#Doug Atchison

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Changing the world… one word at a time.

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2023 Canadian Drag Racing Hall of Fame Inductees

As posted on the CDRHF Facebook page November 6, 2023 We are thrilled to announce the latest additions to the Canadian Drag Racing Hall of Fame, celebrated during our 7th annual induction ceremony on Saturday, November 4th. This year, we proudly welcomed 16 exceptional drag racing legends into our prestigious hall of fame, five of whom were honoured posthumously. These individuals have left a lasting mark on the world of drag racing, showcasing unparalleled skill, dedication, and passion for the sport. Their contributions have enriched the history of Canadian drag racing, and we are privileged to recognize their achievements and everlasting impact on our community. The 2023 inductees are: - Neale Armstrong - Bob Atchison - Rob Atchison - Roger Bateman - Chris Biro - Doug Box - Sharon Fletcher - Don Henderson (Posthumous) - Wayne Huber (Posthumous) - Bruce A. Mehlenbacher (Posthumous) - Bruce F. Mehlenbacher - Tim Miller - Barry Paton (Posthumous) - Todd Paton - Pat Reynolds - Carl Skura (Posthumous) Congratulations to all the inductees and their families for this well-deserved recognition, and thank you for your enduring legacy in the world of drag racing. #rogerbateman #chrisbiro #rpmmag #rpmmagazine #dougbox #sharonfletcher #donhenderson #waynehuber #brucemehlenbacher #timmiller #tmp #barry paton #toddpaton #patreynolds #carlskura #nealearmstrong #bobatchison #robatchison Read the full article

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Something happens during the finals of the National Bee that you are not going to see coming, and it may move you as deeply as it did me. I've often said it's not sadness that touches me the most in a movie, but goodness. Under enormous pressure, at a crucial moment, Akeelah does something good. Its results I will leave you to discover.

Roger Ebert

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 AKEELAH AND THE BEE (2006)  dir. Doug Atchison

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Screenwriting is a very difficult thing to master. It requires both halves of your brain. You need that artistic, impulsive, creative aspect - and you also need that objective part as well, because a screenplay is precise.

Doug Atchison (in 'Tales from the Script')

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Aldis Hodge Talks on Brian Banks

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AKEELAH AND THE BEE (2006) A young girl from South Los Angeles tries to make it to the National Spelling Bee. Director: Doug Atchison Writer: Doug Atchison Stars: Laurence Fishburne, Angela Bassett, Keke Palmer.

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Pedro Martinez (2002, 2005)

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Barry Zito (2002-03, 2006)

A.J. Pierzynski (2002, 2006)

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Carlos Delgado (2003)

Troy Glaus (2003, 2006)

Hideki Matsui (2003-04)

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Mark Mulder (2003)

C.C. Sabathia; Jr. (2003-04, 2007)

Ramon Hernandez (2003)

Jason Varitek (2003, 2005, 2008)

Hank Blalock (2003-04)

Melvin Mora (2003, 2005)

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Vladimir Guerrero (2004-07, 2010)

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Tom Gordon (2004)

Tim Hudson (2004)

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Curt Schilling (2004)

Javier Vazquez (2004)

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Carlos Guillen (2004, 2007-08)

Miguel Tejada (2004-06)

Michael Young (2004-09)

Carl Crawford (2004, 2007, 2009-10)

Matt Lawton; Jr. (2004)

Gary Sheffield (2004-05)

Mark Teixeira (2005, 2009)

Brian Roberts (2005, 2007)

Danys Baez (2005)

Matt Clement (2005)

Bartolo Colon (2005)

Justin Duchscherer (2005, 2008)

Jon Garland (2005)

B.J. Ryan (2005-06)

Johan Santana (2005-07)

Bob Wickman (2005)

Scott Podsednik (2005)

Mark Loretta (2006)

Jose Contreras (2006)

Bobby Jenks (2006)

Scott Kazmir (2006, 2008)

Francisco Liriano (2006)

Jonathan Papelbon (2006-09)

Mark Redman (2006)

Joe Mauer (2006, 2008-10)

Robinson Cano (2006, 2010)

Jose Lopez (2006)

Jermaine Dye (2006)

Gary Matthews; Jr. (2006)

Alex Rios (2006-07)

Grady Sizemore (2006-08)

Placido Polanco (2006)

Josh Beckett (2007)

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John Lackey (2007)

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Hideki Okajima (2007)

J.J. Putz (2007)

Justin Verlander (2007, 2010)

