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Bad girls, bad cops and a bad take on societal isolation.
The Last Word (Premieres) **1/2
Were she to die tomorrow, the first sentence of Shirley MacLaine's obituary would read: “Oscar-winning actress who starred in such films as The Apartment and Terms of Endearment, and became known for New Age beliefs.” Her headstrong elderly doyenne Harriet in The Last Word wants to know how her obituary will read now, while she's alive. But as another character puts it, “she put the 'bitch' in obituary,” leaving the local paper's obituary writer (Amanda Seyfried) a tall task.
Brazil is better known for sexy swimsuits, samba, and bossa nova than for being a wine producer, but there are more and more excellent wines coming from that wonderful South American country. You can explore some great Brazilian wines on Thursday, January 26th, when Rodizio Grill hosts a Brazilian Wine Pairing dinner, beginning at 6 PM.
A chat with the Provo rock band from the show at Urban Lounge.
While many people have been waiting in lines to see films, others have been catching local concerts. And while many national acts decided to brave the cold and perform over the past week, we still had many local bands playing around town trying to pull some eyes away from the out-of-towners.
JonBenet, Blanchetts aplenty and a laugh-your-ass-off comedy.
Casting JonBenet (U.S. Documentary) ****
The postmodern documentary advances with Kitty Green's Casting JonBenet, a film with nothing to say about the notorious unsolved murder of the 6-year-old pageant princess but a great deal to say about the world that made it notorious. Green does interviews and screen tests for a Ramsey docudrama, mostly of nonprofessional actors hoping to play the four Ramseys, the authorities and two outside suspects.
Following the Feb. 2016 shooting, officials ruled it ‘justified’
A judge allowed police-camera footage showing a Salt Lake City police officer shooting then 17-year-old Abdullahi "Abdi" Mohamed to be played in court Monday.
Massive protest floods Capitol Building on first day of Legislature.
Protesters trudged up State Street as full, wet snowflakes fell from the sky. They gathered on the statehouse steps then filed inside, filling all three floors and occupying the massive staircases on the east and west ends.
This is an easy recipe that I like a lot. It's for a green chile frittata, which would be perfect for Super Bowl Sunday, or as a brunch, lunch, or dinner dish.
Browsing the works at Phillips Gallery for this month's Stroll.
The calm before the snow is what Friday night felt like in downtown SLC. While many a Sundance moviegoer was chilling out in front of the Broadway Centre, others were making our way around Salt Lake Gallery Stroll while we had a somewhat warm winter evening.
