‘Hidden Figures’ Beats ‘La La Land’ for Best Picture in Moviegoer Oscar Poll Sure, the Academy Awards are swanky and fun and tell us what the industry wants in a film, but what about what the people want? Well, as it turns out, when Fandango conducted a poll of 8,000 moviegoers nationwide, Oscar favorite La La Land didn‘t stand a chance against Hidden Figures. Hamilton National Guard Armory. (Steve Fullerton, Townsquare Media) View the National Guard Armory Property in Hamilton The voting will be in March. Columbia Falls Girls Deal Hamilton Girls A Loss The Western A tournament is underway! UIG via Getty Images Happy National Margarita Day Here are the best places to get a margarita in Missoula according to Yelp! Early Morning Fire Off Russell Consumes Trailer – Possible Meth House The Missoula Fire Department was called out early Wednesday morning to a report of a mobile home fire in the Hollywood Trailer Park just off Russell Street.
Summit / A24 / Sony Pictures Classics / Paramount / Christopher Polk, Getty Images / ScreenCrush 2017 Oscar Predictions: The ScreenCrush Staff Picks the Winners It’s that time of the year again where we must set aside our personal opinions and favorites to try and guess which movies the Academy will deem the most culturally significant. A lot had changed since our initial Oscar predictions last December. Manchester By the Sea is no longer a Best Picture frontrunner, a race dominated by La La Land with Moonlight shortly behind. The days of calling Natalie Portman a Best Actress shoe-in last fall feel like a distant dream, and Lion and Hacksaw Ridge might just lend this year’s Oscars some surprising upsets. Hundreds Protest Daines’ No-Show In Helena – State Headlines Hundreds of protesters booed on the steps of the Montana Capitol building when they heard that Senator Steve Daines had cancelled an appearance. Image courtesy of University of Montana News Releases, umt.edu
U of Montana Student Chef Shines at National Event She didn't bring home the gold medal, but we can be mighty proud of University of Montana culinary arts student Katie Barnes. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Newsmakers) New Drive-In Movie Theater Opening in Montana I don't think this will be the only Drive-in Montana but one of the very few that will be operating in the state. $25,000 Bond For Man Who Strangled Girlfriend – Third PFMA Charge 49 year-old John Reinerston appeared in Missoula Justice Court on Tuesday charged with his third count of partner or family member assault, a felony.A union-led coalition wants to turn the Riverfront Triangle into a rallying point for affordability. By every measure, the Riverfront Triangle project is audacious. An Independent guide to the 14th annual Big Sky Documentary Film Festival All the Rage, a film directed by Suki Hawley, David Beilinson and Michael Galinsky, begins with a quote from Arthur Conan Doyle: "There is nothing more deceptive than an obvious fact."
How Chuck Tingle turned monster erotica into performance art, trolled the alt-right and made the internet great again. We regret to report that in the year 2017, the idea that people can have sex for other than procreative reasons remains controversial. How 'GET LOST' got lost It's one of Montana's favorite homegrown slogans. So why is the state contract that created it now in the hands of a Milwaukee advertising agency? You've seen the green "Get Lost" stickers. Last call: Rock Lotto says goodbye with a tribute to 1986 Served up cold: The 7th annual Winter Brewfest returns to Caras ParkCity declines to release its Mountain Water legal bills. Should retirement homes have liquor licenses? The Montana Tavern Association (surprise, surprise) says nay. Would you like a beer with that? In Missoula, the answer's always yes. A union-led coalition wants to turn the Riverfront Triangle into a rallying point for affordability. Exposing secret stashes: A new backcountry guidebook aims to preserve access
With landlord-legislators in charge, renters could face changes At UM, an unusual peek into Stearns' cabinet Republican legislator looks to take syringe exchange out of legal limbo Alone time: Sensory deprivation comes to Missoula State, and legislators, search for solutions to Montana's looming labor shortage With LaLonde Ranch talks stalled, Freedom Gardens looks for a new place to put down roots In 'The Unsettlers,' Mark Sundeen looks for lives well lived 'I Am Not Your Negro' brings James Baldwin back On record: Punknique, by MASS FM On record: And Then Like Lions, by Blind Pilot On record: We Were Wild, by Esmé Patterson The happy ubiquity of journeyman rhythm maker Antonio Al Coyote and cocktails meet in Ryan Feddersen's MAM exhibit Talking Ursus arctos, from Glacier to Gobi, with Whitefish biologist Doug Chadwick Gore Verbinski's 'A Cure for Wellness' requires a strong stomach The life and loves and lyrics of Izaak Opatz
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