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'Avatar' returns to theater screens

Latest Civic Theatre show rolls

'Nearly six months after it was yanked out of theaters - quite prematurely, I might add, given the box office it was still generating when "Alice in Wonderland" thundered onto all the 3-D screens - "Avatar" returns to theaters Friday as a special edition, touting nine extra minutes. The Waukesha Civic Theatre's current production of "Shake, Rattle & Roll" is worth attending. Tony Davis, the director-author-producer of this musical revue of the based on a musical tribute to the 1950s and '60s, provides much of the show's energy.

Artistic balance will draw audience 
into 'The Last Exorcism'
It was just a decade ago that "The Blair Witch Project" was showing Hollywood the full potential of do-it-yourself filmmaking - that a low-low-budget thriller could score huge bucks by thinking big.

Expendables' could be best 
of summer blockbusters
More than a few movie pundits, myself included, have questioned the value of movie stars in modern Hollywood. Nowadays, it seems to be the franchise and subject matter that matter a whole lot more than the movie star attached.

Hollywood shifts gears with 
the 5 best films so far in 2010
Isn’t it amazing how fast time flies?

Union Theatre unveils fall 
film season for the ages
Just as every May in my life has become consumed with the anticipation over a superhero blockbuster, so has every August become a depressing desert of one-star wonders.

Thompson becomes lead character
It's not every day that a movie star decides to write her own movie.

'Scott Pilgrim' centers on first love
Every year, there’s a "Before Sunset" or "Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist" - a sweet little genre romance that is so well paced, well acted and convincingly outlined that it’s hard to be wooed by its charms.

Michael Cera starts to grow up

Most fans came to know Michael Cera through the TV series "Arrested Development."

‘Middle Men’ operates outside elements
A seedy story of unlikable but intriguing characters, "Middle Men" is a dirty little pleasure that exists somewhere between the mob gore of "Goodfellas" and the sex trade of "Boogie Nights."

Efron leaves 'High School Musical' 
days behind
For millions of fans, "Charlie St. Cloud" is better known as the "New Zac Efron" movie, where he goes beyond his boyish good looks and his "High School Musical" antics to touch darker themes of death and loss.

Raether packages everything 
nicely into 'Jeeves Intervenes'
Translating a short story into a play, adding some characters of her own and maintaining the flavor and verve of the original is exactly what Margaret Raether accomplished in her exhilarating "Jeeves Intervenes," the season opener at the Milwaukee Chamber Theatre on N. Broadway.

Boulevard stages winner in opener
We have all experienced and been baffled by love in some of its many manifestations. It is the subject of rumination in countless lofty poems, sad songs and riveting novels. And yet, it remains a mystery. What is it exactly? How and why does it start or end for that matter?

Musical revue gives 'Ring 
of Fire' enough mileage
The Fireside Dinner Theatre's celebration of the life and talent of Johnny Cash in its production "Ring of Fire" is not just one man re-creating Cash's style and temperament.

Popular 'Wicked' explores odyssey
Prequels are not as common as sequels, but the intriguing and popular musical "Wicked" is an example of one we're glad that Steven Schwartz and Winnie Holzman created.

County theaters offering 
selection of musical shows
Waukesha County is alive with the sound of music this month as four theaters opened their summer musicals last weekend.

'Spelling Bee' not what you’d expect
This 90-minute musical, called "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee" is not necessarily what one would expect from the title. 

Civic Theatre's 'Life with Father' 
goes back in time
WAUKESHA - As the lights dim and the audience anticipates the opening curtain, strains of music can be heard throughout the Waukesha Civic Theatre. With a careful listen to the myriad of songs, we are taken backward in time, from the present decade to the 1890s.

Misc. 

Acclaimed ‘Mad Men' returns on AMC
Summer's usually a dead stretch for TV. But over the last few years, "Mad Men" has been one of the very best shows on TV that continues to look back at a generation of parents, kids, workers and bosses who slowly but surely redefined the notion of the American dream.

Barefoot 'n' Bluejeans 
will do both Friday
WAUKESHA - It's a sure bet that Tim McNulty, Steve Hollister and Megan Hintz will be wearing blue jeans for their 6:30 p.m. performance Friday night at Freeman Friday Night Live.

Summer camp offers dose of history
Kristen Matlick’s job is all about thinking outside the box - about taking history and finding creative ways of handing it down to the next generation.

Musical sound brings Spring City Grass back each year
WAUKESHA - Some music just seems to sound better in the good ol' summertime. Perhaps that's why Spring City Grass is invited back year after year to Freeman Friday Night Live.

Human condition reconstructed into sculptures
WAUKESHA - Marc Sijan’s artworks almost defy explanation. To say that he sculpts lifelike human figures in casual everyday situations is to miss the energy and electricity of his works. In fact, writing about his artwork almost makes it sound like he’s molding wax museum figures.

Waukesha native Grey 
has an appetite for singing
WAUKESHA - Perhaps you’ve already seen the "skating" food runners at a drive-in, but those who attend week six of Freeman Friday Night Live can see the "singing" food runner.

Country band will treat local 
music fans to the classics
WAUKESHA - Country graces Waukesha at Freeman Friday Night Live as the Mary Beth Anthony Band visits the weekly summer music series in downtown Waukesha.

Expect a 'dog gone' good time 
with classic rock trio
WAUKESHA - If you want to compliment The Water Dogs at Freeman Friday Night Live, don't wait until their show is over.
FNL returns with expanded look, acts
WAUKESHA - Fans of Freeman Friday Night Live will be in "seventh heaven" this summer as the popular free music series on the streets of downtown Waukesha returns Friday night.

 


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