Sumter Scene: March 25, 2023

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‘Rabbit Hole’ – A

BY JAY BOBBIN

Get ready to go down a “Rabbit Hole,” for nothing is what it seems and no one is who they appear to be in an upcoming Paramount+ thriller.

At the center of the complicated storyline of the series that premieres Sunday, March 26, is John Weir (Kiefer Sutherland, “24,” “Designated Survivor”), a corporate spy and master at manipulating reality to influence the actions of companies for clients’ gain. But when the tables are turned on him and he’s framed for murder, the already paranoid and troubled operative finds himself unable to distinguish reality from artifice. What follows is a convoluted chain of events that is impossible to summarize here except to say that at its root are powerful interests that manipulate corporations and governments to influence markets and elections. Among the players are John’s father (Charles Dance, “Game of Thrones”), a barroom hook-up (Meta Golding, “Empire”) who turns out to be an invaluable

Joni Mitchell receives music’s Gershwin Prize

ally in this intrigue, an FBI agent (Enid Graham, “Mare of Easttown”) and a corporate intern (Walt Klink, “Arctic Circle”) with some surprising survival skills.

In today’s conspiracy theory-laden climate, “Rabbit Hole” is a story very much of its time, and showrunners Glenn Ficarra and John Requa (“This Is Us,” “WeCrashed”) created it with Sutherland – a veteran of playing heroic figures such as counterterrorism agent Jack Bauer in the 2001-10 Fox espionage thriller “24” –in mind.

“John Weir, Kiefer’s character – I wouldn’t say he’s an unreliable narrator,” Ficarra explains, “but he’s definitely on a need-to-know basis. You know, he tricks the audience as if they need to be on a need-to-know basis. So things are unveiled for the audience sort of as they’re unveiled for their characters.

“But what seems like a simple job turned into a frame-up on him, an unexpected wrinkle, then we find

out that he knows a little bit more than what it seems. So there are times in the show where Kiefer is ahead of us as an audience and there are times when he is behind what’s going on.”

Indeed, as things shift around and true identities are revealed from episode to episode, it becomes obvious that one needs a scorecard to keep up. So turn off the cellphone and watch, for this is a story that requires and rewards the viewer’s undivided attention.

“There’s lots of Easter eggs,” Ficarra notes, “lots of evidence right in front of your face that maybe you won’t notice.”

“This is a fun playground,” Requa adds. “It makes the audience sit forward and pay attention and feel like they’re being engaged and not insulted. You know, they’re being engaged by the story.”

Horoscopes

The luckiest signs this week:

CANCER, LEO AND VIRGO

ARIES

You’ll have many things to take care of at home or with your family. You’ll be a true hero in the eyes of your loved ones. With your great sense of initiative, you’ll set your priorities straight.

TAURUS

You’ll find the right words to make your point. Some subjects will require more heated debate. If you have the correct information, no one will dare contradict you.

GEMINI

You’ll take steps to buy a property or find a more suitable home. Shopping for the family will be a rewarding adventure.

CANCER

You’re a go-getter, ready to take on any challenge at work and in your personal life. No matter how old your children are, they’ll be a handful this week. If you’re single, many people will be attracted to you.

LEO

When you’re fatigued, you’re more vulnerable to germs. Take time to rest when you’re working overtime.

VIRGO

You may find that people feel lost or confused around you. You may need to withdraw and isolate yourself. You’ll also be inspired to start a spiritual practice.

LIBRA

Time is precious, and it’s not always easy to manage. You must pull out all the stops at work to get everything done on time.

SCORPIO

You’ll arrange to go on a trip abroad or explore your region with your partner or friends. You’ll make changes at home, even if it’s only rearranging furniture.

SAGITTARIUS

You may have to shake a few people up to achieve professional success.

Abundance awaits after beating out the competition for the job you want.

CAPRICORN

You’ll have to make a few compromises to reach an amicable agreement. You’ll have justice on your side as you settle a dispute before it gets out of hand.

AQUARIUS

You’ll have a lot of work to do. A competitor will try to entice you with a more interesting position. Your significant other or someone who’s attracted to you will make you feel special.

PISCES

You’ll distinguish yourself when you succeed in lightening the mood at work or home by making people laugh. You’ll earn warm applause. You could also receive a reward.

