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Shelton Cinemas reopen with ‘Tenet’
Kirk Boxle'rtner
kboxle/tner@masoncounty. com
The reopening of Shelton Cinemas is
proceeding at a cautious pace. "
The downtown Shelton movie the—
ater kicked off the week with nightly
screenings of the new Christopher No-
lan film “Tenet,” coupled with screen-
ings of a family friendly second-run
film, that Shelton Cinemas owner Doro-
thea Mayes predicts will run for at least
two weeks.
“You cannot play a first—run film for
less than two weeks,” said Mayes, who’s
running “Tenet” on one screen and “Spi-
der-Man: Far From Home” on Shelton
Cinemas’ second screen, both at 6 p.m..
Mayes broached the possibility of
“Tenet” playing at the Skyline Drive-In
Theater for future screenings beyond
those first two weeks, but like so many
aspects of her business during the CO-
VID-19 epidemic, she emphasized that '
nothing is for certain.
Mayes explained that Warner Bros.
Pictures, the studio that produced and
distributed “Tenet,” aflixed a set of
instructions} to the film’s screenings,
which the studio mandated would not
commence until after 5 pm. on Aug. 31.
“This is the first major studio release
of a film in a while,” Mayes said, “It’s
a very important film to the business.”
Mayes said “Tenet” drew a “modest”
number of attendees its first night, but
she hopes audience awareness of the
film’s release and of the Shelton Cin-
emas’ precautions will draw viewers
back to the theater’s screens.
“We’re all following the guidelines
outlined by the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention,” Mayes said,
“from cleaning the seats and steam-
cleaning the theater to wearing masks
and gloves and enforcing social distanc-
mg.”
The Shelton Cinemas’ two screens
can accomodate 200 attendees each
under typical conditions, but with au~
ditorium capacities being reduced to
25%, Mayes is“encouraging attendees
to make their reservations online to en-
sure the theaters aren’t inadvertently
oversold. .
“We’ve marked off our lobby in 6-foot
increments of space,” Mayes said, “and
with only 50 seats being sold for each
roughly ZOO-seat theater, maintain-
ing safe social distancing shouldn’t be
a problem for anyone. -Of course, it’s
certame fine if families want to sit to-
gether, but if people aren’t part of your
household, you shouldn’t need to crowd
in close to them.”
Mayes noted that Nolan’s levels of .
critical acclaim and commercial success
have granted him the leeway to dictate
his film’s screening conditions, even as
she advised audiences to prepare for a
1/2 hour film with a “complicated” plot-
line.
“If you’re already a Christopher No-
lan film, you know what you’re in for,”
Mayes said, “which is a great movie
that needs to be seen on the 'big screen,
even if you might need to see it more
than once.” .
Mayes and the major studios will
be playing things by ear as they assess
audiences’ engagement in real time to
determine what degree of in-person
film screenings can be conducted safely
again while still sustaining the liveli-
hood of their employees.
TheShelton Cinemas’ 6 p.r_n. double-
, bill of “Tenet” and “Spider-Man: Far
From Home” will continue until Sunday,
when “Spider-Man: Far From Home”
will be replaced by “The Goonies.”
“Livaonginal 60’s, 70’s & 80’s
Music All Day! '
._ Many Vendors with Beautiful Handmade Crafts,
Amazing photography, Cards, Windchimes,
Stunning paintings, Wooden Boats 82Ti‘ll0k3,
Jewelry, Music and MORE.....
Wood construction vehicles are among the handcrafted goods available
at the art and music fair at the Rest-A-While RV Park. Courtesy photo
Art: Fair taking precautions
continued from page A-25
'stephenbennettus. ,
The final ingredient
of the fair arrived when
Gary Bell, an artist liv-
ing in Hoodsport, asked
Bennett if he could sell
his art by starting an art
fair with her.
“We consider ' Gary
the godfather of our art
fair,” Bennett said. “He
inspired us to make this
happen, and he is a trea-
sure.”
