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It’s thriller time:
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Linda Blair, Max von Sydow, and Jason Miller in “The Exorcist.”
Here are the top must-see horror classics By Rachel Basinger
rbasinger@heraldstandard.com
It’s the beginning of October, and that means it’s time for the chills. The weather is turning cooler, but it’s also time to start binge watching all those scary movies. To help with choosing the “can’t miss” horror flicks this year, local movie producers Jeff Monahan of Connellsville, and Cody Knotts who used to reside in the Uniontown area — both of whom have been involved
in their own horror films — are weighing in. Top on the list for Knotts is “The Exorcist.” William Peter Blatty’s best-seller is on the last known Catholic-sanctioned exorcism in the United States. A little girl named Regan proves quite a handful for her actress-mother, Chris MacNeil. When the girl gets completely out of hand, Chris calls in young priest Father Karras, who becomes convinced that the girl is possessed by
the Devil and that they must call in an exorcist: namely, Father Merrin. His foe proves to be no run-of-themill demon, and both the priest and the girl suffer numerous horrors during their struggles. “The best horror films always have a basis in reality — like it feels that whatever the story line is could really happen,” Knotts said. “’The Exorcist’ goes straight to our primal fears — a mother protecting her child — and it taps into our cultural understanding of Christianity.
“I feel like it’s a masterpiece on every level,” he added. “I”m not a fan of gore films or ones with a villain who’s impossible to kill. There has to be the potential for victory.” Because of his aversion to gore, “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre” is not on his favorites list, although he admits that it was brilliantly made. Knotts said he can’t help but be drawn to the old vampire, mummy and Frankenstein films of the 1960s Horror, Page 3
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unresolved trauma from her past and compounded by a string of eerie coincidences, Adelaide feels her paranoia elevate to high-alert as Continued from Page 2 she grows increasingly and 1970s that were certain that something produced by Hammer bad is going to befall her Films. family in the film “Us.” They included such After returning to films as “The Brides their vacation home of Dracula” and “The after a tense beach day Curse of Frankenstein,” with their friends Adboth of which were elaide and her family directed by Terence discover the silhouette Fisher. of four figures holding “The films created hands as they stand in Knotts that iconic look of womthe driveway. en vampires running The film pits an around in nightgowns,” endearing American Knotts said. “The sets family against a terrifywere bad, but I loved ing and uncanny oppothat stuff. The things nent: doppelgängers of that were created in themselves. those films were the Knotts said he’s not basis for other films necessarily a fan of to come, such as ‘Van films made from the Helsing.’” books of horror writer He is also a fan of diStephen King other than rector Wes Craven, who the original “It” film and has been dubbed the “Carrie.” “Master of Horror” for “I find that the movies his decades-long work in adapted from Stephen the genre. King novels are like “Scream” and “Nightreading James Patterson mare on Elm Street” novels,” he said. “They Monahan were two of Knott’s faalways have a simple vorite films by Craven. premise an are very In the 1984 film, a been a little weird.” commercial.” group of teenagers are But Knotts added that Connellsville resident terrorized by “Freddy director Jordan Peele Jeff Monahan who has Krueger,” an evil being seems to have picked up written, acted in and from another world who the mantle with films produced horror films, gets to his victims by en- such as “Get Out” and gave his opinion on what tering their dreams and “Us.” makes a good horror killing them with gloves In the film “Get Out,” film. that have knife blades Chris and his girlfriend, “It’s something perattached to each finger. Rose, have reached the sonal — visceral — In the 1996 film meet-the-parents milesomething that touches “Scream,” the sleepy stone of dating and she a nerve emotionally in little town of Woodsboro invites him for a weeka certain way,” he said. just woke up screaming. end getaway upstate “Sometimes it’s about There’s a killer in their with her parents. breaking a taboo.” midst who’s seen a few At first, Chris reads Monahan added that too many scary movies. the family’s overly achis two favorite horSuddenly, nobody is commodating behavior ror movies denegrate safe, as the psychopath as nervous attempts to as lesser films, so the stalks victims, taunts deal with their daughsuspension of disbelieve them with trivia quester’s interracial relation- has to be higher if it’s tions, then rips them to ship, but as the weekend going to be effective. bloody shreds. progresses, a series of Truman Kapote’s 1961 “I think Wes Craven increasingly disturbing film, “The Innocents” was incredible,” Knotts discoveries lead him to a with actress Debra Kerr said. “He always took truth that he could have is one of his favorites. horror to the next step, never imagined. An adaptation of Wiithout him guiding Haunted by an Horror, Page 6 where horror goes, it’s unexplainable and
Essie Davis in “The Babadook.”
Robert Englund in “A Nightmare on Elm Street.”
