http://www.philly.com/r?19=960&32=3796&7=195522&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fweekend%2F What's happening this weekend, from the Inquirer en-us Sun, 22 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT 2009-11-22T08:01:00Z en-us http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=192822&44=70626457&32=3796&7=195522&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fweekend%2Fvisual_arts%2F20091120_Art_Museum_brings_home_two_Bruce_Nauman_gems.html There can be little doubt that the Bruce Nauman show at the 53d Venice Biennale, closing today, will reverberate in significant ways for the artist, the Biennale, and the Philadelphia Museum of Art, which curated this selective career retrospective. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 08:00:00 GMT 39df9c42876724ab472a5951dd412774 2009-11-22T08:00:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=167246&44=70613047&32=3796&7=195522&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fweekend%2Fmusic%2F20091122_Two_dance-pop_divas_cocksure_of_their_power.html Shakira is the lycanthropic predator on the prowl who issues a warning to all who might resist her. "Nocturnal creatures are not so prudent," she sings, while writhing around in a cage in a flesh-colored bodysuit, on "She Wolf," the title track of her new album, which comes out Tuesday. "The moon's my teacher, and I'm her student." Sun, 22 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT 288946844254ab654a992373c4996439 2009-11-22T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=182011&44=70687042&32=3796&7=195522&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fweekend%2Fmovies%2F20091121_Our_critics__selections.html 2012 Nobody makes doomsday movies with happy endings like Roland Emmerich. And this one, starring John Cusack and Chiwetel Ejiofor, is the biggest, loudest example of Emmerich's philosophy that it's OK if eight billion people die so long as eight movie stars - and the dog - live. PG-13 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT 3d006628597456f37ca30aadf62687ab 2009-11-21T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=192547&44=70687067&32=3796&7=195522&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fweekend%2Fclassical_music%2F20091121_Curtis_Opera_and_rare_Stravinsky.html The new Curtis Opera Theatre production of Stravinsky's The Rake's Progress is a test of sorts. How much are you willing to endure for love of this opera? What aspects mean the most to you? Music? Words? Characters? Sat, 21 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT 8f8364c77b9cf8aa391fe34372633aee 2009-11-21T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=182011&44=70687077&32=3796&7=195522&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fweekend%2Fmovies%2F20091121_Our_critics__selections_1.html Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire Can the story of an abused, illiterate, obese teenager impregnated by her father be uplifting and heart-stirring? Yup. Philly filmmaker Lee Daniels brings humor and pathos to a horrific tale, and gets amazing performances from Mo'Nique, Mariah Carey, and daunting newcomer Gabourey Sidibe. R Sat, 21 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT d92b65ad4f8d1ca046597707094ba0af 2009-11-21T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=167236&44=70521937&32=3796&7=195522&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fweekend%2F20091119_newmoon.html Something about Bella Swan brings out the sexy beast in boys - likewise their gallantry. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:34:56 GMT ec9c3b2a5d9dc4024c1bba8b4a2a136f 2009-11-20T09:34:56Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=167236&44=70562947&32=3796&7=195522&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fweekend%2F20091119_Visiting_the_Shore_for_holiday_fun.html Mark Soifer, who's worked to put Ocean City on the map for almost four decades, remembers his early years in town when the Shore closed down after Labor Day and the entire tourist industry started thinking about the next Memorial Day. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:00:00 GMT 503f045423f252dddde84cebf2c30fba 2009-11-20T09:00:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=167236&44=70534337&32=3796&7=195522&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fweekend%2F20091120_Lovely_musical_on_love_and_risk.html 'Reader, I married him." Is there a fantasy dearer to the female heart than Charlotte Brontë's long-suffering governess finally marrying the lord of the manor? Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT f8f170b2216e4b7f872ca1b0f7da00eb 2009-11-20T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=192822&44=70613062&32=3796&7=195522&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fweekend%2Fvisual_arts%2F20091122_Art__Michener_gives_another_Bucks_painter_his_due.html The James A. Michener Art Museum has been admirably assiduous in calling attention to Bucks County painters of merit who have drifted beyond the historical spotlight, to the point where their names and achievements have been nearly forgotten. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT 22479a556504edced008bd9c1753104a 2009-11-22T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=182011&44=70613052&32=3796&7=195522&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fweekend%2Fmovies%2F20091122_On_Movies__Mortensen_breaches_postapocalyptic_frontier.html TORONTO - Director David Cronenberg, who cast Viggo Mortensen as a Russian mob lieutenant in Eastern Promises, tells how his star would disappear from the London shoot on weekends, not revealing where he was going, and return Monday with photographs and objects, tattoo books, and snatches of Russian street slang he had gleaned during his stealth getaways to Moscow and St. Petersburg. