Lights … Cameras … Action: From art house, to Indie, to children’s and classics, The Music Hall features films for serious movie lovers
March 10, 2010 – 1:48 pm | Comments

By Alexandra Pecci
Correspondent
PORTSMOUTH ­— If you’re already having Academy Awards withdrawals, it’s easily alleviated them with The Music Hall’s Extraordinary Cinema film series.

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Children’s Museum launches program for families with autistic kids
March 10, 2010 – 2:15 pm | Comments

DOVER — The Children’s Museum of New Hampshire launches Exploring Our Way: The Children’s Museum of New Hampshire’s Autism Partnership Program on Sunday, March 14.

To mark the occasion, on that date the museum will open early at 10 a.m. exclusively for families whose children are affected by autism. At no charge, these families will enjoy the museum’s exhibits for two hours before doors open to the general public.

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‘James Brown on T.A.M.I. Show’ an early, great concert on video
March 10, 2010 – 2:01 pm | Comments
‘James Brown on T.A.M.I. Show’ an early, great concert on video

By the Writers of Last Word Features
Based on a 5-star rating.

Concert  DVD
Various Artists: “T.A.M.I. Show” (Shout Factory)
★★★★★
In the Police song, “When the World Is Running Down, You Make the Best of What’s Still Around,” Sting …

In Theaters Now…
March 10, 2010 – 1:40 pm | Comments
In Theaters Now…

Ratings based on four-star system.
‘The Book of Eli’
Rated R
★★★
The latest in a wave of post-apocalyptic films is this sly “Mad Max”-y sort of Western, pitting Denzel Washington as a high plains drifter with God on …

Return to ‘Wonderland’ is anything but wonderful
March 10, 2010 – 1:35 pm | Comments
Return to ‘Wonderland’ is anything but wonderful

Young Viewer’s TakeGreg Vellante
“Alice in Wonderland” is a dizzying movie painted on a dreadfully dull color palette, with lazy and gratuitous brushstrokes of distracting CGI throughout. Director Tim Burton heaps gobs upon gobs of endlessly …

New DVD releases offer hefty dose of reality
March 10, 2010 – 1:26 pm | Comments
New DVD releases offer hefty dose of reality

By Jim Carnes
McClatchy Newspapers
Some movies you want to see when they hit DVD — “Up in the Air” and “Precious” from Tuesday’s releases, for example — and some you need to see. “The Stoning of …