AP PHOTO The trail North Dakota such atreasurethatpeoplecomefromallovertoexperienceit is Trail Daah Hey Maah bikers, NorthDakota’s mountain For bikers Macau Daily Times | Edition 2859 | 04 August 2017 |Edition285904 Times Macau Daily Movies: Wind River Books: After On: a Novel of Silicon Valley by Rob Reid Music: Re-Covered by Dan Wilson Wine: The Standard-Bearers of Württemberg III Kitchenwise: Cheese Sandwich Souffle X2 PÁTIO DA ILUSÃO illusion DRIVE IN Jake Coyle, AP Film Writer N IND IVER GriEF BLANKETS A I ‘W R ’ AP PHOTO WYOMING RESERVATION or Taylor Sheridan, the West ght, comic punch, “Wind River” that haven’t been taken.” The is still alive with frontier tra- is more in the heavily somber re- reservation, shrouded in violen- Fgedies and genre thrills, even if gister of “Sicario.” When one fa- ce, drugs and poverty, is an omi- hopelessness has moved in and ther who has lost a daughter con- nous place where American flags blanketed the land. soles another, he advises him to wave upside down. “Wind River” makes it a kind of confront the heartache head-on: It’s there that Corey Lambert (Je- trilogy for Sheridan, the writer “Take the pain.” It’s something remy Renner) discovers a freshly behind the West Texas neo-Wes- of a mission statement for She- frozen body five miles into the tern “Hell or High Water” and the ridan, whose neo-Westerns are mountains. He is a Fish & Wil- Mexican border drug crime dra- filled with deeply burdened men dlife agent who spends most of ma “Sicario.” In “Wind River,” making painful sacrifices. his time defending livestock by he shifts to a Wyoming Native Sheridan’s latest (his second time shooting predators with a rifle. American reservation and behind directing following the little-seen Mountain lions nabbing cattle the camera, but the atmosphere is 2011 horror film “Vile”) is set is what brought him, by snow still rich and familiar: big open around the Wind River Reserva- mobile, to the remote crime site. spaces with misery all around. tion in a wintery Wyoming whe- The body, an 18-year-old Nati- Whereas the Oscar-nominated re, as one character says, “snow ve American girl named Nata- Jeremy Renner (left) and Gil Birmingham in a scene from "Wind River" “Hell or High Water” had a bri- and silence are the only things lie (Kelsey Asbille) is barefoot, despite the snow and the cold, and she’s been raped. Her lun- tive Americans who populate drug-dealing tribesmen. But edged out. gs, Lambert guesses, eventually the cast and lend “Wind River” Lambert’s past (he is the father, Still, no one will confuse “Wind froze and burst as she fled from both excellent acting and ethnic now divorced, who also lost a River” for anything slipshod. Its AP PHOTO miles away. authenticity — even if its leads, teen daughter) is where the film densely colorful dialogue and The investigation, though, is for and thus the story’s point-of- gradually centers its emotions, powerful sense of place make the FBI. The agency is so thin in view, are white. When the police and Renner, up for the challenge, Sheridan a singular talent, with, rural Wyoming that it dispatches visit the family’s home, they find gives one of his finer performan- hopefully, more directing in an agent from Las Vegas: Jane a broken household. An opened ces. front him. Those are qualities to Banner (Elizabeth Olsen) who door reveals the guilt-ridden mo- But instead of plumbing deeper which the late Sam Shepard — a lacks even a good enough winter ther bloodily slashing at her wris- into the lives of those on the re- less artfully composed chroni- coat. But Banner quickly shows ts. The door, bizarrely, is simply servation, the gripping, solidly cler of men in shadows of wes- her strengths and intelligently closed. built “Wind River” begins to go tern myths — may well have ti- conscripts Lambert, an experien- Though Sheridan’s control of the wayward in its tracks. The over- pped his hat. He certainly would ced tracker, to aid her. “This isn’t tale is, up until now, fairly total the-top showdown finale comes have been a welcome presence the land of backup,” she’s told. — particularly for an inexperien- largely out of the blue after clues in Sheridan country. “This is the land of you’re on ced filmmaker — the sense that lead Banner to a nearby oil dig- your own.” he is overplaying his hand (and ging crew. “Wind River” turns “Wind River,” a Weinstein The dead girl is revealed to be wallowing a little too enthusias- into a revenge tale where we only Co. release, is rated R by the the daughter of a close friend of tically in a sea of grief) begins to meet those worthy of vengeance Motion Picture Association