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Iran-Backed Militias Turn To Drone Attacks, Alarming U.S. Forces In Iraq
By Louisa Loveluck and John Hudson
BAGHDAD — U.S. military officials in Iraq have grown increasingly alarmed over attacks by Iran-backed militias using drones to evade detection systems around military bases and diplomatic facilities.
In place of rockets, militiamen have turned at times to small, fixed-wing drones that fly too low to be picked up by defensive systems, military officials and diplomats say. An official with the U.S.-led coalition described the evolving drone threat as the military mission's biggest concern in Iraq.
In April, a drone strike targeted a CIA hangar inside the airport complex in the northern city of Irbil, according to officials familiar with the matter. The drone's flight was tracked to within 10 miles of the site, but its path was then lost as it moved into a civilian flight path, the coalition official said.
The drone's remains were partially recovered, and preliminary analysis suggested it was made in Iran, a coalition official said. The attack deeply concerned White House and Pentagon officials because of the covert nature of the facility and the sophistication of the strike.
Although no one was harmed in the strike, it prompted a long night of deliberations over how to respond, according to Western officials. Some U.S. officials advocated serious consideration of a military response, including the National Security Council's coordinator for the Middle East and North Africa, Brett McGurk, said two people familiar with the matter. The Biden administration ultimately decided against taking military action.
A similar drone attack in May on the sprawling Ain al-Asad air base raised similar concerns among coalition commanders about how militias are adapting their tactics, according to officials and personnel on base.
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Working on oil rigs and platforms can be dangerous, with workers on 12-hour shifts handling highly combustible materials while surrounded by fast-moving heavy machinery and equipment. The threat of injury and death is ever-present for those working offshore. On November 16, 2012, the dangers oil industry workers face were manifested after an explosion and fire on an oil production platform in the Gulf of Mexico. The Houston-based company who owned the platform, Black Elk Energy, announced one month later that it was hiring a consulting firm to help investigate the cause of the accident.
Oil rig explosion
The accident occurred on an offshore oil and natural gas production platform on West Delta Block 32 in the Gulf of Mexico. The location is about 17 miles offshore Grand Isle, LA. Authorities suspect that the explosion and resulting fire on the platform occurred after workers were cutting into a line on the deck and sparks from the blowtorch hit a storage tank. The tank then exploded and caused a 2-mile oil sheen around the platform.
The Coast Guard reported that 22 workers were on the platform at the time of the explosion. Medical personnel airlifted 11 workers to nearby hospitals for treatment of their injuries. Two workers died in the explosion.
Black Elk Energy hired ABS Consulting to determine the exact cause of the explosion. Experts believe that one of the contributing factors to the incident was the fact that the platform had been shut-in since mid-August 2012.
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While the company was quick to note that the explosion did not cause an on-going oil spill, the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement gave Black Elk Energy notice that it must take steps improve the safety of its oil platforms immediately. BSEE officials noted that Black Elk Energy had 156 non-compliance issues across its 98 platforms in the Gulf of Mexico in 2012, up from 99 in 2011. In addition, at the time of the explosion, the company had not filed a work permit or exploration plan for the site.
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Bryce Ives
Bryce Ives leads some of regional Australia's most significant game-changing projects. Bryce is the longstanding chief Facilitator of the ABC's Heywire Regional Youth program (twelve years), the AgriFutures Horizon Summit (nine years), the AgriFutures Rural Women's Awards (five years), and is Artistic Director of the Fairfax Youth Initiative. Bryce is a renowned creative leader, storyteller, facilitator, broadcaster and producer. Underpinning Bryce's work is a fundamental belief in transformation through education; Bryce is the Vice President of Public Affairs of Torrens University Australia and Think Education, and of the Media Design School in NZ.
Chelsea Zeller
Co-artistic Director / Artist in Residence
Chelsea Zeller is a comedian, actor and theatre maker. She has devised and performed new works for The Malthouse Theatre, The Butterfly Club, Melbourne and Adelaide Fringe Festivals, and has toured with Regional Arts Victoria. She is a graduate of the Victorian College of the Arts and has trained in improvisation and sketch writing at The Second City Chicago and Improv Theatre Sydney. Her recent shows at Melbourne and Sydney Comedy Festival had sold out runs, and she is set to appear in the Aussie feature 'Watch the Sunset' in local cinemas (including Showbiz Cinemas Swan Hill on August 18th). She regularly facilitates programs for Belvoir Education and the Foundation for Young Australians. This is Chelsea's fourth year working with the Fairfax Youth Initiative and she is thrilled to step into the role of co-artistic director.
