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What to see at the 2016 Cache Valley Historic Home Tour THE HERALD JOURNAL
SEPTEMBER 9-15, 2016
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September 9-15, 2016
COVER 6 Popular Cache Valley Historic Home Tour to be held all day on Saturday
THE ARTS 4 Bridger Folk Society to
host Hal Cannon and 3hattrio for Sept. 17 show
4 Cache Theatre Company brings ‘The Little Mermaid’ to Ellen Eccles Theatre 4 Cache Valley New
Horizons Orchestra set to begin its third season
5 Celebrate America show ready to roll out Hope and ‘Thanks for the Memories’
5 Renowned illusionist Jay
Owenhouse set to return to the Ellen Eccles Theatre
MOVIES 3 What movies to watch
out for this fall at theaters
8 New study shows that Hollywood still needs to work on lack of diversity
9 Three stars: Eastwood, Hanks team up for ‘Sully’
CALENDAR 11 See what’s happening this week in Cache Valley
Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger, left, director Clint Eastwood and actor Tom Hanks attend the premiere of “Sully” at Alice Tully Hall Tuesday night in New York. (AP Photo) On the cover: The James G. Willie home in Mendon. (Jeff Hunter/Herald Journal)
FROM THE EDITOR With Labor Day now officially in our rear-view mirror, it’s hard not to feel like we’re living on borrowed time before the first taste of winter comes barreling into Cache Valley. Fortunately, this weekend looks spectacular, with temperatures expected to linger in the mid-80s. And even better, should you so desire, it would be really easy to enjoy one very long and fulfilling Saturday, literally from before sunrise until after sunset. While there is, unfortunately, no Utah
State football game — the kickoff at USC is slated for noon — there are plenty of other outdoor sporting events to draw one’s attention, including the LoToJa Classic road race and Bear Lake Brawl triathlon, which will both be getting started about the same time the sun comes up. While the sprint and Olympic versions of the Brawl head out of the Rendezvous Beach area at the southwestern corner of Bear Lake (bearlakebrawl.com), cyclists determined enough to ride the 206 miles between here and Teton Village, Wyoming, in one day leave from 100 East in front of Sunrise Cyclery (lotojaclassic.com). Throughout the day on Saturday, there’s the Cache Valley Gardeners Market from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Historic Cache
County Courthouse, as well as the 25th Street Farmers Market during the same hours at the North Logan Library. The Cache Valley Historic Home Tour (see Page 6) also goes throughout the day, along with the annual Peach Days celebration in Brigham City and the Elite Hall Fall Harvest Festival in Hyrum. And you can wrap up everything on Saturday with a performance by Sawyer Brown at Cherry Peak Ski Resort in Richmond (skicherrypeak.com). Pull off just half of those things on a warm Saturday, and I guarantee you, you’ll feel much better once the snow starts to fly in the all-too-near future. — Jeff Hunter
‘Star Wars’ gets a spinoff; new ‘Seven’ stars Denzel, Pratt
LOS ANGELES (AP) — There’s something for everyone in movie theaters this fall. The calendar is jam-packed with romance, spectacle and jaw-dropping true life stories. Some of our most familiar franchises take bold leaps into undiscovered areas of their universes: Marvel side-steps into the metaphysical with the Benedict Cumberbatch-led “Doctor Strange” (Nov. 4), J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter world gets new life in “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them” (Nov. 18), and we find out just how those rebels stole the Death Star plans in “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story” (Dec. 16). A monthly rundown of fall highlights: SEPTEMBER “Sully” (Sept. 9) — Director Clint Eastwood takes audiences behind the scenes of the investigation around the Miracle on the Hudson, with Tom Hanks as Capt. Chesley Sullenberger. “The Magnificent Seven” (Sept. 23) — Denzel Washington and Chris Pratt head to the old West in Antoine Fuqua’s remake of the John Sturges film, itself a remake of “Seven Samurai.” “Deepwater Horizon” (Sept. 30) — Discover the true story of what happened to the men and women on the oil rig that caused the catastrophic Gulf of Mexico oil spill. Mark Wahlberg, Kurt Russell and Gina Rodriguez star.
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Above, Wen Jiang portrays Baze Malbus in a scene from, “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story,” in theaters on Dec. 16. Left, Chris Pratt appears in a scene from “The Magnificent Seven.”
