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Flying dogs, and clowns, and elephants, oh my!
No, it’s not a new twist on “The Wizard of Oz,” and there won’t be anu flying monkeys. But The Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus is coming to town with its all new presentation, Over the Top.
“To me biopics have the added thrill of watching the lines that blur between reality and fantasy, biography and art,” said Film Outreach Coordinator Chris Curtis. “The viewer resides within a mysterious triangle composed of historical account, versus the perception of the filmmakers, versus one’s own biases about what may be true and what may be artistic elaboration.”
From the first audition, “American Idol” judges told Lil Rounds that she has the name of a star.
Then they heard the songstress from Tennessee perform, and pronounced that she indeed had the talent to go along with the name.
“I sit there with goosebumps watching this guy,” Collins said. “It’s like watching Elvis.”
