There’s gracefully admitting a mistake, and then there’s what the Santa Fe District Attorney’s Office did in late February: attacking Alec Baldwin’s lawyers for pointing out that one of the charges against him was unconstitutional.
The problem with the charge was clear. It was based on a sentencing enhancement enacted after the Rust shooting — an enhancement that required a minimum five-year sentence if a firearm was discharged in the commission of a felony.
The prosecutors decided to use this updated enhancement against Mr. Baldwin. Then, for some reason, they promptly went on CNN and Fox News to talk about it, before the charge had even issued.
There was just one problem: This charge violated the Constitution’s ex post facto rule. That’s the rule that says you can’t be charged with a crime if what you did wasn’t a crime at the time you did it.
The problem with the charge was clear. It was based on a sentencing enhancement enacted after the Rust shooting — an enhancement that required a minimum five-year sentence if a firearm was discharged in the commission of a felony.
The prosecutors decided to use this updated enhancement against Mr. Baldwin. Then, for some reason, they promptly went on CNN and Fox News to talk about it, before the charge had even issued.
There was just one problem: This charge violated the Constitution’s ex post facto rule. That’s the rule that says you can’t be charged with a crime if what you did wasn’t a crime at the time you did it.
- 3/3/2023
- by Kyle Clark and Andrew George
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Last year, during the annual Presidential pardon of a single turkey, President Obama cracked a joke that, for turkeys competing to stay off the Thanksgiving table, "It was, quite literally, the Hunger Games." The folks at Nerdist took the remark a step further and created this parody short called “Gobble Games.” If you rolled your eyes at Obama’s lame dad joke (you’ll hear plenty more just like it during Thanksgiving), you’ll likely roll your eyes at yet another Hunger Games parody. But don’t worry, this also spoofs scenes from some classic war movies.
“Gobble Games” was directed by Clinton Jones and stars Shelby Fero, Matt McCarthy, John Milhiser, Jessica Chobot, Kyle Clark, John Ungaro, Kyle Hill, Malik Forte, Ben Mekler, Jason Nguyen, Dan Casey, and Charles Ingram.
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“Gobble Games” was directed by Clinton Jones and stars Shelby Fero, Matt McCarthy, John Milhiser, Jessica Chobot, Kyle Clark, John Ungaro, Kyle Hill, Malik Forte, Ben Mekler, Jason Nguyen, Dan Casey, and Charles Ingram.
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- 11/25/2014
- by Eli Reyes
- GeekTyrant
There was a delay in Super Bowl Xlvii that lasted over 30 minutes and it was all due to a power surge that blacked out half the stadium. Oops.
But here are some of our favorite theories and quips from Twitter, which is always the place to be during something like a Super Bowl black out.
"I've kicked the Playstation cord out of the wall before, too. Well played Jim Harbaugh" -- Kyle Clark"The Stadium just went into a #blackout. Clearly the dementors showed up a little late to watch Beyonce". -- Lord Voldemort"Switching to Downton Abbey where they still have electricity" -- Ben Garvey"Finally, America cares about the infrastructure in Nola."-- David Corn "NBC and Jj Abrams just 'Revolution' photobombed the Superbowl.#blackout" -- Julie Plec"This game ended like The Sopranos" -- Will Stegemann"Over 100 NFL players without power in New Orleans right now.
But here are some of our favorite theories and quips from Twitter, which is always the place to be during something like a Super Bowl black out.
"I've kicked the Playstation cord out of the wall before, too. Well played Jim Harbaugh" -- Kyle Clark"The Stadium just went into a #blackout. Clearly the dementors showed up a little late to watch Beyonce". -- Lord Voldemort"Switching to Downton Abbey where they still have electricity" -- Ben Garvey"Finally, America cares about the infrastructure in Nola."-- David Corn "NBC and Jj Abrams just 'Revolution' photobombed the Superbowl.#blackout" -- Julie Plec"This game ended like The Sopranos" -- Will Stegemann"Over 100 NFL players without power in New Orleans right now.
- 2/4/2013
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Pop2it
As of April 2nd, inquiring fans of Nerdist Industries can finally find an answer to the age-old question, “Are Chris Hardwick and his motley group of teammates associated with things geek any good at bowling?” The Nerdist Channel on YouTube (which is part of the video sharing site’s $100 million Original Channels initiative) officially launched this week with a handful of the no less than 24 original web series announced as part of the programming slate at WonderCon. The shows to debut include bowling, simians, exploding puppies and a five-year-old boy that just happens to be the America’s number one action hero. First up, Chris Hardwick’s All Star Celebrity Bowling features the famous podcaster teaming up with Alex Albrecht (Diggnation), Kyle Clark (Nerdterns) and Steve Agee (The Sarah Silverman Program) for a celebrity bowling battle royale. The first opponent for Team Nerdist is a group of equally (not-so) adept...
