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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Cillian Murphy called himself a “very proud Irishman” after he trotted onstage to claim his first-ever Oscar for portraying the man who created the atomic bomb in Christopher Nolan’s blockbuster biopic “Oppenheimer.”“I'm a little overwhelmed,” said Murphy, who won best actor for his stellar role as J. Robert Oppenheimer. Murphy, though a regular presence in Nolan films going back almost two decades, had always been a supporting player. Murphy thanked Nolan and the director's wife, Emma Thomas, a producer on the film. “It's been the wildest, most exhilarating, most creatively, satisfying journey you've taken me on over the last 20 years,” Murphy said to Nolan. “But deep down, secretly, I was desperate to play a lead for him.”Murphy came into the Academy Awards a strong contender after picking up trophies at the Golden Globes, SAG Awards and BAFTA Film Awards.

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☆ An accountant won $78 million in the lottery, but isn't quitting his job until he's wrapped up all his clients' taxes
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-22 | by ( Mikhaila Friel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A British accountant became a millionaire overnight after he and his wife won around £61 million ($78 million). The press release said that he would work until the end of the UK tax year, on April 5. Debbie Nuttall handed in her notice for her job as a civil engineer after finding out about the win, the press release said. AdvertisementRichard's decision to stay in work to wrap things up is a change when looking at lottery winners of the past. Emily Irwin, a financial advisor to lottery winners, previously told BI that winners have the best chance at protecting their winnings by forming a team of advisors and avoiding overspending.

Persons: —, wouldn't, Richard Nuttall, Debbie, Nuttall, Debbie Nuttall, Richard, Ben King, Emily Irwin, Irwin Organizations: Service, National Lottery, Daily Mail, Sky News, BMW Locations: British, Canary, Portugal

☆ Good news, bad news: U.S. emissions shrank last year, but very slowly
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-10 | by ( Evan Bush | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Carbon emissions shrank in 2023 even as the economy grew, a sign the U.S. is plodding toward a more sustainable future. "This is the first time since 2019 that the economy has grown while emissions have fallen," said Ben King, an associate director leading the Rhodium Group energy team. U.S emissions fell sharply in 2020 during the coronavirus pandemic, when activities were restricted, and then rebounded in the two years that followed. The Biden administration, which rejoined the Paris Climate Agreement in 2021, said it would target emission cuts of 50% to 52% by 2030. The power and buildings sectors were responsible for the 2023 emissions decline, according to the Rhodium analysis.

Persons: Ben King, Biden, King, Joe Biden's Organizations: U.S, Stockholm Environment Institute, EV, U.S . Locations: Los Angeles, Los Angeles , California, Paris, Stockholm, Greenland, West Antarctica, East Antarctica, U.S

☆ Actors' strike stalks Venice film festival from start to end
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-08 | by ( Crispian Balmer | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Actors went on strike in July, joining writers who had walked off the job in May, to demand that streaming sites and film studios improve their contracts and impose curbs on the use of artificial intelligence. SOLIDARITYVenice's artistic director Alberto Barbera had predicted that the actors of just three of the 23 films in competition would not be able to come to the festival because of the strike. No official reason was given, but one festival insider said she believed it was out of solidarity. Without their actors, the directors did most of the talking and were regularly quizzed about the dispute. Some of the actors who did make it to the festival wore T-shirts promoting the strike, as did the president of the main jury, Oscar-winning director Damien Chazelle.

Persons: Oscar, Jessica Chastain, Chastain, AFTRA, " Chastain, Alberto Barbera, Emma Stone, Michael Fassbender, Bradley Cooper, Maestro, Lea Seydoux, Penelope Cruz, Liam Neeson, Ava DuVernay's, I'm, Sofia Coppola, Priscilla, Wes Anderson, Henry Sugar, Benedict Cumberbatch, Dev Patel, Ben Kingsley, Damien Chazelle, it's, Hanna Rantala, Alison Williams Organizations: Hollywood, Screen Actors Guild, American Federation of Television, Radio Artists, Thomson Locations: Venice, VENICE, Hollywood

☆ Roald Dahl shouldn't be touched, director Wes Anderson tells Venice
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-01 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/5] The 80th Venice Film Festival - Cartier Glory to the Filmmaker 2023 Award - Venice, Italy, September 1, 2023 - Director Wes Anderson receives the Cartier Glory to the Filmmaker 2023 Award. I would say, no," he told reporters at the Venice Film Festival. He's dead," said Anderson, who has had a busy year having just presented his last film "Asteroid City" at the Cannes Film Festival. "Henry Sugar" is the second Dahl book that Anderson has brought to the screen, following his hugely successful 2009 stop-motion animated movie "Fantastic Mr. Fox". It will show on the streamer Netflix, which bought the rights in 2021 to adapt Roald Dahl stories.

