Month: January 2023

In the early 1990s, Polish filmmaker Krzysztof Kieslowski (1941-1996) was atthe height of his fame. As king of the European art house film, he stoodalone. After the success of his TV series Decalog (1988) he worked inFrance, where he La double vie de Véronique (1991) and an ambitious trilogybased on the French flag: Blue , White and Rouge (1993-1994). He was ina hurry; the three parts had to premiere at the Venice, Berlin and Cannes filmfestivals. That worked: Kieslowski won a Golden Lion and a Silver Bear. Butbroke itself.

Even when he was still working in Poland, Kieslowski was already a realworkaholic. In his native country he made no less than 26 documentaries infifteen years, after which he switched to feature films. But in the mid-1990s,it seemed. Deadly tired and a bit tired of filming, the taciturn, meekfilmmaker announced Rouge to take early retirement. In 1996 he died suddenlyat the age of 54 of a heart attack. Like his father, he had weak lungs. Theravages he committed on his body during the trilogy, coupled with the factthat he was a heavy smoker, killed him. __

Kieslowski’s sudden death came as a shock to Catherine Cormon, assistanteditor at the Three colours -trilogy. She remembers Kieslowski as an“energetic man, great to work with, but also nervous and a chain smoker.“Kieslowski knew that editing was a way of ‘finding’ his film, as a sculptoralready sees his image in a lump of marble.

“The screenplay was never sacred. A good example is the assembly of Rouge.In a first version, the parallel between the lives of a young law student andan old judge was strengthened, later it was weakened. The emphasis is now onhow the judge changes through his contact with Valentine.”

Six cans of film

The French trilogy was shot in three countries in succession and editedsimultaneously. Blue and a small portion of Blanc were recorded in Paris.The rest of White was shot in Warsaw. Because both films were edited inParis and Kieslowski was already in Warsaw, the French editor Jacques Wittatraveled a number of times with the ‘work print’ of Blue in his luggage toPoland. Cormon: “A work print is much longer than a feature film, Witta had tocarry about six cans of film and six cans of sound recordings, fifty to sixtykilos, every time he went to Poland.”

This cumbersome work process then changed the crew Rouge began. The lastpart of the trilogy was shot in Geneva, where the editing team also settled.Work was feverish in the editing room on both Blue if Rouge. __

Cormon: “As soon as Kieslowski had time, he came to the editing room. Duringthe day he shot, in the evening he watched the rushes (the daily recordings)and commented. That also really paid off. For example, Kieslowski was notsatisfied with the third dialogue between the judge and Valentine Rouge. Inthe end he decided to base the editing not on speaking, but on listening. Youmainly see them listening to each other. That made it such an impressivescene.”

“Collaboration was very important to him anyway. At the projections of theunfinished films, there were always people he trusted who asked for theiropinion: ‘tell me what doesn’t work, I already know what’s good about it.’ Hewas very open to suggestions. As a result, the atmosphere in the editing roomwas always exciting, passionate and extremely committed. He asked 100 percentof everyone, the maximum. Whoever gave that, received recognition andgratitude, he was generous in that. When entering or leaving, he always saidhello to everyone, including the trainees.”

Thirty years later, she considers herself especially lucky to have been ableto work with the Polish maestro. “It was my best editing job ever.”

Catherine Cormon will speak at Eye Filmmuseum on February 26 about hercollaboration with Krzysztof Kieslowski.

30 years ‘Trois Couleurs: Bleu, Blanc, Rouge’

Because of the thirtieth anniversary of his film trilogy Blue, Blanc & Rouge_the Eye Filmmuseum in Amsterdam is showing a retrospective of KrzysztofKieslowski. _Trois Couleurs: Blue, Blanc, Rouge and La double vie deVéronique also tour movie theaters. Who was Kieslowski? And what makes TroisCouleurs the ‘ultimate movie trilogy’.

Profile Krzysztof Kieslowski created paradoxes, parallel universes and theultimate film trilogy

Interview Catherine Cormon She edited the trilogy that killed workaholicKieslowski

Four favorites from NRC reviewers:

Blue is the first of Kieslowski’s great trilogy, and Dana Linssen’s favoriteKieslowski.

In La Double Vie de Veronique two strangers at a great distance have aspiritual bond. It is Robbert Blokland’s favorite Kieslowski.

Student Witek lives three lives, depending on whether he catches or misses atrain. A fatalistic universe or not? Chance is Coen van Zwol’s favoriteKieslowski.

A Short Film About Love is part of the made-for-TV Decalogue. It is AndréWaardenburg’s favorite Kieslowski.

Stephen “tWitch” Boss is being laid to rest, PEOPLE has confirmed.

The So You Think You Can Dance star and beloved DJ–turned–producer on TheEllen DeGeneres Show is being memorialized at a small family funeral, asource shares.

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Boss, who was died by suicide on Dec. 13 at age 40. His death was confirmedthe next day in a statement to PEOPLE by his wife Allison Holker Boss. In herstatement, Alison, 34, described the kind of person her husband was andreflected on the legacy he’s built.

