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Grammy nominated Shadow's Fall to bring blistering sounds to the V Club
Has the icy raw winter made you more than a bit grumpy?
Angela Henderson: American Idol's Hollywood Week always brings high drama
The commercials for tonight's episode of "American Idol" tell us that it's the moment we've been waiting for. And I totally agree but for completely different reasons. They are, of course, referring to Ellen DeGeneres joining the judging panel. But I am referring to the arrival of my favorite part of the early episodes and sometimes of the whole season -- Hollywood Week.
WVSO presents "A Night on Broadway" 
Arenacross 
WVSO presents "Rumpelstiltzkin: Straw into Gold" 
Huntington Symphony Orchestra: "Dreams of America" 
Mountain Stage with Larry Groce 
MEN'S BASKETBALL: Marshall vs. Tulsa 
Harry Connick Jr. "Your Songs" Tour 
Disney on Ice: 100 Years of Magic Released 20-Nov-09. Runs 126 min.
Teenager Michael Oher is surviving on his own, virtually homeless, when he is spotted on the street by Leigh Anne Tuohy. Learning that the young man is one of her daughter's classmates, Leigh Anne insists that Michael -- wearing shorts and a t-shirt in the dead of winter -- come out of the cold. Without a moment's hesitation, she invites him to stay at the Tuohy home for the night. What starts out as a gesture of kindness turns into something more as Michael becomes part of the Tuohy family despite the differences in their backgrounds. And, as the family helps Michael fulfill his potential, both on and off the football field, Michael's presence in the Tuohys' lives leads them to some insightful self-discoveries of their own.
Released 15-Jan-10. Runs 118 min.
In the not-too-distant future, some 30 years after the final war, a solitary man walks across the wasteland that was once America. There is no civilization here, no law. The roads belong to gangs that would murder a man for his shoes, an ounce of water -- or for nothing at all. A warrior not by choice but necessity, Eli seeks only peace but, if challenged, will cut his attackers down before they realize their fatal mistake. It's not his life he guards so fiercely but his hope for the future; a hope he has carried and protected for 30 years and is determined to realize. Driven by this commitment and guided by his belief in something greater than himself, Eli does what he must to survive--and continue.
Released 15-Jan-10. Runs 135 min.
A young girl, who has been murdered, watches over her family -- and her killer -- from heaven. She must weigh her desire for vengeance against her desire for her family to heal.
Released 25-Nov-09. Runs 95 min.
Walt Disney Animation Studios presents the musical "The Princess and the Frog," an animated comedy set in the great city of New Orleans. From the creators of "The Little Mermaid" and "Aladdin" comes a modern twist on a classic tale, featuring a beautiful girl named Tiana, a frog prince who desperately wants to be human again, and a fateful kiss that leads them both on a hilarious adventure through the mystical bayous of Louisiana.
Released 15-Jan-10. Runs 92 min.
Bob Ho is an undercover CIA super spy who decides to give up his career in espionage to settle down with his next-door neighbor and girlfriend, Gillian. But, Bob has one more mission to complete before Gillian agrees to marry him: winning over her three opinionated kids. When Gillian suddenly has to leave town, Bob volunteers to baby sit the children so he can earn their approval. But, when one of the kids mistakenly downloads a top-secret formula from his computer, Bob's archenemy, a Russian terrorist, moves in for the attack, forcing Bob to juggle the roles of spy and prospective stepfather in the most challenging mission of his career!
Released 22-Jan-10. Runs 102 min.
Derek Thompson is a hard-charging hockey player whose nickname comes from his habit of separating opposing players from their bicuspids. When Derek discourages a youngster's dreams, he's sentenced to one week's hard labor as a real tooth fairy, complete with the requisite wings and magic wand. At first, Derek "can't handle the tooth" -- bumbling and stumbling as he furtively tries to wing his way through strangers' homes -- doing what tooth fairies do. But, as Derek slowly adapts to his new position, he begins to rediscover his own forgotten dreams.
Released 20-Nov-09. Runs 130 min.
