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'Joyful Noise'
![A Georgia town puts lots of importance on a local church choir emerging victorious from a competition in writer-director Todd Graff's ("Bandslam") pleasant, tuneful comedy, which gives Dolly Parton and Queen Latifah chances to show off both their musical and comedic talents.](http://www.zap2it.com/media/thumbnails/story/2012-04/69107198-30094620.jpg "A Georgia town puts lots of importance on a local church choir emerging victorious from a competition in writer-director Todd Graff's ("Bandslam\") pleasant, tuneful comedy, which gives Dolly Parton and Queen Latifah chances to show off both their musical and comedic talents.")
Zap2ItA Georgia town puts lots of importance on a local church choir emerging victorious from a competition in writer-director Todd Graff's ("Bandslam") pleasant, tuneful comedy, which gives Dolly Parton and Queen Latifah chances to show off both their...Tags: Human Interest, Blu-ray Discs, Joyful Noise (movie), Movies, DVDs
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'Joyful Noise': Dolly and the Queen make familiar music — 2 stars
![Assembled from spare parts of "Footloose" and "Sister Act," the serviceable gospel contraption "Joyful Noise" takes place in an economically hard-hit Georgia town, where the multiracial members of the Divinity Church Choir raise voices and spirits under the direction of their beloved choirmaster, played by Kris Kristofferson. We see him in action in church in the opening credits, though he suffers a heart attack well before "written and directed by Todd Graff" hits the screen. He's dead within seconds. Graff, who made "Camp" and "Bandslam," has a lot of plot to wrangle, and he does not waste time.](http://www.chicagotribune.com/media/thumbnails/column/2012-01/67309099-11141320.jpg "Assembled from spare parts of "Footloose\" and \"Sister Act,\" the serviceable gospel contraption \"Joyful Noise\" takes place in an economically hard-hit Georgia town, where the multiracial members of the Divinity Church Choir raise voices and spirits under the direction of their beloved choirmaster, played by Kris Kristofferson. We see him in action in church in the opening credits, though he suffers a heart attack well before \"written and directed by Todd Graff\" hits the screen. He's dead within seconds. Graff, who made \"Camp\" and \"Bandslam,\" has a lot of plot to wrangle, and he does not waste time.")
Assembled from spare parts of "Footloose" and "Sister Act," the serviceable gospel contraption "Joyful Noise" takes place in an economically hard-hit Georgia town, where the multiracial members of the Divinity Church Choir raise voices and spirits under...Tags: Human Interest, Meg Ryan, Heart Attack, Joyful Noise (movie), Queen Latifah
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Fall Sneaks list
SEPT. 9
All's Faire in Love
A college football star has to make up for his many absences by working at a Renaissance fair, where he falls for an aspiring actress. With Christina Ricci, Owen Benjamin, Cedric the Entertainer and Matthew Lillard. Written...Tags: Rowan Atkinson, Health, Central Intelligence Agency, AMC (tv network), David Lee
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Monster Mash: Art Institute of Chicago sues over new wing; Kennedy Center gets big donation
Culture Monster-- Lawsuit: The Art Institute of Chicago is suing a London engineering firm for what it calls delays and shoddy engineering in its Modern Wing addition that opened last year. (Chicago Tribune) -- Windfall: The Kennedy Center for the Performing...... -
Farina Off the Case at 'Law & Order'
Zap2It.com"Law & Order," which is as famous for its periodic cast shakeups as it is for its longevity, is shuffling the deck once again. Dennis Farina, who's played NYPD Detective Joe Fontana on "L&O" since 2004, is turning in his badge. Farina has been a...Tags: The Hollywood Reporter, Manhattan (New York City), NBC (tv network), Entertainment, Dennis Farina
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Rent
SPECIAL TO ZAP2ITWhen it hit theaters last Thanksgiving, moviegoers gave Chris Columbus' sprawling cinematic adaptation of Jonathan Larson's Broadway smash "Rent" a kind of collective shrug, as if to say: "Yeah, okay, you got most of the original cast back and there's...Tags: Jonathan Larson, Documentary (genre), Family, J.K. Rowling , Movies
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'Law & Order' Star Robbed
Zap2It.com"Law & Order" star Jesse L. Martin had a rude homecoming in Buffalo, N.Y., earlier this week. The actor was the victim of a robbery in his hometown on Monday, when thieves stole luggage belonging to him and two others from the SUV while he was eating...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Crimes, Theft, Movies, Entertainment
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Checking in With ... Milena Govich
Milena Govich is still adjusting to laying down the "Law," but she feels she's better at it. After she co-starred last season on "Conviction," executive producer Dick Wolf moved the actress to his flagship show "Law & Order" for its current season...Tags: Television Industry, New York, NBC (tv network), Entertainment, Crime, Law and Justice
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