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IBJ Movie Night: ‘Seven Pounds’

[Note: all winners have been contacted. See you at the movie.] 

Join IBJ for a sneak preview of the new Will Smith film “Seven Pounds.”

It will be held Tuesday, Dec. 16 at AMC Castleton Square 14.

To score the passes, discuss your favorite Will…

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Quick-notes Friday

–Let the movie awards season begin. “Slumdog Millionaire”–which IBJ A&E readers got a chance to see earlier this week (see your comments here)–was just named 2008’s Best Film by the National Board of Review. See story here.

–Another potential…

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“Slumdog”: Your thoughts

We had a great crowd at the IBJ Night at the Movies screening of “Slumdog Millionaire.”

If you were there, let us know what you thought of the film.

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Indy in January: Back to the ’50s

Break out the poodle skirts and leather jackets. Mid-January, 2009, is being taken over by the 1950s. At least, in Central Indiana it is.

Nobody planned it this way. It’s not a part of some cross-promotion. It just seems to be…

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Lou’s arts thank-you list

A few things I’m thankful for:

–I’m thankful that there’s plenty of material to write about in this blog. And that it has found a loyal readership (between 350 and 900 hits a day).

–I’m thankful for the smart, insightful, fun responses…

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IBJ ‘Slumdog’ movie night

Okay, now that we’ve groggily made it through a pair of midnight screenings of Hollywood popcorn flicks (“Quantum of Solace” and “Twilight”), let’s change the pace a little with a serious Oscar contender…at a reasonable hour.

“Slumdog Millionaire” has not only earned rave reviews,…

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Heartland’s Oscar buzz

You know how, when you’re gathered in the living room filling out you Academy Award ballot with friends and there are the inevitable jokes about nobody having any idea what the nominated documentaries are about?

Well, this year, it could be…

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IBJ movie nights: Bond, etc.

In the past, I’ve hosted a wide range of IBJ Night at the Movies screenings.

The next two, however, are a little different. The tickets I’m giving away are, to be accurate, for IBJ LATE Nights at the Movies. Midnight, to be specific. 

First…

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Fictional Presidential match-ups

Here, for your entertainment, some fictional election match-ups (ignoring party affiliations). Who gets your vote?

Peter Sellers in “Dr. Strangelove” vs. Michael Douglas in “The American President” vs. Morgan Freeman in “Deep Impact”?

Next round:

Martin Sheen on “The West Wing” vs. Donald…

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Film: Can ‘best’ = ‘most popular’?

Interesting stat in today’s New York Times: The last four winners of the Academy Award for Best Picture (“No Country for Old Men,” “The Departed,” “Crash,” and “Million Dollar Baby”) combined didn’t bring in the box office money of 2003’s…

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On celebrity interviews

Peter Bart, one of the smarter guys in Hollywood, has an interesting blog over at Variety. His topic: Celebrity interviews. (Find it here.)

In the piece, Bart elequently points out something I’ve felt for a long time now: That most…

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High school musical memories

Between the upcoming release of Disney’s “High School Musical 3” in theaters–as both an arts journalist and the father of teenage girls, I know a lot about HSM–and my kid’s own real life high school musical (Pike High School’s production…

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Review: ‘Striped Pajamas’

The Heartland Film Festival kicks off tonight with the North American premiere (which I incorrectly stated was a World Premiere in my weekly e-mail) of “The Boy in the Striped Pajamas.”

Landing a major studio premiere is a coup for Heartland…

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Rodgers & Hammerstein thoughts

The well-sung but nondescript production of “The Sound of Music” currently running at Beef & Boards got me thinking about the musicals of Rodgers & Hammerstein. Some random thoughts:

 –The R&H reputation pretty much rests on “Oklahoma!,” “Carousel,” “South Pacific,” “The King…

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What new TV season?

The fall TV series is off and running. Well, not running. Stumbling is a better word.

What used to be an exciting time in TV land is now, well, just ask yourself when the last time was that people in your…

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‘Lakeview Terrace’: your reviews

So, were you among the crowd at the sneak preview of “Lakeview Terrace,” the new film directed by former Hoosier Neil LaBute?

What did you think?

Comments encouraged.

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IBJ Movie Night: ‘Pulp Fiction’

As part of its Flashback Feature series of Wednesday night classics, Circle Centre 9 will be screening “Pulp Fiction” on Sept. 24 at 8.

If you’d you’d like to take advantage of this rare chance to see it on the big screen, e-mail…

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U.S. premiere to launch Heartland

Heartland Truly Moving Pictures announced today that its Opening Night Event, Oct. 16, will feature the North American premiere of the Miramax film “The Boy in the Striped Pajamas.”

Actor David Thewlis (best known from the Harry Potter films),…

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IBJ Movie Night: ‘Lakeview Terrace’

Note: All passes are gone. If I get more, I will repost. I’ll contact winners early this week. Look for news of another IBJ Night at the Movies soon. –LH 

On Sept. 16th, I’ll be hosting…

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Col. Esserman at Start with Art

Today’s Start with Art luncheon at the Convention Center unofficially marks the start of the arts season in Indy.

So were you there? If so, what did you think of Col Dean M. Esserman’s talk?

For those who weren’t, Esserman–Chief of Police…

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