“American Honey” (Sept. 30) — Go on an atmospheric road trip through the Midwest with some drifting teens, including a revelatory Shia LaBeouf. OCTOBER “The Birth of a Nation” (Oct. 7) — Controversy sur-
rounding writer, director and star Nate Parker aside, his film tells the fascinating story of Nat Turner’s 1831 slave rebellion. “The Girl on the Train” (Oct. 7) — Emily Blunt stars in this adaptation of Paula Hawkins’ best-selling thriller
about a divorced woman who becomes entangled in the mysterious disappearance of a woman she’d watched from afar. “The Accountant” (Oct. 14) — Who said accounting was boring? A math whiz with some dangerous clients gets in over his head in the new Gavin O’Connor thriller. Ben Affleck, Anna Kendrick and J.K. Simmons star. “Moonlight” (Oct. 21) — Director Barry Jenkins tells a lyrical coming of age story set in the underbelly of Miami’s drug scene with the help of Naomie Harris and Janelle Monae.
“Inferno” (Oct. 28) — Tom Hanks reprises his role as symbologist Robert Langdon in the Dan Brown series. NOVEMBER “Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk” (Nov. 11) — A young Iraq veteran returns home for a victory tour in Ang Lee’s adaptation of Ben Fountain’s acclaimed novel. “Arrival” (Nov. 11) — Amy Adams and Jeremy Renner star in director Denis Villeneuve’s mind-bendingly intelligent alien encounter drama. “Manchester by the Sea” (Nov. 18) — Kenneth Lonergan spins a poetic tale of family and tragedy in a film that’s been pegged as an Oscar contender since January. Casey Affleck, Michelle Williams and Kyle Chandler star. “Moana” (Nov. 23) — Disney Animation takes us back thousands of years to the South Pacific for a story about young woman who sets sail for a fabled island. Dwayne Johnson voices a demigod, of course. “Rules Don’t Apply” (Nov. 23) — After a 15-year hiatus from films, Warren Beatty returns to the form with an ode to 1950s Hollywood and riff on prudish mores with Lily Collins and Alden Ehrenreich. Beatty plays Howard Hughes. DECEMBER “La La Land” (Dec. 2) — A moody musician (Ryan Gosling) and an aspiring actress (Emma Stone) fall in love while pursuing their dreams in this musical dreamscape from “Whiplash” writer-director Damien Chazelle. “Fences” (Dec. 16) — See FALL on Page 10
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What to look for this fall at theaters
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all mixed up 3hattrio set to perform Group features renowned Utah’s own Hal Cannon Bridger Folk Music Society welcomes Utah-based folk music band 3hattrio at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 17, at First Presbyterian Church of Logan, 178 W. Center Street. Tickets are $12 in advance via PayPal at bridgerfolk.org or by calling 770-9705. At the door tickets will be $15 cash. Advance purchase is recommended as seating is limited. 3hattrio hails from Zion Canyon and includes Hal Cannon, who sings and plays banjo and guitar. He is also a cowboy music scholar. Greg Istock plays acoustic bass and foot percussion. He has a Caribbean music background and sings in a haunting and soulful style. Eli Wrankle is a classically trained violinist and a student at Southern Utah University and comes from a family of artists. Music is often identified with place, like the Delta and its blues or mountain music of Appalachia. It can even be a city’s music like New Orleans, Austin or Bakersfield. In the case of the 3hattrio, inspiration comes from the deserts of southern
Photo courtesy of 3hattrio
3hattrio, featuring Greg Istock, Hal Cannon and Eli Wrankle, will perform on Saturday, Sept. 17, at the First Presbyterian Church in Logan.
Utah, thus, American desert music. Their aim is to create a new music which responds to the natural world of their sacred homeland near Zion National Park. They also strive to acknowledge the cultural tra-
ditions of generations of people who have worked and lived on the deserts of the American Southwest. The songs of 3hattrio are See SET on Page 9
New Horizons gets season underway The Cache Valley New Horizons Orchestra will begin its third season on Monday, Sept. 12. Founded in 1991 at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York, the New Horizon concept is now an international organization, New Horizons International Music Association, with participating groups found in cities all over the world. There are no tryouts and no grades; just adults coming together to experience the joy of making music together. The Cache Valley New Horizons Orchestra began in September 2014, sponsored by Cache Valley Center for the Arts and the USU Music Department/Caine College of the Arts. Directors are Patty Bartholomew and Janice McAllister, long-time string educators with assistance from USU music student, Taylor Clark. Participants come from all over Cache Valley and Box Elder County, representing many walks of life; retired university professors, a scientist, doctor,
chemist, university and public school teachers, several military veterans, pilots, many housewives, moms, dads, grandparents, and one great grandparent. Some joined the group as beginners, others were re-entry string players who hadn’t played since their high school days, some are adults who have played for several years. Since its inception the orchestra has been honored to perform on several occasions; at venues such as the Bullen Center, St. John’s Episcopal Church, and the Logan Tabernacle. Cache Valley New Horizons Orchestra rehearsals are held from noon to 2 p.m. on Mondays and Wednesdays in the Carousel Ballroom of the Bullen Center, 43 S. Main St. More information is available at the website for Cache Valley Center for the Arts at cachearts.org. Newcomers are always welcome. There is a place for everyone, regardless of their level of experience. It is never too late to begin learning something new!
