Podcast appearances and mentions of Brent Lang

Leadership often feels like navigating a high-stakes game where every decision could make or break the outcome. Yet, the best leaders aren't the ones who power through with toughness alone—they are the ones who master the ability to stay calm under pressure. In this episode of the Happiness Squad Podcast, Ashish Kothari and Brent Lang explore how mental calmness helps leaders build resilience, maintain optimism, and inspire teams to thrive under pressure.Brent Lang is an Olympic gold medalist and accomplished business leader. As the former CEO of Vocera Communications and current Chair of the Board at Eko Health and Movella, Brent combines his athletic discipline with strategic leadership to inspire resilience, mental calmness, and innovation in the organizations he serves.Things you will learn in this episode:• The power of persistence and resilience• The importance of coaching, mentorship, and empathy• Staying present and cultivating mental calmness• Building strong foundations for well-being• The value of positive thinking and opennessDon't miss this inspiring episode! Hear Olympic gold medalist Brent Lang share his secrets to staying composed under pressure and building habits for success.Resources:✅• Brent Lang's website: http://www.brentdlang.com/ • Brent Lang's appointment to Chair of the Board of Directors at Eko Health https://www.ekohealth.com/blogs/newsroom/brent-lang-joins-eko-board-of-directors?srsltid=AfmBOorgkQ3U3t_WX0sRAzzGyppxGseEpfrPgvNnFwccQCb9y7EO84hg • Brent Lang as Chairman of the Board at Movella: https://www.movella.com/investors/governance Books:✅• Hardwired for Happiness by Ashish Kothari: https://a.co/d/iXGAjje

In this supersized episode of Stagecraft, we bring you three conversations from Variety's Business of Broadway breakfast, featuring the stars, creators and producers behind some of the biggest shows on Broadway this fall.   In our first conversation, Erik Piecuch of City National Bank moderates a discussion with the producers Hunter Arnold ("Maybe Happy Ending," "Othello"), Caroline Kaplan ("Redwood"), Mara Isaacs ("Gypsy," "Hadestown"), and Sammy Lopez ("How to Dance in Ohio," "JOB").   In our second talk, Variety's Rebecca Rubin talks with four of the stars of the new Broadway revival of "Our Town": Zoey Deutch, Jim Parsons, Ephraim Sykes and Michelle Wilson.   And in our final interview, Variety's Brent Lang talks to two of the creative forces behind the buzzy new revival of "Sunset Boulevard," star Nichole Scherzinger and director Jamie Lloyd. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Earlier this year, a study was published that found that sex in movies has started to drop off, at least in several films that depicted them. So it did come as a bit of a surprise when film festival season highlights out of the Venice Film Festival included the Nicole Kidman and Harris Dickinson-led erotic drama Babygirl, as well Luca Guadagnino's Queer, starring Daniel Craig and Drew Starkey. Stateside we also saw Sean Baker's Anora, a story about a New York exotic dancer's relationship with a Russian oligarch, screen at the Telluride Film Festival following its success at the Cannes Film Festival.    So for this week's FilmWeek feature, we thought it'd be worth getting into how these films were received by those in the film community, and get into how it might translate with general audiences. We continue with FilmWeek critics Lael Loewenstein and Amy Nicholson, as well as Variety executive editor Brent Lang.

From Beneath The Hollywood Sign is thrilled to welcome our newest sponsor, www.HappyMammoth.com. Use code BENEATH at checkout for 15% off of your entire first order! EPISODE 42 - “Eva Marie Saint: Star of the Month (July)” - 07/01/2024 Blonde, beautiful, sophisticated, and chic, there was no one in Hollywood quite like EVA MARIE SAINT. This versatile, elegant actress had an incredible emotional range and left an indelible mark on the landscape of film. July 4th marks her 100th birthday of this national treasure and in this episode we take a look at her extraordinary career. Come hear about her incredible life and a career that spanned from live TV to Broadway to film and television where she was directed by all the greats — Hitchcock, Kazan, Preminger, Fred Zinnemann, John Frankenheimer, Paul Bogart — and held her own opposite Hollywood's greatest leading men — Cary Grant, Marlon Brando, Gregory Peck, Paul Newman, Montgomery Clift, James Garner, Bob Hope, and Warren Beatty.  SHOW NOTES:  Sources: Eva Marie Saint: A Journey From Newark to Hollywood's Iconic Heights (2024), by Alexander Harmony; Hitchcock's Heroines (2018), by Caroline Young; Kazan: The Master Director Discusses His Films (1999), by Jeff Young; Hitch (1978), by John Russell Taylor; Destination Hitchcock: The Making of North by Northwest (2000), by Peter Fitzgerald; “As Eva Marie Saint Turns 97, Celebrating Her Seductive Turn in ‘North by Northwest',” July 4, 2021, by Brent Lang, Variety; Robert Osborne interview(s) with Eva Marie Saint, www.TCM.com; “In Search of a Classic Saint Revisits Hitchcock Role,” September 10, 2000, by Gene Triplett, The Oklahoman; “Saint in Hollywood; Forthright Star Actress Illustrates Devotion to Work and Family,” May 10, 1964, New York Times; “All About Eva Marie,” February 22, 2011, Vanity Fair; IMDBPro.com; Wikipedia.com; Movies Mentioned:  On The Waterfront (1954), starring Marlon Brando, Eva Marie Saint, and Karl Malden; That Certain Feeling (1956), starring Bob Hope, Eva Marie Saint, and George Sanders; A Hatful of Rain (1957), starring Anthony Franciosa, Don Murray, and Eva Marie Saint; Raintree County (1957), starring Elizabeth Taylor, Montgomery Clift, Eva Maire Saint, and Rod Taylor; North By Northwest (1959), starring Cary Grant and Eva Marie Saint; Exodus (1960), starring Paul Newman, Eva Marie Saint, and Sal Mineo; All Fall Down (1962), Warren Beatty, Eva Marie Saint, Karl Malden, Angela Lansbury, and Brandon deWilde;  The Sandpiper (1965), staring Richard Burton, Elizabeth Taylor, and Eva Marie Saint; The Russians Are Coming, The Russians Are Coming (1966), starring Alan Arkin, Carl Reiner, and Eva Marie Saint; Grand Prix (1966), starring James Garner, Yves Montand, and Eva Marie Saint;  The Stalking Moon (1968), starring Gregory Peck, Eva Marie Saint, and Robert Forster; Cancel My Reservations (1972), starring Bob Hope, Eva Marie Saint, Forest Tucker, Ralph Bellamy, and Anne Archer; Splendor In the Grass (1981) (TV-movie), starring Melissa Gilbert, Cyril O'Reilly, Ned Beatty, Eva Marie Saint, and Michelle Pfeiffer; Nothing In Common (1986), starring Tom Hanks, Jackie Gleason, Eva Marie Saint, Bess Armstrong, and Sela Ward; I Dreamed Of Africa (2000), starring Kim Basinger, Daniel Craig, and Eva Marie Saint; Because of Winn Dixie (2005), starring Jeff Daniels, Cicely Tyson, and Eva Marie Saint; Don't Come Knocking (2005), starring Sam Shepherd, Jessica Lange, and Eva Marie Saint; Superman Returns (2002), starring Brandon Routh, Kate Bosworth, Kevin Spacey, and Eva Marie Saint; Mariette in Ecstasy (2019), starring Geraldine O'Rawe, Eva Marie Saint, Mary McDonnell, and Rutger Hauser; --------------------------------- http://www.airwavemedia.com Please contact sales@advertisecast.com if you would like to advertise on our podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Something that Teebs and KidPhoenix speculated on previously in series two happened this past week. (They're clairvoyant AF, people!) Brent Lang at Variety reported on the purchase of the Alamo Drafthouse -- a movie theater chain in multiple states across the United States. While the chain isn't as big as Regal or AMC, it does reveal that production companies are at least thinking about controlling movie releases from production to distribution. Your hosts discuss whether or not this is a one-off situation or the start of a potentially dangerous trend. There are pros and cons to this, and those will be discussed also in today's episode. Like, follow and subscribe to the podcast and all of our social media! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/teebsandkidphoenixvs/support

