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T20 World Cup: Williamson To Lead As NZ Name Experienced 15-man Squad

ICC T20 World Cup: Kane Williamson has been named captain as New Zealand announced an experienced 15-man squad for the ICC Men's T20 World Cup, starting from June 1 in the USA and the West Indies. This is Williamson’s sixth appearance in a T20 World Cup and his fourth tournament as captain. Tim Southee, currently sits as the leading wicket-taker in the history of T20Is, earned a selection in his seventh T20 World Cup. Moreover, pacer Trent Boult is set for his fifth T20 World Cup. Devon Conway, who is currently recovering from a thumb injury, has also been picked in the squad. Pace bowler Ben Sears will travel and train with the team as injury cover. Bowler Matt Henry and batting all-rounder Rachin Ravindra are the only two members of the 15 without ICC T20 World Cup experience. "Matt has worked exceptionally hard on his skills across the phases of a T20 game to come back into selection consideration. Rachin has made every post a winner in the past 12 months and it was exciting to see him continue that trajectory over the summer in the T20 format against Australia," said coach head Gary Stead. New Zealand will leave for the tournament on May 23. They open their campaign against Afghanistan in Guyana on June 7. New Zealand Squad: Kane Williamson (C), Finn Allen, Trent Boult, Michael Bracewell, Mark Chapman, Devon Conway, Lockie Ferguson, Matt Henry, Daryl Mitchell, Jimmy Neesham, Glenn Phillips, Rachin Ravindra, Mitchell Santner, Ish Sodhi, Tim Southee. Travelling Reserve: Ben Sears Read the full article

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Mail call, part 1.

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ARTIST LIST B

If you find any mistakes here, please let me know! Continually updating this (by hand) so it is a work in progress. THANK YOU artists for creating so much beauty and bringing me so much happiness over the years!

B# - BL

babbuisms - babe-patrol - babuababo - backonrepeat - badwaves2 - badwolvs - bampshi - bananasandguavas - banannersandwich - baneme-art - baomien - barbaragordamn - barbitone - bardicious - barlowpng - barncatz - barque0220 - Barry Cogan - bartition - basiate-culos-meos - basilcakes - bassman5911 - batmanlugosi - batterwarlock - batwynn - baycitybombers - bayobayo - bbumbledol - bean8808 - beanclam (aka Irene Flores) - bear2176884 - beardysteve - beastlyart - beaxellent - becausethatswhatido - bechedor79 - bee-awesome - beef-eye-round - beeuma - bekbekr - bellestalesoffiction - belligerentbagel - Ben Bishop - Ben Byrd - Ben Caldwell - Benjamin Tiesma - bensears - Bernard Chang - berrymoonco - bestavengerromanova - bestbeforeyouleft - bexlie-draws - bianbianrr - bicappy - bifrostsandtears - biggestmaximoffstan - bigwolfpup - Bill Sienkiewicz - binaryrainbows - birdcostumes (aka felixandria) - birdies-art - birdykane - birthdaytoast - bistverogers - bitterhawk - blaakycat - blackaurum - blackbean - blackestofwidows - blackhaireddemon - blackmoody - blackvelvetron - blackxwidowsxwife - blakfriars - blaqpiramid - blasto-the-jellyfish - blazingfiire (aka valenwithers) - blemiish - blithefool - blizzardphoenix - blueecco - bluestpepper - blujaishah - blule - blurrwar - blushnik

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b0oyahemphasisontheboo - bobbimorses - Bobby Rubio - bodty - boltplumart - bombxbomb - bonejangless - bonggang-bongga (aka loki-boo) - bonpoumon - bonsoirbirb - bootsonbutts - bopx - boracle - born-in-the-wrong-multiverse - borschtisaukrainiansoup - boxspring - bradbradleyart - Brandon Peterson - bravely-sierra - Brendan McKernan - brennacoleman - Brent Schoonover - Brian Hurrt - briar-cat - bricini - bridgetserdocksketches - briel-arson - briestarks - brighterthansunshine - brightredbirdie - brilcrist - bringingbackneal - briskfish (aka speedmagick) - brittascribbles - brocreate (aka amokery) - brokencharcoal - Bruno Diniz - Bryan Mon - bucksgraphic - buckybuns - buckykingofmemes - buckysbears - buckythebrave - buckythepotato - builder051 - bumblemeep - bunnybunart - burdge - burninblood - burningbarnes - busyfollowingbees - buttercookie-art - buttkeybarnes - bya-bya

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OV333 - Ebert's Great Movies Part 6 - Yojimbo (1961) and Le Samourai (1967) - Tenet (2020), Dazed and Confused (1993), Alex Garland's Men, and Master of None Season 3 Announced

In this episode, Ben and I continue our journey through Roger Ebert’s Great Movies list with reviews of Akira Kurosawa’s Yojimbo (1961) and Jean-Pierre Melville’s Le Samourai (1967). We also discuss Tenet, Dazed and Confused, the latest news regarding Master of None season 3, and more.

