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January 9 - 15, 2022 WHATS UP! T11 Advance Pest Control 2 x 2 TAKE 5 Solution on page T23 Use the clues above and beside the grid to fill in the squares Gibson Chiro 3 x 2 BY ADAM THOMLISON TV Media Q: I was watching "Austin Powers" the other day and started wondering about the music video that plays in the credits. It appears to feature Austin himself as the singer. Is he playing with a real band? A: Actually, Ming Tea is a real band, and it's where Austin Powers got his start. OK, sure, we all know that's comedian Mike Myers in an outlandish faux-British Inva- sion getup, and we know Austin Powers is just a character he created. But he created him, initially, to front that band. Ming Tea, who perform their song "BBC" at the end of 1997's "Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery" and have songs on the soundtracks of the sequels, formed in the mid- '90s. The band was started by Myers, Susanna Hoffs of '80s hit-makers The Bangles, and '90s indie-rock sensation Mat- thew Sweet. All of them had goofy fake British identities: Hoffs called herself Jillian Shagwell, Sweet was Sid Belvedere, and, of course, Myers was Austin Pow- ers. They formed the band for fun shortly after Myers left "Satur- day Night Live" in 1995. As the story goes, Myers' wife at the time, Robin Ruzan, heard them performing and encouraged her husband to write a movie based on the Austin Powers character. Presumably, Myers chose to include the band in the films as a nod to Austin's roots — and because they do indeed seem to be having a lot of fun. By the way, the band's name is itself a nod to swinging '60s pop culture: Ming Tea is the name of a fictional company in the 1965 Ursula Andress action- romance film "The 10th Vic- tim." Q: I just watched "The Wolf of Snow Hollow," which starred Robert For- ster, but the credits also say it was dedicated to Forster's memory. How does that work? A: It works through film great Robert Forster's dedica- tion, combined with the slow process of releasing an indie film. Forster died of brain can- cer on Oct. 11, 2019, at age 78, not long after wrapping work on "The Wolf of Snow Hollow" (2020). Though every director in the world will tell you that there's plenty of production work to do after they say, "That's a wrap," it's especially true for in- die films. Unlike films produced by major studios, which generally either distribute their own films or have deals in place with distributors, indie films have the extra step of finding distribution after producing a finished product. For "The Wolf of Snow Hollow," that didn't happen until September 2020, almost a year after it fin- ished filming. (Which, of course, gave the producers plenty of time to add an in-me- moriam note to Forster in the final credits.) It's incredible to think that Forster was working right up to the end with such a disease — and on a werewolf movie, no less. But as you know having watched it, "Wolf " is more than just that. It's also very much about the relationship between a dying father and the son try- ing to step into his boots. Needless to say, art was very much imitating life when For- ster, afflicted with brain cancer, was playing a cop who refused to retire in the face of his own terminal (heart) disease. Have a question? Email us at questions@tvtabloid.com. Please include your name and town. Personal replies will not be provided. Elizabeth Hurley and Mike Myers from "Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery" HOLLYWOOD Q&A Rogers 479-636-5590 • Springdale 479-756-1788 Eureka Springs 479-253-8967 www.advancepestcontrolnwa.com Family Owned, Competitively Priced, Quality Service Since 1981 PEST CONTROL | TERMITE FERTILIZATION | WEED CONTROL PRE-EMERGENTS 93 West Colt Square, Suite 3 Fayetteville, AR 72703 479-587-0227 www.thegibsoncenter.com Knee Pain, Instability & Potential Loss of Independence Is this concerning to you? $ 49 Special Includes consultation, evaluation & 1 knee rejuvenation session For new patients only This could be you!