Becoming a reality
RACHEL HERGETT for the Chronicle
‘Real family adventure’
When Porter Blanchard devised The Pasture Drive-In for a business plan assignment in Lexi Glaus’s entrepreneurship class at Manhattan High School in 2020, no one expected the idea to be made reality. And certainly no one expected the drive-in movie theater located in a field near Amsterdam and Churchill to have grown into a familyfriendly community fixture four years later.
Porter’s plan was put into action amid pandemic lockdowns in spring of 2020, and was an immediate success. He paid back a loan from Youth Entrepreneurs within two showings and was later awarded $6,000 through the organization’s Big Idea competition.
Porter’s mother, Keeley, remembers
thinking a drive-in theater was a good idea at the time. With one daughter called back from her study-abroad trip to Jerusalem, all six Blanchard children were at home and could pitch in to make Porter’s idea a reality.
“It was a real family adventure,” she said.
Her husband, Jon, was a bit more hesitant — especially because the field slated for the drive-in theater was their only field with a pivot irrigation system. Plans went ahead, and a section of the field was mowed to make way for vehicles. The larger field still yields two hay crops, Keeley explained, and the family was set to bale this week.
“Just where everybody parks, we don’t get that much hay,” she said.
Porter, as reported by the Chronicle in 2020, planned to use his portion of the proceeds to fund a two-year mission trip
to Guatemala after his graduation. With restricted International travel, his mission took him first to Houston, Texas, then to Guatemala. But both were funded by the Pasture Drive-In project. He is now a student at Brigham Young University-Idaho, studying accounting.
“It’s just really cool to see where this has led,” Keeley said. “It’s been fun for us to see him set goals and then, you know, here he is four years later, and he’s been achieving those goals.”
The Pasture has grown by word of mouth, and Facebook and Instagram pages remain the go-to method of advertising. Infrastructure around the field has sprouted somewhat organically. When the original movie screen, made of a series of tarps sewn together and stretched in a wood frame, blew over in January 2021, the family had to make a decision. Would they keep
going or was the Pasture Drive-In kaput?
The decision came down to two main factors. One, the Blanchards had purchased a “really nice projector” for the theater project. And two, running the Pasture was fun.
For the first two years, the family sold concessions from under pop-up canopy tents. Then Jon found a load of lumber in need of repurposing on Facebook marketplace and built a concession stand. They have updated the bridge that vehicles must navigate to enter the field and most recently, added a stage with the help of Billion Auto Group and Ignite the Fire. The stage played host to a “Napoleon Dynamite” dance-off last week. Next summer, the Blanchards hope to offer live music before the films.
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1) “The Salt of the Universe” by Amy Leach, $27
2) “A Court of Thorns and Roses” by Sarah J. Maas, $19
3) “The Edge of the Crazies” by Jamie Harrison, $17.95
4) “Remarkably Bright Creatures” by Shelby Van Pelt, $29.99
5) “Becoming Little Shell” by Chris La Tray, $28
6) “Montana for Kids” by Allen Morris Jones, $14.95
7) “The Backyard Bird Chronicles” by Amy Tan, $35
8) “There There” by Tommy Orange, $17
9) “Demon Copperhead” by Barbara Kingsolver, $32.50
10) “The Women” by Kristin Hannah, $30
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“Stress Positions” (Aug. 21)
“Agent Recon” (Aug. 20)
This sci-fi action flick follows Alastair (Chuck Norris), the captain of a covert Earth security force, as he calls in super-powered rookie Jim (Derek Ting) to join a mission led by Colonel Green (Marc Singer) and his skilled Marines to track down a mysterious energy disturbance at a base in New Mexico.
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“Reasonable Doubt” - Season 2 (Aug. 22)
Healing from her wounds after last season’s arduous trial and deadly affair, Jax Stewart (Emayatzy Corinealdi) is attempting to get her life back on track. Until, that is, one of her closest friends reveals that she killed her husband, and is claiming self-defense — but an uncompromising prosecutor thinks otherwise. McKinley Freeman, Morris Chestnut, Tim Jo, Angela Grovey, Thaddeus J. Mixson and Aderinsola Olabode also star.
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“Only Murders in the Building”Season 4 (Hulu — Aug. 27, Season Premiere)
This season, the dynamic trio is back to solve another case that hits close to home. After Season 3 ended on a deadly cliffhanger, Season 4 finds Mabel (Selena Gomez), Charles (Steve Martin) and Oliver (Martin Short) back on the case.
“The Supremes at Earl’s All-YouCan-Eat” (Aug. 23)
This film follows lifelong best friends Odette (Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor), Barbara Jean (Sanaa Lathan), and Clarice (Uzo Aduba), known as “The Supremes,” who share the unbreakable bonds of sisterhood from decades of weathering life’s storms. Through the joys and sorrows of life, marriage and children, happiness and blues, love and loss, new shades of heartbreak and illness threaten to stir up the past when the trio sees their bond put to the test as they face their most challenging times yet.
