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Art EventsArt Over Easy Nine:

7-9:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 6,Surplus Gallery, GloveFactory art facility, 432 S.Washington Ave.,Carbondale; sale, socialevent, auction, music,refreshments; $30

ExhibitsThe Urge to Embellish:

Illinois State MuseumSouthern Illinois Art Gallery,Art & Artisans Center, 14967Gun Creek Trail, Whittington,six miles north of Benton;open 9 a.m.-5 p.m. daily;through May 25; 618-629-2220; www.museum.state.il.us/ismsites/so-il

Weavings, Paintings andArt Quilts: By Richard Cox,Carbondale Civic Center;through Nov. 29; sponsoredby Carbondale CommunityArts; 618-457-6823

The Quilts Of Rose Cox:My Mother’s Quilts, Weaver’sCottage, 1904 Bass Lane,Carbondale; throughout themonth of November; open,1-5 p.m. Friday, Saturday,Sunday; 618-457-6823

Heidi J. Belec:Photography exhibit, Art andCulture in the ScottishLandscape, B & L Photo, 213W. Freeman St., Carbondale;photos from the Art andPhotography Study Abroadprogram; through end ofNovember

Milana Braslavsky:Photography exhibit,Southeastern Illinois CollegeArt Gallery, Harrisburg;through Dec. 1; free

Conflict Zone:Photographs and video fromjournalists in Iraq andAfghanistan, UniversityMuseum, SIU, Carbondale;through Dec. 7; 618-453-5388; www.museum.siu.edu

Inuit Art: From thecollection of William Rose,University Museum, SIU;includes collection of objectsfrom the native Inuit peoplesof Canada; through Dec. 7;618-453-5388;www.museum.siu.edu

Archaeological Findings:At the Crawford Farm Site,University Museum, SIU;findings from an historicSauk village; through Dec. 7;618-453-5388;www.museum.siu.edu

The Comic Book Project:University Museum, SIU;exhibit by students fromAnna Junior High School,Brehm Preparatory, CobdenHigh School, Elverado HighSchool, Massac Junior HighSchool, Meridian ElementarySchool, and Zeigler-RoyaltonHigh School; funded byCarbondale Community Arts;through Dec. 7; 618-453-5388; www.museum.siu.edu

Combined Faculty &Masters of Fine Arts’Candidates’ Art Shows:University Museum, SIU;618-453-5388;www.museum.siu.edu;through Dec. 7

Chicago Prints: 150 Yearsof the City of Art from theJohn and Lucia HollisterCollection, UniversityMuseum, SIU; through Dec.13; 618-453-5388;www.museum.siu.edu

Yeiser Members’ Show:Yeiser Art Center, 200Broadway St., Paducah;through Dec. 21;www.theyeiser.org

Off the Wall Exhibit:anthill gallery & vintagecuriosities, 102 N. Front St.,Cobden; buyer takes art offthe wall before end ofexhibition and some of theartwork will be replaced bynew art; paintings also ondisplay, The Yellow MoonCafé, 110 N. Front St.;through Dec. 22;[email protected];618-893-3100

Michelle Fredman: Exhibit,The Pavilion, Marion; workcan be viewed during thePavilion’s regular hours;through December

Cedarhurst exhibits:Cedarhurst Center for theArts, 2600 Richview Road,Mount Vernon; ShrodePhotography Competitionand Michelle Stitzlein:Second Nature; Sound andVision: Monumental Rock ‘nRoll Photography andCedarhurst and 40 Years ofHistory; through Dec. 31;www.cedarhurst.org; 618-242-1236

Art-Official Carbondale:Original art and illustrationsby Steven W. Garcia,Carbondale Public Library,405 W. Main St.; hours, 9a.m.-8 p.m. Monday-Thursday; 9 a.m.-6 p.m.Friday-Saturday and 1-6 p.m.Sunday; through Jan. 1; 618-457-0354

From the Heartland:Photos by David Gilmore,Gallery Space, Law office of

Joni Beth Bailey, 1008Walnut St., Murphysboro;through Jan. 15; hours,9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday;[email protected]

Caught in the Sweep ofHistory: Egypt in the CivilWar – The Second Yearexhibit and documentarynow on display, The GeneralJohn A. Logan Museum, 1613Edith St., Murphysboro;through April; 618-684-3455;to www.loganmuseum.org

Master Artists from theMuseum’s Art Collection:University Museum, SIU;artists featured includePierre Bonnard, PabloPicasso, Berthe Morisot,Jacob Lawrence, Pierre-Auguste Renoir and MaxErnst; through May 9; 618-453-5388; museum.siu.edu

ReceptionsHoliday Extravaganza

show: Reception, 5-7 p.m.Friday, Nov. 29. Little EgyptArts Association Art Centre,square, Marion; hand-made,refurbished, original works ofChristmas art; fiber pieces,artwork, jewelry and photos;through mid-January; 618-998-8530; lwww.LittleEgyptArts.com

Kris Killman: Reception,5-7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 29. LittleEgypt Arts Association ArtCentre, square, Marion;Killman will be showing hisphotographs on the northwall of the Art Centre duringthe month of December;refreshments; 618-998-8530, [email protected];www.LittleEgyptArts.com

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lace-gown ensemble, asculpture of GeorgeWashington, a NativeAmerican sewing box andan 1893 crazy quilt madefor the ChicagoColumbian Exposition area few of the items that arepart of the exhibition“The Urge to Embellish.”

The exhibition is ondisplay at the IllinoisState Museum SouthernIllinois Art Gallery.

Visitors to theexhibition have theopportunity to view anarray of new acquisitionsand rarely-seen worksfrom the Illinois StateMuseum collection, manyof which were made bynon-professional artists.The more than 75 objectsreveal how embellishmenthas been guided byexperimentation, learnedbehavior, socialexpectations andtraditions.

Included arecommemorative,ceremonial, decorative,

functional and whimsicalobjects spanning twocenturies. Many datefrom the mid- to late-19th century.

The exhibition iscomprised of two-and-three dimensional piecesconstructed with beads,ceramics, feathers, fibers,hair, metal, paint, paper-mâché, porcupine quillsand wood.

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the home arts are earlystitched samplers, anembroidered pillow slip, astenciled backsplash andwreaths of hair, feathersand plush wool.

Clothing items includea lace gown ensemblecomplete with matchingparasol cover, beadedpurses, an Irish crochetand cutwork dress, an owlhat and a NativeAmerican beaded vest.

Household items includea nearly 6-foot-tall trampart cabinet from theKankakee area, an alebowl, a butterfly wingtray, an early pen wipeand carved cookie mold.

Whimsical folk objectssuch as whirligigs, acigarette box, sculpture ina bottle and a cigar storeIndian are also includedin the exhibition.

Some of the earliestobjects in the exhibitionare inscribed powderhorns carried during theFrench and Indian Warand/or the RevolutionaryWar.

The Southern IllinoisArt Gallery is inside theSouthern Illinois Art &Artisans Center, 14967Gun Creek Trail,Whittington, six milesnorth of Benton. Themuseum is open from9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily.

For more information,call 618-629-2220 or goto www.museum.state.il.us/ismsites/so-il.

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FDJ Art Gallery 1500 sets holiday hoursCARBONDALE — The F.D.J. Art Gallery 1500 at 1500

W. Sycamore St. will be open from noon to 6 p.m.Thursday, Friday and Saturday through Dec. 21. Thegallery will be closed Thanksgiving Day.

