ENTERTAINMENT
Saturday, June 13, 2015
East Oregonian
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MOVIE REVIEW
Nostalgia
‘Jurassic World’ bites into the modern blockbuster
never dies
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ast weekend marked
the 30th anniversary of
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Bueller’s Day Off” and “The
Goonies.” The anniversary
of the former is more of a fan
supposition of the date the
titular character took his fabled
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actually released on June 11,
1986) but in the case of the
latter, Sunday, June 7 fell on the
actual 30th anniversary of the
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city of Astoria, where “The
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concert events and a speaking
appearance by one of the
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and I were
coincidently
scheduled to
play a concert
in Astoria
that very day
so we had
the pleasure
of seeing the
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tail end of the
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festivities.
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For those
unfamiliar with
“The Goonies” (and there are
many out there) allow me to
give a brief explanation: The
Steven Spielberg-penned and
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follows a group of adolescent
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neighborhood from being
bulldozed in order to make
room for a golf course by
embarking on a quest for the
buried treasure of legendary
pirate One-Eyed Willy. With a
teen cast that mostly went on
to become respected actors in
their adulthood (Josh Brolin,
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a distant memory of summer
adventures with friends from
one’s youth. But those friends
have since drifted away as
adults and have moved on
to their successful careers in
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Even though we’ve grown
apart from those friends its nice
to occasionally reminisce about
the good times we have had
with them.
Perhaps that is why “The
Goonies” has such a strong
following that warrants a
weekend of festivities catering
to their nostalgia towards the
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majority of attendees we saw
around Astoria were adults that
generationally straddled the
line between Generation X and
Millennial, the age range of
people who would’ve been fans
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The city of Astoria exuded
a feeling of exhaustion during
our time there. The attendees
for our concert were mostly
tourists and “Goonies” fans
who seemed perplexed by our
appearance. Any jokes the
band and I would make on the
microphone regarding “The
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crowd of locals would be out
in full force; however, many
decided to stay in for the
weekend to escape what they
have derisively begun to refer
to as “Goonie Gawkers.” We
were unfortunately catching the
last gasps of an action packed
weekend but it was nice to say
we could catch a little bit of it.
It’s a sign of inevitable aging
when one observes a mass
shared cultural experience of
their generation being venerated
with so much hullabaloo. Pop
culture nostalgia is no longer
the realm of Baby Boomers
attending county fair reunion
concerts of classic rock
bands. It has crept it’s way
into Millennial culture as that
generation ages.
They say you’re as old
as you feel, but perhaps it is
more accurate to say you’re
as old as you are inclined
to wax nostalgic. Not that
that’s a bad thing. On the
contrary, we spend so much
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experiences from the pop
culture past because they make
us feel good. When the true
30th anniversary of “Ferris
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in the summer of next year, you
can be guaranteed that crowds
of Ferris Bueller fans (Ferris
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descending upon the streets of
Chicago in their Ferraris to lip
sync to “Twist and Shout.”
Perhaps the band and I
should start booking for that
date right now?
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James Dean Kindle is a sing-
er-songwriter and musician and
Pendleton resident. Contact him
at jamesdeankindle@gmail.com
By JAKE COYLE
Film Writer
“Jurassic World”
Along the scaly spine of the
Tyrannosaurus Rex runs the evolu-
tion of Hollywood blockbustering.
Twenty-two years ago, Steven
Spielberg’s “Jurassic Park” set
the standard for the kind of movie
the industry has, ever since, bred
like test-tube dinos. Their genes
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requisite computer-generated
effects, merchandising tie-ins and
theme park-style attractions.
While it’s easy to lament the
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Park” was — and still is — a kind
of pop perfection that has since been
endlessly copied but rarely equaled.
“Jurassic World,” the latest incar-
nation of the franchise, is lacking
the deft sense of wonderment,
wit and suspense that guided the
original. Director Colin Trevorrow,
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feature, “Safety Not Guaranteed,”
with a Spielbergian magical twist,
has instead made a more biting
thriller hung up on the corporate
mandates of post-”Jurassic Park”
Hollywood.
What was once a charmingly
hokey, if fatally misguided island
resort off Costa Rica created by
a wealthy, wide-eyed carnival
showman has grown into a
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From left, Bryce Dallas Howard as Claire, Chris Pratt as Owen, Nick
Robinson as Zach, and Ty Simpkins as Gray, in a scene from the
film “Jurassic World.”
sprawling, monorail-traversed
theme park worth billions. Jurassic
World is a Dino Disney World,
complete with long lines, bored
teens and no shade to speak of.
