WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 28. 2012
entertainment
HOROSCOPES Because the stars know things we don't
Aries (March 21-April 19)
Today is a 8
Be present to your luck and intelligence. Start with what you know, and learn what you need. Associates supply bright ideas. Now's a good time to set priorities.
Taurus (April 20-May 20)
Today is a 8
You gain a surprising advantage, financially and otherwise. Go for it, while maintaining a realistic perspective. Slow down the pace for a couple of days, and replenish reserves.
Gemini (May 21-June 20)
Today is a 9
Cancer (June 21-July 22)
Today is a 6
Entering a two-day pensive phase. Your ideas will reach farther, with exceptional patience. Your dreams are prophetic. Postpone travel for now.
Leo (July 23-Aug. 22)
Today is a 9
Exceptional patience is required right now. Luckily, you have your friends when you need them. Continue to build up your assets, and increase your leverage.
Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)
Today is a 7
A change in your work routine coming your way. You'll get to take on more responsibility. Or maybe not. Appreciate your mate's uniqueness. Don't ask for favors now.
Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)
Today is a 8
If you present a workable plan, you'll accomplish it. It all starts with the first step. Technology can help. Make necessary changes to the design as you evolve.
Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)
Today is a 7
Working on finances doesn't have to dampen your enthusiasm. Look on the bright side, and end up on top. Give an unusual gift. Laugh until your sides ache.
Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec.
21)
Today in a B
Today is a 9
Delegate. more to others, and get the work done. Make time for learning something new. Intuition proves to be right on. Avoid distractions. Keep the faith.
Capicorn
Dec. 22-Jan. 19
Today is a 7
There's more work coming. It's no time for getting sidetracked.
Just get things done with the help of experts, or alone.
Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)
Today is a 7
Get rid of the trash you've been accumulating, but keep the good ideas. You may even find something of value as you clean up. Managing your time get easier. And you get busier.
Pisces
(Feb. 19-March 20)
Today is a 8
Slow down and listen for the next day or two. Hope broadens your mind. Now is when you're glad you put in the extra effort to create exemplary work. Wow yourself!
EXCESS HOLLYWOOD Review
MOVIE
CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
Ex-mental patient Pat (Bradley Cooper) finds a fractured soulmate in the form of Tiffany (Jennifer Lawrence) in David O. Russell's "Silver Linings Playbook."
Cooper shines in 'Silver Linings'
Pat (Bradley Cooper) is a man on the mend, freshly sprung from a psychiatric hospital and determined to save his crumbling marriage by committing himself to a life of optimism and relentless self-improvement. Tiffany (Jennifer Lawrence) is a woman in trouble, a recently widowed policeman's wife who uses sex as a painkiller. Would it surprise you to learn these two were made for each other?
David O. Russell's unmedicated romantic comedy "Silver Linings Playbook" is a rarity for its genre: a warmly observed, genuinely moving love story that refuses to tiptoe around prickly subjects like adultery and mental illness. Like Russell's previous work, most notably his fraternal boxing drama, "The Fighter," the primary focus here is on family, specifically the way our loved ones can act as the driving catalyst behind our deepest anxieties, hopes and fears.
After eight months of court-mandated treatment for bipolar disorder following the savage beating of his wife's lover, Pat moves back home with his doting, enabler mother (Jackie Weaver, so memorable as the gangster granny in "Animal Kingdom") and cranky, sports-obsessed father (Robert De Niro). It's painfully obvious where Pat's issues come from. The De Niro character is hopelessly OCD when it comes to his beloved Philadelphia Eagles, dependent on a variety of game-day rituals to justify his increasingly perilous job as a bookie.
Desperate to avoid taking his
meds, Pat attends a dinner party thrown by his unhappily married friends (John Ortiz and Julia Stiles), and there he meets the crazy-cute Tiffany and the movie begins in earnest. Pat and Tiffany's budding relationship hits all the beats of a traditional rom-com, complete with the looming challenge of a third-act dance contest, yet Cooper and Lawrence avoid cliché by throwing themselves headlong into their roles, achieving a gloriously unbalanced chemistry that anchors the rest of the film.
This is a massive step forward for Cooper, who stumbled earlier this year in the flaccid plagiarist drama "The Words." He brings a sense of credible heartache to Pat, a hangdog dejection that gives way to sudden, manic flights of fancy. I look forward to watching him grow as an actor outside the seemingly interminable "Hangover" franchise.
