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The Vast of Night (2019) Andrew Patterson

June 24th 2020

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Celtic v Banik Ostrava; How to Watch

Celtic v Banik Ostrava; Everything You Need to Know

Celtic will play their third pre-season friendly on Wednesday night, celebrating  Banik Ostrava’s 100th anniversary. A decent crowd is expected for the match, with the opposition’s section designated to their ultra’s sold out. It’s the halfway mark for Celtic’s pre-season, with three games left to play after Wednesday, two of which will be at Celtic Park. The Czech team finished fifth in their…

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Review : The Vast of Night (2020)

In this mad dash to consume as much 2020 film content as I can, I find myself often watching a parade of trailers waiting for the right combination of something that stands out from the pack and something that grabs my attention.  While recently combing through what seemed like a set of horror and science fiction options, I stumbled across a film getting praise for being one of the more stunning debuts in recent history, which intrigued me, as it usually means some sort of fresh approach to storytelling or cinematography.  With that little bit of information and hope, I chose The Vast of Night and buckled in for the ride. 

An episode of Paradox Theater titled The Vast of Night opens up with Everett Sloan (Jake Horowitz) headed towards Cayuga High School to help get the radio broadcast for the basketball game set up.  HIs friend Fay Crocker (Sierra McCormick) has just purchased a new tape recorder, a rarity in the 1950s for anyone outside of a professional level, and Everett agrees to show her the operational basics as he walks her to her job as a switchboard operator.  The majority of the small town is at the basketball game, so when a strange noise infiltrates the switchboard, it goes largely unnoticed.  Fay decides to share the noise with Everett, who opts to broadcast the noise on the radio in hopes of learning more about it, opening up a world of mystery too unbelievable for Everett and Fay to ignore.

The alien story is one used in the world for film for years, but The Vast of Night finds ways to infuse new energy into the genre, draping us in nostalgia and sprinkling in what sound (at first) like absurd accounts of technology, which keen viewers will recognize as versions of existing technology.  With this familiar type of tale presented, and wrapped up in the medium of a TV show, certain expectations are set that play against the film’s way of unveiling information with no clear boundaries in regards to how far it will push the tale.  The period piece nature of the movie puts us into a reflective, introspective meditation on a much more innocent time while giving us a few true glimpses (as well as one major bomb drop) of how the times were.

In terms of the script, information is revealed while the story progresses like objects emerging from a thick fog.  We are given a strange element to propel the narrative thrust, only for new characters to continuously chain off of that element and grow the lore right in front of our eyes and ears.  The connection between Fay and Everett keeps us locked in to not only the events, but the way they read them and debate one another in regards to how far they should explore things, but not at the expense of keeping a somewhat grounded reality in the form of work and familial responsibilities that would definitely still exist (and not be forgotten), no matter how intriguing the mystery.  I believe that most of the rave reviews about this film stem from the way that its strong emotional core is housed by a web of strange people and strange events, which we experience from the inside and moving outwards towards the unknown.

Skinning the entire movie within the framework of the Paradox Theater TV show, as touched upon earlier, sets an immediate tone for the viewer, building expectations inherent to the medium that must paradoxically (no pun intended) exist within the world of a film.  The story is paced out well, with occasional reminders of the TV-style crafted tale popping up to skew our perspective on the world we are seeing, and the events taking place within them.  The dialogue, right from the jump, has a snappy and colloquial energy to it, removing us from our modern ministate and rewiring our brain to focus deeper on the unfolding events.  The cinematography finds a perfect balance between driving, kinetic, almost ghost-like moments of navigation and patient, observant, respect-laden moments when characters are allowed to share without restriction.  The score further builds the mystery, weaving itself in and out of the diegetic central tone that the film initially builds itself around.

