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☆ Arts Calendar: Happenings for the Week of October 22
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-22 | by ( Wsj Arts In Review Staff | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +1 min

Michael Fassbender in ‘The Killer’ Photo: Courtesy of NetflixFilm• “The Killer” (Oct. 27): Michael Fassbender stars as an assassin who, after a botched job, stalks his prey across the globe in the latest from David Fincher . Tilda Swinton , Sophie Charlotte , and Charles Parnell are among the cast in the thriller, which has a limited theatrical run before heading to Netflix on Nov. 10. • “Five Nights at Freddy’s” (Oct. 27): Certain pizza parlors offer a side of horror with their pies: screaming kids, dinging arcade games, animatronic rodents. But those pale in comparison to the terror faced by a security guard watching over an abandoned family entertainment center when he discovers that its robotic mascots have come to life and have a hunger that can only be sated by murder. Based on the videogame franchise of the same name and released concurrently on Peacock, it stars Josh Hutcherson and Matthew Lillard an features appearances from YouTube gamers like CoryxKenshin and FusionZGamer.

Persons: Michael Fassbender, David Fincher, Tilda Swinton, Sophie Charlotte, Charles Parnell, •, ”, Josh Hutcherson, Matthew Lillard Organizations: Netflix

☆ 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

☆ Venice Film Festival: Why David Fincher Wanted Michael Fassbender to Look ‘Dorky’
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-03 | by ( Kyle Buchanan | More About Kyle Buchanan | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

Fincher found no complaints from his leading man, who wasn’t in Venice because of the SAG-AFTRA strike: “Michael’s cool. “At one point, we even debated the Razor scooter,” he said, nixing that only because it wouldn’t perform well during a stair stunt. “I was like, ‘I want James Bond by way of Home Depot,’” Fincher said. “I love the idea of a Charles Bronson character who’s maybe misdiagnosed adult autistic,” he said. “And before 2023, I’m not sure anybody would have gone, ‘Oh, that makes sense.’”

Persons: Fincher, ”, John Wick, it’s, ” Fincher, Pitt, James Bond, ’ ” Fincher, Charles Bronson, I’m Organizations: SAG Locations: Venice, “

☆ Venice jury chief says art must triumph over content in Hollywood
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-30 | by ( Crispian Balmer | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

VENICE, Aug 30 (Reuters) - Amid the glitz of the Venice Film Festival, jury president Damien Chazelle said on Wednesday he wanted to draw attention to strikes by Hollywood writers and actors that have brought much of the U.S. entertainment industry to a standstill. "It is a difficult time obviously in Hollywood for working actors and writers, and also for crews," Chazelle told reporters as the world's oldest film festival got underway. "There is a basic idea that each work of art has a value unto itself and is not just a piece of content, which is Hollywood's favourite word right now," said Chazelle, director of "La La Land" and "Whiplash". "It comes down to each person being remunerated for each piece of art that is made, and how to find a way to maintain and get back that idea of art over content." The major U.S. entertainment studios have said they are committed to reaching "an equitable agreement" to end the long-running stoppage.

Persons: Damien Chazelle, Chazelle, Alberto Barbera, Maestro, Emma Stone, Michael Fassbender, Bradley Cooper, Barbera, Crispian Balmer, Mark Heinrich Our Organizations: VENICE, Venice Film, Hollywood, Netflix, U.S, Thomson Locations: Venice, U.S, Hollywood

[1/3] A man walks past a poster for the film "The Killer" on the eve of the opening ceremony of 80th Venice Film Festival, in Venice, Italy, August 29, 2023. But some others will come because they are working in the independent films," Barbera told Reuters Television. Polanski, 90, fled the United States over a conviction for raping a 13-year-old girl in 1977, a crime he admitted. Besson's picture "Dogman" is in the main draw, while Allen's first French-language film "Coup de Chance" and Polanski's comedy "The Palace" are being shown out of competition. Reporting by Crispian Balmer and Hanna Rantala; Editing by Bernadette BaumOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Yara, Alberto Barbera, Barbera, Bradley Cooper, Yorgos Lanthimos, David Fincher, Michael Mann, Sofia Coppola, Ava DuVernay, Ryusuke, Damien Chazelle, Fincher, Michael Fassbender, Cooper, Maestro, Leonard Bernstein, Coppola, Priscilla, Elvis Presley's, Cailee Spaeny, Ferrari, Mann, Adam Driver, Enzo Ferrari, Penelope Cruz, Cruz, Jessica Chastain, Michel Franco's, Mads Mikkelsen, Nikolaj Arcel's, Woody Allen, Luc Besson, Roman Polanski, MeToo, Besson, Allen, Polanski, He's, Allen's, Chance, Crispian Balmer, Hanna Rantala, Bernadette Baum Organizations: Venice Film, REUTERS, Reuters Television, Lion, Hollywood, Thomson Locations: Venice, Italy, VENICE, U.S, Italian, United States

☆ Katie Moon and Nina Kennedy agree to share pole vault gold at World Athletics Championships
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-24 | by ( Ben Morse | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —In a heartwarming moment, Katie Moon and Nina Kennedy agreed to share the pole vault gold medal at the World Athletics Championships on Wednesday. Australia’s Kennedy broke down in tears when the gold medal was assured with the pair embracing in celebration. And yeah, absolutely incredible to share a medal with Katie Moon. Gianmarco Tamberi (L) and Mutaz Essa Barshim agreed to share the men's high jump gold at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. “I’m at a point where I’ve just given it my all,” the 32-year-old US Olympic and world champion said afterwards.

