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10. West Side Story (2021)
I didn't think we needed a remake of "West Side Story." Turns out we needed Steven Spielberg's remake! I'll admit, at the start of the film I was thinking "What is happening?" I didn't appreciate what the choreography was saying right away. But about 15 minutes into the movie, I was hooked. Spielberg created a beautiful musical with a modern-day Romeo and Juliet tale that's sadly still relevant.
9. Pig
"Pig" is the sleeper hit that has stayed with me since viewing it earlier this year. The film follows a truffle hunter (Nicolas Cage) who lives alone in the Oregonian wilderness, but must return to Portland in search of his beloved, stolen, truffle pig. I didn't know much going into this movie, but I was quickly reminded of what a talented actor Nicolas Cage is. Even though he's had some questionable roles, "Pig" solidifies him as one of the greats. I love the simplicity of the story, and the power behind all the performances; especially, Alex Wolff, who plays opposite Cage. You'd expect this film to go full on "John Wick", but instead it's more of a subtle human, drama of a man living with regret and grief.
8. A Hero
Over the years, director Asghar Farhadi has tried to create empathy between audiences and the characters he writes. In his newest film, "A Hero", we follow Rahim (Amir Jadidi) – A man who was in prison for unpaid debt. During his two-day leave he tries to end his prison time, but things get a little out of hand. "A Hero" is another fantastic piece of work by Farhadi. He continues to keep audiences on the edge of their seat as he constructs an intricate story that powerfully showcases manipulation through social media.
7. Shang Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
"Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings" is another notch in the Marvel belt of quality superhero movies with fleshed out characters and heartfelt stories. In this film, Shang Chi has been secretly going by the name Shawn (Simu Liu), and spending most of his time with his best friend, Katy (Awkwafina), as a valet in San Francisco. But when they are unexpectedly attacked by his father's terrorist organization, the Ten Rings, he is forced to return to his old home, and confront the past he so desperately tried to run away from. The film provides a well-thought-out storyline with an emotional backstory. It stuns visually with its seamless choreography and electrifying special effects. It is also the Asian-inspired action flick audiences have been needing to see as Disney continues to successfully showcase diversity and inclusion in their productions.
6. Don't Look Up
When two scientists (Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Lawrence) discover a comet will soon destroy the Earth, they try everything they can to warn the world and prevent the destruction. But for some reason, people won't take it seriously. What was intended to be a social commentary on climate change, happens to also relate to our current pandemic and how society chooses to deal with or ignore a global issue. Director/writer Adam McKay creates a hilarious script featuring an all-star, talented cast. The film is timely, terrifying, and laugh-out-loud funny. It's a comical cautionary tale everyone should watch.
5. The Last Duel
I have no idea why this film didn't get more award attention! Jodie Comer at the very least deserves a nomination. "The Last Duel" is based on a true story set in France during the 14th century. Sir Jean de Carrouges (Matt Damon) accuses Jacques Le Gris (Adam Driver) of raping his wife, Marguerite de Carrouges (Jodie Comer), and challenges him to a duel to the death. Damon and Ben Affleck reunite to write a gripping tale told from three different perspectives. With their words and Ridley Scott's masterful vision, "The Last Duel" is a painful, but important reminder of the #MeToo survivors.
4. The Mitchells vs the Machines
"Mitchell's vs the Machines was one of my early favorites of 2021. It follows Katie Mitchell (Abbi Jacobson), a teenager who has felt like an outcast most of her life and spends a lot of her time making funny videos. She's lost the bond she once had with her father (Danny McBride), and is looking forward to going away for college. But, in an effort to rebuild their relationship, Katie's dad plans a last-minute family road trip. Unfortunately, this bumpy ride finds the Mitchells in the middle of a robot apocalypse, and they become humanity's last hope. "The Mitchells vs. The Machines" is original, clever, funny, touching, and an absolute blast. This is a movie both kids and adults will connect with and enjoy. Though Katie and her dad have had their arguments, the entire family has drifted apart by burying themselves in their electronics. Katie's mom, Linda (Maya Rudolph), is obsessed with other families' online personas; admiring a life she wished she had. And her brother is obsessed with everything dinosaurs. Rick is the only one in the family who hates technology and enjoys more of the outdoors. It's enough to make you think twice before pulling out your phones when you're spending time with your family.
3. Our Friend
Before I gush about this film, I'm sure some of my colleagues are wondering why a movie that qualified for awards in 2020 is on my top 10 list for 2021. Well, I first saw "Our Friend" in January this year and if you check the official US theatrical release date (not TIFF or other festivals), it opened on January 22, 2021. Moving on! "Our Friend" is an incredibly moving, true story that still brings me to tears when I talk about it. Matt (Casey Affleck) and Nicole (Dakota Johnson) are a loving couple with two daughters; but when they discover Nicole has ovarian cancer, they struggle to keep their life together. When their best friend, Dane (Jason Segel) hears of the tragic news, he decides to put his own life on hold and be there for the whole family. As many times as I have seen a story about losing a loved one from cancer, I have never seen one told like this. Even though it seemed as though Dane was helping Matt and Nicole during a difficult time, in actuality, they were saving him. I think we can all relate to feeling as though a friend may not care as much as you do when you're sick, or when you just want to feel valued. This is a beautiful portrayal of a mutually loving friendship, and the powerful affect it can have on your life.
2. Spider-Man: No Way Home
I can still remember how I felt when I first saw "Spider-Man" (2002) in theaters. I got chills, my jaw dropped a few times, and I could not stop thinking about what I had just seen. As time went on, we got more Spider-Man movies and different Spider-Man actors. I truly enjoyed them all, some more than others. But never did I think I would be treated to such a theatrical experience in 2021. I'm scared to share any details, because for those who have yet to watch, it's best to know nothing about the plot. "Spider-Man: No Way Home" weaves together decades of characters we loved and hated to honor a true hero. Tom Holland gives his best performance to date. The film is a nostalgic gift to fans as it engages us in laughter, pulls at our heartstrings, revisits the past, and gives us hope for the future.
1. King Richard
This probably comes as no surprise as I have raved about this movie since I first saw it. I've seen it 3 times, and each time I fall more in love with it. "King Richard" breaks the mold of a formulaic sports biopic. There's a lot to learn from this film. Though it's about the Williams sisters' journey to greatness, it's also a character study on a flawed man. Richard (Will Smith) is overbearing, selfish, and hard-headed. But he's also humble, kind, and a loving father. Yes, he wants his daughters to go to Wimbledon, but his first priority for them is to do well in school and enjoy being kids. He also teaches them the importance of good sportsmanship and never forgetting where you came from.
