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By Michael Rausch arts@barnstablepatriot.com Woody Allen's newest movie, Match Point , is very much a typical WoodyAllenmovie.At the sametime, it also very much an atypical Woody Allen movie. Allen, in his usual style, sets his story among the urban cultured and educated, so that there are vestiges of everything from Annie Hall to Manhattan to Hannah and Her Sisters to Husband and Wives. It also explores Allen's seemingly never-ending fascination with hu- man relationship, love, sex and infidelity. It is not, however, typical Woody in the sense that it is not funny, and does not mean to be funny, even unintentionally. In that way, it is more in line with Allen's Interiors and Another Woman. It is also set in London, not Allen's beloved New York City, another major departure for the Gotham-geared director.But morethan anything,Match Point isa tip of the cap to film history,and one non-Woody movie in particular. In Match Point , Chris Wilton (Jonathan Rhys-Myers) is a social climbing, one-time touring tennis pro. Chris takes a job as a teach- ing pro at an elite English athletic club, where he meets Tom (Mathew Goode). The two, in spite of the difference in their social standings, strike up a friendship, and Chris is welcomed with open arms into the Hewitt family with its country estates, high finances and cocktails at five manners. He even becomes engages to Tom's sister, Chloe (Em- ily Mortimer), at about the same time that he meets and becomes infatuated withTom'sfinance, Nola (Scarlet Johansson), a struggling, out of work American actress liv- ingin London. Chris marries Chloe, while Tom eventually breaks it off with Nola, paving the way for Chris to start up anultimately tragic affair with Nola. In crafting Match Point,Allen has tweaked Theodore Dreiser's classic novel of love, lust and temptation, An American Tragedy, itself an excellent film from 1931. That earlier film versionwasultimately overshadowed byitsmore renownedremake,A Place in the Sun, with George Stevens fetishizing his youthful stars, Elizabeth Taylor and Montgom- ery Clift, in some of the screen's most exquisite extreme close-ups. While Taylor and Cliffs almost impossible beauty are what isbest remembered from A Place in the Sun, and while Johansson and Rhys-Meyersare certainly attractive performers, it is Allen's crispness of direction, and easy ebb and flow to his dialogue and plot that stand out here. Inlesscapablehands,Match Point's rather pedestrian tale of passion, in- fidelity and betrayalcan come across likeanyothernightonprimetimeTV. Allen, however, massages the basic plot and adds layer upon layer of character,plot andmotivationto give his film a livelier pace, and a greater resonance, all the while showcasing some of his finest, most concise and spare film directing yet. His camera- workflaunts the beauty of downtown London and the English countryside withthe samerapture Allentypically saves for his beloved Manhattan. Johansson and Rhys-Meyers are superbly cast, Rhys-Meyers with his hooded eyes clearly a match for Johansson's sultry sexuality. The supporting cast shines as well, especially Tony Roberts stand-in, Goode, as Chris' unsuspecting and ever so "hail, well met" upper crust Brit. Brian Cox is the epitome of the well-to-do Englander, all soft- spoken, cashmere and tweed, and Mortimer is a delight as Chris'ever- devoted wife. There are a few plot holes leading up to Match Point's unexpectedly satisfying denouement, but noth- ing so devastating as to ruin the artistry on display here. Woody Al- len cements his reputation as one of America's premier film talents, whether he films here or abroad. Trailers: Glory Road From the makers of Remember the Titans, a similarly-themed sports film, this time set on the basketball court. Josh Lucas stars as Don Haskins, coach of Texas Western University. Glory Road tells the story of how, in 1966, Haskins led the country's first all-black college starting lineup to the NCAA cham- pionship. (Now Playing) The New World Fromelusivefilm director Terence Malick (his last film was 1998's The Thin Red Line, before that 1978's Days of Heaven) comesthisre-telling of the tale of explorer John Smith, his love for Indian princess Pocah- antas and the clash between Native AmericansandEnglishsettlersinthe 17th century. (Now Playing) *** Match Point (R) * BRIAN VELENCHENKO PHOTO KEILLOR STRAPS ON STRAW HAT - The legendary host of A Prairie Home Companion will visit Hyannis June 29 for An Evening With Garrison Keillor. Joining him at the Cape Cod Melody Tent for the summer-circuit show will be a "surprise guest." Music and mirth are the bywords for the Cape Cod Melody Tent's2006 season. Just a handful of shows has been made public -and for now, tickets are available only to Gold Circle members - but the roster