Sumter Scene: December 10, 2023

INSIDE THIS ISSUE Horoscopes....................................................... 2 Now Streaming................................................. 2 Puzzles............................................................. 4

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“Network” remains relevant nearly 50 years later

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Still making music: Barry Manilow celebrates the holidays on NBC

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Masked merriment: ‘The Masked Singer’ presents holiday sing-along

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December 09 – December 15, 2023

BY JAY BOBBIN

Let the Reindeer Games begin

Taking a page from many media franchises in the past few

er” legends to compete in all-new games. This new spinoff will

the important job of guiding the nine lucky players “through

years — namely the Marvel Cinematic Universe — the begin-

be available to watch on CBS and to stream live and on-de-

the most holiday-riffic, challenging and unpredictable competi-

ning of “Big Brother’s” 25th season introduced a new twist to

mand with Paramount+.

tions.”

the long-running reality: multiverses. Yes, you read that right.

As a whole new take on the reality series, expect some

From the Scramble-Verse to the Comic-Verse, each “Big Brother”

key departures from regular seasons of “Big Brother” for this

multiverse introduces a whole host of wild competitions to the

holiday special. The three biggest being the lack of Julie Chen

series.

Moonves as host, the entire series being pre-taped and elimina-

As part of season 25’s live finale on Thursday, Nov. 9, past “Big Brother” houseguests Frankie Grande, Britney Haynes and

tion coming via failure to complete a final challenge rather than through weekly votes.

Danielle Reyes attempted to close the multiverse. However, they

According to a news release from CBS, “Big Brother Rein-

inadvertently opened a new one, the Holiday Universe. With

deer Games” sees Santa invite “nine iconic former ‘Big Brother’

the opening of this holiday-themed multiverse came the an-

players, including someone from the most recent season, to his

nouncement of the series’ very first holiday special — the “Big

magical world where the ‘Reindeer Games’ will take place.”

Brother Reindeer Games.”

To help Santa with the titular games are his elves — past “Big

Each episode, players will compete in three holiday-themed competitions before taking on “Santa’s Showdown.” Whoever comes up short in this final competition will be eliminated, while the rest move on to the next skill-testing episode. This repeats until the finale on Thursday, Dec. 21, when the competition is whittled down to its final four players.

In the finale, the final four “Big Brother” legends compete for the $100,000 grand prize. However, that isn’t all that’s on the line. In true melodramatic fashion, the final four must battle it out for the fate of the holidays.

Beginning Monday, Dec. 11, with a two-hour premiere, “Big

Brother” contestants Derek Xiao from Season 23, Tiffany Mitch-

Be sure not to miss this new take on “Big Brother” when “Big

Brother Reindeer Games” is a six-episode week-and-a-half-long

ell from Season 23 and Jordan Lloyd from seasons 11 and 13.

Brother Reindeer Games” premieres Monday, Dec. 11, on CBS

holiday extravaganza that brings together a cast of “Big Broth-

In addition to serving as hosts for the show, Santa’s elves have

and Paramount+ with a special two-hour episode.

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You’ll dream of escaping the cold of winter and putting your feet in the warm sands of the tropics while the sun shines down on you. You could even take this opportunity to embark on a spiritual journey.

TAURUS

It doesn’t take much to move you. You must make some changes to get back to enjoying yourself. Taking part in festivities could help you to smile again. Don’t refuse an invitation.

GEMINI

It’s impossible to please everyone, no matter how hard you try or how much you compromise. You must weigh the pros and cons. At work and elsewhere, it may be necessary to take a more diplomatic approach in certain situations.

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You’ll be extremely efficient this week and get everything done — whether at work or home decorating for Christmas. You’ll pay attention to the small details so that everything in your home is perfect.

LEO

You’ll be put on a pedestal for performing a remarkable heroic deed. You may involuntarily participate in an activity.

In return, you’ll receive a reward or at least some form of recognition.

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You may have to change your holiday plans at the last minute and you’ll have to swap your decorations. You may also want to take some time to focus on a particular family member.

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You may be considering treating yourself to a new car as a Christmas present. You’ll be on the move this week. You’ll have a lot of errands to run and a lot of details to manage.

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Spoil yourself and your family this festive season. There may be a system failure when it comes to paying your bills online. This week, you need your partner to be sensitive and take care of you.

