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<![CDATA[A 'Carol' for modern times]]>
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<![CDATA[Alastair Sim, Albert Finney, George C. Scott and Patrick Stewart took on Ebenezer Scrooge in film versions of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol. So did Mickey Mouse, Mr.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@lowellsun.com (Nancye Tuttle, ntuttle@lowellsun.com)]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 05 Nov 2009 06:16:33 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[The Men Who Stare at Goats]]>
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<![CDATA[HH 1/2    A fun tone is undermined by disjointed storytelling in George Clooney and producing partner Grant Heslov's romp based on Jon Ronson's amusing nonfiction book about the U.S. military's research into psychic warfare and espionage.]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 05 Nov 2009 04:36:08 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Buzzworthy]]>
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<![CDATA[Bright music     In November, the days grow shorter and darker. But on  Sunday, Andover Chamber Music brightens the mood with Fairytales -- a concert for young and old inspired by legends and tales. The chamber group, under artistic director Julie Scolnik's baton, likes doing "eccentric, personal, impassioned concerts that invigorate old]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 05 Nov 2009 04:35:56 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Topol takes a final turn in 'Fiddler']]>
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<![CDATA[BOSTON -- "Tradition," sings Chaim Topol, as the jovial Tevye in the jubilant opening scene of Fiddler on the Roof.    Topol, 74, has performed the role many times, earning an Oscar nomination for best actor in the 1972 film version.]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 05 Nov 2009 04:35:52 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[A personal view of landscapes]]>
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<![CDATA[By Nancye Tuttle    ntuttle@lowellsun.com     LOWELL -- Andrew Haines' landscapes deviate from tradition, since he manipulates images, painting some from life and taking some from other media.    Metes and Bounds: Landscape Paintings and Works on Paper, a collection of his work, is on view starting Monday through Dec.]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 05 Nov 2009 04:35:49 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Zesty's settles in to new home]]>
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<![CDATA[CHELMSFORD -- "That's the nicest pizza place I've ever been in."    An appreciative customer uttered that remark to a friend, as he got into his truck last week, his Zesty's sub in hand.    One glance at the new Zesty Pizza, located on Fletcher Street in the Village Square Plaza, gives credence to his compliment.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@lowellsun.com (Nancye Tuttle, ntuttle@lowellsun.com)]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 05 Nov 2009 04:35:45 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[BEYOND 'CAROL': HERE ARE SOME HOLIDAY CLASSICS]]>
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<![CDATA[Just thinking about A Christmas Carol got Sun staff members to recall their favorite holiday movies -- the ones they put on their can't-miss list every year. It's a Wonderful Life and Elf took top honors.]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 05 Nov 2009 04:35:36 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Brian Wilson keeps the Beach Boys music flowing]]>
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<![CDATA[Ask anyone under the age of 25 if they know who Brian Wilson is and you might get the following response, "Isn't he the guy in the Barenaked Ladies song?"    And while it is true that the Canadian rock band did record a 1993 song titled "Brian Wilson" that reached #19 on the Billboard pop music singles chart, that only reveals a small part of the]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@lowellsun.com (Ed Hannan, Sun Correspondent)]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 05 Nov 2009 04:35:25 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA['Borderlands' is packed with action and gore]]>
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<![CDATA[Deep inside every zealous gamer is the desire to collect.    Whether earning enough cash to furnish a sprawling mansion in The Sims or searching for every bobblehead in Fallout 3, many enduringly addictive video games keep players glued to the screen with the promise of brighter, shiner loot just around the next corner.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@lowellsun.com (Ross Edwards, redwards@sentinelandenterprise.com)]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 05 Nov 2009 04:35:24 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Wilmington steps toward Sonic boom]]>
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<![CDATA[WILMINGTON -- Despite calls from two commercial abutters for a traffic study to be conducted first, the Planning Board last night gave its blessing for Sonic to build its second Massachusetts restaurant in town.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@lowellsun.com (Alexandra Mayer-Hohdahl, amayer-hohdahl@lowellsun.com)]]>
