Sentences with phrase «of disgraced»

Former Mt. Gox CEO Mark Karpeles has a simple message for creditors of the disgraced, now - defunct Bitcoin exchange: I'm on your side.
Among those objecting to the move are some high - profile figures known for expressing extreme right - wing views, including Michael Flynn Jr., son of the disgraced former national security advisor to Donald Trump; white supremacist Richard Spencer; Infowars editor Paul Joseph Watson; and NRA TV...
The recommendations in the Goudge Inquiry Report — into the conduct of disgraced former Ontario pathologist, Dr. Charles Smith — casting a dim view on the dogmatic acceptance and admissibility of «junk science» theories, such as «shaken baby» syndrome, are significant steps in the remedying past injustices and avoiding future ones.
In a Supreme Ambitions post this fall, David Lat summed up the blog he founded in this way: «Above the Law... covers the legal profession at large, in a sweeping, high / low mix — from the heights of the U.S. Supreme Court to the depths of disgraced and depraved attorneys.»
Lockyer, of course, is known for his dogged advocacy on behalf of the wrongfully convicted and 2007 was a year that witnessed the conclusion of a number of inquiries that exonerated innocent people whose lives had been destroyed by miscarriages of justice (see the Library Boy posts James Driskell Wrongful Conviction Report, February 16, 2007; 50 Years Later, Truscott Murder Conviction Deemed «Miscarriage of Justice», August 28, 2007; Start of Inquiry Into Actions of Disgraced Pathologist, November 12, 2007).
Fallout from the collapse of disgraced financier Bernard Madoff's alleged $ 50 billion Ponzi scheme continues, with news of several legal foundations and organizations losing funding because their endowments were tied to investments in Madoff's funds.
The same work sold for just $ 1.43 million three years back at Phillips de Pury & Company in the sale of disgraced C - Net founder Halsey Minor's art collection, meaning that, even factoring in taxes, insurance and so forth, tonight's seller turned a handsome little profit.
February 17th, 2003 PlayStation 2 Review Dynasty Warriors 3: Xtreme Legends Piles and piles of disgraced Chinese soldiers... and then some!
As one of the few remaining members of the disgraced protectors of the land, the 10th Legion, it is up to you to rebuild the once great Legion and stop Ehb from falling into darkness,» the announcement presser tells us of the story «that only Square Enix and Obsidian Entertainment can deliver».
In addition to giving us our first glimpse of the disgraced Pinkerton agent turned private investigator, the accompanying wanted poster lets us know that DeWitt is a 37 - years old white male, 6 feet in height and weighing 195 pounds, with green eyes and a scar above the right eye.
In the 20th century, the United States endured two world wars and other traumatic and expensive military conflicts; the Depression; a dozen or so recessions and financial panics; oil shocks; a flu epidemic; and the resignation of a disgraced president.
Sara is the daughter of a disgraced imperial commander, executed for desertion.
Mary Balogh returns to her lush Westcott Family series with Someone to Care, an immersive story of a disgraced former countess searching for her new normal.
As the grandson of a disgraced landowner, he was a victim of communist political persecution and hollowing... (more)
The fact is that no Connecticut governor in the last forty years has done as much damage to Connecticut's public education system than Governor Malloy and that includes a realistic assessment of disgraced Republican Governor John Rowland.
As noted, Comer served as Chief Operating Officer of the disgraced Jumoke / FUSE charter school chain but quit both her job and her position on the State Board of Education when the charter school company became the target of the investigation into financial wrongdoing.
It calls to mind the story of disgraced financier Bernard Madoff and his wife, Ruth, and is framed in a way many found reminiscent of Tennessee Williams» «A Streetcar Named Desire.»
Spurred on to return to a life of crime due to the diminishing job prospects of an ex con and the encouragement of his ex-con friends (Michael Pena, David Dastmalchian and T.I.), Lang burgles the house of disgraced inventor Hank Pym (Michael Douglas).
In NED RIFLE the conclusion of the trilogy that began with HENRY FOOL, the titular Ned (Aiken), the son of disgraced would - be-genius-novelist Henry Fool (Ryan) and imprisoned alleged - terrorist Fay Grim (Posey), emerges from witness protection with one aim in mind — to kill his father for ruining the life of his mother.
Casino Jack Where: Lumiere Theatre, 1572 California St., 415-885-3201 When: All Week Why: Not to be confused with Alex Gibney's 2010 documentary Casino Jack and the United States of Money, George Hickenlooper's comedy examines the shameless exploits of disgraced Washington lobbyist Jack Abramoff, portrayed here by Kevin Spacey.
With the notable exception of a disgraced physician, they are all cold - blooded killers — mercenaries, Yakuza, convicts, death squad members — human «predators» that are now being systemically hunted and eliminated by a new breed of alien predators.
In a future where consciousness is digitized and stored and death is evaded by implanting them into new bodies, an «Envoy» soldier named Takeshi Kovacs (Joel Kinnaman) is downloaded into the body of a disgraced police officer and employed to help solve the murder of an upstanding aristocrat (James Purefoy).
