Plame was a covert CIA agent. Everything contained in the previous paragraph is a matter of public record and has never been disputed by anyone. What followed was covered in detail in books by Plame and Wilson (as well as a scathing “Vanity Fair” expose) and even if only half of it is true, it makes the case for one of the most blatant and illadvised abuses of power in U.S. history. The fact that it occurred to such a dedicated, apolitical and textbook patriot such as Plame made it all the worse. In the hands of a lesscompetent director, this scorching material could have played out as reactionary, hysterical, knee-jerk indignation, but Doug Liman remains dispassionate throughout and spends little time on what we FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2010 • WWW.GWINNETTDAILYPOST.COM • PAGE 7

MOVIES

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Robert Downey Jr. stars as Peter and Zach Galifianakis stars as Ethan in “Due Date.”

‘Due Date’ rather forgettable, but not terrible Due Date (R) ★★★✩ BY MICHAEL CLARK Movie Critic

Starting their careers at about the same time, directors Judd Apatow and Todd Phillips are the movie industry’s current top two comedy golden boys. Both men are raunchy, brazen and wicked-smart, with Apatow tilting more toward romance and Phillips anchored firmly in frat boy, male bonding. Neither man seems interested in straying far from his respective comfort zone, a position that at this point appears to serve Phillips

much better. In addition to receiving a Best Picture nomination and becoming the highest-grossing R-rated comedy ever, Phillips’ “The Hangover” turned him into a major player and provided him with carte blanche to do whatever he wants. So what does he do? He makes a slightly darker, equally above-average version of his own “Road Trip” mixed with a retooling of the John Candy/Steve Martin vehicle “Planes, Trains and Automobiles.” The quickly produced “Due Date” is holding-pattern movie issued mostly to placate Phillips’ fervent fan base and everyone that is waiting for “The Hangover 2” (currently filming in Asia and scheduled for release in

May). None of it is bad, but only about half of it is memorable; if you’ve caught the trailers, you’ve already seen about 98 percent of the good stuff. It all starts at Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson airport where the rigid architect Peter (Robert Downey Jr.) has multiple unwanted encounters with the slovenly wannabe actor Ethan (Zach Galifianakis). Scenes taking place curbside, at the screening gates and on a plane are beyond forced and believable and show just how much can go wrong when four screenwriters get in each other’s way. Clunky as it is, it manages to get Peter and Ethan in a rental car and off on their three-day westbound trip along Inter-

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state 20. It wouldn’t be a bonafide Phillips movie without the inclusion of marijuana at some point, and weed becomes the de facto third lead here. Ethan — regularly citing glaucoma — can’t go more than a few hours without it. One passage featuring Juliette Lewis as a dealer and another featuring the Pink Floyd song “Hey You” will surely to make it on to the “Greatest Stoner Movie Scenes Ever, Dude” list. Whether he’s high or not, Ethan is a walking train wreck. With his frequent indelicate references to sex, falling asleep at the wheel, obsessions with his accessory dog, the TV show “Two and a Half Men” or his late father’s ashes resid-

ing in a coffee can, Ethan would drive even the most patient among us up a wall. For the no-BS, Type-A, soon-to-be-a-father Peter, sharing cramped quarters with the illogical, emotionally unstable Ethan is the ultimate form of torture. Depending on your comic leanings, Ethan and Peter are alternate universe versions of Laurel and Hardy, Ralph Kramden and Ed Norton, or Will Ferrell and Ben Stiller. More or less recycling his role in “The Hangover,” Galifianakis is his generation’s John Belushi whose success as a comedian is largely dependent on his girth and complete lack of social grace. If he was thin and well-behaved, he’d totally blend into the back-

ground if not unemployed. His Ethan is the kind of character Downey played way back when in “Back to School” — slightly swishy, aloof, self-involved and without shame — but never malicious. With just the slightest of tweaks, Phillips and his cowriters could have turned “Due Date” into a skincrawling, anti-buddy stalker thriller along the lines of “The Hitcher,” “Joy Ride” or “Bad Influence.” Ethan could easily become extremely threatening and dangerous and Peter wouldn’t have to change a lick. It certainly wouldn’t have had the same audience-friendly, high-octane box-office appeal, but it would certainly be a far more interesting movie. (Warner Bros.)

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MOVIES NOWSHOWING Recently reviewed films now playing in theaters: • The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest (R) The third installment of late Swedish writer Stieg Larsson’s “Millennium” trilogy certainly has its moments but is less the action/thriller of the first two features and more of anti-climactic police procedural/courtroom drama. 21⁄2 stars — Michael Clark • Conviction (R) For the third time, Hilary Swank plays a non-fictional down-and-out type who beats the odds and emerges victorious. However, this legal drama is no “Boys Don’t Cry” or “Million Dollar Baby” and like last year’s “Amelia” will tank and fall by the wayside. 2 stars — MC • Hereafter (PG-13) Director Clint Eastwood’s fuzzy and

hokum heavy metaphysical drama feels more like a wan riff on M. Night Shyamalan than the usually focused and visceral fare we’ve come to expect. It might not be Eastwood’s worst effort, but it’s 1 easily his least satisfying. 1 ⁄2 stars — MC • Nowhere Boy (R) The best yet of the many pre-Beatles John Lennon bio-flicks, this artsy yet warm drama from director Sam Taylor-Wood hits on almost all cylinders and features two Oscar-caliber performances from Anne-Marie Duff and Kristin Scott Thomas. 31⁄2 stars — MC • RED (PG-13) The best movie thus far of 2010 stars Bruce Willis, Morgan Freeman, Helen Mirren and John Malkovich as retired CIA agents who outfox their for-

mer employer while uncovering a touchy government conspiracy. It’s sly, smart, sexy, irreverent and fun. 4 stars — MC • You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger (R) Woody Allen is treading water again in this been-there, done-that concoction of middle-aged romantic angst with a superb cast that makes Allen’s infrequently inspired comic oneliners come off far funnier 1 than they actually are. 2 ⁄2 stars — MC • Life as We Know It (PG-13) Set and filmed on location in Atlanta’s Virginia Highland district, this romantic comedy starring Katherine Heigl and Josh Duhamel contains all of the genre’s clichés yet is also able to work in thoughtful subtext concerning orphaned children. 3 stars — MC