Justin Morneau (2007-09)

Mike Lowell (2007)

Kevin Youkilis (2008-09)

Dustin Pedroia (2008-09)

Josh Hamilton (2008-10)

Cliff Lee (2008, 2010)

Ervin Santana (2008)

Joe Saunders (2008)

George Sherrill (2008)

Joakim Soria (2008, 2010)

Dioner Navarro (2008)

Ian Kinsler (2008, 2010)

Joe Crede (2008)

Evan Longoria (2008-10)

J.D. Drew (2008)

Carlos Quentin (2008)

Milton Bradley; Jr. (2008)

Jason Bay (2009)

Zack Greinke (2009)

Felix Hernandez (2009)

Edwin Jackson (2009)

Aaron Hill (2009)

Ben Zobrist (2009)

Brandon Inge (2009)

Jason Bartlett (2009)

Curtis Granderson; Jr. (2009)

Adam Jones (2009)

Andrew Bailey (2010)

Clay Buchholz (2010)

Trevor Cahill (2010)

Roberto Hernandez (2010)

Neftali Feliz (2010)

Phil Hughes (2010)

Jon Lester (2010)

Andy Pettitte (2010)

David Price (2010)

Rafael Soriano (2010)

Matt Thornton (2010)

Jose Valverde (2010)

John Buck (2010)

Miguel Cabrera (2010)

Ty Wigginton (2010)

Adrian Beltre (2010)

Elvis Andrus (2010)

Jose Bautista (2010)

Nick Swisher (2010)

Team Japan

Shimizu Naoyuki (2006)

Fujita Soichi (2006)

Tomoyuki Kubota (2006)

Daisuke Matsuzaka (2006, 2009)

Koji Uehara (2006)

Yabuta Yasuhiko (2006)

Wada Tsuyoshi (2006)

Fujikawa Kyuji (2006, 2009)

Watanabe Shunsuke (2006, 2009)

Otsuka Akinori (2006)

Kobayashi Hiroyuki (2006)

Sugiuchi Toshiya (2006, 2009)

Hirotoshi Ishii (2006)

Mahara Takahiro (2006, 2009)

Satozaki Tomoya (2006)

Motonobu Tanishige (2006)

Aikawa Ryoji (2006)

Iwamura Akinori (2006, 2009)

Michihiro Ogasawara (2006, 2009)

Matsunaka Nobuhiko (2006)

Nishioka Tsuyoshi (2006)

Imae Toshiaki (2006)

Miyamoto Shin’ya (2006)

Takahiro Arai (2006)

Kawasaki Munenori (2006, 2009)

Wada Kazuhiro (2006)

Hitoshi Tamura (2006)

Tatsuhiko Kinjoh (2006)

Fukudome Kosuke (2006, 2009)

Aoki Norichika (2006, 2009)

Yu Darvish (2009)

Iwakuma Hisashi (2009)

Minoru Iwata (2009)

Komatsu Satoshi (2009)

Masahiro Tanaka (2009)

Utsumi Tetsuya (2009)

Wakui Hideaki (2009)

Yamaguchi Tetsuya (2009)

Abe Shinnosuke (2009)

Yoshiyuki Ishihara (2009)

Johjima Kenji (2009)

Kataoka Yasuyuki (2009)

Kurihara Kenta (2009)

Murata Shuichi (2009)

Nakajima Hiroyuki (2009)

Atsunori Inaba (2009)

Kamei Yoshiyuki (2009)

Seiichi Uchikawa (2009)

[fuckyeahaldishodge]

Press/Video: ‘Brian Banks’ First Look

DEADLINE – The Los Angeles Film Festival is on the move from June to this month, where it opens on Thursday with the world premiere of the music documentary Echo in the Canyon. Over the course of the next week, the festival will be offering an array of cinematic programming of all kinds including several more world premiere features.

One of those is the locally based Brian Banks, which marks a return to narrative filmmaking by director Tom Shadyac, whose most recent work was the spiritual documentary I Am in 2010 , and whose most recent commercial film was 2007’s Evan Almighty. A powerful and inspiring film, Brian Banks is a decided departure for the man whose filmography includes Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, Liar Liar, Bruce Almighty, Dragonfly and Eddie Murphy’s The Nutty Professor. Independently made, Brian Banks stars Aldis Hodge in the title role alog with Greg Kinnear, Sherri Shepherd, Melanie Liburd, Xosha Roquemore and Tiffany Dupont. It is produced by Shivani Rawat, Monica Levinson and Amy Baer.