11. Licorice Pizza
12. Cruella
13. Raya and the Last Dragon
14. The Lost Daughter
15. A Quiet Place Part II
16. Lady of the Manor
17. The Novice
18. House of Gucci
19. Mass
20. Language Lessons
5. Without Remorse – Like a bad date with a good looking person.
4. Space Jam: A New Legacy – Do yourself a favor, just re-watch the original film and forget this exists.
3. Things Heard and Seen – What the actual hell?
2. The Comeback Trail – Luckily, for this all-star cast, most people didn't know this ever came out.
1. Halloween Kills – An all around joke of a movie that wasn't funny or fun.
10. The Green Knight
8. No Time to Die
7. The Suicide Squad
2. Bo Burnham: Inside
Movie Review: The Mitchells vs. The Machines is Heartfelt Entertaining Journey
Posted by :Susan Kamyab On : April 30, 2021
Tags:Abbi Jacobson, Action, AI, animated, College, Comedy, computer, Danny McBride, entertaining, Family, Father Daughter Film, film, film school, films, Fun, iPhone, Jeff Rowe, kids, Maya Rudolph, Michael Rianda, movie, movies, Netflix, Olivia Coleman, phone, quirky, Raya and the Last Dragon, Road Trip, Susan Kamyab Stephens, technology, The Mitchells vs. The Machine
The movies of 2021 have had a slow start. Aside from "Raya and the Last Dragon", there's not a whole lot of stand outs. But Netflix's new animated, action-comedy, "The Mitchells vs. The Machines" is easily one of the best films of the year.
Katie Mitchell (Abbi Jacobson) has felt like an outcast during most her teen years. She spends a lot of her free time making funny, unique videos of her brother Aaron (Michael Rianda) and their dog. Though she has a loving family, she has yet to find "her people" that share her similar artistic interests. Her dad, Rick (Danny McBride), especially seems confused by Katie's "art" and worries making videos won't be a profitable way to make a living. This doubt is part of the reason why Katie and her father always butt heads, and no longer have the bond they once shared when she was a little a girl.
As luck would have it, Katie gets accepted to her dream film school. She's already clicking with her future classmates, and can't wait to fly off to orientation. But her father has another idea in mind. In order to rebuild their relationship, he cancels Katie's flight; and plans a surprise road trip for the whole family to spend one last hurrah before they drop Katie off to college. An already bumpy ride turns into a disaster when the newest service of AI robots- known as the PAL go haywire, and all humans are under attack by the robot mercenaries. And somehow, the only people that can now save the world are the Mitchells!
"The Mitchells vs. The Machines" has a lot of shining parts. Directors/Writers Michael Rianda and Jeff Rowe have created a film that is original, clever, funny, touching, and an absolute blast. This is a movie that both kids and adults will connect with and enjoy. Yes, though Katie and her dad have had their arguments, the entire family has drifted by burying themselves in their phones and electronics. Katie's mom, Linda (Maya Rudolph), is obsessed with other families' online personas; admiring a life she wished she had. And her brother is obsessed with everything dinosaurs. Rick is the only one in the family who hates technology, and enjoys more of the outdoors. It's enough to make you think twice before pulling out your phones when you're spending time with your family.
I know Danny McBride is funny, but this is hands down his best role. He is hilarious and endearing. He's the parent that we either have or we hope to be. His desire to rebuild his relationship with his daughter is incredibly moving. And his character is only elevated by his on screen wife. Rudolph plays a badass mom who might have some insecurities but she loves her children and will stop at nothing to protect them. Of course, the star of the film, Abbi Jacobson is fantastic. She's a character you empathize with and root for.
A good number of laughs in the film can be credited to Olivia Coleman who does the voices for the digital villain PAL AI system. She's snarky, yet serious. The very idea of her character is terrifying, but seeing such a villainess in the form of a phone is extremely comical.
The film never veers off course. From the start you're immediately engaged by this quirky family, and quickly taken on an exciting adventure. Take in all the gorgeous animation scenery, and enjoy every thrilling stop. "The Mitchells vs. The Machines" is wild and fun ride everyone should take!
www.netflix.com/TheMitchellsVsTheMachines
Critics Choice Super Awards Winners
Posted by :Susan Kamyab On : January 11, 2021
Category: Movie Reviews, Special Events, Special Features
Tags:A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon, Action, Andy Samberg, animation, Anthony Starr, Awards, Aya Cash, Bad Boys for Life, Betty Gilpin, Birds of Prey, Blake Lively, Charlize Theron, cristin milioti, Critics Choice Association, cw network, Da 5 Bloods, dani fernandez, Delaroy Lindo, Elisabeth Moss, Extraction, fantasy, Freaky, Greyhound, Hilary Swank, Horror, J.K. Simmons, Jurnee Smollett, Karl Urban, kevin smith, Lovecraft Country, Maya Rudolph, Mulan, Onward, Over the Moon, palm springs, Relic, science fiction, Sonic the Hedgehog, Soul, Spike Lee, Sputnik, Star Trek, Super Awards, Superheroes, Susan Kamyab Stephens, Tenet, The Boys, The Hunt, The Invisible Man, The Old Guard, The Outpost, The Rental, The Willoughbys, Wolkfwalkers
WINNERS ANNOUNCED FOR THE INAUGURAL "CRITICS CHOICE SUPER AWARDS" HONORING SUPERHERO, SCIENCE FICTION/FANTASY, HORROR, ACTION, AND ANIMATION MOVIES AND SERIES
"PALM SPRINGS" AND "SOUL" LED FILM WINS WITH THREE, "THE BOYS" LED SERIES WINS WITH FOUR
NETFLIX EARNED A TOTAL OF FIVE AWARDS
PATRICK STEWART AND SONEQUA MARTIN-GREEN ACCEPTED LEGACY AWARD FOR "STAR TREK" FRANCHISE
Kevin Smith and Dani Fernandez Hosted The CW Broadcast Special
(Los Angeles – January 10, 2021) – Tonight, the Critics Choice Association (CCA) announced the winners of the inaugural Critics Choice Super Awards during a special presentation broadcast on The CW. Produced remotely following COVID safety protocols, the ceremony was hosted by writer/director/podcaster Kevin Smith and actress/writer Dani Fernandez, and honored the most popular, fan-obsessed genres across both television and movies, including Superhero/Comic Book, Science Fiction/Fantasy, Horror, Action and Animation. The full show will be available to stream for free on The CW App and cwtv.com starting tomorrow.
Hulu and NEON's "Palm Springs" and Disney+'s "Soul" led the film winners, each earning three trophies. "Palm Springs" was recognized for Best Science Fiction/Fantasy Movie, Best Actor in a Science Fiction/Fantasy Movie (Andy Samberg), and Best Actress in a Science Fiction/Fantasy Movie (Cristin Milioti). "Soul" earned Best Animated Movie, as well as Best Voice Actor in an Animated Movie (Jamie Foxx) and Best Voice Actress in an Animated Movie (Tina Fey).
In the series categories, Amazon's "The Boys" took home the most awards, earning a total of four including Best Superhero Series, Best Actor in a Superhero Series (Antony Starr), Best Actress in a Superhero Series (Aya Cash), and Best Villain in a Series (Antony Starr). Starr was the only actor to take home multiple awards for his work.
With wins in both the film and series categories, Netflix led the studio/network count with a total of five.
The Critics Choice Association also presented the Legacy Award to the "Star Trek" franchise, recognizing the cultural impact it has had across multiple decades while continuing to
appeal to and grow its loyal fanbase with new stories and characters. "Star Trek" icon Patrick Stewart, and "Star Trek: Discovery" trailblazer Sonequa Martin-Green were on-hand to accept this special honor, which came as the franchise celebrates its 55th anniversary.
