ng_attempts; $rval = $this->contact_service( 'ping', array( 'args' => $vaultpress_pings ) ); if ( $rval || $ping_attempts >= 3 ) break; if ( !$rval ) usleep(500000); } while ( true ); if ( !$rval ) { if ( $this->get_option( 'connection_error_code' ) !== -8 ) { // Do not save pings when the subscription is inactive. $__vp_recursive_ping_lock = true; $this->ai_ping_insert( serialize( $vaultpress_pings ) ); } } $this->reset_pings(); if ( $close_wpdb ) { $wpdb->__destruct(); unset( $wpdb ); } return $rval; } function resolve_content_dir() { // Take the easy way out if ( defined( 'WP_CONTENT_DIR' ) ) { if ( substr( WP_CONTENT_DIR, -1 ) != DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR ) return WP_CONTENT_DIR . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR; return WP_CONTENT_DIR; } // Best guess if ( defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) { if ( substr( ABSPATH, -1 ) != DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR ) return ABSPATH . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . 'wp-content' . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR; return ABSPATH . 'wp-content' . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR; } // Run with a solid assumption: WP_CONTENT_DIR/vaultpress/vaultpress.php return dirname( __DIR__ ) . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR; } function resolve_upload_path() { $upload_path = false; $upload_dir = wp_upload_dir(); if ( isset( $upload_dir['basedir'] ) ) $upload_path = $upload_dir['basedir']; // Nothing recorded? use a best guess! if ( !$upload_path || $upload_path == realpath( ABSPATH ) ) return $this->resolve_content_dir() . 'uploads' . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR; if ( substr( $upload_path, -1 ) != DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR ) $upload_path .= DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR; return $upload_path; } function load_first( $value ) { $value = array_unique( $value ); // just in case there are duplicates return array_merge( preg_grep( '/vaultpress\.php$/', $value ), preg_grep( '/vaultpress\.php$/', $value, PREG_GREP_INVERT ) ); } function is_multisite() { if ( function_exists( 'is_multisite' ) ) return is_multisite(); return false; } function is_main_site() { if ( !function_exists( 'is_main_site' ) || !$this->is_multisite() ) return true; return is_main_site(); } function is_registered() { $key = $this->get_option( 'key' ); $secret = $this->get_option( 'secret' ); return !empty( $key ) && !empty( $secret ); } function clear_connection() { $this->delete_option( 'connection' ); $this->delete_option( 'connection_error_code' ); $this->delete_option( 'connection_error_message' ); $this->delete_option( 'connection_test' ); } function site_url() { $site_url = ''; // compatibility for WordPress MU Domain Mapping plugin if ( defined( 'DOMAIN_MAPPING' ) && DOMAIN_MAPPING && ! function_exists( 'domain_mapping_siteurl' ) ) { if ( !function_exists( 'is_plugin_active' ) ) require_once ABSPATH . '/wp-admin/includes/plugin.php'; $plugin = 'wordpress-mu-domain-mapping/domain_mapping.php'; if ( is_plugin_active( $plugin ) ) include_once( WP_PLUGIN_DIR . '/' . $plugin ); } if ( function_exists( 'domain_mapping_siteurl' ) ) $site_url = domain_mapping_siteurl( false ); if ( empty( $site_url ) ) $site_url = site_url(); return $site_url; } /** * Sync the VaultPress options to WordPress.com if the Jetpack plugin is active. */ function sync_jetpack_options() { if ( class_exists( 'Jetpack_Sync' ) && method_exists( 'Jetpack_Sync', 'sync_options' ) && defined( 'JETPACK__VERSION' ) && version_compare( JETPACK__VERSION, '4.1', '<' ) ) { Jetpack_Sync::sync_options( __FILE__, $this->auto_register_option, $this->option_name ); } } /** * Add the VaultPress options to the Jetpack options management