Cache Theatre Company presents ‘Little Mermaid’ The Cache Theatre Company is excited to announce their fall production of the Disney favorite, “The Little Mermaid.” “The Little Mermaid” will be presented at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 15-17, 19 and 22-24, at the Ellen Eccles Theatre in downtown Logan. Matinees will also begin at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 17, and Saturday, Sept. 24. Tickets may be purchased online
at cachetheatre.com or by calling the Ellen Eccles Theatre Box Office at 752-0026. A brunch will also be offered prior to Saturday performances at 11:30 a.m., allowing fans the opportunity to meet the cast, take photographs and enjoy a small meal for $4 per person. Directed by Jared Rounds, “The Little Mermaid” also features the talents of music director Karlee Heaps and choregraphers Stephanie White
and Scott Henderson. The production stars Dani Gardner as Ariel, Chris Metz as Prince Eric, Melissa Otani-Jensen as Ursula, Scott Henderson as King Triton and Avery Storms as Sebastian. “This has been an incredible experience for me,” says Otani-Jensen, who studied at the prestigious Julliard School of Music. “I love this company. There’s a lot of talent in the valley.”
Julliard-trained Melissa Otani-Jensen stars at Ursula in “The Little Mermaid.”
spell-binding experience that will keep you on the edge of your seat. Owenhouse’s new show is a theatrical event where audiences not only witness the magic — they experience it. You’ll see audience members float in mid-air, get sawed in half and predict the future. “Dare to Believe” also features Owenhouse’s two bengal tigers. Owenhouse spent 2008 touring China and Japan, where his show received the “Best Touring Family Show in Asia” award. Now back in the U.S., he is working on his new TV series. Owenhouse can
also currently be seen on Fox TV in the show “Magic On The Edge,” and in the television special called “Masters Of Illusion,” a program profiling the best magicians in the world. Caught by the magic bug at 4 years old, Owenhouse first performed as a freshman in high school. Since then, in the spirit of “giving it away to keep it,” Owenhouse has invented magic effects and designed illusions not only for his show, but also for other worldJeff Hunter/Herald Journal renowned magicians. Visit jayowenhouse.com for Montana-based illusionist Jay Owenhouse will perform at 7:30 p.m. Friday. Sept. 30, at the Ellen Eccles Theatre. more information.
The celebration continues COMING UP Bob Hope, often called “America’s greatest entertainer of the 20th Century,” performed for military troops across the globe. “Thanks For The Memories” became Hope’s signature tune, as a tribute to him and the USO Shows he made famous, this year’s Celebrate America Show features Bob Hope (portrayed by David Gardner) and the Stardust Singers & Dancers in a toe-tapping, USO-themed musical that leaves you proud to be an American. There are also some guest artists, including the Andrew Sisters (portrayed by the Benson sisters, Lisa, Julie and Connie) and Enlight Ballroom. The Celebrate America show runs four nights — Sept. 7-10 in the Evan Stevenson Ballroom at Utah State University. For tickets and more information, call (435) 554-1049 or visit celebrateamericashow.com. For one ticket price, guests receive three outstanding events. Preceding the show, guests dine on pot roast and lemon
Fall salon at Logan gallery
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Celebrate America will present “Thanks for the Memories” Sept. 7-10 at the Evan Stevenson Ballroom at Utah State University.
chicken by USU Catering. Then comes the main attraction — the Broadway-style show, “Thanks For The Memories,” which takes the audience back in time to the 1940s and features Bob Hope and the Larry Smith Orchestra. After dinner and the show, the evening concludes with Big Band-era, supper-club-style entertainment, “when patrons may dance or just enjoy
listening to the hit tunes of Glenn Miller, Tommy Dorsey, Artie Shaw and others including, “In The Mood,” “Moonlight Serenade,” “I’ve Got A Gal in Kalamazoo” and many more performed by the Stardust Singers and Larry Smith Orchestra. Executive director and choreographer Jan Richins promises, “This is going to be a great show with some very talented performers. We have
added some new numbers never performed in the show before such as ‘Jukebox Saturday Night’ and ‘Le Jazz Hot,’ as well as adding the Coast Guard anthem to the military anthems.” “One of the best parts of being the music director of the Celebrate America show is bringing the music of the Greatest Generation to our current generation,” adds music director Karen Teuscher.
