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Our City Tonight

By Jim Gordon and Leeta Liepins

Published 12:01 PDT, Fri July 19, 2024

Last Updated: 12:02 PDT, Fri July 19, 2024

Spotlight on GREAT VIEWING & A PERFECT SUMMER WINE

THE SUMMER FLICK – The Girl in the Pool

It has been some time since Freddie Prinze Jr. found his way into our film reviews. He was everywhere in the late ‘90s and early 2000s, in movies like I Know What You Did Last Summer and its sequel, I Still Know What You Did Last Summer, as well as She’s All That, Summer Catch, Scooby-Doo, and 2001’s Head Over Heels with another actor from the era, Monica Potter. So, it was a pleasant surprise when we sat down to view the new film The Girl in the Pool, which reunites Prinze and Monica Potter (he also reunited with character actor, Kevin Pollack, who played his girlfriend’s kooky dad in 1998’s She’s All That).

In this new thriller, Prinze is Tom, a successful, married man who, on his birthday, has his mistress die in the family pool. What does he do next? Beyond terrified that his perfect life and family will come crumbling down, he conceals what has happened – in the middle of his surprise birthday party – leading to a night of chaos and stress levels that are off the charts. The Girl in the Pool is in theaters and available for home viewing on July 26. quiverdistribution.com & prodigypublicrelations.com
THE SUMMER FLICK – Waiting for Dali

A crowd-pleasing Spanish film comes to us for home viewing called Waiting for Dali. It’s the story of two brothers, Fernando, a talented chef, and Alberto, an activist, who find refuge in the seaside town of Cadaques in 1975, after fleeing the political turmoil in Barcelona during the waning days of the Franco regime. They land jobs at a local restaurant called El Surreal, run by a man named Jules (played brilliantly by Jose Garcia), who dreams of hosting the most famous town resident: artist, Salvador Dali. When Fernando’s culinary flair enhances the restaurant’s allure with tourists, locals and the press, will Dali finally show up? And what of the local police, who still enforce Franco’s archaic laws? This romantic comedy, sun- drenched in its setting – benefits from a great cast and story which is inspired by the true story of El Bulli in Roses, Spain, considered the best restaurant of all time. Waiting for Dali is now available for home viewing, but one tip, don’t watch this film on an empty stomach. brightirisfilm.co
THE SUMMER SIP – Anselmi San Vincenzo

On a recent appearance on Our City Tonight, one of our wine experts, Andrea Vescovi from Ethica Wines, introduced us to a delicious Sauvignon blend called San Vincenzo, from Anselmi Wines, located in the Soave Classico region near Verona, Italy.

“The grapes from this Sauvignon blend are grown high atop a hill in one of Soave region’s top growing areas,” Vescovi tells us. We chat about the winery founder, Roberto Anselmi, a maverick and a rebel who started bottling his wine in 1976, and in doing so, blazed his own trail that continues today. What about food pairings? “This wine is great during the warm weather and goes well with oysters, mussels, and chilled seafood, “Vescovi says. After sampling this fresh and aromatic wine, we agree with Vescovi: this wine proves the pioneering approach of winemaker Roberto Anselmi was right. ethicawines.com