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Box office 1. “Abominable” ($20.8 million) 2. “Downton Abbey” ($14.5 million) 3. “Hustlers” ($11.4 million) 4. “It Chapter Two” ($10.4 million) 5. “Ad Astra” ($10.1 million) 6. “Rambo: Last Blood” ($8.6 million) 7. “Judy” ($3 million) 8. “Good Boys” ($2 million) 9. “The Lion King” ($1.6 million) 10. “Angel Has Fallen” ($1.5 million) DVD rentals 1. “Men in Black: International” 2. “The Secret Life of Pets 2”
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3. “Avengers Endgame” 4. “Godzilla King of the Monsters” 5. “Rocketman” 6. “Pokémon Detective Pikachu” 7. “Ma” 8. “The Hustle” 9. “A Dog’s Journey” 10. “Shazam”
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7 p.m. Admission: $5 for adults, $3 for seniors and students. The Classic Film Se”The Office! A Musiries at the State Thecal Parody” will be atre Center for the performed 7:30 p.m. Arts, “Suspicion” (Oct. Oct. 18 and 19 at the 4), “Schindler’s List” Byham Theater, 101 (Nov. 8), “White ChristSixth St., Pittsburgh. This mas” (Dec. 20), “Peyshow contains adult ton Place” (Jan. 17), language and themes. “Groundhog Day” (Feb. Tickets: TrustArts.org or 7), “The Pride of the 412-456-6666. Yankees” (March 13), ”A Few Good Men,” “Jesus Christ Superstar” written by Aaron Sorkin, (March 24), “Laura” will kick off the 45th an(May 15), “Splendor niversary season for the in the Grass” (June 5), Pittsburgh Public The“Willy Wonka and the ater. Directed by The Chocolate Factory” Public’s Artistic Director, (July 31) and “American Marya Sea Kaminski, Graffiti” (Aug. 21). Show- the show runs through times are 2 p.m. and Oct. 13 at the O’Reilly
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Theater, 621 Penn Ave. 8 p.m. Oct. 3-5, 2 p.m. Oct. 5-6, 7 p.m. Oct. 6 and Oct. 8, 8 p.m. Oct. 9-12, 2 p.m. Oct. 12-13. Tickets: 412-316-1600, ppt.org, or visit the box office. Baby Shark and Friends will come to the Byham Theater at 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. Nov. 4 and 6 p.m. May 19, to sing and dance through some favorite new and classic songs and go on fun adventures to learn about shapes, colors numbers and more. Tickets: trustarts.org or 412-456-6666. List, Page 9
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The State Theatre in Uniontown will be showing the movie “Suspicion” on Oct. 4 as part of their Classic Film Series. The Alfred Hitchcock film was released in 1941 and starred Joan Fontaine and Cary Grant. The film tells the story of a wealthy woman who marries a charming man, but it doesn’t take long for her to second-guess her decision. After her husband’s business partner ends up dead, she worries she might be next. Showtimes are 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Admission: $5 for adults, $3 for seniors and students.
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Toni Collette in “Hereditary.”
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Henry James’ classic novella “The Turn of the Screw,” 19th century British governess Miss Giddens (Kerr) arrives at a bleak mansion to take care of Flora and Miles, the wealthy household’s two children. Outwardly the children are little darlings, but the governess begins to feel that there’s something unwholesome behind those beatific smiles. After several disturbing examples of the children’s evil impulses, Miss Giddens gets information from the housekeeper that suggests that the children may be possessed by malign
spirits — or are all these events just the products of Miss Giddens’s own imagination? Monahan said the film is really effective, with even the opening credit sequence being a bit creepy. “You really never stop wondering if the governess is sexually repressed and crazy or if she’s really being visited by ghosts,” he said. Another of his favorites is the 1963 version of “The Haunting” staring Julie Harris. In the film, Anthropology professor Richard Johnson investigates reports of psychic phenomena at a “troubled” New England mansion known as Hill House. He is joined by two women of radically different temperaments who share a common
gift for ESP. Cynical Russ Tamblyn, who stands to inherit Hill House, goes along with the paranormal investigators, hoping to get a few laughs. “To me this is one of the scariest films,” Monahan said. “It’s disturbing. It really reached me on a visceral level.” More recently, the 2014 film “Babadook” and the 2015 film “The Witch” are two of Monahan’s favorites. “Both are very effective,” he said. “For both you’re just in a psychological state where you’re not sure what’s going on.” “Babadook” follows the story of Amelia who lost her husband to a violent death six years ago. She struggles to discipline her ‘out of control’ 6-year-old, Samuel,
a son she finds impossible to love. Samuel’s dreams are plagued by a monster he believes is coming to kill them both. When a disturbing storybook called ‘The Babadook’ turns up at their house, Samuel is convinced that the Babadook is the creature he’s been dreaming about. “The Witch” follows the age-old concepts of witchcraft, black magic and possession, which are innovatively brought together to tell the intimate and riveting story of one family’s frightful unraveling in the New England wilderness circa 1630. Monahan said the film has beautiful dialogue and has you wondering if someone actually stole the baby or not. Finally, 2018’s “Hereditary” and this year’s
“Midsommer,” both directed by Ari Aster are both equally disturbing to him. When Ellen, the matriarch of the Graham family, passes away, her daughter Annie Graham’s (Toni Collette) family begins to unravel cryptic and increasingly terrifying secrets about their ancestry. The more they discover, the more they find themselves trying to outrun the sinister fate they seem to have inherited. “Toni Collette should’ve won an Oscar for this film, but horror films aren’t really considered,” Monahan said. “She’s a woman navigating a family crisis. She was brilliant.” In “Midsommer,” Dani (Florence Pugh) invites herself to join her boyfriend Christian (Jack
Reynor) and his friends on a trip to a once-in-alifetime midsummer festival in a remote Swedish village. What begins as a carefree summer holiday in a land of eternal sunlight takes a sinister turn when the insular villagers invite their guests to partake in festivities that render the pastoral paradise increasingly unnerving and viscerally disturbing. Other films worth checking out include: “Night of the Living Dead,” Amityville Horror,” Psycho,” “The Birds,” “The Conjuring,” “The Shining,” “Poltergeist,” “The Blair Witch Project” and “Rosemary’s Baby.” The synopsis of each movie was written with the help of Rotten Tomatoes.