The Logan Fine Art Gallery is hosting its annual Salon d’Automne this fall. A reception will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, Sept. 16, with an awards ceremony beginning that night at 7 p.m. The Logan Fine Art Gallery is located at 60 W. 100 North. In 1667, following the lead of the Italian art establishment, Louis XIV began a tradition in France of fall salons. In these salons, French artists showed their works. It gave new prestige to art that became an annual event by 1737. A spring salon has been offered in Springville for years, and for the past five years, the Logan Fine Art Gallery has presented a fall salon, which is open to all interested in presenting their art in Cache Valley. Mike Malm is serving as the judge of this year’s Salon d’Automne. Highly respected arts among collectors and his colleagues, Malm lives in Wellsville with his wife, Juanita, and their four children. The surrounding rural communities and setting provide backdrops for his figure paintings and inspiration for his landscapes. This year’s competition will be difficult as usual because of the high quality of work we have received. It takes an artist with a solid background and a discerning eye to judge the level of artwork in this competition, and Malm is just such an artist. Having studied under Del Parson, Glen Edwards, Richard Schmid, Burton Silverman and many great artists, he has achieved a name for himself creating paintings with an inner glow and beautiful color harmonies and enchanting themes. The grand prize for this year’s Salon d’Automne is $1,500, while runners up will receive $500 and honorable mentions $100. Visit loganfineartgallery.com or call 753-0333 for more information.
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Jay Owenhouse, a legendary escape artist and one of the most awarded illusionists in history, returns to Logan for a command performance — one night only in “Dare to Believe!” Owenhouse, who visited Logan last fall, will perform at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 30, at the Ellen Eccles Theatre. Tickets are priced $29.50 to $69.50, and are available by calling 752-0026 or online at cachearts. org. “Dare to Believe” breaks new ground with a brand-new, elaborate stage show — a mind-boggling,
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Top, the home of Paul Vaslet and Amy Hochberg at 271 W. Center St. in Logan was built in 1906. Above, a “bonus feature” on this year’s Historic Home Tour, a cabin constructed in 1859 as part of Mendon Fort now sits behind the Willie home at 97 N. 100 West in Mendon. Left, the Newton Market was built more than a century ago.
he James G. Willie home in Mendon will be featured during this year’s Cache Valley Historic Home Tour. Best known as the captain of the ill-fated 4th Mormon Handcart Company that was caught in winter storms in October 1856 in Wyoming, Willie built the home about 1865. One of the first rock homes in Mendon, the rocks were native field stone from the foothills west of Mendon with the walls nearly three feet thick at the base. The home was vacant for about 20 years in the 1980s and ’90s and fell into disrepair. The north wall fell completely out, windows were broken and weather and vandals look their toll. Paul and Kim Willie purchased the home in 2001. Paul is the great-great grandson of James G. Willie, and the home has been restored and is maintained by the family as a historic pioneer home. In addition to pioneer memorabilia, the home currently houses a collection of handcart paintings that are used to tell the story of the Mormon handcart experience of which James was a part. “It’s a way of preserving the story of pioneers and how they lived and how they got here,” Paul Willie told The Herald Journal in 2014. “I think (James Willie) would look at this now and be all right with remembering the story. I don’t think he would want to be remembered as an exceptional handcart hero. Like I’ve said, we’ve maybe made that more than he would like to see it, but I think he would agree that the story is worth remembering.” ——— The 2016 Cache Valley Historic Home Tour will be held at several
Y HISTORIC HOME TOUR locations in Logan, Newton and Mendon from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 10. Presented by the Cache Valley Historical Society and the Cache Valley Visitors Bureau, tickets for this year’s tour are $10. Tickets for the 2016 Cache Valley Historic Home Tour are available for purchase at the Cache Valley Visitors Bureau (199 N. Main St., cash or check only); Lee’s Market Place (Logan and Smithfield locations); Macey’s Food & Drug (Logan and Providence locations); and the Newton Market in Newton. Locations on display this during the Cache Valley Historic Home Tour include: Paul Vaslet and Amy Hochberg home, built in 1906 (271 W. Center St. in Logan); Scott and Kim Nydegger home, built in 191921 (380 W. Center St. in Logan); Clark and Tami Rigby home, built in 1899 (75 E. Main St in Newton); Debbie Simpson and Joe Plainer home, built in 1914 (110 S. Center St. in Newton); Sam and Kaz Crump home, built in 1868 (176 N. 100 West in Mendon); the Paul Willie home, built in 1865-66 (97 N. 100 West in Mendon); and the Newton Market (10 E. Main St.). As in past years, proceeds from the tour will fund scholarships for Utah State University students researching local history, as well as provide transportation for local school children to visit the American West Heritage Center in Wellsville. The tour is sponsored by the Cache Valley Historical Society and the Cache Valley Visitors Bureau. For more information, call the Cache Valley Visitors Bureau at 755-1890 or visit explorelogan. com.
