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RACHEL HERGETT
For the Chronicle
This spring, a group of Montana State University students left a lasting mark on Stadio Nicola De Simone, a nearly 100-year-old stadium in Siracusa, on the eastern shore of Italy’s island of Sicily.
The mural, known as “Siramural,” stands about 3 meters tall and is 50 meters long, taking over a wall inside the stadium to the left of the entrance. It is painted in entirely blue and white, with subjects that speak to the stadium itself and the surrounding community..
A collage of photographs recreating the entirety of the mural line two walls of the Exit Gallery in MSU’s Strand Union Building. The exhibition, sponsored by the School of Art, will be on display through Sept. 20. Gallery hours are from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday
the artists on Thursday, Sept. 19, from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m.
This spring, 21 students participated in the study-abroad opportunity that led to the mural’s creation, most in the second semester of their junior year at MSU. The idea, School of Art professor Bruce Barnhart said, is to expose MSU students to the classical cultural and artistic history that far predates that of the United States.
“The program, created 20 years ago, is led by Dr. Regina Gee and provides an intensive and engaging studio and art history experience by immersing participants in the culture of Italy, with coursework led by their own professors,” according to an info placard on the program in the Exit Gallery. Other faculty members for the 2024 program were Dani Huaveren and Jeremy Hatch.
ABOVE: Montana State University School of Art students, from left, Ali Rysted, Madeline Trawick and Holly Peterson discuss a mural their study abroad program created in Siracusa at the Exit Gallery on Tuesday. BELOW: Trawick, a senior in graphic design and art history, designed this portion of a mural in a Siracusa soccer stadium depicting Saint Lucy.
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“The Favourite” (Sept. 15)
In the early 18th century, England is at war with France; nevertheless, duck-racing and pineapple-eating are thriving. A frail Queen Anne (Olivia Colman) occupies the throne, with her close friend Lady Sarah (Rachel Weisz) governing the country in her stead while tending to Anne’s ill health and mercurial temper. When new servant Abigail (Emma Stone) and endears herself to the Queen, their burgeoning friendship gives her a chance to fulfill her ambitions and she will not let woman, man, politics, or rabbit stand in her way.
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“Child Star” (Sept. 17)
In this new documentary, some of the most well-known former child stars, such as co-director Demi Lovato, deconstruct the highs and lows of growing up in the spotlight and how their ascension to fame, riches, and power affects their futures.
Drew Barrymore, Alyson Stoner, Christina Ricci, Raven-Symoné, Kenan Thompson and JoJo Siwa make appearances.
“The Golden Bachelorette”Season 1 (Sept. 19)
The Bachelor/Bachelorette franchise explores exciting new ground with the series premiere of this new spinoff. The series spotlights a second chance at love for the radiant Joan Vassosin her golden years. The men vying for her final rose have journeyed through the highs and lows of love, navigating moments of joy and heartbreak, and they arrive with anticipation, eager to foster a connection that sparks a future of limitless possibilities.
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“Fly” (Hulu/Disney — Sept. 25, Documentary Premiere)
Humans have long dreamed of the freedom of flight. This heart-stopping National Geograpic documentary immerses viewers in the exhilarating yet perilous world of BASE jumping. At the heart of the film are three couples: Jimmy and Marta, pioneering figures affectionately known as the “Mom and Pop” of BASE jumping; the fearless wingsuit pilot Scotty and his newfound love, Julia; and the resilient duo Amber and Espen, whose bond is tested by triumph and tragedy. The film explores the complex balance between passion and sacrifice. Surprisinglygreatratesthatfit
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“The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent” (Sept. 19)
Destitute and struggling to find work, Hollywood actor Nick Cage (played by himself) plans to retire. But when Cage’s agent, Richard Fink (Neil Patrick Harris), presents him with a $1-million offer to attend the birthday party of billionaire and Nicolas Cage superfan Javi Gutierrez (Pedro Pascal), he accepts. Upon meeting Gutierrez in Majorca, Cage soon encounters CIA agents Vivian (Tiffany Haddish) and Martin (Ike Barinholtz), who require Cage to go undercover and expose the billionaire’s nefarious dealings and the potential kidnapping of a politician’s daughter.
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BY JAY BOBBIN
‘Fatal Attraction’ remains a powerful cautionary tale
“Fatal Attraction” is still as effective a warning about extramarital affairs as ever.
The famously disturbing 1987 melodrama about an ill-advised dalliance turns up Sunday, Sept. 15 on MGM+ Drive-In, and Saturday, Sept. 21, on MGM+ Marquee ... and watching it might nip some relationships in the bud. At the time of its initial release, the subject matter landed stars Michael Douglas and Glenn Close on national magazine covers to illustrate detailed discussions of the movie’s theme, which the stars’ pairing continues to represent this many years later.
