WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24, 2013 PUBLISHED SINCE 1886 | $1.00PUBLISHED SINCE 1886 WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24, 2013 POWERING PUBLISHED SINCE 1886 | $1.00 POWERING STATEN ISLAND SUNDAY ADVANCE INSIDE Was stress VISUAL ART C 2 Was stress THEATER C 3 MOVIES C 3 C TRAVEL C 4 ON THE ROAD C 5 ARTS&LEISUofofREnewnewtesttest MARCH 16, 2014 tootoomuch?much? Archdiocese is looking into Arcallegathdiocionsesethisatlookiateacheng intro almaylegathaionsve ‘hthelpedat at’eacher maystudenhatsveon‘helpedELAe’xam students on ELAexam By DIANE C. LORE BySTATENDIANEISLANDC. LOREADVANCE STATEN ISLAND ADVANCE PHOTO COURTESY OF COOKING CHANNEL The New York Archdio- PHOTO COURTESY OF COOKING CHANNEL ceseTheis investigatingNew York Archdio-whether With experience garnered at the former Basille’s Restaurant in West Brighton, cousins Salvatore Basille, left, and Francis Garcia ateacher at aNorth Shore have gone on to open achain of pizzerias in Manhattan and are the hosts of the Cooking Channel’s new show “Pizza Cuz.” cese is investigating whether With experience garnered at the former Basille’s Restaurant in West Brighton, cousins Salvatore Basille, left, and Francis Garcia atCatholiceacher elementaryat aNorth schoolShore have gone on to open achain of pizzerias in Manhattan and are the hosts of the Cooking Channel’s new show “Pizza Cuz.” Catholicmay haveelementaryhelped studentsschool maywith answershave helpedon thestudentsEnglish withLanguageanswersAssessmenton the English(ELA) Languageexam administeredAssessmentlast(ELA)week. 2cousins living pie-in-the-sky dreams examDr.administeredTimothy McNiff,last week.su- 2cousins living pie-in-the-sky dreams perintendentDr. Timothyof McNiff,schools su-for STATEN ISLAND ADVANCE/IRVING SILVERSTEIN perintendentthe Archdiocese,of schoolstold the Ad-for Dr.STATENTimothyISLAND ADVANCE/McNiff,IRVING SILVERSTEIN thevanceArchdiocese,Tuesday thattold thehe Ad-was The series premiere of “Pizza course, to Manhattan. 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CSI investigates ‘Early Modern Etchings’ through March 29

One of the borough’s best nal director, art historian and cu- Early Modern gallery spaces traces line rator Diane Kelder. The current show, “Early Mod- Etchings from ‘Callot to Goya’ ern Etchings: The Capricious Line The Capricious Line from Callot to Goya,” was loaned By MICHAEL J. FRESSOLA by the State University at New from Callot to Goya STATEN ISLAND ADVANCE Paltz’s Samuel Dorsky Museum. Where “Modern” means pretty old in CSI Gallery, Bldg. 1P, WILLOWBROOK — An unusu- this context; as much as 350 years. College of Staten Island, ally compelling show concludes The biggest name in the show 2800 Victory Blvd., Willowbrook. the winter season at the College of is Spanish master Francesco de Staten island (CSI) Gallery. Goya (1746-1828), a brave, skilled, When The well-appointed space — and opinionated artist who was Monday-Thursday, noon-4 p.m.; housed in the Center for the Arts beset by problems. The other Saturday, noon-3 p.m.; — is one of the top art showcases artists produce equally interest- through March 29. in the borough. ing prints, but less famously. How much It has clout. Creator Nanette Among the three Goyas, one, Admission free. Salomon and director Craig Man- called “The Sleep of Reason Pro- ister regularly borrow and show duces Monsters,” is from his cele- COURTESY CSI More information important works of art, a tradition Printmaker Stefano Della Bella's “Marine Series” is dedicated to his patron. Lorenzo di Visit csi.cuny.edu/artgallery/ established by the gallery’s origi- SEE EXHIBIT, PAGE C 2 Toscana, a Medici descendant. The etching above depicts repair or possibly, scavenging. or call, 718-982-2553

Coming in May ADVANCE BUZZ Broadway troupers Joy Franz and Larry Marshall (a longtime New Brighton resident) will star as the proud old widow and her kind-hearted driver in the Harbor Lights Theater Co.’s “Driving Miss Daisy,” May 9-18 in Snug Harbor's Music Hall, 1000 Richmond Terr., Livingston.Tickets are $35 to $45 at HLTC.org or Ovationtix (866-411-8111).

