WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2012 THE UNIVERSITY DAILY GANSAN PAGE 4 entertainment HOROSCOPES Because the stars know things we don't Aries (March 21-April 19) Today is a 6 The pace is picking up. Accept your greater good. Your workload's getting more intense, as the excellence attracts attention. Release something or someone who's leading you astray. Taurus (April 20-May 20) Today is a 5 Stay out of someone else's argument, and get into relaxation mode for the next two days. You're gaining support. Somebody nearby sure looks good. Seduction suffuses the ambiance. Gemini (May 21-June 20) Today is a 9 Stick with the facts at work. Don't go far too fast. Fix up your home today and tomorrow. Use water imagery. Have the party at your house. Cancer (June 21-July 22) Today is a 7 A voracious learning phase begins. Practicing something you love to do goes well now. Save enough to get a special treat, after paying bills. Resolve confusion. Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) Todav is an 8 Work now; play in a few days. Avoid distractions. You can earn extra cash now. Glamorize your appearance. Ground a vision in reality, and resist temptation. Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) Today in a 0 Assertiveness works well now, so avoid distractions. You're more powerful than usual for the next few days, which is useful with a difficult job. Take first things first. Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) Today is a 6 Slow down and contemplate potential outcomes. Postpone a private meeting. Wrap up details today and tomorrow. Listen at keyholes. There may be a conflict of interests. Revise later. Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) Today is a 9 It's getting fun now (and public). Ponder party possibilities, and enjoy planning music, food and diversion. Give up a fantasy, especially under pressure. Pass along what you've learned. Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) Today is an 8 The upcoming days require patience, as there may be a disagreement about priorities or delayed correspondence. Research the best deal. Wait for new orders. Consider assuming more authority. Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) Today is a 9 Consider attending a business seminar. Plan your agenda. Build a picture of wealth in your mind. Doubts may rise. Imagine doing what you love. Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb.18) Today is an 8 Keep it practical. Figure out finances today and tomorrow, but wait until overnight to sign. Pay bills. Changes necessitate budget revisions. Bide your time. Your assumptions get challenged. Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) Today is a 7 EXCESS HOLLYWOOD Review MOVIE SOURCE: OFFICIAL WEBSITE FOR "ANNA KARENINA" 'Anna Karenina' gaudy and underwhelming LANDON MCDONALD lmondonald@kansan.com lmcdonald@kansan.com Joe Wright's "Anna Karenina" is the cinematic equivalent of a girl who spends hours deciding what to wear on her date only to have absolutely nothing to say when she gets there. Leo Tolstoy's classic tale of desire, betrayal and social outrage has been reduced to the level of an overblown perfume ad, stripped of all depth and complexity in the service of masturbatory set decoration and whatever the budget was for curlicue moustache wax. Wright, the craftsman director who took a break from period pieces with last year's spectacular Euro-thriller "Hanna," seems to have gotten lost in the costume department this time around. His attention to spectacle over story indicates an implicit lack of faith in Tom Stoppard's screenplay, which abridges Tolstoy's sprawling text into a glorified A-list soap opera with a bloated design budget. The film's admittedly gifted cast, including Keira Knightley and Jude Law, can only stand there and brood until it's time for another change of clothes. "Anna Karenina" starts by introducing us to Anna (Knightley) and her extended social circle of dreamers, schemers and incorrigible gossips. At first, Anna seems content in her dual role as wife to the wealthy, emotionally distant Russian statesman Karenin (Law) and mother to cloying young Seryozha (Oscar McNamara). But all that changes the instant she lays eyes on Count Vronsky (Aaron Taylor-Johnson), a handsome cavalryman with a taste for married women and copious amounts of moustache wax, and the seeds of doomed romance are sown and sealed with a gratuitous slow-motion twirl around the ballroom. Knightley, a veteran of countless costume dramas and Wright's go-to leading lady since starring in his 2005 adaptation of "Pride and Prejudice," works to define Anna's struggle beyond the limits of the script, which seems determined to cast her as an impulsive shrew instead of a tragic slave to passion. Taylor-Johnson, an effective young actor in "Kick Ass" and "Albert Nobbs," is difficult to take seriously as Vronsky, mainly because his powder blue wardrobe and improbably porcelain features make him look like a glam-rock version of the Little Drummer Boy. Jude Law's cold fish Karenin is the only character in the movie allowed much in the way of rationality, although his willingness to continually forgive Anna seems ludicrous in context. As the movie progresses, the cuckold husband reveals hidden reservoirs of warmth and devotion, making him the only truly compassionate character in this version of the There's also a sadly underdeveloped subplot involving Levin (Domhall Gleeson, son of the legendary Irish actor Brendan Glesen), a friend of Anna's hedonist brother Stepan (Matthew Macfadney), and his attempts to woo Kitty (Alicia Vikander), a society girl with romantic designs on VRonsky. Levin and Kitty aren't particularly interesting as a couple, but their countryside dalliances mark a welcome break from the frenzied monotony of the city scenes with Anna and her increasingly tiresome love triangle. story, a development that puts us at odds with our heroine, who suddenly seems cruel and self-centered by comparison. Every scene within the Russian aristocracy unfolds like a stage play, complete with artificial backdrops and players moving along the catwalks overhead. The implication is crushingly obvious: for a socialite, every public outing is akin to performing onstage. This idea, while interesting in theory, wears thinner than a stretched corset once we realize Wright is glossing over the heart and soul of a story that's considered among the best ever written. 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