Director Adrian Lyne’s film casts Douglas as an attorney who meets book editor Close through work circumstances. While his wife (Anne Archer, “Short Cuts,” 1993) and young daughter (Ellen Hamilton Latzen, “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation,” 1989) are away, one thing leads to another, and eventually to a one-night stand that Douglas’ Dan takes much more casually than Close’s Alex does. As Alex tries to insinuate her way deeper into Dan’s life, he tries to make it clear that she doesn’t have a permanent place there, increasingly angering her.
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As she starts to lash out in various ways — one of them memorably involving the daughter’s pet rabbit — Dan fears he’s going to have to come clean to his trusting spouse about his infidelity.
The success of “Fatal Attraction” (which Paramount+ turned into a one-season series) launched a number of movies for Douglas, also including “Basic Instinct” (1992) and “Disclosure” (1994), about men making the wrong sexual choices. That well could have become his entire screen identity for years, had he not shown his diversity through such other roles as his Oscar-winning turn as ruthless business raider Gordon Gekko in “Wall Street” (1987).
For Close, “Fatal Attraction” was also a breakout project. The filmmakers reportedly didn’t think she could pull off the required sensuality, but a screen test changed their minds quickly, with the result broadening the choices of parts Close would have access to afterward. Her impact here was so powerful, the producers ended up changing the intended ending to let audiences feel more satisfied.
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“A Very Royal Scandal” (Sept. 19)
One night. One hour. One interview that sent shockwaves around the globe. Based on the real-life 2019 interview between Emily Maitlis (Ruth Wilson) and Prince Andrew (Michael Sheen) over the scandalous accusations he faced regarding his involvement with Jeffrey Epstein (John Hopkins). The series follows the actions of Maitlis and Prince Andrew in the lead-up to the interview, the ground-breaking event itself and the many questions left in its wake that would change their lives forever.
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“Colin From Accounts” - Season 2 (Netflix — Sept. 26, Series Premiere)
This Australian rom-com series is about flawed, funny people choosing each other and embracing the all-too-relatable chaos of modern life. After Gordon (Patrick Brammall) and Ashley (Harriet Dyer) are brought together in Season 1 by a ridiculous incident, Season 2 of the hit series opens with Ash and Gordon now living together and trying to get their beloved, special needs dog, Colin, back from his new owners. It’s the first in a series of hurdles for the new couple as they find out more about each other, for better and worse.
“The Tragically Hip: No Dress Rehearsal” (Sept. 20)
A love story between a band and the country they call home, this series, with never before seen personal and archival footage, sees the Canadian rock’n’roll legends share the story of their unique, complicated and wildly successful musical brotherhood.
Forty years of hits and misses, friendship and frustration, triumph and tragedy, the docuseries features unseen performances, unreleased music and unprecedented access to The Hip.
“Porno y Helado” (Sept. 20)
Season 2 of this South American comedy reunites viewers with Pablo (Martin Piroyansky), Ramon (Nachito Saralegui) and Ceci (Sofia Morandi), who face a variety of new challenges — from a fan trying to infiltrate the band, debts with friends and competitions with younger artists, to dealing with ego problems.
“The Grand Tour: One For the Road” (Available Now) In this series’ final installment, Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May ignore the instructions of Mr. Wilman and head to Zimbabwe in three cars they’ve always wanted to own — a Lancia Montecarlo, a Ford Capri 3-litre and a Triumph Stag — for a stunning road trip through beautiful and sometimes challenging landscapes leading to an emotional ending on a strangely familiar island.
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This just in @ Bozeman Library
It’s September. It’s cooler. It’s darker. It’s Football season and it’s Book Club time! If your book club would like to eliminate the largest obstacle to participating in a book club: namely, supplying the books, please borrow a Book Club kit from Bozeman Public Library. It has everything you need: ten copies of the book, discussion questions, author biography, sign out sheets. Just add people. The two newest kits are ‘James’ by Percival Everett and ‘Funny Story’ by Emily Henry. Borrow one (or two) today!
BOOKS FOR THE ADULTS IN THE ROOM
Here After: A Memoir by
Amy Lin. Biography. The title is indicative of so many things in the book. Young Amy Lin is left in the here following her husband’s untimely and sudden death. This memoir is not meant exclusively for people in the grief state. It is meant for everyone who seeks or needs to understand that state. It’s a love story. It’s a medical story. It’s a global story.
I Cheerfully Refuse by Leif Enger. Fiction. The author of ‘Peace Like a River’ has returned
25 years later with a dystopian story set in the future. In it, “He felt confusion coming. The world was confused. It was running out of everything, especially future.”
The 1 percenters own everything and Lake Superior, where the story takes place, is suddenly Lake FullofBodies. Beautiful prose.
