December 2022

Wreath Laying in Van Alstyne

Honoring a serviceperson with a graveside wreath is an annual tradition for partners National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR) and Wreaths Across America. Van Alsyne’s Sister Grove Chapter, NSDAR and nearly 250 community members joined together for a remembrance program and to lay sponsored wreaths at designated graves in the Van Alstyne Cemetery Dec. 17.

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At the movies: Babylon is excess to the extreme and that’s one of its many commendable qualities

Babylon begins in 1927, with much of the story being told through the eyes of Manny Torres (Diego Galva). He starts out the movie as just an assistant at big Hollywood parties, helping to transport elephants and get drugs for any of the partygoers. At one of these events, Torres meets Nellie LaRoy (Margot Robbie), a wannabe starlet who harbors dreams as big as her weak spot for cocaine and gambling. From here, Babylon charts Torres, LaRoy, and a handful of other characters, like a silent movie legend named Jack Conrad (Brad Pitt) and trumpet player Sidney Palmer (Jovan Adepo), navigating the wild world of filmmaking in this era. This is already a turbulent industry full of unpredictability before the introduction of sound cinema comes into play and begins to phase out every aspect of silent movies, including the actors who flourished in this dialogue-free domain.

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ENTERTAINMENT NEWS

Haige Wang served as the Jury President at the 1st Aollywood Five Continents Film Festival Committee (Photo: Business Wire) The jury is formed by 6 celebrities of different countries. The President of Jury was served by Haige Wang, who is a prominent curator, producer and socio- cultural activist. The Jury members includes Omar Kaczmarczyk, who is an American producer and the founder of Lala Bella; Gordon Williams, the 7 times winner of Grammy Awards; the former CEO of BBC America, Bill Hilary; the Cultural Ambassador of the Brazil President, Frederico Lapenda; and Sherwood Hu, a famous Chinese director. The international jury of Golden Jasmine Award is very strong, also showed the authority and influence of this films award. The Aollywood Five Continents Film Festival is hosted by the Asian Aollywood Producers Association, and the “Golden Jasmine Award” is specially set up in the film festival to commend the filmmakers around the world who have actively explored and innovated the development of film art, focus on outstanding film innovators in various countries, encourage them to shoot films with novel forms and unique techniques, and serve multiculturalism.

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