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Monday, August 15, 2016

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1/18 The Birth of a Nation

Parker wrote, produced, directed and stars in in this historical drama about Nat Turner, who led the Virginia slave rebellion in 1831. If he isnt at least nominated for most of the Oscars out there, it will be a shock, especially after Fox bought the global film rights for $17.5 million at Sundance in the largest deal ever seen at the festival. The Birth of a Nation went on to win the Grand Jury Prize and Audience Award after earning the most enthusiastic standing ovation of the year. Expect big things come its release on 7 October.

2/18 Silence

Martin Scorseses passion project since 1991 is yet to receive a release date but rumours abound that it will be out in time for the Oscars. Based on a novel of the same name by Japanese author Shusaku Endo, the story centres on two Jesuit missionaries sent to 17th century Japan to spread Christianity and find their mentor Once there, they endure brutal persecution at the time of Kakura Kirishitan (Hidden Christians) following the defeat of the Shimabara Rebellion. Silence sounds weighty, intense and full of hard-hitting promise.

3/18 Billy Lynn"s Long Halftime Walk

Brokeback Mountain and Life of Pi director Ang Lee has narrowly missed out on a Best Picture win twice now but this adaptation of Ben Fountains acclaimed novel could be the film that finally wins him some overdue glory. The cast includes Kristen Stewart and Vin Diesel with newcomer Joe Alwyn in the lead as 19-year-old soldier Billy, who is brought home for a victory tour after serving in Iraq. Told in flashbacks, the drama reveals the horror of what really happened to his squad in contrast to Americas flashy, patriotic perceptions. Out here 6 January.

4/18 A United Kingdom

Oyelowo plays Prince Seretse Khama, inaugural Botswana president from 1966 to 1980, in this follow-up to 2015s Belle. Films about real life people often hold clout with the Academy when done well and with Gone Girls Rosamund Pike playing Khamas eventual wife Ruth Williams, A United Kingdom should pull in cinemagoers. Khama sparked a global stir when he married the white Londoner in the late Forties and the first pictures from the movie promise beautiful costumes and cinematography. A United Kingdom will open the London Film Festival before its general release on 25 November.

5/18 Loving

Ruth Negga and Joel Edgerton star as Mildred and Richard Loving in this historical drama about an interracial couple sentenced to prison in Virginia in 1958 for the crime of getting married. Out here just in time for the Oscars on 3 February. Written and directed by Jeff Nichols, Loving earned positive reviews from critics when it competed for the Palme dOr at Cannes and received a standing ovation for understated, strong performances.

6/18 Manchester by the Sea

One of the best scripts co-producer Matt Damon had ever read, this tragedy about an uncle who is forced to take care of his teenage nephew after the boys father dies while trying to reconcile with his ex-wife stars Casey Affleck, Michelle Williams and newcomer Lucas Hedges. It was bought at Sundance by Amazon for $10 million and arrives in the UK on 13 January.

7/18 Nocturnal Animals

Designer Tom Ford has cinematic strings to his bow, as proved with 2009s Venice premiere The Single Man. Hes back in the chair for this drama-thriller starring Amy Adams as a remarried art gallery owner whose ex-husbands violent new book begins to haunt her. Jake Gyllenhaal, Isla Fisher and Armie Hammer also star. Due in UK cinemas on 4 November.

8/18 The Light Between Oceans

Michael Fassbender stars alongside last years Best Supporting Actress winner Alicia Vikander in the big screen adaptation of ML Stedmans 2012 novel of the same name. Derek Cianfrance is the man behind the camera for this story about a lighthouse keeper war veteran who rescues a baby girl with his wife after she washes up on an adrift rowboat. Then, in steps another Oscar winner, Rachel Weisz, as the woman who threatens to break their happy family apart. Out in the UK on 4 November - bring tissues.

9/18 American Pastoral

Ewan McGregor makes his directorial debut with this period adaptation of Philip Roths novel American Pastoral. The drama - set in the 60s - centres on a successful businessman (McGregor) whose missing daughter (Dakota Fanning) is accused of a violent bombing in post-war America. Out in the UK on 11 November.

