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• 2012: As the world iscoming to an end, divorced dadJackson Curtis looks for a wayto save his family, meeting manypeople with the same goal alongthe way. PG-13

• Amelia: The story ofAmelia Earhart and her desireto circumnavigate the globe.PG.

• Armored: Ty is a newguard at a armored truckcompany. Hurting for moneyand worried about caring for hislittle brother,Ty agrees to a heistto steal $42 million with hisveteran co-workers, whodreamed up the idea. R.

• Cloudy with a Chance ofMeatballs: Inspired by thebeloved children’s book, thisfilm focuses on when food fallsfrom the sky like rain. PG.

• Fantastic Mr. Fox: Theadventurous Mr. Fox has a habitof getting in trouble for raidingfarms. After one particularlyrisky raid, Mrs. Fox makes himpromise to give it up. A fewyears later, he becomes restlessand begins trying to raid again,only to find himself in a heap oftrouble. PG.

NEW RELEASES• Edge of Darkness: Detective

Thomas Craven (Mel Gibson) ison a mission to investigate thedeath of his daughter, an activist.In his search, he uncovers acorporate and government coverup. R.

• When in Rome: Beth(Kristen Bell) is bitter about love.When she finds herself near awishing fountain on a whirlwindtrip to Rome, she decides to steala few coins. No harm, right? As afollow-up to her thievery, Bethfinds herself surrounded byrelentless suitors as a reporterthat is smitten with her tries toconvince her of true love. PG-13.

NOW PLAYING• Alvin and the Chipmunks 2:

Alvin, Simon and Theodore

return to school, where theywork at saving its music programby winning a battle of the bandscompetition. However, they findtheir match in the Chipettes, arival chipmunk singing group.PG.

• Avatar in 3D: A band ofhumans are pitted in a battleagainst a distant planet’sindigenous population. PG-13.

• Extraordinary Measures:John Crowley (Brendan Fraser)is living the life. Climbing higherup the corporate ladder at workand building a home with hiswife and three children. Hispriorities begin to change,however, when his two youngestchildren are diagnosed with fatalPompe disease. Crowley turns toDr. Robert Stonehill to help him

find a cure. PG.• It’s Complicated: After a

decade long divorce, Jane andJake have rediscovered sparks. R.

• Leap Year: After receivingearrings instead of an engage-ment ring, Anna (Amy Adams)decides to take things into herown hands by traveling toDublin to propose to herboyfriend. PG.

• Legion: A group of diners inan out-of-the-way diner work tosave the human race after Goddecides to send his angels todestroy them. R.

• Sherlock Holmes: RobertDowney Jr. stars as SherlockHolmes who is working to stopLord Blackwood from histreacherous plan to take overLondon. PG-13.

NEW RELEASES:• Edge of Darkness- Detective

Thomas Craven (Mel Gibson) ison a mission to investigate thedeath of his daughter, an activist. Inhis search, he uncovers a corporateand government cover up. R.

• When in Rome: Beth (KristenBell) is bitter about love.When shefinds herself near a wishingfountain on a whirlwind trip toRome, she decides to steal a fewcoins. No harm, right? As a follow-up to her thievery, Beth findsherself surrounded by relentlesssuitors as a reporter that is smittenwith her tries to convince her oftrue love. PG-13.

NOW SHOWING:• Alvin and the Chipmunks 2:

Alvin, Simon and Theodore returnto school, where they work at saving

their school’s music program bywinning a battle of the bandscompetition. However, they findtheir match in the Chipettes, a rivalchipmunk singing group. PG.

• Avatar 2D and 3D: A band ofhumans are pitted in a battle againsta distant planet’s indigenouspopulation. PG-13.

• Extraordinary Measures: JohnCrowley (Brendan Fraser) is livingthe life. Climbing higher up thecorporate ladder at work andbuilding a home with his wife andthree children. His priorities beginto change, however, when his twoyoungest children are diagnosedwith fatal Pompe disease. Crowleyturns to Dr. Robert Stonehill tohelp him find a cure. PG.