Following Bella's ill-fated 18th birthday party, Edward Cullen and his family abandon the town of Forks, Washington, in an effort to protect her from the dangers inherent in their world. As the heartbroken Bella sleepwalks through her senior year of high school, numb and alone, she discovers Edward's image comes to her whenever she puts herself in jeopardy. Her desire to be with him at any cost leads her to take greater and greater risks. With the help of her childhood friend Jacob Black, Bella refurbishes an old motorbike to carry her on her adventures.
Released 12-Feb-10. Runs 102 min.
Lawrence Talbot's childhood ended the night his mother died. After he left the sleepy Victorian hamlet of Blackmoor, he spent decades trying to forget. When his brother's fiancée, Gwen Conliffe, tracks him down to help find her missing love, Talbot returns home to join the search. He learns that something with brute strength and insatiable bloodlust has been killing the villagers. As he pieces together the gory puzzle, he hears of an ancient curse that turns the afflicted into werewolves when the moon is full. Talbot must destroy the vicious creature in the woods surrounding Blackmoor, but as he hunts for the nightmarish beast, a simple man with a tortured past will uncover a primal side to himself -- one he never imagined existed.
Released 18-Dec-09. Runs 104 min.
On the eve of her 18th birthday and succession to the English throne, young Princess Victoria is caught in a royal power struggle. But, it is her blossoming relationship with Prince Albert that will determine the strength of her reign. Can she dedicate her life to her country and her heart to the one man she truly loves? Discover the passion and the romance behind one of history's greatest love stories.
Released 9-Feb-10. Runs 120 min.
NCM Fathom, Prairie Home Productions, American Public Media, and BY Experience present an ENCORE screening of "A Prairie Home Companion With Garrison Keillor Live" in HD on Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010. This show will be recorded live the previous week out of the Fitzgerald Theatre in St. Paul, Minnesota, and be rebroadcast to select movie theatres across the country for a special one night ENCORE showing. For more than 35 years, legions of fans have tuned in to Garrison Keillor's "A Prairie Home Companion": to be entertained by his low-key reflections, sharp insights, and trademark humor. Each week, "A Prairie Home Companion" is heard by more than four million listeners of every age, on more than 600 public radio stations across the country. The show is performed live on stage in front of an audience. Don't miss this once in a lifetime event. This program is not rated but should be treated as PG13.
Released 23-Dec-09. Runs 88 min.
"Alvin and The Chipmunks: The Squeakquel" brings back our favorite furry brothers, Alvin, Simon and Theodore. Because of a freak accident involving Alvin and Dave Seville, they go to live with Dave Seville's cool cousin Toby and must enroll in school just like every other kid. School presents new challenges to these rock stars, like dealing with peer pressure, school sports and of course, girls! By "girls" we mean the Chipettes who are managed by Ian Hawke, the Chipmunks greedy former manager who wants to turn them into the next big thing. At the outset, there is a rivalry between the Chipettes and The Chipmunks but in the end they realize that they make great friends and a great musical team!
Released 9-Oct-09. Runs 99 min.
It's 1961 and attractive, bright 16-year-old schoolgirl, Jenny is poised on the brink of womanhood. Stifled by the tedium of adolescent routine, Jenny can't wait for adult life to begin. One rainy day, her suburban life is upended by the arrival of an unsuitable suitor, 30- ish David. Urbane and witty, David introduces Jenny to a glittering new world of classical concerts and late-night suppers. Just as the family's long-held dream of getting their brilliant daughter into Oxford seems within reach, Jenny is tempted by another kind of life. Will David be the making of Jenny or her undoing?
Released 18-Dec-09. Runs 160 min.
"Avatar" is the story of an ex-Marine who finds himself thrust into hostilities on an alien planet filled with exotic life forms. As an Avatar, a human mind in an alien body, he finds himself torn between two worlds, in a desperate fight for his own survival and that of the indigenous people.
Released 18-Dec-09. Runs 160 min.
"Avatar" is the story of an ex-Marine who finds himself thrust into hostilities on an alien planet filled with exotic life forms. As an Avatar, a human mind in an alien body, he finds himself torn between two worlds, in a desperate fight for his own survival and that of the indigenous people.
Released 5-Feb-10. Runs 108 min.
