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Blanks fired at Cannes film fest cause brief panic
CANNES, France — A live outdoor television broadcast from the Cannes Film Festival was briefly interrupted when what sounded like gunshots sent crew and spectators scurrying.
Into Darkness
Star Trek ‘a thrill ride’ outing with unexpected twists
“You just made my day,” director J.J. Abrams says, exhaling with relief.
No
Something about Pablo Larrain’s seriously intentioned, based on-fact No (which was nominated for a Best Foreign Language Oscar, losing to Amour) put me in mind of a story I heard a couple of years ago about a guy who went to a Halloween party as “Don Draper, circa 1976.”
Movie co-director in right place, time
Finding the right subject for a documentary can be a daunting task, but according to co-director and co-producer Maxim Pozdorovikin, being at the right place at the right time helped.
HOME MOVIES
The Rabbi’s Cat Directed by Antoine Delesvaux and Joann Sfar (animated, not rated, 89 minutes) Based on the best-selling graphic novel by Joann Sfar (who co-directs ), The Rabbi’s Cat concerns a rabbi in 1930s Algeria and a skinny, sharp-tongued feline philosopher with a vicious sense of humor and an inappropriate attraction to the rabbi’s sexy teenage daughter.
Iron Man foils ambitious Gatsby
Iron Man 3 took in $72.5 million in ticket sales to retain first place at U.S. and Canadian cinemas for a second weekend for Walt Disney Co.’s Marvel unit.
33 Postcards
33 Postcards is possibly the first Chinese-Australian co-production and includes the work of some talented people. Here’s hoping that the next one comes out better.
Erased
Erased was originally titled The Expatriate, and the revision is certainly an improvement. Because there isn’t anything particularly memorable about this movie, it’s as if any recollection you might have disappears once it’s over.
Film clips
At area theaters 75 ADMISSION, PG-13 Tina Fey plays a straight-laced Princeton University admissions officer who is caught off-guard when a recruiting visit to an alternative high school overseen by her former college classmate (Paul Rudd) turns up what may be the son (Nat Wolff) she secretly gave up for adoption many years ago. (100 minutes)
COMING ATTRACTIONS
(opening dates are tentative) The Hangover Part III, R No wedding. No bachelor party. A grieving Alan turns to his friends in the Wolfpack, and when the Wolfpack hits the road, all bets are off.
PREVIEWS
New this week Erased 71 R A dangerous game of cat and-mouse ensues when an ex-CIA agent (Aaron Eckhart) discovers that he and his daughter have been marked for termination.
HOROSCOPES BY HOLIDAY
Happy birthday. You’ll be near your favorite people this year, and they inspire you to be your best. You have a goal in June.
HELPFUL HINTS
DEAR HELOISE: I read a hint about flying with wrapped gifts. I flew with a suitcase of birthday and other gifts for family. I began the wrapping at home, choosing and cutting the paper for each gift. I wrote a small description (e.g., “Katie’s cookbook,” ”Tommy’s shaving kit” ) inside the edge of each paper and wrote out the gift tags. I stacked the papers, rolled them up and put them, some bows and gift tags in a baggie with a roll of tape inside the suitcase.
ON CHRISTIANITY
DEAR REV. GRAHAM: My grandmother used to say that the longer we live, the closer we’ll be to God. Is that true? It was with her, because she became more devout as she got older, but I’ve known others who just got grumpy and hard to live with when they got old. — J.Q.
Super Quiz: Geography in book titles
1. The Good ———2. Under the ———3. Go Tell It on the ————4. Tobacco ———
