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Clackamas Print Wednesday, April 16, 2008 ■eatherheads’ ;ick-off flies high -timey football a moment in the ’light in George oneyys new quirky antic comedy len Conley Print i George Clooney’s first )t in directing a comedy, lerheads” will appeal to ins oftell breeds. A strong ith a good chemistry and se makes up for what be Considered a weak and although sometimes , it is! unique enough to he audience captivated. in 1925, the film docu- the rise and legitimiza- f the professional football j. John Krasinski plays : from George Clooney as veet, if moderately clue- Carter Rutherford, the typical American golden id war hero. Clooney por- the older and far more but ooviously charming, f “Dodge” Connolly, the ss andEnderhanded lead- the Duluth Bulldogs. His :ter is loosely based on ill Hall of Famer Johnny d” McNally. times,Rhe athletic aspect film lakes somewhat of ; seat to the plotline of and Dodge vying for mantic attention of Ms. Littleion, a fast-talking, Stic journalist played by Zellweger. ; cinematography is an tching, but slightly corny, rack to the photographic que of the 1920s. The 1 costume design is well- and what it sometimes a realism it makes up for le sense of nostalgia it l,s, bringing to mind the easiesland underground ubs of the period. The actual sports scenes are least partially drunk throughout reminiscent of the days before most of the scenes, so much so Astroturf, Ashley Simpson in fact that it almost becomes a half-time shows and wardrobe crutch, as if the writers decided malfunctions, when men were that when there were no more men, mud was mud and a high- witty lines to be said, eye class playing field meant there lashes to be batted or punches wasn’t a cow wandering along to be thrown, the best solution the edges. would be to put a bottle - or The fast-paced and sardonic occasionally, in classic prohibi repartee between Zellweger tion style, a preserves jar — to and Clooney, and slapstick one’s lips. style comedy, keeps the viewer Clooney’s second attempt amused even when nothing else at directing and starring in a does. film is a skilled and- somewhat Although the movie is set in quirky take on the sports and the era of prohibition, the char romance genre, and is, overall, acters still manage to remain at a commendable success. Artfculture 9 Children's author J.K. Rowling testifies in packed NY court room, says Potter encyclopedia is ‘theft’ of her work larry Neumelster The Associated Press J.K. Rowling testified before a packed courtroom in a lawsuit to block publication of a Harry Potter lexicon, tell ing a judge that the book amounts to a “wholesale theft” of nearly 20 years of her hard work. “We all know I’ve made enough money. That’s abso lutely not why I’m here,” Rowling told the judge in U.S. District Court. The British author sued Michigan-based RDR Books last year to stop publication of Steven Vander Ark’s “Harry Potter Lexicon,” claiming copyright infringement. Vander Ark runs the popular Harry Potter Lexicon Web site, and RDR wants to publish a print version of the site and charge $24.95. Rowling claims the book is nothing more than a rear rangement of her own material and told the judge it copied so much of her work that it amounted to plagiarism. “I think it’s atrocious. I think it’s sloppy. I think there’s veiy little research,” she testified Monday. “This book con stitutes wholesale theft of 17 years of my hard work.” She also said she has recently started work on her own encyclopedia and plans to donate the resulting profits to charity —- adding that she does not expect to complete it for two to three years because she wants to do it right. If Vander Ark’s lexicon is published, “I’m not at all con vinced that I would have the will or the heart to continue with my encyclopedia,” she said. RDR’s lawyer, Anthony Falzone, in an opening state ment defended the lexicon as a reference guide, calling it a legitimate effort “to organize and discuss the compli cated and very elaborate world of Harry Potter.” The small publisher is not contesting that the lexicon infringes upon Rowling’s copyright but argues that it is a fair use allow able by law for reference books. Rowling said she believed that a victory by Vander Ark could damage the Harry Potter name and embolden imita tors. Rowling choked up when her lawyer, Dale Cendali, asked what Harry Potter meant to her. • “I really don’t want to cry because I’m British you know,” the mother of three said. Then she added, “These characters continue to mean so much to me over a long period of time. It’s very difficult for someone who is not a writer to understand what it means to the creator. The clos est you could come is to say, ‘How do you feel about your children?’ These books, they saved me.” 4/18 - “Forgotten Kingdom, rated PG-13, starring Jackie Chan and Jet Li. An American teen is transported back in time to ancient China, where he joins a crew of warriors to help free the king. 4/18 - “Forgetting Sarah Marshall,” rated R, starring Jason Segal and Mila Kunis. After a break-up with his girlfriend, TV sitcom star Sarah Marshall, a depressed Peter heads to Hawaii to try his best to forget every detail of his relationship.
