THE UNIVERSITY DAILY & ANSAN
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2012
entertainment
HOROSCOPES
Because the stars know things we don't
Aries (March 21-April 19)
Today is a 9
Good news from far away boosts your optimism. You're irresistible. A happy reunion is possible. Don't overdo it where food is involved. For the next seven months, work well with your team.
It's easier to increase your authority these days. Believe you can prosper. Being responsibly wealthy is a good thing. Propel your career forward with velocity.
Taurus (April 20-May 20)
Today is an 8
Gemini (May 21-June 20)
Today is a 9.
Travel beckons for the foreseeable future, and it'll be easier to achieve your goals and to fix up your place. Take on a challenge or a charming suggestion.
Cancer (June 21-July 22)
Today is a 9
It's easier to save money as you transform old patterns. Form a new partnership. Make time to chat with your associates. All's well.
Leo (July 23-Aug. 22)
Today is a 9
Partnership activities move on goals you set in the past. The more service you provide, the more money you'll make. Gather it up.
Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)
Today is an 8
It's getting easier to tell fact from fantasy. Your passions are stirred, and there's abundance headed your way. Streamline your routines for the next seven months. Offer encouragement.
Libra (Sept. 23-0ct. 22)
Today is a 9
Creativity becomes second nature for you, as love gets especially noticeable and miracles abound
Keep most of what you know under your hat.
Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)
Today is a 7
Improve your living conditions as you search for tantalizing cuisine. You can get whatever you need. Find a good deal far away.
Sagittarius
(Nov. 22-Dec. 21)
Today is a 9
Communication efforts gain in importance and effectiveness, and it's easier to understand machinery. Allow others to be generous. A partner shares valuable contacts.
Capricorn
(Dec. 22-Jan. 19)
Today is a 9
It's easier to increase your income. Let your partner take the lead, and provide positive reinforcement. You're both making a good impression.
Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb.18)
Today is a 9
A fantasy is becoming more possible. You have the contacts. For the next phase, it's easier to understand. You can do anything. Stick to your plan. Assume authority.
Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20)
Today is a 7
You can rely on your dreams for valuable insight and motivation, so follow them. Accept invitations. This is going to be fun.
MOVIES
EXCESS HOLLYWOOD Review
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Oval office obsessed
"I am the president of the United States, clothed in immense power!"
So says acting titan Daniel Day-Lewis, midway through another Oscar-minded performance in Steven Spielberg's "Lincoln," the latest in a long and colorful line of presidential biopics.
Although "Lincoln" only covers the last four months of Honest Abe's life before his appointment with destiny at Ford's Theatre, Spielberg's film is a sturdy example of the traditional biopic: a historical drama that relies on towering performances and a swelling soundtrack to condense the messy confluence of a person's life into two hours of easily digestible entertainment.
By Landon McDonald
lmcdonald@kansan.com
The stories of our Commanders in Chief will always make for compelling cinema, perhaps because executive power itself is so enticingly cinematic. With the exception of certain athletes and inexplicably famous reality stars, presidents are the closest thing we Americans have to royalty. Their triumphs and tribulations can reflect our own power-driven fantasies. Just as theater-goers in Shakespeare's London hungered for dramatizations of kingly ambition and courtly intrigue, we too yearn for a glimpse into the public and private lives of our leaders.
Lincoln's life in particular has proven irresistible fodder for filmmakers. The great John Ford set the bar high in 1939, when he directed "Young Mr. Lincoln"
with Henry Fonda as the promising young lawyer fated to salvage the soul of a nation. The film is a largely fictionalized account of Lincoln's young adulthood, focusing on how his law practice paved the way for his actions as president.
The small screen has also been employed to great effect when examining lesser-known presidents and their impact on history. Before achieving mainstream acclaim with "The King's Speech," Tom Hooper helped the brilliant "John - Adams" for HBO. The miniseries starred Paul Giamatti as Adams and centered on the second president's ideological clashes with rival Thomas Jefferson (Stephen Dillane).
Director and professional provocateur Oliver Stone is perhaps the unequivocal authority on presidential biopics, having made no less than three of them himself. His first biopic released in 1991, "JFK", is less a meditation on Kennedy's life than a byzantine exploration of the conspiracies surrounding his death by an assassin's bullet in
Dallas. "Nixon," with Anthony Hopkins in the title role, paints Tricky Dick as a Machiavellian wheeler-dealer, fundamentally warped by his strict Quaker upbringing and an inborn lust for treachery. Both movies were praised by critics and roundly dismissed by historians as risible politicking.
Stone's "W," strategically released just prior to the 2008 election, offered a surprisingly tame (some would say toothless) analysis of George W. Bush, played by Josh Brolin as a bornagain bumber granted a clear path to the White House as compensation for years spent living in the shadow of his father and comparatively intelligent younger brother. Some attacked the film as cheap and malicious; others argued Stone hadn't gone far enough. The only effective element I can remember was Bob Dylan's "With God On Our Side" playing over the end credits.
Spielberg, one of Hollywood's true pragmatists, delayed the opening of "Lincoln" until this Friday to avoid allegations of trying to influence the election. His film, which chronicles Lincoln's frantic attempts to pass the 13th Amendment before the Confederacy's official surrender, now serves as a reminder of the presidency's unique power to refocus partisan gridlock or transcend it all together, a potential President Obama would be wise to embrace during his second term. A few public speaking lessons from Mr. Day-Lewis wouldn't hurt either.
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CROSSWORD
1 Choir voice
5 Tackle the slopes
13 Moray, for one
17 Shake-spearean king
ACROSS
14 Heifer
15 Chris
Matthews'
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18 "Delicious!"
19 MOCK band's need
20 Vertical
22 State Peter Pan rival
23 Stereo setups
35 Aquatic plant life
36 Female deer
37 Bouquets-to-order co.
38 High
41 Sticky stuff
42 Tier
45 Culture medium
46 Concealed trigger
48 Sandwich shop
49 That guy's
50 Admitting customers
51 Kennel squeal
52 Chase
26 Resident
30 Lotion
additive
31 Spicy
32 Green land
33 Kadiddlehopper portrayer
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2 Hawaiian feast
3 Expression
4 Peculiar
5 Sordid
6 Edible seaweed
7 Under the weather
8 Diamond location
9 Stead
10 First man
11 KFC flavorer
16 Taverns
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21 Educa-
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23 Owns
24 Sort
25 Enemy
26 Put on
27 Sharp turn
28 Historic period
29 Born
31 Weeding tool
34 Monkey (with)
35 On
37 Palm off (on)
38 “— and the Tramp”
39 Curved molding
40 Respond to gravity
41 Clench
42 Kelly of morning TV
43 Raw rocks
44 Took off
46 Nevertheless, for short
46 Neverthe less,
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47 Travail
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