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MOVIES

Tyler Perry takes on too much in new film its original incarnation and transformed it into a movie that adheres to a far more commercial framework. Instead of six solitary characters referred to only as BY MICHAEL CLARK colors, Perry has nine coMovie Critic leads with real names and distinct personalities that It is rare when Atlantaprovide considerable interacbased filmmaker Tyler Perry tive dramatic friction. He’s screens one of his films for also managed to wedge in the press. Almost all of tiny slivers of much-needed Perry’s movies are lightcomic relief. Perry the weight comedies that are writer/producer has done his essentially critic proof, but homework here and it shows. “For Colored Girls” is neiIn attempting to present ther lightweight nor a come- such a tricky, six-degrees-ofdy and is the kind of film separation, fragmented story, where positive critical Perry the director might have reviews will be crucial to attempted a project beyond raising mass-audience inter- his reach. This is not a slam est. against Perry per se; few if In addition to being any directors could pull off Perry’s first “R” rated feasomething this intricate and ture, it’s also the only one complex. Perhaps Quentin that didn’t originate with Tarantino, a young Spike him. Based on the 1977 Lee or the late Robert AltTony-nominated play “For man, but that’s about it. Colored Girls Who Have The dialogue in Shange’s Considered Suicide When play is almost exclusively the Rainbow is Enuf” by poetic, jazz-influenced verse. Ntozake Shange, it is going When performed as monoto be a hard sell to Perry’s logues, this type of flowing, dedicated followers or even free-form riffing can be quite those already familiar with effective, but if you mix it the play. with everyday speech, as To Perry’s credit, he’s Perry has done here, it loses taken an abstract work that its desired impact and kills was essentially unfilmable in the suspension of disbelief.

GIRL POWER

For Colored Girls (R) ★★★ ★★

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It’s the same thing that happens in musicals when speaking characters instantly break into song, only here there’s no singing or music and it all comes off as terribly calculating and affected. Rightfully held in high esteem by actresses and female audiences as a man with a firm grasp on feminine issues, Perry’s depiction of black women here will strike viewers as generally accurate, but also in a mostly negative, often contradictory light. A deeply religious woman (Whoopi Goldberg) physically abuses her two daughters. One of them (a perfect Thandie Newton pinch-hitting for Mariah Carey) is good with money but is also sexually promiscuous. A savvy businesswoman (Janet Jackson) cracks the whip at work yet is slow to acknowledge that her boy-toy husband is on the down low. A committed health-care specialist (Loretta Devine) keeps taking back a man she knows is cheating on her. The most disturbing is the character played by Kimberly Elise, a woman who flatly refuses to marry the abusive, alcoholic father of her two children yet never considers

leaving him. Faring far better are Phylicia Rashad playing a sharptongued, busybody neighbor, Kerry Washington as a dedicated social worker and a dance instructor (Anika Noni Rose) whose only weaknesses are being too trusting and naïve. Compared to the male characters in the movie, every woman depicted is downright saintly. With a single exception, all of the men are low-life snakes whose actions are at best deplorable and at worst punishable by death. Rarely has any film shown men — black men specifically — so evil, useless and vile — and there’s the rub. What the overlong film achieves on artistic levels is mostly negated by a blanket indictment pinned on a segment of a single race of people who mostly make often intentionally wrong decisions. What’s perhaps most disturbing is that Tyler Perry can make this kind of movie without fearing any kind of backlash, yet if it was directed by someone like Ron Howard, Martin Scorsese or even Penny Marshall, the uproar would be immediate and deafening. (Lionsgate)

MOVIES

Staff Photo: Jonathan Phillips

Staff Photo: Jason Braverman

Left, Robert Downey Jr. waves while filming a scene for the movie “Due Date” with Zach Galifianakis at Gwinnett Medical Center in Lawrenceville. The signs at the hospital were changed to “North Dallas Medical Center,” as the scene takes place in Texas. Above, Dan Furst watches the video monitor bank as actors rehearse a scene in “For Colored Girls,” which was filmed at Gwinnett Medical Center’s Joan Glancey Memorial Clinic in Duluth.