New Streaming Movies & Shows

“Next in Fashion”

The sophomore round of this design competition series brings in a fresh batch of talented up-and-coming designers to compete for the chance to win a $200,000 grand prize and share their designs with the world. Fashion designer Tan France returns as host alongside new co-host Gigi Hadid. (ORIGINAL)

“Unstable”

From “Santa Clarita Diet” creator Victor Fresco comes this comedy series that stars Rob Lowe as Ellis Dragon, an eccentric biotech entrepreneur in emotional freefall, whose only chance for salvation is his ne-er-do-well estranged son, Jackson (played by real-life offspring John Owen Lowe). Sian Clifford, Rachel Marsh and Emma Ferreira also star. (ORIGINAL)

“Wellmania”

From Australia comes this comedy series that follows Liv (Celeste Barber, “All Saints,” “How Not to Behave”), who after a health crisis, reconsiders her hard-living ways and dives head-first into a wellness regimen. JJ Fong, Genevieve Mooy, Lachlan Buchanan, Remy Hii and Alexander Hodge are also in the cast. (ORIGINAL)

“Movie: Murder

Mystery 2”

This sequel to 2019’s “Murder Mystery” catches up with Nick and Audrey (Adam Sandler, Jennifer Aniston) as they’re now full-time detectives who get caught up in international intrigue when their friend Maharajah (Adeel Akhtar) is kidnapped at his own lavish wedding. Melanie Laurent, Tony Goldwyn and Jodie Turner-Smith also star for director Jeremy Garelick (“The Wedding Ringer”). (ORIGINAL)

“Great Expectations”

This six-part limited series adaptation of Charles Dickens’ novel stars Fionn Whitehead (“Emily,” “Dunkirk”) as Pip, a 19th century blacksmith’s apprentice who suddenly receives a windfall from an unknown benefactor that allows him to travel to London and enter high society. Olivia Colman, Shalom BruneFranklin, Ashley Thomas and Johnny Harris also star. (ORIGINAL)

“RapCaviar Presents”

From executive producer Karam Gill (“Trapped: The Story of Lil Baby”) comes this seven-part documentary series that tackles some of today’s most provocative issues through the stories of hiphop visionaries and emerging stars currently topping the charts and influencing culture, including City Girls, Tyler the Creator, Jack Harlow, Polo G, Roddy Ricch and Coi Leray. (ORIGINAL)

Q&A with Ginger Gonzaga

“The Lesson Is Murder”

This documentary from ABC News Studios follows psychological criminologist and ex-FBI special agent Dr. Bryanna Fox and her class of graduate students as they study convicted murderers, evaluating their personality traits and developing psychological profiles, in an effort to understand why killers kill. (ORIGINAL)

“Movie: Rye Lane”

Raine Allen-Miller made her feature film directorial debut with this British comedy about Yas and Dom (Vivian Oparah, “Class,” and David Jonsson, “Industry”), twentysomethings coming off bad break-ups who connect and help each other work through their trauma during one eventful day in London. Karene Peter, Benjamin Sarpong-Broni and Malcolm Atobrah also star. (ORIGINAL)

Q: Did you see the movie version of “True Lies” before starting the series?

A: I was in a lucky position where I had never seen the film, so even before the pilot, I committed to not watching it because I know Jamie has an iconic performance. The last thing I want to do is an impression of Jamie Lee Curtis. I love her so much, I have so much respect for her, I didn’t want to absorb any of it. When I auditioned for this, I got to literally just take the script for what it is and be like, “Okay, here’s (the character) Helen,” like I would have done at any audition. How can I make this pop? How can I make this a character I want to play? How can I make this super-funny? I got to organically just make it based off of (that).

Q: Do you feel that the “True Lies” series stands apart from the movie?

A: The DNA of the show is in the film, and there’s so many winks at it. And I think just because of the year it is, it already has that freshness to it. It’s the perfect amount of time between when the film happened and when we made this, because it’s not so close that you’re like, “Oh, I remember the other one.” Society has evolved, the actors are different, so we’re lucky in that way. It really makes it just kind of easy to be this fresh, new thing.