Above, the James G. Willie home at 97 N. 100 West in Mendon was renovated by Willie’s great-great grandson, Paul Willie. Above, the home of Clark and Tami Rigby was built in 1899 at 75 E. Main St. in Logan. Right, Historic Home Tour visitors can also stop at 260 N. 100 West in Newton to see Dan Douglass’ collection of farm tools, horsedrawn implements and mining equipment.
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‘Don’t Breathe’ tops box office once again NEW YORK (AP) — The horror thriller “Don’t Breathe” topped the box office for the second straight week, while several new releases struggled to find traction over a typically sleepy Labor Day weekend at North American movie theaters. The Sony Screen Gems release made an estimated $15.7 million in its second weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday. The R-rated “Don’t Breathe,” about an ill-considered home invasion of
a blind man, is on pace to make $19.4 million over the four-day holiday weekend. Produced for just $10 million, the film has made $51.1 million in total. Its success spelled doom for the other horror film trying to gain a foothold: “Morgan,” a low-budget science-fiction thriller directed by Ridley Scott’s son, Luke Scott. Opening on more than 2,000 screens, it bombed with just $2 million. Also torpedoed was the Robert
De Niro-Edgar Ramirez boxing drama “Hands of Stone,” about Panamanian boxer Robert Duran. It made just $1.3 million while expanding to 2,011 theaters, marking the latest in a string of disappointments for the Weinstein Co. The DreamWorks drama “The Light Between the Oceans,” starring Michael Fassbender and Alicia Vikander, debuted with a modest $5 million a day after it premiered
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Jane Levy, left, and Dylan Minnette share a scene in “Don’t Breathe.”
Movies still lack diversity USC study suggests Hollywood has work left to do By Jake Coyle AP Film Writer
Despite widespread attention over diversity in the movie business, a new study finds that little is changing in Hollywood for women, minorities, LGBT people and others who continue to find themselves on the outside of an industry where researchers say inequality is “the norm.” A report to be released Wednesday by the Media, Diversity and Social Change Initiative at the University of Southern California’s Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism offers a stark portrait of Hollywood’s feeble to nonexistent progress in eradicating what researchers call “pervasive and systematic” problems in inclusiveness in front of and behind the camera. Since 2007, USC has analyzed the demographic makeup of the actors, direc-
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The appeal of the “Fast and Furious” franchise, which released its seventh installment in 2015, has long been based on both high-octane races and a much varied cast.
tors, writers and more from each year’s 100 most popular films. Its latest addition adds data from 2015’s top films, but finds little change. For example, 31.4 percent of speaking characters in the analyzed films were female in 2015 — roughly the same number as in 2007. That’s a ratio of 2.2 men for every single woman. Characters identified as lesbian, gay or transgender accounted
for less than 1 percent of all speaking parts, or 32 out of 4,370 characters studied. That was a slight increase from 19 portrayals in 2014. After finding zero transgender characters in 2014, researchers could pinpoint one in 2015. From 2007 to 2015, the study finds no significant change in the percentage of black (12.2 percent), Latino (5.3 percent) or Asian (3.9 percent) characters in the most popular
films. Off screen, of the 107 directors of 2015 films, four were black or African American and six were Asian or Asian American. Just eight were women, still the most since 2008. “We’re seeing entrenched inequality,” Stacy L. Smith, a USC professor and the study’s lead author, said in an interview. “Whether we’re studying gender, race, See LACK on Page 10
Football carries ABC to Nielsen ratings victory NEW YORK (AP) — The return of college football boosted ABC to a win in the weekly television ratings. The network scored with Sunday night’s overtime thriller between Notre Dame and Texas, which was behind only “America’s Got Talent” among television’s most popular shows last week, and Saturday’s less thrilling game between USC and Alabama. The games enabled ABC to narrowly beat NBC for bragging rights as the top network in the rerun-filled week before Labor Day, the Nielsen company said. ABC averaged 5.2 million viewers in prime time to NBC’s 5.18 million. CBS had 4.3 million viewers, Fox had 2 million, Univision had 1.7 million, Telemundo had 1.4 million, ION Television had 1.3 million and the CW had 1.1 million. Fox News Channel was the most popular cable network, averaging 2.14 million viewers in prime time. HGTV had 1.57 million, USA had 1.49 million, ESPN had 1.45 million and TNT had 1.37 million. NBC’s “Nightly News” topped the evening newscasts with an average of 8 million viewers. ABC’s “World News Tonight” was second with 7.9 million and the “CBS Evening News” had 6.6 million viewers. For the week of Aug. 29-Sept. 4, the top 10 shows, their networks and viewerships: “America’s Got Talent” (Tuesday), NBC, 12.28 million; College Football: Notre Dame at Texas, ABC, 10.95 million; “America’s Got Talent” (Wednesday, 9 p.m.), NBC, 10.5 million; College Football: USC at Alabama, ABC, 7.94 million; “NCIS,” CBS, 7.46 million; “Better Late Than Never,” NBC, 7.33 million; “60 Minutes,” CBS, 7.32 million; “American Ninja Warrior,” NBC, 7.01 million; “America’s Got Talent” (Wednesday, 8 p.m.), NBC, 6.46 million; “Big Brother” (Wednesday), NBC, 6.292 million.