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BY JAY BOBBIN
Novelist John Grisham’s law thrillers have been rich resources for moviemakers, and “The Firm” is one of the most entertaining results to date.
The 1993 drama – which MGM+ Marquee presents Friday, Aug. 23 – runs a bit shy of three hours, but it’s to the credit of veteran director Sydney Pollack and his team that its pace rarely if ever flags, and it remains thoroughly watchable throughout. While Tom Cruise is the nominal star, he gets strong support from a top-notch
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McDeere as an informant, though the firm’s security chief (Wilford Brimley) is just as determined not to let the Feds get any such information from the newbie.
A private detective (Gary Busey) and his secretary (Holly Hunter, who was an Oscar nominee for best supporting actress here, and won the best actress honor for “The Piano” the same year) also become involved in the situation.
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cast, with some members getting roles that rank among their best.
Cruise plays earnest Mitch McDeere, the newest recruit to a Memphis firm that entices him with all sorts of perks, including a salary that stuns his schoolteacher wife Abby (Jeanne Tripplehorn). Soon after they relocate from Boston, the firm is hit with a tragedy involving two of its lawyers, launching McDeere’s suspicions that all is not right. That hunch is advanced by an insistent FBI agent (Ed Harris) who intends to use
Also registering very strongly is Gene Hackman as McDeere’s appointed mentor in the firm, the smugly self-assured Avery Tolar, who plays fast and loose with rules ... extending to his clear interest in Abby, something that offends her at first, but ultimately works in her favor when she eventually takes an active role in trying to extricate her husband and herself from the dangerous intrigue that has enveloped them. Put off a bit by Mitch’s wiserthan-his-years knowledge, Tolar says to him about being a supposed protege, “I’ve never had one. You ever been one?”
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“Classified” - Season 1 (Aug. 22)
“The White Princess” (Aug. 20)
Available via BritBox, this miniseries, adapted from Philippa Gregory’s best-selling novel and part of The Cousins’ War book series, sees England ostensibly united by the marriage of Elizabeth of York (Jodie Comer) and King Henry VII (Jacob Collins-Levy). But, their personal and political rift runs deep and the war that rages between them threatens to tear the kingdom apart once again.
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“Kaos” - Season 1 (Netflix — Aug. 29, Series Premiere)
Zeus (Jeff Goldblum) has long enjoyed his status as King of The Gods — that is, until he wakes up one morning and discovers a wrinkle on his forehead. Neurosis sets in, setting him off on a dangerous, paranoid path. Zeus becomes convinced his fall is coming — and starts to see signs of it everywhere. A story of Greek gods and their many problems, the battle is taken up by a rag-tag group of mortals determined to protect the world and bring down the Gods.
This coming-of-age drama follows 15-yearold Ella (Imani Pullum), a student in Oakland, California. Arrested at a protest and facing serious jail time, Ella avoids incarceration thanks to her stepmother, Dianne (Christine Horn), who has connections in high places. As part of the deal, Ella must leave her home in California and spend the remainder of her secondary education with her father (Sule Rimi) and Dianne in Johannesburg, South Africa. Ella’s world is turned upside down as she navigates a very different reality than the one she has known.
“Drive-Away Dolls” (Aug. 22)
This comedy caper directed by Ethan Coen follows Jamie (Margaret Qualley), who regrets her breakup with her girlfriend, and Marian (Geraldine Viswanathan), who desperately needs to relax. In search of a fresh start, they embark on an unexpected road trip to Tallahassee, Florida. Things quickly go awry when they cross paths with a group of inept criminals.
“Lethal Weapon” - Complete Series (Aug. 24)
Based on the hit movie franchise, this action series tells the story of classic cop duo Riggs (Clayne Crawford) and Murtaugh (Damon Wayans), as they work a crime-ridden beat in modern-day Los Angeles. Riggs’ penchant for diving into the line of fire clashes with Murtaugh’s by-the-book technique. Later in the series, Wesley Cole (Sean William Scott) joins into the fray.
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Welcome back, MSU students! We’re happy to have you here.
Bozeman Public Library will be joining the incoming Freshman class in reading “There There” by Tommy Orange. “There There” is set in Oakland, California, about which Gertrude Stein famously said, There is no there there.” This debut novel won the American Book Award and features twelve urban Native Americans, seemingly disconnected characters, who meet up at the Big Oakland Powwow. What leads them there and what they discover there, shows there is definitely some there there.
All interested readers are welcome to discuss “There There” at the Library Book Club meeting held on Wednesday, Aug. 21. Join us at 3 p.m. in the Barnes and Noble Café at Gallatin Valley Mall, or at the Library at 6:30 p.m. The public is also invited to the Brick Breeden Fieldhouse on Tuesday, August 20 to hear the author speak. No tickets or registration are required for this event. For more information, please call 406-582-2410 or visit
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BOOKS FOR THE ADULTS IN THE ROOM
”The Lost Book of Bonn” by Brianne Labuskes. Fiction. Germany, 1946: Emmy Clarke is a librarian who works for the Library of Congress in Washington, D. C. They send her overseas to help the Monuments Men find, sort and catalogue precious books that were stolen by the Nazis. Turns out, they didn’t burn all the books.