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<![CDATA[Wed, 04 Nov 2009 07:34:35 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Next step in arena move]]>
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<![CDATA[LOWELL -- The deal transferring the Tsongas Arena from the city to UMass Lowell has been referred to a joint meeting of the Finance and Arena subcommittees to review the terms of the deal, as well as required legislation.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@lowellsun.com (Jennifer Myers, jmyers@lowellsun.com)]]>
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<![CDATA[Wed, 04 Nov 2009 04:36:29 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Buzzworthy]]>
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<![CDATA[Sipping soiree    Sample a selection of wines for upcoming holiday festivities and help a good cause while you're at it at Sts. Vartanantz Armenian Church's wine tasting on Friday, Nov. 6. More than a dozen international wines will be poured, accompanied by appetizers to sample as you socialize with friends.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@lowellsun.com (Nancye Tuttle , ntuttle@lowellsun.com)]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 29 Oct 2009 06:53:24 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Screaming good fun]]>
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<![CDATA[Hold onto your masks and keep the lights on, since it's the big weekend for ghosts and ghouls and getting scared out of your wits.    Halloween only falls on a Saturday once every five or six years, giving grown-ups an excuse to trick or treat like the kids.]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 29 Oct 2009 06:51:21 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Hollywood sleaze in the form of 'Angels']]>
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<![CDATA[Hollywood is more than glamour. It has its sleazy, decadent side, too. And that's a central theme of City of Angels, a jazzy, dark, detective mystery opening next week at Theatre III in Acton.     Featuring music by Cy Coleman, lyrics by David Zippel and a book by Larry Gelbart, Angels centers around Stine, an author who's preparing a screenplay]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 29 Oct 2009 04:36:03 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Letter rip]]>
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<![CDATA[Hi Nancye,    I loved your story about Mary Sampas (Oh, the stories she tells, 10/21). Each sentence contained a new, interesting fact. I was particularly impressed by the fact that she had to use a pseudonym when she began her career.]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 29 Oct 2009 04:35:59 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Movie palaces live on in photo show]]>
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<![CDATA[By Nancye Tuttle    ntuttle@lowellsun.com     It was the Strand, the RKO Keith and the Merrimack Square  in Lowell that brought movie fans in for first-run flicks in classy surroundings.    But back then, in Hollywood's golden age, nearly every city and town across the country boasted a movie palace or two, places that were often the center of]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 29 Oct 2009 04:35:58 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Halloween dress-up is a horror, ladies]]>
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<![CDATA[Last year, it was the Sarah Palin. This year, it's the Kate Gosselin. From shotgun bullets to inverted mullets.     Scary -- yes; however even more frightening are the perpetually popular costumes.     Every Halloween, the ladies of the night are resurrected and I am not talking about Elvira, Morticia Adams or the bride of Frankenstein.]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 29 Oct 2009 04:35:56 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[TRICK-OR-TREAT HOURS]]>
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<![CDATA[The following are trick-or-treating hours for area communities this Saturday:    Acton: No specific hours.    Ayer: 6-8 p.m.    Bedford: No specific hours.    Billerica: 5-8 p.m.    Boxboro: 4-7 p.m.    Burlington: No specific hours.]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 29 Oct 2009 04:35:54 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Bugs aside, 'Flashpoint' feels real]]>
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<![CDATA[By Ross Edwards    redwards@sentinelandenterprise.com.    You've just crawled across 200 meters of enemy territory on your stomach, staying low to avoid sentries stationed on the nearby hillside. All that stands between your squad and certain death are the thin wisps of grass that mask your movement.]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 29 Oct 2009 04:35:26 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Maria Muldaur feels rooted in 'Her Garden of Joy']]>
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<![CDATA[Amazingly, and perhaps unbelievably, it's been 35 years since Maria Muldaur topped the charts with her 1974 hit "Midnight at the Oasis."     Although her chameleon-like career actually began during the folk revival of the early '60s when she sang blues, bluegrass, Appalachian music and jug band music, she has recorded 35 solo albums since]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@lowellsun.com (Ed Hannan, Sun Correspondent)]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 29 Oct 2009 04:35:23 -0600]]>
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