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THE BULLETIN • MAY 27 - JUNE 2, 2021
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“Movie: The Vigil”
A despondent young man (Dave Davis,
“True Detective”) holding overnight
watch over the body of a member of
his Orthodox Jewish community in
a dilapidated Brooklyn home comes
face-to-face with a malevolent entity
in this 2019 horror tale from first-time
feature filmmaker Keith Thomas. Fred
Melamed, Menashe Lustig and Lynn
Cohen also star.
BY GEORGE DICKIE
Checking in with
TONY KANAAN
“Movie: Plan B”
Following a regrettable first sexual
encounter, a straight-laced high
schooler (Kuhoo Verma, “Insomnia”)
and her slacker best friend (Victoria
Moroles, “Teen Wolf ) have 24 hours
to find a Plan B or “morning after”
pill to resolve a potential issue in this
comedy movie from director Natalie
Morales (“Language Lessons”). Mason
Cook, Michael Provost and Bobby
Tisdale also star. (ORIGINAL)
“Movie: Supernova”
“Movie: The Donut King”
With time at a premium due to one’s
dementia diagnosis, a couple (Stanley
Tucci, Colin Firth) hit the road in
an old RV to visit family, friends and
places from their past in this 2020
British drama from director Harry
Macqueen (“Hinterland”). Pippa
Haywood, Peter MacQueen and Nina
Marlin also star.
Alice Gu made her directorial debut
with the 2020 documentary that
explores the life of “Donut King”
Ted Ngoy, a Cambodian refugee who
came to California in the 1970s and
started a chain of donut shops in that
state before his world collapsed under
the weight of a devastating gambling
addiction.
At 46 and with 27 years in various open-wheel series under his
belt, IndyCar driver Tony Kanaan has no plans to retire.
And he knows keeping himself in shape is key. Toward that end,
the Brazil native trains his body daily in the gym, uses the therapy
RefleXion to keep his reflexes sharp and even runs Ironman
Triathlons to condition his mind and body for the long-haul of a
race. For him, it’s all about staying in the game he loves as long as
he can.
“When you do an Ironman, for me it’s like a 10-12 hour race,”
he explains. “And when you’re having a long day in the car, the
longest race is the Indy 500, it’s three hours, it becomes not that
long. So mentally I come in prepared ... . But physically, obviously
it helps me a lot with the aerobic side. Obviously with that, I
go to the gym every day and try to do some core exercises, some
neck exercises. But the swim obviously helps to strengthen my
shoulders, which we use a lot in the race car. And then the long
races, the long triathlons, I basically train my mind.”
And Kanaan’s longest day in a race car comes Sunday, May 30,
when he’ll be part of the 33-car field for the 105th Indianapolis
500, which airs on NBC from Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Kanaan, the winner of the 2013 Indy 500, will be driving in his
third race of an abbreviated four-race slate in 2021, piloting the
No. 48 Dallara-Honda for Chip Ganassi Racing, splitting duty
with former NASCAR Cup champ Jimmie Johnson, who drives
road and street courses while he takes the ovals.
He says the opportunity to team with one of racing’s all-time
greats this season was too good to pass up.
“It’s something that we’re going to be talking about it for the rest
of our lives,” Kanaan says. “I mean, I got to share a car with the
seven-time (champion) and we did something that two big names
like that – I could be wrong but that never happened before.”
Full name: Antoine Rizkallah Kanaan Filho
Date of birth: Dec. 31, 1974
Birthplace: Salvador, Brazil
Other career highlights: 1994 Formula Europa Boxer
series champion; 1997 Indy Lights series champion; 1998
CART Rookie of the Year; 1999 U.S. 500 winner (CART’s
version of the Indy 500); 2004 IndyCar series champion;
2013 IndyCar Most Popular Driver award winner; overall
winner of the 2015 Rolex 24 at Daytona
TV appearances: “Danica: Five Years Running” (2009)
Movie appearances: “Driven” (2001)
Partners in crime: In the early 2000s, was teammates
with Dario Franchitti, Bryan Herta and the late Dan Wheldon
in Andretti Green Racing, a team known for winning races
and pulling elaborate pranks on one another