Jennifer Lawrence, an art-house darling who's proven her chops on the blockbuster circuit with "X-Men: First Class" and this year's "The Hunger Games," gives the best performance of her young career as Tiffany, a pint-sized tempest of roiling emotion. It's difficult to act
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simultaneously fierce and vulnerable, but Lawrence sticks the landing with confidence ease. Watching her rehearse a dance routine with Cooper's character while Johnny Cash and Bob Dylan croon "Girl From The North Country" on the soundtrack will stand as one of my favorite movie moments of 2012.
"Silver Linings" is also a welcome comeback vehicle for De Niro, the legendary actor whose recent output has been tending toward self-parody. He's fully engaged here as a father struggling to connect with his son over the gulf of their dueling neuroses. It's fascinating to watch the panic set in when he realizes Pat's commitment to the dance contest will interfere with the Eagles' weekly "jiuji." This is a meaty, dignified role, and I wouldn't be surprised if it lands the ex-Goodfella vet another Oscar nod.
The film also features strong supporting turns from Chris Tucker as Pat's constantly truant friend from the looy bin and Anupam Kher as his sympathetic therapist. The whole production comes together wonderfully, buoyed by one of the better soundtracks I've heard in a while. The only failing here is the ending, which might strike some as a tad simplistic given the depth and quality of what's come before. Overall, though, "Silver Linings Playbook" is the genuine article: a smart, vivacious holiday crowd-pleaser.
Edited by Brian Sisk
TELEVISION
Cory and Topanga return to TV
MCCLATCHY TRIBUNE
After weeks of rumors (that had twentysomethings squealing), the network acknowledged that it is working on a pilot called "Girl Meets World," a sequel to the popular sitcom that aired from 1993 to 2000.
LOS ANGELES — “Cory & Topanga 4Ever” is no longer a silly scribble in a notebook. Disney Channel confirmed Tuesday that it's developing a spinoff of the '90s ABC comedy "Boy Meets World" — and that the original show's central couple will be back.
"I'm going to be a father! Well, on TV at least. The 'Boy Meets World' sequel is officially happening." Ben Savage tweeted Monday. And Danielle Fishel posted a blog on her Tumblr page making her involvement official.
Savage and Fishel will reprise their roles as Cory Matthews and Topanga Lawrence, the Ross and Rachel of the TGIF crowd. More than a decade later, they'll be the parents of a 13-year-old daughter named Riley, the protagonist of the new show. A nationwide casting search to fill that role is under way.
Although the news has "Boy Meets World" fans in a frenzy, the new show is still in the development phase, so there are no guarantees about its future.
The pilot is being produced by Michael Jacobs, who was the executive producer of "Boy Meets World" — in addition to "Charles in Charge" and "My Two Dads."
There's also no word on whether any other familiar faces might pop up — has anyone started the Shawn (Rider Strong) and Mr. Feeny (William Daniels) petitions?
SUDOKU
Difficulty Level ★★★
Correction
Yesterday's entertainment section of the University Daily Kansan did not have a sudoku, crossword or cryptquip. This was a mistake. All three puzzles will still be featured in the entertainment sections of each print issue of the Kansan.
11/28
CROSSWORD
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5 Knock 39
8 Envelope part 41
12 Neural trans-mitter 46
13 Ram's mate 51
14 Toy block name 54
15 No skeptic 56
17 Microwave, e.g. 57
18 Nickel-odeon-style gunk 59
19 Kind of movie glasses DO
21 Pinnacle 1
24 Rowing need
25 Courage
28 Elliptical
30 "Modern Family" network
33 Fire residue
34 — so often
35 Sticky stuff
36 Muumuu accessory
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3 — me tangere
4 Inner selves, to Jung
5 Gun the engine
6 Shock and —
7 Saucy
8 Plant life
9 Effectiveness
10 Screenwriter James
11 Small lake
16 Common Mkt. inits once
20 Sacred
22 Relocate
23 Chris of tennis fame
25 Cowboy's sweetie
26 Work with
27 Pick-pocket's crime
29 Met melody
31 Feathery neckpiece
32 Web address ending
34 Catch sight of
38 Decapitate
40 Some stockings have them
42 Restroom for short
43 Team leader (Abbr.)
44 Sandwich treat
45 Wound reminder
47 There-fore
48 Came down
49 Measure of force
52 Whopper
53 Keebler employee?
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