THE EVENING STAR A film review by Laura & Robin Clifford Copyright 1997 Laura & Robin Clifford
(This review is an excerpt from Reeling, a movie review show hosted by Laura and Robin Clifford, running on Boston Cable TV. Note that the film descriptions vary in completeness due to the fact that they're actually intros for running film clips.)
THE EVENING STAR ----------------
the sequel to "Terms of Endearment" starts 15 years after Aurora Greenaway (Shirley MacLaine, who won the Best Actress Oscar for the previous film), lost her daughter Emma to cancer and was left to raise 3 grandchildren. 18-year old Melanie's (Juliette Lewis) battles with Aurora echo Aurora's love-hate relationship with Emma; while older brother Tommy glowers in jail on a drug charge and Teddy happily drives a tow truck and lives with a woman Aurora despises and his illegitimate son. Faithful housekeeper Rosie (Marion Ross) silently observes and supports Aurora as Aurora juggles lovers old and new, jealously wars with Emma's best friend Patsy (Miranda Richardson) and prepares for the departure of Melanie with her two-timing boyfriend Bruce.
LAURA:
"The Evening Star" is far too episodic compared to the better-strutured first film which concentrated on the mother-daughter relationship between Aurora and Emma. In this one, we get Aurora's relationship with each of her grandchildren, her relationships with past lovers, her relationship with her new lover, her relationship with her deceased daughter's best friend, her relationship with her friend/housekeeper and her relationship with her great-grandchildren. Sheesh!
MacLaine's still in fine form as Aurora, but we've been watching her do shadings of this character too many times in the interim (like "Madame Sousaztka" or Tess in "Guarding Tess") to find any freshness here.
Marion Ross may receive a Best Supporting Actress nomination and she's fine, especially in the scene where she tells Aurora why she's leaving her employ. But the standout performances for me were Miranda Richardson's hilarious and complex Patsy and Donald Moffat's sweetly affecting performance as retired General Hector Scott. Ben Johnson also had his last performance as Aurora's neighbor who gives Rosie her last hurrah. I normally love Juliette Lewis' performances, but here she never seems to rise above sitcom level acting - loud and obvious.
When Jack Nicholson finally makes his appearance, looking Aurora up after all these years and now a family man, I was relieved mainly because I thought I could now see the end of "The Evening Star" in sight. But no, it continues to meander on far too long past its logical conclusion.
Some silliness along the way also doesn't help. Bill Paxton as Aurora's shrink-lover with a mother fixation doesn't really go anywhere in the story. Juliette Lewis suddenly becomes a TV star on the west coast (after her first and only audition). We also get three deaths for the price of one in this sequel, which considering the hankie quotient of the first movie may not have been the wisest choice.
"The Evening Star" is mostly just plain irrelevant, but some fine performances raise it slightly over it's storyline.
C
ROBIN:
Aside from giving Shirley MacLaine a chance to mug up to the camera, I don't see the point of "The Evening Star." Anything that may have been compelling in "Terms of Endearmeant" is lost in this charmless and stilted effort.
Writer/director Robert Harking renders a flat story with caricatures rather than characters taking up screen time. With the exceptions of Marion Ross, who is quite wonderful as Aurora's housekeeper and friend, and Donald Moffat as Aurora's former lover and friend, I didn't give a hoot about any of the other "people" in the movie. Aurora's grandchildren should poster children for birth control. Bill Paxton, as her much younger lover, is two dimensional, at best.
Also of note is Miranda Richardson, a fine actress, wasted heres, although she tries to lend what depth and humor she can to the film.
The story is episodic in nature, woodenly moving from one incident to the next, with the only interesting thing, for me, being to guess as to when Nicholson will make his cameo. I figured his arrival would signal the end of the movie - boy, was I wrong.
Thinking about the original, I realize how shallow a cast and character-writing effort was made or "The Evening Star." No one delves below the surface of their characters. It ends up as a hodge-podge of stories about people you don't care about. And, they all live happily ever after. Sort of. I was going to talk about this more, but why bother?
I don't like "The Evening Star" and I don't know why it was made. Aside from its ties to "Terms," there is nothing about this movie that recommends it. Shirley MacLaine, as Aurora, is less likeable than in the first. With the exceptions noted above, no one else is likeable much either.
Save your money, or go see "Shine."
I give "The Evening Star" a D (for DUD).
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WWE Raw Results: News And Notes After Triple H Dares Main Roster Stars To Come To NXT
by Alfred KonuwaWWE Raw’s go-home show saw both NXT and SmackDown Superstars crash the show on the road to Survivor Series. Paul Heyman announced Brock Lesnar’s match against Rey Mysterio will be no hold’s barred, while the main event saw The Viking Raiders take on Randy Orton and Ricochet for the WWE Raw Tag Team Championships in yet another match that ended with an interpromotional brawl.