Artwork on display is by Fran Jaffe, Victor DeGraff,Eileen Doman, Joan Skiver-Levy, Casey Puetz andSabajit Sen.

For more information, call 618-697-6154, [email protected] or go towww.fdjart.blogspot.com. — The Southern

For the holidays: I’ll take my Art Over EasyCARBONDALE — The

annual SIU juried artauction and fundraiserknown as Art Over Easytakes place from 7 to 9:30p.m. Friday, Dec. 6, in theSurplus Gallery at theGlove Factory art facilityat 432 S. Washington Ave.

The event is an art saleand social event withmusic and refreshmentsthat ushers in the holidayseason.

Art Over Easy is themajor fundraiser for theSchool of Art and Design.Money raised this yearwill help match privategrants and provide

scholarships and researchand creative activitygrants.

The silent auction runsthroughout most of theevening, but one of thehighlights is the liveauction, where biddingfor particular artists andpieces can becomecompetitive andentertaining.

Auction attendees canexpect a variety of mediaincluding paintings anddrawings, sculptures,jewelry and ceramics.

Admission to the eventis $30.

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EventsLogan Library Silent

Auction: Now throughMonday, Dec. 2, Sallie LoganLibrary, 1808 Walnut St.,Murphysboro; over 100baskets, original art and giftcertificates; also, bench seatfrom the old SIU Arena,antique teapots, BruceSpringsteen picture album;618-684-3271

Trivia Friday Night: 7 p.m.Friday, Nov. 29, ZeiglerEagles Aeire No. 2444, 114 N.Main St., off The Circle;doors open 6 p.m.; $5 perperson; 618-596-5651

20th Annual Arts &Crafts Show: 9 a.m.-4 p.m.Saturday, Nov. 30, BentonCivic Center; more than 50vendors from across theMidwest; free;www.bentonciviccenter.com.

Quilt Show: Annual QuiltShow, 4-7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 6and 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday,Dec. 7, St. Mary’s SchoolGym, Chester; admission,$2; 618-826-3152

Holiday EventsHoliday Open Houses:

1-4 p.m. Nov. 29-Dec. 8,Magnolia Manor, 2700Washington Ave., Cairo;618-734-0201

Candy Cane Lane: Severalblocks of decorated homes,West Frankfort; starts atMain Street just past theHigh School; now throughNew Year’s Eve

Light Display: Opennightly through Dec. 30,

Coulterville City Park; morethan a million lights, 450figurines, 15 animateddisplays and a version ofCandyland game; Christmasmusic; free refreshmentsand activities every weekendin December; 618-525-9182;coultervilleholidaylightdispaly.com

Union County HistoricalSociety Christmas Bazaar:DuBois Building, 117 S.Appleknocker Drive, Cobden;dates, Nov. 29, 30 and Dec. 1,7, 8, 14; hours, 8 a.m.-4 p.m.Friday and Saturdays and 1-5p.m. Sundays; collectibleholiday items, greenery,wreaths, lights, glasswareand kitchen items; 618-893-2567; 618-893-2865

Holiday Bazaar: 10 a.m.-5p.m. Saturday, Nov. 30, AnnaArts Center, 117 W. Davie St.;artists, crafters, stain glass,art work, quilts, jewelry; 904-625-1109 or [email protected]

Fantasy of LightsChristmas Display: dusk to11 p.m., Dec. 1-31, FoundationPark, Centralia; drive throughthe park decorated for theholidays; 618-532-6789;

888-533-2600Holiday Lunch: At the

Mitchell, noon, Tuesday-Friday, Dec. 3-6, historicMitchell house, CedarhurstCenter For the Arts, MountVernon; limited seating;reserve at 618-242-1236

Southern Clay WorksHoliday Pottery Sale: 4-9p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 4 andnoon-4 p.m. Thursday, Dec.5, SIU, Pulliam Hall, Room102

Southern Glass WorksHoliday Glass Sale: 4-9 p.m.Wednesday, Dec. 4, TheGlass House, 1002 W.Whitney St., Carbondale

Craft Shop Holiday Sale:10 a.m.-5 p.m. Thursday,Dec. 5 and Friday, Dec. 6 and9 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday Dec.7, SIU Student Center; 618-453-3636; www.siustudentcenter.org/craft-sales

Craft Show: 5-9 p.m.Friday, Dec. 6, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.Saturday, Dec. 7 and 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 8,Randolph CountyCourthouse, Chester; 618-826-1430 [email protected]

Lighted Parade: 7 p.m.Friday, Dec. 6; parade startsChester High School,618-826-1430 [email protected]

Ugly Sweater FunRun/Walk: Registration,7:30 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 7,SIU Campus Lake Trail,Carbondale; $10/$15; groupdiscount; proceeds toChildren’s Medical ResourceNetwork; 618-833-6488;[email protected]

Santa on the Mississippi:Santa will make his waydown the Mississippi River at10 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 7,Chester Boat Club; music bythe Chester High SchoolBand; 618-826-2326

Old Time Christmas:Noon-7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 7,West Franklin Avenue,Sesser; vendors, a parade,the Giving Tree Fund, Mrs.Clause reading Christmasstories, live Nativity scene,prayer box, horse drawnwagon rides, carols,countdown to Christmas treelighting; concert by Blend;$10/$5; 618-625-3611;www.sesser.org

Country Christmas Stroll:Includes Christmas in theVillage, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.Saturday, Dec. 7 and from 11a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Dec.8, Okawville; house tours ofRep. Charlie Meier, Robin

Pfeiffer and Tim Raw,Norbert and Dana Lehr, Daleand Peggy Staley and St.Peter’s United Church ofChrist; Breakfast with Santa,craft fair and a Festival ofTrees for $2 Saturday;Christmas in the barn at thepetting zoo; 618-243-5694;[email protected]

Downtown HolidayParade: The Magic ofChristmas parade, 5 p.m.Saturday, Dec. 7, Paducah;starts on the corner ofBroadway and 17th St. andproceeds to 2nd St.; Santawill make an appearance;paduchalliance.org

Carbondale’s LightFantastic Parade: 6 p.m.Saturday, Dec. 7, downtownCarbondale; pre-paradeactivities include chilisupper, 4-6 p.m., CarbondaleCivic Center at a cost of $3per bowl; also tour of old-fashioned train and writingletters to Santa, HistoricPassenger Depot; seeSanta’s reindeer and enjoyfood and music, Town SquarePavilion; parade starts at theintersection of Mill Streetand Illinois Avenue; shuttlesavailable at University Malland Murdale ShoppingCenter; www.lightsfantasticparade. com,618-529-8040; [email protected].



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Tour of HomesMarion: Hosted by the

Marion Cultural and CivicCenter Foundation, 1-5 p.m.Sunday, Dec. 1, Marion CivicCenter; $25; marionccc. orgor 618-997-4030

Chester: 3-7 p.m. SaturdayDec. 7; homes include Steveand Sue Colonel, Nick andAshley Garris and Jill Knippa;$6; 618-615-1548.