Persons: Wes Anderson, Yara, Roald Dahl, Henry Sugar, Puffin, Anderson, I'm, Renoir, Dahl, Fox, Benedict Cumberbatch, Dev Patel, Ben Kingsley, Ralph Fiennes, Rupert Friend, Hanna Rantala, Crispian Balmer, Alison Williams Organizations: Cartier, REUTERS, Venice Film, Cannes Film, Netflix, Thomson Locations: Venice, Italy, U.S, British

The "AI for business" diploma offers training in data and AI for client leaders, practitioners, and WPP executives, according to WPP's website. The team work under AI expert Daniel Hulme who was appointed chief AI officer at WPP two years ago. While lawmakers and philosophers alike still debate whether content produced by generative AI models amounts to anything like human creativity, advertisers have already begun using the technology in their promotional campaigns. Unilever, which owns more than 400 brands including Dove soap and Ben & Jerry's ice cream, has its own generative AI technology that can write product descriptions for retailers' websites and digital commerce sites, it said. The company's TRESemmé haircare brand has used its AI content generator for written content and its automation tool for visual content on Amazon.co.uk (AMZN.O).

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[1/2] A response by ChatGPT, an AI chatbot developed by OpenAI, is seen on its website in this illustration picture taken February 9, 2023. Anecdotal examples of people using ChatGPT to help with their day-to-day work include drafting emails, summarising documents and doing preliminary research. Reuters was not able independently confirm how employees at Tinder were using ChatGPT. In May, Samsung Electronics banned staff globally from using ChatGPT and similar AI tools after discovering an employee had uploaded sensitive code to the platform. Reuters was not able independently to confirm whether employees at P&G were unable to use ChatGPT.

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☆ Venice film fest attracts top names despite Hollywood strikes
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-25 | by ( Crispian Balmer | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Although many stars will miss the traditional red carpet openings for big studio productions, Venice artistic director Alberto Barbera still managed to attract a slew of top movies to the Lido. The world's oldest film festival, regarded as a launchpad for Oscar contenders as awards season approaches, features movies from 55 countries, including 23 titles running for the prestigious Golden Lion award. The SAG-AFTRA guild called the strike this month after failing to reach an agreement with studios on a new three-year contract. Barbera said he hoped stars of smaller independent movies would be able to publicise their work in person regardless of the stoppage. Both Allen, with his French language picture "Coup De Chance", and Polanski, with "The Palace" will show out of competition.

Persons: Bradley Cooper, Karl Lagerfeld, Andrew Kelly, Alberto Barbera, Yorgos Lanthimos, David Fincher, Michael Mann, Sofia Coppola, Ava DuVernay, Wes Anderson, Woody Allen, Roman Polanski, Luc Besson, MeToo, Besson, Oscar, Barbera, Luca Guadagnino, Zendaya, Maestro, Leonard Bernstein, Cooper, Priscilla, Elvis Presley's, Cailee Spaeny, Ferrari, Mann, Adam Driver, Enzo Ferrari, Penelope Cruz, Emma Stone, Mark Ruffalo, Allen, Chance, Polanski, Anderson, Henry Sugar, Roald Dahl, Benedict Cumberbatch, Ralph Fiennes, Dev Patel, Ben Kingsley, Crispian Balmer, Alison Williams Organizations: Metropolitan Museum, Art's, REUTERS, Hollywood, Golden Lion, SAG, Netflix, Lion, Thomson Locations: New York City , New York, U.S, Venice, ., Italian, American, United States

☆ ‘Dalíland’ Review: Landscape With Vipers
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-08 | by ( Manohla Dargis | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

One of the best things about “Dalíland,” Mary Harron’s amused and amusing fictional look at the singular Salvador Dalí, is that it isn’t a cradle-to-grave exhumation. An anodyne pretty boy, James serves as a proxy for the viewer, a wide-eyed tourist in a seductively foreign land. James isn’t all that interesting, either, and there’s too much of him in the movie. This isn’t Briney’s fault; he’s pleasant to look at, and he manages his transition from tourist to accidental Dalí-wood guide well enough. The relationship provides tension and mystery that the well-matched Kingsley and Sukowa complicate with gargoyle masks and shocks of vulnerability.