Hollywood hot spot ‘Due Date,’ ‘For Colored Girls’ have scenes shot in Gwinnett BY DEANNA ALLEN STAFF WRITER deanna.allen @gwinnettdailypost.com

Two films opening this weekend contain scenes shot right here in Gwinnett. Cast and crew of the “Road Trip”-esque comedy “Due Date,” which stars Robert Downey Jr., Jamie Foxx and Zach Galifianakis, filmed a scene outside the

entrance to Gwinnett Medical Center last fall. “Due Date” follows an expectant dad, Downey, and his unlikely ravel companion, played by Galifianakis, as the two race cross-country to make it in time or the birth of his first child. During filming, Foxx drove up to the main entrance of Gwinnett Medical Center, renamed North Dallas General Medical

Center for the scene, in an older-model, black pickup truck with Texas plates. He was there to pick up Downey, who walked from the Lawrenceville hospital’s entrance with his right arm in a blue sling. After Downey climbed into the vehicle, Galifianakis strode up carrying an injured dog wearing a lamp shade collar. The second film opening this weekend with scenes

shot in Gwinnett is the Tyler Perry-helmed drama “For Colored Girls.” Cast and crew moved temporarily into an unused section of the Joan Glancy Memorial Clinic in Duluth for a couple days of shooting in June. Actresses Kimberley Elise, Janet Jackson, Phylicia Rashad and Whoopi Goldberg were on location at the Duluth clinic for the

project, an adaptation of a 1970s play that required shooting several scenes that take place in a hospital and a medical facility setting. Three movies have been shot on Gwinnett Medical hospital system properties since legislation gave filmmakers a 30 percent tax cut to produce their work in Georgia. The hospital system earned income from each of the three projects.

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From spiders to butterflies, Cirque du Soleil’s ‘Ovo’ explores the life of insects BY DEANNA ALLEN STAFF WRITER deanna.allen@gwinnettdailypost.com

The bright red ants perform precision juggling.

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The stage will be teeming with insects — crickets springing lithely into the air, spiders flowing gracefully over a web, ants playfully juggling their food. The Cirque du Soleil show “Ovo” is an experience unlike any other in which audiences are thrust into the colorful and energetic domain of insects. A cast of talented performers become larger-thanlife fleas, butterflies, scarabs and other bugs in a show that imitates the insect world while highlighting the circus arts for which the Canadian entertainment company Cirque du Soleil is famous. The 54 performers who bring “Ovo” to life combine elements of dance, acrobatics, juggling, aerial flying and more in feats of agility, strength and balance. “The artists really own their role

IF YOU GO ■ What: Cirque du Soleil’s “Ovo” ■ When: 8 p.m. Tuesdays through Thursdays, 4 and 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 1 and 5 p.m. Sundays through Jan. 2 ■ Where: Underneath the Grand Chapiteau at Atlantic Station just outside The District ■ Cost: $35 to $255 ■ For more information: Call 800-450-1480 or www.cirquedusoleil.com

on stage and it has become very, very full in that sense, very energetic, very fun,” said artistic director Marjon Van Grunsven. The show follows an insect community over the course of a day, one in which a strange bug arrives carrying a large egg on his back — the word ovo is Portuguese for egg. Some of the insects react to this new presence with curiosity, others with hostility. “What’s the greatest about (this

show) is that even though you have acrobatic acts that are perhaps also happening in other Cirque du Soleil shows, here they are performed as insects, which is really fun to watch,” Van Grunsven said. “It’s very adventurous and when you come and see this show you will just be overwhelmed by the color of it because all the costumes are so colorful and the music is Brazilian, which is very uplifting and the acrobatic acts are absolutely amazing, absolutely amazing.” “Ovo” opened under the Grand Chapiteau at Atlantic Station on Thursday and will run through Jan. 2. Performances are held at 8 p.m. Tuesdays through Thursdays, 4 and 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 1 and 5 p.m. Sundays. Tickets are $35 to $225. For more information or to purchase tickets, call 1-800-450-1480 or www.cirquedusoleil.com.

Yellow and red fleas perform acrobatic stunts, combined with dance.

Photos courtesy of Cirque du Soleil

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From spiders to butterflies, Cirque du Soleil’s ‘Ovo’ explores the life of insects BY DEANNA ALLEN STAFF WRITER deanna.allen@gwinnettdailypost.com

The bright red ants perform precision juggling.

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Yellow and red fleas perform acrobatic stunts, combined with dance.

Photos courtesy of Cirque du Soleil

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Easy A (PG-13)

1:20, 4:05, 7:15, 9:45

1:45, 4:20, 7:05, 9:30

Devil (PG-13)

Hereafter (R)

12:40, 2:50, 5:10, 7:50, 9:55, 12:10 Due Date (R)

1:00, 4:00, 7:00, 9:55

12:00, 12:45, 1:25, 2:30, 3:10, 4:00, 5:00, 5:35, 6:45, 7:25, 8:05, 9:10, 10:00, 10:30, 11:35

Jackass 3-D (R)

Easy A (PG-13)

1:00, 1:30, 3:15, 3:45, 5:30, 6:05, 7:45, 8:25, 10:00

12:10, 2:25, 5:05, 7:20, 9:35, 11:55

Legend of the Guardians (PG)

For Colored Girls (R)

12:30, 1:30, 3:30, 4:20, 6:30, 7:30, 9:20, 10:20 Hereafter (2010) (PG-13)

4:10, 7:15, 10:10 Jackass 3-D (R)

4:50, 7:10, 9:30, 11:55 Life As We Know it (PG-13)

1:10, 3:45, 7:00, 9:40 Megamind (PG)

1:30, 3:55, 6:20, 9:00, 11:20

1:40, 4:20 2:05, 5:05, 8:10, 10:55

Hereafter (PG-13)

The Owls of Ga’Hoole (PG)

12:10, 2:30, 5:00, 7:30, 10:05

Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps (PG-13)

10:05, 12:55, 3:50, 6:40, 9:30

10:35, 1:05, 3:35

Jackass 3 (R)

Life As We Know It (PG-13)

12:55, 4:10, 7:10, 10:25

9:55, 12:15, 2:55, 5:20, 8:00, 10:30

6:10

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10:30, 1:00, 3:40, 6:20, 9:00, 11:45

Megamind (PG)

