BEST OF THE WEEKEND.FILM ART MOVEMENT: The critics agree. The sell-out audiences do, too. ``Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon'' is the best film of 2000 - and the most enjoyable. Set in a mythical China of some 300 years ago, this gorgeous, exciting Mandarin language the spoken or colloquial language of educated people in China. See also: Mandarin epic brings deeply moving storytelling values to the gravity-defying martial arts This is a list of martial arts, broken down by region and style. African martial arts Eritrea
tr.v. as·ton·ished, as·ton·ish·ing, as·ton·ish·es To fill with sudden wonder or amazement. See Synonyms at surprise. watchable watch·a·ble adj. 1. Capable of being watched; viewable: watchable wildlife. 2. Good enough to watch: "The fastest modem ... Beijing dance student Zhang Ziyi play a younger pair, a desert bandit bandit: see brigandage. and an aristocrat's daughter, who let their passions rule their emotional and acrobatic actions. Both couples end up learning a great deal from one another. Filming throughout China, director Ang Lee (``Sense and Sensibility Sense and Sensibility is a novel by the English novelist Jane Austen, that was first published in 1811. It was the first of Austen's novels to be published, under the pseudonym "A Lady". ,'' ``The Ice Storm'') and action choreographer Yuen Wo Ping (``The Matrix'') stage one astonishing a·ston·ish tr.v. as·ton·ished, as·ton·ish·ing, as·ton·ish·es To fill with sudden wonder or amazement. See Synonyms at surprise. fight sequence after another, culminating in a transporting, free-flying sword duel in the upper branches of a bamboo forest. But even more than the great spectacle, ``Crouching Tiger'' is notable for Lee's strict adherence to genre-defying narrative virtues. This story goes in directions you could never predict, and leaves you breathless with each masterful turn. ``Crouching Tiger'' is playing at 5 and 8 p.m. today through Monday at Universal Cinemas' IMAX IMAX Noun a film projection process that produces an image ten times larger than standard Theater at Citywalk. Admission is $9. For information, call (818) 508-0588. - Bob Strauss MUSIC 'CRAZY' AS CAN BE: It's taken some time, but the six-member local band Crazy Town has finally caught on. ``Butterfly,'' the third ultra-catchy single from the group's debut album, ``The Gift of Game'' (Columbia), has landed among the most-played songs on alternative-rock radio stations across the country. Crazy Town appears Saturday with Slaves on Dope Slaves on Dope was a Canadian nu metal band, based out of Los Angeles, California. Formed in the 90's by Jason Rockman and Avrum Nadigel (original lineup consisted of founders as well as Patrick Francis, Kevin Jardine, and Lenny Vartanian), Slaves on Dope were notable for and Shuvel at the Palace in Hollywood. The moody, atmospheric ``Butterfly'' brings to mind Goth-inspired '80s groups like the Cure and Siouxsie & the Banshees. But Crazy Town also has rap and punk influences. The Palace is at 1735 N. Vine St., Hollywood. Show time is 6 p.m. and tickets are $13.50. Information: (213) 480-3232. - Fred Shuster TELEVISION $LEIGHBELLS RING: Think real hard. Surely you have something better to do this weekend than watch television. No? OK then, there are a lot of oddball holiday specials out there trying to cash in on the spirit, such as it is, of the season. The Discovery Channel offers a repeat of its holiday programming, ``The Science of Christmas'' (9 p.m. Saturday), which explains, among other things, how Santa manages to fill every stocking around the planet in a mere 24 hours. ``Timothy Tweedle'' (Toon Disney, 6 p.m. Sunday) tells the story of Santa's first elf, while yet another elf in ``Jingle Bell Rock'' (Toon Disney, 4:30 p.m. Sunday) must write a hit holiday single to save Santa and, by extrapolation (mathematics, algorithm) extrapolation - A mathematical procedure which estimates values of a function for certain desired inputs given values for known inputs. If the desired input is outside the range of the known values this is called extrapolation, if it is inside then , Christmas. House and Garden TV has the biggest stretches, however: ``The White House Christmas'' (10 p.m. Saturday) focuses on the decorating of George W. Bush's future residence; ``Surprise Gardener Holiday Special'' (7 p.m. Sunday) features Susie Coehlo drawing some overtime pay cobbling together some December-themed gardens (which is not to say that they're all brown and parched parch v. parched, parch·ing, parch·es v.tr. 1. To make extremely dry, especially by exposure to heat: The midsummer sun parched the earth. ); and Willard Scott presents a hodgepodge of celebrations that you're not participating in, in ``Christmas Across America'' (8 p.m. Sunday). More traditional seasonal entertainment is available at 3 p.m. Sunday, when KCET KCET Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo (Japan) KCET Kamaraj College of Engineering and Technology presents the 41st annual Los Angeles County Holiday Celebration, featuring local choirs and other music, live from the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion The Dorothy Chandler Pavilion is one of the halls in the Los Angeles Music Center (which is one of the three largest performing arts centers in the United States). The Music Center's other halls include the Mark Taper Forum, Ahmanson Theatre, and Walt Disney Concert Hall. . - David Kronke FAMILY EVERY CREATURE WAS STIRRING: Disneyland isn't the only place in Anaheim to catch the Mouse this weekend. ``Disney on Ice: 75 Years of Disney Magic'' makes its Southern California debut tonight at the Arrowhead Pond. Everybody who's anybody in the Happiest Place on Earth will be there: Mickey, of course, as well as Goofy, Donald Duck, those dancing Small World dolls and a squad of Mouseketeers. The show also includes many Disney movie stars, from Snow White and Cinderella to Mulan and Buzz Lightyear. Tonight's tickets are opening-night priced at $10, while other performances run $10-$22. Shows run all weekend - there is even a 4:30 p.m. performance on Christmas Day - and continue until Jan. 1. The tour moves on to Long Beach Arena Jan. 3-7 and wraps up Jan. 10-15 at Los Angeles Sports Arena. Call Ticketmaster at (213) 480-3232 or log on to www.DisneyOnIce.com. - Valerie Kuklenski CAPTION(S): 6 photos Photo: (1) Chow Yun Fat (2) Zhang Ziyi (3) no caption (Crazy Town band) (4) Willard Scott (5 -- 6) no caption (Disney on Ice) |
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