"Dear John" tells story of John Tyree, a young soldier home on leave, and Savannah Curtis, the idealistic college student he falls in love with during her spring vacation. Over the next seven tumultuous years, the couple is separated by John's increasingly dangerous deployments. While meeting only sporadically, they stay in touch by sending a continuous stream of love letters overseas -- correspondence that eventually triggers fateful consequences.
Released 29-Jan-10. Runs 108 min.
Thomas Craven is a veteran homicide detective for the Boston Police Department and a single father. When his only child, 24-year-old Emma, is murdered on the steps of his home, everyone assumes that he was the target. But, he soon suspects otherwise, and embarks on a mission to find out about his daughter's secret life and her murder. His investigation leads him into a dangerous looking-glass world of corporate cover-ups, government collusion and murder -- and to CIA operative Darius Jedburgh, who has been sent in to clean up the evidence. Craven's solitary search for answers about his daughter's death transforms into an odyssey of emotional discovery and redemption.
Released 22-Jan-10. Runs 106 min.
Supported by his beautiful wife Aileen and their three children, John is on the fast track. But just as his career is taking off, Crowley walks away from it all when his two youngest children, Megan and Patrick, are diagnosed with a fatal disease. Crowley teams up with scientist, Dr. Robert Stonehill. Together they form a bio-tech company focused on developing a life-saving drug. One driven to prove himself and his theories, the other by a chance to save his children, this unlikely alliance eventually develops into mutual respect as they battle the medical and business establishments in a fight against the system -- and time. But, when it appears that a solution has been found, the relationship between the two men faces a final test.
Released 5-Feb-10. Runs 95 min.
A low-ranking intelligence operative working in the office of the U.S. Ambassador in France takes on more than he bargained for when he partners with a wisecracking, fast-shooting, high-ranking U.S. agent who's been sent to Paris to stop a terrorist attack.
Released 25-Dec-09. Runs 114 min.
Jane is the mother of three grown kids, owns a thriving Santa Barbara bakery/restaurant and has -- after a decade of divorce -- an amicable relationship with her ex-husband, attorney Jake. But when Jane and Jake find themselves out of town for their son's college graduation, things start to get complicated. An innocent meal together turns into the unimaginable -- an affair. With Jake remarried to the much younger Agness, Jane is now, of all things, the other woman.
Released 8-Jan-10. Runs 97 min.
"Leap Year" follows one woman's determined quest to get married to the perfect guy, despite what fate has in store for her. When their four-year anniversary passes without a marriage proposal, Anna decides to take matters into her own hands. Investing in an Irish tradition that allows women to propose to men on Feb. 29, Anna decides to follow her boyfriend Jeremy to Dublin and get down on one knee herself. But airplanes, weather and fate leave Anna stranded on the other side of Ireland, and she must enlist the help of handsome and surly Declan to get her across the country. As Anna and Declan bicker across the Emerald Isle, they discover that the road to love can take you to very unexpected places.
Released 22-Jan-10. Runs 100 min.
An out-of-the-way diner becomes the unlikely battleground for the survival of the human race. When God loses faith in Mankind, he sends his legion of angels to bring on the Apocalypse. Humanity's only hope lies in a group of strangers trapped in a desert diner and the Archangel Michael.
Released . Runs 167 min.
Released 12-Feb-10. Runs 120 min.
Trouble-prone Percy Jackson is having problems in high school - but that's the least of his challenges. It's the 21st century, but the gods of Mount Olympus seem to have walked out of the pages of Percy's Greek mythology texts and into his life. Percy has learned that his real father is Poseidon, god of the sea, which means Percy is a demigod - half human, half god. At the same time, the powerful gods on Olympus are feuding, which could launch a war enveloping our entire planet.
Released 6-Nov-09. Runs 109 min.
Set in Harlem in 1987, Claireece "Precious" Jones is a 16-year-old African-American girl born into a life no one would want. She's pregnant for the second time by her absent father; at home, she must wait hand and foot on her mother, a poisonously angry woman who abuses her emotionally and physically. School is a place of chaos, and Precious has reached the ninth grade with good marks and an awful secret: she can neither read nor write. Precious may sometimes be down, but she is never out. Beneath her impassive expression is a watchful, curious young woman with an inchoate but unshakeable sense that other possibilities exist for her.
