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USCCB Movie Reviews
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The above link will connect you to the United States Conference of Catholic Bishop's movie and video reviews. They contain a brief overview of many movies with the USCCB's classification and the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) rating. They may have a comment on any inappropriate language or violence in the film.

You may also want to check out the Catholic News Service capsule movie reviews.


Edgewood College Arts Schedule

Madison, Wis.

Admission is free unless otherwise noted. Art exhibits take place in DeRicci Gallery, DeRicci Hall. Concerts take place in St. Joseph Chapel, Regina Hall, unless otherwise noted. The Edgewood College theatre is in Regina Hall. For theatre tickets, contact the Theatre Box Office, 608-663-6710 or TheatreBoxOffice@edgewood.edu

September, 2003

ART
Sept. 14 - Oct. 3
Christopher Knight, Erik Parra, Julie Weitz
"Fig.03.03 Figure Painting from the UW Graduate Art Department"
Reception, Sept. 24, 4 p.m., Gallery Talk, 4:30 p.m.

MUSIC
Sept. 13, 7 p.m.
Faculty Concert Series: Music Scholarship Benefit Concert
Trevor Stephenson, Fortepiano
$7 general admission, $5 students/seniors, $3 Edgewood ID

Sept. 18, 7 p.m.
Faculty Concert Series: Music Scholarship Benefit Concert
Quinthorne Brass Quintet
$7 general admission, $5 students/seniors, $3 Edgewood ID

THEATRE
The Spitfire Grill by James Valcq, Fred Alley
Sept. 12, 13, 7:30 p.m.
$7 general admission, $5 students/seniors

October, 2003

ART
Oct. 5 - Oct. 24
Nuwa Nnyanzi
"25 Years of Brush Strokes"
Reception, Oct. 8, 5 p.m., Gallery Talk, 5:30 p.m.

Oct. 26 - Nov. 21
Edgewood College Art Faculty Exhibition
Reception, Nov. 12, 5 p.m.

MUSIC
Oct. 5, 2:30 p.m.
Edgewood Chamber Orchestra
Blake Walter, music director/conductor
$4 general admission, free with Edgewood ID

Oct. 10, 8 p.m.
Faculty Concert Series: Music Scholarship Benefit Concert
JW Davis: Celebrating Thelonious Monk
$7 general admission, $5 students/seniors, $3 Edgewood ID

Oct. 17, 8 p.m.
The Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
Kenneth Sillito, artistic director/conductor
Performing Arts Center, 7400 North Ave., Middleton, WI
Ticket, call Edgewood College Events, 608-663-6999
$40 general admission, $35 with Edgewood ID

Oct. 18, 7 p.m.
Student Recital
Melanie Birkeland, Piano

Oct. 19, 2:30 p.m.
Fall Choral Concert
Kathleen Otterson, Joseph Testa, conductors

Media/Arts Briefs

Sunday Afternoon Live

MADISON -- Sunday Afternoon Live from the Elvehjem welcomes Paul Kosower, cello, and Alexandre Dossin, piano, on Sunday, Sept. 14, at 12:30 p.m. in Brittingham Gallery III at the Elvehjem Museum of Art.

The pair will be performing the Sonata in A Major by Cesar Franck and the Sonata, Op. 19 in G minor by Sergei Rachmaninoff. There will be a reception after the performance; a free docent-led tour of the Elvehjem Museum begins at 2 p.m.

Sunday Afternoon Live from the Elvehjem offers a benefit to members of the Elvehjem Museum and Wisconsin Public Radio. Members of either organization may call ahead and reserve seats for Sunday Afternoon Live performances, avoiding the long lines and full houses.

All tickets must be reserved in advance and picked up by 12:20 p.m. on the day of the concert. For more information contact the Elvehjem Museum at 608-263-2246.

Sunday Afternoon Live from the Elvehjem is a free weekly chamber music series presented by the Elvehjem Museum of Art and Wisconsin Public Radio, with the cooperation of the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Music.

The series, hosted by music commentator Lori Skelton, is broadcast live on Wisconsin Public Radio stations, including WERN, 88.7, Madison.

Choir holds auditions

MADISON -- The Edgewood College Campus-Community Choir is auditioning members for the current season, seeking soprano, bass, and tenor voice-parts.

Rehearsals are Monday evenings from 7 to 9 p.m., beginning on Sept. 8.

The next concert will be held on Sunday, Dec. 7, at 2:30 p.m. at Edgewood College. The repertoire for the 2003-2004 season includes: Saint-Saëns' Christmas Oratorio and Fauré's Requiem.