10/18 Queen of Katwe

Indian-American filmmaker Mira Nair (Monsoon Wedding) is the director behind this long-awaited biopic of Ugandan chess prodigy Phiona Mutesi. That Mutesi is played by 12 Years a Slave Oscar-winner Lupita Nyongo is reason enough to anticipate this Disney-produced film, out here 21 October.

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11/18 Free Fire

Ben Wheatleys new action thriller will close the London Film Festival. Set in Massachusetts in the late Seventies, Free Fire stars Oscar-winning Room actress Brie Larson in the lead alongside Cillian Murphy. It follows the heart-stopping game of survival after shots are fired during a meeting between Justine, two Irishmen and two arms dealers who are selling them a stash of guns. Expect blood, sweat and irony with bravura filmmaking from the High-Rise director. Reaches UK cinemas sometime in 2017.

12/18 Paterson

Jim Jarmuschs Palme dOr contender sees Adam Driver take the lead as a bus driver poet from Paterson, New Jersey. Each night after work, he has dinner with his wife Laura before walking his dog (2016s Palm Dog winner) to the bar for one beer. Then one day, a small disaster strikes.

13/18 The Founder

Michael Keaton has starred in the last two Best Picture winners Spotlight and Birdman. Here, he takes on the role of ruthless McDonalds founder Ray Kroc, with the film telling the story of the fast food empires origins. The ambitious entrepreneur on a journey to theme didnt end so well for last years Joy, so it remains to be seen whether The Founder can live up to expectations as an Oscars contender. Out here 30 September.

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14/18 Sully

Clint Eastwood returns with Sully: Miracle on the Hudson, about the hero pilot who, in 2009, successfully landed his plane along the Hudson River after it was disabled by a flock of geese, saving all 155 crew and passengers. Tom Hanks takes the lead as Chesley Sullenberger in a biopic that sounds like it could tick a lot of Oscars boxes. Based on the autobiography Highest Duty, the thriller marks Eastwoods first directorial effort since 2014s American Sniper. Out 2 December.

15/18 Jackie

Pablo Larrain directs Oscar winner Natalie Portman as late first lady and fashion icon Jacqueline Kennedy in what he has promised will not be another classic biopic. Set in the days immediately after John F Kennedys 1963 assassination, the film sparked great excitement among distributors after a seven-minute promo screened at Cannes. Release date unknown at this stage.

16/18 The Girl on the Train

The Helps Tate Taylor is in the directors chair for this years Gone Girl about a troubled woman who becomes embroiled in a murder case after developing a fixation on a beautiful couple from her commuter train. Expect a film pulsating with creepy, voyeur vibes, a la Rear Window, based on Paula Hawkins bestselling thriller. Out in the UK on 7 October.

17/18 Florence Foster Jenkins

Meryl Streep has been widely praised for her turn as the 1940s New York heiress who couldnt sing (and we mean really couldnt sing) yet somehow became an opera singer with the help of her patient husband St Clair Bayfield (Hugh Grant) and pianist Cosme McMoon (Simon Helberg). Directed by two-time Academy nominee Stephen Frears, the film proved heartwarming and inspiring upon its release earlier this year and was embraced by both film lovers and critics.

18/18 Christine

Rebecca Hall set Sundance ablaze in January, earning five-star reviews for the performance of her career in Christine, about the news anchor who killed herself live on air in 1974 after suffering from depression. Yet to receive a UK release date, Christine arrives in US cinemas in October, with Antonio Campos also one to watch for directorial accolades come awards season.

Courtesy of Sundance Institute

Source: http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/deadpool-2-kyle-chandler-cable-ryan-reynolds-manchester-by-the-sea-mashable-a7191586.html

Here"s how steeplechase the wackiest event in track and field came to get its name and water jumps

Emma Coburn wins 3000m steeplechase final, clinches Rio bid

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The second week of the Olympics are underway in Rio, meaning swimming and gymnastics have given way to track and field ("athletics" to most non-Americans). And while most track and field eventsare fairly straightforward run this distance as fast as you can; throw this object as far as you can one event in particular stands out for its sheerweirdness. Thiswould be the 3,000-meter steeplechase.

