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PITTSBURGH PENGUINS COLLECTOR'S EDITION KELLY PROUDFIT • July 2017 KELLY PROUDFIT July 2017 • 1 Contents

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2 • July 2017 SPORTS: Back-to-Back Champs! What's Next?

by Stacy Kauffman, Sports Editor, Nightwire Magazine Photos ©2017 Mike Papariella

The Penguins did what no other team could do in nearly 20 Penguins fandom probably feels comfortable with Rutherford years - win back-to-back Stanley Cups. It was a season that filling the gaps. He’s done a pretty good job thus far. will be remembered for many things, notably their second One of the gap fillers this past season turned out to play a huge consecutive championship, but also a number of factors that role in the playoffs, veteran defenseman Ron Hainsey. As the will shape the future of the franchise. The emergence of Jake blueline thinned, Hainsey’s minutes increased to about 21 per Guentzel, the resilience and fallout of a battered roster and of game, second only behind Brian Dumoulin. And while Hainsey course, Marc-Andre Fleury's swan song. will most likely leave via free agency, Dumoulin is one of the To finish the marathonic NHL year as the lone team standing restricted free agents the Penguins should re-sign, along with after missing nearly 290 man games to injury in the regular Justin Schultz, who became the offensive threat he was thought season, navigating a sensitive goalie by committee situation to be when drafted by Anaheim in 2008. With Trevor Daley testing and duct taping the blueline together throughout the playoffs, the free agent waters, these two defensemen are priorities for Head Coach Mike Sullivan deserves a Stanley Cup full of credit, a team that relies on puck movers in the back end. A deal that although he'll defer to his group of leaders in the room. Most of might have gone under the radar, but is great for depth, would which will be returning for another run, but not all. be the re-signing of defenseman Chad Ruhwedel to a two year As the Penguins begin their journey to three-peat, a feat not contract worth $1.3 million. A part of the patchwork defense, achieved in the NHL since the Islanders won four championships Ruhwedel played an integral part, including power play minutes, in a row in the early 1980s, there's some uncertainty surrounding and is a welcome return to the roster. the roster, especially the bottom two lines. With the acquisition of Mike Sullivan is known to praise the leadership in this group, 30-year old bruising winger Ryan Reaves, GM Jim Rutherfod had starting with Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin, but also including to part with a promising young centerman in Oskar Sundqvist. some guys that may not return in Matt Cullen and Chris Kunitz. Add in the question marks surrounding unrestricted free agents Retirement is a real possibility for Cullen and Kunitz has one last Nick Bonino and Matt Cullen, and the middle of the ice suddenly shot at a big payday. But the void they would leave wouldn’t be looks scant. We may have answers to this pressing need sooner nearly as big as the one left behind by Marc-Andre Fleury. The rather than later as NHL free agency began on July 1st and if not, beginning of the rebuild into a once again relevant franchise,

July 2017 • 3 Fleury survived the lean years, becoming the backbone of a championship team. A true professional, the 32-year old goalie left the Penguins as the all-time leader in wins – both regular and post season – and one of five players to win three Stanley Cups. Fleury’s legacy is more than statistics and championships, however. In his affable transition to the expansion Las Vegas Golden Knights, he leaves behind the grace, wisdom and humor with which he handled an uncomfortable situation, basically training his replacement on the job. His fingerprints will be all over the future of his successor, Matt Murray, and his smile forever intertwined with the history of this era of winning hockey in Pittsburgh. Fleury’s last second save in Game Seven of the 2009 Stanley Cup Final versus Detroit will be etched in the memories of all Penguins fans, while his friendship and rock-solid presence in the locker room will never be forgotten by his teammates. The Penguins enter into unknown territory next season, with a double dose of target on their backs and without the number one pick that started it all. Although as they’ve shown this past year, with Sidney Crosby and Mike Sullivan at the helm, anything is possible.

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10 • July 2017 July 2017 • 11 Movie Reviews NIGHTWIRE - FILM REVIEWS by FIORE