“17 Again” (Available Now) Mike O’Donnell (Matthew Perry) was a high school basketball star with a bright future, but he threw it all away to marry his girlfriend and raise their child. Almost 20 years later, Mike’s marriage has failed, his kids think he’s a loser, and his job is going nowhere. He gets a chance to correct the mistakes of his past and change his life when he is miraculously transformed into a teenager (played by Zac Efron). But, in trying to fix his past, Mike may be jeopardizing his present and future.

“The Matrix Resurrections” (Dec. 10) To find out if his reality is a physical or mental construct, Thomas Anderson, aka Neo (Keanu Reeves), will have to choose to follow the white rabbit once more. If he’s learned anything, it’s that choice, while an illusion, is still the only way out of — or into — the Matrix. Neo already knows what he has to do, but what he doesn’t yet know is that the Matrix is stronger, more secure and far more dangerous than ever before.

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Maintain your sense of harmony by avoiding constant exposure to current events through the media. Instead, read a fun book or an entertaining TV series. It’ll make you feel lighter and more serene.

AQUARIUS

You’ll help bring together many people, but you may find yourself among individuals you don’t feel very comfortable with. Remember to check up on your social network contacts to stay connected.

PISCES

You’ll oversee organizing everything for the holidays. You still have many tasks to complete before the end of the year, and time is running out. Certain relationships will drain your energy.

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BY BRUCE MILLS bruce@theitem.com With unseasonably low temperatures at night in the tri-county region since Monday, residents have been buying up portable space heaters and pipe fittings and related parts for burst pipes, according to local hardware stores.

Staff at Lowe’s, Tractor Supply and Simpson Hardware & Sports said Thursday that space heaters have been big sellers all week.

Simpson was the only one that reported Thursday afternoon to still have an assortment of heaters on hand.

After Wednesday’s snowstorm dropped 4 to 6 inches of snow throughout Sumter County and about 3 inches in Clarendon and Lee counties, utility providers only reported a limited number of home power outages in the tri-county region.

Duke Energy spokesman Ryan Mosier said the provider only had a handful of reported outages associated with the cold and snowstorm on Wednesday night in the three counties. Black River Electric Coop. representative James Moye said the co-op had about 95 home outages in the area, but everyone had their power back on by 5 a.m. Thursday.

The stretch of cold nights seem to be causing more problems than Wednesday’s snowfall.

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Banks Smith, 9, hauls a sled down an icy street on Thursday morning in Sumter after the snowfall Wednesday.

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enced day after day, winter after winter of snow day races.

The wood wasn’t worn. Their riders, cold, bright-eyed.

Sumter may not have the rolling hills found in cities farther north, but one neighborhood road between Alice Drive Elementary School and Second Mill Pond was slanted enough for those barely broken-out speedsters to provide hours of entertainment the morning after a handful of inches of snow powdered, then iced, the area.

The Associated Press reported the largest snowfall — 8 inches — was found in Williamsburg County near Andrews but claimed areas around Sumter picked up 7 inches.

There were about 4 inches on the lawns lining the street where a group of kids were playing Thursday morning.

“I think it caught us all off guard,” said Robert Jones, whose two sons, Wyatt, 8, and Jeremiah, 12, were taking turns racing on

Grayson Sanders, 8, sleds past some friends down an icy road in Sumter. sleds with their friends.

The children playing all attend Wilson Hall, which was closed Thursday because of Winter Storm Grayson.

Paige Sanders, 10, stood among the Jones brothers and their friends, laying out the rules for the race. You go there, and you go there.

“Yesterday, we tried to go out here, but it was too powdery,” Sarah Smith said. Her sons, 9-yearold Banks and 7-year-old Eli, were also taking turns racing. “Now that there’s a layer of ice, it’s perfect.”

The storm may have passed by Thursday, leaving sled-friendly roads and a winter wonderland across the Midlands, but the

height of it Wednesday evening was not so fun for Smith’s husband.

Sumter County Sheriff’s Office and South Carolina Department of Transportation reported traffic was backed up on U.S. 378 because of cars sliding off the road, getting stuck and being unable to make it up an icy hill. Smith said her husband was in traffic for two hours.

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Sumter resident Freddie Mobley, left, listens Thursday as Simpson Hardware’s Mike Brown explains which pipes would be best to purchase at the store, 32 W. Liberty St.

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Gov. Henry McMaster authorized 20 National Guard members to use their equipment to help rescue stranded motorists on Interstate 95 and to the east and push vehicles out of the way so the roads could be reopened.

