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Roughriders Loonie Unveiled
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a closely guarded secret, even as
the mint announced the unveiling
SASKATOON, SK — The Saskatch- last week.
ewan Roughriders have unveiled a
“The Mint is delighted to give the
new dollar coin produced by the many supporters of Rider Nation a
Royal Canadian Mint to commemo- unique means of celebrating their
rate the team’s 100th anniversary.
team’s Centennial and the great
The Riders oftraditions of Caficially unveiled “…the Mint is proud to
nadian football,”
the new coin — a commemorate Canadian says a Roughridstandard Loonie sports history…“
ers’ news release.
with the Queen
Approximate-Ian Bennett ly three million
on one side and
the Roughriders logo and a stylized coins are set to go into circulation.
“100” framed by the dates 1910 and
“The Roughriders and their leg2010 engraved on the reverse — at endary fan base have been part of
a ceremony in Regina.
Saskatchewan culture for a cenThe federal cabinet approved tury and the Royal Canadian Mint
the creation of the coin in June, is proud to commemorate their
although rumours of its coming special place in Canadian sports
production have been circulating history,” says Ian Bennett, president
since April. The coin’s design was and CEO of the mint.
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Casino Plans $25 Million Hotel, Spa Expansion
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SASKATOON, SK — Dakota
Dunes golf course and casino is
set to embark on the third phase
of its destination resort plan with
the addition of a $25-million hotel and spa complex, expected to
begin construction next spring.
The destination-style hotel and
spa will be added to the north end
of the casino - attached by an indoor walkway - and will include
161 rooms, full restaurant, food and
lounge services, meeting space, a
pool, a water slide and a spa.
“We think as a destination resort
and a destination hotel, we have the
opportunity to do more than just
a day spa, which we find mostly in
Saskatchewan,” says Darrell Balkwill, CEO of the Whitecap Development Corporation and director
of economic development for the
Whitecap Dakota First Nation.
Currently, the hotel plans include
a small spa, but the development
corporation is awaiting a market
analysis on the feasibility of one as
large as 15,000 square feet.
Construction is estimated to take
about 21 months, says Balkwill.
“There’s two years worth of
construction jobs there, and then
probably 100 ongoing operational
jobs associated with the hotel and
the spa,” he says.
An artist’s conception of the new Dakota Dunes complex
Photo: Courtesy Dakota Dunes
SASKATOON, SK — The Saskatchewan branch of the Canadian Lung Association says it hopes
the province will accept a recommendation to pay for anti-smoking
therapies.
A recent Canadian Medical Association Journal editorial called
on the provinces, territories and
third-party insurers to fund therapies proven to help tobacco users
quit, noting that the cost of most
aids limits their widespread use.
“Cessation aids are not only
health effective but cost effective,”
says Jill Hubick, a registered nurse
and Saskatchewan Lung Association health education coordinator.
“Tobacco is a powerful addiction
and we need to begin treating it as
an addiction. We need to follow the
lead of other countries and make
cessation aids available to all individuals,” says Hubick.
Australia and the United Kingdom cover the costs of all stop
smoking prescription therapies.
The only Canadian province that
currently funds quitting aids is Quebec, though the Yukon and P.E.I.
cover some anti-tobacco products.
Saskachewan Health Minister
Don McMorris says the provincial
government will consider the idea,
though the costs are not yet known.
Recently, the province has tried
curb tobacco use with legislative
restrictions, such as banning smoking on school grounds and in cars
carrying children.
UK Weight Loss Surgeries See Tenfold Increase
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Insomnia Lethal
Lack Of Sleep Deadly To Men
WASHINGTON, DC — New
research shows that insomnia
can be deadly to men, especially
to men who suffer from chronic
insomnia and sleep less than six
hours a night.
Men with insomnia are nearly
five times more likely to die than
men considered “good sleepers,”
say the researchers. When compounded with hypertension or
diabetes, men with insomnia are
seven times as likely to die as those
who get a good night’s sleep.
“We were expecting to find
something, but we were surprised
by the magnitude of the findings,”
says lead investigator Dr. Alexandros N. Vgontzas of the Penn State
College of Medicine.
For reasons not yet understood,
chronic insomnia did not have the
same effect on women.
The 14-year study followed 1,000
women and 741 men. Of the men
who did not have insomnia, 9 percent died. Of those who reported
having insomnia and slept more
than six hours a night, 13 percent died, and of those who had
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SKECHERS SUED — Shoemaker Skech-
ers has been served with a class action
lawsuit over the company’s Shape-Ups
toning shoe line. The suit alleges the
company’s claimed health benefits
from wearing the $100, curved-sole
shoe, including weight loss and increased muscle toning, are fraudulent.
The company is fighting the allegations
and views the suit as an attempt to
extort money out of the company. AHN©
TOXIC RECEIPTS — Bisphenol-A (BPA)
has been found on cash register receipts in Canada. Recent tests show that
even touching a receipt for 5 seconds
causes 23 micrograms of the chemical
toxin to rub off on the skin, heightening the risk of ingestion. In a 2009
study, BPA injected into in mice caused
long-term carcinogenic and adverse
reproductive effects. BPA has also been
linked to obesity and diabetes, among
other illnesses. AHN©
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Global
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insomnia and slept fewer than six
hours, 51 percent died.
