Portland observer. (Portland, Or.) 1970-current, March 14, 2007, Women's History Month Special Edition, Page 14, Image 14

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Rock Shifts Gears in New Film
(A P ) - In C hris R o c k ’s new film ,
he plays a m ustachioed, bespectacled
banker. H e's o ften funny, but ju s t as
often serious and self-exam ining. It's
a realistic film ad ap ted from the
1972 French classic "C hloe in the
A fternoon."
In short, it's a long w ay from
‘1964 - TheTribute'bandwill recreatetheearlydaysoftheFabFour
at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall this weekend and on Monday.
Rockers Recreate Fab Four Concert
The “Number One BeatlesTrib- rate events, and conventions.
ute Show on Earth,” according to Founded in 1984 by high school
Rolling Stone M agazine, 1964 - friends Gary Grimes (a.k.a. Paul
The Tribute band will recreate the M cCartney) and Mark Benson
early days of the Fab Four at the (a.k.a. John Lennon), the repertoire
Arlene SchnitzerC oncert Hall on is from 1963-66, which includes hits
Saturday. March 17 at 7:30 p.m., like "Twist and Shout,” “I Saw Her
Sunday, March 18 at 3 p.m. and Standing There,” “She Loves You”
and “Eight Days A Week.”
M onday, March 19 at 7:30 p.m.
“The idea is to show our audi­
The hand has toured around the
world performing at major concert ence what it was like to be at a
venues, festivals, colleges, corpo­ Beatles concert,” Benson said.
G U A R D IN O
G ALLER Y
"P o o tieT a n g ."
"I T h in k I L ove M y W ife," w hich
o p e n s in th e a te rs F rid a y , M arch
16, is R o c k 's s e c o n d tim e d ir e c t­
ing. T h e first: 2 0 0 3 's "H e a d o f
S ta te ," a fa rc e in w h ic h an a id e r-
m an su d d e n ly b e c o m e s a p re s i­
d e n tia l c a n d id a te an d w in s.
F inding the right tone in m ovies
has been ch allen g in g for the 42-
year-old Rock. M any o f his film s —
from the u n derrated "P ootie T ang"
to the Farrelly brother's "O sm osis
Jones" — have been absurdist.
"I'm in A N O T H E R place as far
as film s are co ncerned," R ock, in his
tradem ark e m p h asis, says o f the aes­
thetic shift. "I w ish I had gotten here
aw h ile back."
Elements of the Ancients Concerts
Celebrate the four elem ents o f
the ancients - Earth, air fire and
w ater - and the four qualities
they represent: balance, freedom
passion and peace during up­
com ing concerts by the Satori
M e n ’s C h o ru s , C o n flu e n c e :
W illam ette Valley M ixed GALA
Pictured Jamee Linton “ River Bend' pam itng
N ext show :
Jamee L in to n & Sara Plaia
February 22-M arch 27
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Actor and comedian Chris Rock directs and stars in
the new movie 'I Think I Love My Wife,' which will be
released Friday, March 16. (AP photo)
Chorus and the Portland Lesbian
Choir.
Directed by Susan Dorn and
Ray Elliott, the “Elemental C on­
nection" perform ance is a m usi­
cal kaleidoscope o f connections
in today’s world.
Perform ances are Saturday,
M a rc h 17, at 7 :3 0 p .m . at
C hem eketa Com m unity College,
Bldg 6, 4(XM) Lancaster Drive
N.E., Salem; and Sunday, March
18 at 4 p.m. with a reception
follow ing at Bethlehem Lutheran
C hurch, 1244 N.E. 3 9 ,h Ave.
Tickets available at the door.
Star Jones Returning to Court TV
( A P ) - Star Jones Reynolds has
landed her own daily talk show.
Court TV has hired Reynolds to
host a show about criminal justice
issues that intersect with the pop
culture world. The still untitled
show, which has no title yet, will
likely start early this fall.
It's a return to her roots for
Reynolds, a lawyer who began her
TV career as a legal commentator on
Court TV in 1991. She was an origi­
nal co-host with ABC's "The View,"
starting in 1997.
Star Jones-Reynolds
"This is the perfect time in our
culture to see how the law, politics
and entertainment come together,"
Reynolds said. "Some people say it
has been on a collision. I say it has
been connected."
Reynolds, 44, left "The View" on
bad terms last summer. Told her
contract wasn't goi ng to be renewed,
she beat co-host and executive pro­
ducer Barbara Walters to the punch
in announcing her departure. That
angered W alters, and Reynolds
wasn't allowed on the air again.