“Stephen lit up every room he stepped into. He valued family, friends andcommunity above all else and leading with love and light was everything tohim. He was the backbone of our family, the best husband and father, and aninspiration to his fans,” she said.

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Allison continued, “To say he left a legacy would be an understatement, andhis positive impact will continue to be felt. I am certain there won’t be aday that goes by that we won’t honor his memory.”

Concluding her statement, Allison asked for privacy for her family beforesending her husband a final message: “Stephen, we love you, we miss you, and Iwill always save the last dance for you.”

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Michael Buckner/Variety via Getty Stephen “tWitch” Boss and Allison Holker

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Boss rose to fame as a contestant on MTVs The Wade Robson Project beforebecoming a runner up on star search. He later competed on So You Think YouCan Dance in 2008, ending season 4 as a runner-up and later returning as anAll-Star. He was a judge when the show returned in 2022.

In 2014, Boss joined The Ellen DeGeneres Show as a guest DJ. He eventuallybecame a permanent fixture on the series and was elevated to co-executiveproducer status in 2020.

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The late star previously co-hosted Disney ‘s Fairy Tale Weddings withAllison. He also appeared in many high-profile movies and shows, including_Magic Mike XXL_ , Contemporary Family and Step Up All In.

Offscreen, Boss frequently posted fun dance videos with wife Allison — whoalso competed on SYTYCD — on social media. Their kids would often join thepair in their dance video posts.

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In the wake of his passing, emotional tributes poured in from stars likeJennifer Lopez, Ciara, Kerry Washington, Michelle Obama, Jada Pinkett Smith,JoJo Siwa and Cheryl Burke. Boss’s friends from So You Think You Can Dance_and _Dancing with the Stars also paid tribute to him on social media.

The professional dancer’s mom also issued a statement on social media, whereshe thanked everyone for their support amid this tough time and sent apersonal message to her late son.

“Stephen Laurel, your mother loves you to eternity and beyond. 💙 💔,” she said.

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In addition to Allison, Boss is survived by their children Zaia, 3, Maddox, 6,and Weslie, 14.

News of Wednesday’s funeral was first reported by TMZ.

If you or someone you know is considering suicide, please contact the 988Suicide and Crisis Lifeline by dialing 988, text “STRENGTH” to the Crisis TextLine at 741741 or go to 988lifeline.org .

“It’s a disgrace, a downright disgrace!” cried actress Adèle Haenel in fullCésar ceremony when director Roman Polanski, accused of rape, was awarded the2020 prize for best director. Two years later, the organizers want to avoidany new controversy now that actor Sofiane Bennacer is under investigation forrape. Anyone who is even slightly discredited by sexual misconduct is nolonger welcome at the ceremony.

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It can be. In May, Sofiane Bennacer posed with a broad smile on the red carpetof the Cannes festival. Les almonds (Forever young), the film about sex, drugsand drama in a Parisian drama school, then competed for the Palme d’Or. Itearned the 25-year-old male protagonist later that year a nomination for theCésar of most promising actor. But he can forget that price since the courthas launched an investigation into rape and domestic violence against four ofhis ex-partners.

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Remember Polanski

Although the actor proclaims his innocence and he has not yet been charged,the Académie des Césars promptly removed him from the list of nominees. “Outof respect for the possible victims,” it sounded. Now, the same organizingcommittee has decided that anyone who is active in the film world and “isdiscredited for sexual or sexist misconduct that can be prosecuted”, is nolonger welcome at the award ceremony. Other invitees are also not allowed tospeak “on behalf of this person” on stage, even “if he or she emerges as thewinner after the second round of voting”.

In this way, the Académie hopes to avoid a repeat of the Polanski polemic from2020. The controversial Polish-French filmmaker is accused of raping a womanin 1975 and then drugging and raping a 13-year-old girl in the United Statestwo years later. He pleaded guilty, but fled to Europe before sentencing.Although women still accused him of abuse, Roman Polanski received the Césarfor best director in 2020 for “J’accuse”, his film about the Dreyfuss affair.The entire evening was held in front of the hall where the ceremony tookplace. And when Polanski emerged as the winner and the audience applauded,some actresses, led by a seething Adèle Haenel, left the audience. Polanskihimself wisely sent his cat that night.

Roman Polanski’s nomination (and later win) for best director in 2020 angeredmany French people. — ©AFP

“Lynching by the media”

The decision to deprive Bennacer of his nomination did not go down well witheveryone. Valeria Bruni-Tedeschi, director of the film, called the allegations”a lynching by the media”. She admitted knowing about the allegations, but “Itold the producers these rumors wouldn’t stop me and I couldn’t imagine makingthe movie without him.” Also her half-sister, pointed out premier lady CarlaBruni-Sarkozy, intervened in the debate: she believes that Bennacer’spresumption of innocence, “one of the foundations of the rule of law”, hasbeen violated.