Richard Kind shares stories from his performances in ‘Spin City,' ‘A Serious Man,' and ‘Inside Out' in this career spanning discussion moderated by Brent Lang, Variety. This interview is part of the SAG-AFTRA Foundation Conversations series, an essential resource for actors, filmmakers and students of discussions with performers, exploring the process and profession of acting. The views expressed in the presentation materials and films, and by the guests and moderators are solely those of the organization and/or individual providing them and do not reflect the opinions of the SAG-AFTRA Foundation, its staff or Board of Directors. Watch Past Q&A's: https://www.youtube.com/c/SAGAFTRAFoundation/videos Follow the SAG-AFTRA Foundation on social media: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sagaftraFOUND/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sagaftraFOUNDATION Twitter: https://twitter.com/sagaftraFOUND` The SAG-AFTRA Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to providing the most comprehensive, educational and state-of-the-art resources to SAG-AFTRA members. The Foundation believes that the contributions made to our culture by performing artists are not only valuable, but essential. The SAG-AFTRA Foundation relies entirely on donations to provide emergency assistance and free educational programs to SAG-AFTRA artists. This conversation is made possible thanks to the generosity of our supporters. During the pandemic, the Foundation has given over $7 million in disaster relief to more than 7,500 performers. If you are a SAG-AFTRA artist and need help, please ask. And, if you can help, please give at: https://sagaftra.foundation/donate. All donations are tax-deductible.

Hollywood and the writers that make movies and TV shows possible are in the middle of a labor battle, which could bring Hollywood to a halt for the first time in 15 years.  On Monday, members in the Writers Guild of America union cast their last ballots, and the union announced that 97.85 percent of members voted to authorized a strike.  The writers' union is currently in negotiations with Hollywood studios. The current contract ends on May 1st, which is when the strike would begin if both sides don't reach an agreement. At the core of this strike is the rise of streaming content and platforms, with writers feeling left behind with shorter seasons, longer production times, and smaller residual checks. For more on this, we spoke with Brent Lang the Executive Editor at Variety.

Hollywood and the writers that make movies and TV shows possible are in the middle of a labor battle, which could bring Hollywood to a halt for the first time in 15 years.  On Monday, members in the Writers Guild of America union cast their last ballots, and the union announced that 97.85 percent of members voted to authorized a strike.  The writers' union is currently in negotiations with Hollywood studios. The current contract ends on May 1st, which is when the strike would begin if both sides don't reach an agreement. At the core of this strike is the rise of streaming content and platforms, with writers feeling left behind with shorter seasons, longer production times, and smaller residual checks. For more on this, we spoke with Brent Lang the Executive Editor at Variety.

Oil prices are spiking after OPEC+ made a surprise production cut of more than one million barrels per day from the market starting in May. CIBC Private Wealth's Rebecca Babin gives the energy outlook. Plus, Taiwan's president is set to wrap up her visit to the U.S. through a meeting with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and other top lawmakers. Longview Global's Dewardric McNeal explains the impact it may have on the markets. And, Disney is holding its first annual shareholder meeting since Bob Iger returned as CEO. Variety's Brent Lang discusses what to expect.

Story Screen Reports is our team REACTING to the top 5 film, television and entertainment news stories of the month. Join us as we dissect and comb through everything from upcoming releases to studio drama. On our very first episode, Mike Burdge guests to discuss some truly odd happenings over at Warner Bros and HBO MAX, as well as a few other stories. You can find those stories, and their sourced articles, linked below. 1. THE BATGIRL HAS BEEN SHELVED Story by Umberto Gonzalez at The Wrap https://www.thewrap.com/batgirl-movie-dead-warner-bros-discovery-has-no-plans-to-release-nearly-finished-90-million-film/ 2. ABUSE OF VFX ARTISTS IS RUINING THE MOVIES Story by Linda Codega at GIZMODO https://gizmodo.com/disney-marvel-movies-vfx-industry-nightmare-1849385834 3. THE BATMAN 2 NOT YET GREEN LIT, NEXT MOVIE REPORTEDLY YEARS AWAY Story by Ryan Leston at IGN https://www.ign.com/articles/the-batman-2-not-yet-greenlit-next-movie-reportedly-years-away 4. EZRA MILLER APOLOGIZES Story by Brent Lang, J. Kim Murphy at Variety https://variety.com/2022/film/news/ezra-miller-apologizes-the-flash-mental-health-issues-1235341888/ 5. DOUG LIMAN, JAKE GYLLENHAAL TO REIMAGINE MGM'S “ROADHOUSE” FOR PRIME VIDEO Story By Jeremy Kay at ScreenDaily https://www.screendaily.com/news/doug-liman-jake-gyllenhaal-to-reimagine-mgms-road-house-for-prime-video/5173116.article Listen on....