Herrin: 1- 5 p.m. Sunday,Dec. 8; five homes;refreshments at BrewerFoundation , downtown; $15in advance, $18 at the door;proceeds to Herrin FoodPantry, House of Hope andother charities; 618-727-2822; 618-412-0124

Home and CommunityEducation: 1-4 p.m. Sunday,Dec. 15, Johnson County;lunch 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m.,Community of Christ Church.5170 Tunnel Hill Road, TunnelHill; tour includes FirstBaptist Church of Goreville,the Webbtown homes of Pamand Ric Reuscher and JeanWebb Phillips; rural Gorevillehome of Joyce and DaveFrederick, along with theTeapot Cottage; tour tickets,$7 and lunch tickets, $3/$5;618-995-2491

MadrigalsMadrigal Feaste: Friday-

Sunday, Dec. 6-8, SIC, 3575College Road, Harrisburg;reserve by Friday, Nov. 29;$25; 6 p.m. Friday-Saturday,12:30 p.m. Sunday; dinnerand show; 618-252-5400,ext. 2486; [email protected];www.sic.edu

Madrigal Performance:Madrigal Society of SouthernIllinois, 5:30 p.m. Sunday,Dec. 1, St. Luke’s LutheranChurch, Campbell Hill;refreshments; 618-357-2165

Madrigal Dinner:Presented by The MadrigalSociety of Southern Illinois,5:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 12,Du Quoin Elks Lodge, US 51;dinner starts 6:30 p.m.;chorale performance anddinner; for tickets, call 618-357-2165; 618-542-2130

Madrigal Dinner: MarionHigh School Choir, 7 p.m.Friday-Saturday, Dec. 13, 14,Adams School, 15470 Lake ofEgypt Road, Creal Springs;doors open 6:30 p.m.;children $15, adults $20 atschool office; limited ticketsat the door; 618-993-8196

Theater/PerformanceBig Muddy Shorts:

Readings of short plays bySIU students, 7:30 p.m.Monday, Dec. 2, LongbranchCoffeehouse, Carbondale;free; 618-453-5741

Senior Seminar: Originalscenes and monologues bySIU students, 7:30 p.m.Tuesday, Dec. 3, C.H. MoeTheater, SIU; free

Directing Scenes: 7:30p.m. Friday, Dec. 6, C.H. MoeTheater, SIU; short scenesdirected by SIU Departmentof Theater students; free;618-453-5741

The Best ChristmasPageant Ever: 7:30 p.m.Friday and Saturday, Dec. 6and 7 and 2 p.m. Sunday,Dec. 8, Marion Cultural andCivic Center; appropriate forthe entire family; $12 foradults and $8 for children 12and under Friday andSaturday and $10 for adultsand $7 for children, Sunday;618-997-4030;MarionCCC.com

A Country Christmas:7 p.m. Friday and Saturday,Dec. 6 and 7, John A. LoganCollege, Carterville; $12/$7;also matinee, 10 a.m. Friday,Dec. 6 at a cost of $2, freefor Logan students andemployees; tribute tocountry music; 618-985-2828 ext. 8287

The 39 Steps: An action-packed, comedic thrillerpresented by The JacksonCounty State Company, Dec.6-8 and Dec. 13-15, VarsityCenter for the Arts, 418 S.

Illinois Ave., Carbondale;performances, 7:30 p.m.Fridays, Dec. 6, 13 andSaturday, Dec. 14; 2 p.m.Sundays, Dec. 8 and 15 and8:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 7;$15/$10; 618-549-5466;www.stagecompany.org

Mis-Cast Cabaret: 6:30p.m. Sunday, Dec. 8, C.H.Moe Theater, SIU; put on byFierce, an organization of SIUstudents interested incareers in musical theater;free; donations to theorganization accepted; bringa nonperishable food item;618-453-5741

Danceoplis: Just Don’tCall It a Recital, 7:30 p.m.Tuesday, Dec. 10, McLeodTheater, SIU; evening ofdance pieces performed bySIU students in the MusicalTheater program and Actingmovement classes taught byMark Allan Davis; free;618-453-5741

Hard Candy’s Christmas:

Performed by the countrymusic cast of KornbreadJunction, 1 p.m. Sunday, Dec.8, Vienna Masonic Lodge;chicken and dumplings, 11a.m.-1 p.m.; $7 for the mealand $5 for the play; HardCandy’s Christmas will alsobe presented at 7 p.m.Sunday, Dec. 15, EgyptianHills Resort on Lake of Egyptwith a ham and beanssupper, 6 p.m.; cost is $12for both events

AuditionsMock audition: 2-5 p.m.

Monday, Dec. 2, Rend LakeCollege Theatre, 468 N. KenGray Parkway, Ina;www.illinoistheatre.org orwww.rlc.edu

Love, Sex and the IRSauditions: 6-8 p.m. Monday-Tuesday, Dec. 2-3, MarionCultural and Civic Center;performances, Feb 14-16;[email protected]

Last of The Red HotLovers: 7 p.m. Monday-Tuesday, Dec. 9-10, VarsityCenter, 418 S. Illinois Ave.,Carbondale; play opens onValentine’s Day; rehearsalsbegin Jan. 6; play available atCarbondale Public Library;[email protected]

Dinner TheaterBlend: A Doo Wop

Christmas, 6:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday, Nov. 29-30, TheGathering Place, 290 S.Burns St., Sparta; $35;includes meal;www.thegatheringplaceoffbroadway.com;618-965-3726

Matt Walch ChristmasShow: Big Band standards,6:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 6, TheGathering Place DinnerTheatre, 290 S. Burns St.,Sparta; $35; includes meal;thegatheringplaceoffbroadway.com; 618-965-3726



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Mock auditions to help actors who want to go proINA — For actors wondering if they

have what it takes to go pro, next weekis the chance to find out.

The Illinois Theatre Association willhold a mock audition from 2 to 5 p.m.Monday, Dec. 2, in Rend Lake CollegeTheatre at 468 N. Ken Gray Parkway.

The clinic puts actors in front ofexperienced directors and castingrepresentatives for 90 seconds. Judgeswill offer feedback to a select actors.

The mock audition gives actorsinformation about what to expect atthe ITA’s professional auditions inFebruary at the University of Illinois atChicago.

RLC Theatre director and ITAmember Tracey Webb said hosting theevent is an honor and a greatopportunity for local actors.

“It’s free for students and only $10for everyone else. It’s also free for ITAmembers, and I encourage anyoneserious about acting to become amember. Members get information onupcoming auditions and extra training

opportunities. You can join online,”said Webb. “This is very exciting thatthey asked Rend Lake College to hostthese mock auditions. This is a greatopportunity to help actors prepare forprofessional auditions. I am definitelyencouraging my students to do this.”

According to the ITA, the mockaudition teaches actors howapplications are chosen, what to expecton the day of auditions and how tomake the most of 90 seconds on stage.

Areas covered can include stageentrance, the introduction, choice ofmaterial, ability for others to connectto an audition piece and how to bestexit the stage.

The clinic will also include adiscussion on headshot/resumesubmissions and include helpful hintson how to best prepare for professionalauditions.

For updates and more information,visit www.illinoistheatre.org orwww.rlc.edu.

— The Southern

Free performancescelebrate SIUtheater semester

CARBONDALE — TheDepartment of Theatercelebrates the 2013 fallsemester with a series of freeperformances. Here’s the bill:

Monday, Dec. 2: “Big MuddyShorts,” readings of newshort plays by SIUPlaywriting students. Thesereadings will take place atLongbranch Coffee Housestarting at 7:30 p.m.

