Entertainment
Film clips
posted: 05/17/2013 3:08 a.m. Discuss
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
posted: 05/17/2013 2:59 a.m. Discuss
(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
posted: 05/17/2013 2:58 a.m. Discuss
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
posted: 05/17/2013 2:54 a.m. Discuss
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
posted: 05/17/2013 2:53 a.m. Discuss
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
posted: 05/17/2013 2:51 a.m. Discuss
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
posted: 05/17/2013 2:51 a.m. Discuss
1. The Good ———2. Under the ———3. Go Tell It on the ————4. Tobacco ———
'Star Trek' boldly goes into summer movie season
posted: 05/16/2013 11:02 a.m. Discuss
No one has ever questioned J.J. Abrams’ grasp of mainstream movie tropes, and this week’s MovieStyle gives this week’s great exploding inevitable — Star Trek: Into Darkness — its due.
Growth epic for film festival
posted: 05/16/2013 4:56 a.m. Discuss
Since the first Little Rock Film Festival in 2007, attendance has grown from 5,000 to more than 25,000. Organizers hope that this year’s biggest change, dividing events between downtown and Argenta, will lead to greater economic impact and community involvement.
‘Am’ fare best bet at Lupita’s
posted: 05/16/2013 3:40 a.m. Discuss
You’d expect a restaurant called Lupita’s Original Mexican Food (or perhaps Original Mexican Food Lupita’s as it appears on the exterior green-white-and-red banner) to serve tostadas, burritos and fajitas.
THE WEEKEND TEN
posted: 05/16/2013 3:36 a.m. Discuss
1 BAKLAVA Volunteers will dish up plates full of baklava, pastitso and gyros as the International Greek Food Festival returns, 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Friday-Saturday and 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Sunday at Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church, 1100 Napa Valley Drive.
Fast Forward
posted: 05/16/2013 3:32 a.m. Discuss
NEXT WEEK Battle: The series of Civil War sesquicentennial events marches on with the Battle of Helena 150. While the battle itself was fought July 4, 1863, this commemoration is planned for May 24-26 in Helena-West Helena.
THE TV COLUMN: NBC special closes The Office door after 9 years
posted: 05/16/2013 3:24 a.m. Discuss
And now, it’s finally time to bid a fond farewell to our friends at Dunder Mifflin.
ENTERTAINMENT NOTES
posted: 05/16/2013 3:23 a.m. Discuss
Elsewhere in entertainment and the arts: Wings on screen Rockshow, a remastered concert film featuring Paul McCartney and Wings, derived from the 1975-76 “Wings Over America” tour, with a bonus 12-minute interview with McCartney, will be back on the big screen for the first time in more than 20 years at 7 p.m.