The very timely and true story revolves around Brian Banks, an All-American football player already committed to USC when he is falsely accused of rape during his junior year of high school. Despite maintaining his innocence, he is railroaded through the system and sentenced to a decade of prison, parole, and registering as a sex offender. Driven by the same thoughtfulness and focus that propelled him as an athlete, Banks continues to fight to clear his name, ultimately partnering with the California Innocence Project.

Written by Doug Atchison, the movie premieres Saturday at LAFF and is one of the festival’s top distribution prospects.

Press/Video: ‘Brian Banks’ First Look was originally published on Aldis Hodge Online

[sidras-tak]

cinema peaked with Akeelah and the Bee (2006) dir. Doug Atchison

[samkamuh]

Tidak pernah tidur

Seorang presiden A.S. dikatakan telah tidur selama masa jabatannya! Dia adalah David Rice Atchison, tetapi Anda mungkin belum pernah mendengar tentang dia dan sangat sedikit yang mengenalnya.

Inilah yang seharusnya terjadi: Masa jabatan James Polk sebagai presiden ke-11 berakhir pada hari Sabtu, 3 Maret 1849. Presiden terpilih Zachary Taylor tidak ingin dilantik pada hari Minggu; dia lebih suka upacara diadakan pada hari Senin, 5 Maret. Namun Amerika Serikat tidak bisa berjalan tanpa seorang pemimpin, bahkan selama 24 jam, jadi orang berikutnya dalam urutan adalah Presiden Pro-tem Senat, yang kebetulan adalah Senator David Atchison Rice. Karena itu, ia mengambil alih kantor presiden untuk hari Minggu itu.

Atchison kemudian menjelaskan "masa tidurnya" dengan mengatakan bahwa hari terakhir kerjanya di kongres begitu berat dan sibuk sehingga dia tidur sangat larut pada Sabtu malam. Sehingga pada hari Minggu itu, dia tidur nyenyak, bahkan mendengkur, sepanjang hari dia menjadi presiden — 4 Maret 1849. Betapa sedihnya menjadi presiden selama sehari dan tidak ingat satu menit pun!

Alkitab memberi tahu kita bahwa kita dapat percaya akan pertolongan yang datang dari Allah pencipta langit dan bumi. Daud menulis, “Ia takkan membiarkan kakimu goyah,

Penjagamu tidak akan terlelap.

Sesungguhnya tidak terlelap dan tidak tertidur

Penjaga Israel.“ (Mazmur 121: 3, 4). Yesus menunjukkan sikap yang sama di taman Getsemani sebelum penyaliban. Memikul dosa-dosa dunia, Kristus meminta para murid-Nya untuk berdoa bagi-Nya, tetapi mereka tertidur.

Kita dapat percaya bahwa Tuhan kita tetap terjaga dan terus mengawasi kita. Tuhan tidak tertidur untuk kita, bahkan tidak untuk satu menitpun.

Amsal 3:24

Jikalau engkau berbaring, engkau tidak akan terkejut, tetapi engkau akan berbaring dan tidur nyenyak.

Doug Batchelor

[leighlim]

Mentor = Laurence Fishburne‘s niche

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Pixar has the market cornered with ‘family friendly animated films’ --- No one really has done that for live action ones. But if there is a formula to follow (or at least one approach to try)...it would be whatever Doug Atchison.

It’s well cast...written and executed. 15 years later...I’d still put it at a masterpiece level (8/10)

PS: Though the whole #MeToo discussion did make me uncomfortable with just Akeelah at Larabee’s house during my rewatch. But of course...I know there was none of that in this....I mean has Laurence Fishburne played questionable roles?

PPS: I just read Roger Ebert’s review of the film...and apparently the next on my queue is 1993's 'Searching for Bobby Fischer' . I remember watching it and moving on based on the impression I got (it was just a film that relied on melodrama --- about someone missing)...so...I will give it another go. Making sure that I hit ‘play’ when the conditions are optimal (while consuming a meal...or cooking something that takes 2 hours...maybe?)

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HIGHLIGHT:

INT. USC (AUDITORIUM) - DAY

REGIONAL JUDGE Next Speller please!

JAVIER doesn't move and stares at the door where AKEELA, WELCH, TANYA and LARABEE exited.

REGIONAL JUDGE Come on up to the mic, please.

JAVIER turns to the judges and starts moving towards the mic. Slowly. Inch by inch.

REGIONAL JUDGE A little faster.

