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Hello to all you puddle-splashing, umbrella-dusting, coat-finding, goloshes-fitting, stuck-with-the-rain-for-four-days enthusiasts. As we nestle in for four days of rain that will completely destroy most of your weekend plans, you can take solace in the idea that you can read this blog entry and plan out what you might like to do over the next two weeks.
Also: Far from the Madding Crowd, Gett: The Trial of Viviane Amsalem
High-profile sequels and some intriguing art-house offerings provide a variety of new options for Utah movie releases. Scott Renshaw struggles with finding the line between hilarious and cringe-inducing in the unevenly effective aca-follow-up Pitch Perfect 2 (pictured), while the struggles of an Israeli woman to obtain a divorce make for compelling—but sometimes static—drama in Gett: The Trial of Viviane Amsalem.
First looks at DC's Legends of Tomorrow, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend and Containment
Since The CW canceled just two shows (Hart of Dixie and The Messengers) in their current lineup, they apparently only have room for these three new series:
A very ambitious project is currently underway in the music community and may be one of the first of its kind to succeed. 5 Starving Artists is a program where local musicians donate their music toward raising funds for charities, wherein you purchase their singles and the proceeds are then donated to a worthy cause.
As headlines emerge of political backbiting among Democratic Party luminaries, the roots of the scandal can be traced back to an explosive confrontation on Oct. 13, 2014.