Reprinted with permission from the Staten Island Advance, March 16, 2014 ©2014 Staten Island Advance. All Rights Reserved. This PDF is authorized only for Print, Web and E-mail distribution. MARCH 16, 2014 STATEN ISLAND SUNDAY ADVANCE C3 . ARTS &LEISURE NOW MOVIE STAR RATING KEY: SHOWING >>>> Modern-day classic. >>> Solid cinema experience. Capsule reviews of major >> Wait for it on DVD/Blu-Ray. releases by Advance > Save your hard-earned $$$. Features Service film 0stars =Seek bomb shelter now! critic Stephen Whitty NS =Not screened for film critics. NEWTHISWEEK “NEED FOR SPEED” Aloud, stupid and also rather irresponsible movie about illegal street racing, with amad-look- MOVIE TIMES ing Aaron Paul (“Breaking Bad”) speed- These movie schedules ing across America (and destroying are provided by the plenty of private property in the mean- theaters and are subject time). Avideo game turned into an en- to change. durance test. PG-13 for brief nudity, strong language and violence. 130 ATRIUM CINEMAS, 680 Arthur Kill min. > Rd., Eltingville; 718-984-7600. Need for Speed (PG-13) — Noon, “TYLER PERRY’S THE SINGLE MOMS 1:20, 2:40, 4, 5:20, 6:40, 8, 9:20. CLUB” Brought together by an incident 300: Rise of an Empire (R) — at their children’s school, agroup of single mothers (Nia Long, Amy Smart Noon, 1:20, 2:40, 4, 5:20, 6:40, 8, and the scene-stealing Wendi McLen- 9:20, 10:40. 300: Rise of an Em- don-Covey of ABC’s “The Goldbergs”) pire 3D (R) —12:45, 5:15, 9:45. from different walks of life bond, and PHOTO COURTESY OF LIONSGATE Mr. Peabody &Sherman (PG) — create asupport group that helps 11:15, noon, 12:45, 1:30, 2:15, 3, them find comedy in the obstacles of NEW THIS WEEK: May (Nia Long, left), Jan (Wendi McLendon-Covey, left center), Esperanza (Zulay Henao, right center), and Lytia (Cocoa Brown) 3:45, 4:30 5:15, 6, 6:45, 7:30. Son life, as well as their inner strength to in “Tyler Perry’s The Single Moms Club.” Note: This film was not made available to critics for review. of God (PG-13) — 11:30, 2:25, overcome their personal challenges. 5:25, 8:20. Non-Stop (PG-13) — PG-13 for some sexual material and 11:45, 1, 2:05, 3:20, 4:25, 5:40, thematic elements. 111 min. NS for sexy concierge at its complicated here —he’s an air marshal, trying to 6:45, 8, 9:05, 10:20. Endless Love critics. heart. Rfor some strong language find asecret terrorist 30,000 feet up (PG-13) —8:30, 10:40. Lego (PG) and violence. 99 min. Now playing —and good co-stars in Julianne —11:45, 1:55, 4:05. 6:15. Monu- in Manhattan. >>>1/2 Moore and Oscar nominee Lupita ment Men (PG-13) —12:15, 2:45, STILL PLAYING ... Nyong’o. But this feels like something 5:15, 9. Wolf of Wall Street (R) “THE LEGO MOVIE” Adelightful sur- we’ve seen before, and didn’t like even —8:05. “3DAYS TO KILL” Awillfully absurd prise of amovie, in which aLego ev- then. PG-13 for violence, strong lan- actioner, with Kevin Costner as adying eryman tries to save the world from guage and substance abuse. 