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    Movie Review

    Subplot assault delivers near-fatal blow to Jesse Owens story Race

    Alex Bentley
    Feb 19, 2016 | 12:00 am
    Subplot assault delivers near-fatal blow to Jesse Owens story Race
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    Track and field athlete Jesse Owens is one of the greatest American Olympians of all time, winning four gold medals at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, at the height of the rise of German dictator Adolf Hitler. So in the 80 years since that stunning feat, you’d figure that he would be idolized many times over by the movie and TV industry.

    You’d figure wrong, however. Owens has been portrayed precisely five times — twice as bit parts in other people’s stories, and once as part of a comedy sketch on Saturday Night Live. In fact, the new movie Race is the first time anyone has ever brought his story to the big screen, a fact that's shameful by any standard.

    That Race now exists should be celebrated, because people need to understand the importance of what Owens accomplished. But director Stephen Hopkins and writers Joe Shrapnel and Anna Waterhouse undercut Owens’ story in a way that suggests these filmmakers are still missing the point.

    The film follows Owens’ (Stephan James) rise to stardom at Ohio State University in the lead-up to the 1936 Olympics. Under the tutelage of coach Larry Snyder (Jason Sudeikis), Owens harnesses his raw talent and becomes a nearly unstoppable force.

    Of course, Owens’ peak coincided with the Olympics being held in Berlin, an idea many found abhorrent given the actions of Hitler and the Nazi Party. Much time is spent parsing over the decision of the American Olympic Committee — led by Avery Brundage (Jeremy Irons) and Jeremiah Mahoney (William Hurt) — of whether to send the American team to the games at all. Nazi minister of propaganda Joseph Goebbels (Barnaby Metschurat) and filmmaker Leni Riefensthal (Carice van Houten), who filmed the games for the Nazis, also get significant attention.

    There is something to be said for including subplots that are germane to the central plot. But the amount of time dedicated to things that don’t directly involve Owens in Race takes away from his story and shows a basic lack of understanding in how to portray someone of his stature.

    The filmmakers do delve a bit into Owens’ personal history, but the story starts as he goes off to college, so obviously more could have been explored. As it stands, Owens comes off as a bit one-dimensional, save for a half-hearted attempt at showing some minor romantic turmoil.

    What should have been cut considerably is Brundage’s crusade to prevent an American boycott of the Olympics. His controversial role is interesting, but its lengthy presence comes at Owens’ expense.

    James is a rising star, having also impressed as John Lewis in the underappreciated Selma. He does what he can as Owens, though the filmmakers seem to handicap him in many ways. Sudeikis is slightly miscast as Snyder, as his typical smarminess overshadows what could have been more powerful moments.

    Race is occasionally affecting, especially when Owens is running into history. But with too little attention put on him and too much put on ancillary issues, the movie fails as a true tribute to an American hero.

    Stephan James as Jesse Owens in Race.

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    Stephan James as Jesse Owens in Race.
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    David Byrne looks to the sky for new tour with stop in Dallas

    Alex Bentley
    Jun 10, 2025 | 9:40 am
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    Eclectic singer David Byrne has a big 2025 planned, hitting the road for a large tour in support of a new album, including a stop at the Music Hall at Fair Park in Dallas on November 28 and 29.

    The album, Who Is the Sky? (due out September 5), is Byrne's first new album since 2018’s acclaimed and award-winning American Utopia.

    The extensive tour, which will include 26 cities and 43 dates in the U.S, and Canada alone, starts on September 14 in Providence, Rhode Island, running domestically through December 6 before heading abroad for 25 more dates in 2026.

    In addition to Dallas, Byrne will go to Austin for two concerts, November 25 and 26.

    Byrne, who first came to fame with the band Talking Heads, was omnipresent with American Utopia, which morphed from an album and tour into a Broadway show that was subsequently filmed by Spike Lee for HBO.