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Tom Keifer – ‘Rise’ I’ve been a fan of Tom Keifer since the early days of Cinderella. No, not the Disney character, but the Philadelphiabased band that burst on the music scene in the mid-1980s with gutsy hard rock tunes like “Gypsy Road,” “Shake Me,” “Nobody’s Fool,” “Somebody Save Me” and “Don’t Know What You’ve Got (Till It’s Gone).” Although Cinderella’s fame seemed to fizzle out by 1995, Keifer kept the faith on his own and eventually delivered his first solo album in 2013. “The Way Life Goes”
bluesy punch added for good measure. Six years later, Keifer resurfaces with his second solo release that proves it was well worth the wait. “Rise” was made loud to be played loud. The 58-year-old singer can still deliver the goods with a commanding voice that provides plenty of muscle to the potent musical assault provided by guitarist Tony Higbee, bassist Bilfeatured the raspyly Mercer, keyboardist voiced frontman continu- Kory Myers and druming Cinderella’s formula mer Jarred Pope. for belting out gritty rock “Rise” serves as a ’n’ roll numbers with a triumphant call to stand
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up to the forces that try to drag you down and prevent you from reaching the heights that allow you to shine and prosper. “Touching the Divine” is the rousing album opener that offers an inspiring message to erase the dark days blanketing the soul through mercy, grace and faith in order to be able to stand firmly in a higher place of deliverance. “The Death of Me” speaks to resisting personal demons and the sinful temptations they offer with Keifer growling, “Try to break me, bleed me, shoot me with
disease/You ain’t gonna be the death of me.” While tracks like “Life Was Here,” “All Amped Up” and “Hype” assertively fuel Keifer’s simmering lyrics, some softer tracks add an aspect of vulnerability to the album’s overall tone. The piano ballad “Taste for the Pain” is an engaging exercise in resiliency and determination. Keifer seems to bare his soul as he declares, “I’ve been shattered by crueler than you.” The album comes full circle from the scorching opener to the gentle
closer. “You Believe in Me” is a soft acoustic track that passionately proclaims the glorious feeling of having someone truly believe in you and what you can do. Having seen Keifer perform two years ago, I highly recommend catching the Pennsylvania native when he makes an area appearance for a show on October 17 at Jergel’s Rhythm Grille in Warrendale. Clint Rhodes is the Herald-Standard music reviewer. He can be reached at clinton43@ me.com.
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GO! Tyler Perry believes his studio rivals Hollywood’s best Page 8
By Jonathan Landrum Jr. AP Entertainment Writer
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tyler Perry remembered shedding tears when he saw an Atlanta highway exit bearing the name of his television and film studio for the first time. The actor-directorwriter believes he might have the same emotions during the grand opening of his massive stateof-the-art Tyler Perry Studios on Saturday night. He’s planning a star-studded unveiling of his 330-acre studio, where some big projects have already been filmed including his “Madea” films along with AMC’s “Walking Dead” and Marvel’s blockbuster hit “Black Panther.” “When I came here in 1992, I came with a dream,” Perry said in a recent interview. “I’m looking at everything I’ve dreamed and more to come to pass. It just reminds me. I just thought this was the Promised Land and that sign reminded me of that every time I pass it. The studio is a reminder as well.” Perry said his sprawling studio rivals other major Hollywood studios including Warner Bros. and Paramount Pictures. It’s considered one of the largest production studios in the country with 12 soundstages, 40 buildings on-site that are listed on the National Register of Historic Places and more than 200 acres of green space. The filmmaker built the studio on a former Army base called Fort McPherson, which is south of downtown Atlanta, after purchasing the land in 2015. “I gave them the
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I’m writing everything. There’s nobody else directing any of the shows. I’m on (the) set directing every show. That’s so rare for the town. They can’t even wrap their brains around it. On these TV shows, they shoot three, four or five pages a day. I’m shooting 90 pages a day. It’s very difficult for them to even wrap their brains around that to understand. So I feel like they don’t get it. If they did understand, they would realize that there’s a lot to Hollywood that could change or should change.” One place Perry believes he can continue to make a difference is through his studio. He’s known for creating opportunities for African Americans and other people of color to work on his sets since opening a 200,000-square-foot studio in 2006. He sold that studio a few years ago after he moved to his current