The inaugural Critics Choice Super Awards show was produced by Bob Bain Productions. The CCA is represented by Dan Black of Greenberg Traurig.
FILM WINNERS FOR THE INAUGURAL CRITICS CHOICE SUPER AWARDS
BEST ACTION MOVIE
Da 5 Bloods (Netflix)
Delroy Lindo – Da 5 Bloods (Netflix)
BEST ACTRESS IN AN ACTION MOVIE
Betty Gilpin – The Hunt (Universal)
BEST ANIMATED MOVIE
Soul (Disney+)
BEST VOICE ACTOR IN AN ANIMATED MOVIE
Jamie Foxx – Soul (Disney+)
BEST VOICE ACTRESS IN AN ANIMATED MOVIE
Tina Fey – Soul (Disney+)
BEST SUPERHERO MOVIE*
The Old Guard (Netflix)
BEST ACTOR IN A SUPERHERO MOVIE*
Ewan McGregor – Birds of Prey (Warner Bros.)
BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPERHERO MOVIE*
Margot Robbie – Birds of Prey (Warner Bros.)
BEST HORROR MOVIE
The Invisible Man (Universal)
BEST ACTOR IN A HORROR MOVIE
Vince Vaughn – Freaky (Universal)
BEST ACTRESS IN A HORROR MOVIE
Elisabeth Moss – The Invisible Man (Universal)
BEST SCIENCE FICTION/FANTASY MOVIE
Palm Springs (Hulu and NEON)
BEST ACTOR IN A SCIENCE FICTION/FANTASY MOVIE
Andy Samberg – Palm Springs (Hulu and NEON)
BEST ACTRESS IN A SCIENCE FICTION/FANTASY MOVIE
Cristin Milioti – Palm Springs (Hulu and NEON)
BEST VILLAIN IN A MOVIE
Jim Carrey – Sonic The Hedgehog (Paramount)
SERIES WINNERS FOR THE INAUGURAL CRITICS CHOICE SUPER AWARDS
BEST ACTION SERIES
Vikings (History)
BEST ACTOR IN AN ACTION SERIES
Daveed Diggs – Snowpiercer (TNT)
BEST ACTRESS IN AN ACTION SERIES
Angela Bassett – 9-1-1 (Fox)
BEST ANIMATED SERIES
BoJack Horseman (Netflix)
BEST VOICE ACTOR IN AN ANIMATED SERIES
Will Arnett – BoJack Horseman (Netflix)
BEST VOICE ACTRESS IN AN ANIMATED SERIES
Kaley Cuoco – Harley Quinn (HBO Max)
BEST SUPERHERO SERIES*
The Boys (Amazon)
BEST ACTOR IN A SUPERHERO SERIES*
Antony Starr – The Boys (Amazon)
BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPERHERO SERIES*
Aya Cash – The Boys (Amazon)
BEST HORROR SERIES
Lovecraft Country (HBO)
BEST ACTOR IN A HORROR SERIES
Jensen Ackles – Supernatural (The CW)
BEST ACTRESS IN A HORROR SERIES
Jurnee Smollett – Lovecraft Country (HBO)
BEST SCIENCE FICTION/FANTASY SERIES
The Mandalorian (Disney+)
BEST ACTOR IN A SCIENCE FICTION/FANTASY SERIES
Patrick Stewart – Star Trek: Picard (CBS All Access)
BEST ACTRESS IN A SCIENCE FICTION/FANTASY SERIES
Natasia Demetriou – What We Do in the Shadows (FX)
BEST VILLAIN IN A SERIES
About the Critics Choice Association (CCA)
The Critics Choice Association is the largest critics organization in the United States and Canada, representing more than 400 television, radio and online critics and entertainment reporters. It was established in 2019 with the formal merger of the Broadcast Film Critics Association and the Broadcast Television Journalists Association, recognizing the blurring of the distinctions between film, television, and streaming content. For more information, visit: www.CriticsChoice.com.
Nominations For the inaugural Critics Choice Super Awards!
Category: Breaking News, Movie Reviews, Special Events, Special Features
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Kevin Smith and Dani Fernandez To Host Special Airing on The CW on January 10, 2021
(Los Angeles – November 19, 2020) – The Critics Choice Association (CCA) announced today the nominees for the inaugural Critics Choice Super Awards, a special event honoring the most popular, fan-obsessed genres across both television and movies, including Superhero, Science Fiction/Fantasy, Horror, Action and Animation. The winners will be revealed in a special television presentation, which will be produced remotely following COVID safety protocols, hosted by writer/director/podcaster Kevin Smith andactress/writer Dani Fernandez. The ceremony will air on The CW Network on Sunday, January 10, 2021 (8:00-10:00pm ET/PT) and will stream the next day for free on The CW App and cwtv.com.
The Critics Choice Association will also present the Legacy Award to the "Star Trek" franchise, recognizing the cultural impact it has had across multiple decades while continuing to appeal to and grow its loyal fanbase with new stories and characters. "Star Trek" icon Patrick Stewart, and "Star Trek: Discovery" trailblazer Sonequa Martin-Green will personally accept this special honor, which comes as the franchise celebrates its 55th anniversary.
Hulu and NEON's "Palm Springs" leads this year's film nominees, with a total of five including Best Science Fiction/Fantasy Movie, Best Actor in a Science Fiction/Fantasy Movie for Andy Samberg, Best Actor in a Science Fiction/Fantasy Movie and Best Villain in a Movie for J.K. Simmons, and Best Actress in a Science Fiction/Fantasy Movie for Cristin Milioti. Several films followed close behind with four nominations including "Birds of Prey" (Warner Bros.), "Freaky" (Universal), "Onward" (Disney+), "Sonic the Hedgehog" (Paramount), "The Hunt" (Universal), "The Old Guard" (Netflix), and "The Willoughbys" (Netflix).
"Lovecraft Country" (HBO) received the most television nominations, with a total of six possible wins, including Best Horror Series, Best Actor in a Horror Series for Jonathan Majors, Best Actor in a Horror Series for Michael K. Williams, Best Actress in a Horror Series for Wunmi Mosaku, Best Actress in a Horror Series for Jurnee Smollett, and Best Villain in a Series for Abbey Lee. Amazon's "The Boys" received five nominations including Best Superhero Series, Best Actor in a Superhero Series and Best Villain in a Series for Antony Starr, Best Actor in a Superhero Series for Karl Urban, and Best Actress in a Superhero Series for Aya Cash.
Several performers received recognition for both their film and television work. Hilary Swank was nominated for Best Actress in an Action Movie and Best Villain in a Movie for "The Hunt" (Universal), as well as Best Actress in a Science Fiction/Fantasy Series for "Away" (Netflix), making her the most nominated individual. Maya Rudolph was nominated for Best Voice Actress in an Animated Movie for "The Willoughbys" (Netflix) as well as Best Voice Actress in an Animated Series for "Big Mouth" (Netflix). Jurnee Smollett was nominated for Actress in a Superhero Movie for "Birds of Prey" (Warner Bros.) and Best Actress in a Horror Series for "Lovecraft Country" (HBO).
"What a celebration this is going to be!" said Critics Choice Association CEO Joey Berlin. "We are so pleased to be spotlighting the brilliant work of so many artists who bring to life some of the most engaging and beloved movies and television series! We are certain that Kevin and Dani will serve as tremendous hosts, who, as fans themselves, will bring energy and enthusiasm to the stage, as we honor these genres that so often go overlooked and underappreciated."
The inaugural Critics Choice Super Awards show will be produced by Bob Bain Productions. The CCA is represented by Dan Black of Greenberg Traurig.
FILM NOMINATIONS FOR THE INAUGURAL CRITICS CHOICE SUPER AWARDS
Bad Boys For Life (Sony)
Extraction (Netflix)
Greyhound (Apple TV+)
The Hunt (Universal)
Mulan (Disney+)
The Outpost (Screen Media)
Tenet (Warner Bros.)
Tom Hanks – Greyhound (Apple TV+)
Chris Hemsworth – Extraction (Netflix)
Caleb Landry Jones – The Outpost (Screen Media)
Will Smith – Bad Boys For Life (Sony)
John David Washington – Tenet (Warner Bros)
Yifei Liu – Mulan (Disney+)
Blake Lively – The Rhythm Section (Paramount)
Iliza Shlesinger – Spenser Confidential (Netflix)
Hilary Swank – The Hunt (Universal)
Onward (Disney+)
Over the Moon (Netflix)
A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon (Netflix)
The Willoughbys (Netflix)
Wolfwalkers (Apple / GKIDS)
Will Forte – The Willoughbys (Netflix)
Tom Holland – Onward (Disney+)
John Krasinski – Animal Crackers (Netflix)
Chris Pratt – Onward (Disney+)
Sam Rockwell – The One and Only Ivan (Disney+)
Honor Kneafsey – Wolfwalkers (Apple / GKIDS)
Maya Rudolph – The Willoughbys (Netflix)
Phillipa Soo – Over the Moon (Netflix)
Octavia Spencer – Onward (Disney+)
