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Oscars 2024: Early predictions for the actor and supporting actor races

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 21:55:47 GMT

If you’ve seen Martin Scorsese’s “Killers of the Flower Moon,” you may well still be sifting through some complicated feelings about Leonardo DiCaprio’s character — and perhaps even his performance in the film.Know this: You’re not alone. In fact, DiCaprio himself still has trouble reconciling the actions of his character, Ernest Burkhart, a dimwitted WWI veteran who arrives in Oklahoma to work for his wealthy uncle, William Hale (Robert De Niro), a calculating rancher with an eye on laying claim to the oil-rich tribal lands owned by the Osage Nation. At Hale’s behest, Ernest marries Mollie (Lily Gladstone) and — spoiler alert — begins, again at the suggestion of his uncle — to help plot the murders of Mollie’s family and even Mollie herself, even as he continues to profess his love for his wife.“It was the most bizarre, twisted, love story I’d ever come across,” DiCaprio said at a recent screening of the film that was packed with academy and guild voters, along with, sure, people w...

Man of the missing St. Louis couple arrested in Wisconsin

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 21:55:47 GMT

ST. LOUIS — New information has emerged regarding a missing couple from Saint Louis City. Authorities are actively searching for Marquisha Williams and Trent Ivy. This morning, it was discovered that Ivy had been arrested in Racine County, Wisconsin.Williams and Ivy have both been missing since Wednesday. While Williams' whereabouts remain unknown, her family has been worried about her and praying for her safe return. Ivy is currently facing three charges: the use of a dangerous weapon, resisting an officer, and fleeing from an officer in a van. St. Peters man catches state record fish from Missouri River As of this morning, Ivy is being held on a $10,000 bond. Williams, who was supposed to be at work at 7:00 a.m. on Wednesday, has not been seen since she dropped her kids off at daycare centers that morning.

Mid-60s highs expected; rain set to ring in Christmas day

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 21:55:47 GMT

ST. LOUIS -- Patchy, dense fog has developed, especially along the Mississippi River and eastward into Illinois. This fog and any drizzle will diminish by mid-morning. Ahead of our next system, today will be mild and breezy, with highs climbing into the mid 60s. Outside of maybe a few spot sprinkles in our western counties this afternoon, rain holds off until late tonight but will be widespread through Christmas morning. Overnight lows in the 50s. Widespread, steady rain continues through the morning of Christmas Day, gradually tapering off from west to east through the early afternoon hours. By the evening, we will be left with spot showers and maybe some drizzle. Rainfall amounts will be in the ½ to 1 inch range. Behind this system, temperatures will be back down to closer to normal, with highs in the 40s. 

Miles Wood is evolving in new home with Avalanche, but he can still be an agent of chaos

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 21:55:47 GMT

Mackenzie Blackwood spent five seasons together with Miles Wood as teammates in New Jersey, and had a unique view of the reputation his friend garnered in their younger days with the Devils.The first question for Blackwood about Wood started with, “Well, you’re a goalie and Miles …”“Is a goalie killer?” Blackwood interrupted with a laugh. “He tries to keep that in the games, but you do have to keep your head on a swivel out there. I love Woody. Great guy, great teammate, works hard. He’s a pretty easy-going guy, pretty relatable I think. Just a good friend and a good human.”Another former teammate, Blake Coleman, compared Wood to Luis Mendoza, the ultra-fast skater with no brakes in the second and third movies in the Mighty Ducks trilogy.“When I think of Miles, I think of breakaways and running into goalies,” Coleman said.Wood is one of the new members of the  Avalanche this season, but he believes this version is a differe...

Meet the Gold Helmet finalists: 6 Colorado high school football players who embody excellence on and off the field

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 21:55:47 GMT

Columbine running back/defensive back Josh Synder is the winner of the 2023 Denver Post Gold Helmet Award, edging out six other worthy senior finalists. Here’s a look at each of them:Chaz BarnettRock Canyon senior defensive lineman Chaz Barnett in action against ThunderRidge on Friday, Oct. 27, at Halftime Help Stadium in Highlands Ranch, Colo. (Photo Courtesy of Robbie Wright)School: Rock CanyonOn the field: A disruptive force up front for the Jaguars defense, the 6-foot-5, 250-pound defensive lineman has offers to play for Air Force, Army and Wyoming. As a senior, Barnett registered 52 tackles (4.0 for loss), including 6.0 sacks and three forced fumbles in 12 games. And over the past two seasons, he racked up 105 tackles (7.0 for loss), 12.5 sacks and three pass breakups.Off the field: Barnett carries a 3.75 grade-point average in the classroom. Away from school, he has made a habit of helping neighbors, whether it’s putting up Christmas decorations for a neighbor with healt...