50 Pies, 50 States: An Immigrant’s Love Letter to the United States Through Pie by Stacey Mei Yan Fong. Nonfiction. Every pie is an opportunity to celebrate
(or defend) your home state, as presented in a cookbook that’s actually fun to read. It’s perfect for this Fallish time of year. Bake your way through and you’ll taste the full range of flavors that America has to offer.
BOOKS FOR THE KIDDOS
Something Like Home by Andrea Beatriz Arango. Juvenile Fiction. There are lots of displaced kids out there and this novel tells the story of Laura Rodriguez Colon’s journey away from her family home to an aunt’s safer house. Along the way she meets a puppy. Sounds like fate, no? Kids who have had to explain why they don’t live with their parents will find a lot to identify with.
Flamingos are Pretty Funky:
A Not So Serious Guide by Abi Cushman. Nonfiction. Did you know that a flock of flamingos is actually called a flamboyance? If you read this book with the littles in your life, you will learn even more interesting factoids about flamingos. Silly side commentary that is age appropriate keeps it all light. A glossary and further reading list complete the geek out.
Ten Little Rabbits by Maurice Sendak. Picture Book. Mino the Magician waves his wand and voila — a rabbit appears! And another. And another. This is a counting book — from 1 — 10 and back again written by the Hall of Fame Legend Maurice Sendak.
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“What’s Next? The Future with Bill Gates” (Sept. 18)
Tech visionary and global health and climate philanthropist Bill Gates invites viewers to join him on a learning journey to explore pressing issues facing our world today. Gates digs deep into the promise and risks of artificial intelligence; the pervasive challenge of misinformation; the scale of the climate crisis and the potential of cutting-edge technologies to solve it; the injustice of income inequality and the opportunities to tackle poverty; and how science and innovation is leading to cures for deadly diseases.
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Cute pictures, very few words make this book a fun way for early readers to ‘read’ a book on their own. It’s a great magic trick!
Lila Greer, Teacher of the Year by Andrea Beaty; illustrated by David Roberts. Early Reader. This is part of a series called The Questioneers. Characters in the Questioneers
“Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story” (Sept. 19)
Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan’s true crime anthology series returns, this time chronicling the case of the real-life brothers Lyle and Erik Menendez, who were convicted in 1996 for the murders of their parents, José and Mary Louise “Kitty” Menendez. While the prosecution argued they were seeking to inherit their family fortune, the brothers claimed — and remain adamant to this day, as they serve life sentences without the possibility of parole — that their actions stemmed out of fear from a lifetime of abuse.
stories ask “What if?” type of queries. What if I fail? being the most common. This book is perfect for the kids in your life who worry, overthink or get anxious. It demonstrates to them a new way to what if!
FOR THE TEENS AND TWEENS
Dragon Hoops: from Small Steps to Great Leaps by Gene Luen Yang. Graphic Novel. Gene understands stories — comic book stories, in
“Twilight of the Gods”Season 1 (Sept. 19)
Zack Snyder presents an all-new, daring and spectacular animated vision of Norse mythology. In a mythical world of great battles, great deeds and great despair, Leif (Stuart Martin), a mortal King, is saved on the battlefield by Sigrid (Sylvia Hoeks), an iron-willed warrior with whom he falls in love. On their wedding night, Sigrid and Leif survive a wrath of terror from Thor (Pilou Asbaek), which sets them — and a crew of crusaders — on a merciless and against all odds mission for vengeance.
particular. But Gene doesn’t get sports. As a kid, his friends called him “Stick” and so he lost interest. At the high school where he now teaches, B-ball is all anyone can talk about. He knows what he’ll do: write a comic book about it!
Ellie Hancock is Perfectly Normal by Gretchen Schreiber. Fiction. Ellie has two lives: hospital treatment life and her normal life. She
“His Three Daughters” (Sept. 20)
This tense, touching, and funny portrait of family dynamics follows three estranged sisters as they converge in a New York apartment to care for their ailing father and try to mend their own broken relationship with one another. Carrie Coon, Elizabeth Olsen and Natasha Lyonne star.
would like one to stay private and the other to be more public. What is a stubborn and determined teenage girl to do? A moving story of taking autonomy over one’s own body and future and life. Excellent coming into one’s own. How to be a Vampire: A Fangs-On Guide for the Newly Undead by Amy Gray. Nonfiction. In case you haven’t noticed there are vampires
everywhere lately. In the spirit (pun!) of the upcoming Halloween season, here is a humorous guide to entering the realm of eternal life and juicy perks: strong and sharp white teeth, shape-shifting and flying, and telepathy.
Beth Boyson is a Programming Librarian and Cataloger at Bozeman Public Library. She can be reached through the Library website at www. bozemanlibrary.org.
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docuseries follows every movement of African big cats
Following prides of lions, leopards and cheetahs day and night as they travel through the wilds of Botswana’s Okavango Delta, “Big Cats 24/7” debuts Wednesday, Sept. 18, on PBS.
