The Brainerd Dispatch - Today's Entertainment Magazine
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10•July16-22,2023•BrainerdDispatch Fool's Paradise Amancommittedtosilence (Day)becomesanovernight celebrityuponbeingmistaken foralook-alikeHollywoodac - tor.Releasedfromahealthfa- cilityandlefttowanderthe streetsofLosAngeles,afilm producer(Liotta)spotsand hireshimimmediately,based onhisresemblance,inanat - tempttounderminethede- mandsofhiscurrentleading actor(alsoDay).Quicklygain- ingtheattentionofbottom- rungpublicistLenny(Jeong), whonaivelybelieveshisnew client'snametobe"Latte Pronto,"theunlikelyduo drawstheattentionofHolly - woodcelebritiesandexecu- tives,eachfindingtheirown meaningfromLatte'ssustained silence. Director:CharlieDay.Stars: CharlieDay,KenJeong,Kate Beckinsale,AdrienBrody,Jason Sudeikis,RayLiotta,EdieFalco, JasonBateman.2023.99mins. Comedy. Love Again A young woman's life is changed forever upon initiat- ing a text conversation with a stranger. Mira (Chopra Jonas) is struggling with grief, follow- ing the sudden passing of her partner.A series of bad dates and false starts only furthers Mira's sorrow in the aftermath. Choosing to express her feel- ings in a series of texts — be- lieved to be sent to an inactive phone number — Mira's words of romance and vulnerability end up in the inbox of journal- ist Rob (Heughan), the current owner of the phone number.As the digital correspondence car- ries on, Mira and Rob learn about each other, finding shared interests and growing romantic tension.Assigned to write a p rofile on musical icon Céline Dion (herself), Rob en- lists her help in tracking down Maya and winning her heart. Director: Jim Strouse. Stars: Pri- yanka Chopra Jonas, Sam Heu- ghan, Céline Dion, Sofia Bar- clay, RussellTovey, Omid Djalili, Nick Jonas. 2023. 104 mins. Ro- mantic. How to Blow Up a Pipeline A group of young environmen- talists plot a daring operation to sabotage an oil pipeline in WestTexas. Xochitl (Barer) is a you ng woman concerned for her fut ure u pon see ing th e growing effect s of climate change within her comm uni ty and family life.A flash heat wave claims the life of Xochitl's mother, and best friendTheo (Lane) is diagnosed with termi- nal cancer with suspicion it's related to the region's environ- mental pollution. Frustrated by political inaction, Xochitl pur- sues more radical methods, which draws the attention of friends and foes. Director: Daniel Goldhaber. Stars:Ariela Barer, Kristine Fro- seth, Lukas Gage, Forrest Goodluck, Sasha Lane, Jayme Lawson. 2023. 99 mins. Drama. ExtremeSudoku Fill in the grid so that every row, every column, and every 4x4 box contains the digits 1 through 9.AND the lettersA through F. Solution below CharlieDayin"Fool'sParadise" Videoreleases Dollars raised in our Thrift Store go to help those in need in the Brainerd/Baxter Lakes Community 609NorwoodStreet Brainerd,MN NowAcceptingDonations,callfordonationpickup218-822-3559