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Film Review: 'Precious' delivers shock with message

Friday, Nov. 20, 2009
"Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire" expands into Memphis and other cities Friday after breaking per-theater box-office records the past two weeks in limited release. What "Precious" does well is to create sympathy and understanding for its unique title character. The movie functions almost as a public service announcement for the need for social service agencies, bootstrap initiatives and public education programs. Full story »
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Bill Plympton's career takes on animated life of its own

Thursday, Oct. 29, 2009
Bill Plympton — longtime artist, cartoonist and filmmaker — embraces his reputation as "the king of indie animation. "I'm sort of like the David Lynch or Jim Jarmusch of animation," says Plympton, who will be in Memphis today and Tuesday for two public events. What pleases Plympton as much as his reputation is that he actually makes a good living with his short and feature-length cartoons. Full story »
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Movie Capsules: Now Showing

Friday, Nov. 20, 2009
The Box (PG-13, 116 min.) Director Richard Kelly follows the modern cult classic "Donnie Darko" with another implausible yet compelling science-fiction mystery about the hidden dark forces that control "reality." The first half is a brilliantly realized exercise in sustained tension, as mysterious stranger Frank Langella tells married couple Cameron Diaz and James Marsden they will earn $1 million if they only push a button and cause the death of a stranger. Full story »
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New on DVD: 'One Step Beyond: The Official First Season'

Monday, Nov. 2, 2009
From movie critic John Beifuss' blog thebloodshoteye.com: You've heard of the Twelve Days of Christmas? Now, for the fourth straight year, The Bloodshot Eye counts down the Thirteen Days of Halloween with reviews of recently released All Hallow's Eve-appropriate DVDs, each day through -- well, through at least Nov. 4, I reckon... Full story »
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Box Office Weekend Results

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Title
Gross
1 2012 $65,000,000
2 Disney's A Christmas Carol $22,325,000
3 Men Who Stare at Goats $6,200,000
4 Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire $6,090,000
5 Michael Jackson's This Is It $5,100,000
6 The Fourth Kind $4,743,750
7 Couples Retreat $4,252,755
8 Paranormal Activity $4,200,000
9 Law Abiding Citizen $3,932,000
10 The Box $3,185,000

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Release Date: Wednesday
11.25.2009
Ninja Assassin
(R) Cast: Rain, Naomie Harris, Ben Miles, Rick Yune, Sho Kosugi

Raizo is one of the deadliest assassins in the world. Taken from the streets as a child, he was transformed into a trained killer by the Ozunu Clan, a secret society whose very existence is considered a myth. But haunted by the merciless execution of his friend by the Clan, ...

Release Date: Wednesday
11.25.2009
Old Dogs
(PG) Cast: John Travolta, Robin Williams, Kelly Preston, Seth Green, Ella Bleu Travolta

Two best friends -- one unlucky-in-love divorcee and the other a fun-loving bachelor -- have their lives turned upside down when they're unexpectedly charged with the care of seven-year-old twins while on the verge of the biggest business deal of their lives. The not-so-kid-savvy bachelors stumble in their efforts to ...

Release Date: Wednesday
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The Road
(R) Cast: Kodi Smit-McPhee, Charlize Theron, Guy Pearce, Robert Duvall, Viggo Mortensen

"The Road" is a post-apocalyptic dramatic thriller about a father and his son walking alone through burned America. Nothing moves in the ravaged landscape save the ash on the wind. It is cold enough to crack stones, and when the snow falls it is gray. The sky is dark. Their ...


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11.20.2009: Art Museum of the University of Memphis: "Corpus (Bi-Sect): Sarah Boyce and Sunny Montgomery". University of Memphis.

11.20.2009: Graceland Mansion: Elvis Presley Lighting Celebration. 3734 Elvis Presley Boulevard. 901-332-3322.

11.20.2009: Memphis College of Art : MCA 60th annual Holiday Bazaar. 1930 Poplar Avenue. 901-272-5100.

11.20.2009: TheatreWorks: "Devil Boys From Beyond". 2085 Monroe. 901-274-7139.

11.21.2009: Memphis College of Art : MCA 60th annual Holiday Bazaar. 1930 Poplar Avenue. 901-272-5100.

11.21.2009: Dixon Gallery & Gardens: Pop Art Children’s Workshop. 4339 Park Ave.. 901-761-5250.

11.21.2009: Brooks Shaw's Old Country Store : Troy Mitchell Benefit Concert. 56 Casey Jones Lane. 731-668-1223.