-Wow, you guys are pathetic. I go to Florida for two weeks and the whole blog fizzles out. And now Andrew and I are going to be gone for another week. How will Heather survive! Of course, she could try posting, but oh well. I guess you guys rely on me to think up things to talk about. So let's talk about...

--------------------------------------------------------------SUSPENSE

-This came up in the last post, with Heather saying she couldn’t deal with it. Suspense should be one of the building blocks for any movie. It’s what makes movies work. In a film, what you don’t tell the audience is just as important as what you do tell them. Alfred Hitchcock understood this and he was the best movie director of all time. I just saw Secret Window, a great Jonny Depp movie, and the whole thing was about suspense. It was scary, not because of excessive gore, but suspense.
--------------------------------------------------------May the arguing begin.
PS. Reading the ending of a book first is not only stupid, it’s cheating!

Pirates 3 Controversy

IF YOU HAVN'T SEEN THE MOVIE YET DO NOT READ THIS POST!!!

-First off I would like to point out that this was a LOT better then #2, more humor, less dark matter. The special effects were way overplayed, and the Calypso story line seemed unnecessary, but aside from that it was a good movie. Jack was more prominently displayed and they tied up all the loose ends.
-The biggest problem I found with the movie, and with the whole series, is the twisted line between good and evil. When Elizabeth was making her big speech about fighting for freedom it suddenly struck me, we're talking about pirates. Pirates were not good, stealing is never justified, but the writers really don't seem to care. The whole movie takes place in a world where there is no good and evil. Will is just as backbiting as Jack, yet they're both "good guys". I'm willing to suspend reality for some entertainment, but we need to be aware of what our entertainment is saying.
-Last, but not least, I wanted Orlando Bloom to die and stay dead. This didn't happen, but it would have been awesome.

PS. Did you guys stay through the credits?

Introducing again:

The Wabash Valley Youth Symphony

Spring Concert

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Performing:

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Berlioz: "Rakoczy" Hungarian March (Andrew Doerr and Samuel Carr, guest percussionists)

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Weber: Clarinet Concerto #2 (Anna O'Connor, soloist)

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Dvorak: Symphony #9, "From the New World" (Andrew Doerr, triangle)

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Time and Place

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Long Center for the Performing Arts, 111 north 6th St. at 7 pm.

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Free concert

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Hope to see you there.

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Daniel Carr, principal violist

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Introducing:

Daniel Carr

Sixth Solo Recital

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Featuring:

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Piano music of Bach, Beethoven, Brahms, Chopin, Bartok, and Debussy

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Time and Place

May 11 at 7:30 pm

Covenant Presbyterian Church

211 Knox Drive, West Lafayette

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Free performance

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Hope to see you there.

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Yours truly

Note to all

IGNORE THE PREVIOUS POST!!!

There has been a change in plan and said play will now be performed at the Wesley Foundation 435 West State St. West Lafayette on May 4th and 5th.

Introducing:

The Wildcat Creek Home Educators' Cooperative

High-school Drama

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Directed by Ruth Lanz

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Performing:

The Scarlet Pimpernel

Adapted from the novel by Baronness Orczy

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Cast:

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Andrew Doerr as Sir Percy Blackeney, alias the Scarlet Pimpernel

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Sabrina Catron as Lady Blackeney, formerly Marguerite St. Just

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Ross Catron as Lord Anthony Dewhurst, one of Percy's entourage

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Daniel Carr as Sir Andrew Ffoulkes, another member of Percy's group

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Aaron Morrison as Armand St. Just, Marguerite's brother and member of Percy's group

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Rose Moore as Madame le Comtesse de Tournay

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Hannah Lanz as Suzanne de Tournay, Andrew's fiancee

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Jason Hodge as Lord Fancourt

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Rachel Hodge as Lady Portales and Sally

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Sally Wilson as Mistress Jellyband, Sally's mother

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Samuel Carr as Paul Chauvelin, agent of the French Republic

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Mickey Plunkitt as Citizen Desgas, Chauvelin's second-in-command

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Chris Nuland as a French soldier under Desgas

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Trevor Scott as inkeeper Brogard

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Additional roles played by members of the cast

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Time and Place

April 30th and May 1st

at Upper Room Christian Fellowship, 2234 Indian Trail Drive, West Lafayette

Free Performance

More details yet to come

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Hope to see you there.

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Daniel Carr, "Sir Andrew"