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‘Hope Grows’ offers unique perspective on caring Where Hope Grows, PG-13, *****, Kristoffer Polak, Katie Campbell, David DeSancitis, Director Chris Dowling, Road Side Attractions, Godspeed Pictures, Length 95 Minutes. The interesting part of helping others is the simple fact that it is our duty, and Terry it is a great feelBurns ing to help all of those who are in Movie Critic need. Speaking to others along with helping the needy always gives us a feeling of doing the right thing for people. Helping animals gives one a warm feeling also. Helping the misfortunate while we move thru our daily lives gives everyone a
wonderful sensation which will stay with us for a long time. “Where Hope Grows� is an interesting film that gives all of us a reason to be conscious of those who are less fortunate than we are. How many of us when we were growing up wanted to become a professional baseball player. I would say a majority of youngsters. Calvin Campbell (Kristoffer Polak) is a baseball player who had trouble with his ability to remain calm when under the strain of hitting the ball. He lost his professional baseball job, and became an alcoholic. He does not work, but unfortunately, he drinks a lot of beer. Fortunately, he has a wonderful daughter, Katie Campbell (McKaley Miller), but he
ignores her too much. He meets Produce (David DeSanctis), who is mentally challenged. Produce is an extremely friendly individual who enjoys people and he likes to talk to everyone and be sociable. He is a great worker in a grocery store (thus his name Produce), and friendly to all the customers. Anyone would be lucky to have him as an employee and a friend. Unfortunately, Produce has Downsyndrome. The grocery store manager gives one person per month “Employee of the Month.� Produce wants to win that award. Sadly, too many people do not give the mentally challenged a lot of consideration in life. Calvin begins to help Produce learn how to swing a baseball bat and hit the ball. This gives
Biography softens movie tough guy Associated Press
“The Lives of Robert Ryan� (Wesleyan University Press), by J.R. Jones Actor Robert Ryan spent a good deal of his life promoting peace, civil rights and other social causes. In his long film career, he did something more daring: He willingly became the face of the very evils he denounced. In “Crossfire� (1947), Ryan plays a soldier whose hatred of Jews leads to murder. “Bad Day at Black Rock� (1955) casts him as a man who kills a Japanese farmer as revenge for the attack on Pearl Harbor. In “Odds Against Tomorrow� (1959), Ryan’s holdup man bridles at the idea of a partner in crime who is black. Ryan garnered critical praise for such roles but not the leading-man status enjoyed by Hollywood’s good guys. “I think he took them because he really believed that he was making a contribution to people’s overall sense of what it was to be a minority or to be discriminated against,� his co-star and friend Harry Belafonte tells “The Lives of Robert Ryan� author J.R. Jones.
Over the course of more than 70 film roles, Ryan played plenty of decent if intense characters, even John the Baptist in “King of Kings� (1961). However, Jones notes, “no matter how many saints Ryan might play, he would always be more intimately acquainted with the serpents.� Jones provides an engaging biography of a Golden Age movie star who was a welcome presence even if — and perhaps particularly when — he lit up the screen with a sneer and filled it with menace. His many lives — stage and television performer, political activist, progressive education proponent, husband and father — are finely detailed by Jones with the help of Ryan’s private writings and those of his wife, Jessica, a novelist. Jones describes a complex man who grappled publicly with the world’s demons and privately with his own, among them alcohol and depression. Robert Ryan (19091973) grew up in Chicago, the son of an Irish father connected to Democratic
machine politics. An only child after his younger brother died of pneumonia at age 5, he was spoiled and smothered by his parents. Their son’s lonely, introverted nature worried them. Long before Ryan discovered the joys of drama, his mother gave him a violin; his father gave him boxing gloves. The gloves proved more valuable. Ryan won heavyweight titles while a student at Dartmouth College and tapped his skills in the ring for his first film, “Golden Gloves� (1940), as he broke into the movies. He used them again to play a doomed fighter in “The Set-Up� (1949), one of the nifty noirs that mark his career in the 1940s and 1950s. Ryan was an outspoken liberal and a supporter of Democratic Party candidates even when the blacklist scared many Hollywood actors into silence. “By all accounts,� Jones writes of Ryan, who died of cancer at age 63, “he was a good man, but often he expressed his goodness by playing evil men — with an alarming relish and conviction.�
Large stuffed tiger on SUV prompts 911 call Associated Press
CAMAS, Wash. — The sight of a stuffed tiger — a very large stuffed tiger — lashed to the top of an SUV cruising around a southwest Washington lake was enough to generate a 911 call from someone who apparently thought it was real. The Columbian newspaper of Vancouver reports