Tuesday, Dec. 3: “SeniorSeminar,” an evening ofscenes and monologuescreated during the SeniorSeminar class and featuringour soon-to-be graduates.The performance begins at7:30 p.m. in the C.H. MoeTheater in theCommunications Building.

Friday, Dec. 6: “DirectingScenes,” featuring shortscenes directed by studentsin the directing class. 7:30p.m. in the C.H. MoeTheater.

Sunday, Dec. 8: “Mis-CastCabaret,” by our neweststudent organization, Fierce:Musical Theater. Fierce is anorganization of studentsinterested in careers inmusical theater. Their firstcabaret performance featureswell known Broadway songssung by unlikely characters.It begins at 6:30 p.m. in theC.H. Moe. Admission is free,but donations to theorganization will beaccepted. Attendees are alsoencouraged to bringnonperishable food items fora “Canned-Food Drive” forlocal families in need thisholiday season.

Tuesday, Dec. 10:“Danceoplis: Just Don’t CallIt a Recital,” is an evening ofdance pieces performed bythe students in the musicaltheater program and actingmovement classes. It is at7:30 p.m. in the McLeodTheater.

For more information, call618-453-5741.

‘Love, Sex and the IRS’ auditionsMARION —The Paradise Alley Players will offer

open auditions next week for “Love, Sex and theIRS.”

Auditions will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday andTuesday, Dec. 2 and 3, in the Marion Cultural andCivic Center.

Actors needed include five men and threewomen, ages 20 to 60. Actors will read cold fromthe script.

Performances will be Feb. 14-16.“Love, Sex and the IRS” involves two out-of-

work male musicians who room together in NewYork City. To save money, one of the men has beenfiling tax returns listing the pair as married.

The day of reckoning comes when the InternalRevenue Service informs the men they’re going tobe investigated, so one of the men masquerades asa housewife.

The play has been called “a cross between ‘ILove Lucy’ and ‘Some Like it Hot.’ ”

For more information, [email protected].

— The Southern

‘The Best Christmas Pageant Ever’at Marion Cultural and Civic Center

MARION — “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever”will be presented Dec. 6-8 in the Marion Culturaland Civic Center.

Performances are 7:30 p.m. Friday andSaturday, Dec. 6 and 7, and 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 8.

This funny and heartwarming tale tells the storyof the Herdman kids, who crash auditions for thechurch Christmas pageant just to getrefreshments then wind up cast in all the majorroles. The kids wreak havoc with the conventionalChristmas pageant, but they bring the story to lifein a new way that touches everyone in thecongregation.

“The Best Christmas Pageant Ever” includesfavorite holiday carols and is appropriate for theentire family.

Tickets are $12 for adults and $8 for children 12and younger Friday and Saturday evening. Ticketsfor the Sunday matinee are $10 for adults and $7for children.

Purchase tickets at the Marion Civic Center Boxoffice, call 618-997-4030 or go online atMarionCCC.com.

— The Southern

BY ADAM TESTATHE SOUTHERN ANDRAFER GUZMANMCCLATCHY-TRIBUNE NEWS

Last weekend, “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire,”the second installment in the literary adaptationseries, enjoyed a successful opening weekend,

raking in more than $160 million.But there are some people who didn’t venture to the

theater for opening weekend. Rather than be amongthe first to see the new film, they opted to make it partof a holiday tradition. Ann Seiler, manager of AMCShowPlace 8 in Carbondale, said several people savedthe blockbuster as a special Thanksgiving treat.

“It’s a tradition,” she said of holiday trips to thetheater. “We have people who have come everyThanksgiving Day since I’ve been here.”

While theaters tend to be busy on the holiday itself,it’s Black Friday when things pick up. Seiler said theday after Thanksgiving tends to be one of the busiestdays of the year.

Many films, such as “Frozen” and “Black Nativity,”aim specifically for Thanksgiving releases in anattempt to reach families. Others are trying to beatthe clock for Academy Award contention.

The Dec.25holiday typicallysees threenationwidereleases. Thisyear, there arefive. Even JustinBieber is horningin with a new popdoc, “Believe.” There also aretwo smaller-scale releases: “TheInvisible Woman,” a biopicabout Charles Dickens andhis secret lover, from actor-director Ralph Fiennes,and “August: OsageCounty,” starringMeryl Streep andJulia Roberts.(That’s whatcounts as“smaller” thisChristmas.)

Don’t forget aboutguaranteed blockbusterslike the sequels to “TheHobbit” and Will Ferrell’s“Anchorman,” both of which looklike opportunities for the studios toprint money. It’s going to be a busyholiday season.

Here is a look at the holiday movie releaseschedule:

Already playingThe Hunger Games: Catching Fire: Past winners of the

grueling survival contest return to the field. WithJennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson and new additionPhilip Seymour Hoffman.

Delivery Man: An underachiever (Vince Vaughn)discovers his sperm bank donations have resulted in533 children.

Black Nativity: A contemporary adaptation of theLangston Hughes musical. With Forest Whitaker,Angela Bassett and Jennifer Hudson.

Frozen: Kristen Bell, Jonathan Groff and Syosset’sIdina Menzel (Broadway’s “Wicked”) provide voices inDisney’s animated adventure about a kingdom trappedin eternal winter.

Homefront: This action flick certainly has anattention-grabbing cast: Jason Statham as adrugenforcement agent, James Franco as a methkingpin and Winona Ryder as his girlfriend.

Dec. 6Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom: The life

of South African revolutionary-turned-president Nelson Mandela (Idris Elba).

Naomie Harris (“Skyfall”) plays hiswife, Winnie.

Inside Llewyn Davis: A strugglingsongwriter (Oscar Isaac)navigates New York City’s folkscene during the 1960s.

Directed and written by the Coenbrothers. With Carey Mulligan,

John Goodman and JustinTimberlake.

Out of the Furnace: In a depressedRust Belt town, two brothers(Christian Bale, Casey Affleck) turn tocrime. Directed and co-written by

Scott Cooper (“Crazy Heart”).

Dec. 13American Hustle: Christian Bale, Bradley Cooper and

Amy Adams star in a drama about frauds, feds andpolitical power brokers. With Jeremy Renner. Directedby David O. Russell (“Silver Linings Playbook”).

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug: The second inPeter Jackson’s fantasy trilogy. With Martin Freeman,

Ian McKellan and Orlando Bloom. In regular andhigh-frame formats, and in 3-D.

Saving Mr. Banks: A Disneyfilm starring Tom Hanks asWalt himself. It’s about hisstruggle to make the 1964film “Mary Poppins,” basedon the novel by P.L. Travers(Emma Thompson).

Tyler Perry’s A MadeaChristmas: Perry’s pistol-packing Madea spends theholidays in the country. With

Anna Maria Horsford, TikaSumpter and Larry the Cable

Guy.


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So thankful for holiday movies There’s barely enough room under the tree for all these films

SEE MOVIES / PAGE 11MCT ILLUSTRATION

Jon McannellyChristmas Party6 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 14,Marion Eagles, Russelland Long streets; freeadmission; performersinclude local acts DaveSimmons and JacksonJunction with Dave Clark,and Shawn Mayer, MarkDooley, Kassie Miller andBen Wilson, all ofNashville

There are basically twocategories of musicaltalent trying to break ontothe national countrymusic scene in Nashville.One group has strongfinancial support andstarts to hemorrhagemoney as soon as theycross the DavidsonCounty line; the other isdirt poor and has to battlefor every square inch ofturf they gain in the cut-throat music world.

