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 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT 2009-11-21T08:01:00Z en-us 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=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 http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=167236&44=70534312&32=3796&7=195522&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fweekend%2F20091120_Concert_and_club_listings.html In Concert The Academy of Music Broad & Locust Sts.; 215-893-1999. www.academyofmusic.org. Sexy Soul Tour. $39.75-$79.75. 11/20. 8 pm. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT 177fef45d6a2215f99d5225ce45cd641 2009-11-20T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=167236&44=70534252&32=3796&7=195522&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fweekend%2F20091120_Kurosawa_s_classic_mystery_retold_from_four_perspectives.html Seeking shelter from a driving rain, a priest and a peasant huddle under Kyoto's dilapidated Rashomon Gate. They shake their heads in bewilderment at a mystery that cannot easily be solved in 11th century Japan, where feudal wars have left Kyoto - and the truth - in ruins. A woodcutter, who claims to have witnessed a rape and a murder in the woods, joins the pair to talk about what occurred. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT 0c16f33601dc46a322c56e381747a943 2009-11-20T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=167236&44=70534307&32=3796&7=195522&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fweekend%2F20091120_Huge_cast__a_Fagin_with_heart_in_terrific__Oliver__.html The Walnut Street Theatre has engineered many firsts in its 200 years, and here's the latest: For only the first time in its modern history of producing shows, which spans 27 years, the Walnut is presenting a show it has produced before. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT ba1f8e63dadded4070bc47dbf587508a 2009-11-20T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=167236&44=70534297&32=3796&7=195522&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fweekend%2F20091120_Highlighting_key_details_of_Tel_Aviv_s_first_century.html Temple Judea Museum has outdone itself with its latest exhibit, "Tel Aviv: A Love Story at 100." There are hundreds of things to see, the result of a special trip abroad to gather research material and historic photos. Such abundance might prompt you to plan two visits - just to look closely without rushing. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT 1c4a25990d52e194835a2f360b806a12 2009-11-20T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=167236&44=70534272&32=3796&7=195522&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fweekend%2F20091120_New_This_Week.html My Sister's Keeper **1/2 (Warner Home Video, '09) $28.98. 109 mins. A child conceived as a donor match to her leukemia-stricken sibling decides against painful operations and hires a lawyer to sue her parents for the right to decide how to use her body. With Cameron Diaz, Abigail Breslin, Alec Baldwin, Jason Patric. PG-13 (mature thematic content, some disturbing images, sensuality, profanity and brief teen drinking) Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT b3eefa3b2e929d8a7858873bac02ba26 2009-11-20T08:01:00Z