South Carolina Department of TransportaTHE ASSOCIATED PRESS tion crews worked 24 hours a day in shifts to Finley Bork, 7, uses a boogie board, typically used on the beach, for try to clear the ice and snow off roads that sledding down a hill on a golf course at the Isle of Palms on Wednesday. had not dealt with a major winter storm in

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But there were so many roads covered with ice. Parts of Interstate 95 from mile marker 77 around St. George south to the Georgia state line remained closed Thursday afternoon because of icy patches. Dozens of other roads remained treacherous, according to the DOT. Major roads less traveled were even worse.

And troopers warned any water from melted ice left behind after dark would refreeze as temperatures across the state again fell below freezing.

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PLAT BOOK 86 AT PAGE 320, AND HAVING SUCH METES AND BOUNDS AS ARE SHOWN ON SAID PLAT, THIS DESCRIPTION BEING IN LIEU OF METES AND BOUNDS AS PERMITTED UNDER SECTION 30-5-250 OF THE 1976 CODE OF

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IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS C/A NO.: 2017-CP-43-01794 FORECLOSURE OF REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF SUMTER Ocwen Loan Servicing, LLC,Plaintiff, v.

Any heirs-at-law or devisees of Robert A. England a/k/a Robert England, deceased, their heirs, Personal Representatives, Administrators, Successors and Assigns, and all other persons or entities entitled to claim through them; all unknown persons or entities with any right, title, estate, interest in or lien upon the real estate described in the complaint herein; also any persons who may be in the military service of the United States of America, being a class designated as Richard Roe; and any unknown minors, incompetent or imprisoned person, or persons under a disability being a class designated as John Doe; Sonja G. England a/k/a Sonja England; Brittany England, Defendant(s).

TO THE DEFENDANT(S) ABOVE NAMED: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to appear and defend by answering the Complaint in this action, a copy of which is hereby served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer on the subscribers at their offices at 3800 Fernandina Road, Suite 110, Columbia, SC 29210, within thirty (30) days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; except that the United States of America, if named, shall have sixty (60) days to answer after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; and if you fail to do so, judgment by default will be rendered against you for the

the alternative, Plaintiff will move before a judge of this Circuit on the 10th day after service hereof, or as soon thereafter as counsel may be heard, for an Order enforcing the assignment of rents, if any, and compelling payment of all rents covered by such assignment directly to the Plaintiff, which motion is to be based upon the original Note and Mortgage herein and the Complaint attached hereto.

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT an action has been or will be commenced in this Court upon complaint of the above-named Plaintiff against the above-named Defendant(s) for the foreclosure of a certain mortgage of real estate given

by Robert A. England and Sonja G. England to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for Amerigroup Mortgage Corporation dated March 21, 2002 and recorded on April 5, 2002 in Book 837 at Page 1842, in the Sumter County Registry (hereinafter, "Mortgage").

Thereafter, the Mortgage was transferred to the Plaintiff herein by assignment and/or corporate merger.

The premises covered and affected by the said Mortgage and by the foreclosure thereof were, at the time of the making thereof and at the time of the filing of this notice, more particularly described in the said Mortgage and are more commonly described as: THE LAND REFERRED TO IN THIS POLICY IS SITUATED IN THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OF SUMTER, AND DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: ALL THAT CERTAIN PIECE, PARCEL, OR LOT OF LAND, TOGETHER WITH THE IMPROVEMENTS THEREON, IF ANY, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING IN THE CITY AND COUNTY OF SUMTER, STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, BEING SHOWN AND DESIGNATED AS LOT # 14, AS SHOWN ON THAT CERTAIN PLAT PREPARED BY JOSEPH R. EDWARDS, RLS, DATED MARCH 14, 1986, AND RECORDED IN THE OFFICE OF THE REGISTER OF DEEDS FOR SUMTER COUNTY IN

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DEFENDANTS

Persons having claim against the following estates are required to deliver or mail their claims to the indicated Personal Representatives, appointed to administer these estates, and to file their claims on Form #371PC with the Probate Court of Sumter County Courthouse, N. Main Street, Sumter, SC, 29150, on or before the date that is eight months after the date of the first publication of this Notice to Creditors, (unless previously barred by operation of Section 62-3-803), or such persons shall be forever barred as to heir claims. All claims are required to be presented in written statements, indicating the name and the address of the claimant, the basis of the claim, the amount claimed, the date when the claim will become due, the nature of any uncertainty as to the amount claimed and the date when due, and a description of any security as to the claim.