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LONDON, ENGLAND — According to a new study, the United Kingdom has seen a tenfold increase in
the number of people undergoing
weight loss surgery since 2000.
Researchers with London’s Imperial College say the main reason
for the increase in procedures is a
heightened public awareness of
surgical options to combat obesity,
though they note that public awareness of the associated long-term
complications has not kept pace.
“I don’t think people understand
what a large commitment is involved — people have to change
their behaviour for life,” the British
Obesity Surgery Patients Association’s Chrissie Palmer tells the BBC.
Weight loss surgeries typically
involve dividing the stomach into
large and small chambers, then attaching part of the small intestine
to the smaller chamber. As a result,
patients feel full after consuming
only small amounts of food.
The researchers say 2,543 people
underwent weight loss surgery in
2007, up from 238 in 2000.
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Huskies Ranked Third In CIS
BONNIE ZINK
school season with an appearance
in the provincial semifinals last fall.
SASKATOON, SK — Though the
Finishing ahead of the Huskies
University of Saskatchewan Huskies’ in second place in the FRC poll is
2009 football season ended with a Laval’s Rouge et Or, who finished
heartbreaking Hardy Cup final loss their last year with a 9–2 record and
to the Calgary Dinos, this year’s have already secured a staggering
team has received an early vote of 76–0 preseason victory over York.
confidence from
The Calgar y
the Football Re- FRC Ranks Continued Dinos topped the
porters of Cana- 4) Saint Mary’s
reporters’ rankda, who recently 5) Ottawa
ings — their first
ranked the Dogs 6) Wilfred Laurier
number one finthird in the Cana- 7) Montreal
ish in the FRC poll
dian Interuniver- 8) Queen’s
in 17 years — a nosity League.
table feat coming
9) Western
The 2010 Hus- 10) McMaster
as it does a mere
kies owe their
nine months after
well-deserved third place finish the team reached the Vanier Cup
to a solid lineup of returning play- final for the first time since 1995.
ers and a number of new recruits
The Dinos went 7–1 during the
ready to help strengthen the team. 2009 regular season, ending with
This year sees starting quarter- a 10–2 record overall.
back Laurence Nixon play out his
The Football Reporters of Canafinal year of eligibility, along with da – University Division represents
talented additions such as rookie journalists and broadcasters in evquarterback Jahlani Gilber-Knorren, ery region of the country covering
who capped a perfect 5–0 high CIS Football.
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Offbeat
Fake Crisis Terrifies Passengers
LINDA YOUNG
Bombers Looking To Avenge Humiliating Loss
LONDON, ENGLAND — Passengers aboard a British Airways flight
from London to Hong Kong got the
scare of a lifetime when the pilot
accidentally played an emergency
message warning passengers the
plane was about to crash.
The pre-recorded message that
played over the Boeing 747’s loudspeakers told passengers to prepare
for an emergency water landing,
sparking a panic inside the aircraft
and leading flight attendants to
BONNIE ZINK
SASKATOON, SK — The most
anticipated Labour Day rematch
in the Canadian Football League,
the Manitoba Lotteries Banjo
Bowl, celebrates its 7th anniversary on September 12th, when the
Winnipeg Blue Bombers welcome
the Roughriders to Winnipeg’s
Canad Inns Stadium.
The annual Winnipeg rematch
was dubbed the Banjo Bowl in 2004
by Blue Bomber board member David Asper, after then Bombers place
kicker Troy Westwood referred to
Regina residents as “a bunch of
banjo-pickin’ inbreds.”
Since then, the name and the
game itself have become part of
prairie tradition, with fans of both
teams travelling between the two
cities en masse to cheer on their
Lil’ Hitler Victory
Kid Nazi Wins Costume Contest
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respective teams.
To date Winnipeg and Saskatchewan have won three Banjo Bowls
apiece, ensuring that this year’s winner will be entitled to extra bragging rights. The Bombers will likely
be looking to avenge their 55–10
loss to the Riders at last year’s Banjo
Bowl, a result running back Wes
Cates called “a good old-fashion
whipping” in a post-game interview
with the Canadian Press.
Manitoba Lotteries, the official
sponsor of this year’s Banjo Bowl,
Photo: Saskatchewan Roughriders
promises a weekend of familyfriendly activity for both hometown fans and those travelling from
Saskatchewan.
Blue Bomber players will be
available for autographs in the
Upperdeck Sports Bar at McPhillips Station Casino on September
10 th, while Family Day at Canad
Inns Stadium on the 12th includes
a public BBQ, dunk tank and mascots to entertain the entire family.
Doors open at 11:00 AM prior to
the game’s noon kickoff.
PERTH, AUSTRALIA — A Catholic primary school in Perth, Australia has issued a public apology for awarding first prize in
a costume contest to a student
dressed as Adolf Hitler.
Teachers asked the class of grade
school-aged children to dress up
as famous people, and ultimately
named a boy dressed as the Nazi
leader as the winner as his classmates voiced their approval by
chanting, “Hitler! Hitler!”
The school has since assured parents that future activities will be restricted to characters “appropriate
for primary school-aged students”
and that children will be taught to
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understand the “sensitivities” that
surround certain historical figures.
Despite the apology, the school’s
principal defends the event. “[Hitler]
was a fairly famous person,” he told
the West Australian. “Some people
got upset because kids called out
‘Hitler!’, [but] to me it’s [making]
a mountain out of a molehill.”
