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(continued from Restaurant page) tomatoes; pistachio salmon accented with sliced peaches, cranberries, and citrus; and coconut shrimp presented with peach cherry sauce. Vegetables include broccoli rabe, sautéed escarole or spinach, and roasted mushrooms. The list of desserts includes crème brulee, tiramisu,
Limoncello
banana cake, warm chocolate soufflé with ice cream, and banana crunch – warm bananas in a phyllo shell presented with ice cream and chocolate sauce. Beverages include soda, mineral water, coffee, espresso, and cappuccino. Diners are also welcome to bring a bottle of wine to enjoy with dinner. Limoncello Ristorante is open seven days a week. Call (201) 652-5577 for reservations. Visit limoncellonj.com for additional information, a more extensive listing of menu options, and prices. deep voice who looks and sounds the part of an uneducated clod with a sense of decency. The script gives the Huntsman a past, which makes him more than just a drunk who stumbled out of a pub. He rises to a state of heroism when he realizes what Snow White is up against, and transforms from would-be assassin to protector. Director Rupert Sanders has crafted a smart-looking movie, with special effects that are worked smoothly into the narrative. There are phantom armies, characters morphing into others, and normal-sized actors -- Bob Hoskins, Ray Winstone, Toby Jones, and Ian McShane -- digitally shrunk to portray the dwarfs who become Snow White’s allies. Though the film follows the fairy tale fairly closely, it isn’t Disney. For young kids, many of the scenes could be too intense. For those who are age 12 and up, the film offers a fresh spin on an old story. Rated PG-13 for stylized violence, “Snow White and the Huntsman” is a solid adventure melodrama, enhanced by a wickedly delightful performance by Theron, dandy special effects, and a few nice surprises. If you see only one Snow White movie this summer, this is the one.
‘Snow White’
(continued from page 30) have her orders fulfilled. Theron looks sensational in elaborate costumes as her Ravenna literally sucks the youth out of local townswomen, miraculously removing her own wrinkles and facial imperfections. Stewart has the far less showy title role and is adequate, though little more. Like many recent films, the female role has been expanded to make the character stronger and more self-sufficient. A scene in which Snow White, attired in Joan of Arc armor and leading a charge against the queen’s castle, might be going a bit too far. Stewart is better at looking helpless and recoiling from the terrors of the Dark Forest. Hemsworth (Thor in “The Avengers”) once again carries a formidable weapon, this time an ax, as he is the unwilling killer sent to find and murder Snow White as the unnamed Huntsman. Hemsworth is a big guy with a