Citizen Cane and Abel: Gerard Butler gets biblical in Law Abiding Citizen

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Citizen Cane and Abel: Gerard Butler gets biblical in Law Abiding Citizen

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There are bad movies and then there are bad movies. Some movies are merely not entertaining and some movies are morally reprehensible. Law Abiding Citizen manages to pull off both kinds of bad so well that it will undoubtedly become a classic of its kind.
Films often reflect social trends and political shifts. Michael Douglas, for example, has built his career on roles that chart the post-1960s crisis points of the white American male. The men he played in the films Basic Instinct, Falling Down, Disclosure, Fatal Attraction, War Of The Roses and The Game are victims of women's liberation, affirmative action and liberalism. Between this film, 300 and the Gamer, Gerard Butler looks set to take his mantle.

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Soul Serenade: Cold Souls brings out the Giamatti in Giamatti

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Cold Souls is a quirky dark comedy, a thought-provoking mystery, as well as a metaphor-ridden quiz. It's edgy enough to pass as weird but formulaic enough for the audience to follow. With interwoven doses of art-house film stamped throughout, it's guaranteed to keep your attention.
The notion behind Cold Souls' story is funnier than it's actually depicted on screen. Paul Giamatti plays an actor named (oddly enough) Paul Giamatti, although he's not the guy from Sideways or Duets; he's a stage actor rehearsing Chekov's Uncle Vanya and struggling to get into the character.

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Beat Down: Beaterator brings your long-awaited collaboration with Timbaland to life

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So Timbaland – now that we're working together, do you mind if I just call you Timba? – anyway, look, we need to take your career in a new direction. I'm not talking about the tweeny music you're producing with Miley Cyrus or those oldster collaborations with Madonna. The record industry is dead. Forget the cellphone album – that was an idiotic idea. The future is in videogames.
Don't laugh. Music videogames go way back. Haven't you heard of that old electronic game Simon? And a few years ago there was MTV Music Generator 2 for the PS2. It was pretty good. Had players moving blocks of sound around – you know, beats, melodies, snippets of bassline – the same kinds of sounds that you juggle around every day. Real music producer stuff made easy.

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No Whiners: It's all about the patch

Pam Stevenson

The 2009 version of Bend's Big Fat Tour this past weekend was epic as usual. I don't really know that because I was a wimp and only did the two-day recreational ride rather than the three-day “Epic” (I had to work Friday – that's my excuse). But I did see what riders looked like after completing all 148 miles of dirt and lava rock and I think the name was appropriate.
Now in its 15th year, the BBFT is the brainchild of Paul Thomasberg, who constructs new routes each year designed to test the mettle of the toughest mountain bikers. This year, the weather forecast was downright horrendous, which would have added to the “epicness” for sure, but instead riders were blessed with three days of perfect trail and riding conditions.

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Firsthand Learning: Students from Pilot Butte Middle School explore the Metolius fisheries

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Recently, the doors to the world were opened wider for 32 students from Molly Grove's 6th-grade class at Pilot Butte Middle School as they explored the ecosystem of the Metolius River – thanks to the efforts of Salmon Watch, an education program within The Freshwater Trust's Healthy Waters Institute.
James Bartlett, PGE fisheries biologist (AKA a “fish-squeezer”) was ready for the first group of students eager to learn more about the fish that ply the Metolius. About 100 yards upriver, Larry Morse, water quality specialist for the City of Redmond was preparing his tools for teaching the students about the chemistry and quality of the river waters.

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Why Modern Poetry Matters: A conversation with The Nature of Words featured poet Matthew Dickman

Suzanne Burns

Matthew Dickman is the exact kind of poet we need at The Nature of Words this year. Big of heart, generous of spirit. Playful. Accessible. At times uncomfortably honest. The Portland-born Dickman's bio reads like that of an author much older than 33: multiple poems and a feature profile (along with his twin brother, Michael, a poet in his own right) in the New Yorker; winner of the Kate Tufts Discovery Award; at the time of this writing, a finalist for the Oregon Book Award. All-American Poem is blazing a path through the world of modern poetry and I, for one, am smitten. Here's what Dickman had to say about his work, Jay Z and his appearance here in Bend next month.

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Our Picks for 10/21 – 10/29: Art For India, Warren Miller’s Dynasty, Larry and His Flask

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Jubelale Art Tour thursday 22 to thursday 29 Are you the type of person who argues with friends about the all-time best label for Deschutes Brewery's Jubelale? Yeah, so are we. We recommend fans of the winter brew check out all the artwork from the 22 different labels at this traveling art show. Taste the beer, too! 10/22, 6-8pm at Jackson's Corner. 10/23, 5-7pm at PoetHouse Art. 10/28, 6-8pm at 900 Wall. 10/29, 5-7pm at Greg's Grill.
Larry and His Flask friday-saturday 23 and 24 There may be a day when the acoustic punks of Larry and His Flask sit down, kick up their road-battered feet and say, “Hey, let's take a break.” But we have no evidence that such a day is coming, an assertion backed up by the fact that after playing two shows on back-to-back nights in Bend, LAHF is hitting the road for yet another tour. Friday at the Domino Room (8:30pm, $6 with Tater Famine and Ether Circus) and Saturday at Silver Moon Brewing Co. (9pm, $3).

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To Fee or Not To Fee: The politics of parking, the power of radio and more!

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City Parking Politics
Say goodbye to the two hours of free parking at the Mirror Pond lots located just off Brooks Street. City parking officials, with the backing of Downtown merchants, are calling for an end to the program that allows patrons to park for two hours while they shop or run errands downtown because of abuse by downtown business owners and employees who are gaming the system, according to city staff.
The city has been trying for years to crack down on employee parking though permit systems and the construction of a $9.7-million parking garage with taxpayer dollars. City officials, however, continue to document downtown employees using spaces designated for customers either by moving their cars throughout the course of the day or, in the case of the Mirror Pond lots, exploiting a loophole in the rules.

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The Downtown Parking Hogs

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People hate paying to park, and they can display incredible ingenuity when it comes to finding ways to avoid it.
In the two parking lots next to Mirror Pond, for example, some people who work downtown have invented a clever dodge. They park their cars and take advantage of the first-two-hours-free deal. Then they come back and buy a parking sticker for $1. That lets them park a total of five hours for a measly buck.
How many downtown employees are working this scam? We don't know, but city officials and Diamond Parking – which enforces downtown parking restrictions and gets a cut of the revenue from parking fines and the pay parking lots – say it's a significant number. And what they propose to do about it is to eliminate the two free hours.

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Come Back Balloon Boy!: A balloon bubble bursts, the recession ends, China offends and more!

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The author has been sent on the road to discover a lost country formerly known as America. He is reporting from YouTube, where kicks in the groin, hoaxes, and crap artists are encouraged, yet criticism of YouTube and current healthcare – symbolized by water sports as our shared bondage – are flagged for “violating community guidelines,” on assignment for Or-Bust.com and The Source Weekly.
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Why we elected Obama at last emerged when the administration informed US Attorney Generals to not prosecute stoners in states who really, really need weed for, um, cataracts and bad muscles, and, yah, I was driving down Greenwood and this bike was on the sidewalk and I was like “Whoa dude! You're riding a bike and I'm driving and that's so cool cuz we're both going in the same direction!” And then that song by Neil Young came on about the river and I was singing and then the cop said…

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