• It’s Complicated: After adecade long divorce, Jane and Jake

have rediscovered sparks. R.• Legion: A group of diners in

an out-of-the-way diner work tosave the human race after Goddecides to send his angels to destroythem. R.

• Sherlock Holmes: RobertDowney Jr. stars as the cleverSherlock Holmes who is workingto stop Lord Blackwood from histreacherous plan to take overLondon. PG-13.

• To Save a Life: After the deathof a fried, all-star athlete Jake Taylormakes significant life changes. PG-13.

The Blind Side:The story ofMichael Oher, a homeless boy whobecomes an All-American footballplayer and first-round draft pickwith the help of a woman and herfamily. PG-13.

Films playing at Warren Theatre

Now Playing at RobinsonCrossing 6

Films playing at Hollywood Spotlight 14

By Mary Anne Hempepop writer

College movies are usually wildcomedies with lots of booze or heavyduty stuff with stressed out students inconstant turmoil. “Art School Confiden-tial” (2006) is the rare exception to therule. Funny and serious, as well asrealistic and well acted, this dark satire ofa freshman’s traumatic adjustment tohigher education earns an A-.

All Jerome Platz (Max Minghella)always wanted to be was an artist. Notjust any artist, mind you, but the mostfamous artist of the 21st century. Otherkids were pirates or cowboys forHalloween; Jerome dressed up like hishero, Pablo Picasso.While Jerome iswell aware that true artists are born, notmade, he’s confident he has the stuff toscore big in the art world.That is, untilhe goes to college.

At first Jerome is thrilled to beaccepted by the Strathmore Institute, asnooty art school famous for launching anumber of successful careers.That joy isquickly tempered when the reality ofcollege life sets in. Painfully shy, Jeromefinds it difficult to make friends. He hasnothing in common with his roommatesVince (Ethan Suplee), a foul-mouthedslob, and Matthew (Nick Swardson), an

effeminate fashion design major. Jeromefeels even less of a connection to hisfellow students, an odd collection that, ashis jaded classmate Bardo (“Avatar’s” JoelDavid Moore) points out, all fall intoclassic art school clichés.

There’s the pretentious snob, theangry lesbian, the mom returning toschool after her youngest kid left thenest and the hippie with dreadlocks.Even the professor, the pretentiousSandy Sandiford (John Malkovich) is awalking cliché — a failed artist of“triangle” paintings (“I was one of thefirst to paint triangles,” he tells Jerome)who turned to teaching to pay the bills.

“What cliché am I?” Jerome asks“Bardo, I don’t know,” he replies. “Ihaven’t figured you out yet.”

Jerome hasn’t figured himself out yet,either. He hasn’t found his own style. It’sobvious he has talent, yet Sandy and therest of the class are merciless when itcomes to critiquing his work.While hisstudies are going miserably, his love life iseven worse. Jerome pines after theradiant Audrey (Sophia Myles), a nudemodel in his drawing class, but it’s

obvious she prefers sexy hunk Jonah(Matt Keeslar), whose simplisticpaintings drive the class wild with praiseand Jerome crazy with jealousy.

The only way to win Audrey’sattention is to win the Student ArtShow at the end of the semester.Thewinner gets a showing at the legendaryBroadway Bob’s Restaurant, a surefireentry into the big time. It’s a prize thatthe previously timid Jerome decides hemust do anything to get.

London-born Max Minghella (son ofOscar-winning director AnthonyMinghella) is excellent in the title role,and sports a flawless American accent, asdo fellow Brits Sophia Myles andOscar-winner Jim Broadbent, who playscreepy drunk Jimmy to perfection.Malkovich is fabulous, as always, andAdam Scott is a scene-stealer as thepompous Marvin Bushmiller. Loved theSteve Buscemi and Angelica Hustonsightings, too.

“Art School Confidential” only losespoints for the serial killer subplot, whichseems like sort of an afterthought. It’srated R for heavy drinking, language(mostly from Vince) and full-frontalmale nudity in the drawing class (whichis both gross and hilarious).You can find“Art School Confidential” at Hastings.Check it out.

