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What’s New NOW on March 13 “Movie: Triple Frontier” Ben Affleck, Oscar Isaac, Charlie Hunnam, Garrett Hedlund and Pedro Pascal star in this film as group of former Special Forces operatives, who reunite for self instead of country, to plan a heist in a sparsely populated multiborder zone of South America. (ORIGINAL) Premiere March 15 “Love Death and Robots” This collection of animated adult stories from Tim Miller (“Deadpool”) and David Fincher (“House of Cards”) cover topics including racism, government, war, free will, and human nature. Top animators from around the world contribute to the unique style of the series, which draws inspiration from 1970s comic book material. (ORIGINAL) Series Premiere
Coming Soon “The Kissing Booth 2” (TBA) Based on the Beth Reekles novel, Joel Courtney, Joey King and Jacob Elordi are set to return for the sequel to the original breakout hit about a teenager who faces her long-term crush at a school carnival’s kissing booth. (ORIGINAL) “Breaking Bad Movie Sequel” (TBA) This feature length follow-up of the critically acclaimed cable series will air on the streaming service before heading to AMC. Aaron Paul is set to follow his character, Jesse Pinkman, in the aftermath of the events of the original series finale. (ORIGINAL)
“Turn Up Charlie” A struggling DJ and eternal bachelor (Idris Elba) gets one more shot at success when he agrees to care for his famous best friend’s problem-child daughter in this new comedy series. Elba also serves as creator and executive producer, which also stars Piper Perabo, JJ Feild and Frankie Hervey. (ORIGINAL) Series Premiere
“Da 5 Bloods” (TBA) From director Spike Lee (“BlacKkKlansman”) comes this film about a group of Vietnam veterans who return to the jungle and begin searching for the innocence they feel they lost during the war. Chadwick Boseman stars. (ORIGINAL)
“Arrested Development” The second half of the sitcom’s fifth season finally drops here with eight episodes, where the pressure is building on the Bluth family as Buster (Tony Hale) heads toward a murder trial. George-Michael (Michael Cera) finds himself in hot water when debt from the Bluth Company’s “smart border wall” attracts the attention of the gay mafia. Jason Bateman and Jeffrey Tambor star. New
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What’s New NOW on Coming Soon March 12 “Movie: Colette” After moving from rural France to the city of Paris, author Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette (Keira Knightley) agrees to ghostwrite a semi-autobiographical novel for her husband (Dominic West), a Parisian writer. Once the book proves successful, however, she finds herself in a battle against the social culture and gender roles as she tries to gain creative ownership of her work. The 2018 film also stars Fiona Shaw and Robert Pugh. March 15 “Catastrophe” The fourth and final season of this romantic comedy sees the lives of Rob (Rob Delaney) and Sharon (Sharon Horgan) picking back up from where the season-ending accident left off. Rob continues to fight to keep sober, while wearing a neck brace, as he juggles marriage, family life, work and dealing with his mother’s death. (ORIGINAL) Season Premiere “Made in Heaven” In this new 10-episode drama series, wedding planners Tara (Sobhita Dhulipala) and Karan (Arjun Mathur) typically keep to themselves but are forced to open up to the brides and grooms they work with in Delhi, India. Old traditions are mixed with modern aspirations as they try to throw the perfect wedding. (ORIGINAL) March 16 “Movie: Speed Kills” Wealthy speedboat racing champion and multimillionaire Ben Aronoff (John Travolta) leads a double life that lands him in hot water with both law enforcement and drug lords. Matthew Modine, Jennifer Esposito, Tom Sizemore and Katheryn Winnick star for directors John Luessenhop and Jodi Scurfield.
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WEEK OF MARCH 17 TO 23, 2019 THE LUCKIEST SIGNS THIS WEEK: SCORPIO, SAGITTARIUS AND CAPRICORN
ARIES At work, your leadership will lead to a long-term agreement between various parties. This situation will help resolve any financial difficulties.
TAURUS At home and at work compromises will need to be made in order for everyone to get along. You’ll learn to exercise your patience to get through a confusing situation.
GEMINI There are times when it’s important to respect yourself and your limits. It’s necessary to take care of yourself before taking care of others. A family member will be very demanding.
CANCER Because of your enthusiasm, you’ll succeed in doubling your income or doubling your fun. You’ll be able to afford to pamper yourself. Maybe with a vacation?