Persons: “, Mary Harron’s, Salvador Dalí, Dalí’s, James, Christopher Briney, who’s, Ben Kingsley, Barbara Sukowa, Dalí ’, Captain Moore, Rupert Graves, Alice Cooper, Mark McKenna, Amanda Lear, Suki Waterhouse, James isn’t, grubbing, Kingsley Locations: York, Regis, New York

☆ U.S. greenhouse emissions show signs of slowing — but not quickly enough
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-10 | by ( Evan Bush | Evan Bush Is A Science Reporter For Nbc News. He Can Be Reached At Evan.Bush Nbcuni.Com. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

U.S. greenhouse gas emissions increased by about 1.3% in 2022, rebounding for a second straight year after pandemic disruptions to high-emitting industries like shipping and travel. Before the pandemic, emissions were on a slightly downward track. “Greenhouse gas emissions are still not back up to 2019 levels. “Additional policy action will absolutely be necessary to achieving those targets.”The U.S. is aiming to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by at least 50% from 2005 levels by 2030. The Environmental Protection Agency publishes official, detailed greenhouse gas inventories about 15 months after year’s end.

☆ Biden tax credits aim to jolt electric delivery truck demand
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-29 | by ( Lisa Baertlein | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

The first-of-its-kind incentives, established under President Joe Biden's Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), will offer tax credits of $7,500 or $40,000 depending on the size of the electric vehicle (EV). The IRA's commercial EV credits do not have "made in the USA" rules that apply to passenger cars. That will "help level the playing field for electric vehicles," said Ben King, associate director at Rhodium Group, a research firm. Jim Farley, chief executive at electric van market leader Ford Motor Co (F.N), this year predicted that IRA tax credits would have a "dramatic impact on the adoption of EVs." More commercial EV purchases should lower manufacturing costs and vehicle sticker prices - which should attract even more buyers, experts said.

☆ (video) Zece filme biografice cu note mari pe IMDB, pe care nu trebuie să le ratezi
▼ + stars: | 2018-10-01 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | ) diez.md time to read: +1 min

(video) Zece filme biografice cu note mari pe IMDB, pe care nu trebuie să le rateziÎn acest octombrie fă-ți timp și privește câteva filme bune. De această dată am ales 10 pelicule biografice, cu actori talentați și scenarii captivante. Toate au câteva premii în palmares și note mari pe IMDB, ceea ce înseamnă că nu trebuie să le ratezi. Vedeți mai jos lista filmelor care au fost inspirate de istorii reale. # La môme (2007)Regia: Olivier DahanCu: Marion Cotillard, Gérard DepardieuIMDB: 7.6#The Elephant Man (1980)Regia: David LynchCu: John Hurt, Anthony HopkinsIMDB: 8.2#Legend (2015)Regia: Brian HelgelandCu: Tom Hardy, Emily BrowningIMDB: 7.0#Julie & Julia (2009)Regia: Nora EphronCu: Meryl Streep, Amy Adams, Chris MessinaIMDB: 7.0#Kill the Messenger (2014)Regia: Michael CuestaCu: Jeremy Renner, Michael Sheen, Mary Elizabeth WinsteadIMDB: 7.0#Darkest Hour (2017)Regia: Joe WrightCu: Gary Oldman, Lily James, Kristin Scott ThomasIMDB: 7.4#Loving Vincent (2017)Regia: Hugh Welchman, Dorota KobielaCu: Saoirse Ronan, Douglas Booth, Jerome Flynn, Helen McCrory, Robert GulaczykIMDB: 7.9#The Post (2017)Regia: Steven SpielbergCu: Meryl Streep, Tom Hanks, Sarah Paulson, Bob OdenkirkIMDB: 7.1#Gandhi (1982)Regia: Richard AttenboroughCu: Ben Kingsley, Daniel Day-LewisIMDB: 8.1#Spotlight (2015)Regia: Tom McCarthyCu: Michael Keaton, Mark Ruffalo, Rachel McAdams, Stanley Tucci, Christopher GallagherIMDB: 8.1

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☆ (video) Recomandări: 30 de filme pe care să le privești în această iarnă
▼ + stars: | 2016-01-05 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | ) diez.md time to read: +21 min

Însă Watney supravieţuieşte urgiei şi descoperă că a fost lăsat singur pe ostila planetă. Va fi Kaz cel care ii va da curajul necesar lui Noni, pentru a se descatusa din inchisoarea emotionala in care a fost prinsa? The Walk (2015) / The Walk: Sfidează limitele / IMDB: 7.5Doisprezece oameni au păşit pe Lună. Spectre (2015) / IMDB: 7.1Un mesaj enigmatic din trecutul lui James Bond îl aruncă pe agentul 007 într-o investigaţie ce-i dezvăluie acţiunile unei organizaţii sinistre. Brooklyn (2015) / IMDB: 7.9Povestea unei fete irlandeze (Saoirse Ronan) care îşi caută norocul în New York-ul anilor ’50.

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