ENTERTAINMENT
Saturday, May 18, 2019
East Oregonian
MOVIE REVIEW
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DEAR ABBY
Serious girlfriend is
surprised to learn
man is still married
AP Photo/Niko Tavernise
This image released by Lionsgate shows Keanu Reeves in a scene from “John Wick: Chapter 3 — Parabellum.”
In ‘Parabellum,’ John Wick
is on the run again
By JAKE COYLE
AP Film Writer
Movies can be bless-
edly simple. As the first
“John Wick” showed, all
you really need is a car, a
gun, a dead dog and Keanu
Reeves. Who needs “kiss
kiss” when you’ve got
plenty of “bang bang”?
Alas, nothing in today’s
movie-land stays minor-
key. Chad Stahelski’s “John
Wick” has quickly spouted
into a three-and-counting
series, the latest of which
is “John Wick: Chapter 3
— Parabellum.” What was
once a taut, minimalist
action movie with an appeal
predicated on low-expec-
tations and leanness has
grown into a franchise
with a typically overcooked
subtitle and de rigueur
world-building (the film’s
press notes reference “the
Wickian universe”).
“Parabellum” finds Sta-
helski, Reeves’ former stunt
double who has directed all
three films, moving further
beyond Wick’s hardboiled
origins and into a more
extravagant action thriller.
In its ever-expanding fic-
tional realm, “Parabellum”
isn’t so dissimilar from a
superhero movie, only one
with way more blood, a
much higher body count
and, yes, righteously better
action scenes.
It starts right where
we left off with Reeves’
uber-hitman. He’s on the
run in New York having vio-
lated the fiercely enforced
rules of the High Table,
an international assas-
sin’s guild that sets combat
protocol for a vast crimi-
nal netherworld, including
that no “business” should
be conducted in the Conti-
nental, the Manhattan hotel
presided over with panache
by its manager, Winston
(Ian McShane).
Ruthless as the world
of John Wick is, it’s a rig-
idly ordered one, full of
slavish fidelity to a war-
rior code that’s part samu-
rai, part magician. There’s
a $14 million bounty on
Wick’s head, just posted by
the High Table, which has
begun a soon-to-conclude
countdown to make Wick
“excommunicado.”
For
every other bounty hunter,
it’s open season on John
Wick. And in these films,
one lurks down every alley;
the ratio of regular person
to hitman is, like, 2-to-1.
From the get-go, the
visual landscape of “Par-
abellum” — a nighttime
New York downpour with
dashes of neon all around
— is vivid, nearly turning
Times Square into Hong
Kong. With little time to
go, Wick heads to where all
hitmen go in times of need:
the library. Beginning with
the Rose Main Reading
Room at the New York Pub-
lic Library (where Wick,
wielding a tome pulled from
the stacks, fights a giant
played by 76ers backup
center Boban Marjanovic),
“Parabellum” excels in its
New York locations. Cine-
matography Dan Laustsen
(“The Shape of Water”) and
production designer Kevin
Kavanaugh (“The Dark
Knight Rises”) are the mov-
ie’s most potent weapons.
With
pursuers
all
around, Wick stealthily
seeks out old associates
for help, including Anjel-
ica Huston, as a kind of bal-
let-and-wrestling instruc-
tor, and Halle Berry, who
has a fiefdom in Casablanca
and a few lethal dogs that
severely test the bounds
of “good boy.” He appeals
to them on the basis of old
bonds that, he hopes, super-
sede the decrees of the High
Table.
Along with returning
co-stars Laurence Fish-
burne, Lance Reddick and
McShane, “Parabellum” is
well-stocked in top-flight
character actors. No movie
that includes Fishburne bel-
lowing “I am the Bowery!”
isn’t without its acting plea-
sures — including Reeves,
himself, who has found in
Wick a comfortable match
for his spare style and pow-
erfully still physical pres-
ence. Also added to the mix
here is Asia Kate Dillon
(“Billions”), as the Adjudi-
cator, sent to arbitrate vio-
lators of the High Table’s
code.
“John Wick 3,” a Lions-
gate release, is rated R by
the Motion Picture Asso-
ciation of America for per-
vasive strong violence, and
some language. Running
time: 131 minutes. Three
stars out of four.
MPAA definition of
R: Restricted. Under 17
requires accompanying par-
ent or adult guardian.
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Because male breast
although it hasn’t been that
long, so far everything has cancer is so rare, all the
been great. We each have pamphlets and information
two children from previ- are aimed at women. As
ous relationships. We have a result, my relative feels
discussed the topic of mar- very alone. Besides fam-
riage, having a child of our ily, he doesn’t want any-
own and have even consid- one, including members
ered adoption.
of his church, to
know his diagno-
One
day
sis because he’s
he told me he
afraid of what
wanted to tell me
they will think.
something. He
Encouragement
ended up saying
such as telling
that before going
him his friends
into the military
can offer addi-
years ago, he
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tional support and
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prayers has gone
his ex. Problem
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Abby,
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the divorce laws in
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WHAT TO DO
FESTIVALS
“Hermiston Art Festival”
•Saturday,
May
18,
10 a.m.-3 p.m.
