Tis the season
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Ebenezer Scrooge, voiced by Jim Carrey, is shown carrying Tiny Tim, voiced by Gary Oldman, in a scene from Disney’s “A Christmas?Carol”?in center photo.
LOS ANGELES — Hollywood loves money. So does Ebenezer Scrooge. So what better way to launch the holiday season than putting the old money-grubber at the head of the line to separate movie-goers from their cash? The latest version of Charles Dickens’ ‘‘A Christmas Carol’’ features Jim Carrey as Scrooge. Coming on Ebenezer’s coattails will be everything from vampire romance (‘‘The Twilight Saga: New Moon’’) and end-of-the-world stories (“2012,’’ ‘‘The Road’’) to epic science fiction (‘‘Avatar’’) and a new incarnation of the world’s greatest detective (‘‘Sherlock Holmes’’). Presented in 3-D, ‘‘Disney’s A Christmas Carol’’ is the latest from Oscar-winning director Robert Zemeckis (‘‘Forrest Gump’’), who presents Dickens’ London with the same performance-capture technology he used on ‘‘The Polar Express’’ and ‘‘Beowulf.
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Tony Fubio and Karen Kitt of Altoona are food lovers.
The couple travel extensively and frequently throughout Pennsylvania trying out as many restaurants as possible.
A win-win relationship
With Penn State Altoona celebrating its 70th year this semester, a pair of Penn State Altoona diehards have put together a book remembering the school’s evolution from community learning center to full colleg.
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The Central Pennsylvania Human Society’s Ninth annual Chilifest and Tailgate Party will be held Sunday at the Altoona Ramada.
All proceeds will benefit the humane societ.
Showcasing Shirley
Shirley Goldfarb, welcome home.
The Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art in Altoona is exhibiting more than 40 of the late Altoona native’s works created between 1950 and 1954, on view through Feb. 1.
‘Sexy’ chef to headline Taste of the Alleghenies
Australian Curtis Stone, star of TLC’s “Take Home Chef” and named one of People Magazine’s “Sexiest Men Alive,” will be the featured attraction at the third annual Taste of the Alleghe-nies food show in May.
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