location. Perry believes his films and owning a studio could have a lasting impact on his legacy. But he wants the studio to become a beacon to Associated Press inspire other filmmakers with the hope of keeping In this Nov. 16, 2017, file photo, actor-filmmaker and author Tyler Perry poses for a portrait in New York. Perry it in the family. says his massive Atlanta-based studio will rival other major Hollywood studios for years to come. The actor“I think they will go director-writer is planning to unveil his Tyler Perry Studios during a star-studded grand opening Saturday. The hand in hand,” Perry 330-acre studio is considered one of the largest studios in the country with 12 sound stages, 40 buildings onsite said of his filmmaking that are listed on the National Register of Historic Places and over 200 acres of green space. career and studio ventures. “But I think this absolute best,” he said. homeless to become a the BET Plus streaming from African Americans. brick-and-mortar of the “I built the absolute best force as a filmmaker to service, which debuted He said the industry also studio speaks volumes I could. We perform and now being honored with last month. He’ll also struggles to realize the because it’s not about run this place like a top. a star on the Hollywood have two new drama “power of the black dol- my dream. It’s about We have excellent serWalk of Fame, which he series, “The Oval” and lar” and the amount of all the other people vice and everything you will receive Tuesday. “Sistas,” premiere on work he’s put into each that are able to come in would expect to have in His career has been built BET this month. project. and build dreams and a major film television on the success of his But with all his accom“Nobody in Hollywood share dreams and tell studio. People are glad to “Madea” stage play tours plishments, Perry said believes that I’m sitting their stories as well. I shoot here. A lot of them and movies along with Hollywood still has a around and writing sev- hope it lives on forever want to return because his “Why Did I Get Mar- hard time understanding en series by myself,” he and ever. And if my son of the way we handled ried?” films. the value of his content, said. “I have no writer’s wants to take it over, it.” He recently partnered which has gotten what he room because nobody that would be even Perry went from being with Viacom to launch calls “undying” support else is writing anything. better.”
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Rudolph The RedNosed Reindeer: The Musical will come to the UPMC Events Center, 6001 University Blvd., Moon, at 2 p.m. and 5 p.m. Nov. 30. Tickets are $58, $48, $38 and $25 at UPMCEventsCenter.com or Ticketmaster. com. The Poetry Project: Master of the Macabre, Edgar Allen Poe will be held at the Trust Arts Education Center, 803 Liberty Ave., Pittsburgh, at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 25. Experience Poe in an entirely new way in this
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Oct. 30. The library is located on the second floor of the courthouse. The public is invited, admission is free and the library is open 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. weekdays. The Law Library is closed from noon to 1 p.m. every day. Jozart Center for the Arts in California will continue the Wine & Line program at 6:30 p.m. on the third Tuesday of art/exhibits each month. Those atThe Fayette County tending can bring wine Law Library presents and snacks and creStacey Evans as the ate an original piece October artist. Her “Plas- of art from start to finish tic Canvas” will be on under the guidance of display now through a teaching artist. Cost interactive, multi-media production. Take a deep dive into the horror and the beauty of Poe’s writing through music, light, sound, and movement. Move from passive to active as you become a creator of content and play a part in curating your own experience. Tickets: trustarts.org or 412-456-6666.
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is $22 and includes all materials. Reservations: cher@zoominternet.net. Mummies of the World: The Exhibition will open at the Carnegie Science Center’s PPG Science Pavilion on Oct. 5. The exhibit will feature 40 real human and animal mummies and 85 related artifacts, including: South American shrunken heads, a mummified family discovered in a Hungarian church, medical mummies from the early 19th century, examples of what bog bones and embalmed skin feel like and more. Purchasing Mummies
of the World tickets in advance is highly recommended and can be purchased at www. carnegiesciencecenter. org. Art @ Uniontown Art Club — Gallery 86 is now the home of the Uniontown Art Club and is located at 86 West Main Street in downtown Uniontown. The gallery and gift shop is filled with unique and one-of-a-kind works of art made by local artists. Hours of operation are 12:30-5:30 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays. The local nonprofit club was established in 1927.