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Over six months — and two extreme seasons of weather — the series follows the fascinating lives of these different animals, showcasing their nonstop fight to survive in an increasingly changing world.
“From unprecedented wildfire to floods and extreme drought” (per PBS), the cats face constant changes within their families and their homes, meaning they must adjust, adapt and grow on the go, in a world where every second counts.
World” and the award-winning children’s mockumentary series “The Zoo.”
To round out his crew, Crawford’s planned expedition was captured by an elite group of wildlife cinematographers, including team lead Brad Bestelink, Anna Dimitriadis and local cinematographer Gaokgonwe Seetsele “Sets” Ntnomiwa.
While documenting some of the world’s most formidable predators, this brand-new series transports viewers to a vast, grassy plain, where a team of talented filmmakers utilizes the latest in technology to follow prides of lions, leaps of leopards and coalitions of cheetahs day and night, revealing their inner worlds like never before.
“Big Cats 24/7” comes from producer Rowan Crawford (“Dogs in the Wild”), who has been making documentary features on the natural world for the past 15 years. “Inspired growing up surrounded by animals on a small island on the west coast of Scotland,” PBS shares, “Rowan has produced a range of programs from behavior-led natural history to observational documentary and children’s content, creating new formats and specializing in contemporary films that push the form.” Previously, Crawford worked on productions including “Natural
As the co-founder and head of the Natural History Film Unit Botswana (NHFU), Crawford has ample experience working on the plains. Meanwhile, with more than 30 projects under his belt — including “Surviving Paradise” and “Savage Kingdom” — Bestelink has a film camp set up in the region where he trains other camera operators to capture local wildlife. With his ample knowledge of the local wildlife, Bestelink “aims to teach people the importance of wild places and remaining connected with nature,” according to the network. Begin an expedition unlike any other, when “Big Cats 24/7” premieres Wednesday, Sept. 18, on PBS.
Wildlife cinematographer Vianet Djenguet during the filming of “Big Cats 24/7”
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“Dancing With the Stars”Season 33 (Sept. 17)
Streaming live on Disney+, Season 33 of this hit competition series makes its debut. Hosted by Alfonso Ribeiro and Julianne Hough, the show pairs celebrities with trained ballroom dancers to compete in themed choreographed dance routines that are judged by a panel of renowned ballroom experts, including Carrie Ann Inaba, Bruno Tonioli and Derek Hough.
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“Hamster & Gretel” - Season 2 (Sept. 18)
This music-filled, animated children’s series follows Kevin (Michael Cimino) and younger sister Gretel (Melissa Povenmire), who are bestowed super powers by space aliens. But, when something goes awry, it’s Gretel and her pet hamster (named Hamster) who suddenly have new abilities. Now, protective older brother Kevin must figure out how to work with both Gretel and her pet Hamster to protect their city from mysterious dangers.
“The Lion King” (Available Now)
This animated feature from 1994 follows young lion Simba (Jonathan Taylor Thomas), the heir of his father, Mufasa (James Earl Jones). Hoping to take power, Simba’s wicked uncle, Scar (Jeremy Irons), plots to usurp Mufasa’s throne by luring father and son into a stampede of wildebeests. But Simba escapes, and only Mufasa is killed. Once he’s an adult, Simba returns to take back his homeland from Scar with the help of his friends Timon (Nathan Lane) and Pumbaa (Ernie Sabella).
“Mary Poppins” (Available Now)
When Jane (Karen Dotrice) and Michael (Matthew Garber), the children of the wealthy and uptight Banks family, are faced with the prospect of a new nanny, they are pleasantly surprised by the arrival of the magical Mary Poppins (Julie Andrews). Embarking on a series of fantastical adventures with Mary and her Cockney performer friend, Bert (Dick Van Dyke), the siblings try to pass on some of their nanny’s sunny attitude to their preoccupied parents (David Tomlinson, Glynis Johns).
Shailene Woodley of “Three Women” on Starz: In one of her earliest professional jobs, she played the younger incarnation of Jill Hennessy’s title character in several episodes of the NBC series “Crossing Jordan.”
Jeff Bridges of “The Old Man” on FX and Hulu: He got his acting start via guest roles on several television series that his father Lloyd starred in: “Sea Hunt,” “The Lloyd Bridges Show” and “The Loner.”
Drew Barrymore of “The Drew Barrymore Show” in syndication:
After she had a relatively small part as the older daughter of William Hurt and Blair Brown in the 1980 movie “Altered States,” Steven Spielberg cast Barrymore in her star-making role in “E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial” (1982).
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Questions:
1) Returning in “Agatha All Along,” Agatha Harkness (Kathryn Hahn) had a pet rabbit in “WandaVision” — what is its name?
2)Paige, Phoebe, Piper or Prue — which witch did Shannen Doherty portray in the series “Charmed?”