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“Movie: Reggie”

Reggie Jackson looks back on his baseball career and considers what his legacy might be as a Hall of Fame slugger and Black athlete in this documentary from director Alex Stapleton (“Hello, Privilege. It’s Me, Chelsea”). Along with Jackson, Hank Aaron, Julius Erving and Derek Jeter are interviewed, as are his former teammates Joe Rudi, Vida Blue and Rollie Fingers. (ORIGINAL)

“Monumental: An Artists Den Experience”

This series of hourlong specials features a performance, exclusive interviews and venue vignettes with a popular recording artist at iconic locations around the world.

The premiere installment features British pop singer Ellie Goulding in a performance at Kew Gardens in London, supporting her fifth studio album, “Higher Than Heaven.” (ORIGINAL)

“Movie: Nope”

Daniel Kaluuya reteamed with his “Get Out” director Jordan Peele for this 2022 horror mystery in which he stars as one of two siblings who discover something sinister in the skies above their California ranch. Keke Palmer plays the sister in question, in a cast with Steven Yeun, Keith David and Wrenn Schmidt (“For All Mankind”).

“The Power”

Based on British author Naomi Alderman’s novel, this fantasy series imagines a world in which a group of teenage girls suddenly and mysteriously develop a special power that allows them to electrocute people at will. Toni Collette, John Leguizamo, Auli’i Cravalho, Toheeb Jimoh and Josh Charles head the cast for showrunner Raelle Tucker (“True Blood”). (ORIGINAL)

“Jane: Season 1” (Apple TV+ — series premiere, April 14)

Inspired by the work of Jane Goodall, this original family drama series follows 9-year-old Jane, a budding environmentalist on a quest to save endangered animals with the help of best friends David and Greybeard the chimpanzee. Ava Louise Murchison, Mason Blomberg, Tamara Almeida and Dan Abramovici star.

Coming Soon

“Seven Kings Must Die” (Netflix — movie premiere, April 14)

This original movie follow-up to the Brit action series “The Last Kingdom” picks up following the death of King Edward, as Uhtred (Alexander Dreymon) and his comrades strive to form a united England while invaders and rival heirs do battle for the crown.

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Tom Hanks’ Top 10 Movies

BY JAY BOBBIN

“A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood” (2019): In a challenging part to get just right, Hanks does a lovely job in channeling the essence of Fred Rogers, alias iconic children’sshow host “Mister Rogers.”

“Captain Phillips” (2013): Hanks gives a thoroughly gripping performance in the title role of this true story of a ship overtaken by Somali pirates in the Indian Ocean.

“Cast Away” (2000): Considering that his sole costar for much of the film is a volleyball, Hanks’ talent is invaluable to this saga of a courier company executive stranded on an island by a plane crash.

“Saving Private Ryan” (1998): Under Oscar winner Steven Spielberg’s direction, Hanks is the perfect everyman in representing a U.S. soldier in charge of others amid the horrors of World War II.

Tom Hanks’ ‘That Thing You Do!’ hits the right notes

BY JAY BOBBIN

Thanks to a music group named The Wonders, which didn’t actually exist, the fans of “That Thing You Do!” are many on its 27th anniversary.

Written by co-star Tom Hanks, who also made his directing debut on the film, the 1996 musicalcomedy – currently streaming on Hulu – charts the rapid rise and equally fast fall of a small-town 1960s band that hits it big after the suddenly necessary replacement of its drummer, played by Tom Everett Scott. He sets a new beat for the group, literally, and their locally popular single (which shares the movie’s title) zooms up the charts as a result.

That’s thanks to a savvy talent agent (Hanks) who steers The Wonders on a path that many actual music acts of the era followed ... appearing in a concert tour, in a “Beach Party”-type movie, and on an “Ed Sullivan Show”-type variety series. Hanks clearly has a deep affinity for that era, since all of those events are depicted with loving authenticity that’s warmly nostalgic at the same time it’s knowingly amusing.

The other Wonders are represented superbly by the rest of the main cast: Steve Zahn as the wry guitar player who maintains a healthy skepticism about what’s happening to all of them; Ethan Embry as the naive bass player who’s happy to go

along simply for wherever the ride takes them; and Johnathon Schaech as the moody, hyper-serious songwriter and and singer and guitarist. Liv Tyler is charming as the latter’s girlfriend, who travels with the band as the members’ “wardrobe mistress,” though she’s principally their prime cheerleader.