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Tiger Found In
Man’s Suitcase
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BANGKOK, THAILAND — Workers at Bangkok’s International Airport alerted authorities after a
baggage scan revealed a sedated
two-month-old tiger cub mixed
in with stuffed animals in a passenger’s suitcase.
Officials are trying to determine
the cub’s origin before deciding
whether to lay charges against the
man, who was bound for Iran.
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rush up and down the aisles in an
attempt to calm terrified travellers.
“We all thought we were going
to die,” passenger Michelle Lord,
32, told Britain’s The Sun.
British Airways officials have
since issued an apology, saying
the pilot hit the wrong button.
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Offbeat At A Glance
HI-TECH TOILET — A Japanese company
has unveiled a $5,900 high-tech toilet
that gives users an instant health checkup. The company, Toto, says the toilet
instantly analyzes users’ urine, temperature, blood pressure and weight,
and displays a report on an included
wall-mounted screen. AHN©
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Arts & Culture
5 Q’s: Rock Duo The Pack A.D.
MEAGEN THOMAS
While gearing up for their upcoming gig at Amigos on September 11th, garage-rock duo The Pack
A.D.’s Becky Black and Maya Miller
spoke with Meagen Thomas about
things both new — like new music
videos and a new fan contest — and
old, such as their longstanding affection for all things low-tech.
Meagen Thomas: How did you
two come together to form the band?
Black: We where in a four-piece
band that came together on a
whim, but it didn’t work out so we
took off and continued playing, just
the two of us. We played first our
show in spring 2007.
MT: Your latest release is titled We
Kill Computers. Are you anti-tech?
B: Yes and no. We use technology to our advantage, but the overuse of it and how important it has
become just weirds me out. There’s
no privacy anymore. Facebook and
Twitter, no one is a person anymore,
it’s just all digital. We don’t hate
tech; we’re untrusting of it.
Miller: [Our previous albums]
Tintype, Funeral Mixtape and We Kill
Computers all show our fondness for
old tech. We do social networking
sites, but it doesn’t mean we have
to love it while doing it.
MB: Are your feelings about new
technology the reason behind releasing your albums on vinyl?
B: Not necessarily. We did vinyl
for our last two albums. Personally
I just prefer it. It’s bigger and more
substantial than a CD.
MB: What’s up with the fan art
contest?
M: We like things that are old
school [or] un-modern, [so] we’ve
asked fans to draw us any way
they like so long as they do it by
hand. They could do it in crayon, it
doesn’t matter. We’ll send a postcard to everyone who sends an
entry [and] their address. We’ll write
from wherever we are. It’s nice to
get something other than bills in
the mail and postcards and letters
are pretty old-fashioned.
MB: What’s next for the band?
M: We just filmed two videos:
“Crazy” and “Cobra Matte”, which
is Japanese for “wait”. We’re touring
from Edmonton to Halifax in September, then into the US in October,
then Vancouver, then we’re off to
the UK and Europe supporting No
Means No. It’s a hell of schedule but
that’s what you gotta do.
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Arts & Culture
Broadway Street Fair Celebrates Local Artists
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Former Jurassic 5 Rapper To Play UofS Campus
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SASKATOON, SK — With his
unmistakable baritone and uncompromising style, Chali 2na
— who plays Louis’ on September
16th — has established himself as
one of hip hop’s most distinctive
and charismatic personalities.
A former member of Jurassic
5, the seminal hip hop sextet that
imploded in 2007, Chali has reeled
in a haul of kudos from his solo ef-
Chali grew up Chicago’s tough
south-side. After a meteoric rise in
Los Angeles’s burgeoning hip hop
scene, he evolved into an artist in
every sense of the word. Though
best known for his rapid-fire lyrics
and an uncompromising dedication
to the genre’s pioneers, the rapper
is also a poet, actor and painter.
”My biggest thing show-wise is I
love for people in the crowd in the
back that, if they can’t see it clear,
to be like ‘yo, he was killing it; this
sound is amazing’,” says 2na.
“Music is going to be here when
you’re gone. I’m hoping that I’ve
made something that can stand
the test of time.”
Denyse Thomasos’ work Arc
-Chali 2na
forts Fish Market (2004), Fish Outta
Water (2009) and, most recently,
Fish Market Part 2 (2010).
“[With Part 2] I tried to make an
album that reflected who I was as
a person, in all of these different
facets: artist, parent, everything,”
says 2na. “I tried to encompass a
life story though a bunch of cool
songs that have a common thread.”
His 22-track whopper of a release has some terrific beats and,
of course, outstanding turntable
work. 2na’s rhyming is particularly
effortless on “Hood Up” and “Step
Yo Game Up”, a basketball song
evocative of Jurassic 5’s “The Game”.
The tone is up until the rapper uncorks some serious thoughts in the
final track, “Save The People”, a
straight-up critique of social ills.
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New Landscapes
“I love for people in the
crowd to be like ‘yo, he
was killing it; this sound is
amazing’,“
SASKATOON, SK — On September 11th, the Broadway Business Improvement District will proudly host
the 27th annual Broadway Street Fair.
In addition to the famous sidewalk sale and silent auction, this
year the fair will celebrate the sights
and sounds of Saskatoon’s talented
arts community.
