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18 l August 9 - 15, 2020 Northeast Oregon TV Weekly What’s Available NOW On “Suits” The ninth and final season of this 2011- 19 drama about attorneys at a New York City law firm finds Robert Zane (Wendell Pierce) disbarred, Faye Richardson (Denise Crosby) sent to oversee the firm due to the perception of dirty dealings and Louis Litt and Sheila Sazs (Rick Hoffman, Rachael Harris) tying the knot, among other developments. Patrick J. Adams, Gabriel Macht and Sarah Rafferty also star. “Movie: Cold War” Set in 1950s Poland, this 2018 drama from writer/director Pawel Pawlikowski (“My Summer of Love”) stars Tomasz Kot (“Bikini Blue”) as a music director who falls in love with a singer (Joanna Kulig) and tries to persuade her to leave Poland for France. Agata Kulesza, Cédric Kahn and Jeanne Balibar are also in the cast. “Movie: The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete” Two inner-city boys (Skylan Brooks, Ethan Dizon), the sons of prostitutes, must fend for themselves for the summer when one’s mother goes missing and the other’s is arrested in this 2013 coming-of-age story from director George Tillman Jr. (“The Hate U Give,” “Notorious”). Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Jennifer Hudson, Jordin Sparks Thomas, Anthony Mackie and Jeffrey Wright are also in the talented cast. “World’s Toughest Race: Eco-Challenge Fiji” Mark Burnett (“Survivor,” “The Voice”) is the creative force behind his recreation of the iconic wilderness race that originally ran from 1995 to 2002. Here, the South Pacific island nation of Fiji is the scene as 66 teams from 30 countries trek across 671 kilometers (about 417 miles) of mountains, rivers and ocean, rooted on by host and adventurer Bear Grylls (“Running Wild With Bear Grylls”), who designed the course and also serves as an executive producer. UPGRADE Call 215 Elm Street La Gande • (541) 963-5440 northwestfurnitureandmattress.com 541-523-3673 541-963-3161 For more information