2. THE MASKS 3. DISCOVERY OF THE TAPES

Bill Pope, one of Hollywood’s camera icons, provides bone- jarring shots during the action sequences, with the assistance of Stunt Co-ordinator Darrin Prescott. He compliments them with close-ups during the dialogue shots, except for Doc, who isn’t seen in close up until the film’s conclusion. It’s solid cinematography, and I would expect nothing less from Pope. Steven Price orchestrates the soundtrack, which consists of over thirty contemporary and classic songs. The music is essential to BABY DRIVER. All the film’s action, and even select parts of the dialogue, are set to the beat of the song playing. Carl doors, racking gun slides, footfalls, counting money, all are done to the rhythm of the music. It’s a cool celluloid ploy. I don’t know if I like to watch every movie like this, but for BABY DRIVER, it works just fine and provides fun, even in the film’s slow points. For those slow points, blame Editors Paul Machliss and Jonathan Amos. Most of the film is delivered with a quick pace, even the flashback sequences, but something goes terribly wrong in the middle of the second act. The film lags, and all the momentum BABY DRIVER built dissipates quickly. The beginning of act three requires a new If you take a quirky capper film, like Guy Ritchie’s LOCK, STOCK wave of intensity. I’ll blame this, once again, on the use of more AND TWO SMOKING BARRELS, and mix it with the primary than one editor. It is proving to be a maxim with augmenting concept of Jason Statham’s TRANSPORTER, you’ll have the proof. foundation for BABY DRIVER. The film is an enjoyable action- Let’s take a look at the report card for BABY DRIVER: thriller which is helped tremendously by a top-notch acting ensemble and a clever celluloid ploy. 1.2 ACTING = B Baby is Ansel Elgort. He is a driver extraordinaire, and a two- 1.3 ACTION = B bit car thief. He makes the mistake of boosting the car of one of 1.4 CINEMATOGRAPHY = B Atlanta’s biggest crime lords, Doc, played by Kevin Spacey, and is 1.5 SOUND/MUSIC = A in indebted to Doc to serve as a getaway driver for robberies until 1.6 EDITING = C his debt is repaid. Baby had an accident when he was a young boy which left him with a severe case of tinnitus. As an aide, he constantly listens to, and bases his driving off music. Doc is a smooth operator. He orchestrates major heists throughout the Atlanta area, but never uses the same crew twice. This enables us to see a nice collection of villains including: Jamie Foxx as Bats; John Hamm, as Buddy; Elza Gonzalez as Darling; and Jon Bernthal as Griff. Bernthal’s role is a mere cameo. It’s too bad THE PUNISHER didn’t have a larger part; he is intense in his short screen time. Lily James enters the story as Debora, Baby’s love interest. Foxx is exceptional in his part. Normally, he has a contract which restricts the types of characters he can portray. He always requires he play the role of a positive black man with solid values. That clause is ignored in BABY DRIVER, thankfully. The clause was truly limited Foxx’s characters. He plays Bats, a psychotic thief who justifies his ruthless actions through misguided victimization. It’s one of Foxx’s best roles in a number of years. While much of the story is told in flashback, we pick up the tale just as Baby is on the verge of repaying Doc. Naturally, once the debt is paid, there is one more job Baby is coerced into doing, and it is the heist that envelopes Murphy’s Law.

1.1 KEY SCENES TO LOOK FOR: 1. THE OPENING GETAWAY

12 • July 2017 1.7 LIGHTING = B WONDER WOMAN, which is a plodding, estrogen-filled excuse 1.8 SCRIPT = C for a superhero movie. It shifts constantly between the superhero 1.9 SFX = B genre and a Lifetime Movie of the Week. The film is an exercise in how not to assemble a superhero movie. Director and writer Edgar Wright crafts a nifty action thriller with To begin, the character of WONDER WOMAN undergoes a BABY DRIVER. The action/music syncing ploy brings the film to a metamorphosis greater than Bruce Banner. I’m probably showing higher level. If you are looking for a few hours of cinematic conflict, my age here, but I remember WONDER WOMAN as an Amazon tossed with a bit of humor, an odd-ball main character and a solid warrior. She had incredible strength, could leap like THE HULK, supporting cast, BABY DRIVER will fill the bill. had a magic lasso, power bracelets, a sword and shield and she rode around in an invisible airplane. THE MUMMY This new version of WONDER WOMAN still has the bracelets, THE MUMMY is a decent monster movie and an excellent lasso, shield and sword, but has ditched the plane because she introduction into the newly conceived Dark Universe. can fly, like SUPERMAN. She is no longer an Amazon warrior, Universal Pictures toyed with the concept of resurrecting its but a god from Olympus; the daughter of Zeus, which makes her classic staple of monsters in modernized films. HERCULES’ sister. After the proliferation of superhero movies, and the concept of In the concluding reels, WONDER WOMAN harnesses lightning introducing solo films followed by team blockbusters for both bolts like THOR, and shoots laser beams and power rays from her Marvel and DC, Universal decided a similar concept would fit its bracelets. Coupled with a few poor matting sequences and the monster revitalization. THE MUMMY is the first in the series, and it final reel plays like the pages of a meagre Magna comic. sets up the Dark Universe rather nicely. Director Patty Jenkins begins the film in grand fashion. It has all Tom Cruise plays Nick Morton, a military operative who is actually the markings of a superhero epic, but then, at the beginning of Act a thief and scoundrel. He uses his manly wiles to purloin a map Two, she brings the quicksand. WONDER WOMAN bogs to an from archeologist Jenny Halsey, played by Annabelle Wallis, which incredibly slow pace. All momentum built dissipates and viewers he believes leads to a hidden treasure. Together with his sidekick are treated to fifty minutes of Kumbaya and John Lennon’s “All Chris Vail, played by Jake Johnson, the two set out for untold You Need Is Love”. Jenkins worked with Editor Martin Walsh, fortunes, only to unleash an ancient evil; a mummy demon called but retained final editing decisions. It’s not that Screenwriter Allan Ahmanet, played by Sofia Boutella. Heinberg penned a bad tale. It’s just assembled poorly. This is a stark contrast to the MUMMY legend we know and Gal Gadot makes a good WONDER WOMAN. As her showcase love. Gone is Boris Karloff’s Imhotep, and Lon Chaney Jr.’s Kharis, piece, this could have been a lot stronger. When you have good searching through the centuries for their long-lost loves. Now, it is characters, a decent script and competent folks behind the the woman who travels time, looking for her man. camera, and the production just doesn’t work, pin it on the director. The Dark Universe truly unfolds when Nick discovers Jenny is In this instance, Jenkins is clearly out of her depth. part of a secret society which hunts and contains all forms of Fanboys will love WONDER WOMAN, as will those smitten with monstrous evil. She takes Nick to the society’s headquarters, and Gadot’s incredible looks and screen presence. I’m glad I saw there they encounter Dr. Henry Jekyll, played by Russell Crowe. WONDER WOMAN. I enjoy superhero movies. But, I wouldn’t sit Crowe is rather magnanimous in his portrayal and it is evident he through this one again. is anxious to make extended cameo appearances in future Dark Universe films. Touring his lab, viewers are treated to a plethora of Easter Eggs for upcoming films, including the infamous arm skeleton of The Creature from the Black Lagoon, the skull of Dracula, the bandages and sunglasses from the Invisible Man, and a brain used in the experiments of Dr. Frankenstein. Technically, THE MUMMY misses a few steps, especially in the beginning. The opening reels, establishing the set-up, seem disoriented and a bit sloppy. Once again, I attribute this to too many editors on the project. THE MUMMY uses three. Considering Cruise’s ability to fight in action sequences, the ones in THE MUMMY are more in line with Crowe’s GLADIATOR. They are shot with close-ups and quick cut edits. Not a fan. I saw THE MUMMY in regular 2D. It looked fine, so unless you are a 3D fanatic, this one plays well in regular format. Plenty more to say about this film, in my full length review on the official blog: outtakeswithfiore.blogspot.com. Check it out, today.

