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Del Toro’s ‘Dark’ stamp
Mexico-born filmmaker serving as a producer LOS ANGELES — Big breaks rarely happen and co-writer with Matthew Robbins. quite this way: Comic book artist and aspirFilmDistrict, which released the popular ing director Troy Nixey submitted his short fright flick “Insidious” earlier this year, took “Latchkey’s Lament” to Oscar-nominated over the $25-million film’s distribution after filmmaker Guillermo del Toro, looking for Disney disbanded and sold its Miramax unit. guidance and feedback. What he received The independent FilmDistrict is hinging its instead was a shot to direct his first feature, marketing plan on Del Toro’s reputation, not Friday’s “Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark.” altogether surprising as stars Holmes and An update of the 1973 TV movie of the Pearce are hardly bankable names. same name, the film follows a young girl “Guillermo is the way to get people in. To (Bailee Madison) sent to live with her me, he’s the star of the film,” distribution chief father (Guy Pearce) and his girlfriend (Katie Bob Berney said. “Even though he didn’t Holmes) while they remodel an old mansion direct it, fans will see that his hands are all with some terrifying basement dwellers. over it.” Del Toro initially intended to direct the Audience tracking surveys show that script in the late 1990s for Miramax, but when women — particularly young girls — are quite the opportunity to make “Don’t Be Afraid interested in the film. Opening widely oppoof the Dark” finally arrived in 2008, he felt site the new revenge thriller “Colombiana” it was too thematically similar to his 2006 and the Sundance Film Festival comedy “Our twisted fairy tale “Pan’s Labyrinth.” Sufficiently Idiot Brother,” “Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark,” impressed by “Latchkey’s Lament” — the which is attracting good but not great reviews, story of two house keys attempting to escape could gross as much as $14 million in its from a clockwork villain — Del Toro prodebut. posed that Nixey take up the project, with the That might not be enough to eclipse “The McClatchy Tribune
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Help,” which is becoming one of late summer’s bigger breakouts with ticket sales to date in excess of $75 million since premiering Aug. 10. Del Toro is hopeful that young teen ticket buyers also will check out “Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark.” He pointed out that he saw the 1973 original when he was 9 or 10 years old. “It’s not at all bloody or gory,” Del Toro said. “It’s a new take on a very classic format. We designed it to be a movie that would be seen by a younger audience.” The ratings board at the Motion Picture Association of America didn’t quite see it the same way, giving the movie an R rating for “violence and terror.” Nixey had long been an admirer of Del Toro’s work. “He was my favorite working director,” Nixey, 39, said. “I thought his movies were incredible and really talked to me on a creative level, an emotional level. … To go from finishing the short and hoping to have him look at it, to him actually offering me the opportunity to direct ‘Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark’ … my jaw dropped.”
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Rincon plays for passion, loves the UA Rincon, huh? Like high school, like market, yeah. (Laughs.) Music education? Cool. How long have you been playing for? I started playing piano when I was 4 and playing violin when I was 6. What’s your favorite? Violin. That’s my forte.
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gamma radiation
For music education majors, Music Education don’t you have to learn every instrument? Freshman That’s part of the music education curriculum. You have to have certain knowledge of each instrument. Gaby Rincon
So why do it here at the UA? Every person in my family has come to the UA. I’m born and raised in Tucson. I was genetically predisposed to being a Wildcat. Anything you are looking forward to? I’m really excited that the private lessons are included. That’s pretty awesome. And you get credit. I’m just excited to really get started.
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The Gamma Radiation laboratory on the first floor of the Engineering building forbids eating, smoking or drinking once through the door. The Engineering building was home to one of the first nuclear reactors for research purposes.
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Wildcat Calendar Campus Events
“The Dynamic Adolescent Brain” Lecture August 26, 3 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Lyn Turkstra, PhD, CCC-SLP, BC-ANCDS, will present “The Dynamic Adolescent Brain: Interaction of Typical Development With Acquired and Developmental Communication Disorders” at the Anthony B. DeFeo Lecture in SpeechLanguage Pathology. Arizona Health Sciences Center Room: Duval Auditorium UAMA Exhibition: “20th Century Works from the Permanent Collection” June 10, 2011 - October 9, 2011 The “20th Century Works from the Permanent Collection” exhibit heralds the return of some of the best-known and most-loved works in the University of Arizona Museum of Art collection. In addition to Rothko, O’Keeffe and Pollock, see works by Chuck Close, Robert Colescott, Andrew Wyeth and Richard Diebenkorn. Admission: $5 for adults; Free for students with ID, children, active military with ID and museum members. UA Museum of Art Brain Teasers 2 at UA Science: Flandrau. 1601 E. University Blvd. Mon-Thurs 10am3pm, Thurs 6-9pm, Sat 10-9pm, Sun 1-4pm. Flandrau presents a traveling exhibit that challenges visitors with 20 puzzles designed to sharpen problem-solving skills and provide plenty of fun.
