Drawn To Life

as he did with his Oscar-winning role of Ron Woodroof in “Dallas Buyers Club,” McConaughey pours barrels of energy, gravitas and emotion into Wells, who we admire, dislike and feel sorry for all at the same time.

“Gold” is less complicated and therefore has much more mass appeal than the other recent financial films. What director Stephen Gaghan (“Syriana”) has given us isn't pure 24K. But with a commanding lead and one of the best surprise endings of the year, this is definitely a film worth investing in.

“Gold” opens in select Capital Region theaters on Friday, Jan. 27.

Concept and Illustration

By Katie Klimacek Co-Executive Editor

By KYLE PRATT Opinion Editor

Just a day after Friday’s inauguration, deception clearly became a chief goal of the new President and his minions.

In his first press conference as White House Press Secretary, Sean Spicer launched an attack on the news media using twisted facts and blatant lies. He was responding to numerous recent reports, including one saying that the crowd at the new President’s swearing-in paled in comparison to that at President Obama’s first inauguration.

Acting as a mouthpiece for the thin-skinned President, Spicer called recent actions by reporters “irresponsible and reckless,” specifically referring to reports that the bust of Martin Luther King Jr. had been removed from the Oval Office. These reports later turned out to be false.

Score one for truth.

In the next passage of his pre-prepared statement, Spicer challenged the validity of pictures seen on Twitter of the crowd at Obama’s first inauguration compared to the crowd on Friday. He suggested the