Laura Burzacott
Creative Producer / Artist in Residence
Laura Burzacott is an actor, singer and comedian, committed to telling new Australian stories and creating entertaining cabaret and music theatre. Laura is a driving force behind cabaret acapella group Ginger and Tonic, touring Australia in the award winning 'Desperate and Dateless' and 'For Love or Money.' As a founding member of the Present Tense Ensemble, Laura performed in 'Chants Des Catacombes' (Melbourne/ Adelaide/ Castlemaine seasons), 'Margaret Fulton Queen of the Dessert' (Theatre Works) and 'Ricercar' (Theatre Works). Other credits include 'Blue Angel' (big hART and Tasmanian International Arts Festival), the national tour of 'Long Gone Lonesome Cowgirls' and 'Standing on Ceremony: the Gay Marriage Plays' (Ellis Productions) and 'Los Nachos Trios' (Ballarat Cabaret Festival & Noosa Cabaret Festival). Laura has trained in New York at the Lee Strasberg Institute, completed a Certificate III in Performance and Practices at the National Theatre and regularly trains with Verve Studios, the Present Tense Ensemble and Fragment 31.
Jordan Barr
Jordan graduated from the VCA BFA: Music Theatre course in 2014. In 2015 Jordan directed Old Carey Performing Art's 'Footloose' receiving a Guild nomination for Best Director. Under her production company 'The Dizzy Biz' she has produced four original works. 'It's Done' (2016 Melbourne International Comedy Festival), 'Elevate!' (2017 MICF) 'How To Be Sexy' (MICF 2018) and 'The 2007 Wonthaggi Blue Light Disco' (Nominated for best comedy at 2018 Melbourne Fringe). Jordan has been shortlisted for various comedy writing awards such at the 2019 Rebel Wilson Commission and Screen Australia's Smart For A Girl: ROAR initiative. She performs stand up in Melbourne and was a RAW Comedy state finalist in 2018.
Kayla Hamil
Kayla graduated from the Arts Academy at Federation University Ballarat in 2015. Since then she has been a part of the creation of many wonderful silly works involving fart jokes, original music and fabulous collaboration. In 2016, Kayla returned to study at the John Bolton Theatre School, a 4-month intensive course focusing on physical and comedic theatre. In 2017, Kayla played the lead role in David Williamson's new play 'Credentials' as part of La Mama's 50th year celebration. 2018 brought along beloved children's author Elizabeth Honey's play 'That's Not a Daffodil', touring throughout regional Victoria. As well as this, Kayla has performed in both the MICF as well as Melbourne Fringe, receiving nominations for Best Comedy (The 2007 Wonthaggi Blue Light Disco) and Best Cabaret (Death & Other Things). Since the beginning 2017, Kayla has had the utmost pleasure of being offered a job as a Clown Doctor, working in hospitals as a way to ease a child's pain and spread joy in and amongst the hospital setting.
Lachlan Woods
Lachlan graduated from the Victorian College of the Arts in 2009. For the main stage he has performed in Twelfth Night, Richard lll, Hamlet, Macbeth and the world stage premieres of Double Indemnity and North by Northwest (Melbourne Theatre Company). Other theatre includes: Pale Blue Dot, Manbeth, Polygraph (OpticNerve); The Australian Playwriting Festival, Heaven (LaMama) and I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change (UHT). Lachlan's film work includes the lead in David Parker's The Menkoff Method (White Hot), James Cameron's Deep Sea Challenge 3D (NatGeo), That's Not Me (Mocassin) and the shorts, A Terrible Beauty (Storey Kids/Screen Australia) and Intrusion (Find & Replace). His television work includes The Doctor Blake Mysteries (ABC); Molly (Mushroom Entertainment); Better Man (SBS); Winners and Losers (Seven Network); Neighbours (Network Ten) and Underbelly Files: The Man Who Got Away (Screentime).
Samuel Russo
Samuel Russo is an emerging performer, theatre-maker, educator and director with a passion for physical dynamism, narrative and queer aesthetics. Since graduating from the Victorian College of the Arts, Samuel has been creating playful and imaginative work for venues and festivals around the country including, The Maids, Mrs Robinson Crusoe, How To Kill The Queen of Pop, Massive B*tch, Lonely Planet and High Achievers. Samuel recently accepted an offer to study a Masters of Collaborative Theatre Making with Frantic Assembly & Coventry University in the UK, which he hopes to undertake in 2020. Samuel's Credits include: As Director or Assistant Director: Massive Bitch (Sydney Fringe/ Melbourne International Comedy Festival), High Achievers (Melbourne International Comedy Festival / Melbourne Fringe), The Chapel Perilous (VCA), Detroit (Red Stitch Actors Theatre). As Maker/Performer: How To Kill The Queen Of Pop (Perth Fringe World/ Melbourne Fringe Festival), Rainbow Paradiso (Melbourne Fringe), Lonely Planet (Melbourne Fringe), 3 Boys 1 Box (VCA/Fairfax Regional Arts Festival), Un/Clean (VCA), Contra (VCA/Fr!sk Festival Regional Tour). As Performer; Werewolf (Red Stitch – Play List), Cuckoo (45 Downstairs), Notes from Zombieland (Darebin True North Festival), The Woman in Black (Brisbane Arts Theatre), Narnia (Brisbane Arts Theatre), The Greeks (VCA), Three Sisters (VCA) and The Little Prince (VCA).
