INDEPENDENT • AUGUST 12, 2015 • Page 7 FILM REVIEW:Ricki and the Flash Is it possible for Meryl children so she could live who is probably best known Streep, 66, to star in a mov- in California and chase her as Dr. Noah Drake on TV’s ie and not be nominated for dream of being a rock star. long-running series “General Best Actress? She’s been The fi lm opens with her Hospital.” Springfi eld will be nominated 19 times and won playing a guitar and singing 66 this month and I’m glad he three Oscars for Best Actress, in a small neighborhood bar made it through the 60’s and but I think her streak will skip with The Flash as her back- 70’s. He and Streep both look a beat based on her perfor- up band. Her boyfriend and like they’ve been rode hard mance in Ricki and the Flash. lead guitarist in The Flash and put up wet. Streep plays a worn-out Rock is played by none other than Ricki, whose real name is ‘n Roll wannabe who sacri- Rick Springfi eld who really Linda, returns to her former fi ced her marriage and three is a worn out rock and roller family in Indiana to attempt to make peace and resolve some unfi nished issues. AUTOMOBILE: Honda Pilot Ricki has recently fi led for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy, does not have a car, and no money for a tip for the cabby when she arrives at the mansion of her former husband (Kevin Kline). Kline is 67 and the av- erage age of my audience was Medicare. this movie full of raw emo- was not sure who I was pull- Berry. Gummers character Streep’s real-life daughter, tions and the pursuit of for- ing for to win. I don’t have in “Extant” is also Julie; is it Mamie Gummer, plays Ju- giveness and understanding. major complaints of the act- possible to be type-cast as a lie, the wayward daughter of Cody won her Oscar for her ing and directing. The script, “Julie?” I don’t know. Ricki. Julie has major Mom- screenplay for “Juno” in 2007 however, lacked the right And Rick Springfi eld is my issues. There are also two at the tender age of 29. Direc- formula to mesh the charac- a big winner - he can prove grown sons in the mix; the fi ve tor Jonathan Demme, 71, won ters quick enough to feed into once again that he’s not dead. of them plus a fi ancé go to din- his Oscar for directing in 1991 empathy. It reminded me of a And that his last name is not ner and the explosion of long- for “Silence of the Lambs.” John Hughes movie that was Springsteen. term resentments as they get Big money must have thought not funny. See also Rick in “True De- By BARBARA FULENWIDER re-aquainted now that Mom- that getting these three Oscar Big winners? Mamie Gum- tective” season two as the Redesigned from the ground up, the all-new third-generation my’s home is a result of out- winners on the same team was mer because she has shown creepy Dr. Irving Pitlor. Rock 2016 Honda Pilot stakes its claim as the new benchmark in the standing writing and directing. a no-brainer. Not! again that she can really act ‘n Roll. three-row mid-sized SUV segment. Diablo Cody wrote the The characters did not ap- and is not just Little Mer- With more of what SUV buyers want – performance, fuel screenplay; her insight into peal to me until the movie yl. She’s also very good in Grade 84. Larry H. effi ciency, comfort, safety performance and premium features wacky family dynamics makes was almost over, and then I TV’s “Extant” opposite Halle [email protected] – in every model and trim, the 2016 Pilot has a manufacturer’s suggested retail price starting at $29,995 for the Pilot LX with 2WD. The new Pilot’s 280-horsepower, direct-injected 3.5-liter en- NOTICE OF SALE gine adds 30 horsepower while receiving a segment-topping EPA combined fuel-economy rating of 23 miles per gallon for STATE OF TEXAS § BY VIRTUE OF AN ORDER OF SALE the 2WD with nine-speed automatic transmission, up 2 MPG § from the 2015 Pilot. FORT BEND COUNTY § There is a more spacious third row and cargo area and one- touch walk-in third row access, and numerous ports and plugs and issued pursuant to judgment decree(s) of the District Court of Fort Bend County, Texas, by the Clerk of said Court on to accommodate virtually every imaginable device. There are said date, in the hereinafter numbered and styled suit(s) and to me directed and delivered as Sheriff or Constable of said also four 2.5-amp USB outlets for charging the most power- County, I have on July 20, 2015, seized, levied upon, and will, on the first Tuesday in September, 2015, the same being the hungry electronics. 