THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
HOROSCOPES
Because the stars know things we don't.
Aries (March 21-April 19) Today is a 6 Upgrade your workplace with a little imagination. Financial hurdles are temporary. A partner offers excellent support. Make love and romance a priority.
Taurus (April 20-May 20)
Today is an 8
Go ahead and ask for what you've been promised; the squeaky wheel gets the grease. Keep smiling! You especially appreciate beauty, ambiance and artistry.
Gemini (May 21-June 21)
Today is an 8
The affection continues. It's as if Valentine's Day never ended. Don't take anything for granted now, and avoid unnecessary conflict. Focus on the love.
Cancer (June 22-July 22)
Cancer (June 22-July 22)
Today is an 8
Not everything goes according to plan, but you can handle detours by applying what you've learned and adding a pinch of creativity. Patch up any leaks.
Leo (July 23-Aug. 22)
Today is a 7
Avoid trying to win an argument, or just skip the fight altogether. Choose peace and calm. Practice paying attention to your breath. Joy doesn't have to cost money.
Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)
Today is a 7
Little steps toward organization can go a long way now.
Exercise clears your head.
Burn off some calories while having fun. Friends can make great partners.
Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)
Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)
Today is an 8
Fall in love with everyday
beauty, the kind you normally
take for granted. Don't sweat
small stuff and avoid silly
arguments. Others speak well
of you.
Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)
Today is a 9
Add some passion to your work. Today could be quite profitable, but don't spend what you don't have. Stick to your budget. Be ready for surprises.
Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)
Today is a 9
Others are depending on you to take action, but there's no need to stress since you're on top of your game. Put some oomph into it. The overall outcome is brilliant.
Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)
Today is a 7
Keep an empowering context or overview for what you're up to, rather than listening to that old, disruptive voice that wants you to believe you can't
Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)
Today is an 8
Increased romance may come with some reversals of fortune Be persistent to get what you really want. Use your wonderful instincts. Save up for it.
Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20)
Today is a 7
Go for what you believe in. Being true to yourself takes you a long, long way. Be grateful for what you have. Wherever you can, build a solid foundation.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15. 2012
CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1 Fool
4 Morse morsels
8 Primary
12 — long way
13 Early caucus state
14 Not deceived by
15 “— Town”
16 Vodka container, at times
18 “Peer Gynt Suite No. 1” composer
20 Chow down
21 Agana’s island
24 Daisy feature
28 Unlikely success
32 Zilch
33 In olden days
34 Mexican entrees
36 Visibility bindrance
39 Hatfield-McCoy arsenal
41 Punishment-related
43 Thicke or Alda
44 Mar-seilles monarch
46 Talk nonstop
50 Y-shaped launcher
55 Kimono closer
56 Aesopian also-ran
57 Amour
58 Bribe
59 Watched
60 "Zounds!"
61 "Certainly"
DOWN
1 Dumb-struck
2 Tart
3 Delhi dress
4 Repugnance
5 Reaction to fireworks
6 Pair
7 Fill fully
8 Liquefied as lava
9 Literary collection
10 "Monty Python" opener
11 Ph. bk. data
17 Space
19 Early bird?
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22 Discoverers' cries
23 Coffee-chocolate blend
25 Vegan's protein source
26 Unsigned (Abbr.)
27 Stamina, slangily
28 Genie's home
29 S-shaped molding
30 Midday
31 Implement
35 Began
38 Cauditioned
40 Wildebeest
42 Journal
45 Capri or Wight
47 Inquisitive
48 Penetrating wind
49 Pinches
50 That girl
51 Deposit
52 Anger
53 Glutton
54 In vitro cells
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SUDOKU
ENTERTAINMENT
Monroe remains an entertainment topic
WHALE'S TALES
NEW YORK — The denizens of "Smash," NBC's new show about the making of a Broadway musical, aren't the first to attempt to make art and/or entertainment about Marilyn Monroe.
The closest Broadway has come to the "Smash" kind of big hagiographic musical was "Marilyn: An American Fable," which had only 34 previews and 17 performances in 1983. That same year, London had "Marilyn! The Musical."
And the New York City Opera also got a crack at Monroe in 1993 with "Marilyn," an opera with flashbacks about her final months with a politician presumably based on Robert F. Kennedy.