ABOVE

YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the original Complaint, Cover Sheet for Civil Actions and Certificate of Exemption from ADR in the above entitled action was filed in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Sumter County on October 3, 2017. A Notice of Foreclosure Intervention was also filed in the Clerk of Court's Office.

ORDER APPOINTING GUARDIAN AD LITEM AND APPOINTMENT OF ATTORNEY

It appearing to the satisfaction of the Court, upon reading the filed Petition for Appointment of Kelley Woody, Esquire as Guardian ad Litem for unknown minors, and persons who may be under a disability, and it appearing that Kelley Woody, Esquire has consented to said appointment.

Estate:/Rollie K. Jackson #2017ES4300722

Personal Representative Ellen B. Jackson 4760 Olivia Lane Pinewood, SC 29125

Estate:/Waddell Williams #2017ES4300725

FURTHER upon reading the filed Petition for Appointment of Kelley Woody, Esquire as Attorney for any unknown Defendants who may be in the Military Service of the United States of America, and may be, as such, entitled to the benefits of the Servicemember's Civil Relief Act, and any amendments thereto, and it appearing that Kelley Woody, Esquire has consented to act for and represent said Defendants, it is

Personal Representative Colette W. Terrell 1057 Crown Landing Pkwy McDonongh, GA 30252

Estate:/David L. Lee, Jr. #2017ES4300720

Personal Representative James T. Lee C/O A. Paul Weissenstein, Jr. Attorney at Law PO Box 2446 Sumter, SC 29151

ORDERED that Kelley Woody, Esquire, P.O. Box 6432, Columbia, SC 29260 phone (803) 787-9678, be and hereby is appointed Guardian ad Litem on behalf of all unknown minors and all unknown persons who may be under a disability, all of whom may have or claim to have some interest or claim to the real property commonly known as 609 N Magnolia Street, Sumter, South Carolina 29150; that she is empowered and directed to appear on behalf of and represent said Defendants, unless said Defendants, or someone on their behalf, shall within thirty (30) days after service of a copy hereof as directed, procure the appointment of Guardian or Guardians ad Litem for said Defendants.

Estate:/Vinia Gamble Williams #2017ES4300726

Personal Representative Colette Terrell 1057 Crown Landing Pkwy McDonongh, GA 30252

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AND IT IS FURTHER ORDERED That a copy of this Order shall be forth with served upon said Defendants by publication in The Item, a newspaper of general circulation published in the County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks, together with the Summons and Notice of Filing of Complaint in the above entitled action.

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Estate:/Raymond Eldrid McIntosh #2017ES4300721

Personal Representative Leslie B. McIntosh 1685 Reynolds Road Pinewood, SC 29125

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Estate:/Pauline Bays Calhoun #2017ES4300724

Personal Representative David A. Calhoun C/O Kenneth R. Young, Jr. Attorney at Law 23 W. Calhoun Street Sumter, SC 29150

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Greens Greens "Evolution" Ladybug "Party People" Greens (5:40) Home Alone 2: Lost in New York ('92) Joe (:20) <++ Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas Jeffrey Tambor, Christine The 700 Club 131 311 Pesci,<++ Daniel Stern, Macaulay Culkin.

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(5:30) The Sports Stars Pregame (N) NBA Basketball Denver Nuggets at Atlanta Hawks From State Farm Arena Postgame SportsMoney NBA Basketball Denver 47 649 Rally (N) of Tomorrow (Live) in Atlanta. (N) (Live) (N) (Live) Nuggets at Atlanta Hawks Incredible Animal Journeys Life Below Zero "Waking Life Below Zero "Destroyer Life Below Zero "Fight the Life Below Zer "Built to Last" Life Below Zero "Destroyer 113 276 "Ocean Odysseys" From Winter" of Worlds" Freeze: Bulletproof" (N) (N) of Worlds" Matilda ('96) Danny DeVito, Rhea Perlman, Mara <++++ The Wizard of Oz ('39) Frank Morgan, Ray Bolger, (:15) <++++ The Wizard of Oz ('39) Frank Morgan, Ray 158 245 <+++ Wilson.

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“Network” remains relevant nearly 50 years later

BY JAY BOBBIN When it was released in 1976, “Network” largely was considered a satire. Now, that’s not so much the case.

Writer Paddy Chayefsky and director Sidney Lu-

Duvall, perfect in the part).

