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"Bosses" Saves The Day
The raunchy comedies of 2011 have been mostly swings and misses thanks to lifeless entries like “Bad Teacher.” Fortunately for all of us who like the brow of our comedy to be low comes “Horrible Bosses.”
Art Show Hits Sound Warehouse
Nick Shoulders will display his art from 6 to 9 p.m. today, at Sound Warehouse in Fayetteville. Music will be provided by Timmy Lane and The Motha Folkin Soul.
Crystal Bridges Hires Chef
Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art hired Jacob Harr, who grew up in Rogers, to serve as executive chef. Harr was previously executive chef at Eurest Dining Services in the Walmart Home Office.
Hanks Positively Enjoyable
For years Tom Hanks has been known as the nicest guy in Hollywood. Now with “Larry Crowne” Hanks has made the nicest movie in Hollywood.
Big Robots Doing Stuff
I like to think the “Transformers” trilogy exists for the sole purpose of landing the underappreciated Turturro a huge payday. In a strange way helps me sleep a little better at night.
Fun For All Ages
After striking gold — in both box-office and artistic terms — with “Toy Story 3,” the wonderful folks at Pixar Animation continue their sequel streak with “Cars 2.” Alas, it’s no “Toy Story 3.” Really, what could be?
Reality Trumps Fiction
Oftentimes reality is much more fascinating than fiction. This is certainly the case with “The Horse Whisperer,” a sappy and melodramatic movie about a horse trainer with a compassionate and intuitive approach to his work.
'Bad Teacher' Just Not Very Good
It would be extremely easy for me to fire off a cute little ‘”Bad Teacher’ = Bad Movie” review and just call it a day. But I won’t. “Bad Teacher” doesn’t really classify as a full-on bad movie, it’s merely a not-very-good movie.
Linebreak Editor To Read Work
Jen Jabaily-Blackburn, a recent UA MFA graduate and a senior editor for Linebreak.org, will read her work at the Ozark Poets & Writers Collective monthly meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday, June 28 at Nightbird Books in Fayetteville.
A Real No-Brainer
Jim Carrey has the unique gift of being both a brilliant, hysterical buffoon and a quality dramatic actor. It’s when he aims for a middle ground that the results are dull at best and painful at worst.