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GO! Sam Clemens’ signature appears to be on Mark Twain Cave wall Page 10
By Jim Salter
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began sharing them with experts to authenticate the signature. A pair of Mark Twain Lovell meanwhile took enthusiasts who have her brother-in-law, David searched for more than Leaning, to the site with two decades say they’ve his high-resolution camera. found what appears to be His photos showed the Samuel Clemens’ signature word “Sam” or “Saml” (a from his youth scrawled common abbreviation for on the wall of the Missouri Samuel in the mid-19th cave he made famous in century) etched, but not “The Adventures of Tom written, at the same site. Sawyer.” Lovell believes Clemens In the mid-1800s, long likely started to etch his before he took on the name, found it difficult, pen name Mark Twain, and wrote his last name Clemens and his young “in a beautiful cursive” in pals romped around the pencil. cave near the Mississippi Two leading experts on River on the outskirts of Twain and his handwritHannibal. ing — Auburn University As a group of Twain at Montgomery professor David Leaning emeritus Alan Gribben and scholars toured what is now In this Aug. 6, 2019 photo provided by David Leaning Samuel Clemens’ signature is seen inside the Mark Twain rare books collector and known as the Mark Twain Cave in Hannibal, Mo., Clemens’ boyhood home. Experts say it is almost certainly an authentic signature Cave this summer, cave dealer Kevin Mac Donnell made by Clemens during his youth in Hannibal. owner Linda Coleberd, of Austin, Texas — agreed the signature is likely self-proclaimed “Twainiac” this week, only after severauthentic. Lovell and Coleberd Cindy Lovell and two othMac Donnell, who owns al Twain experts were able have been searching for ers broke off in search of a large collection of Twain to study the signature and Clemens’ signature for a the long-elusive signature, determine it was almost quarter of a century. It was first-edition books, letters, which was long believed to certainly real. photos and artifacts, said a daunting task. The cave’s size and pop- the signature traits — inbe among the thousands of Clemens was born in ularity made finding any names signed on the cave’s Florida, Missouri, in 1835, cluding rounded humps on hint of Clemens’ signature the “m’’ and a short tail on limestone walls. but his family moved to difficult because the brown the “s,” match up with CleAs Coleberd waved the Hannibal when he was 4. walls are covered with an group’s lone flashlight mens’ signature from 1853, He stayed until he was 17, estimated 250,000 names around an otherwise dark the year he moved away and the people and places scrawled in everything area of the cave, Lovell from Hannibal. he knew from the roughfrom pencil to candle wax says she happened to catch hewn river town were Gribben said it’s logical the beam of light as it fodder for his most famous to berry juice. It wasn’t un- that the young Clemens til 1979, after the cave was signed his name because shined on a signature: “Cle- works. named a National Historic the cave meant so much to mens,” written in pencil. The cave itself became Landmark, that writing on him — and because he had Lovell, former director a tourist destination after the walls was prohibited. of Hannibal’s Mark Twain the 1876 publication of a big ego. On July 26, Lovell and Museum who now works “He had a temperament “The Adventures of Tom in New Smyrna Beach, Sawyer,” as people flocked Coleberd decided to search from a very early age to again. While the scholars Florida, couldn’t contain want to be noticed, wanting to the place that inspired in town for a symposium her excitement. a record of himself everysome of the book’s key ad“I started yelling, ‘Clem- ventures — where Tom and known as the Clemens where,” Gribben said. ens! Clemens! I see ClemTwain isn’t the only Becky got lost, where Tom Conference toured the lit portion of the cave, they ens!’” she recalled. famous person to sign his and Huck found the treaIt wasn’t until weeks name in the cave. Lovell, in sure box, and where Injun set out in a darkened area known to have thousands later that a high-resolution Joe died. 2012, found “N. Rockwell” photo of the signature on a wall about 30 feet (9 Today, the cave, 3 miles of signatures. Two men from the group tagged revealed “Sam” etched at meters) from where the (5 kilometers) long, is along. the same place, indicating artist Norman Rockwell among the most popular The foursome had wan- sketched in 1936. Coleberd the signature was that of tourist sites in the town of the famed author and not a 17,500 residents that draws dered for only a few mosaid a signature from the ments when Lovell says relative. outlaw Jesse James, whose hundreds of thousands of she made her startling dis- gang hid in the cave, has The signature was disvisitors each year. Each covered in July, but details adult pays $19.95 for a one- covery. She took cellphone been authenticated. It was photos and immediately weren’t announced until even dated: Sept. 22, 1879. hour cave tour.
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By Jake Coyle AP Film Writer
NEW YORK (AP) — Martin Scorsese’s “The Irishman” premiered Friday at the New York Film Festival, finally raising the curtain on the director’s long-awaited, 209-minute crime-drama opus. Though the film’s genre and cast, including Robert De Niro and Joe Pesci, has led some to expect a gangster thriller in the mold of “GoodFellas” or “Casino,” ‘’The Irishman” is a more reflective, less flashy rumination on morality, violence and American power. Through deaging visual effects, the performances by De Niro, Pesci and Al Pacino span decades.
