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In Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 2, episode 3, Sera, played by Adelaide Kane, is revealed to be an undercover Romulan operative disguised as a human. Sera's mission is to alter human history by assassinating Khan Noonien-Singh and preventing the Eugenics Wars and the founding of the Federation. Sera's actions have a profound impact on the timeline, leading to a devastating war between Earth and the Romulans, altering the course of events in the Star Trek universe.

Australian actress Adelaide Kane plays the undercover Romulan, Sera, in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 2, episode 3, "Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow." In Strange New Worlds season 2, episode 3, Lt. LA'an Noonien-Singh (Christina Chong) travels back in time to 21st-century Toronto with an alternate reality version of Captain James T. Kirk (Paul Wesley). As the two work together to restore the proper future, they encounter a young woman named Sera who offers to help them.

Movie musicals are hard. Much like the impending workshop performance that could make or break Jonathan Larson’s (Andrew Garfield) career in musical theater, the first 10 minutes of “Tick Tick Boom” could make or break its ability to do anything.

Beyond the usual musical problem of getting an audience comfortable with singing and dancing one moment and characters behaving more naturalistically the next, the film had a couple of particular challenges it needs to overcome quickly. The first was to contextualize Larson’s legacy for viewers who weren’t already read-in to “Rent.” The second challenge was that the film doesn’t just have musical numbers and dramatic scenes: It has a performance that serves as the frame story and launch-point for both kinds of scenes. The audience needs to understand how we move between each kind of environment and feel the changes as intuitive and natural, lest we get lost.

Movie theaters reopened, “Succession” Season 3 is finally here and some of the biggest artists are hitting the road once again to go back on tour. As the entertainment industry mounts a measured comeback amid the global pandemic, here are the films, series and artists that the writers, editors and reporters at Variety are thankful for this Thanksgiving.

I’m thankful for “Succession” Season 3! — Claudia Eller, editor-in-chief

Thankful that finally a woman of color has won an Oscar for best director! Thank you for providing exceptional representation, Chloé Zhao. — Tiana DeNicola, production supervisor

I’m thankful for the “Wonder Years” reboot. It’s wonderful! Makes me laugh out loud. Many scenes I lived. Pure joy! — Sheila Dixon Howard, editorial coordinator

I’m thankful for “Ted Lasso” and “Dopesick” — two shows that moved me deeply this year. — Cynthia Littleton, co-editor-in-chief

I am grateful for the return of live music and Willie Nelson being back on tour.

Lionel Richie is no stranger to collaborations, having worked on memorable tracks with everyone from Michael Jackson to Diana Ross, but the legendary singer’s latest partnership is decidedly cooler.

Richie has teamed up with Tyra Banks’ ice cream company, SMiZE Cream, for a new flavor dubbed “All Night Love.” Inspired by his classic hit, “All Night Long,” Richie says the “All Night Love” ice cream was created by mixing flavors that he grew up enjoying as a child. The sweet and crunchy offering includes cookie crumble, a salted caramel ribbon,...

Pink Floyd have been little more than a memory for the past quarter-century, and the three surviving members are now in their mid-seventies, but their ancient feud somehow lingers on. The latest battle revolves around Waters being locked out of the band’s official website and Facebook page. That means he can’t share news of any of his solo projects, including his upcoming This Is Not a Drill Tour and his new rendition of “Mother,” with Floyd fans. He recently took to his own Facebook page to vent about the situation.

While Lionel Richie’s career includes such accolades as selling more than 100 million albums and achieving countless honors, from an Academy Award to four Grammy Awards, one of the accomplishments he is most proud of is his bachelor’s degree in economics from Tuskegee University.

In the Commodores, he developed a groundbreaking style that defied genre categories, penning smashes such as “Three Times A Lady,” “Still” and “Easy.” The diamond-certified Album Of The Year Grammy winner Can’t Slow Down followed in 1983, giving the world classics such as “All Night Long (All Night),” “Penny Lover,” “Stuck On You,” and “Hello.” His music continued to push boundaries and unite listeners worldwide. It’s because he wasn’t afraid to break genre barriers and craft something singular and timeless.

The next year he performed at the historic 1984 Summer Olympics closing ceremony. In 1985 he joined forces with Michael Jackson to write one of...