This is a well-researched historical novel based on true events.
”One in a Millennial: On Friendship, Feelings, Fangirls, and Fitting” in by Kate Kennedy. Biography. The host of the popular podcast ”Be There in Five” tells her story and it’s a good one. What’s it like to be a middle-class white woman prepared and trained for a world that doesn’t seem to exist anymore? Let’s talk about American Girls, summer camp, boy bands, and bead lizards.
“Putin and the Return of History: How the Kremlin Rekindled the Cold War” by Martin and Daniel Sixsmith. Nonfiction. This book chronicles what happened when world powers proclaimed Democracy
would be the governing system for all countries, including Russia. The resulting Cold War and Korean War and Vietnam War and now, the Ukraine War are the result.
BOOKS FOR THE KIDDOS
”The House of the Lost on the Cape” by Sachiko Kashiwaba. Juvenile Fiction. This story is set in Tohoku, Japan, where the Tusnami hit in 2011. It’s ultimately a story of found family that shares all the pain of surviving a natural disaster is human and mystical ways. The folklore that is folded into the story is an homage to Japan, and an interesting journey for the reader.
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“Incoming” (Aug. 23)
“Langston Kerman: Bad Poetry” (Aug. 20)
Comedian Langston Kerman talks parenting a top-tier baby, teaching mean teens and managing his mother-in-law’s dating apps in this hilarious special.
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“Wyatt Earp and The Cowboy War” (Aug. 21)
The legendary feud between Wyatt Earp and Ike Clanton unfolds through vivid reenactments in this gritty docudrama about the gunfight that defined an era.
“[‘Jackpot’] is the Jackie Chan movie I always wished I could make. What I love about Jackie Chan movies is that he’s a real, everyman caught in a situation he doesn’t want to be in. He’s the master of panicked fighting versus ‘I’m cool, and I’m going to take you on.’ It’s not Bruce Lee. It’s the ‘Get away from me, get away from me’ type of action. I don’t like mayhem and action for action’s sake. It always has to advance the plot, be character-driven, and find the humor in people who aren’t normally in these situations getting in these situations — and how they get themselves out of it.” - Paul Feig, director of “Jackpot”
“Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Cosmos The Movie” (Aug. 22)
One by one, Sailor Moon’s friends and loved ones are targeted by a formidable new enemy who threatens to destroy everything and rule over the cosmos.
“The world is not ready for ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race Global All Stars.’ Twelve queens representing their home countries raises the stakes to a whole new level. Plus, the international mix of charisma, uniqueness, nerve and talent will, pardon my French, blow your f—-ing minds.”
- Creator, judge and host of “RuPaul’s Drag Race Global All Stars,” RuPaul
Get pumped for the biggest party of the year with this the new, raunchy coming-of-age comedy film. Settling into their first week of high school, freshmen Eddie (Ramon Reed), Connor (Raphael Alejandro), Koosh (Bardia Seiri) and Benj (Mason Thames) are already facing a major right of passage: their first party. The film follows the group as they crash the party, cause some mayhem, and have the wildest night of their lives (so far). The film’s cast is rounded out by Bobby Cannavale, Kaitlin Olson, Scott MacArthur, Isabella Ferreira, Ali Gallo, Loren Gray and Thomas Barbusca.
“Hollywood, like many American industries, was built on Black culture and Black talent, even though it excluded Black people from many of its origin stories. This series seeks to illuminate present-day controversies, from #OscarSoWhite to the almost regular ‘blackface reveal’ of prominent white celebrities, told through the lens of Black individuals throughout Hollywood history. It’s the most important story I’ve been able to tell to date, on such a large scale, and I’m incredibly grateful for the opportunity to tell it with this team.” - Director and executive producer of MGM+’s “Hollywood Black,” Justin Simien
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Details on ‘Air’ McNair murder shared 25 years later
you knew, with candid and intimate first-person accounts from the people who lived it.”
BY CAROLINE COLLACUTT
While many details of the case have been uncovered in the past 15 years, the deaths of both Kazemi and McNair left many questions unanswered and propelled his widow into an extended estate battle that kept the tragedy going for years to come.