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‘The Good Fight’ continues in CBS All Access drama’s Season 3 As “The Good Wife’s” spinoff moves into its third season, its title “The Good Fight” has more meaning than ever. Not only does the current political climate in America test attorney Diane Lockhart (Christine Baranski) and her colleagues, so does another lawyer (new cast addition, and “Masters of Sex” alum, Michael Sheen) who is very much his own person – for better or worse – as the streaming CBS All Access drama resumes Thursday, March 14. Cush Jumbo, Rose Leslie, Audra McDonald, Delroy Lindo, Sarah Steele, Michael Boatman and Nyambi Nyambi also continue their roles. Baranski gives credit to executive producers Robert and Michelle King for “how exciting it is to be in a show where we portray characters that are living in this moment in time, in history. It’s a brave move for writers to be in the belly of the beast at this time. And I think Rob and Michelle are always breathlessly reading the newspaper, thinking, ‘Oh, my gosh, what fresh hell is this I’m writing about?’ So, it’s exciting for us.” Still, in frequently referencing political situations as they develop, Robert King allows that “We have a few backup plans if the world runs ahead of us, involving two or three pivotal scenes that we would have to reshoot. What you try to do is stay as close to the zeitgeist as possible, but it’s
very difficult when you’re writing ahead. I think what we’re planning to do is find a way to use certain scenes that help update the audience to the way things are right now.” Michelle King notes that “The Good Fight” is “far more political than we anticipated, because the world changed.” Indeed, Baranski explains, “The pilot was written on the assumption that Hillary Clinton would be president, and that Diane gives up her law practice saying, ‘There are no more glass ceilings.’ Well, you know, that was rewritten.” As for the new actor on the “Good Fight” block, Sheen is enjoying portraying intended provocateur Roland Blum. “It’s nice to play a character where I don’t have to go through hair and makeup in the morning,” the actor muses. “I just turn up, and that’s what I look like. I feel a bit like I’m expressing the id of the show, in a way, and there’s something incredibly freeing and liberating about that.” With the challenge posed to other characters by the fiercely independent and unconventional Blum, six-time Tony Award winner McDonald reports, “They have to question, or start to put aside, some of what they thought their morals were in order to achieve what they need to achieve. And that’s an interesting sort of trajectory to play, to grapple with.”
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LIBRA You’ll receive many invitations this week, each one more interesting than the last. Don’t forget to take the time to rest, or at least relax a little.
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CAPRICORN You’ll finally organize your priorities. A long period of procrastination will end and you’ll make changes you’ve been thinking about for a long time.
AQUARIUS You’ll start to make travel plans with your partner. Your research will allow you to learn about a place you’ve been longing to discover.
PISCES If you have worries about your health, take some time to see a doctor and undergo the necessary tests. You’ll get a clean bill of health or discover treatment options that’ll allow you to recover quickly.
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Underwood said. NBSC was actually founded in Sumter in 1905. Synovus acquired NBSC in 1995. Currently, NBSC has 340 employees. Having one brand name will help with marketing and customer recognition across the Southeast, according to Underwood. NBSC Sumter Market President Melissa White said she was proud of the reputation that NBSC has built in conjunction with Synovus and is looking forward to the future. “Adopting the Synovus name while maintaining our local, relationship-centered delivery model will increase awareness of our regional presence, our financial capabilities and our ability to meet the needs of customers and prospects,” White said.
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Chris Pratt’s Top 10 Movies BY JAY BOBBIN “Passengers” (2016): Pratt and Jennifer Lawrence make an involving duo as (just about) the only two humans awake on a space station that’s making a very long voyage. “The Magnificent Seven” (2016): Though this Western remake doesn’t displace the classic original, it’s fun to watch Pratt hold his own against the likes of Denzel Washington as the village-saving gunslingers.
“Jurassic World” (2015): The fun spirit Pratt brings to his role as a “raptor whisperer” brings fresh energy to the franchise. “Guardians of the Galaxy” (2014): A star was born with Pratt’s hugely likable portrayal of Peter Quill, the leader of an offbeat band of Marvel superheroes. “Her” (2013): Though the picture really belongs to Joaquin Phoenix and the voice of Scarlett Johansson, Pratt offers reliable supporting work. “The Five-Year Engagement” (2012): Again cast as the best pal, Pratt solidly supports top-billed stars Jason Segal and Emily Blunt.