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UAMA Exhibit - “Andreas Nottebohm: Raw Metal” May 26, 2011 - September 11, The University of Arizona Museum of Art presents the metallic creations of Andreas Nottebohm. Two exhibitions of Nottebohm’s work will scintillate in UAMA’s galleries. The Main Gallery will feature Nottebohm’s current work in an exhibition titled “Andreas Nottebohm: Raw Metal;” the Hanson Gallery will display his work from the 1980s that was commissioned by NASA as well as the NASA work of Robert McCall. Admission: $5 Adult; Free for Students with ID, Children, Active Military with ID, Museum Members. UA Museum of Art Free ASM Admission for Military Personnel Monday, May 30, 2011 -Monday, September 5, 2011 For the second year, the Arizona State Museum is offering free admission to all active duty military personnel and their families from Memorial Day through Labor Day 2011. More than 1,000 museums nationwide are participating in this initiative of Blue Star Museums. Arizona State Museum. ATLAS Workshop Information Session Friday, August 26, 2011 1 p.m. Come and learn what ATLAS is all about and get advice about the best place to start for your leadership needs! Offered through Leadership Programs, ATLAS (Applied Tailored Leadership Adventure for Success) offers leadership workshops along eight different tracks and provides the opportunity for participants to complete leadership training on their own schedule. Student Union Memorial Center, CSIL Conference Room Room: 412 “Yana Payusova and Joseph Farbrook: Tale of Two Heads” June 1, 2011 - August 31, 2011 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Joseph Gross Gallery
Great Performances at the Met: “La Fanciulla Del West” Saturday, August 27, 2:30 p.m. - 5 p.m. Giacomo Puccini’s Wild West opera made its world premiere in 1910 at the Metropolitan Opera. Now, on the occasion of its centennial, all-American diva Deborah Voigt sings the title role of the “Girl of the Golden West,” starring opposite Marcello Giordani. Nicola Luisotti will conduct the performance. KUAT, PBS-HD, Channel 6
Theatre
“The Wizard of the Rings” Comedy spoof. ** Darkness has begun to spread across the Olden Lands. The evil sorceress Gorgonelle now seeks The Great Ring, which is in possession of Froyo Robbins, a widget living peacefully in The Dale. The only hope for the people of the Olden Lands is that The Great Ring be destroyed in the volcanic fires of the distant Mount Gloom. The great Wizard Bandolar enlists the Widget Froyo to make this perilous journey along with an unlikely band of heroes who seek to save their homelands. Join our heroes as they face insurmountable odds, ferocious beasts and musical mischief. Will Froyo and the Companionship of the Ring succeed in their quest? Will darkness consume the Olden Lands? Will there be “One Spoof to Rule Them All”? The Gaslight Theatre 7010 E. Kold Road. Friday August 26, 2011. 6:00PM and 8:30PM.
Film
Jaws, August 27, 7:30PM. Fox Tucson Theatre. $8.00 Admission.
Of Note
Spanish Barb Horse Event at the Amerind Museum August 27, 2011 2100 N. Amerind Road, Dragoon, AZ 520-586-3666The Amerind Foundation celebrates the Spanish Barb Horse, the horse that discovered America and the Arizona State Heritage Horse, with horse demonstrations; speakers; food, art and craft vendors; and children’s activities. Minature Marvels - A Tiny Traveling Show. Features a minature circus wagon by Waybe Wesolowski and minature carnval by Tom Bulow, both local artists. 4455 East Camp Lowell Drive. Night Walk: Join a park naturalist for this easy twohour hike to explore and experience the Sonoran Desert at night. Bring a flashlight. Reservations are required. **Dress for the weather, wear comfortable walking shoes, and bring water and a flashlight. As space is limited, reservations are required, and can be made by calling 733-5153. Sahuaro National Park East 3693 S. Old Spanish Trail, Friday August 26, 2011, 7:00PM The Desert After Dark: Park naturalist gives a PowerPoint presentation about the desert animals and plants that come to life after sun goes down followed by a short walk. **Join a park naturalist around sunset for a Power Point presentation about the animals -- and plants -- that come to life in the desert after the sun goes down. After the program, we’ll take a short walk around the visitor center to look for some of these denizens of the dark. Saguaro Nation Park West, TMD 2700 N. Kinney Road. Friday August 26, 7:15PM
Exhibit
Monsoon! Art Exhibit July 21, 2011 — August 28, 2011 7366 N. Paseo del Norte, 520-742-6455 x 218 Tohono Chul Park celebrates the monsoon rainy season with an art exhibit focusing on modern painting, textiles, photography, and works in clay by regional artists.
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