“The Irishman” was screened for members of the press Friday morning ahead of its evening red carpet premiere as the opening night gala for the New York Film Festival. The film’s debut has loomed like few other events on the film calendar, and a rare frenzy greeted it at Lincoln Center’s Alice Tully Hall. Reviews from critics were largely laudatory. Variety called it “a coldly enthralling triumph” and “a stately, ominous, suck-in-your-breath summing up.” The Hollywood Reporter called the film’s length a weakness but still hailed “a sprawling gangland saga that’s by turns flinty, amusing and richly nostalgic.” The New York Times called it “a gift for
cinephiles ... but also a somber acknowledgement of limitations.” The film is also one of Netflix’s biggest bets yet. The streaming company plunked down $159 million to make “The Irishman” after other studios passed. Scorsese, speaking in a Q&A alongside cast and producers, said that Netflix was the only one willing to bankroll the movie. “We couldn’t get backing for years,” Scorsese said. “It’s a costly experiment, but (Netflix chief content officer Ted Sarandos) and everyone at Netflix was like, ‘We’ll go with it.’” Scorsese called his film “an interesting hybrid” as both something made for theaters and for watching
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Sheeran’s long life in crime. But where “GoodFellas” was glamorous, “The Irishman” is sober. It’s a big statement for the 76-year-old director. Scorsese and his producers offered some impressive statistics on the movie’s scope: 108 days of shooting, 117 locations, 309 scenes. The ambitious size of “The Irishman” is part of what scared away other studios, along with the expensive de-aging process used to make De Niro, Pesci and Pacino appear years younger in significant sections of the movie. Nine cameras were used to film those scenes. Scorsese initially did a screen test and compared his digitally altered De Niro to the De Niro of
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new: “We watched him laughing and smiling as he awkwardly mixed up dance moves with Ella Jenkins, dropped balls while juggling, and tried to use a Hula-Hoop.” By feeding his fish every episode, “he helped us see the importance of being consistent in our care — in caring for others who rely on us, and in caring for ourselves.” He understood the desire in adults and children alike to feel “useful and needed,” Wagner writes. “He also helped us recognize our contributions, so we could feel proud of our efforts. ‘Passing things at the table or getting your mom’s pocketbook or briefcase when she asks
for it — or giving someone a hug when you think they need one. That’s being a caregiver. You see, you’re already a caregiver, by many things that you do.’” The book also includes quotes and dialogue from the TV show’s other characters, which don’t always hit the mark. Some tend to run on, a rough transition from the spoken word to the page. Then there are sweet gems like this that make the book worth keeping around: “Everybody’s different. And there are some things about everybody that are the same. That’s what’s wonderful. That’s what helps us to understand each other.”
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The Palace Theatre in Greensburg will be the site of the following performances: Rick Wakeman: The Grumpy Old Rock Star Tour, 8 p.m. Oct. 3. Tickets: $55, $60 ($5 additional at door); River City Brass - Hollywood and Bollywood, 7:30 p.m. Oct. 5, Tickets range from $31 to $10 and free for children under six; George Thorogood and the Destroyers, 7:30 p.m. Oct. 10, tickets $40.75, $55.75, $65.75 ($4.25 additional day of show); Westmoreland Symphony Orchesta - Russian Masters, 7:30 p.m. Oct. 12 with tickets $16, $30, $36, $38 or $51; Little Feat 50th Anniversary Tour, 8 p.m. Oct. 16 with tickets $49, $59, $69 ($5 additional at door); The Ultimate Fleetwood Mac Tribute Show at 8 p.m., Oct. 18 at 8 p.m. with tickets at $35; The Clarks, 7 p.m. Oct. 19 with tickets at $25; Daughtry at 7:30 p.m., Oct. 20 with tickets at $59.75, $69.75, $79.75 ($5.25 additional day of show); Kip Moore with special guest Tucker Beathard, 8 p.m. Oct. 24 with tickets being $29.75, $39,75, $49.75 ($5.25 additional day of show); The World Famous Glenn Miller Orchestra at 2 p.m. Oct. 27 with tickets being $18, $24, $29; Bret Michaels, 8 p.m. Nov. 1 with tickets being $58, $68, $78, $88, $105. Tickets: 724-836-8000 or www.thepalacetheatre.org. The Meadows
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summer entertainment Sheila E., Oct. 4 starting at $25; Brian McKnight, Oct. 5 starting at $30; Commodores, Oct. 11; Piano Men (A Tribute to Elton John and Billy Joel), Oct. 12; Three Dog Night, Oct. 18; Billy Ocean, Oct. 19. Tickets: www.ticketmaster. com. half•alive will perform at Stage AE, 400 N. Shore Drive, Pittsburgh, on Oct. 7, Doors open at 7 p.m. Tickets are $22 in advance at www.ticketmaster.com or $25 the day of the show. The Black Keys will come to the PPG Paints Arena, 1001 Fifth Ave., on Oct. 7 as part of the “Let’s Rock” tour. Tickets: www.ticketmaster. com. Zedd - Orbit Tour w/ Jax Jones and NOTD will perform at Stage AE, 400 N. Shore Drive, Pittsburgh on Oct. 9. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $49.50 and $99 at www.ticketmaster. com. The Chainsmokers with 5 Seconds of Summer and Lennon Stella will come to the PPG Paints Arena, 1001 Fifth Ave., Pittsburgh, on Oct. 11, as part of their new “World War Joy” tour. Tickets: www.ticketmaster.com. Dark Star Orchestra will perform at Stage AE, 400 N. Shore Drive, Pittsburgh on Oct. 12. Doors open at 7 p.m. Tickets are $29 in advance, $32 the day of the show and $75 for premium seating at www.ticketmaster. com.