Kat Kats
Kat Kats is a Melbourne based writer and Ian Potter Cultural Trust grantee. Writing for performance credits include Scotch and Handsoap (Melbourne 2017/Brooklyn 2018), Alcestis (Queenscliff Literary Festival 2019), Disgust (La Mama 2018 & Abbotsford Convent 2017) and (in)tent (Melbourne Fringe Festival 2016). More recently, Kat has worked on secondment on Sibyl Kempson's 12 Shouts to the Ten Forgotten Heavens at the Whitney Museum of Modern Art in New York. In 2019 Kat will be one of the first artists in residence as part of the FLOAT project, a floating artist studio in far East Gippsland Victoria. As one of the keynote artists on this year's Fairfax Youth Initiative, Kat will lead the development of a new film script. Kat holds a Bachelor of Psychological Science, a Bachelor of Arts with Honours in English and a Masters in Writing for Performance from the Victorian College of the Arts.
Elias Brown
Elias is a graduate of the Master of Writing for Performance, Victorian College of the Arts (2017). He is the recipient of the Jim Marks Postgraduate Scholarship, University of Melbourne (2017). He is an alumnus of the Fresh Ink National Mentorship (2015), and the National Studio (2016) at Australian Theatre for Young People. His plays have received public developments through Cybec Electric, Melbourne Theatre Company (2019), Apocalypse Theatre (2016), and Australian Theatre for Young People (2015). He has been shortlisted for the Next Stage Residency, Melbourne Theatre Company (2018), the National Script Workshop, Playwriting Australia (2015/16), and the Silver Gull Play Award (2018). As an actor, he appears as a lead role in the feature films Ambrosia (Winner of the Special Jury Prize, Gulf of Naples Festival 2015), and The Interlude (dir. Holly Brindely, post-production). Other screen credits include Tom in A Shared House Season 2, and While They Were Sleeping, Four Corners ABC. His stage credits include Joseph Cardin in The Children's Hour VCA, Daniel in Weekend Quartet VCA, and Louis in Angels in America Darling Quarter Theatre. He executive produced, co-wrote and appeared in the feature film Ambrosia. He directed A Portrait of Anna Moraova for ABC Open.
Lachlan Hookway
Lachlan is currently completing his Honours year of a Bachelor of Film and Television at Swinburne University. With a strong interest in Directing and Cinematography he has worked on a variety of short narrative films including music videos, documentaries and narrative fiction. His strong connection to Tasmania has lead to completing two projects there, a documentary which is currently in production and a short biographical film. More recently, Lachlan has worked on the documentary CHEN (2019) which showcases the life of Australian dancer Chengwu Guo's rise from poverty to principal artist of the Australian Ballet. Along with his experience as a Cinematographer and Director, Lachlan takes a huge interest in the post-production side of film making, having graduated with a minor in visual effects and edited his own documentary One Man's Odyssey (2019) which will premiere later this year.


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Trump Administration Will Ban Elephant Imports on Case-By-Case Basis
Originally posted on The Resurgent by Gabriella Hoffman on 3/6/18
Note the recognition of Safari Club International for their work in this decision
by Gabriella Hoffman
A new memo from USFWS says imports on elephants to be determined on case-by-case basis—departing from Obama-era rule.
A new memo from the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, a subsidiary of the Department of the Interior, says it'll immediately withdraw 2014 and 2015 Endangered Species Act (ESA) enhancement findings for trophies of African elephants from Zimbabwe and Zambia. This means a ban on elephant imports into the U.S. will be on a case-by-case basis—not outright banned as it was during the last administration.
This came at the heels of a case filed jointly by Safari Club International and National Rifle Association, which challenged these enhancement findings.
The case was decided on December 22, 2017 in the U.S. Court of
Appeals—District Court. It found these enhancement findings from the last administration boasted serious faults.
"In response to a recent D.C. Circuit Court's opinion, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is revising its procedure for assessing applications to import certain hunted species. We are withdrawing our countrywide enhancement findings for a range of species across several countries," a spokesperson for FWS said in a statement. "In their place, the Service intends to make findings for trophy imports on an application-by-application basis."
In November, President Trump angered hunters for stating his decision to leave a ban on importing elephants from Zimbabwe in place after USFWS stated its intention to lift it. He tweeted the following:
A November 2017 Slate piece made an interesting case for trophy hunting to preserve elephants as a whole. Here's an excerpt:
It's understandable to find the practice of hunting elephants for sport repulsive. It's also understandable to be suspicious of this change given everything happening in politics right now. But these loud missives don't do justice to the nuanced factors that go into developing and implementing conservation efforts. When you considered the facts on the ground, lifting restrictions on elephant trophy bans isn't necessarily a bad idea. In fact, it could be a good idea.
It's true that the opening of trophy imports will probably encourage more legal hunting. That's actually the point. Hunting is not an inherently bad thing for animal conservation. When hunting is legal and well-regulated, it can actually help keep animal populations in check and prevent them from overwhelming an ecosystem. That's precisely why hunting white-tailed deer is encouraged during hunting season in much of the U.S.
I previously wrote about the complicated, multifarious nature of trophy hunting here at The Resurgent.