Rich kids may make atemporary splash, butwhen the money is gone,so is the industrysupport. The fighters arethe real heart and soul ofthe business. It may takea decade of combat in thegrueling trenches to learnthe craft, but thesurvivors are ultimately

able to create a productthat magically connectswith the blue-collarworking class.

Jon Mcannelly likesmusicians who have paidtheir dues on thebattlefield in Music City,the ones that sing theirhearts out for tips duringa four-hour show and, atthe end of the night,didn’t make enoughmoney to cover the bartab.

A Marion native, the41-year old Mcannellyworks full time at theLake of Egypt powerplant and owns twobusinesses, Neat Cut dirtwork and the L&M Limoservice. When he isn’tworking, he passionatelyfollows the world ofcountry music.

He frequently travelslong distances to attendconcerts in Memphis,Chicago and St. Louis.Last week, he was inNashville, sitting in thethird row next to beardedBilly Gibbons of ZZ Top towatch the George JonesTribute Concert at theBridgestone Arena.

“It was a once in alifetime event, easily thebest show I’ve ever seen.There were 112 artistswho performed nonstopfor nearly five hours,” hesaid. “Every star youcould think of was there— Alan Jackson, GarthBrooks, Brad Paisley andBlake Shelton. Thehighlight for me wasGeorge Strait and MartinaMcBride singing ‘GoldenRing.’”

Mcannelly says he gothooked on country afterattending Fan Fair in1996. He now travels toMusic City at least once amonth to watch livemusic performed in thelittle watering holesthroughout town and onLower Broadway. He is ona first-name basis withmany aspiring singers andsongwriters in town and

a handful of bartenderswho keep him informedabout the hottest newtalent in town.

Because of family andemployment obligations,Mcannelly knows many ofhis associates in SouthernIllinois cannot makefrequent pilgrimages toNashville to constantlyscout the new crop ofcountry music talent. Hehas simplified thecomplex process bybringing some of the besttalent in the fertile musiccommunity to our area forthe Jon McannellyChristmas Party Dec. 14.

Appearing will beShawn Mayer, MarkDooley, Kassie Miller andBen Wilson of Nashville.

Mayer was a finalist on“Nashville Star,” Dooleyplayed guitar for MerleHaggard, and Miller andWilson made it to thenational finals of the“Texaco CountryShowdown” last year.

They will be joined bylocal guitarist DaveSimmons for two-and-a-half hours of acousticmusic. The feature of thenight will be longtimearea favorite Jackson

Junction, featuring theemotionally charged honktonk vocals of Herrin’sDave Clark, hitting thestage at 8:30 p.m.

“It is going to be anamazing show,”Mcannelly said. “This isthe sixth year I’ve put thistogether. I do it for myfriends. It’s a chance toget together and enjoyreally great music. It getsbigger and better everyyear. I’ve wanted to getJackson Junction for along time.”

Miller blurs the lines ofconventional music witha sound created from aneclectic fusion of stylesranging from Adele andBonnie Raitt to MirandaLambert and Faith Hill.She is married to her duetpartner, Ben Wilson.

In 2012, Miller releasedher second disc, titled“Kassie.” It contains thehighly acclaimed tunes“Girl with a Gun” and“These Eyes Are Blue.”She co-wrote both tuneswith Wilson.

Mayer is a regular at theWhiskey Bent Saloon inNashville and recentlyparticipated in asongwriters benefit at theprestigious DouglasCorner Café. Shemigrated to Nashville as ateenager, living in her carher first week in town.

The 27-year old hasslowly found her way. Shefound an encouragingmentor in the late Vern“The Voice” Gosdin. Withnew confidence, she wasamong the 45,000 toaudition for “NashvilleStar,” where she made thefinal 12 and eventuallyfinished third. She hasopened for Jason Aldean,Martina McBride andLynyrd Skynyrd.

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ANNA — ViolinistPolly Lunay willentertain guests atCarols at Candlelightset for 4 p.m. Sunday,Dec. 1, in historic St.Anne’s Church onSouth Main Street.There will berefreshments.

Lunay, of MountVernon, is a well-known violinist in theregion, having been apart of the PaducahSymphony, SouthernIllinois HomecomingGospel Choir and A.Courtney Cox and TheRainmakers.

There is no charge forthe event, which issponsored byPromotingAppreciation forStructural Treasures, aUnion County-basedhistorical preservationorganization.

— The Southern

PROVIDED BY SOUTHERN ILLINOIS FLUTE CHOIRA combined effort will culminate in a concert Dec. 6 in Carbondale.

Flute ensemble presents concert Dec. 6

Concert features world premiere of silent film scoreCARBONDALE —

The SIU School ofMusic Wind Ensemblewill present “Sacredand Profane: Light andDark” in concert atShryock Auditorium at7:30 p.m. Thursday,Dec. 5.

One of the largestinstrumentalensembles in theSchool of Music, theWind Ensemblefeatures 45 musiciansunder the direction ofChristopherMorehouse.

The concert willinclude Sinfonia V:Symphonia Sacra etProfana by TimothyBroege, Overture andMarch “1776” by

Charles Ives, “AlmightyFather” from Mass byLeonard Bernstein,Angels in theArchitecture by FrankTicheli, and the worldpremiere performanceof Suite fromNosferatu: ASymphony of Horrors,Op. 35, composed byThomas Miller. Thissuite is a soundtrackcomposed for fourscenes from theoriginal F.W. Murnau1922 silent film. Thescenes from the filmwill be shown with theSuite performance.

Thomas Miller is thecoordinator of SoundRecording Technologyprogram for the School

of Music at DePaulUniversity in Chicago.This is the fourth silentfilm Miller has scored,the others being“Metropolis” (1927),“The Hunchback ofNotre Dame” (1923) and“Pandora’s Box” (1929).

Tickets are $12 foradults and $6 forstudents and can beobtained by phone at618-453-6000, onlineat SouthernTicketsOnline.com or inperson at the McLeodTheater Box Officefrom noon to 5 p.m.Monday throughFriday, at ShryockAuditorium one hourbefore the start of theconcert.

Two TESSI music recitals Dec. 7 in CarbondaleCARBONDALE — Talent Education

School of Southern Illinois willpresent recitals Saturday, Dec. 7. TheTESSI recitals will be presented at12:30 and 2 p.m. in the FirstChristian Church at 306 W. MonroeSt.

Students 4 to 18 will perform onpiano, voice, violin, bowed psalteryand classical guitar.

The recital is free, and lightrefreshments will be providedimmediately after the programs.

For more info, call 618-457-6300.

CARBONDALE — TheSouthern Illinois Flute Choirand SIU Flute Studio jointogether to present a fallconcert Friday, Dec. 6.

There is no admission tothe evening of classical andcontemporary flute music,under the artistic direction ofDouglas Worthen. Theconcert begins at 7:30 p.m. atFirst United MethodistChurch, 214 W. Main St.

The choir is comprised ofthe complete range of flutevoices including contrabass,bass, alto, C flute andpiccolo.