By night’s end, Triple H issued a challenge to stars of both Raw and SmackDown to show up Wednesday night on NXT.
Last week’s edition of Raw sunk to its lowest non-holiday total in modern history.
- November 11, 2019—2.058 million viewers
- November 4, 2019—2.136 million viewers
- October 28, 2019—2.133 million viewers
- October 21, 2019—2.342 million viewers
- October 14, 2019—2.287 million viewers
WWE Raw Key Competition:
- NFL Monday Night Football: Kansas City Chiefs vs. Los Angeles Chargers in Mexico City
From the Forbes WWE Vault:
WWE Total YouTube Viewership for WWE Raw Last Monday: 8,343,458 views (down from 13,992,784)
- Most-Viewed: Lana Claims she is Pregnant with Rusev’s Baby (2,569,522 views)
- Least-Viewed: Aleister Black’s Sins and Secrets (75,574 views)
- Median Viewership: 492,363
Average Attendance for “A City”: 9,235
Average WWE Raw Ticket Price at the TD Garden: $85
Estimated Live Gate for WWE Raw: $784,975
WWE Raw Results: Monday, November 18, 2019
Becky Lynch and Charlotte Flair def. The IIconics
Poor Dio Maddin might have been permanently F-5’ed right out of commentary. Keep in mind that Roman Reigns once kicked out of five of those things.
Peyton Royce’s husband, Shawn Spears, works for AEW. I don’t know how much time is left on her contract, but one day I’m sure fate will bring them together so they can tread water as one.
If you watch the main roster and not much NXT, at least you know that these NXT men and women can run really fast.
Humberto Carrillo def. Karl Anderson
Beating Karl Anderson after spending several weeks losing to AJ Styles is the quintessential definition of “too little, too late.”
Bobby Lashley def. No Way Jose
Even No Way Jose seems like he’s above this feud.
Lana had a few gaffes while trying to say Rusev couldn’t come within 90 feet of her, but she recovered masterfully by saying Bobby Lashley makes her flustered.
As an enhancement talent with zero future in WWE, it feels like only a matter of time before No Way Jose tweets out his request for a release.
It is too late in this feud, let alone Bobby Lashley’s career, for the man to be getting over a new finisher.
Seth Rollins def. Andrade via Disqualification
At one point, Vic Joseph was talking about the Twitter feud between Andrade and Seth Rollins, and he noted “of course Andade started this Twitter feud,” as if the notion of Seth Rollins starting a Twitter feud is preposterous.
This is a great on-paper matchup but boy did these two have chemistry issues throughout.
I think Bobby Lashley and Lana have more onscreen chemistry than these two did.
The Lucha Heel Party will be missed when it’s gone in a month.
Buddy Murphy def. Akira Tozawa
Given the dark, brooding setting of Aleister Black’s promos, I always assumed the door to his locker room was made out of aging wood.
If this match had any semblance of crowd engagement it very well may have been the best TV wrestling match of the week.
Erick Rowan def. Alex Malcom
At what point does Rowan’s mystery creature get its own theme music?
The Singh Bros. are just out here trying to win the WWE 24/7 Championship and they suddenly found themselves getting mauled during a jobber match. That’s essentially the story of this belt.
Kevin Owens vs. Drew McIntyre
This came off as Triple H going to Kevin Owens because Seth Rollins said no. He almost delivered the same pitch, word-for-word.
The finish of this match was essentially Triple H’s music.
If enough #Raw stars keep telling Triple H no, it'll get to the point where he’ll be telling No Way Jose “you and your dance moves were the lifeblood of NXT!”
Paul Heyman Issues “No Holds Barred” Challenge to Rey Mysterio
Paul Heyman wore a Yankees tie to address this Boston crowd from an undisclosed location but these people still loved him.
Rey Mysterio is a great father to Humberto Carrillo, and that’s not even his son.
I have a fleeting feeling Brock Lesnar will break Rey Mysterio’s steel pipe in half.
Asuka vs. Natalya
It’s worth noting Samoa Joe has been excellent on commentary and Dio Maddin should be thanking his lucky stars that this man’s current injury is only temporary.
This match doubled as WWE’s apology to Asuka for booking her to tap out to Natalya.
Randy Orton and Ricochet vs. The Viking Raiders
I feel sorry for anybody who waited around to see who Randy Orton’s mystery partner would be and got Ricochet.
The Viking Raiders seem to get a meaningful win once a month and tonight was one of those nights.
Half of me expected a Tony Khan run-in at some point.
The Survivor Series buildup has only given WWE an excuse to have non-finishes in every other match.


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