Much of the music (cleverly evoking familiar ‘60s hits) for “That Thing You Do!” was composed by Adam Schlesinger, the later “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend” maestro who very sadly became an early casualty of the coronavirus pandemic. Hanks also had a big hand on composing the soundtrack, which ranges from bouncy tunes to sentimental ballads, and even to the theme of the aforementioned TV variety show that enjoyably features Hanks’ “Bosom Buddies” partner Peter Scolari as host “Troy Chesterfield.” (Also notable on that fake show: a pre-stardom Bryan Cranston, intentionally stiff as strange-to-celebrity astronaut Gus Grissom.)

The wonderful irony of “That Thing You Do!” is that by being set in a certain time, it’s timeless. A viewer will find even more to love by recognizing its pop-culture elements of the period (extending to a clip from the marionette-starring adventure series “Fireball XL5”), but even if audience members lack that knowledge, multiple-threat talent Hanks created a piece of entertainment that will continue to enchant generations.

Ballpark food 2023 – A big step up from peanuts and Crackerjack

BY GEORGE DICKIE

Opening Day of the baseball season arrives this Thursday, March 30, signaling the official beginning of spring as well as the start of some pretty fine dining at ballparks across the country.

For the discriminating foodie who is planning on attending a game, they’ll find a veritable cornucopia of dining options, ranging from lobster rolls, filet mignon sliders and sushi to more traditional fare like hot dogs, burgers and pizza. And many parks have added new eateries, dishes and drinks for this year so if you can’t find anything to your liking, you’re just not trying.

Certainly Minute Maid Park, where the Houston Astros will open their 2023 campaign against the Chicago White Sox in a game airing on ESPN, has a few unusual items. One newcomer is the Grande Papas Nachos fries, which are topped with beef carnitas, cheddar cheese, jalapenos, crema and elote, which is grilled Mexican street corn. Delicioso.

If you’re in Los Angeles for the Dodgers’ home opener against the Arizona Diamondbacks, try Dodger Stadium’s new marriage of the classic helmet bowl to the California roll called – wait for it – the California Roll Bowl. This consists of imitation crab, sriracha aioli, edamame, carrots and cucumbers all served up over a bed of sushi rice, and is certainly not your father’s ballpark food.

Also for the health-conscious is the Red Curry Bowl at Oakland Coliseum, where the A’s open the season

against the L.A. Angels. This Thai-inspired creation is a tasty mix of grilled chicken, bell peppers and egg noodles that has gotten rave reviews from those who have previewed it. So you might want to try it, too. Conversely, on the more caloric side is the Big Red Machine Burger at Cincinnati’s Great American Ball-park, where the Reds play the Pittsburgh Pirates. It’s a beef patty and smoked sausage topped with sauerkraut, beer cheese and crushed potato chips and served on a pretzel bun. Pace yourself for this is one big sandwich.

Meat lovers will also go in for the Ropa Vieja Bowl at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Fla., where the Tampa Bay Rays get going for ‘23 against the Detroit Tigers. It’s a slow-roasted brisket paired with white rice, plantains, sauteed peppers and onions. What’s not to like?

And if you’re at Seattle’s Safeco Field, where the Mariners open ‘23 against the Cleveland Guardians, why not quench your thirst with an adult beverage?

One is the unquestionably unusual Buzz Margarita, a concoction of Mezcal, szechuan buttons and edible flowers topped with toasted grasshoppers. If you’re trying to cut down on your arthropod intake, you can opt for the Magenta Mojo cocktail, a mix of grapefruit, rose wine and hibiscus. Or you can just order a beer.

“That Thing You Do!” (1996): Even more as writerdirector than as co-star, Hanks paints a warm portrait of a fictitious ‘60s rock band’s rise and fall.

“Forrest Gump” (1994): Hanks earned his second Oscar as he took the iconic title character through encounters with others real and fictional.

“Philadelphia” (1993): Oscar came calling the first time for Hanks for his fully felt portrayal of a lawyer with AIDS suing his former firm.