Eva Whittaker – Wolfwalkers (Apple / GKIDS)
Birds of Prey (Warner Bros.)
Secret Society of Second-Born Royals (Disney+)
Sonic The Hedgehog (Paramount)
Superman: Man of Tomorrow (Warner Bros. Animation)
Skylar Astin – Secret Society of Second-Born Royals (Disney+)
Chiwetel Ejiofor – The Old Guard (Netflix)
Ben Schwartz – Sonic The Hedgehog (Paramount)
Kiki Layne – The Old Guard (Netflix)
Peyton Elizabeth Lee – Secret Society of Second-Born Royals (Disney+)
Margot Robbie – Birds of Prey (Warner Bros)
Jurnee Smollett – Birds of Prey (Warner Bros)
Charlize Theron – The Old Guard (Netflix)
Freaky (Universal)
Relic (IFC Films)
The Rental (IFC Films)
Sputnik (IFC Films)
Ṣọpẹ Dìrísù – His House (Netflix)
Pyotr Fyodorov – Sputnik (IFC Films)
Michiel Huisman – The Other Lamb (IFC Films)
Dan Stevens – The Rental (IFC Films)
Haley Bennett – Swallow (IFC Films)
Angela Bettis – 12 Hour Shift (Magnet Releasing)
Kathryn Newton – Freaky (Universal)
Sheila Vand – The Rental (IFC Films)
Love and Monsters (Paramount)
Possessor (NEON)
Synchronic (Well Go USA)
The Vast of Night (Amazon Studios)
Christopher Abbott – Possessor (NEON)
Jake Horowitz – The Vast of Night (Amazon Studios)
Anthony Mackie – Synchronic (Well Go USA)
J.K. Simmons – Palm Springs (Hulu and NEON)
Ally Ioannides – Synchronic (Well Go USA)
Katherine Langford – Spontaneous (Paramount)
Sierra McCormick – The Vast of Night (Amazon Studios)
Andrea Riseborough – Possessor (NEON)
Martin Short and Jane Krakowski – The Willoughbys (Netflix)
TELEVISION NOMINATIONS FOR THE INAUGURAL CRITICS CHOICE SUPER AWARDS
9-1-1 (Fox)
Hanna (Amazon)
Hunters (Amazon)
S.W.A.T. (CBS)
Warrior (Cinemax)
Andrew Koji – Warrior (Cinemax)
Logan Lerman – Hunters (Amazon)
Alexander Ludwig – Vikings (History)
Shemar Moore – S.W.A.T. (CBS)
Al Pacino – Hunters (Amazon)
Jennifer Connelly – Snowpiercer (TNT)
Esme Creed-Miles – Hanna (Amazon)
Mireille Enos – Hanna (Amazon)
Katheryn Winnick – Vikings (History)
Alison Wright – Snowpiercer (TNT)
Archer (FXX)
Big Mouth (Netflix)
Central Park (Apple TV+)
Harley Quinn (HBO Max)
Rick and Morty (Adult Swim)
Star Trek: Lower Decks (CBS All Access)
H. Jon Benjamin – Archer (FXX)
Nick Kroll – Big Mouth (Netflix)
John Mulaney – Big Mouth (Netflix)
Jack Quaid – Star Trek: Lower Decks (CBS All Access)
Justin Roiland – Rick and Morty (Adult Swim)
J.B. Smoove – Harley Quinn (HBO Max)
Tawny Newsome – Star Trek: Lower Decks (CBS All Access)
Maya Rudolph – Big Mouth (Netflix)
Amy Sedaris – BoJack Horseman (Netflix)
Aisha Tyler – Archer (FXX)
Jessica Walter – Archer (FXX)
DC's Legends of Tomorrow (The CW)
Doom Patrol (DC Universe and HBO Max)
The Flash (The CW)
Lucifer (Netflix)
The Umbrella Academy (Netflix)
Jon Cryer – Supergirl (The CW)
Tom Ellis – Lucifer (Netflix)
Grant Gustin – The Flash (The CW)
Karl Urban – The Boys (Amazon)
Cress Williams – Black Lightning (The CW)
Melissa Benoist – Supergirl (The CW)
Diane Guerrero – Doom Patrol (DC Universe and HBO Max)
Elizabeth Marvel – Helstrom (Hulu)
Lili Reinhart – Riverdale (The CW)
Cobie Smulders – Stumptown (ABC)
Evil (CBS)
The Haunting of Bly Manor (Netflix)
The Outsider (HBO and MRC Television)
Supernatural (The CW)
The Walking Dead (AMC)
Mike Colter – Evil (CBS)
Michael Emerson – Evil (CBS)
Jonathan Majors – Lovecraft Country (HBO)
Ben Mendelsohn – The Outsider (HBO and MRC Television)
Jared Padalecki – Supernatural (The CW)
Michael K. Williams – Lovecraft Country (HBO)
Natalie Dormer – Penny Dreadful: City of Angels (Showtime)
Cynthia Erivo – The Outsider (HBO and MRC Television)
Katja Herbers – Evil (CBS)
T'Nia Miller – The Haunting of Bly Manor (Netflix)
Wunmi Mosaku – Lovecraft Country (HBO)
Victoria Pedretti – The Haunting of Bly Manor (Netflix)
Outlander (Starz)
Raised by Wolves (HBO Max)
Star Trek: Discovery (CBS All Access)
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Upload (Amazon)
What We Do in the Shadows (FX)
Robbie Amell – Upload (Amazon)
Travis Fimmel – Raised by Wolves (HBO Max)
Sam Heughan – Outlander (Starz)
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Pedro Pascal – The Mandalorian (Disney+)
Nick Offerman – Devs (FX on Hulu)
Caitriona Balfe – Outlander (Starz)
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Thandie Newton – Westworld (HBO)
Hilary Swank – Away (Netflix)
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Movie Review: "The Willoughbys" & "The Wrong Missy" Preview
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This week, I review the Netflix animated film, "The Willoughbys". It's a dark comedy about four kids looking to get rid of their horrible, selfish parents. What follows is a wild adventure that uncovers the true meaning of family. Then enjoy a preview of the zany, new David Spade comedy, "The Wrong Missy".
"The Willoughbys" is available on Netflix now
"The Wrong Missy" is available on Netflix May 13.
Special Features: "The Nut Job" already Lands Sequel!
Category: Special Features
Tags:animated film, Brendan Fraser, Comedy, family film, Katherine Heigl, Liam Neeson, Maya Rudolph, open road films, sequel, squirrels, Susan Kamyab, The Nut Job, Will Arnett
"THE NUT JOB 2" WILL HIT THEATERS JANUARY 15, 2016
OPEN ROAD FILMS PARTNERS WITH REDROVER CO., LTD., TOONBOX ENTERTAINMENT LTD., AND GULFSTREAM PICTURES FOR A SEQUEL TO THE HIT FILM "THE NUT JOB," THE #1 FAMILY FILM IN AMERICA
LOS ANGELES, CA, January 23, 2014 – Open Road Films, Redrover Co., Ltd., ToonBox Entertainment Ltd., and Gulfstream Pictures are pleased to announce that THE NUT JOB 2, a sequel to the hit film THE NUT JOB – which opened on January 17, 2014, taking in over $25,700,00 at the holiday weekend box-office as the biggest independent animated film opening of all time – will hit theaters January 15, 2016. The announcement was made today by Tom Ortenberg, CEO of Open Road Films and Hoe-jin Ha, CEO and President of Redrover Co., Ltd.
In animated 3D, THE NUT JOB is an action-packed comedy that follows Surly (voiced by Will Arnett), a mischievous squirrel, who must plan a heist to get into his town's biggest nut shop in order to help his pals in the park gather food to survive the winter. Together with his sidekick, Buddy, Surly assembles a ragtag crew to help him get inside – and takes them on a fun-filled adventure that they'll never forget. In addition to Will Arnett as Surly, THE NUT JOB also features the voices of Brendan Fraser, Liam Neeson, Katherine Heigl, Maya Rudolph, Stephen Lang, Jeff Dunham, Gabriel Iglesias and Sarah Gadon.
Directed by Peter Lepeniotis from a screenplay by Lorne Cameron and Lepeniotis, the hit film THE NUT JOB was produced by Wookyung Jung and Graham Moloy. Executive producers are Daniel Woo, Hong Kim, and Jay Ahn as well as Bill Bindley and Mike Karz of Gulfstream Pictures. THE NUT JOB was a collaboration of Redrover Co., Ltd., ToonBox Entertainment Ltd. and Gulfstream Pictures.
"We couldn't be more thrilled about THE NUT JOB," stated Ortenberg. "It has been a pleasure working with the teams at Redrover, ToonBox and Gulfstream and we are delighted to re-team with them for THE NUT JOB 2."
"We are very proud of what we have accomplished in Hollywood as an independent production company," commented Ha. "Our compliments go out to ToonBox and Gulfstream for their endeavor in the co-production and to Open Road for their successful campaign and teamwork. We are looking forward to working with them on THE NUT JOB 2."
"We're thrilled that audiences have embraced these characters and it is exciting to anticipate their return for another adventure in THE NUT JOB 2," said Karz. "The entire team behind this movie did a fantastic job and we're looking forward to working with them again."
The deal was negotiated on behalf of Open Road Films by Ortenberg, Elliott Kleinberg, COO and Peter Lawson, Executive Vice President of Production and Acquisitions. Susan Williams and Stephen Zager of Loeb and Loeb negotiated on behalf of Redrover Co., Ltd., ToonBox Entertainment Ltd., and Gulfstream Pictures.