The casual fan of the Olympics may, understandably, wonder what"s going onwith the steeplechase: what are these massive barriers doing on the track, and why are the runners jumping over them? Why is there a water pit? And why, really, is this sillyrace called thesteeplechase?

Allow us to explain.

Like many track and field events, the steeplechase"s origins can be traced back to United Kingdom. Runners, as they were apparently wont to do,would often race each other from one town"s church steeple to the next. The steeples were chosen because they were easy to see from long distances,leading to the name "steeplechase."

The countryside would also require runners to jump over various barriers over the course of their race. These included stone walls and small rivers. When the race was modernized, the walls were simulated with hurdles and the rivers and creeks were simulated with the water pit.

According to the IAAF,the modern 3,000-meter steeplechase track event with the barriers and the water pit first originated at Oxford University in the mid-19th century.It was then included in the EnglishChampionship in 1879. In the Olympics, men have raced the steeplechase since 1920, while the women, somewhat shockingly, only first raced it at the Olympics in 2008 in Beijing.

Today, the race features five barriers: four hurdles plus the barrierbefore the water pit. For the men, those barriers are 36 inches, and for the women they are 30 inches. The water pit, meanwhile, is 12 feet long for both.

Often you"ll see runners land one foot on the top of the barrier to propel themselves over it, though many elite runners just clear the whole thing altogether.Wipeouts are all too common, especially in or around the water.

Here"s an example of what can happen if you don"t properly traverse the water pit:

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It"s a quirky race, to be sure, but it"s also a sneakily fun one.

Source: http://www.businessinsider.com/olympic-steeplechase-history-explainer-2016-8

Rio takeaways: Monica Puig"s gold medal just part of the story

Mónica Puig of Puerto Rico Celebrates First Gold Medal | Rio Olympics 2016 | The New York Times
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These days, you"re never quite sure what you"re going to get from 34-year-old Serena Williams -- and women"s tennis is more compelling (not to mention competitive) because of it.

After sailing through her first two matches at the Olympic Tennis Centre in Rio de Janeiro, Serena was stopped in the third round by Elina Svitolina, and the draw opened up dramatically -- to the extent that the No. 34-ranked woman, Monica Puig, vaulted into the gold-medal match.

Those who believe Olympic rings are meaningless to today"s thoroughly professional players might want to reconsider that take. The emotions displayed in and around that final match against Angelique Kerber underlined just what a special event the Olympics can be. With nine days of sterling tennis in the rearview mirror, here are five fleeting takeaways from the women"s event:

1. Monica Puig was a (startling) revelation

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The 22-year-old from San Juan is the first person, male or female, to win an Olympic gold medal representing Puerto Rico. She stared down Kerber, the reigning Australian Open champion, in a powerful finals performance, 6-4, 4-6, 6-1. In fact, Puig took down three Grand Slam champions en route (also Garbine Muguruza and Petra Kvitova). Going forward, believe it or not, that achievement might resonate greater than the gold itself.

2. Serena Williams is showing some nerve

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And this is not in a good way. For several years, Serena, who turns 35 in September, has floated nicely above the fray when most 30-somethings normally start to lose their command. At the time, what we saw at the US Open last year in a semifinal loss to Roberta Vinci looked like a collapse under the pressure of chasing a calendar-year Grand Slam. In retrospect, it might have been the beginning of the end of her complete dominance of the sport. Losing to Svitolina, a woman who had never beaten her, is typical of where Serena finds herself these days. She will likely win more majors, but it"s going to get progressively more difficult.