“Sleepless in Seattle” (1993): The template for Hanks’ work as a romantic leading man marked one of his memorable teamings with Meg Ryan.

“Big” (1988): The childlike spirit Hanks exudes is crucial to this comedy about a youngster who gets his wish to grow up overnight.

“Splash” (1984): Hanks made a big splash himself in the comedy that made him a movie star, casting him as an ordinary guy who falls in love with a mermaid (Daryl Hannah).

Joni Mitchell receives music’s Gershwin Prize

ABC weekday staple ‘General Hospital’ turns 60

BY JAY BOBBIN

Very few television programs last for 60 years, especially in the current media climate.

That makes it a big deal, indeed, that the ABC drama “General Hospital” – which has won the Daytime Emmy Award for outstanding drama series 14 times, a record – is marking its six-decade milestone with special moments before and after the actual anniversary: April 1, which falls on a Saturday this year. Still, the Monday-through-Friday episodes surrounding that date will honor legendary characters and stories (including a tribute to late co-star Sonya Eddy), and bring back the popular Nurses Ball being staged for the first time in three years.

Created by Frank and Doris Hursley, the saga of the residents of the fictional Port Charles (now guided by executive producer Frank Valentini) has transformed since its 1963 debut, reaching one of its peaks with the 1981 wedding of Luke and Laura Spencer (played by Anthony Geary and continuing cast member Genie Francis) ... to date, the highest-rated

dramatic hour in daytime-TV history. However, for whatever romance or espionage has been factored in, the center of the show always has been the title medical facility.

One of the longtime characters reflecting that is Nurse Elizabeth Webber, portrayed by Rebecca Herbst, who’s marking her own “General Hospital” milestone by celebrating her 25th anniversary with the series. The part was created for her, and with her alter ego having gone through affairs and kidnappings and pregnancies over a quarter-century, the three-time Daytime Emmy nominee appreciates that she remains prominent on the show.

“It certainly does not feel like it’s been 25 years,” the pleasant Herbst reflects. “We have so many cast members, I do not envy the writers with their job of keeping everybody on the canvas in these complex stories. It really is amazing to me.”

Herbst confirms that the mood on the “General Hospital” set has been quite spirited lately. “I feel like we look at each other and just chuckle in a way,” she muses, “because this show has been around for 60 years. We’re not surprised, because it’s been a popular show forever and our writers have done a really great job of keeping up with the times. We’re just incredibly grateful that we’re still here!”

Married to former “General Hospital” co-star Michael Saucedo, with whom she has three children, Herbst almost left the show in 2011 due to a storyline shift. Fans spoke up against that – loudly – and effectively saved her job.

Expressing her ongoing thanks for that, Herbst says that lately, the initially rebellious Elizabeth is “not too far off from who she was when she came to Port Charles. It’s really nice that I’ve been able to add so many layers to the character over the years.”

View from the Couch

BY GEORGE DICKIE

As this writer can confirm, ask celebrities who their favorite musician is, and many will respond – without hesitation – “Joni Mitchell.” This year, the veteran singer-song-writer receives one of the top accolades in her field, the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song. The award was presented to Mitchell in Washington, D.C., early this month in a ceremony taped for PBS; it airs Friday, March 31 (check local listings), with James Taylor, Brandi Carlile, An-nie Lennox, Herbie Hancock, Cyndi Lauper, Graham Nash and Diana Krall among those performing in tribute to the honoree.

The Canada-born Mitchell made her way from her native Alberta to Toronto as an artist in the mid-1960s, with folk singer Chuck Mitchell giving her inspiration to move to America ... plus his last name, as her husband. They would divorce after a couple of years, but she remained an attraction at East Coast clubs.

Buffy SainteMarie (“The Circle Game”) and Judy Collins (“Both Sides Now”) were among those who helped popularize Mitchell’s

material early on, and her albums such as “Wildflowers,” “Blue” and the Grammy-honored “Clouds” did much to build her fan base. “For the Roses” and “Court and Spark” (the latter another Grammy winner for her) also were released that built her catalog – also encompassing “Big Yellow Taxi,” “Help Me” and “Raised on Robbery” – and her reputation into the 1970s. Mitchell has contoured her work to changes in the music industry and her own sound. Her health also has posed challenges for her along the way; in 2022, the Recording Academy named her its MusiCares Person of the Year, and she performed live for the first time in almost a decade at the Newport Folk Festival.