A letter by Josh Snyder, winner of the 2023 Denver Post Gold Helmet Award

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 21:55:47 GMT

It has been an amazing honor to be able to play the game of football alongside my best friends for my whole life, and I am so grateful to have been blessed with winning this award through that. I am so thankful for so many people that have helped me along this journey and made it possible.I want to thank God first, for he is where my strength comes from, and he empowered me with the gift of playing football. I would like to thank my family for being my biggest supporters no matter the circumstance and for the sacrifices that they make that enable me to be the best I can be. I want to thank all of my teammates for bettering me as a person and as a player everyday, and I would not be here without their help and support. I want to thank my coaching staff for always pushing me to be my best both on the field and off of the field. To be able to model my future around their mottos has been a blessing. Finally, I want to thank The Denver Post for recognizing me with this special award.To h...

All-Colorado Coach of the Year Andy Lowry led Columbine to perfect season, upset of Cherry Creek in Class 5A title

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 21:55:47 GMT

All fall, while following the example of their resolute coach, the Columbine Rebels knew exactly who they were.Andy Lowry, the 2023 Denver Post All-Colorado Coach of the Year, led Columbine to an undefeated season while winning his sixth state championship in 30 years at the Rebels’ helm. He did so by upsetting four-time defending champ Cherry Creek in the title game, with a roster featuring zero FBS scholarship offers that embraced a “junkyard dawg” mentality.“So many teams, just naturally, will walk onto the field against Cherry Creek and a lot of them are beat right away just by the Creek Mystique — their size, their college offers, all of that,” Lowry said. “We sold our kids on the toughness piece and the junkyard dawg mentality. Our guys ate that up. They came out, played physical, won the battle of the trenches.”Along the way, as the Rebels’ offense ran its full-house formation to near-perfection and the defense muscled the oppos...

Columbine’s Josh Snyder wins Gold Helmet after leading Rebels to Class 5A title

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 21:55:47 GMT

Of the several mistakes Cherry Creek made on special teams in the Class 5A state title game, allowing Josh Snyder to return a kickoff proved the most critical.After a pair of Snyder rushing touchdowns put Columbine up 14-0 early, the Bruins responded with an interception and then a score a few minutes later to close the gap. That is, until Snyder housed a 98-yard kickoff return, using his blazing speed and vision to return the mojo to the Rebels for good.“My hopes shot up in a huge way after that play,” Columbine coach Andy Lowry recalled. “After they scored, you could see they gained some confidence. Then when Josh took it all the way back, you could feel the whole momentum shift back our way in a matter of seconds. That was huge. Maybe the game’s biggest play.”That kickoff return epitomized Snyder’s game-breaking ability as he emerged as the best player on the 5A state champions this year. It showcased his wheels, athleticism and versatility as ...

Keeler: This Denver woman prayed for a Christmas miracle. Broncos star Justin Simmons gave her one

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 21:55:47 GMT

PARKER — The metaphor had four good wheels but forced her to walk anyway. Taylor Swift couldn’t write a song as sad as Samantha Ramirez’s 2023. Or sing it half as well.Ramirez, 38, and her main squeeze, David Dunn, were working at the Waffle House in Cocoa Beach, Fla., when life’s compass pointed them north last September. Let’s get the heck out of the South, move to the mountains, buy a food truck, see the snow, start over.“Sometimes, to get rid of bad juju,” Ramirez explained, “you’ve gotta make a move.”Only the juju followed, ants chasing a picnic lunch. At the start of the year, her biological father died of cancer. Then her mother contracted pancreatic cancer. A few months after that, the engine in her Subaru Legacy conked out, which forced her and David to Uber to work.“For $600 a month,” Ramirez sighed.“When you’re on the path to do things, some rocks get thrown in your path. So I kept on push...

Reggie Jackson’s Colorado: A Palmer High legend shaped by snow ice cream, unforgettable highlights and lasting friendships

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 21:55:47 GMT

Nobody has had a rooting interest in Colorado’s climate for reasons more unusual than Reggie Jackson’s.He thinks it was fall of his sophomore year in high school. By then, he had lived in Colorado Springs since sixth grade and found close friends in Palmer High School teammates Zach Hawkins and Jonathan Burnley.Whenever it was, he and Burnley were at Hawkins’ house — where they spent most of their free time — when Hawkins’ stepmom mentioned she was waiting for the first snow of the season to collect a sample for an ice cream recipe. Jackson had never heard of such a concept.“And one day I think we were actually staying the night at his house, and luckily we got snowed in,” Jackson said. “She made the first batch, and I fell in love. I couldn’t wait for the first snowfall every winter after that.”Jackson, 33, has been back in Colorado since February, when he signed with the Nuggets after Charlotte bought out his contract. Ten months later, he has won his first NBA champio...