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What’s New NOW on February 21 “Movie: The Drug King” From South Korea comes this actioner set in that country in the 1970s, about a drug smuggler trying to build an empire in the Busan underworld while a public prosecutor endeavors to take him down.

Kang-ho Song, Jung-Suk Jo and Doona Bae star for director Min-ho Woo (“Inside Men”). Premiere February 22 “Movie: Paddleton” Two misfit neighbors become unlikely friends when one is diagnosed with terminal cancer in this original drama movie from director Alex Lehmann (“Blue Jay”). Ray Romano, Mark Duplass, Marguerite Moreau, Christine Woods and Kadeem Hardison head a strong cast. Premiere “Workin’ Moms” Catherine Reitman (“It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia,” “black-ish”) created and stars in this Canadian sitcom that follows four disparate working mothers and friends as they try to balance career, family and love lives in modern-day Toronto.

Dani Kind, Juno Rinaldi and Philip Sternberg (Reitman’s husband) also star. Series Premiere “Movie: Firebrand” Priyanka Chopra, best known as FBI agent Alex Parrish on ABC’s departed “Quantico,” produced this original drama movie that follows a successful lawyer and sexual assault victim as she takes on difficult family cases while also dealing with intimacy issues in her own marriage. Usha Jadhav, Sachin Khedekar and Girish Kulkarni star. Premiere

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Ashley Judd and Morgan Freeman again star for director Charles Martin Smith.

“Our Idiot Brother” (Feb. 26) Paul Rudd (“This Is 40,” “I Love You, Man”) stars as an idealist who barges into the lives of his three sisters in this entertaining comedy/drama from director Jesse Peretz (“The Ex”). Emily Mortimer, Elizabeth Banks and Zooey Deschanel also star.

“The Dirt” (March 22) Jeff Tremaine (“Bad Grandpa”) directed this biographical drama that tells the story of the rise of Motley Crue to rock stardom. Machine Gun Kelly, Iwan Rheon and Leven Rambin star. (ORIGINAL) “Triple Frontier” (March, date TBA) Ben Affleck, Oscar Isaac, Charlie Hunnam, Garrett Hedlund and Pedro Pascal star as Special Forces operatives who reunite to plan a heist in a sparsely populated multi-border zone of South America in this actioner from director J.C. Chandor (“All Is Lost”).

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February 18 “Movie: The Sisters Brothers” A gold prospector in the midst of a personal crisis (Riz Ahmed, “The Night Of”) goes on the run across the Oregon desert circa 1850 to get away from notorious sibling assassins (Joaquin Phoenix, John C. Reilly) in this 2018 adventure/comedy from French writer/director Jacques Audiard (“Rust and Bone”). Jake Gyllenhaal, Rebecca Root and Allison Tolman are also in the talented cast.

“Movie: Pick of the Litter” Don Hardy and Dana Nachman (“Batkid Begins”) helmed this 2018 documentary that follows a litter of puppies from birth through their two-year odyssey to train to become guide dogs for the blind. Along the way, the canines meet individuals who teach them to perform astounding, lifechanging tasks for their human companions.

“Movie: Experimenter” The 1961 experiments of social psychologist Stanley Milgram, who tested people’s willingness to obey authority, form the basis of this 2015 biographical drama from director Michael Almereyda (“Marjorie Prime”). Peter Sarsgaard (“An Education”) stars as Milgram alongside Anthony Edwards, Jim Gaffigan, Winona Ryder and John Leguizamo.

“Movie: The Quiet Ones” A university professor’s (Jared Harris, “Mad Men”) experiment to drive psychosis from a young woman and create a poltergeist unleashes terrifying events in this 2014 horror yarn from director John Pogue (“The Skulls”). Sam Claflin, Erin Richards and Olivia Cooke also star

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“Tickled” (Feb. 27) New Zealand pop culture reporter David Farrier investigates a mysterious tickling competition and encounters unexpected resistance in this 2016 documentary that he also directed.

“Digging for Fire” (Feb. 28) The discovery of a bone and a gun send a husband and wife on separate adventures in this 2015 drama from director Joe Swanberg (“Hannah Takes the Stairs”). Jake Johnson and Rosemarie DeWitt star.

“The Guilty” (Feb. 28) From Denmark comes this 2018 crime drama about a police officer assigned to dispatch duty, who must race against time when he answers an emergency call from a kidnapped woman.