WONDER WOMAN The first step to Warner Bros’ THE JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA is WONDER WOMAN, starring Gal Gadot and Chris Pine. Let’s hope the JUSTICE LEAGUE is considerably better than

July 2017 • 13 EQT Pittsburgh Three Rivers Regatta presents Celebrate America - Pittsburgh’s Official 4th of July Celebration

Get ready to "Celebrate America" the Pittsburgh way! The Flashes of Freedom Fireworks will be broadcast live, in High EQT Pittsburgh Three Rivers Regatta announced details for its Definition, on WPXI TV – and tune-in to KDKA 1020AM for the Independence Day tradition, Celebrate America, Pittsburgh’s live soundtrack broadcast. official 4th of July celebration featuring the EQT Flashes of Beginning at noon, the Celebrate America event also has an Freedom Fireworks display. The fun kicks off at Point State array of activities and events throughout the day: Park on Tuesday, July 4 at 12 p.m. The celebration is free and open to everyone. United States Air Force Flyover (6 p.m.) “At EQT, our business is about more than just the innovative Celebrate America isn’t complete without an awe-inspiring production and transportation of natural gas, it’s also about flyover by the United States Air Force. Jeff Jimerson, a being a good neighbor and giving back to our community in Pittsburgh favorite, will honor America by singing the National meaningful ways," said Natalie Cox, EQT Corporate Director, Anthem as the USAF performs a C-130 flyover above Point Communications. “For that reason, we are thrilled to once State Park. The flyover will be piloted by Lt. Col. Tommy again bring the EQT Flashes of Freedom Fireworks to the Huzzard of Mount Lebanon and will be visible from all outdoor Pittsburgh region. This is a spectacular show that brings locations. the communities of southwestern Pennsylvania together to celebrate our nation and our history." Live Music (begins at 12 noon) EQT Flashes of Freedom Fireworks to Light-Up the Pittsburgh It wouldn’t be a party without some live music. Six acts are Skyline at 9:35 p.m. set to rock the Main Stage at Point State Park throughout the A spectacular fireworks show, set against the backdrop of day, including performances by Jimbo & the Soupbones, Jeff Pittsburgh’s beautiful skyline, will be the highlight of the day’s Jimerson & Airborne, The Delaneys, and the Air National Guard festivities. The fireworks, produced by StarFire Corporation, Band of Northeast. For a full list of performers, artist bios, and will be set off at the confluence of the three rivers. Open set times, visit www.celebrateamericapgh.com. seating is available at Point State Park and along the North Shore. Kids Zone (noon to 9 p.m.) Pittsburgh native and famed pyro-musical designer, Ralph Your patriotic youngsters will once again have their own sp