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Holiday Movie Preview Continued from previous page The Diving Bell and the Butter fly (Nov. 30) In a long career of writing for stage and screen, Oscar winner Ronald Harwood is ac customed to being surprised by what happens to his words. Never was he more shocked than w'hen he first screened this film about a stroke victim. “They translated the whole thing into French!” he says. As a condition of financing, the filmmakers decided on the translation, which, Harwood al lows, “adds a certain atmosphere.” The downside: TURN yOURLPS INTO CDS In A Truly Nostalgic Way! • Convert Your Favorite Records and M Cassettes Into CDs! • It Also Plays Your IPs, Tapes, and CDs! Are your albums sitting idly in a dark, dusty corner somewhere? Well, have we got a solution for you - The Crosley Songwriter CD Burner. It takes just a few minutes and a few simple steps to preserve your entire record collection in a long-lasting, high-quality digital format. And if you want to enjoy 11 your music in its original format-whether it's vinyl records, cassettes, or CDs-you can I play it on this superb piece of equipment. ■ The display is a crystal clear LCD readout, m and there is a headphone jack, as well as inputs and outputs for all your audio l| needs. Plus, there is a remote control, so you can just sit back and enjoy. This is the Crosley you have been waiting for! 18” W x 15” D x 10” H. #308908 $399.95 Delivered (Continental US shipments only, cannot ship to PO box addresses.) YesterMusic, Dept. 426031, P.O. Box 645, Holmes, PA 19043-0645 Enclose a check or money order payable to YesterMusic for $399.95 for each unit, shipping included (NY & PA residents please add sales tax). Or CHARGE IT to your Visa. Master Card, Discouer/Novus, or Amex card. Include your account number and expiration date. □ Crosley CD Burner #308908 5399.95 100% SATISFACTION GUARANTEED! Return if not delighted within 15 days for a refund. “People speak to me in French now, and I don’t speak French!” The Kite Runner (Dec. 14) To play a man who leaves his life in the west and returns to his boyhood home in Taliban-controlled Afghanistan, actor Khalid Abdalla spent an entire month in Kabul, learning about the country, how to speak the language and how to fly kites. “All the kids know how to do it," Abdalla cC R O S L E V, Plays 33 \ 45 & 78 1 □ CHECK ENCLOSED □ VISA □ MASTERCARD □ DISCOVER/NOVUS □ AMEX Acct No. Exp. Date Name Address City Stale Zip SH/PpffjG, HQ IHC THE NEW CROSLEY SONGWRITER CD BURNER ” ... * : i. jjgh* says. “For them it’s as easy as throwing a ball, and they found the idea of a grown-up trying to learn completely absurd. They laughed at me!” Abdalla eventually acquired the knack and became so pro ficient that he got sick. “One day I sent the kite so high up that you couldn’t see it anymore,” he recalls. “And then it took me so long to haul it down that I got sunstroke.” Youth Without Youth (Dec. 14) To play a beauti ful Nazi spy in this spiritual film that takes place in WWII-era Europe, director Francis Ford Coppola chose Alexandra Pirici, a Romanian actress/choreographer. To help create her character’s look, Coppola handed her fashion mags and asked her to choose photos she thought were sexy. “To ask a woman what she thinks is sexy is interesting, because culturally, the sexiness is all in the way they sit, look at you, talk to you,” Coppola says. “I wanted the character to be sexy to everyone.” I Am Legend (Dec. 14) Director Francis Lawrence has vivid memories of shooting the film in winter in Manhattan. Among them: a silent crowd, thousands strong, lining Fifth Ave nue just outside camera range, bursting into cheers for Will Smith the moment the scene ended. Another: filming along a windy East River in 10-degree weather and Smith cracking up everyone with an impromptu performance of Summertime. Sweeney Tbdd (Dec. 21) “Tim Burton wanted to make Sweeney Todd since seeing the show' a decade ago,” says pro ducer Richard Zanuck. But his heart was set on doing it with Johnny Depp. “So when Johnny agreed, Tim and the studio and Stephen Sond heim were thrilled. But it wasn’t until eight weeks before produc- 8 USA WEEKEND • Oct. 26-28,2007 mjjk £ is