Returning with three new tales from the “Wild World of Sports,” as Netflix calls it, the fan-favorite docuseries “UNTOLD” debuts its fourth volume Tuesday, Aug. 20, on Netflix, starting with a feature on the chilling murder of “Air” McNair. “With new episodes premiering weekly,” Netflix shares, “‘UNTOLD’ Volume 4 shares the inside stories of the shocking murder of a former NFL MVP, a college football sign-stealing scandal, and a complicated icon of women’s soccer. Each of these complex tales goes beyond the headlines to upend what you thought
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The premiere episode of this next volume focuses on the 2009 murder of the legendary Steve McNair — affectionately known as “Air” McNair — an athlete best known for his impressive 13-season run as an NFL quarterback. With 31,304 career passing yards and 174 touchdowns across his career, McNair had significant success with the Tennessee Titans, leading “the franchise for 11 seasons (1994-2005), including its move from Houston (Oilers) to Tennessee in 1996,” according to The Tennessean. McNair retired from the league in 2008, planning to spend time with his wife and four young children, but his life was cut tragically short only a year later as he was shot and killed by his 20-year-old mistress, Sahel “Jenni” Kazemi, during an apparent murder-suicide that took place in Nashville, Tenn., in July 2009. At the time of his death, McNair was only 36 years old.
Directed by Rodney Lucas (“Black Hercules,” 2024) and Taylor Alexander Ward (“Shaq”), this upcoming “UNTOLD” feature will shed further light on McNair’s complex life and impressive career, delving into the circumstances of his untimely death as it offers a deeper understanding of a true sports legend.
From producers LeBron James (“Space Jam: A New Legacy,” 2021), Maverick Carter (“Hustle,” 2022), Philip Byron (“Triumph: Jesse Owens and the Berlin Olympics,” 2024), Jamal Henderson (“The Redeem Team,” 2022), Micah Brown (“Coach Prime”) and Jamie Elias (“For Walter and Josiah,” 2022), Volume 4 of “UNTOLD” premieres with this shocking story Tuesday, Aug. 20, on Netflix.
Steve McNair is the subject of “Untold: The Murder of Air McNair”
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“OceanXplorers” (Aug. 19)
National Geographic presents this six-part underwater discovery series from director James Cameron. It takes audiences aboard an advanced scientific research vessel, OceanXplorer, to investigate the farthest frontiers of the world’s oceans, 80% of which are entirely unexplored. Combining a high-end, science-driven documentary with breathtaking sequences to capture the drama and thrill of exploration, the series is a high-stakes adventure.
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“Playdate with Winnie the Pooh” (Shorts) - Season 2, New Episodes (Aug. 21)
This Disney Junior animated series follows a young Pooh Bear as he enjoys playdates with his friends. Set in the exciting outdoors of the Hundred Acre Wood, these musical shorts emphasize collaborative play and the joy of spending time with others.
“Marvel’s Spidey and his Amazing Friends” - Season 3, New Episodes (Aug. 23)
Team Spidey returns to swing in and save the day with their incredible new Web-Spinner suits that allow them to explore exciting new places beyond their friendly neighborhood. Whether it’s underwater, the ice cold arctic, an erupting volcano, or even outer space, Spidey and his Amazing Friends continue to provide positive examples of what it means to be a Super Hero.
“Minnie’s Bow-Toons: Camp Minnie” - Season 1, New Episodes (Aug. 23)
This Disney Junior series follows the adventures of Minnie Mouse (Kaitlyn Robrock) and Daisy Duck (Tress MacNeille) as they embark on adventures in the great outdoors and open up Camp Minnie. Along for the ride are Clarabelle (April Winchell) as the activities director and Cuckoo-Loca (Nika Futterman), who is there to lend a wing.
Oliver Platt of “Chicago Med” on NBC: Though he has done relatively little stage work, he was nominated for a Tony Award for his 2006 Broadway run in the play “Shining City” (which also featured another then-future star of a Dick Wolf-produced series, “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit’s” Peter Scanavino).
Lily Collins of “Emily in Paris” on Netflix:
She is one of the children of Phil Collins, the singer-songwriter who gained prominence as the lead singer of the group Genesis, then had a successful solo music career.
Brandy Norwood, seen recently in “Descendants: The Rise of Red” on Disney+ and Disney Channel: Seen in the latest “Descendants” movie as Cinderella, she first played the part in the 1997 “Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella” television film that aired on ABC.
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STAFF WRITERS
1) What was the name of Martin’s dog in “Frasier”?
2) What type of dog is Snoopy?
3) Which TV show featured Bullet the Wonder Dog?
4) Yorkshire, Boston or Cairn — which type of terrier was Toto from the 1939 film “The Wizard of Oz”?
5) Bloodhound or basset hound — which breed was the “Hound Dog” from Elvis Presley’s 1956 appearance on “The Steve Allen Show”?
6) True or false: In film and TV, the dogs that have played Lassie, a female Collie, were all male.
7) Which TV sitcom featured Buck, a cynical dog sometimes voiced by Cheech Marin?
8) What is the name of the Delgado-Pritchett family’s bulldog in “Modern Family”?
9) True or false: Scooby-Doo is a German Shepherd.
10) Which dog ultimately won “Best in Show” in the 2000 film directed by (and starring) Christopher Guest?
