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"Fate of a Sport" Michael Doneger ("Brampton's Own") is director and producer of this documentary about Paul and Mike Rabil, brothers who must raise capital, fight off lawsuits, persevere through a global pandemic and poach the top players from a rival league in their quest to start the Premier Lacrosse League. (ORIGINAL) "Movie: The Black Phone" Scott Derrickson ("Sinister," "Deliver Us From Evil") directed this creepy 2021 supernatural horror tale about Finney (Mason Thames, "For All Mankind"), a 13-year-old abducted by a child killer known as The Grabber (Ethan Hawke). The boy begins receiving calls on a disconnected phone while locked in his soundproof basement prison. Madeleine McGraw, Jeremy Davies and James Ransone also star. "Kaleidoscope" Loosely inspired by a real story, this limited anthology series spans 25 years as it follows a crew of masterful thieves and their attempt to crack a seemingly unbreakable vault for the biggest payday in history. Giancarlo Esposito, Rufus Sewell, Paz Vega, Tati Gabrielle, Peter Mark Kendall, Rosaline Elbay and Jai Courtney are in the solid cast. (ORIGINAL) The STREAM Scene Where all the top choices can be found in one place! "Star Wars: The Bad Batch: Season 2" (Jan. 4) The 16-episode second season of this animated adventure series picks up months after the events on Kamino and finds the Bad Batch taking on a variety of mercenary missions that will take them to unexpected and dangerous places as they continue to navigate the Empire after the fall of the Republic. Dee Bradley Baker, Michelle Ang and executive producer Dave Filoni head the voice cast. (ORIGINAL) 10 • Terre Haute Tribune-Star • January 1 - 7, 2023 BEST NORMAN JEWISON MOVIES "The Thrill of It All" (1963) Jewison had one of his first hits with this often hilarious Doris Day comedy casting the actress as a doctor's (James Garner) wife who becomes an overnight sensation on television as a pitchwoman for a brand of soap. "The Cincinnati Kid" (1965) After directing some Doris Day comedies, Jewison started proving his dramatic chops by taking over from Sam Peckinpah on a poker saga pitting Steve McQueen against Edward G. Robinson. "In the Heat of the Night" (1967) Jewison's status rose substantially for his sizzling combination of murder mystery and racial drama, teaming Sidney Poitier and Rod Steiger as a big-city detective and a bigoted small-town sheriff. "The Thomas Crown Affair" (1968) Though he says he battled frequently with the star, Jewison succeeded with McQueen again by casting him against type as a sophisticated tycoon who engineers bank heists for kicks – and prompts insurance investigator Faye Dunaway to get on his case. "Fiddler on the Roof" (1971) Anyone who cherishes the stage musical should be happy with Jewison's faithful screen rendering, using actual locations to enhance the story of milkman Tevye's (Topol) efforts to marry off his daughters. Turner Classic Movies shows the film Thursday, Jan. 5. "Rollerball" (1975) A real change of pace for Jewison, this futuristic sport drama boasts exciting competition sequences and a solid loner-against-the-system performance by James Caan. "... And Justice for All" (1979) For the most part, Jewison reins in Al Pacino effectively as the actor plays a lawyer whose idealism suffers courtroom bruising. The picture is just as notable for its top-notch supporting cast, including Jack Warden, Christine Lahti and (as a wonderfully slimy judge) John Forsythe. "A Soldier's Story" (1984) Denzel Washington – who would work with Jewison again on "The Hurricane" – got his big- screen coronation in this involving drama about a military base murder, also boasting superb work by Howard E. Rollins Jr. (who, interestingly, would star in the series version of "In the Heat of the Night") and Adolph Caesar. "Moonstruck" (1987) Cher and Olympia Dukakis were directed to Oscars by Jewison for this simply terrific romantic comedy about a woman (Cher) adored by her fiance's brother (Nicolas Cage). John Patrick Shanley's script, which also provided substantial roles for Danny Aiello and John Mahoney, earned its own Academy Award. "The Hurricane" (1999) Denzel Washington gives an excellent performance under Jewison's direction as Rubin "Hurricane" Carter, a wrongly convicted boxer who maintained his innocence while others worked to free him from a sentence for a triple homicide. "In the Heat of the Night" BY JAY BOBBIN