“The presumption of innocence is always sacred. Always,” says ChristineMussche, the lawyer who represented victims in two historic MeToo trialsagainst Bart De Pauw and Jan Fabre. “That is why I always advocate the utmostcaution and discretion while the investigation is ongoing. Especially insituations where it is word against word, you cannot be discreet enough.However, if several complaints come up, then you are in a MeToo dynamic, andexperience shows that people do not freely make such serious accusations. Ofcourse I don’t know the French case, I can only hope that the people of thatAcadémie have not rushed ahead, but have thought carefully first, because thereputation of that young actor has been damaged enormously.”

R. Kelly silenced Aaliyah and her family through a non-disclosure agreement,following his marriage and subsequent cancellation to the then 15-year-oldsinger.

The new allegations were made in the final installment of Lifetime’s“Surviving R. Kelly,” which aired on Jan. 2 and Jan. 3. The docuseriescentered around R. Kelly’s 2022 federal trial where the NDA was brought up inthe courtroom as evidence. The late Aaliyah was Jane Doe #1 in the trial.

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“Surviving R. Kelly” utilizes Aaliyah’s story to spotlight her as a victim ofR. Kelly, after years of the media and music industry scandalizing hermarriage to the now-convicted singer in the 90’s.

Aaliyah’s debut album in 1994 was titled “Age Ain’t Nothing but a Number” andwas recorded when she was 14-years-old. R. Kelly — who was Aaliyah’s mentorand was first introduced to her by her uncle, music executive and managerBarry Hankerson — was a lead songwriter and producer of the album. At the timethe album was released, rumors circulated that there was a relationshipbetween the 15-year-old Aaliyah and the 27-year-old R. Kelly.

The pair secretly married in August 1994. Aaliyah was 15 at the time, but themarriage certificate falsified her age as 18. The marriage was canceled byAaliyah’s parents in Feb. 1995.

In “Surviving R. Kelly,” on-camera interviews with individuals from R. Kelly’scamp who were in the room when the duo wed express their regret about themarriage. Individuals who were close to both R. Kelly and Aaliyah share newdetails about the legal agreement that was allegedly forged between R. Kellyand Aaliyah’s family.

Members of Aaliyah’s family declined to comment to producers of “Surviving R.Kelly,” per a statement that aired as part of the Lifetime docuseries.

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A childhood friend of R. Kelly and his former security, Gem Pratt, appears in“Surviving R. Kelly” and claims that Aaliyah’s father was furious about themarriage and forced the cancellation. Pratt alleges that Aaliyah’s family hada contractual arrangement with R. Kelly that stated they wouldn’t presscharges against him for the illegal marriage after it was cancelled; in turn,R. Kelly sold the rights to his first three albums to Aaliyah’s family, givingthem a financial incentive.

“Her dad didn’t want her anywhere near him,” Pratt says in the docuseries.

Various on-camera guests in “Surviving R. Kelly” described the marriage as away to get R. Kelly to avoid jail time for statutory rape of a minor.

The final episodes of “Surviving R. Kelly” devote time to covering theenablers in R. Kelly’s camp, who turned a blind eye to his abuse over threedecades and helped the convicted musician make arrangements to see hisvictims, including booking flights for underage girls to cross state lines forprivate meetings. One prosecutor who appeared as a legal expert in thedocuseries described R. Kelly as “running a criminal enterprise.” Anotherexpert said “everyone had a financial incentive to look the other way.”

“He couldn’t do this by himself. It’s impossible…It’s clear as day there wereenablers,” said R. Kelly’s former security guard, Pratt. He later said, “Thiswas not a one-man operation. Most people in that camp knew that a lot of thesegirls were underage. They had to.”

The NDA was brought up in R. Kelly’s New York trial in 2022, but did notreceive widespread coverage. The use of NDAs has become a hot-button issue insexual harassment cases, particularly in the workplace, highlighting animbalance of power with the perpetrator or corporations silencing victimsthrough forced legal documents.

Prior to R. Kelly’s trial, journalist Jim DeRogatis — the reporter who firstbroke news of R. Kelly’s sexual abuse more than two decades ago — uncoveredthe NDA that R. Kelly used against Aaliyah. A few years ago, DeRogatis spokeabout the documents that were leaked to him, stating in an interview that theannulment and Aaliyah’s legal claim against R. Kelly had been sealed.

“It’s a harrowing document,” he said. “A non-disclosure agreement on both herpart and Kelly’s, vowing not to pursue further legal claims for physicalabuse. So, it wasn’t just an underage sexual relationship, he hit her,allegedly, according to that court document.”

Speaking to variety about the final installment of “Surviving R. Kelly,”executive producer Jesse Daniels said that the producing team was careful notto exploit Aaliyah in the docuseries, and hoped to highlight the abuse shetragically endured by R. Kelly when she was a teenager. “We have had a lot ofconversations about how to tell Aaliyah’s story every time because we reallywant to be respectful of her legacy. But what she went through, we can’t turnour backs on,” said Daniels.

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“It’s a disgrace, a downright disgrace!” cried actress Adèle Haenel in fullCésar ceremony when director Roman Polanski, accused of rape, was awarded the2020 prize for best director. Two years later, the organizers want to avoidany new controversy now that actor Sofiane Bennacer is under investigation forrape. Anyone who is even slightly discredited by sexual misconduct is nolonger welcome at the ceremony.