From 10 AM to 5 PM, live musical entertainment, dance performances, art and fine craft displays
and a variety of unique entertainers
will turn Broadway Avenue into a
fun-filled feast for the senses.
“This year we will feature three
stages; a main stage and a smaller
stage featuring musical entertainment as well as a dance stage featuring dance troupes all day long,”
“This year we will feature
three stages… featuring
musical entertainment as
moment, when things tend to be
more fluid than solid,” McCabe well as dance…”
Exhibit Explores Urban Change
MEAGEN THOMAS
Hip hop artist Chali 2na
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SASKATOON, SK - Artists’
takes on urban geography and
landscapes will be on display at
the Kenderdine Gallery in the
upcoming exhibition Formerly
Exit Five – Portable Monuments
to Recent History.
“The exhibition is about landscape transformation [and] particularly urban change: how quickly
our surroundings alter and what
happens to memory in the process,”
says curator Dr. Shauna McCabe.
“It includes the work of ten artists responding to these ideas from
a range of Canadian and international locations, creating forms of
monuments that explore how to
record place and the past at this
Event Info
The Pack A.D.
Where: Amigos Cantina
When: Sep 11
Cost: $8 (652-4912)
Chali 2na
Where: Louis’ Pub
When: Sep 16, 8PM
Cost: $18.50 (Ticketmaster)
Formerly Exit Five
Where: Kenderdine Gallery
When: Sep 17-Dec 18
Cost: Free!
Street Fair
Where: Broadway Ave.
When: Sep 11, 10AM-5PM
Cost: Free!
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explains.
For his piece, artist Craig Leonard
chose an iconic aspect of prairie life:
bricks. Clays have been used for
structural products since long before Saskatchewan was a province;
homesteaders mixed raw clay with
straw to make bricks and stucco
and at one time Saskatchewan was
home to many brick factories.
Leonard collected clay from
seven former brick factories and
used the resulting compound to
create a single brick, his monument
to the material found in nearly all
urban landscapes.
“The reaction I imagine people
may have to this innocuous looking brick is wondering what it is
and why it is there, and spending
time with the description learning about all the places it is from,”
Leonard says.
-Tammy Thompson
says Tammy Thompson, executive
director of the Broadway Street Fair.
There will also be a roaming magician entertaining kids and adults
as well as a clown.
There will be more to see, buy
and enjoy this year, too, with a record 40-plus retail and food vendors selling merchandise and food.
This year also sees two new
sponsors — PotashCorp and Dakota Dunes Casino and Golf Links
— support the long-running and
well-loved event.
Count on a return of all your
Street Fair favourites including a
chance to cool off a local celebrity
in the Celebrity Dunk Tank, while
youngsters will delight in Kid’s Kingdom, with face painting, clowns, a
petting zoo and a bouncy castle,
among other delights.
Photo: Broadway Street Fair
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Rapper T.I., Wife Arrested
Newlyweds Charged For Possession Of Meth
ANNE LU
LOS ANGELES, CA — Newl y w e d s T. I . a n d Ta m e k a
“Tiny”Cottle have been arrested
for alleged possession of methamphetamine.
The superstar rapper — who just
finished a ten-month stint in custody on federal weapons charges —
was driving down Sunset Boulevard
with his wife in his luxury Maybach
automobile when police pulled him
over for making an illegal U-turn.
Deputies searched the vehicle
after smelling marijuana and found
“pills resembling Ecstasy,” says
L.A. County Sheriff’s Department
spokeswoman Nicole Nishida.
T.I., 29, and Tameka, 35, were
married in a secret ceremony in
Miami Beach on July 30th. They have
been dating since 2001, and have
two sons together.
The duo have since been released from jail after each posting
$10,000 bail, and are soon due to
appear in court.
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T.I.’s previous mug shot
Celebrity Gossip
Lohan: ‘I Was
Irresponsible’
ANNE LU
Jen In Topless Sex Scene
Aniston’s Next Film To Include Lesbian Threesome
ANNE LU
LOS ANGELES, CA — Lindsay
Lohan has opened up about her
recent troubles in a new interview
with Vanity Fair.
“These were my college years…
but they were in the public eye,”
says Lohan, though she notes that
she is “not making excuses.”
“I was irresponsible. I was experimenting,” Lohan says, adding
that she plans to refocus on acting.
“I want my career back,” Lohan
says. “I know that I’m a damn good
actress, and it’s been my passion
since I was a child. I know that when
I care about something, I put 100
percent and more into it.”
Lohan also claims she’s a “completely different person now,”
though the publication notes that
she said the same thing in 2008.
LOS ANGELES, CA — After
her most recent film The Switch
was panned by critics and audiences alike, Jennifer Aniston
has decided to shed her sweet
image by appearing topless in
her next film.
The 41-year-old actress is set
to star in Wanderlust as a married
woman that indulges in drug use,
sex with numerous male partners
and a lesbian threesome after ending up in a hippie commune.
The Judd Apatow-produced
comedy will also star Paul Rudd.
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Actress Jennifer Aniston
Snooki’s BF Proposes In Magazine
Anne Lu
LOS ANGELES, CA — Jersey
Shore star Snooki’s Iraq veteran
boyfriend has proposed to her on
a magazine cover.
