‘Jackie’ a portrait of former First Lady Jackie Kennedy
We go back in time this Friday with two “new” films. “Jackie” looks at the life of Jackie Kennedy after the assassination of her husband, John F. Kennedy. Natalie Portman is brilliant in the lead role, and it is important to note that the late John Hurt stars in this — his final film. It is nominated for three Oscars including Best Actress, Best Costume Design and Best Original Score. Rated PG, it carries a “Violence and Disturbing Scene” warning. It is 100 minutes long and will show daily at 1:15, 4:20 and 7:10 p.m.
“Wayne’s World” first appeared 25 years ago this month. It is rated PG and clocks in at 94 minutes, showing daily at 1:30 and 9:40 p.m.
From Fox Searchlight, we read the following: “‘Jackie’ is a portrait of one of the most important and tragic moments in American history, seen through the eyes of the iconic First Lady, then Jacqueline Kennedy. Jackie places us in her world during the days immediately following her husband’s assassination. Known for her extraordinary dignity and poise, here we see a portrait of the First Lady as she fights to establish her husband’s legacy and the world of ‘Camelot’ that she created and loved so well. Pablo Larrain’s ‘Jackie’ is a morbid, uneven, sometimes elegant, sometimes insightful, occasionally Lifetime movieish examination of the immediate aftermath of the assassination of JFK, as told through the lens of the First Lady who refused to change out of the bloodstained pink Chanel suit she was wearing on Nov. 22, 1963, famously saying, ‘Let them see what they’ve done.’”
Richard Roeper writes: “‘Jackie’ is not about JFK’s presidency, or any conspiracy theories about his assassination. This is all about how the 34-year-old First Lady became a widow in one horrible instant and had to deal with the horror of holding her husband’s brains in her hands; the grief of losing her husband; the task of telling her two young children Daddy was up in heaven and was never coming home; the planning of the funeral, and oh yes, figuring out what in the world she was going to do with her life now that she and the children would be moving out of the White House.”
The late Roger Ebert had this to say about “Wayne’s World”: “The movie is inspired by ‘Saturday Night Live’s’ longrunning parody of local access cable TV. ‘Wayne’s World’ originates from the paneled basement room of its host, Wayne Campbell (Mike Myers), who looks to be in his late 20s but still lives at home with his parents in Aurora. Wayne’s sidekick is Garth Algar (Dana Carvey), looking uncannily like Arte Johnson and operating with the brain power of a clever seven-year-old. The two of them interview strange guests, drool over posters of their favourite models and use the word ‘excellent’ a whole lot.”
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