Released 25-Dec-09. Runs 134 min.
Sherlock Holmes has made his reputation finding the truth at the heart of the most complex mysteries. With the aid of Dr. John Watson, his trusted ally, the renowned "consulting detective" is unequaled in his pursuit of criminals of every stripe, whether relying on his singular powers of observation, his remarkable deductive skills, or the blunt force of his fists. But now a storm is gathering over London, a threat unlike anything that Holmes has ever confronted...and just the challenge he's looking for. After a string of brutal, ritualistic murders, Holmes and Watson arrive just in time to save the latest victim and uncover the killer: the unrepentant Lord Blackwood.
Released 22-Jan-10. Runs 120 min.
Jake Taylor has it all: friends, fame, a basketball scholarship and the hottest girl in school. What could be better? Enter Roger Dawson. Roger has nothing. No friends. No hope. Nothing but putdowns and getting pushed aside. Things couldn't get worse...could they? Jake and Roger were best friends when they were kids. But the politics of high school quickly pulled them apart. Now Roger doesn't fit in Jake's - or anyone's circle - and he's had enough. He walks onto campus with a gun in his pocket and pain in his heart and makes a tragic move. Jake's last-ditch effort can't stop Roger, and the sudden tragedy rocks Jake's world.
Released 4-Dec-09. Runs 109 min.
Ryan Bingham, a corporate hatchet man who loves his life on the road, is forced to fight for his job when his company downsizes its travel budget. He is required to spend more time at home just as he is on the cusp of a goal he's worked toward for years: reaching five million frequent flyer miles and just after he's met the frequent-traveler woman of his dreams.
Released 12-Feb-10. Runs 117 min.
Released 29-Jan-10. Runs 91 min.
An ambitious young New Yorker, disillusioned with romance, takes a whirlwind trip to Rome where she defiantly plucks magic coins from a fountain of love, inexplicably igniting the passion of those who threw them in: a sausage magnate, a street magician, an adoring painter and a self-admiring model. But, when a charming reporter pursues her with equal zest, how will she know if his love is the real thing?
Released . Runs 140 min.
2010 Vancouver Olympics
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Nominate 2009's top citizens
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How you can help Haiti
National and local organizations are raising funds to help the victims of the earthquake in Haiti.
MU Back to School
Whether you are an incoming freshman or a veteran at Marshall, there are a few things you should know about the upcoming weeks. Check here for more.
Marshall Plane Crash
Check here to find original stories, photo galleries, victim information and coverage of the filming of the 2006 movie "We Are Marshall."
100 Years of History
A look back at 100 years of Tri-State history through The Herald-Dispatch. Ten of the biggest stories of the last 100 years in our area, as voted on by readers, plus hundreds of photos.
Purchase a photo reprint
Our professional photographers are always out and about in the Tri-State. If you know of an image you would like to purchase, click here to fill out the form.
Bride Guide 2010
Need advice on planning your upcoming nuptials? Check out the Bride Guide, which includes a rich list of possible wedding reception sites, sorted by seating limits.
Tri-State Visitors' Guide
Check out great shopping, dining, lodging and other entertainment opportunities in West Virginia, Ohio and Kentucky.
Tri-State's Most Wanted
The Herald-Dispatch's “Tri-State’s Most Wanted” list has featured several fugitives since June 2006, many of whom have been captured.
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Birthdays and Babies
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More Life
FRONT LINE: Susie Castle is on the front line at Jeffrey George Comfort House. The teacher, grammy and Monday front line volunteer became another year older Feb. 5. Here's hoping it was as great as she makes those around "the house" feel.
CALL: The honor roll, that is ... Eliza Amos, Cody Collings, James Keyser, Kenneth Kiesel, Cole Rucker and Jessica Tomblin received a grade point average of 4.0 for the third six weeks at Ceredo-Kenova Middle School. Congratulations to these eighth-graders.
HUNTINGTON -- As a young black writer in Huntington, Doug Brooks knows the struggle of getting heard.
