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Entertainment
Film Review
‘Cyrano’ Will Move You With Its
Heart-Aching Music and Love Story
By Ryan Rojas, cinemacy.com
The new movie Cyrano (now playing in
select theaters) re-imagines the timeless tale
of a heartbreaking love triangle as an emotionally
affecting and sweeping musical that will
move audiences.
Cyrano de Bergerac is a man who’s as gifted
with words as he is with swords. Yet the insecurity
of his physical appearance keeps him
Haley Bennett stars as Roxanne and Peter Dinklage as Cyrano in Joe Wright’s CYRANO A Metro Goldwyn Mayer Pictures film Photo
credit: Peter Mountain © 2021 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures Inc. All Rights Reserved.
from sharing the secret love that he’s harbored
from the dear Roxanne all his life.
When Cyrano learns that Roxanne has fallen
in love at first sight with another man–Christian–
he agrees to write Christian’s love letters
to her using his penchant for words, resigned to
never sharing his own deeply felt love for her.
Directed by Joe Wright (Atonement, Pride
& Prejudice), Cyrano stars Peter Dinklage in
the title role, as well as Haley Bennett, Kelvin
Harrison Jr., and Ben Mendehlson.
While the story and these characters have been
told and re-told many times since its original
writing, this telling is based on the recent stage
musical that was adapted and directed by Erica
Schmidt (Dinklage’s wife). The film keeps the
stars of the stage production, with both Peter
Dinklage and Haley Bennett reprising the lead
roles of Cyrano and Roxanne.
Their chemistry together is so good that it
makes the love story resonate strongly. But
what they also bring are their singing voices,
which give life to heart-aching music that really
gets at the heart of the tragedy.
The songs–originally written for the stage,
with some new ones added for the screen–are
written by The National (music by Aaron &
Bryce Dessner and lyrics by Matt Berninger
& Carin Besser). And while the tone takes on
a brooding baritone quality, the best song that
the film that stands above the rest is “Someone
to Say,” which is a highlight when sung by
Bennett, and then again later when reprised by
an admirable by Kelvin Harrison Jr.
In the lead role, Peter Dinklage is captivating
as Cyrano. While fans may see a similarity
to his quick-witted Tyrion from “Game of
Thrones,” the difference here is that Dinklage
gets to star, and as a helpless romantic.
Director Joe Wright is no stranger to period
pieces, but Cyrano marks his first musical. But
Wright knows how to make a sweeping love
story set in a grand period piece, so the result
here is excellent. If you want to be swept away
this holiday season, seek out the openhearted,
heart-aching, and life-affirming Cyrano.
2h 4m. ‘Cyrano’ is rated PG-13 for some strong
violence, thematic and suggestive material, and
brief language. Now playing in select theaters
before opening everywhere on December 31st. •
Ryan Rojas
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News for the City of Good
Neighbors from an Old Guy
named Norb Huber
Christmas is Special!
This is a special time of the year.
Rather than complain about the over
indulgence of spending on gifts,
decorations, food and more food,
I’ve decided to just relax and enjoy it
all. Americans, pre-COVID and post-
COVID, want to celebrate. We want to enjoy
those happy family times. We all want those
cool gifts, like a new car or a new set of golf
clubs. We want to see our kids or grandkids
happy. We want our spouses not to be overly
burdened with all of the food preparations
and home decorating. Like all of our family
gatherings, we want to share a few laughs
and enjoy each other’s company. It’s special
to see family members that only come home
once or twice a year. It’s all good!
What makes Christmas even more special is
the spiritual reason for the season. Jesus’ birth
is mostly drowned out by the happy holidays.
The greatest gift we could ever receive is a
gift of a Savior. God became man and dwelt
among us. The babe born in Bethlehem came to
redeem the world. Without Jesus we would have
nothing to live for, no hope, no salvation, no
life. With Jesus, we have everything, we have
peace to live this life and we have the assurance
of eternal life. Santa only comes to the good
kid’s homes, he supposedly knows if you are
naughty or nice. Jesus comes to everyone’s
house, he enters in with love, not because
of what you have done or haven’t done but
simply because he loves us. You
can kick him out, just like you
can delete this goobbly goop from
a want-to-be, tired, old blogster.
Why would anyone want to turn
down the great love that God
gives us? Why would anyone
not want to be loved? Christmas
is really all about God loving us
and us in turn loving others. We
are filled with joy knowing that
Jesus has come to save us. We pass that joy
on to our loved ones and all those around us.
We wish them a Merry Christmas, wishing for
them the same joy and happiness that we have.
I’m special because I know the babe. For
that very reason, I can have a cold one, I can
celebrate, I can relax, and I can enjoy all the
food and family times. I can also wish you all
a Merry Christmas, hoping and praying that
you too would know Jesus, that baby that is
the Savior of the World!
In-N-Out Passage. I took the grandkids to
In-N-Out Burger on Sunday and sure enough
this was the bible passage on the bottom of
our drink cups: Isaiah 9:6 “For to us a child
is born, to us a son is given; and the government
shall be upon his shoulder, and his
name shall be called Wonderful Counselor,
Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of
Peace.” It’s great that a big company like
that has retained their founding family’s faith.
– Shoot me an email if you want to thank
me for not sending out any Hiccups for
the past six weeks or just tell me your #1
Christmas wish, like “stop writing”. My email:
norbhuber@gmail.com •