Tom Skerritt in "Don Quixote" rehearsals. To prepare for his role in the 1977 film "The Turning Point," Skerritt took ballet classes, which he recalled as "exhilarating!" Pacific Northwest Ballet, 7:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday and Feb.

Try to set up an interview with Brad Pitt , and you instantly plunge into his almost Dada-esque world.

THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON directed by David Fincher, screenplay by Eric Roth from the short story by F. Scott Fitzgerald, with Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett, Taraji P. Henson and Jared Harris.