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HOROSCOPES Because the stars know things we don'
Taurus (April 20-May 20) Today is an 8 Consider all possibilities. Now you're a genius at everything that you commit yourself to. And for about nine weeks, you're even good at financial planning. Repeat what you think you heard.
Aries (Mar. 21-April 19)
Today is a 6
For the next few days, work out the financial details and figure out ways to improve the bottom line. Get the word out. Friends give you a boost.
Gemini (May 21-June 20)
Today is a 5
Communication with your partner
is more direct and helpful. Start by
cleaning up old messes. An older
person meets you halfway.
Cancer (June 21-July 22)
Today is a 7
It'll be easier to figure out the job, now and for the next few weeks.
Your priorities evolve or drastically change. Keep everyone on the right track. Stash away the surplus.
Leo (July 23-Aug. 22)
Today is a 7
It's easier to make decisions now and to express your love. Don't be afraid to ask for help, regardless. There's a turning point regarding a boss or employee.
Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)
Today is a 7
Concentrate on your studies. It's time fix up your place and take it to the next level. No more procrastinating! Others look to you for practical advice
Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)
Today is a 5
Deal with financial obligations now, and consider higher values.
Identify the potential for opportunity,
and take action for success. The resources are available.
Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)
Today is a 7
Your mind is less into work and more into enlightenment now. For three weeks, confident productivity leaves time for introspection. Keep your dollars, and study authors who inspire
Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec.
21)
Today is a 6
You're out in public and open for love. Provide for others. Treat them as you'd like to be treated. Go ahead and try a new exotic dish. Learn something new.
Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)
Today is an 8
Find balance between sensitivity and reason, without one overpowering the other. Enjoy romantic moments through most of tomorrow. The truth gets revealed.
Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)
Today is an 8
You're entering a three-week social phase. Use your imagination and connections for positive change. Communications could falter. Notice the bottleneck before you get stuck
Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20)
Today is a 7
You'll finally figure it out, and it will be easier to advance than you imagine. Work with others to avoid conflicts later. New evidence threatens complacency.
MOVIES
Most horror fans would rather go lumberjacking with Leatherface than risk seeing another genre classic slandered by an overproduced, content-neutered remake. The word "remake" alone is enough to repel many purists, who view Freddy and Jason with the same protective ardor other cinemaphiles reserve for the works of Scorsese and Kubrick.
'Evil Dead' best bet for horror remake
So when greenhorn director Fede Alvarez announced his first feature would be a remake of Sam Raimi's 1981 splatter-horror standard "The Evil Dead," the news was met with outrage from the original's fanbase, a passionate lot weaned on the lantern-jawed, chainsaw-wielding awesomeness of Ash (the iconic Bruce Campbell) and his never-ending crusade against a horde of woods-dwelling demons known as the Deadites. The notoriously gory film spawned two wackier, equally beloved sequels: "Evil Dead 2: Dead by Dawn" and "Army of Darkness."
I'm usually disinclined to support remakes myself, but what better time than Halloween to play devil's advocate? I honestly believe this new "Evil Dead" is showing signs of becoming a successful shocker in its own right. For one thing, Raimi and Campbell have both signed on as producers, with Campbell possibly even returning as Ash for a cameo appearance. It won't be the big budget "Evil Dead 4" many fans were clamoring for, but it could renew interest in the franchise to the point where the latter may become a possibility.
The redband trailer, which debuted last week online, revealed Alvarez's vision not as some slick, toned-down rehash
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a zombie saga featuring one of the more harrowing openings in recent memory, and Matt Reeve's "Let Me In," a poignant vampire film released only two years after its still-superior Swedish counterpart "The Right One In."
Are there any other promising horror remakes on the horizon? Certainly not "The Birds," which is being produced by Michael Bay's Platinum Dunes, the same studio responsible for the bland modernizations of "Friday the 13th" and "The Amityville Horror." Hitchcock's classic revamped with Megan Fox dodging digital seagulls? No thanks.
but rather a graphically violent, feverishly paced bloodbath that seems intent on living up to the original's killer tagline: "The ultimate experience in grueling horror!" The movie, shot with a minimum of CGI and co-written by Oscar-winning Diablo Cody ("Juno," "Young Adult"), also eschews the zany black humor that came to the forefront in Raimi's sequels, a change likely to polarize the faithful.
If Alvarez's "Evil Dead" scores well with fans and critics, it could end up joining David Cronenberg's "The Fly" and John Carpenter's "The Thing" on the rarefied list of horror remakes that manage to match or surpass their predecessors. The last few years have seen only three serious contenders for inclusion: Gore Verbinski's "The Ring," Zack Snyder's "Dawn of the Dead,"
The best bet for 2013 besides "The Evil Dead" is probably this February's "Carrie," starring Chloe Grace Moretz as the tormented high schooler with a budding talent for telekinesis and Juliane Moore as her mother, an unhinged religious zealot who views every physical urge as sinful. The movie, a "re-adaptation" of Stephen King's first novel, has all the ingredients of a genuinely innerving psych drama.
Perhaps most importantly, they haven't recast Ash. The new film's protagonist is now a recovering alcoholic named Mia (Jane Levy), whose college-age friends take her on a weekend getaway to that most idyllic of settings: a cabin in the woods. They find an oddly bound book in the cellar and unwisely read aloud from its pages, which of course results in all manner of demonic possessions, sexual harassment by sentient trees and increasingly poor decisions involving home surgery.
Brian De Palma's 1976 original is still highly revered in some circles, but parts of it come off as painfully dated and even misogynistic, especially during that first scene in the showers. Moretz and Moore are both immensely talented actresses and Kimberly Peirce, the director of "Boys Don't Cry," certainly knows her way around the darker reaches of the female psyche. Factor in the national fervor over bullying and you're left with a possible commercial and critical hit.
Let's just hope they don't skimp on the pigs' blood this time.
Edited by Megan Hinman
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'Argo' reaches top spot after three weeks
LOS ANGELES — it took three weeks, but "Argo" finally found its way to the top of the box office.
The Warner Bros. thriller from director and star Ben Affleck, inspired by the real-life rescue of six U.S. embassy workers during the 1979 Iranian hostage crisis, made nearly $12.4 million this weekend, according to Sunday studio estimates. "Argo" had been in second place the past two weeks and has now made about $60.8 million total.
Dan Fellman, head of distribution at Warner Bros., said the studio thought there might be a good chance of "Argo" coming out on top this weekend.
"We're thrilled. An accomplishment like that is well deserved, they don't happen very often. You would probably have to do a lot of searching to find a movie that opened in wide release to have two No. 2 weekends in a row and hit No. 1 in the third week," Fellman said. "It's a tribute to the film. Word-of-math has taken over the campaign. We have a long way to go, we have a lot of year-end accolades which will approach, and we'll see what happens in terms of the Academy."
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