What had been a straightforward newscast is turned into a broadcast sideshow of sorts, with Beale positioned as “The Mad Prophet of the Airwaves,”

met’s searing, Oscar-winning look at the media — be-

backed by such added attractions as “Sybil the Sooth-

ing presented Wednesday, Dec. 13, by Turner Classic

sayer.” Though the show stumbles initially, it eventually

Movies to lead off the conclusion of a two-part tribute

finds its groove as Beale beseeches his audience to

to Chayefsky — has proven over time to be a remark-

take action against the wrongs in society ... never

able forecast of developments in the television indus-

more so than through his legendary mantra, “I’m as

try, most notably the lessening of the line between

mad as hell, and I’m not going to take this anymore!”

news and entertainment.

Beatrice Straight also was a “Network” Academy

The story’s main symbol of that is Howard Beale,

Award winner for her one big scene as Max’s wife,

the deeply depressed chief anchorman of the fictional

painfully betrayed when he skeptically enters into an

UBS network. Brilliantly portrayed by Peter Finch in

affair with the work-obsessed Diana. Ned Beatty also

a performance that was honored with a posthumous

was an Oscar nominee for the single scene he’s in,

Academy Award, Beale declares that he’s going to

but what a scene: a roughly five-minute monologue

commit suicide on the air ... prompting his bosses to

as the network’s top executive, who tries to impose on

remove him, until the ratings for his newscast show an

Beale an understanding of the reason for the news-

immediate and enormous spike.

man’s new influence (“You’re on television, dummy!”).

Close friend and news director Max Schumacher

Other movies about the TV-news business have

(William Holden, also superb) resists exploiting Beale.

come along since, but “Network” remains the stan-

However, statistics-obsessed, desperate-for-a-hit UBS

dard they’re measured against. That’s unfair in a way,

entertainment chief Diana Christensen (Faye Dunaway,

because without Chayfesky’s famously acerbic voice

another Oscar winner here) inserts herself into the

and Lumet’s clever staging, no other movie of this type

process and takes over the news program, supported

ever could hope to be another “Network.” It still is that

by soulless conglomerate deputy Frank Hackett (Robert

original and distinctive, even almost 50 years later.

Seasonal seasoning: Tilly Ramsay joins ‘MasterChef’ dad to judge junior holiday competition

BY GEORGE DICKIE You have to whisk it to risk it — and maybe add a

They’ll compete in skills-based tests, boxes of mystery

little nutmeg for a taste of holiday cheer. Celebrity chef

ingredients, team challenges and elimination rounds,

Gordon Ramsay welcomes both his family and yours to

including the “Pressure Test,” in which losing team

spend some time in the kitchen this holiday season, as

members must compete against each other to make an

the all-new “MasterChef Junior: Home for the Holidays”

impressive dish within a limited time frame.

airs a two-part special, taking place Sunday and Mon-

day, Dec. 10 and 11, on Fox. “Gordon Ramsay welcomes nine young culinary con-

testants to cook up seasonal delights themed to Christ-

mas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Lunar New Year and more,”

Once the competition is reduced to its strongest chefs, the remaining few must face off in a three-course cookoff, with all courses equally weighed by judges to determine an overall winner.

It’s a big feat to face one Ramsay for chefs of all ages

a recent news release from the network shared, continu-

— let alone two. A world-renowned chef himself, Gor-

ing: “Judges Gordon Ramsay, his daughter Tilly Ramsay,

don Ramsay’s daughter, Tilly, was previously a contestant

Aarón Sánchez and Daphne Oz will crown a winner,

on “Celebrity MasterChef Australia,” proving that talent

who takes home the ultimate holiday gift: a $25,000

in the kitchen might just be genetic. The second-gener-

grand prize, a Viking Kitchen package and a one-of-a-

ation Ramsay is also set to join the cast as a judge of

kind ‘MasterChef’ snow globe trophy.” In fact, each ju-

“MasterChef Junior’s” upcoming ninth season, acting as

nior chef who competes will leave with a kitchen-related

a reminder of what young chefs can accomplish once

prize, including a second Viking Kitchen package for the

they really get cooking.

runner-up.

Like its predecessor, “MasterChef Junior,” this iteration

Bubbling over with family fun and holiday cheer, this seasonal special is sure to give fans a taste of what’s to

will also feature young aspiring cooks — children aged

come in “MasterChef Junior” Season 9. “MasterChef

eight to 13 — with each episode putting the heat on

Junior: Home for the Holidays” airs as a two-night event,

these talented junior chefs with a series of challenges.

Dec. 10 and 11, on Fox.