A buff, tanned and shirtless Jeff
Miranda appears down on one
knee accompanied by the headline:
“Will You Marry Me?” on the cover
of Steppin’ Out magazine.
Miranda says: “I want [Snooki
and I] to be together forever. I have
very strong feelings for her.”
This would be Miranda’s first
marriage. His last relationship
ended poorly, with ex-girlfriend
Rebecca Hansen obtaining a restraining order after he threatened
to burn down her house while
she slept.
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Paris Arrested Jackson Kids Finally In School
With Cocaine
ANNE LU
ANTHONY JONES
LOS ANGELES, CA — Paris Hilton
is facing up to four years in jail after
being charged with felony cocaine
possession in Los Angeles.
Police stopped alongside the
Cadillac Escalade containing Hilton
and her boyfriend Cy Waits detected a “strong odor of marijuana”, and
while officers detained the starlet a
bag of cocaine fell out of her purse.
Hilton says the purse and drugs
are not hers, though she previously
tweeted a photo of an identical
purse and admits that its contents
— including credit cards, $1,300
cash, rolling papers and prescription medication — belong to her.
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LOS ANGELES, CA — Michael
Jackson’s kids, 13-year-old Prince
and 12-year-old Paris, have started
attending San Fernando Valley’s
prestigious The Buckley School
after years of homeschooling.
Sources close to the Jackson
family say the late King of Pop’s
eldest son wanted to go to an exclusive private school to have “a social
experience,” and that Paris was initially reluctant but soon changed
her mind. Eight-year-old Blanket
will continue homeschooling, as
grandmother Katherine Jackson
feels he is still too young to spend
much time away from home.
Some of the school’s famous
graduates include Matthew Perry,
Alyssa Milano, Nicole Richie, Nicollette Sheridan, Laura Dern, Paris
Hilton and Kim Kardashian.
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LOS ANGELES, CA — Shia
LaBeouf offers film studios the best
return on their investment, according to Forbes’ magazine.
Owing chiefly to the first two
Transformers films and Indiana Jones
and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull,
the 24-year-old actor has topped
the publication’s Best Actors for
the Buck list for the second year
in a row, with studios earning an
average of $81 for every dollar of
LaBeouf’s salary.
Anne Hathaway comes in at
second place, bringing in $64 for
every dollar she is paid. Much of
her total stems from Alice in Wonderland, which earned $1 billion
globally, though 2009’s Bride Wars
also earned $115 on a budget of
$30 million.
Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe
ranks third, with a $61 return for
every dollar he has earned for the
$5.4 billion franchise.
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Barrymore, Long Enjoy Going The Distance
LaBeouf Best For Studios’ Buck
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Lead Couple’s Natural Chemistry, Witty Supporting Cast Drive Smart Romcom
Going The
Distance
Runtime: 102 Minutes
Rated: 14A
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American A Slow Thriller
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Clooney Superb As Redemption-Seeking Hitman
Downey Jr. - $33 in box of•fice4) Robert
earnings for every dollar of salary
The American
Cate Blanchett - $27 / dollar
• 5)6) Jennifer
Aniston - $21 / dollar
• 6) Meryl Streep
Runtime: 106 Minutes
/ dollar
• 8) Johnny Depp--$21
$18 / dollar
Rated: 14A
• 9) Nicolas Cage - $17
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Will Americans respond to The
American?
Despite its title, this star vehicle
for George Clooney is so European
in its locations and its rhythm and
so stubbornly unwilling to fulfill
generic expectations that it may
leave much of its audience feeling
disenfranchised.
And that’s a shame, because as
difficult as it may be to love, the
film is easy to admire.
The American may look and a lover rather than a client.
sound like an action thriller, but
Sustaining the mood rather than
it’s not, even though it’s about a hit- pumping up the action or rushman and there’s plenty of violence ing the narrative, Dutch director
and a number of action scenes.
Anton Corbijn (Control), a noted
The “hit man on one last job” still photographer and music video
premise has been tired for years, producer, turns out a visually strikbut somehow the film — equal ing, confidently controlled, surprisparts quiet, contemplative drama, ingly static portrait of a guilt-ridden
often-still psychological suspense gunslinger (it’s no coincidence that
thriller and character study — makes we catch a glimpse of a clip from a
it seem freshly observed.
Sergio Leone western).
Part of the reason the film works
The screenplay by Rowan Joffe,
so well, of course, is Clooney, whose based on Martin Booth’s 1990 novel
effortless star power is as com- A Very Private Gentleman, has a few
manding as ever.
holes and refuses
Clooney stars “The pleasures offered
to explain everyas Jack, a mas- here are in the observant thing, but proter assassin and details, the sense of place ceeds surehandarms expert who
edly nonetheless,
makes weapons and the crisp execution.” taking a paced ap-Bill Wine proach to the mafor others when
he’s not on murderous assign- terial that rewards patient viewing.
ments. But he wants out of the life,
The pleasures offered here are in
desiring something less dangerous the observant details, the sense of
and paranoid, especially when a place and the crisp execution. Acjob in Sweden ends harshly. So he tion junkies be forewarned: yearnretreats to a small town in moun- ings for loud, explosive thrills will
tainous central Italy on what he calls go unfulfilled.
a “working vacation,” where he can
Clooney, coming off a stellar
think about who might have orga- comedy year (Up in the Air, The Men
nized and executed the ambush Who Stare at Goats, and Fantastic
from which he just escaped.
