Entertainment

This Week at the Reel Deal

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Column By JIM O’DONNELL    
Reel Deal Theater

This week we are opening Transformers: Age of Extinction. We will hold Chef, The Fault in our Stars, and How to Train your Dragon 2. Edge of Tomorrow will end Thursday.

I went to see Chef the other night and liked it so much I decided to hold it another week. It is funny, thoughtful, and refreshing and I don’t think it deserves an R rating. A PG-13 would have been fine. There might have been some language but I don’t even recall that. One of the main themes of this film is the relationship between 11 year old, Emjay Anthony, (Chef’s son) Read More

LA Airport Sponsors ‘Frozen’ at Sundown Today

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COUNTY News:

Disney’s uber-popular movie “Frozen” will be shown at sundown today at East Park in Los Alamos.

The event is sponsored by the Los Alamos County Airport as part of the summer “Movies in the Park” series.

Airport Manager Peter Soderquist will be available before the show to hand out schedules for the new commercial air service being offered through New Mexico Airlines with convenient daily flights available between Los Alamos County Airport and Albuquerque’s Sunport.

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‘Longmire’ Staging Area At Valles Caldera

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The staging area at the Valles Caldera National Preserve where filming is underway at the cabin that serves as the home for the title character in the A&E series ‘Longmire.’ Yellow and black directional signs marked  ‘LM’ are posted on Central Avenue and around Los Alamos to guide film vehicles through town and out to the Valles Caldera. Location scouts visited Los Alamos last week to find additional film locations that may be used in scenes for future episodes of the successful series completing its third season. For information, contact Film Liaison Kelly Read More

Amigos Bravos: ‘The Last Mountain’ Screens June 24

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AMIGOS BRAVOS News:

Amigos Bravos: Because Water Matters is celebrating 26 years of protecting and restoring New Mexico’s waters with a showing of  “The Last Mountain,” which is about the devastating effects of mountaintop coal removal in West Virginia’s Coal River Valley, and the way residents and activists successfully stand up to the industry and major employer Massey Coal.

“The Last Mountain,” directed by award-winning documentary filmmaker, Bill Haney, is a Sundance Film Selection. The film will be followed by a big-screen Skype conversation between community organizer Read More

Yellow ‘LM’ Signs Around Los Alamos Are Guiding Film Crews to Valles Caldera

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These yellow and black directional signs marked on Central Avenue and around Los Alamos guide film vehicles through town to the Valles Caldera National Preserve to film scenes for the A&E series ‘Longmire.’ Courtesy/LAC

COUNTY News:

The familiar yellow and black directional signs marked  “LM” on Central Avenue and various locations in Los Alamos townsite are in place to guide film vehicles through town to the Valles Caldera National Preserve to film scenes at the cabin that serves as the home for the title character in the A&E series “Longmire.”

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‘Manhattan’ Premieres Sunday July 27

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Still shot from WGN’s America’s ‘Manhattan.’ Trailer PrintScreen/LADP

Still shot from WGN’s America’s ‘Manhattan.’ Trailer PrintScreen/LADP

Staff Report

New Mexico media was invited Saturday to be among the first to see the New Mexico set and meet the cast of WGN’s America’s “Manhattan” – an original drama series scheduled to premiere Sunday, July 27. 

Created and written by Sam Shaw (“Masters of Sex”) and directed by Emmy Award-winning director Thomas Schlamme (“The West Wing”), “Manhattan” enters the world of deception, danger and sacrifices

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Scenes From Friday’s Summer Concert

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Los Alamos National Bank sponsored Friday’s Summer Concert at Ashley Pond Park. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com

Kenny Miller of Kenny’s BBQ stops by the LANB booth Friday night. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com

Dancers two-step to the David Luning Band Friday at Ahsley Pond Park. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com

Jugglers including Jeff Favorite, right, of the Los Alamos Hillstompers entertain at Friday’s concert. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com

South Beach meets Los Alamos at Friday’s concert. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More

Tonight’s Summer Concert Features David Luning Band

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David Luning Band. Courtesy/davidluning.com

COMMUNITY News:

The Los Alamos County Summer Concert Series continues at 7 p.m. Friday, June 20 at Ashley Pond with the David Luning Band.

This is going to be a fabulous show at our new downtown stage. It’s a free show presented by Los Alamos County and the sponsors of our Series.

Our sponsors are listed at www.gordonssummerconcerts.com along with a lot of other info that I’d like you to know. For instance, did you know that this Friday is Los Alamos National Bank Night? Did you know that the following Fri., June 27 we have two Los Alamos bands playing? Rocking Read More

The Stumbling Critic Reviews ‘Edge of Tomorrow’

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The Stumbling Critic: ‘Edge of Tomorrow’
By STEVEN WALTER

It’s been a rough few years for Tom Cruise. For an actor with his credentials, he’s headlined some crappy movies. I didn’t know who Jack Reacher was and after watching Jack Reacher, I still didn’t know and didn’t care. Oblivion was a science-fiction train wreck and Rock of Ages was funny, but forgettable. I thought grim times would continue until Edge of Tomorrow surfaced. Frequent visits to Rotten Tomatoes help me decide which movie to watch next. Tom’s latest endeavor got a string of positive reviews; thus, my expectations were elevated. Read More

PEEC and Reel Deal Theater Present ‘GEOFISH’ with Proceeds to Benefit New Nature Center

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Courtesy/GEOFISH

PEEC News:

You don’t have to be a fisherman to enjoy the film “GEOFISH,” which follows four guys as they travel the length of Mexico in a vehicle that runs on cooking oil, in search of the best fishing spots in the country.

The Pajarito Environmental Education Center and the Reel Deal Theater will present a special screening of “GEOFISH” at 7 p.m. Thursday, June 19. All proceeds will benefit the Cutthroat Trout Aquarium at the new Los Alamos County Nature Center, opening in spring 2015.

Armed with nothing more than fishing rods and cameras, the GEOFISH Read More