JAVIER moves a bit slower. Still taking as much time as he can.

REGIONAL JUDGE Come on.

Another look towards those double doors.

EXT. USC (AUDITORIUM ENTRANCE) - CONTINUOUS

LARABEE I apologise, Mrs. Anderson, if we've contributed to any anguish you may be feeling.

TANYA just holds her steely gaze.

TANYA And who are you exactly?

He takes a step.

LARABEE My name is Joshua Larabee, ma'am.

She looks him up and down. Determined not to let down her guard. She gives WELCH some side-eye.

LARABEE And I've been...Well I've been helping Akeela prepare herself for the spelling bee.

He glances at the entrant.

WELCH Akeela's been getting extra school credit for working with Dr. Larabee.

TANYA glances back at the principal, taken aback.

WELCH We designed an entire program specifically for her.

She turns back to her daughter and shakes her head.

TANYA Why didn't you tell me about this?

AKEELA Mama, I hated going behind your back. But every time I bought up the bee, you didn't want to hear it.

The mother's eyebrow shoots up. Is that sass, daughter?

AKEELA I didn't know what to do.

INT. USC (AUDITORIUM) - CONTINUOUS

JAVIER Can I get the pronunciation again?

He eyes the judges. Earnest. Innocent.

REGIONAL JUDGE He's given it to you 5 times. You need to speel the word.

Number 67 glances at the doors. No activity still.

JAVIER Could you use it in a sentence?

REGIONAL JUDGE He's already used it in a sentence.

JAVIER I mean, a different sentence than he used before?

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My verdict of the film: 8/10

Link to the timestamp commentary: None (Maybe if there are requests...)

A Formal Review: Only by request

More of my comments about the film: No plans (unless requested)

[blackinmotionpictures]

2020 NAACP Image Awards Nominations - Film

Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture (Film)

• Chiwetel Ejiofor - "The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind" (Netflix) • Jordan Peele - "Us" (Universal Pictures) • Kasi Lemmons - "Harriet" (Focus Features) • Mati Diop - "Atlantics" (Les Films du Bal Presente en Co-Production avec Cinekap et Frakas Productions en Co-Production avec Arte France Cinema et Canal+ International for Netflix) • Reginald Hudlin - "The Black Godfather" (Netflix)

Outstanding Motion Picture

• "Dolemite Is My Name" (Netflix) • "Harriet" (Focus Features) • "Just Mercy" (Warner Bros. Pictures) • "Queen & Slim" (Universal Pictures) • "Us" (Universal Pictures)

Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture 

• Chadwick Boseman - "21 Bridges" (STX Films) • Daniel Kaluuya - "Queen & Slim" (Universal Pictures) • Eddie Murphy - "Dolemite Is My Name" (Netflix) • Michael B. Jordan - "Just Mercy" (Warner Bros. Pictures) • Winston Duke - "Us" (Universal Pictures)

Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture

• Alfre Woodard - "Clemency" (Neon) • Cynthia Erivo - "Harriet" (Focus Features) • Jodie Turner-Smith - "Queen & Slim" (Universal Pictures) • Lupita Nyong'o - "Us" (Universal Pictures) • Naomie Harris - "Black and Blue" (Screen Gems/Sony Pictures)

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture

• Jamie Foxx - "Just Mercy" (Warner Bros. Pictures) • Leslie Odom Jr. - "Harriet" (Focus Features) • Sterling K. Brown - "Waves" (A24) • Tituss Burgess - "Dolemite Is My Name" (Netflix) • Wesley Snipes - "Dolemite Is My Name" (Netflix)

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture 

• Da'Vine Joy Randolph - "Dolemite Is My Name" (Netflix) • Janelle Monáe - "Harriet" (Focus Features) • Jennifer Lopez - "Hustlers" (STX Films) • Marsai Martin - "Little" (Universal Pictures) • Octavia Spencer - "Luce" (Neon)

Outstanding Breakthrough Performance in a Motion Picture 

• Cynthia Erivo - "Harriet" (Focus Features) • Jodie Turner-Smith - "Queen & Slim" (Universal Pictures) • Marsai Martin - "Little" (Universal Pictures) • Rob Morgan - "Just Mercy" (Warner Bros. Pictures) • Shahadi Wright Joseph - "Us" (Universal Pictures)

Outstanding Ensemble Cast in a Motion Picture 

• "Dolemite Is My Name" (Netflix) • "Harriet" (Focus Features) • "Just Mercy" (Warner Bros. Pictures) • "Queen & Slim" (Universal Pictures) • "Us" (Universal Pictures)