3)In the classic series “Bewitched,” what was the name of Samantha’s look-a-like cousin?
4) Which movie features Angela Lansbury as a witch who supports the British war effort?
5) What is the name of Alexandra Daddario’s character in “Mayfair Witches?”
6) What is the name of the private school in “American Horror Story: Coven?”
7) What is the name of the talking cat in “Sabrina the Teenage Witch?”
8)Buffy, Willow or Cordelia — which of these “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” characters is a powerful witch?
9)Name the three “Witches of Eastwick” from the 1987 film.
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Q: I understand that Dermot Mulroney is joining “Chicago Fire” for its new season. Why have there been so many cast changes on that show lately?
A: That can happen with a series that has run for a long time, and that NBC drama will be entering its 13th season when it resumes new episodes on Sept. 25. Dermot Mulroney will be playing the new chief of Firehouse 51, succeeding Eamonn Walker, who has said that he is open to returning for guest appearances as Wallace Boden. There’s precedent for that, since founding cast member Jesse Spencer has made multiple returns as Matt Casey since leaving as a series regular.
If one looks at the history of “Chicago Fire,” changes in its co-stars are nothing new. Lauren German departed after the first couple of seasons when her paramedic character Leslie Shay died on duty, and Kara Killmer followed as her replacement, Sylvie Brett. Killmer herself left the show last season, and Jocelyn Hudon — a familiar face from Hallmark Channel movies in recent years — is now succeeding her as Lizzie Novak.
Monica Raymund left the role of paramedic Gabby Dawson after six seasons, and she also has made returns as a guest star. Charlie Barnett departed as firefighter Peter Mills after the first few years of the show, and Miranda Rae Mayo joined as firefighter Stella Kidd in Season 4 (and married Lt. Kelly Severide, played by Taylor Kinney, in Season 10). Firefighter Brian “Otis” Zvonecek, portrayed by Yuri Sardarov, died at the start of Season 8 from injuries suffered on the job.
Dora Madison, Steven R. McQueen, Annie Ilonzeh and Alberto Rosende are among other “Chicago Fire” alums. And though he wasn’t a series regular, Treat Williams made sufficient appearances as Severide’s firefighter-veteran father Benny over the first seven years to have a presence on the series; the character died in Season 7.
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Q: Why haven’t I seen Audrey Tautou in a while?
A: French star Audrey Tautou (“Amelie,” 2001) created expectations of a big, English-lan- guage breakthrough in the mid-2000s, first with her appearance in the Oscar-nominated British drama “Dirty Pretty Things” (2002) and then her blockbuster breakthrough in 2006’s “The Da Vinci Code.”
But, instead of sticking around in Hollywood (or London, for that matter), she went home and just resumed her career as one of France’s most famous and bankable stars — and she’s been quite busy there ever since.
She just recently did a voice in the kid-focused “Nina and the Hedgehog’s Secret” (2023), and before that starred in the hit comedy “The Trouble With You.” (These are just the English titles, obviously — both movies were in French.)
She did appear in a few French films with crossover appeal, though. She was in the 2013 ro- mantic fantasy “Mood Indigo,” which was directed by indie darling Michel Gondry (“Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind,” 2004) and made a bit of a splash in art houses over here. She also performed the title role in 2009’s “Coco Before Chanel,” a biography of fashion legend Coco Chanel. This one, too, got some distribution over here and a lot of attention. There was one exception to all this, though — one return to this continent for an unabashedly American movie. She had a central role in the incredibly odd “The Jesus Rolls” (2019).
It was a sort of sequel to the 1998 indie classic “The Big Lebowski.” It followed one of that film’s side characters, Jesus Quintana, played by John Turturro (“O Brother Where Art Thou,” 2000), who also wrote and directed the film. But it was, at the same time, a remake of an even weirder French film from the 1974 called “Going Places.”
That’s perhaps why Tautou chose to participate, playing a woman who joins Quintana on a raunchy, crime-ridden road trip.
BY JAY BOBBIN
John Ritter plays ‘Hero’
in one of his movie roles
John Ritter’s television success in “Three’s Company” earned him some starring roles in movies, and “Hero at Large” is one of the most engaging examples. The second half of a Ritter double feature that Turner Classic Movies presents Sunday, Sept. 15, the 1980 comedy casts the ever-likable actor as a struggling performer who starts taking his temporary job to promote a “Captain Avenger” a bit too seriously, using the costume to maintain the charade and start foiling actual crimes.
The man’s popularity in his new guise makes him appealing to politicians who want to use him to boost their own agendas, but since the public finds out about that connection, he’s shunned and apparently put out of business … until he gets another chance to display true heroism. Ritter has a fine leading lady in Anne Archer, and the cast also includes such reliables as Kevin McCarthy and Bert Convy. Preceding this is the Peter Bogdanovich-directed “They All Laughed” (1981), in which Ritter worked with Audrey Hepburn and Ben Gazzara.
