Page 27 - MidWeek - July 21, 2021

JULY 21, 2021 MIDWEEK 27
Words below taken from this week’s issue. See classifieds for answers.
Answers are in the classifieds
ALEXA ARTIST BALLYS CANINE
HOBBY KENO MARUYAMA MATCH
MAUNAWILI MINDFUL ORIGAMI SHOES
TATTOO WAVES WOLF WONTON
AP PHOTOS
Bruce Willis remains as busy as ever. He’s been globe-trotting to film Reactor, The Fortress, Paradise City and Gasoline Alley, the latter of which stars Luke Wilson as his detective partner. In the movie, the two are on the trail of a murderer portrayed by this friendly spectral actor.
Joker star Joaquin Phoenix is keeping hush-hush about his starring role in Disappointment Blvd., although word is that Meryl Streep might be in the cast. Still, he’s a little more open to talking about his other project, Ridley Scott’s Kitbag, in which he’ll play this tiny French military leader.
Fans can look forward to seeing Frances McDormand in Wes Anderson’s love letter to journalists comedy The French Dispatch, opening Oct. 22. The Nomadland Oscar winner will join an outstanding cast that includes the likes of Benicio Del Toro, Adrian Brody, Jeffrey Wright, Bill Murray, Owen Wilson and an actor who’ll call you by your name.
One of the best zombie-genre movies in recent memory was released in South Korea five years ago this week. Train to Busan stars Gong Yoo, Jung Yu-mi and Kim Su-an, who, along with other passengers, are caught on a high-speed train when the zombie apocalypse happens. By the end of the film, Kim and Jung are shown making their way through a tunnel as a military sniper places the pair in his crosshairs. What familiar song does a sobbing Kim begin to sing?
July 23 Gorgeous Grandma Day
We all love our grandma ... our grams ... our nana. But when was the last time you told her she looked stunning? When was the last time you did something fun with her? This is the day to do and say something wondrous, fabulous, stupendous — maybe even outrageous — for that certain gorgeous granny in your life.
Fill in the blank cells using numbers 1 to 9. Each number can appear only once in each row, column, and 3x3 block. Use logic and process of elimination to solve the puzzle. The difficulty level ranges from Bronze (easiest) to Silver to Gold (hardest). Answers are in the classifieds.
RATING: BRONZE
HOOAH EL
Answers: 1) Devon Sawa 2) Napoleon Bonaparte 3) Timothée Chalamet 4) Aloha ‘Oe