of Lambert’s (Gil Birmingham). set in. He keeps opening doors just as their time is up. And, as America for “strong violence, Birmingham, whose too-brief and closing them too abruptly. in “Sicario,” women characters a rape, disturbing images and performance is one of noble The detective work continues, like Banner are welcomed into lanuage.” Running time: 111 Elizabeth Olsen (left) and Graham Greene in a scene from "Wind River" weariness, is one of many Na- at first angling toward nearby Sheridan’s film, but are steadily minutes. BOOK IT tTUNES ROB REID’S ‘AFTER ON’ IS DAN WILSON REVISITS HIS HITS INTriGUING STORY FOR ADELE, JOHN LEGEND uthor Rob Reid examines the world an Wilson helped write that tune? of social networking and how intru- And that one, too? If you still read AP PHOTO D Asive it can become in our daily lives in AP PHOTO album credits or liner notes, you may his latest sci-fi endeavor, “After On.” find Wilson’s name attached to some of A network called Phluttr seems harmless your favorites songs. at first and appears to be nothing more Formerly of Trip Shakespeare and Se- than a rival to Facebook. Download misonic, the Minnesota-born Wilson the app on a smartphone or tablet and has collaborated with an impressive ar- after clicking “accept” by not reading ray of musicians. On “Re-Covered,” he the agreement first, the system starts se- performs his songs made famous by a cretly invading your life. Soon it offers dozen artists including Adele, John Le- coupons for favorite foods or restaurants gend, the Dixie Chicks, Chris Stapleton and then becomes a gossip by intruding and Taylor Swift. on other users’ accounts and providing Adele’s “Someone Like You” and the private information of friends and ene- Dixie Chicks’ “Not Ready To Make mies. Nothing is safe, and everyone’s Nice,” both Grammy winners, as well as life becomes nothing more than data to LeAnn Rimes’ “Borrowed,” came with manipulate to the member’s advantage. Dan Wilson, “Re-Covered” (Big Deal Media) very personal stories. That same material can easily be used For Adele, it was the end of a rela- against you as well. tionship, while the Dixie Chicks sang Reid asks a bold question by postulating about the controversy after Natalie Maines’ critical comments of President George W. Bush a world where privacy no longer seems in 2003. Rimes bared her feelings about her real-life affair with future husband Eddie Ci- to exist. How would people react to a so- brian. cial network where the system itself has “After On: a Novel of Silicon Valley” (Del Wilson proves his empathy, especially on “Someone Like You” with backing from The Kro- developed sentience? What would it use Rey) by Rob Reid nos Quartet, his versions conserve the originals’ intimacy with time healing some of the and do to survive? What could it access wounds. to obtain information? Other highlights include “All Will Be Well” (The Gabe Dixon Band), “Landing” (brother and The author writes in a humorous and sar- everyone — and use that data for possi- former bandmate Matt Wilson) and “Home” (Dierks Bentley). castic style while unveiling a terrifying bly nefarious purposes. Leaving the oldest song for last — the only one here Wilson wrote alone — the album ends and frightening scenario that seems all The way the story unfolds is intriguing, with Semisonic’s “Closing Time,” its gentleness making it easier to see how it was meant to too real. With so much information on- but at almost 550 pages and no chapter be about a baby’s birth. line and everyone locked into their pho- breaks, the reading might be a bit daun- Recorded mostly in a weeklong session co-helmed by Ryan Adams producer Mike Viola and nes, tablets and smart TVs, it would be ting for some. Those who make it to the backed by musicians like Elvis Costello drummer Pete Thomas, “Re-Covered” has sufficient easy for computer systems that perform end win a prize, which only adds to the flourishes to avoid sounding like a collection of demos and straightforward arrangements tasks that normally require human inte- cleverness of this tale. that let the songwriting stand on its own plentiful merits. lligence to dig into the personal lives of Jeff Ayers, AP Pablo Gorondi, AP 04.08.2017 fri TRAVELOG Carey J. Williams, AP drove with friends more than 1,600 km to ride 160-plus km of the single-track trail, which is no Iwider than a bike. And we weren’t Legendary biking on North the only non-Dakotans traveling long distances to do it. We met folks from Philadelphia, Minneapolis, Den- ver, Montana and Wyoming. Dakota’s Maah Daah Hey trail The MDH is located where the Great Plains meet the Badlands.