Happy Holidays!
Track Santa
Since 1955, NORAD (North American Aerospace Defence Command) has tracked Santa's progress from the North Pole on Christmas Eve. Nowadays you have the choice of following Santa's trek online, using Google Earth, by installing a Google Gadget, or by getting updates on Facebook or Twitter.
Happy Noche de Rabano. ("Night Of the Radishes") in Oaxaca (wah-HAH-kah), Mexico, when figurines are cleverly carved ... from radishes. How festive!
New Movies
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus ( PG-13 Fantasy Adventure ): Director Terry Gilliam's story of a doctor's deal with the devil that sends him scrambling to save his daughter on the eve of her 16th birthday features Heath Ledger's farewell performance. Cast includes Christopher Plummer, Lily Cole, and - filling in for Ledger after he died - Colin Farrell, Johnny Depp, and Jude Law.
Nine ( PG-13 Musical Opens Wide ): "Chicago" director Rob Marshall's adaptation of the Tony-winning Broadway show features an all-star cast that includes Oscar-winners Daniel Day-Lewis, Marion Cotillard, and Penélope Cruz. The story follows a famous film director as he struggles to juggle relationships with his wife, his mistress, his muse, his agent, and his mother. Co-stars Fergie, Judi Dench, Kate Hudson, Nicole Kidman, Sophia Loren.
Sherlock Holmes ( PG-13 Crime Thriller ): Director Guy Ritchie's re-imagining of Arthur Conan Doyle's classic detective features Robert Downey Jr as ‘Holmes' & Jude Law as stalwart partner ‘Watson', who engage in a battle of wits and brawn with a nemesis whose plot is a threat to all of England. Co-stars Rachel McAdams.
Since 1955, NORAD (North American Aerospace Defence Command) has tracked Santa's progress from the North Pole on Christmas Eve. Nowadays you have the choice of following Santa's trek online, using Google Earth, by installing a Google Gadget, or by getting updates on Facebook or Twitter.
Happy Noche de Rabano. ("Night Of the Radishes") in Oaxaca (wah-HAH-kah), Mexico, when figurines are cleverly carved ... from radishes. How festive!
New Movies
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus ( PG-13 Fantasy Adventure ): Director Terry Gilliam's story of a doctor's deal with the devil that sends him scrambling to save his daughter on the eve of her 16th birthday features Heath Ledger's farewell performance. Cast includes Christopher Plummer, Lily Cole, and - filling in for Ledger after he died - Colin Farrell, Johnny Depp, and Jude Law.
Nine ( PG-13 Musical Opens Wide ): "Chicago" director Rob Marshall's adaptation of the Tony-winning Broadway show features an all-star cast that includes Oscar-winners Daniel Day-Lewis, Marion Cotillard, and Penélope Cruz. The story follows a famous film director as he struggles to juggle relationships with his wife, his mistress, his muse, his agent, and his mother. Co-stars Fergie, Judi Dench, Kate Hudson, Nicole Kidman, Sophia Loren.
Sherlock Holmes ( PG-13 Crime Thriller ): Director Guy Ritchie's re-imagining of Arthur Conan Doyle's classic detective features Robert Downey Jr as ‘Holmes' & Jude Law as stalwart partner ‘Watson', who engage in a battle of wits and brawn with a nemesis whose plot is a threat to all of England. Co-stars Rachel McAdams.