Outstanding Independent Motion Picture 

• "Clemency" (Neon) • "Dolemite Is My Name" (Netflix) • "Luce" (Neon) • "Queen & Slim" (Universal Pictures) • "The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind" (Netflix)

Outstanding Documentary (Film)

• "Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool" (Eagle Rock Entertainment) • "The Black Godfather" (Netflix) • "The Apollo" (HBO) • "Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am" (Magnolia Pictures) • "True Justice: Bryan Stevenson's Fight for Equality" (HBO)

Outstanding Soundtrack/Compilation Album

• "Harriet (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)" - Terence Blanchard (Back Lot Music) • "Queen & Slim: The Soundtrack" - Various Artists (Motown Records) • "The Lion King: The Gift" - Beyoncé with Various Artists (Parkwood Entertainment/Columbia Records) • "The Lion King: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack" - Various Artists (Walt Disney Records) • "Us (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)" - Michael Abels (Back Lot Music)

Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance 

• Alfre Woodard - "The Lion King" (Walt Disney Studios) • Donald Glover - "The Lion King" (Walt Disney Studios) • James Earl Jones - "The Lion King" (Walt Disney Studios) • Lupita Nyong'o - "Serengeti" (Discovery Channel) • Sterling K. Brown - "Frozen II" (Walt Disney Studios)

Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture (Television) 

• Cas Sigers-Beedles - "Twas the Chaos Before Christmas" (BET) • Melissa Bustamante - "A Christmas Winter Song" (Lifetime) • Patrik-Ian Polk - "Being Mary Jane" (BET Networks) • Suzan-Lori Parks - "Native Son" (HBO) • Yvette Nicole Brown - "Always a Bridesmaid" (BET Networks)

Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture (Film)

• Chinonye Chukwu - "Clemency" (Neon) • Destin Daniel Cretton, Andrew Lanham - "Just Mercy" (Warner Bros. Pictures) • Doug Atchison - "Brian Banks" (Bleeker Street and ShivHans) • Jordan Peele - "Us" (Universal Pictures) • Kasi Lemmons, Gregory Allen Howard - "Harriet" (Focus Features)

Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture (Television) 

• Codie Elaine Oliver - "Black Love" (OWN) • Janice Cooke - "I Am Somebody's Child: The Regina Louise Story" (Lifetime) • Kenny Leon - "American Son" (Netflix) • Rashid Johnson - "Native Son (HBO) • Russ Parr - "The Bobby DeBarge Story" (TV One)

Congratulations to all the nominees! Vote for them HERE. And tune into the NAACP Image Awards on February 22, at 8/7c on BET.

[galejonescarson]

"Brian Banks: Movie Viewing To purchase tickets click on this link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/join-colored-girls-for-a-private-viewing-of-brian-banks-tickets-73058352499 Tuesday, September 24, 2019; 6 p.m. Paradiso, 584 S Mendenhall Rd, Memphis, TN 38117 A Colored Girls (TaJuan Stout Mitchell and Gale Jones Carson) event supporting the NAACP Memphis Branch. Based on a TRUE story. Scripted by Doug Atchison (“Akeelah and the Bee”), "Brian Banks" is a dramatization of the true story of its title character, who was headed to the University of Southern California and a likely pro football career before his life was derailed in 2002 by a false accusation of sexual assault and kidnapping. He was exonerated in 2012 after his case was accepted by attorney Justin Brooks (played in the film by Greg Kinnear) of the California Innocence Project, a San Diego-based nonprofit. "Brian Banks" employed 149 local cast and crew members — in addition to the hundreds more who showed up as extras for various crowd scenes — when it was filmed over 40 shooting days between Sept. 25 and Nov. 18, 2017. Some of the local actors such as Michelle Mitchell and Jeff Trotter will be in attendance. Brian Banks Official Trailer https://youtu.be/k9-PqY5pEeo https://www.instagram.com/p/B2tpqXMllQv/?igshid=gz4w59p9omt5

[haute-lifestyle-com]

Brian Banks Screenwriter, Doug Atchison Talks on Writing the Compelling Drama

[whileiamdying]

Brian Banks discussion with director Tom Shadyac, writer Doug Atchison, actor Greg Kinnear, actor Sherri Shepherd, and producer Monica Levinson on August 18, 2019 at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater. Moderated by Jim Hemphill.