Kristof Simons

Today at 03:00

It can be. In May, Sofiane Bennacer posed with a broad smile on the red carpetof the Cannes festival. Les almonds (Forever young), the film about sex, drugsand drama in a Parisian drama school, then competed for the Palme d’Or. Itearned the 25-year-old male protagonist later that year a nomination for theCésar of most promising actor. But he can forget that price since the courthas launched an investigation into rape and domestic violence against four ofhis ex-partners.

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Remember Polanski

Although the actor proclaims his innocence and he has not yet been charged,the Académie des Césars promptly removed him from the list of nominees. “Outof respect for the possible victims,” it sounded. Now, the same organizingcommittee has decided that anyone who is active in the film world and “isdiscredited for sexual or sexist misconduct that can be prosecuted”, is nolonger welcome at the award ceremony. Other invitees are also not allowed tospeak “on behalf of this person” on stage, even “if he or she emerges as thewinner after the second round of voting”.

In this way, the Académie hopes to avoid a repeat of the Polanski polemic from2020. The controversial Polish-French filmmaker is accused of raping a womanin 1975 and then drugging and raping a 13-year-old girl in the United Statestwo years later. He pleaded guilty, but fled to Europe before sentencing.Although women still accused him of abuse, Roman Polanski received the Césarfor best director in 2020 for “J’accuse”, his film about the Dreyfuss affair.The entire evening was held in front of the hall where the ceremony tookplace. And when Polanski emerged as the winner and the audience applauded,some actresses, led by a seething Adèle Haenel, left the audience. Polanskihimself wisely sent his cat that night.

Roman Polanski’s nomination (and later win) for best director in 2020 angeredmany French people. — ©AFP

“Lynching by the media”

The decision to deprive Bennacer of his nomination did not go down well witheveryone. Valeria Bruni-Tedeschi, director of the film, called the allegations”a lynching by the media”. She admitted knowing about the allegations, but “Itold the producers these rumors wouldn’t stop me and I couldn’t imagine makingthe movie without him.” Also her half-sister, pointed out premier lady CarlaBruni-Sarkozy, intervened in the debate: she believes that Bennacer’spresumption of innocence, “one of the foundations of the rule of law”, hasbeen violated.

“The presumption of innocence is always sacred. Always,” says ChristineMussche, the lawyer who represented victims in two historic MeToo trialsagainst Bart De Pauw and Jan Fabre. “That is why I always advocate the utmostcaution and discretion while the investigation is ongoing. Especially insituations where it is word against word, you cannot be discreet enough.However, if several complaints come up, then you are in a MeToo dynamic, andexperience shows that people do not freely make such serious accusations. Ofcourse I don’t know the French case, I can only hope that the people of thatAcadémie have not rushed ahead, but have thought carefully first, because thereputation of that young actor has been damaged enormously.”

In less than two years, Disney will be entering uncharted territory when itcomes to copyrighting certain characters. The rights that allow Disney toprotect its famous characters then begin to expire. The first figure to whichthis applies is the primal version of Mickey Mouse from the short film’Steamboat Willie’ from 1928, the predecessor of the current Mickey Mouse.That writes The New York Times.

“We will continue to make every effort to avoid consumer confusion due to> the unauthorized use of Mickey, or any other iconic character.”

The Disney group is known for being very strict when its characters are usedwithout permission. In the past, for example, lawsuits were filed against adaycare center in Florida that had put a drawing of Minnie Mouse on the front.In 2006, the company intervened when the image of Winnie the Pooh was placedon a gravestone of a child.

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In the article, experts wonder what exactly Disney can do if these charactersbecome part of the public domain and how the company will react. The ‘early’version of Mickey Mouse can now be used without Disney’s permission if thecopyright expires at the end of 2024. In the course of the following decades,this will also apply to other iconic characters of the group.

However, Disney does retain the trademark on the specific imagination ofcertain characters. This ‘trademark’ was actually created to protectconsumers, so that they know that a certain characteristic symbol or imagethat is very specifically associated with a brand is of high quality. Forexample, the ears of Mickey Mouse fall under this legislation. Disney has themouse out Steamboat Willie , so the ‘primal Mickey’, added to the logo forall its cinema films since 2007. This has made the connection with the companyof this particular image stronger from a legal point of view.

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The company said in a brief statement to the New York Times that “the Mickeyfrom Steamboat Willie is inextricably linked to our company, and that willnot change if the copyright expires in the future.” Disney pledges to”continue to make every effort to avoid consumer confusion due to unauthorizeduse of Mickey, or any other iconic character.”

Over the years, US copyright law has changed a number of times. With the lastadjustment in 1998, the copyright period was extended from 75 to 95 years. Itis still unclear whether Disney will try to have the law changed, as thecompany has done in the past. In that case, Mickey Mouse could perhaps beprotected longer against a possible takeover in the public domain.