Megamind 3-D ((PG)

Secretariat (PG)

10:25, 1:10, 3:40, 6:10, 8:45

10;00, 11:15, 12:30, 1:50, 3:10, 4:20, 5:50, 7:00, 8:20, 10:50

1:00, 4:05, 7:10, 10:00

Paranormal Activity 2 (R) RED (PG-13)

11:40, 2:05, 4:35, 7:15, 9:45

Saw 3-D: The Final Chapter (R)

1:10, 3:20, 5:30, 8:00, 10:30 Secretariat (PG)

Megamind 3-D (PG)

1:05, 3:50, 6:45, 9:35

12:00, 12:15, 12:50, 2:25, 2:40, 3:15, 5:05, 5:40, 7:30, 8:10, 9:55, 10:35

2:15

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The Social Network (PG-13) You Again (PG)

11:50, 2:15, 4:30, 7:05, 9:20, 11:40 Saw 3-D: The Final Chapter (R)

12:15, 2:30, 5:00, 7:35, 9:50, 12:05 Secretariat (PG)

1:20, 4:30, 7:20, 10:10 The Social Network (PG-13)

12:30, 4:00, 7:00, 9:40

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1:00, 3:45, 4:05, 7:00, 9:30, 10:00 Hereafter (PG-13)

12:55, 3:55, 6:55, 9:45 Jackass 3-D (R)

12:40, 2:55, 5:15, 7:35, 9:55 Life As We Know It (PG-13)

11:45, 4:55, 7:25, 9:55 Megamind (PG)

12:20, 2:40, 5:10, 7:40, 10:10 Megamind 3-D (PG)

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11:45, 2:35, 5:10, 7:45, 10:20

Alpha and Omega (PG)

1:15, 7:05

11:45, 2:10, 4:35, 7:00, 9:25, 11:50 RED (PG-13)

My Soul to Take (R)

9:10, 9:40

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11:55, 2:35, 5:15, 7:55, 10:50 Due Date (R)

Despicable Me (PG)

5:10, 7:30, 9:45 Devil (PG-13)

4:30, 7:30, 9:45 Inception (PG-13)

4:00, 5:15, 7:35, 9:00 Lottery Ticket (PG-13)

4:20, 7:00, 9:25 Salt (PG-13)

4:00, 7:05, 9:30 Step Up 3 (PG-13)

4:05, 7:25, 9:40 The Expendables (R)

11:40, 12:00, 12:35, 2:10, 2:30, 2:50, 4:40, 5:00, 5:20, 7:35, 8:00, 8:20, 9:55, 10:15, 10:40

4:15, 7:00, 9:35

For Colored Girls (R)

4:55, 7:20, 9:50

11:35, 12:15, 3:15, 4:05, 7:25, 7:50, 10:30, 10:45 Hereafter (2010) (PG-13)

1:00, 4:35, 7:40, 10:35

Jackass 3-D (R)

7:20, 9:40

Life As We Know It (PG-13)

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4:05, 7:10, 9:40

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9:25, 11:45, 2:30, 5:00, 7:30 Paranormal Activity 2 (R)

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Easy A (PG-13) For Colored Girls (R)

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For Colored Girls (R)

Takers (PG-13)

10:00, 10:30, 11:00, 11:30, 1:00, 1:30, 2:00, 2:30, 4:10, 4:30, 5:00, 5:40, 7:20, 8:00, 8:30, 9:10, 10:40, 11:10, 11:40, 12:20

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1:35, 4:20, 7:15, 9:50 The Social Network (PG-13)

1:05, 3:50, 6:35, 9:20

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Takers (PG-13)

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Megamind 3-D (PG)

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Conviction (R)

12:30, 3:20, 7:05, 9:45

1:20, 4:25, 7:10, 9:50

The Other Guys (PG-13)

11:20, 2:05, 4:50, 7:45, 10:55

11:50, 3:05, 6:05, 9:00

RED (PG-13)

2:35, 5:00, 7:30, 10:00

9:40, 10:30, 12:20, 1:20, 3:10, 4:10, 5:50, 6:50, 8:40, 9:35

The Town (R)

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11:45, 2:15, 4:45, 7:10, 9:40, 12:10 RED (PG-13)

9:50, 12:40, 3:30, 6:20, 9:20

Paranormal Activity 2 (R)

RED (PG-13)

The Social Network (PG-13)

7:00, 9:30

The Other Guys (PG-13)

4:30, 7:30, 9:50

Devil (PG-13)

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For Colored Girls (R)

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11:50, 2:50, 5:45, 8:45, 11:45 Life As We Know It (PG-13)

12:00, 2:30, 5:00, 7:30, 10:15 Megamind (PG)

11:45, 2:05, 4:25, 6:45, 9:05, 11:20 Megamind 3-D (PG)

12:20, 12:55, 1:30, 2:40, 3:15, 3:50, 5:00, 5:35, 7:20, 8:00, 8:30, 9:40, 10:20, 12:00 Resident Evil: Afterlife 3-D (R)

6:10, 10:50 The Town (R)

The Switch (PG-13)

11:55, 2:35, 5:20, 8:10, 10:55

5:20, 7:35, 10:00 Toy Story 3 (G)

Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps (PG-13)

