the academy decides is a 1937 british drama film directed by john baxter and starring april vivian , henry oscar , john oxford and wensley russell .

it was made at shepperton studios as a quota quickie .

the academy decides

the academy should keep the complicated history of those great buildings in mind as it decides how to proceed with its own construction project . a delay at this stage could turn out to be the film museum ' s saving grace .
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a rendering of the planned academy film museum . ( renzo piano building workshop / academy of motion picture arts and sciences )
this movie was the first entry in a series that would spawn five sequels before the decade ' s end . in it , a newly elected mayor decides police academy entry requirements are too rigid , and he forces the academy to accept nearly anyone who applies . among the new recruits are parking lot attendant carey mahoney ( steve guttenberg ) ; the girl of his dreams , karen . . . read more
how many dresses does the average nominee try on ? it depends , but probably at least 10 for each nominee . also , if an actress suddenly decides on canary yellow diamonds , she might try on a whole new bushel of frocks to match her jewels .
alidoosti , 33 , also announced that she would protest the academy awards because of the ban .
the academy also decided that only one producer would get credit for the martin scorsese film “the departed . ”
a spokesperson for the academy of motion picture arts and sciences addressed farhadi in a statement saturday .
the academy announced its decision in a short statement and would not explain further when contacted monday .
academy chief lassard ( george gaynes ) decides that putting the public to work in neighborhood watch programs might supplement his hard - working charges . to that end , he asks for average citizens to step forward and be trained by his staff , led again by mahoney ( steve guttenberg ) . as the cops train the civilians , the evil captain harris ( g . w . bailey ) plots . . . read more
the academy follows strict guidelines established by the producers guild of america when deciding who should get official credit .
how many reporters does an average nominee talk to on the red carpet ? probably about 20 . if a nominee decides to linger on the red carpet , it could be more but many nominees try to get inside the kodak theatre as quickly as possible . many , also , don’t arrive until a few minutes before showtime .
39 % of those were women , and the academy notes there ' s been a 359 % increase in women invited to join since 2015 ( though the academy is still only made up of 28 % women ) .
when the oscar nominations were announced last week , the academy said the producer credits for “little miss sunshine” were still to be determined .
the 2018 academy awards take place on sunday , march 4 at the dolby theatre in los angeles , hosted by jimmy kimmel .
there is nothing unexpected or untoward about the transition currently taking place within the academy museum ' s design team ,
the statement said .
who gets invited to the oscar ceremony ? each studio gets a specific number of tickets , at the academy’s discretion . in recent years , if a studio was warned about illegal campaigning or not adhering to the academy’s rules , one of the punishments was fewer tickets to the oscars .
30 % of the new members in 2017 were people of colour , but again , that only equates to 13 % of the academy overall .
nomination results are then announced at a live televised press conference in mid - january at the academy’s samuel goldwyn theater in beverly hills .
the board governing the academy of motion picture arts and sciences says it will retain the services of the accounting firm responsible for the embarrassing oscars best picture snafu at this year’s ceremony .
the bishop wheeler catholic academy trust is committed to promoting and safeguarding the welfare of all children and expects all staff and visitors to share this commitment .
the academy of motion picture arts and sciences announced changes on monday to the design team working on a $ 300 - million movie museum on wilshire boulevard .
in june 2016 the academy invited 683 new members to join , of which 41 % of were people of colour and 46 % were women .
a wholesale reassessment would mean pushing back the groundbreaking to 2015 . that in turn would require the academy to be more forthright about the missteps it ' s already made .
members of a street artist ' s ' academy ' are guardians of a girl whom they have brought up from childhood . the girl is lured to her ruin & after a year ' s search she is found only to die . the academy seeks revenge and tracks the villain down to a well deserved end .
iranian director asghar farhadi , whose film
the salesman
is nominated for an academy award , has decided not to attend the los angeles awards ceremony in february .
the same cannot be said of the royal academy , which is now , and always has been , linked with fine art rather than anything as frivolous as frocks .
after the commercial success of a retrospective on the designer gianni versace at the victoria & albert museum last year , the royal academy is to stage a similar event around his compatriot , giorgio armani .
the academy of motion picture arts and sciences has ruled that only one producer will get the credit for the crime drama “the departed , ” leaving brad pitt and paramount pictures studio chief brad grey out in the cold .
the producers guild of america ( pga ) is the awards body whose membership overlaps most with the academy ' s , which is why their results are seen as most relevant to oscar predictions .
part of the producing teams that helped launch the academy award - nominated films ‘the departed” and “little miss sunshine” will have to watch from their seats if either movie should win the best picture oscar next month .
thursday night , the executive committee of the academy’s producer branch decided to exclude berger and yerxa , who found the script by michael arndt and brought it to the film’s directors , jon dayton and val faris .
do nominees receive a call from the academy or do they hear about it through tv like everyone else ? nominees find out if they’ve made the final cut by watching on tv like everyone else . usually , their publicist is at the 5 : 30 a . m . announcements at the academy’s headquarters on wilshire boulevard and will call them if they weren’t watching .
in a statement to the new york times , the director said he has chosen not to attend the academy awards . instead , he said he wants to
express my condemnation of the unjust conditions
surrounding the banned countries .
i regret to announce via this statement that i have decided to not attend the academy awards ceremony alongside my fellow members of the cinematic community ,
farhadi ' s statement began .
the academy should stop worrying about public - relations fallout and admit that the design process for the museum needs more time . it should announce that it is taking at least six months to take stock .
there ' s no overlap between the academy and the hollywood foreign press association , so the hfpa - voted golden globes mean nothing in real terms for the oscars . that being said , the globes take place before the final oscar votes are due in .
the academy ' s full name is the academy of motion picture arts and sciences ( ampas ) , and it ' s made up of more than 7 , 000 voting members . all are film - industry professionals , most are us - based , and almost half are active filmmakers ( i . e . their most recent credit was 2010 or later ) .
cast and crew of
moonlight
accept the best picture award onstage during the 89th annual academy awards at hollywood & amp ; highland center on feb . 26 , 2017 in hollywood , california .
the academy and its chief executive , dawn hudson , are falling into a similar trap . the monday statement seemed above all fearful of disrupting fundraising efforts or the construction timeline , which calls for the museum to open in 2017 .
according to rector of arts academy , prof signe kivi , the university council was guided , in its decision , by the shortest timeline for completion , absence of legal hurdles and the location , said rkas communications manager .
it is extremely troubling ,
the spokesperson said .
the academy celebrates achievement in the art of filmmaking , which seeks to transcend borders and speak to audiences around the world , regardless of national , ethnic , or religious differences .
similarly , the academy decided that albert berger and ron yerxa did not meet its guidelines for inclusion as producers of “little miss sunshine , ” which has already won top honors from the producers guild of america and the screen actors guild .
some critics may sniff at the idea of an armani show . two years ago , even the academy ' s own secretary , norman rosenthal , announced :
i personally wouldn ' t do an armani exhibition .
