Monday, December 17, 2012

Hollywood responds to deadly Conn. school shooting

NEW YORK (AP) ? Hollywood has responded to the rampage at a Connecticut elementary school by pulling back on its offerings, and one star says the entertainment industry should take some responsibility for such violence.

Jamie Foxx, one of the industry's biggest stars, said Saturday as he promoted Quentin Tarantino's upcoming ultra-violent spaghetti Western-style film about slavery, "Django Unchained," that actors can't ignore the fact that movie violence can influence people.

"We cannot turn our back and say that violence in films or anything that we do doesn't have a sort of influence," Foxx said in an interview on Saturday. "It does."

In true Tarantino form, buckets of blood explode from characters as they are shot or shredded to pieces by rabid dogs in "Django Unchained."

Despite Friday's mass shooting, the press junket for the movie, which opens in theaters Christmas Day, continued in New York as scheduled on Saturday.

Tarantino, whose credits include "Pulp Fiction" and the "Kill Bill" volumes, said he was tired of defending his films each time the nation is shocked by gun violence. He said "tragedies happen" and blame should fall on those guilty of the crimes.

Foxx's co-star Kerry Washington said she believes the film's explicit brutality serves an important purpose in educating audiences about the atrocities of slavery.

"I do think that it's important when we have the opportunity to talk about violence and not just kind of have it as entertainment, but connect it to the wrongs, the injustices, the social ills," she said.

In the Newtown, Conn., massacre on Friday, a gunman killed his mother and then went to an elementary school, where he killed six adults and 20 children before committing suicide.

In response, premieres for Tom Cruise's new action movie, "Jack Reacher," in Pittsburgh and the family comedy "Parental Guidance" in Los Angeles were postponed.

Also, Fox pulled new episodes of "Family Guy" and "American Dad" that were to air Sunday to avoid potentially sensitive content. The originally scheduled episode of "Family Guy" had Peter telling his own version of the nativity story. The "American Dad" episode told the story of a demon that punished naughty children at Christmas. Both series plan to substitute reruns.

Fox also confirmed that a scheduled repeat of "The Cleveland Show" for Sunday was swapped for another rerun of that series out of the same concern.

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Sunday, December 16, 2012

At memorial, Obama pledges effort to reduce gun violence

NEWTOWN, Connecticut (Reuters) - President Barack Obama, speaking at a memorial service for the victims of a mass shooting at a Connecticut elementary school, said on Sunday the United States was not doing enough to protect its children and pledged in coming weeks to launch an effort to reduce violence in the country.

"We can't tolerate this anymore. These tragedies must end. And to end them we must change," Obama said at a somber interfaith service.

"In the coming weeks I'll use whatever power this office holds to engage my fellow citizens from law enforcement to mental health professionals to parents and educators in an effort aimed at preventing more tragedies like this," he said. "Because what choice do we have? We can't accept events like this as routine."

Members of the audience wept when the president read the names of the 20 children and six adults who were shot at Sandy Hook Elementary school on Friday.

(Reporting by Jeff Mason in Connecticut and Mark Felsenthal in Washington; editing by Philip Barbara)

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ROCHESTER, NY (12/14/2012)(readMedia)-- Their work is everywhere! With advertising and packaging a part of everyday life, the work of graphic designers and illustrators is hard to avoid. It needn't be just a utilitarian combination of words and images designed to sell, however, and the Nazareth College Department of Art is celebrating the artistry of typography, graphic design, and illustration with two new Gallery exhibits at the Nazareth College Arts Center.

The Arts Center Gallery will host an illustration invitational entitled "Good Work!" that highlights the favorite work of some of the country's top commercial illustrators. Simultaneously, the Colacino Gallery at Nazareth College Arts Center will host "Design in the Working World: The Alumni Graphic Design Exhibit," a showing of their best work by Nazareth College Department of Art Graphics and Illustration alumni.

Both exhibits begin Friday, January 18, 2013, with an Artist Reception from 5-8 p.m., and continue through March 1.

About "Good Work!"

Visitors to "Good Work!" will be treated to the favorite works of art of 50 of the country's top commercial illustrators. Curated by Nazareth College Department of Art Graphics and Illustration faculty Kathleen Calderwood, associate professor, and David Cowles, lecturer, the exhibit invited each participant to choose the illustration they think is their best work to date. Collectively, the pieces promote the field of illustration and create an important exhibition of top illustration artists.

