Closer USA – August 05, 2019

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BOOKS


MUSIC


OUTFRI.7/26


THERUNAWAYS


Hello,world!I’myourwildgirl.I’m
yourch-ch-ch-cherrybomb!The
se minalall-girlband’sfirsttwo
al bums—1976’sThe Runaways
and 1977’sQueensof Noise—are
backin printandstillresonant,
es peciallyforco-founderJoan
Jett. “TheRunawayswas so
sp ecialto me andmeantso
much,beyondjustgirlsplaying
ro ck’n’ roll,”shesays.“It
re presenteda lotto me about

aboutwhatyourlifeis goingto be. Girlsseethese
definedrolesthey’resupposedto followin life.”

★★★^


CLOSER


STAFF^


PICKS^


OUT MON.7/29


OUTTUE.7/30


CHANCES ARE...


Richard Russo
A ta le of friendshipfromthe
authorofEmpireFallsand
Nobody’sFoolfo llowsthree
66 -year-oldcollegefriends
who conveneon Martha’s
Vi neyardto puzzleovernot
only a mysteryfrom
40 yearsago,buthow
a re al estatebroker,a
small-presspublisherand
lo ngtimemusiciancouldstill
havesuchlastingbonds.

CONVERSATIONS


WITHLEGENDARY


TE LEVISIONSTARS


JamesBawden,RonMiller
Getset!FromUncleMiltie
toColonelPotter,this
co mpendiumfeatures 39
ofthe authors’chatswith
thestarsfromTV’sfirst
50 years—includingBea
Arthur,LucilleBall,George
Burns,GlenCampbell,Dick
Cl ark,JamesGarner,Donna
Reed,Ed Sullivan,Danny
Thomas,JackWebband
La wrenceWelk. OUT TUE.7/30

DVDs


LONGSHOT


SethRogenandCharl-
izeTheronco-star in
thisrom-comabout a
political journalist and
his former babysitter, a
famous diplomat. [R]

THEGOODPLACE:


THECOMPLETE


THIRDSEASON


TedDansonand
Kr isten Bell lead the
ensemble of NBC’s
quirky sitcom.

THEHOTZONE


Thissix-hourNational
GeographicChannel
miniseriescasts
Ju lianna Margulies as
a U.S. Army scientist
fighting the outbreak
of Ebola in the ’80s.

OUT TUE. 7/30


OUT TUE. 7/30


OUT TUE. 7/30


FU N FAC T:


After the band’s breakup
in ’79, Joan topped the
charts in ’82 with
“I Love Rock ’n’ Roll.”

THE CHELSEA GIRLS


Fiona Davis
Harboring thoughts of
Broadway success, playwright
Hazel Riley and actress
Maxine Mead find room to
grow at NYC’s iconic hotel
for artists and poets. But
when McCarthyism and the
Red Scare sweep through the
Great White Way during the
early ’50s, can they find their
way to continue to follow
their dreams?

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