Choir members come fromcommunities throughoutSouthern Illinois to rehearseweekly on Sunday evenings,and they are joined in theserehearsals by students of theSIU Flute Studio.

Concert selections willinclude “Malaguena” byErnesto Lecuona, “Variationsand Scherzo for Large FluteEnsemble” by Matt Doran,“The Hebrides Overture” byFelix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, and “Concerto inC Major, Opus 7, no. 3” byJean Marie Leclair.

— The Southern

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Fairground HannaBuilding, Big Lake CountryBand, 6:30-9:30 p.m.

Thompsonville: Lion’s Club,The Swing N’ CountryDance Band, 7-9:30 p.m.

FRIDAYCarbondale: Hangar 9, Ivas

John BandDu Quoin: Steve’z Too, Ugly

Rabbit Band/Pure CountryOutlaw, 9 p.m.-1 a.m.

Ina: Ina CommunityBuilding, Friday Night JamBand, 6:30-9:30 p.m.

Marion: Youth Center,Craig’s Country Band, 6-9p.m.

Orient: Just Elsie’s, ThePeaces, 9 p.m.-1 a.m.

SATURDAYCarbondale: Hangar 9,

Punk Soul Brutha, 10 p.m.Carrier Mills: American

Legion, Roger Black andthe Honky Tonk SardustCowboys, 8 p.m.-midnight

Herrin: N-Kahootz NightClub, Orismo, 9 p.m.-1 a.m.

Marion: Hideout, Bob Pina,piano 5:30-9:30 p.m.

American Legion, EgyptianCombo, 7:30 p.m.

Eagles, Salty Dog, 7-10 p.m.Thompsonville: Old

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MONDAYDu Quoin: Derby’s

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Marion: Youth Center,Craig’s Country Band, 6-9p.m.

TUESDAYHerrin: Teen Town, Country

Ramrods, 7-10 p.m.Marion: Hideout, Bob Pina,

piano 5:30-8:30 p.m.Thompsonville: Lion’s Club,

Mike’s Band, 6:30-9:30p.m.

FIND THEM HERE20’s Hideout Restaurant:

2602 Wanda Drive, Marion618-997-8325

Corner Dance Hall: 200Franklin St., Whittington618-303-5266

Derby’s Community Hall:214 High St., Du Quoin618-201-1753

Hangar 9: 511 S. IllinoisAve., Carbondale 618-549-0511

Herrin Teen Town:105 N. 13th St., Herrin618-889-3651

J Dee’s Connection:215 E. Main St., Benton

John Brown’s on theSquare: 1000 TowerSquare, Marion618-997-2909

Just Elsie’s: 302 JacksonSt., Orient, 618-932-3401

Lion’s Club: South Street,Thompsonville618-218-4888

Marion American Legion:Longstreet Road, Marion618-997-6168

Marion Eagles: Russell andLongstreet Roads, Marion618-993-6300

Marion Youth Center:211 E. Boulevard, Marion618-922-7853

N-Kahootz Night Club:115 W. Cherry St., Herrin618-942-9345

Old Country Store DanceBarn: Main Street,Thompsonville618-218-4676

PK’s: 308 S. Illinois Ave.,Carbondale 618-529-1124

Steeleville AmericanLegion: 303 S. ChesterSt., Steeleville618-965-3362

The Zone Lounge: 14711Illinois 37, Whittington618-629-2039

TrackSide Barn: 104Rock St., Spillertown 618-993-3035

Tres Hombres: 119 N.Washington St.,Carbondale 618-457-3308

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CafésCoulter, Goot and Wall:

7:30 p.m. Thursday, TheGrotto Lounge/Newell House,201 E. Main St., Carbondale;618-649-6400

WineriesFFRRIIDDAAYYNate Staub: 2-6 p.m. Owl

Creek VineyardBrass Quintet: 3-6 p.m.

Rustle Hill Winery; part ofopen house, noon-5 p.m.

The Voyageurs: 6-9 p.m.Rustle Hill Winery

Eli Tellor: 2:30-5:30 p.m. VonJakob Winery & Brewery;Holiday Open House

Chris Slone: 7-10 p.m.Walker’s Bluff

SSAATTUURRDDAAYYDave Clark: 2-5 p.m. BlueSky VineyardShawn Harmon: 2-5 p.m.

Rustle Hill WineryMisdemeanor Marty: 2-6

p.m. Orlandini VineyardDog Wood Flats: 2-6 p.m.

Owl Creek VineyardLarry Dillard Blues Therapy:

3-6 p.m. Walker’s BluffFertile Soil: 4-8 p.m.

The BluffsSam West Trio: 7-10 p.m.

Rustle Hill WineryBourbon Trail: 7-10 p.m.

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ConcertsMichael Bolton: 7:15 p.m. Friday, Nov. 29, Carson Center,

Paducah; $75, $60, $50 and $40; 270-443-9932 orwww.thecarsoncenter.org

Country Christmas Show: 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 30,Kentucky Opry, 88 Chilton Lane, Benton;$17/$16/$10/$7.50; www.kentuckyopry.com; 888-459-8704

Carols at Candlelight: Featuring violinist Polly Lunay, 4p.m. Sunday, Dec. 1, St. Anne’s Church, South Main Street,Anna; refreshments; free; presented by PAST

Sacred and Profane: Light and Dark by the SIU School ofMusic Wind Ensemble, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 5, ShryockAuditorium, SIU; features 45 musicians under the directionof Christopher Morehouse; $12/$6; 618-453-6000;SouthernTicketsOnline.com

Flute concert: Southern Illinois Flute Choir and SIU FluteStudio, 7:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 6, First United MethodistChurch, 214 W. Main St., Carbondale

Venice: Southern California-based rock group, 8 p.m.Saturday, Dec. 7; McLeod Theater, Communications Building,SIU; tickets, $25-$33; SouthernTicketsOnline.com; 618-453-6000

Country Christmas Sing-In: Features Southern IllinoisProductions Band, 1 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 8, Pheasant HollowWinery, 14931 Illinois 37, Whittington; doors open, noon; nocharge but donations benefit Shriners Children’s Hospitals;food; audience members invited to sing along;www.pheasanthollowwinery.com or 618-629-2302

Baroque Celebration: Featuring French harpsichordistMaryse Carlin, 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 8, Carbondale UnitarianFellowship, 105 N. Parrish Lane, Carbondale; presented byThe Southern Illinois Chamber Music Society; otherperformers include SIU faculty Doug Worthen, PetraBubanja, Eric Lenz, Jacob Tews and Philip Brown; also SIUSchool of Music students Edward Charity, Ben Bollero, AlexChavez, Jennifer Franklund and Richard Davis; $15/$5;music majors, free

A Festival of Love and Light: By The Southern IllinoisChildren’s Choir, 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 14, First PresbyterianChurch, 310 S. University Ave., Carbondale; traditionalcarols; free

The Jon Mcannelly Christmas Party: 6 p.m. Saturday,Dec. 14, Marion Eagles; features Jackson Junction with DaveClark, Shawn Mayer, Mark Dooley, Kassie Miller and BenWilson; free

Doo-Wop Christmas: By Blend, A cappela group, 7 p.m.Saturday, Dec. 21, Herrin Civic Center; scholarship benefit;618-988-1234.