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(278398) 2007 QF5 es un asteroide perteneciente al cinturón de asteroides, región del sistema solar que se encuentra entre las órbitas de Marte y Júpiter.

Fue descubierto el 26 de agosto de 2007 por Rolf Apitzch desde el observatorio de Wildberg.

Designación y nombre
Designado provisionalmente como 2007 QF5.

Características orbitales
(278398) 2007 QF5 está situado a una distancia media del Sol de 3,132 ua, pudiendo alejarse hasta 3,403 ua y acercarse hasta 2,861 ua. Su excentricidad es 0,086 y la inclinación orbital 8,440 grados. Emplea 2024,58 días en completar una órbita alrededor del Sol.

Pertenece a la familia de asteroides de (221) Eos.

Los próximos acercamientos a la órbita de Júpiter ocurrirán el 21 de mayo de 2026, el 30 de septiembre de 2036 y el 22 de mayo de 2109.

Características físicas
La magnitud absoluta de (278398) 2007 QF5 es 16,00.

Véase también
 Lista de asteroides del (278301) al (278400)
 Cuerpo menor del sistema solar

Referencias

Enlaces externos
 Modelo en 3D de algunos asteroides
 Circunstancias de Descubrimiento: Planetas Menores Numerados

Asteroides del cinturón principal
Objetos astronómicos descubiertos en 2007
Objetos astronómicos descubiertos desde el Observatorio de Wildberg
Wikiproyecto:Asteroides/Artículos de asteroides
Objetos astronómicos descubiertos por Rolf Apitzsch
Asteroides de la familia de Eos

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Q: powershell binary file comparison All,
There is a application which generates it's export dumps.I need to write a script that will compare the previous days dump against the latest and if there are differences among them i have to some basic manipulations of moving and deleting sort of stuff.
I have tried finding a suitable way of doing it and the method i tried was :
$var_com=diff (get-content D:\local\prodexport2 -encoding Byte) (get-content D:\local\prodexport2 -encoding Byte)
I tried the Compare-Object cmdlet as well. I notice a very high memory usage and eventually i get a message System.OutOfMemoryException after few minutes. Has one of you done something similer ?. Some thoughts please.
There was a thread which mentioned about a has comparison which i have no idea as to how to go about.
Thanks in advance folks
Osp

A: Another method is to compare the MD5 hashes of the files:
$Filepath1 = 'c:\testfiles\testfile.txt'
$Filepath2 = 'c:\testfiles\testfile1.txt'

$hashes =
foreach ($Filepath in $Filepath1,$Filepath2)
{
 $MD5 = [Security.Cryptography.HashAlgorithm]::Create( "MD5" )
 $stream = ([IO.StreamReader]"$Filepath").BaseStream
 -join ($MD5.ComputeHash($stream) |
 ForEach { "{0:x2}" -f $_ })
 $stream.Close()
 }

if ($hashes[0] -eq $hashes[1])
  {'Files Match'}

A: A while back I wrote an article on a buffered comparison routine to compare two files with PowerShell:
function FilesAreEqual {
    param(
        [System.IO.FileInfo] $first,
        [System.IO.FileInfo] $second,
        [uint32] $bufferSize = 524288)

    if ($first.Length -ne $second.Length) return $false

    if ( $bufferSize -eq 0 ) $bufferSize = 524288

    $fs1 = $first.OpenRead()
    $fs2 = $second.OpenRead()

    $one = New-Object byte[] $bufferSize
    $two = New-Object byte[] $bufferSize
    $equal = $true

    do {
        $bytesRead = $fs1.Read($one, 0, $bufferSize)
        $fs2.Read($two, 0, $bufferSize) | out-null

        if ( -Not [System.Linq.Enumerable]::SequenceEqual($one, $two)) {
            $equal = $false
        }

    } while ($equal -and $bytesRead -eq $bufferSize)

    $fs1.Close()
    $fs2.Close()

    return $equal
}

You can use it by:
FilesAreEqual c:\temp\test.html c:\temp\test.html
A hash (like MD5) needs to traverse the entire file to do the hash calculation. This script returns as soon at it sees a difference in the buffer. It compares the buffer using LINQ which is faster than native PowerShell.

A: With PowerShell 4 you can use native commandlets to do this:
function CompareFiles {
    param(
    [string]$Filepath1,
    [string]$Filepath2
    )
    if ((Get-FileHash $Filepath1).Hash -eq (Get-FileHash $Filepath2).Hash) {
        Write-Host 'Files Match' -ForegroundColor Green
    } else {
        Write-Host 'Files do not match' -ForegroundColor Red
    }
}

PS C:> CompareFiles .\20131104.csv .\20131104-copy.csv
Files Match
PS C:> CompareFiles .\20131104.csv .\20131107.csv
Files do not match
You could easily modify the above function to return a $true or $false value if you want to use this programmatically on a large scale

EDIT
After seeing this answer, I just wanted to supply larger scale version that simply returns true or false:
function CompareFiles
{
    param
    (
        [parameter(
            Mandatory = $true,
            HelpMessage = "Specifies the 1st file to compare. Make sure it's an absolute path with the file name and its extension."
        )]
        [string]
        $file1,

        [parameter(
            Mandatory = $true,
            HelpMessage = "Specifies the 2nd file to compare. Make sure it's an absolute path with the file name and its extension."
        )]
        [string]
        $file2
    )

    ( Get-FileHash $file1 ).Hash -eq ( Get-FileHash $file2 ).Hash
}

A: if ( (Get-FileHash c:\testfiles\testfile1.txt).Hash -eq (Get-FileHash c:\testfiles\testfile2.txt).Hash ) {
   Write-Output "Files match"
} else {
   Write-Output "Files do not match"
}

A: You could use fc.exe.  It comes with Windows.  Here's how you would use it:
fc.exe /b d:\local\prodexport2 d:\local\prodexport1 > $null
if (!$?) {
    "The files are different"
}

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Q: Vagrant did not install Apache2 nor php I just created a configuration file (it's a zip actually) for my vm on puphpet.com, downloaded the zip, extracted it. Then I run vagrant up in the folder where is located the vagrantfile. The vm is correctly setup under virtualbox, it runs well and the shared folders are working.
However when I access my vm from the host, using 127.0.0.1:7893 it displays : SSH-2.0-OpenSSH_6.0p1 Debian-4. Which is weired since I checked both install php and install apache on puphpet.
I decided to verify their existance on the vm : which apache2, whereis php etc.
Nothing was returned.
So appearently php and apache2 have not been installed, even though the config.yaml  file (that I created on puphpet) did specify to install both php and apache2.
At this point, I don't really know what to do (I'm new to php/vagrant/puphpet) :

*

*should I install them myself on the vm with apt-get ?

*??

EDIT: during the installation process (vagrant up), I get errors like :
Err http://http.us.debian.org/debian/ wheezy/main linux-headers-3.2.0-4-amd64 am
d64 3.2.51-1
  404  Not Found [IP: 64.50.233.100 80]
Fetched 238 kB in 1s (167 kB/s)
Failed to fetch http://http.us.debian.org/debian/pool/main/l/linux/linux-headers
-3.2.0-4-common_3.2.51-1_amd64.deb  404  Not Found [IP: 64.50.233.100 80]

EDIT2: I 'solved' the problem by using a differents virtual machine.

A:
EDIT: during the installation process (vagrant up), I get errors like : ....

Check that you packages db in VM is up to date.
just run
sudo apt-get update

and then try again with apache2 and php installation.

A: I just ran the default config:
[01:26 PM]-[vagrant@packer-virtualbox]-[~]
$ php -v
PHP 5.5.10-1~dotdeb.1 (cli) (built: Mar  6 2014 18:55:59)
Copyright (c) 1997-2014 The PHP Group
Zend Engine v2.5.0, Copyright (c) 1998-2014 Zend Technologies
    with Zend OPcache v7.0.3, Copyright (c) 1999-2014, by Zend Technologies

Everything looks to be fine on my end.
A couple of things:

*

*You can access the VM from your browser using the IP address you chose during initial config.

*Looks like your main issue is that you couldn't connection to the Debian repos. Are you behind a firewall?

To try again, do:
$ vagrant destroy
$ rm -rf .vagrant
$ vagrant up

A: I had the same problems when I opted for CentOS.
Where did the choosing Debian, the problems stopped occur.


