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That is, until a few of them made their way onto DVDs as bonus material. Photo-Illustration: by Vulture; Photo by Paramount Pictures Considering the vast combination of elements that have to come together in just the right way — the right script, the right director, the right actors, the right production team, the right crew — it’s sort of a miracle that so many films are watchable, let alone great. The entire process of making a movie is a delicate high-wire collaboration between individual voices, and any number of small mistakes can ruin that balance. It’s partly why so many filmmaking teams (and, more recently, cohorts of studio executives) fixate relentlessly on arriving at the proper ending. A perfectly constructed conclusion can solidify a great movie or make a weak one seem stronger ; meanwhile, a bad finale can throw the work of a small nation of co-conspirators into complete chaos. Film history is full of tales of great movies saved from ruin by a reworked resolution, … [Read more...] about A Brief History of the Alternate Movie Endings Lost to Time

The curator responsible for the House's art collection is expected to ask lawmakers to allot $25,000 to repair artifacts displayed outside the chamber that were damaged during the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol. Farar Elliott, the House curator, is slated to say in prepared testimony on Wednesday before the House Appropriations subcommittee overseeing funding for the legislative branch that the $25,000 is needed to fix eight objects in the hallways leading to the House chamber that were covered in fire extinguisher residue during the insurrection by former President Trump Donald Trump Romney: 'Pretty sure' Trump would win 2024 GOP nomination if he ran for president Pence huddles with senior members of Republican Study Committee Trump says 'no doubt' Tiger Woods will be back after accident MORE 's supporters. The objects include marble and granite busts of former Speakers Joe Cannon, Champ Clark, Joe Martin, and Thomas Brackett Reed; portraits of former … [Read more...] about Curator estimates Capitol art damage from mob totals $25K

Rep. Joe Neguse, a young Democrat from Colorado, rose to speak, full of an unfailing faith in American democracy. This moment was set to be one of the most important of his short career so far in Congress. At age 36, Neguse had only just been sworn in for his second two-year term, but already he’d distinguished himself enough among his 220 Democratic peers that he was enlisted to be part of the small team tasked with arguing against the objections Republicans were expected to raise to Joe Biden’s certification as president-elect that day, January 6th, 2021. Neguse, father of a two-year-old baby girl, had spent the past several weeks on the phone and on Zoom, working through the holidays with his more senior colleagues — Reps. Jamie Raskin, Adam Schiff, Zoe Lofgren — as he polished his arguments. That morning, he’d come to the House chamber prepared for debate to stretch late into the night, through multiple rounds of objections and defenses. In that moment, Neguse says, “I was very … [Read more...] about How the Breakout Star of the Impeachment Hearings Managed to Keep His Faith in Democracy

House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy has a fresh spring in his step after the Republicans defied the odds and professional political prognosticators by picking up 15 seats in the 2020 congressional elections. McCarthy, who has his eyes on the majority in November 2022, approached the 2020 congressional elections differently than Republicans in recent history have traditionally targeted congressional electoral efforts, and his moves paid off—and not only infuriated but befuddled the beltway pundit class. For the first time since 1994, in 2020 no GOP incumbent running for reelection lost. Meanwhile, McCarthy blew away fundraising records previously set by former House Speaker Paul Ryan—astonishing since he did it from the minority. Usually, House political leaders do better raising money from the majority. That’s not to mention the most significant development which is a freshman class entering Congress in 2021 that represents perhaps the most diverse in party history with the most … [Read more...] about Exclusive: After 2020 Gains, Kevin McCarthy Eyes House GOP Majority, Speaker’s Gavel in Midterms

Over 150 CEOs called on Congress to pass President Joe Biden 's $1.9 trillion economic relief plan in a public letter on Wednesday. The letter was addressed to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer , Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi , Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy. It was signed by Google 's Sundar Pichai, Goldman Sachs' David Solomon, AT&T's John Stankey, Wells Fargo Bank's Charles Scharf, American Airlines ' Doug Parker and Zoom's Eric Yuan, among others. "We write to urge immediate and large-scale federal legislation to address the health and economic crises brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic," the letter says. "More than a year after the first coronavirus case was reported in the United States, our nation is still struggling to combat the spread and reverse its economic fallout." The letter continues, "Previous federal relief measures have been essential, but more must be done to put the country on a … [Read more...] about Google and Goldman Sachs CEOs Among Business Execs Urging Congress to OK Biden’s Relief Plan