10) Winky (a Norwich terrier)
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OF OPERATION PETTICOAT ON ABC
Q: I understand that one of Jamie Lee Curtis’s first jobs was on a TV series called “Operation Petticoat.” Was that based on the movie of the same name that her father Tony starred in?
A: It was. She was a regular cast member in the first season of the show, which aired in 1977 and 1978 on ABC, and she played one of the Army nurses rescued by a submarine crew in the South Pacific during World War II … and the women then stayed on board, giving the sitcom its premise. That was very much the same plot as the 1959 film, directed by Blake Edwards, that starred Tony Curtis and Cary Grant (the latter also a producer of the picture through his own company). In the TV version, John Astin assumed the role of the ship’s commander, first played by Grant, with Richard Gilliland in Curtis’s earlier part. It’s interesting to note that one of the movie’s supporting players was Gavin MacLeod, who would become a “skipper” himself years later as Captain Merrill Stubing on the popular series “The Love Boat.”
For Jamie Lee Curtis, “Operation Petticoat” was one of many series made by Universal Television that she appeared on around that time; others included “Quincy, M.E.,” “Columbo” and “Buck Rogers in the 25th Century.” After she left “Operation Petticoat” (which replaced much of its first-year cast for what turned out to be a short second season), she quickly made a bigger mark for herself in a movie that primarily defined her screen image for many years afterward, the original 1978 version of the thriller “Halloween.”
Last year, Curtis became an Oscar winner for her performance in 2022’s “Everything Everywhere All at Once,” which also earned her Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild Awards, among a number of other honors.
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Paul Rudd
OF SISTERS ON NBC
Q: Paul Rudd seems to be everywhere nowadays. Where did he get his start?
A: It’s hard to define a screen star’s “start.”
Is it their first taste of performing for a crowd? For Rudd, that was probably in high school dramatics, which inspired him to major in theater at the University of Kansas.
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Maybe it’s their first time on screen. For Rudd, that would be a TV ad for the Super Nintendo video game system in 1991.
But when most people think of an actor’s start, they’re thinking of their first “significant” or “notable” role — the first time they got real screen time and contributed to the plot. For Rudd, that was in “Sisters.”
“Sisters” was a popular NBC sitcom that debuted in 1991. Rudd joined in the show’s third season, in 1992, playing Kirby Philby, an aspiring filmmaker who married the daughter of one of the show’s leads. That daughter, by the way, was played by a young Ashley Judd (“Kiss the Girls,” 1997), also pre-fame.
Rudd was a supporting star on the show until 1995, during which time he was able to moonlight on a few other projects, such as made-for-TV dramas “Moment of Truth: Stalking Back” (1993) and “Runaway Daughters” (1994).
Shortly after leaving “Sisters,” he landed his first big-screen role in the 1995 comedy classic “Clueless.” Many would say that this was his “start,” since it’s a role for which he’s still remembered today
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‘On Golden Pond’
While it was a family affair to a great degree, with Jane Fonda producing and co-starring with her father Henry, “On Golden Pond” also serviced Katharine Hepburn extremely well, resulting in her fourth Oscar win. Still a record for any performer, Turner Classic Movies presents the 1981 adaptation of Ernest Thompson’s play on Sunday, Aug. 18, as part of an all-day “Summer Under the Stars” salute to Hepburn. Henry Fonda also won an Academy Award for the drama, which earned an Oscar for Thompson’s screenplay.
A senior-citizen couple is joined by their daughter at their summer cottage, and her ongoing estrangement from her father causes considerable tension, even after the arrival of her fiance and his son (Dabney Coleman, Doug McKeon). In interviews, Jane Fonda has confirmed that the nature of her character’s relationship with her father’s alter ego mirrored their real-life dealings, giving the Mark Rydell-directed film an extra subtext. The lovely music score is by Dave Grusin.
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more retro rewinds
“Predator” (FX, Sunday, Aug. 18): Arnold Schwarzenegger was one of cinema’s top box-office draws at the time of this 1987 action fest, but he had formidable competition in the movie from the title character, a lethal alien that stalks the members of a military rescue team in a South American rainforest. The soldiers intend to save hostages being held by guerrillas, but their own survival soon becomes paramount because of the extraterrestrial’s presence. Carl Weathers and Jesse Ventura also star for director John McTiernan (“Die Hard”), and Kevin Peter Hall (“Harry and the Hendersons”) is inside the predator costume.
“The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!” (MGM+, Wednesday, Aug. 21): The Abrahams-Zucker-Abrahams troika of writer-directors only got six episodes to apply their humorous “Airplane!” sensibility to the ABC show “Police Squad!,” but the show ended up yielding a hugely successful trio of movie comedies that started with this 1988 bounty of laughs. Leslie Nielsen reprised his TV part as Frank Drebin, a clumsy cop who managed to save the day despite himself. George Kennedy, Priscilla Presley, O.J. Simpson and Ricardo Montalban also had prominent roles.