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“Taxi” (Catchy Comedy, Sunday, Sept. 15): Justly celebrated as one of the smartest sitcoms in television history, this much-awarded saga of the staff of New York’s Sunshine Cab Company — co-created by James L. Brooks and continuing a weekend “Binge” marathon here — boasts a fabulous ensemble cast led by Judd Hirsch as arguably the most level-headed of the drivers. Tony Danza, Jeff Conaway and Marilu Henner play other cabbies, and Andy Kaufman got much attention as language-challenged mechanic Latka Gravas. One of the most distinctive players here, though, was Danny DeVito as hilariously gruff dispatcher Louie De Palma.
“Twister” (AMC, Sunday, Sept. 15, Tuesday, Sept. 17, and Wednesday, Sept. 18): With the sequel “Twisters” having been one of the summer’s top theatrical hits, it’s a good time to revisit the original 1996 movie. Directed by cinematography veteran Jan DeBont (”Speed”), the drama casts Helen Hunt and Bill Paxton as maritally estranged storm chasers on the brink of divorce as they pursue powerful storms in Oklahoma, intending to deploy a device that could provide earlier warnings about such cataclysms approaching. Co-stars include Cary Elwes, Jami Gertz, Philip Seymour Hoffman and the picture’s visual-effects team, the members of which not surprisingly earned an Oscar nomination for their work here.
David Caruso celebrity update
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Q: What happened to David Caruso after “CSI: Miami”?
A: In 2012, David Caruso (“CSI: Miami”) did the unthinkable: he retired at the peak of his success. By the time “Miami” ended its incredibly successful 10-season run in 2012, he was one of the most recognizable faces in the world (a few years earlier, in 2006, “CSI: Miami” was named the most-watched show on Earth).
That’s what makes his decision to quit the entertainment business even more incredible. Rather than parlaying that fame into another series, or even an easier run as a famous guest in other people’s stuff, he just dropped the mic.
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He got into the art business, opening an art gallery in Los Angeles. He also opened a chic clothing store in Miami called Steam On Sunset. In a 2020 where-are-they-now story, Star magazine reported that he had become a local fixture in Miami, saying that people sometimes recognize him around South Beach, “but he keeps to himself and hangs in his condo.”
He hasn’t managed to completely evade the spotlight, though. The New York Post’s Page Six gossip column published a photo of him taken in 2023, pointing out that it was the first image of him seen since 2017.
John Ritter and Anne Archer in “Hero at Large”
Gasly, Alpine hungry for more points at Azerbaijan Grand Prix
The Formula One season continues in the beautiful streets of Baku, Azerbaijan, as the 2024 Azerbaijan Grand Prix gets set to deliver another thrilling race weekend Sept. 13-15, with each stage of the race broadcast live on ESPN.
In a thrilling and competitive season of Formula One racing, with only eight races remaining, Pierre Gasly and Team Alpine have had a rollercoaster year, from crashes between teammates in Monaco to poor performances during qualifying.
Despite some setbacks to start the season, Gasly and Alpine have made small improvements throughout the year, managing to score points in Monaco, Canada, Spain and Austria, with his most recent point performance coming at the Dutch Grand Prix, putting in a strong performance starting and finishing ninth, managing to hold some of the faster cars for an extended period.
Additionally, the recent appointment of executive technical director David Sanchez back in May has helped the team maintain a winning mindset, which is crucial for the team’s continued success — something Sanchez has been very pleased with as he looks to carry that mindset going into the final weeks of the season and for years to come.
“Another objective for the team is to try and keep building the foundation of the sort of mindset of racing spirit we’d like to build for the future,” Sanchez said in an Alpine mid-season review. “It is different from where we’ve been in the last few months or few years, but it’s one transformation which is ongoing, and it’s already been fruitful and we definitely keep building on this one,” Sanchez said.
Although Gasly would like to have some better results this season, he remains optimistic about the team’s future, recently signing a new contract with Alpine that will see him remain with the team for 2025 and beyond.
Full name: Pierre JeanJacques Gasly
Birthdate: Feb. 7, 1996 (28)
Birthplace: Rouen, France
Height/weight: 5-9/154 pounds
Team(s): Alpine F1 Team (2023-present), Alpha Tauri (2022-2020), Toro Rosso (2019), Red Bull Racing (2019), Toro Rosso (2018-2017)
TOWN & COUNTRY FOODS: MOMMA’S FAMOUS POTATO SALAD
Ingredients:
2 lbs. Yukon Gold potatoes (about 6 medium)
3/4 cup mayonnaise
3/4 cup Miracle Whip
1 tbsp. vinegar
1 tbsp. mustard
1 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. pepper
1/3 cup red onion, chopped
1/4 c. chopped green bell pepper
4 ct. eggs, hard boiled
1/2 lb. bacon, cooked and crumbled
Directions:
In a pot, boil water to cover potatoes by 1 inch and add salt. Add potatoes and reduce heat. Allow to cook for 30-45 minutes.