For audition information, contact Joseph Testa at 608-663-2259 or via e-mail: jtesta@edgewood.edu

Festival of the Arts

FOND DU LAC -- Marian College 17th annual Heritage Festival of the Arts will be held Sunday, Sept. 14, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on the Marian campus.

The New Century Dance Orchestra will play from 10:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.; the Mayville Steel Drum Pan Band from 12:30 to 1:15 p.m., and 2 to 2:45 p.m.; the Clan Donald Pipes and Drums of Green Bay from 1:30 to 2 p.m.; and MadiSalsa from 3 to 4 p.m.

For more information on the Heritage Festival of the Arts, contact Jenny Baker, 920-923-7620.


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TV Programs of Note

Following are some theatrical movies and television programs of note. This information is being provided to assist people in making viewing choices.

Monday-Friday, 2:30 p.m., Inspiration Channel (cable) -- Catholic Mass.

Monday-Sunday, 7 a.m., 11:10 a.m., 6 p.m., 11 p.m., EWTN (cable) -- Daily Mass. No 6 p.m. showing on Sunday.

Thursday, Sept. 11, 7 p.m., WHA (PBS) -- In Wisconsin. This season premiere discusses the role Wisconsin played in replacing fire engines destroyed in the Sept. 11, 2001 tragedy. Repeats 6 p.m. Sept. 14 and 9:30 p.m. Sept. 15.

Sunday, Sept. 14, 2 a.m., EWTN (cable) -- Papal Visit to Slovakia. Mass and beatification of the martyrs Basile Hopko and Zdenka Schelingova at Petrz Alka Square in Bratislava. Repeats 11 a.m. and 11 p.m.

Sunday, Sept. 14, 7 a.m., WISC (CBS) -- Mass. Celebrated by Msgr. Thomas Campion, sponsored by Apostolate to the Handicapped.

Sunday, Sept. 14, 6 p.m., EWTN (cable) -- Catholic Compass: "That I May See." Featuring actress Ruth Hussey and actor Raymond Burr, among others, this program highlights both the Sermon on the Mount and the miracles of Jesus, including bringing sight to the blind. Repeats noon Sept. 16 and 2 a.m. Sept. 19.

Monday, Sept. 15, 8 p.m., WHA (PBS) -- Daughter from Da Nang. An Amerasian woman travels to her place of birth to reconnect with her Vietnamese mother and siblings in this bittersweet documentary. Heidi Bub remembers being pried from her biological mother as a seven-year-old in 1975 and put on a plane for America. Her mother, Mai Thi Kim, had taken up with an American GI who provided for her and her three children when her husband left to join the Viet Cong. But she feared her Amerasian daughter by the soldier would be killed when the United States pulled out of the country, so she gave Heidi up for adoption in America. The film avoids cultural stereotypes, instead presenting an honest and insightful portrait of people whose cultures clash, leaving both sides hurt and confused. The candid remarks by the mother, brother and Heidi are fascinating, and overall the program is both poignant and memorable, deserving of its Academy Award nomination. It should be of interest to teens and adults.

Wednesday, Sept. 17, 9 p.m., WHA (PBS) -- The Blue Diner. This movie mixes food, memory, language, and caskets in a mother-daughter film that is fairly entertaining. However, the two-hour movie loses its way about halfway through to become last week's leftovers: a mishmash of too many dishes, none of which enhances the other's flavors. The Blue Diner is part of PBS's celebration of National Hispanic Heritage Month. To its credit, the film is devoid of the usual, and often inane, urban stereotypes of Latinos. However, this is not enough to keep the viewer interested and involved throughout the film's two hours. Parents should be aware that the Spanish-language program (it's subtitled) contains a bedroom scene and some crass language.

Thursday, Sept. 18, 3:30 a.m., EWTN (cable) -- Solomon's Temple. An understanding of the Temple in Jewish life and history is essential not only to understanding the Bible but also history and current events in Jerusalem today. This program gives a basic introduction to the colossal achievement of Solomon's Temple and details its design, construction, meaning for Israel, and what went on there and why. Solomon's Temple was destroyed in 586 B.C., but through the use of modern computer graphics, the temple is reconstructed visually to provide a contemporary experience of its ritual, beauty, and grandeur. Repeats 5 p.m. Sept. 18.

Friday, Sept. 19, 7 p.m., Disney (cable) -- Cadet Kelly. A sophisticated 14-year-old gets her marching orders when her new stepdad enrolls her in a military academy in this often charmless movie. Overall, the family movie embraces themes of family, friendship, and teamwork, which is all to the good. Yet the film panders to its target preteen audience by depicting the teen-age Kelly character (Hilary Duff) as someone who is always so much smarter than all the clueless adults who surround her.


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