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Thursday March 27, 2008

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DRILLBIT TAYLOR (PG) Three high school nerds hire a bum (Owen Wilson) to be their bodyguard when they are terrorised by a bully. (Greater Union Newcastle, Glendale, Tuggerah; Hoyts Charlestown,

Erina; Reading Maitland; Raymond Terrace; Nelson Bay; Cessnock; Singleton; Ettalong)

THE EYE (M) Remake of the Asian horror film starring Jessica Alba as a blind violinist who sees dead people when her sight is restored. (Glendale, Tuggerah, Erina, Ettalong)

HEY, HEY, ITS ESTHER BLUEBURGER (M) Toni Collette and Whale Rider's Keisha Castle-Hughes star in this coming-of-age comedy about a private school girl who masquerades as a Swedish exchange at the local public school. (Glendale, Charlestown, Tuggerah, Erina)

HORTON HEARS A WHO! (G) Jim Carrey and Steve Carell lead the voice cast of this rollicking animated version of the Dr Seuss tale about an elephant who makes a surprising discovery on a speck of dust. (Showcase, Glendale, Charlestown, Maitland, Lake, Raymond Terrace, Nelson Bay, Heddon Greta, Cessnock, Singleton, Entrance, Tuggerah, Erina, Ettalong) 1/2

IN THE SHADOW OF THE MOON (PG) Documentary on the Apollo space missions. Coming soon to Showcase. (Avoca Beach)

THE JANE AUSTEN BOOK CLUB (M) Emily Blunt, from The Devil Wears Prada, shines in this adaptation of Karen Joy Fowler's novel about a literary club. (Maitland)

JUMPER (M) Sci-fi action thriller from Mrs and Mrs Smith director Doug Liman starring Hayden Christensen and Samuel L. Jackson. (Glendale, Heddon Greta)

JUNO (M) An Oscar-winner for its script, this deliciously bittersweet comedy-drama stars Ellen Page as a pregnant teen trying to find the right adoptive parents for her unborn baby. (Showcase)

THE KING OF KONG (PG) Documentary about video gamers. (Avoca Beach)

THE KITE RUNNER (M) Monsters Ball director Marc Forster's version of the Khaled Hosseini best-seller about two friends divided by tribal tensions in Afghanistan. (Greater Union Newcastle) 1/2

NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN (MA) This year's best picture Oscar-winner, a chilling Western thriller fromJoel and Ethan Coen, stars Tommy Lee Jones, Javier Bardem and Josh Brolin, respectively, as a Texas lawman, a freakish killer and a guy playing finders-keepers with a case of cash. (Greater Union Newcastle; Reading Maitland; Cessnock; Avoca Beach)

THE OTHER BOLEYN GIRL (M) Sisters Scarlett Johansson and Natalie Portman vie for the affections of Eric Bana's King Henry VIII. (Greater Union Newcastle, Tuggerah; Hoyts Charlestown, Erina) 1/2

PETER GRIMES (G) The New York Metropolitan Opera production, featuring tenor Anthony Dean Giffey, screens 11.30am Saturday and 1pm Sunday. (Showcase)

RUN, FATBOY, RUN (M) Simon Pegg (from Hot Fuzz and Shaun of the Dead) plays a loser trying to win back the woman he left at the altar. (Glendale, Maitland, Raymond Terrace, Singleton, Tuggerah, Erina, Ettalong) 1/2

STEP UP 2: THE STREETS (PG) A rebellious street dancer tries to fit in at an elite performing arts academy where she falls for the hottest dancer. (Glendale, Charlestown, Maitland, Raymond Terrace, Nelson Bay, Singleton, Tuggerah, Erina, Ettalong) 1/2

SWEENEY TODD: THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET (MA) Tim Burton's lavish musical about bloody revenge stars a singing Johnny Depp. (Maitland) 1/2

THERE WILL BE BLOOD (M) In his Oscar-winning, Daniel Day-Lewis plays a ruthless prospector in the early days of California's oil boom. A mesmerising performance. (Entrance, Ettalong) 1/2

