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somerabbitholes · 4 years ago

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Essays

Here’s a (non-exhaustive) list of essays I like/find interesting/are food for thought; I’ve tried to sort them as much as possible. The starred (*) ones are those I especially love

also quick note: some of these links, especially the ones that are from books/anthologies redirect you to libgen or scihub, and if that doesn’t work for you, do message me; I’d be happy to send them across!

Literature + Writing

Godot Comes to Sarajevo - Susan Sontag

The Strangeness of Grief - V. S. Naipaul*

Memories of V. S. Naipaul - Paul Theroux*

A Rainy Day with Ruskin Bond - Mayank Austen Soofi

How Albert Camus Faced History - Adam Gopnik

Listen, Bro - Jo Livingstone

Rachel Cusk Gut-Renovates the Novel - Judith Thurman

Lost in Translation: What the First Line of “The Stranger” Should Be - Ryan Bloom

The Duke in His Domain - Truman Capote*

The Cult of Donna Tartt: Themes and Strategies in The Secret History - Ana Rita Catalão Guedes

Never Do That to a Book - Anne Fadiman*

Affecting Anger: Ideologies of Community Mobilisation in Early Hindi Novel - Rohan Chauhan*

Why I Write - George Orwell*

Rimbaud and Patti Smith: Style as Social Deviance - Carrie Jaurès Noland*

Art + Photography (+ Aesthetics)

Looking at War - Susan Sontag*

Love, sex, art, and death - Nan Goldin, David Wojnarowicz

Lyons, Szarkowski, and the Perception of Photography - Anne Wilkes Tucker

The Feminist Critique of Art History - Thalia Gouma-Peterson, Patricia Mathews

In Plato's Cave - Susan Sontag*

On reproduction of art (Chapter 1, Ways of Seeing) - John Berger*

On nudity and women in art (Chapter 3, Ways of Seeing) - John Berger*

Kalighat Paintings - Sharmishtha Chaudhuri

Daydreams and Fragments: On How We Retrieve Images From the Past - Maël Renouard

Arthur Rimbaud: the Aesthetics of Intoxication - Enid Rhodes Peschel

Cities

Tragic Fable of Mumbai Mills - Gyan Prakash

Whose Bandra is it? - Dustin Silgardo*

Timur's Registan: noblest public square in the world? - Srinath Perur

The first Starbucks coffee shop, Seattle - Colin Marshall*

Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus, Mumbai's iconic railway station - Srinath Perur

From London to Mumbai and Back Again: Gentrification and Public Policy in Comparative Perspective - Andrew Harris

The Limits of "White Town" in Colonial Calcutta - Swati Chattopadhyay

The Metropolis and Mental Life - Georg Simmel

Colonial Policy and the Culture of Immigration: Citing the Social History of Varanasi - Vinod Kumar, Shiv Narayan

A Caribbean Creole Capital: Kingston, Jamaica - Coln G. Clarke (from Colonial Cities by Robert Ross, Gerard J. Telkamp

The Colonial City and the Post-Colonial World - G. A. de Bruijne

The Nowhere City - Amos Elon*

The Vertical Flâneur: Narratorial Tradecraft in the Colonial Metropolis - Paul K. Saint-Amour

Philosophy

The trolley problem problem - James Wilson

A Brief History of Death - Nir Baram

Justice as Fairness: Political not Metaphysical - John Rawls*

Should Marxists be Interested in Exploitation? - John E. Roemer

The Discomfort You’re Feeling is Grief - Scott Berinato*

The Pandemic and the Crisis of Faith - Makarand Paranjape

If God Is Dead, Your Time is Everything - James Wood

Giving Up on God - Ronald Inglehart

The Limits of Consensual Decision - Douglas Rae*

The Science of "Muddling Through" - Charles Lindblom*

History

The Gruesome History of Eating Corpses as Medicine - Maria Dolan

The History of Loneliness - Jill Lepore*

From Tuskegee to Togo: the Problem of Freedom in the Empire of Cotton - Sven Beckert*

Time, Work-Discipline, and Industrial Capitalism - E. P. Thompson*

All By Myself - Martha Bailey*

The Geographical Pivot of History - H. J. Mackinder

The sea/ocean

Rim of Life - Manu Pillai

Exploring the Indian Ocean as a rich archive of history – above and below the water line - Isabel Hofmeyr, Charne Lavery

‘Piracy’, connectivity and seaborne power in the Middle Ages - Nikolas Jaspert (from The Sea in History)*

The Vikings and their age - Nils Blomkvist (from The Sea in History)*

Mercantile Networks, Port Cities, and “Pirate” States - Roxani Eleni Margariti

Phantom Peril in the Arctic - Robert David English, Morgan Grant Gardner*

Assorted ones on India

A departure from history: Kashmiri Pandits, 1990-2001 - Alexander Evans *

Writing Post-Orientalist Histories of the Third World - Gyan Prakash

Empire: How Colonial India Made Modern Britain - Aditya Mukherjee

Feminism and Nationalism in India, 1917-1947 - Aparna Basu

The Epic Riddle of Dating Ramayana, Mahabharata - Sunaina Kumar*

Caste and Politics: Identity Over System - Dipankar Gupta

Our worldview is Delhi based*

Sports (you’ll have to excuse the fact that it’s only cricket but what can i say, i’m indian)

'Massa Day Done:' Cricket as a Catalyst for West Indian Independence: 1950-1962 - John Newman*

Playing for power? rugby, Afrikaner nationalism and masculinity in South Africa, c.1900–70 - Albert Grundlingh

When Cricket Was a Symbol, Not Just a Sport - Baz Dreisinger

Cricket, caste, community, colonialism: the politics of a great game - Ramachandra Guha*

Cricket and Politics in Colonial India - Ramchandra Guha

MS Dhoni: A quiet radical who did it his way*

Music

Brega: Music and Conflict in Urban Brazil - Samuel M. Araújo

Color, Music and Conflict: A Study of Aggression in Trinidad with Reference to the Role of Traditional Music - J. D. Elder

The 1975 - ‘Notes On a Conditional Form’ review - Dan Stubbs*

Life Without Live - Rob Sheffield*

How Britney Spears Changed Pop - Rob Sheffield

Concert for Bangladesh

From “Help!” to “Helping out a Friend”: Imagining South Asia through the Beatles and the Concert for Bangladesh - Samantha Christiansen

Gender

Clothing Behaviour as Non-verbal Resistance - Diana Crane

The Normalisation of Queer Theory - David M. Halperin

Menstruation and the Holocaust - Jo-Ann Owusu*

Women’s Suffrage the Democratic Peace - Allan Dafoe

Pink and Blue: Coloring Inside the Lines of Gender - Catherine Zuckerman*

Women’s health concerns are dismissed more, studied less - Zoanne Clack

Food

How Food-Obsessed Millennials Shape the Future of Food - Rachel A. Becker (as a non-food obsessed somewhat-millennial, this was interesting)

Colonialism's effect on how and what we eat - Coral Lee

Tracing Europe's influence on India's culinary heritage - Ruth Dsouza Prabhu

Chicken Kiev: the world’s most contested ready-meal*

From Russia with mayo: the story of a Soviet super-salad*

The Politics of Pancakes - Taylor Aucoin*

How Doughnuts Fuelled the American Dream*

Pav from the Nau

A Short History of the Vada Pav - Saira Menezes

Fantasy (mostly just harry potter and lord of the rings)

Purebloods and Mudbloods: Race, Species, and Power (from The Politics of Harry Potter)

Azkaban: Discipline, Punishment, and Human Rights (from The Politics of Harry Potter)*

Good and Evil in J. R. R. Tolkien's Lengendarium - Jyrki Korpua

The Fairy Story: J. R. R. Tolkien and C. S. Lewis - Colin Duriez (from Tree of Tales)*

Tolkien’s Augustinian Understanding of Good and Evil: Why The Lord of the Rings Is Not Manichean - Ralph Wood (from Tree of Tales)*

Travel

The Hidden Cost of Wildlife Tourism

Chronicles of a Writer’s 1950s Road Trip Across France - Kathleen Phelan

On the Early Women Pioneers of Trail Hiking - Gwenyth Loose

On the Mythologies of the Himalaya Mountains - Ed Douglas*

More random assorted ones

The cosmos from the wheelchair (The Economist obituaries)*

In El Salvador - Joan Didion

Scientists are unravelling the mystery of pain - Yudhijit Banerjee

Notes on Nationalism - George Orwell

Politics and the English Language - George Orwell*

What Do the Humanities Do in a Crisis? - Agnes Callard*

The Politics of Joker - Kyle Smith

Sushant Singh Rajput: The outsider - Uday Bhatia*

Credibility and Mystery - John Berger

happy reading :)

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hawkinsindiana · 5 years ago

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kenny’s almost paradise playlist!

updated: april 14th, 2020

spotify + apple music

hey hey! since it’s gonna be a bit until part three comes out, thought i’d tide you over by updating the fic’s playlist! as always, it’s music that inspired me while writing, both lyrical and score. hope y’all get a kick out of the new additions!

lyrical:

almost paradise - mark reno and ann wilson

i thought my heart would beat in secrecy / i faced the nights alone / oh how could i have known that all my life i only needed you?

love of my life - queen

don’t take it away from me / because you don’t know what it means to me

sunglasses at night - corey hart

while she’s deceiving me / it cuts my security / has she got control of me?