For better or worse, “Jurassic
World” has done a very good
job of recreating the theme park
experience.
The feat of bringing dinosaurs
back from extinction is no longer
enough of a draw for the park, an
obvious parallel to the pressure on
Trevorrow to amplify entertainment
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New species of dinosaurs have
been genetically created to satisfy
the masses streaming through the
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electronic headsets, bringing us ever
closer to the cinema of Dr. Evil:
“sharks with frickin’ laser beams
attached to their heads.”
“Bigger, louder, more teeth” is
the demand of the park’s corporate
overlords, which includes the serene
CEO Simon Masrani (Irrfan Khan).
But the real face of the new Jurassic
World is operations manager Claire
Dearing (Bryce Dallas Howard),
a business suit-clad executive
who calls the dinosaurs “assets”
and describes the park in terms of
revenue, not awe.
When her two nephews, a
brooding teenager named Zach
(Nick Robinson) and his younger,
more excited brother Gray (Ty
Simpkins) arrive for a visit, Claire
still spends most of her time in the
NASA-like control room or hosting
potential sponsors.
The only one who seems to
understand the dinosaurs is Chris
Pratt’s Owen Grady, a kind of
Velociraptor Whisperer. He’s
trained a foursome of Raptors,
each sporting their own nickname,
by clicking sounds. He shouts
commands (“Stand down, Blue!”)
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over-friendly Russell Terrier than a
resurrected Raptor.
When the dinosaurs’ intelligence
is again underestimated, chaos
returns to the park, courtesy of a
wily, ferocious hybrid of mysterious
genetic makeup called the Indo-
minus Rex. He’s part T-Rex, part
frog and all business when it comes
to the chompy-chompy — none
of that tenderness of the Tyranno-
saurus. He’s a focus group-tested
product for maximum appeal, just
like “Jurassic World.”
WHAT TO DO
Festivals
Sacajawea Bluegrass
Festival
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•June 12-14
•Sacajawea State Park, Pas-
www.mctama.org
$30/weekend pass, dry
camping/$13 night, daily tickets
are $12-$25. Features music,
workshops, Dutch oven cooking,
jam sessions and more.
Eastern Oregon Beer
Festival
•June 19-20
•Union County Fairgrounds,
La Grande
www.eobeerfest.com
$5/general admission for
non-drinkers and after-party at-
tendees., $25/tasting passes
(must be purchased online or via
800-838-3006), includes admis-
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mug and 8 tokens. Camping
also available. Event features
more than 20 breweries from the
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music and vendors.
Hodaka Days
•June 25-28
•Athena City Park
www.hodakadays.org
Hodaka enthusiasts come
from far and wide to celebrate
the trail bikes that were once
manufactured in Eastern Ore-
gon. Event center is at the park,
but many activities are held in
other locations in Athena and
Weston (map available on web-
site). Celebrity guests include
Tommy Croft of Team Honda,
Ron Pomeroy of Team Bultaco
and Preston Patty, AMA Hall of
Fame member and industry in-
novator.
Purple Ridge Lavender
Festival
•Saturday, June 27; 9 a.m.-6
p.m.
•29081 Bridge Road, Herm-
iston
www.purpleridgelavender.
com
$10/general admission, $12/
admission with wine/beer tasting,
free/12 and under. Features ven-
dors, lavender products, u-pick
lavender, a quilt exp, art show,
antiques, face painting, photog-
raphy, chair massages, refresh-
ments, lavender beer tasting,
wine tasting and live music.
Art & Museums
Nicole Cimmiyotti exhibit
•Monday-Thursdays; 11 a.m-
7 p.m.,
•Friday-Saturdays; 10 a.m.-5
p.m.
•Hermiston Public Library,
235 E. Gladys Ave.
www.hermistonlibrary.us
Artwork by the 2002 Herm-
iston High School graduate are
featured through June 30.
Naamí Nisháycht, Our Liv-
ing Culture Village
Sen. Hansell and the Inland Musicians
•Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
through Sept. 5
•Tamástslikt Cultural Institute,
near Wildhorse Resort & Casino.
www.tamastslikt.org
$10/adults, $9/senior citi-
zens, $6/youths, free/5 and un-
der or $25/family of four. June
13: Survival Skills: Tule reed. Vis-
itors will make a small tule mat,
or tule boat to take home. June
20: Horse Culture: Tom Hebert
and his horse, Count Eusebio,
will visit. Hebert will share his re-
search on horse history.