VANTAGE POINT (M) An assassination attempt against the US president is viewed from the different perspectives of eight different witnesses in this thriller starring Dennis Quaid, Forest Whitaker and Sigourney Weaver. (Showcase, Glendale, Charlestown, Raymond Terrace, Nelson Bay, Singleton, Tuggerah, Erina, Ettalong)

THEATRE

WAITING FOR GODOT Two men wait for a mysterious stranger in Samuel Beckett's classic comedy about the physical and verbal games people play. Popular Theatre Company, at the Civic Playhouse, Newcastle. Opens tonight at 8pm, then plays Friday and Saturday at 8pm and Wednesday at 11am and 8pm, until April 12. 4929 1977.

HOODS Three young children are left in a car when their mother disappears; gripping award-winning play from Real TV. At the Hunter Theatre, Broadmeadow. Tomorrow only, at 7pm. 4926 1346.

HEART O'GOLD Denise Gold (Lauren O'Brien) and assistant Cherry (Yetta Abraham) launch a matchmaking agency; return of the popular cabaret. Royal Exchange Salon, Newcastle. This Saturday and April 5 at 9pm. 4929 4969.

OPENINGS

April 11: PARIS Southern Cross Musicals, at Laycock Street Theatre, North Gosford. 4323 3233

April 12: UNCLE CORNELIUS AND HIS PESKY CRITTERS DAPA, at DAPA Theatre, Hamilton. 4962 3270.

April 14: JACK AND THE BEANSTALK Young People's Theatre, at Young People's Theatre, Hamilton. 4961 4895.

April 16: BILLY AND THE GARBAGE MONSTERS Shakespeare et al and Footlice Theatre Company, at the Hunter Wetlands Centre, Shortland. 4951 6466.

April 16: MY IMAGINARY FRIEND Imaginary Friends, at the Civic Playhouse, Newcastle. 4929 1977.

April 16: NARROW ROAD TO THE DEEP NORTH Newcastle University School of Drama, Fine Art and Music, at the University Drama Theatre, Callaghan. 4921 5001.

April 16: CIRCUS OZ: 30TH BIRTHDAY BASH Civic Theatre, Newcastle. 4929 1977.

CLASSICS

LUNCHTIME CONCERT, Newcastle Conservatorium Concert Hall, Thursday March 27, 1pm. Featuring April Kelson, violin. Free admission.

YOUNG VOICES OF MELBOURNE & HUNTER SINGERS, Hunter Theatre, Cameron Street Broadmeadow, Thursday March 27, 7.30pm. Music by Malcolm Dalglish and Australian composers Jarman, Walker, Hamilton and Vine. Tickets $20/$15/$10. Phone 4942 8521.

THE MET OPERA: Peter Grimes, Showcase City Cinemas, Wolfe Street, Newcastle, Saturday March 29, 11.30am. International HD transmission, live from The Metropolitan Opera New York. Also on March 30 at 1pm. $25/$21. Phone 4929 5019.

EVENING CONCERT: SOUND THE TRUMPET, Newcastle Conservatorium Concert Hall, Tuesday April 1, 7.30pm. Masters student recital featuring Lesa Scully. Free admission.

LUNCHTIME CONCERT, Newcastle Conservatorium Concert Hall, Thursday April 3, 1pm. Recital by undergraduate students of the Conservatorium. Free admission.

DUNGEON JAZZ: Not By Thursday, The Dungeon, Adamstown Uniting Church, Thursday April 3, 7.30pm. Tickets $25/$22. Purchase online: dungeonjazz.com.au.

THE MET OPERA: Tristan und Isolde, Showcase City Cinemas, Wolfe Street, Newcastle, Saturday April 5, 11.30am. International HD transmission, live from The Metropolitan Opera New York. Also on Sunday April 6 at 1pm. $25/$21. Phone 4929 5019.

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