his plane in the Hudson? Of course, Hanks gives another stoic, meaningful performance. He’s the heartbeat of the movie. By AP Photo some means he’s able to Tom Hanks stars as US Airways pilot Chesley B. Sullenberger in “Sully.” pull off the demeanor of a man who is both sure recalling horrific 9/11 and unsure of himself. imagery. He saved every- Sully, as pictured here, is one on board, but he can’t a walking contradiction. help but think what might Having 42 years of pilothave been. ing experience assures Director // Clint Eastwood Somehow Eastwood him he made the right Starring // Tom Hanks, Laura Linney, Anna Gunn, is able to make NTSB choice, yet it gnaws at Aaron Eckhart, Mike O’Malley, Sam Huntington hearings, hotel rooms and him. What if he risked the Rated // PG-13 for some peril and brief strong phone conversations not language lives of all those people just bearable, but somefor nothing? That’s what Hanks portrays so well. A wood, following Todd ing. As people call him a what captivating. At a conflicted man. Not too Komarnicki’s screenplay, hero and laud him for his brisk runtime of around 90 minutes the script many actors can convey from creating an arresting quick thinking and bravso much by saying so wastes no time getting to tale of a man racked with ery, Sully visualizes his the meat of the issue: Was little. guilt. flight crashing in downCaptain Sullenberger right “Sully” is a slickly We’re constantly shown town Manhattan. These made movie that still feels when he decided to land what Sully is really think- stark dream sequences
★★★ ‘Sully’
Box Continued from Page 8 at the Venice Film Festival. The period film, directed by Derek Cianfrance, stars the real-life couple as newlyweds living at a remote Australian lighthouse. Its budget was about $20 million. The poor performing new releases enabled Warner Bros.’ “Suicide Squad” to hold second place at the box office with $10 million. Despite rough reviews, the supervillain team-up film has shown decent legs in theaters, making nearly $300 million
domestically. Monday will mark the end of Hollywood’s summer. According to comScore, the season will come in almost exactly tied with last year’s $4.5 billion. Despite a rash of underperforming sequels and a number of high-profile disappointments , the overall box office is stable. Heading into a fall that includes some seemingly surefire blockbusters such as “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them,” ‘’Doctor Strange” and “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story,” the 2016 box office is running 5.7 percent ahead of last year.
understated given its, at times, immense special effects — both practical and computer generated — though, it can also feel too rushed for its own good. There’s a segment in the middle of the movie where it seems like the narrative wants to tell some of the passenger stories, but there just isn’t enough time to get to know them properly. It feels more like a diversion than anything. However, without that part this would be a short movie indeed. While the visualizations of the crash are exciting, the real drama is found in face-to-face conversations, or Sully’s calls back home to his wife. At the hands of an accomplished director and seasoned actors — Hanks is flanked by an equally powerful performance by Aaron Eckhart — “Sully” manages to craft a true-to-life narrative that highlights the remarkable in the mundane.
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The Reel Place Aaron Peck
Clint Eastwood may have lost some of his directorial panache with age, but he still knows how to craft a story. “Sully,” the story about Captain Chesley Sullenberger landing a plane in the Hudson River in 2009, is as mainstream as Eastwood films get. Besides its meandering appearance as it compiles the information in a spliced up chronological format, the only real Eastwood trademark here is the melancholy piano accompaniment. Captain Sullenberger (Tom Hanks) was rightly credited as being a hero after he lost both engines at low altitude during a freak bird strike. The result was Sully landing US Airways flight 1549 in the Hudson River. The film recounts the events and the subsequent investigation. Did Captain Sullenberger really need to put the flight down in the river? Could he have made it back to LaGuardia or another neighboring airport? Even though we know the outcome of the story, that doesn’t stop East-
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Part concert. Part interview. All free. This year’s “The Road to Broadway,” presented by Utah State University’s Caine College of the Arts, features Broadway actor Andrew Samonsky. “The Road to Broadway” begins at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 9, in the Caine Performance Hall. The event is free and open to the public. “Andrew has carried some huge shows,” said Jason Spelbring, an assistant professor in the Department of Theatre Arts at USU. “We are really lucky to get a Broadway actor of this caliber to talk to our students and entertain our community. We’re honored to have him as a guest of the Caine College of the Arts.” Samonsky holds his undergraduate degree in vocal performance from CS Northridge, and his MFA in acting from UC Irvine. He recently played Robert in the first national tour of Jason Robert Brown’s musical “The Bridges of Madison County.” “Through the grants I have received from the Marie Eccles Caine Foundation-Russell Family, the Tanner Charitable Trust and differential tuition, I want to expand my classroom beyond my majors and provide something to the whole community,” Spelbring said.