Baz Luhrmann celebrity update
OF
THE
GREAT GATSBY
ON WARNER BROS.
Q: When is Baz Luhrmann releasing another movie? I love his style.
A: I think it’s safe to say Baz Luhrmann won’t be releasing another movie for a while. The director of hits such as “Moulin Rouge!” (2001) and “The Great Gatsby” (2013) freely admits that he likes to take his time once he starts a project, and he also admits that he hasn’t even started on anything yet.
His most recent production, the Hulu miniseries “Faraway Downs,” was released in the fall of 2023. Two months later, Variety magazine tried to pin him down on his next
one, but he didn’t have an answer.
“In my mind, anyway. I’ve made myself a deadline that by the end of the year, I will be committed to what I’m going to do. Because I never make [films] that often, and when I do they take years, so that’s one decision that you cannot get wrong.”
He said he had a few possible ideas he was considering, including an adaptation of the classic Soviet novel “The Master and Margarita” by Mikhail Bulgakov. But just a few months ago, Variety reported that he has since abandoned that project. So we’re no closer to knowing what his next movie will be.
BY ADAM THOMLISON
But even if we knew, we’d still be a long way from seeing it.
As he said in the interview, Luhrmann takes years to make a movie. There was only one year between “Faraway Downs” and his previous one, 2022’s “Elvis,” but that was a huge anomaly (it was also an anomaly because he doesn’t do a lot of TV).
He’s averaged five years between releases. However, a whopping nine years passed between “Elvis” and his previous big-screen project, 2013’s “The Great Gatsby.”
Jane Fonda in “On Golden Pond”
Morris, Sounders look to continue winning season against a strong United squad
The 2024 Major League Soccer season continues with another regular season matchup between two teams looking to continue climbing up the standings. Seattle Sounders FC takes on Minnesota United FC Saturday, Aug. 24, at Allianz Field in Saint Paul, Minn., with the match airing live on Fox. Sitting in the middle of the pack of the MLS Western Conference standings, the Seattle Sounders have had a respectable campaign this year, with 10 wins, eight losses and seven draws. More impressively, the Sounders have been stellar defensively, boasting a conference-low 29 goals against — making them a formidable opponent for any team in the league.
A key contributor to the success the Sounders have found this season is fan favorite Jordan Morris, the 29-year-old forward who is enjoying another impressive offensive season. Morris’s nine goals in 25 games prove his ability to score pivotal goals in big matches — including his lone goal against Austin FC to secure another Sounders victory.
On the other side of the pitch, Minnesota United will be feeling the departure of its two key defensive pieces in Bakaye Dibassy and Brent Kallman. This major hole in the team’s back end makes Minnesota’s hold on a playoff spot that much more tenuous. The new additions of Alejandro Bran and Victor Eriksson have certainly strengthened the squad defensively. However, Minnesota will need to address its defensive woes moving forward if it hopes to find success in the future.
With Morris seemingly in top form — and arguably the highlight of the season for fans, leading his team in goals — the Sounders will look to make the most of his performance as they aim to finish off the 2024 campaign on a strong note.
Full name: Jordan Perry Morris
Birthdate: Oct. 26, 1994 (29)
Birthplace: Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Height/weight: 6-0/185 pounds
Team(s): Seattle Sounders FC (2016-present)
The Pasture Drive-In really has become a family project, with the kids tackling mowing and maintenance in the parking area and setting up the posts and flags that mark the rows.
Porter got married in May, and he and his wife have been home with the family this summer, also pitching in on the concession stand. Jon runs the sound and projector. Youngest son Oliver is usually at the gate, welcoming people at their car windows and collecting money as they line up to enter. The cost is $10 per person, or $25 per vehicle, in cash, though cards and Venmo are accepted at the concession stand. Daughter Claire, at 13, helps run the concession stand, where mark-up is also kept to a minimum on sodas, popcorn and candy.
“We’ve purposely kept the prices low,” Keeley said. “And when people call and ask if they can bring food in or tailgate, we say ‘yes,’ because we have a lot of kids and it’s so expensive to go anywhere.”
Keeley reveles in the feedback from community members, and especially fellow parents. When she commented to one mother that it was her second movie in a row, the mother said “Oh, this is my happy place because I come here and my kids can just run and play and they’re outside. I love it,” Keeley recounted.
She loves that local teens have a hangout on movie nights, with some lingering up to an hour after the screening, or coming early to partake in corn hole, volleyball or kickball games. On Saturday, Aug. 17, a screening of “Kung Fu Panda 4” will serve as the annual Manhattan Potato Festival weekend fundraiser for the Manhattan
High School senior class. Gates open at 6 p.m. and planned activities include lawn-mower races and sumo-suit wrestling. The movie starts at 9 p.m.
As the summer goes on and the sun sets earlier, the start time edges closer to dinner time, and the Blanchard family has been considering more hearty options. For last week’s “Napoleon Dynamite” screening, tots and quesadillas were on the menu. For Saturday, a pulled pork dinner is planned.