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February 17 “Movie: What They Had” Hilary Swank stars as a woman who goes home to convince her father to put her Alzheimer’s-stricken mother in a nursing home and give up their life-long love affair in this 2018 drama written and directed by Elizabeth Chomko in her debut at the helm.

Michael Shannon, Robert Forster, Blythe Danner, Taissa Farmiga and Josh Lucas are also in the strong cast.

“Movie: The Party” Things do downhill quickly when a woman (Kristin Scott Thomas, “Four Weddings and a Funeral,” “The English Patient”) invites over friends to celebrate her promotion in this 2017 black comedy from director Sally Potter (“Ginger & Rosa”). Patricia Clarkson, Emily Mortimer, Timothy Spall, Bruno Ganz, Cillian Murphy and Cherry Jones are also in the talented cast.

February 22 “This Giant Beast That Is the Global Economy” Kal Penn hosts this exploration of the most compelling, hilarious, bizarre and confounding topics that impact the world economy in this original eight-part documentary series from filmmaker Adam McKay (“The Big Short”). Each episode focuses on a central question about the global economy, such as “How can I launder a bag of dirty cash?” or “Is it easier for jerks to get rich?” Ted Danson, Rob Corddry, Rashida Jones, Mary Steenburgen and Ed Helms are among the many guest stars.

(ORIGINAL) Series Premiere February 23 “Movie: Death Wish” Eli Roth helmed this 2018 remake of the classic 1974 actioner that casts Bruce Willis in the Charles Bronson role of Paul Kersey, who embarks on his own mission for justice after thugs killed his wife and put his daughter in a coma. Vincent D’Onofrio, Dean Norris, Elisabeth Shue and Len Cariou are also in the impressive cast.

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“Every Day” (Feb. 25) Angourie Rice (“The Beguiled”) stars as a shy 16-year-old who falls for a traveling soul who wakes each morning in a different body in this 2018 fantasy/drama from director Michael Sucsy (“The Vow”).

“The Young and Prodigious T.S. Spivet” (Feb. 28) From French filmmaker JeanPierre Jeunet (“Amelie”) comes this 2013 action adventure about a 10-year-old scientist (Kyle Catlett) who flees his parents’ Montana ranch to travel across the country to receive an award at the Smithsonian Institute in Washington, D.C. “Utopia” (date TBA) Author/screenwriter Gillian Flynn (“Gone Girl,” “Sharp Objects”) is the creator of this nine-episode series about a group of young adults who are hunted by a shadowy deep state organization after they come into possession of a near-mythical graphic novel and the conspiracy theories within. (ORIGINAL) “Too Old to Die Young” (date TBA) Miles Teller, William Baldwin, Jena Malone and John Hawkes make up the solid cast of this drama that explores the criminal underbelly of Los Angeles through the existential journeys of several characters.

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By Ken Ludwig February 14 - 17 & February 21- 24 Thursday-Saturday: 8:00 pm, Sundays: 3 pm $20 adults, $15 student/senior/military Get your deerstalker cap on — the play’s afoot! Comedic genius Ken Ludwig (“Lend Me a Tenor”) transforms Arthur Conan Doyle’s classic The Hound of the Baskervilles into a murderously funny adventure. Sherlock

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COURT & CHILI COMPETITION Friday, February 22, 2019 6:00pm to 8:00pm Time to cook up your favorite chili recipe to enter the chili cook off. $5 entry fee for cook off, play for free.

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WEEK OF FEBRUARY 17 TO 23, 2019 THE LUCKIEST SIGNS THIS WEEK: SCORPIO, SAGITTARIUS AND CAPRICORN

ARIES You’ll have a number of small tasks to attend to, both at work and at home. When you’ve finished everything, you’ll feel a sense of satisfaction.

TAURUS You’ll be faced with some big household tasks. Your love life might take an unexpected turn following a good conversation. A family member’s pregnancy might be announced.

GEMINI It’s going to be an exceptionally busy week for you. Before you can enjoy yourself, you’ll have to either put in some extra work at your job or deal with demanding family duties.

CANCER You’ll make changes around the house (they may involve either decorating or repair work). You’ll manage to find some good deals and your property will increase in value. Also, don’t hesitate to ask for a raise in your salary.

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Music stars honor Elvis Presley in NBC tribute to 1968 Elvis Presley had an impact on countless people, but Mac Davis was a direct beneficiary.