“The Flash” star Ezra Miller has released a statement saying they are seeking treatment for “complex mental issues.” Miller has been in the news recently for all the wrong reasons as they have faced a series of legal issues and assault and abuse allegations.  Warner Bros. has spent $200 million on the movie so far and looks like the remain committed to a theatrical release in 2023.  Brent Lang, executive editor at Variety, joins us to discuss whether this will be enough to squash Miller's PR mess.   Next, all eyes were on a signature verification process in Los Angeles to see if the recall of LA's DA George Gascon would be put on the ballot. On Monday the numbers came in and the effort failed to provide enough valid signatures.  Many signatures were thrown out for being duplicates or the person not being registered to vote.  Jeremy White, CA politics reporter at Politico, joins us for what this does for the progressive prosecutor movement.   Finally, the pandemic took a big toll on movie theaters causing closures and worries across the industry, but we are seeing with recent releases that people still love going out to theaters for blockbusters.  Studio execs are also committing to the big screen and readjusting their priorities to continue releases.  Erich Schwartzel, reporter at the WSJ, joins us for how movie theaters are back.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Variety's Brent Lang explains how cinematographer Halyna Hutchins died on the Rust film set—and how the tragic shooting might catalyze positive change in the entertainment industry. Today's show was produced by Hady Mawajdeh with help from Will Reid, edited by Matt Collette, engineered by Efim Shapiro, fact-checked by Laura Bullard and hosted by Sean Rameswaram. Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained Support Today, Explained by making a financial contribution to Vox! bit.ly/givepodcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this week's episode, Logan and Trevor look ahead to all the games still slated for 2021 releases and discuss the ones they're most excited for. Links: Game Informer 2021 Release Dates list: https://www.gameinformer.com/2021 "This Is Not a Diablo II: Resurrected Open Beta Preview" by Holly Green, Paste Magazine https://www.pastemagazine.com/games/activision-blizzard/diablo-ii-open-beta-preview/ "'No Time to Die': A Rare In-Depth Interview With the Keepers of James Bond" by Brent Lang, Variety https://variety.com/2020/film/features/james-bond-no-time-to-die-barbara-broccoli-michael-wilson-1203466601/ Support on Patreon: patreon.com/thatnerdysite Follow the Nerds: Logan: @LeftyLoggy Trevor: @TrevorJStarkey That Nerdy Site: @thatnerdysite

You may not think of a hospital as the deck of the Starship Enterprise, but today's guest compares his company's product to something out of Star Trek. Brent Lang is the chairman and CEO of Vocera, a technology platform that keeps healthcare workers in constant contact. "You shouldn't have to risk contamination for communication," Brent said during the interview as he explained to Jeffrey how Vocera works. Besides technology, Jeffrey and Brent talk about Vocera's role in the CEO Coalition, a group of some of the nation's largest healthcare systems dedicated to worker safety and patient access…and being a gold-medal Olympic swimmer. Vocera: https://www.vocera.com/ The CEO Coalition: https://www.ceocoalition.com/ Join the C-Suite Network: https://c-suitenetwork.com/executive-membership Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode is the second part of three part series in the Storyteller HQ series of when I spent a week there.  So for this episode, I'm really excited for you to hear from Brent Lang, the VP of Design and R&D for Storyteller because he's the ingenious man who took all the ideas from the Storyteller team and figured out how to implement it and make it functional in all the Modes. He designed the Halo shower and Groove Lounge that we all love - and after talking to him, there's nothing that he didn't think of. Plus he answered listener's questions and explains why he only wears flip flops. This is a really insightful and fun episode and I know you're going to like it because it's packed full of information, to include ‘Easter eggs.' Don't forget to check out and subscribe to STO Nation's https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4SgWAjtiCl1UoJjWqMM-TA (YouTube )channel, https://www.instagram.com/stonation.life/ (Instagram), and help contribute to our https://www.patreon.com/sto_nation (Patreon page) or you can buy us a https://www.buymeacoffee.com/stonation (beer)!

It's a new era of human wearables and Brokoslaw Laschowski, a University of Waterloo PhD candidate, discusses the research to develop exoskeleton legs. Next, we delve into the new all-inclusive electric car subscription and this innovative model from Onto with CEO Rob Jolly. Plus, we talk to Nicholas Lembo, Head of Growth for the Americas at Wise, about saving and sharing money around the world, across borders and currencies. Brent Lang, the Executive Editor of Film & Media at Variety Magazine, reveals how streaming service content dominated Oscar wins and how this might signal demand for more diversity in content. In Socially Speaking, we discuss how low you can go when it comes to the internet. Find out more information from our guests here: University of Waterloo Motion Research Group Onto Brent Lang @ Variety Magazine You can also find both AmberMac and Michael B on Twitter. 

