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70 April 6 • 2017 jn c e l e b r i t y j e w s arts&life AT THE MOVIES Opening April 7: Going in Style is a remake of a 1979 action/ comedy film of the same name that starred George Burns, Lee Strasberg and Art Carney as three "nice" senior citizens who decide to rob a bank. It's been made known that this version ends "happy" with the guys getting away with it —and not going to jail, like in the original. The remake stars Alan Arkin, 82, Michael Caine and Morgan Freeman. Joey King, 17, co- stars as Caine's smart granddaugh- ter. It's directed by Zach Braff, 41, the former star of Scrubs and the writer/direc- tor of the indie hit Garden State (2004). Braff has done some respectable work since Garden, but he could use a hit now to restart a stalled career. I recommend The Finest, even though it has only a small Jewish connection (English Jewish actor Henry Goodman, 66, in a supporting role). Variety and oth- ers gave a thumbs- up to this intelligent romantic comedy, and lately there's been a real dearth of such films. It's set in Britain in 1940, just after the fall of France and the heroic evacuation of the British army from Dunkirk. Catrin (Gemma Arterton), a former newspaper writer, is hired to write dialogue for woman characters by a government agency that makes short, morale-boosting films. Her struggling-artist husband (Jack Huston) looks down on her new job, but she quickly fits in with the agency's rough- hewn male writers. Soon, she convinces the agency to make an epic film on Dunkirk. It stars a very vain, former matinee idol (scene-stealer Bill Nighy). During filming, sparks begin to fly between Catrin and the lead writer (Sam Clafin). HOME VIEWING OPTIONS: CATCHING UP Imaginary Mary is an ABC sit- com that had a special sneak premiere on March 29. Its sec- ond episode aired Tuesday, April 4, at 9:30 p.m. (its regular day and time — both episodes can be viewed, free, on ABC online/app). Imaginary stars Jenna Elfman as Alice, a single public- relations executive who falls in love with Ben (Stephen Schneider, 36), the single father of three kids. The twist is that Alice's imaginary childhood friend, Mary, returns to her life to guide Alice in this relationship. Rachel Dratch, 51, voices Mary. You'll probably recognize Schneider from a lot of TV guest spots. The same can be said about his wife, actress Jenn Proske, 29, who converted to Judaism before the couple wed in 2013. Their 2-year-old daughter attends a Jewish preschool. Brockmire pre- miered on IFC on Wednesday, April 5, at 10 p.m. Based on a Funny or Die website short, it centers on Jim Brockmire, a famous Major League announc- er (Hank Azaria, 52), who suf- fers a very embarrassing public meltdown on the air when he discovers his wife's serial infi- delity. 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