Sen. Bill Hansell will serve as narrator for a pair of
Inland Northwest Musicians performances.
“Lincoln Portrait” by Aaron Copland is featured
during the concerts with Hansell narrating. The free
performances are Saturday, June 20 at 4 p.m. at Ione
Community School, 445 Spring St., and Sunday, June 21
at 4 p.m. at Weston-McEwen High School, 540 E. Main
St., Athena
A reception will follow each of the performances.
For more information, contact inwm@machmedia.net
or 541-289-4696.
Aaron Robert Miller
Dufur poet headlines First Draft
•Tuesday-Fridays, 10 a.m.-4
p.m.; Saturdays, noon-4 p.m.
•Pendleton Center for the
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Free. Portland musician and
long-time instructor and camp
counselor at the Pendleton
Center for the Arts’ Rock and
Roll Camp, displays his print-
making exhibit. Runs from June
4 through July 31. In addition,
the paintings of Rosco “Carri-
co” Crooke are featured in the
Lorenzen Board Room Gallery
through June 26.
Hiroko Cannon exhibit
•Monday-Fridays, 10 a.m.-5
p.m.
•Saturdays 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
•Pendleton Art + Frame, 36
S.W. Court Ave.
Free. Exhibit features orig-
inal paintings. Showing and
sale also includes her collection
of greeting cards. Continues
through July 3.
Music
Music on the Lawn-Dan
Faller
•Saturday, June 13, 6 p.m. All
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•Hamley Steakhouse lawn, 8
S.E. Court Ave., Pendleton
Highway 9
•Saturday, June 13, 9 p.m.-1
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•Wildhorse Sports Bar at
Wildhorse Resort & Casino, off
Highway 331, Mission.
Pendleton Men’s Chorus
Spring Concert
•Saturday, June 13, 7 p.m.
•BMCC Bob Clapp Theatre,
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leton
$10/tickets. Features special
composition by Hermiston High
School chorale director Josh
Rist, as well as multiple soloists.
The program includes folk songs
form the United States, Canada,
England, Ireland and Scotland,
as well as several sacred selec-
tions.
Bram Brata
•Sunday, June 14, 5-7 p.m.
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Main St.
Pajama Party
•Saturday, June 20, 7 p.m.
•Sub Zero Restaurant &
Lounge, 100 W. Highway 730,
Irrigon
Music, dancing, dress to
impress and join the stuffy mad-
ness For information, call 541-
922-4374.
Night life
Summer Beer Pong
Challenge
•Saturdays, 10 p.m.
•Mac’s Bar & Grill, 1400 S.W.
Dorion Ave., Pendleton
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Thursday Night Comedy
•Thursdays, 8 p.m.
PENDLETON — A past winner of an Oregon Book
•Wildhorse Sports Bar, Wild-
Award in poetry is the featured author in the upcoming
horse Resort & Casino, off High-
First Draft Writers’ Series.
way 331, Mission.
Penelope Scambly Schott splits her time living in
Digital Karaoke
•Thursdays and Saturdays,
Portland and Dufur, where she teaches an annual poetry
8 p.m.
workshop. She will read from her recent book, “How I
•The Pheasant, 149 E. Main
Became an Historian,” on Thursday, June 18 at 7 p.m. at
St., Hermiston
Pendleton Center for the Arts, 214 N. Main st. The event Mac’s Trivia Night
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is free and open to the public.
•Mac’s Bar & Grill, 1400 S.W.
After Schott’s presentation, there will be an open mic
Dorion Ave., Pendleton
time for people to read from their works.
21 and older. Teams of 2-8
For more information, call 541-278-9201 or visit www. compete in trivia contest with
other teams. Live host and priz-
pendletonarts.org.
es.
Walla Walla winery to show ‘Dryland’
Wine tasting
•Fridays, 4-8 p.m.
•Sno Road Winery, 111 W.
Main St., Echo.
WALLA WALLA — If you missed regional screenings
Open Mic
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Friday
each
that has received recent accolades.
month, 8 p.m.-midnight
An intimate portrait of rural America in transition,
•The Packard Tavern, 118
S.E. Court Ave., Pendleton
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the need to preserve family farms and reinvigorate local
pendletonopenmic
towns, while bridging gaps in understanding between
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urban and rural Americans.