Dinner TheaterBlend: A Doo Wop Christmas, 6:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday,

Nov. 29-30, The Gathering Place Dinner Theatre, 290 S.Burns St., Sparta; $35; includes meal;www.thegatheringplaceoffbroadway.com; 618-965-3726

Matt Walch Christmas Show: Big Band standards andmore, 6:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 6, The Gathering Place DinnerTheatre, 290 S. Burns St., Sparta; $35; includes meal;www.thegatheringplaceoffbroadway.com; 618-965-3726

RecitalsTESSI recitals: 12:30 and 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 7, First

Christian Church, 306 W. Monroe St., Carbondale;refreshments; 618-457-6300

‘Book Thief’: Great story, butthe book is betterThe Book Thief **Rated PG-13 for someviolence and intensedepiction of thematicmaterial; starring SophieNelisse, Geoffrey Rush,Emily Watson, NicoLiersch, Ben Schnetzer;directed by Brian Percival;playing now at UniversityPlace 8 in Carbondale.

BY ROGER MOOREMCCLATCHY-TRIBUNE NEWSSERVICE

Whatever virtues turned“The Book Thief” into anacclaimed and honoredinternational best sellerare strangely absent fromthe film adaptation. A sadorphan’s story bereft ofemotion, a paean to booksthat does precious little topass that on to the viewer,a Holocaust tale where theHolocaust has beensanitized and washed outof the story. It’s a flatexercise in recreating aplace and time but notreally “getting” the pointof it all.

Brian Percival, a veteranof the TV soap opera“Downton Abbey,” tips hishand early. Little Liesel(Sophie Nelisse) is on herway to a new family withher younger brother. Thebrother dies, en route —and she, and we feelnothing.

Since the tale isnarrated, ironically by“Death” (Roger Allam), wewonder if that’s notperhaps the point.

“When the time comes,”Death says of his arrival,“don’t panic. It doesn’tseem to help.”

“The Book Thief” isabout Liesel’s life living inan unnamed small

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Dec. 18Her: Joaquin Phoenix

plays a man who falls inlove with “Samantha,” thevoice of an advancedcomputer operatingsystem. ScarlettJohansson provides thevoice. Written anddirected by Spike Jonze.

Anchorman 2: TheLegend Continues: WillFerrell returns asmustachioed newscasterRon Burgundy. With SteveCarell, Paul Rudd andfranchise newcomerKristen Wiig.

Dec. 20Walking with Dinosaurs:

This movie from 20thCentury Fox is describedas “a thrilling prehistoricadventure, where anunderdog dinosaurtriumphs against all oddsto become a hero for theages.”

Dec. 25August: Osage County:

Meryl Streep is a dyingmatriarch and JuliaRoberts is her embittereddaughter in thisadaptation of Tracy Letts’acclaimed stage play.

Believe: Following up2011 “Justin Bieber: NeverSay Never” comes a newmovie about the teen popidol.

Grudge Match: Comedy-drama with SylvesterStallone and Robert DeNiro as aging boxers.

The Invisible Woman:Ralph Fiennes directshimself as CharlesDickens, who at the age of45, began an affair withteenage actress NellyTernan (Felicity Jones).

The Secret Life of WalterMitty: Ben Stiller directsand stars in a newadaptation of JamesThurber’s short storyabout a chronicdaydreamer. With KristenWiig, Shirley MacLaineand Sean Penn.

47 Ronin: A fantasy-action film based on theJapanese tale of outcastsamurai who avenge theirmaster’s murder. WithKeanu Reeves.

The Wolf of Wall Street:The story of JordanBelfort (LeonardoDiCaprio), whose boilerroom, Stratton Oakmont,defrauded investors whilefunding his party-heartylifestyle. Directed byMartin Scorsese.

Dec. 27Labor Day: A reclusive

woman (Kate Winslet)and her son shelter anescaped convict. WithJosh Brolin and TobeyMaguire. (The film playsfor one week to qualify forOscar contention.)



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AP / 20TH CENTURY FOXGeoffrey Rush and Sophie Nélisse in a scene from ‘The BookThief,’ about a girl who loves books and set in 1940s Germany.

AP / FOX SEARCHLIGHT FILMSForest Whitaker (left) and Jacob Latimore in a scene from‘Black Nativity,’ which is based on the Langston Hughes play.

German city from 1938-45. She arrives, 11 years oldand illiterate. Her kindlystepdad, Hans (GeoffreyRush, at his twinkliest), anaccordion-playing housepainter and handyman,gently tricks “YourMajesty,” as he calls her,into learning to read. Hergrumpy new stepmotherRosa (Emily Watson)tolerates this, and notmuch else. But neighborboy Rudy (Nico Liersch) issmitten. And no amountof bullying, no number ofbrush-offs can keep himfrom Liesel’s side. Theywitness Germany’s slideinto World War II, fromKristallnacht to utterdefeat, giving us a child’s-eye view of what they see.

Liesel’s past comes outand the Nazis show theirtrue colors as Jews flee orare rounded up. A fewchilling moments comefrom Liesel’s Hitler Youthuniform and their childanthems, about rejecting“non-Germanic” citizensand the book burning. TheNazis liked to burn books.Liesel, instinctively, seesthis for the crime it is.

Percival, working from aMichael Petroni script ofthe Markus Zusak novel,finds fun in Lieselrescuing a book from abonfire (smoke, wispingthrough her coat, alarmingHans). But Percival is at aloss about what to do withthe Holocaust and a majorcharacter, Max (Ben

Schnetzer), a Jew whomwe see flee the country,yet somehow come backand require sheltering byLiesel’s new family.

While the portrait ofeveryday life — ordinarypeople expressing tiny,fearful kindnesses in theface of totalitarian bigotryand a nation being led todoom — is novel, Percivalfails to stage scenessuggesting the popularsupport of Hitler with anyconviction. He paces thislike a TV soap opera; thekids never age, the sickand starving never lookless than hale and healthy.The evil is remote andimpersonal. It’s toowatered down for adultsand too grim for kids.

And everybody speaks asort of old-fashionedHollywood hybrid ofGerman and English.“Gott im Himmel!”

Still, “The Book Thief”falls somewhere on the“Life is Sweet” / “Boy inthe Striped Pajamas” scaleof WWII tales, neverexactly trivializing thewar, the suffering and theHolocaust. Rush andWatson make strongimpressions, but no oneelse does.

Whatever kudos itdeserves for historicalaccuracy are lost in atedious parade of clichés,a flat film experienceserved up in an overlygenerous, two-hour-plushelping.

Whitaker and a solid cast elevateLangston Hughes’‘Black Nativity’Black Nativity ** ½Rated PG for thematicmaterial, language and amenacing situation;starring Jacob Latimore,Jennifer Hudson, ForestWhitaker, Angela Basset,Tyrese Gibson, Mary J.Blige; written and directedby Kasi Lemmons, basedon the Langston Hughesplay; now playing atCarbondale 8.

BY ROGER MOOREMCCLATCHY-TRIBUNE NEWS

“Black Nativity” is amusical updating ofHarlem Renaissance poetLangston Hughes’ play,based loosely very looselyon the way Jesus ofNazareth entered theworld in a manger inBethlehem. And once itfinds its footing, thisHarlem variation on theNativity story manages tobe sweet enough to touch

people the wayChristianity’s “GreatestStory Ever Told” alwayshas.

