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<DIV><FONT face=Tahoma>It's been a long time since I've sent out an EXTRA!
EXTRA!, but I thought this was an appropriate reason...</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Tahoma>JERSEY BOYS opens today at the Avon, and, as usual when a
movie is aimed at anyone but the<EM> younger</EM> age groups (and sometimes not
even then), the reviews are mixed...</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Tahoma>BUT, here is an excellent review from a critic you can
trust to be fair to the older folks, Leonard Maltin!</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG><FONT size=4 face=Tahoma>JERSEY BOYS reviewed by Leonard
Maltin</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><I>Jersey Boys</I> has enjoyed enormous popularity on stage around
the world, largely because the hit songs made famous by Frankie Valli and the
Four Seasons are so utterly enjoyable. The screen adaptation, by playwrights
Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice, is somewhat darker in tone than the show, but
retains the key ingredients that have made it so successful: a rags-to-riches
tale with glimpses behind the scenes of the music business. I never thought this
was the stuff of great drama, but I like a good show-biz underdog story as much
as anyone, and I do love those songs. The result is pretty well
irresistible.<BR></STRONG><STRONG><BR>As director, Clint Eastwood doesn’t impose
himself on the material; he lets it stand on its own two feet, aided and abetted
by production designer James J. Murakami and cinematographer Tom Stern. The
evocation of working-class New Jersey in the 1950s may be a bit rose-colored,
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<P class=MsoNormal><STRONG>John Lloyd Young, who won a Tony Award for his
portrayal of Frankie Valli, reprises the role with complete conviction and
credibility. Rooting interest is essential and he wins us over in the opening
scenes, addressing the camera along with his costars. The other members of the
Four Seasons have worked in various incarnations of the play, and slip into
their roles with ease: Vincent DiPiazza, Erich Bergen, and Michael Lomenda.
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<P class=MsoNormal><STRONG>It’s a special treat to watch Christopher Walken in
the role of a local mob boss who takes a fatherly interest in Frankie, which
comes in handy more than once. He adds a note of effortless grace to the film
and never steps over the line into caricature. <O:P></O:P></STRONG></P>
<P><STRONG><SPAN>If the strains of “Sherry,” “Big Girls Don’t Cry,” and “Walk
Like a Man” don’t do anything for you, you may not have the built-in affection
for <I>Jersey Boys</I> as baby boomers like me…but there’s a decent chance this
likable film will win you over.<BR> (Leonard Maltin---used with
permission)<BR>+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++</SPAN></STRONG></P>
<P><STRONG><SPAN>SO, what are ya' waiting for??<BR>JERSEY BOYS starts
TODAY!!!<BR><BR><FONT size=4>FRI: (5:00) - 8:00<BR>SAT & SUN: (2:00) -
(5:00) - 8:00<BR>MON, TUES & WED: 7:15</FONT></SPAN></STRONG></P>
<P><STRONG><SPAN><FONT size=4>I'm watching for YOU!!</FONT></SPAN></STRONG></P>
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