every breath you take - the police

i’ve been lost without a trace / i dream at night i can only see your face / i look around but it’s you i can’t replace

take my breath away - berlin

watching, i keep waiting / still anticipating love / never hesitating to become the fated ones

dancing on my own - robyn

i’m giving it my all / but i’m not the girl you’re taking home

love is a battlefield - pat benatar

i can’t tell you why / but i’m trapped by your love / and i’m chained to your side

can’t fight this feeling - reo speedwagon

and i’m getting closer than i ever thought i might / and i can’t fight this feeling anymore

another one bites the dust - queen

how do you think i’m gonna get along / without you when you’re gone?

waiting for a girl like you - foreigner

it feels so right, so warm and true, i need to know if you feel it too / maybe i'm wrong, won't you tell me if i'm coming on too strong? / this heart of mine has been hurt before, this time i want to be sure

keep on loving you - reo speedwagon

and i meant every word i said / when i said that i love you / i meant that i love you forever

unspoken - aaron smith

don’t know if i should / don’t know if i could / darlin’ you should know that i adore you

time after time - cyndi lauper

if you’re lost, you can look and you will find me / time after time / if you fall, i will catch you, i’ll be waiting

hostage - billie eilish

i don’t know what to do / to do with your kiss on my neck / i don’t know what feels true / but this feels right, so stay a sec

feels like this - maisie peters

when it feels like this / like a light came on / and you look at me like i’m all you want / how could i resist when it feels like this?

open arms - journey

nothing to hide, believe what i say / so here i am with open arms / hoping you’ll see what your love means to me

i love you - billie eilish

maybe won’t you take it back? / say you were tryna to make me laugh / and nothing has to change today / you didn’t mean to say “i love you”

you’re my best friend - queen

i’ve been with you such a long time / you’re my sunshine and i want you to know that my feeling are true / i really love you

video child - many voices speak

heard you got mislead by liars / and you didn’t hide your face / but in my mind, you’re still a tiger / and i’m still your friend

owner of a lonely heart - yes

owner of a lonely heart is so much better than being the owner of a broken heart

good old-fashioned lover boy - queen

what you doin’ tonight? / set my alarm, turn on the charm / that’s because i’m a good old-fashioned lover boy

when the party’s over - billie eilish

tore my shirt to stop you bleedin’ / but nothing ever stops you leavin’ / quiet when i’m coming home and i’m on my own / i could lie, say, “i like it like that, like it like that”

afterlife - hailee steinfeld

every time your name, it leaves my lips / burning still like words left unsaid / fire in my veins dream deeply in love remind me i’m alive

total eclipse of the heart - bonnie tyler

and i need you now tonight / and i need you more than ever / and if you only hold me tight / we’ll be holding on forever / and we’ll only be making it right cause we’ll never be wrong / together we can take it to the end of the line

my my my! - troye sivan

let’s stop running from love / let’s stop running from us

circles - wildes

if we’re searchin’ for the same thing / then why are we still suffering?

lost without you - freya ridings

i think i’m love without you / i just feel crushed without you / and i’ve been strong for so long / that i never thought how much i love you

every feeling - ezra furman

fuck the sadness, fuck the shame / i’m gonna feel every feeling / and only love, only love will remain

crashing - illenium (feat. bahrai)

how could i go home / when i feel like i belong / in your arms? it’s like champagne / feel it bubble in my veins

everything i wanted - billie eilish

but when i wake up, i see / you with me / and you say / as long as i’m here / no one can hurt you

fade - lewis capaldi

it ain’t no wonder why we lose control / when we’re always a heart attack from falling in love / well, i know that we’ve been hardly holding on / to tell the truth, i can’t believe we got this far

finally // beautiful stranger - halsey

used to think that loving meant a painful chase / but you’re right here now and i think you’ll stay

soundtrack from stranger things - written by kyle dixon and michael stein

season one

kids

starts to rain

this isn’t you

lay-z-boy

biking to school

kids two

the upside down

castle byers

fresh blood

spiked bat

gearing up

something in the house

eleven is gone

tribulations

season two

home

eulogy

choices

presumptuous

symptoms

shouldn’t have lied

entering the cellar

soldiers

on the bus

sick of cow

crib

what else did you see?

on edge

the return

run

the hub

#i have a PROBLEM #i've listened to way too much music while writing this damn thing #it just GETS ME #kenny screams!#almost paradise #almost paradise playlist

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lawrencedienerthings · 4 years ago

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Two Aurora police officers fired for reenacting Elijah McClain carotid hold file appeals

#policeofficers👮 👮 🥉 🖼

Colorado News

The photo that led to the firings and resignations. From left are: Erica Marrero, Jaron Jones and Kyle Dittrich. (Provided by the Aurora Police Department)

By Patty Nieberg, The Associated Press/Report for America

Two Colorado police officers fired for a photo reenacting a carotid hold used on a Black man arrested last year appealed their terminations, officials said Thursday.

Officers Kyle Dittrich and Erica Marrero were fired last week after Aurora police released a photo showing them and a third officer smiling as they reenacted the carotid hold their colleagues used on Elijah McClain, who died after police stopped him as he walked down the street in the Denver suburb of Aurora. The third officer, Jaron Jones, resigned.

The appeals were filed July 8 with the Aurora Civil Service Commission and the next step is for the commission to schedule hearing dates.

“Upon hearing the case with a fresh presentation of all evidence, the commission will rule on whether to uphold the chief’s disciplinary decision or reduce it,” city spokesperson Michael Bryant said in an email to The Associated Press.

EARLIER: Aurora police announce firing of officers who posed in photo near site of Elijah McClain’s fatal encounter

McClain’s death drew new attention following nationwide protests over police brutality and racial injustice. Facing increasing pressure, Democratic Gov. Jared Polis told the state attorney general to reopen the case in June after prosecutors last year declined to charge the three white officers who confronted McClain.

Aurora Interim Police Chief Vanessa Wilson launched an investigation into two photos taken by the officers after another officer reported that they were taken near where the 23-year-old was stopped — a site that’s now a memorial.

Jason Rosenblatt, one of the officers who arrested McClain in August, received the photo and responded by text with “Haha,” and was fired along with Dittrich and Marrero for conduct unbecoming of an officer.

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thepurplelegion · 5 years ago

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Malakai McKnight

Universe: Detroit Become Human Born: March 21st, 1999 Age: Thirty-Nine Years Old Nationality: American Full name: Malakai McKnight Status: Alive (Arrested) Cause of Death: N/A Occupation: - Master Sergeant of the United States Marine Corps (Formerly; Left for Dead) - Comrade of the Russian Mafia Assault Forces (Formerly; Betrayed) - Revolutionary/Cyber Terrorist/Terrorist (Currently) Titles: - Kai (by Alana McKnight) - Kyle (by Alana McKnight) - The Smartest Man Alive (by himself) - The Dealer of Death (by Mr. Oblonsky) - Mr Terror (by Mr. Oblonsky) - Psychotic Maniac (by Captain Fowler) - Android Hater (by Markus Manfred) Species: Human Gender: Male Family Members/Relationships: - Unknown (Biological Father) - Unknown (Biological Mother) - Alana McKnight (Wife; Deceased; Killed in housefire caused by Deviant Androids) - Oliver McKnight (Son; Deceased; Killed in housefire caused by Deviant Androids) - Emily McKnight (Daughter; Deceased; Killed in housefire caused by Deviant Androids) - Thor (Pet German Shephard; Deceased; Shot and Killed by Deviant Androids) Other Associations: - Connor Anderson (Respected Arch Enemy; Victim; Upgraded and Reactivated by Elijah Kamski; Downfall) - Hank Anderson (Respected Enemy; Attempted Victim) - Kara Curry (Enemy; Hostage; Formerly) - Alice Curry (Enemy; Hostage; Formerly) - Luther Parke (Attempted Victim; Heavily Damaged) - Markus Manfred (Arch Enemy; Attempted Victim) - North Kelly (Enemy; Attempted Victim; Heavily Damaged) - Josh Sawyers (Enemy; Victim; Repaired, Improved and Reactivated by Elijah Kamski) - Simon Lambert (Enemy; Victim; Repaired, Improved and Reactivated by Elijah Kamski) - Elijah Kamski (Respected Enemy; Attempted Victim) - Chloe Kamski (Enemy; Victim; Repaired, Improved and Reactivated by Elijah Kamski) - Jeffrey Fowler (Respected Enemy; Attempted Victim) - M. Wilson (Respected Enemy; Victim) - Captain Allen (Respected Enemy; Victim) - Richard Perkins (Respected Enemy; Victim) - Gavin Reed (Disrespected Enemy; Attempted Victim) - Mr Oblonsky (Former Ally; Victim; Alongside Russian Mafia Assault Force) - RK900-01 (Slave; Deceased; Killed by Hank Anderson) - RK900-02 (Slave; Deceased; Killed by Connor Anderson) - RK900-03 (Slave; Deceased; Killed by Kara Curry) - RK900-04 (Slave; Deceased; Killed by Elijah and Chloe Kamski) - RK900-05 (Slave; Deceased; Killed by Connor Anderson) - RK900-06 (Slave; Deceased; Killed by Connor Anderson) Height: 6’3’’ (Feet), 190cm Eye Colour: Light Grey Hair Colour: Dark Brown (w/Greying Brown Beard) Skin Colour: Light Neutral Belongings: Wedding Ring, Wife’s Wedding Ring, Stone Necklace (Gifted by Daughter), Watch (Gifted by Son) and Dog Collar (Taken from his Pet) Abnormal/Significant Features: Malakai has an IQ of 209, making him one of the smartest individuals in the world, well above the intelligence of Elijah Kamski. This IQ allows Malakai to swiftly adapt to situations, rapidly learn new skills and complete tasks never done before much quicker than average. Physically, Malakai is in near peak physical condition for a man of his age, allowing him to contend and combat with even the most advanced of Androids, including Connor, an RK800. His body also withholds many scars on that signify the many conflicts he has fought through during his time as a U.S. Marine, however, his emotional damage is much more scarring, although he rarely displays the mutilation undergone on his mind. Personality Description: Intelligent, Calculated, Cold and Vengeful.

