Up for a double dip of Brandon Jackson?

Brandon T. Jackson can be seen in two movies this weekend. He plays a comical Tooth Fairy associate in Dwayne Johnson's "The Tooth Fairy." But his character in "Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief" (opening today) is much more interesting. He plays Grover the Satyr, a half-man/half-goat creature who helps the son of Poseidon retrieve Zeus' stolen lightning bolt and save Earth.

I sat down recently with the 25-year-old actor, standup comic and Detroit native to ask him how he managed to move like a satyr with those fuzzy goat legs.

"They told me they were going to put me in tights and then put markers on my legs so they could draw in whatever legs they wanted (with a computer)," Jackson said. "I couldn't walk just normal. I had to put a bounce in it, otherwise it wouldn't look right. They put me in ballet shoes. Then I would walk and run just like a goat."

Then what?

"So I'm at home walking on my tippy toes, getting that bounce," Jackson said, "and my mom is saying, 'So, is there a little satyr in my house?' It was getting a bit weird. I had the goatee and the Afro and the whole thing. I was like the wispy satyr."

How comfortable was it to run around in ballet shoes and tights?

"It was tough, especially in like the mud," he said. "It gets cold and the takes were outside. It's not like you have real padding. It's just socks! You're pretty much naked."

Dignity needed in filmsMr. Gire: I am disappointed that you would give "A Single Man" a high rating, given that its story is based on homosexual love. A film of this nature should necessarily be given a homosexual-genre classification and treated in a different vein than any other film that doesn't have homosexuality as the backdrop to the story.Homosexuality is certainly not embraced by significant segments of society. Consequently, when it is featured in a film, whether or not actual homosexual sex is shown, many people are going to find the film disagreeable, offensive, and a violation of their sensibilities.This being the case, the film should be clearly identified as being homosexual-themed in your review.In addition to doing that, you should relegate the film to some debased category. Let's have some dignity in society; please don't abandon traditional values and mores. - Ken LibowiczDear Ken: Fear not, for my review clearly stated the homosexual relationship between Colin Firth's suicidal, middle-aged college professor and his late lover, played by Matthew Goode. I suppose I could add a new category in my movie capsules and have the Picks, Passables, Pits and Debased. But that might be a tiny group and it's not extremely alliterative, is it?"A Single Man" is about a person whose world has been shattered by the accidental death of a loved one. He is keenly aware of his age and diminishing attractiveness, and is heartsick not only about his loss, but about the prospect of growing old without a loving partner.If people actually see and hear "A Single Man" and walk out of the theater with their sensibilities violated, perhaps they should consider adopting a new set. This drama isn't only about a gay relationship. It's about universal human needs.Plus, it's a well-made, auspicious debut by feature director and fashion designer Tom Ford. Hence the high rating. - DannCalling all actors!DreamWorks Pictures wants actors, specifically male ones ages 10 to 14, to audition for a new Hugh Jackman movie titled "Real Steel." It's about a dad (Jackman) who teams up with his young son (the actor to be named later) to train a robot boxer for the upcoming Real Steel World Championship.Auditions will be held 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday at the Chicago Academy of the Arts, 1010 W. Chicago St., Chicago. Park behind the building, please. For more information, go to realsteelcasting.com.The Oscars. Vote often The "Predict the Oscars" contest is back at 13 local Classic Cinema theaters. Entrants (that's you) predict winners in the top seven Academy Award categories (including picture and acting categories). Each Classic Cinemas theater will select one correct ballot for the Grand Prize drawing: free movies for two for a year, plus, a dinner certificate valued at $200, valid at 19 Chicago-area Francesca Restaurants.Twelve not-so-grand Second Place winners can still earn a movie pass for one year. Plus, every correct entry will receive a pair of tickets to the Brookfield Zoo and a pair of passes to any Classic Cinemas theater. Just cast your ballot at any Classic Cinemas movie house up through March 6. (Sorry, but entrants must be at least 16 years old. One entry per day allowed.) Contest rules are on the back of ballots and posted in the theater lobbies.Be seen with CelineCeline Dion's concert movie "Celine: Through the Eyes of the World" plays for eight nonconsecutive days at area theaters starting next Wednesday. Tickets cost $15 and can be purchased at thehotticket.net. The tour follows the multi-Oscar and Grammy award winning singer across five continents and 25 countries. Check Daily Herald movie ads for theaters and times.False20001333Brandon T. Jackson got cold feet - literally - while filming his role as a half-man/half-goat in "Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Lightning Thief."Associated Press photoFalse