In what has become a Peach Days tradition, the Brigham City Fine Arts Center will present a musical melodrama “The Fantastical Finster Sisters or All That Glitters is not Gold” at 8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 9, and 2, 4 and 6 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 10, in its main floor theater at 58 S. 100 West in Brigham City. This year’s plot moves away from the usual Western locale to an old forest inhabited by a woodsmen and three sprites as guardians. Also living in the forest are
Fall Continued from Page 3 Denzel Washington directs himself and Viola Davis, reprising their Tony-winning roles in this August Wilson adaptation. “Passengers” (Dec. 21) — Jennifer Lawrence and Chris Pratt are jolted
the three Finster sisters, spinsters who are into brewing up herbal portions. Complicating the plot is the lore of a treasure buried in the forest. Of course, some “villains” want to find this treasure. Combining these factors creates a merry mix-up of star-crossed lovers, a lonely hearts potion, and a gallop through the forest leading up to a happy ending. As always, it’s a family-friendly show, with plenty of opportunities for the audience to add their boos
out of hypersleep 60 years early in a spacecraft traveling to a distant planet. “A Monster Calls” (Dec. 23) — Get transported away from life’s hardships to a land of monsters and magic in director J.A. Bayona’s fantastical adaptation of Patrick Ness’s children’s novel, with Liam Neeson as the tree monster.
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and hisses in response to the characters on stage. Starring a local cast, this original production is written by Dee Ann Nichols, with Geri Garfield as director, assisted by Aubrey Dickey. Performers include Abigail Robinson, Lisa Chambers, Ellen Hunsaker, Jacob Chambers, Anna Jones and Andy Peterson. Tickets are available at (435) 723-0740 or bcfineartscenter.org for $5 per person or $20 per family, and will also be sold at the door.
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Healing Within Our Communities A Commemoration and Celebration Friday, September 9, 2016 | 7:00 pm | Logan Tabernacle Free TO THe PubLiC Dr. John Carman “Reflections from Two Days at the Twin Towers” Dr. Carman was at the Twin Towers on the morning of 9/11. He will reflect on his experiences as they relate to healing and good will within our communities. John Carman obtained his PhD in Genetics at Texas A&M University in 1982 and is currently a professor at USU. His research focus is to raise yields of major world crops by 15-30%, thus providing food security for underdeveloped nations. 1511540
“Healing Within Our Communities: A Commemoration and Celebration” will begin at 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 9, at the Logan Tabernacle. Presented by Cache Community Connections, the speaker will be Dr. John Carman, who was at the World Trade Center on the morning of Sept. 11, 2001. Currently a professor at USU, Dr. Carman will speak on “Reflections from Two Days at the Twin Towers.” My New Mistress will host a CD release party, while Indiscriminate and The Open Door Policy will also perform at 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 9, at WhySound, 30 Federal Ave. Admission is $7. All are invited to public night at the USU Observatory from 8:30 to 10:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 9. Hosted by USU’s Physics Department, guests are invited to view the autumn sky through the observatory’s 20-inch telescope on the roof of the Science Engineering Research building. Admission is free. Before arrival, please visit physics.usu. edu/obervatory as event will be cancelled in the event of cloudy or inclement weather. Website also offers directions and parking information.
Lack Continued from Page 8 ethnicity, LGBT or characters with disabilities, we’re really seeing exclusionary forces leaving out anybody that’s not a straight, white, ablebodied man. Despite all the chatter and all the activism and all the press attention, it’s another year where the status quo has been maintained.” USC researchers stressed that the study’s results didn’t just offer a portrait of inequality, but captured the invisibility of many from American popular cinema. Hollywood, the study con-
SATURDAY The 34th LOTOJA Classic road race will get underway at 6 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 10, in downtown Logan and end up more than 200 miles later in Teton Village, Wyoming. Visit lotojaclassic. com for more information. Come to the Fall Harvest Festival from 5 to 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 10, at Elite Hall in Hyrum. The festival will include homegrown produce, homemade baked and bottled items and a chili or soup meal for purchase. There will also be an old-time photo booth, dance demonstrations and a contest with prizes for homemade salsa. To enter the salsa contest, donate produce, or contribute homemade/baked/ bottled items to sell, please sign up at the Hyrum Library or email nhyde57@gmail.com. The Elite Hall Restoration Committee is raining funds to restore the beautiful and historic Elite Hall (unique spring-loaded dance floor) to its former grand glory from 5 to 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 10, at 98 W. Main St. The Elite Hall Fall Harvest Festival will have a salsa contest, baked goods and homegrown produce for sale.
cludes, is “an epicenter of cultural inequality.” Issues of exclusion and gender gaps have gained more attention in recent years following two straight seasons of all-white acting nominees at the Oscars and leaked studio emails from Sony Pictures that suggested evidence of disparity in salaries between male and female stars. The fallout has led the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences to diversity its membership. Some have individually taken action; TV producer Ryan Murphy in February launched a foundation to diversify the directors of his shows. Last month,
Panthermilk will perform along with the Independent Music Club and Young North at 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 10, at WhySound, 30 Federal Ave. Admission is $7. Bryse Cooper will perform from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 10, at Caffe Ibis, 52 Federal Ave.
