Entertainment

Stay up to date on live entertainment events in our community for the week of August 6, 2024. Listings are based on space availability, with a full list available online. Events this week: Live Music at Hood Crest Winery Family Activities at the Park Special Events at Trout Lake Hall "Charlotte's Web" Show at the Bingen Theater Bird watching walks Live Music at Clark & ​​Lewie's Live Music at The Pines Outdoor movie nights at Daubenspeck Park Live Music at the Hood River Hotel Music and movies at Mt. Hood Meadows Live Music at Ferment Brewing Summer concert at Walking Man Brewing 240 W First Street, Stevenson August 8, 6:00 PM — Joe Schlick and the New Brohemians: Mike Grodner, Rob Barrick, Dan Boller. Free admission.

In a significant turn of events, Hollywood power couple Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck made headlines again on May 31, 2024. The famous American actress and singer, Jennifer Lopez, announced the cancellation of her highly anticipated summer tour. This decision, as revealed by Lopez herself, was motivated by her desire to devote more time to her family. The duo, known for their on-again, off-again relationship, had been setting tongues wagging with rumors of a possible breakup circulating in the media. Lopez's abrupt decision to step away from her professional commitments only fueled speculation about their relationship. The Lopez and Affleck saga has been the subject of intense public fascination for years. Their red carpet appearances, joint projects, and personal ups and downs...

Hi, I'm Lee Isaac Chung, the director of "Twisters." This scene takes place in the middle of the film and is internally labeled T4, meaning the fourth tornado sequence. The characters Kate and Tyler, played by Daisy Edgar-Jones and Glen Powell, respectively, are central to this moment. In particular, James Paxton, son of Bill Paxton, makes a brief appearance as a man trying to escape the tornado with his partner. Other cast members in this sequence include Lily Smith, daughter of our writer Mark L. Smith, Samantha Ireland, Aila Grey as the little girl, and Jeff Swearingen as the hapless desk clerk. Capturing a tornado at night was a key goal for me, inspired by my experiences growing up in tornado alley, where nighttime tornadoes were especially terrifying. The goal was to convey the inte...

FromSoftware made history again with Elden Ring, now with the massively successful Shadow of the Erdtree expansion. Shadow of the Erdtree became the highest-rated expansion in Metacritic history and sold 5 million units in just three days. FromSoftware remains at the top of the video game industry and it seems that only they can challenge their position, all thanks to this new sales triumph. Elden Ring had already reached 25 million units sold, establishing itself as a very popular fantasy RPG and winner of the GOTY 2022. Despite some criticism regarding the performance and difficulty of the DLC, Shadow of the Erdtree has further increased the success of the original title. The company announced on social media that Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree has reached 5 million un...

Ewan Mitchell, like many, is used to anonymity. However, that changed during a recent trip to Manhattan, when a hotel concierge surprised him with the question, "You didn't put on your eyepatch?" It was a nod to his role as Aemond Targaryen, the one-eyed warrior who rides a dragon in "House of the Dragon." Mitchell, who doesn't usually wear an eye patch, is still getting used to being recognized in public. "I didn't think people would recognize me, but they do," he noted. "I think it's because of my big chin." One afternoon in May, Mitchell, 27, was sipping a Coke at the hotel bar, dressed in a black Alexander McQueen suit, getting ready for the Season 2 premiere of “House of the Dragon.” HBO’s “Game of Thrones” prequel follows two factions vying for the Iron Throne. Mitchell’s debut in t...

Alec Baldwin's complicated legal battle over the fatal shooting on the set of the movie "Rust" will go to trial this week in New Mexico. A jury will determine whether his involvement in the death of the film's cinematographer, Halyna Hutchins, amounts to manslaughter. The incident occurred on October 21, 2021, when a gun Baldwin was handling fired a live round, killing Hutchins and wounding the director, Joel Souza. The gun was supposed to be loaded with inactive rounds that could not be fired. The initial news of Baldwin’s criminal charges shocked Hollywood, where many industry professionals believe that on-set gun safety is the responsibility of the gunsmith and production safety coordinators, not the actors. Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, the film’s gunsmith, has already been convicted of mans...

This week's TV lineup features exciting programming that is sure to capture viewers' attention. On ABC, Jenn Tran continues her journey to find love on "The Bachelorette." The reality dating show, known for its dramatic rose ceremonies and heartfelt moments, promises another week of emotional highs and lows as Jenn navigates her relationships with the remaining contestants. Viewers can expect romantic dates, intense conversations, and maybe a few surprises as Jenn gets closer to finding her potential match. Meanwhile, on ABC, another show is gaining traction for its unique premise. "Claim to Fame," hosted by Kevin and Franklin Jonas, brings together relatives of well-known celebrities. The show challenges these famous relatives to step out of the shadows of their famous family members and ...

It was their private club. Five women who collaborated at the Public Theater, who met to drink and dream, to share frustrations and ideas, to commiserate, to brainstorm and laugh together. They coined their alliance "Women and Ambition," a cheeky nod to the fact that "ambitious" still had a strong connotation for young women. Their meeting at Public in the mid-2010s proved more than just a fond memory: each has now become an empowered leader in a field desperately in need of fresh inspiration. “These women changed the course of my life,” said Maria Goyanes, now artistic director of the Woolly Mammoth Theatre in Washington. Lear deBessonet, who runs the long-running Encores! series at New York City Center, recalled the sentiment: "There was a mutual recognition: 'I see you, girl. I see you...

A lithe and seductively charming actor who worked consistently for more than six decades in Hollywood, often as a leading man, Donald Sutherland died on Thursday at 88. As a thinking man’s sex symbol whose versatility made him equally persuasive in irreverent comedies and heart-rending dramas, Sutherland worked with major directors across multiple eras, including Robert Altman, Federico Fellini and Clint Eastwood and looked comfortable in both modern dress and period garb. His unusual height — he was 6-foot-4 — and sonorous voice gave Sutherland an authoritative gait, but he was given more toward gentle-giant sensitivity than masculine swagger. Narrowing his great performances down to 15 films is no easy task — there’s at least another 15 where these came from — but this selection of str...

Did Alicent actually believe that Viserys's final words were about her son, or was she simply interpreting them in a way that suited her own wishes? (And, more critically, should a serious drama base its central conflict on a misunderstanding more suited to a sitcom? Resolving that question at this point may be beyond the scope of this summary.) Rhaenyra's brave secret return to King's Landing, aided by Mysaria, to face her arch-enemy-friend sets the record straight. Alicent is convinced that Viserys means Aegon. Rhaenyra, for her part, truly believes that Alicent holds this belief. But when the Queen Mother mentions the Conqueror's "A Song of Ice and Fire," Rhaenyra sees the mistake and tries to explain... only to have Alicent dismiss it, even though he seems to know, deep down,...