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Our City Tonight

By Jim Gordon and Leeta Liepins

Published 12:44 PST, Fri February 2, 2024

Spotlight on movies, cocktails, and TV

THE THEATRE VIEW – Ordinary Angels

Hilary Swank has had an interesting career that has seen her get a start in TV shows like Buffy the Vampire Slayer, then films like The Next Karate Kid, followed by great success in critically-acclaimed films like Boys Don’t Cry and Million Dollar Baby, both performances earning her Academy Awards for Best Actress. Along the way she has also produced a number of successful films and TV. Now comes Ordinary Angels, a film, based on a true story, of a small, Kentucky town hairdresser named Sharon who finds a great sense of purpose when she meets a widower (Alan Ritchson) who is trying his best to care for his two daughters, one of whom, is waiting on a liver transplant. Ordinary Angels is in theatres starting Feb 23.
THE HOME COCKTAIL – Thinking about Drinking Ltd.

We have had some of the best mixologists in the Lower Mainland offer ideas for delicious cocktails you can enjoy and serve at home. One of our go-to creators is Martin Kovalcik. This time, he is offering advice on what tools you need at home in order to make that perfect cocktail courtesy of Thinking About Drinking Ltd, a Vancouver based company and creators of a series of carefully designed cocktail kits with all the essential tools to shake, stir or build a wide array of classic or modern cocktails. Whether it’s a classic Whisky Sour or trendy Espresso Martini, these cocktail kits are designed to uphold the highest standards, ensuring that enthusiasts can consistently create bar-quality cocktails in the comfort of their own homes. Every cocktail kit includes the “tools”, cocktail recipes and guidance to mastering the art of proper shaking, stirring or rolling. “The art of crafting the perfect cocktail is a passion that goes beyond simply mixing ingredients,” Kovalcik tells us, “it’s about creativity, precision and the joy of sharing exquisitely crafted libations with friends and loved ones.”
thinkingaboutdrinking.ca is offering our readers the chance to win a perfect home cocktail kit. Simply email: @info@ourcitytonighttv.com for your chance to win.

THE HOME VIEW – Moonlighting: The Complete Series

The TV show revived the career of actress Cybill Shepherd and made a star of little-known actor Bruce Willis. The premise was quite simple: Shepherd’s Maddie Hayes is a former model who loses pretty much everything except ownership of Blue Moon Detective Agency. She meets the staff, including Willis’ wisecracking detective David Addison, and not long after, is involved in the agency’s cases. Back in the late eighties Moonlighting became must-watch TV, with viewers everywhere waiting to see if and when Maddie and David would finally go beyond, well, let’s say, work colleague status. This comedy drama was full of sharp dialogue, sexual tension, romance, and lots of laughs. Now, almost 35 years after the last original episode aired, comes the release of the entire series, remastered in HD, with the original Grammy-nominated title track recording by Al Jarreau. Moonlighting is available now on all major digital retailers, including Prime Video, Apple TV, and Vudu.