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— Arnold Schwarzenegger doesn’t think there’s a parallel between film and real-world gun violence. The 65-year-old former governor of California returns to the big screen today as the sheriff of an Arizona border town who tries to stop a Mexican cartel boss from returning to Mexico. It marks his first leading role since serving in political office for six years. “I personally feel that this is entertainment,”said Schwarzenegger. “The other thing is a serious real-life tragedy. I think that we are going to continue doing entertainment. That is what we are doing as our profession, but at the same time, we all have a responsibility, I think, to improve the situation that we are in.” Schwarzenegger noted it’s important not to stigmatize mental illnesses. He also cited parenting, education, security and gun laws as contributing factors to the issue of gun violence. “We as a society have the responsibility to look at this and leave no stone unturned,” he said. Schwarzenegger said his smaller part in Expendables 2 prepared him for his starring role in The Last Stand, which also features Johnny Knoxville. He’ll next be seen alongside Sylvester Stallone in The Tomb set for release later this year. “I feel I have a bigger range, acting-wise,” said Schwarzenegger. “It could be because of the age. It could be because of my experience that I have had now as governor.”

A collection of works by the late children’s author Maurice Sendak is going to a New York City auction. Swann Auction Galleries said many of the works at the Thursday sale are signed. Sendak died May 8 at age 83. Among the highlights is a first edition of Where the Wild Things Are. The inscription includes a drawing. The work has a presale estimate of $7,000 to $15,000. The seller is the widow ofthe late Reed Orenstein, a longtime Sendak collector and bookseller. He gave Sendak an early copy of one of the author’s own books that Sendak didn’t possess himself. In gratitude, Sendak often gave Orenstein inscribed copies of his books. The auction also will have works by Dr. Seuss, Beatrix Potter and others.

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