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FOLLOW US Lawrence Journal-World | Sunday, November 11, 2012
K.C. CONNECTION
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was thrilled earlier this year when the sixscreen AMC Mainstreet Theater (1400 Main, Kansas City, Mo.) was purchased by the Austin, Texas.-based Alamo Drafthouse Cinema. In addition to showing cool movies and offering food and adult beverages, Alamo Drafthouse is known for its strict policies on things that make noise — conversations, cellphones and children. But rules are made to be broken, which is why Alamo Drafthouse hosts regular quote-alongs of comedies and cult classics. A quote-along, for those who aren’t familiar, is an interactive movie screening at which the audience is actually encouraged to recite all of the lines they know by heart. The words are even splashed on the screen, karaoke style. This week, those lines will include “This aggression will not stand, man!� and “You’re my boy, Blue!� At 7:45 p.m. Monday, sip on $5 White Russians between your favorite scenes of “The Big Lebowski,� the 1998 cult-favorite from the Coen brothers. (Note: By the time I found my jelly sandals, this event had sold out. “Life does not stop and start at your convenience, you miserable piece of [stuff].� Showings on Tuesday and Wednesday also sold out. Relax, man; you can still sip on White Russians in the Alamo Drafthouse bar, The Chesterfield, and complain about what the nihilists did to your rug.) On Saturday, quote your heart out to “Old School.� This 2003 Todd Phillips comedy about three dudes’ pathetic yet hilarious attempt at reliving their frat days is one of the few movies that repeatedly causes me to laugh so hard I cry. Tickets for the 10 p.m. screening are $12 in advance and are available at drafthouse.com. Streaking and spandex are not required, but make sure you have some cash for the keg.
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Dropkick Murphys at The Uptown Theater While I am very good at consuming copious amounts of corned beef and Jameson, and I dye my hair red, I’ve recently come to the conclusion that deep down, I must be a self-loathing Irish lass. I always turn off NPR when The Thistle & Shamrock (a Celtic music show) comes on, and I refuse to leave my house on St. Patrick’s Day. Still, I know plenty of perfectly nice people my age who puke green beer every March and play Dropkick Murphys CDs whenever the mood strikes them. If you are one of them, instead of judging you, I’m going to encourage you. Catch the sometimes kilt-clad Massachusetts punk rockers Thursday at The Uptown Theater (3700 Broadway, Kansas City, Mo.). Doors are at 6:30 p.m. and The Mahones open at 7:30 p.m. General admission tickets for this all-ages show are $35.45 and are available at ticketmaster.com or at The Uptown Theater box office.
The Wallflowers at The Midland Now it’s your turn to judge me: I had a huge crush on Jakob Dylan, The Wallflowers frontman, before I ever knew anything about his dad. I’ve since had an education in the song-and-dance man. Literally. I took two Bob Dylan classes, for actual credits, in college. But “One Headlight� has been pleasantly stuck in my head since ’96, so Food nerds unite there’s a good chance I’ll On Wednesday, local be rocking combat boots nerds will converge upon when the Wallflowers take Midtown’s miniBar (3810 the stage at The Midland Broadway, Kansas City, (1228 Main St., Kansas City, Mo.) to talk food and drink. Mo.) on Thursday. General Expect presentations from admission tickets are $25 in representatives of Loadvance at midlandkc.com cal Pig (Alex Pope’s East or $30 the day of the show Bottoms butcher shop), (unless you show up with Urbavore Urban Farm a can of food for Harvestand Dark Horse Distillery. ers, the community food There’s no cover for this 7 network, and receive $5 p.m. event, but polite nerds off). Doors are at 7 p.m. My always patronize the bar. Jerusalem opens.
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SCENE STEALERS
‘Skyfall’: To Bond or not to Bond T
he media blitz for the 50th Anniversary of British superspy James Bond has been deafening. On the market just in time for the new movie, there’s a comprehensive Blu-ray box set of the first 22 Bond flicks, a 600-page coffee-table book, a twoCD set of Bond theme songs, new commemorative posters, and even a $4,000 luxury watch. Besides the recent “60 Minutes� feature, there’s been countless stories in the media about Bond’s history and his triumphant 2012 return. It’s a lot of hype for “Skyfall,� Daniel Craig’s third outing as James Bond, to live up to. Mostly, the film is up to the task. “Skyfall� doesn’t reach the emotional depths of 2006’s “Casino Royale,� but it features jaw-dropping cinematography and set design, and some of the most exciting action scenes of the entire series. James Bond has never been a series known for its emotional complexity. Rather, Bond movies are known for their high style, veneer of cool, exotic locations, seductive women, over-the-top villains and high-octane action sequences. “Skyfall� has that in spades, so on that level, it’s right up there with the best. From a suspenseful plot standpoint, though, it’s pretty routine. Bond’s boss M — played again by Judi Dench — makes tough choices that put her in the sights of an effeminate former MI6 agentturned-terrorist played in traditional campy fashion by Javier Bardem, who is having a ball. The personal relationship between Bond and M is the most significant in the film, and “Skyfall� revolves around two themes that test them both: the true definition of loyalty to country and knowing when to retire. At two-and-a-half hours, “Skyfall� gets a bit long, especially when it settles in and eventually becomes a straight-up cat-andmouse revenge plot. But the surface-value thrills are pretty extraordinary, and the parallels between M and Bond form a strong thematic core.
‘Arbitrage’ and ‘Liberal Arts’ open “It’s not about the money,� says one-time felon Jimmy Grant to rich hedge-fund manager Robert Miller.
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DANIEL CRAIG STARS AS JAMES BOND IN “SKYFALL,� the 23rd film in the Bond franchise that opened this weekend.
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Miller’s response: “What else is there?â€? Opening at Liberty Hall this weekend is “Arbitrage,â€? a compelling new drama starring Richard Gere as a billionaire who’s trying to juggle multiple balls in the air as long as he can before they come crashing down on him. He’s covering up a huge investment loss, harboring a mistress and routinely lying to his family about everything under the sun. Things get worse for him from there. Gere has just the right balance of smooth calm and genuine panic in a performance that just may eke out a Best Actor nomination come Oscar time, despite the relatively low profile of the film. The supporting cast of Susan Sarandon, Tim Roth and Brit Marling are uniformly excellent, and “Arbitrageâ€? skillfully keeps the audience guessing, while organically pointing out all of the advantages that the Ăźberrich have to keep themselves out of trouble. Also at Liberty Hall this week is “Liberal Arts,â€? a romantic comedy/drama written and directed by Josh Radnor from TV’s “How I Met Your Mother.â€? It’s another movie about an aimless, self-centered thirtysomething guy
who wants to sow some more wild oats before it’s too late, but at least Radnor’s character in “Liberal Arts� has a severe guilt complex about it. Elizabeth Olsen (so good last year in “Martha Marcy May Marlene�) is the immature 19-year-old college student he falls for, and while Olsen’s looks make it easy to see why, no real bond or fireworks develop between the two actors. Richard Jenkins appears briefly as an older professor not yet ready to retire, and while his story
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