Jets vs. Pens in Afternoon Game; ‘Eddie The Eagle’ Flies onto Local Screens (Feb., 2/27/16)

1) The Pens face off against the Winnipeg Jets in a 3 p.m. game at Consol Energy Center. Currently occupying fourth place (as of press time) in the NHL’s Metropolitan Division, If the playoffs started now the Pens would be in. However, there are still over 20 games left so let’s keep climbing up the division standings. 1001 Fifth Ave., Uptown.

2) Eddie the Eagle  – You may not know him, but Eddie “The Eagle” Edwards has the most endearing sports story of all time. An athlete from England, Edwards was a downhill skier who dreamed of going to the Olympics. Short of funds, he switched to ski jumping because it was cheaper and there was no competition; he was the British ski jumping team at the 1988 Olympics where he competed, and finished last, in both the 70m and 90m events. But the more he lost, the more people embraced him to their collective bosom and he became a worldwide inspiration as the plucky underdog who, unfortunately, never wins the prize. Taron Egerton stars as Edwards, with support from Hugh Jackman, Christopher Walken and Tim McInnerny in what looks to be a very British comedy. Actor Dexter Fletcher directs from a screenplay by Sean Macaulay and Simon Kelton. Check Fandango for screens and times. (TH)

3) Risen – Just in time for Easter. Kevin Reynolds, director of such films as Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves and Waterworld, helms a script he co-wrote with Paul Aiello. There’s trouble brewing in Jerusalem; following the crucifixion of “Yeshua” (aka Jesus) there are rumors that He has risen and the occupied Jews are planning an uprising. So Pilate (played by Peter Firth) orders a powerful Roman military tribune Clavius (Joseph Fiennes) and his second-in-command Lucius (Tom Felton) to find Yeshua’s dead body, dispel rumors of a miraculous resurrection and quell the imminent revolt. It’s being billed as the “unofficial” sequel to The Passion of the Christ. Check Fandango for screens and times. (TH)

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