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Billy Bob Thornton stars in ‘Bad Santa,’ which opens in theaters tomorrow.
Movies welcome
holiday season
Several promising films
will open this Thanksgiving
weekend, while others may
fall short of expectations
By Ryan Nyburg
Senior Pulse Reporter
The Thanksgiving weekend marks
the start of the holiday movie season,
for better or worse. It's the time of year
when the studios start throwing out
their Oscar hopefuls alongside the
family-oriented holiday fare, creating
an interesting, if sometimes noxious,
mix for filmgoers. Here are a few of
the films coming out across the coun
try this weekend.
"The Triplets of Belleville" looks to
be the year's best animated film for
adults. Having received plenty of film
festival praise, it now makes its way to
the art house circuit and, as some crit
ics speculate, an Oscar nomination.
The film tells the story of a song-and
dance trio from days gone by who go
on the search for a kidnapped child.
With its unique animated style, this
could be an antidote to all of Disney's
"Brother Bear" schmaltz.
Speaking of Disney, their latest
live-action offering, "The Haunted
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'20 Questions’ features art from Eugene residents and opens at the Bijou on Friday.
Events spice up
holiday weekend
Eugene will host several
events to entertain those
staying here for the holiday
By Ryan Nyburg
Senior Pulse Reporter
While most students head to the
farthest reaches of the country — or
at least to Portland — during the
Thanksgiving holiday, a few people
will hang around town. But once the
Tofurky has run out, these lost souls
will not be without entertainment
over the holiday. Here are a few
events happening around Eugene
during the weekend.
On Friday, singer/songwriter Erik
Muiderman will be performing a free
show at Luna. His set begins at 7
p.m. and will run until 8:30 p.m. At
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LUNA open Tuesday through Saturday at 4 pm
30th East Broadway (541) 434-LUNA
Event info and more at www.lunajazz.com
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