A bevy of Broadway's brightest stars joined a sold-out audience on March 11, 2019, to celebrate and motivate the Lgbtq community and its allies through gender-reversed renditions of beloved show tunes, spectacular choreography and a record-breaking fundraising total at Broadway Backwards. Among the performances of the night were Jenn Colella, along with Broadway Inspirational Voices, performing Louder Than Words from Tick, Tick...Boom...

“The Red Turtle” represents the year’s best example of global animation. Director Michael Dudok de Wit is Dutch, it was co-produced by Japan’s legendary Studio Ghibli and it was made by French animation studio Prima Linea. The result a sublime cycle of life Oscar contender, which “uses time to relate the absence of time, like music can enhance silence,” according to de Wit, Oscar winner for the “Father and Daughter” short.

Read More: How ‘The Red Turtle’ Became an Animated, Cycle of Life Oscar Contender

“It was a priority to find a beautiful balance between being sensitive, pure and simple and making an entertaining film,” de Wit told IndieWire. “I didn’t want it to be too artsy or mysterious. And I used Studio Ghibli films as a big inspiration. They have lots of characters and come from a very deep place and yet they are accessible to millions of spectators,...

Cannes winner “The Red Turtle” (co-produced by Studio Ghibli) is arguably the most sublime animated Oscar contender. Michael Dudok de Wit, who directed the Academy Award-winning short, “Father and Daughter,” tells a 2D cycle of life story that “uses time to relate the absence of time, like music can enhance silence.”

A man shipwrecked on a lush tropical island inhabited by crabs, turtles and birds tries to escape by building and rebuilding a raft, continually wrecked by a mysterious red turtle, which transforms into a beautiful red-headed woman who becomes his companion and soul mate. Eventually, they have a son together.

Read More: ‘The Red Turtle’ Director Reveals How He Made Studio Ghibli’s New Film With No Dialogue

“The Red Turtle,” which opens its qualifying run November 18 and bears Studio Ghibli’s strong sense of color, philosophy and symbolism, was actually animated by Prima Linea in Paris and Angouleme.

“The Red Turtle” won instant adulation when it premiered at the Cannes Film Festival this year, with many reserving particular praise for director Michaël Dudok de Wit’s ability to tell his story without the assistance of dialogue. De Wit spoke to the Film Stage about his experience making the film, which marks Studio Ghibli’s first international co-production, explaining that he was so shocked when the vaunted animation studio reached out to him that he asked, “Can you explain why you chose me?

Read More: ‘The Red Turtle’ Trailer: Amphibians Are Louder Than Words in Studio Ghibli’s Latest Animated Offering

De Wit, who hails from the Netherlands, received an Academy Award for his animated short “Father and Daughter.” That film, it turns out, also caught the attention of Studio Ghibli. He frequently sought feedback from them throughout the process, he explains, and was pleasantly surprised by how much autonomy he was afforded.

Michiyo Yasuda, a longtime animator and color designer for Studio Ghibli, has passed away at age 77. Her credits at the vaunted animation studio span decades, from its very first release in 1986 (“Castle in the Sky”) to Hayao Miyazaki’s final film (“The Wind Rises”) three years ago; it would be easier to list the revered projects made by both Ghibli and Miyazaki that she did not contribute to.

Read More: ‘The Red Turtle’ Trailer: Amphibians Are Louder Than Words in Studio Ghibli’s Latest Animated Offering

Yasuda’s collaboration with Miyazaki dates back to her tenure at Toei Animation. “I have worked with Mr. Miyazaki since the 1976 television series ‘3000 Leagues in Search of Mother,'” she told the Los Angeles Times in 2009. “I have respected Mr. Miyazaki since our days at Toei Doga, and I have always loved his way of thinking.” In addition to her other projects with him — “My Neighbor Totoro,...

“Clerks” has inspired legions of loyal fans in its 22 years of existence, few of them more devoted than Christopher Downie. The 31-year-old filmmaker is set to make his debut feature with “Shooting Clerks,” a film about — you guessed it — the making of Kevin Smith’s debut feature. Featuring several original cast members and the same grainy, black-and-white look, the docu-fiction hybrid is set to make its premiere next month. Watch its first trailer below.