3 de febrero | Nueva YorkHola, maricoper. Filibuster y reconciliation.El podcast de La Wikly también está disponible en iTunes, Spotify y iVoox.Añade el podcast a tu plataforma favorita haciendo click en el botón “Listen in podcast app” que aparece justo debajo del reproductor.Si te haces suscriptor premium, recibirás dos newsletters extra. Los viernes, el maricóctel, un podcast y una serie de enlaces recomendados para ponerte al día de algún tema destacado. Y los lunes, el maricoffee, un repaso de cuatro titulares para empezar la semana bien informado (y un test de actualidad para ponerte a prueba).Leer esta newsletter te llevará 28 minutos y 23 segundos.Porque es un placer fastidiar a los críos (sorry, padres). Bienvenido a La Wikly.🧑🏻‍🦳 Obstáculos y atajosLo importante: Joe Biden tiene que afrontar las crisis que azotan a Estados Unidos de dos formas: desde el ejecutivo con decretos como los que lleva aprobando estas semanas y/o con la ayuda de las cámaras legislativas.Por si hace falta que te refresquemos la memoria.Cámara de Representantes, con mayoría demócrata ajustada de tan solo 10 congresistas (222-212).Queda un escaño en Nueva York por decidirse.Senado, con mayoría demócrata muy ajustada (50-50) gracias a la función que la vicepresidenta Kamala Harris ejerce para deshacer empates.En la Cámara de Representantes es posible pasar muchos proyectos de ley ambiciosos por mayoría simple. Es decir, 218 congresistas y los demócratas solo se pueden permitir cuatro fugas.El Senado es otra historia.Es por eso que en esta edición de La Wikly queremos explicar los dos mecanismos que permiten pasar o bloquear leyes en el Senado y que pasarán a formar parte del lexicón de esta newsletter en los próximos meses.EL FILIBUSTERQué es. Se trata de una técnica específica de obstruccionismo parlamentario mediante la cual se pretende retrasar o enteramente bloquear la aprobación de una ley o acto legislativo a través de las intervenciones de los congresistas.Como el sistema estadounidense es uno que no contempla un tiempo límite para las intervenciones de los congresistas, un filibuster puede implicar largos discursos, mociones dilatorias y una cantidad ingente de proposición de medidas.Regulación en el Senado. Tras más de cien años de prácticas de filibuster, se han desarrollado leyes reglamentarias para controlarlo e impedir que el mecanismo frene en su totalidad la actividad del Capitolio.Hasta 1970, el obstruccionismo en un debate frenaba por completo la actividad del Senado, pero con la adopción del sistema de dos vías se permitió tener dos o más leyes/nominaciones pendientes en simultáneo.¿Cómo? Designando períodos específicos durante el día para que cada una sea considerada. Ejemplo:La nominación judicial de Pepito será considerada por la mañana y hasta la hora de comer.La ley de transición patológica será considerada a lo largo de la tarde.Es decir, que el filibuster permite de facto bloquear una ley porque un partido puede alargar un debate ad infinitum al tiempo sin frenar la actividad del Senado porque en paralelo se van aprobando otras leyes.La excepción. El Senado puede poner fin a un obstruccionismo invocando la Cloture Rule, una regla que desde 1975 permite terminar el debate con el apoyo de las tres quintas partes del Senado (60 senadores).Sin embargo, no es una regla que se invoque con regularidad debido a que suele ser necesario el apoyo bipartidista para obtener la supermayoría requerida.Por otro lado, la minoría de votos requerida por esa Cloture Rule, o regla de clausura, no es la misma si el debate gira en torno a modificar las leyes del Senado; para esos fines es necesario el apoyo de dos tercios de la cámara.En ocasiones, se ha propuesto la "opción nuclear", un procedimiento parlamentario que permite al Senado anular una regla permanente del Senado por una mayoría simple de 51 votos —si es que los 100 senadores están presentes.Eso incluye la regla de clausura de 60 votos necesarios para cerrar el debate.Con el tiempo, las prácticas de filibuster, que solían estar reservadas para problemas controvertidos, empezaron a afectar a casi todos los debates caldeados del Senado y se normalizó requerir los 60 votos para esquivar el obstruccionismo.¿Cuáles son las opciones para los demócratas teniendo el control de la Casa Blanca y del Capitolio pero sin una mayoría a prueba del potencial obstruccionismo del Senado?Crear más excepciones mediante la opción nuclear, como ha sucedido un par de veces en los últimos años, aunque para ello necesitarían el apoyo de senadores como Joe Manchin y Krysten Sinema, que no están muy convencidos.En 2013, una mayoría demócrata en el Senado puso fin al obstruccionismo para las nominaciones a los tribunales federales, así como a las nominaciones del poder ejecutivo.En 2017, un Senado controlado por los republicanos puso fin al obstruccionismo para las nominaciones a la Corte Suprema.Con la administración de Biden, gran parte de las políticas de la agenda demócrata están fuera de su alcance a menos que diez republicanos del Senado las respalden.Es de ahí que los demócratas lleven meses proponiendo a debate si el partido debería eliminar el obstruccionismo parlamentario con la llamada opción nuclear.Si la activaran, podrían aprobar muchos proyectos de ley sobre cambio climático, derecho al voto, ampliación de Medicare o subida de impuestos a los ricos con solo 50 votos (+Kamala) en lugar de 60.RECONCILIATIONQué es. Reconciliation o reconciliación es un procedimiento parlamentario del Capitolio estadounidense que facilita la aprobación de determinadas leyes presupuestarias.Es de especial utilidad en el Senado, pues permite evitar el filibuster y salvar el requisito de los 60 votos a favor necesarios para poder pasar la mayor parte de la legislación.Los mecanismos de control del debate ya existentes en la Cámara de Representantes hacen que este mecanismo no sea tan útil en esa cámara.La reconciliación permite al Senado, por mayoría simple de 50 senadores, aprobar por lo menos una ley al año que afecte a gastos, impuestos y límites de deuda como parte del proceso presupuestario.Existe la posibilidad de aprobar una ley que afecte a gastos e impuestos por un lado y otra ley que afecte a límites de deuda.Pero sí, solo uno de esos tres términos (gastos, impuestos y límites de deuda) al año.Este mecanismo fue creado por la Ley de Presupuestos del Congreso de 1974 y se puede utilizar para abordar aquellos gastos “obligatorios” o de derecho. Es decir, aquellos gastos determinados por las leyes de autorización vigentes.Eso incluye cambios a gastos que afecten a programas públicos de sanidad como Medicaid y Medicare, a pensiones civiles y militares a nivel federal o a cupones de alimentos y programas agrícolas.Eso sí, la conocida como Regla Byrd impide que por reconciliación se hagan cambios a la Seguridad Social o se aumente el déficit federal después de un periodo de 10 años, entre otros. La reconciliación fue utilizada por primera vez en 1980, y desde entonces se ha utilizado en otras 21 ocasiones. Entre los ejemplos históricos más reseñables:La reforma de ayudas sociales de 1996 (PRWORA).Las bajadas de impuestos de George W. Bush en 2001 y 2003.Como parte del proceso de aprobación de la Ley del Cuidado de Salud a Bajo Precio (ACA), mejor conocida como Obamacare, en 2010.La bajada de impuestos de Trump en 2017.Los republicanos, con su mayoría en el Senado, también intentaron utilizar la reconciliación en 2016 y 2017 para derogar Obamacare.Ambos intentos fracasaron: el primero porque fue vetado por Obama, y el segundo, ya durante la presidencia de Trump, porque no logró su aprobación en el Senado.A destacar el hecho de que el veto presidencial a una ley de reconciliación no permite reiniciar la tramitación de otra ley por ese procedimiento, lo que implica la exigencia de un nuevo proceso presupuestario.La de 2017 fue especialmente controvertida puesto que se intentaron aprobar dos leyes de reconciliación: una para el año fiscal 2017 (utilizada para intentar tumbar Obamacare; fracasó) y otra para el año fiscal 2018 (la que aprobó la bajada de impuestos de Trump).¿Y cómo pueden utilizar los demócratas la reconciliación?En teoría, los demócratas podrían aprobar una sola de reconciliación en 2021, aunque es posible que se puedan permitirse aprobar una extra del año fiscal 2020.Dado que en 2020 no se aprobó una ley presupuestaria correspondiente al año fiscal 2021, los demócratas podrían aprovechar este año para aprobar las leyes correspondientes a 2021 y a 2022.Eso permitiría la generación de una ley de reconciliación extra que los demócratas podrían utilizar para aprobar sus medidas legislativas más ambiciosas.