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'Wake' is idea-driven

entertainment at its best


Novel explores the possibilities of

artificial awareness

By Allen Adams
edge staff writer
aadams@themaineedge.com

One of the great things about being a book lover is the fact that you never know when you're going to discover a great new (to you) author.

I made just such a discovery recently when I read "Wake," by Robert J. Sawyer. I had never read any of Sawyer's work, but he is one of only seven authors to ever win all three of the world's awards for top science-fiction novel. He has a Nebula for 1995's "The Terminal Experiment," a Hugo for 2003's "Hominids" and a John W. Campbell Award for 2005's "Mindscan."

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Movies

'Alice' falls a little short of

Wonderland


Might leave you feeling a little mad –

not like that

By Katy England
edge staff writer
kengland@themaineedge.com

Let's preface this by saying I'm a bit of an "Alice" fan. I've read "Alice in Wonderland" and "Through the Looking Glass." I've seen Disney movie, the live action made-for-TV movie with Joan Rivers, and I even played American McGee's "Alice" on the computer.

This new incarnation finds an older, skimpy, perhaps waif Alice (Mia Wasikowska, "Amelia") returning to Wonderland (Underland). The familiar characters there expect Alice to fulfill her destiny and slay the Jabberwocky. You know, because that was a poem from the book.

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'Boondock Saints II' a bit of a

misfire


Sequel to 1999 cult favorite not

terrible, but disappointing

By Allen Adams
edge staff writer
aadams@themaineedge.com

When you come right down to it, there's no way to predict if a film will become a cult hit. Sometimes, people just fall in love with a movie, often long after the movie has come and gone from the big screen.

"Boondock Saints" was one such movie. Despite a lukewarm response from moviegoers upon its 1999 theatrical release, the film gradually built up a fairly small but passionate fan base. The combination of stylized hyperviolence, quotable dialogue, a high-octane performance from Sean Patrick Flanery ("The Whole Truth") and Norman Reedus ("Pandorum") and the frantic, high-energy tour-de-force portrayal of Paul Smecker by Willem Dafoe ("Fantastic Mr. Fox") resulted in a film that, while not great cinema, was great fun to watch. Not to mention the Maine connection with comedian Bob Marley holding it down hilariously in a supporting role.

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Bullock goes from worst to Oscar

in a day


By Beth Harris
Associated Press Writer

LOS ANGELES - Sandra Bullock paid her dues in Hollywood for more than 20 years, beloved by the moviegoing public if not always the critics. She was rewarded Sunday, winning the best-actress Oscar for playing a tough white Southern woman who adopted a black child in "The Blind Side."

Bullock had repeatedly said she didn't think she was going to win for the part she initially turned down, although the 45-year-old actress was a heavy favorite.

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A musical faceoff for charity

Bangor Breakfast Rotary to host

'All That Jazz 2010'

bangor jazz choir
Bangor High School Vocal Jazz Ensemble

By Michael Fern
edge staff writer
mfern@themaineedge.com

BANGOR – The Bangor Breakfast Rotary will host its fifth annual All That Jazz concert at Peakes Auditorium on March 18 at 7 p.m. Scott Levy, producing artistic director of the Penobscot Theater, will emcee the charitable event, which features concert bands and jazz ensembles from three area high schools. Proceeds of the event will benefit the Good Shepard Food Bank.

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Passing judgment

An eye-opening experience at the

one-act festival

By Allen Adams
edge staff writer
aadams@themaineedge.com

SKOWHEGAN - I'll be honest – I'm a bit of a curmudgeon. As a rule, I have relatively little use for the young people of today. To be truthful, though, I didn't have much use for young people even when I was one of them. And I enjoyed my curmudgeonly attitude. Relished it, even.

So imagine my surprise when my fist-shaking, "Get off my lawn!"-shouting ways were met full on by a group of teenagers whose passion, enthusiasm and talent forced me to reconsider my sweeping generalizations about the younger generations.

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  • 'Wake' is idea driven entertainment at its best
  • Passing Judgement
  • 'Boondock Saints II' a bit of a misfire
  • 'Alice' falls a little short of Wonderland
  • A musical faceoff for charity
  • Bullock goes from worst to Oscar in a day
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