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2 • November 13 - 19, 2022 Entertainment Now By Sarah Passingham TV Media O ne of film's most prolif- ic tough guys makes his TV debut in the new Paramount+ mob dra- ma "Tulsa King," premiering Sunday, Nov. 13, on the stream- er and Paramount TV. The gritty crime series stars big-screen ac- tion hero Sylvester Stallone ("Rambo: Last Blood," 2019) as Dwight "The General" Manfre- di, a member of the New York City Mafia who has spent the past 25 years behind bars. Now released from prison, his first stop to see his old boss doesn't go quite as Dwight imagined and he is sent to Tulsa, Oklaho- ma. In the official trailer for "Tulsa King," Dwight's 25-year silence about his mob ties are rewarded with far-away fresh territory when the Don, Charles "Chickie" Invernizzi (Domenick Lombardozzi, "Magnum P.I."), explains to him, "There's no- body doing nothing; you can do whatever you want." (That turns out to be an understatement.) With the meeting intimidating- ly presided over by Charles' broth- er Pete "The Rock" Invernizzi (A.C. Peterson, "Rising Suns") and fellow mobster Goodie Carangi (Chris Caldovino, "Boardwalk Em- pire"), there is no disputing the move. Displeased by being shifted several states over to the middle of the country, Dwight quickly starts making trouble of his own when he doesn't exactly find any in the sleepy 918. Determined to become the titu- lar King of Tulsa, Dwight begins amassing a crew, starting with a driver. "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel" actor Jay Will stars as Tyson, Dwight's new companion and the first to join him in his new Tulsa endeavours. Tyson doesn't just get Dwight where he needs to go, he has crucial knowledge about the city. While he tells Dwight in the trailer, there's "no crew up in here, we're in the middle of nowhere," it isn't long before the two of them are strong-arming a local dispensary. That dispensary is owned by Bodhi (Martin Starr, "Party Down"), who also becomes a member of Dwight's new es- tablishment. Having collected a driver and a business to lord over, the next thing Dwight needs is a local haunt to call his own. He finds a bar and sidles up to bartender Mitch Keller (Garrett Hedlund, "On the Road," 2012) before meeting Stacy Beale (Andrea Savage, "Veep"), who happens to find Dwight interest- ing (perhaps in more ways than one). Their romantic chemistry is obvious, but Stacy's day job in law enforcement may also benefit from her proximity to Dwight. Billed as a mob drama, "Tulsa King" serves up more than just tough guys fighting over territory and making power moves. Stal- lone gets to flex his funny bone as Dwight, a shark out of water in the dust-bowl town. His sarcasm and dark humor are highlighted as he throws his weight around town. For example, the trailer shows Dwight telling Stacy, who remarks on his hearty appetite following a dangerous event, "If I stopped eating every time somebody tried to hurt me, I'd be a skeleton." Stallone's charm makes for a mobster who you can't help but root for. He's a perfect antihero. Cover Story A.C. Peterson, Domenick Lombardozzi and Chris Caldovino in "Tulsa King" Heading west: East coast mobster Oklahoma-bound in 'Tulsa King' Ready Rental 3 x 4 Hayley Siefert 3 x 2 Letters & Numbers Sudoku Fill in the grid so that every row,every column, and every 4x4 box contains the digits 1 through 9 AND the letters A-F. Solution on page 12. Advertise Your Business In Call Advertising at 217-477-5105

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