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT 3547ee4df2ba0bac0141682d4331b0e4 2009-11-22T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=192822&44=70613022&32=3796&7=195522&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fweekend%2Fvisual_arts%2F20091122_Galleries_.html "Galleries" by Edith Newhall does not appear this week. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT 075079babecfd8fd2573b925822f7da5 2009-11-22T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=167236&44=70534317&32=3796&7=195522&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fweekend%2F20091120_Shore_real_estate_transactions.html Mark Soifer, who's worked to put Ocean City on the map for almost four decades, remembers his early years in town when the Shore closed down after Labor Day and the entire tourist industry started thinking about the next Memorial Day. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT f600b7fb9aa971eba20971d3dce3c8c9 2009-11-20T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=167236&44=70534327&32=3796&7=195522&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fweekend%2F20091120_The_astronaut_s_the_alien_on__Planet_51_.html They look like "sea monkeys dancing to the oldies," notes a wayward NASA astronaut. He's speaking about the amphibianesque creatures on Planet 51, which resembles a cartoon version of the Happy Days set, with bulbous cars, streamlined diners, and a dim-witted populace enamored of scary alien invasion movies. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT 9caaca9a669f8d69426412087f5fecc8 2009-11-20T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=167236&44=70534357&32=3796&7=195522&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fweekend%2F20091120_Concert_Previews.html Chuck Prophet "As the rivers run over their banks . . . there's nowhere for a poor boy to hide," Chuck Prophet sings over the Stonesy riffage of the title song of his new album. This poor boy's answer to tough times is to keep rocking, which Pro Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT 5e5e4b7e9eda732776e2d04e67e7996a 2009-11-20T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=167236&44=70534267&32=3796&7=195522&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fweekend%2F20091120_Eschenbach_goes_deep_into_Mahler_s_Seventh.html Christoph Eschenbach saved the strangest for last in his complete Mahler symphony cycle with the Philadelphia Orchestra. After the folksy tunes and nature description of Mahler's first four symphonies, the orchestral apocalypses of the fifth and sixth, the dizzy-making gargantuanism of the eighth, and elegiac lyricism of the ninth and 10th, the nocturnal but discomfiting Symphony No. 7 arrived on Wednesday under ex-music director Eschenbach. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT b11132367171a1b3631941ab52172255 2009-11-20T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=167236&44=70534247&32=3796&7=195522&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fweekend%2F20091120_Poof__Museum_s_a_magic_Potter-ville.html Penn Museum will present "Harry Potter and the Magical Muggle Museum," a wizardry event for families, on Sunday. From 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., children and adults can enjoy an extravaganza designed for Harry Potter fans, magic lovers, and loyal readers of author J.K. Rowling's novels. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT 0df6ac6aa9934056360d030b0e2b306e 2009-11-20T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=167236&44=70534262&32=3796&7=195522&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fweekend%2F20091120_Do_This_.html Today-Sunday Nothing escapes his eye Painter and photographer Barkley Hendricks, greatly influenced by legendary photographer Walker Evans, has a unique eye for capturing a fresh portrayal of the ordinary, often in black and white. Hendricks is an alum Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT f5a341ee64d731aed1f329bc72cde849 2009-11-20T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=167236&44=70534347&32=3796&7=195522&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fweekend%2F20091120_Picks_of_Coming_Video_Games.html Madden NFL Arcade (PlayStation 3, Xbox 360) EA Sports (Developer and Publisher) Download only (1,200 pts on Xbox Live or $14.99 on PSN) Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT 5ff677be6a6d3b38ec2886a060a55ebd 2009-11-20T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=167236&44=70534362&32=3796&7=195522&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fweekend%2F20091120_A_big_tackle_and_a_little_lady.html They should stock extra-absorbent tissues at the concessions stand for The Blind Side, an engaging if transparent tearjerker of the first water. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT e102fe81b56be82ca66ab1276365b39e 2009-11-20T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=167236&44=70534352&32=3796&7=195522&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fweekend%2F20091120_Reprising_the_keen_songs_of_the_Kinks.html After putting out his first solo album, Other People's Lives, in 2006, at the age of 62, it took Kinks leader Ray Davies only another year to put out the next, Working Man's Cafe. But just as he was getting the hang of going solo, Davies is now revisiting his catalog of masterfully observed songs like "Days" and "Shangri-La" with the Crouch End Festival Chorus on his new album, The Kinks Choral Collection. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT c2f0971f2c3092ae79e42d7a7ff48173 2009-11-20T08:01:00Z