106 UA HYLAN PLAZA 5, 107 Mill Rd., spy recruited for one last mission; if he the nefarious plans of Lord Business. min. >>1/2 New Dorp; 718-351-5880. Need pulls it off, he gets alife-saving med- The animation (which recreates the for Speed 3D (PG-13) —1:20, ical treatment. The film starts off vio- blocky look of the toys) is genuinely “ROBOCOP” Aremake of the ‘80s hit 7:20. Need for Speed (PG-13) — lent and then simply gets absurd, with charming and inventive, and the script tones down the gory violence and Costner chasing baddies with names smartly mixes silly adventure with wilder bits of satire, while keeping the 4:20. 300: Rise of an Empire 3D like “The Wolf” and “The Albino”; it some pointed jokes about conformity, story about acyborg policeman and (R) —2:50, 7:50. 300: Rise of an may be meant to be tongue-in-cheek mass media and the power of imagina- polishing the effects. Star Joel Kinna- Empire (R) —12:10, 5:20. Mr. but it’s more like head-in-your-hands. tion. Recommended. PG for cartoon man, sadly, seems robotic in or out of Peabody &Sherman (PG) — PG-13 for sexual situations, violence violence. 100 min. >>>1/2 armor, but Michael Keaton, Gary Old- Noon, 2:30, 7:30. Mr Peabody 3D and torture. 113 min. >1/2 man and Samuel L. Jackson all add (PG) —5. Son of God (PG-13) — PHOTO COURTESY OF DREAMWORKS II “THE MONUMENTS MEN” Avery old- some life to things, as do afew nicely 12:30, 3:30, 6:50. Non-Stop (PG- “300: RISE OF AN EMPIRE” Asequel fashioned war caper, in which amotley surreal touches. PG-13 for violence, 13) —11:40, 2:10, 4:45, 7:15. NEW THIS WEEK: Aaron Paul (“Breaking Bad”), out of the meth lab and to the popular sword-and-gore film behind the wheel for the action-thriller “Need for Speed.” crew of over-the-hill academics try to sexual situations, strong language keeps the xenophobia, amps up the keep the Nazis from looting the great and drug references. 118 min. UA STADIUM 16, 2474 Forest sex and violence, but merely replays museums of Europe. The mood shifts >>1/2 Ave., Mariners Harbor; 718-273- and overdoes the style that made the “ABOUT LAST NIGHT” Avery dirty ations, strong language, violence awkwardly from light humor to over- 4200. Need for Speed 3D (PG-13) Another telling of the first nominally interesting. Warning: and pretty funny comedy (at least and teen drug use. 103 min. 1/2 serious lectures, but there’s something “SON OF GOD” —12:40, 3:05, 7:10, 9:30. Need There’s still room for one more in this > nostalgic to the good-guys/bad-guys New Testament, this one drawn when Regina Hall and Kevin Hart are for Speed (PG-13) —11:40, 2:10, series. Rfor sexual situations, gory dynamic and the large cast —Matt mostly from the recent TV miniseries on screen) about atwo couples work- “FROZEN” Anew yet slightly old-fash- 4, 6:15, 8:15, 10:30. Single Mom’s violence and nudity. 102 min. >1/2 Damon, Cate Blanchett, Bill Murray, “The Bible.” It’s certainly sincere, and Club (PG-13) —11:30, 1:15, 2:15, ing their way through modern relation- ioned Disney cartoon, all about aking- John Goodman and George Clooney, Greg Hicks makes agood Pilate, but its 4:10, 5:10, 7, 8, 9:45, 10:45. 300: “12 YEARS ASLAVE” Oscar’s extraor- ships. Michael Ealy and Joy Bryant are dom put under afrozen spell, and one who also directed —often delights. decision to skip over the first 30 years Rise of an Empire 3D (R) — dinary best film is based on the biogra- pretty (and sometimes pretty dull) as princess’ quest to thaw it out. It tries PG-13 for violence and some strong of Jesus’ life —and the rather bland 12:15, 3:10, 4:05, 6, 8:45, 9:50. phy of Solomon Northup, afree black the mainstream pair, but as their flaky too hard at times —there’s asurfeit language. 