nominations voting is conducted using both paper and online ballots , with online voting being the preferred choice for the overwhelming majority of academy members . voting for nominations begins in late december , and all votes are tabulated by pricewaterhousecoopers .
some people think there are problems with this process . for one thing , voters can pick films they haven’t even seen . a larger difficulty is that the academy’s membership is not particularly diverse : a report in 2012 found that around 94 % of its members were white , and more than 77 % were male . the situation is improving , says gareth ellis - unwin , a producer and an academy voter . but there is still progress to be made . “selma” , an acclaimed biopic of martin luther king , received just two nominations last week : some blame this and other slights ( such as all the best performance nominees being white ) on the academy’s lack of diversity .
by refusing to budge on its construction timeline , the academy is doubling down on the least - promising elements of the design . sure , some refinements might smooth out some of its more obvious wrinkles . what they won ' t do is salvage the design as a whole .
who votes ? actors for actors ? writers for writers ? who votes for best picture ? the academy is broken up into 16 branches . the largest group is actors , with 1 , 251 voting members . when voting to determine the nominees , each branch nominates in its own category : actors for actors , writers for writers , etc . special voting groups within the academy pick the nominees in other categories ( documentary , foreign - lingo film , makeup , short films , sound editing , visual effects ) , with all the voting members nominating best picture . for the actual winners after the nominees have been determined , all members of the academy vote for all the awards ( except for three smaller awards ) . ballots are sent jan . 31 , they must be returned by feb . 20 .
according to rkas chief executive jaak saarniit , the location was selected considering art university’s needs , and legal and economic aspects . at the new location , the new building can become a reality at optimal construction costs , the academy’s rental and administrative costs coming down by nearly 30 per cent .
after 2016 ' s outcry , which included several high - profile stars including will smith and jada pinkett - smith boycotting the ceremony in protest , the academy announced plans to address this , promising to double its number of women and diverse members by 2020 .
when a film wins an oscar , it’s the producer who accepts the golden statuette and gives the acceptance speech . rules adopted by the academy in 2000 limits credited producers to three in order to avoid handing awards to a mob of “producers , ” some of whom may have gained the credit for little or no effort .
in 2018 , the golden globes were announced on 7 january , and the academy ' s nominations voting closed on january 12 , with the final voting deadline set as february 27 . so in theory , voters could be influenced one way or the other by globe winners if they ' re on the fence about their choices .
it will no doubt be argued that mr armani , 68 , is no more worthy a subject than was versace , who was celebrated as much for his kitsch glamour as for any artistic style . this argument will hold even more weight for a gallery with the status of the royal academy .
how do films get nominated ? is there an initial ballot before the final one ? the academy sends out an empty ballot to all the 5 , 830 academy members at the beginning of january with a separate sheet of paper listing all the eligible films . this year , ballots were sent out on dec . 26 and had to be returned on jan . 13 . to be eligible , feature films have until midnight , dec . 31 , to open in a commercial motion picture theater in los angeles county and begin a minimum run of seven consecutive days . this year there were 307 films that were eligible .
at eka request , rkas has analysed and compared possible options for a new location for the academy , considering current conditions on the sites . in addition to no 1 tartu highway lot , telliskivi loomelinnak ( creative hub ) , former suva stocking factory at kotzebue st , and no 17 küti st were considered .
although details of the show are not yet published , it will be the first in the museum ' s new gallery in burlington gardens , central london – formerly the museum of mankind and the british museum ' s department of ethnography . the ornate victorian building , sited between the high - fashion thoroughfares of savile row and old bond street , was bought by the academy in 2001 for £5m and is being refurbished as part of a £40m project designed to double the exhibition space .
an easy question with a very complicated answer . there are different voting branches for each category at the academy awards , where members vote in their own fields . for example , the actors branch votes to nominate in all four acting awards , the directors vote for best director nominees , and so on . how many votes you need to secure a nomination depends on the size of the voting branch .
feeble - minded leader of the academy , and lieutenant harris ( g . w . bailey ) is his scheming assistant . naturally , the recruits engage in a variety of zany antics . it all plays like a made - for - tv film with some nudity and scatological humor thrown in , but it made a bunch of money .
yesterday , a deal was sealed by estonian academy of arts ( eka ) and state real estate ltd ( rkas ) regarding mutual obligations in acquiring a factory building at kotzebue st 1 / põhja av 7 , north tallinn , to create a modern university of architecture , design and arts .
a hard - headed commitment to the current design — and to the smooth progression of the capital campaign , still underway , that is going to pay for it — has so far kept that from happening . academy leaders in their statement monday produced mostly empty spin , an attempt to show that they ' re responsive to criticism and public sentiment without changing course in any productive way .
a lot of customers have joined us during the past months – we’re working hard on getting all those cakes eaten . here’s one of them , welcoming willem de kooning academy in rotterdam . we’re thrilled that yet another great school in the netherlands decided to hop on board and are very happy to see asimut being used by so many students and staff over there .
they are the awards craved by all of hollywood . every november more than 6 , 000 voting members from the 17 branches of the academy of motion pictures and sciences are sent a nominations ballot for the oscars . on this , they rank their favourite five films in a particular category , from best director to best makeup and hairstyling . after the votes are tallied , the awards are handed out at a glitzy ceremony , being held this year on february 22nd . but how , exactly , are oscar winners decided ?
how likely is it that the voter will get to watch all the movies ? extremely unlikely . this past year , in december alone , there were dozens of movies released . members of the academy are working film professionals and have full - time jobs , meaning they don’t have time to see three movies a day , maybe only a couple a week . hence , having screeners at home makes viewing a lot more convenient .
do the stars campaign between the time they are nominated and the show ? yes , the campaigning never stops until the ballots are in . but by this stage in the race , however , the number of interviews and campaigning decreases compared to before the nominations .
is every member of the academy sent screeners for all the films ? there is no rule that studios must send out screeners of its films . some studios choose to send out screeners for films that have been released late in the year , giving voters an opportunity to watch those movies at home when there are so many films vying for their attention . studios begin sending out screeners in late oct . and voters have until jan . 20 when final ballots are due to watch them .
the oscars 2017 were most notable for the colossal mess up at the end of the night when warren beatty was handed the wrong envelope and front runner la la land was announced as the best picture winner when the award actually went to moonlight .
film awards are both a lucrative and a costly business . mr ellis - unwin compares it to running for a political office , with up to $ 10m spent on wooing voters . ( the high cost of campaigning for voters’ attention means smaller films are at a disadvantage . ) but the stakes are high . winning awards , particularly oscars , often increases a film’s box - office performance , as well as boosting the reputations ( and egos ) of the stars involved . this year’s oscar campaign is now entering its final stretch . academy members have just received their second ballots , and the winners will be determined in the next few weeks . then the campaign will be over , and the drama of the ceremony will begin .
who counts the votes ? for the past 73 years , the accounting firm of pricewaterhousecoopers have tabulated the votes . the company counts the final ballots from feb . 21 through 23 . it’s typically 3 long days ( with 14 - to 15 - hour ) . the day before the oscars event , the two ballot partners , brad oltmanns and rick rosas prepare all the envelopes .
once the nominations are in , things get simpler – all members are allowed to vote for the winner across all categories , and the nominee with the most votes wins .
it should give piano the leeway to change the basic design concept if he needs to . and it should make clear that the option of changing design architects is always on the table if the plan remains stuck .
since the debacle , the firm removed cullinan and colleague martha ruiz from all oscars - related dealings . pwc has been the official oscar ballot counter for the past 83 years .
after final ballots are tabulated , only two partners of pricewaterhousecoopers know the results until the famous envelopes are opened onstage during the oscars telecast .