Read More: Kevin Smith on the Future: Why He Wants to Release Other People’s Films and How He Cracked the Self-Distribution Game

Taking a vaguely self-reflexive approach that blends aspects of Smith’s filmography with the more factual behind-the-scenes elements, Downie’s movie counts “Clerks” principals Brian O’Halloran, Marilyn Ghigliotti and Smith himself among its cast. (At 105 minutes, it’s also 15 minutes longer than its source material.)

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March 2016 is a sad month for some Netflix subscribers.

Say goodbye to '90s films "American Pie" (1999), "Hackers" (1995), Mel Gibson's "Hamlet" (1990), "Indecent Proposal" (1993) and "Jumanji" (1995) in March. Also disappearing: Will Smith movies "Hitch" (2005) and "Men in Black II" (2002), as well as oodles of TEDTalks that are all expiring next month.

Here's the complete list of what's leaving Netflix streaming in March.

Leaving March 1, 2016

"Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet the Wolfman" (2000)

"American Pie" (1999)

"American Wedding" (2003)

"Atlantis: The Lost Empire" (2001)

"The Babysitters" (2007)

"The Chosen One" (2010)

"Down and Out in Beverly Hills" (1986)

"Emily Bronte's Wuthering Heights" (1992)

"Gone in 60 Seconds" (2000)

"Hackers" (1995)

"Hamlet" (1990)

"Hannie Caulder" (1971)

"Hardball" (2001)

"Hart's War" (2002)

"Hitch" (2005)

"Indecent Proposal" (1993)

"Johnny Dangerously" (1984)

"Jumanji" (1995)

"Masters of the Universe" (1987)

"Men in Black II" (2002)

"The Monster Squad" (1987)

"Not Another Teen Movie" (2001)

"Paycheck" (2003)

"Switchmas" (2013)

"The United States of Leland" (2003)

"Wings" (1927)

Leaving March 2, 2016

"Stevie Nicks: In Your Dreams" (2013)

Leaving March 3, 2016

"Night Catches Us" (2010)

Leaving March 4, 2016

"Getting...

Sony Pictures Australian rom-com Spin Out starring Xavier Samuel and Morgan Griffin is set for a Shepparton, Victoria shoot.

The film, originally titled Circle Work, will start shooting in the Victorian country town from August 18.

Samuel (Fury, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn . Part 2, A Few Best Men) will star alongside Griffin (San Andreas, Louder Than Words, Charlie & Boots) and be supported by a talented group of actors that include Lincoln Lewis (Gallipoli, Tomorrow When the War Began), Melissa Bergland (Winners and Losers, Relative Happiness), Tessa James (Love Child, Home and Away) and Brooke McClymont, of Australia¹s number one country group, The McClymonts. .

The film follows a relationship between two long-time friends, Billy (Samuel) and Lucy (Griffin) who are both in denial over their desire for each other. .

But as change beckons, they must confront their feelings amidst the backdrop of their town.s Ute Muster and annual B&S...

Still with a keen eye for a meaty political drama, George Clooney has picked up the film rights to FBI man Joe Navarro's book Three Minutes To Doomsday. Smokehouse Pictures, which Clooney runs with Grant Heslov, announced the deal over the weekend.Navarro is a specialist in non-verbal communication and body language, the author of previous works like What Every Body Is Saying and Louder Than Words. He was an FBI agent for 25 years, focusing his talents on counterintelligence and behavioural assessment and helping to found the Bureau's Behavioural Analysis programme. Three Minutes To Doomsday covers his operations during the Cold War.The book is not yet published - although it's ready to go with Simon & Schuster - and it's very early days for the film yet. There's no screenwriter yet announced as in place, and no information about Clooney's specific potential roles on either side of the camera.As an interesting footnote though,...

