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'Igor' Lacks That Special Charm
Posted on: Sunday, 28 September 2008, 15:00 CDT
When kids wander distractedly about the theater; couples nudge each other as they identify the voice actors ('ooh, that's Jay Leno'), and your 12-year-old daughter squirms about, rests her head on your shoulder, and starts cracking her knuckles during an animated movie, you know someone has taken a wrong turn at Albuquerque. Such is the case with 'Igor.'
What went wrong? Is Pixar the only studio that can get animation right these days?
Here's an anecdote: I attended the recent program 'Evening at the Opera' by the Bismarck Civic Chorus. I was amused by Menotti's 'The Telephone' and liked the way Puccini laid down a tune. Then Mozart's 'Cosi fan tutte' wafted effortlessly throughout the Belle and all else was forgotten as I was transported to that place where pure meets bliss



LOS ANGELES Billy Bob Thornton enters the room in a black, sleeveless Zildjian T-shirt and jeans. Tattoos adorn his muscular arms. A salt-and-pepper love patch and steely framed sunglasses complete the intimidating, bouncer/biker/ex-con picture.
But as soon as Thornton speaks in his warm Southern drawl, you feel like you're talking to your best buddy.
Yes, the actor who's developed quite a reputation in recent years as the consummate screen s.o.b




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