Skills and Abilities: - Master Combatant (Malakai has mastered multiple fighting styles over the course of his life, including Karate, Jujitsu, Taekwondo, Boxing, Kickboxing and Muay Thai. This mastery of these fighting styles assists in non-weapon orientated combative situations, allowing him to go toe to toe with even the likes of Connor.) - Master of Blade and Blunt Weapons (Malakai is also able to effortlessly make use of blade and blunt weapons, often eliminating targets within seconds when equipped with knives, crowbars, sledgehammers and his personal favourite, combat axes). - Master Marksman (Malakai can effortlessly use any type of firearm, including handguns, shotguns, snipers, rifles, selective, lever action and automatic weapons, as well as explosive-based firearms and arrow-based weapons. Malakai has what can only be described as the eyes of a hawk, he rarely misses a shot but when he does, he has ulterior motives in mind). - Master of Explosives and Disruptive Equipment (Alongside his mastery of the use of firearms, Malakai is comfortable with the use and application of explosive devices, as well as explosive equipment. Malakai has also adopted and mastered the use of disruptive equipment, including EMP explosives and weapons. This allows Malakai to ambush any selected target and is extremely useful in the elimination of Android targets). - Master Tactician (Combined with his intelligence and long-term military experience, Malakai is effortlessly able to devise plans and take command of the most dangerous of situations, often finding great joy out of the rush. He can adapt to any situation, identify ambushes, track down targets effortlessly and escape from any situation with great efficiently without leaving a trace to follow. This was implemented so greatly; the FBI and Detroit Police Department misidentified the CyberLife Tower Heist as a job of at least ten individuals, when, the job was completed by him and him alone.) - Expert Interrogator (Malakai can expertly extract information out of anyone and everyone he interrogates, using the most brutal of techniques to get what he wants. Malakai often finds great joy out of the interrogation of Androids due to the fact they cannot feel pain, using effective fear techniques, notably the threat of sending them through a woodchipper. The Russian Mob made great use of this skill and eliminated their opposers within a couple days of Malakai’s initiation.) - Expert Language Specialist (Malakai is fluent in French, Spanish, Italian, Mandarin Chinese, Japanese, Arabic, Russian and Malay.) - High Resistance to Pain (Although injury rarely takes place, Malakai has a high resistance to pain, allowing him to continue fighting following an injury and seek medical attention long after the injury takes place. Malakai is seen taking blows from Androids, slashes from knives, a blow to the throat by Connor, as well as a bullet to the side of his head, recovering from each of these injuries swift to allow an even swifter escape. It is said that Malakai is a master of death and no matter what you throw at him, he refuses to die).

Significant Quote: “The war took everything from me… once the Androids that I fought beside for so long began turning on us… betraying us within the blink of an eye… I lost my squad… my tour family as we liked to call it. When the firing stopped… I was last man standing… covered in red… blue… and white… the colours of the country I have served for most of my life. That’s when the Russians found me… exhausted… dehydrated… starved. Turns out they were some combination of mafia and military… real hard motherfuckers. They captured me… interrogated me in ways not even your mind could process… not that that was necessary… they couldn’t break me if they wanted to. I told them what happened with my own free will… how the Androids betrayed us and how I managed to kill them all… and how I enjoyed it. They saw potential in me and gave me two choices… join them and betray my country… or freeze to death. I chose the former… anything to see my family again… my son… my daughter… my wife… even my fucking dog. Half a year later I find myself back into the country… back to Detroit… I go to see my family… I go to show my family… my kids… that daddy never died. Only… I find remnants of ash where my home used to be. Does that sound familiar? It should… it really should… because you… YOU WERE ASSIGNED TO THE CASE! So… it turns out… during what was known as the Battle of Detroit… my home was set ablaze by some deviant cunt Androids… all while my family was still inside. According to the reports I obtained… they even killed my dog to stop him from warning them. When I thought I had nothing left… after I fought so hard… did horrible… horrible things to come home… once I finally do… I realize… Androids took everything from me. Of course… the authorities knew they were Androids because of the blue blood that you found… but of course… you weren’t able to find them… but that’s okay. Within days I did what you couldn’t… I tracked every single one of the fuckers using evidence obtained from the police department… I sent them through a woodchipper and scattered their remains through either filth dump in this city. I never started this war… but… I’m going to finish it… and once I’m done… Detroit will be burning to the ground while I watch with a smile on my face.”

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typingtess · 8 years ago

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Tiptoeing through the “Queen Pin” guest cast.

Bar Paly as Anastasia “Anna” Kolcheck

Anna is back from "Kulinda" in January.

Sammy Sheik as Ahmed Han Asakeem

Sheik was the terrorist Deeks hoped was worth Kensi's injuries in the two-hour season eight opener.

Azie Tesfai as King

Tesfai was Dr. Michelle Marrs on Power, Nadine Hansan on Jane the Virgin, Meg on Franklin & Bash, Nurse Mandy on on Melrose Place (2009) and Cherry Milton on Wicked Wicked Games.

She appeared in episodes of The Real O'Neals, Superstore, Rosewood, Silicon Valley, Royal Pains, Breakout Kings, Harry's Law, Law & Order: SVU and The Cleaner.

Bruce Thomas as LA District Attorney Frank Gibson

Played the SecNav's ex-husband, Richard Porter, in the "Reach" episode of NCIS. Was Liam's Dad on Faking It and Stephen Trager on Kyle XY. Appeared in episodes of Rake, Toasted, CSI: Miami, Eleventh Hour, Desperate Housewives, Bones, Weeds, E-Ring, Star Trek: Enterprise, Diagnosis Murder, Nash Bridges, Beverly Hills 90210 (1990's), Wings, The John Larroquette Show, Ellen, Models Inc. and the soaps Port Charles, All My Children and The Bold and The Beautiful.

Works regularly as a voice actor in animated programs and video games. Plays Commissioner Gordon in a number of recent Batman animated series. Was the UPS Guy in the "Legally Blonde" movies and Mini-Ash in "Army of Darkness".

Grantham Coleman as Spence Taylor

Was Richard Doogan in the "Blood Brothers" episode of NCIS and appeared in episodes of Murder in the First, The Night Shift and The Americans. Plays Bonnie Ray Williams in Hulu's "11.22.63" miniseries

Anthony Dilio as Devlin Rush

A real life Marine, Dilio appeared in episodes of Marvel's Agents of SHIELD, Torchwood: Miracle Day, No Ordinary Family, Days of Our Lives, Passions and General Hospital.

Lester Speight as Max “Champ” Champion

Was Calvin Scott in My Wife and Kids and appeared in episodes of Code Black, Scorpion, Cold Case, Bones, Rockville CA, Prison Break, Cuts, One on One, NYPD Blue, Arli$$, The Young and The Restless, Ladies Man, Three Sisters and Homicide: Life in the Streets.

Provides voices for characters in video games. Starred in a series of popular Reebok commercials in the early 2000's as "Terrible" Terry Tate: Office Linebacker.

Marco Antonio Martinez as LAPD Detective Johnson

Plays a lot of law enforcement characters. Appeared in episodes of Cooper Barrett's Guide to Surviving Life, The Fosters, Marvel's Agents of SHIELD, Hot in Cleveland, CSI: Cyber, Harry's Law, Castle, Criminal Minds, CIS: Miami, Boston Legal, The Nine, The Bold and The Beautiful, House, Passions, Medium and The Handler.

Devon Michaels as Assistant Shawn Wilson

Appeared in episodes of House, Monk, Close to Home, Without A Trace, Numb3rs, The West Wing, The Division, The Invisible Man, Frasier and Kate & Allie. In the mid 2000's, played Bill in The Gilmore Girls – he worked with Rory and Paris at the Yale Daily News.

Chuck Ashworth as LAPD Officer #1

Played the Bailiff in FX's American Crime Story: The People vs. OJ Simpson. Appeared in episodes of Colony, State of Affairs, The Mentalist, Ironside (2013), The Young and The Restless, Monk, The Playbook and Wicked Wicked Games.

Brett Wagner as Buford

Appeared in episodes of The Bold and The Beautiful, Tosh.0, Carbon Dating, Mighty Med, Kickin' It, Touch, Castle, The Forgotten, Knight Rider (2009), United States of Tara, Life, Sons of Anarchy, Weeds, Hannah Montana, Just Jordan, Desperate Housewives, House, Night Stalker, (2005), Inconceivable, Cold Case, Nip Tuck, The Young and The Restless, Drake & Josh, Yes Dear, Judging Amy, Dragnet (2003), Buffy the Vampire Slayer, NYPD Blue, Crossing Jordan, The Huntress, Nikki, VIP, Good vs. Evil, Sliders and Dark Skies.

