Wilkes-barre

Agnes Walsh 
Jan. 11, 1994 
Agnes G. Walsh, 91, Of Wilkes-barre, Died Tuesday In The Heritage House, 
Wilkes-barre, Where She Resided.

Friday, January 14, 1994 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Page: 3C QUICK WORDS: GRUMPY OLD MAN WINTER
TAKES A HEAVY TOLL 





Grumpy old man winter takes a heavy toll &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Winter's claim on the Wyoming Valley may be worse than tons of rock salt, &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; broken shovels and wrenched backs. The weather has played havoc with
movie-goersTwo movie screenings at the Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre -- first
"Baraka" and then "Much Ado About Nothing" -- were postponed because of the
snow. Area cinemas have closed early because of weather as well. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 But the worst may have occurred more than a month ago when the tumultuous
weather knocked down half of the screen at the Garden Drive-in Plymouth
Township. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 The accident is bad enough but it's compounded because the Garden is the
only remaining drive in even near the Wyoming Valley. With the loss of the
screen, the future of the drive-in is uncertain. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 "A new one is an exceptionally large sum of money," said Doug Barbacci,
whose in-laws, the Fey family, purchased the theater and have been operating
it since 1986. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Exceptionally large in this case is $65,000, said Barbacci. Management
hasn't been able to determine whether insurance will cover replacement or even
repair. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 "That's why it's laying there in the snow," according to Barbacci, who said
they expect an answer from their insurance carrier soon. Hope so. Without a
drive in movie theater, summer suddenly loses a lot of romance. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 BEHIND THE SCENES: The filmmakers who made the sled dog adventure "Iron
Will" recruited 80 dogs -- Siberian and Alaskan huskies and malamutes -- for
the location shooting near Duluth. Some were Hollywood dogs, trained for the
repetition of movie making; some were local dogs, more accustomed to racing 30
miles in a day than running 200 feet then starting over again for the camera. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 "There's not another movie that features sled dogs so prominently and I
understand why," said producer Robert Schwartz in the movies press notes.
"Because it's so hard." &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 In the press notes for the drama "Philadelphia," director Jonathan Demme
says he wanted "a real American city...we decided that Philadelphia, known as
the City of Brotherly Love, the city where the Declaration of Independence was
adopted, brought a special kind of resonance to a story about justice and
brotherhood." &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 In the drama, Denzel Washington plays a homophobic lawyer who takes the
case of corporate attorney Tom Hanks, who has AIDS. In Interview magazine,
Washington recalled the director's advice; "When Jonathan Demme and I talked
about my character, he said `Look I don't want a 180 degree turn. It's
probably going to be more like two degrees. A guy who wouldn't even touch
someone like Andy (Tom Hanks) becomes a guy who would help him adjust his
oxygen mask at the end of the film." &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 SOUND BITES: Memorable dialogue from recent movies &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 "There's no time now for sons and mothers," a member of the Viet Cong,
forcibly drafting two sons from the distraught Mama Ly (Joan Chen) in the
drama "Heaven and Earth." &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 "This is the meanest stretch of land that God ever put together," the evil
Borj Guillarson (George Gerdes), describing a sled dog course in the action
adventure "Iron Will." &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Joe Butkiewicz is a feature writer and film critic for The Times leader.
His film notes are published on Fridays.

Grumpy Old Man Winter Takes A Heavy Toll 
Winter's Claim On The Wyoming Valley May Be Worse Than Tons Of Rock Salt, 
Broken Shovels And Wrenched Backs. The Weather Has Played Havoc With 
Movie-goers.

Grumpy Old Man Winter Takes A Heavy Toll Winter's Claim On The Wyoming Valley May Be Worse Than Tons Of Rock Salt, Broken Shovels And Wrenched Backs. The Weather Has Played Havoc With Movie-goers.