Upcoming films include “Secondhand Lions” on Aug. 23 and “Beauty and the Beast” on Sept. 13. Keeley also hopes to show “Hotel Transylvania 3” in October, after being snowed out of Halloweeen-themed movies two of the past three years.
While snow may halt the films, patrons aren’t stopped by Montana summer rains, ducking into vehicles as showers pass overhead. Sometimes, the storms even add to the atmosphere, such as distant lightning that punctuated scenes from “The Man From Snowy River” during a July screening.
While the number of people ranges from show to show, with Harry Potter movies remaining the most popular, the Pasture can accommodate up to 150 cars. And with such a large hay field to work with, there’s room to grow.
“I don’t imagine that we’ll do this forever, but maybe we do,” Keeley said.
The Pasture Drive-In Theater is located at 360 Little Camp Creek Way in Manhattan. For more information, visit www. facebook.com/ThePastureDriveIn/, find the Pasture on Instagram at @the_pasture_drivein, email thepasturedrivein@ gmail.com, or call (406) 580-4211.
Red Button Vintage Creamery Churro Ice Cream Sandwich
What you’ll need:
Cinnamon Sugar Cookie:
1 cup Food Club Butter
1 ½ cups Food Club Granulated Sugar
2 medium Food Club Eggs
2 teaspoons Food Club Vanilla Extract
2 ¾ cup Food Club All Purpose Flour
1 ½ teaspoon Cream of Tartar
½ teaspoon Food Club Baking Soda
1 teaspoon Food Club Salt
Cinnamon Sugar Cookie Topping: ¼ cup Food Club Granulated Sugar
1 ½ tablespoons Food Club Cinnamon Ice Cream Layer:
Red Button Vintage Creamery Ice Cream, flavor of your choice (we used Canadian Vanilla)
Food Club Chocolate syrup (optional)
Steps to Savor Sweetness:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees and set ingredients aside.
Cream butter and sugar together until light in color and well combined. Add the vanilla extract along with the eggs,
Library/from 7
”Vacation” by Ame Dyckman and Mark Teague. Early Reader. In the second book in this series, Bat, Cat & Rat, who are — wait for it — a bat, a cat and a rat, try to compromise on vacation plans. Some well-meaning pranks ensue as preparation brings out the trio’s mischievous side in three-and-a-half sweet and silly stories. Littles will enjoy the pictures and the jokes.
”The Welcome Home” by Amy June Bates. Picture Book. Mr. and Mrs. Gargleson-Bittle feel their life has become too quiet, and little changes like eating waffles only help for a moment. They decide to get a pet—but what kind? A snail? The visiting elephant named Louise? The aardvark named Sam? Or, could this tail wagging, puppy make their family complete?
FOR THE TEENS AND TWEENS
”The Worst Ronin” written by Maggie Tokuda-Hall, art by Faith Schaffer. Graphic Novel Fiction. It’s the age-old story of jaded older mentor and young ambitious up and coming warrior, both of whom are female, with cell phones and social media, internet, TVs and
one-by-one, and mix well.
In a separate bowl, combine dry ingredients and add wet ingredients, mixing until combined.
Once the dough has formed, drop balls of dough on a well-greased cookie sheet and roll in the cinnamon sugar mixture until covered. Place each ball back on the cookie sheet and bake for 10-11 minutes.
Make sure to let it cool before topping with a generous scoop of your favorite Red Button Vintage Creamery Ice Cream, and drizzle in chocolate syrup for an extra hint of sweetness. Enjoy!
historical Japanese societal structure such as daimyo, samurai, duels, and living by the sword thrown in. There is also a very loyal horse.
”Just a Hat” by S. Khubiar. Teen Fiction. This story set in small-town Texas shares the insights and struggles of a young boy coming of age in a time of discrimination and religious prejudice. It’s hard to be 13 years old, and new in town and an immigrant and Iranian just as a war between Iran and your host country breaks out. All the different hats he has to wear can ‘wear’ a young man out.
”Semi-Famous: a True Story of Near Celebrity” by Josh Lundquist. Graphic Novel Biography. The author is a fairly famous social media creator: very entertaining, young, and curious. As he chases fame, and becomes obsessed with appearing on M-TV, he starts to wonder: is this really working for me? He goes on to ask other famous people the same question with interesting results and insights.
Beth Boyson is a Programming Librarian and Cataloger at Bozeman Public Library. She can be reached through the Library website at www.bozemanlibrary. org.
in focus
“The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” - Season 2 (Prime Video — Aug. 29, Season Premiere)
Sauron (Charlie Vickers) has returned. Cast out by Galadriel (Morfydd Clark), without army or ally, the rising Dark Lord must now rely on his own cunning to rebuild his strength and oversee the creation of the Rings of Power, which will allow him to bind all the peoples of Middle-earth to his sinister will. Elves and dwarves, orcs and men, wizards and Harfoots… as friendships are strained and kingdoms begin to fracture, the forces of good will struggle ever more valiantly to hold on to what matters to them most of all… each other.
celebrityscoop
BY JAY BOBBIN
Checking
in
with LILY COLLINS
Lily Collins has found a home in Paris, at least in television terms.