Illustrators on display in "Good Work!" are Daniel Adel, Terry Allen, Tom Bachtell, Melinda Beck, Guy Billout, Juliette Borda, Steve Brodner, Lou Brooks, Calef Brown, Philip Burke, Kathy Calderwood, Dave Calver, Andr? Carrilho, Michael Cho, David Cowles, Brian Cronin, Jose Cruz, Paul Davis, Roger DeMuth, Debbie Drechsler, Henrik Drescher, Randall Enos, Vivienne Flesher, Douglas Fraser, Drew Friedman, Milton Glaser, Eddy Guy, Danny Hellman, John Hershy, John Kascht, Stephen Kroninger, Anita Kunz, Peter Kuper, Chris Lyons, Wilson McLean, Bill Mayer, Ross MacDonald, Mark Matcho, Hanoch Piven, C.F. Payne, Chris Pyle, Robert Risko, Edel Rodriguez, Laurie Rosenwald, Richard Sala, Zina Saunders, David Sheldon, Owen Smith, Bob Staake, Nancy Stahl, Ward Sutton, Gary Taxali, Murray Tinkleman, Mark Ulrikson, Kirsten Ulve, and James Yang. The group includes award-winning artists whose work has appeared in collections and galleries throughout the world; in publications including Business Week, Esquire, Fortune, Glamour, Mad. Mother Jones, Newsweek, Playboy, People, Readers Digest, Rolling Stone, Time, The New Yorker, The New York Times Magazine, The Wall Street Journal, Sports Illustrated, Vanity Fair, and Vogue; and representing such brands as AT&T, Coca-Cola, Converse, Disney, Exxon, Frito Lay, Georgia Pacific, HBO, Hasbro, Levi Strauss, MTV, Martha Stewart Omnimedia, Microsoft, Nickelodeon, Nikon, Penguin Books, Pepsi, Verizon, Virgin Records, and Warner Brothers.

"Good Work!" Illustration Invitational at the Arts Center Gallery at Nazareth College; Show runs January 18-March 1, 2013; Artist Reception Friday, January 18, 5-8 p.m.; Arts Center Gallery is open Sunday and Tuesday-Thursday, noon-5pm; Friday-Saturday, noon-8pm; automated info line: 585-389-5073

About "Design in the Working World: The Alumni Graphic Design Exhibit"

"Design in the Working World: The Alumni Graphic Design Exhibit" offers viewers a reflective look at the professional work of 14 Nazareth College Department of Art Graphics and Illustration alumni who are now successful artists and designers. The exhibit was curated by Nazareth College Department of Art Graphics and Illustration faculty Catherine Haven Kirby, professor/program director, and Sherri Baker Hamilton, assistant professor.

The 14 Nazareth College graduates participating in "Design in the Working World" are Sherri Baker Hamilton, Maureen Ballatori, Matt Chatham, Luke Dangler, Maria Friske, Elena Dubas, Tom Galambos, Carl Huber, Amelia Hugill-Fontanel, Elliott Kirby, Tom Moyer, Kristen Palladino, Heidi Trost, and Nick Woyciesjes. As a group, they have worked at advertising agencies, apparel companies, banks, colleges, high schools, law firms, museums, newspapers, non-profit organizations, publishers, and as self-employed artists and designers.

"Design in the Working World: The Alumni Graphic Design Exhibit," at Nazareth College Arts Center's Colacino Gallery; Show runs January 18-March 1, 2013; Artist Reception Friday, January 18, 5-8 p.m.; Colacino Gallery is open Wednesday-Sunday, noon-5pm; automated info line: 585-389-5073

About the Nazareth College Arts Center

For more than 40 years, the Nazareth College Arts Center has served as a venue and educational resource for students, educators, visual and performing artists, and audiences to create, study, and experience all areas of the arts. These cultural programs support the College's curriculum in music, art, and theatre arts, and provide area residents with opportunities to experience exceptional dance, children's theatre, and international entertainment.

The Nazareth College Arts Center is a nonprofit institution; attracts more than 80,000 adults and children annually; is the premier presenter of world-class dance, children's theatre, and international entertainment in Rochester; is the performance home of Rochester City Ballet and world-renowned Garth Fagan Dance, as well as the home of Rochester Children's Theatre and Bach Children's Chorus; houses the Nazareth College departments of art, music, and theatre arts, which present exceptional theatre productions, musicals, operas, recitals, and art exhibitions each year (events are open to the public); serves as a venue for auditions, art classes, music lessons, recitals, fundraisers, lectures, community theater productions, camps, workshops, and graduations; provides access to master classes, school performances, and subscription series shows for underserved youth; and presents an annual Dance Festival each July. For additional information, visit artscenter.naz.edu.

About the Nazareth College Department of Art

The Nazareth College Department of Art offers under-graduate programs in studio art, art education, and art history as well as graphics and illustration. The College offers graduate programs in art education and art therapy.