1st day of said month, at 301 Jackson Street, William Travis Building, 1st Floor Meeting Room in the City of Richmond, Since the Pilot’s arrival in 2003 as the fi rst three-row, main- between the hours of 10 o'clock a.m. and 4 o'clock p.m. on said day, beginning at 10:00 AM, proceed to sell for cash to the stream SUV to be developed on a car-like platform, the Pilot highest bidder all the right, title, and interest of the defendants in such suit(s) in and to the following described real estate has helped set industry standards for fuel effi ciency, spacious and thoughtful interior packaging, safety performance and dy- levied upon as the property of said defendants, the same lying and being situated in the County of Fort Bend and the State of namic handling in the midsize SUV segment, consumers have Texas, to-wit: bought more than 1.4 million Pilots over the past 12 years. Virtually every aspect of the 2016 Pilot has been thoroughly Sale Cause # Acct # Style of Case Legal Description Adjudged Estimated redesigned to better accommodate the needs of all its occupants # Judgment Date Order Issue Date Value Minimum Bid and added more premium amenities. The 2016 Pilot also ups the ante for premium refi nement with major upgrades to interi- 1 12-DCV- 215005015009090 FORT BEND INDEPENDENT BRIARGATE, SEC 5, LT 9, BLK 15, $76,600.00 $9,500.00 7 or quality and more standard comfort and convenience features 197411 SCHOOL DISTRICT VS. VOL 16, PG 7* 06/06/13 JULY 16, 2015 STANLEY LEE CRAWFORD, ET on all trims. AL The addition of a new Elite version off ers a series of Hon- 2 12-DCV- 002900000038090 FORT BEND COUNTY VS. CHURCHILL FULSHEAR SURV, $28,590.00 $14,500.00 da-fi rst features including 20-inch wheels and tires, ventilated 200550 1 KENNETH GALE MCCANN, JR., 50 FTX 100 FT, MORE OR LESS, front seats, heated second-row seats, a heated steering wheel, a 05/15/15 JULY 16, 2015 ET AL ABST 29, VOL 129, PG 209* fi rst-ever panoramic glass roof and more. The 2016 Pilot is powered by a direct-injected 3.5-liter SOHC 3 14-DCV- 586301006008090 FORT BEND COUNTY, ET AL VS. QUAIL GREEN WEST, SEC 1, LT $60,490.00 $6,300.00 i-VTEC V-6 engine with variable cylinder management – along 212566 7 THUY NGUYEN, AKA TRAN 8, BLK 6, VOL 22, PG 56* with the available two new advanced transmissions and all-new 05/16/15 JULY 16, 2015 CONE NGUYEN intelligent variable torque management AWD system with In- telligent traction management and torque vectoring capability. 4 14-DCV- 460000023003090 FORT BEND COUNTY VS. MAGNOLIA PLACE, BLK 23, LT 3, $2,000.00 $2,000.00 215822 7 HARRY VOISEY VOL 2, PG 23 & VOL 192, PG 527* These technologies, combined with a nearly 300-pound reduc- 06/04/15 JULY 16, 2015 tion in vehicle weight, improved aerodynamics and reduced running resistance. 5 14-DCV- 460000033121090 FORT BEND COUNTY VS. MAGNOLIA PLACE, LT 21, BLK $380.00 $380.00 The engine’s peak output of 280 horsepower and 262 lb.-ft. 215822 7 HARRY VOISEY 33 (N 1/2), VOL 2, PG 23 & VOL of torque is up 30 hp and 9 lb.-ft. over the previous model. The 06/04/15 JULY 16, 2015 198, PG 412* engine is matched to a choice of two new advanced transmis- sions – a Pilot-fi rst 6-speed automatic transmission or a Honda- 7 14-DCV- 217701001023090 FORT BEND COUNTY VS. BRIAR VILLA SOUTH, SEC 1, LT $64,240.00 $17,000.00 fi rst 9-speed automatic transmission. 