BY JAY BOBBIN
‘The Lego Movie 2’ keeps building the series In movie terms, Legos have been building blocks of another kind. In a way, it was surprising that the first animated “Lego Movie” took so long to happen. Look at how long that toy not only has been around, but at how popular it’s been for generations. “The Lego Movie” was expectedly successful enough to yield some spinoffs – one centered around a Lego version of Batman – but now there’s an official sequel, rather logically titled “The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part.” Original writers Chris Miller and Phil Lord are back, so it’s to be expected that this edition will have a very familiar feel. The gaming rivalry between two real-world siblings sets up the premise, with Chris Pratt back as the voice of construction guy Emmett – and also as a “The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part”
“Moneyball” (2011): Pratt gets to show off his athleticism as one of the Oakland Athletics players assessed for success by the team’s general manager and a consultant (Brad Pitt, Jonah Hill). “Bride Wars” (2009): Pratt was still trading on his goofy-funny television image (“Everwood,” “The O.C.”) in playing the fiance of Anne Hathaway’s character. “Wanted” (2008): Pratt’s future in action fare was foreshadowed by his part opposite Angelina Jolie and James McAvoy in this furiously paced espionage tale. “Strangers With Candy” (2005): While it isn’t a huge role for him, Pratt makes his mark – in a script co-written by star Amy Sedaris and Stephen Colbert – as a suitor of a middle-aged excon (Sedaris) who tries to resume her high-school life.
Michael B. Jordan
Jamie Lee Curtis
“GREEN BOOK” A major factor in this year’s film-award season – thanks in part to its five Oscar nominations, including best picture, which it won – this fact-inspired comedy-drama’s title item helps two traveling companions navigate racially sensitive territory, quite literally, in the early 1960s. Celebrated classical and jazz pianist Don Shirley (Mahershala Ali, who earned his second Oscar here) gets a chauffeur and more in bouncer “Tony Lip” (Viggo Mortensen), hired to drive him to performances through the American South … at a time when “tolerance” wasn’t necessarily the operative word. Both stars are superb, and Linda Cardellini also is in director and co-writer Peter Farrelly’s cast. The real Tony’s son, Nick Vallelonga, also was one of the writers who gained an Oscar for best original screenplay. DVD extras: three “making-of” documentaries. **** (PG-13: AS, P, V) (Also on Blu-ray and On Demand) 12 • The Sumter Scene • March 10 - March 16, 2019
new hero named Rex Dangervest, whose skills come in very handy when the regular Lego gang faces off against a planet overseen by a queen voiced by Tiffany Haddish. Batman (voiced once more by Will Arnett) comes into play again here, as do the Lego takes on other legendary heroes, and the film eventually takes on the feel of everything being thrown at the wall to see what sticks. That’s not to say the picture doesn’t have its fun moments, with a voice cast that also includes such other returnees as Elizabeth Banks, Channing Tatum (as Superman), Jonah Hill (as Green Lantern), Cobie Smulders (as Wonder Woman) and Will Ferrell. And, having also inherited another iconic role as the current M to Daniel Craig’s James Bond, Ralph Fiennes is back from “The Lego Batman Movie” as manservant Alfred. The fortunate thing for the Lego movie series is that it can make its own rules. After all, it’s generating a world of its own, no matter how many links it has into other established areas such as the DC Comics universe. At the same time, with each film it puts forth, the Lego franchise has to stay true to its own world as fans become that much more familiar with it. “The Lego Movie 2” advances that reasonably well, while also including “Easter eggs” that reference situations from the preceding pictures. Sure, it helps to have seen those films ... but these are Legos that we’re talking about, after all, so you won’t exactly be left at sea if you don’t have those earlier movies as reference points. In the end, “The Lego Movie 2” doesn’t fall apart – but at the same time, it’s not unfair to say that it’s a bit overconstructed.