¿Qué medidas? Los líderes demócratas ya han anunciado que utilizarán las leyes de reconciliación para aprobar algunas de las principales medidas legislativas del programa de Biden. Destacan:Los paquetes de estímulo para hacer frente a la situación económica dejada por la crisis de COVID-19 en caso de que no se llegue a un acuerdo con los republicanos.Legislación en materia de cambio climático e infraestructuras.Subida del salario mínimo a 15 dólares por hora, si bien esto no tiene precedentes de aprobación mediante reconciliación.¿Qué no pueden hacer? En esencia, no puede aprobarse por ley de reconciliación cualquier medida que no afecte a gastos, impuestos o límites de deuda. Entre las medidas que no se pueden aprobar por esta vía se encuentran:Reformas en los sistemas electorales, plazos de votación y procedimientos de redistrito.Convertir a D.C. y Puerto Rico en estados.Aumentar el número de jueces en los tribunales de distrito, de circuito o del Tribunal Supremo.Protección o extensión de derechos como el aborto, medidas o regulaciones medioambientales o restricciones en la tenencia de armas.No obstante, la decisión final dependerá de lo que decidan los propios parlamentarios, pues la Regla Byrd no deja de ser una norma sujeta a reforma o derogación.Los demócratas podrían tratar de eliminar esta norma para que las leyes de reconciliación puedan abarcar la reforma de cualquier materia legal.¿Desea saber más? En el podcast, Anita Pereyra y yo (hola, soy Emilio) hablamos de ambos mecanismos y de cómo encajan en el contexto político actual. The Daily, el podcast diario de The New York Times, publicó hace unos días un programa sobre el debate en torno a poner fin al filibuster.🤓 Qué están leyendo en…Washington D.C.: ‘77 días: la campaña de Trump para revertir las elecciones’ por Jim Rutenberg, Jo Becker, Eric Lipton, Maggie Haberman, Jonathan Martin, Matthew Rosenberg y Michael S. Schmidt en The New York Times. (en inglés; 46 minutos).The New York Times vuelve a juntar a muchas de sus estrellas para esta exhaustiva crónica desde dentro sobre cómo Trump y sus aliados construyeron una narrativa falsa sobre el fraude electoral. El reportaje es ilustrativo de la magnitud de la empresa de Trump y la complicidad de gran parte de la infraestructura republicana, así como de los baches que se encontraron por el camino (mi preferido, el repartidos reconvertido a cazafantasmas). Pero lo más revelador quizá quede en esta frase sobre el equipo legal del que se rodeó el ahora expresidente: “Por cada abogado del equipo de Trump que silenciosamente se echó atrás, había otro preparado para impulsar las demandas propagandísticas que pasaban por alto la ética legal y la razón”.For every lawyer on Mr. Trump’s team who quietly pulled back, there was one ready to push forward with propagandistic suits that skated the lines of legal ethics and reason.Silicon Valley: ‘La locura de la extrema derecha con las sobras de QAnon’ por Kelly Weill en The Dialy Beast (en inglés; 6 minutos).Si hace unos años eran los grupos privados de Facebook donde se lanzaron avisos de que ‘aquí está pasando algo realmente peligroso’ con la teoría de la conspiración QAnon, ahora el foco se va a centrar en plataformas de mensajería como Telegram, donde los medios tienen mucho más difícil hacer un seguimiento de la toxicidad que se da en algunos de sus canales. En The Daily Beast se hacen eco de las estrategias de reclutamiento por parte de grupos de extrema derecha o ultrareligiosos que están captando a seguidores de QAnon desencantados con la falta de resultados en las últimas semanas. Y lo peor es que podría estar funcionando.Hollywood: ‘11 películas atractivas a la venta en el Festival Virtual de Cine de Sundance’ por Brent Lang, Rebecca Rubin y Matt Donnelly en Variety (en inglés; 8 minutos).Con el COVID-19 haciendo imposible una cita presencial en Park City, Utah, el Festival de Sundance de cine independiente se celebra este año de forma virtual. Y aunque la pandemia ha frenado el estreno de numerosas producciones, la edición sigue teniendo en ristra algunos títulos destacados que repasan en este artículo de Variety. En Sundance siempre suele haber sorpresas de última hora (¡Whiplash! ¡¡Beats of the Southern Wild!!), pero algunos títulos a tener en cuenta: Passing, el por ahora aclamado debut en largometraje de la actriz Rebecca Hall con Tessa Thompson como protagonista; How It Ends, una comedia sobre un Los Ángeles postapocalíptico que parece ser una de las mejores respuestas al mundo postpandemia que viviremos dentro de poco; y Land, el también debut en largometraje de la actriz Robin Wright que no aparece en el artículo de Variety porque ya tiene distribución de Focus Features (el sello indie de Universal). Por cierto, Apple compró los derechos de la potencialmente lacrimógena CODA por 25 millones de dólares, récord histórico de venta del festival. Apuntad el nombre de la joven protagonista: Emilia Jones.😆 Quitándole la graciaWall Street Bets sigue siendo una de las noticias del momento a nivel global gracias a la narrativa del David vs. Goliath que tiene la historia. Lo explicamos en profundidad en la newsletter de la semana pasada y después en el noticiario de Twitch cuyo resumen editó mi compañero Mario aquí.Si ya habéis vuelto con el contexto, ahora podréis entender mejor algunos de los memes que se han hecho virales en Reddit en la última semana. Ahí está el de arriba en referencia al meme ‘go brrr’ que entró en nuestro ranking del 2020. Pero detrás de todo ese fenómeno hay un nombre que ha pasado desapercibido en muchos de los análisis de los últimos días: el de Keith Gill aka /deepfuckingvalue aka Roaring Kitty, un redditor que lleva meses hablando de Gamestop. The Wall Street Journal lo entrevistó:Todo empezó con este vídeo del pasado julio que ya es parte indispensable de la historia de internet:Os cuento esto para que podáis entender mejor los memes de DFV que vais a ver mucho en los próximos años. Ejemplo claro:Y este otro nivel icónico con la palabra Hold. Esto es, aguantad, en referencia a la estrategia de los redditors de seguir manteniendo sus posiciones en Gamestop para que los fondos de cobertura continúen ahogándose en su propia mierda:Conocido el contexto, se os hará mucho más fácil entender la presencia de DeepFuckingValue en versiones épicas del Hold the line! enmarcadas en películas como El caballero oscuro: la leyenda renace, Vengadores: Endgame, El señor de los anillos: El retorno del rey y, por supuesto, 300:Y en vídeos e imágenes que te alegrarán el día:Un buen meme nostálgico sobre el apoyo a GameStop.Un gran meme sobre apoyar la cabeza en la ventana del autobús.Un buen meme wholesome sobre la cola del supermercado.Un buen meme para recordar a Harambe.Un buen meme de Trump:🤩 Un vídeo para celebrar la vuelta de SNLSaturday Night Live volvió este pasado sábado a NBC con un episodio que dejó algún momento memorable como el que encabeza este párrafo, en el que Cecily Strong interpreta a la congresista republicana Marjorie Taylor Greene (QAnon Lady). Es parte del cold open de la última entrega del programa de sketches en la que curiosamente quien estuvo desaparecido es Joe Biden, que en episodios anteriores fue interpretado por Jim Carrey (ya retirado del rol) y Alex Moffat (parte del elenco de SNL).El programa tuvo algunos sketches muy flojos, pero tanto el cold open como el retrato de la Georgia Azul, un estado de repente megaprogresista, cuentan con ideas y gags cojonudos. Y ahí estará la clave. Sin Trump, es posible que SNL pierda mucho material fácil con el que levantar programas, pero también para que los guionistas arriesguen más que nunca y la sátira política sepa estar a la altura de un momento político que no debería tener que ser más aburrido.Haré muchas menciones a SNL en los próximos números de La Wikly, pero ya aviso que los vídeos de YouTube con los sketches completos suelen estar capados por localización, con lo que aquí solo podré compartir las versiones recortadas que la cuenta oficial del programa cuelga en Twitter. Si quieres verlo todo, tendrás que activar un VPN.Os dejo con un último extracto del otro sketch que más me ha hecho reírme esta semana:👋 Y para terminar...Una recomendación. HBO ha lanzado una serie documental sobre jóvenes que quieren ser famosos en Los Ángeles. Se llama Fake Famous y es una radiografía del universo influencer de la mano del periodista Nick Bilton y el sello de la cadena de cable, lo cual es un aliciente bastante potente. Las primeras críticas son buenas, como estas de The Hollywood Reporter y de Wired, así que parece un gran plan para el fin de semana.Hasta la semana que viene, This is a public episode. Get access to private episodes at www.lawikly.com/subscribe