Persons: Katie Moon, Nina Kennedy, Kennedy, Australia’s Kennedy, ” Kennedy, we’ve, Mutaz, Italy’s Gianmarco Tamberi, Gianmarco, Essa Barshim, Barshim, Moon –, –, “, Wilma Murto Organizations: CNN, INA FASSBENDER, Getty, Australian Locations: Budapest, Hungary, Qatar, Tokyo, AFP

☆ Vodafone boosted by 1&1 5G network deal in Germany
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-02 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

The headquarters of Vodafone Germany are pictured in Duesseldorf September 12, 2013. Shares in British company Vodafone rose 3% in London and 1&1 (1U1.DE) soared 15%, set for its biggest one-day gain since 2008. 1&1, the mobile phone operation of German internet provider United Internet (UTDI.DE), is building a fourth mobile network. The deal knocked shares in Telefonica Deutschland (O2Dn.DE), as 1&1 teamed up with its competitor Vodafone. Vodafone said in its statement on Wednesday that the commercial agreement with 1&1 was for 18 years, and would start to deliver the 5G coverage to 1&1 customers from the second half of 2024.

Persons: Ina Fassbender, Margherita Della Valle, Sarah Young, Danilo Masoni, Hakan Ersen Organizations: Vodafone, REUTERS, United, Telefonica Deutschland, Telefonica, Thomson Locations: Vodafone Germany, Germany, London, Telefonica Deutschland's, Madrid

☆ Le Mans 24 Hours: Ferrari wins prestigious endurance race after 50-year absence
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-12 | by ( Matias Grez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Victory was Ferrari’s 10th top level win at Le Mans and its first since 1965. Michael Fassbender pictured during the Test Day of the 24 Hours of Le Mans on June 4, 2023. Frédéric Le Floc'h/DPPI/ShutterstockFassbender made his Le Mans debut last year, crashing out twice during the race but eventually finishing a very respectable 51st out of 62 with Proton. “Car #911 is no longer running the Le Mans 24 race. “Le Mans was no[t] kind to us this year!”

Persons: CNN — Ferrari, Ferrari, Ferrari’s Antonio Fuocco, Antonio Giovinazzi, Alessandro Pier Guidi, James Calado, Alessandro it’s, ” Giovinazzi, ”, James Moy, Charles Leclerc, it’s, I’m, Michael Fassbender, Frédéric Le, Shutterstock Fassbender, Le, “ Le Organizations: CNN, Formula One, Le, Triple Crown, Monaco, Prix, Indianapolis, Toyota, Le Mans, AF Corse Ferrari 499P, James Moy Photography, Eurosport, “, Porsche, Germany’s Proton, Proton Locations: Formula, Italian, Le Mans

☆ ‘Beginning of the end’ for fossil fuels: Global wind and solar reached record levels in 2022, study finds
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-12 | by ( Sophie Tanno | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Levels of planet-heating pollution from fossil fuel electricity generation may have already peaked, the report found. Ina Fassbender/AFP/Getty ImagesEmber analyzed data from 78 countries representing 93% of global demand for electricity, for the fourth edition of its annual Global Electricity Review. Nearly 40% of global electricity is now powered by renewables and nuclear energy, marking a new record high, according to the report. Wind and solar made up 12% of global energy generation in 2022, up from 10% the previous year. Coal power remained the single largest source of electricity across the globe, accounting for 36% of global electricity production in 2022.

☆ ‘Entering the clean power era’: Wind and solar generated a record amount of global power in 2022
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-12 | by ( Sam Meredith | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

The analysis published Wednesday by independent climate think tank Ember found that 12% of the world's power came from solar and wind in 2022, up from 10% of global electricity generation in 2021. Wiatros-Motyka added, "A new era of falling fossil emissions means the coal power phasedown will happen, and the end of gas power growth is now within sight." It shows that more than 60 countries now generate over 10% of their electricity from wind and solar. Renewables and nuclear sources were collectively found to have accounted for 39% of global electricity generation in 2022 — in a new record high. Coal, the world's dirtiest fossil fuel, was found to be the single largest source of electricity worldwide last year, producing 36% of global power in 2022.

