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ENTERTAINMENT / WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2010 / THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN / KANSAN.COM
HOROSCOPES
10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging.
ARIES (March 21-April 19)
Today is a 6
TAURUS (April 20-May 20)
Today is a 8
You could obsess over the details of your partner's situation, or instead redirect that energy toward your own to-do list. This gets more accomplished.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21)
Today is a 7
Sticking to a practical plan presents problems. Others in the group just want to play, Bribe them if you must, to get the job done. Promise entertainment later.
day is 7
You're nearing the finish line. All the pieces are there before you, and all you need is to put them together and add a glamorous final touch.
CANCER (June 22-July 22)
Today is a 6
Someone in your household is overthinking today's schedule. You may need to just get started before figuring out the finishing touches.
LED (July 23-August
Today is a 6
Today's
Don't let your impulsive ideas carry you off task. Instead, harness that imagination to make ordinary processes more fun. Best results show when you focus wit and energy.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)
Today is a 7
Today is
Your self-esteem lies in the balance while you wrestle with an associate's question. The group needs to address the situation, to discover workable choices.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)
Today is a 6
Questions arise in your work that only you can answer. Don't depend on others. Use your own imagination to cast light directly on the problem.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)
Today is a 6
internal dialogue provides you a different point of logic. Harmony is the goal, and assertive energy is required to achieve it. Imagine freedom.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)
Today is a 7
Today is 7
An older associate takes some of your work, so that you can spend time with family. Use the time to regroup and rethink a long-term decision. Change is good.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)
Today is a 5
Today is 8 a.m.
You may feel anxious about career goals. Pay attention to the mood.
You discover that the worry isn't yours. Help someone else to lighten it.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb.18)
Today is a 6
Today is a 6
Thoughts race as you evaluate
new data. You didn't anticipate an
important development that could
change everything. Assess well
before taking action.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20)
Today is a 6
Today is a **8**.
You may recall a dream about something extremely old. Ancient objects or symbols may reflect the need to research and understand your roots.
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By Dave Green
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Seventh Harry Potter film set away from 'Hogwarts'
Difficulty Level ★★★
Answer to previous puzzle
MCCLATCHY-TRIBUNE
The absence of the ancient academy from the seventh movie, according to producer David Heyman, informs the texture and rhythm of the franchise's penultimate installment. The film is very much a road-trip adventure with the three main characters — played by Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint
When the first part of the two-part "Harry Potter" franchise finale reaches theaters on Nov. 19, it will do so without one of the series' signature characters. But the missing star is not a wizard, Muggle, goblin or troll, it's a place. The seventh film is the first without any notable screen time spent inside the stone corridors of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, the castle that has become synonymous with the magical epic.
WATFORD, England — There was a break in the action — the cast and crew of "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" were milling about waiting for the next set up on a summer day here in 2009 — and Daniel Raddliffe sat back in his seat and admired the life of a fugitive. "Everybody is after us," the actor said of his on-screen persona, Harry Potter, and his partners in magic. "We're to the point in the story where it's a lot of action and we're on the run. And that's brilliant."
and Emma Watson — in fugitive mode and preparing for the final showdown with Lord Voldemort, portrayed with reptilian rasp by Ralph Fiennes.
Ralph Fiennes.
"It gives this film a very different feel to be away from Hogwarts," Heyman said. "The main characters — Harry, Ron and Hermione
ters — Harry, Ron and Hermione — are on the run and, yes, they do go to some magical places, like the Ministry of Magic, but a lot of the film is set in a quite naturalistic setting, and that makes it feel very real and very human. There's plenty of magic, of course, but it's set against a very real context.
Radcliffe said treading past the stony floors of the Hogwarts set in Watford energized the cast during the production of the seventh and eighth films, which were
a very real context. "It feels real, gritty at times and beautiful at other times"
When last we left the orphaned wizard at the end of 2009's "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" he was mourning Hogwarts headmaster Albus Dumbledore (Michael Gambon), who had been cut down by Severus Snape (Alan Rickman).
The forces of Voldemort were ascending, and the gathering darkness was far removed from the tone and twinkle of the first films in a franchise that has pulled in more than $5.3 billion in worldwide box office.
"This movie just looks different than the other ones. We've spent so much time at Hogwarts that it makes it fresh to go somewhere new on screen."
The seventh film has dramatic downsides with Voldemort's cult, the Death Eaters, and a startling supernatural heist job that includes
made together in a shoot that began in February 2009 and did not wrap until mid-june of this year.
"We've spent so much time at Hogwarts that it makes it fresh to go somewhere new on screen."
DANIEL RADCLIFFE
Actor
a dragon as the untamed getaway vehicle.
But Heyman said some of the most compelling sequences are marked by emotional tension and smothering suspense.
the films of (director) David Yates is that you really feel the human element," Heyman said. "There's a real truthfulness, and going out on the road with this seventh film, it makes it feel just much more real."
"One thing I love about
'Conan attracts more viewers than other late-night shows
TELEVISION
LOS ANGELES — The good news for Conan O'Brien is that his talk-show premiere on TBS Monday night blew away all rivals in the ratings, including Jon Stewart and even the man who took his place at NBC, Jay Leno.
The bad news is that O'Brien's hard work is just beginning.