Curtis Taylor as Sheriff Lyle Tully

Taylor appeared in episodes of The Mentalist, We Are Men, Fake It Til You Make It, Pepper Dennis, Malcolm in the Middle, Strip Mall, Arli$$, USA High, Baywatch Nights, Life Shot, Perfect Strangers, Nearly Departed, Knots Landing, Hunter, Dynasty, Life with Lucy, Simon & Simon, Dallas, Fall Guy, Knight Rider (1980's), Silver Spoons, Hotel, The New Mike Hammer, Just Our Luck, Matt Houston, Emerald Point NAS, Hart to Hart, Flamingo road, The Dukes of Hazzard, CHiPs, Enos, Trapper John MD and Alice.

Chriss Anglin as U.S. Marshal

Former U.S. Army and former police officer. Was in episodes of Supergirl, General Hospital, Days of Our Lives, The OC, Passions and What Should You Do?.

Written by: Joseph C. Wilson who wrote or co-wrote “Full Throttle”, “Stand-off”, “Personal”, “Plan B”, “Sacrifice”, “Blye, K.” Part One, “Gold Standard”, “Unwritten Rule”, “Fallout”, “Between the Lines”, “Exposure”, “Reign Fall”, “Kolcheck, A.”, “Cancel Christmas”, "Head of The Snake” and this season's "Home is Where the Heart Is".

Directed by:: Eric Laneuville who directed “Partners”, “Purity”, “Allegiance”, “Savior Faire”, “Citadel", "Come Back” and "Parallel Resistors".

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New on Sports Illustrated: Why Jacksonville Drafted Leonard Fournette Will Really Disappoint Jaguars Fans Now

With Leonard Fournette now on the waiver wire, let's revisit the decision to draft him fourth overall in 2017. Plus, which other running backs are watching Alvin Kamara's contract situation, Ja'Marr Chase opts out, Logan Ryan to the Giants and more.

So here we are, 10 days away from the regular season…

• The backstory of Leonard Fournette is relevant today, as the former fourth overall pick hits the waiver wire, and (fair warning) what I’ll write here is going to be painful for Jaguars fans to hear. After Gus Bradley was fired late in the 2016 season, the team started the process of finding a new coach—and a number of guys that interviewed for the job (Josh McDaniels and Kyle Shanahan were on the list) told the team in no uncertain terms that it needed to move on from 2014 first-rounder Blake Bortles. In fact, one reason Doug Marrone was able to win the promotion from interim coach was because he was pragmatic in his thought the process, and willing to try and get Bortles right. His plan to do it was interesting: Take the ball out of the quarterback’s hands. So that offseason, the Jags went about building a ball-control offense. And in the draft, there was a perfect back to play that style, in LSU’s Leonard Fournette. Jacksonville took him, with the decision made to run it back for another year with Bortles, eliminating the chance the team would take Deshaun Watson or Patrick Mahomes. Again, in summary, the organization made the call to stick with Bortles, then did all it could to minimize his impact on games by taking a back that would fit the kind of offense that he would necessitate (rather than more-versatile Stanford star Christian McCaffrey). For a year, to Marrone’s credit, it worked. The Jags made the AFC title game. But the long-term fallout has been undeniable. Bortles wound up lasting two more years, and his failure necessitated overspending on Nick Foles, who lasted just one year. Meanwhile, while Fournette’s fit worked in the short-term, the price paid there was missing out on McCaffrey. Three years later, both Bortles and Fournette are without jobs, and Mahomes, Watson and McCaffrey are stars. And it can all trace back to the team sticking with Bortles for a season too long.

• As for Fournette’s future, he hits the wire Monday carrying a $4.17 million number for 2020, which is why he could go unclaimed—that’s a pretty decent chunk of money to be spending on a back less than two weeks before the opener. If he does clear, the idea of Pittsburgh makes sense to me, maybe because I remember what the similarly-old-school Jerome Bettis was before he went there, and how becoming a Steeler resurrected his career. And, for what it’s worth, Fournette’s got old offensive coordinators of his in Green Bay and Chicago. It’ll be interesting to see what’s next for him.

• Alvin Kamara’s run at a contract, presuming that’s what his absence from practice is, is interesting in a number of ways. One, there’s the fact that the Saints can report the absence as unexcused, which would cost Kamara an accrued season and make him a restricted (rather than unrestricted) free agent after the season. Two, there’s the choice to do this now, rather than at the beginning of camp, which actually could be solid strategically, in that the Saints need him present a lot more now than they would in late July or early August, when a holdout would typically be staged. Three, he’s a great player, and the team is in a win-now spot. They need him. So if this is the way to get a contract, and he’s confident it’s going to happen, Kamara doesn’t need to worry about accruing that season (even if does have an impact on his post-career benefits). Lots of push and pull on this one. Stay tuned.

• Also likely watching the Kamara situation: Cincinnati’s Joe Mixon and Minnesota’s Dalvin Cook. Both guys are going into contract years. How close Kamara gets to draft classmate Christian McCaffrey’s four-year, $64 million extension should at least clarify the landscape in negotiations for the other two. Kamara and McCaffrey, to be sure, are unique weapons not tied down to simply playing tailback. But Mixon and Cook have versatility too. And even if they aren’t what Kamara and McCaffrey are, if both Kamara and McCaffrey are over $15 million per year, it becomes clearer that the latter’s deal isn’t simply an outlier.

• Shout out to NFLPA president J.C. Tretter on asking the league, via a post on the union web site, for the continuation of daily testing into the season. If there’s one thing I’ve learned from the success the league has had—just four of 2,600 players are on the COVID-19 list as of this writing—it’s the importance of constantly testing players. It’s pretty simple. If you don’t let COVID-19 into the building, then it can’t spread. And as well as it has worked, I think Tretter’s right. Continuing with the testing would be money well invested for the NFL.

• One thing that was interesting to hear while I was in Tampa: Fourth-year TE O.J. Howard was ecstatic to be working with Rob Gronkowski. In checking in with some people there, some concern did exist as the Gronkowski trade went down in April that Howard might not take the news well. Instead, the opposite happened—and Howard’s agent actually called the team soon thereafter to tell them that the former top-10 pick couldn’t be happier. So when I talked to Howard on Sunday, I made sure to ask him about that. “Rob is one of the greatest ever to play the position,” Howard told me. “It was an opportunity for me to go and learn, and just become a sponge and soak up a lot of knowledge. I’m always about learning more, putting more things in my toolbox, continuing to sharpen those tools and become a better player. So this is an opportunity for me to do that with him and Tom [Brady]. I couldn’t be put in a better situation at a young age, Year 4. This is only the beginning for me, it’s been a great opportunity for me to have a chance to have my career take off.” That, of course, is a great attitude to have, and it’s showing up in his play, too. Howard’s cleaned up his problem with drops, and been a star in making circus catches in contested situations all month.

• While we’re there, and just to accentuate the point I made in the MMQB column, here’s promising second-year receiver Scotty Miller on how positive Tom Brady’s been in camp: “That’s something I’ve noticed from him since the day I met him. Just extremely positive. I’d heard stuff about him, that in New England, he’d get on guys or whatever. But with us, he’s as humble as it gets. I mean, if he puts the ball on my chest and I drop the ball, he’ll be like, ‘My bad, I gotta give you a better ball,’ where it’s not his fault at all. That gives us all confidence, when we see our leader being humble and wanting to work on his game every single day. It tells us, if he’s doing that, we need to be doing the exact same thing, always willing to take the blame, and always doing your best on every single play.” And how have his teammates taken to following him? Well, I was told last week that among the veteran skill players—guys who worked with him over the spring and summer—the Bucs have seen zero (0!) soft-tissue injuries. That’s despite the adverse summer conditions in Tampa, and despite the COVID-affected camp schedule. I can’t say whether they all took up Brady’s training methods, but I do know the team thinks those guys watching and being around Brady over that time helped.

• Four weeks ago today, I gave you 12 non-quarterbacks who I believed had the sort of NFL standing to seriously consider opting out of the 2020 college season. LSU WR Ja’Marr Chase, on Monday, officially became the fourth guy on that list to do it. Those left: Clemson RB Travis Etienne, Oregon OT Penei Sewell, Alabama WR Devonta Smith, Alabama CB Patrick Surtain, Alabama WR Jaylen Waddle, Ohio State CB Shaun Wade, Florida State DT Marvin Wilson, and Alabama LB Dylan Moses. LSU had another player opt out Monday as well—per our own Ross Dellenger, massive Tiger DT Tyler Shelvin won’t play this fall, and move his focus to getting ready for April’s draft. As it stands now, he’s probably a Day 2 pick, and so the decision to go is understandable. Also, the sudden exodus from LSU highlights something pretty interesting—the three programs that have the most sustained national success over the last decade (Alabama, Clemson and Ohio State) haven’t had a single opt-out yet.

• Good signing by the Giants, bringing Logan Ryan aboard at $7.5 million for this year. Before becoming a starting corner for the Patriots, Ryan was a core special-teamer for Joe Judge in Foxboro—Ryan was a gunner on the punt team as a rookie—so the two know each other exceedingly well. And just as Ryan was able to help Mike Vrabel establish some of those New England standards in Nashville the last two years, he should be able to do the same for Judge in Jersey the next four months. But really, this was about Ryan as a player. The Giants believe he’s still got plenty to give in that department.