In France, the bloc's second-biggest economy, factory activity returned to growth albeit not as strongly as initially forecast. In Asia, factory activity contracted in January as the boost from China's COVID reopening had yet to take full effect. China's factory activity shrank more slowly in January after Beijing lifted tough COVID curbs late last year, a private sector survey showed. China's Caixin/S&P Global manufacturing (PMI) nudged up to 49.2 in January from 49.0 in December, staying below the 50 mark for a sixth straight month. Factory activity expanded in January in Indonesia and the Philippines but shrank in Malaysia and Taiwan, PMI surveys showed.

☆ Climate activists dig in to defend German village from coal mine
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-09 | by ( Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +1 min

Climate activists pledged Sunday to defend a tiny village in western Germany from being bulldozed for the expansion of a nearby coal mine that has become a battleground between the government and environmental campaigners. A climate activist protests in the village of Luetzerath, Germany on Jan. 8, 2023. But environmental groups have blasted the agreement, saying it will still result in hundreds of millions of tons of coal being extracted and burned. They argue that this would release vast amounts of greenhouse gas and make it impossible for Germany to meet its commitments under the 2015 Paris climate accord. “(We) will fight for every tree, for every house, for every meter in this village,” said Luka Scott, a spokesperson for the alliance of groups organizing protests.

☆ Natural gas prices haven’t been this low since Russia went to war
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-06 | by ( Anna Cooban | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

London CNN —Natural gas prices in Europe and the United States have tumbled to levels last seen before Russia sparked a global energy crisis by invading Ukraine. Even so, European gas prices are still historically high, and could rise again this year if demand from China picks up or supplies are disrupted. Wholesale prices were already shooting up in the months before the war as economies reopened from pandemic lockdowns. “It will take a bit [of time] for the fall in the wholesale prices of natural gas to [feed into] into the retail prices,” he said. That will keep Europe at a competitive disadvantage to the United States, where gas prices are about five times lower.

☆ Singapore's Temasek leads a $40 million funding round in a Chinese startup
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-26 | by ( Evelyn Cheng | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Ina Fassbender | Afp | Getty ImagesBEIJING — Singapore state investment firm Temasek is leading a $40 million funding round in a Chinese startup despite a dry spell of deals in the country. The startup, Well-Link Technologies, counts Chinese tech company Xiaomi and Chinese gaming star miHoYo as investors, according to business database Tianyancha. The $40 million deal announced Monday is an early-stage, or B2 round, led by Temasek and includes existing shareholders Future Capital and VGC. Cloud rendering uses multiple servers on the cloud, rather than a single computer, to make the computations necessary for creating images such as animations and movies. The company is also exploring how its real-time cloud rendering tech can help with the development of virtual reality and other technologies of the future.

☆ (foto, video) Toate filmele premiate cu Oscar din anul 2000 până acum
▼ + stars: | 2016-01-17 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | Elena Este Omul Care Apreciază Oamenii Cu Ambiție | Dar Mai Mult Pe Cei Cu Valori. Ea Intenționează Să Trăiască O Veșnicie | ) diez.md time to read: +9 min

Fiindcă este duminică și afară ninge, este cel mai oportun moment să priviți un film și nu unul oarecare, dar unul bun. Echipa #diez a făcut o selecție a filmelor premiate cu Oscar din anul 2000 încoace. „Gladiatorul” a luat Oscarurile pentru cel mai bun film și actor principal (Russell Crowe), dar „Tigru și dragon” al lui Ang Lee a fost consolat cu premiul pentru cel mai bun film străin. Patru Oscaruri a luat pelicula lui Ron Howard, pentru cel mai bun film, regie, scenariu adaptat și actriță secundară (Jennifer Connelly). Și totuși, Scorsese a pierdut în favoarea lui Eastwood și Oscarul pentru regie, și cel pentru cea mai bună peliculă.

Persons: Kevin Spacey, Ridley Scott, Russell Crowe, Ang Lee, Steven Soderbergh, Ron Howard, Jennifer Connelly, ., Rob Marshall, Martin Scorsese, Roman Polanski, Hobbiții, Peter Jackson, Clint Eastwood, Scorsese, Eastwood, Paul Haggis, Alejandro González Iñárritu, Jack Nicholson, Matt Damon, Leonardo DiCaprio, Coen, Javier Bardem, Daniel Day, Danny Boyle, Colin Firth, Tin, David Seidler, George al VI - lea, George, Lionel Longue, Michel Hazanavicius, George Valentin, Jean Dujardin, Miller, Ben Affleck, Steve McQueen, Michael Fassbender, Benedict Cumberbatch, Paul Dano, Paul Giamatti, Sarah Paulson, Brad Pitt, Solomon, Michael Keaton, Zach Galifianakis, Edward Norton, Andrea Riseborough, Amy Ryan, Emma Stone, Naomi Watts Organizations: Americane, Academia Americană, Film, Academiei Americane, Iwo Jima, CIA, Slave Locations: Los Angeles, Chicago, Hollywood, New York, SUA, L.A ., Mumbai, Irak, american, Brad, Northup, Louisiana

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