Kevin Gates will perform at Stage AE, 400 N. Shore Drive, Pittsburgh, Oct. 19. Doors open at 7 p.m. Tickets are $43 in advance, $48.50 the day of the show and $102.50 premium at ticketmaster. com. Yung Bae w/ Birocratic will perform at The Club at Stage AE, 400 N. Shore Drive, Pittsburgh, Oct. 22. Doors open at 7 p.m. Tickets are $15 in advance (www.ticketmaster. com) and $17 the day of the show. Missio will perform Oct. 23 at The Club at Stage AE, 400 N. Shore Drive, Pittsburgh. Doors open at 7 p.m. Tickets: $17 in advance at ticketmaster.com or $20 the day of the show. Sleater-Kinney will perform at Stage AE, 400 N. Shore Drive, Pittsburgh, on Oct. 26. Doors open at 7 p.m. Tickets are $32 in advance and $35 the day of the show at www. ticketmaster.com. GRYFFIN presents their Gravity II Tour on Nov. 1 at Stage AE, 400 N. Shore Drive, Pittsburgh. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $30 to $75 at www.ticketmaster.com. A Day to Remember will bring its Degenerates Tour to the Petersen Events Center, 3719 Terrace St., Pittsburgh on Nov. 2. Tickets: Ticketmaster.com. Justin Stone is set to perform Nov. 5 at The Club at Stage AE, 400 N. Shore Drive, List, Page 15
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Pittsburgh. Doors open at 7 p.m. Tickets: $15 advance at www.ticketmaster.com or $17 day of show A$AP Ferg- THE YETI TOUR with Murda Beatz and MadeinTYO will perform Nov. 7 at Stage AE, 400 N. Shore Drive, Pittsburgh. Doors open at 7 p.m. Tickets are $33 in advance at www.ticketmaster.com or $35 the day of the show or $75 premium. The Neighbourhood will perform at Stage AE, 400 N. Shore Drive, Pittsburgh, on Nov. 8. Doors will open at 7 p.m. Tickets are $32, $35 and $75 at www. ticketmaster.com. Incubus will perform at Heinz Hall, 600 Penn Ave., Pittsburgh, on Nov. 8. Tickets: www. ticketmaster.com. The Commonheart will perform at Stage AE, 400 N. Shore Drive, Pittsburgh on Nov. 9. The doors open at 7 p.m. Tickets are $22 in advance or $25 the day of the show at www.ticketmaster. com. Bob Dylan & His Band is scheduled for 8 p.m. Nov. 10 at the UPMC Events Center, 6001 University Blvd., Moon Township. Tickets are $52.50, $69.50, $89.50 and go on sale at 10 a.m. Sept. 20 at BobDylan.com, Ticketmaster.com and UPMC Events Center Box Office. Gus Dapperton - The Polly People US Tour will perform at The Club at Stage AE, 400 N. Shore Drive, Pittsburgh, on Nov. 13. Doors open
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at 7 p.m. Tickets: $18 in advance at www.ticketmaster.com or $20 the day of the show. Sara Bareilles is scheduled to perform Nov. 15 at the UPMC Events Center, 6001 University Blvd., Moon, as part of her “Amidst The Chaos” tour. Tickets: www.ticketmaster. com. Doobie with DJ Hylyte, Krash Minati, BSE Count, and Swaun will perform Nov. 17 at The Club at Stage AE, 400 N. Shore Drive, Pittsburgh. Doors open at 7 p.m. Tickets are $15 in advance at ticketmaster.com, $20 the day of the show and $75 VIP. Gramatik is scheduled to perform Nov. 20, at Stage AE, 400 N. Shore Drive, Pittsburgh. Doors open at 7 p.m. Tickets are $25 in advance at ticketmaster. com or $30 the day of the show. Lotus w/ Lespecial is scheduled to perform at Stage AE in Pittsburgh on Dec. 27. Doors open at 7 p.m. Tickets are $25, $29.50 and $75 at www.ticketmaster.com or $35 the day of the show. Umphrey’s McGee will perform Jan. 24, 2020, at Stage AE, 400 N. Shore Dr., Pittsburgh. Doors open at 6 p.m. Tickets are $20 to $29.50 at www.ticketmaster.com or $35 the day of the show. Thrice Vheissu with mewithoutyou, Drug Church, and Holy Fawn will perform Feb. 3, 2020 at Stage AE, 400 N. Shore Drive, Pittsburgh. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. Tickets: $25 at
www.ticketmaster.com or $29 the day of the show. King Princess is scheduled to perform Feb. 8, 2020 at Stage AE, 400 N. Shore Drive, Pittsburgh. Doors open at 7 p.m. Tickets are $27.50 in advance, $30 the day of show and $75 premium at www. ticketmaster.com. The Lumineers will perform Feb, 25, 2020 at the PPG Paint Arena, 1001 Fifth Ave., Pittsburgh. Tickets: www.ticketmaster. com. Dashboard Confessional will be performing March 7, 2020, at Stage AE, 400 N. Shore Drive, Pittsburgh. Doors open at 7 p.m. Tickets are $35 or $75 at www. ticketmaster.com or $37 the day of the show. Vampire Weekend will be performing at Stage AE Outdoors, 400 N. Shore Drive, Pittsburgh on June 3, 2020. Gates open at 6 p.m. Tickets are $49.50 and $99 at www.ticketmaster.com and $55 the day of the show. Green Day, Fall Out Boy, and Weezer, will be performing at PNC Park, 115 Federal St., Pittsburgh, on Aug. 15, 2020, as part of their The Hella Mega Tour. Tickets: ticketmaster. com. Send items for GO! Magazine two weeks before the event to go@ heraldstandard.com. All fundraiser announcements appear in the Community Calendar and can be emailed to hscalendar@heraldstandard.com.
