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2 Chicago Tribune ArtsEntertainment Section 4 Friday, May 31, 2013 Celebrities "IF I WERE ONLY ALLOWED TO SEE ONE MOVIE THIS YEAR, I'D WANT IT TO BE BEFORE MIDNIGHT. IF I WERE ONLY ALLOWED TWO TRIPS TO A THEATER THIS YEAR, I'D SEE IT -Mary Pols, TIME MAGAZINE "A WONDERFUL PARADOX: A MOVIE PASSIONATELY COMMITTED TO THE IDEAL OF IMPERFECTION THAT IS ITSELF VERY CLOSE TO PERFECT." Scott, THE NEW YORK TIMES "GRADE AN ENCHANTING -Owen Gleiberman, ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY win A A A Al "ONE OF Ethan Hawke From meme to movie: Grumpy Cat Internet sensation Grumpy Cat (real name Tarder Sauce) has landed a movie deal, the feline's management team (yes, she has one) told The Wrap. Grumpy Cat's big screen close-up comes courtesy of a deal with Broken Road Productions, which has previously worked on such films as "Zookeeper" and "Jack and Jill." Grumpy, whose puck-ered-up mug is the result of feline dwarfism, had her first brush with celebrity after a picture was posted on Reddit in September 2012. A Facebook fan page has attracted more than ROB KIMGETTY PHOTO left, video. ends $1,615 GRUMPYCATS.COM PHOTO storyline of the big screen adventure will entail, though Deadline reports it will be a film.

TheWrap 870,000 "likes," and the cat has been featured in the documentary "Lil Bub Friendz," which screened at the Tribeca Film Festival. But Grumpy wasn't content to rest on those laurels, winning the meme of the year prize at the Webby Awards, beating out "Goats Yelling Like Humans" and "Gangnam Style." No word yet on what the Dinner and movie: Katie Couric has not only interviewed famous people, but dated a couple of them too, she told Howard Stern on his Sirius XM show, including Bob Saget and Jeff Probst. However, she turned down Michael Jackson (who asked through a proxy), saying she was flattered but not interested. Spare a dollar? Zosia Mamet, and Willa Mamet, the daughters of playwright David Mamet, make up the band The Cabin Sisters and have turned to Kickstarter in the hopes of raising $32,000 to produce a music Alas, the campaign, which June 9, has only received from 41 backers. Bonded: "Breast-feeding has been one of the best experiences of my life.

I love it! I can't stop! I think I'm going to breast-feed him until he goes to college! I'm hooked!" So says "The Voice" coach and first-time mother Shald-ra in Us Weekly magazine about feeding her 4-month-old, Milan. Newton-John's sister dies: Rona Newton-John, the sister of '70s and '80s pop singer Olivia Newton-John, has died of "a very aggressive brain tumor," Olivia announced on her Facebook page. Olivia first told fans of her sister's diagnosis in April. AE notes EXCLUSIVE ENGAGEMENTS START TODAY Chicago Chicago AMC LANDMARK'S CENTURY RIVER EAST 21 CENTRE CINEMA (888) AMC-4FUN (773) 509-4949 News services contributed. Pitchfork plans new film website This July, Pitchfork Media plans to launch an expansive Chicago-based movie website called The Dissolve (thedissolve staffed largely by veterans of The Onion's A.V Club.

The Dissolve founder and editorial director Keith Phipps will be joined by editor Scott Tobias, along with senior editors Tasha Robinson and Genevieve Koski; staff writers Nathan Rabin and Noel Murray; and, lately of Indiewire, news editor Matt Singer. Reached Thursday, Tobias said that in addition to reviews, features, video-on-demand coverage and commentary, the site will showcase retrospective pieces "reaching back into 100-plus years of film history." The Dissolve's offices are in Logan Square, he said. "Nice and quiet. And there's parking," he noted. "Everyone's getting paid well, with benefits.

They're The planetarium is one of many Chicago cultural institutions that weathered the recession while facing significant construction debt and pension liabilities. Adler has run up a total operating deficit of $16.6 million during the past decade, posting surpluses only three times during that period, according to audited financial statements. Spokeswoman Molly O'Connell said the planetarium has been carefully examining its day-to-day operations since its new president, astrophysicist and science educator Michelle Larson, took over in January. "These cuts were not made based on performance or financial distress they reflect a focused and efficient alignment for the museum moving forward," the museum said in a statement. Adler's last significant layoffs were in 2001, when eight employees were let go, O'Connell said.

Heather Gillers (HIGHEST RATING) THE YEAR'S BEST -Peter Travers, ROLLING STONE Evanston CENTURY 12 EVANSTON CINEARTS 6 XD (800) FANDANGO 942 AYCHECK L0CAL LISTINGS "A BRILLIANT AND HAUNTING FILM." Scott, THE NEW YORK TIMES Adler lays off 15 in restructuring Adler Planetarium laid off nearly 8 percent of its staff Thursday, cutting 15 positions. A spokeswoman declined to say whether the laid-off staffers were scientists, managers or other workers. for theaters and showtimes Hoover mry real jobs." All credit, Tobias said, goes to Phipps: "This is his idea; he brought it to Pitchfork; and he wanted to keep the A.V Club team together." Michael Phillips Joffrey tops Dancing Fest bill The Joffrey Ballet in the Chicago premiere of Swedish choreographer Alexander Ekman's "Episode 31" and a new piece by Lane Alexander and Bril Barrett for the Chicago Human Rhythm Project are among the highlights of this year's Chicago Dancing Festival Aug. 20-24. All events are free, except for an Aug.

21 benefit at the Museum of Contemporary Art The Ekman premiere is welcome news following last year's terrific "Two Becomes Three," set to be revived at this year's Aug. 22 outing at the Auditorium Theatre. The schedule also includes: Aug. 20 at the Harris Theater: Brian Brooks Moving Company in Brooks' "I'm Going to Hubbard Street Dance Chicago in Alejandro Cerrudo's "Little Mortal the Joffrey in Stanton Welch's "Son of Chamber Lar Lubovitch Company in "Crisis and the Alexander-Barrett Human Rhythm premiere, "In the Beginning Aug. 22 at the Auditorium: the Joffrey in "Episode Ensemble Espanol in Dame Libby Komaiko's "Bolero." Aug.

23 at the MCA: a program of solos, including the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in Robert Battle's "InSide" and Hubbard dancers in three solos that make up Cerrudo's "PACOPEPEPLUTO." Aug. 24 at Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park: Philadelphia's Philadanco in Rennie Harris' "Wake Up" and the Joffrey in Jerome Robbins' "Interplay." The free tickets must be reserved. Release times and dates for the respective theaters are noon July 16 at the Harris box office or at 312-334-7777; noon July 17 for the Auditorium at its box office, at 800-982-2787 or ticketmaster.com; and noon July 18 at the MCA box office at 312-397-4010. Limit two tickets per order. -Sid Smith For breaking arts news, go to chicagotribune breaking ill mm IEZ3I EXCLUSIVE ENGAGEMENTS NOW PLAYING STARTS TO CHICAGO CHICAGO EVANSTON N0RTHBR00K SOUTH BARRINGTON AMC Loews Landmark's Century 1 2 Evanston AMC AMC 600 N.

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