•Fridays 8 p.m. (9 p.m. if
game on)
An outdoor screening is planned Saturday, June 20 at
Sports Bar, 1501
9:30 p.m. at Three Rivers Winery, 5641 Old Highway 12, Sixth •Riverside
St., Umatilla
Walla Walla. The grounds open at 8 p.m. and visitors are DJ and dancing
encouraged to bring a blanket or chair. An indoor theater
•Fridays, 8 p.m.
•The Pheasant, 149 E. Main
is available in case of inclement weather. A $10 suggested
St., Hermiston
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Directors Richard Wilhelm and Sue Arbuthnot will
answer questions after the screening. They are recipients
Hot tickets
of an Oregon Arts Commission Media Arts Fellowship
•Umatilla County Fair con-
and two Best Feature Documentary awards for “Dryland.” certs: Dustin Lynch (Aug. 11),
Pulled pork sandwiches
available for purchase. People
are encouraged to bring a blan-
ket or lawn chair.
Bram Brata
•Monday, June 15, 7 p.m. All
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•Boardman Marina Park
Part of the Music in the Parks
series, which alternates weekly
between Boardman and Irrigon
marina parks. Bring a blanket or
chairs and a picnic and enjoy the
music with the Columbia River
as a backdrop.
Jaime Wyatt &
the Bang Bangs
•Wednesday, June 17, 7 p.m.
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Co., 403 S. Main St., Pendleton
Blue Tattoo
•Wednesday, June 17; 10 p.m.
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First St., Hermiston
Carrie Cunningham
•Friday, June 19; Saturday,
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•Wildhorse Sports Bar at
Wildhorse Resort & Casino.
John Michael Montgomery
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13), Hinder (Aug. 14) and
Warrant (Aug. 15). Reserved
seats ($12) via 541-567-
6121 or 515 W. Orchard Ave.,
Hermiston www.umatillacoun-
ty.net/fair
•Pendleton Round-Up Con-
cert features Scotty McCreery
and Jackson Michelson. Sept.
12, Happy Canyon Arena, Pend-
leton. Tickets go on sale May 7
($40 to $130). 541-276-2553,
800-457-6336 or www.pendle-
tonroundup.com/events/2015/
concert.
Maryhill Museum offers free admission June 20-21
East Oregonian
Residents of Umatilla, Union,
Wallowa and 13 other counties
will have an opportunity to explore
Maryhill Museum at no charge
Saturday, June 20 and Sunday, June
21. Residents of designated coun-
ties need to present their driver’s
license to receive complimentary
admission.
Permanent exhibitions include
more than 80 works by Auguste
Rodin, European and American
paintings, objects from the palaces
of the Queen of Romania, unique
chess sets, and the renowned
Theatre de la Mode, featuring
small-scale mannequins attired in
designer fashions of post-World
War II France. An extensive Amer-
ican Indian art collection also is on
display at the museum.
Current special exhibitions
include American Indian Painting:
20th-Century Masters. The exhibit
features 35 paintings by artists
who were residents of the Southern
Staff photo by Tammy Malgesini
A vast collection of handmade chess sets are part of the perma-
nent collection at Maryhill Museum of Art, located near Golden-
dale, Wash. Maryhill is opening its doors June 20-21 for free ad-
mission to residents of 16 counties.
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with the University of Oklahoma,
Bacone College and the Santa
Fe Studio. They include Stephen
Mopope (Kiowa), Allan Houser
(Chiricahua Apache), Fred Beaver
(Creek/Seminole), Jerome Tiger
(Creek/Seminole), Harrison Begay
(Navajo) and Tony Da (San Ilde-
fonso). It continues through July 5.
Also on display is Sam Hill and
the Columbia River Highway. In
anticipation of the 2016 centennial
celebration of the Columbia River
Highway, the temporary exhibition
of black and white prints show
construction of the highway and
early scenic views of the Columbia
River Gorge. Most of the images
are from Hill’s personal photo
collection.
The museum grounds include
the William and Catherine Dickson
Sculpture Park. Also, four miles
east of Maryhill is a life-sized
replica of Stonehenge, which Hill
built to memorialize local men who
died in World War I.
Regular museum admission is
$9 for adults, $8 for seniors, $3 for
youth age 7-18 and free for children
6 and under.
Maryhill Museum of Art is
located off Highway 97 at 35
Maryhill Museum Drive, Gold-
endale, Wash. To get there, drive
west on Interstate 84 and take Exit
No. 104.