“Marnie” (1964): In and around his James Bond work, Connery set out to diversify by working with Alfred Hitchcock on this melodrama about a businessman with a strong interest in a troubled employee (Tippi Hedren).

“Goldfinger” (1964): Most Bond purists concur this is the first 007 screen adventure that has it all, including a deftly balanced Connery performance that blends suave charm and rugged action smoothly.

“The Hill” (1965): The long association of Connery and director Sidney Lumet began with this grueling drama of World War II military prisoners forced to do hard labor.

“The Offence” (1973): Connery’s desire to get off the “star” pedestal manifested itself in this gritty police drama, again under Lumet’s direction, about a London police detective whose anger goes too far when he interrogates a suspect.

“Murder on the Orient Express” (1974): One of many familiar faces in this great staging of the Agatha Christie mystery, Connery makes his presence known as one of the suspects questioned by Hercule Poirot (Albert Finney).

“The Wind and the Lion” (1975): Connery is superb as a Middle Eastern renegade who invites large-scale trouble by kidnapping an American (Candice Bergen).

“The Man Who Would Be King” (1975): Originally envisioned for such stars as Clark Gable and Humphrey Bogart, this John Hustondirected Rudyard Kipling adaptation - which Turner Classic Movies shows Saturday, Sept. 8 - was delayed many years, which was great news for Connery and Michael Caine in playing soldiers of fortune in India.

“Robin and Marian” (1976): Being shown by Turner Classic Movies on Saturday, Dec. 16, this wonderfully mature take on the Robin Hood legend cast Connery opposite Audrey Hepburn (who played, of course, his true love Maid Marian).

“The Untouchables” (1987): Oscar came calling for Connery, and deservedly so, for his portrayal of a Chicago beat cop whose street smarts go a long way in helping U.S. Treasury man Eliot Ness (Kevin Costner) take down Al Capone (Robert De Niro).

“The Hunt for Red October” (1990): Connery stepped in for the originally cast Klaus Maria Brandauer in Tom Clancy’s tale of a Russian submarine whose captain may be trying to defect, drawing CIA analyst Jack Ryan (Alec Baldwin) into the matter.

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Masked merriment: ‘The Masked Singer’ presents holiday sing-along

Still making music: Barry Manilow celebrates the holidays on NBC

BY JAY BOBBIN While we may already be in the season for celebration, any occasion showcasing Barry Manilow is a holiday for his generations of fans.

A winner of a Grammy, two Primetime Emmys and a special Tony Award, the enduringly popular singer-songwriter has released seasonal albums over the course of his nearly 50 years as a star, and some of those tunes will factor in — along with many of his pop standards, from “Mandy” to “Copacabana” — when “Barry Manilow’s A Very Barry Christmas,” airsMonday, Dec. 11, on NBC. (The special also will stream on Peacock starting the next day.)

Taped at the International Showroom of the Westgate Las Vegas Resort & Casino (which was formerly the Las Vegas Hilton), where Manilow has broken Elvis Presley’s record for doing the most shows at the venue during his 14-year association there, the hour will also include such seasonal favorites as “Jingle Bells” and “White Christmas.” A 24-piece band backs Manilow during his Vegas performances, one of which was attended by network executives — setting the stage, both figuratively and literally, for the new special.

“A whole bunch of NBC people came to see the

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regular show I do at the Westgate, and they were interested in filming that,” the genial Manilow explains.

“During the conversation after the show, they said they were looking for Christmas stuff because they couldn’t create anything until after the writers’ strike, which was going on then. I said, ‘I’ve got a Christmas show.’ They said, ‘You do?’ And I said, ‘Yeah.

And it’s all ready to go, if you want it.’

“We do it in various places every year,” notes Manilow, “and I sent them a video of it, and they loved what they saw. They came to the Westgate with their cameras, we had a big audience, and off we went.

The only problem was me, because I kept forgetting to do certain things, but they made the show even more beautiful than it was before. There were many more lights and more Christmas trees, and it was just gorgeous.”

Manilow has a long-standing affinity for the holiday season. “I love my Christmas albums,” he maintains of “Because It’s Christmas,” “A Christmas Gift of Love” and “In the Swing of Christmas.” “I loved doing them. I don’t listen to my albums, but now and again, if I’m going to listen to any of them, it’s those.

I love the arrangements and the orchestrations and the songs that I chose. I’m very proud of those Christmas albums.”