118 min. >>1/2 casting of Diogo Morgado as the 300: Rise of an Empire (R) man of Saratoga, N.Y., who in 1841 was friends, Hall and Hart steal —and ba- of villains —but the music is tuneful, preacher from Nazareth —make it —12:45, 1:10, 3:35, 6:30, 7:05, kidnapped and sold to plantation own- sically save —the film. Rfor strong the widescreen animation is pretty and “MR. PEABODY &SHERMAN” The less than memorable. PG-13 for vio- 9:15. Mr. Peabody &Sherman ers in Louisiana. The brutality —most language, sexual situations and drug Broadway stars Josh Gad and Idina baby-boomer classic about atime- lence. 138 min. >>1/2 (PG) —11:35, 1, 2, 3:30, 6:10, 7:10, at the hands of Michael Fassbender, as and alcohol abuse. 100 min. >>> Menzel each get one great song. PG traveling dog and his boy gets anice, 8:50. Mr Peabody 3D (PG) — adrunken sadist —isunrelenting; as for afew scary scenes. 108 min. fairly faithful update in this 3D cartoon, “THE WOLF OF WALL STREET” Martin “Romeo and Juliet” 12:30, 3, 4:30, 5:30, 8:10, 9:45, Northup, Chiwetel Ejiofor’s determi- “ENDLESS LOVE” >>> which preserves its fondness for his- Scorsese’s loud, lewd, violent, deca- writ small, with Gabriella Wilde and 10:40. Son of God (PG-13) — nation to survive is inspiring. Im- torical silliness and hysterical puns. dent movie is nearly as excessive as Alex Pettyfer as teens in an ill-fated “THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL” Wes 1:05, 4:15, 7:25, 10:35. Non-Stop mensely difficult to watch, as it should The pace is abit amped up —like to- the times it chronicles, but just as love affair. Unfortunately, unlike the Anderson’s latest film tells stories (PG-13) —11:30, 1:30, 4:20, 5:20, be, but beautifully made by director day’s kids, perhaps —but the spirit is much as awild ride, as it tells the old Brooke Shields movie it’s based on, within stories, but ultimately has one 7:05, 10. About Last Night (R) — Steve McQueen and finely acted by all still there. PG for some mildly rude mostly true story of Jordan Belfort — there’s nothing at stake here; what subject —the romance of pre-war Eu- 5:15, 10:35. — (especially Oscar winner Lupita humor. 92 min. >>> terrifically played by Leonardo DiCa- Robocop (PG-13) should be astory about true obsession rope. Like all of Anderson’s films, it’s 11:45, 2:25, 7:50. Lego (PG) — Nyong’o). Recommended. Rfor vio- prio —acanny kid from Queens who lence, sexual situations, nudity, al- just becomes another romance with beautifully, carefully made, and its oc- “NON-STOP” Yet another Liam Neeson swindles millions and spends it all on 11:50, 2:30, 5:05, 7:40, 10:15. Fro- cohol abuse and strong language. some crazy kids. Based, loosely and casional preciousness is held mostly at action picture, with the aging Irishman sex and drugs. Rfor nudity, drugs, zen (PG) —1. 12 Years aSlave 133 min. shamefully, on the acclaimed novel by bay by asurprisingly warm and impish scowling and running around busting language and violence. 179 min. (R) —3:45, 6:50, 10:05. >>>> Scott Spencer. PG-13 for sexual situ- performance by Ralph Fiennes, as the heads. There are afew new wrinkles >>>1/2

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