( gensler , by the way , has to be considered the front - runner to be named executive architect on the film museum . )
going forward , a third person will be added to the team of accountants that manage the ballot counting and results . this additional person will sit in the control room during the production to rapidly respond to any errors . pwc added that accountants will have to give up their mobile devices for the entirety of the show . the accountant who managed the oscar ballot counting process from 2002 to 2013 will return to the role .
the director concluded his statement by saying
to humiliate one nation with the pretext of guarding the security of another is not a new phenomenon in history and has always laid the groundwork for the creation of future divide and enmity .
last month , pricewaterhousecoopers took full responsibility for giving actor warren beatty the wrong envelope to announce the final and most prestigious award of the night .
after a board meeting tuesday night , the first in - person gathering since the blunder , the group decided to keep pwc as its accounting firm with necessary changes , according to the hollywood reporter .
must everyone go backstage and be interviewed by the press ? yes , after receiving their awards all winners go directly to meet the press backstage and answer questions from the global press covering the awards .
can the nominees get up during the show ? where do they go ? yes , anyone is allowed to get up during commercial breaks and if they are not in their seats by the time the show is back on the air , seat fillers take their place . producers hate it if the camera pans the audience and there are empty seats .
what kinds of campaigning do the studios do ? parties , dinners , screenings ? all of the above . in the past few years , screenings with a question - and - answer session afterward , featuring the cast and director of the film , have become quite popular , and give voters a chance to know the principals of the movie a little better . also , casual parties at the homes of the studio heads were in vogue this year . at a house party in support of “the devil wears prada , ” where the press was also invited , shooting the breeze in the kitchen were meryl streep , cate blanchett , forest whitaker and tom cruise .
what are the important after parties to attend ? the highest - profile party is the governor’s ball , which takes place in the grand ballroom of the hollywood and highland center and is adjacent to the kodak . approximately 1 , 600 guests attend and it’s often the first stop in a night of party - hopping oscargoers . other big parties are the vanity fair soiree held at morton’s restaurant and the elton john aids foundation bash , sponsored by in style magazine .
zoltan pali , the los angeles architect who ' d been collaborating with the acclaimed italian renzo piano , has left the job . another firm , soon to be named , will join the project as executive architect as it approaches the start of construction later this year .
but it does nothing to address problems at the heart of the design , especially flaws in its spherical theater , which piano has nicknamed
the spaceship .
during his acceptance speech the following year , the director described iran as a
rich and ancient culture that has been hidden under the heavy dust of politics .
the v & a at least is dedicated to the applied arts – fashion is an integral part of its permanent collection and fashion students the world over visit its archives . even so , the show was given mixed reviews .
i hereby express my condemnation of the unjust conditions forced upon some of my compatriots and the citizens of the other six countries trying to legally enter the united states of america and hope that the current situation will not give rise to further divide between nations ,
he said .
the director said initially he planned to
attend this ceremony and to express my opinions about these circumstances in the press surrounding the event
with his cinematographer hossein jafarian .
the statement continues ,
as supporters of filmmakers - - and the human rights of all people - - around the globe , we find it extremely troubling that asghar farhadi , the director of the oscar - winning film from iran , ' a separation , ' along with the cast and crew of this year ' s oscar - nominated film ' the salesman , ' could be barred from entering the country because of their religion or country of origin .
the consensus , though , seems to be that hfpa voters are more likely to be influenced by the oscars than the other way around , and tend to cast their votes according to where the overall race seems to be going .
2017 carried on the trend , with the addition of a record - breaking 774 new members from 57 different countries .
once all 17 branches have voted , the catchily - named auditing firm pricewaterhousecoopers uses a very complex weighting system to measure the results and determine the five nominees for each category .
who is invited and who isn’t ? all of the nominees — including those in the below - the - line categories — are invited to the governor’s ball , and most of the high - profile celebs are invited to an array of other parties . they may attend the aforementioned affairs and / or the studio parties and and / or agency parties where the press aren’t encouraged to scope for photos . for example , caa or icm might have a private party for their clients .
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according to the wrap , the only category in which you need more than 100 votes to secure a nomination are best picture and the four acting categories , which are voted for by the largest number of people . everyone has a say on best picture .
grey had been instrumental in the film’s development , but backed out of direct involvement after getting the top job at paramount last year .
how do the designers approach the nominees about wearing dresses , jewelry , etc . ? every big designer — from dior to chanel — has a west coast rep who woos leading actresses and actors throughout the year in the hopes of convincing them to wear that particular designer . the campaigning gets very fierce as awards season approaches . smaller - name celebrities have their stylists reach out to the design houses .
no laughing matter if you ' re one of the pricewaterhousecoopers accountants who were responsible , but better than the 2016 oscars which provoked an outpouring of bile when , for the second year running , there were no non - white acting nominees at all , inspiring the # oscarssowhite hashtag .
the political battles that plagued plans for union station also had a silver lining ; they gave its team of architects , led by john and donald parkinson , several crucial opportunities to improve the design in the 1930s .
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the pga devised its rules regarding credits after years of complaints about “credit creep” — the tendency of filmmakers to massage the egos of actors , directors , studio executives and even agents by giving them undeserved on - screen credit .
there ' s no arguing with the pop cultural appeal of the italian designers , however , who were presumably chosen to pull in large crowds . fashion in general does wonders for attendance levels . the mario testino photographic show at the national portrait gallery in trafalgar square was almost universally panned , but it was also the most successful in that museum ' s history by far .
how many screeners does the average member receive ? somewhere around 20 . it’s also important to note that if a nominated film came out much earlier in the year , screeners aren’t necessary because the movie is already out on dvd .
“i loved working on ’the departed’ and will always think of it as one of the best times of my career , ” grey said in a statement .