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Stations are all stations in all MPECs, which observed this object. Object is the short name and an asteriks appears for objects, which have been announced in the MPECs as NEO. A discovery by this station is named as Discovery. Obs all are all observations in all MPECs for this object. Obs 734 are all observations in all MPECs for this station. Obs percent is the percentage of stations observation to all observations.
734 has discovered 1 objects. It has made 6662 of all 297996 observations (2 %) at 1583 objects in all MPECs with involved station 734. There are 3690 of all 41503 observations (9 %) at 1036 objects in all discovery MPECs with involved station 734.


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The rights of simulacra: Deleuze and the univocity of being [Book Review]
Nathan Widder
Continental Philosophy Review 34 (4):437-453 (2001)
Royal Holloway University of London
Alain Badiou's recent monograph on Deleuze argues that the latter does not reverse Platonism but instead presents a Platonism of the virtual which appears in his unswerving attention to the univocity of being, and for this reason Deleuze is not truly a thinker of multiplicity but of the One. But this interpretation, which is not unknown in Deleuze literature, rests upon a mistaken conflation of the univocity of being with the Oneness of being. This paper reconstructs the medieval Aristotelian debates around univocity and analogy as they relate to Deleuze's thesis, found primarily in Difference and Repetition, in order to show that Deleuze does indeed reverse Platonism and restore the rights of simulacra and multiplicity.
Keywords Philosophy Phenomenology Philosophy of Man Political Philosophy
Gilles Deleuze in Continental Philosophy
Rights in Social and Political Philosophy
Reprint years 2004
DOI 10.1023/A:1013105924798
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Essays on Deleuze.Daniel W. Smith - 2012 - Edinburgh University Press.
Traces of Identity In Deleuze's Differential Ontology.Gavin Rae - 2014 - International Journal of Philosophical Studies 22 (1):86-105.
The Praxis of Alain Badiou.Paul Ashton, A. J. Bartlett & Justin Clemens (eds.) - 2006 - Re.Press.
The Role of Mathematics in Deleuze's Critical Engagement with Hegel.Simon Duffy - 2009 - International Journal of Philosophical Studies 17 (4):563 – 582.
The Rise and Fall of the Simulacrum.Charles Mayell - 2014 - Deleuze and Guatarri Studies 8 (4):445-469.
The Doctrine of Univocity is True and Salutary.Thomas Williams - 2005 - Modern Theology 21 (4):575-585.
After Life.Eugene Thacker - 2010 - University of Chicago Press.
Deleuze on Literature.Ronald Bogue - 2003 - Routledge.
Marx as Ally: Deleuze Outside Marxism, Adjacent Marx.Aldo Pardi - 2009 - Deleuze and Guatarri Studies 3 (Suppl):53-77.
'Everything is Real': Gilles Deleuze and Creative Univocity.Peter Hallward - unknown
From Negation to Disjunction in a World of Simulacra: Deleuze and Melanie Klein.Nathan Widder - 2009 - Deleuze and Guatarri Studies 3 (2):207-230.
Heidegger, Metaphysics, and the Univocity of Being.Philip Tonner - 2010 - Continuum.
The Concept of the Simulacrum: Deleuze and the Overturning of Platonism. [REVIEW]Daniel W. Smith - 2005 - Continental Philosophy Review 38 (1-2):89-123.
Deleuze and Merleau-Ponty: Immanence, Univocity and Phenomenology.Jack Reynolds & Jon Roffe - 2006 - Journal of the British Society of Phenomenology 37 (3):228-51.
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Q: how to make a python recursive function multithread i'm writing a program in python with call a recursive function.
It is somewhat like:
def myfunction(list):
    if (base-case):
        # code to execute
    else:
        return [myfunction(list[0]), myfunction(list[1])]

Where the input list of myfunction is [[[element1, element2], [element1, element2]], [[element1, element2], [element1, element2]]]
with multiple-deep level of list/sublist.
Now, i like to make a multi-threading process of function "myfunction", so it can compute the sub-call of function at the same time.
I search a documentation on the net, but i found how to apply it on the classes, or with a specific example that i don't understand and i don't know to apply on my problem.
Have you any idea how to multithread this myfunction?
Thank you!


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Michael Cohen Allegedly 'Fixed' a Potential Scandal for Jerry Falwell Jr.
BY Todd Neikirk	May 8, 2019
When Michael Cohen initially faced legal trouble, he revealed that he had three regular clients he interacted with. These clients were revealed to be President Donald Trump, Republican fundraiser Elliot Broidy and Fox News host, Sean Hannity. Hannity claimed that while he sought legal advice from Cohen, he never retained him as a lawyer.
Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images
It seems, however, that Cohen had done "fixer" work for clients outside of Trump, Broidy, and Hannity. According to a report from Reuters, Cohen helped Liberty University President, Jerry Falwell Jr., handle a scandal involving risqué personal photos.
Cohen revealed his involvement of the cover-up to actor turned political activist, Tom Arnold. Arnold had tape recorded the confession without the lawyer realizing it.
Trump's former counsel told Arnold that Falwell had approached him for a favor in 2015. Notably, this occurred before Donald Trump had become the Republican nominee for president.
Cohen said that the Fallwel family hoped to keep, "a bunch of photographs, personal photographs" from public view. The lawyer continued, "I actually have one of the photos, it's terrible."
The lawyer completed favor for the family and the photographs remained private. Months later, Falwell endorsed Trump, bringing along with him a large cache of Evangelical voters. These voters were like rocket fuel for the president's campaign.
Falwell remains an important surrogate for the White House. This weekend the Liberty University president tweeted that Trump deserves an additional two years of the presidency as payback for the Mueller investigation. The president was quick to retweet the message from one of his most loyal political allies.