This week’s stinger comes from our Patreon-exclusive recording: 108 - OV B-Roll - “Julanuary 19th” - Last Movie of the Trump Administration, Pet Sematary and The Dead Zone, Books About Filmmakers - Jan 19, 2020

Timestamps

Show Start - 00:31

Matt Gets a Gift - 05:10

News - 10:44

Roger Ebert’s Great Movies - 17:27

Yojimbo (1961) - 19:05

Spoiler Review - 46:10

Le Samourai (1967) - 52:30

Spoiler Review - 1:09:17

Selections for Part 7 - 1:21:03

Potpourri - 1:24:38

Matt: Dazed and Confused (1993) - 1:25:04

Ben: Tenet (2020) - 1:31:11 

Closing the Ep - 1:47:08

Stinger: "Julanuary 19th" - 1:48:20

Pre-Recorded Outro - 1:50:13

Matt’s Recent Reviews 

No Sleep October: The Mist (2007) - Guest Essay at Midwest Film Journal

Totally Under Control (2020) - 5 stars

Fail Safe (1964) - 5 stars

Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (2020) - 4 stars

Ben’s Recent Reviews 

Ben's Happy Valley Essays - Midwest Film Journal

The Boys in the Band (2020) - 5 stars

HIFF2020: The Outside Story (2020) - 3 stars

HIFF2020: Picture Character (2020) - 5 stars

HIFF2020: Molto Bella (2020) - 5 stars

On the Rocks (2020) - 4 stars

David Byrne’s American Utopia (2020) - 5 stars

Related Links

Alex Garland Sets New Film ‘Men’ at A24, Jessie Buckley Tapped to Star - Variety

Paramount+ will replace CBS All Access on March 4th - Engadget

Aziz Ansari's 'Master of None' Reportedly Returning for Season 3, and Big Changes Are Ahead - Collider

Nathalie Delon Dies: Glamorous French Actress Who Starred In ‘Le Samourai’ Opposite Husband Alain Delon Was 79 - Deadline 

Roger Ebert's Great Movies Masterlist - Letterboxd

Essay: Celebrating the Kurosawa-Mifune collaboration - October 25, 2002

Great Movie: Yojimbo (1961) - April 10, 2005

Great Movie: La Samourai (1967) - June 8, 1997 

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Got a surprise drawing by @bensears from @blackalbum996 in my mail 😍😍😍. Thank you so much, Adam!

[adhousebooks]

A lucky chance to see the Vaughan Oliver exhibit with @bensears after MICE 2017.
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So I saw @freebensears @bensears do his take on some classic Silver Surfer Buscema, and I had to give it a try and see if I could put my style on the pencils. It was extremely challenging, but it was a lot of fun to give it a shot. Thanks for the killer idea Ben! Swipe to see the other two versions. • • • • • #illustration #illustrator #marvel #buscema #marvelcomics #marvelstudios #comic #comics #comicart #art #artwork #ink #inks #silversurfer #galactus #drawing #artist #space #surfer #silver https://www.instagram.com/p/BuxB_70h_9n/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=rgse6p0v6myn

[sportsgr8]

Alex Carey Stars As Australia Beat New Zealand In World Test Championship Thriller

World Test Championship: A brave innings from Alex Carey alongside Mitchell Marsh's 80 and Pat Cummins' late heroics helped Australia beat New Zealand by three wickets in the second Test, here on Monday. Carey finished on 98* as Pat Cummins (32*) struck the winning runs off New Zealand debutant Ben Sears (4/90), whose double-wicket over to collect Mitchell Marsh and Mitchell Starc earlier looked to bring the Blackcaps back into the match. In the end, Cummins' and Carey's partnership of 61 pushed the Australians to a three-wicket win, handing the tourists 12 points on their road to defending the World Test Championship mace, and completing a 2-0 series clean sweep against their trans-Tasman rivals, reports ICC. Australia were in precarious spots at 34/4 and then 80/5 in the chase of 279 before the partnership of 140 between Carey and Marsh (80), with the pair travelling at almost five runs an over. Sears claimed Marsh after Marais Erasmus gave the Australian No.6 lbw, before a shorter delivery on Starc's hip was hit to Will Young in close on the leg-side next delivery. Cummins survived the hat-trick ball, albeit streakily, before hitting four boundaries in his 44-ball stay, the last of which completing the chase. Claiming 10 catches on top of his match-winning knock, Carey was named Player of the Match, and explained Australia's plan of attack at the post-match presentation. "The message this morning was let's go out there and play our way if you see an opportunity, take it. (It was) backs against the wall this morning, they came out last night and really put us under the pump so it's nice to chase those runs down. "We knew they were the threats early, the ball was nipping around and I thought Mitch Marsh’s intent was outstanding and sort of got us going a little bit but, it was certainly tough early," said Carey. Also speaking after the victory, Carey's batting partner and captain justified the attack with the bat by looking at it from the bowling side's perspective. "If the scoreboard is not moving, you always feel in the game (from the bowling side), but if they're just chipping away at it seems like it's all happening pretty quickly. "So that was a goal today - just always be busy out there. Just keep the run rate ticking over, bit by bit getting closer," Cummins said. Looking back on the beginning of the Test, the skipper praised his men for keeping their cool as wickets tumbled on both sides, taking a crucial first-innings lead into the latter stages. "That day one moved really quickly. And then after that the pitch flattened out and it was a bit tougher going for the bowlers. But yeah, the first innings lead was always key. "I think the story of this series was in key moments one guy stood up, and we didn't necessarily play complete games but you know, someone stood up and made themselves a match-winner. (We) keep finding ways to win. It's a pretty awesome squad. "Amazing win, bit by bit, the boys were fantastic today," he added. New Zealand captain Tim Southee praised the work of Australia's batters. "Yeah it was a great partnership (between Marsh and Carey). That sort of broke the back of our attack, but then obviously, a great little exciting into the end of the day," Southee reflected in his 100th Test match. "When you're playing the No.1 side in the world you just need to go that little bit further, but I think it was a great Test match, obviously turning up to day four with both results in play and then the flow throughout the whole match." Australia are now at No.2 in the World Test Championship standings with a point percentage of 62.50, just below India (68.51%) at No.1. Read the full article

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