‘Art School Confidential’ is realistic, well acted

Mary Anne Hempe

Forgotten Video

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By Aaron Wrightpop editor

Mo Pair is a man thatdoesn’t waste time. Hedecides he wants to trysomething and he does.

“If you want the trueexperience, you gotta jumpinto it, right?” he said.

Consequently, he’s lived alife that’s lead him fromplace to place.

“I’ve been ramblin’ aroundfor a while,” he said.

The common tie in all themoves is music.

Pair, a folk musician, nowfinds himself in Norman,enrolled at the University ofOklahoma in NativeAmerican studies. Outsideof school, Pair teaches guitarlessons at Sonders Music,Dance and Art.Tonight,he’ll play his first Normangig at Michelangelo’s at 6:30.

Pair first followed hisheart’s music longing toWhite Eagle, where he spenttwo years engulfed in themusic of the Poncan Indians.

Then, it was off to Austin,where he earned a degreeand began working as anenvironmental engineer.

“But I couldn’t get awayfrom the music,” he said.

Pair soon found himselfinvolved with about threebands, playing weekend andnight gigs outside of his day-to-day job.

Before long, Pair discov-ered he had road lust. In

2005, he read a book by HalGalper titled “The TouringMusician.”

“It really inspired me andbefore I knew it, I had quit,”said Pair.

His first real road gig, in2006, was a three-monthtour through Canada, a tourwith very few bookings. Alittle discouraged, Pairdecided to go back to school.

That lasted a semester,during which Pair haddecided to hit his liveperformance career withimpact. He began a four-goal approach to each day:practice, exercise, bookingand promotion.

After a few years, thelifestyle of a touringmusician was beginning towear on him. He startedevaluating his other interests,trying to determine if he wason the right path.

While in the exploratoryperiod, Pair had a dreamabout Native Americanmusic. Since his time withthe Poncan Indian Tribe inhis 20s, Pair had beeninspired by the rhythmicsounds of the tribes.

“American Indian music isa huge influence because it’svery syncopated,” heexplained. Pair went on tocall the music funky, musicthat is supposed to makepeople want to dance.

After the dream, Pairdecided he wanted to domore than just performNative American tunes. Hewanted to document them.Not long after the dream,Pair decided to apply for theNative American studiesprogram at OU. Whilewaiting for his acceptanceand the semester to start,Pair moved to Tahlequah to

live with a friend. He startedat OU last fall.

He’s studying to be able totake the very complicatedmelodies and rhythm ofNative American music andtranspose it into composi-tions that can be read andrecreated by musiciansunfamiliar with the songs.Pair said he knows of onlyone other person at theUniversity of California LasAngeles who can do this.

While studying, Pair hastaken a break from liveperformances. He would liketo one day perform morealbums — he already hastwo CDs available — but isjust taking time right now toget engaged in the Normanmusic scene. He seesMichelangelo’s as a goodopportunity to jump in.

Norman musician plays first show tonight

Pair, a folk musician, now finds himselfin Norman, enrolled at the Universityof Oklahoma in Native American studies. Outside of school, Pair teachesguitar lessons at Sonders Music, Danceand Art. Tonight, he’ll play his firstNorman gig at Michelangelo’s at 6:30.

Pair

By Linda Coldwellspecial to pop

A exhibition developedby the Sam Noble Okla-homa Museum of NaturalHistory featuring objectsfrom the collections of theSNOMNH and the FredJones Jr. Museum of Art,will feature more than 80examples of pottery andbaskets from the Southwest.“Stories in Fiber and Clay:Baskets and Ceramics of theSouthwest,” includes worksselected from the permanentcollections of both museumsand will be on display Feb. 6through May 5.

Ceramics in the exhibi-tion include historic andcontemporary works byNavajo, Hopi, Zuni, Pima,Western Apache and all ofthe federally recognizedPueblos of New Mexico.These include hand-coiledpots and jars such as the“Maria” pots and Santa

Clara Pueblo black-on-black pots that have longbeen prized for theircraftsmanship and beauty.