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Not only Disney suffers from these kinds of problems. For example, the rightsof the children’s book recently expired Winnie the Pooh by AA Milne. Thisinspired a young filmmaker to create a horror version of the cuddly littlebear, Winnie The Pooh: Blood and Honey. This will be released later this

The one with … Colin Farrell, Best Actor at the Venice Film Festival.

Short: On the remote Irish island of Inisherin, two soul mates, Pádraicand Colm, go for a Guinness together every afternoon in the local village pub.They talk about small talk and about the composition of the shit of Pádraic’sdonkey. Until Colm, overnight and seemingly for no immediate reason, puts anend to their years of friendship. Hilarious, moving, shocking; this beautifulfilm has it all. And strong acting performances from Brendan Gleeson and ColinFarrell, who may not have won his last award with his trophy for best actor atthe Venice Film Festival.

Release date : January 4, 2023

2. “Babylon” (from Damien Chazelle)

The one with … the glamor couple Brad Pitt and Margot Robbie.

Short: Sometimes the names on the poster of a film are enough to blindlybuy a cinema ticket. “Babylon” is one such. Director Damien Chazelle hasalready delivered a number of top films with “Whiplash”, “First man” and “Lala land”. He even won an Oscar for the latter. And starring Brad Pitt andMargot Robbie is his new qua star quality about to the maximum. Moreover,according to Robbie, the film is quite a spicy thing. “Not the movie you go towith your parents,” she warns. So not to be missed. “Babylon” is aboutHollywood in the 1920s, during the transition from silent movies to movieswith sound.

Release date : January 18, 2023

3. Tar (from Todd Field)

Those in which … Cate Blachett angling for an Oscar.

Short: The fictional story of Lydia Tár, the first female conductor of arenowned German orchestra, whose throne is shaken when rumors of transgressivebehavior haunt her. Todd Field’s first movie in 16 years (from “Littlechildren” and “In the bedroom”). He wrote the story himself, with one actressin mind: Cate Blanchett. A justified choice, because Blanchett is unparalleledin this monumental film about power, corruption and cancel culture. Anyone whowants to win the Oscar for best female lead in 2023 will have to come out ofthe corner to beat her.

Release date : January 25, 2023

4. “Killers of the Flower Moon” (from Martin Scorsese)

Those of … Martin Scorsese, with Robert De Niro and Leonardo DiCaprio.

Short: Martin Scorsese is leading us on. His new film was supposed to bereleased on Apple TV+ in December 2022, but it was not ready in time. When?”Within a few months,” Marty said, whatever that means. Some are alreadyspeculating about a world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival. Only thenwould he enter the halls and set course for Oscars. “Killers of the FlowerMoon” is about a series of murders among the Osage Indians in the 1920s. Itstars familiar faces such as Robert De Niro, Leonardo DiCaprio and JessePlemons.

Release date : “In a few months”

Leonardo DiCaprio in “Killers of the Flower Moon”

5. “Oppenheimer” (from Christopher Nolan)

The one with … Cillian Murphy, the character head from “Peaky Blinders”.

Short : Julius Robert Oppenheimer is sometimes called the inventor of theatomic bomb. During World War II, he spearheaded the Manhattan project, whichdeveloped the technology that led to the first nuclear weapons. “I don’t knowif it’s responsible to design such a weapon, but we don’t have a choice,” hesays in the trailer. Oppenheimer is played by Cillian Murphy, his first majorrole since Thomas Shelby in the TV series “Peaky Blinders”. The rest of thecast is also impressive. And directed by Christopher Nolan, one of the mostexciting filmmakers of his generation.

Release date : July 19, 2023

6. “Barbie” (from Greta Gerwig)

The one with … Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling. And with the clever trailer(be sure to watch, it’s a cool nod to the beginning of “2001: A Space Odysey”)

Short : When the first pictures of the movie “Barbie” appeared lastsummer, social media exploded. Ryan Gosling, as Ken with his platinum blondehair, looked as dazzling as the ravishing Margot Robbie, who slips into therole of the world’s most famous toy doll. In the film, she is expelled fromschool because she is not perfect enough. She leaves Barbieland and embarks onan adventure into the real world, where she discovers that perfection can onlycome from within. But don’t expect a tacky Disney fairytale because GretaGerwig (“Ladybird”, “Little women”) is directing. Relevant stories aboutstrong women are her trademark.

Release date : July 19, 2023

7. “Mission impossible: dead reckoning part one” (by Christopher McQuarrie)

The one with … “Tom Cruise’s most dangerous stunt ever”, according to TomCruise.

Short : Last week he jumped out of one flying machine , to thank hisfans for coming to see “Top gun: Maverick” in such large numbers. Numerous isan understatement. Thirty-six years after the original, the sequel brokerecord after record at the box office. No one saw this crazy success coming,not even Cruise himself. Can the young sixties as Ethan Hunt do his trickagain in the new “Mission: Impossible”? Much is not yet known about theseventh film of the franchise, but one thing is certain: the octane ratingwill be very high. Cruise again did many of the stunts himself, calling one ofthem “the most dangerous stunt we’ve ever done”.

Release date : July 2023

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8. “Will” (from Tim Mielants)

What? The film adaptation of one of the best homegrown books, the besthistorical novel of 2016, dixit The Times.