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Contributor Alan Rapp offers this surprising list up for today. If you have your own idea for a Top 10 list, email eric@scene-stealers.com.
It's just an honor to be nominated… Is it really? You've heard that expression for years. Let's face it, the Academy Awards snubs many a film when it posts its nominations. Almost as bad, or in some occasions perhaps worse, is to be nominated for multiple Oscars only to take home none. Hmm… I wonder if someone could create a list of such films. Oh wait, someone just did!
There are actually more films that fit into this category than you might first think. I've managed to squeeze 11 onto the list but others also worthy of note include "The Grifters," "Being John Malkovich," "The Natural," "Pride & Prejudice," and–still my favorite Paul Thomas Anderson film–"Magnolia." That's what didn't make the cut. Now check out what did.
10. The Magnificent Seven (1960) / The Great Escape (1963)
We start out with a pair of films which both only earned a single nomination each, neither taking home the award. One was based on a book, the other was adapted from a Japanese film (which, by the way, also didn't take home an Oscar). Looking back, you would think that at least one would have won for score ("Great Escape" wasn't even nominated in that category!), but alas the Academy had other plans. Whether it's a gang of seven (Yul Brynner, Steve McQueen, Charles Bronson, Robert Vaughn, Horst Buchholz, among others) rescuing a small Mexican town or a group of P.O.W.s (James, Garner, Richard Attenborough, and again Bronson, Coburn, and McQueen) attempting to escape from a Nazi camp, both movies long ago earned the mantle of "classic." A little McQueen trivia for you: The actor crashed his car to be able to free up time while "injured" to work on "Magnificent Seven," and performed most of his own motorcycle stunts (including the unique move of "chasing himself" in a double stunt as the hero and also disguised as his a German officer in pursuit) in "Great Escape."
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I have some mixed feelings about Robert Altman's tale of a blackmailed Hollywood exec (Tim Robbins) and his slow descent into paranoia, insanity, and murder. At times it's utterly brilliant, but I do find the structure of the murder storyline takes over a little too much, getting away from the bitter satire of how Hollywood makes movies. The film earned nominations for directing, editing, and screenplay, but Clint Eastwood put out a little movie that year called "Unforgiven" and "The Player" went home empty-handed.
Griffin Mill: "I was just thinking what an interesting concept it is to eliminate the writer from the artistic process. If we could just get rid of these actors and directors, maybe we've got something here."
8. Hoosiers (1986)
Chances are if you love sports movies–particularly basketball ones–this film will rank near your favorites of the genre. Putting aside the first "Rocky" for the moment, here is the quintessential underdog-makes-good sports tale. Although it did earn nominations for original score and Dennis Hopper, in a supporting role as an alcoholic assistant coach, Gene Hackman's starring role (Jack Nicholson was originally cast, but had to remove himself because of a scheduling conflict) as the volatile coach getting a second chance was ignored. Over the past two decades, many sports films have tried to recapture the film's magic but few have had its simplicity, charm, and spirit.
Coach Norman Dale: "Welcome to Indiana basketball."
7. Frost/Nixon (2008)
This is the film that spurred the creation of this list. Nominated for five Oscars (for picture, actor, director, screenplay, and editing), "Frost/Nixon" is my favorite Ron Howard film in some time and my choice for best film of 2008. Inspired by the play of the same name, Richard Nixon (Best Actor nominee Frank Langella) is brought down by the most unlikely of knights, a British talk-show host (Michael Sheen) with no political affiliations or agenda. The film hearkens back to one of America's darkest political eras, and is timely as well, given our former President's actions in office.
David Frost: "Are you really saying the President can do something illegal?"
Richard Nixon: "I'm saying that when the President does it, that means it's not illegal!"
6. The Verdict (1982)
Two words – Paul Newman. Nominated for five Oscars (Newman, Supporting Actor nominee James Mason, Director Sidney Lumet, picture, and screenplay), this courtroom drama had the same number of statues after the show as it did before. With strong competition from the likes of "Gandhi," "E.T.," and Dustin Hoffman in "Tootsie" (Damn, 1982 was a good year!), the film simply got squeezed out on Oscar night. If you've never seen it, rent it. And if you've got a copy on DVD, and some free time on your hands, you might want to keep an eye out for uncredited extras Bruce Willis and Tobin Bell.
Frank Galvin: "He's a good man…"
Mickey Morrissey: "He's a good man? Heh, heh, he's the Prince of fucking Darkness! He'll have people testifying they saw her water-skiing in Marblehead last summer. Now look, Frank, don't fuck with this case!"
5. Munich (2005)
2005 was a damn fine year for film. (You'll find another from this crop down the list.) Steven Spielberg's take on the aftermath of the killings at the 1972 Munich Olympics follows a band of Israeli assassins (Eric Bana, Daniel Craig, Ciaran Hinds, Matthieu Kassovitz, and Hans Zischler) who are put together to strike back at the terrorists responsible. Like the others on this list, the film took home none of the Oscars for which it was nominated (picture, director, screenplay, score, and editing–yet not a single acting nom!). "Munich" is a punch in the stomach that takes a hard look at terrorism and vengeance and the corrupting effects of both on good people.
