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Aries (Mar. 21-April 19)
Today is an 8
Launch a new project soon. Your work is inspired. Dream big and reinvent your goals. Friends assist you in clarifying an issue. Listen for how to finance it.
Taurus (April 20-May 20)
Today is an 8
A formidable barrier lies ahead.
Proceed with caution. It's probably worth going for it (even if it requires several attempts to get it right). Follow your heart.
Gemini (May 21-June 20)
Today is an 8
Social expenses are higher than expected. Your imagination compensates for any shortcomings. You've got love in great abundance. Take advantage of a rare opportunity. Independent study profits.
Leo (July 23-Aug. 22)
Today is an 8
Boost your relationship with playfulness. You can have fun without spending much. Get involved with your list of fascinating things to learn about. Explore and bring Beginner's Mind.
Cancer (June 21-July 22)
Today is a 7
Reduce the chance of error by decreasing distractions. Spend more time with your partner the next few days. Cooperation and listening are key. Consider all possibilities.
Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)
Today is a 7
Continue to decrease stress by crossing stuff off your personal to-do list (start with things you'll never do anyway). Delegate. Then concentrate on exciting new assignments.
Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)
Today is a 9
Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)
Today is a 9
Stand firm for what you know is right. Set long-term goals with your sweetheart. Be gracious (especially when right). Postpone travel, if possible.
Continue to question longheld plans, and find what's needed at home. Your imagination can take you farther. Friends help you solve philosophical problems.
Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)
Today is an 8
Work may interfere with play, or vice versa. See how to combine the two. You learn and earn more when you're having fun. A good study phase begins.
You're about to find out more than you wanted to know. Your limits are being tested, but you can handle everything coming at you. Just prioritize the most important tasks.
Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)
Today is a Z
Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)
Today is a 9
Don't give up. There's more to it than meets the eye. Your unpaid attention helps clear the blockage. Tell the truth about something that's lost value. Continue to increase your authority.
Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20)
Today is a 6
New understanding comes in time to make changes for the better. Don't get stuck in an upset ... there's no cheese down that tunnel. Meditate in seclusion.
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Dueling Hitchcock movies hit Hollywood
Anthony Hopkins endured hours in the makeup chair to complete his "Hitchchick" transformation, "Hitchchick" open in select theatres Thanksgiving weekend.
Which Hitch is which? That's the question many viewers are asking following Saturday's premiere of HBO's original film "The Girl," the already-controversial dramatization of Alfred Hitchcock's power struggle with Tippi Hedren, the ex-model he plucked from diet drink-hawking obscurity to star in "The Birds," the great director's wildly ambitious follow-up to "Psycho"
Screenshots of Hopkins, uncannily transfigured beneath layers of prosthetic makeup and framed in the iconic "Good Evening" profile have been circulating since last April. My only complaint about the performance so far is his voice, which doesn't quite do justice to the aristocratic tenor of the original.
So now we have two Hitchcock stories opening almost within a month of each other, both dealing with notoriously grueling film shoots and each claiming scandalous knowledge of the director's private life, which included the obsessive fetishization of his "cool-blonde" leading ladies and the alleged harassment of sev-
There have been rumblings of a Hitchcock biopic for over a year now, but "The Girl" has seldom been the focus of this coverage. Poised for a Nov. 23 release, another movie centered on the Master of Suspense, this one simply titled "Hitchcock", is snagging the lion's share of the buzz through the laurel-catcher casting of Anthony Hopkins as Hitch and Helen Mirren as Alma, the British filmmaker's long-suffering wife and steadfast collaborator.
erat of these actresses, including Grace Kelly and Miss Hedren. Is Hollywood big enough for both films, or is one destined to overshadow the other? Time will tell, but both "Hitchcock" and "The Girl" have merits worth noting in the meantime.
"Blondes make the best victims," the real Hitchcock said on one occasion. "They're like virgin snow that shows up the bloody footprints." Julian Jarrod's "The Girl," based on film historian Donald Spoto's book "Spellbound by Beauty," seems to have taken this quote to heart. It serves up a pulpy "what-if?" scenario that finds Miss Hedren (Sienna Miller) being stalked by her director throughout the filming of "The Birds" and its less-successful follow-up "Marnie, only to find her film career sabotaged after rejecting his advances. Hedren, now 82, served as a consultant for Miller on the film and has sworn to its authenticity.
Toby Jones plays this incarnation of Hitchcock as a lecherous, tyrannical pervert who's been given a lifelong pass by an industry fearful of affronting his genius. Imelda Staunton co-stars as Alma, who in this version comes across as a fussy, willful enabler. Jones, the
Fans of the director are less likely to get their feathers ruffled by Sacha Gervasi's "Hitchcock" which promises a far more flattering portrayal of Hitch and the lifelong love affair he shared with Alma. Most of the film revolves around the making of "Psycho" and Hitchcock's endless battle with Production Code worrywarts over Janet Leigh's shower scene, an enduring triumph of sensory horror that arguably birthed the modern slasher film.
same diminutive British character actor who voiced Dobby the House Elf in the "Harry Potter" series, certainly has bad luck choosing high profile roles around the same time as better-known performers. He appeared as true-crime novelist Truman Capote in 2006's "Infamous," a movie that was still in production when Philip Seymour Hoffman won an Oscar for playing the same character in "Capote."
As Hitchcock once said: "Drama is life with the dull bits cut out." We'll see if that holds true when the life on display is his own.
—Edited by Andrew Ruszczyk
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