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farhadi was the subject of many headlines after president donald trump issued a travel ban from seven predominantly muslim countries , including the director ' s homeland of iran .
the design museum near tower bridge opened a retrospective of the shoe designer manolo blahnik ' s work earlier this year . also currently in on the act is zandra rhodes , who , on monday , opens a self - funded fashion & textiles museum in bermondsey , south london , dedicated to the subject . the first exhibition –
my favourite dress
– includes contributions from international designers – among them armani and versace – which features their favourite creations . an ossie clark retrospective is also opening at the v & a in south kensington this summer and the gallery will stage a larger show featuring the work of vivienne westwood early next year .
perhaps there is no surprise in the organisers dedicating a section of the armani retrospective to hollywood . armani dresses many of the men at the oscars awards each year and leading ladies also rely on his advice . richard gere ' s wardrobe in american gigolo , which has attained a certain iconic status , was his work .
the switch is a response to recent criticism of the proposed museum — and to a collaboration between piano and pali that has never seemed smooth or especially productive .
only a comprehensive effort to rethink the museum ' s architecture will do that .
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the financing model prescribes that rkas will initially acquire the kotzebue 1 / põhja 7 estate for €6 . 9m , later to be transferred to eka . to finance the project , own funds of eka and rkas , as well as eu structural funds will be tapped .
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the mix - up led to massive confusion with beatty’s co - presenter faye dunaway incorrectly awarding “la la land” as the best picture winner , instead of “moonlight . ” pictures surfaced showing pwc accountant brian cullinan , who was responsible for giving beatty the wrong envelope , breaching protocol minutes before handing over the results to post a photo of actress emma stone to twitter .
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trump ' s move on friday called for the immediate suspension of immigration from seven countries with alleged ties to terror , including iran . the ban is for 90 days and the president has said it ' s part of a vetting plan to prevent “radical islamic terrorists ” from reaching american soil .
the answer , historically , has been almost exclusively white men . according to a 2014 survey conducted by the los angeles times , oscar voters were on average 63 years old . 76 % of them were men , and 94 % of them were white . fortunately that ' s changed a bit in the last few years , although white men do still make up the largest proportion of voters .
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berger and yerxa did not respond to a request for comment monday . the pga declined to comment .
when eli broad announced plans in 2010 for a museum on grand avenue to hold his art collection , just to pick one well - known recent example , the full architectural team was already in place . the new york firm diller , scofidio + renfro was named design architect and gensler the executive architect .
it ' s a bit like the
alternative vote
system . but it may not be fair
as confirmed by mr saarniit , the factory building is easy to convert into a university . «the building , designed in 1926 by architect eugen habermann and completed in 1932 has well illuminated , spacious and high spaces , load bearing structures being very solid ; the academic environment will be good , » said he .
attendant carey mahoney ( steve guttenberg ) ; the girl of his dreams , karen thompson ( kim cattrall ) ; florist moses hightower ( bubba smith ) ; and larvell jones ( michael winslow ) , who has the uncanny ability to imitate virtually any sound . commandant lassard ( george gaynes ) is the gentle yet rather
hard - liners , despite their nationalities , political arguments and wars , regard and understand the world in very much the same way ,
farhadi said .
in order to understand the world , they have no choice but to regard it via an ' us and them ' mentality , which they use to create a fearful image of ' them ' and inflict fear in the people of their own countries .
the new building will have about 11 , 500 square metres of covered area , studies should start in 2016 . as decided by government ministers , last week , the new eka building will also receive state support .
i have always seen fashion as an opportunity for cultural exchange ,
the designer said in london this week . then , returning any compliment in the well - mannered style his marketing people would relish , he added :
and london today represents the international crossroads for creative ideas – a true melting pot .
how do they decide on presenters ? it is the job of co - producer danette herman to line up presenters . she has been working with the oscars , in one capacity or another , for 33 years .
abc news reached out to farhadi repeatedly this weekend , but did not receive word back . a request for comment from the u . s . distributor of
the salesman ,
amazon studios , also went unanswered .
the pga awards correctly forecast the eventual best picture winner 11 out of 16 times this century , including an eight - year run from 2007 to 2015 ( though it backed la la land and not moonlight in 2017 ) .
rkas communications chief madis idnurm told postimees that eka’s old tartu hwy lot would be sold . «sales plan for no 1 tartu hwy will be formalised in cooperation of eka and rkas , » said mr idnurm . the planned sale of the lot was also confirmed by eka finance and administration chief toomas johanson . the timing is still unclear . «it all depends on need for finances , » said mr johanson , adding that the sale would definitely not happen in foreseeable future .
the director also described iranians as
a people who respect all cultures and civilizations and despise hostility and resentment .
however , it now seems that the possibility of this presence is being accompanied by ifs and buts which are in no way acceptable to me even if exceptions were to be made for my trip ,
he continued .
i would therefore like to convey via this statement what i would have expressed to the press were i to travel to the united states .
though piano has taken several passes at the sphere , it hasn ' t coalesced into a convincing set of architectural ideas . the theater design remains gimmicky , alienated rather than emerging confidently from its site , as piano ' s best museum projects do .
how do they know someone else won’t be wearing the same dress ? it’s the responsibility of the design house to keep records of who wears what . each star’s stylist must be vigilant about securing an original dress too . still , double - vision happens , especially when stars opt for vintage . last year , reese witherspoon wore a chanel dress to the globes that kirsten dunst had worn three years prior . this year , jessica biel wore a repeat valentino that hilary swank had been photographed in years before .
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that ' s hard to believe . having pali leave unceremoniously and without comment at this stage was surely never part of the original plan .
farhadi acknowledged that
in my country hardliners are the same . for years on both sides of the ocean , groups of hardliners have tried to present to their people unrealistic and fearful images of various nations and cultures in order to turn their differences into disagreements , their disagreements into enmities and their enmities into fears . instilling fear in the people is an important tool used to justify extremist and fanatic behavior by narrow - minded individuals .
but meaningful architecture often follows a slow or tumultuous route to completion . frank gehry ' s walt disney concert hall took a leap forward architecturally every time its construction was put on hold in the 1990s . the finished building , completed in 2003 , looks nothing like gehry ' s winning competition entry of 1988 .
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this collegiate voting partially explains the discrepancies that often happen between categories , for example when a best film nominee doesn ' t get a best director nod , or vice versa .
regular awards are presented for outstanding individual or collective film achievements in a wide variety of categories . most categories are nominated by the members of the corresponding branch–actors nominate actors , film editors nominate film editors , etc . however , certain categories such as foreign language film and animated feature film have special voting rules which can be viewed at our rules & eligibility page .
and los angeles , even more than most cities , has trouble taking the long view . pundits in this town refuse to take certain major civic projects seriously simply because they might not be finished within five or 10 years . who wants to talk about a subway line or a high - speed train if it ' s not going to be running until the 2030s ?
the salesman
stars shahab hosseini and taraneh alidoosti as a couple who gets cast in a local rendition of arthur miller ' s 1949 stage play
death of a salesman .
what happens at the oscar nominees lunch ? all of the nominees are invited to lunch in a very casual setting , with no press allowed . what also makes it unique is that nominees from different categories are seated with one another . for example , a make - up artist might sit next to cate blanchett and martin scorsese might sit next to a visual effects supervisor .