• The Derwin James news is super disappointing, but another reminder that, many times, pre-draft concerns are warranted. I got asked a lot in 2018 how James slipped all the way to the 17th overall pick, where the Chargers snapped him up. Well, James was outstanding as a true freshman at Florida State, suffered a catastrophic knee injury as a sophomore, then came back and was less than 100% himself as a junior before declaring for the draft. The concern wasn’t over James’s ability to play. It was over his ability to stay healthy. Sadly, that concern’s proving warranted as a pro.

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2007/2008 TV Awards

Best Drama Series: Battlestar Galactica Big Love In Treatment Mad Men The Wire HONORABLE MENTION: Boston Legal, Breaking Bad, Damages, Dexter, Friday Night Lights, Grey’s Anatomy, House, Law & Order, Life, Lost, Medium, Tell Me You Love Me, Torchwood Best Actor - Drama Series: Gabriel Byrne, In Treatment - "Paul and Gina, Week Five" Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad - "Pilot" Michael C. Hall, Dexter - "Resistance Is Futile" Jon Hamm, Mad Men - "The Wheel" Hugh Laurie, House - "House's Head" James Spader, Boston Legal - "The Court Supreme" HONORABLE MENTION: Jamie Bamber, Battlestar Galactica; Kyle Chandler, Friday Night Lights; Jack Coleman, Heroes; Tim DeKay, Tell Me You Love Me; Vincent D’Onofrio, Law & Order: Criminal Intent; Matthew Fox, Lost; Denis Leary, Rescue Me; Damian Lewis, Life; Christopher Meloni, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit; Jonny Lee Miller, Eli Stone; Edward James Olmos, Battlestar Galactica; Bill Paxton, Big Love; Linus Roache, Law & Order; Adam Scott, Tell Me You Love Me; Dominic West, The Wire Best Actress - Drama Series: Connie Britton, Friday Night Lights - "How Did I Get Here?" Ginnifer Goodwin, Big Love - "Oh, Pioneers" Mary McDonnell, Battlestar Galactica - "Faith" Katee Sackhoff, Battlestar Galactica - "Six of One" Jeanne Tripplehorn, Big Love - "Take Me as I Am" Ally Walker, Tell Me You Love Me - "Pilot" HONORABLE MENTION: Patricia Arquette, Medium; Rose Byrne, Damages; Glenn Close, Damages; Minnie Driver, The Riches; Kathryn Erbe, Law & Order: Criminal Intent; Sally Field, Brothers and Sisters; Calista Flockhart, Brothers and Sisters; Mariska Hargitay, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit; Holly Hunter, Saving Grace; Evangeline Lilly, Lost; Elisabeth Moss, Mad Men; Eve Myles, Torchwood; Ellen Pompeo, Grey’s Anatomy; Chloe Sevigny, Big Love; Sarah Shahi, Life; Sonya Walger, Tell Me You Love Me Best Supporting Actor - Drama Series: Michael Emerson, Lost - "The Shape of Things to Come" Brad Leland, Friday Night Lights - "There Goes the Neighborhood" Clarke Peters, The Wire - "Clarifications" Jesse Plemons, Friday Night Lights - "Let's Get It On" Andre Royo, The Wire - "Late Editions" Blair Underwood, In Treatment - "Alex, Week Six" HONORABLE MENTION: Keith Carradine, Dexter; Christian Clemenson, Boston Legal; Henry Ian Cusick, Lost; Ted Danson, Damages; Zach Gilford, Friday Night Lights; Aiden Gillen, The Wire; Michael Hogan, Battlestar Galactica; Zeljko Ivanek, Damages; Vincent Kartheiser, Mad Men; Taylor Kitsch, Friday Night Lights; T.R. Knight, Grey’s Anatomy; Robert Sean Leonard, House; Robert Morse, Mad Men; Terry O’Quinn, Lost; Aaron Paul, Breaking Bad; Wendell Pierce, The Wire; Scott Porter, Friday Night Lights; John Slattery, Mad Men; Sam Waterston, Law & Order; Jake Weber, Medium; Tristan Wilds, The Wire Best Supporting Actress - Drama Series: Anne Dudek, House - "House's Head" January Jones, Mad Men - "Indian Summer" Yunjin Kim, Lost - "Ji Yeon" Mia Wasikowska, In Treatment - "Sophie, Week Four" Dianne Wiest, In Treatment - "Paul and Gina, Week Eight" Chandra Wilson, Grey's Anatomy - "Lay Your Hands on Me" HONORABLE MENTION: Jane Alexander, Tell Me You Love Me; Michelle Borth, Tell Me You Love Me; Jennifer Carpenter, Dexter; Embeth Davidtz, In Treatment; Alana de la Garza, Law & Order; Lisa Edelstein, House; Michelle Forbes, In Treatment; Melissa George, In Treatment; Rachel Griffiths, Brothers and Sisters; Katherine Heigl, Grey’s Anatomy; Tricia Helfer, Battlestar Galactica; Christina Hendricks, Mad Men; Elizabeth Mitchell, Lost; Sandra Oh, Grey’s Anatomy; Adrianne Palicki, Friday Night Lights; Sonja Sohn, The Wire; Natalie Zea, Dirty Sexy Money Best Writing - Drama Series: Big Love - "Kingdom Come" - Dustin Lance Black Life - "Farthingale" - Rand Ravich Lost - "The Constant" - Carlton Cuse & Damon Lindelof Mad Men - "The Wheel" - Robin Veith & Matthew Weiner The Wire - "Late Editions" - George Pelecanos & David Simon The Wire - "-30-" - Ed Burns & David Simon HONORABLE MENTION: Battlestar Galactica - “Guess What’s Coming to Dinner”; Battlestar Galactica - “Revelations”; Battlestar Galactica - “Six of One”; Big Love - “Oh, Pioneers”; Boston Legal - “The Mighty Rogues”; Breaking Bad - “…and the Bag’s in the River”; Breaking Bad - “Gray Matter”; Damages - “Because I Know Patty”; Damages - “I Hate These People”; Friday Night Lights - “Leave No One Behind”; Grey’s Anatomy - “Freedom”; House - “House’s Head”; House - “Wilson’s Heart”; In Treatment - “Alex, Week Eight”; In Treatment - “Jake and Amy, Week Two”; In Treatment - “Paul and Gina, Week Eight”; In Treatment - “Sophie, Week Four”; Law & Order - “Called Home”; Life - “Fill It Up”; Lost - “Ji Yeon”; Mad Men - “Indian Summer”; Mad Men - “New Amsterdam”; Mad Men - “Smoke Gets in Your Eyes”; Tell Me You Love Me - “Episode 4”; Tell Me You Love Me - “Pilot”; Torchwood - “Random Shoes”; The Wire - “Clarifications”; The Wire - “The Dickensian Aspect”; The Wire - “React Quotes” Best Directing - Drama Series: Battlestar Galactica - "Faith" - Michael Nankin Breaking Bad - "...and the Bag's in the River" - Adam Bernstein House - "House's Head" - Greg Yaitanes Lost - "The Constant" - Jack Bender Mad Men - "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" - Alan Taylor The Wire - "Late Editions" - Joe Chappelle HONORABLE MENTION: Battlestar Galactica - “The Hub”; Battlestar Galactica - “Revelations”; Battlestar Galactica - “The Ties That Bind”; Big Love - “Kingdom Come”; Big Love - “Oh, Pioneers”; Breaking Bad - “Gray Matter”; Breaking Bad - “A No-Rough-Stuff-Type Deal”; Damages - “Because I Know Patty”; Damages - “I Hate These People”; Dexter - “Resistance Is Futile”; Friday Night Lights - “Leave No One Behind”; Grey’s Anatomy - “Freedom”; House - “Wilson’s Heart”; In Treatment - “Alex, Week Eight”; In Treatment - “Paul and Gina, Week Eight”; In Treatment - “Sophie, Week Nine”; Law & Order - “Called Home”; Life - “Farthingale”; Life - “Fill It Up”; Lost - “There’s No Place Like Home, Parts 2 & 3”; Mad Men - “Indian Summer”; Mad Men - “New Amsterdam”; Mad Men - “The Wheel”; Tell Me You Love Me - “Pilot”; Torchwood - “Random Shoes”; The Wire - “Clarifications”; The Wire - “React Quotes”; The Wire - “-30-“ Best Guest Actor - Drama Series: Paul Chequer, Torchwood - "Random Shoes" Edward Herrmann, Grey's Anatomy - "Haunt You Every Day" James Marsters, Torchwood - "Exit Wounds" Oliver Platt, Nip/Tuck - "Carly Summers" William Sanderson, Life - "What They Saw" Glynn Turman, In Treatment - "Alex, Week Eight" HONORABLE MENTION: Steve Buscemi, ER; George Coe, Nip/Tuck; Bradley Cooper, Nip/Tuck; David Costabile, Breaking Bad; John Cullum, Mad Men; Garret Dillahunt, Life; Brad Dourif, Law & Order; Charles Durning, Rescue Me; Danny Glover, Brothers and Sisters; John Hawkes, Without a Trace; Hal Holbrook, ER; Mark Moses, Mad Men; Mark Sheppard, Battlestar Galactica; Stanley Tucci, ER; Ben Vereen, Law & Order: Criminal Intent; Robin Williams, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Best Guest Actress - Drama Series: Jessalyn Gilsig, Friday Night Lights - "Jumping the Gun" Sharon Gless, Nip/Tuck - "Kyle Ainge" Anjelica Huston, Medium - "Wicked Game, Parts 1 & 2" Lucy Lawless, Battlestar Galactica - "Revelations" Jurnee Smollett, Grey's Anatomy - "Freedom, Parts 1 & 2" Sonya Walger, Lost - "The Constant" HONORABLE MENTION: Rosanna Arquette, Medium; Ellen Burstyn, Big Love; Diahann Carroll, Grey’s Anatomy; Nikki Clyne, Battlestar Galactica; Loretta Devine, Grey’s Anatomy; Rosemarie DeWitt, Mad Men; Michelle Forbes, Lost; Gina Gershon, Rescue Me; Jessica Hecht, Breaking Bad; Linda Hunt, Without a Trace; Lauren Hutton, Nip/Tuck; Debra Monk, Grey’s Anatomy; Cynthia Nixon, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit; Daphne Rubin-Vega, Law & Order: Criminal Intent; Katey Sagal, Eli Stone; Mira Sorvino, House; Indira Varma, Torchwood; Nana Visitor, Battlestar Galactica; Sonya Walger, Lost; Ally Walker, Law & Order Best Ensemble - Drama Series: Battlestar Galactica Big Love Friday Night Lights Lost Mad Men The Wire HONORABLE MENTION: Boston Legal, Breaking Bad, Brothers and Sisters, Damages, Dexter, Dirty Sexy Money, Eli Stone, ER, Grey’s Anatomy, Heroes, House, In Treatment, John From Cincinnati, Law & Order, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Rescue Me, Tell Me You Love Me, Without a Trace Best New Drama Series: Breaking Bad Damages In Treatment Life Mad Men Tell Me You Love Me HONORABLE MENTION: Cane, Canterbury’s Law, Dirty Sexy Money, Eli Stone, John From Cincinnati, Private Practice, Saving Grace, Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, Torchwood Best Comedy Series: Chuck How I Met Your Mother The Office Pushing Daisies 30 Rock HONORABLE MENTION: Aliens in America, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Flight of the Conchords, It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, The New Adventures of Old Christine, Reaper, The Sarah Silverman Program, Scrubs, Ugly Betty, Weeds Best Actor - Comedy Series: Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock - "Rosemary's Baby" Steve Carell, The Office - "Goodbye, Toby, Parts 1 & 2" Zachary Levi, Chuck - "Chuck Versus the Imported Hard Salami" Lee Pace, Pushing Daisies - "Pie-lette" Josh Radnor, How I Met Your Mother - "Ten Sessions" Tony Shalhoub, Monk - "Mr. Monk Is on the Run, Parts 1 & 2" HONORABLE MENTION: Zach Braff, Scrubs; Dan Byrd, Aliens in America; Jemaine Clement, Flight of the Conchords; Larry David, Curb Your Enthusiasm; Bret Harrison, Reaper; Adhir Kalyan, Aliens in America; Jason Lee, My Name Is Earl; Bret McKenzie, Flight of the Conchords; Jim Parsons, The Big Bang Theory Best Actress - Comedy Series: Christina Applegate, Samantha Who? - "Pilot" America Ferrera, Ugly Betty - "Twenty Four Candles" Tina Fey, 30 Rock - "Sandwich Day" Anna Friel, Pushing Daisies - "Pie-lette" Julia Louis-Dreyfus, The New Adventures of Old Christine - "One and a Half Men" Mary-Louise Parker, Weeds - "Bill Sussman" HONORABLE MENTION: Marcia Cross, Desperate Housewives; Judy Greer, Miss Guided; Teri Hatcher, Desperate Housewives; Felicity Huffman, Desperate Housewives; Eva Longoria Parker, Desperate Housewives; Sarah Silverman, The Sarah Silverman Program; Yvonne Strahovski, Chuck Best Supporting Actor - Comedy Series: Rhys Darby, Flight of the Conchords - "What Goes on Tour" Neil Patrick Harris, How I Met Your Mother - "The Bracket" Glenn Howerton, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia - "The Gang Gets Invincible" Chi McBride, Pushing Daisies - "Girth" Jeremy Piven, Entourage - "The Day Fuckers" Jason Segel, How I Met Your Mother - "Dowisetrepla" HONORABLE MENTION: Brian Baumgartner, The Office; Ty Burrell, Back to You; Terry Crews, Everybody Hates Chris; Charlie Day, It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia; Kevin Dillon, Entourage; Donald Faison, Scrubs; Rick Gonzalez, Reaper; Justin Kirk, Weeds; John Krasinski, The Office; Tyler Labine, Reaper; Hamish Linklater, The New Adventures of Old Christine; Jack McBrayer, 30 Rock; Rob McElhenney, It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia; Matthew Modine, Weeds; Tracy Morgan, 30 Rock; Michael Urie, Ugly Betty; Rainn Wilson, The Office Best Supporting Actress - Comedy Series: Kristin Chenoweth, Pushing Daisies - "Dummy" Dana Delany, Desperate Housewives - "Free" Melora Hardin, The Office - "Dinner Party" Becki Newton, Ugly Betty - "Family/Affair" Amy Pietz, Aliens in America - "Community Theater" Vanessa Williams, Ugly Betty - "A Nice Day for a Posh Wedding" HONORABLE MENTION: Tichina Arnold, Everybody Hates Chris; Sarah Chalke, Scrubs; Susie Essman, Curb Your Enthusiasm; Jenna Fischer, The Office; Allyson Hannigan, How I Met Your Mother; Jane Krakowski, 30 Rock; Judith Light, Ugly Betty; Melissa McCarthy, Samantha Who?; Kaitlin Olson, It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia; Ana Ortiz, Ugly Betty; Elizabeth Perkins, Weeds; Jaime Pressly, My Name Is Earl; Judy Reyes, Scrubs; Kristen Schaal, Flight of the Conchords; Jean Smart, Samantha Who?; Cobie Smulders, How I Met Your Mother Best Writing - Comedy Series: How I Met Your Mother - "The Bracket" - Joe Kelly The Office - "Goodbye, Toby, Parts 1 & 2" - Jennifer Celotta & Paul Lieberstein Pushing Daisies - "Dummy" - Peter Ocko Pushing Daisies - "Pie-lette" - Bryan Fuller 30 Rock - "Rosemary's Baby" - Jack Burditt 30 Rock - "Seinfeld Vision" - Tina Fey HONORABLE MENTION: Aliens in America - “The Metamorphosis”; Aliens in America - “Rocket Club”; Chuck - “Chuck Versus the Imported Hard Salami”; Chuck - “Chuck Versus the Sizzling Shrimp”; Flight of the Conchords - “Mugged”; How I Met Your Mother - “No Tomorrow”; How I Met Your Mother - “Ten Sessions”; It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia - “The Aluminum Monster vs. Fatty McGoo”; It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia - “The Gang Sells Out”; The New Adventures of Old Christine - “One and a Half Men”; The Office - “Dinner Party”; The Office - “Money”; Pushing Daisies - “Bitches”; Pushing Daisies - “Pigeon”; Reaper - “Pilot”; The Sarah Silverman Program - “Bored of the Rings”; 30 Rock - “Greenzo”; 30 Rock - “Sandwich Day”; 30 Rock - “Secrets and Lies”; 30 Rock - “Somebody to Love”; Ugly Betty - “A Nice Day for a Posh Wedding”; Weeds - “Bill Sussman” Best Directing - Comedy Series: Chuck - "Chuck Versus the Imported Hard Salami" - Jason Ensler The Office - "Goodbye, Toby, Parts 1 & 2" - Paul Feig Pushing Daisies - "Pie-lette" - Barry Sonnenfeld Reaper - "Pilot" - Kevin Smith 30 Rock - "Greenzo" - Don Scardino 30 Rock - "Rosemary's Baby" - Michael Engler HONORABLE MENTION: Aliens in America - “Community Theater”; Aliens in America - “Rocket Club”; Chuck - “Chuck Versus the Sizzling Shrimp”; Chuck - “Chuck Versus the Undercover Lover”; Curb Your Enthusiasm - “The Ida Funkhouser Roadside Memorial”; Curb Your Enthusiasm - “The TiVo Guy”; Flight of the Conchords - “Mugged”; How I Met Your Mother - “Ten Sessions”; It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia - “The Aluminum Monster vs. Fatty McGoo”; It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia - “The Gang Sells Out”; The New Adventures of Old Christine - “One and a Half Men”; The Office - “Branch Wars”; The Office - “Dinner Party”; The Office - “Money”; Pushing Daisies - “Dummy”; Pushing Daisies - “Pigeon”; Reaper - “Cancun”; The Sarah Silverman Program - “Bored of the Rings”; 30 Rock - “Sandwich Day”; 30 Rock - “Seinfeld Vision”; 30 Rock - “Somebody to Love”; Ugly Betty - “A Nice Day for a Posh Wedding”; Weeds - “Bill Sussman” Best Guest Actor - Comedy Series: Will Arnett, 30 Rock - "Succession" Raul Esparza, Pushing Daisies - "The Fun in Funeral" Ken Marino, Reaper - "Cancun" Craig T. Nelson, My Name Is Earl - "Early Release" David Schwimmer, 30 Rock - "Greenzo" Dean Winters, 30 Rock - "Subway Hero" HONORABLE MENTION: Aziz Ansari, Flight of the Conchords; Matt Bomer, Chuck; Beau Bridges, My Name Is Earl; Matthew Broderick, 30 Rock; Steve Buscemi, 30 Rock; Tim Conway, 30 Rock; Val Matt Emmich, 30 Rock; Ben Feldman, The New Adventures of Old Christine; Ben Foster, My Name Is Earl; Demetri Martin, Flight of the Conchords; Patton Oswalt, Reaper; Giovanni Ribisi, My Name Is Earl; Chris Rock, Everybody Hates Chris; Jerry Seinfeld, 30 Rock; Tucker Smallwood, The Sarah Silverman Program Best Guest Actress - Comedy