The pottery loaned forthe exhibition from the FredJones Jr. Museum of Artwas selected from the 2003gift of Dr. and Mrs. R. E.Mansfield.The collection iscomposed mostly of potsfrom the Puebloan potteryrevival in the early 20thcentury and includes someof the most notable namesin Southwestern ceramics:Lucy Lewis, MariaMartinez and MargaretTafoya.

The Sam NobleMuseum is on the Universi-ty of Oklahoma Normancampus. Hours are 10 a.m.to 5 p.m. Monday throughSaturday, and 1 to 5 p.m.Sunday. Additionalinformation about themuseum is available bycalling 325-4712 or onlineat www.snomnh.ou.edu.

Pottery, basket exhibit set

pop staff

A writers block party forscreenwriters will be 7 to 11p.m. Saturday at 318 CollegeAve.

Steve Judd, an award-winning screenwriter andfilmmaker and University ofOklahoma alumni, will bethe guest. He has an episode

airing on the Disney sitcom“Zeke and Luther” thisweek.

Briefings on what’s goingon in film and writing inOklahoma as well as anupdate on the University ofOklahoma’s film “OU, ILove You,” which is headedto the Clermon FerrandFestival in France, also willbe included.

Writers block party Saturday

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By Aaron Wrightpop editor

On the first and thirdThursday of every month, agroup of local artists cometogether to share their craft.Inside the DreamerConcept Studio andFoundation, 324 E. MainSt., these artists, an array ofages, noisily chat amongstthemselves before quietingto hear each other’s work.

Their craft is the art ofperformance, combinedwith the art of writing, thedelicacy of word precisionand the rawness of emotionon paper. It’s the spokenword.

Prose, rap, lyrics, mem-oirs, poetry and, mostnotable, slam poetry, can allbe heard from the emergingartists.

These open mic nightsbegan just this past fall. Theyear before that, DCSF hadheld one or two open micnights a year.

“I had a lot of authors,poets, writers, singer/song-writers who didn’t haveanother outlet,” said AmberKlour, owner of DCSF. “Itreally was just answering theneed of the community.”

As Klour saw that needbegin to grow, she decidedto expand the open micnight, increasing itsfrequency to twice a month.In this move, she is hopingto increase traffic andawareness of spoken wordart.

She selected local artistand student Weston Mize tohead the committee toorganize the open micnights. Mize has rounded upa group of regulars includingDezrea Dalessandro, aUniversity of Oklahoma

student who is passionateabout slam poetry.

Wide-held belief creditsthe creation of slam poetryin the 1980s, namely inChicago. This form ofexpression is actuallycompetition poetry, whereauthors memorize andperform their works in frontof judges. However, as RobSturma, traveling poet andformer guest poet at an openmic night, said, people tendto associate the slam conceptwith performance poetry ingeneral. Sturma said thesepoems often sound likemonologues; they need to beperformed to portray thedepth and message in thework.

Dalessandro has beenengaged in slam poetrygroups in Oklahoma Cityand would like to see theconcept grow in Norman.It’s her dream to get a teamgoing at OU.

“We’re kind of trying totap into a community thatexists; the scene is not here,”said Dalessandro.

Right now, though, thegroup of poets are just tryingto spread the word about theevent and bring more artistsin. Average attendance atthe events now range atabout 15 or so people.

“We’re going to keephaving it, waiting for it togrow,” said Mize.

The open mic night isopen to all, from those whohave written one poem tothose who travel profession-ally performing their work.Mize said that generallyonly about three to fivepeople read per night. Theorganizers would like to seethat number grow.

“Nobody’s here to judge

you or critique,” Klour said.Some sort of guest

performer is invited to eachopen mic night. Klour saideach guests brings theirown tone to the event,giving every open micsession a different vibe.

“We always embrace newmindsets,” said Mize.