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an exhibition this autumn dedicated solely to the man who marketed understated chic in 1980s offices will include more than 400 pieces spanning a career of almost 30 years , alongside sketches , photo - graphs and videos .
how many family members of a nominee can attend ? usually no more than a spouse or domestic partner . due to the extreme demand in tickets , most times there are only two tickets per nominee allowed .
trump ' s visa ban for iranians is racist ,
she tweeted friday .
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applying those guidelines , the pga decided that all five producers deserved credit for “sunshine , ” a darkly comedic road movie that also produced oscar nominations this year for alan arkin and 10 - year - old abigail breslin .
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hollywood , like los angeles itself , has never been very good at tending to its own history or separating that history from myth - making . its leading figures have rarely been forward - thinking philanthropists or — with the exception of a few important modern houses — thoughtful patrons of architecture .
the statement also said that bringing in an executive architect at this stage
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this is a tricky and hugely ambitious project , after all , not just architecturally but culturally .
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it was entered into the 43rd berlin international film festival where it won an honourable mention .

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get more sex now ! stop ‘trying’ to be nice . nice guys aren’t really nice at all . learn to ask for what you want . this book will change you if you want to change . i think i’m probably quite light on the ‘being too nice’ front . i know some guys are crippled by their need to try and be nice . woman hate it and can see it for what it really is ! this book will help nice guys stop being nice . it will help nice guys just open up and ask for what they really want . becuase doing the washing up doesn’t guarantee you a bj that night .
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concise and useful . dr glover gets his points across with easy to understand anecdotes and straight forward talk . there ' s no punches pulled . if you have nice guy issues , this book can help , will help , so long as you put the work in .
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great action and storyline . the characters are believable . . . and you either love them or hate them . i enjoyed the protagonist and hope mr .
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he conquered hollywood , then almost threw it all away . now guy pearce is in a better place – and this time , he ' s staying put
as the world celebrates hanks’ messianic return in saving mr . banks this weekend ( playing walt disney , no less ) , it’s time to throw some shade on the parade with a look back at tom hanks’ meanest moments in movies . after this , you’ll realize that , even when tom hanks is at his meanest , he’s still better than you .
great book but i wish that majestic had suffered more before he was killed . when is the story of paris and niles coming out ?
a secret agent loses his memory after falling from a crashing helicopter . he is then chased by a number of other agency operatives , but he has no idea why .
it was a good book , could have involved the duncan ' s more . i would have like to see what happened with keisha and bridget .
i really enjoyed reading this book . it kept me wanting to read more , i was never able to put the book for a long period of time .
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this controversial e - book phenomenon became a best - seller and landed its author , a certified marriage and family therapist , on the o ' reilly factor and the rush limbaugh radio show . dr . robert glover has devoted his career as a psychotherapist to freeing men from what he was dubbed the
nice guy syndrome
- trying too hard to please others while neglecting their own needs , thus causing unhappiness and resentfulness . it ' s no wonder that unfulfilled nice guys lash out in frustration at their loved ones , claims dr . glover . he explains how they can stop seeking approval and start getting what they want in life , by presenting the information and tools to help them ensure their needs are met , to express their emotions , to have a satisfying sex life , to embrace their masculinity and form meaningful relationships with other men , and to live up to their creative potential .
depending on your personal history and psychology , this book will either be of moderate use to you or one of the most important books you ever read . this is essentially a manual on assertiveness and moving past the experiences which have prevented you being an integrated person , focusing on sexual and relationship issues - but far from exclusively . dr glover is focussing on men who for whatever reason cannot safely and openly be themselves . the consequence is that such a man cannot be assertive and open , but must present a ' nice ' persona all the while being manipulative with others - hence nice guy syndrome . this has all kinds of negative consequences for both him and those around him , and fundamentally is not actually nice at all . for example a nice guy may want sex , but will not want to do so openly for fear of rejection , fear of female sexuality or fear of being ' dirty ' - and will therefore try manipulative strategies to get it , as if they will be owed it by a women as a consequence . the book is very pragmatic and practical , although , as per the warning in the book , liberating yourself from nice guy syndrome can radically change your life and relationships . the exercises are well worth doing and spending some real time with . this is a book to return to repeatedly to digest all the lessons . this is well worth reading for all men , if only to ensure you avoid the problems it describes and learn to be a genuine person with those that are closest to you . this is probably most potent in the late teens when figuring out how adult relationships work . it is probably also useful for women to understand the psychology of men who appear nice , but are also manipulative or underhand at the same time - or , in a word , ' creepy ' . finally , this is not a ' red pill ' or pua type book ; it ' s not cynical about people nor is it about maintaining some kind of manipulative grip on another person . it ' s actually about becoming a better , healthier man .
set in 1930s los angeles , the film follows mildred ( winslet ) , a resourceful mother - of - two who rises from waitress to successful restaurateur . when she meets wealthy playboy monty beragon ( pearce ) , they fall in love but , with the interference of mildred ' s spiteful elder daughter veda ( evan rachel wood ) , happiness soon evaporates . it ' s markedly different to the 1945 movie , which starred joan crawford . in that , monty ' s character is murdered , the filmmakers turning the story into a flashback - driven film noir .
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a murder mystery which takes place on the mississippi gulf coast . a young woman tries to live a normal life , despite a horrible upbringing . she will learn her past will haunt her once more .
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still based in melbourne , pearce ' s life seems far removed to the fripperies of hollywood . but he ' s not immune from failures and frustrations – such as gillian armstrong ' s 2007 film death defying acts , in which he played escapologist harry houdini .
it ' s a fantastic film that got released in one cinema , and they didn ' t tell anybody .
it was his co - star catherine zeta - jones who rang him and told him .
it was one of the most devastating things . i won ' t go into why and who , but that was extremely disappointing .
ripped from the pages of his new york times bestselling family business series , carl weber brings you no more mr . nice guy , the origin of niles monroe , the super - bad hitman who will one day become paris duncan’s one true love . niles has just returned from eight years of serving his country as a special forces sniper . he’s looking forward to a consulting job with dynamic defense and spending time with his family , including his bi - polar mother , lorna , and his hard - drinking uncle , willie . what niles doesn’t know is that dynamic defense is actually a cia front . he’s not interested in joining them , but they won’t take no for an answer . bridget st . john is one of the most beautiful women niles has ever met , and she is also the most deadly . it is her job to recruit niles to the dynamic defense team by any means necessary . when niles is arrested for a murder he does not commit , bridget makes him an offer he can’t refuse : working for dynamic defense in exchange for his freedom . with niles on board , bridget begins to train him in ways he never imagined . sometimes , however , the student becomes the teacher . before she realizes what’s happening , bridget falls in love . when circumstances in his personal life collide with his work , niles is forced to use his military skills to protect those closest to him . fans are sure to appreciate this action - packed thriller that delivers love , drama , and suspense with weber’s trademark flair for unexpected twists and turns .