4:00, 7:00, 9:30

11:40, 2:20, 5:05, 8:00, 10:50

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MOVIES

Dirty deeds Inside Job (PG-13) ★★★★

and vile as it may be — behind commission-driven stock brokers advising MICHAEL CLARK their clients to buy bundles of toxic mortgages while simultaneously betting (with your money) that Opening with spectacuthose same bogus lar aerial and long-distance service products shots of Iceland and Manwill tank. hattan, “Inside Job” quickAlthough Ferly and firmly establishes guson was itself as one of the most understandbeautifully filmed docuably unable to mentaries ever made. With get some of high-end production valthe bigger fish ues that border on the slick and distracting, every sin- recounts the events that led (former and up to the 2008 worldwide current Treagle frame of original financial meltdown. sury Secrefootage in it could easily Are you, like most of taries Henry be mistaken as snippets us, confused by the term Paulson and from a premium cable Timothy Geiseries or the bio-flick of a “derivatives?” A insider buzz word that gives even thner, former famous architect. the most astute money and current As gorgeous as it is on Federal the surface, the content of people reason to pause, Ferguson breaks it down in Reserve “Inside Job” is bleak, relentlessly depressing and a manner that, if not one that makes sense, is at is probably something very few people will want least understandable. to pay to see. Accomplish- He also explains the logic — ing in far less time and twisted with twice the effectiveness of Oliver Stone’s recent “Wall Street” sequel, Charles Ferguson’s blistering film

VIEWPOINTS

‘Inside Job’ takes a interesting look at 2008 financial meltdown

Chairmen Allen Greenspan and Ben Bernanke) to sit down for interviews, he was able to snare others slightly farther down on the food chain and it makes for some riveting drama. In a calm but direct manner, an offscreen Ferguson starts with concise softball questions that get his interviewees to relax and drop

RATING SCALE ★★★★ — Drop everything you’re doing and see it now! ★★★ — Put it on your to-do list ★★ — Wait for the video ★ — Not worth sitting through

their guards, and then with the same dispassionate approach goes for their metaphorical jugulars. Some of them get flustered and clam up, but a few hold their ground and proceed to offer up fancy sounding financial doublespeak. Another thing most of us probably don’t know is just how far back the 2008 crash began percolating and how willing every U.S. president since Reagan has been in accommodating whatever beneficial legislation the scads of lobbyists and captains of the financial industry wanted passed. Even the current president — you

know, the guy who rode in on words like “hope” and “change” — seems content with leaving the status quo undisturbed. Overflowing with facts, figures, charts, graphs and talking heads who explain all of the details of what went wrong and why, “Inside Job” is a prettier stepsister companion piece to the ongoing glut of Iraq/Afghanistan war documentaries. Accompanied by Matt Damon’s sturdy and placid narration, it’s thorough, packed with information we could all use to some degree and about as desirable as gangrene. It’s a messenger delivering the same bad news we’ve already heard ad infinitum. Congratulations, Mr. Ferguson — you’ve made a great movie. Now go away. (Sony Classics)

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MOVIES

Will Ferrell, dream cast shine in ‘Megamind’ Megamind (PG) ★★★✩

Will Ferrell, Tina Fey, Jonah Hill, David Cross and Brad Pitt all voice characters in “Megamind.”

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The first time Will Ferrell provided his voice to an animated feature (“Curious George”) he had to play it straight, which was fitting as his white bread character was onedimensional and the material was beyond ultra-safe. At various points as the title character in “Megamind,” Ferrell is the villain, the hero, the straight man, the buffoon and the romantic lead and he pulls every one of those personalities off convincingly. It might just be the most fully realized performance of Ferrell’s career. As with the equally superior “The Other Guys” from this past summer, Ferrell is joined here by a dream cast that does most of the heavy lifting and a result makes him look like a smarter — and better actor. This is all the more impressive due to that fact that voice actors in animated films almost always perform alone without the aid of input from their costars. While it can and certainly will be enjoyed by children, the never-suggestive but always clever humor is clearly aimed at adults. In a manner not unlike that in the first “Shrek” and this year’s “Despicable Me,” DreamWorks studios takes a gruff and not-quite antihero and transforms him into a winning protagonist without softening their

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rough edges along the way. Landing on Earth as a baby via space pod, Megamind is snake-bit from the get-go. Not only spindly and blue, he had to compete with the far more talented, photogenic, buff and metrosexual Metro Man (Brad Pitt). In a manner not unlike that of Wile E. Coyote and the Roadrunner, Metro Man thwarts Megamind’s every evil move, which — given Megamind’s woefully inept execution — isn’t all that difficult. Perhaps out of boredom or no longer feeling challenged, Metro Man takes some time off which leaves Megamind without a foil to fight, so he kind of, sort of invents one. This move doesn’t sit well with his minion/sidekick named, oddly enough, Minion (David Cross), whose ominous predictions regarding a made-to-order superhero all come true. Offering some much needed estrogen balance to all of the free-wheeling testosterone is the highprofile TV reporter Roxanne Ritchi (Tina Fey). With her pixie hair-do, devastating curves and plucky attitude, Roxanne is a modern-day Lois Lane

best year ever for animated and at one point or another ences’ throats. In what might be the features, “Megamind” she becomes the romantic interest (or target) of no less than four men. Not easily rattled, Roxanne does have a single chink in her go-girl armor which (thankfully) isn’t fully revealed until way past the halfway point. It’s beyond difficult to put a new spin on the animated superhero vs. villain theme and “Megamind” has its fair share of predictable clichés, narrative crutches and commonplace archetypes. The “Real 3D” presentation isn’t much to shout about either. What keeps the movie flying high and always fresh is the often droll, borderline irreverent dialogue, some of which appears to be improvised by Ferrell and especially Fey. Their snappy repartee recalls the classic screwball comedies of the late ’40s set in the modern workplace where the female leads bucked the trend of being subservient to their male counterparts and gave as good as they received. Roxanne makes for an excellent female role model for young girls and to their immense credit, the filmmakers don’t ram the message down the audi-

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doesn’t quite make it into the same class as “Despicable Me,” “Toy Story 3” or “How to Train Your Dragon” but it’s still better than the lion’s share of the current live-action fare. It’s also the third big winner in a row for DreamWorks animation, a company that is determined to keep nipping at Pixar’s heels. (DreamWorks)

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★★ ★★★ When the franchise pulls out the 3-D card, there is usually a good reason to become skeptical. Unfortunately, that was the case with “Saw 3-D.” The previews are misSean Ahern leading in highlighting the 3-D visualizations, as they add nothing to the complexity of the Jigsaw traps, which could have provided some salvation to this letdown.

