Tigers Vs. Pirates; “Danny Collins” and “The Longest Ride Now Screening” (CPs Tues., 4/14/15)

1) The Pirates engage in some more inter-league play this evening as they take on the Detroit Tigers in a 7:05 p.m. game. It’s the motor city versus the steel city on the PNC Park diamond.115 Federal St., North Shore.

2) Danny Collins – Very loosely based (as they say in Hollywood) on the true story of British folksinger Steve Tilston who discovered John Lennon had once written him a letter of encouragement after Tilston lamented in a press interview he was worried about impending fame. The letter never reached Tilston until 2010. Presto chango – now Al Pacino plays a wasted, aging rock star who discovers a similar letter which inspires him to shape up and try to reconnect with his discarded family. Christopher Plummer, Bobby Cannavale and Annette Bening also make an appearance. Check Fandango for times and locations.

3) The Longest Ride – Get out your hankies for this film adaptation of the 17^th romance novel written by Nicholas (The Notebook, Message in a Bottle) Sparks. It’s about a young woman who falls in love with risk-taking rodeo rider. She also befriends an old man lost in memories about his long-ago courtship with his now dead wife. No word it if ends happily, but you can bet there’ll be lots of gauzy long shots of unspeakably beautiful sunsets. It’s also a veritable who’s who of show biz offspring with Scott Eastwood (son of Clint,) Oona Chaplin (granddaughter of Charlie and daughter of Geraldine,) Alan Alda (son of Robert) and Jack Huston (great grandson of Walter, grandson of John and nephew of Anjelica and Danny.) Check Fandango for times and locations.

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