Christmas on the Cumberland lights up for the holidays

November 23, 2008 |

Christmas on the Cumberland, Clarksville’s walk-through holiday light display, will open for its 10th year on November 25,  with a lighting ceremony and entertainment at Clarksville’s McGregor Park RiverWalk on Riverside Drive.

The Grand Opening Celebration next Tuesday will begin with holiday entertainment performed by the Austin Peay State University Honors Brass Quintet and Hypertension.  Clarksville’s Mayor Johnny Piper will officially light up the park during a lighting ceremony that begins at 6:30 p.m. The Mayor’s Youth Council will be serving up hot chocolate and apple cider and children will be able to visit with Santa and The Grinch. «Read the rest of this article»

Funeral services for Rev. William Corley to be held Monday in Clarksville

November 23, 2008 |

Dr. Rev. William H. Corley, 74, Clarksville, died Thursday, November 20, 2008, at St. Thomas Hospital, Nashville.

The funeral will be held at noon Monday at The Community Church, Jack Miller Boulevard, Clarksville, with the Revs. Harold Witmer, James Hunt, David Wesner, Leon Parker and Dr. Richard Worsham officiating. Burial will be in Kentucky Veterans Cemetery-West, Hopkinsville, with full military honors.

Visitation will be from 2 to 5 p.m. today at the funeral home and from 11 a.m. until the time of service Monday at the church. Pallbearers will be chaplains of the Tennessee State Guard. Honorary pallbearers will be elders and deacons of The Community Church. McReynolds-Nave & Larson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. «Read the rest of this article»

Fans hail at Twilight’s first gleaming

November 23, 2008 |

Twilight, the new film based on the popular book series by Stephanie Meyer, is a film that’s made primarily for three groups of people: Fans of the books, teen girls and gay boys. It’s dark, broody, overly emotional, and broody. Yes, I said ‘broody’ twice. Trust me, it’s no accident.

Since I haven’t read the book and I’m not a teen girl, I guess I’ll have to confess that I’m squarely in the third category of the intended target of the film. It’s a pity I didn’t like the film nearly as much as my partner, but I guess it’s more his kind of movie. Yes, plenty of girls and young women will drag their dates and boyfriends into the movie, but this is unquestionably a vampire-boy-chick-flick. Think Interview with the Vampire without Tom Cruise’s Lestat and throw in the “I’m not afraid to be close to a bloodthirsty predator” emo girl, and you’ve got Twilight.

What makes the film work is that it, like Troy, recognizes its target audience, and knows what they want: love story that has the sap oozing through each frame of the film, all-too-beautiful male stars who stir the hearts, plenty of unrequited passion, and enough tension to keep their interest. Throw in a few shirtless men and a good fight scene where one baddy vamp fights the good-guy vamp over the girl, and you have a fan-pleasing masterpiece. It’s too bad the rest of the audience isn’t all that interested. «Read the rest of this article»

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