We spend time with Brent Lang from Storyteller Overland, a Birmingham, AL-based company. They take Mercedes Benz Sprinter vans and convert them to go anywhere RVs. We talk about what goes into building these vehicles. What Overlanding is. Government regulations. Plus our general whatever conversation. www.storytelleroverland.com/ www.nodrivinggloves.com www.nodrivinggloves.com    

Brent Lang is the Vice President of Research & Design and partner with Storyteller Overland, a company that produces the best class RV adventure brands in the world. 

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for June 12, 2020 is: fictitious • fik-TISH-us • adjective 1 : of, relating to, or characteristic of fiction : imaginary 2 a : conventionally or hypothetically assumed or accepted b of a name : false, assumed 3 : not genuinely felt Examples: "'Outbreak' follows a team of U.S. Army medical researchers as they struggle to contain a fictitious disease, dubbed the Motaba virus, that's quickly spreading in a California town. In the film, they're successful in halting it in its tracks." — Brent Lang, Variety, 15 Apr. 2020 "Forensic auditors released details of their findings at the last regular trustee meeting, noting that more than $14 million was mismanaged…. About $600,000 was spent on lavish travel by former administrators and on payments to what appears to be a fictitious vendor." — Eva-Marie Ayala, The Dallas Morning News, 1 May 2020 Did you know? Fictitious is related to the Medieval Latin word fictīcius, meaning "artificial," "imaginary," "feigned," or "fraudulent." It was first used in English as an antonym for natural. For instance, a fake diamond would be referred to as a fictitious one. This use indicates the word's deeper Latin roots: fictīcius is from the Latin verb fingere, meaning "to mold, fashion, make a likeness of; pretend to be." Nowadays, fictitious is no longer used for physical things shaped by the human hand. Rather, it is typically used for imaginative creations or for feigned emotions.

If a summer blockbuster plays in a theater with no audience, is it really a summer blockbuster? And is piping in crowd noise really ramping up the excitement of a football game? Brent Lang, executive editor of film and media at Variety and Tom Goldman, sports correspondent for NPR, join host Krys Boyd to talk about how studios and sports leagues are scrambling to figure out their next moves as COVID-19 threatens the futures of entertainment.

Oscar noms are out and “Joker” is leading the pack with 11 nominations, including best picture. And despite efforts to get more diversity into the Oscars, in the major categories, it was a list of mostly white nominees and women were all together left out of the Best Director category. Brent Lang, executive editor for film and media at Variety joins us to discuss the nominations and who got snubbed. Next, in the music industry, everyone is worried about getting sued and music copyright lawsuits could be scaring away new hits. After a court ruled that “Blurred Lines” infringed on Marvin Gaye's “Got to Give It Up”, more artists and record companies are consulting with musicologists and even getting insurance to protect them in the case that they might get sued. Amy Wang, music business editor at Rolling Stone, joins us for more. Finally, some Generation Xers is starting to hit their midlife crisis. And while most people think a midlife crisis is about getting that new sports car, getting a trophy wife, or just some bad behavior, Generation X is is getting into yoga, meditation retreats and keto diets. Andrea Peterson, health reporter at the WSJ, joins us for the virtuous midlife crisis. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

“Technology should be viewed as your friend and as a support tool for you.”— Brent Lang  Brent Lang, CEO of Vocera, has worked hard to achieve his long list of accomplishments. He started his career as a star athlete in college winning an Olympic gold medal in 1988, and it was only after he graduated from the University of Michigan that he began diving into the world of technology. Brent eventually became one of the first employees to join Vocera and is on a mission to help improve the lives of patients, families and health care professionals around the globe. “Once I got into the healthcare industry, I found that everybody has a story. Everybody has a connection where they've had either a really good experience in a hospital or a really bad experience in the hospital. And for us, our employees are very motivated because they want to have an impact on the world.” On this episode of Mission Daily, Chad and Brent sit down to discuss how Vocera is unifying care teams, information, and priorities around the patient through proper communication and workflow to improve patient care, safety and experience.