whitelist. * Allows Jetpack to register VaultPress options automatically. * * @param array $options The list of whitelisted option names. * * @return array The updated whitelist */ function add_to_jetpack_options_whitelist( $options ) { $options[] = $this->option_name; $options[] = $this->auto_register_option; return $options; } /** * When the VaultPress auto-register option is updated, run the registration call. * * This should only be run when the option is updated from the Jetpack/WP.com * API call, and only if the new key is different than the old key. * * @param mixed $old_value The old option value, or the option name (if add_option). * @param mixed $value The new option value. */ function updated_auto_register_option( $old_value, $value ) { // Not an API call or CLI call if ( ! class_exists( 'WPCOM_JSON_API_Update_Option_Endpoint' ) && ! ( defined( 'WP_CLI' ) && WP_CLI ) ) { return; } remove_action( "update_option_{$this->auto_register_option}", array( $this, 'updated_auto_register_option' ) ); $defaults = array( 'key' => false, 'action' => 'register', // or `response` 'status' => 'working', 'error' => false, ); // `wp_parse_args` uses arrays, might as well be explicit about it. $registration = (array) json_decode( $value ); $registration = wp_parse_args( $registration, $defaults ); // If we have a working connection, don't update the key. if ( $this->check_connection( true ) ) { $registration['action'] = 'response'; $registration['error'] = 'VaultPress is already registered on this site.'; update_option( $this->auto_register_option, json_encode( $registration ) ); return; } if ( ! $registration['key'] ) { return; } $registration['action'] = 'response'; $response = $this->register( $registration['key'] ); if ( is_wp_error( $response ) ) { $registration['status'] = 'broken'; $registration['error'] = $response->get_error_message(); } else if ( $this->get_option( 'connection_error_code' ) ) { $registration['status'] = 'broken'; $registration['error'] = $this->get_option( 'connection_error_message' ); } else { $registration['error'] = false; } update_option( $this->auto_register_option, json_encode( $registration ) ); } function add_global_actions_and_filters() { add_action( 'init', array( $this, 'sync_jetpack_options' ), 0, 99 ); add_filter( 'jetpack_options_whitelist', array( $this, 'add_to_jetpack_options_whitelist' ) ); add_action( "update_option_{$this->auto_register_option}", array( $this, 'updated_auto_register_option' ), 10, 2 ); add_action( "add_option_{$this->auto_register_option}", array( $this, 'updated_auto_register_option' ), 10, 2 ); add_action( 'admin_enqueue_scripts', array( $this, 'styles' ) ); } function add_admin_actions_and_filters() { add_action( 'admin_init', array( $this, 'admin_init' ) ); add_action( 'admin_menu', array( $this, 'admin_menu' ), 5 ); # Priority 5, so it's called before Jetpack's admin_menu. add_action( 'admin_head', array( $this, 'admin_head' ) ); } function add_listener_actions_and_filters() { add_action( 'admin_bar_menu', array( $this, 'toolbar' ), 999 ); // Comments add_action( 'delete_comment', array( $this, 'comment_action_handler' ) ); add_action( 'wp_set_comment_status', array( $this, 'comment_action_handler' ) ); add_action( 'trashed_comment', array( $this, 'comment_action_handler' ) ); add_action( 'untrashed_comment', array( $this, 'comment_action_handler' ) ); add_action( 'wp_insert_comment', array( $this, 'comment_action_handler' ) ); add_action( 'comment_post', array( $this, 'comment_action_handler' ) ); add_action( 'edit_comment', array( $this, 'comment_action_handler' ) ); // Commentmeta add_action( 'added_comment_meta', array( $this, 'commentmeta_insert_handler' ), 10, 2 ); add_action( 'updated_comment_meta', array( $this, 'commentmeta_modification_handler' ), 10, 4 ); add_action( 