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'Speed
Racer' shifts
gears too often |
Family
comedy
has plenty of heart |
 Two
movies are dueling it out in "Speed Racer," one a
spine-tingling racing thriller and the other a tedious and
mind-numbing family melodrama. All of which leads to an odd sensation of extremes, meaning
that when you’re not jumping up and down in excitement, you’re
most likely snoring in your seat.
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 Waukesha Civic Theatre ends its spectacular 2007-08 season
with a family-oriented play that will appeal to everyone who has
ever attended a Catholic school, who has ever been part of a
family, and who would enjoy getting back in touch with the
culture of the late 1950s.
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Big-city
story will hit home for many
Sometimes a coincidence is not just a coincidence, and a
chance meeting is not something that should be brushed off
easily.
Faith,
courage define
‘Praying with Lior’
It’s a rare thing, to encounter a personality who is so
captivating, so inspiring, that he can command the screen for 90
minutes, deserving of an intimate big-screen profile.
Finding
the words to fight racism
Among all the other Oscar heavyweights opening late last
year, from "There Will Be Blood" to "Sweeney
Todd," "The Great Debaters" was sort of drowned
out amid the Oscar mania.
Brains
triumph over brawn in ‘Iron Man’
Here’s
the first in a long line of summer blockbusters - and yes, it’s
a good one.
Worlds
collide in sweet,
sassy ‘Baby Mama’
It might go unnoticed by some, but there’s some impressive
girl power on display in "Baby Mama" - and also the
funniest Steve Martin performance in a decade.
Chemistry
missing in new
‘Harold & Kumar’ film
I liked the guys better when they were just trying to score
some sliders.
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Enjoy
whirlwind drama with ‘Armadale’
The Milwaukee Repertory Theater
nears the end of its 2007-08 season and its new production
requires close attention. "Armadale," a period piece
adapted by Jeffrey Hatcher from one of Wilkie Collins’
sensational novels, involves a morass of deception, an
abundance of characters and a labyrinth of intricately
plotted twists. If you get distracted during this story, you
may never regain your footing.
Try
this show for honest,
provocative drama
Susan Fete is back again with
another Neil LaBute creation. Last time it was "The Shape
of Things," a very memorable production. This time
Renaissance Theaterworks takes on another unsettling drama,
"Fat Pig," and Fete and her sterling cast rattle and
move us again.
‘You
Should Be So Lucky’
filled with laughs
The Spiral Theatre now housed in a
new space called Bucketworks on Sixth and Vliet streets has
launched a very funny piece by Charles Busch called "You
Should Be So Lucky."
Childhood
classic featured
at First Stage
"A Year with
Frog and Toad," presently playing at First Stage
Children’s Theater, is a musical commissioned by Arnold
Lobel’s daughter based on his beloved books about a
friendship between a frog and a toad
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Celebrate
Mother’s Day with a book
In honor of Mother’s Day
approaching this Sunday, here is a list of five books about
mothers, children and the relationships between them.
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Discussion
starters for your book group
Those handy questions in the back of
most book group paperbacks are great ways to get the discussion
going, but there are other, creative ways to have fun at book
group as well as spark meaningful book talk.
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Sharing
more than tea
Greg Mortenson is one of those rare
individuals willing to make the plight of others his life’s
focus.
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Celebrating National Poetry Month
The Wisconsin
Book Festival is well-known for its events each fall
throughout the state. However, book and poetry enthusiasts
don’t have to wait for fall to get their book festival
fix.
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‘Double
Bind’ offers double story
and double take
"The Double Bind" offers the chance to step into
the afterward of one of the most famous, and most respected,
novels of the 20th century, F. Scott Fitzgerald’s "The
Great Gatsby."
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