The House has voted to impeach President Donald J. Trump. CNBC Contributor Steve Grasso, QMA’s Ed Campbell, and Needham’s Chris Retzler discuss if and when the markets will react with Becky and Andrew. The other big vote in Washington this week: USMCA. Former Macy’s CEO Terry Lundgren shares what this deal means for business leaders and retailers, and what the bricks versus clicks battle looks like in the decade to come. Becky’s headed to the movies for Star Wars, no matter what the critics say. Former NBC Cable President Tom Rogers and Variety’s Brent Lang discuss the franchise’s value for Disney. Plus, IAC is spinning off dating website Match Group while Facebook is taking Super Bowl ads for a spin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the eve of the Toronto International Festival, Variety's Brent Lang sits down with Gunpowder & Sky co-founders Van Toffler and Floris Bauer to discuss the indie film landscape, the need to be flexible when it comes to distributing content, and why it's getting harder to convince young people to buy tickets.

As the film industry gathers this week for the annual CinemaCon conference in Las Vegas, the longtime Imax leader discusses the new demand for exhibitors to focus on the business of providing “destination entertainment” experiences. In the interview with Brent Lang, Variety's executive editor of film and media, Gelfond also weighs in on the record-busting success of “Captain Marvel” and what it says about the state of the superhero film.

As the film industry gathers this week for the annual CinemaCon conference in Las Vegas, the longtime Imax leader discusses the new demand for exhibitors to focus on the business of providing “destination entertainment” experiences. In the interview with Brent Lang, Variety's executive editor of film and media, Gelfond also weighs in on the record-busting success of “Captain Marvel” and what it says about the state of the superhero film.

As the indie film world converges on Park City, Utah, buyers and sellers are getting ready to wrangle at the Sundance Film Festival. In this conversation with Variety’s Brent Lang, Paul Davidson, executive VP of film and television for the Orchard, discusses his approach to dealmaking, why documentaries are all the rage again and how the independent distributor distinguishes itself from the competition.

As the indie film world converges on Park City, Utah, buyers and sellers are getting ready to wrangle at the Sundance Film Festival. In this conversation with Variety’s Brent Lang, Paul Davidson, executive VP of film and television for the Orchard, discusses his approach to dealmaking, why documentaries are all the rage again and how the independent distributor distinguishes itself from the competition.

Shin Godzilla patron Jordan (@bundyisback) joins us to discuss two fantastic movies about serial killers - The Silence of the Lambs and American Psycho! Sources: Articles discussing the problematic nature of Buffalo Bill "My Auntie Buffalo Bill: The Unavoidable Transmisogyny of The Silence of the Lambs" by Jos Truitt, Feministing "The Not-So-Hidden Transphobia in Silence of the Lambs" by Savannah Staubs, The Sociological Cinema The Silence of the Lambs (1991) Commentary with Jonathan Demme, Jodie Foster, Ted Tally, and John Douglas  "Jodie Foster Appealing, but not Silence of the Lambs" by Gene Siskel, The Chicago Tribune "But Dino, I don't want to make a film about elephants ..." by Jill Bernstein, The Guardian "Dr. Lecter Will See You Now" by Rod Lurie, Empire "Derek Jacob, Daniel Day-Lewis Almost Played Hannibal Lecter in Silence of the Lambs" by Brent Lang, The Wrap "20 Facts About Silence of the Lambs That Might Make You Crave a Nice Chianti" by Cindy Davis, Pajiba "Ted Levine is Not a Bad Guy" by Patrick Z. McGavin, The Chicago Reader "Silence of the Lambs at 25: The Complete Buffalo Bill Story" by Kory Gow, Rolling Stone American Psycho (2001) "Bret Easton Ellis on American Psycho, Christian Bale, and His Problem with Women Directors", Movieline "'Edgy' Producer Chris Hanley knows how to work biz angles" by Steven Gaydos, Variety "American Psycho: The story behind the film" by Nisha Gopalan, The Guardian "An American Psycho Drama: Books: The flap surrounding Bret Easton Ellis' third novel flares again" by Elizabeth Venant, The Los Angles Times "Q&A with Actor Christian Bale" by Andrew Goldman, The Wall Street Journal "Who other than Tom Cruise has inspired Christian Bale?" by Stuart Heritage, The Guardian American Psycho Interview with Charlie Rose - Christian Bale, Bret Easton Ellis, and Mary Harron Part I Part II

The conversation with Harman CEO Dinesh Paliwal begins at 27:58.  Free speech is getting exhausting. It’s a game of online publishing whack-a-mole as wingnut Alex Jones, of Infowars fame, finally gets suspended from Twitter, only to direct his audience to Tumblr. How should those of us who still love America feel about the amount of crazy that’s going on in the media game these days?  MoviePass is testing its business model … on Solo. Borrowing a page from Darth Vader’s Cloud City book of negotiating tactics, movie theater subscription company MoviePass is altering the terms of your deal – pray they don’t alter it further.   And skinny bundles are the new skinny jeans. In further evidence of a trend I like to call “The Great Rebundling,” digital distributors and content companies are hooking up faster than you can say, “Ban Alex Jones.” The latest to swipe right on each other: Verizon doing a deal for free Apple Music and Samsung doing a deal to pre-load Spotify on all its devices.   Last but not least, for the Fortt Knox one-on-one this week I’ve got Dinesh Paliwal, CEO of Harman International, the high-end audio company Samsung bought for 8 billion dollars last year. He’s talking straight about the future of music formats and the right way to play business hardball with China.   Welcome to Fortt Knox, rich ideas and powerful people. I am Jon Fortt at the Nasdaq Marketsite in New York’s Times Square.   Joining me on the show today to break down the headlines: I’ve got Ed Lee of the New York Times. Dan McComas, former senior vice president of product at Reddit. And joining me a bit later, Brent Lang, the senior film editor at Variety; and Cherie Hu, columnist at Billboard. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When MoviePass dropped its monthly subscription fee to $10 a month, it introduced a radically different customer experience to moviegoers, and people headed back to theaters in droves. But did they know that Mitch Lowe, the CEO responsible for MoviePass's viral success was one of the guys partly responsible for the decline of movie theaters thanks to his work at another movie-industry-changing company? Mitch Lowe tells us why he thinks watching movies on big screens is the next big thing. Brent Lang of Variety Magazine and Nate Brown of the CX Accelerator drop different perspectives on MoviePass's customer experience. While superfan David Buckmaster of the MoviePass Club on Reddit rediscovers the awesomeness of the movie theater. Repeat Customer is an original podcast from Zendesk, because the best customer experiences are built on Zendesk. Learn more about the podcast at zendesk.com/repeatcustomer. You can rate or review Repeat Customer at Apple Podcasts. We'd love to know what you think.