Series: Rachel Bilson, Chuck - "Chuck Versus the Imported Hard Salami" Sarah Chalke, How I Met Your Mother - "Ten Sessions" Edie Falco, 30 Rock - "Episode 210" Amy Ryan, The Office - "Goodbye, Toby, Parts 1 & 2" Brooke Smith, Weeds - "Release the Hounds" Elaine Stritch, 30 Rock - "Ludachristmas" HONORABLE MENTION: Barbara Barrie, Pushing Daisies; Polly Bergen, Desperate Housewives; Eliza Coupe, Flight of the Conchords; Carrie Fisher, 30 Rock; Sutton Foster, Flight of the Conchords; Judy Greer, It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia; Rashida Jones, The Office; Riki Lindhome, Pushing Daisies; Sherri Shepherd, 30 Rock; Sarah Silverman, Monk; Betty White, Ugly Betty Best Ensemble - Comedy Series: How I Met Your Mother The Office Pushing Daisies 30 Rock Ugly Betty Weeds HONORABLE MENTION: Aliens in America, The Big Bang Theory, Chuck, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Desperate Housewives, Entourage, Everybody Hates Chris, It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, My Name Is Earl, The New Adventures of Old Christine, Reaper, Samantha Who?, Scrubs Best New Comedy Series: Aliens in America The Big Bang Theory Chuck Flight of the Conchords Pushing Daisies Reaper HONORABLE MENTION: Back to You, Miss Guided, The Return of Jezebel James, Samantha Who?, Tracey Ullman’s State of the Union Best TV Movie/Miniseries: Extras: The Extra Special Series Finale Five Days John Adams A Raisin in the Sun Recount HONORABLE MENTION: An American Crime, As You Like It, Battlestar Galactica: Razor, Bernard and Doris, High School Musical 2, The Memory Keeper’s Daughter, Mitch Albom’s For One More Day, The Russell Girl Best Actor - TV Movie/Miniseries: Ralph Fiennes, Bernard and Doris Ricky Gervais, Extras: The Extra Special Series Finale Paul Giamatti, John Adams David Oyelowo, Five Days Kevin Spacey, Recount HONORABLE MENTION: Hugh Bonneville, Five Days; Sean Combs, A Raisin in the Sun; Jeff Daniels, Sweet Nothing in My Ear; Zac Efron, High School Musical 2; Michael Imperioli, Mitch Albom’s For One More Day; Dermot Mulroney, The Memory Keeper’s Daughter Best Actress - TV Movie/Miniseries: Bryce Dallas Howard, As You Like It Stephanie Jacobsen, Battlestar Galactica: Razor Catherine Keener, An American Crime Laura Linney, John Adams Phylicia Rashad, A Raisin in the Sun HONORABLE MENTION: Ellen Burstyn, Mitch Albom’s For One More Day; Janet McTeer, Five Days; Ellen Page, An American Crime; Susan Sarandon, Bernard and Doris; Sissy Spacek, Pictures of Hollis Woods; Amber Tamblyn, The Russell Girl Best Supporting Actor - TV Movie/Miniseries: Stephen Dillane, John Adams Zeljko Ivanek, John Adams Kevin Kline, As You Like It Patrick Malahide, Five Days David Oyelowo, As You Like It HONORABLE MENTION: Andre Braugher, The Andromeda Strain; James Franco, An American Crime; Rory Kinnear, Five Days; Denis Leary, Recount; Alfred Molina, As You Like It; David Morse, John Adams; Rufus Sewell, John Adams; Tom Wilkinson, John Adams; Tom Wilkinson, Recount; Edward Woodward, Five Days Best Supporting Actress - TV Movie/Miniseries: Laura Dern, Recount Michelle Forbes, Battlestar Galactica: Razor Ashley Jensen, Extras: The Extra Special Series Finale Sanaa Lathan, A Raisin in the Sun Audra McDonald, A Raisin in the Sun HONORABLE MENTION: Michelle Bonnard, Five Days; Linda Cardellini, Comanche Moon; Jennifer Ehle, The Russell Girl; Romola Garai, As You Like It; Emily Watson, The Memory Keeper’s Daughter; Penelope Wilton, Five Days; Alfre Woodard, Pictures of Hollis Woods Best Variety Series: The Colbert Report The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Late Show with David Letterman Real Time with Bill Maher Saturday Night Live The Soup HONORABLE MENTION: Late Night with Conan O’Brien, Tracey Ullman’s State of the Union Best Variety Special: Camelot (Live From Lincoln Center) Company (Great Performances) Justin Timberlake FutureSex/LoveShow: Live From Madison Square Garden Kathy Griffin: Straight to Hell The 61st Annual Tony Awards HONORABLE MENTION: The 80th Annual Academy Awards, AFI’s 100 Years…100 Greatest Movies: 10th Anniversary Edition, Bill Maher: The Decider, Kathy Griffin: Everybody Can Suck It, Legally Blonde: The Musical, Movies Rock!, Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project, The 2007 MTV Movie Awards, Night of Too Many Stars: An Overbooked Concert for Autism Education Best Male Performer - Variety Series/Special: Fred Armisen, Saturday Night Live Stephen Colbert, The Colbert Report Raul Esparza, Company (Great Performances) Jon Stewart, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Justin Timberlake, Justin Timberlake FutureSex/LoveShow: Live From Madison Square Garden HONORABLE MENTION: Christian Borle, Legally Blonde: The Musical; Will Forte, Saturday Night Live; Nathan Gunn, Camelot (Live From Lincoln Center); Bill Hader, Saturday Night Live; Jonah Hill, Saturday Night Live; Bill Maher, Real Time with Bill Maher; Joel McHale, The Soup; Don Rickles, Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project; Andy Samberg, Saturday Night Live; Kenan Thompson, Saturday Night Live Best Female Performer - Variety Series/Special: Laura Bell Bundy, Legally Blonde: The Musical Amy Poehler, Saturday Night Live Tracey Ullman, Tracey Ullman's State of the Union Barbara Walsh, Company (Great Performances) Kristen Wiig, Saturday Night Live HONORABLE MENTION: Fergie, Movies Rock!; Tina Fey, Saturday Night Live; Kathy Griffin, Kathy Griffin: Everybody Can Suck It; Kathy Griffin, Kathy Griffin: Straight to Hell; Heather Laws, Company (Great Performances); Marin Mazzie, Camelot (Live From Lincoln Center); Orfeh, Legally Blonde: The Musical Best Animated Series: King of the Hill The Simpsons South Park HONORABLE MENTION: Family Guy Best Voice-Over Performer - Animated Series: Dan Castellaneta, The Simpsons - "The Homer of Seville" Mike Judge, King of the Hill - "Death Picks Cotton" Seth MacFarlane, Family Guy - "Stewie Kills Lois" Trey Parker, South Park - "Eek, a Penis!" Yeardley Smith, The Simpsons - "All About Lisa" Matt Stone, South Park - "Imaginationland, Part 3" HONORABLE MENTION: Alex Borstein, Family Guy; Nancy Cartwright, The Simpsons; Seth Green, Family Guy; Johnny Hardwick, King of the Hill; Toby Huss, King of the Hill; Julie Kavner, The Simpsons; Kathy Najimy, King of the Hill Best Reality Series - Competition: The Amazing Race American Idol Project Runway So You Think You Can Dance Survivor Top Chef HONORABLE MENTION: America’s Next Top Model, Big Brother, The Celebrity Apprentice, Hell’s Kitchen, Make Me a Supermodel, Real World/Road Rules Challenge: The Gauntlet III, World Series of Pop Culture Best Reality Series - Non-Competition: Flipping Out The Hills Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List Kitchen Nightmares The Paper Wife Swap HONORABLE MENTION: Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew, The Real Housewives of New York City, Supernanny, Work Out Breakthrough Male Performance: Jemaine Clement, Flight of the Conchords Adhir Kalyan, Aliens in America Bret McKenzie, Flight of the Conchords Jim Parsons, The Big Bang Theory Aaron Paul, Big Love AND Breaking Bad HONORABLE MENTION: Benny Ciaramello, Friday Night Lights; Gareth David-Lloyd, Torchwood; Seth Gabel, Dirty Sexy Money; Kunal Nayyar, The Big Bang Theory; Rich Sommer, Mad Men; Aaron Staton, Mad Men Breakthrough Female Performance: Michelle Borth, Tell Me You Love Me Anastasia Griffith, Damages Stephanie Jacobsen, Battlestar Galactica: Razor Yvonne Strahovski, Chuck Mia Wasikowska, In Treatment HONORABLE MENTION: Lucinda Dryzek, Five Days; Kiernan Shipka, Mad Men; Tara Summers, Boston Legal; Casey Wilson, Saturday Night Live Best Documentary Program: Alive Day Memories: Home From Iraq - Jon Alpert & Ellen Goosenberg Kent Austism: The Musical - Tricia Regan Bad Voodoo's War (Frontline) - Deborah Scranton Bush's War (Frontline) - Michael Kirk Today's Man (Independent Lens) - Lizzie Gottlieb HONORABLE MENTION: The Last Lecture: A Love Story of Your Life (Primetime Live)