clever , articulate and timely . . . reading this book has been one of the very best things i ' ve done in my life so far . i could literally feel my subconscious rewire itself in new more positive ways . : )
claymation short that is as much a tribute to the tarantino phenomenon as a critique - it ridicules stereotypes and the fetishisation of violence , while showing , as tarantino does , the essential ridiculousness of the crime genre and macho posturing . a trailer for a film you really want to see , if only for the steam - roller that flattens surprised passers - by .
tom hanks is hollywood’s moral compass . he’s never involved in scandal , he seems to have a compulsion to give to any charity he can get his hands on , and he and his wife , rita wilson , look like the type of non - threatening couple that would have you over for charades and an ugly christmas sweater party . he & apos ; s the sort of nice guy who makes you just want to hate him . but instead you just rack yourself with guilt over the mere thought of ever hating someone so genuinely kind - hearted . it & apos ; s a vicious cycle of self loathing known as the hanks effect . however , just because hanks is almost always nice doesn’t mean he never sinks down to the level of the unwashed masses . early in his career he was known as a character actor who starred in a string of lowbrow comedies , which often featured crude humor , nudity , and shockingly foul language . hey , even the best of us have our bad days , and hanks certainly isn’t immune to that .
the lengthy shot of lawrence and tasha is among the most explicit sex scenes in a show that hasn’t been bashful about frank sexuality . it’s even more raw than what led up to it , namely issa’s indiscretion with daniel in the studio . but the scene isn’t gratuitous . lawrence had something to prove to issa , to chad , and to the enterprising stripper . if issa can transform into miss gives all the fucks and molly can emerge as new molly , lawrence can be the guy who screws the flirtatious bank teller . it’s tough to watch , of course : as issa sighs uncontrollably , the audience knows she’s wondering where lawrence is and imagining the worst . little does she know the reality is worse than anything she might dream up .
todd had always said he really wanted to honour the book ,
says pearce .
things like character subtleties , which were lost in the earlier film , are really evident in our version and in the book , where you see these changes through somebody like monty , who is obviously spending his life trying to enjoy every moment he possibly can . and he can – obviously through the wealthy upbringing he ' s had . but when responsibility is required , we really see what ' s been repressed come to the surface .
with his head shaven , pearce is quite menacing , proving he can elevate even the most mundane material . still , it rather pales next to his work in mildred pierce , todd haynes ' sublime hbo - produced five - part mini - series , which is released on dvd next week ( after its sky atlantic run earlier this year ) . based on the james m cain novel of the same name , which inspired a 1945 movie version , it ' s arguably one of the best dramas to come out of america this year . co - starring with kate winslet , and working with the director of far from heaven , it was , as they say , a no - brainer for pearce .
people say , ' what made you want to do mildred pierce ? ' simple – todd haynes , kate winslet and hbo . how do you say no ?
carl weber and stephanie covington didn ' t disappoint with this one . it was so nice to get the background story on niles . he ' s a true bad ass and paris ' s equal . loved his and uncle willie ' s character . can ' t wait to read the next novel that ties all of these characters together . keisha ' s character really surprised me at the end . she was quick thinking and cunning when needed . y ' all presented another amazing read .
there are other projects too – an improvised film with british star felicity jones and , if it ever gets off the ground , an adaptation of william burroughs ' novel queer . still , he can ' t help feeling guilty .
all you ever hear about is that actors are just always out of work , which is something that i ' m very aware of all the time . and there are these wonderful actors out there who don ' t get as much work as i do .
maybe one day he ' ll realise he ' s got there on merit .
he comes over to greet me , carrying a glass of water . he ' s wearing jeans , a black - check shirt , wicker - style flip - flops and sunglasses . he may not quite boast the torso of old – across his neighbours time , he trained as an amateur k bodybuilder , even winning the title of mr victoria – but he still looks lean , in trim . his brown hair , swept back , is receding a little now . still , he looks better than he did in the razorlight video for
before i fall to pieces
, in which he played a dishevelled superhero , sitting on a couch , munching pizza with manky teeth .
it ' s a hot saturday lunchtime . the terrace of the hotel excelsior in venice is buzzing with wealthy patrons , while bikini - clad residents lounge around the nearby pool . standing to one side is guy pearce . once upon a time , as ramsay street ' s buff diving champion mike , you might have caught pearce jack - knifing into the water . but neighbours was a lifetime ago . he was just 19 when he started his three - year stint , back in the aussie soap ' s heyday . now he ' s 44 , with a beard flecked with grey .
it came at the end of a bad period for pearce , whose agents were desperate to turn him into a leading man .
i hated the way hollywood worked for the first 10 years [ i was there ] ,
he admits .
i couldn ' t stand it . i just found it so dominating and horrible .
even outside it , the film business was brutal . he cites 1999 ' s ravenous , a thriller that saw its original director milcho manchevski kicked off the production .
i loved milcho . i was just devastated when they took him away . i was ready to kill somebody . i was going through a very angry period in my life at that stage , so i probably could ' ve killed somebody . it was really horrible . horrible . horrible .
maybe this is why directors love him .
guy has an incredibly intense presence ,
says hillcoat , who initially cast him in the proposition , his 2005 western scripted by nick cave . the musician concurs :
he ' s so tightly wound . you can see that in the good films that he ' s made . he ' s got a sort of clenched jaw and it ' s all happening in his face .
all three have reunited for what promises to be one of the most anticipated films of 2012 – bootlegger tale the wettest county in the world , which also stars tom hardy , gary oldman and shia labeouf .
i come in with the smallest role ,
he says . size really doesn ' t matter to him .
pearce was born in ely , cambridgeshire , and it comes as no surprise to learn that pearce ' s bawdy humour has british roots . not that his early memories are tinged with happiness . his father was an raf test pilot , working on the nomad aircraft programme among other projects , until a plane crash cut his life short . pearce was eight at the time . he just remembers coming home and finding all his relatives there . his mother told him what happened , then broke down in tears .
i ' d never seen her like that before – it just added to the shock . to be honest , i can ' t remember much about how i felt at the time – maybe i ' ve blocked it out .
with this in mind , it ' s no surprise he ' s stepped up his work rate . aside from his nick cave / john hillcoat reunion , next year he will be seen in lockout , a luc besson - scripted sci - fi tale . then comes the big one – ridley scott ' s prometheus , a prequel of sorts to scott ' s classic sci - fi horror alien . pearce visibly stiffens when i mention it .
yeah , i ' m not allowed to talk about it ,
he says , immediately . he ' s contract - bound not to breathe a word about the plot .
it ' s incredible , as you can imagine , but if you sign on , you ' re sworn to secrecy .
first off let me just say , weber and covington did a great job aligning what we know about the present , to what we didn ' t know about the past . the book tells an intriguing story about how niles monroe became a savage killer , but it also shows his more sensitive side , and how it got tainted . if you ' re a reader who can appreciate the art of writing and how authors connect the dots with subtlety , you will definitely love this book . another winner from the family business series ! oh and of course there are some sexy scenes sprinkled throughout the pages as well . i enjoyed every minute of the read .