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Kentucky Lawmaker Back In Leadership After Harassment Case
By Jonese Franklin, Adam Beam, Associated Press
Courtesy LRC Public Information
Republican leaders in Kentucky have restored a state lawmaker to his leadership position more than a year after he signed a secret sexual harassment settlement.
State Rep. Michael Meredith was one of four Republican lawmakers who signed the $110,000 settlement in 2017 with a woman who once worked for the House Republican Caucus. The lawmakers did not admit wrongdoing in the settlement, but all four ended up losing their leadership positions, including Jeff Hoover, who stepped down as House speaker.
Republican leaders restored Meredith on Wednesday as chairman of the House Local Government Committee, which vets proposed legislation about local roads, police and fire departments and other local matters.
"With these appointments, we are putting our best foot forward for the people of Kentucky," incoming GOP House Speaker David Osborne said in a news release announcing the committee leaders.
Meredith did not return a phone message from The Associated Press seeking comment.
Osborne, through a spokesman, did not directly answer questions about why Meredith was returned to his leadership role.
"We took into account a variety of different factors, including geographic balance, seniority, and the focused areas of expertise within our caucus," Osborne said.
The settlement came to light during the height of the #metoo movement, when multiple prominent men in entertainment, media and politics were exposed for inappropriate behavior toward women in the workplace. At the time, Kentucky Republican Gov. Matt Bevin called on all four lawmakers to resign from the legislature. A spokeswoman for Bevin did not respond to a phone and email message on Wednesday seeking comment about Meredith.
Meredith's restoration comes one week after Republicans elected Osborne to replace Hoover as Kentucky's next House speaker. One of the new GOP leadership team's first acts was to fire Communications Director Daisy Olivo, who was the supervisor of the woman who made the sexual harassment allegations. Olivo has a pending lawsuit against the state, alleging she was punished for reporting the harassment.
Meredith has never spoken publicly about the settlement, which was handled outside of court, paid for with private funds and required everyone to keep it a secret. But he did face a complaint before the Legislative Ethics Commission after the settlement was revealed by an article in the Courier Journal. An investigator told the commission Meredith was included in the settlement because he made a "vulgar statement" to the woman. The commission then voted to dismiss the complaint against him.
Since then, the woman who originally made the accusations has testified as part of Olivo's civil lawsuit. Leslie Vose, an attorney for Meredith, Hoover and DeCesare, persuaded a judge to temporarily keep portions of the woman's testimony hidden from the public. Vose is now attempting to cross-examine the woman to rebut some of her claims. A hearing on that issue is scheduled for later this month.
Hoover has denied accusations of sexual harassment but said he did send the woman inappropriate but consensual text messages.
Linder and DeCesare did not run for re-election in November. Hoover and Meredith were both re-elected in November. Hoover did not face opposition. Meredith defeated a Democrat with more than 61 percent of the vote.
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Mark Driscoll teaches at Real Men, the men's ministry of The Trinity Church, on May 5, 2021. (Source: Video screengrab)
Mark Driscoll Paid for Honeymoon with Church Funds; Uses Gift Cards to Pay Interns, Former Members Say
By Julie Roys
When Pastor Mark Driscoll told Joey Manuele and his fiancée at a staff Christmas party that he'd pay for their honeymoon, Joey Manuele was stunned.
"I really just didn't want to accept it," said Joey, who until recently was a staff intern at Driscoll's The Trinity Church in Scottsdale, Arizona. "It was too nice. And I was like, 'How could you do that?'"
But Joey said after several days of discussing the offer with his fiancée, Kaelyn (Uribe) Manuele, he relented. Kaelyn then emailed Driscoll, accepting the gift and thanking him for the "kind gesture."
The next day, the young couple got a response from Mollie Hanke, Driscoll's executive assistant, offering to arrange everything for their stay at a local resort.
Because of an apparent snafu when booking, Joey said the couple ended up paying for their two nights at the Omni Resort at Paradise Valley with their own credit card. But Joey said that when they contacted Hanke on their return, she assured them that they'd be reimbursed.
A couple weeks later, the Manueles received a check for the full amount. But to their surprise, the check wasn't from Driscoll, but from The Trinity Church.
"I was like, 'Wait! He never said it was coming from the church!'" Joey Manuele said. "(Driscoll) said 'me, me,' like 'I'm going to give it to you. I want to do this for you.' And then we get a check from the church . . . So that was a shock."
According to the Manueles and several former Trinity members who spoke with The Roys Report, this isn't the only questionable financial dealing they've witnessed at Driscoll's church.
Two families told The Roys Report that Trinity uses gift cards to pay its junior interns "under the table."
Joey Manuele added that the honeymoon stay wasn't the only unsolicited gift Driscoll gave him and his wife. Manuele said that when he first began interning at the church, he found a $100 bill taped to a whiteboard in the church office with the note: "Date night for Joey—PMD (Pastor Mark Driscoll)."
Picture of $100 bill Joey Manuele found taped to a whiteboard in Trinity's office.
Manuele, whose entire family was recently kicked out of the church, said he now suspects the gifts were intended to buy his loyalty. (A previous article explains why the Manueles were kicked out of Trinity, as well as a zero-to-10 loyalty rating system Trinity uses to determine people's access to the Driscolls.)
Another red flag former members noted is the apparent mingling of finances between Trinity Church and Real Faith.
Real Faith is the trade name for Mark Driscoll Ministries, a separate 501(c)3 organization, which pays Driscoll—its president and board member—a six-figure salary for a reported 25 hours of work a week.
Yet it appears that the director of Real Faith may be paid by the church, rather than by Real Faith. Similarly, a new building purchased by Trinity Church is reportedly used by both the church and Real Faith.
The Roys Report reached out to Driscoll for clarification and comment on all these issues, but he did not respond.
Paying interns with credit cards
The Trinity Church runs two paid internship programs, according to several former Trinity families who spoke with The Roys Report. One internship is a staff internship for young adults aged 18 and older. The other is a "junior internship" for pre-teens and teens aged 12 to 17.
According to Joey Manuele, staff interns are paid extremely low wages. Joey said he initially got paid $500/month for 50 hours of work a week. After a few months, he said his salary increased to $1,000/month for the same amount of work.
Similarly, Chad Freese and his wife, Mary Freese, referred to the junior internship at Trinity as "slave labor."
The Freeses had two daughters in the internship program. According to Mary Freese, Trinity promoted the program as a means of discipleship. In reality, though, she said the internship consisted mainly of babysitting and set-up and tear-down for church events.
But even more concerning, the Freeses said, is how Trinity pays its interns.
The Freeses said their children were paid exclusively with Visa gift cards. Vince Manuele—Joey's 15-year-old brother who served as a junior intern—told The Roys Report he was paid in gift cards to stores like Target and Walmart.
Chad Freese said that in his capacity as security director, he once saw a safe at Trinity that had stacks of gift cards in it. Though Chad and Mary Freese said they couldn't be sure how Trinity obtained the gift cards, Mary Freese said the church collected hundreds of gift cards during two women's Christmas dinners in December.
She said the church urged women to bring gift cards to the dinners, which leaders said would then be used to help single mothers. She said the church did not issue receipts for the gift cards. There was simply a box in the lobby where people would drop off their donated cards.
According to Rusty Leonard, founder of the donor watchdog group MinistryWatch, paying interns with gift cards is a way to avoid paying employment taxes.
"It's untraceable money," he said. He added that using a donation for a purpose other than the purpose for which it was given violates IRS rules.
Using church finances for personal ministry?
According to Joey Manuele and Chad Freese, Driscoll does not view The Trinity Church as a ministry that's beholden to donors, but rather as a family business that's owned and controlled by Mark Driscoll.
Just this week, Trinity posted a picture of Zac Driscoll, Mark Driscoll's son, preaching at a gathering of Real Men, Trinity's men's ministry.
"It's a family business here at Trinity," the post read. "We had a Driscoll teach at Real Men's tonight, but it wasn't Pastor Mark."
Hours later, the line about Trinity being a family business was deleted.
Yet as mentioned in a prior article, Trinity has no elders providing accountability for Driscoll and doesn't publish a budget or financial statements. As a result, Driscoll unilaterally decides how church funds are spent, Joey Manuele said.
"(Driscoll) would just flat out say, 'No one needs to know our financials, like it's none of their business,'" Manuele recalled. "And he would just say, 'This is our business, like, we started it as a family business . . . And he was like, if anyone asks, basically tell them to 'screw off,'—like, that's how he would say it. . . . He would always say, 'Everything is directed from the senior pastor.'"
One apparent product of this philosophy of ministry is the use of church funds for Driscoll's personal ministry, Real Faith, which not surprisingly, is headed by a Driscoll.
Driscoll's daughter, Ashley Chase, is the director of Real Faith. Yet, on Trinity's website Chase is listed in her capacity as Real Faith director as a staff member of the church. Chase also is not listed on the latest IRS 990 for Real Faith, even though the IRS requires nonprofits to report compensation paid to anyone related to a board member.
According to Freese, Real Faith also uses a warehouse The Trinity Church recently purchased for $740,000.
Freese said Chase's office is located in the warehouse. (On Real Faith's website, the address given for the ministry is 21001 North Tatum Blvd, Suite 1630-527. But as Warren Throckmorton reported in 2016, this address is not an office but a P.O. box.)
Similarly, Freese said the new recording studio in the warehouse is intended for recording music videos and other videos shown during Trinity's services. But these videos also will be used for the worship portion of Real Faith.
According to Rusty Leonard, using church funds to support another nonprofit ministry is not illegal. Yet he said ethically, it's something that should be disclosed to those who are donating, and the way the money flows should be explainable and defendable.
He added that given Driscoll's track record at his previous church, Mars Hill in Seattle, Driscoll should be especially transparent and above-board if he's trying to establish the legitimacy of his new ministry.
A pattern of financial misconduct?
One of the major issues at Mars Hill, which contributed to the church's financial demise in 2014, was the practice of using church funds and resources to promote Mark Driscoll's personal platform.
For example, in 2011 and 2012, Mars Hill paid a marketing company at least $210,000 to ensure that Driscoll's book, Real Marriage, made the New York Times best-seller list.
And according to a memo by former Mars Hill executive elder, Sutton Turner, which was leaked to blogger Warren Throckmorton, church staff also promoted Driscoll's book on church time. This reportedly included scheduling and arranging speaking engagements for Driscoll. According to Turner, this kind of misuse of church time was rampant at Mars Hill.
"Many times these personal ministries are done during staff time and using church resources," Turner wrote. "This (was) actually encouraged when I first came on staff as it was explained to me that staff was able to take MHC time to do consulting work to supplement their income. At the very highest levels of the organization this was taking place and reproduced throughout the organization."
Given Driscoll's checkered past, Leonard said he would expect Driscoll to be especially transparent about his church's finances, yet he appears to be doing the opposite.
"He doesn't seem to have learned from his past foolishness," Leonard said. "Where there's a lot of smoke, there's more than likely a fire . . . How big the fire is, is hard to say. But the smoke is real."
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18 thoughts on "Mark Driscoll Paid for Honeymoon with Church Funds; Uses Gift Cards to Pay Interns, Former Members Say"
Cynthia Wright
"Joey said he initially got paid $500/month for 50 hours of work a week. After a few months, he said his salary increased to $1,000/month for the same amount of work."
My 19-year-old son makes over $2,000 per month (before tax) as a stocker at Walmart. Why would a young person who could easily get a full-time job at Walmart or Amazon take sub-market wages to be a babysitter and gofer for Mark Driscoll?
Summer camp staff jobs are often similarly low-wage, but they come with lodging, meals, and a fair amount of fun.
Amy Bufano
Please let these empires come down once and for all. Im afraid the general population of "believers" has no clue what godly leadership looks like. I was in a church w no healthy leadership or oversight in the 70's it didnt end well then either. After you come out of this type of environment you realize very quickly who you are truly following. I still have my faith, I pray the attendees of these places keep theirs.
Billy Foote
Marky Mark should not be a pastor. In fact, he shouldn't be allowed to be around other humans. At this point, I really don't feel sorry for anything that happens to the people around him. The ignorance of people is amazing.
Jim Burnett
Mark and Jimmy Mac, two peas in a pod.
Todd Wilhelm
Why is the check from Trinity Church showing an address in Tulsa, OK?
Lea James
Address tracks to the Stanfield and O'Dell accounting firm. How very strange.
https://stanfieldodell.com/
The signature on the check matches to Dan Skerbitz, listed on their site as a "shareholder" and CEO.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/dan-skerbitz-65800215
" His areas of expertise are accounting and taxation of nonprofits and charitable organizations, with additional expertise in the unique requirements for religious organizations and members of the clergy."
If this is an example of what Stanfield O'Dell considers acceptable financial practices, one certainly wonders about their own integrity.
Updating to add that in addition to Mark Driscoll, looks like Stanfield and O'Dell is retained by Benny Hinn, Joyce Meyers, and Ed Young, pastors noted for their multi million dollar homes and private jets. So is this firm serving the church or enabling these abusive pastors?
They audited Ed Young's church while an employee embezzled over a million dollars, as previously reported by Julie Roys. So how qualified are they as ministry auditors? Did they audit Mark Driscoll/Trinity Church's use of gift cards to pay salaries?
In my opinion, Stanfield and O'Dell are part of a corrupt system that aids and abets "ministry leaders" who pursue lavish lifestyles that are way out of line with the commands and example of Jesus.
Wayne Cooper
I think what is disheartening is how these guys never show any genuine evidence of repentance. It sounds like there's no accountability at Driscoll's new Church. That's unfortunate.
scottie day
is there accountability in evangelicalism as a whole? i see a subculture of lily-livered, happy-go-lucky people who are more concerned about the 'kingdom of God' than they are about right and wrong. the irony is staggering.
corruption and extraordinary abuses are rife in evangelicalism, and i see a subculture of people so wrapped up in their own personal sinlessness that they are paranoid of taking any kind of moral stand of any kind regarding their own for fear of 'judging'.
the actual lives that are harmed, ruined? '"all things work out for good" so we don't have to concern ourselves with them.'
Mark Zimmerman
As a rule, when ungodly character traits become grossly apparent in a ministry leader, problems with some aspect(s) related to money, e.g. luxurious living, greed, self-dealing, secrecy and deception about finances and use of donations, shady/illegal business deals, etc., also become evident as more of truth comes out.
Driscoll had major character and financial issues at Mars Hill, and these seem to be unsurprisingly cropping up again now, given the poor, unrepentant way he left Seattle.
I'm no Driscoll fan. At all. The Manuele's were railroaded right out of Dodge. But if they were so offended, why didn't they return the money?? Again, I'm no Driscoll fan, but what's wrong with the $100 gift? Maybe he was trying to buy loyalty, who knows? But on the surface, it's not necessarily a bad thing.
I feel like there are some misdeeds here but the style of this writing borders on, or is, sensationalism.
Lord forgive me, a sinner.
What's sensationalist about reporting Joey Manuele's take on why he was given gifts? In a church where the pastor rates staff and members on a loyalty scale from 1 to 10, this conclusion is not unreasonable.
A simple journalistic question…"did you return the money?" Did you ask that, Julie? Sincere question.
Larry C. Statten
Yes folks. This is how your cheerful giving is spent.
Mr. Ralph Jesperson
And now reports of criminal activities are coming out. Paying anyone under the table is illegal, especially for an org this size. Also the full value of gift cards donated to the org need to be added up and accounted for in donations totals for the year to be reported on the 990. It is not legal for them to be used as a kind of slush fund.
Not that many "Christians" in our culture actually care about such things. We have been trying to serve God and Mammon all of my life. We treat some Scriptures oh so sacredly and then totally ignore others in a pick and choose kind of way. We do not believe we have to choose which one we will love. We keep loving Mammon while denying that in doing so we are despising our own proclaimed savior. If Jesus lied about Mammon then how can we trust Him about being The Way, The Truth and The Life?
Mickey Fulton
It's good to be king.
Christopher Hanley
Until it isnt.
John Barone
As they say, it is always easier to spend other people's money than your own.


