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Monday, January 27, 2014
Dempsey confirms extension with ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ Associated Press Writer
DAYTONA BEACH, Florida — Patrick Dempsey’s acting and racing careers will be intermingled for the foreseeable future. Dempsey, a driver/owner racing in the Rolex 24 at Daytona endurance event this weekend, confirmed Saturday night that he has signed a two-year contract extension to continue with the popular television series “Grey’s Anatomy.” The
show has not officially been picked up beyond its 10th season, but Dempsey’s deal provides a strong indication that it will be back. Dempsey also plans to run a full season in the United SportsCar Championship. Dempsey said the acting gig has been a huge help to his other full-time job. Dempsey and co-driver Andrew Davis are racing 13 events — which would be the actor’s first full season.
PARK CITY, Utah — The dramatic story of a drummer who pursues excellence at all costs won top honors at the Sundance Film Festival “Whiplash” collected both audience and jury prizes for American dramatic films Saturday at the festival’s awards ceremony. The musical drama by writer-director Damien Chazelle opened the independent film showcase last week and rode a wave of positive buzz throughout the 10-day event. Chazelle made his Sundance debut last year with a short version of “Whiplash” intended to gain financial support for the feature-length film. The feature stars 26-year-old Miles Teller as an aspiring jazz drummer and veteran actor J.K. Simmons as his unforgiving instructor. Chazelle thanked his actors “who really made this movie work.” The 28year-old filmmaker drew on his personal experiences as a member of a high school jazz band as inspiration for the film.
The documentary “Rich Hill,” a coming-of-age story about the inhabitants of a tiny town in Missouri, won the jury award for U.S. documentary. The American documentary about music’s healing effects on dementia, “Alive Inside: A Story of Music & Memory,” won the audience award. Actors Nick Offerman and Megan Mullally hosted the ceremony at the Basin Recreation Fieldhouse in Park City, Utah. The 30th Sundance Film Festival wraps on
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Damien Chazelle, director of “Whiplash,” accepts the Grand Jury Prize: Dramatic award for his film during the 2014 Sundance Film Festival Awards Ceremony on Saturday, Jan. 25, 2014, in Park City, Utah.
Sunday. Other winners Saturday: l U.S. documentary directing: “The Case Against 8.” l U.S. drama directing; “Fishing Without Nets.” l U.S. documentary cinematography: “E-Team.” l U.S. drama cinematography: “Low Down.” l U.S. documentary editing: “Watchers of the Sky.” l U.S. documentary, special jury award for use of animation: “Watchers of the Sky.” l U.S. drama special jury award for intuitive filmmaking: “The Overnighters.” l U.S. drama special jury award for musical score: “Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter.” l U.S. drama special jury award for breakthrough talent: “Dear White People.” l Waldo Salt screenwriting award: “The Skeleton Twins.” l World cinema grand jury prize, documentary: “Return to Homs,” Syria. l World cinema grand jury prize, drama: “To Kill A Man,” Chile. l World cinema audience award, documentary: “The Green Prince,” Germany, Israel. l World cinema audience award, drama: “Difret,” Ethiopia. l World cinema documentary directing: “20,000 Days on Earth,” United Kingdom. l World cinema drama directing: “52 Tuesdays,” Australia. l World cinema documentary cinematography: “Happiness,” France, Finland. l World cinema drama cinematography: “Lilting,” United Kingdom. l World cinema documentary editing: “20,000 Days on Earth,” United Kingdom.
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He said his TV bosses do “a remarkable job scheduling around these races now, and I wouldn’t be able to do it without them. The fact that they continue to let me race is remarkable in itself, so I am grateful for that and grateful to have employment that is known around the world. It gives me a platform to come and do this type of thing, and it helps the sponsors. I’m lucky to have the gig.”
‘Whiplash’ wins audience, jury awards at Sundance Associated Press Writer
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Thai protesters obstruct vote
1 dead in violence Associated Press AP Photo/John Raoux
BANGKOK — Anti-government demonstrators trying to derail Thailand’s contentious general elections scheduled next week swarmed dozens of polling stations to stop advance voting Sunday, chaining them shut and preventing hundreds of thousands of people from casting ballots. Street fights broke out in several parts of Bangkok. A protest faction leader was fatally shot in a confrontation near a polling station that also left 11 people wounded. The chaos underscored the increasing powerlessness of Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra’s democratically elected administration, which had called the Feb. 2 vote in a failed bid to ease months of
street protests that have thrown the nation into crisis. Police took no action to disperse the crowds, following longstanding government orders that appear aimed at avoiding violence that could trigger a military coup. Although most polling stations in Bangkok and many in the opposition stronghold in the south were forced to close, voting proceeded largely unhindered in the rest of the
country. Still, the upheaval proved that demonstrators struggling to overthrow Yingluck have the ability to disrupt the main vote next week, which the Election Commission also wants postponed. Ruling party officials suggested over the weekend that they were willing to delay the ballot, but only if protests end and the main opposition party abandons its boycott. There has been no sign yet that Yingluck’s rivals would agree to any deal, however, and Sunday’s unrest appeared likely to push the two sides further apart. Suthida Sungkhapunthu, a 28year-old office worker, turned back from one polling station after
reading news of the day’s mayhem on her phone. “I saw this coming but I’m still quite disappointed,” she said, denouncing the protesters as “undemocratic” as she watched a mob surrounding her polling station a block away. “It’s my constitutional right” to vote, she said. The protest movement, known as the People’s Democratic Reform Committee, had pledged not to obstruct the poll, saying its supporters would only stand outside to express their views and urge people not to vote. Protest spokesman Akanat Promphan told The Associated Press that those who had locked the gates of polling stations had “acted on
their own,” but he did not condemn them and said only that any decision to close stations was made by Election Commission officials. The protesters’ effort, however, appeared to have been widely coordinated. All across Bangkok, demonstrators waving the Thai flag physically blocked electoral officials, ballot boxes and voters from getting inside polling centers. Authorities shut at least 48 of the city’s 50 voting stations as a result. In the south, at least 11 voting stations were also forced to shut, bringing the total number closed to 59 out of 152 nationwide, electoral officials said. Continued on page 6
Anti-government protesters wave their national flags and dance during a rally opposing an advance voting outside a polling station in Bangkok, Thailand, Sunday, Jan. 26, 2014.
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