Credit the cast,especially the supportingplayers, and asympathetic handling ofthe material by writer-director Kasi Lemmons(“Talk to Me” and “Eve’sBayou”). They ensure thatthe sentimental neverturns maudlin, and thateven the sermonizinggoes down lightly.

Jacob Latimore isLangston, a Baltimoreteen who narrates hisbiography in rhymedcouplets, but whose mom(Jennifer Hudson) is aboutto lose their home. “Ain’tno miracles,” the kidfigures out. “Just money.”

Mom packs him off tolive with her estrangedparents, a preacher(Forest Whitaker) and hiswife (Angela Basset). The

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Rev. Cornell Cobbscould have been just ajudgmental stiff,mistrusting the 15-year-old who is no sooner offthe bus than he’s robbedand accused of robbingsomeone else. InWhitaker’s masterfulhands, the reverend is anemotional man betrayingmoments of guilt and aneed to relate to with thisgrandson. The character aproud, Afro-centricHarlem preacher who fillshis brownstone with artand reminders of andHarlem’s past could notbe more different fromWhitaker’s turn as “TheButler.”

Bassett gives a busierperformance, the verypicture of a grandmothertrying too hard to connectwith the boy in the hopeshe’ll lead to a reunionwith his mother.

Tyrese Gibson has hisbest role in more than adecade, playing a streetthug who nicknames thekid “Lunch Money” whilethey’re in jail and whose

life reconnects withLangston’s throughoutthe story.

The great VondieCurtis-Hall is a wise andstreetwise pawnbrokerwho says he knewLangston’s dad. And MaryJ. Blige plays an angelicparishioner at the Rev.Cobbs’ Holy ResurrectionBaptist Church.

Langston has shown upon the eve of Christmas,and that church is famousfor its “Black Nativity”pageant a Kwanzaa-meets-New Testamentspectacle that the kid,hung up on coming upwith mom’s mortgagemoney, isn’t interested in.

This being a musical,and one featuring theOscar-winning Hudson,characters break intosong, lamenting theirlives, their lostchildhoods or lost child.The music, by LauraKarpman and RaphaelSaadiq, is forgettablygeneric modern soul withhints of hip hop. But it isnicely integrated into thestory and the productionuses polished singers

Hudson and Latimore tobuttress the less-known-for-their-singing Bassettand Whitaker. Gibsonmore than holds his own,and Blige is just Blige.

The best sequence isthe most fanciful andpoetic, with youngLangston imaginingHarlem as modern-dayJudea, with Times Squareelectronic billboardsadvertising “VisitGomorrah” and “Bank ofJudea.” Now, as then, apregnant Maria (GraceGibson) and Jo-Jo (LukeJames) can find “no roomat the inn.”

The sermon is neverless than obvious and getsdownright heavy-handed, but Lemmonswisely keeps the filmbrisk and brief, notallowing it to overstay itswelcome. It may notreach the status of“holiday classic,” but thehigh-minded “BlackNativity” is still amodestly entertainingand uplifting version of a“greatest story” that hasproven as malleable as itis timeless.


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‘Frozen’Anna (voiced by Kristen Bell), Olaf (Josh Gad) and Kristoff (Jonathan Groff) in a scenefrom the animated feature ‘Frozen,’ about a kingdom trapped in an eternal winter by amisunderstood Snow Queen. It’s rated PG for some action and mild rude humor and isnow playing in 2D and 3D at Carbondale 8 and University Place 8 in Carbondale.

This ‘Homefront’ could use an extreme makeoverHomefront 1½ *Rated R for vulgarlanguage, violence, gore,drug use, adult themes;starring Jason Statham,James Franco, WinonaRyder, Kate Bosworth,Izabela Vidovic, ClancyBrown, Rachelle Lefevre;directed by Gary Fleder;playing now at Carbondale8 and Illinois 8 in Marion.

BY RENE RODRIGUEZMCCLATCHY-TRIBUNE NEWS

Sylvester Stallone wrotethe screenplay for“Homefront,” the story ofa former DEA agent whoquits his job and moves toa small town under a newidentity, with theintention to star in thefilm himself as the closingchapter of the “Rambo”saga. But the projectstalled, Stallone got tooold and he ditched the“Rambo” stuff andhanded the lead over toJason Statham.

Statham is the rarebreed of action star whonot only does most of hisstunts and is a pleasure towatch kicking butt butcan also act, too. He trieshis best here, as he alwaysdoes, to make you believein Phil, the retired narcwho has set up home in aremote Louisiana townwith his 10-year-olddaughter Maddy (IzabelaVidovic). Father anddaughter go on a lot ofhorse rides in the placidcountryside and spendquality time together. Philhas also taught hisdaughter to defendherself, and after shebeats up a bully at school,the boy’s angry drug-addict mom (anemaciated KateBosworth), indignant andwanting payback, sets offa series of events that

brings Phil to theattention of the localmeth lord Gator (JamesFranco) and his band ofdangerous cronies, whichincludes a ruined-beautybiker girl (Winona Ryder).

“Homefront” is basedon Chuck Logan’s novel,which cleverly spun aneveryday occurrence _ aschoolyard scrap _ into anincreasingly dangeroussituation that spirals outof control. But the movie,which has been directedby Gary Fleder(“Runaway Jury,” “Don’tSay a Word”) with all thestyle of a late-nightinfomercial, never buildsthe slightest bit ofsuspense. Statham is suchan efficient killingmachine, there’s never amoment in the moviewhen you doubt he’ll getthe upper hands on thebaddies (in one scene, hetakes out five guys withhis hands literally tiedbehind his back). Franco,who brought so muchdynamic weirdness to therole of Alien in “SpringBreakers,” looks asengaged here as he didwhile hosting the Oscars:Gator is the leastthreatening villain sinceDemi Moore’s would-bebad-ass in “Charlie’s

Angels: Full Throttle” (inseveral scenes, he lookslike he was just rousedfrom a nap in his trailerand called onto the set).

The movie has somenice touches, such as asmall-town sheriff(Clancy Brown) who isneither corrupt noruseless. And the usuallyglamorous Bosworth issurprisingly convincingas the white-trash momwhose usual state of mindis one of blind fury. But“Homefront” is done inby uninspired actionscenes in which Statham’sathletic prowess isrendered unwatchable byhyper-editing, a shamefulreliance on child-in-perilcliches to move the storyforward, and so manyloose ends that youwonder if 20 minuteswere accidentally cut outfrom the movie.

Much is made of thewidowed Phil’s flirtationswith Maddy’s teacher(Rachelle Lefevre), but thesubplot goes absolutelynowhere: It’s justdropped, as if it neverhappened. Even thoughhe’s living under an alias,Phil somehow decides it’sa good idea to keep all thecase files from his timewith the DEA in thebasement of his home,because ... well, why?And although Maddymakes a big fuss afterGator steals her belovedcat Luther (“I can’t sleepwithout him!”)“Homefront” completelyforgets about the animalhalfway through, never toreturn.

I kept waiting forLuther’s triumphantreturn near the end of thefilm, but no. Maybe thecat got the sense halfwaythrough filming that themovie was a dog andsimply bailed out. Youshould, too.

MCT / OPEN ROAD FILMSJason Statham as Phil Brokerand Izabela Vidovic as MaddyBroker in ‘The Homefront.’

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