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Cosby act reminds us respect is no joke
Class act keeps it clean and funny.
By Joe Fitzgerald | joe.fitzgerald@bostonherald.com | Boston Herald
PUBLISHED: March 1, 2008 at 12:00 a.m. | UPDATED: November 17, 2018 at 12:00 a.m.
Bill Cosby will be back in town tonight, headlining two shows at the Opera House, and here's one fan who can't wait to join in the ovations.
It makes no difference what material he'll be using.
Maybe he'll reacquaint us with Fat Albert, or regale us with stories of "Russell, my brother, with whom I slept," or remind us how he "started out as a child."
The laughs will be the trimmings.
It's the man himself who's so admired here.
A decade ago, when a black sex comedy called "Booty Call" was being released, Cosby spoke out in Newsweek, noting how the image of black America was being fashioned by a culture inclined to take the low road in its lyrics and its lifestyle.
"We're talking about having an appreciation for a race of people," he lamented. "Get people from anywhere in the world, and they all have this negative view of the black man because of what they've seen, not what they know.
"We are a proud people in this country. You don't have a light bulb or a steamboat without us.
"But how can you impress anybody when all your shows or movies or songs are about the pursuit of the flesh? Isn't there a passion, an education or something else that can be talked about?"
Predictably, he caught a lot of heat.
"These kids," he went on, "have to understand that it's how you represent yourself that counts and makes people respect you."
What he couldn't say, of course, was that he might have been the best barometer for measuring stature, accomplishment and excellence.
But it's been said about him by many, though perhaps no one captured him more succinctly than the late Red Auerbach. In reeling off names of people he admired in one of his autobiographies, Red cited Harry Truman, Tip O'Neill, James Michener, Spencer Tracy, Jimmy Cagney, Danny Kaye.
Then he made a point of emphasizing, "Bill Cosby!"
Noting the surprise that elicited, he elaborated.
"Do you now what I admire most about that guy? He achieved greatness without ever having to say a dirty word. So much of today's so-called humor isn't really funny at all; it's either sexual, mean or crude. It puts down people; it denigrates; it shows no respect at all for individuals or institutions. It's mean-spirited. It isn't uplifting. It demonstrates no class.
"Cosby represents class. He's clean, original and funny. He proves you can set high standards and still succeed, as long as you're willing to work at it and pay the price."
As his audiences will discover tonight, he's still proving it at 70.
"Do you know what else I admire about the guy?" Red went on. "Despite all of his money and accomplishments, he'd made up his mind a long time ago that he was going to earn a doctoral degree. I don't mean an honorary doctorate; I mean a real Ph.D.
"So he went to all of his classes at UMass, put in his time working on his thesis and earned his degree, even though he didn't need it to pursue a career and even though it wasn't going to affect his income.
"Why? Because it was something he promised himself years ago, a goal he had set for himself. He made up his mind that, whatever the cost, he was going to realize his dream.
"He's my idea of a hero, what I'd call a genuine role model."
Indeed, he's someone a kid could look up to and not be disappointed.
But adults need someone to look up to, too, which is why the applause is going to come awfully easy tonight.
Joe Fitzgerald | Columnist
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