3. Madison Keys is still a work in progress

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The 21-year-old American is widely thought to be a future No. 1 player, but she experienced some growing pains in Rio. Keys hits the ball huge, but Kerber is that rare player who can defend those big strokes. Keys was 0-for-10 in the crucible of break points on Kerber"s serve and must find a way to master those pivotal moments with something other than bash and brawn.

4. Venus finds redemption

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While the 36-year-old failed to escape the first round in singles and went down early with her sister in doubles, mixed doubles was another story. Playing with Rajeev Ram in an attempt for her record fifth gold medal, Venus fell to Jack Sock and Bethanie Mattek-Sands in the championship match. Still, a silver was her fifth Olympic medal in tennis, equaling Kathleen McKane of Great Britain, who won a gold, two silvers and two bronzes in the 1920s.

5. Bethanie Mattek-Sands is money

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You have to love the spark this 31-year-old American can still create. Mattek-Sands can now add an Olympic gold medal to her already impressive resume. She and Sock came back to beat Venus and Ram 6-7 (3), 6-1, 10-7. Mattek-Sands had previously won two Grand Slam women"s doubles titles (in 2015, with Lucie Safarova) and two mixed-doubles crowns, with Horia Tecau in 2012 and Mike Bryan in 2015.

Source: http://www.espn.com/olympics/summer/tennis/story/_/id/17308148/rio-olympics-monica-puig-gold-medal-just-part-story

Beach Volleyball: Crowd taunts US players with "Zika" jeers

Irene Verasio & Camila Hiruela (ARG) Women"s Beach Volleyball Highlights

The crowd at Copacabana"s Beach Volleyball Arena loudly booed and taunted American volleyball players Lauren Fendrick and Brooke Sweat during an Olympic pool match Sunday, shouting "Zika" each time one of the duo served.

Their treatment follows U.S. women"s soccer goalie Hope Solo also being roundly booed in a pool match against France on Saturday night because of her comments about the virus.

Neither Sweat nor Fendrick is known for expressing alarm over playing under the threat of the virus - indeed in an interview with a U.S. channel last week, Fendrick called the water quality in Brazil and Zika "non-factors" for the duo.

But with some high profile U.S. competitors having withdrawn from the Games citing their concerns over Zika, other U.S. athletes also appear to have become targets for vocal criticism.

In February, the U.S. Olympic Committee told U.S. sports federations that athletes and staff concerned for their health over Zika should consider not going to the Games.

American golfer Dustin Johson is among several top-ranked men in the sport who dropped out over Zika fears.

In June, American cyclist Tejay Van Garderen withdrew his name from consideration for the U.S. team, also citing concern over the virus.

Global health officials are racing to better understand the virus behind a major outbreak that began in Brazil last year and has spread to many countries in the Americas.

In the match, Fendrick and Sweat started strong against Poland"s Monika Brzostek and Kinga Kolosinska, winning the first set 21-14, before falling apart and losing the following two sets 13-21 and 7-15.

(Reporting by Amy Tennery; Editing by Alison Williams)

Source: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-olympics-rio-beachvolleyball-m-zika-idUSKCN10I0OL

Ohio Politics Now: Will Donald Trump talk about story on Paul Manafort, Ukraine while in Youngstown?

COMPLETE INTERVIEW: Jake Tapper Interviewes Paul Manafort On "State of the Union" (8/14/2016)

Want to know whats happening in Ohio government and politics from Columbus to Washington,D.C.? The Columbus Dispatch has you covered.

GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump will appear at a rally at Youngstown State Universitythis afternoon expected to give a majorforeign policy speech.

What you can expect: "He"s going to lay out his vision and his strategy fordefeating radical Islamic terrorism," runningmate Mike Pence told Fox News Sunday.

Team Clinton already on the attack: Over the course of the campaign, Trump hasput forth one falsehood after the next, trash-talking America and our leaders with ridiculoussmears and using outrageous lies to stoke fears and division for personal gain. Trumps foreignpolicy comments range from long-debunked false attacks on Hillary Clinton to fact-free rhetoricabout global issues that makes us less secure, the campaign for Democratic nominee Hillary Clintonsaid in a release sent out Sunday.