Museum of American Glass to exhibit pieces from Blenko
WESTON, W.Va. -- The Museum of American Glass in Weston, W.Va., is offering an exhibition of 101 pieces from Milton's Blenko Glass.
Click here for a look at upcoming pageants.
Special pricing announced for upcoming symphony performances
The Huntington Symphony Orchestra has announced that, as part of its “Be Part of Your Community” campaign, special pricing will be offered to clubs, churches, schools, civic organizations other groups in the Tri-State area for the next two performances.
USAF 34TH BOMB SQUAD: The USAF 34th Bomb Squad will have its next reunion in the fall of 2010 in Nashville, Tenn. For more information, contact Rod Breland, 5731 Hickory Ridge Blvd., Baton Rouge, LA 70817; call 225-751-2058; e-mail rodbrel@msn.com; or visit www.34thbms.com or www.mlrsinc.com/34thbombsq.
Here's a look at some fun facts about chocolate:
Barboursville Library -- Feb. 1: Susie Frost, Peggy Esslinger and Balmaine Hatfield.
Here's more info about the Huntington-made Chiammaya Chocolates and where you can buy it:
Ross Hearing Aid Centers, 3333 U.S. Route 60 East, in the Wal-Mart Super Center, offers free hearing tests for senior citizens from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. every Monday-Saturday at the center. Free hearing aid cleaning and check are also offered. For appointments, call 304-523-3161.
Jean McClelland: Black memorabilia raises strong emotions, sheds light on dark past
It can be art, it can be history, it can be part of a culture, and it can be offensive. Much of the African-American memorabilia from the 19th to the mid-20th century fosters strong feelings. Some of it is considered racist, some of it is considered demeaning, some of it is considered insensitive, much of it is considered novelty, and all of it is considered history and collectible.
Food Network junkie gives up home brewing for chocolateering
HUNTINGTON -- The remnants of Walt Lewis' former fun are pushed up against the basement wall. The pool table is gone. Two pinball machines sit lonely, and the keg taps are dry on a refrigerator pasted with faded ribbons from Lewis' award-winning homebrew. Walt Lewis could care less. He has a new love in his life -- chocolate.
Party Gras family fun event returns to the Clay Center this Saturday
CHARLESTON -- The family fun Party Gras event returns to the Clay Center from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 6.
4.0: Five seventh-graders from Ceredo-Kenova Middle School made the honor roll for the third six weeks. Receiving 4.0 grade point averages were Amy Burgess, Bailey Ferguson, Samuel Hedrick, Jonathan Nicholson and Zachary Ramey.
Brooke Waggoner brings ethereal style to Mountain Stage
Take one listen to Brooke Waggoner and you might be confused about her Nashville roots.
One of my earliest musical memories of really latching onto a song was being over at Chris and Kevin Lewis' house listening over and over again to Tom T. Hall records.
BOOK: Barboursville resident, Millard Kirk, has written and published a book, "An Appalachian Family," which is a family narrative spanning a period of 93 years. A few years ago, Millard realized that he knew little of his family's early history and that his children and grandchildren would not know it either if he didn't start researching and recording it for them. Thus, a book about his parents, Joseph and Ada Horn Kirk, and their 11 children was written telling about their migration from Martin County, Ky., to Mingo County, W.Va., from 1916 to 2009. Millard and his wife, Mary, have three children -- Marty who lives in New Mexico, Matt who lives in Fort Wayne, Ind., and Michelle Clancy who lives in Maryland. They have two grandsons, Micah and Daniel, who live in Fort Wayne. Millard's sister, Cordell Edwards, lives in Barboursville and his late brother, Ted, and his wife, Mary, have made their home in Barboursville, too. For more information about Millard's book, e-mail him at appybook10@verizon.net.
Women of Color Quilters Network show hits the Highlands Museum in Ashland
When the Highlands Museum and Discovery Center went looking for a great exhibit to accompany the visiting national-award-winning Abraham Lincoln exhibit it only took one call to Carolyn Mazloomi to get it done.
LOS ANGELES -- "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" made a fortune. "Land of the Lost" tanked.
"Le Grand Cirque" 