The singer of such tunes as “Baby Don’t Get Hooked on Me” and “One Hell of a Woman,” Davis also is a prolific songwriter who co-wrote (with Billy Strange) “Memories” for Presley’s 1968 comeback special. Davis performs it as that show is recalled in NBC’s new “Elvis All-Star Tribute” Sunday, Feb. 17. Blake Shelton plays host to a lineup that also includes Carrie Underwood, Keith Urban, Jennifer Lopez, John Legend, Ed Sheeran, Alessia Cara, Pistol Annies, Little Big Town, Josh Groban, Shawn Mendes, Darius Rucker and more.

The genial Davis says he appreciates “the respect they’re showing” to the comeback special and to Steve Binder, its director (who appears in the new program). “It was not an easy thing to do,” maintains Davis. “I was not in (Presley’s) close circle of friends, but I was around enough to know it was a difficult job to get him to do it. I’m glad he did, though.”

“Memories” came to be when Davis was asked to write something Presley could sing both before and after one segment of the 1968 show. “I never did figure out how to do that,” Davis muses, “so I just wrote a song about looking back over the years, and it really was the beginning of my career. It was one of the best things that ever happened to me.”

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Mac Davis performs in NBC’s new “Elvis All-Star Tribute” Sunday.

Presley also recorded the Davis compositions “In the Ghetto” and (also co-written with Strange) “A Little Less Conversation.” Davis modestly reasons, “I just happened to fall in there at the right time. After the comeback special had done so well, they decided to cut an album in Memphis, and they asked me if I had anything. Frankly, I sent ‘em everything I had at the time! I had a tape of 19 songs, just myself and a guitar.”

Several talents in the new special also are heard on the companion album “The Best of the ’68 Comeback Special,” principally comprised of Presley cuts – such as a rendering of “Memories” that Davis, who also has been an actor (“North Dallas Forty,” Broadway’s “The Will Rogers Follies”), is pleased to see included.

Davis recalls that at the time of his Elvis association, Presley was “upset by the fact that The Beatles had taken over at No. 1, and he wanted to start singing songs that weren’t just pulled out of his movies ... not that there weren’t some good songs that came out of them, but he wanted to be more of an artist than a movie guy. So, I tried to write something good, and it turned out to be good.”

You might have had a quiet week planned but the very opposite is what’s in store for you: there will be a lot of action and a number of unexpected events. Consequently, you will also experience considerable delight.

LIBRA Numerous changes will begin to make themselves felt in your life, both professional and personal in nature. You should teach yourself to relax so as to decrease your stress.

SCORPIO Your social life will become much more active. A few friends will motivate you to sign up with them for art lessons, a yoga course or some other wellness-based activity.

SAGITTARIUS Your boss will offer you a promotion on a silver platter. Even if you’re maddeningly short on time, you’ll be extremely motivated to take on new professional as well as personal challenges.

CAPRICORN A trip will likely be added to your itinerary. You’ll finally feel like you’re in the mood to celebrate and you’ll organize a gathering of friends. You’ll discover a new spiritual approach.

AQUARIUS Several intrusions might disturb your sense of calm. If you trust your family and friends to help you, you’ll come into a newfound sense of wonder and happiness.

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BY BRUCE MILLS bruce@theitem.com Four National Bank of South Carolina branch locations in Sumter and one each in Manning and Bishopville will soon get a facelift as the bank transitions its signage and other legal branding to its parent company’s name.

Since January, Synovus has implemented a staggered brand transition across five states of all of its non-Synovus bank divisions, company spokesman Lee Underwood said Friday.

With 38 branches in South Carolina, NBSC will complete that brand transition of signage, business cards, pens and other legal branding this month. The signage transition in Sumter County is scheduled for the middle of the month,

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NBSC was actually founded in Sumter in 1905. Synovus acquired NBSC in 1995.

Currently, NBSC has 340 employees.

Having one brand name will help with marketing and customer recognition across the Southeast, according to Underwood.

NBSC Sumter Market President Melissa White said she was proud of the reputation that NBSC has built in conjunction with Synovus and is looking forward to the future.

“Adopting the Synovus name while maintaining our local, relationship-centered delivery model will increase awareness of our regional presence, our financial capabilities and our ability to meet the needs of customers and prospects,” White said.

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Bruce Willis’ Top 10 Movies

BY JAY BOBBIN “Looper” (2012): Willis and Joseph Gordon-Levitt play the same character at different ages in this clever, time-tripping assassination story.

