This summer has been something of a bummer as far as the tent-poles are concerned (and I'm writing this scant hours after seeingCats and Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore, a film that does nothing to brighten my general opinion of the season). Smaller, cleverer, more thoughtful films are doing pretty good, though. We've gottenCyrusandThe Kids are All Right; still to come is the incredible Israeli war filmLebanon; a couple of gritty crime dramas --Animal Kingdomfrom Australia andMesrine: Killer Instincefrom France -- and the cleverly observedChange of Plans, also from France. That's a pretty solid line-up, and we haven't even covered documentaries.

And this week sees the opening ofGet Low, the directorial debut of cinematographer Aaron Schneider, starring Robert Duvall as Felix Bush -- an Appalachian hermit who decides he wants to throw his own funeral before he dies -- Bill Murray as the funeral director all too happy to oblige, and Sissy Spacek as the woman tied to Felix's past. If just looking at that cast list gives you a warm glow, rest assured that the film fulfills the promise of the line-up. Nice to have something with the confidence to pull back and let the drama breathe, and that has a cast with the chops to handle that freedom. Hopefully this won't be the last time Schneider takes the helm.

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PROVIDENCE, R.I.— It's not made of gold, but a yellow lobster pulled from Rhode Island's Narragansett Bay is very rare.

Lobsterman Denny Ingram says he found the lobster in one of his pots the bay's East Passage last week. It is golden on the top and bright yellow on both sides.

Experts say the genetic feature is very rare, occurring in about 1 in 30 million lobsters.

It's also apparently good luck for this lobster, who will not be heading to anyone's dinner table.

Ingram says he plans to keep the yellow lobster on display at the fishermen's co-op at the State Pier in Newport.

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Information from: The Providence Journal,http://www.projo.com/