Westcliffe’s historic Jones is among the host of American movie theaters premiering Paramount Studio’s Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning over Memorial Day weekend. This eighth—and who knows if it’s the final—entry in the MI franchise has had a storied history, from its conception in pre-Covid years through its delayed-by-pandemic and labor-strikes production, on into its Cannes Film Festival non-competitive showing on May 14. The latter event concluded with a five-minute standing ovation for Tom Cruise, who has played MI’s Ethan Hunt since the initial release of the now iconic series in 1996. Cruise, 62, was in attendance of course, with his director and several other cast members. It has been reported that the Cannes audience demonstration of affection for the film and its star brought…

