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Friday, December 3, 2010

The Mid-Valley’s biggest Journal’s live coverage

formal dance event is
Saturday: YWCA Salem
Snoball — “An Evening of
Royalty.”
LIVE COVERAGE: Statesman
Journal reporters Kelly
Williams Brown and Stacey
Barchenger and
starting at 8 p.m. at
StatesmanJournal.com.
SHARE YOUR PHOTOS & VIDEOS:
Share your Snoball photos
and video — both cell and
camera — by posting them
on www.facebook.com/
StatesmanJournal or by
WHEN: Begins at 8 p.m.
Saturday
WHERE: Oregon State
Fairgrounds, Pavilion,
2330 17th St. NE
TWITTER: We’re tweeting
COST: $50 per couple
advance; $60 per couple at
the door
CONTACT: (503) 581-9922,
www.ywcasalem.org
PHOTO CONTEST: Tuesday through

videographer David Davis
will be on hand to talk with
teens about their dance
moves, songs they want to
hear, the story behind their
outfits and much more.
Watch the Statesman
Gamut
sending them to photo@
statesmanjournal.com.
Remember to provide the
full names of who took the
picture and who is in the
picture.
about the event. Tell us
about your preparations,
where you’re eating dinner,
when your favorite song
plays. Use the #2010snoball
hashtag.
Friday, vote for your favorite
Snoball photo by “liking” it
at www.facebook.com/
StatesmanJournal.
Each day will be a different
contest: Best Dressed, Best
Hair, Best Pose and Best
Dance Move. The winners
will be printed in the Dec. 11
Statesman Journal.
Statesman Journal file
PHOTO GALLERIES: Come to
StatesmanJournal.com/
snoball after the dance to
see reader-submitted and
Statesman photo galleries.

MUSIC AWARD

O!
NOMINATIONS

10 Grammy
nods puts
Eminem
at the top
Bruno Mars second in
he holidays and line; Ke$ha snubbed

Gentle, melodious, calm

T music are pretty
synonymous, unless
you live in some sort
of “Footloose”-esque
place where carols are outlawed
and only outlaws carol, which,
obviously, we do not.
with no nominations
BY NEKESA MUMBI MOODY
The Associated Press
When Eminem was first
nominated for album of the
year 10 years ago for “The
Marshall Mathers LP,” it
marked a milestone for the
Grammys as it chose to hon-
Sure enough, there is a clear or an album that was consid-
musical theme running through ered masterful in its artistry
the weekend’s events, though yet morally bankrupt in its
A Victorian Christmas with values.
John Doan features Doan, the genres vary wildly. On Wednesday, as the
turn-of-the-20th-century
instruments, audience So here they are, organized Recording
Academy once
participation and at least one from very gentle and melodious again nominat-
whistle-along. The show is
based on his Emmy-nominated to the very loud and rocking. ed Eminem for
OPB special and is now in its album of the
24th year. It happens at year along with
8 tonight at Willamette ONLINE CALENDAR nine other bids,
University’s Hudson Hall, it again gave
900 State St. Tickets range
Plan your week, go to Eminem accolades to a
from $10 to $18 at the door. StatesmanJournal.com/ foul but genius
For more information, call calendar
(503) 370-6255. piece of work — Cee Lo’s
“(Expletive) You,” an infec-
tious retro groove with an
unforgettable, unprintable
Right in between loud and quiet chorus.
Fans of jazzy holiday classics and the Salem First The tune, which is so pro-
Baptist Church Bell Choir will not want to miss and calm and jangly. This is not to fane it had to be changed to
Yuletide with the Pops. In addition to the
aforementioned ringers, the Salem Pops say boring or average but rather “Forget You” for radio play,
Orchestra will be joined by pianist and composer the best of both worlds. was nominated for two top
Mike Strickland (right), who will present his Grammy honors: record and
composition “Yuletide Dance.” It happens at song of the year.
3 p.m. Sunday at the Historic Elsinore Theatre, “It wasn’t meant to be a
170 High St. NE. Adult tickets range from $15 to radio song,” said Cee Lo
$18, students admission is $5 with an ID and the If you need some music to aid the after the nominations. “It
show is free for ages 12 and younger. For more digestion, your best bet tonight is was meant to be something
information, call (503) 375-3574. Christmas Uncorked, a three- with flair and first impres-
course meal and a variety show sion, and it really took on a
that features monologues, acting, life of its own, and I had no
Christmas music and comedy
sketches.
idea it would become what it
This year’s Battle of the Bands features three familiar Salem names and one is today.”
This is the group’s fourth It’s a sign of how much
Bend-based outfit —Mötae, Foxtrot, Cathedra and Open-Fate will each play a production; they put on their first
20-minute set; the winner will walk away with its own showcase concert in March. dinner show back in July.
times, and Eminem, have
It begins at 7 tonight in the Salem Public Library’s Loucks Auditorium, 585 Liberty changed that his leading
St. SE. The show is appropriate for and open to all ages. Tickets are $5 until the It happens from 6:30 to 9 tonight at nominations were not con-
library closes at 6 p.m. or $7 at the door. For more information, call Prudence Uncorked in the Pringle
Park Plaza, 325 High St. SE. Dinner
troversial but expected and
(503) 588-6052. respected.
is $35 or $25 for students. For
reservations, call (503) 362- The person with the sec-
0888. ond-leading tally, Bruno
Rollicking, loud, jangly Mars with seven, was not
without his own drama this
year, after being arrested in
Las Vegas in a cocaine pos-
session case, which is pend-
ing. It was the only negative
in a brilliant year for Mars,
who co-wrote “(Expletive)
You” and also was featured
on B.O.B’s “Nothin’ on You,”
also nominated for record of
the year.
“It’s just been a great year,
incredible, incredible year,