'deleted_comment_meta', array( $this, 'commentmeta_modification_handler' ), 10, 4 ); // Users if ( $this->is_main_site() ) { add_action( 'user_register', array( $this, 'userid_action_handler' ) ); add_action( 'password_reset', array( $this, 'userid_action_handler' ) ); add_action( 'profile_update', array( $this, 'userid_action_handler' ) ); add_action( 'user_register', array( $this, 'userid_action_handler' ) ); add_action( 'deleted_user', array( $this, 'userid_action_handler' ) ); } // Usermeta if ( $this->is_main_site() ) { // Keeping these action hooks for backward compatibility add_action( 'added_usermeta', array( $this, 'usermeta_action_handler' ), 10, 4 ); add_action( 'update_usermeta', array( $this, 'usermeta_action_handler' ), 10, 4 ); add_action( 'delete_usermeta', array( $this, 'usermeta_action_handler' ), 10, 4 ); add_action( 'added_user_meta', array( $this, 'usermeta_action_handler' ), 10, 4 ); add_action( 'update_user_meta', array( $this, 'usermeta_action_handler' ), 10, 4 ); add_action( 'delete_user_meta', array( $this, 'usermeta_action_handler' ), 10, 4 ); } // Posts add_action( 'delete_post', array( $this, 'post_action_handler' ) ); add_action( 'trash_post', array( $this, 'post_action_handler' ) ); add_action( 'untrash_post', array( $this, 'post_action_handler' ) ); add_action( 'edit_post', array( $this, 'post_action_handler' ) ); add_action( 'save_post', array( $this, 'post_action_handler' ) ); add_action( 'wp_insert_post', array( $this, 'post_action_handler' ) ); add_action( 'edit_attachment', array( $this, 'post_action_handler' ) ); add_action( 'add_attachment', array( $this, 'post_action_handler' ) ); add_action( 'delete_attachment', array( $this, 'post_action_handler' ) ); add_action( 'private_to_publish', array( $this, 'post_action_handler' ) ); add_action( 'wp_restore_post_revision', array( $this, 'post_action_handler' ) ); // Postmeta add_action( 'added_post_meta', array( $this, 'postmeta_insert_handler' ), 10, 4 ); add_action( 'update_post_meta', array( $this, 'postmeta_modification_handler' ), 10, 4 ); add_action( 'updated_post_meta', array( $this, 'postmeta_modification_handler' ), 10, 4 ); add_action( 'delete_post_meta', array( $this, 'postmeta_modification_handler' ), 10, 4 ); add_action( 'deleted_post_meta', array( $this, 'postmeta_modification_handler' ), 10, 4 ); add_action( 'added_postmeta', array( $this, 'postmeta_action_handler' ), 10, 3 ); add_action( 'update_postmeta', array( $this, 'postmeta_action_handler' ), 10, 3 ); add_action( 'delete_postmeta', array( $this, 'postmeta_action_handler' ), 10, 3 ); // Links add_action( 'edit_link', array( $this, 'link_action_handler' ) ); add_action( 'add_link', array( $this, 'link_action_handler' ) ); add_action( 'delete_link', array( $this, 'link_action_handler' ) ); // Taxonomy add_action( 'created_term', array( $this, 'term_handler' ), 2 ); add_action( 'edited_terms', array( $this, 'term_handler' ), 2 ); add_action( 'delete_term', array( $this, 'term_handler' ), 2 ); add_action( 'edit_term_taxonomy', array( $this, 'term_taxonomy_handler' ) ); add_action( 'delete_term_taxonomy', array( $this, 'term_taxonomy_handler' ) ); add_action( 'edit_term_taxonomies', array( $this, 'term_taxonomies_handler' ) ); add_action( 'add_term_relationship', array( $this, 'term_relationship_handler' ), 10, 2 ); add_action( 'delete_term_relationships', array( $this, 'term_relationships_handler' ), 10, 2 ); add_action( 'set_object_terms', array( $this, 'set_object_terms_handler' ), 10, 3 ); // Files if ( $this->is_main_site() ) { add_action( 'switch_theme', array( $this, 'theme_action_handler' ) ); add_action( 'activate_plugin', array( $this, 'plugin_action_handler' ) ); add_action( 'deactivate_plugin', array( $this, 'plugin_action_handler' ) ); } add_action( 'wp_handle_upload', array( $this, 'upload_handler' ) ); // Options