MCCLATCHY-TRIBUNF
"Conan" rounded up 4.2 million total viewers, according to early
data from the Nielsen Co. That soared straight past NBC's "Tonight Show with Jay Leno" (3.5 million) and CBS "Late Show With David Letterman" (3.4 million), both of which start at 11:35 p.m. Perhaps of more interest to late-night connoisseurs, however, was that in head-to-head competition during his hour-long time slot, "Conan" put a serious dent in the "Comedy Central" power block of "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" (1.3 million) and "The Colbert Report" (1 million). Last Monday, "Daily Show" delivered 1.9 million viewers.
The best news of all for TBS? The youth of the "Conan" audience, which makes it a relatively easy sell for advertisers. The median age of
the O'Brien viewer was 30, which is music to a marketer's ear. By comparison, the comparable figure for "Daily Show" was 38. For "Tonight," it was a relatively ancient 59. For "Letterman," it was 53. A more stark illustration of the generational dynamics among the various talk shows cannot be found.
shows cannot be found.
The bad part for O'Brien, though, is that premiers, especially of talk shows, generally tell us very little. Most talk shows with big-name hosts attached generate very high numbers at first. Sometimes, these programs fizzle out over the ensuing months as novelty and viewer curiosity wane. That is what happened with Leno's disastrous prime-time talk show for NBC. O'Brien's real performance, therefore, won't be known for weeks or months.
But for now, O'Brien's decision to exit NBC rather than accept a post-Leno downgrade to the wee hours is looking very smart.
ACROSS
1 Fourth dimen-
sion
5 "Hum-
bug!"
8 "Hey,
you!"
12 Raw minerals
13 Rhyming tribute
14 Lotion additive
15 Burgers and fries, often
17 City in Alaska
18 Loosen, as 38- Across
19 Nibbled persis-
tently
21 Chum
22 Apiece
23 Tummy muscles
26 Chaps
28 Leavening agent
31 Tra- —
33 Label
35 Opposed
36 Utah city
38 Mono-
kini's
lack
40 Prepare
Easter
eggs
41 Sentence
fragment
43 Not at
your
desk
45 Drink
47 Grab
quickly
51 Sten-
torian
52 Pitcher's
tactic
54 Entice-
ment
55 Right
angle
56 Kitchen
flooring,
for
short
DOWN
1 Bean
curd
2 Middle
East
nation
3 Netting
4 Prevent,
legally
5 Tract
6 Commo-
tion
7 Topiary
canvas,
maybe
8 Cure-all
9 Pointer
Sisters
hit
10 A handtr
Yesterday's answer 11-10
11 Prepared to drive
16 Lather
20 Aye undoer
23 Matter- horn, e.g.
24 Tavern
25 Display of anger that builds up
27 Appre-hend
29 Pigpen
30 Dead heat
32 Stayed away from
34 So as to elicit an "Eee- wwwwl"
37 Sphere
39 Family member
42 Postpone
44 Dining room need
45 Troubles
46 Grimace
48 Twosome
49 Arm bone
50 Whodunit basis
53 — carte
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Q H W W F C S A H X - O R I X C A. Yesterday's Cryptoquip: IF THE TOPIC OF YOUR ORTHODONTIST HAPPENS TO COME UP ON THE SIDE, IS THAT MERELY INCI-DENTAL?
THAT MERLEY
Today's Cryptoquip Clue: O equals P
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MOVIES
Actor has great roles with fewer hassles
MCCLATCHY-TRIBUNE
Patrick Wilson is recognized by maybe 20 percent of movie goers and 100 percent of movie casting directors.
He says he can live with that.
He says he can live with that. "As an actor it's wonderful," says Wilson, who'll be seen next in the romantic comedy "Morning Glory" opposite Rachel McAdams, Harrison Ford and Diane Keaton.
"I've never yet been typecast. I get to play all sorts of things," he said in a recent phone conversation from his New York home.
Indeed, a look at Wilson's resume suggests he can do just about anything.
He made his on-screen debut as a gay Mormon in HBO's "Angels in America," then played William Travis in Disney's historic epic "The Alamo."
"She says, 'Hey, I know you. I've seen you before.'
toric epic. The author.
He sang his way through the role of Raoul in the filmed version of "The Phantom of the Opera," played a serial killer in "Hard Candy." was a stay-at-home suburban dad who has an affair with a neighbor in "Little Children" and was a costumed vigilante with impotence issues in the superhero epic "Watchmen."
"I get great roles and few of the hassles," Wilson says.
He recalled a recent meeting with a realtor.
'I say, Yeah, well, I'm an actor.'
actu.
"And she says, 'No, that's not it. I think I've seen you at my gym.'
"I get a lot of that."
I get a lot of mail
Wilson says he didn't get into
acting with a dream of becoming
a household name.
"I grew up singing in my mother's church choir, but as a kid I never really studied drama. I did musicals in high school, but I never dreamed I'd be singing and dancing on Broadway.
"I just knew I wanted to act wherever I could. And because of my training I look at musicals the same way I look at Chekhov. I've never looked at any aspect of the business as selling out, as being beneath me."
being benefited by
After graduating from
Carnegie Mellon University, the
Virginia native went to the Big
Apple, where he spent almost a
decade on stage before making
the leap to the screen. Working
with pros like Mike Nichols,
Al Pacino and Meryl Streep made
the transition easier, he savs.
"I teach a master class at my alma mater and I've found that theater actors are scared of film because they hear they have to be 'smaller'. But it's not about being small. It's about being open."