Although the “Saw” movies always have grotesque elements, they have an added layer of connecting the characters with twists and options that allow slim opportunities of escape and salvation. This missing aspect in “Saw 3D: The Final Chapter” seems like you are watching the final chapter of a different movie. — Sean Ahern, Buford

★★ ★★★ The best thing about this movie is “The End.” Plus the fact it’s only 103 minutes of sheer dribble whose only credit is the Rick Wright skillful way the people can be killed plus the opening

scene that is mildly amusing. But the story is a fat zero, as is the acting. So what you have here is a beyond dumb experience that is a total waste of time and money. So glad I didn’t see the other installments in this goofy fantasy franchise. But here you have the cast of deviants who move aimlessly from gross scene to a grosser scene. Not much substance or mystery but you just know a slew of people are going to die in some of the sickest contraptions you have ever seen. Bobby, a survivor of past gore, is back to play the “you can die in 60 seconds” game. Except no one ever wins as they all are gouged, hanged, impaled, butchered and cut in half, and these are the good endings. I hope this is the end and “Saw” is not resurrected. — Rick Wright, Auburn

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MUSIC BY VENUE RIALTO CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS

37 Main 37 E. Main St., Buford 678-288-2030 www.37main.com

80 Forsyth St. N.W., Atlanta 404-651-4727 www.rialtocenter.org

• Today: Electric Boogaloo • Saturday: Appetite for Destruction • Monday: Fuel • Wednesday: McFly • Thursday: Rock Mafia

• Sunday: Ballet Preljocaj • Nov. 13: Angelique Kidjo • Nov. 20: John McLaughlin and the 4th Dimension SMITH’S OLDE BAR 1578 Piedmont Ave., Atlanta 404-875-1522 www.smithsoldebar.com

40 WATT CLUB 285 W. Washington St., Athens 706-549-7871 www.40watt.com

• Today: James Hall and The Futura Bold • Saturday: Revival • Wednesday: Flow Tribe • Thursday: Mark Karan and Jemimah Puddleduck • Nov. 12: Future, Jerry Joseph and Wally Ingram

• Today: Man or Astroman? • Nov. 12: Modern Skirts (CD release) • Nov. 13: Reptar and Venice is Sinking • Nov. 18: Joanna Newsom ARRON’S AMPHITHEATRE AT LAKEWOOD

THE TABERNACLE 152 Luckie St., Atlanta 404-659-9022 www.livenation.com/venue/ getVenue/venueId/1294/

2002 Lakewood Ave., Atlanta 404-443-5000 www.livenation.com/venue/aaronsamphitheatre-at-lakewood-tickets

• Today: La Roux • Saturday: Sufjan Stevens • Wednesday: Social Distortion • Nov. 12: The Cult • Nov. 19: The Black Crowes • Nov. 21: Ben Folds

No shows listed as of press time. ARENA AT GWINNETT CENTER 6400 Sugarloaf Parkway, Duluth 770-813-7500 www.gwinnettcenter.com

• Nov. 20: Jason Aldean • Dec. 10: Trans-Siberian Orchestra • Feb. 10: Brad Paisley • April 18: Lady Gaga PERFORMING ARTS CENTER AT GWINNETT CENTER 6400 Sugarloaf Parkway, Duluth 770-813-7500 www.gwinnettcenter.com

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Isaac, Taylor and Zac Hanson will perform Wednesday at Variety Playhouse in Little Five Points. BUFORD VARIETY THEATER 170 W. Main St., Buford 770-271-7878 www.bufordvarietytheater.com

• Today-Saturday: Shane McCaunahey • Nov. 12-13: Kid Dave Miller • Nov. 19-20: R. Bruce CENTER STAGE

• Saturday: Southern Ballet Theatre’s “A Very Grinchy Christmas” and New Contemporary Works • Nov. 12-13: Stone Mountain Chorus’ “Songs of the South” • Nov. 20: Ludwig Symphony Orchestra Gala Concert • Nov. 21: Atlanta Professional Dance Academy Dance Festival

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• Tuesday: Never Shout Never • Thursday: The Dandy Warhols • Nov. 13: Pouya • Nov. 20: Charley MaGruders Reunion • Nov. 24: The Stuffing — Manchester Orchestra and guests

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• Today-Saturday: Je Caryous Johnson’s “Cheaper to Keep Her” • Nov. 19: The Hit Men of Comedy

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No shows listed as of press time.