that Connor Zuvich says he was by Lacamas Lake in Camas on Monday with some friends when a truck came by and dumped some trash and the giant tiger. Zuvich tied it to the top of his vehicle, then he and his friends started cruising around the lake in the enhanced SUV. Officer Henry Scott was sent to investigate the ti-
ger 911 call, described by Camas police as an “animal problem.� The 19-year-old Zuvich says he and the officer traded jokes and photos, then parted ways. Other drivers also got the joke, honking and giving him a thumbs-up sign. As Zuvich says, “The thing looked really realistic.�
him lots of encouragement. Produce goes to church, and Calvin drove him to the church, because he was too late to get there on his bicycle. Eventually Calvin and Katie go to church with him. We all have ups and downs through life. With the situations that occurred in this review, I would like to give the reader a positive moment from the famous Frank Sinatra. It is simply called That’s Life – “Riding High in April, Shot down in May, But I know I’m going to change when I’m back on top in June, Each Time I find myself flat on my face I just pick myself up brush myself off and get back in the race.� Sorry to say that we have too much envy and some individuals who are so jealous and want
to pull others down, so they can look good to the boss and others in the group. Crooked politics is subliminal, but we have individuals who enjoy gossiping in order to allow others to know what they have done. The only way some can get attention is to become a backstabber. That is definitely a sick individual. I recommend “Where Hope Grows� for all who enjoy a film that will reach into the heart, and give people the opportunity to help the incapable, unfortunate, and all those that are challenged in their lives. It is a heart warming film that will touch the heart. (Terry Burns is the movie critic for the Daily Corinthian. A five-star rating means don’t miss.)
New museum in hometown celebrates John Wayne’s life BY BARBARA RODRIGUEZ Associated Press
WINTERSET, Iowa — Like many rural communities, the central Iowa city of Winterset has an idyllic town square, variety stores and a historic movie theater. But Winterset also has a unique claim to fame: It’s the birthplace of John Wayne, and a new museum opening here is celebrating the late actor’s life, career and local connections. Wayne was born Marion Robert Morrison in Winterset in 1907. Although he moved to California at a young age, Winterset has been showcasing his local roots for years. In addition to the new museum, the small wooden house where he was born offers tours and there’s a large bronze statue of the actor in his signature cowboy hat. “One of the things that keep a small town alive is to share their history,� said Shirley Roach, owner of a boutique in town that devotes a section to John Wayne merchandise. “John Wayne is a part of our history.� The new 6,100-squarefoot museum officially opens Saturday on the same block as his birthplace. The museum displays his film wardrobes, a signed Andy Warhol print of the actor and his customized 1972 Pontiac Grand Safari station wagon. It’s parked inside the gallery, near decorative wooden panels from the closing barroom fight
“One of the things that keep a small town alive is to share their history. John Wayne is a part of our history.� Shirley Roach Owner of a boutique that devotes a section to John Wayne merchandise scene of Wayne’s final film, “The Shootist.� Visitors can also see an ashtray from his yacht, his briefcase, his personal address book — with contact information for Ronald Reagan when he was the California governor — and the eye patch Wayne wore in the movie “True Grit.� Brian Downes, executive director of the $2.5 million museum, said the museum was built partly because tours of his childhood home were not enough to satisfy his fans. Long lines at the house meant the tours “could only be 20 minutes long,� he said. “There was a frustration there ... It was really time to step up.� Wayne, who was nicknamed the Duke, died in 1979. The museum was funded over seven years through grants and private donations, including door-to-door pledges from residents of Winterset, population 5,000. “It was a dream for a little town to accomplish something like this,� Downes said. Bill Ward, 59, of Rockford, Illinois, visited the museum with his wife during a soft opening this month. “He’s part
of my youth,� Ward said. “When you think of John Wayne, he’s an American. He loved America.� Not all museums about 20th century celebrities remain successful. The Jimmy Stewart Museum in Indiana, Pennsylvania, has seen a decrease in attendees and financial support over the years. A museum dedicated to Liberace closed in 2010 near Las Vegas after more than 30 years in business. But Ruth Reed, a tour guide for Wayne’s birthplace, said the Duke has staying power. Over the years, she’s welcomed visitors from around the world. A recent Friday included visitors from Florida, Ireland, New Zealand and Puerto Rico. “He’s still one of the top 10 movie stars in people’s memories,� she said. “Who do we have today that has anything that you’d even care to honor?� The general $15 ticket to the museum includes a tour of Wayne’s birthplace, which has been restored to its appearance when Wayne lived there. The museum also suggests a trail of spots near and around town linked to Wayne’s family.
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