he learnt to meditate , concentrating on his breathing .
that was about as much as i could do . it ' s not that i still really do it . occasionally i will , if i want to stabilise myself a bit .
overall , he realised he had to change his attitude – certainly when it came to hollywood .
a lot of it was my own insecurity about my ability . so once i started to feel a bit more confident about that . . . and once it was very clear that i wasn ' t going to live in la , and that i could stay living in australia , then a few things added up .
meanwhile , lawrence is enjoying some quality time with his boys , who we’ve only seen in passing all season . lawrence is the girlfriend guy , and he’s been so wrapped in his relationship cocoon that this is his first opportunity in a while to cut a fool . he almost does just that during a trip to the strip club . his boys convince him that the single life will be rife with opportunity with gorgeous , desperate women clamoring for an opportunity to bed him . lawrence , who apparently has never seen a quality stripper before , thinks he’s about to get his first glimpse of his new life in the champagne room , but has his hopes shattered when the dancer asks for cash up front . the proposition is yet another instance of lawrence finding out that people see him as a milquetoast .
no one can accuse issa of not trying to mend her fractured relationships . after procrastinating as long as possible , issa calls molly to thank her for her donation at the fundraiser . “bitch , you still mad ? ” she says , hoping molly will answer in kind like she did in the pilot . instead , there’s only starched silence , and when molly does start talking , what she has to say is far from what issa wants to hear . issa follows that awkward moment with a visit to lawrence at his fancy new tech job , and that goes even worse than the phone call with molly . issa’s rite - aid care package isn’t enough to smooth things over , and lawrence demands she stop calling him with the same anger that was in his voice during their initial blow - up .
“broken” is rae’s best script yet , a sharp , insightful , and cleverly structured half - hour that flies by while leaving a lasting impression . the episode begins with issa brooding in the mirror , sick over the fact that she’s driven away the two most important people in her life . it’s a moment so simple as to belie its significance . all season , the mirror has been issa’s safe space , the place where she can be a bolder , more brazen version of herself . this time , the mirror isn’t a fantasy world where issa can be the second coming of mc lyte . it’s an actual reflection of issa’s sadness and sense of helplessness over a situation she can only do so much to fix .
the season finale is a pivotal moment for any freshman series , and it’s especially important for a show like insecure , which isn’t inclined toward plot twists or rug pulls . as a slice - of - life sitcom and a shrewd , subtle character study , the show’s easygoing nature makes it harder to put a period on the sentence . then there’s the issue of the downright stingy eight - episode season , a length that would seem to preclude an ending that feels satisfying and tonally appropriate while leaving more story to explore in season two . but if flop sweat was dripping out of issa rae’s invisible pores , it certainly didn’t show . “broken as f * * k” is a stellar finale that delivers an emotional wallop while hinting at a fascinating path forward for insecure .
in a moment of desperation , he goes back to his comfort zone , calling issa just to hear her voice when he’s clearly not prepared to confront what she did . he suggests they talk “at home , ” and issa , presumably hoping to catch lawrence before he reverts back to righteous fury , immediately packs and asks her friends for help . after initially dismissing issa , molly caves and drives her back to los angeles . molly even helps issa rehearse her apology speech in a tender moment that shows how deep their affection for each other goes . ( however , a more pessimistic reading of the scene would note that issa and molly still haven’t directly addressed why they were upset with each other , which only exacerbates the emotional bottleneck that led to the argument . )
the only bright spot in issa’s world is a girls’ trip for kelli’s birthday , complete with a carefree cruise up the pacific coast highway and a swanky rental home . the weekend is all about celebration and camaraderie , but issa and molly still can’t figure out how to fall back into their groove . they sit in silence in the backseat on the way up , and even after the festivities are in full swing , they can’t muster up anything more than loaded side glances . a game of truth or dare — “we did say , ” in the girls’ parlance — escalates quickly when molly aggressively comes on to a much younger man , then brings him back to the house for a quick - and - dirty tryst . it’s a two - birds , one - bone situation for molly , who gets to have a weekend fling and needle issa at the same time .
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i love carl weber ' s books . this one did not disappoint . i love the way he connects characters from different books and explains how they got to be who they are . niles monroe from
to paris with love
- we get to see how he became what he is . this book made me go back and re - read some of
to paris with love . i love his character and would like to see he and paris get back together . niles is perfect for paris . hopefully , they won ' t kill each other in the future .
another great story in the family business franchise . love to see the return of niles , and some background to his story . this story can go on forever . carl a weber can ' t write these books fast enough for me .
i have loved carl weber ` s books for a long time , and can ' t get enough of
the family business
series . you ' ve made us fall in love with niles ! can ' t wait for the sequel . i didn ' t think niles was out of the picture quite yet . loved it !
this book was very good but i think there were too many plots going on at once with too many characters . i believe it it keeps you hanging in a lot of areas . some of the characters ' were lost along the way but i guess that keeps the story line going . you must become familiar with the duncan family novels before reading this novel or you will be truly lost .
this book was another installment of carl weber ' s
family business
novels . in this book , it starts off where paris left niles in
from paris with love
and then it takes you back in niles life so that you can learn about his story . you get to meet nadja and see how they came to meet . you also learn about niles mother and uncle willie . overall , this was action - packed . . . typical carl weber format of each character speaking from their own point of view in each chapter . i even liked the brief cameo of vegas and orlando duncan . i await the next installment .
this book was great ! ! ! i love learning about the background of niles . it was a roller coaster ride , even at the end ! ! !
this was an amazing read ! i enjoyed it from beginning to end . i’d re mine it to anyone seeking a change from regular passion filled books .
the family business
series is turning out to be a very hot one . although i ' m ready for the present info on the duncan ' s , these back stories have been pretty . . .
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this is one of those rare books that just hits the nail on the head . period . as i read it , so many of the experiences of others seemed like a narrative of aspects of my own life . over the past few months , various events have meant that i have started to become aware of many of the traits described within this book - and them ' not working ' . however , this has mostly lead to a sense of confusion because of a lack of trust of my own judgement . some of the concepts of the book i have been realising for myself , but without any ' reference ' or connected thinking and with a large helping of naivety , it is very difficult to get a handle on them on your own . this book has really helped to identify traits that i have - blindly and persistently - believed are ' good ' , despite them rarely working . if you go through life trying to please people , worrying about what others think of you and never * truly * putting yourself first then this book might be a real eye opener - it has been for me .
an inspiring book that tackles a subject very few others do - positive attempts to reclaim masculinity . well written as well , a lively and exciting tone throughout .
the saddest part is that i needed this book and wake up 30 years ago . crushingly accurate in way to many ways . now at the age of 50 i sadly realize how much i made myself miss in my life .
this book changed my life . one of the most influential and effective books i ' ve read . i read it over a year ago and formed a key part of the foundation of my plan that turned my life around . i strongly recommend to anyone who lives their lives putting others first and is unhappy deep down .