Short : In “Wil” a lot of talent flows together. Jeroen Olyslaegers’ 2016novel, which explores whether you can be a good person in times of war if youdo what you have to do to survive, was a prize animal. Translated into eightlanguages ​​and even voted best historical novel of the year by The Times atthe time. The director, Tim Mielants, scored internationally with the thirdseason of “Peaky Blinders” and received acclaim for his first feature film “DePatrick”. And going over the stars in the cast is impossible: there are toomany. No wonder Netflix firmly believed in the film adaptation of “Wil”, andput money into it. But there will definitely be a cinema release first.

Release date : autumn 2023

Stef Aerts and Annelore Crollet in “Wil”

9. “Dune: part two” (by Denis Villeneuve)

The one with … Timothée Chalamet and with “more Harkonnen stuff.

Short : **** Should there still be sand? No, two weeks ago TimothéeChalamet posted a message on his Instagram page: “The filming of “Dune: parttwo” has been completed”. Chalamet remains the central figure in the secondpart of this sci-fi desert epic, but his best friend Zendaya (called “mysister” by Chalamet) also takes on a bigger role in this second part. Andother (new) characters also demand attention. Director Denis Villeneuve:”Second part, there will be much more Harkonnen stuff.” Fans know what thatmeans: Vladimir will hold his weight.

‘My weekend starts on Sunday afternoon,’ Jelle Vanheste said a year ago in’Andermanszaken’, the program in which Kamal Kharmach assists entrepreneurs inneed. The overworked entrepreneur put his own struggle into words andimmediately brought a social problem to the table: the number of self-employedpeople with a burnout has risen by 50 percent in four years. “Once my wife hasrecovered from her burnout, I’m really going to slow down.”

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At the end of the episode of ‘Other people’s affairs’, Jelle (35) could beseen toasting ‘to a good 2022’ at the Christmas party of Mivan, his companythat makes custom furniture. Did that wish come true? The answer is cautiouslypositive: ‘It was… better.’

HUMO That doesn’t sound convincing.

JELLE VANHESTE “The period after the broadcast was difficult. Due to themedia attention, many orders suddenly came in, but those who have seen theprogram know that the amount of work was not the problem. I couldn’t possiblyreply to all messages. And there were also comments where you don’t…(hesitates) Let’s say: where you don’t get good energy from.

»After that it became a bit quieter, but the last few weeks have been veryintense again. Especially since my wife dropped out.”

HUMO Because of the stress?

VANHESTE “It’s a combination of factors. She really needs to rest, andshe’s having a hard time with that. But I urge her not to go back to workuntil she feels 100 percent again. I know how important that is.”

HUMO You yourself balanced on the edge of a burnout during the recordings.

VANHESTE (nods) “The problem was that I was working with fear as thedriving force. I took over the business five years ago, after my father passedaway unexpectedly. I was so afraid of failing or losing my job that I said yesto everything. Customers sensed that, and some have benefited from it: ‘Wouldyou like to do that too?’ I worked 16-hour days, but I barely got anything outof it. According to the calculations of Kamal Kharmach I didn’t earn morethan 3.5 euros an hour.”

HUMO You received tips from him and from Wouter Torfs, the CEO of SchoenenTorfs, but in the end the conversation with psychologist Elke Van Hoof seemedto have helped you.

VANHESTE “That’s right. I received good tips from Wouter and Kamal, butbefore that conversation with Elke I was unable to do anything with them. Mybucket was just too full. The appointment with Elke was the turning point. Shetaught me to focus. I now ask myself every morning: where do I want to go? Shealso taught me to keep work and private life better separated, for example bygoing for a walk. This is how you close one hatch and start another.”

HUMO Were there, in retrospect, alarm signals that you went beyond yourlimits?

VANHESTE “I had a total lack of energy. I squeezed out what little I hadleft at work, then it was gone. I also felt bad all the time. I wondered if itcould still work out. When you’re in that deep, everything really gets caughtup in your head.

“I also had physical complaints. My neck hurt constantly. It was the same withmy wife. She had started jogging again, but she suffered one injury afteranother, and it never stopped. The doctor finally put his finger on the wound:when your mind is exhausted, your body will also struggle.”

HUMO According to the figures of the RIZIV/RIZIV, the number of people sittingat home with a burnout or depression has risen fastest in the self-employedcategory: from 3,300 to 5,000 in four years. The self-employed would also waitlonger to seek help, which would only exacerbate the problems.

VANHESTE “That is very recognizable. I also knew that I was not doingwell. People have been advising me for a long time to slow down, or even sellmy business. But I didn’t care about that. I had built something and I didn’twant to give it up. I had to keep going, even though it made me go way beyondmy limits.

»Entrepreneurship is wonderful, but you have to be strong. Consumers arebecoming more and more demanding. For many, ‘good’ is no longer good enough.Others try to get the most out of it and demand more and more service for lessand less money. Thanks to Elke, I can deal with that better now too. Whencustomers insist on a discount, I answer: ‘I don’t give a discount, but I dogive a correct price.’ I explain that price differences have to do with thematerials used, and that they should not compare apples with oranges. I alsowant to add that it can take several months before everything is ready. Peopleappreciate that clarity, and for me it was much more pleasant to work thatway. At least, until my wife fell out.”