The Rest-A-While
RV Park displays some
of Bell’s artwork in its
office, but Bennett is
ill-inclined to see those
pieces sold, so-naside
from the annual art fair,
if you’re looking to own
some of Bell’s work, you
can check out Sunrise
Creations in Hoodsport.
The art and music
fair started with half a
dozen vendors in its first
year, before expanding
to an about 18 vendors
in its third year.
Bennett
praise on this year’s
crop of artists.
“George Stenberg’s
photography has active-
lavished
ly pursued the shores
and nearby mountain
viewpoints of Hood Ca-
nal since 1979,” Bennett
said, “as he looks for
the exquisite composi-
tion and dynamic light-
ing. We own many of his
amazing works here at
Rest-A—While.”
Bennett praised Mark
Woytowich’s “wonder-
ful” book, “Where Wa-
terfalls and Wild Things
Are: Exploring Water-
falls, Swimming Holes
and Wild Scenic Places
in the Southeastern
Olympics,” and high-
lighted Val and Keith
Martin’s “Creations by
V & K” for their wood-
tumed pens, bowls, ice
candles, and variety of
crochet work and ear-
rings.
“We at Rest-A—While
have most of their items,
and especially love the
candles,” Bennett said.
McMath Crafts,
Dorothy McMath’s “Mc-
Math Crafts” offers em-
broidered T-shirts, fab-
ric pottery, mesh bags,
“bowl buddies” and face
masks, while live mu-
sic will be provided by
“Cousin Vinnie” Ander-
son, “who does Sixties,
.Seventies and Eighties
music with a wonder-
fully snazzy mix of horn
jazz that’s sweet and re-
laxing.”
“Last year, Vinnie
played here with the
TNT Trio Band, with
Theda Spracklin from
Shelton, and they were
loved by all,” Bennett
said.
Bennett touted the
event’s community spir-
it and scenic location on
the waterfront of Hood
Canal, with beaches
open to oyster and clam
diggers, and culinary
treats including ice
cream and healthful
food at the Honey Bee
Food Shack.
Bennett is also host-
ing a car wash fund-
raiser from 11 a.m. to 3
pm. Saturday at Rest—
A—While for the Hood-
sport Food Bank and the
children. I
Fer more information
about the art and music
fair, contact Bennett at
360-877-9474, or email
at support@restawhile.
com.
King: A career in review
against the loss of a human being
continued from page A-25
of the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s
upcoming animated “What If ...?”
television series.
Just as much as Chris Evans’
Captain America, the Black Panther
became a culture hero, only for folks
who are a lot- less accustomed to see-
ing themselves in such high-profile
mass-media roles than their Cauca-
sian gounterparts.
Even more than Evans did as
Steve Rogers, arguably setting the
gold standard for onscreen portray-
als of the original Captain America,
Boseman turned T’Challa into the
calm, collected, morally upright
center of the swirling storms of oc-'
casionally chaotic plot points and
flashier‘characters who surrounde
him. . '
Like Phil Hartman on “Saturday '
Night Live” and “NewsRadio,” Bose-
man was the glue who held it all
together. .
And now he’s gone.
It might seem silly to worry about
the fate of the‘“Black Panther” film '
franchise, especially when stacked
with such talent and potential yet to
be tapped, but it was a battle-and-a-
half behind the scenes just to get the
first “Black Panther” film green-lit.
As recent online trailers have
proven, there will always be another
“Batman film” in a‘few years, no
matter how well or poorly the last
one did, but Black audiences can’t
take for granted that heroes who al-
low them to see themselves on the
big screen will receive anything like
the same indulgences.
As a little kid growing up in the
1980s, watching cartoons like the
“Transformers,” I remember how
devastated I was when the Autobot
leader Optimus Prime died in 1986’s
“The Transformers: The Movie,” and
that was just the character; the ac-
tor who voiced him, Peter Cullen, is
alive and well to this day.
Perhaps the most profound trag~
edy of Boseman’s passing is that
there’s now an entire generation of
Black kids growing up today who
have just lost their Optimus Prime,
only for real.
Rest in power, Mr. Boseman.