Based on the life of disgraced a polka sensation, Jacki Weaver, Jason Schwartzman and Jenny Slate round out a wacky comedy that's full of heart
The Globes had long been the stomping grounds of disgraced mogul Weinstein, whose downfall precipitated allegations against James Toback, Kevin Spacey and many others.
The true story of the disgraced figure skater Tonya Harding will also head to the festival, with Margot Robbie in the lead.
This time, one of our favorite actresses around these parts, Lupita Nyong «o, has come forward in a personal essay for The New York Times, giving a harrowing and detailed account of an entire spectrum of abuses she received at the hands of the disgraced (and disgraceful) movie mogul.
I, Tonya looks to tell the story of disgraced figure skater Tonya Harding, and it's picked the right actor for the lead role.
The movie depicts the story of disgraced figure skater Tonya Harding.
Yes, it's a classic case of a disgraced coach making the most of a shot at redemption with the help of a motley crew of underestimated underdogs.
A timely reminder of our First Amendment rights which which simultaneously settles the score in favor of a disgraced Freedom of Speech proponent.
Of disgraced producer Harvey Weinstein, Meyers said: «Don't worry, he'll be back in 20 years when he's the first person ever booed during the In Memoriam.»
Director: Stephen Frears Cast: Steve Coogan, Dame Judi Dench Plot: Philomena Lee (Dench) was made to give up her son for adoption when she was very young and she enlists the help of disgraced politican and have - a-go journalist, Sixsmith (Coogan).
But if the «Bad Lieutenant» helmer ever returns to Cannes, it'd be with his latest — the French may find the temptation of a thinly veiled portrait of disgraced IMF head Dominique Strauss - Kahn, who resigned after a number of sexual assault allegations, too much to resist.
«I, Tonya,» a whirlwind biopic of disgraced figure skater Tonya Harding (Margot Robbie) and her disputed role in one of the major sports scandals of the 1990s, is a flashy, glib and strident treatment of the cycles of abuse, media exploitation and simplification, and the subjectivity of truth in general.
LaVona «Sandy» Golden, the estranged mother of disgraced Olympic skater Tonya Harding, is disputing her daughter's allegations of childhood abuse, which have received new attention after the release of the darkly comic biopic I, Tonya.
Margot Robbie isn't resting on her laurels — or her «Suicide Squad» - earned superheroine bonafides, turning her talents both behind and in front of the camera for Craig Gillespie's new look at the wild fairy tale of disgraced figure skater Tonya Harding, which she both stars in and produces.
Following the ouster of the disgraced Harvey Weinstein, the Weinstein Co. landed zero nominations Tuesday for the first time in more than a decade.
If you know the saga of disgraced New York Times reporter Michael Finkel and his involvement with a man who was accused of murdering his wife and children, you may have an entirely different reaction... especially if you've seen Finkel interviewed on TV and heard the recordings he made of Christian Longo while he was in prison.
With the exception of a disgraced physician, they are all cold - blooded killers: mercenaries, Yakuza, convicts, death squad members - human Predators that are now being systemically hunted and eliminated by a new breed of alien Predators.
A timely reminder of our First Amendment rights which simultaneously settles the score in favor of a disgraced Freedom of Speech proponent.
Speaking at the UK premiere of the sports drama, based on the story of disgraced figure skater Tonya Harding - on Thursday, the actress candidly expressed: «I've put a lot of pressure on myself to win.
Who would have thought the saga of disgraced Olympic figure - skating star Tonya Harding would have made for anything but a sleazy exploitative tale of scandal that someone like Lifetime might want to make?
Starring Judi Dench and Steve Coogan (who also co-wrote the screenplay), and directed by Stephen Frears, the film tells the true story of a disgraced journalist whose latest assignment is helping an elderly woman find the long lost son she was forced to give up decades ago while living in a convent.
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (R for rape, torture, brutal violence, profanity, frontal nudity and graphic sexuality) David Fincher directs the English - language version of the Swedish thriller based on the first installment of the Stieg Larsson trilogy about the effort of a disgraced journalist (Daniel Craig) to restore his name by solving a decades - old missing person case with the help of a sociopathic computer hacker (Rooney Mara).
I, Tonya (in UK cinemas in February) turns the fall of disgraced US Olympic figure skater Tonya Harding into a black comedy.
On the corner of Hollywood Boulevard and La Brea Avenue, just down the road from the 900ft - long Oscars red carpet, a statue of disgraced producer Harvey Weinstein has appeared.
James Franco stars as a killer who assumes the identity of a disgraced reporter in the first trailer for True Story.
All these facets are examples, especially the discreet humanity offered by Plummer, as to why the previous Oscar winner should have been awarded the role in the first place instead of the disgraced Kevin Spacey.
It proved the most prominent and public display yet for the movement that has swept through Hollywood, leaving a trail of disgraced men in its wake.
An eerie and sometimes harrowing story of disgraced Catholic priests confined to a seaside home, the movie overtly references the pedophilia scandals that have rocked the Church internationally, but the story also serves as a sly metaphor for the dictatorial Pinochet regime of the 1970s, which Larraín's parents supported.
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