- 4/3/2012
- by Chris Landa
- Tubefilter.com
Hello All! We’re doing another live, in front of an audience recording of BuzzFocus.com Presents Nerdy Secrets with Mo Fathelbab on Monday, 10/31 at 8Pm and if you’re going to be in the Los Angeles area, we’d love for you to be there since it’ll also be our Halloween Spook-tacular! As always, it’s be at The Nerdist Theatre at Meltdown Comics in beautiful Hollywood (7522 W. Sunset Blvd, between Sierra Bonita and Gardener Aves.) The Halloween show will feature a grab bag of amazing guests: -The return of the always fun Misti Dawn! -Adult Film Star and avid nerd: Aria Aspen! -TalkNerdyToMeLover.com’s Jen Friel! -From Derrick Comedy, The Anytime Show, and Fox’s new animated series Allen Gregory: Dominic Dierkis! -Nerdist.com’s Matthew Burnside! -And also featuring the comedy stylings of Kyle Clark! Hurry up and grab your tickets ($8 in advance/$10 at the door) via NerdMeltLA.
- 10/27/2011
- by Mo Fathelbab
- BuzzFocus.com
By Sean O’Connell
Ryan Piers Williams’ “The Dry Land,” a Sundance Film Festival favorite, took home the top prize at the Dallas International Film Festival Friday evening, earning a $25,000 cash prize for the Target Filmmaker Award for Best Narrative Feature. In addition, Lucy Walker’s “Waste Land” received a $25,000 cash prize for the Target Filmmaker Award for Best Documentary Feature.
“Dry Land” stars America Ferrera and Wilmer Valderrama were on hand during the fest. Their film follows a U.S. soldier as he returns home from Iraq to Texas and tries to assimilate back into society.
The Documentary competition jury also gave a Special Jury Prize to Michael Pertnoy’s and Michael Kleiman’s “The Last Survivor” and a Special Mention for Editing (for Claire Didier’s work on the film) to Mark Landsman’s “Thunder Soul.”
Dallas Star Award recipient John Lee Hancock (The Blind Side) made the...
Ryan Piers Williams’ “The Dry Land,” a Sundance Film Festival favorite, took home the top prize at the Dallas International Film Festival Friday evening, earning a $25,000 cash prize for the Target Filmmaker Award for Best Narrative Feature. In addition, Lucy Walker’s “Waste Land” received a $25,000 cash prize for the Target Filmmaker Award for Best Documentary Feature.
“Dry Land” stars America Ferrera and Wilmer Valderrama were on hand during the fest. Their film follows a U.S. soldier as he returns home from Iraq to Texas and tries to assimilate back into society.
The Documentary competition jury also gave a Special Jury Prize to Michael Pertnoy’s and Michael Kleiman’s “The Last Survivor” and a Special Mention for Editing (for Claire Didier’s work on the film) to Mark Landsman’s “Thunder Soul.”
Dallas Star Award recipient John Lee Hancock (The Blind Side) made the...
- 4/17/2010
- by Sean O'Connell
- Hollywoodnews.com
Lifetime Movie Network will explore the aftermath of the 2006 schoolhouse shooting in the Amish community of Nickel Mines, Pa., with "Amish Grace," an original movie starring Kimberly Williams-Paisley.
Matt Letscher and Tammy Blanchard co-star in the film based on real accounts and the book "Amish Grace: How Forgiveness Transcended Tragedy" by Donald Kraybill, Steven Nolt and David Weaver-Zercher.
On Oct. 2, 2006, a gunman walked into a Nickel Mines schoolhouse, took several girls hostage and eventually killed five of them before taking his own life. The story received national attention not only for the scope of the tragedy but also the Amish leaders' instant and unconditional forgiveness of the shooter and his widow.
Williams-Paisley will play the fictional character of Ida Graber who, devastated by her daughter's death, finds herself struggling with her community's teaching of the transcending power of forgiveness.
Letscher will play her husband, Gideon. Blanchard will play Amy,...
Matt Letscher and Tammy Blanchard co-star in the film based on real accounts and the book "Amish Grace: How Forgiveness Transcended Tragedy" by Donald Kraybill, Steven Nolt and David Weaver-Zercher.
On Oct. 2, 2006, a gunman walked into a Nickel Mines schoolhouse, took several girls hostage and eventually killed five of them before taking his own life. The story received national attention not only for the scope of the tragedy but also the Amish leaders' instant and unconditional forgiveness of the shooter and his widow.
Williams-Paisley will play the fictional character of Ida Graber who, devastated by her daughter's death, finds herself struggling with her community's teaching of the transcending power of forgiveness.
Letscher will play her husband, Gideon. Blanchard will play Amy,...
- 11/29/2009
- by By Nellie Andreeva
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Gail O'Grady, Greg Germann and Robert Mailhouse have been tapped to star in the Hallmark Channel original movie All I Want for Christmas.
The movie, set to premiere Dec. 1, centers on a single mother (O'Grady) with no time for dating who suddenly finds herself with thousands of potential suitors.
The movie, from Alpine Medien, Larry Levinson Prods. and Grand Army Entertainment, is executive produced by Nick Lombardo and Michael Moran, with Kyle Clark and Stephen Niver producing. Harvey Frost is the director; Marc Prey wrote the script.
The movie, set to premiere Dec. 1, centers on a single mother (O'Grady) with no time for dating who suddenly finds herself with thousands of potential suitors.
The movie, from Alpine Medien, Larry Levinson Prods. and Grand Army Entertainment, is executive produced by Nick Lombardo and Michael Moran, with Kyle Clark and Stephen Niver producing. Harvey Frost is the director; Marc Prey wrote the script.
- 9/25/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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