Classic movie buff from Bayside in limelight
Wins opportunity to help Ben Mankiewicz present Chaplin fi lm as part of TCM anniversary
BY JENNA BAGCAL
Growing up, Bayside
resident Roger Bow
remembers bonding with
his grandmother Ly Jean
Luke over her love of Charlie
Chaplin.
Bow will be able to share
one of her favorite Chaplin
films, “The Gold Rush,” in a
Turner Classic Movies (TCM)
25th anniversary celebration
that will air this April.
As one of 25 contest
winners in the 25th
Anniversary Fan Dedication
Contest, Bow flew out to TCM
studios in Atlanta and got
the opportunity to introduce
a hand-picked film alongside
host Ben Mankiewicz.
In October 2018, TCM
called on movie fans to enter
the contest, which involved
individuals choosing
a meaningful film and
recording a video explaining
why they would dedicate
the film to a person in
their life. Bow decided to
enter the contest in honor
of his grandma’s love for the
“Little Tramp.”
“I’m a fan of the Turner
Classic Movie channel and I
saw the promo last fall to create
a video submission for the 25th
Anniversary Fan Dedication
Bayside resident Roger Bow (r.) with Turner Classic Movies’ Ben Mankiewicz. Bow appears with
Mankiewicz in the introduction of “The Gold Rush” during TCM’s upcoming broadcast of the classic
Charlie Chaplin film. Photo courtesy of Turner Classic Movies
Contest,” Bow said.
He chose one of Chaplin’s
most beloved films “The Gold
Rush,” a silent movie which
follows Chaplin’s Little Tramp
character up north for the
Klondike gold rush. Following
World War II, Bow said that
his grandmother moved to
New York City from China
and worked in a sweatshop in
Chinatown. After her shifts at
work, she would often watch
movies at the nearby theaters.
“What struck her were
the silent movies because she
didn’t need to know English to
watch them,” Bow said.
Bow’s grandmother
was drawn to the comedy,
mime and “great expressive
acting” in Chaplin’s films.
He shared that “The Gold
Rush” was important to
her as Chinese immigrant
because, like her, the Little
Tramp was “an outsider
looking in” and she also knew
of Chinese immigrants who
participated in the West Coast
gold rush.
“They would broadcast
Chaplin’s movies on TV in the
’70s and I would watch them
with her as a young boy,”
Bow said. “It was something
that she felt she could share
with me.”
TCM chose Bow’s 90-second
video, along with 24 others,
out of over 700 submissions
nationwide. He shared that
going down to the company’s
studios in Atlanta was “one of
the best experiences of my life.”
“It was very apparent from
Roger’s submission that he
shared a genuine connection
with his grandmother. His
delivery was very simple and
from the heart. And when
Roger revealed a beautiful
framed photograph of his
grandmother at the end, I
was sold!” said Anne Wilson,
Senior Director of Studio
Production for TCM, who
directed Bow on set and who
helped pick the winning guest
programmers.
The “royal treatment”
included a traditional
Southern dinner, bonding with
the fellow winners followed by
a day of wardrobe, makeup
and interviews. Though he had
“no idea” what the experience
entailed beforehand, he recalls
how the TCM crew treated the
winners well.
“I can’t say enough great
things,” Bow said.
Tune in to TCM on April 16
at 8 p.m. to watch Bow’s movie
dedication.
Three indicted for gang-related slaying at Jackson Heights station
BY EMILY DAVENPORT
Three reputed MS-13 gang
members from Flushing have
been indicted on a number of
charges for their roles in a fatal
shooting at a Jackson Heights
train station in February,
prosecutors announced on
April 2.
Ramiro Gutierrez, 26,
Victor Lopez, 20, and Tito
Martinez Alvarenga, 19, were
arraigned on two counts
of second-degree murder,
first- and second-degree
kidnapping, first-degree gang
assault and second-degree
criminal possession of a
weapon.
Gutierrez was initially
arrested on Feb. 5, while
Lopez and Alvarenga were
arrested on Feb. 22.
All three men remain
remanded to custody and are
due to return to court on June
11. If convicted, the three
defendants face 25 years to
life in prison.
“Gang activity, such as this
brazen mid-day attack, will
not be tolerated in Queens
County,” said Chief Assistant
District Attorney John M.
Ryan. “The defendants took
the life of a young man on
the train platform in front of
many onlookers without any
hesitation or care. They will
be prosecuted thoroughly
and now face the prospect of
spending the rest of their lives
behind bars.”
According to charges, at
12:45 on Feb. 3, the defendants
allegedly began to beat up Abel
Mosso, 20, while onboard the
7 train. Mosso was believed to
be a member of a rival gang.
When the train pulled into
the 90th Street station, the fight
spilled out onto the platform
and the defendants punched
and kicked Mosso, which was
captured by a straphanger
on video.
Charges say that Gutierrez
then allegedly pulled away
from the fight and pulled
out a gun, shooting Mosso
six times.
EMS responded to the
location and pronounced
Mosso, who suffered gunshot
wounds to his face and head,
dead at the scene.
The defendants allegedly
identified themselves in still
images from the viral video.
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