Robert: "We are supposed to be righteous. That's a beautiful thing. And we're losing it. If I lose that, that's everything. That's my soul."
4. North by Northwest (1959)
Everyone has their favorite Hitchcock film. This is mine. Although the film current ranks #28 on IMDb's top 250-rated films and earned a spot on AFI's Top 100 Films, on Oscar night it went unrecognized, unable to win in the three categories (editing, art direction, and screenplay) in which it was nominated. Some films are great. Some films are filled with great moments. "North by Northwest" is both. From the insanity of the situation, Roger Thornhill (Cary Grant) finds himself in to the iconic images of running from the crop duster and climbing around Mt. Rushmore, this one's got it all: suspense, humor, thrills, drama, and romance with the beautiful Eva Marie Saint. The film was also the inspiration for my favorite Gene Wilder/Richard Pryor team-up. It also an example of my "movies with trains theory," but that's another list. (I'll explain that in the comments below if anyone is curious.)
Roger Thornhill: "Now you listen to me, I'm an advertising man, not a red herring. I've got a job, a secretary, a mother, two ex-wives and several bartenders that depend upon me, and I don't intend to disappoint them all by getting myself slightly killed."
3. Good Night, and Good Luck (2005)
I loved this movie enough to list it #1 on my Top Films of 2005, which was a strong year which included the aforementioned "Munich." Although the film garnered some love by earning itself six nominations (including cinematography, screenplay, picture, director for George Clooney, and actor for David Strathairn), at the end of the night, "Good Luck" went home empty-handed. Every choice in this film is the right one, including the look and style of the film and the choice to use archival footage of Sen. Joseph McCarthy rather than cast an actor for the role. Clooney's brilliant masterpiece was the best film of 2005, and centered around the historic battle of wills between journalist Edward R. Murrow (Strathairn) and McCarthy at the height of the Red Scare. It was also timely for a world with growing concern about an individual's basic rights to privacy, and it served as an indictment and warning to a generation growing up in the current, dumbed-down TV culture.
Edward R. Murrow: "But even if they are right, what have they got to lose? Because if they are right, and this instrument is good for nothing but to entertain, amuse and insulate, then the tube is flickering now and we will soon see that the whole struggle is lost. This instrument can teach, it can illuminate; yes, and it can even inspire. But it can do so only to the extent that humans are determined to use it to those ends. Otherwise it is merely wires and lights in a box."
2. The Color Purple (1985)
It's not the best movie on the list, but it's by far the most snubbed. I'm not one to argue that this is Steven Spielberg's best film, but 11 nominations and not a single win? Really? Only one other film in Oscar history shares that honor. Although many critics chose it as the best movie of the year, the film wasn't without controversy because some in the African-American community argued passionately against Spielberg being the right choice to helm the project, based on a novel about an abused black woman in the first half of the 20th century. Although Whoopi would eventually go on to grab an Oscar by talking to Patrick Swayze's "Ghost," the film itself received no love from the Academy on its special night, going a whopping 0 for 11.
Shug: "I think it pisses God off when you walk by the color purple in a field and don't notice it."
1. Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
Wow. Four nominations (Peter Sellers, picture, director, and screenplay) and not a single win. Wow. No matter how many different ways I put together my favorite ten films ever made, Stanley Kubrick's satire on nuclear war always finds its way near the top. Peter Sellers is so good in three separate performances that my favorite one changes from viewing to viewing. George C. Scott displays tremendous comic timing, Slim Pickens plays it straight (he wasn't told the film was a comedy) and Sterling Hayden teaches us all about the terrors of flouridation (the horror!). Simply put, "Dr. Strangelove" was way ahead of its time. Had this movie been made today, it would be appreciated in a different light completely.
President Merkin Muffley: "General Turgidson, I find this very difficult to understand. I was under the impression that I was the only one in authority to order the use of nuclear weapons."
General "Buck" Turgidson: "That's right, sir, you are the only person authorized to do so. And although I, uh, hate to judge before all the facts are in, it's beginning to look like, uh, General Ripper exceeded his authority."
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1 hellohawk February 24, 2009 at 5:23 pm
Nice list! I like the murder subplot of the Player, though. After all, it itself is the movie that is made from what actually happened, so the Hollywood way has to be represented somehow.
Seriously, is there any other movie where one actor does THREE performances as good as Sellers in Strangelove? I think not. There's hardly a movie with an actor that does ONE performance as good as any of the three!
2 Reed February 24, 2009 at 10:27 pm
Great list! And a great idea for a list! I'd like to add nominations for:
12 Angry Men
Double Indemnity (7 nominations, no wins)
Hoop Dreams (nominated for editing, not best doc – no idea why)
Rashômon
Secrets & Lies (shut out despite 5 nominations)
3 Alan Rapp February 25, 2009 at 9:21 am
Nice list Reed. I left off the Wrestler since I already had something from this past year, and two from just a couple years ago, and didn't want to overload the list with recent films. As I worked up the list I also tried to stay away from films with just one or two noms as much as I could. I hadn't really thought of Blade Runner or Children of Men but they are interesting picks. Double Indemnity is so good it should have been one of mine.