COBB ENERGY PERFORMING ARTS CENTRE 2800 Cobb Galleria Parkway, Atlanta www.cobbenergycentre.com 770-916-2800

• Saturday: America’s Got Talent Live • Thursday: Vince Vaughn and Kevin James Comedy Roadshow • Nov. 13: An Evening with Styx • Nov. 27: Dave Koz and Friends 2010 Smooth Jazz Christmas EDDIE’S ATTIC 515-B N. McDonough St., Decatur 404-377-4976 www.eddiesattic.com

• Today: Ryan Montbleau Band and Caravan of Thieves • Saturday: The Belleville Outfit and Cliff Eberhardt • Monday: Matt White and Mark Russell • Tuesday: Hoots and Hellmouth and Chris Chandler and Paul BenoitByrd’s Auto Parts and Slim Chance and the Convicts

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EVERETT BROTHERS MUSIC BARN Stonecypher Road, Suwanee 770.945.9098 www.everettsmusicbarn.com

• Nov. 13: Redhead Express • Nov. 20: Grasstowne • Nov. 27: The Crowe Brothers FERST CENTER FOR THE ARTS 349 Ferst Drive, Georgia Tech campus 404-894-9600 www.ferstcenter.gatech.edu

• Today: An Evening with Branford Marsalis • Nov. 12: Lily Cai Dance Ensemble • Nov. 14: Humorista Venezolano — Laureano Marquez FOX THEATRE 660 Peachtree St. N.E., Atlanta 404-881-2100 www.foxtheatre.org

• Today-Sunday: Irving Berlin’s “White Christmas” • Tuesday: Bayanihan Philippine National Dance Company • Thursday: Fantasia and Eric Benet

• Nov. 12: Lady Antebellum • Nov. 13: Men of Soul THE LOFT 1374 W. Peachtree St., Atlanta 404-885-1365 www.theloft-atlanta.com

• Today: Calvin Harris • Sunday: Baby Loves Disco • Nov. 12: Matt Costa • Nov. 13: 10 Miles of Blue

VARIETY PLAYHOUSE 1099 Euclid Ave., Little Five Points 404-521-1786 www.variety-playhouse.com

• Saturday-Sunday: Of Montreal with guest Janelle Monae • Tuesday: Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti and Os Mutantes • Wednesday: Hanson VERIZON WIRELESS AMPHITHEATER AT ENCORE PARK 2200 Encore Parkway, Alpharetta www.ticketmaster.com/ venue/115485

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• Nov. 16: Dave Matthews Band • Nov. 18: Roger Waters

No shows listed as of press time. WILD BILL’S 2075 Market St., Duluth 678-473-1000 www.wildbillsatlanta.com

RED LIGHT CAFE 553 Amsterdam Ave., Atlanta 404-874-7828 www.redlightcafe.com

• Today: Chad Creasy, V.Caldera, Blue Horizon and Wizard Tree • Saturday: Michael Levine, Trees On Fire, Glimmer Twins and Bitteroots • Thursday: Poney Express and Jam

• Today: Jaron and The Long Road Love • Saturday: Uncle Kracker • Nov. 12: Slippery When Wet • Nov. 13: Gorilla Zoe and Yung LA Most tickets available through Ticketmaster at 404-249-6400 or www.ticketmaster.com. Call venues for information.

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Behind the camera BY GLENDA AWTREY Staff Correspondent

expensive specialty pro- bachelor’s degree in ecograms, Simens recom- nomics. After serving in mends choosing affordable the army during the Vietlocal options. “Have fun in nam War, he owned a succollege. Don’t take out any cessful bookstore in big loans. Graduate, but Carmel, Calif., which he write scripts.” sold in 1980 and changed For more information or careers. to register, log on to He made a 90 minute www.DovSimensFilm- award-winning feature film School.com. Cost for the and spent the next five conference in $395. years in the movie industry. Simens, who presents He began teaching in 1986 his Dov Simens’ 2-Day when he was invited to Film School around the speak at UCLA. His topic Special Photo world, graduated from was “How to get High Muhlenberg College in Quality with Low Budvation, long workdays and UCLA or USC,” he said. Rather than enrolling in Allentown, Penn., with a gets.” countless unavoidable problems, he will offer students organizational tips and a vast number of local resources. Simens’ crams the course with information and advice to empower people who have the desire and work ethic to succeed. “What I am is exactly what you want,” Simens said. “A great film instructor who is proud to give you the most amount of filmmaking information for the least amount of money in the shortest period of time.” He claims a 3 percent success rate, meaning three Name ________________________ out of every 100 of his stuAddress ________________________ dents make feature films _______________________________ within six months. His Phone _________________________ Email __________________________ graduates, including the likes of Quentin Tarantino, Mail completed entry to GDP/Toy Story 3 P.O. Box 603, Lawrenceville, GA 30046 Guy Ritchie and Chris or visit gwinnettdailypost.com to enter at Nolan, have grossed more than $2 billion. No purchase necessary. Must be 18 years old or older to “There is no magic forenter. Void where prohibited and restricted by law. Sponsor’s employees and their dependents are ineligible. Entries must be mula or diploma that you received by 11/12/10. Winners will be notified. obtain at a $150,000 to $200,000 four-year film TM program from NYU, Dov Simens to teach two-day film school Nov. 13 and 14 at the Hyatt Regency in Atlanta.

to fathom in an industry fraught with artists, each itching for the chance of expression. The reality, he said, is that the first-timer must prove marketability. The key is to look at Hollywood’s track record, find out what sells and produce something similar. He will explain and tell how to write or buy the type of screenplay that will bridge dialogue gaps in today’s global market. Students will learn how to write, develop and register treatments and screenplays and to acquire scripts and options. He will teach producer/directors how to work with actors and crew members as well as set up scenes to be shot with proper lighting. He said experience taught him to anticipate the first week of a three-week shoot to be fun, followed by one “zombie” week, with the final week being one of hostility. To ease the tensions brought on by sleep depri-