Title: Louder Than Words Director: Anthony Fabian Cast: David Duchovny, Hope Davis, Timothy Hutton, Xander Berkeley, Craig Bierko, Scott Cohen, Gary Wilmes, Morgan Griffin, Adelaide Kane, Ben Rosenfield, Olivia Steele Falconer Running time: 93 min, Rated PG-13 Special Features: Trailer and Behind the Scenes Featurette with the cast, filmmakers and the real Fareri family. Available on DVD 09.09.14 The fictionalized true story of the Fareri Family. Brenda (Hope Davis), her triplets Julie( Morgan Griffin), Michael (Boardwalk Empire’s Ben Rosenfield), and Stephanie (Reign’s Adelaide Kane) from Brenda’s first marriage, the reclusive husband John (David Duchovny) and their 13 year old daughter Maria (Olivia Steele-Falconer) that John and Brenda had together. On a [ Read More ]

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A girl rides her bicycle on a sunglazed afternoon in a typically isolated suburban neighborhood, during the pretty fall season. Her voiceover assumes what we’re all thinking, that this must be the beginning of a sad story. She assures us it’s not. She tells us that the story is about her family and how much they all love each other. It hasn’t even been 5 minutes and part of us already feels how much we’d be fighting the urge to change the channel if we happened on this opening of Anthony Fabian’s “Louder Than Words” on TV. (How infinitely more interesting it would be if the little girl could assume that!) But this is the furthest you can get from a Chris Miller and Phil Lord meta movie, so we’re stuck with a picture that rides on the coattails of its good intentions and doesn...

In his new movie Louder than Words, David Duchovny cries, grieves and, in the end, triumphs. Behind his nuanced performance is the true story of a Connecticut family whose unimaginable loss is depicted in the film, which hits big screens nationwide Thursday. Brenda and John Fareri's lives changed one night in 1995 when their daughter, 13-year-old Maria, complained of feeling achy, feverish and tired. There was talk of the flu. Their pediatrician told Brenda to keep an eye on her. But when her symptoms began to interfere with her schoolwork - Maria was a newly minted eighth-grader with straight As - Brenda,...

In his new movie Louder than Words, David Duchovny cries, grieves and, in the end, triumphs. Behind his nuanced performance is the true story of a Connecticut family whose unimaginable loss is depicted in the film, which hits big screens nationwide Thursday. Brenda and John Fareri's lives changed one night in 1995 when their daughter, 13-year-old Maria, complained of feeling achy, feverish and tired. There was talk of the flu. Their pediatrician told Brenda to keep an eye on her. But when her symptoms began to interfere with her schoolwork - Maria was a newly minted eighth-grader with straight As - Brenda,...

Louder Than Words features pretty people, pretty architecture, and pretty shots of nature, all of which seems a bit tone-deaf in a film built around a young girl's death from rabies.

A purportedly inspirational tale based on a true story, it makes The Fault In Our Stars look as raw as a Dardenne brothers film. While camping, Maria (Olivia Steele-Falconer) is bitten by a bat, although she doesn't even notice it at the time. A few days later, she dies in the hospital. Her parents, suburban Connecticut real estate developers John (David Duchovny) and Brenda (Hope Davis), take their grief and turn it into action by devising a plan for a more humane children's hospital, to be named after Maria.

Director Anthony Fabian seems well aware that he's dealing with mad...

• Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan may reunite on screen for the actress’ directorial debut Ithaca. Hanks would have a cameo role in the World War II coming-of-age drama based on William Saroyan’s novel The Human Comedy and already serves as an executive producer. Erik Jendresen (Killing Lincoln) adapted the script that will also feature Ryan onscreen, as well as the previously announced Sam Shepard (August: Osage County), Melanie Griffith (Working Girl), and Jack Quaid, Ryan’s son with actor Dennis Quaid. This would be the fourth time the pair has appeared on screen together after Joe Versus the Volcano,...

Exclusive: Nick Frost (The World’s End), Hope Davis (Louder Than Words) and Adelaide Clemens (Rectify) have been set to star in the black comedy Look Away, in which Clemens will play a young woman suffering from so-called “selective blindness” that leaves her unable to see her own mother (Davis). In search of a cure, she sees a therapist (Frost), who’s in love with her and, having Asperger’s, is unable to empathize. Music video and commercial vets Monty Whitebloom and Andy Delaney, who go by the directing duo moniker of Big TV!, are helming from a script by Jennifer Schuur (Big Love). […]...

