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"Movie: The Mountain Between Us" Director Hany Abu-Assad's 2017 survival drama stars Idris Elba and Kate Winslet as, respectively, neurosurgeon Ben Bass and jour- nalist Alex Martin, who board a small private plane to Salt Lake City after their original flights are grounded by a storm. Unfortu- nately, their fragile aircraft crashes in the vast expanse of Utah's High Uintas Wilderness. "Movie: A League of Their Own" When World War II left a shortage of men to play professional sports, a women's baseball league was formed — and darned good they were, too. Taken from a chapter in real-life sports history, this 1992 dramatic comedy was directed by Penny Marshall and stars Tom Hanks, Geena Davis, Madonna and Lori Petty. "New Heights" From Switzerland comes this drama series that follows Michi (Julian Koechlin, "Wild- er," "Zoe"), a consultant working in Zurich who comes home to the family farm to try to save it after his father commits suicide. Sophie Hutter, Rachel Braunschweig, Marlise Fischer, Jérome Humm and Judith Hofmann are also in the cast. (ORIGINAL) The STREAM Scene Where all the top choices can be found in one place! "Hollywood Stargirl" (June 3) This sequel to the 2020 film comedy "Stargirl" catches up with free spirited high schooler Stargirl Caraway (Grace VanderWaal) as she ventures out of her Arizona hometown to Los Angeles, where mother Ana (Judy Greer) has gotten a job as a movie costume designer, and where Stargirl gets involved with an eclectic assortment of characters in her pursuit of music stardom. (ORIGINAL) 10 • Terre Haute Tribune-Star • May 29 - June 4, 2022 BEST JUDY GARLAND MOVIES "The Wizard of Oz" (1939) Well, of course. Generations continue to regale in the adventures of Dorothy Gale, Garland's character who is whisked from a Kansas farm – along with Toto, of course – into a magical land where she makes fast friends with the Tin Man, the Scarecrow and the Cowardly Lion (Jack Haley, Ray Bolger, Bert Lahr). "Babes on Broadway" (1941) One of the best of the variations on the "Let's put on a show!" theme well-covered by Garland and Mickey Rooney, this musical-comedy finds their characters staging a charity benefit. This is one of the attractions as Turner Classic Movies launches a Star of the Month tribute to Garland on Friday, June 3. "For Me and My Gal" (1942) Garland and Gene Kelly are expectedly terrific together as a performing team whose act – and budding romance – may be bashed by wartime obligations. "Meet Me in St. Louis" (1944) The duet of "Under the Bamboo Tree" by Garland and Margaret O'Brien is an irresistible part of this tale of four sisters who resent their father's job transfer to New York – which means they'll have to move from their beloved St. Louis with him. "The Harvey Girls" (1946) Musical highlights including "On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe" help fuel this great Garland musical about several train passengers headed West to open a restaurant. "Easter Parade" (1948) You surely know on which holiday this picture always makes a television appearance. Irving Berlin's score fuels this saga with Garland, Fred Astaire and Ann Miller as performers whose career choices largely are dictated by their romantic ties, past and present. "In the Good Old Summertime" (1949) The premise of unidentified loves that also has driven "The Shop Around the Corner" and "You've Got Mail" services this great musical, which – as Liza Minnelli points out in "That's Entertainment!" – features her, at a very young age, with mom Garland in the closing scene. "Summer Stock" (1950) Reunited with Gene Kelly, Garland is highly enjoyable as a farmer who lends her barn to a theater troupe, with typical MGM-musical romantic complications following in 3 ... 2 ... 1. "A Star Is Born" (1954) Garland is the main factor setting this version of the much-told tale apart as she plays Esther Blodgett, whose showbiz career rises – under the stage name Vicki Lester – as that of the man she loves, Norman Maine (James Mason), sinks. Standout musical performances by Garland include "The Man That Got Away" and "Born in a Trunk." "Judgment at Nuremberg" (1961) Garland hadn't made a movie in several years when she became part of director Stanley Kramer's all-star cast in this gripping drama about war-crime trials. "Gay Purr-ee" (1962) The vocals by Garland as Mewsette, a French feline who wants to experience city life in Paris, are key to the success of this animated treat. BY JAY BOBBIN "A Star Is Born" "The Wizard of Oz" "The Harvey Girls"