Nazareth has built two new state-of- the-art galleries to serve the College and the community that are a vibrant part of the Arts Center at large. For additional information, visit naz.edu/art.

About the Arts Center Gallery

The vision of the Arts Center Gallery is to be regionally and nationally recognized as an artistic institution that contributes to the cultural and educational life of students, faculty, and the larger community by providing a venue for high-quality, diverse artwork that advances intellectual exploration, aesthetic evaluation, and critical inquiry. Exhibitions are curated under the direction of the fine art faculty at Nazareth College by invitation. For gallery hours, call the automated information line (585) 389-5073 or visit naz.edu/art/arts-center-gallery.

About the Colacino Gallery

Established through the generous support of Margaret Colacino, artist and art educator, the Colacino Gallery serves as a cultural and educational resource for Nazareth students as well as the greater Rochester community. Its goal is to complement the liberal arts by fostering critical thinking, intellectual diversity, visual literacy, and aesthetic values. In addition to exhibitions generated in-house, artists are invited to submit proposals for solo or small group shows. The Colacino Gallery is located in the Art Department wing of the Arts Center complex on the second floor. For gallery hours, call the automated information line (585) 389-5073 or visit naz.edu/art/colacino-art-gallery.

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Jan Wahl Movie Review: 'Any Day Now' & 'Hyde Park On The ...

Jan Wahl Movie Review: 'Any Day Now' & 'Hyde Park On The Hudson'

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(KCBS) ? KCBS Entertainment Editor Jan Wahl reviews ?Hyde Park on the Hudson,? starring Bill Murray and Laura Linley, about the bizarre sexual relationship between FDR and Margaret Stuckley in 1939. Also Jan reviews ?Any Day Now? starring Alan Cumming and ?The Matchmaker.?

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Alan Cumming has long been a celebrated actor, thanks to stellar performances in everything from Cabaret to The Good Wife to his introductions of Masterpiece Theatre. Now, he stars in this story of love, acceptance and family. When a handicapped child (Isaac Leyva) is abandoned by his mother, a gay couple is determined to adopt him so they can give him the family he never had. Authorities decide the men must fight the legal system.

Touching, thoughtful, beautifully acted. Directed by Travis Fine from a true story.

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HYDE PARK ON THE HUDSON (R)

It?s a single weekend in June 1939. President and First Lady Roosevelt are hosting the King and Queen of England at the Roosevelt upstate New York estate. This would have been interesting on its own, had Franklin and Eleanor been given depth and reality. Instead, most of the movie is about FDR as a lecherous manipulator and Eleanor is only present for about five minutes. The female we follow in this shallow and insulting movie is FDR?s cousin, played as bland and clueless by Laura Linley. Bill Murray is fine as FDR but the rest of the movie turns what could have been smart and entertaining into a useless soap opera.

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THE MATCHMAKER (NR ? w/ English Subtitles)

The year is 1968, and we?re in a seedy quarter of Haifa, Israel. In this touching drama, we meet a mysterious, large man with a scarred face who walks with a cane. He has an unusual profession: he finds romantic matches for ?special people.? He enlists the help of a teenage boy and a woman who gives dating lessons and runs an illegal gambling club.

This movie was nominated for seven Israeli Oscars, not a surprise since it is full of heart and depth.

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See Right Now: Argo, Life of Pi, Flight, Lincoln, Hitchcock, Silver Linings Playbook, Chasing Ice, and A Royal Affair

Home Viewing/DVD: Bernie, The Bourne Legacy, and The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

You can hear KCBS Entertainment Editor Jan Wahl?s movie reviews on KCBS All News 740AM and 106.9FM Fridays at 8:53am & 4:53pm.

(Copyright 2012 by CBS San Francisco. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.)
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Saturday, December 15, 2012

Today Show Anchor Retires: Mike Leonard Signs Off After 32 Years

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Is there an hourly threshold employees must pass to earn paid ...

Q. Is there a law that states the number of hours necessary to be considered full time for being eligible for paid holidays? Our handbook says an employee who works fewer than 40 hours a week is considered part time. An employee w.ho works 34 hours a week wonders if he should be eligible for paid holidays. Our handbook says he?s not. Is that OK?

A. There is no federal or Pennsylvania law defining full time or part time, so you are free to define how many hours an employee needs to work to be considered full time. There is also no law requiring paid holidays. You are free to determine how many hours an employee must work to be eligible for paid holidays. ?

Your handbook can address these issues, and it is legal to say that an employee must work 40 hours per week to receive paid holidays.

Your benefit plans may have definitions of part time and full time as well if employees must work a certain number of hours to be covered. The definitions in your handbook and your benefit plans should be consistent to minimize any confusion for employees.

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