One of the children of music star Phil Collins, the British-born actress has just resumed the title role of an American marketing executive who’s on the job in France in “Emily in Paris,” the seriocom-
sportsquiz
Questions:
BY ALEX HENDRY
Best Goalscorers in MLS
1)Major League Soccer (MLS) has seen many great goalscorers throughout the history of the league. Who made history by scoring the first goal in MLS on April 6, 1996?
2)His mark of 171 goals makes this former San Jose Earthquakes striker the all-time leading goalscorer in MLS history. Who is he?
3)There have been 13 players in MLS history that have scored over 100 career league goals. Name the only player to have reached this milestone playing for one single franchise.
4)Scoring 27 goals for the Tampa Bay Mutiny - he was the top goalscorer in MLS during the league’s debut season. Who is he?
5)Who is the highest-scoring active player in MLS?
6)One of the earliest stars in MLS history, he was the first player in MLS to notch 100 goals and 100 assists. Who is he?
ic and romance-heavy Netflix series. Now streaming the first half of its fourth season, with the second half slated to drop Sept. 12, the show — created by executive producer Darren Star (known for “Sex and the City” and “Beverly Hills, 90210”) — restarted with Emily Cooper (Collins) in quite a complicated set of personal circumstances.
Emily was trying to help her chef neighbor Gabriel (Lucas Bravo, “Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris,” 2022) earn a Michelin Star when he made the sudden decision to marry his privileged ex-girlfriend Camille (Camille Razat, “Disparue”), who is aware of his deep affection for her friend Emily, which Emily reciprocates … but Camille’s pregnancy also became known. The situation led Emily’s beau Alfie (Lucien Laviscount,
7)The LA Galaxy scored 44 goals during their 2002 MLS Cup-winning season of which 24 goals came from one single player (including the championship-winning extra time goal). Name the goalscorer who decisively carried the Galaxy’s offense that season.
8)This former national-team captain scored only two goals in the United States - but his final career goal is the latest ever scored in MLS history. Who achieved this?
9)Who is the only Canadian to have scored over 100 goals in MLS history?
10)Name the only three players (so far) in MLS history to have scored over 30 goals (or more) in a single season.
“Snatch”) to break things off with her, before she also ran into professional difficulty with co-worker Julien (Samuel Arnold, “National Theatre Live: Antony & Cleopatra,” 2018).
Season 4 of “Emily in Paris” has arrived a bit earlier in the year than it usually does, due to the fact that it had to start production earlier than normal. Though it was delayed by last year’s entertainment industry strikes, the series had to begin shooting sooner in this calendar year because outdoor film production has been suspended for several months (from mid-June to mid-September) to accommodate the Olympic and Paralympic Games. However, Italy also figures into the show’s fourth year in a major way.
Though Collins is also known for playing Snow
White in the 2012 movie “Mirror Mirror” and Fantine in a 2018-19 British miniseries of “Les Miserables,” it can be argued that Emily is her signature role to date. She also stars in the recently released action film “MaXXXine,” which has helped to display her versatility — but numerous “Emily” fans are undoubtedly happy and content to be watching her European adventures of the heart as they stream again.
Birthdate: March 18, 1989
Birthplace: Guildford, Surrey, England
Current residence: Pasadena, Calif., and Copenhagen, Denmark
Marital status: Married to filmmaker Charlie McDowell
Other television credits include: “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” “Calls,” “Les Miserables,” “The Last Tycoon,” “90210,”
Answers:
10)Carlos
9)Dwayne
8)Gareth
7)Carlos
6)Jaime
5)Kei
4)Roy
3)Taylor
2)Chris Wondolowski
1)Eric
“Growing Pains” Movie credits include: “MaXXXine,” “Windfall,” “Mank,” “Inheritance,” “Tolkien,” “Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile,” “Here Comes the Grump,” “Okja,” “To the Bone,” “Rules Don’t Apply,” “Love, Rosie,” “The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones,” “The English Teacher,” “Stuck in Love,” “Mirror Mirror,” “Abduction,” “Priest,” “The Blind Side,” “Tarzan” Music videos include: “Save Me Tonight” by Arty, “City of Angels” by Thirty Seconds to Mars, “Claudia Lewis” by M83
Education includes: Harvard-Westlake School (Los Angeles, Calif.), University of Southern California Her memoir: “Unfiltered: No Shame, No Regrets, Just Me”
Wynalda
Twellman (New England Revolution)
Lassiter
Kamara (147)
Moreno
Ruiz
Bale
De Rosario
Vela (34, 2019), Josef Martinez (31, 2018) and Zlatan
Ibrahimovic (30, 2019)