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‘Tetris’ tells complex story of simple game

A few years ago, my family was trying to decide on something to watch together. One of my kids suggested a documentary on the YouTube channel Gaming Historian called “The Story of Tetris.” We all agreed and I proceeded to watch one of the most fascinating hours about falling bricks you can imagine. I remember thinking the events could make a really great movie. Apparently director Jon S. Baird agreed, because the movie “Tetris” is now available to stream on Apple TV+. Henk Rogers (Taron Egerton) is working at the small software company, Bulletproof Software. While at a ...

Family friendly Jurassic Quest opens today at Mylan Park

Step into the past and mingle with some of the largest creatures to ever walk the earth during this weekend’s Jurassic Quest at Mylan Park. The event — billed as “North America’s most popular interactive dinosaur experience” — opens today. Complete hours are 1-8 p.m. today, ...

Ghana representatives visit ahead of WAMSB 2023

With less than four months until Buckhannon becomes a world stage, representatives with the National Cadet Corps, Ghana, visited the area ahead of the World Association of Marching Show Bands (WAMSB) 2023 Competition. Randy Sanders, president of the WAMSB 2023 Buckhannon Host Committee, said National Cadet Corps, Ghana, representatives Nicholas Nii Tettey-Amarteifio and Evelyn Naa-Dei Thompson will tour the area during their week-long visit, which began Tuesday. “These site visits continue to be great opportunities to build relationships with our international visitors and give ...

‘The Visitor’ wears out its welcome with weak execution

Horror movies are filled with tropes. Those tropes contribute to the lack of critical acclaim for the genre as a whole, but they are also largely what make it popular. There is a twisted kind of comfort that comes from watching a movie and having some idea how it’s going to go. The “Scream” series has been successful largely based on exposing those tropes and then performing them well. The trope that I am the biggest sucker for is any kind of demon possession or antichrist type theme. When I saw the plot summary for Justin P. Lange’s “The Visitor,” currently streaming on ...

Ruby Summer Concert Series kicks off June 2

Preparations have been underway by The City of Morgantown for the 2023 Ruby Summer Concert Series at Ruby Amphitheater in Hazel Ruby McQuain Park. The lineup has been finalized and the first concert is set for June 2. This year’s lineup features local, regional and nationally touring artists and runs through Aug. 25. The lineup The Stranger Billy Joel Tribute with opener Philadelphia Freedom, June 2 Color Me Badd with opener The Heavy Hitter, June 9 Love and Theft with opener Christian Lopez, June 16 Debbie Gibson with opener Holly Forbes, June 23 Oak Ridge ...

Jurassic Quest returning to Mylan Park

North America’s most popular interactive dinosaur experience is back, bigger and better than ever. Morgantown-area families can walk among the nation’s biggest herd of photorealistic dinosaurs when Jurassic Quest® opens at Mylan Park for one weekend only April 7-9. Walk through 165 million years of the Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous periods to learn about the creatures that ruled the Earth. In addition to life-like dinosaurs, Jurassic Quest’s classic experiences for the whole family include some of the largest rideable dinosaurs in North America, live dinosaur shows, ...