John Lynch

John Carroll Lynch On ‘the Founder’ And His Directorial Debut ‘lucky

... his directorial debut Lucky which is about the spiritual journey of a 90 year old atheist that stars Harry Dean Stanton, David Lynch, Ed Begley Jr., Beth Grant, Tom Skerritt and Ron Livingston. If you’re not familiar with The Founder, written by Robert Siegel (Big Fan, The Wrestler) the film tells the true story of how Ray Kroc (Michael Keaton), a salesman from Illinois, met Mac and Dick Mc Donald, who were running a burger operation in 1950 s Southern California. Kroc was impressed by the brothers’ speedy system of making the food and saw franchise potential. He then maneuvered himself into a position to be able to pull the company from the brothers and create a billion-dollar empire. The film also stars Linda Cardellini, Laura Dern, BJ Novak, and John Caroll Lynch. Image via Film Nation ...

State Retirement Contribution Bill Heads To Nh House

... number would increase slightly in the following three years. “It’s a claw back in its attempt to hold the state accountable,” Cushing said. One of the committee members who voted against recommending the bill, Rep. Steven Beaudoin, R-Rochester, said he understood local taxpayers would benefit from the state contributing to the system. However, he believes the state should not be funding pensions for any town or city employees and questioned whether tax dollars raised from small towns should be used to pay for employee pensions in larger cities. Beaudoin also was concerned about where the money would come from, saying adding $40 million per year to the state’s expenses is a “tough nut to crack.”. Cushing said no funds specifically have been identified to pay for the contribution, but he believes it should be the state’s responsibility to ...

John Lynch, Terrell Davis Weigh In On Coaching Search

... coach. Of course, he was a brilliant offensive coordinator with all those things he brought to the table.”. Lynch agreed in Davis’ assessment. And when Kubiak moved on to Houston in 2006 as a first-time head coach, it was a big loss to the team — not just from a football standpoint but a personal one, as well. Lynch, who said he wasn’t sure the Broncos ever were the same after losing Kubiak, had received a warm welcome from the coach immediately after moving to Denver in 2004. Kubiak and his wife, Rhonda, were some of the first people to reach out, and they recommended a school for Lynch’s children. When Kubiak finally made his way back to Denver in 2015, Lynch was thrilled for both personal and football reasons. “When he came back, it was so welcome,” Lynch said, “because you knew not only were you getting a really qualified coach, you were getting one of the better people I’d ever met in the game. Ultimately I’m really proud of him for making a decision I’m sure was tough because he loves it.”. Lynch found himself with a similar situation regarding retirement when he left Denver. He said his heart wasn’t ...

Could Fourth Time Be The Hall Of Fame Charm For John Lynch

... Ohio. But earning a bust there requires a career worthy of the honor, and a majority of media members who agree. This group takes its job seriously. On Feb. 4, the Saturday before Super Bowl LI, the 48 will meet in a conference room in Houston for up to nine hours to consider the merits of this year’s 15 finalists. Each will have a presenter, a media representative familiar enough with that player’s career to effectively “sell it” to the other members. That’s been Kaufman’s responsibility since 2005. He started covering the NFL in 1979, eventually joining the sports department of the Tampa Tribune and assuming from the late Tom Mc Ewen the task of getting eligible Bucs into the Hall. He now writes for Joe Bucs __link__. One-liners aside, Kaufman had a long wait. In 2011 he was asked to speak on behalf of Ed Sabol, the founder of NFL Films. Kaufman did his job. Sabol, who died last year, made it in the contributing category. Two years later Kaufman got his first Buc to present. Defensive tackle Warren Sapp was one of the 15 finalists, and ...

Belichick Tried To Advise Falcons Gm To Not Trade Draft Picks For Julio Jones

... were the announced finalists for the job, while Lynch wished to keep his candidacy for the position a secret, a source said. Among the topics Shanahan covered with the general manager candidates was how the 49 ers’ personnel power would be handled, both contractually and functionally, a source told CSNBay __link__. Shanahan has not insisted on control over personnel but he wants to be involved in the decision-making process, a source said. Now with Lynch, who has no experience working in an NFL front office, Shanahan is expected to wield more power into personnel than he would have if the 49 ers had hired an experienced NFL executive for the job. The 49 ers are prohibited from officially hiring Shanahan as head coach until after the Falcons finish their season in Super Bowl 51 against the New England Patriots on Feb. 5 in Houston. Lynch played the final four seasons of his NFL career with the Denver Broncos under Shanahan’s father, Mike ...

John Carroll Lynch Plays Mcdonald’s Businessman

... American dream sometimes feels like something from “Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous,” that you’re not really successful unless your jet is bigger than the other guy. There are some clear parallels between the Ray Kroc and Donald Trump stories. I hope that the movie provides us all a little bit of a pause to ask ourselves what a success really means to us. I think there’s a real question in that. [Then] President-elect Trump’s business success has always been based on a certain kind of image that he’s projected and the myth he’s told us. And in that way he’s been very successful as a pitchman, as a reality television star and as a brand, as a licensing brand, he’s done very, very well. Ray Kroc creates the myth of his founding of Mc Donald’s and then he defends it even beyond the time it could be defended as something that’s reasonably true. What does Mc Donald’s mean to you. It was a very big presence in my life. I went to Mc Donald’s. It was always a treat to go, when I was a kid. When I was a teenager, there was a Mc Donald’s at the end of my paper route. I didn’t eat there every single day. As a kid who’d just ridden his bicycle probably about 10 miles to do ...

49ers Make Surprise Hire Of John Lynch As General Manager

... a once-proud franchise that has fallen from NFC champions in 2012 to a 2-14 record this past season that matched the worst in franchise history. That led to the firing of Baalke and coach Chip Kelly as York set to overhaul the operation after the struggles the past few years. The 49 ers made three straight trips to the NFC title game from 2011-13 under coach Jim Harbaugh, but got rid of him after an 8-8 season in 2014, in part because of a rift with Baalke. Jim Tomsula lasted one year as coach and then Kelly was also fired after one season, leading to this current search. York said he was open to hiring either the coach or general manager first. He said the primary goal in the search is finding a coach and general manager who can work well together. All signs point to Atlanta offensive coordinator Kyle Shanahan getting the head coach job. He had a second interview with York this weekend and is the only remaining candidate. He can't sign a contract with San Francisco until after the Falcons play the Super Bowl ...

John Hurt, Oscar-nominated 'elephant Man' Actor, Dead At 77

... I should be.". Hurt's portrayal of imprisoned heroin addict Max in 1978's Midnight Express netted the actor his first Golden Globe and BAFTA win as well as an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor. Two years later, Hurt appeared in what was his greatest role as the anguished John Merrick in David Lynch's The Elephant Man. Despite wearing prosthetics and makeup that rendered the actor unrecognizable, Hurt again was nominated for an Academy Award, this time for Best Actor. "John Hurt is simply the greatest actor in the world," Lynch told the New York Times in 1990. Hurt was also perhaps cinema's greatest sufferer: In a video that the actor himself posted on You Tube, Hurt highlighted the approximately 40 times he died onscreen. That tally included four fatal stabbings, four suicides, 11 times shot to death and, thanks to Alien and Spaceballs, two chest-burstings. "It was terribly sad today to learn of John Hurt's passing. He was a truly magnificent talent," Spaceballs ...