Still, Manilow realizes that his fans also want his time-tested hits. That catalog encompasses such standards as “I Write the Songs,” “Could It Be Magic,” “Looks Like We Made It,” “Tryin’ to Get the Feeling,” “Can’t Smile Without You,” “Weekend in New England,” “This One’s for You,” “Even Now,” “Daybreak” and “New York City Rhythm.”

“I’ve figured out a way of putting together some of the hits and a lot of Christmas songs,” Manilow says, “but it always still feels like a Christmas show even if I’m doing ‘I Write the Songs’ or ‘Mandy.’ I think the audiences would probably be disappointed if I didn’t do the hits, and that’s what we’ve done for NBC, too.

We had to edit it down, because the live Christmas show goes about 90 minutes, and you can’t do all of that on a one-hour TV show with commercials.

We recorded everything, though, in the order that I always do it.”

BY GEORGE DICKIE Christmas with a … cow? Maybe.

But only if they don’t get voted out.

“The Masked Singer” puts holiday cheer center stage, as a new edition of “The Masked Singer Holiday Special” debuts on a special night, Tuesday, Dec. 12, on Fox. “Holiday splendor and masked merriment collide,” the network promises. “In this beloved yuletide special featuring all-new jaw-dropping surprise performances from Season 10 contestants, spectacular sing-along fun from Masked Singer alumni and ‘The Masked Singer’ carolers: Nick Cannon [“Celebrity Prank Wars”], Jenny McCarthy-Wahlberg [“Two and a Half Men”], Ken Jeong [“Community”], Robin Thicke [“Paula,” 2014] and Nicole Scherzinger [“Killer Love,” 2011]. Celebrate the holidays with a look back at the best moments from the milestone 10th season, all leading into the can’t-miss final two episodes!”

During the special, Season 10’s remaining contestants (still masked) will perform a slate of holiday songs, with each act including some all-new animated clues that just might give away the singer’s identity. Meanwhile, the already unmasked celebrities will join in on the holiday fun, together performing their favorite festive tunes.

While this year’s upcoming performances are being kept under

wraps, previous “Masked Singer” holiday events saw Crocodile (Backstreet Boys member Nick Carter, “Now or Never,” 2002) singing “Silent Night,” the Sun (LeAnn Rimes, “Blue,” 1996) singing “Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree” and Mushroom (Aloe Blacc, “Good Things,” 2010) performing “The Christmas Song.” Even panelist Ken Jeong got in the spirit of the season, hopping on stage to energetically sing “The Little Drummer Boy” during 2020’s sing-along event.

So far this season, “The Masked Singer” has revealed: Hibiscus as Luann de Lesseps (“Real Housewives of New York City”), Hawk as Tyler Posey (“Teen Wolf”), The Royal Hen as tennis player Billie Jean King, the Pickle as Michael Rapaport (“Atypical”), Tom Sandoval (“Vanderpump Rules”) as Diver, Anthony Anderson (“Black-ish”) as Rubber Ducky, Anonymouse as Demi Lovato (“Sonny with a Chance”) and more, with the remaining contestants still to be revealed in the season’s last two episodes — meaning this may just be the fans’ last chance to guess who stands behind the remaining masks.

Sing along with your holiday favorites and try your best to guess who’s who, as “The Masked Singer Holiday Sing-Along” returns Tuesday, Dec. 12, on Fox.

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low also are among cast members, with Nick Nolte and Taika Waititi supplying character voices. A very familiar figure (and performer) dating back to the roots of the “Star Wars” franchise resurfaces in the second season. *** (Not rated: AS, V) (Also on 4K Ultra HD) “TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA

TURTLES: MUTANT MAYHEM” The “heroes on the half-shell” see action again in this animated adventure, an origin story that involves Seth Rogen as a producer, co-writer and character voice. Donatello, Leonardo, Michaelangelo and Raphael (voiced by Micah Abbey, Nicolas Cantu, Shamon Brown Jr. and Brady Noon) get help from their human friend April O’Neil (voice of Ayo Edebiri) in “THE MANDALORIAN: THE proving their worth by opposing a COMPLETE SEASONS ONE villain named Superfly (voice by Ice AND TWO” Cube), who has New York on edge Available in two separate volby committing serial robberies. The umes, the much-praised, Primetime film earned particular praise for Emmy Award-winning Disney+ its theme of establishing oneself as fantasy series — created by Jon one’s own individual in early years, Favreau – is part of the “Star Wars” then holding true to that approach. canon. Pedro Pascal plays the title The all-star supporting voice cast character, an intergalactic bounty also includes Maya Rudolph, John hunter whose mission is to protect Cena, Rose Byrne, Giancarlo EsGrogu, a child who is kin to Yoda, posito, Paul Rudd, Jackie Chan. from the forces of the sinister Moff *** (PG: AS, P, V) (Also on Blu-ray, Gideon (Giancarlo Esposito). With 4K Ultra HD and Digital) the third season having already “FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY’S” been streamed earlier this year, A supposed fun site proves to a fourth is being prepared; Carl be anything but that as several Weathers, filmmaker Werner Herzog, Gina Carano and Emily Swal- animatronic figures come to life