4 Will February 25, 2009 at 2:58 pm
good list, however you did leave out:
Citizen Kane (although it did win Best Screenplay)
5 Alan Rapp February 25, 2009 at 4:46 pm
Will, I chose North by Northwest over Rear Window rather than including them both, though thinking about it maybe I should have put them both together, like I did for #10. Oh well. Clockwork Orange is a great movie but given its level of violence I'm not in the least surprised the Academy of that era flinched from handing it an Oscar. And, as you point out, Citizen Kane doesn't fit on the list.
6 Shaun February 28, 2009 at 12:58 pm
Tell us about the trains, please, Alan?
7 Kenny March 4, 2009 at 5:17 pm
Yours and Reed's combined lists contain some of my all time faves! It just goes to show that the Academy doesn't know everything and that great films really transcend awards, lists and other quantitative measurements.
8 Alan Rapp March 5, 2009 at 12:34 pm
You might say my train theory is still in the experimental stage, needing refinement, but, in a nutshell, it's this:
All things being equal, movies with trains are better than movies without trains.
That's not to say the worst movie with a train is better than the best without. What I mean is if you take two similar films, one with a train and one without, usually (not always, there are exceptions) the one with the train will be, at least slightly, superior to the one without a train.
9 Racine Oxtoby March 12, 2009 at 1:15 pm
Where's the Shawshank Redemption? It was nominated for seven awards (including Best Picture) and didn't win a single one. Meanwhile, today it sits at the top of IMDb's Top 250 List.
10 Alan Rapp March 23, 2009 at 1:50 pm
I didn't forget about it; it was purposefully left off the list.
11 Claudia October 3, 2009 at 4:42 pm
Shawshank Redemption is my absolutely favorite movie. It was totally robbed by Forrest Gump.
12 FDX April 6, 2010 at 10:16 am
Can you explain why? Is is because it would have been too much of a cliché to add it yet again? Or do you seriously think it did not deserve any of the awards it was nominated for?
13 Stig April 29, 2010 at 10:03 am
Shawshank wouldn't have beaten Forrest. Pulp Fiction was Forrest's biggest threat
14 Jezza August 29, 2010 at 7:54 am
Another movie to consider: Transformers
Was considered the no brainer frontrunner in Visual Effects!
The Golden Compass pulled off a huge upset that year.
Funny fact:
The Golden Compass 1 Dr Strangelove 0
15 Eric Melin August 29, 2010 at 11:44 pm
Jezza- That's a really good point. For visual effects that year, nothing could top Transformers. I think the blowback from the juvenile POV of the film is what really killed it that year. (The effects in Compass were mixed at best!)
Not-so-funny fact:
16 Jezza August 31, 2010 at 3:56 pm
Eric- I'll probably upset you now because I liked The Golden Compass. I admit that it's relationship to the literary source is let's say at best passing, but I enjoyed it nonetheless as a fun fantasy adventure.
By contrast I have always been disapointed with Dr Strangelove.
As for The Golden Compass' "shock" win against Transformers, it may have been a case of the freshest memory influencing the vote.
17 Jezza September 1, 2010 at 2:52 am
I think if the Academy wants to reward films with thrills and suspence they will do so in fantasy form.
Here's the proof
The Golden Compass 1 North by Northwest 0
Pirates of the Carribean: Dead Man's Chest 1 Rear Window 0
Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion the Witch & the Wardrobe 1 Psyco 0
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Minister of Transport Saleh Al-Jasser, who is also the chairman of the Board of Directors of the Saudi Railways Company (SAR, said that the work is continuing and is progressing at an accelerated pace to accomplish mega projects, including the Land Bridge project that connects the Kingdom's seaports on the Red Sea coast with the seaports on the coast of the Arabian Gulf via Riyadh.
He said the project will provide indispensable service and logistical priorities, which will positively affect the activation of the national strategy for transport and logistics.
Commenting on the recent decision of the Council of Ministers to abolish the Saudi Railways Organization (SRO) and replace it with the Saudi Railways Company (SAR), Al-Jasser said that this historic merger achieves goals befitting the Kingdom's position and its effective role on the international arena in the field of economy, through the logistical gateway and its vital infrastructure.
"The merger is an important step forward in the field of privatizing some transport sector activities, and it contributes to raising efficiency and flexibility and enhancing the effectiveness of service, in order to achieve optimal investment of resources and open up broader operational and investment development horizons," he added.
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FA Cup Match Report: Brentford 0 - 1 Leicester City
Job: Done! Now let us never speak of this match again.
By Jake Lawson@karmadrome Jan 25, 2020, 7:17am PST
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Leicester City edged past Brentford in Saturday's FA Cup action at Griffin Park. An early Kelechi Iheancho goal saw the Foxes through the to the 5th round of the cup despite the Bees being the better side for most of the second half.
Ah, the magic of the aluminum foil Cup!