Reminder: The Mahoning Valley is Trump-friendly territory. He won there and alongOhios eastern border counties in the March primary even while Ohio Gov. John Kasich won the restof the state.

But will Trump address this New York Times story? Under the headline Secret ledger in Ukraine lists cash for Donald Trumps campaign chief, Andrew E. Kramer, Mike McIntire and Barry Meier write:

On a leafy side street off Independence Square in Kiev is an office used for years by Donald J. Trump s campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, when he consulted for Ukraines ruling political party.His furniture and personal items were still there as recently as May.

And Mr. Manaforts presence remains elsewhere here in the capital, where governmentinvestigators examining secret records have found his name, as well as companies he sought businesswith, as they try to untangle a corrupt network they say was used to loot Ukrainian assets andinfluence elections during the administration of Mr. Manaforts main client, formerPresident Viktor F. Yanukovych .

Handwritten ledgers show $12.7 million in undisclosed cash payments designated for Mr.Manafort from Mr. Yanukovychs pro-Russian political party from 2007 to 2012, according to Ukraines newly formed National Anti-Corruption Bureau. Investigators assert that the disbursements werepart of an illegal off-the-books system whose recipients also included election officials.

Well be there to see: Dispatch Public Affairs Editor Darrel Rowland will be atthe Youngstown event. You can follow him on Twitter for the latest updates and check back with Dispatch.com.

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Happening later this week: Clinton will stop back in Cleveland to talk about tospeak about "tax fairness and investing in Ohio, according to Dispatch reporter Randy Ludlow.

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In case you didnt know: Ohio is kind of a big deal in the election and you canexpect to see the candidates here quite a bit. You can see where theyve been already with our interactive map thatincludes stories, photos and videos from their stops.

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At the Columbus Festival Latino: Dispatch reporter Catherine Candisky talked to people about the election thisweekend at the Columbus Festival Latino.

What they said: "I could never vote for someone as inhumane and immoral as Trump," saidJessica Rodriguez, a 40-year-old Columbus immigration lawyer and independent voter. "He"s a bully.He scares people."

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Talk of child care and the election: Both Trump and Clinton have releasedambitious plans aimed at cutting the costs of child care in America, signaling that in thiselection, one of the most hotly contested groups might be those pushing strollers, Dispatch Washington reporter Jessica Wehrman writes.

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Circus show: Rowland was on hand last week for a focus group of Wal-mart moms inColumbus where 10 women talked about this years election.

When asked how they feel about the election, the used words like Worried. Frustrated. Messy.Divided. Ridiculous. Disrespectful. Circus show, Rowland writes.

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Lets talk about the Senate race: You may not know much about Rob Portman or TedStrickland yet, but chances are, their campaigns know about you, Wehrman writes. Thanks to increasingly sophisticated methods of using data tocategorize and target voters, their campaigns are having incredibly specific conversations withvoters.

And then there is this: Ohios U.S. Senate race, where $33 million and thatsjust spending from outside groups has already been dumped into web, radio and TV ads. The race,said campaign watchdog Center for Responsive Politics, is the most expensive one in the nation. Thebulk of that nearly $19 million has been spent opposing Strickland, Wehrman writes.

But lets talk about issues: Wehrman breaks down where Strickland and Portman stand on economic issues.

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On the countdown: 85 days until the general election.

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A look at ECOTs history with the state: Todays legal battle potentiallyinvolving hundreds of millions in taxpayer dollars paid to online charter schools in Ohio beganmore than 15 years ago with an audit, an unusual agreement and a mysterious scrawled signature followed by years of legislative inaction, Dispatch reporters Jim Siegel, Catherine Candisky and Bill Bush write.

This isnt a new issue. Its just come to a head, said Steve Burigana, former chiefoperating officer and head of the Department of Educations Office of Community Schools. Thedepartment is trying to do the right thing ... and once again, ECOT is saying no.