SUNDAY Scott Haze will perform from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 11, at Caffe Ibis, 52 Federal Ave.
MONDAY The North Logan Library Monday Movie will begin at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 12. This week’s movie is “The Huntsman: Winter’s War,” which is rated PG-13. Admission is free. The Booklore Club will meet at 1:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 12, at the home of LouElla Ryan. The Logan Library Monday Movie will begin at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 12, in the Jim Bridger Room. This week’s movie is “The Angry Birds,” which is rated PG. Popcorn and admission is free.
TUESDAY even Michelle Obama spoke of the importance “for the world to see different images of each other.” But the USC researchers say not enough is being done by the upper echelons of the movie industry. Earlier this year, the researchers scored 10 major media companies on their diversity record across mediums. None passed. “We’ve seen a lot of talk and little action,” says Smith. “What we need now is for companies to take the same leadership position, be transparent in their inclusion goals and be accountable to representing the actual world we live in when it comes to the
The Cache Valley Chapter of the Utah Watercolor Society will hold its opening social on Tuesday, Sept. 13, in the Jim Bridger Room of the Logan Library. Bring food to share.
WEDNESDAY Auditions for the Bridgerland Applied Technology College fashion show will take place from 3:30-4:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 14 in room 171 (D and E) at the main BATC campus. A short training workshop will be held beforehand at 3 p.m. for those who would like some tips and an opportunity to practice prior to the audition. Participants must be high school students. There is no cost to audition or participate. For more information, call 760-8622. How do you see the end of life? Join us at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 14, to screen “Being Mortal” as it follows renowned New Yorker writer and Boston surgeon Atul Gawande as he explores the relationships doctors have with patients who are nearing the end of life. Join us for a round table discussion after the screening and leave with the tools you need to discuss your wishes with your family or start a conversation with your parents. The screening will be held at the
demography of the U.S.” Many of last year’s most profitable movies, however, boasted diverse casts. The appeal of the “Fast and Furious” franchise, which released its seventh installment in 2015, has long been based on both high-octane races and a much varied cast. The year’s top film, “Star Wars: The Force Awakens,” ushered in more diverse characters to George Lucas’ galaxy. Female empowerment was also a big seller for “Mad Max: Fury Road,” ‘’The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2” and “Pitch Perfect 2.” As a result, female lead or co-leads improved by 11 percent from 2014 to 2015,
Lundstrom Student Learning Center, 1295 E. 1000 North, with free parking across street at LDS church. Call Amy Anderson at 754-0233 for more information. Cruz Night will begin at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 14, at McDonald’s (810 N. Main St.) and continue every Wednesday night through October. For more information, call 799-7149. “Logan: Yesterday and Today” will be the subject of Darrin Smith’s talk at the Cache Valley Historical Society meeting at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 14, at the Historic Cache County Courthouse. Born and raised in Logan, Smith graduated from USU with a degree in communications. While in school he wrote articles about Logan’s history for the Cache Citizen newspaper, whetting an interest that led to the publication of two books: “Logan Reflections” and “How Beautiful.”
THURSDAY The Providence City Historic Preservation Commission invites the public to attend the dedication of the Providence School Bell Monument at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 15, at Providence Elementary School, 91 E. Center Street in Providence.
one of the rare signs of improved inclusivity in the study. But even such bright spots revealed other areas still wanting. There were still just three films featuring a female lead or co-lead from an underrepresented racial or ethnic group, and there wasn’t one leading part for an Asian, man or woman. “When we really drill down in the numbers, we see a perpetuation of the same groups getting access to the most visible roles, whether that’s in the director’s chair or on screen, and that continues to be the problem plaguing Hollywood’s hiring practices,” said Smith.
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Cache Magazine calendar items are due Tuesday by 5 p.m. They will also run for free in The Herald Journal one to two days prior to the event. Calendar items can be submitted by email at hjhappen@hjnews.com. Any press releases or photos for events listed in the first half of Cache Magazine can be sent to jhunter@hjnews.com. Poems and photos can also be sent to jhunter@hjnews.com and run on a space-available basis if selected.
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