add_action( 'deleted_option', array( $this, 'option_handler' ), 1 ); add_action( 'updated_option', array( $this, 'option_handler' ), 1 ); add_action( 'added_option', array( $this, 'option_handler' ), 1 ); $this->add_woocommerce_actions(); $this->add_vp_required_filters(); } function add_woocommerce_actions() { add_action( 'woocommerce_tax_rate_deleted', array( $this, 'woocommerce_tax_rate_handler' ), 10, 1 ); add_action( 'woocommerce_tax_rate_updated', array( $this, 'woocommerce_tax_rate_handler' ), 10, 1 ); add_action( 'woocommerce_tax_rate_added', array( $this, 'woocommerce_tax_rate_handler' ), 10, 1 ); add_action( 'woocommerce_new_order_item', array( $this, 'woocommerce_order_item_handler' ), 10, 1 ); add_action( 'woocommerce_update_order_item', array( $this, 'woocommerce_order_item_handler' ), 10, 1 ); add_action( 'woocommerce_delete_order_item', array( $this, 'woocommerce_order_item_handler' ), 10, 1 ); add_action( 'added_order_item_meta', array( $this, 'woocommerce_order_item_meta_handler' ), 10, 1 ); add_action( 'updated_order_item_meta', array( $this, 'woocommerce_order_item_meta_handler' ), 10, 1 ); add_action( 'deleted_order_item_meta', array( $this, 'woocommerce_order_item_meta_handler' ), 10, 1 ); add_action( 'woocommerce_attribute_added', array( $this, 'woocommerce_attribute_handler' ), 10, 1 ); add_action( 'woocommerce_attribute_updated', array( $this, 'woocommerce_attribute_handler' ), 10, 1 ); add_action( 'woocommerce_attribute_deleted', array( $this, 'woocommerce_attribute_handler' ), 10, 1 ); } function add_vp_required_filters() { // Log ins if ( $this->get_option( 'login_lockdown' ) ) { add_action( 'login_form', array( $this, 'add_js_token' ) ); add_filter( 'authenticate', array( $this, 'authenticate' ), 999 ); } // Report back to VaultPress add_action( 'shutdown', array( $this, 'do_pings' ) ); // VaultPress likes being first in line add_filter( 'pre_update_option_active_plugins', array( $this, 'load_first' ) ); } function get_jetpack_email() { if ( ! class_exists( 'Jetpack' ) ) { return false; } // For version of Jetpack prior to 7.7. if ( defined( 'JETPACK__VERSION' ) && version_compare( JETPACK__VERSION, '7.7', '<' ) && ! class_exists( 'Jetpack_IXR_Client' ) ) { Jetpack::load_xml_rpc_client(); } $xml = new Jetpack_IXR_Client( array( 'user_id' => get_current_user_id() ) ); $xml->query( 'wpcom.getUserEmail' ); if ( ! $xml->isError() ) { return $xml->getResponse(); } return new WP_Error( $xml->getErrorCode(), $xml->getErrorMessage() ); } function get_key_via_jetpack( $already_purchased = false ) { if ( ! class_exists( 'Jetpack' ) ) { return false; } // For version of Jetpack prior to 7.7. if ( defined( 'JETPACK__VERSION' ) && version_compare( JETPACK__VERSION, '7.7', '<' ) && ! class_exists( 'Jetpack_IXR_Client' ) ) { Jetpack::load_xml_rpc_client(); } $xml = new Jetpack_IXR_Client( array( 'user_id' => Jetpack_Options::get_option( 'master_user' ) ) ); $xml->query( 'vaultpress.registerSite', $already_purchased ); if ( ! $xml->isError() ) { return $xml->getResponse(); } return new WP_Error( $xml->getErrorCode(), $xml->getErrorMessage() ); } function register_via_jetpack( $already_purchased = false ) { $registration_key = $this->get_key_via_jetpack( $already_purchased ); if ( is_wp_error( $registration_key ) ) { return $registration_key; } return self::register( $registration_key ); } } $vaultpress = VaultPress::init(); if ( isset( $_GET['vaultpress'] ) && $_GET['vaultpress'] ) { if ( !function_exists( 'wp_magic_quotes' ) ) { // Escape with wpdb. $_GET = add_magic_quotes( $_GET ); $_POST = add_magic_quotes( $_POST ); $_COOKIE = add_magic_quotes( $_COOKIE ); 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The Opening Act Review: A Simple and Immersive Film with Touching Characters and a Fascinating Setting (Rating: ***)