***This is a Spoiler FREE Episode*** Because we couldn’t spoil these movies if we tried. Nobody has seen them. It’s a preview episode for Next Year’s Academy Awards. The Contending Film Descriptions: Ryan Gosling & Damien Chazelle re-unite - 3:26 Barry Jenkins’ New Film - 8:23 Emma Stone & a British Accent - 11:57 Wes Anderson’s Isle of Dogs - 16:51 WE’RE ALREADY SCARED OF Hereditary - 19:28 Saoirse Ronan & Margot Robbie are BFFs - 24:45 Christian Bale is playing WHO? - 28:40 Black Panther (Discussed far more in our 2 part Black Panther Review. Nonspoiler (episode 42) and full-spoiler (episode 43) reviews available) - 31:43 Steve Carell & The Women of Marwen - 32:45 Timothee Chalamet in Beautiful Boy - 36:22 Lucas Hedges is the Boy Erased - 38:41 Melissa McCarthy Getting Oscar Buzz - 41:18 Steve McQueen & Viola Davis have formed a Super Team - 44:33 Will this FINALLY be the year for Glenn Close? - 47:38 Richard Linklater working with Cate Blanchett - 50:56 Felicity Jones & Armie Hammer play the Ginsburg’s - 53:25 Apparently Mary Poppins is returning - 56:22 Julianne Moore is Gloria Steinem - 58:24 The Rest of the Possible Contenders: From Lady Gaga to Robert Redford, more films to watch out for - 1:00:46 5 Big Category Overviews + Our Picks Including Best Lead Actor Best Lead Actress Best Supporting Actor Best Supporting Actress Best Picture Begin at - 1:07:58 This is our first look at next year’s Oscars. We cover all the buzz and create snapshot profiles for each of the contending films and performances to follow during the march to the 2018-19 Academy Awards . Although we’ll have some diverse programming for you in the coming months from Avengers to basketball, we do want to give you an early look and some WAY too early predictions. What feels like an Oscar film, and what doesn’t? There are a lot of previous winners and perennial favorites coming out with films this year. We profile the most buzzed about contenders, including some cast & crew information & a plot premise. Steve McQueen, Damien Chazelle, Barry Jenkins, and Robert Zemeckis are helmers with previous wins that have new movies this year. Viola Davis, Emma Stone, and Julianne Moore bring their Oscar winning talents back to the screen. Then we also have an increasing number of female crewed films led by Mimi Leder, Julie Taymor, Gillian Flynn, and Diablo Cody. The industry has a long way to go, but progress is encouraging. After our profiles, we quickly preview a bunch of other films with chances at Oscar. Then we cover & predict the four acting and director categories, flush with all the internet’s proclaimed nominees. Full disclosure, we drew from Brandon Katz at The Observer, Brian Truitt at USA Today, and Brent Lang at Variety while making up these lists. We do recommend you read their work. Stay tuned for our March Madness basketball themed episode coming next week. We’ll have some movie reviews coming for Isle of Dogs, etc, we’re preparing our Netflix Quarterly for the end of March or Early April, and we plan to cover everything Avengers: Infinity War. Please help us spread the word about our show on social media and feel free to chat with us. We’re on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Reddit, and Gmail. Mute the games, don’t dwell on the news, and escape with our podcast. When reality sucks, watch movies with us. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar!

In our second movie roundup episode, Jenna and Chris look at the new releases in June of 2017, and whether or not critical reception had any effect on the film's performance.What can Hollywood learn from the two biggest winners - Wonder Woman and Cars 3? What do The Mummy, The Book of Henry, and the upcoming Han Solo film have in common? Would people have liked It Comes At Night more if it had a more obvious monster? Listen to find out.You can find us on Twitter here: twitter.com/tomatotomatopodChris' Twitter: twitter.com/TheChrisVittoeJenna's Twitter: twitter.com/heyitsjennalynnJenna's articles on ComicBook.com: comicbook.com/author/heyitsjennalynnArticles we reference:Variety: Inside ‘The Mummy’s’ Troubles: Tom Cruise Had Excessive Control by Ramin Setoodeh & Brent Lang:http://variety.com/2017/film/news/the-mummy-meltdown-tom-cruise-1202465742/Vulture: Did the Transformers Do Enough to Aid Harriet Tubman? by Hunter Harris:http://www.vulture.com/2017/06/transformers-last-knight-harriet-tubman.htmlPopCulture: Larry the Cable Guy Says Cars 2 Probably Wasn't Real by Jenna (Yes, the same Jenna):http://popculture.com/movies/2017/06/18/cars-timeline-cars-2-maters-tall-tales-theory/Entertainment Weekly: The Book of Henry confounds at L.A. Film Festival premiere by Mary Sollosihttp://ew.com/movies/2017/06/15/book-of-henry-premiere-la-film-festival/

In our second movie roundup episode, Jenna and Chris look at the new releases in June of 2017, and whether or not critical reception had any effect on the film's performance.What can Hollywood learn from the two biggest winners - Wonder Woman and Cars 3? What do The Mummy, The Book of Henry, and the upcoming Han Solo film have in common? Would people have liked It Comes At Night more if it had a more obvious monster? Listen to find out.You can find us on Twitter here: twitter.com/tomatotomatopodChris' Twitter: twitter.com/TheChrisVittoeJenna's Twitter: twitter.com/heyitsjennalynnJenna's articles on ComicBook.com: comicbook.com/author/heyitsjennalynnArticles we reference:Variety: Inside ‘The Mummy’s’ Troubles: Tom Cruise Had Excessive Control by Ramin Setoodeh & Brent Lang:http://variety.com/2017/film/news/the-mummy-meltdown-tom-cruise-1202465742/Vulture: Did the Transformers Do Enough to Aid Harriet Tubman? by Hunter Harris:http://www.vulture.com/2017/06/transformers-last-knight-harriet-tubman.htmlPopCulture: Larry the Cable Guy Says Cars 2 Probably Wasn't Real by Jenna (Yes, the same Jenna):http://popculture.com/movies/2017/06/18/cars-timeline-cars-2-maters-tall-tales-theory/Entertainment Weekly: The Book of Henry confounds at L.A. Film Festival premiere by Mary Sollosihttp://ew.com/movies/2017/06/15/book-of-henry-premiere-la-film-festival/

Brent Lang, an Olympic Gold Medalist and CEO/President of Vocera, speaks with Venrock partner Brian Ascher about his journey from winning an Olympic gold in swimming during the 1988 Seoul Games to leading a public company. Brent shares lessons learned from competing in the Olympics and discusses his insights on becoming an effective leader and managing a board. He also reflects on maintaining Vocera’s strong company culture during times of transition, and what he’s learned about establishing a healthy work/life “harmony.”