Mr. Fox), packs away his charm and
There he signs on for what he humour and instead reminds us of
decides will be his last assignment, the dramatic chops that won him
which involves constructing a an Oscar for Syriana with a consumweapon for a mysterious contact mately understated and restrained
named Mathilde (Thekla Reuten). performance. His cold, driven, retiAfter agreeing to the final job, he cent, haunted protagonist is a maris befriended by Father Benedetto vel of tiny gestures that seem to
(Paolo Bonacelli), a local priest who be letting us see into the soul of a
offers him the forgiveness he seems man resigned to his unhappy fate.
to seek, and — acting with uncharThe American is a minimalist draacteristic abandon — begins an ma about regret and redemption
unexpected romantic relationship that is too subdued to be exciting,
with Clara, a prostitute played by but is still scenic, handsome, intriguViolante Placido who considers him ing and arresting.
AHN©
If it doesn’t quite go the
distance, it at least gets close
enough to make us glad that it
made the attempt and happy
that we made the trip.
Going the Distance is a lighthearted, R-rated romantic comedy — replete with cheery, audience-friendly profanities — that
explores the loneliness that results
from one long-distance lover being
thousands of miles away from their
significant other.
In a case of art imitating life,
thirty-something co-stars Drew
Barrymore and Justin Long play
an on-again/off-again/on-again
couple, much as they have in reality for the last two years.
Barrymore plays Erin, a journalism graduate student undertaking a six-week summer internship
with a New York City newspaper
before returning to the left coast
to complete her master’s degree
at Stanford.
Long is Garrett, a junior executive for a record company who’s
just been dumped and is thus
commitment-shy, to say the least.
The pair begins a summer fling
that eventuates into a full-blown
romance and then turns into a
difficult long-distance relationship when Erin must return to San
Francisco.
And the various modern communication devices at their disposal can’t mask the lack of actual
contact, sexual or otherwise, for
which both of them are constantly
longing.
Christina Applegate plays Erin’s
married, protective sister, with the
deadpan Jim Gaffigan as her husband, while Jason Sudeikis and
Charlie Day as Garrett’s wiseacre
buddies round out the cohesive
supporting cast of smart comic actors who earn their laughs without
stealing the spotlight.
The screenplay by Geoff LaTulippe — his first feature film — doesn’t
necessarily follow through on every
subtheme or subplot it concocts,
nor does it provide definitive an- in handy in keeping the somewhat
swers to the questions it raises or contrived script grounded in vagueunearth discoveries connected to ly recognizable reality.
the themes it explores. But it’s conThe characters have their movie
fident enough about its characters, moments, but in general the focal
its dialogue and
couple’s probits romantic ge- “[The film] is confident
lems at least seem
ometry to keep about its characters,
like they could
the generic narra- dialogue and romantic
exist in the real
tive contrivances
world.
and convolutions geometry…”
The film is a
-Bill Wine s we etly raun to a minimum.
Barrymore and Long have natu- chy, winningly modest bicoastal
ral and appropriate chemistry, both romcom about the tyranny of discomic and romantic. And the back- tance. With the appealing duo of
ground of director Nanette Burstein Barrymore and Long leading the
in reality-embracing documenta- way, Going the Distance justifies
ries (American Teen, The Kid Stays its existence by overcoming our
in the Picture, On the Ropes) comes resistance.
AHN©
Photo: Courtesy New Line Cinema
Sat, Mon, Wed, Thu: 21:00
Sun, Tue: 19:00
Centre
Dinner for Schmucks
Fri, Tue - Thu: 19:10, 21:50
Sat - Mon: 13:20, 16:10, 19:10, 21:50
The Expendables
Fri, Tue - Thu: 19:30, 22:10
Sat - Mon: 14:00, 16:50, 19:30, 22:10
Nanny McPhee Returns
Sat - Mon: 13:00, 15:50
The Other Guys
Salt
Fri, Tue - Thu: 19:20, 22:00
Sat - Mon: 13:50, 16:40, 19:20, 22:00
Fri - Thu: 18:50, 21:20
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
Fri, Tue, Wed: 18:40, 21:30
Sat - Mon: 13:10, 16:00, 18:40, 21:30
The Switch
Fri, Tue - Thu: 19:00, 21:40
Sat - Mon: 13:40, 16:30, 19:00, 21:40
Vampires Suck
Fri, Tue - Thu: 18:30, 21:10
Sat - Mon: 13:30, 16:20, 18:30, 21:10
Galaxy
The American
Fri: 15:10, 19:00, 21:50
Sat - Mon: 12:30, 15:10, 19:00, 21:50
Tue - Thu: 19:00, 21:50
Despicable Me (in 3-D)
Takers
Eat Pray Love
Rainbow
Wed: 19:00
Fri: 14:50, 18:30
Sat - Mon: 12:20, 14:50, 18:30
Tue, Thu: 18:30
Fri: 15:30, 18:50, 22:10
Sat - Mon: 12:10, 15:30, 18:50, 22:10