Sierra McCormick brings a youthful, energetic innocence to her role that masks a budding passion and sharp awareness for the potential of technology, which is reflected in everything right down to a walk that shows her literally always trying to catch up with her next thoughts.  Jake Horowitz has a confident assurance that pulls him through the world of the film, driving him towards an answer even when it seems that he may not believe in the information being provided to him.  Gail Cronauer projects the already budding mystery forward at light speed, rolling out a metric ton of mysterious exposition in the fashion of one that not only believes, but has experienced and been traumatized by the unknown.  Supporting appearances by Greg Peyton, Mark Banik, Mollie Milligan, Brandon Stewart, Cheyenne Barton and Mallorie Rodak, plus a voice only appearance by Bruce Davis, round out the film.

If you’re a fan of Spielberg-style fare, especially stuff like Close Encounters of the Third Kind, this film will be a slam dunk in terms of appreciation.  I tried to not dwell too much on specifics in my review, but this one is best experienced going into it as blind as possible, if possible. 

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With crackers, some send NGT ban up in smoke in NCR

People burst fire crackers during ‘Diwali’ celebrations in New Delhi (PTI)

NOIDA: Some people in Noida, Greater Noida, Ghaziabad, Gurgaon and Faridabad burst firecrackers to mark Diwali on Saturday, defying the ban on their sale and use in the National Capital Region (NCR) imposed due to rising air pollution. The development came even as the average 24-hour air quality in Noida and Ghaziabad plunged to “severe” level, while it stayed “very poor” in Greater Noida, Gurgaon and Faridabad — the five satellite cities of Delhi in the NCR. The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has recently imposed a “total ban” on sale or use of all kinds of firecrackers in the NCR from November 9 midnight to November 30 midnight amid worsening air quality. Ghaziabad resident Amita Sinha said there was non-stop sound of firecrackers throughout Saturday. A resident of Raj Nagar extension, Sinha said even her dog Monty, a dachshund, remained jittery due to the loud noise every now and then. “Seems like the onus of following the NGT rules and caring about the environment is only on law-abiding citizens because those who violate law anyway go scot-free,” she told PTI. Aniket mentioned an incessant bursting of firecrackers in his area of residence — Indirapuram, while the situation has been similar in Vasundhara area as well. Akhilesh Upadhyay, a resident of Nehru Nagar, said, “Despite the NGT’s ban, some people are hell-bent on firing crackers not realising the harm they are doing to the environment and in turn, to all of us.” In Noida and Greater Noida, too, bursting of firecrackers continued unabated,, according to some residents that PTI spoke to. “No one seems bothered about pollution. I could hear crackers being burst all day from inside my home,” Noida Sector 21 resident Savita Mehta said. Sector 19 resident Shivang Jain said, “The celebration in the form of firecrackers has been continuous since the evening in his area.” Manish Kumar described a scene of cracker rockets going up in the sky of Greater Noida (West), also known as Noida Extension, and spreading light in various hues along with toxic fumes. Ram Singh, a resident Sector Omnicron 1 in Greater Noida, said, “By the sheer sound of it, it felt like people set more crackers afire this year than last year.” The NGT’s ban was also defied by some people in Noida’s Sector 7X, a collective of sectors from 73 to 78, that houses several high-rises and thousands of people, according to locals. “Crackers are being fired in some societies as well as on main roads in 7X. Not in all societies but some definitely, and it has been continuous today,” Sector 77 resident Amit Gupta said. Noida’s Sector 92 resident Sushil Jain said some people burst crackers in his area on Friday also, but the intensity grew on Saturday. The situation was no different in Haryana’s Faridabad and Gurgaon, which had registered “very poor” air quality on Saturday. “There’s no way one cannot hear the sound of fire crackers today, and all this despite the ban,” Namrata Banik, who lives in Sector 42 of Faridabad, said. She said her friend’s daughter, who joined them for Kali Puja, was thrilled at the sight of some people setting “anaar” alight although she detested the sound of other crackers. “Quite a sight that some people are firing crackers despite the ban and so much discussion about the harm they do to the environment,” Gurgaon Sector 58 resident Kashika Gulati said.

