Page 31 - Empty Pockets News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

Mix 107.9 by Hope Madden and George Wolf, MaddWolf.com Let’s be honest, no one saw much of anything movie-wise this year. The highest grossing cinematic releases made so little they would have been considered catastrophic bombs in any other year, and streaming numbers confirmed that we were having a hard time zeroing in on new releases. Still, there were some exceptional films that simply disappeared without even a hello. These are movies that broke new ground, broke our hearts, explored new genre hybrids, reimagined familiar tales, startled our senses, and otherwise just impressed the hell...

The denizens of 'Twennies' lap up the attention, and the drinks Dirs: Bill Ross, Turner Ross. Cast: Peter Elwell, Michael Martin, Shay Walker (as themselves). 15 cert, 98 mins Even the lowliest dive-bar can have its own peculiar appeal, but the appeal of the Roaring 20s Cocktail Lounge is about as peculiar as it gets. How best to get a sense of the place’s unique ambience? Imagine a cross between a dimly lit second-hand furniture shop and the waiting room at an Accident and Emergency unit. Still, for many of the regulars who know it simply as “Twennies”, it’s like a second home, and ...

Running from 9am to 5am, the Ross brothers watch the regulars drift in and out of The Roaring 20s for one last lock-in before it shuts its doors forever – a stand in for pubs and bars all over the world that have been closing up over the last few years. It might be set in Las Vegas (“I don’t even care about this town anymore. It’s losing its character. Fucking Celine Dion can have it,” growls the owner), but it might as well be London, Leicester or Lancaster: just another favourite old watering hole turned into a Tesco Express.

Last modified on Wed 23 Dec 2020 07.02 EST If ever you had the idea there was something bohemian or glamorous or Bukowskian about drinking in a Las Vegas bar … then this movie will wise you right up. It’s a docu-realist fiction about a seedy place called The Roaring 20s, in Las Vegas, which is about to close for good. (The films was actually shot at a place called The Roaring 20s in New Orleans, which is still open for business, but maybe there’s something about the desolation and melancholy in a bar that makes every closing time feel like the last closing time ever.) The film-...

Willamette Week The need for strong, independent local journalism is more urgent than ever. Please support the city we love by joining Friends of Willamette Week. Movie Theaters May Have Been Closed Most of the Year, but There Were Still Plenty of Stellar Films to Stream. These Were the Best. 2020 did yield some astoundingly good work—especially from indie directors who deserve recognition. Updated December 22, 2020 To say nothing of our poor theaters, it wasn't the friendliest year to watch movies at home either. Living rooms tend to flatten films, not just visually but psychologic...