•Downtown Hermiston
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hermistondowntown
Free admission. A celebration
of the arts, featuring a juried show
and sale, art activities and musical
entertainment.
A.C.E. Car Show & Downtown
Activities
•Saturday,
May
25;
7:30 a.m.- 10p.m.
•Downtown Echo
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Free. Features nearly two dozen
vehicle classes (registration begins
at 9 a.m.; show from noon-4 p.m.,
with awards) Event also feature
firemen’s breakfast, volleyball
tournament, vendor booths, con-
cession fundraisers for sports
teams, and The Wasteland Kings
dinner & concert (6 p.m., $35).
The Mini CROC
•Saturday, May 25; 8 a.m.
•Begins at Tamastslikt Cultural
Institute, Mission
www.cyclependleton.com
$60. Pendleton On Wheels
presents a one-day Century Ride
of the Centuries supported ride
(44-mile, 78-mile or 100-mile) to
Cabbage Hill and beyond. Reg-
istration includes evening din-
ner/social event at OMG! Burg-
ers & Brews, Pendleton. (info@
cyclependleton.com).
“PEO Garden Tour”
•Saturday, June 8; 10 a.m.-3 p.m.
•Six gardens in the Hermiston
area
$15. View gardens at 6 loca-
tions. Tour brochure includes
information about the gardens.
Tickets can be purchased at Cot-
tage Flowers and Kopacz Nursery,
both in Hermiston. (541-667-3690).
ART, MUSEUMS & AUTHORS
Pendleton
Underground
“Comes to Life”
•Saturday,
May
18;
9:15 a.m.-5:15 p.m.
•Pendleton
Underground
Tours, 31 S.W. Emigrant Ave.
www.pendletonunderground-
tours.org
$50/21-and-older. Reservations
required for 2-hour tours that fea-
tures live actors in the Pendleton
Underground. (541-276-0730).
Meet the Authors Day
•Saturday, May 18; 10 a.m.
•Heritage Station Museum, 108
S.W. Frazer Ave., Pendleton
www.heritagestationmuseum.
org
Free. Features a handful of
local and regional authors, includ-
ing Susan Badger Doyle, Bette
Lynch Husted, Peg Willis and Stu
Campbell. Others may be added.
Museum store carries many of
their publications.
“Inspired By The Collection”
•Monday-Thursdays;
10
a.m-8 p.m.,
Friday-Saturdays;
10 a.m.-5 p.m.
•Pendleton Public Library, 502
S.W. Dorion Ave.
www.pendletonlibrary.weebly.
com
Free. Exhibit features 12 local
artists drawing inspiration from
items in library’s collection. Runs
through June 27.
”Dream Oregon”
•Monday-Saturday;
10 a.m.-4 p.m.
•Josephy Center for Arts and
Culture, 403 N. Main St., Joseph
www.josephy.org
Free. Curated by Anna Vogel,
provides a visual tour of Oregon
through photography, painting,
sculpture and illustration. “Dream
Oregon” book available for $15.
Runs through June 18.
“Open Regional Exhibit”
•Tuesday-Fridays,
10 a.m.-4 p.m.;
Saturdays,
noon-4 p.m.
•Pendleton Center for the Arts,
214 N. Main St.
www.pendletonarts.org
Free. Features works of adults
and teenagers. Gallery visitors
may vote for Jacqueline Brown
People’s Choice Award. Runs
through May 25.
“BMCC Student Art Show”
•Monday-Thursdays,
9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
•Betty Feves Memorial Gal-
lery, BMCC, 2411 N.W. Carden Ave.,
Pendleton.
www.bluecc.edu
Free. Visitors can vote for peo-
ple’s choice award. Gallery also
open by appointment by calling
541-278-5952. Runs through May
30.
“Different Places in Her
Heart”
•Monday-Saturdays,
10 a.m.-5 p.m., regular hours
•Tamástslikt Cultural Institute,
near Wildhorse Resort & Casino.
www.tamastslikt.org
$10/adults, $9/senior citizens,
$6/youths. Features the artwork of
Ellen Taylor. Exhibit runs through
June 15.
MUSIC
Terry Robb
•Saturday, May 18; 7 p.m.
•Great Pacific Wine & Coffee
Co., 403 S. Main St., Pendleton
No cover. All ages. Award-win-
ning blues guitarist.
The Machine
•Saturday, May 18; 8 p.m. No
cover
•Wildhorse Sports Bar, Wild-
horse Resort & Casino, off I-84 Exit
216, Mission.
