On Screen

The Greeneville Sun, Greeneville, TN March 20 - 26, 2021 — 3 2 x 3.5" ad a) swango's b) greene cnty farmers 2 x 4" ad williams electric 2 x 1.5" ad ymca 2 x 1.5" ad doughty stevens 2 x 1.5" ad midway const. By George Dickie Music fans who think they know Tina Turner's story may find a few surprises in a documentary upcoming on HBO and HBO Max. The two-hour film "Tina," premiering Saturday, March 27, gives an unvar- nished account of the life and six-plus- decade career of the iconic performer of such hits as "Better Be Good to Me," "The Best" and "What's Love Got to Do With It," looking at her early rise to fame in the late 1950s, her professional and personal struggles in the 1970s and her rousing comeback in the '80s. Through never-before-seen footage, audio tapes, personal photos and inti- mate interviews with Turner at her home in Zurich, Switzerland, the film from Oscar-winning documentarians Dan Lindsay and T.J. Martin ("Undefeated," "LA 92") paints a picture of a woman whose personal strength and faith saw her through hard times that included a loveless relationship with her mother, an abusive marriage and subsequent divorce from her former music partner Ike Turn- er and sexism and racism in the music industry, to become a global icon with platinum records, multiple Grammy Awards and a slew of other accolades to her name before retiring in 2008. It's ground that's been covered before in print, movies (the 1993 feature "What's Love Got to Do With It") and theater (Broadway's recent "Tina: The Tina Turner Musical"), only here the story is told from Turner's point of view. And both filmmakers hope that gives those familiar and not-so-familiar with her story a new understanding of the artist. "A lot of the theme of the film is own- ership," Martin explains. "Ownership over her being, over her body, ownership over her name and ultimately ownership over her narrative. Her ability to, even when she kind of felt like she was getting control of her life again by giving the narrative to the world, all of a sudden the world had a little bit more control in the perception of what her story is. And so I think the hope amongst many is coming away from this film, you get a little bit more insight into Tina's own point of view of her story." One thing she makes clear in the documentary is that she doesn't dwell on the past, particularly her marriage to Ike. While she had her first professional success with him, she also experienced much physical and emotional abuse. When they divorced in 1978, he got everything except Tina's name. And that proved to be the most valuable asset by far. Ultimately, this is a story of survivor- ship, of a woman who endured several lifetimes' worth of adversity to have a happy, peaceful life with second husband Erwin Bach on a lake in Switzerland. "She was relevant from almost the beginning of popular music in the late '50s/early '60s until the 2000s, when she retired," Lindsay says. "You look at all these major events along the way in popular music and she's there. ... Obviously everybody appreciates her as a singer but we hope to like slightly reintroduce people, so to speak, to her talent because she is just an absolutely incredible performer." Celebrity Scoop Celebrity Scoop HBO's 'Tina' paints an intimate portrait of a music superstar Cover Story Cover Story By Jay Bobbin Daniela Ruah didn't think her "NCIS: Los Angeles" tryout would go anywhere. She clearly miscalculated. On the CBS Sunday drama since its 2009 debut, she con- tinues portraying resourceful Naval Criminal Investigative Service agent Kensi Blye, now married to fellow NCIS veteran Marty Deeks. He's played by Eric Christian Olsen, and Ruah is wed in real-life to her on-screen husband's brother: David Olsen, Eric's stunt double. "I started my career in Por- tugal in soap operas," reflects the friendly Ruah, who recently made her "NCIS: Los Angeles" directing debut. "Then to come to the U.S. and have this hap- pen, something that's informed my personal life as well as my professional life — I met my husband on the show — it's been fantastic." Checking in with Daniela Ruah Even so, Ruah admits she wasn't familiar with the original "NCIS" series when she audi- tioned for its first spinoff. "I had grown up in Portugal watching 'Criminal Minds' and all the 'CSI' series," she says, "and the procedural was by far my favorite genre of show. I loved the character Kensi, but I thought, 'There's no way they're pick- ing this up. CBS has, like, five procedurals now; they won't put another one on.' " Twelve years later, that clearly wasn't the case ... though Ruah muses, "I almost didn't go to the audition because I didn't think anything was going to come of it, but my agent said, 'If you like the character, just go for it.' And it went horribly, which (execu- tive producer) Shane Brennan later confirmed — but he said, 'You have the energy we're look- ing for.' So, he gave me another chance and I got a callback, and that went well." Birthdate: Dec. 2, 1983 Birthplace: Boston Current residence: Los Angeles Marital status: Married to Da- vid Olsen, brother of "NCIS: Los Angeles" co-star Eric Christian Olsen; they have two children Other television work in- cludes: "Guiding Light," "NCIS," "Hawaii Five-0," "In- spector Max," "Danca Comi- go" (the Portuguese "Dancing With the Stars," which she won the first season of) and several Portuguese serials — "Tu e Eu," "Dei-te Quase Tudo," "Filha do Mar" and "Jardins Proibidos" Movie work includes: "Red Tails," "Brave" (Portuguese version; voice only) On "NCIS: Los Angeles" co- star Eric Christian Olsen, alias Deeks to her Kensi: "Some- times, you encounter people who just make things a little bit richer. Eric is like a brother to me. He will bother the heck out of me some days, but I'll still go to him for advice. We have a very fraternal relation- ship, which is wonderful." The Greeneville Sun The Greeneville Sun (423) 638-4182 GreenevilleSun.com One Y. One Community. 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