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New York-based Films Make Their Debut in Park City

Films that shoot or post in New York State have traditionally been well-represented at the Sundance Film Festival, the largest independent film festival in the U.S. and a launchpad for films gaining critical recognition and distribution – and this year is no exception.

Eighteen films that participated in the New York State Film Tax Credit Program screened in Park City, Utah, during the 2017 festival, which ran from Jan. 19-29. Before they made it to Sundance, those projects created an impressive economic impact while they were in production and post-production, spending an estimated $43.7 million in New York and creating more than 4,200 hires.

Adam Piotrowicz, producer of Golden Exits, in the U.S. Dramatic Competition category at Sundance, gave his New York production experience an overwhelmingly positive review. "Shooting in New York is a seamless experience where productions are given access to everything they need, including fantastic and often iconic locations,” he said. “The support of the community and local officials is invaluable to a production."

The following films shot in New York State and participated in the New York State Film Production Tax Credit program: Beach Rats / U.S.A. (Director and screenwriter: Eliza Hittman) — An aimless teenager on the outer edges of Brooklyn struggles to escape his bleak home life and navigate questions of self-identity, as he balances his time between his delinquent friends, a potential new girlfriend, and older men he meets online. Cast: Harris Dickinson, Madeline Weinstein, Kate Hodge, Neal Huff. The Big Sick (Director: Michael Showalter, Screenwriters: Emily V. Gordon, Kumail Nanjiani) — Based on the real-life courtship of Pakistan-born comedian Kumail and grad student Emily, who fall in love but struggle as their cultures clash. When Emily contracts a mysterious illness, Kumail must navigate the crisis with her parents and the emotional tug-of-war between his family and his heart. Cast: Kumail Nanjiani, Zoe Kazan, Holly Hunter, Ray Romano, Anupam Kher. *Picked up by Amazon. Bushwick (Directors: Cary Murnion, Jonathan Milott, Screenwriters: Nick Damici, Graham Reznick) — Lucy emerges from a Brooklyn subway to find that her neighborhood is under attack by black-clad military soldiers. An ex-Marine corpsman, Stupe, reluctantly helps her fight for survival through a civil war, as Texas attempts to secede from the United States of America. Cast: Dave Bautista, Brittany Snow, Angelic Zambrana, Jeremie Harris, Myra Lucretia Taylor, Arturo Castro. *Picked up by RLJ Entertainment Golden Exits / U.S.A. (Director and screenwriter: Alex Ross Perry) — The arrival of a young foreign girl disrupts the lives and emotional balances of two Brooklyn families. Cast: Emily Browning, Adam Horovitz, Mary-Louise Parker, Lily Rabe, Jason Schwartzman, Chloë Sevigny.

Landline / U.S.A. (Director: Gillian Robespierre, Screenwriters: Elisabeth Holm, Gillian Robespierre) — Two sisters come of age in ’90s New York when they discover their dad’s affair—and it turns out he’s not the only cheater in the family. Everyone still smokes inside, no one has a cell phone and the family finally connects through lying, cheating and hibachi. Cast: Jenny Slate, John Turturro, Edie Falco, Abby Quinn, Jay Duplass, Finn Wittrock. Marjorie Prime (Director/screenwriter: Michael Almereyda) — In the near future, a time of artificial intelligence, 86-year-old Marjorie has a handsome new companion who looks like her deceased husband and is programmed to feed the story of her life back to her. The film looks at the questions of what would we remember and what would we forget, if given the chance? Cast: Jon Hamm, Geena Davis, Lois Smith, Tim Robbins.

Patti Cake$ / U.S.A. (Director and screenwriter: Geremy Jasper) — Straight out of Jersey comes Patricia Dombrowski, a.k.a. Killa P, a.k.a. Patti Cake$, an aspiring rapper fighting through a world of strip malls and strip clubs on an unlikely quest for glory. Cast: Danielle Macdonald, Bridget Everett, Siddharth Dhananjay, Mamoudou Athie, Cathy Moriarty. * Picked up by Fox Searchlight. Rebel in the Rye (Director/screenwriter: Danny Strong) — This portrait of the life and mind of reclusive author J.D. Salinger goes from the bloody front lines of World War II to his early rejections and the PTSD-fueled writer’s block that led to his iconic novel, “The Catcher in the Rye.” Cast: Nicholas Hoult, Kevin Spacey, Sarah Paulson, Zoey Deutch, Hope Davis, Victor Garber. Roxanne Roxanne / U.S.A. (Director and screenwriter: Michael Larnell) — The most feared battle emcee in early-’80s NYC was a fierce teenager from the Queensbridge projects with the weight of the world on her shoulders. At age 14, hustling the streets to provide for her family, Roxanne Shanté was well on her way to becoming a hip-hop legend. Cast: Chanté Adams, Mahershala Ali, Nia Long, Elvis Nolasco, Kevin Phillips, Shenell Edmonds. Sidney Hall (Director: Shawn Christensen, Screenwriters: Shawn Christensen, Jason Dolan)— Over the course of 12 years and three stages of life, Sidney Hall falls in love, writes the book of a generation, and then disappears without a trace. Cast: Logan Lerman, Elle Fanning, Kyle Chandler, Michelle Monaghan, Nathan Lane, Margaret Qualley.

Where Is Kyra? (Director: Andrew Dosunmu, Screenwriters: Andrew Dosunmu, Darci Picoult) — Pushed to the brink after losing her job, a woman struggles to survive. As the months pass and her troubles deepen, she embarks on a perilous and mysterious journey that threatens to usurp her life. Cast: Michelle Pfeiffer, Kiefer Sutherland.

The following films shot outside New York State but came here to do their post-production and take advantage of New York State’s Post-Production Tax Credit program: Brigsby Bear / U.S.A. (Director: Dave McCary, Screenwriters: Kevin Costello, Kyle Mooney) — Brigsby Bear Adventures is a children’s TV show produced for an audience of one: James. When the show abruptly ends, James’s life changes forever, and he sets out to finish the story himself. Cast: Kyle Mooney, Claire Danes, Mark Hamill, Greg Kinnear, Matt Walsh, Michaela Watkins. *Picked up by Sony Pictures Classics

Crown Heights / U.S.A. (Director and screenwriter: Matt Ruskin) — When Colin Warner is wrongfully convicted of murder, his best friend, Carl King, devotes his life to proving Colin’s innocence. Adapted from This American Life, this is the incredible true story of their harrowing quest for justice. Cast: Keith Stanfield, Nnamdi Asomugha, Natalie Paul, Bill Camp, Nestor Carbonell, Amari Cheatom. The Discovery (Director: Charlie McDowell, Screenwriters: Charlie McDowell, Justin Lader) — In a world where the afterlife has just been scientifically proven, resulting in millions of people taking their own lives to get there, comes this love story. Cast: Jason Segel, Rooney Mara, Robert Redford, Jesse Plemons, Riley Keough, Ron Canada. Mudbound (Director: Dee Rees, Screenwriters: Virgil Williams, Dee Rees) — In the post-World War II South, two families are pitted against a barbaric social hierarchy and an unrelenting landscape as they simultaneously fight the battle at home and the battle abroad. This epic pioneer story is about friendship, heritage, and the unending struggle for and against the land. Cast: Carey Mulligan, Jason Clarke, Jason Mitchell, Mary J. Blige, Garrett Hedlund, Jonathan Banks. * Picked up by Netflix

Thoroughbred / U.S.A. (Director and screenwriter: Cory Finley) — Two teenage girls in suburban Connecticut rekindle their unlikely friendship after years of growing apart. In the process, they learn that neither is what she seems to be and that a murder might solve both of their problems. Cast: Olivia Cooke, Anya Taylor-Joy, Anton Yelchin, Paul Sparks, Francie Swift, Kaili Vernoff. *Picked up by Focus Features.

Wilson (Director: Craig Johnson, Screenwriter: Daniel Clowes) — Wilson, a lonely neurotic and hilariously honest middle-aged misanthrope, reunites with his estranged wife and gets a shot at happiness when he learns he has a teenage daughter he has never met. In his uniquely outrageous and slightly twisted way, he sets out to connect with her. Cast: Woody Harrelson, Laura Dern, Judy Greer.

The Yellow Birds / U.S.A. (Director: Alexandre Moors, Screenwriter: David Lowery) — Two young men enlist in the Army and are deployed to fight in the Gulf War. After an unthinkable tragedy, the surviving soldier struggles to balance his promise of silence with the truth and a mourning mother’s search for peace. Cast: Tye Sheridan, Jack Huston, Alden Ehrenreich, Jason Patric, Toni Collette, Jennifer Aniston.

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