With the League Cup semi-final looming on Tuesday, manager Brendan Rodgers made multiple changes to his starting XI. Danny Ward got the nod in goal behind a back line of James Justin, Wes Morgan, Çağlar Söyüncü, and Christian Fuchs. Wingers Marc Albrighton and Demarai Gray flanked Dennis Praet and Hamza Choudhury in central midfield. Ayoze Perez and Kelechi Iheanacho partnered in attack.
It was almost a perfect start for the Foxes. A clearance on the Bees' left wing struck Gray. The carom fell to Iheancho, who spotted Ayoze's run and slipped him in one-on-one with the Luke Daniels. The Spaniard rounded the keeper, but a fine last-ditch challenge prevented him from tapping the ball into the net.
It took all of four minutes for the Foxes to take the lead. An absolutely brilliant ball from Praet in the center circle was met by Justin on the right wing. He whipped it across the face of the goal just as Iheanacho was arriving. The Nigeria man made no mistake from close range, giving Leicester a deserved early lead.
Iheanacho makes it 1-0, but let's talk about Dennis Praet's pre-assist first pic.twitter.com/ORYNPKfEAE
— The Emirates FA Cup (@EmiratesFACup) January 25, 2020
Watch it before it gets pulled down. It's pretty special. Update: I found an official one that won't get pulled down.
After a comfortable opening quarter-hour for the visitors, Brentford made their first serious foray into the Leicester half and carved out a decent chance. Mads Roerslev created a yard of space on the Leicester left to cross the ball into the box. Choudhury got a foot to it, but only deflected it as far as Emiliano, who took a touch and blasted the ball into the side netting.
This marked the start of a good spell of pressure from Brentford as the Foxes struggled to find each other with outlet balls. The energy and aggression of the opening ten minutes waned and the hosts started to win every loose ball. As time went on, the same disease began to afflict the hosts and we had fifteen minutes of some pretty poor football.
Leicester had a golden opportunity to double their advantage right before the half-time whistle. Iheancho made a marauding run down the middle and did well to slip in Ayoze, but Daniels stood tall and managed to block the shot. The rebound fell to Brentford, but the clearance bounced off of Gray and Albrighton was the first to react. Unfortunately, he put his header just over with the goalmouth at his mercy. The proved the last action of the half, sending the Foxes into the tunnel with a 1-0 lead.
The Foxes emerged unchanged from the tunnel at Griffin Park to start the second period. If you returned late from whatever it is you do at half-time, you didn't miss much. The first fifteen minutes of the half were some of the most dull football you're likely to see. It was utterly bereft of quality, but, to be fair, it was equally bereft of goalmouth action.
The Bees very nearly got off the mark on the hour mark. Fuchs did well to turn a low cross back out of the area. The ball came right back and just clipped Söyüncü's heel, directing the ball back towards goal. There was nothing Ward could do about it, but it came back off the post when it could just as easily have gone in.
Perhaps with an eye to Tuesday's semi-final, Rodgers hauled of Iheanacho on 65' and handed a senior debut to academy product Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall. I'd like to say that his introduction brightened the match, but both sides seemed intent on producing a performance that matches the dull, gray sky over Hounslow.
Behold: The beginning of the KDBH era!
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Speaking of "Gray", it was Demarai who was taken off next in favor of James Maddison on 78'. His twinkling toes and questionable facial hair failed to provide the spark Rodgers wanted. In fact, it was Brentford who were looking the more likely. A corner fell to Luca Racic, whose thunderous Volley was just tipped over by Ward. The Bees had the ball in the back of the net from the ensuing corner, but Bryan Mbeumo was correctly adjudged to have been offside.
After the brief flurry of abject terror, the match petered out in a hail of misplaced passes, missed communication, and general poor play. This was not a good second half from the Foxes, who failed to put a shot on target in the final 45 minutes. Nonetheless, it was enough as Brentford just didn't have the quality to force a replay.
I woke up before dawn to watch this?
If you slept in, you didn't miss much. Leicester came out of the gate like gangbusters, got a goal and then...pfffft. File this one under "job done" however as the Foxes avoided a replay, got some pitch time for the reserves, and didn't pick up any knocks. It was a good result, but I wouldn't go out of my way to watch the highlights.
Brendan Rodgers has not lost in a domestic cup in nearly 5 years. #LCFC pic.twitter.com/ajboXTfxCG
— LCFCFoxes.com (@LCFCFoxes_com) January 25, 2020
LCFCFoxes insuring that we draw Man City in the 5th round.
Kelechi Iheanacho continues to impress. Every phase of his game is working right now and he's the primary reason we haven't suffered when Vardy has missed games this year. Praet put in a very workmanlike performance punctuated with a moment of absolute brilliance, and Justin looked good going forward. Danny Ward gets a mention today for being called into serious action exactly once and for answering the bell when he was.
The victory gets us into the draw for the 5th round of the FA Cup. The draw will be held Monday night before the Bournemouth/Arsenal match. On Tuesday, we travel to Villa Park for the second leg of the League Cup semi-final against Aston Villa. League action resumes on 1 February when we host Chelsea at the King Power because it would be silly for us to "host" them anywhere else.