217734 7 ALVAN E. GIBSON, AKA ALVAN 23, BLK 1, CLERK'S SLIDE NO. These new powertrains combine with a new, lighter more 05/21/15 JULY 16, 2015 ELLIOT GIBSON 619/B* rigid unit-body result in class-leading EPA fuel economy rat- ings topping out at 20/27/23 mpg (city/highway/combined) for two-wheel-drive models and 19/26/22 mpg for all-wheel-drive (any volume and page references, unless otherwise indicated, being to the Deed Records, Fort Bend County, Texas, to which models. instruments reference may be made for a more complete description of each respective tract.) or, upon the written request of The premium quality of the new Pilot includes the interior, said defendants or their attorney, a sufficient portion of the property described above shall be sold to satisfy said judgment(s), where designers applied high quality, soft-touch materials and interest, penalties, and cost; and any property sold shall be subject to the right of redemption of the defendants or any person added LED map lighting. High-end amenities include a stan- having an interest therein, to redeem the said property, or their interest therein, within the time and in the manner provided by dard 4.2-inch color display, available heated and ventilated law, and shall be subject to any other and further rights to which the defendants or anyone interested therein may be entitled, front seats, a heated steering wheel and heated second-row under the provisions of law. Said sale to be made by me to satisfy the judgment(s) rendered in the above styled and seats. numbered cause(s), together with interest, penalties, and costs of suit, and the proceeds of said sales to be applied to the For the fi rst time, the top-of-the-line Elite trim includes satisfaction thereof, and the remainder, if any, to be applied as the law directs. second-row captain’s chairs, providing for easy walk through between the second and third rows for a 7-passenger confi gura- RECENT CHANGES IN THE PROPERTY TAX CODE NOW REQUIRE PURCHASERS OF TAX SALE PROPERTY tion, in lieu of the standard second-row three-person 60/40 split TO HAVE A STATEMENT FROM THE FORT BEND COUNTY TAX ASSESSOR-COLLECTOR CERTIFYING THAT seat for 8-passenger seating capacity. THE PERSON/FIRM/COMPANY PURCHASING PROPERTY AT A TAX SALE OWES NO DELINQUENT PROPERTY The new Pilot also includes an upsized 8-inch touchscreen TAXES TO ANY TAXING ENTITY WITHIN THE COUNTY. YOU WILL NOT RECEIVE A TAX SALE DEED TO display audio connectivity interface powered by a new An- ANY PROPERTY YOU PURCHASE WITHOUT THIS CERTIFICATE. droid-based operating system and more powerful processor, along with an available all-new embedded Honda satellite- TO OBTAIN A CERTIFICATE, PLEASE CONTACT YOUR FORT BEND COUNTY TAX ASSESSOR-COLLECTOR linked navigation system. A 9-inch rear entertainment system AT LEAST TWO WEEKS PRIOR TO THE SALE. with DVD and new Blu-ray disc capability is available. The new Pilot has a larger interior and the new center con- Dated at Richmond, Texas, July 20, 2015 sole features a deep storage compartment to accommodate such items as a full-size iPad or a purse. Constable Rob Cook The new Pilot is available with advanced safety and driv- er-assistive technologies that include a standard multi-angle Fort Bend County, Texas rearview camera, blind spot information system, collision mitigation braking, lane departure warning, forward collision By warning, lane keeping assist system, adaptive cruise control, Deputy road departure mitigation and rear cross traffi c monitor. Standard safety and driver-assistive features include four- Notes: channel anti-lock brakes with brake assist, vehicle stability as- sist with traction control; expanded view driver’s mirror and a The Minimum Bid is the lesser of the amount awarded in the judgment plus interest and costs or the adjudged value. new tire pressure monitoring system with real-time display of However, the Minimum Bid for a person owning an interest in the property or for a person who is a party to the suit (other individual tire pressures. than a taxing unit), is the aggregate amount of the judgments against the property plus all costs of suit and sale. ALL SALES The new 2016 Pilot is a pleasure to drive and ride in. It is also SUBJECT TO CANCELLATION WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE. THERE MAY BE ADDITIONAL TAXES DUE ON THE loaded with amenities and is a large hauler of people and their PROPERTY WHICH HAVE BEEN ASSESSED SINCE THE DATE OF THE JUDGMENT. For more information, contact cargo. Do give it a test drive if you are in the market for a most your attorney or LINEBARGER GOGGAN BLAIR & SAMPSON, LLP., attorney for plaintiffs, at (713) 844-3576 accommodating, enjoyable SUV.