Once cooked, drain water and allow to cool down. Remove peels and cut into large cubes.
Mix mayo, miracle whip, vinegar, mustard, salt and pepper in large bowl. Add potatoes, onion, bell pepper and bacon. Toss. Stir in eggs. Cover and refrigerate. Toss. Stir in eggs. Cover and refrigerate.
For the first half of the semester, students toured the country, going from “Rome to Venice to Florence to Naples to Pompeii,” as a trio of participants listed in unison. Most stayed in Italy for the week-long spring break before landing on the island of Sicily, where they are immersed in a variety of studio arts in collaboration with the Mediterranean Arts & Design (or MADE) program at the Accademia di Belle Arti Rosario Gagliardi.
This immersion can bit nerve wracking for some students, Barnhart said. The study abroad program is open to all students in MSU’s School of Arts, including those studying art history and other majors without a studio focus.
The mural project was led by Barnhart and Carlo Alberto Giardina, a muralist from Siracusa and a MADE faculty member,.
According to Barnhart, Giardina was so well-known and trusted in Siracusa that the stadium didn’t place restrictions on the mural, only specifying that the art be in the team colors, light blue and white. One of the nicknames for the home team, Siracusa Calcio 1924, is “Azzurri,” or “All-Blues.”
In the U.S., the inclination would be to have the wall replastered to start with a pristine surface, explained Bruce Barnhart, one of the MSU professors leading the 2024 study-abroad program in the School of Art. Here, the students worked with the portions of the plaster-covered rock wall that had started to crumble, using the texture as part of the overall design. One of the two included lions — the mascot for the Siracusa Calcio 1924 — seems to be sketched over a rough patch of a wall, looking over an orange tree painted on a section of pristine plaster.
The mural itself is a collage of sorts, with students designing elements of the whole based on research and conversations with people living in the area. There are nods to local topography, to regional foods, to Archimedes (a mathematician from Siracusa) and of course, soccer. Holly Peterson, a senior in graphic design, leaned into
the idea of community with a pair of clasped hands, one light and one dark, surrounded by a small sun and moon.
“The soccer stadium, we found very quickly, was like a city center where everyone came together,” she said. “And being able to represent that through two hands, holding felt like it represented all the different relationships that came together.”
The community also embraced the artists and the mural, with some of the stud
Ali Rysted, a senior in art history and museum studies and one of the Exit Gallery directors, leaned into the island itself, with a fish and seaweed motif that provided a backdrop for another student’s fish and soccer ball piece. Rystead’s segment of the mural is also a nod to the community, drawn from talkies with a MADE Academy student named Angelica.
“She’s from Siracusa, born and raised,” Rystead said. “And so I was asking her what Siracusa meant to her. And she talked a lot about there being a lot of unity in the people of Siracusa that they don’t really see on the mainland. The customs are very integral to everyone. So I took it as a school fish, all moving in the same direction.”
In another portion of the mural, Madeline Trawick, a senior in graphic design and art history and another of the Exit Gallery’s directors, created a pixelated version of Saint Lucy, or Lucia of Siracusa, who was martyred in a nearby basilica.
“Here presence was so common, everyday I would see her,” Trawick said.
Lucia is depicted with flowers covering her eyes, as she was said to have gouged them out to avoid marrying a suitor. She is also referenced in a small round portion of the mural, a plate with eyes similar to those Lucia is often depicted holding. The inclusion of Lucia lends to the respectability of the mural, and according to a stadium groundskeeper who held back tears when he first saw her likeness, is likely to keep graffiti artists at bay.
“It’s an honor to leave art somewhere that is so known for its art,” Peterson said.
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“Apartment 7A” (Paramount+ — Sept. 27, Movie Premiere) Set in 1965 New York City, the film tells the story prior to the legendary horror classic “Rosemary’s Baby.” An ambitious young dancer, Terry Gionoffrio (Julia Garner) dreams of fame and fortune in New York City, but after suffering a devastating injury, an older, wealthy couple (Dianne Wiest and Kevin McNally) welcomes her into their home in the luxury apartment building the Bramford. When an offer than seems too good to be true is followed by an evening she can’t fully remember, disturbing circumstances soon have her second-guessing the sacrifices she’s willing to make for her career.
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BY JAY BOBBIN
Checking in with
ASHLEY WILLIAMS
Ashley Williams has done many cable movie roles, but no other has likely been as personal for her as her latest one.
The Hallmark Channel regular returns in the new film “Falling Together,” which makes its premiere on the network Saturday, Sept. 21 — appropriately timed for World Alzheimer’s Day.