For the second time in recent weeks, Hollywood is coming to town; this time in the form of education. Gwinnett County residents who’ve dreamed of filmmaking fame and fortune will have the opportunity to learn firsthand from a Hollywood veteran during a two-day conference Nov. 13 and 14 at the Hyatt Regency Atlanta. Dov Simens, who in the 1980s was a line producer, or money man, for “Bmovie King,” Roger Corman, may show up sporting his trademark velvet jacket, but when he launches into the meat of his presentation, Hollywood glamour will undoubtedly give way to good old-fashioned business sense. He will present students with a practical understanding of what it takes to get a movie made from concept to screen. From the costs of hiring writers, actors and crews, to buying supplies and food, to the fees for equipment and facility rentals, and permits and insurance, to publicity spending, Simens will teach how to produce a movie on any budget — as low as $5,000 or as high as $5,000,000. “It’s a business, not an art form. It is the business of making the art, the business of selling the art,” he said. That idea can be difficult

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GWINNETT CALENDAR Today The opening reception for The Artist’s Intention, an exhibit of artwork at Kudzu Art Zone, will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. today, along with the bonus exhibit, The Wall of Small, Kudzu Art Zone, 116 Carlyle St. in Norcross. The event is free to attend. For more information, visit www.kudzuartzone.com.

Saturday The Aurora Theatre will host a Swing Night featuring the Metro Jazz Club at 8 p.m. Saturday. The theater is at 128 E. Pike St. in Lawrenceville. For more information, call 678226-6222 or visit www.aurorathetre.com. Special photo

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The Stone Mountain ChoThe Stone Mountain Chorus and special guest quartet OC Times will present rus and special guest quar“Songs of the South” at 8:30 p.m. Nov. 12 at the Gwinnett Performing Arts tet OC Times will present Center, 6400 Sugarloaf Parkway in Duluth. “Songs of the South” at 8:30

p.m. Nov. 12 and at 3 and 8:30 p.m. Nov. 13 at the Gwinnett Performing Arts Center, 6400 Sugarloaf Parkway in Duluth. Tickets are $22 in advance and $25 at the door. For more information, call 770-355-3737 or visit www.stone mountainchorus.org.

Nov. 19 The Aurora Theatre will present a club comedy show as part of its Funny Friday series at 7:15 and 9:15 p.m. Nov. 19 at 128 Pike St. in Lawrenceville. Tickets are $15. For more information, call 678226-6222 or visit www.auroratheatre.com.

Nov. 20 A Winter Art Festival, including a juried art show, will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Nov. 20 at Bogan Park Community Recreation Center, 2723 N. Bogan Road in

Buford. The event is free to attend. For more information, call 770-614-2060.

Ongoing events The 11th annual Stone Mountain Park Indian Festival and Pow-Wow will be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. today, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday at the park’s Antebellum Plantation. Admission is included in the Adventure Pass, which is $27 plus tax for adults and $21 plus tax for children ages 3 to 11. Vehicle entry to the park is $10 for a one-day pass. For more information, call 770498-5690 or visit www.stonemountainpark.com. Tannery Row Artist Colony will present The Music in Me, an exhibit of artwork, through Dec. 4. Gallery hours are noon to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. Tannery Row is at 554 W. Main St. in Buford.

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METRO CALENDAR Nov. 19 The High Museum of Art will present its monthly Friday Jazz performance featuring trumpeter Etienne Charles from 5 to 10 p.m. Nov. 19. Admission is $18 for adults, $15 for seniors and college students with ID, $11 for children ages 6 to 17 and free for children younger than 6. The museum is at 1280 Peachtree St. N.E. in Atlanta. For more information, call 404-733-4437 or visit www.high.org.

Ongoing events The Atlanta History Center will host the exhibit With Malice Toward None: The Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Exhibition through Sunday. Center hours are 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday and noon to 5:30 p.m. Sundays. Admission is $16.50 for adults, $13 for seniors and students ages 13 and older, $11 for children ages 4 to 12 and free for members and children younger than 4. The center is at 130 W. Paces Ferry Road in Atlanta. For more information, call 770-814-4000 or visit www.atlanta historycenter.com. MudFire Gallery will present the exhibit Asheville in Atlanta, featuring work by Asheville, N.C.-based potters through Nov. 13. Gallery hours are noon to 8 p.m. Thursday through Monday. MudFire is at 175 Laredo Drive in Decatur. For more information, call 404-3778033 or visit www.mudfire.com. Saltworks will present the exhibit Mythologies and Mash-ups, a display of paintings by New York-based artist Iona Rozeal Brown, through Saturday. Gallery hours are noon to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday. Saltworks is at 664 11th St. N.W. in Atlanta. For more information, call 404-881-0411 or visit www.saltworksgallery.com. Whitespace gallery will present the photography

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The Atlanta History Center will host the exhibit With Malice Toward None: The Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Exhibition, showcasing artifacts like this poster, through Sunday. exhibition Interior Mind | Exterior World featuring work by Julie Sims and Yukari Umekawa through Nov. 20. Gallery hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday. Whitespace is at 814 Edgewood Ave. in Atlanta. For more information, call 404-688-1892 or visit www.whitespace814.com. The High Museum of Art will present the exhibit Titian and the Golden Age of

Venetian Painting through Jan. 2. Museum hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays, Wednesdays Fridays and Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursdays and noon to 5 p.m. Sundays. Admission is $18 for adults, $15 for seniors and college students, $11 for children ages 6 to 17 and free for children younger than 6. The museum is at 1280 Peachtree St. N.E. in Atlanta.

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