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Joaquin Phoenix melds into Arthur Fleck in ‘Joker’
By Rachel Basinger
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Joaquin Phoenix takes on the tough role of a mentally disturbed man when he hits the big screen portraying a popular comic book villian in the “Joker.” The film centers around the iconic arch nemesis and is an original, standalone fictional story not seen before on the big screen. Director Todd Phillips’ exploration of Arthur Fleck, who is indelibly portrayed by Phoenix, is of a man struggling to find his way in Gotham’s fractured society. A clown-for-hire by day, he aspires to be a stand-up comic at night, but finds the joke always seems to be on him. Caught in a cyclical existence between apathy and cruelty, Arthur makes one bad decision that brings about a chain reaction of escalating events in this gritty character study. IMDb trivia states that the Joker’s makeup is very similar to John Wayne Gacy’s, a serial killer who would often entertain children while dressed as Pogo the Clown. This makeup style was shunned by working clowns at the time, as they strictly prohibit “sharp” ends in their make-up, as it scares children. Also, Phoenix lost a lot of weight for his role as the Joker. It was so serious that filming could only be done once, with no opportunity for reshoots. Other stars in the
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Joaquin Phoenix as Arthur Fleck in “Joker.”
film include: Robert De Niro (“Raging Bull” and “Cape Fear”) as Murray Franklin, Zazie Beetz (“Geostorm” and “Deadpool 2”) as Sophie Dumond, Brett Cullen (“Ghost Rider” and “The Dark Knight Rises”) as Thomas Wayne, Bill Camp (“Jason Bourne” and “12 Years a Slave”)
as Detective Garrity and Frances Conroy (“The Aviator” and “Catwoman”) as Penny Fleck. While there is no audience score as of yet, the Tomatometer, based on critics, is at 77 percent on the Rotten Tomatoes website. “Joker gives its infamous central character a
chillingly plausible origin story that serves as a brilliant showcase for its star - and a dark evolution for comics-inspired cinema,” said the Critic’s Consensus on the website. The film is rated R for strong bloody violence, disturbing behavior, language and brief sexual images.
Another film releasing to theaters this weekend includes: n “Lucy in the Sky,” staring Natalie Portman, Jon Hamm and Dan Stevens. Lucy Cola, a strong woman whose determination and drive as an astronaut take her to space, where she’s deeply moved by the transcendent
experience of seeing her life from afar. Back home as Lucy’s world suddenly feels too small, her connection with reality slowly unravels. The film is rated R for language and some sexual content. The synopsis for each film is from the Rotten Tomatoes website.
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Spiderman makes his way into homes this week
By Rachel Basinger
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Tom Holland made his way into living rooms this week with the release of “Spider-Man: Far From Home,” to rental outlets. In the third installment of the “Spiderman: Homecoming” series, Peter Parker (Tom Holland, “The Impossible” and “Avengers: Infinity War”) decides to join his best friends Ned (Jacob Batalon, “Every Day” and “Avengers: End Game”) , MJ (Zendaya, “The Greatest Showman” and “Zapped”) and the rest of the gang on a European vacation. However, his plan to leave super heroics behind for a few weeks are quickly scrapped when he begrudgingly agrees to help Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson, “Pulp Fiction” and “Jackie Brown”) uncover the mystery of several elemental creature attacks, creating havoc across the continent. Holland said in a Fandango interview that the hard part with this third Spider-Man film is that it’s the first movie he’s made without Robert Downey Jr., whose character Iron Man died in “Avengers: Endgame.” “It was a bit daunting, but that’s why it was nice to have Jake Gylenhall come in and play Mysterious in this film, because he kind of fills the shoes of Peter’s mentor and he does it really nicely,” he said. Directed by Jon Watts, the film is rated PG-13 for sci-fi action violence,
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Sony Pictures Zendaya and Tom Holland in “Spider-Man: Far From Home.”
some language and brief suggestive comments. The movie is rated very highly by both critics and audiences on Rotten Tomatoes, with an audience rating of 95 percent and a critics rating on the Tomatometer of 90 percent. “A breezily unpredictable blend of teen
romance and superhero action, ‘Spider-Man: Far from Home’ stylishly sets the stage for the next era of the Marvel Cinematic Universe,” said the website’s critics consensus. Other films released to rental outlets this week include: n “Doom: Annihilation,” directed by Tony
Giglio and staring Amer Chadha-Patel, Amy Manson, Dominic Mafham, Louis Mandylor and Nina Bergman. A secret base used for scientific research on the Martian moon, Phobos, sends an alarming distress call. As UAC marines answer the plea for help, they discover that the moon has
been invaded by a horde of demons. The film is rated R for bloody horror violence and language. n “Jarhead: Law of Return,” directed by Don Michael Paul and staring Yael Eitan, Ben Cross, Amaury Nolasco and Jeff Pierre. An accomplished fighter pilot for the
Israel Defense Forces, and son of a U.S. Senator is shot down while flying through Syrian airspace. After miraculously surviving the accident, he is taken captive by the Hezbollah faction in Syria. The film is rated R for scenes of violence, sexuality/nudity and strong language.
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