“Red” (2010): Willis does everything he does best, in terms of action and humor, in this graphic-novel-inspired tale of former government agents who reunite to battle a common threat.

“Sin City” (2005): It’s tough-guy time yet again for Willis, playing a down-andout policeman trying to protect a stripper (Jessica Alba).

“The Whole Nine Yards” (2000): Spoofing his rugged image, Willis is amusing as a hit man whose stay in the suburbs isn’t as quiet as hoped.

“The Sixth Sense” (1999): An understated Willis is as fine as he’s ever been as a tormented psychologist advising a boy (Haley Joel Osment) who sees dead people.

“Armageddon” (1998): Willis is typically tough, and good, as an oil driller who leads his team into outer space to destroy an asteroid.

“The Fifth Element” (1997): A cult-classic dip into sci-fi finds Willis as a futuristic cabbie who may hold the key to keeping the world intact.

“Twelve Monkeys” (1995): Terry Gilliam’s effectively grim fantasy casts Willis as a prison inmate sent back in time to prevent a plague that will ravage the world.

“Pulp Fiction” (1994): As a boxer whose plans are short-circuited, Willis is a big contributor to Quentin Tarantino’s superb ensemble cast.

“Die Hard” (1988): Willis cemented his screen image as wisecracking New York cop John McClane, who’s in the wrong place at the wrong time when terrorists overtake the Los Angeles building where his wife works.

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‘Glass’ has less shine than its forerunners Ever since his success with “The Sixth Sense,” which now goes back 20 years, it’s been clear that M. Night Shyamalan is a filmmaker who likes to stretch. That hasn’t always worked, but two examples where it has are “Unbreakable” and the relatively recent “Split.”

The writer-director merges characters and situations from those movies in “Glass,” named for the character Samuel L. Jackson played in “Unbreakable.” He turns up again here, as does that film’s Bruce Willis, whose alter ego is a self-styled, special-powered vigilante on the trail of the multiplepersonality villain played by James McAvoy in “Split.”

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“A STAR IS BORN” One of the most durable stories in Hollywood history became a hit all over again recently, with Bradley Cooper making his directing debut (and revealing hugely impressive confidence in doing that job) while also starring as a superstar singer-songwriter whose career downslide coincides with his discovery of an aspiring talent ... played by someone who really was born for the role, Lady Gaga. While Andrew Dice Clay and Dave Chappelle also are in the supporting cast, the standout performer in that realm clearly is acting veteran Sam Elliott as Cooper’s brother.

Cooper and Gaga translated their teamwork into the real music world with the success of the soundtrack album, whose hit single “Shallow” accounts for one of the film’s eight current Oscar nominations. DVD extras: “making-of” documentary; four music videos; “Jam Sessions and Rarities.” ››› (R: AS, N, P) (Also on Blu-ray and On Demand)

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He also reprises his role here, and it’s only a matter of time before all of those figures converge – with Sarah Paulson in another American horror story as a psychiatrist who surveys all of them. That may sound rather dry, but don’t worry: The stuntmen and special-effects experts eventually earn their keep here.

Shyamalan’s ambition with “Glass” is clear: It’s pretty bold for a moviemaker to go back to two of his earlier projects and attempt to merge them, but the director has built something of a cinematic universe of his own.

He set the groundwork for “Glass” well, but the catch is to make the combination work fully.

Fans of “Unbreakable” likely will enjoy seeing Willis in his role again as much as he appears to enjoy playing it again. Indeed, he puts forth more conviction and energy as he has in some time, and he’s been working quite a bit ... which speaks to his relative level of interest in each piece of material. Of course, he knew what he was getting into here, having worked with Shyamalan before.

That also goes for Jackson and McAvoy, the latter of whom actually is given the most to take and run with. That could be a matter of his again playing several characters rolled into one, but he’s the real protagonist of “Glass,” being the fiend pursued by Willis.

And he is still every bit the fiend, though “Split” was overall a stronger story on its own, the same argument that can be made for “Unbreakable.”

It certainly helps to have seen “Unbreakable” and/or “Split” to get the most out of “Glass,” but it’s not an absolute requirement. The downside is that in trying to cobble all of the pieces together, Shyamalan makes “Glass” a mere reflection of its former selves.

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MISS BALA (2019) PG-13, 1 hr 44 min Action/Adventure, Suspense/Thriller

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“THE POSSESSION OF HANNAH GRACE” (Feb. 26)

HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON: THE HIDDEN WORLD

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