Death, tragedy, and David Duchovny as a dad all make an appearance in Anthony Fabian's upcoming drama, "Louder Than Words." The film arrives in theaters August 1, and Indiewire got an exclusive look at the first images (featuring all of the above). After John (Duchovny) and Brenda (Hope Davis) lose their young daughter, they struggle to put their lives back together. With the help of their community and a good friend (Timothy Hutton), they discover a way to honor their daughter and establish the Maria Fareri Children's Hospital. Based on a true story, "Louder Than Words" is a story about one family's healing process that brings help to thousands of others.  Check out the stills below.

Exclusive: Epic Pictures Group acquires international rights to Jason Bognacki’s horror thriller.

Epic Pictures Group has acquired international rights to horror thriller Another from first-time director Jason Bognacki.

Toronto Midnight Madness programmer Colin Geddes serves as executive producer and discovered Bognacki as well as Ultra 8 Pictures managing director and Katarina Gligorijevic, the film’s associate producer.

Paulie Rojas, Maria Olsen and Nancy Wolfe star in the film, described as a Giallo-Hammer fusion about a beautiful young woman who learns she may be descended from the Devil.

“From the moment I first saw Another, I was struck by its haunting and captivating story,” said Epic Pictures CEO Patrick Ewald.

“We are excited to be working with the incredibly talented director, Jason Bognacki who will definitely have a long career ahead of him,” said co-founder, Shaked Berenson.

Epic’s sales roster includes V/H/S Viral, the third entry in the horror franchise that Magnolia will distribute in the...

Arc Entertainment has acquired all the North American rights to Louder Than Words, it was announced on Tuesday. Starring David Duchovny, Hope Davis and Timothy Hutton, the family drama is directed by Anthony Fabin, written by Benjamin Chapin and is described as tells "a powerful story of acceptance, love and deliverance." Story: Amy Poehler Joining Tina Fey in Universal Comedy 'The Nest' "We're thrilled to have this heartwarming film and look forward to exposing it to a wide audience," said Arc Entertainment’s head of acquisitions Scott Moesta in an e-mail statement to The Hollywood Reporter. The film is

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The distributor has acquired North American rights to George C Wolfe’s drama starring Hilary Swank, Emmy Rossum and Josh Duhamel. Myriad Pictures handles international sales. Separately, Arc has picked up Louder Than Words.

eOne Films Us plans a theatrical release later this year for the story of a self-absorbed young woman whose life is changed when she becomes a caregiver to a woman with Lou Gehrig’s disease.

Dpp produced in association with Alison Greenspan’s Di Novi Pictures and Molly Smith and Swank’s 2S Films.

The cast includes Loretta Devine, Ernie Hudson, Frances Fisher, Marcia Gay Harden, Ali Larter, Jason Ritter, Julian McMahon and Andrea Savage.

Jordan Roberts and Shana Feste co-adapted the screenplay from the book of the same name by Michelle Wildgen. CA represented the filmmakers in the deal.

Arc Entertainment has acquired all North American rights from Preferred Content to family drama Louder Than Words. Anthony Fabian directed...

While it.s obvious that not all depressing films will be inspirational to viewers, a sizable percentage of films deemed "inspirational" inevitably make me want to crawl into the corner of my couch and bury my head between the cushions while I contemplate my life and what it.s worth. (I usually find a quarter or so, which I accept as the answer.) Such is how I feel after watching the first trailer for Anthony Fabian.s upcoming drama Louder Than Words, a film that turns a personal tragedy into an institution that has gone on to prevent untold numbers of subsequent tragedies for others. Is somebody cutting onions in here, or is somebody just blowing dust into my eyes? Louder Than Words tells the true story of John Fareri (David Duchovny), his wife Brenda (Hope Davis), and their four kids. Back in 1995, the husband and wife experienced the unthinkable...

Liberty Global Set To Acquire Dutch Cabler Ziggo John Malone’s Liberty Global plans to expand its European cable holdings with an agreement to pay $9.4B in cash and stock for Dutch cable operator Ziggo. If regulators approve the deal, then Liberty — which already owns 28.5% of Ziggo — will merge it with Upc, another cable company it owns there. “Our combined operations will reach over 90% of all Dutch households, allowing us to compete more effectively with the other national telecommunications and satellite platforms in the Netherlands, and at the same time generate significant revenue and operating efficiencies,” says Liberty Global CEO Mike Fries. Epic Pictures Bringing ‘Louder Than Words’ To Efm Epic Pictures Group will be introducing Louder Than Words next month at Efm. The drama from director Anthony Fabian (Skin) is exec produced by Rod Lurie (Straw Dogs) and stars Golden Globe winner David Duchovny and Golden Globe nominee Hope Davis...

