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“Zappa”: This two-hour, nine-minute documentary is a sprawling look at the iconic musical multi-hyphenate and activist Frank Zappa, helmed by actor and filmmaker Alex Winter.
Authorized by Zappa’s estate, the film features interviews with both family members and former collaborators and an abundance of archival footage in a way that encapsulates the iconoclast’s style, with media, genre, tone and mood shifting throughout, wrote Tribune News Service critic Katie Walsh in her review.
“If the outsize legacy of his work bears any consistency, it’s in the purest expression of his vision, whatever that might have been. Zappa repeatedly states that he made the music that he wanted, needed, to hear. If others want to listen, he’s happy to provide the recordings as a public service,” she wrote. “In ‘Zappa,’ this legendary artist’s uncompromising nature is bracing, bold and utterly refreshing.
MBHS Head Boy dedicates achievement to people of Nawaka, Nadi
MBHS Head Boy dedicates achievement to people of Nawaka, Nadi
Marist Brothers High School Head Boy Setoki Waqaliva (middle)
Marist Brothers High School Head Boy Setoki Waqaliva has dedicated his achievement to the people of Nawaka, Nadi.
Waqaliva who is boarding at the school says his parents came from Nadi for this special day and words cannot express how proud they are of him.
He says the achievement is not just for him and his family but for the whole village as the villagers have always taught him to overcome every challenge.
Why Mayor Randolph From Ginny & Georgia Looks So Familiar
Why Mayor Randolph From Ginny & Georgia Looks So Familiar
By Nikki Munoz/Feb. 19, 2021 8:50 am EDT/Updated: Feb. 19, 2021 9:20 am EDT
Netflix s upcoming drama,
Ginny & Georgia, centers on the two titular characters and their mother-daughter relationship. Thirty-year-old, Georgia, and her 15-year-old daughter, Ginny, often seem more like peers than parent and child when it comes to their levels of maturity. And as a result, Ginny seeks to understand more of her mother s past as the family moves to a small New England town.
One of the supporting characters is the mayor of the town, Paul Randolph, played by Scott Porter. Little is known so far of the character, as he appears only briefly in the trailer. He does seem to have some sort of relationship with Georgia, but it is unclear if it will remain platonic or turn into something more romantic. Regardless, the actor playing Paul may seem familiar to some viewers especi
Movies on TV this week: Pulp Fiction ; My Fair Lady and more
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John Travolta, left, and Sam Jackson in director Quentin Tarantino s 1994 film Pulp Fiction. (Warner Bros.)
Four Star Films, Box Office Hits, Indies and Imports, Movies A - Z
FOUR STAR FILMS
Top rated movies and made-for-TV films airing the week of the week of Feb 21 - 27, 2021
Adam s Rib (1949)
Annie Hall (1977)
Dances With Wolves (1990)
Father of the Bride (1950)
TCM Mon. 1:45 p.m.
Forrest Gump (1994)
AXS Mon. 6 p.m.
L.A. Confidential (1997)
Encore Tues. 12:09 p.m.
A Man for All Seasons (1966)
TCM Sat. 12:30 p.m.