    On the new album, he is joined by musical friends old and new, including St. Vincent (the Dallas singer with whom he made the 2012 album Love This Giant), Paramore’s Hayley Williams, The Smile drummer Tom Skinner, and American Utopia percussionist Mauro Refosco.

    The touring band will comprise 13 musicians, singers, and dancers, including members of the American Utopia band, all of whom will be mobile throughout the set.

    Tickets for the tour go on sale on Friday, June 13 at whoisthesky.davidbyrne.com. Fans can sign up for the artist presale, which will begin on Tuesday, June 10 at 10 am ET through Thursday, June 12 at 10 pm.

    DAVID BYRNE TOUR DATES

    • 09/14/2025 - Providence, RI - Veterans Memorial Auditorium
    • 09/16/2025 - Pittsburgh, PA - Benedum Center PAC
    • 09/17/2025 - Columbus, OH - Mershon Auditorium
    • 09/19/2025 - Akron, OH - Akron Civic Theatre
    • 09/21/2025 - Schenectady, NY - Proctors
    • 09/23/2025 - Syracuse, NY - Landmark Theatre
    • 09/25/2025 - Buffalo, NY - Shea’s Buffalo Theatre
    • 09/27/2025 - Washington D.C. - The Anthem
    • 09/28/2025 - Washington D.C. - The Anthem
    • 09/30/2025 - New York, NY - Radio City Music Hall
    • 10/01/2025 - New York, NY - Radio City Music Hall
    • 10/03/2025 - Boston, MA - Boch Center Wang Theatre
    • 10/04/2025 - Boston, MA - Boch Center Wang Theatre
    • 10/07/2025 - Wallingford, CT - Toyota Oakdale Theatre
    • 10/08/2025 - Portland, ME - Merrill Auditorium at City Hall
    • 10/10/2025 - New York, NY - Radio City Music Hall
    • 10/14/2025 - Richmond, VA - Altria Theater
    • 10/16/2025 - Philadelphia, PA - The Met Philadelphia presented by Highmark
    • 10/17/2025 - Philadelphia, PA - The Met Philadelphia presented by Highmark
    • 10/21/2025 - Toronto, ON, Canada - Massey Hall
    • 10/22/2025 - Toronto, ON, Canada - Massey Hall
    • 10/25/2025 - Detroit, MI - Fox Theatre
    • 10/28/2025 - Chicago, IL - The Auditorium
    • 10/29/2025 - Chicago, IL - The Auditorium
    • 10/31/2025 - Chicago, IL - The Auditorium
    • 11/03/2025 - Minneapolis, MN - Orpheum Theatre
    • 11/04/2025 - Minneapolis, MN - Orpheum Theatre
    • 11/06/2025 - Denver, CO - Bellco Theatre
    • 11/07/2025 - Denver, CO - Bellco Theatre
    • 11/11/2025 - Seattle, WA - Paramount Theatre
    • 11/12/2025 - Seattle, WA - Paramount Theatre
    • 11/16/2025 - San Francisco, CA - The Theater at Bill Graham Civic Auditorium
    • 11/17/2025 - San Francisco, CA - The Theater at Bill Graham Civic Auditorium
    • 11/20/2025 - Los Angeles, CA - Dolby Theatre
    • 11/21/2025 - Los Angeles, CA - Dolby Theatre
    • 11/25/2025 - Austin, TX - Bass Concert Hall
    • 11/26/2025 - Austin, TX - Bass Concert Hall
    • 11/28/2025 - Dallas, TX - Music Hall at Fair Park
    • 11/29/2025 - Dallas, TX - Music Hall at Fair Park
    • 12/02/2025 - Atlanta, GA - Fox Theatre
    • 12/03/2025 - Atlanta, GA - Fox Theatre
    • 12/05/2025 - Miami, FL - Fillmore Miami Beach At Jackie Gleason Theatre
    • 12/06/2025 - Miami, FL - Fillmore Miami Beach At Jackie Gleason Theatre
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