In getting the Gershwin Prize, Mitchell joins an impressive list of recipients from Stevie Wonder, Sir Paul McCartney and Billy Joel to Carole King, Tony Bennett and the late Burt Bacharach (who received it in tandem with his frequent songwriting partner Hal David). As with the others, though, hers is a singular career surely due the award named for musical siblings George and Ira Gershwin.

”ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT”

A winner of four Oscars including best international feature film, director and cowriter Edward Berger’s take on the classic Erich Maria Remarque novel casts Felix Kammerer as one of many young German soldiers eager to get to the front lines to oppose French forces during World War I. Their enthusiasm wanes as they gain firsthand experience in the horrors of battle, shattering their illusions of attaining heroic

BY JAY BOBBIN

status in combat. Presented on Blu-ray, this version of the tale adds a subplot about armistice talks being conducted, with Daniel Bruhl playing a German superior who works on negotiating a ceasefire. Made in Prague, the movie was named best picture at the British Academy Film Awards. ›››› (R: AS. P, GV) (Also on 4K Ultra HD)

“THE SON”

Though he had a major run on Broadway in “The Music Man” recently, Hugh Jackman still kept a hand in moviemaking, as confirmed by this drama that director and co-writer Florian Zeller based on his stage play. It’s a prequel to “The Father,” which earned Anthony Hopkins an Oscar ... and he reprises that role here, though the thrust is on Jackman as that character’s son, who tries to rebuild his relationship with his own son (Zen McGrath) from his earlier marriage. It’s a difficult process, forcing Jackman’s alter ego to come to terms with his feelings about his own dad. Laura Dern and Vanessa Kirby also star. ››› (PG-13: AS, P) (Also on Blu-ray, Digital and On Demand)

“PLANE”

As if the crash of a passenger jet isn’t bad enough, the survivors find themselves having to outwit rebels on the Philippines island where they’re stranded in this melodrama. Gerard Butler gets to exude his “Olympus Has Fallen” brand of toughness again as the airplane’s pilot, who tries to signal would-be rescuers while battling the bad guys with tenuous help from a murder suspect (Mike Colter, “Luke Cage”) who was on the plane.

Tony Goldwyn (“Scandal”), Daniella Pineda and Paul BenVictor also are featured in the adventure, which now has a sequel in the works ... using a different mode of transportation, as its planned title “Ship” suggests. DVD extras: three “making-of” documentaries. ›››

(R: P, V) (Also on Blu-ray, 4K Ultra HD, Digital and On Demand)

“GASLIT: THE COMPLETE LIMITED SERIES”

Julia Roberts gets a true showcase and a showy role as Martha Mitchell in this made-forStarz drama, detailing how the

colorful wife of then-Attorney General John Mitchell (played by Sean Penn) elevated the true story of the Watergate break-in to somewhat epic proportions. Even with the larger-than-life persona Martha had, White House officials tried to discredit her claims of illegal activity within the administration, putting her husband in a difficult position between his spouse and his boss ... who was President Richard Nixon. Dan Stevens (“Downton Abbey”), Betty Gilpin (“GLOW”), Shea Whigham, Allison Tolman, Chris Messina, John Carroll Lynch and Patton Oswalt are among members of the solid supporting cast, but the saga services Roberts particularly well. ››› (Not rated: AS, P)

“MISSING”

A young woman played by Storm Reid – seen recently in HBO’s “The Last of Us” –searches desperately for her missing mother (Nia Long) In this tight, well-done suspense tale, a sequel to “Searching.” The daughter worries when her mom and the latter’s new

boyfriend fail to return from a trip to Colombia, and what she then learns about the beau causes her concern to deepen. Video surveillance and other electronic methods help in the search, as does a troubleshooter (Joaquim De Almeida) who conducts an in-person hunt. Ken Leung and Daniel Henney (“Criminal Minds”) co-star. DVD extras: three “makingof” documentaries; audio commentary by filmmakers. ››› (PG-13: AS, P, V) (Also on Bluray, Digital and On Demand)

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