HUMO Are you taking over her job now?

VANHESTE (nods) “My brother Joren is already up to his ears in work.We could temporarily hire someone, but that is not easy. My wife was trying tobring structure to the chaos, but her work was not yet finished. You can’tjust hand that over to an outsider. Training someone would take me so muchtime that I’d better just do it myself.”

HUMO Many companies also have the greatest difficulty in filling vacancies.

VANHESTE “It’s a disaster. You can still find administrative employees,but not people with a technical profile. We are urgently looking for atechnical draftsman who can assist my brother, as well as two extra workersfor the workplace. Well, we just don’t find anyone. And if someone isavailable, you feel that he is also talking to the competition. Sometimes theycome home from a rude awakening. A while ago one of our employees left. Hisnew boss had promised him all sorts of things, but six months later he stillhadn’t received a company car.

“I’m not going to participate in such an auction anyway. I pay my employeeswell and if I can do something to make work more enjoyable, I will do it. Butpay shouldn’t be the only motivation. Such a person will leave as soon as hegets a better offer. I prefer to invest in a long-term relationship.Especially in a small family business like ours, the working atmosphere isvery important.”

HUMO What can we wish you for 2023?

VANHESTE “That my wife can come back to work soon (laugh). But she can’tdo that until she feels completely better.

»2022 was a challenging year, but I now feel that we are well on our way tobecoming a stable company. The accountant has just informed us that ourfigures look much better than the year before. Then we were also able to closethe year with a profit, but you don’t want to know how hard we had to work forthat. Now it was a lot more livable, and at the same time I learned to makemore time for myself and our family.”

Netflix immediately started the year well by adding a dozen major cinemafilms. However, not every new film is a hit.

We’ve listed them for you, including IMDb score and trailer, so that you knowexactly which gems you want to stream and which setbacks you should ignore.

12 new movies on Netflix

Oblivion (2013)

In Oblivion the world has practically perished due to years of nuclear war.Tom Cruise plays soldier Jack Harper, who must collect important resources aspart of a major operation on Earth. But when he rescues a stranger from acrashed spaceship, he suddenly begins to question his mission. From the team,including the director, behind Top Gun: Maverick! An underrated sci-fi gem,if you ask us.

IMDb Score: 7.0

Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax and the Lost Forest (2012)

Time for some lighter viewing material. The Lorax and the Lost Forest is a2012 animated film with an IMDb rating of 6.4. Director Chris Renaud (Despicable Me 2 ) and actors such as Zac Efron, Taylor Swift, Danny DeVitodeliver a film that also appeals to adults. Ted searches for something to helphim impress the girl of his dreams, Audrey. In order for his plan to succeed,he must search for the story of the stubborn forest protector, the Lorax. Thestart of a colorful adventure.

IMDb Score: 6.4

Three Divergent movies

Netflix kicks off 2023 with all three divergent movies. The franchise thatinitially The Hunger Games seemed to follow effectively, but scored lesswith each film. With an IMDb score of 6.6, the series immediately starts withanything but a high-flyer, and the next two films score even worse. Set infuturistic Chicago, the story follows Beatrice (played by Shailene Woodley),who, at the age of 16, has to choose one of the 5 factions into which the cityis divided. This test will determine her destiny, but not only for herself,but also for everyone around her. The start of a film series that is perfectfor an empty night on the couch, but don’t expect any Oscars material.

IMDb Score: 6.6, 6.2, 5.7

Gigantic cinema flop still a big hit on Disney + and beats Avatar

Everest (2015)

This thriller is based on a true story, namely that of two teams who went on aclimbing expedition to the top of Mount Everest in 1996. When they face amassive blizzard, it’s all about survival. Baltasar Kormakur delivers anintense piece of drama that is definitely worth checking out if you’re evenremotely interested in the sport. Even without climbing equipment in theattic, this thriller will not disappoint you.

IMDb Score: 7.1

Triple 9 (2016)

Not every movie has to be an Oscars nominee. Want mindless, hard-hittingpopcorn action and an entertaining story? Then is Triple 9 , despite themediocre IMDb score, a very suitable candidate. In Triple 9, corrupt cops areassigned to pull off a robbery for the Russian Mafia. To keep their crimeundisturbed, they devise a perilous plan for diversion. With Casey Affleck,Chiwetel Ejiofor and Anthony Mackie, among others.

IMDb Score: 6.3

Sausage Party (2016)

We stay in the ‘sixes on IMDb’ regions for a while. Animation film SausageParty guarantees an evening full of hilarity, provided you can handle thewell-known silly humor of Seth Rogen and Jonah Hill. Seth Rogen, Kristen Wiigand Jonah Hill voice the sausages, yes, sausages, who search for the reasonfor their existence. Their origin. No, we didn’t come up with it either. Afterchecking out ten seconds of the trailer below, you probably already know ifyou’re going to fall completely flat with laughter, or that _Sausage Party_absolutely not for you.