See Grammys, 2D

New on DVD “Knight and Day,” “Going the Distance” and “The Sorcerer’s Apprentice”
By Bob Bloom, Gannett News Service

A good-time romp, a contemporary Cameron adults. If you don’t take it seriously,

romance and a Disney fantasy
were released this week on DVD.
‘KNIGHT AND DAY’
The lowdown: Tom Cruise and
Cameron Diaz star in this romantic
action thriller about a mysterious
stranger and the small-town girl
who gets ensnared in his exploits.
What critics said: Critics were
divided on the feature. Gannett Chief
Film Critic Bill Goodykoontz gave the
film faint praise, writing it
“accelerates events in a way that is
either a perfect representation of
how current action films are made
or a demonstration of everything
that’s wrong with movies today.
Maybe it’s both.”
Don’t miss: Extras include an
extended cut of the film, two viral
video offerings and a music video
with Cruise and the Black Eyed
Peas.
Rated: PG-13 for action violence,
language
Critic’s rating: ★★★
‘GOING THE DISTANCE’
The lowdown: Drew Barrymore
and Justin Long star in this
romantic comedy about the strains
and challenges of making a
bicoastal relationship work.
Diaz and Tom
Cruise star in
“Knight and
Day.”
20th Century Fox
One of the movie’s charms is
watching the protagonists using
social media to help maintain their
relationship.
What critics said: Claudia Puig of
USA Today was not impressed,
writing, “This premise, with better
writing, could have made a much
more compelling movie.”
Don’t miss: Supplemental
COMING ON DVD
ALSO JUST RELEASED: “The Twilight
Saga: Eclipse” (PG-13) and the
comedy “Going the Distance” (R)
COMING TUESDAY: The thriller
“Inception” (PG-13), “Shrek Forever
After” (PG) and the documentary
“Restrepo” (R)
materials include the stars’ views
on the perfect date; advice on
long-distance dating; cast
improvisations; deleted scenes;
and a music video.
Rated: R for sexual situations, brief
nudity, language, some drug use
Critic’s rating: ★★1⁄2
‘THE SORCERER’S APPRENTICE’
The lowdown: A young boy is taken
under the wing of a modern-day
sorcerer in this magical fantasy
that will appeal more to kids than
the movie is an all-right diversion.
What critics said: Goodykoontz
pointed out “that despite nonstop
special effects, sorcery and such,
‘The Sorcerer’s Apprentice’ can’t
quite overcome the key ingredient
it lacks: magic.”
Don’t miss: Extras include a look at
the science of sorcery, magic in
the city, a behind-the-scenes with
the world’s coolest car, deleted
scenes, outtakes and various other
featurettes on the making of the
movie and its special effects.
Rated: PG for fantasy action
violence, language, rude humor
Critic’s rating: ★★
Bob Bloom is the movie critic and DVD
reviewer for the Journal & Courier in
Lafayette, Ind. He can be reached by e-mail
at bloomjc@yahoo.com. For more DVD
reviews by Bloom, go to www.jconline.com
and click on entertainment.