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A look at whats happening with Agile Networks and the state: State officials areforfeiting hundreds of thousands of dollars annually by allowing a contractor to lease stateproperty to another company and keep the money, Ludlow writes.

But, they say, that was the price to be paid to comply with federal tax laws while alsoexpanding internet connectivity to rural areas, particularly in southeastern Ohio.

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On this day: According to the Dispatch library, on this day in 2008, Formereastern Ohio Congressman Bob Ney walks out of a Cincinnati halfway house, ending his 17 months infederal custody for trading legislative acts for meals, a golf trip and other perks from adisgraced Washington lobbyist.

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Source: http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2016/08/15/ohio-politics-now-will-donald-trump-talk-about-paul-manafort-ukraine-while-in-youngstown.html

Meet the German beach volleyball player whose hat has a history of its own

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Lars Fluggen, a German beach volleyball player, competes in pool play of the 2016 Olympics. (Getty)

Lars Fluggen probably isnt trying to make a fashion statement every time he steps on the sand, but the 26-year-old beach volleyball player is still turning heads.

While amodest accessory, the not-quite-white bucket hat atop Fluggens head definitely manages to catchthe eye. And the Olympian isnt planning to play without it any time soon.

I dont know what will happen if I stop wearing this, he said earlier in the week.

The hat looks similar to the one worn by the title character of the 1960s sitcom Gilligans Island, and its origins go back to 1995, when Fluggen was just 5 years old. His mother bought it for him on a vacation in Amrum, a German island in the North Sea, but it didnt become a regular wardrobe addition until much later.

Fluggen, who started on the junior circuit as a teenager in 2008, discovered the old gift in his closet a few years ago and made it a permanent part of his match attire. h**l wash the 21-year-old hat following tournaments but not while one is in progress.

Now, making its first appearance in the Olympics, the Gilligan hat has gathered a small following on Twitter.

It was quite a journey for Fluggen and his partner Markus Bockermann to reach Rio in the first place. In the FIVB Qatar Open in April 2016, the two of them reached the semifinals but had to withdraw because Fluggen suffered a knee injury. One month later, the pair entered the championship match of the FIVB Antalya Open, only to have Fluggens knee fail him again.

Just two months ago, the German duo successfully qualified in its final opportunity. Hat in tow, the Germans made their way to Rio, entering ranked No. 13 in the world, according to their FIVB World Tour Ranking.

Unfortunately, Fluggen and Bockermann were unable to do much once they reached Rio, though, losing three straight matches. A straight-set loss to the Russian duo of Nikita Liamin and Dmitri Barsouk on Wednesday officially eliminated them from the Olympics.

While the lucky hat didnt bring much luck in Rio, at least Fluggen will get a chance to wash the sweat and sand out for a fresh start inthenext competition.

Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/news/meet-the-german-beach-volleyball-player-whose-hat-has-a-history-of-its-own-084822269.html

Kevin Hart gets married to longtime girlfriend

Kevin Hart Pissed Off Michael Jordan

Hart, 37, married his longtime girlfriend Eniko Parrish, 31, in California on Saturday.

The couple, who"ve been engaged for two years, gave fans a glimpse into their nuptials by documenting the lavish affair on Instagram.

Parrish wore two custom Vera w**g gowns for the big day. One for the ceremony, and another with French Chantilly lace appliqu, for the reception.

Hart, who has two children from his previous marriage to Torrei Hart, made their eight-year-old son Hendrix his best man. He posted a dapper pic of them in matching tuxedos and wrote, "U can"t teach COOL...U either have it or u don"t.....My son AKA my best man has it!!!!! Last night was MAGICAL."

Hart"s daughter Heaven, 11, was also part of the ceremony and posed for a beautiful family pic with the caption, "#Harts What"s understood doesn"t need to be explained! #livelaughlove."

Hart, who must of had a great time, posted a photo at the end of the evening of himself bleary eyed and sprawled out on the lawn captioned, "How my wedding night ended."

Source: http://www.cnn.com/2016/08/15/entertainment/kevin-hart-married-eniko-parrish/