— McClatchy-Tribune
Sean Powers
HOLLYWOOD
On Monday morning, Radar Online quoted an anonymous source at Sony saying the release date for the movie, in which Houston plays the mother of aspiring pop singers, is being moved up from Aug. 17 because of fan interest. The film "could be released as early as Memorial Day," Radar quoted the source as saying.
LOS ANGELES — The release of the movie "Sparkle," Whitney Houston's final recorded work, has been the subject of intense interest since the pop star died in Beverly Hills on Saturday.
Shortly afterward, a Sony spokesman said that the report was "not true" and that the film would be released on schedule on the third weekend of August. So for now, it appears to be sitting pat.
Houston's final movie could be released early
A remake of a 1976 Irene Cara movie, "Sparkle" is still technically in postproduction, though a rough cut has been completed. According to executive producer Howard Rosenman, who said
he saw that cut just last week, Houston shines in the film. "She is genius in the movie and it would have been a giant comeback for her," he told 24 Frames.
HOLLYWOOD
The original "Sparkle" told the story of the Williams sisters, a trio of 1950s-era Harlem singers whose stories were loosely inspired by the Supremes. The new version, directed by Salim Akil, is believed to follow a similar story line, with Jordin Sparks as the titular character
McClatchy Tribune
Fame surprises 'The Artist' director
MCCLATCHY TRIBUNE
ORLANDO, Fla. — The honors and accolades have piled up around the little French silent film "The Artist" all through this awards' season — Critic's Choice Awards, Golden Globes, and a Director's Guild of America honor for director writer-director Michel Hazanavicius.
"I didn't ask for all this," Hazanavicius says with a laugh. "I made a movie that had a very low budget, that I struggled to get made. Now, I don't know how to describe what happened or define what has happened, but we have 10 nominations for the Oscars. That is huge, especially for a French film — a French film about Old Hollywood. It's a dream, like a Hollywood fairytale, the kind of story that happens to other people. This time, I am living that fairytale."
Pretty heady stuff for a little-known French director with a thing for Old Hollywood — VERY Old Hollywood. "The Artist," an un-ironic homage to silent films and the Hollywood of the silent movie era, has been acclaimed since it first screened at Cannes last May, with rapturous reviews greeting its arrival in American theaters.
"It's like we found a magic
French film buffs know what the filmmaker is talking about when he expresses surprise at all this glory. He's immersed himself in old-style cinema before, mimicking the look and campy feel of '60s spy movies (and black-and-white World War II action pictures) with his "OSS 117" movies, featuring his dapper and ridiculously dashing "Artist" leading man, Jean Dujardin, as a spy with a touch of Errol Flynn about him. "The Artist" is the pinnacle of that period-look / period-parody style — without the parody.
formula. I wasn't looking for that. I just wanted to make a movie people would enjoy, and then all this happened."
"The OSS' movies were sarcastic," Hazanavicius says. "I wanted to make films that if you turned off the sound, you would think you were watching a film made back then ... After those films, I realized it would be possible to make the illusion more complete, to make a silent movie that looked as if it was made in the '20s."
He studied the editing and lighting styles of the great silent movie makers, from F.W. Murnau ("Sunrise") to Joseph Von Sternberg (1927's "Underworld") and Frank Borzage ("Seventh Heaven"). He took pains to avoid re-watching a couple of his
favorite movies — Billy Wilder's vamp about a faded silent film star, "Sunset Boulevard," and the musical about the upheaval that the arrival of talking movies heralded in Hollywood — "Singing in the Rain."
"I knew I was borrowing from them for my story, but I didn't want to borrow too much. They were my inspiration."
MCCLATCHY TRIBUNE
Being a serious silent film buff, he knew the medium's reputation for hammy, broad acting is unwarranted. "Look at 'The Crowd' or 'Sunrise.' The acting is very natural. So Jean (Dujardin) is not playing his character like Douglas Fairbanks. He is very natural, and the only difference is the way the audience pays attention to him, to all the actors in the movie. When you look at the faces, you pay more attention to the expressions."
Box office for the $15 million film hasn't been spectacular, even with 10 Oscar nominations. But as the odds-on favorite Oscar night, Hazanavicius isn't taking any of the attention for granted, talking up his next project (a planned remake of the Fred Zinneman post-World War II melodrama "The Search") even as he gapes, in wonder, at what unlikely Oscar favorites he and his latest film have become.
Michel Hazanavicius and Bernice Bejo arrive at the 18th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards show at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles on Jan. 29. Hazanavicius" "The Artist" has been a favorite throughout awards season.