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and threaten others at the location in this horror tale, inspired by a popular video game. Josh Hutcherson plays a security guard at the entertainment center who fears for his sister’s (Piper Rubio) safety – as well as his own, ultimately – when she is targeted by the robots, who turn out to be under the ghostly possession of the spirits of children who became victims of a serial killer decades earlier. Elizabeth Lail (”You”), Mary Stuart Masterson and “Scream” alum Matthew Lillard also appear in the thriller, which had an impressive debut at the theatrical box office during the most recent Halloween season. *** (PG-13: AS, P, V) (Also on Blu-ray, 4K Ultra HD, Digital and On Demand) “PAW PATROL: THE MIGHTY MOVIE” The animated Nickelodeon series about a squad of heroic pups – who are enhanced here by a meteor that crashes in Adventure City – yielded this feature film, who have to protect their special abilities from the villainous Mayor Humdinger (voice of Ron Pardo), who wants to acquire them after breaking out of prison and aligning with sinister scientist Victoria Vance (voice of Taraji P. Henson).

Mckenna Grace supplies the voice of the dogs’ ally Skye and also participates musically, with Marsai Martin (“black-ish”), Lil Rel Howery, Kim Kardashian, Chris Rock, tennis icon Serena Williams, Kristen Bell

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and James Marsden among those also heard in addition to some of the cast members from the TV show.

This is a follow-up to 2021’s “PAW Patrol: The Movie,:” and a third film reportedly is being planned, *** (PG: V) (Also on Blu-ray and Digital)

since appropriately, it’s a satire of biographical projects. It recalls how Yankovic – portrayed as an adult

by Daniel Radcliffe – started out as an accordion player, then hit the big time by spoofing such hit songs as “My Sharona,” “I Love Rock ‘n’ Roll” and “Another One Bites the “DUMB MONEY” Dust.” Oprah Winfrey (played here Director Craig Gillespie (“I, Toby “Abbott Elementary’s” Quinta nya”) and writers Lauren Schuker Brunson) and Madonna (Evan Blum and Rebecca Angelo earned Rachel Wood) were among early considerable praise for this comeYankovic patrons, as were radio dy-drama about the stock scandal personalities Dr. Demento and surrounding the GameStop vidWolfman Jack (portrayed respeceo-game business. Based on Ben tively by Rainn Wilson and Jack Mezrich’s book “The Antisocial NetBlack). Julianne Nicholson, Thomas work,” the picture casts Paul Dano Lennon, Will Forte, Lin-Manuel Mias a financial analyst who buys into randa and the real Yankovic also GameStop at a time when the interappear. *** (Not rated: P, V) (Also est of hedge-fund investment firms on Blu-ray, 4K Ultra HD and Digital) boosts the stock price … but that’s just the first phase of a wild ride of financial twists and turns. Pete Davidson (“Saturday Night Live”), Vincent D’Onofrio, America Ferre“WHAT HAPPENS LATER” ra, Nick Offerman, Sebastian Stan, (DEC. 19) Seth Rogen and Shailene Woodley “JFK” (4K ULTRA HD) (DEC. also are featured -– as is CNBC personality David Faber, lending 19) authenticity to the proceedings by “PET SEMATARY: playing himself. *** (R: AS, P) BLOODLINES” (DEC. 19) (Also on Blu-ray and Digital)

Coming Home Soon

“WEIRD: THE AL YANKOVIC STORY”

“THE RETIREMENT PLAN” (DEC. 19)

The popular song parodist has a history unlike those of most other music stars, and it’s detailed in this pseudo-documentary … which has to be taken with a grain of salt,

“KINDERGARTEN COP” (4K ULTRA HD) {JAN. 23) “SPECIAL OPS: LIONESS – SEASON ONE” (JAN. 23)

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