Tue - Thu: 18:50, 22:10
The Expendables
Fri - Thu: 21:30
Fri: 15:00, 18:45, 21:40
Sat - Mon: 12:15, 15:00, 18:45, 21:40
Tue - Thu: 18:45, 21:40
Horoscopes
Aries (Mar 21–Apr 19)
Charlie St. Cloud
You may face challenges with politics
in your family this week. While you may
feel it is important to step in and address
an inequality, remember that doing so
might land you in the crosshairs. AHN©
Grown Ups
Taurus (Apr 20–May 20)
Fri - Thu: 13:10, 19:30
Fri - Thu: 13:50, 16:20, 19:10, 21:50
Fri: 16:15, 19:20, 22:15
Sat - Mon: 13:00, 16:15, 19:20, 22:15
Tue - Thu: 19:20, 22:15
How to Train Your Dragon (in 3-D)
Fri: 15:40, 19:10, 22:20
Sat - Mon: 12:40, 15:40, 19:10, 22:20
Tue - Thu: 19:10, 22:20
For parents with babies: Wed: 13:00
Knight and Day
You may just want to kick back have a
good time this week, but circumstances
may not allow for much relaxation. On
the bright side, however, your recent
hard work could soon pay dividends. AHN©
The Last Airbender (in 3-D)
Gemini (May 21–Jun 20)
Going the Distance
Inception
Fri: 15:20, 18:40, 22:00
Sat - Mon: 12:00, 15:20, 18:40, 22:00
Tue - Thu: 18:40, 22:00
The Last Exorcism
Fri: 15:50, 19:40, 22:35
Sat - Mon: 13:10, 15:50, 19:40, 22:35
Tue - Thu: 19:40, 22:35
Machete
Fri: 16:15, 19:30, 22:30
Sat - Mon: 12:50, 16:15, 19:30, 22:30
Tue - Thu: 19:30, 22:30
The Other Guys
Fri: 15:45, 19:15, 22:15
Sat - Mon: 12:45, 15:45, 19:15, 22:15
Tue, Thu: 19:15, 22:15
Fri - Thu: 13:40, 19:25
The Karate Kid
Fri - Thu: 13:00, 15:45, 18:40, 21:30
Fri - Thu: 15:40, 21:45
Fri - Thu: 16:00, 22:00
Predators
Fri - Thu: 21:25
Ramona and Beezus
Fri - Thu: 14:00, 16:20, 18:50
Shrek Forever After (in 3-D)
Fri - Thu: 13:20, 15:50, 19:15, 21:20
The Sorcerer’s Apprentice
Fri - Thu: 13:45, 16:30, 19:20, 21:55
The Twilight Saga: Eclipse
Fri - Wed: 13:30, 16:10, 19:00, 21:40
Thu: 16:10, 19:00, 21:40
Roxy
The Girl Who Played with Fire
Fri - Thu: 21:00
The Kids Are All Right
Fri: 21:20
Sat - Mon: 15:00, 21:20
Tue - Thu: 21:20
Mr. Nobody
Fri: 18:50
Sat - Mon: 14:00, 18:50
Tue - Thu: 18:50
Solitary Man
Fri: 19:00
Sat - Mon: 13:00, 19:00
Tue - Thu: 19:00
Sundown Drive-in
Dinner For Schmucks / Inception
Fri - Thu: 21:00
The Expendables / Kick Ass
Fri - Thu: 21:00
You may feel kind of stuck right now,
either because you have reached your
limits or because someone else has imposed theirs upon you. Be patient. A clear
course of action will soon show itself. AHN©
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2
5
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This is an excellent week for long-term
financial planning, though it may prove
challenging if you are feeling impulsive.
Try to focus on structure, stability and
security, and avoid snap decisions. AHN©
1
3
5
6
7
8
2
9
4
Scorpio (Oct 24–Nov 22)
9
5
1
7
6
2
4
8
3
4
6
2
3
8
9
5
1
7
3
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Libra (Sept 23–Oct 23)
There may be some interesting insights floating around in your head this
week. Re-evaluating certain beliefs because of new information can seem disruptive, but may prove very beneficial. AHN©
Sagittarius (Nov 23–Dec 21)
You may soon discover that recent
agreements need to be revisited, and
that you need to change some terms in
order to get what you want. Be patient
and thorough and you will prevail. AHN©
Cancer (Jun 21–Jul 22)
Capricorn (Dec 22–Jan 19)
Leo (Jul 23–Aug 22)
Aquarius (Jan 20–Feb 19)
Virgo (Aug 23–Sept 22)
Pisces (Feb 20–Mar 20)
You may find that some old issues
arise in a challenging manner this week.
Don’t let your emotions get the better
of you — this can be an empowering
moment if you face things head-on. AHN©
Your beliefs about the intentions of
another may not be accurate, as you may
be seeing things from a biased perspective. Avoid making assumptions and you
will be able to see things as they are. AHN©
You may have a friend who is suffering from feelings of stagnation. You can
help by pointing out that things change
in due time, and that sometimes a little
downtime can be highly beneficial. AHN©
This is not the best week to let a
cranky friend know that they are communicating poorly, no matter how you
phrase your comments. Let them have
the last word and be a good listener. AHN©
Your home situation may seem challenging right now, and it will be a struggle
to enact positive change. You may be
better off to get organized and wait for
a better chance to improve your lot. AHN©
This is a good week to try to mend
fences or deal with hot-button topics
with members of your family. Others are
unusually receptive to your ideas right
now, so take advantage of it. AHN©
Sudoku
Directions:
Fill each box with a digit from 1-9, following these conditions:
- Each row must contain every digit
from 1-9 once and only once.