IMDb Score: 6.1

How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014)

How to Train Your Dragon 2 is definitely the better animated movie in thislist of new Netflix movies. Toothless and Hiccup must do everything they canto defend the Dragon Mountain together with hundreds of dragon warriors. DragoBloodfist and his dragon hunters are after them. A spectacular war film,insofar as that can be the case with a children’s film. However, even as anadult fan of the better animation work, this film is definitely worth checkingout on Netflix.

IMDb Score: 7.8

Fear (1996)

Time for another thriller. Nicole Walker, a 16-year-old girl, meets DavidMcCall at a party. He is handsome, charming and attentive – in short, he seemsperfect. But soon Nicole discovers that David has a dark side that makes hisobsession with her increasingly dangerous. An intense film that takes you intothe dark world of stifling relationships and psychological manipulation,starring Mark Wahlberg and Reese Witherspoon.

IMDb Score: 6.2

The Snowman (2017)

The Snowman should have been a bull’s eye, with a hell of a book byacclaimed thriller author Jo NesbØ as source material, Thomas Alfredson (Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy ) as director and Michael Fassbender in the leadrole. When Harry Hole, a detective from a specialist crime unit, investigatesa woman’s missing during the first snowfall of winter, he begins to fearanother elusive serial killer is on the loose. That sounds like the beginningof a very exciting thriller, but it is absolutely true here that you betterread the book. The 5.1 on IMDb is unfortunately not an exaggeration: TheSnowman falls foul. Even the director agrees, blaming it on too little timeand an unfinished script.

IMDb Score: 5.1

Hard Target 2 (2016)

In case of hard target 2 the lousy IMDb score isn’t necessarily deadly. Thelead role is played by Scott Adkins, just about the most prominent stuntmanand fight scene specialist in Hollywood at the moment. In other words, you geta movie full of crazy stunts and hard action. For subtle and strong acting, itis better to turn on another movie on Netflix. Adkins plays Wes Baylor, adown-and-out martial arts fighter who is invited to fight in Thailand. There,however, the fork turns out to be different: the fighter is released into thejungle, after which they start hunting him. A deranged one man hunt butabove all: a good excuse for an endless series of spectacular fight scenes.

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They are frustrated, angry and disappointed. Krista from Wognum and’colleague’ Simone from Hoogkarspel, who both manage a giveaway box. Thecabinets were looted this week by the same group of people and damage was evencaused to Simone and a cabinet in Enkhuizen. “This is not what you do it for.”

Gift boxes looted – NH News

Krista Leussink and Simone Oudt actively support people who are strugglingfinancially. With well-stocked giveaway cupboards in the garden, from whichpeople can grab a few items at a time. Think of food and personal careproducts. They receive these goods through donations. “I think 10 to 12 peoplecome here every day,” says Simone, who also has a mini-library. “Some comelate at night or at night, probably out of embarrassment.”

On New Year’s Eve, the group of 6 or 7 people came into the picture for thefirst time. With Krista Leussink in Wognum, who was not at home at the time.”I received a notification on my phone from my camera that there was movementat the giveaway cabinets. I saw them pack a lot of stuff and they also stayedin my garden for a long time, about 10 minutes.”

Empty cupboards

When she came home, she found empty cupboards. “The shelf with the careproducts on it was almost empty. A lot of products were missing from thecupboard with food. It is very clear what the rules are. That a maximum of 4products can be taken at a time. And also that there are cameras .”Previously, Krista had successfully approached a couple about their ‘buyingbehaviour’. “They said that they also brought things for others. But itdoesn’t work that way.”

After a call on Facebook, a large part of the goods are returned the next day.”Apologetics were also offered, they said they did not understand Dutch. So Ithought that was the end of it,” says Krista.

Simone Oudt from Hoogkarspel – NH News / Michiel Baas

Until she receives a message from ‘colleague’ Simone, with whom she has goodcontact. Half an hour after the apology in Wognum, she had a group at herneighborhood cupboard De Anemoon. “They first rang the doorbell and asked whatthe rules were, simply in Dutch.”

When she went to look a little later, the result was: a lot of stuff gone,broken pots of vegetables on the floor and a destroyed cupboard. When seeingKrista’s images, the two know enough: they are dealing with the same ‘shoppingpublic’.

They know that a similar box has also died in Enkhuizen. It is not knownwhether this was also done by the same group.

“Someone could have eaten those broken jars of vegetables again”>> Simone Oudt, Neighborhood cabinet ‘De Anemone’

Simone takes a deep breath as she refills the closet. “I am frustrated, angryand very disappointed in this group of people. I really hope they don’t comehere anymore. I think those broken jars of vegetables are perhaps the worst.Someone else could have eaten them again.”

“You don’t do it for this. Let’s hope this was the last time,” Krista saysdisappointed. “But I’m not one to give up easily,” says Simone. “So we willcontinue, for the people who do appreciate it. I have decided to buy cameras.Too bad it has to be like this.”

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