The late mother of Williams and her fellow actress sister, Kimberly Williams-Paisley (“Father of the Bride,” 1991), had Alzheimer’s disease, and in the movie, Ashley’s newly relocated character, Natalie, becomes involved in a Walk to End Alzheimer’s in an effort to get a sense of community after failing to connect
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Obscure Sports
Questions: Answers:
1)From the silver screen to the gridiron — which fictional sport was turned into reality by students of Middlebury College in 2005?
2)The king of the Mustard Belt, how many times has Joey Chestnut won the Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest at Coney Island, N.Y.?
3)Founded in the United Kingdom in 1954, “octopush” is the regional nickname given to which aquatic sport?
4)The iconic Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race is held every March with mushers starting in Anchorage. Which Alaskan town hosts the event’s finish line?
5)Officially forming a sporting organization in 1960 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia — “Sepak takraw” is more informally known as?
6)Racing at speeds up to 43 mph, which flightless bird do some jockeys race with wagons or carriages?
7)What team sport was featured in the Summer Olympics from 1900-1920 before being discontinued?
8)Which unusual snowy racing event was featured in the inaugural Winter X Games?
9)Competitors from around the world travel to Cooper’s Hill to chase (and stumble) after which item rolled off the top of the 200-yard hill?
10)What is the only sport in the world where victory is achieved either by physical knockout or by checkmate?
with her new neighbors. Paul Campbell (“Three Wise Men and a Baby,” 2022) plays superintendent Mark Wallace, Natalie’s potential love interest.
While servicing Hallmark Channel’s seasonal Fall Into Love franchise, “Falling Together” also meets the channel’s intent to expand its subject matter. “There are moments that are incredibly emotional,” Ashley Williams confirms, “but it’s really not a depressing movie. I look at it as a rom-com. My background is in drama, but I’ve learned so much from working in comedy over the years, and my favorite thing is blending those genres together.”
Also an executive producer of “Falling Together” along with her husband, Neal Dodson (“Margin Call,” 2011), the lively Williams has been active in Alzheimer’s-related walks and (with her family) an annual Dance Party to End Alz, set this year for Avalon Hollywood in Los Angeles on Oct. 22. A pivotal scene in “Falling Together” features photos of Williams’ mother, Linda, and the late parents of two of her close friends and fellow Hallmark Channel staples: Nikki DeLoach’s (“Curious Caterer: Foiled Plans,” 2024) father, who had dementia, and Andrew Walker’s (“For Love & Honey,” 2024) mother, who had Alzheimer’s.
“There’s much to mourn and to be heartbroken about when it relates to this disease,” Williams acknowledges, “but the Walk to End Alzheimer’s is a joyful occasion where people come together to honor their loved ones, honor the caretakers and raise money. And by the way, walking is one of the best things you can do to ward off dementia, so it’s a win-win-win.”
Staying in the Hallmark family by hosting the forthcoming reality dating series “Small Town Setup” on the new Hallmark+ streaming service, Williams — also a driving force in the
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company’s “Make Her Mark” initiative to mentor female film directors — is grateful for the deep involvement of the Alzheimer’s Association in making “Falling Together.”
“They were incredible,” she maintains. “They sent us everything we needed to stage an entire walk in Vancouver [the movie’s filming location], where they don’t actually do a walk, so this probably was the first done there. And that kicked it up a notch.”
Birthdate: Nov. 12, 1978
Birthplace: Westchester County, N.Y.
Current residence: Los Angeles
Marital status: Married to film producer Neal Dodson; they have two sons
Other television credits include: “Notes of Autumn,” “Five More Minutes: Moments Like These,” “Amber Brown,” “Two Tickets to Paradise,” “Sister Swap: A Hometown Holiday,” “Sister Swap: Christmas in the City,” “The Good Doctor,” “Never Kiss a Man in a Christmas Sweater,” “Chris Watts: Confession of a Killer,” “Christmas in Evergreen,” “Christmas in Evergreen: Letters to Santa,” “Christmas in Evergreen: Tidings of Joy,” “Holiday Hearts,” “Northern Lives of Christmas,” “FBI,” “Instinct,” “Girls,” “Love on a Limb,” “October Kiss,” “The Jim Gaffigan Show,” “The Good Wife,” “Christmas in the City,” “Royal Pains,” “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation,” “The Wedding Band,” “The Mentalist,” “Warehouse 13,” “Love Bites,” “Retired at 35,” “The Front,” “At Risk,” “The New Adventiures of Old Christine,” “Saving Grace,” “Side Order of Life,” “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit,” “Montana Sky,” “Psych,” “How I Met Your Mother,” “Huff,” “Monk,” “American Dreams,” “Good Morning. Miami,” “Dawson’s Creek,” “As the World Turns”