Spoken word open micnights take place at 7:30p.m. every first and thirdThursday of the month at324 E. Main St. Cost forthe event is $4.

Open mic allows spoken word art to flourish

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Some of the faculty andstudents of the University ofOklahoma School of Musichave volunteered their timeand talents to present “Hourof Need … Hour to Help,” abenefit concert to helpHaitian relief efforts 4 p.m.Sunday in Sharp ConcertHall.

Musicians for the concertinclude Jonathan Shames,Stephanie Leon Shames, IrvWagner and the OUTrombone Choir, as well as amyriad of other performers.

The performance is freeand open to the public.Donations are accepted atthe door and will go to theU.S. Fund for United

Nations Children’s Fund,supporting UNICEF’s reliefefforts for children in Haiti.

For accommodations onthe basis of disability, call thebox office at 325-4101.

page five pop friday, jan. 29, 2010ROBOTMAN & MONTY® by Jim Meddick

By Aaron Wrightentertainment editor

For the first year, theNorman Music Festival willhave an open call process toselect bands for this year’sfestival.

Admissions are beingtaken through Feb. 19.

Jones said the NMF staffare not sure how manysubmissions to expect.

“It’s a wildcard. We’venever done this before, sowe’ll be learning as we go,”she said. “But based ongeneral interest by e-mailand around town over thelast few months, we areexpecting a pretty bignumber.”

Musicians are asked tosubmit a band bio, 150words or less, describing whothe band is and what theyare about. A phone numberand e-mail address for acontact person also is neededas well as a link to electronicpresentation of music, suchas myspace.com or theband’s Web site.The

committee asked that CDsor other music files not beused.They also requestedMP3s not be attached to e-mails. Submissions withlarge and/or mysteriousattachments will be subjectto instant disqualification.

In 100 words or less,bands also are asked todescribe their best gigs andmost notable recognitions.

Work with a label, festivals,tours or videos also is goodto list.

NMF volunteers notedthat bands who provideoriginal music and areinvolved in the local musicscene will be given an edge.Jones added that, althoughall genres of music areaccepted, the festival is,generally speaking, an indiefestival.

Submissions can be e-mailed tonmf3opencall@gmail.com.Submissions should receive aconfirmation within 72hours, according to NMFvolunteers.

In its third year, the NMFwill be April 24 to April 25on the 100, 200 and 300blocks of East Main Street.The festival is free and opento the public.

More information on thesubmissions and on thefestival itself can be found atwww.NormanMusicFesti-val.com.

NMF announces open call

The Norman MusicFestival has announcedthe 2010 headlining per-formers for this April’sfestival as The DirtyProjectors. They willmake their way toNorman to perform April25. For more informationon the band, check outthe NMF Web site at nor-manmusicfestival.com.

DirtyProjectorsselected asNMF headliner

Concert to benefit Haiti

Clayton Tramel, aNorman filmmaker, tookhome the award for BestOklahoma Film at the TrailDance Film Festival Jan. 22to 24.

He won the award for hisfilm “Love Letters,” a 45-minute movie he created

during his senior year at theOklahoma City CommunityCollege film school.Themovie is shot in Purcell andin Oklahoma City.

He also was nominatedfor Best Director.

— Aaron Wright

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By Debra LevyMartinellispecial to pop

Grammy-nominatedsinger/songwriter ElizaGilkyson will return toNorman Sunday as part ofthe Performing ArtsStudio’s Winter Windconcert series. Gilkyson’sperformance is scheduledfor 7 p.m. at the Santa FeDepot, 200 S. Jones Ave.

Born into the musicbusiness — her father,songwriter Terry Gilkyson,penned such hits as DeanMartin’s “Memories AreMade of This” and “TheBare Necessities,” from the

1967 Disney classic “TheJungle Book” — Gilkysonwas singing on her father’sdemo recordings by thetime she was in her earlyteens.

She released her firstalbum, “Eliza ’69,” in 1969.For the next decade, shecontinued to write andperform before returning tothe recording studio for hersecond album, “Love fromthe Heart,” in 1979.