Chance Hayden Trio
•Thursday, May 23; 7 p.m.
•Great Pacific Wine & Coffee
Co., 403 S. Main St., Pendleton
No cover. All ages. Portland
group brings lively jazz-funk and
soul.
Sam Densmore
•Thursday, May 23; 7-9 p.m.
•40 Taps, 337 S.W. Emigrant
Ave., Pendleton
No cover. Oregon folk rocker
recently released single “Damn the
Consequences” from his upcom-
ing EP “Black Velvet Unicorn.”
Notorious 253
•Friday, May 24; Saturday, May
25; 8 p.m. No cover
•Wildhorse Sports Bar, Wild-
horse Resort & Casino, off I-84 Exit
216, Mission.
Chris Baron
•Thursday, May 30; 7-9 p.m.
•40 Taps, 337 S.W. Emigrant
Ave., Pendleton
No cover. The Portland-based
singer-songwriter performs alter-
native and folk rock.
Raucous
•Friday, May 31; Saturday, June
1; 8 p.m. No cover
•Wildhorse Sports Bar, Wild-
horse Resort & Casino, off I-84 Exit
216, Mission.
NIGHT LIFE
Wine Tasting Event
•Saturday, May 18; 6-8 p.m.
•Our Lady of Angels Catholic
Church, 565 W. Hermiston Ave.
$15. Feature a variety of wines,
hearty appetizers and entrees.
Benefits
Catholic
Daughters
Scholarship Fund. (Kristi Smalley,
541-571-0997).
Saturday Night Trivia
•Saturdays; 9 p.m.
•Midway Bar & Grill, 1750 N.
First St., Hermiston
Free. Show what you know for
fun and prizes.
THEATER, STAGE,
FILM & LECTURES
Sensory Friendly Movie
•Saturday, May 18; 10:30 a.m.
•Hermiston Stadium 8 Cinema,
355 W. Theater Lane
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arcofumatillacounty
$5.50. In conjunction with
The Arc Umatilla County, senso-
ry-friendly screening of “Pokemon:
Detective Pikachu” with lights up a
little and volume down.
“Toy Story”
•Saturday, May 18; 2:15 p.m.
•SAGE Center, 101 Olson Road,
Boardman
www.visitsage.com
$3/person, includes popcorn.
Children must be accompanied
by an adult. Concessions available
with cash purchase.
“Private Lives”
•May 18-19; 7:30 p.m.
•May 19; 2 p.m.
•BMCC Bob Clapp Theatre, 2411
N.W. Carden Ave., Pendleton
www.cctpendleton.com
$15/adults, $10/students. The
College Community Theatre pro-
duction features Noel Coward’s
comedy. With passion, laughter,
romance, anger and love, it sets
the stage for a battle of the sexes.
(541-278-5953).
“Almost, Maine”
•May 18; 7 p.m., closing night
•Hermiston High School audi-
torium, 600 S. First St.
$5/adults, $4/senior citizens, $2/
students. HHS production weaves
together a series of short plays as
the romantic comedy explores
love and relationships. Due to
mature content, show is recom-
mended for ages 12-and-older.
HOT TICKETS
•Wildhorse concerts: Paquita
la del Barrio (July 26, $49-$139) at
Wildhorse Resort & Casino. Tick-
ets for the 21-and-older shows via
Wildhorse Gift Shop or www.wild-
horseresort.com
•Jackalope Jamboree: (Amer-
ican Aquarium, Shane Smith
& the Saints, Carson McHone,
Tylor & The Train Robbers and
more) June 29, Happy Canyon
Arena. Tickets ($35 to $100+) via
www.jackalopejamboree.com
•Pendleton Whisky Music
Fest: (Post Malone) July 13, Pend-
leton Round-Up Grounds. Tickets
($99 to $195) via www.pendleton-
whiskymusicfest.com
•Umatilla County Fair main
stage performers Tracy Byrd
(Aug. 6); Jackson Michelson (Aug.
7); The Georgia Satellites (Aug.
8); Latino Night-bands TBA (Aug.
9); Sugar Ray (Aug. 10) (free/gen-
eral admission, $12/reserved, $20/
premium) www.umatillacounty-
fair.net (541-567-6121).
•Wheatstock Music Festival.
(Reckless Kelly, headliner) Aug.
17, Quantum 9 Arena, Helix). Early
bird tickets ($20) via www.wheat-
stock.org
•Round-Up Happy Canyon
Kick-off Concert: (Trace Adkins)
Sept. 9, Happy Canyon Arena. Tick-
ets ($46 to $150) via www.pendle-
tonroundup.com
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Want to get your event listed in
our calendar? Send information to
community@eastoregonian.com,
or c/o Tammy Malgesini, 333 E. Main
Street, Hermiston, OR, 97838.