Movie Schedule
Week of March 10
GRETA R, 1 hr 38 min Drama, Romance, Suspense/Thriller
TYLER PERRY’S A MADEA FAMILY FUNERAL PG-13, 1 hr 42 min Comedy
FIGHTING WITH MY FAMILY PG-13, 1 hr 47 min Comedy
HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON: THE HIDDEN WORLD PG, 1 hr 44 min Action/Adventure, Animated, Family
ALITA: BATTLE ANGEL PG-13, 2 hr 2 min Action/Adventure, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
HAPPY DEATH DAY 2U PG-13, 1 hr 40 min Comedy, Horror, Suspense/Thriller
ISN’T IT ROMANTIC PG-13, 1 hr 28 min Comedy, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
THE LEGO MOVIE 2: THE SECOND PART PG, 1 hr 47 min Action/Adventure, Animated, Comedy
WHAT MEN WANT R, 1 hr 57 min Comedy, Romance
THE UPSIDE PG-13, 2 hr 6 min Comedy
“FANTASTIC BEASTS: THE CRIMES OF GRINDELWALD” Author J.K. Rowling’s saga continues with this fantasy, returning Eddie Redmayne to the role of Newt Scamander, who tries to get his Ministry of Magic rights restored by protecting Hogwarts teacher Dumbledore (Jude Law) from an enemy of equal power. Others become involved, with romantic complications factoring in as the pursuit continues. The cast also includes Katherine Waterston, Dan Fogler, Alison Sudol, Ezra Miller, Zoe Kravitz and (reprising the role of Grindelwald) Johnny Depp ... and, as always in such ventures, the members of the special-effects and visual-design teams also are stars here. “Harry Potter” veteran David Yates returns from the preceding chapter as the director. DVD extras: nine “making-of” documentaries; deleted scenes. ››› (PG-13: AS) (Also on Blu-ray and On Demand)
“MORTAL ENGINES” Talk about mobility ... entire cities are movable in this fantasy-drama that counts Peter Jackson (“The Lord of the Rings”) among its producers and screenwriters. Adapted from a novel by Philip Reeve, the tale unfolds in the aftermath of an apocalypse as a teenager and a would-be killer (Robert Sheehan, Hira Hilmar) are forced to work together to prevent an incredibly powerful weapon from wiping out the cities-on-the-go. Given its creation of what effectively is a different universe, there’s a lot to digest here, but such visuals as a city in the sky keep the film involving. Hugo Weaving, Stephen Lang, Patrick Malahide and Colin Salmon also appear. ››› (PG-13: AS, P) (Also on Blu-ray and On Demand)
“THE LAST SHIP: THE COMPLETE FIFTH SEASON” A favorite of many naval personnel, who gave it some significant honors during its run, the TNT adventure-drama series – with filmmaker Michael Bay among its executive producers – wrapped up with this set of episodes. Though the threat of a global pandemic has passed, veterans of the U.S.S. Nathan Jensen are held responsible for an attack on Panama’s leader, putting America on the brink of another possible world war. Eric Dane, Bridget Regan, Adam Baldwin, Travis Van Winkle and Bren Foster are among the cast members who put codas on their roles; actor Peter Weller (“RoboCop”) directed several of the stories. A “Complete Series” collection also is newly available. ››› (Not rated: AS, P, V) (Also on Blu-ray)
“DIVIDE AND CONQUER: THE STORY OF ROGER AILES” Both legendary and controversial for his rule of Fox News when it came into its own, and for many years thereafter, the late Ailes is recalled in Alexis Bloom’s warts-and-all documentary that amply notes the sizable influence in the political spectrum that Ailes had. It also traces situations that ultimately added up to Ailes’ ouster from Fox ... not long before his death, as it turned out. His ties to “The O’Reilly Factor’s” Bill O’Reilly get particular attention, and among those offering reflective comments are Glenn Beck and actor Austin Pendleton (“What’s Up, Doc?”), an Ailes friend from childhood. ››› (Not rated: AS, P)
“PERRY COMO’S MUSIC HALL” Recalling a brand of television that has become rare, this “Special Edition” release offers a 1967 episode of NBC’s “Kraft Music Hall” series that was hosted by famously calm and smooth singer Como. Giving an idea of the variety involved here, then-rising comedian George Carlin does a routine – certainly not involving his “Seven Words You Can Never Say on Television” – and veteran vocalist Nancy Wilson also performs, as does ballerina Joyce Cuoco. Since the show aired during April, a musical Tax Day salute includes “Pennies From Heaven” and “The Best Things in Life Are Free.” ››› (Not rated)
AQUAMAN PG-13, 2 hr 23 min Action/Adventure, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
APOLLO 11 1 hr 33 min Documentary
CLIMAX (2019) R, 1 hr 35 min Drama, Music/Performing Arts
(UPCOMING RELEASES)
“SPIDER-MAN: INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE” (March 19) “MARY POPPINS RETURNS” (March 19) “AQUAMAN” (March 26) “SECOND ACT” (March 26) “VICTORIA & ALBERT: THE WEDDING” (March 26) “PROJECT BLUE BOOK: SEASON 1” (April 9)
“Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse”
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The Kiwanis Club of Sumter held its annual pancake day fundraiser to benefit the club’s service projects its runs throughout the year. Flapjacks flipped and sausage sizzled for about 750 people from 7 to 10:30 a.m. and 5 to 8 p.m. for those who don’t describe themselves as early birds. High school students involved in Key Club helped serve and attend to diners. Entertainment was provided from the Crosswell Elementary School Bell Boys and the High Hills Elementary School Steppers during breakfast, while the Alice Drive Middle School and Sumter High School Orchestra Quarters performed during dinner. Jeff Williamson, of the club, said while there has not been a final tally on money raised yet, roughly $9,000 has been raised so far.
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