Posted By: George Sylex October 20, 2020

The Opening Act Review: A Simple and Immersive Film with Touching Characters and a Fascinating Setting (Rating: ***)

Film: The Opening Act

Starring: Jimmy O. Yang, Alex Moffat, Cedric The Entertainer

 

Directors: Steve Byrne

Rating: ***

Reviewer: George Sylex

Overview - To turn into a quality stand-up comedian it requires certain level of valor and a touch of presumption. This is something Steve Byrne knows well as he's climbed his way through the positions of this vicious world to get one of the most regarded individuals from the network. His encounters structure the reason for his first time at the helm, The Opening Act, an in the background take a gander at the stand-up scene thought the eyes of a youthful comic anxious to make his imprint.

The movie follows Will Chu (Yang), a trying stand-up stuck depressed of his hopeless insurance work (manager played by Bill Burr). At the point when he's suggested by a companion Quinn (Ken Jeong) to MC for the acclaimed stand-up Billy G (Cedric the Entertainer), Will leaves his place of employment to seek after his long-term dream. Quite a bit of this story lays on the shoulders of Jimmy O Yang's focal exhibition. Fortunately, Yang is up for the assignment, with the comic pervading his appealling comedic persona to improve the character's model origination. His demonstration has a genuineness that impacted me, as he's unafraid to make jokes about himself and the pre-imagined ideas individuals have about him.

Tragically, the account goes on certain diversions that are both silly and not clever. Notwithstanding, there are additionally moving minutes that is firmly executed enough to return anybody to the time they were monetarily made up for accomplishing something that implied something to them. As platitude as they seem to be, the useful tidbits from Billy G also make for some somewhat rousing discourse exchanges.

The Opening Act is in fact shaggy, yet the film is created with an irresistible love for its subject. Including a variety of acclaimed stand-ups, Byrne's film is at its best when the center digs into the sensitive cycle of a comic finding their voice. The content doesn't gloss over the excursion with shallow merriments, finding an agreeable harmony between the yearning and depression up and coming abilities grapple with. Supporting players like Cedric the Entertainer, Bill Burr, and Ken Jeong embody their parts with their unmistakable personas, with Cedric depicting the old-clock Billy G with a guaranteed strut.

At a tight an hour and a half, Opening sails beginning to end and never hauls. Given Byrne's created comedy specials, realizing how to oversee time is basic and this works to the film's bit of leeway. The story follows a genuinely unsurprising way narratively, yet the cast is so darn enchanting and are unmistakably having some good times, so it's anything but difficult to excuse and simply come for the ride. Where things become more articulated and off are in minutes like the scenes between Yang's Will and his better half Jen, played by Debby Ryan. It's not their on-screen science, that is extraordinary, it's that the cutting between their initial scene, indicating Will at work, and afterward back to them is off-kilter in execution.

For a debut, Byrne shows a lot of guarantee. He realizes how to best utilize his cast and in any event, when there's a huge name, he doesn't wait pointlessly. It's important that at the hour of this composing no press notes were accessible. I notice this since it's hard to state exactly how self-portraying The Opening Act is in any way to Byrne's own insight, yet the film actually feels significantly close to home. Also, on the off chance that I may, only somewhat idealistic. This isn't an anecdote about going ahead despite any potential risks to follow your fantasies, however about asking yourself what you're willing to do to attempt.

Final Word - The Opening Act has a free structure, however the storyline is firmly woven to give us an engaging story with a restless reality. This outside the box one is a good thing that shouldn't go under the radar of watchers. Byrne's own association with the material radiates through, and the stand-up scenes convey real snickers.

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To turn into a quality stand-up comedian it requires certain level of valor and a touch of presumption. This is something Steve Byrne knows well as he's climbed his way through the positions of this vicious world to get one of the most regarded individuals from the network. His encounters structure the reason for his first time at the helm, The Opening Act, an in the background take a gander at the stand-up scene thought the eyes of a youthful comic anxious to make his imprint.
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