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RENEWABLE ENERGY AND AGRICULTURE-A SEMESTER PROJECT BY MARK BANIK.

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Ghanaian striker Benjamin Tetteh rediscovers goalscoring boots as Sparta Prague thump Banik Ostrava in Czech Cup

[caption id="attachment_681561" align="alignnone" width="1024"] Benjamin Tetteh[/caption] Ghanaian striker Benjamin Tetteh scored for Sparta Prague in their 5-0 win over Banik Ostrava in the quarter finals of the Czech Republic Cup on Wednesday. Tetteh was guilty of wastefulness in Sparta Prague’s shock 2-2 stalemate against Zlin on Saturday. The 22-year-old poacher has rediscovered his goalscoring boots after he was heavily criticized by Sparta Prague coach Václav Kotal in the wake of the weekend’s game. David Hancko broke the deadlock for Sparta Prague in the first half before Tetteh doubles their advantage in the 54th minutes. David Moberg Karlsson took the game beyond Ostrava from the spot two minutes after the hour mark before Martin Frydek and Adam Hlozek made it a resounding 5-0 win to the host on the 76th and 81st minutes respectively to send Sparta to the semifinals of the Czech Cup. Tetteh has netted 5 goals and tallied 4 assists for Sparta Prague in the Czech top-flight league. source: https://ghanasoccernet.com/

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Complete casting has been announced for the Riverside Theatre's upcoming production of the classic Jerry Herman musical Mame, which will be presented March 7-26 on the Stark Stage in Vero Beach, Florida.

Directed and choreographed by James Brennan, the company will be headed by Michele Ragusa (Broadway’s Young Frankenstein, A Class Act, Ragtime) as Mame Dennis.

Ragusa will be joined by Laura E. Taylor as Agnes Gooch, Corinne Melançon as Vera Charles, Bergman Freedman as Young Patrick, George Dvorsky as Beauregard Jackson, Gail Bennet as Sally Cato, Jim Brochu as Dwight Babcock, Dan Fenaughty as M. Lindsey Woosley, Carl Hsu as Ito, Mark Banik as Adult Patrick, Nick Locilento as Mr. Upson, Stacey Scotte as Mrs. Upson, Celia Tackaberry as Madame Branislowski/Mother Burnside, and Peter Wixon as Peter Dennis with Jordan Beall, Amanda Brantley, Michael Peter Deeb, Nicolas De La Vega, Joseph Fierberg, Jeremy James Miranda, Spencer Ramirez, Jennifer Seifter, Elizabeth Troxler, Chelsea Turbin, Stéphanie Visconti, Scarlett Walker, Andrea Weinzierl, and Zach Williams.

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britneycoleman: Hello St. Louis! Fabulous Fox Theater. Seating capacity: 4,500. mark.banik: Helloooooo St Louis #fabulousfox #beautifultour salishathomas: Yall we made it to St. Louis and wow!!! I am moments away from sound check on the stage of the Fabulous Fox Theatre and am SO excited! I hear it's 4,500 SEATS. WHAT?! This theater is so large....my dressing room is on the 5th FLOOR!! #allthestairs #BeautifulOnTour#MeetMeInStLouis #OpeningNight#FabulousFox

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My name is Mark Banik. I am currently taking an English 102 class online at Heartland Community College. For my semester project, I have to pick a research project, find a social platform, and research the subject, using multiple modes (aural, visual, etc) and different sources, finding an audience and also forming a point of view.

My topic is renewable energy and it’s affect on agriculture and agriculture business.

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dashaunyoung: Happy National Swing Day!!! Much respect to the hardest working guys and gals who learn multiple roles and just wait for someone to be out. You guys save the show on a nightly basis!!

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noah_jrkts: | "GAY DADS: The Musical" | See you soon PITTSBURGH. |@beautifulonbway

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noah_jrkts: 🚐 ➡️WASHINGTON D.C. #beautifultour