Masterminds film review drowns in familiar clichés
A tepid critique notes Masterminds promises intrigue but collapses into chase scenes and overused tropes. Patrick Stewart entertains as the villain while Brenda Fricker underplays. The hacker subplot nods to Great Expectations, but the overall film stalls amid plot gaps and character misfires.
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Steve Miller Band Dazzles at State Fair Grandstand Night
The Steve Miller Band delivered a batch of mainstream hits at the State Fair Grandstand on Tuesday night. From Swingtown to Jet Airliner the crowd largely danced and stayed engaged, enjoying a lively performance era atmosphere.
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State Fair Grandstand
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Steve Miller Band Delivers Seamless Live Classics
The Steve Miller Band led by Miller and bandmates Bill Peterson Kenny Lee Lewis Joseph Wooten Marty Knutzen and Martin Buffalo replicated hits note for note. Miller wore black and appeared satisfied playing these staples abrdacadabra Take the Money and Run Rock to Me Babe Jungle Love drew crowd approval.
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Kenny Lee Lewis
Joseph Wooten
Marty Knutzen
Martin Buffalo
Steve Miller Band Rocks State Fair Grandstand with Eric Johnson
The Steve Miller Band headlined at the State Fair Grandstand on Tuesday night with opening act Eric Johnson. Johnson delivered blistering guitar work and vocals on bluesy numbers like Sittin on Top of the World, Where the Sun Meets the Sky and Desert Rose. Miller followed with a two hour set that mixed traditional cowboy flourishes, harmonica hootenanny and hits such as Livin in the U.S.A. The show featured a standout acoustic Ghost Riders in the Sky and a final guitar fireworks display titled Cliffs of Dover earning Johnson a Grammy nod. Crowd stood at 4,558 as Johnson and Miller traded high energy moments and bluesy breakdowns.
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Hoodlum portrait of crime and ambition in Harlem
Film critic Roger Ebert notes Hoodlum as a character study of Mafia intrusion into Harlem policy rackets in the 1930s. The movie frames crime as business and shows a protagonist who turns to crime believing white society pushed him there.
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Hoodlum film review notes Bumpy Johnson Harlem crime
A harsh portrait of the Harlem numbers racket through Bumpy Johnson as played by Laurence Fishburne. The cast includes Vanessa Williams and Tim Roth, with Duke Ellington era context and a focus on character tension between crime and potential reform.
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Syracuse TV station misses fund-raising goal by August telethon
WECNY TV Channel 24 raised $63,000 in pledges during its August telethon, about $7,000 short of the goal. The 10 day Mem berVision campaign total was $3,000 below last year. Spokesman Paul Dunn noted last year's telethon ran an extra day and highlighted Les Miserables in Concert which raised nearly $13,000. Top programs included the Humperdinck concert, a cats behavior documentary, and a Grateful Dead documentary totaling several thousand dollars.
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Evolution: Martina McBrides new RCA Records disc
Martina McBride discusses Evolution, saying the album broadens the mix and captures a warmer vocal sound by recording with new microphones. She aimed for a live feel and notes the project as her best yet. For a cut, call NewsLine and enter 8863 for Mark Bialczak's Music Notes.
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