In the early 1980s,Gilkyson lived in Europeand toured with Swiss NewAge harpist AndreasVollenweider. She returnedto the United States andrelocated to Austin. Since 1992, Gilkyson has

released 13 albums,including 2004’s The Landof Milk and Honey, whichearned a Grammy nomina-tion for best contemporaryfolk album; Pilgrims(1987), Redemption Road(1997), Misfits (1999),Hard Times in Babylon(2000), Lost and Found(2002) and Paradise Hotel(2005). Her latest CD,Beautiful World, wasreleased in 2008.

Tickets for the concertare $20. Seating is limitedand advance purchase isrecommended. Tickets areavailable at the PerformingArts Studio or TicketStormoutlets, including Gue-

stroom Records and PartyGalaxy stores in the metroarea. A small service chargewill be applied to ticketspurchased through Ticket-Storm. Discounted seasontickets are available at PAS.

For more information onWinter Wind and otherPAS programs, visitwww.thepas.org or call 307-9320.

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The Brewhouse Norman, 110 W. Main St., andJFR Productions have announced a re-launch andgrand reopening party Tuesday.

The party begins at 8 p.m. with live music fromGreen Corn Revival and Kate Leary.

For more information, visit The Brewhouse atbrewhousemusic.com.

Tramel film wins bestpicture at festival

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SOCIAL CALENDARPOP’S

Adam LedbetterSolo/Piano

Othello’s - 6:30 p.m. and

Camille Harp Singer/ Songwriter Othello’s - 9 p.m.

The FirehouseArts Center

Chocolate Festival, 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.

The Forum at theUniversity of Oklahoma

$20- $30

Supermarket Botany at Sam Noble Museum, 2401 Chautauqua Ave.

9 a.m. to noon, $35

Writers Block Evening, 7-11 p.m.

318 College Ave.

Sunday Science Film Series at Sam Noble Museum, 2401

Chautauqua Ave., “Chain Reaction,” 2 p.m., free with paid admission to museum

Winter Wind Concert at the Performing Arts Studio with

Eliza Gilkyson, Santa Fe Depot, 7 p.m., $20

“Hour of Need...Hour to Help” benefi t concert for

Haiti, 4-5 p.m. at OU’s Sharp Concert Hall featuring faculty and students of OU School

of Music. Donations for admittance.

Asian Night @ Riverwind Casino

Green Corn Revival Folk/Rock

The Brewhouse 102 W. Main St.

321-2739 8 p.m.

Haiti Benefi t Concert with South 77 Band,

Hidden Castle, S.W. 24th St.

and Lindsay Ave.7 p.m. - $5 cover

Opening reception for Revisiting the New Deal: Government Patronage

and the Fine Arts, 1933-1943,

Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art.

Guest lecture – 6 pm, opening reception – 7-9 p.m.

FREE

The Oklahoma City Ballet presents “Giselle,” 8 p.m., Civic Center

Music Hall Stage

Blue Moon, Othello’s, 9 p.m.

Tenth annual Daddy-Daughter Dance at the Embassy Suites, 2501 conference Dr., from 2:30 to 9 p.m., $10, tickets on sale

at 366-5472

Travis Linville, Othello’s, 7p.m.

Gallery Opening, Nick Wu, 2 -4 p.m., FREE,

through March 28

Jazz Concert, Beatrice Cole/Mary Reynolds/

Louise Goldberg, 7:30 p.m., FREE

SongWriter Association Norman, Songwriter Open Mic (original songs only)

7-9 p.m. Michelangelos,

207 E Main579-3387

Joe Hopkins Acoustic Show / Going Away

Party w/ Russell Kabir, 7-10 p.m.Café Plaid

Open mic w/ The South 77 Band,

Othello’s - 9 p.m.

Rock Show For Haiti@ Conservatory

8911 N. Western, OKCStardeath & White Dwarfs,

colourmusic & The City Lives

Doors 7pmShow 8pm

$8, All profi ts go to Red Cross Haiti

Relief Fund