PAGE b8 THE STATE JOURNAL Ap RiL 19, 2012 Thursday ALMANAC 50 YEARS AGO Danny Rodgers set a new ‘Lucky One’ not Zac Efron school record for the high jump and Frankie Brown picked up 10 individual points in two hurdles events Heartthrob can’t inject life into latest Nicholas Sparks tale to lead the Franklin County Flyers to a 71.5 to 46.5 victory over Clark County in a dual By RogeR MooRe (Blythe Danner). Zac track meet at Kentucky State McT clA chy-TriBune news service Logan (Zac Efron) is a Efron College’s Alumni Field. brooding ex-soldier, and “The Lucky One” is the attends chivalrous. edgiest-ever film adaptation Warner 25 YEARS AGO “Isn’t he chivalrous, dear?” of the writings of Nicholas Bros. Franklin County School granny says, elbowing Beth. Sparks. Pic- board members attended Which isn’t saying much. And the viewer. tures the Kentucky School Boards Logan met Beth before she Yeah, it has the violence of “The Association conference in knew it. He found her photo Louisville. Mac Quarles, war, and the heat of near-sex. Lucky And profanity! Don’t forget in the dust after a fierce fire- Jack Badgett, Billy Perkins, fight in Iraq. He lost comrades One” Dr. Harry Cowherd and Lee the profanity! pre- But it still has the ro- that day, and one of them had Troutwine heard speakers miere mance novelist’s favorite her photo. Somehow, Logan offering national and state- tropes – most of them, any- manages to track Beth down held at wide perspectives on issues way. There’s a coastal setting in Louisiana without know- Grau- critical to public education where two emotionally dam- ing whether she lost some- man’s during the two-day confer- aged people meet, people one that day as well. Chi- ence. who might be made whole That’s just the first artifi- nese again, if only they can reveal cial obstacle to true love that Theatre HAPPY BIRTHDAY Deonte “Trey” Watson their deep, dark hurt and find the movie sets up and then in Hol- April 19, 1996 love. skips past, la-di-da, in this lywood easygoing eye-roller of a ro- Deonte is a sophomore Beth (Taylor Schilling) is Mon- mance. at Frank- a willowy and gorgeous sin- day. gle mom running a kennel Logan walked, with his lin Coun- with her speak-her-mind/ faithful German shepherd, ty High mct/ S c h o o l state-the-obvious grandma Zeus, all the way from Colo- JaMEs rado. a n d a Bargain Matinees Daily Until 6pm OrkEn “I like to walk,” he says. p r o u d Seems crazy, right? member of Chakeres the Flyer Franklin Square Cinema 6 “Are you crazy?” granny asks. band pro- Frankfort ~ 502-875-9000 gram. He Toll Free: 800-668-4354 He takes a job with Beth without revealing their con- is an active officer of the 4-H THE LUCKY ONE (PG13) UK Cooperative Extension Starts Fri 4:30, 7:15, 9:45 nection, this photo that he Sat 1:45, 4:30, 7:15, 9:45 believes saved his life. He Program and Second Bap- Sun 1:45, 4:30, 7:15 tist May’s Lick youth group. Mon - Thu 4:30, 7:15 charms her, but she’s slow to warm to that even as she’s He also coaches YMCA little THE THREE STOOGES (PG) league basketball. Today 4:15, 7:00 ogling the backside of his Fri 4:15, 7:00, 9:30 work jeans. He charms gran- Sat 1:30, 4:15, 7:00, 9:30 ny and Beth’s son, Ben, too. today In history Sun 1:30, 4:15, 7:00 Director Scott Hicks By The AssociATed Press THE HUNGER GAMES (PG13) (“Shine,” “Snow Falling on Today is Thursday, April Today 4:00, 7:00 Fri 4:00, 7:00, 10:00 Cedars”) lifts this materi- 19, the 110th day of 2012. Sat 1:00, 4:00, 7:00, 10:00 al above the “Dear John”/ There are 256 days left in the Sun 1:00, 4:00, 7:00 “Message in a Bottle”/ “Last year. unpleasant characters and since “The Notebook” blew he’s quoting Dr. Seuss. AMERICAN REUNION (R) Song” source, holding his On April 19, 1912, a spe- Today 4:45, 7:30 revelations in reserve, try- generally shows us why he’d up. But the films of his books cial subcommittee of the Fri 4:45, 7:30, 10:00 THE LUCKY OnE ing to maintain mystery be the worst poker player on do him no favors. Well-cast, Senate Commerce Commit- Sat 2:00, 4:45, 7:30, 10:00 n1 ½ stars Sun 2:00, 4:45, 7:30 about Beth and Logan, even the planet. The story tele- sometimes beautifully shot, tee opened hearings in New nCast: Zac Efron, Taylor CABIN IN THE WOODS (R) though they’re more char- graphs its every move, un- they’re still insipid, plainly York into the Titanic disas- Today 4:45, 7:30 acter types than characters. derlines every emotion and, inspired by the works of a Schilling, Blythe Danner ter. (The hearings, which Fri 4:45, 7:30, 10:00 if that’s not enough, has now-very-wealthy hack. n Directed by Scott were subsequently moved to Sat 2:00, 4:45, 7:30, 10:00 Hicks and his stars serve up Sun 2:00, 4:45, 7:30 a little random passion, rare granny add a pearl of wis- “The Lucky One,” despite Hicks, written by Will Fet- Washington, D.C., concluded dom that panders to the ro- a slow-simmer turn by Efron ters, based on the Nicho- on May 28.) MIRROR MIRROR (PG) for a Sparks adaptation, and Today 4:15, 7:00 a scene or two of real sexual mance-novel audience: and a lusty one by Schil- las Sparks novel. A Warner In 1775, the American Fri 4:15, 7:00, 9:30 heat. “Sacrificing everything ling, is still no deeper than Bros. release Revolutionary War began Sat 1:30, 4:15, 7:00, 9:30 n with the battles of Lexington Sun 1:30, 4:15, 7:00 But at every turn, author in our life for our children is Logan’s philosophy of life – Running time: 1:41 Sparks hurls obvious melo- not selfless, it’s ridiculous.” “Sometimes, the questions n MPAA rating: PG-13 and Concord. www.chakerestheatres.com dramatic obstacles in the Sparks has been a hot are complicated, and the for some sexuality and vio- In 1943, during World War Find Us On Facebook way, rubs the edge off even author for Hollywood ever answers are simple.” Yeah, lence II, tens of thousands of Jews in the Warsaw Ghetto began a valiant but ultimately futile battle against Nazi forces. In 1951, Gen. 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