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REVIEW: The A-Team
Posted on June 17, 2010 by LukeMiller
Directed by: Joe Carnaham
Written by: Joe Carnaham, Brian Blood, Skip Woods
Starring: Liam Neeson, Bradley Cooper, Sharlto Copley, Quinten Jackson, Patrick Wilson, Jessica Biel
The A-Team, without really intending it or hoping to, is likely to become the very face of the summer 2010 box office. Not that it will be remembered years from now, a year from now, or even a month from now, but there are certain (all) elements of The A-Team that just have a way of summing up how much of a shit-show this summer has turned out to be.
With sequel after sequel, adaptation after adaptation, remake after remake, finding quality entertainment even for a summer action flick has proven to be harder than stopping a little leak in the Gulf, which as far as I'm concerned, has proven to be more entertaining coverage to watch than anything I've yet to see in theatres these past few months.
Plot really isn't anything to pick on here; it's about the standard fare for an actioner. Somebody in the Middle East wants to highjack mints to print of US currency, turns out there are some government agencies that area actually behind the whole stunt and it's up to the A-Team to work as renegades outside the law to stop them. It really does deserve a better summation than that, but with its complete racism towards the Middle Eastern characters and even B.A., it's like the storytellers learned nothing from Michael Bay's classy work in Transformers 2.
That's one of the lesser concerns the film really brings up surprisingly. The one place the film shines is also where it dulls it out and dumbs it down right into movie hall of shame. During a few sequences of high-voltage action heists, there are scenes intercut where Cooper or Neeson use toys and board game pieces to demonstrate their schemes while it all unfolds simultaneously. It's an old trick, but done with considerable cleverness and sharpness that it creates the only moments in the film where it seems to be on its A-game. However, the edge is quickly lost once flashback clips are played over and over, reminding the audience just how dumb they really should feel for watching this garbage.
The film does a lot to take advantage of its audience, waving around nonsense like it's supposed to make sense. To blame of course is the writing, which stops at nothing to spew eye-rolling, pro-America, racist, unfunny dialogue like it's something actually profound. Blame casting for assembling this team of misfits who come together with no chemistry or no actual character in themselves. Cooper is grossly cocky and sure that audiences find him as sexy and charming as he finds himself, Neeson and Copley are wasting their talents for paychecks and cheap laughs, and Jackson may find himself nominated for a Razzie.
It's all shit really. The only few compliments the film deserves are the few rare moments where Copley hits the right notes on his character and the writing isn't completely dreadful, such as the "spin me right round" bit while he's hanging from the helicopter or during the Bravehart impression. A third Wilson brother as EW's Owen Gleiberman calls him. But still, those moments don't even belong in the film in anyway. It's unoriginal, it's unentertaining, it's one big disgraceful disarray.
There's a mess to be cleaned up Mr. Obama, and it's coming to a theatre near you!
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7 thoughts on "REVIEW: The A-Team"
CMrok93 on July 15, 2010 at 12:22 PM said:
It's fun, crazy, and wild, perfect movie just for a fun watch. Check out my review here: http://dtmmr.wordpress.com/2010/07/15/the-a-team-2010/ Nice Review!
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Christopher Conway on March 30, 2012 at 8:15 AM said:
Joe Carnahan's The A-Team (2010) wasn't a great movie, but it's an action extravaganza that's made watchable thanks to an engaging cast and some exciting set pieces. Liam Neeson, Bradley Cooper and Sharlto Copley are a hoot. The A-Team's convoluted plans don't have much probability of success, but that's the point (or rather, that's the joke). Carnahan isn't trying to make you gasp in surprise; he's trying to make you to laugh out of incredulity. The film is consistently surprising because it shows us things that no one would reasonably predict. It is fitting that the final action sequence literally features the A-Team setting off pyrotechnics.


Did you ever wonder where the saying "draw a line in the sand" came from? I was listening to a leadership talk given by Dave Ramsey and learned that it actually comes from The Alamo. When the Texan forces were outnumbered over 1000 to 200 and it was apparent that no one would survive, Col. Travis took out his sword and drew a line in the sand. He said anyone that wanted to stand, fight and most likely die for freedom needed to stand beside him on his line in the sand.
I really enjoyed hearing this story as it represents how a true leader leads others. As a leader we need to be very clear with everyone where our line in the sand is and ask others to join us if they feel the same way. Drawing a line in the sand really clarifies both what you stand for as well as what you do not stand for. In other words it lets everyone know what the expectations are and what the non-negotiable items are in your organization.
Along these lines I heard a simple statement made about every new hire in an organization. Look at every new person you bring into your organization, do they raise the collective average of everyone or do they lower the collective average. One of the worst things we can ever do is to bring in new people and let them lower our standards. This is where we need to have a clear line in the sand as to what is expected out of everyone. And of course we also must always be assessing our current team members as well to make sure that we are not letting our standards slip by letting someone stay around a little too long.
Challenge for today is to ask yourself how you can help raise the average of your team and to invite others to join you on your side of the line.