already reveals some new twists. On June 23, local favorite and national touring artist Susan Te- deschi will appear with the great Etta James. In reviewingher album, Martin Scorsese wrote: '"Blues to the Bone' is right -that's how deep Etta James' voice cuts." A Prairie Home Companion 's host will be by June 29 for An Evening With Garrison Keillor (and a "sur- prise guest.") At 75 cents short of 60 bucks, the laird of Lake Wobegon is commanding the Tent's top ticket price so far. The young and rising country music star LeAnn Rimes, who visits Hyannis Aug. 5, has been exploring the genre'sclassicslately. No telling what she'll choose to sing on the rotating stage. George Carlin continues to probe the human race with a pointed stick intwo showsJuly22. The Beach Boys provide a feel-good antidote in their own two-show appearance Aug. 12. OtherreturneesincludeStyx (Aug. 13) and Kenny Rogers (Aug. 18).The Russian American Kids Circus (July 12) and Kaleidoscope Children's Theatre (six shows on Wednesdays in July and August) will entertain the small fry. Formore on the season, goto www. melodytent.org Melody Tent to welcome Etta James, Garrison Keillor and LeAnn Rimes It probably won't be the first encounter with the music of Bill Morrissey for many in the audience at First En- counter Coffeehouse in Eastham Jan. 14 at 8 p.m., but instead ahappy reunion with the New England folk/blues performer. Tickets are $12 (free for children), and the doors open at 7:30 p.m.Northern Lightswillbrighten our dark winter skies Jan.28 ($15) and keeper of traditions John Hammond sings and plays Feb. 11 ($18). • • • Are you a biker poet? If your two "R's" are writing and riding, you'll be glad to know that Cape biker poet Joe Gouveia, a contributor to the Patriot, has set up the Biker Poets & Writers Association. Project One is an anthology of biker poetry, song, lyrics, short stories and articles, all on the theme of riding or an experi- ence related to riding or on the road. The dead- line for submission is March 15; contact Joe at bikerpoetswriters@gmail.com • • • The Arts Foundation of Cape Cod extended the giving season to January, when it awarded $25,000 in grants to support local cultural activi- ties. The Town of Barnstable received $2,000 for a community event about public artwork, and Champ Homes in Hyannisgot $1,370 for a utility sink in its art studio. A grant of $1,750 went to L.I.F.E. for an exhibit of artists' work at Cotuit Center for the Arts. The full list is available at www.artsfoundation.org • • • The Chatham Chorale performs Jan. 15at 2:30 p.m. at the Cape Cod Museum of Art in Dennis in the "Music & More"concert series. Admission is $15, which includes refreshments and a chat with the performers after the concert. There's a tango presentation Jan. 22,and the Gospel Choir of Zion Union Church in Hyannis sings Jan. 29. The series continues through March. \ I OJ& S NOTEBOOK ~^-s_^ CONTRIBUTED PHOTO HAMBURG SIZZLER - Mezzo-soprano Beth MacLeod, named by Cape Cod Opera as itsnew artistic director,has an international reputation that includes 970 performances as Madam Giry in Andrew Lloyd Webber's Phantom of the Opera in Hamburg, Germany. She will add her Cape post to her directorship of the Duxbury campus of the South Shore Conservatory and South Shore Opera by the Bay. MacLeod, who earned degrees from the New England Conservatory of Music and The Curtis institute of Music as well as a certificate from The Julliard Opera Center, was heard most recently in Cape Cod Opera's First Night Chatham concert. She succeeds Dr. Thomas Vasil of Orleans, who is retiring. NOW PLAYING REGAL THEATERS TRISTAN & ISOLDE (PG-13) Fri.- Thu. (12:45 3:45) 7:10 9:50 LAST HOLIDAY (PG-13) Fri. - Thu. (12:55 3:35) 7:25 9:55 GLORY ROAD (PG) Fri. - Thu. (12:35 3:20) 7:25 10:00 HOSTEL (R) Fri. - Thu. (12:50 3:55) 7:20 9:40 CASANOVA (R) Fri. - Thu. (12:40 3:45) 7:15 9:40 HOODWINKED (PG) Fri. - Thu. (12:35 3:15) 7:15 9:20 MUNICH (R) Fri. - Thu. (12:15 3:40) 7:30 Tue. (12:15 3:40) 7:30 FUN WITH DICK AND JANE (PG-13) Fri. - Thu. (12:45 3:25) 6:55 9:15 BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN (R) Fri. - Thu. (12:30 3:50) 7:05 9:55 KING KONG (PG-13) Fri. - Thu. (12:15 4:00) 7:50 Tue. (12:15 4:00) 7:50 MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA (PG-13) Fri. - Thu. (12:20 3:25) 6:45 9:45 CHRONICLES OF NARNIA (PG) Fri. - Thu. (12:25 3:30) 6:50 9:45 Tue. (12:25 3:30) 6:50 9:45 LAST HOLIDAY (PG-13) Fri. - Mon. (12:20 4:00) 7:00 9:35 Tue. - Thu. (4:00) 7:00 9:35 GRANDMA'S BOY (R) Fri. - Thu. 9:30 RUMOR HAS IT (PG-13) Fri. - Mon. (12:30 4:10) 7:10 Tue. - Thu. (4:10) 7:10 HOODWINKED (PG) Fri. (12:00) Fri. - Mon. (12:45 4:25) 7:30 9:40 Tue. - Thu. (4:25) 7:30 9:40 FUN WITH DICK AND JANE (PG-13) Fri. - Mon. (12:40 4:20) 7:20 9:35 Tue. - Thu. 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