- Each column must contain every
digit from 1-9 once and only once.
- Each of the nine 3x3 boxes must
contain every digit from 1-9 once
and only once.
Solution:
1 7 5
3 6 8
2 9 4
Fri: 19:00
This Movie its Broken
Casablanca
Fri: 16:10, 19:45, 22:40
Sat - Mon: 13:15, 16:10, 19:45, 22:40
Tue - Thu: 19:45, 22:40
9 4 3
1 2 5
6 7 8
The Last Steamship
Step Up (in 3-D)
Fri: 16:00, 20:00
Sat - Mon: 12:15, 16:00, 20:00
Tue - Thu: 20:00
6 2 8
7 4 9
1 3 5
Fri, Sun, Tue, Thu: 21:00
Sat, Mon, Wed: 19:00
Wed: 22:15
Piranha 3D (in 3-D)
4 8 3
5 1 7
6 2 9
Sat: 13:00
Get Low
For parents with babies: Wed: 13:00
Avatar (in 3-D)
7 6 2
3 8 9
5 1 4
Billy Elliot
Time Out
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Live Music
Friday 3
Funk, Soul & Lounge @ 6Twelve
Filthy Gutter Life w/ Guests @
Amigos
Hung Jury @ Buds on Broadway
Obvious Complete Destruction
w/ Untimely Demise & Wrathed
@ The Fez on Broadway
The Deep Dark Woods @ Louis’
Ash Jones CD Release @ The
Odeon
Baby Yu @ Scratch
Red Blaze @ Stan’s Place
Dueling Pianos @ Staqatto
Devils Pair-A-Dice @ Walkers
(NEXT WEEK) YOUNG RIVAL @ AMIGOS
— Gritty indie rockers Young Rival open
for Vancouver garage punk duo The
Pack A.D. at Amigos on September
11th, as a lead up to local radio station
CFCR’s annual fundraiser FM-Phasis.
After playing for five years and recording two albums as The Ride Theory, the
Photo: Courtesy of the artist
Hamilton, Ontario quartet renamed the
group and revamped their sound to
include an indie variation of the Beatles’
jangling simplicity, Beach Boys-like
harmonies and a new wave energy;
the result is something like a rawer
version of Weezer. The show starts at
10, cover is $8. -Chris Dobson
“Ava Adore” by The Smashing
Pumpkins
Saturday 4
Deep and Soulful House DJs @
6Twelve
Daniel, Fred and Julie w/ Daniel
Romano @ Amigos
Riff Raff @ Buds on Broadway
Electrohash w/ Myth @ The Fez on
Broadway
Moka Only, Def3 & Magnum K.I.
@ Louis’
Paul Square @ Lydia’s
Red Blaze @ Stan’s Place
Music Vibe
Sunday 5
Feature Deal
Tuesday 7
Sunday Jam @ Vangelis
Rock, contemporary hits
$4.50 paralyzers, $4/pound
boneless ribs
Gorgeous Blue Dogs @ Buds on
Broadway
Open Stage presented by Verb
@ Lydia’s
Live Jazz @ Staqatto
Popular Drink
Schooners of Bridge City Brown
(house brew)
Wednesday 8
Food of Choice
Wings, ribs or the large, fullyloaded nacho platters
Wing Notes
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(NEXT WEEK) BLACK MASTIFF @ AMIGOS — Edmonton rockers Black Mastiff
make their Saskatoon debut at Amigos
on September 16th. The band — which
includes Choke’s Clay Shay and Allan
Harding from Passenger Action — recently released a self-titled EP that
demonstrates their slow jam, stoner
Photo: Scott Jenning
intensity, sounding like an early garage
rock version of Soundgarden plus Black
Sabbath’s driving riffs and trance-y
vocals. Opening the show is Regina duo
Molten Lava, whose fuzzed-out guitar
rock gems have an early Inbreds/90’s
grunge vibe. Cover is $8, the show
starts at 10. -Chris Dobson
Bend Sinister w/ Cinema L’amour
& The Reason @ Amigos
Wide Mouth Mason @ Buds on
Broadway
Open Mic presented by Verb
and Mother’s Music @ The Fez on
Broadway
Fred Penner @ Louis’
DJ Dr. J Souled Out @ Lydia’s
Dueling Pianos @ Staqatto
Thursday 9
Wide Mouth Mason @ Buds on
Broadway
Topher Mils @ Crackers
Dueling Pianos @ Staqatto
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(COMING UP) LIGHTS @ THE ODEON —
Keytar-wearing, comic book-reading
synthpopper Lights plays the Odeon
on October 16th. Though fresh off a
tour opening for Hedley and a summer
of Lilith Fair dates, Lights managed to
find time to release a follow-up to her
highly successful debut The Listening in
Photo: Courtesy of the artist
July. Titled Lights.Acoustic, the five-song
EP is a stripped-down affair that trades
her usual Auto-Tune and electrobeats
for a simple microphone and acoustic
guitar, allowing her to demonstrate
her true musical talents unobscured.
Tickets are $28.75 (Ticketmaster), doors
are at 7:30. -Chris Dobson
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