Exclusive: David Duchovny has signed with Resolution, and the agency will help the actor as he figures out the next chapter as the seventh and final season of his Showtime series Californication premieres next April. Duchovny had been repped by Wme. Duchovny took that series after finishing up The X-Files and two spinoff feature films. On the feature side, he will next be seen starring opposite Hope Davis and Timothy Hutton in Louder Than Words. Duchovny continues to be repped by manager Melanie Greene at Affirmative Entertainment and attorney Peter Nelson.

Exclusive: David Duchovny has signed with Resolution, and the agency will help the actor as he figures out the next chapter as the seventh and final season of his Showtime series Californication premieres next April. Duchovny had been repped by Wme. Duchovny took that series after finishing up The X-Files and two spinoff feature films. On the feature side, he will next be seen starring opposite Hope Davis and Timothy Hutton in Louder Than Words. Duchovny continues to be repped by manager Melanie Greene at Affirmative Entertainment and attorney Peter Nelson.

David Duchovny has spent the bulk of his career working in television, but 2013 should be a pretty big hear at the movies for him. While the projects he's doing aren't exactly huge blockbusters, he has the Larry Moss-directed dramedy Relative Insanity, with Helen Hunt and Maggie Grace as well as Anthony Fabian's drama After The Fall with Timothy Hutton and Hope Davis. But while neither of those titles has a specific release date yet, the submarine thriller Phantom will be arriving in theaters this March and today we have the film's first trailer. The preview is posted over on Apple where you can see it in HD, or you can check it out in our player below. Phantom stars Ed Harris as Demi, a Soviet submarine captain who is pushed away from retirement and time with his wife and family and forced to go on a top secret mission.

Haunt

Aussie actress Jacki Weaver has joined the cast of the original horror flick "Haunt" at Qed International. Weaver will play a former resident of the house who has suffered a terrible family tragedy.

The story centers on a family that moves into a new home with a dark past. As the introverted son and beautiful girl next door explore their sexual awakening, the two unwittingly invoke an alternative dimension of the house. [Source: Heat Vision]

After the Fall

David Duchovny, Hope Davis, and Timothy Hutton are set to star in Anthony Fabian's "After The Fall" which just began shooting in Connecticut.

The film is based on the true story of two grieving parents who used the unexpected death of their young daughter Maria as the impetus to build a world class state of the art children’s hospital where families are welcomed into the healing process. [Source: Deadline]

Destroyer

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Exclusive: David Duchovny, Hope Davis, and Timothy Hutton are starring in After The Fall, a film that is just getting underway in Connecticut. Scripted by Carroll Cartwright (What Maisie Knew), the film is being directed by Anthony Fabian (Skin) and produced by Anthony Mastromauro’s Identity Films. The film is based on the true story of John and Brenda Fareri, grieving parents who used the unexpected death of their young daughter Maria as the impetus to build a world class state of the art children’s hospital where families are welcomed into the healing process. It has become the template for facilities that are more inclusive of the families of ailing kids. “John and Brenda Fareri are truly extraordinary people,” said Mastromauro, whose Identity Films just wrapped the Claire Danes-James Mardsen-starrer As Cool As I Am. Duchovny and Davis play the parents, while Hutton plays Komiske, who helped them...

David Duchovny, Hope Davis, and Timothy Hutton are set to star in After the Fall scripted by Carroll Cartwright and directed by Anthony Fabian. Deadline reports that filming is starting in Connecticut on the release produced by Identity Films' Anthony Mastromauro. Pic's based on the true story of John and Brenda Fareri, grieving parents who, after the unexpected passing of their young daughter Maria, built a state of the art children’s hospital, where families were welcomed into the healing process. Mastromauro stated that “John and Brenda Fareri are truly extraordinary people."...