this is a superb book , for someone used to being on the wrong end of work , relationships and life in general this book has been an absolute godsend .
starts off interesting , then he starts to ramble , continually repeats himself , and brings in examples that are in the minority and have extreme experiences so the book starts to . . .
the beginning of this books has good points but then it is on repetitive loop and . . .
the beginning of this books has good points but then it is on repetitive loop and becomes ennerving .
i got wind of this book while listening to an art of manliness podcast sometime ago , but didn ' t get to pick it up till recently .
when , you don’t get what you want , when relationships break down , when you put other people’s needs before your own .
it is amazing to find a book that somehow knows you so well , it keeps to the point and is useful with lot ' s of targeted advice .
recommended to me by a pal ( to whom i am his safe partner ) , an interesting read with some good learning points .
read this book a while ago , only writing a review now cause i was surprised by the average rating being only 4 / 5 .
i read this book and saw me and potentially where i have been going wrong . now to read it again . really worth a read !
issa arrives home and finds lawrence’s keys on the counter and smiles to herself . it’s a start . but when she walks back into the bedroom , she discovers that the keys are just about all lawrence left in the apartment . that and his work shirt from best buy , the job issa pushed him into getting instead of following his mobile app dreams . it’s a serious gut punch after an earlier scene that showed lawrence arriving back in the apartment with a wistful smile spreading across his face . we find out at the same time issa does that he was only coming to clear out his stuff . molly consoles issa on what’s left of the unclaimed “bouch” in front of the apartment building , and to twist the knife , the episode cuts to lawrence laying waste to tasha’s backside . seriously , i’m not entirely sure the episode title doesn’t refer to tasha’s box spring , or perhaps her l5 vertebrae .
surely rae and her team considered a rosier ending , with issa managing to get everything she wants without sacrificing anything . but to its credit , insecure is not that show . rae wants to hold her character’s feet to the fire , and if the show carries such bravery into season two , the best is yet to come .
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pearce says : ' i hated the way hollywood worked for the first 10 years [ i was there ] , i couldn ' t stand it . i just found it so dominating and horrible . '
never one to hog the limelight , it ' s nevertheless been a remarkably fertile time for pearce . he ' s appeared in the last two films that claimed oscars for best picture – kathryn bigelow ' s the hurt locker , in which he played a bomb disposal expert , and the king ' s speech , in which he featured as king edward viii .
i did say i only do academy award - winning films from now on ,
he jokes .
but how funny is that ? i reckon it ' s about five minutes on screen , between those two movies .
in truth , he can barely remember his three days in jordan on the hurt locker .
yet pearce is the sort of actor who comes without the encumbrance of a 24 - carat ego . quite happy to drop in on screen for a cameo – as he did for john hillcoat ' s the road , playing a bedraggled hobo – when he does take a lead , he ' s almost too modest to accept the applause .
all the best performances i ' ve done
– he cites chris nolan ' s ingenious backwards - thriller memento , in which he memorably played a memory - addled widower –
i haven ' t had to do one iota of work . i haven ' t had to work at creating something . as much as i try to accept the credit for good work , i certainly don ' t feel like it was my doing .
he plays support again in his new movie justice , a vigilante potboiler starring nicolas cage and mad men ' s january jones , who play husband and wife . after she ' s assaulted , cage ' s character , a mild - mannered teacher , is approached by the mysterious simon ( pearce ) , the leader of a group that takes the law into its own hands . his proposition is simple : does he want revenge on the man who attacked his wife ?
simon is someone who probably started out with a grudge against a judicial system he felt was failing , but begins to manipulate the situation to suit himself ,
says pearce .
i think people are generally malleable , and for some it ' s harder to find the clarity between right and wrong .
not long after we met , pearce was awarded an emmy for his work on mildred pierce , beating off competition from paul giamatti , james woods and tom wilkinson . the first major award of his career , his acceptance speech was gloriously un - american .
it really was a delightful experience making mildred pierce ,
he said .
i got to have sex with kate winslet many , many times . and i didn ' t realise it was going to result in this . so kate , i share this with you , because you ' re an extraordinary woman . thank you for allowing me to insert myself in your world of mildred !
pearce moved with his mother and elder sister tracy to australia shortly afterwards , heading to geelong , near melbourne .
we lived a really hidden existence , and i ' ve just maintained that ever since . it was never a loud household . i was never overly social . i was pretty much on my own a lot of the time . i lived in my own little fantasy world .
the person he was closest to at the time was tracy , who has down ' s syndrome .
the relationship that she and i had , because of the special person she is , was on a totally different level to what i had with anyone else .
acting came along when he was 10 , initially on stage in productions of alice in wonderland and the wizard of oz . by the time he left high school , he had an agent and his neighbours role lined up .
i think my last exam was on a friday and i started neighbours on a tuesday or something . i had to move to melbourne in that weekend and suddenly become a professional person .
on the soap at its height , pearce saw first - hand what it meant to be famous .
our faces were so fresh in people ' s minds . it was all about screaming teenagers . it wasn ' t hard to deal with but it was definitely a monstrous aspect of my life .
if anything , it taught pearce what he didn ' t want from his career . rather than ply his trade as a hunk - for - hire , he snapped his neighbours image in two , playing a drag queen in the adventures of priscilla , queen of the desert , the cult comedy that has since inspired a hit stage show . brought to the attention of hollywood , curtis hanson then cast pearce as the self - righteous sergeant in his classy 1997 adaptation of james ellroy ' s la confidential . arriving at the same time as russell crowe , with whom he co - starred , pearce was rather eclipsed by his fellow antipodean .
he had other things on his mind that year , such as marrying his partner , kate mestitz , who he ' d known since childhood . they ' ve remained together ever since , despite pearce ' s peripatetic lifestyle .
we ' ve got pretty good at dealing with being apart from each other ,
he admits .
but we ' re in constant contact – texting each other all day every day .
with mestitz handling her own busy career as a psychologist , she and pearce made the decision not to have children .
i believe you need to have a level of emotional consistency when you raise a child and i don ' t know that i have that . it would be unfair to inflict that on a child .
sensitive and soulful , pearce takes everything to heart .
you just do all this work , and sometimes you work on k things and they ' re terrible and they end up getting massive publicity and everyone goes on about them and you think , ' argh ! christ ! why is this the one that everyone ' s going on about ? '
like the time machine , maybe ? the 2002 hg wells adaptation , with peace in the lead , was critically lambasted but still took $ 123m around the world . pearce shoots me a sly smile .
i ' ll let you decide . i ' ve learnt not to be too vocal about the things i ' m disappointed in .
so what was he angry about ?
i was just angry about a lot of stuff ,
he sighs . not wanting to live in la . not wanting a career like tom cruise . he had a
mini - nervous breakdown
, as he calls it .
as i got to the end of 2001 , and i realised i hated pretty much everybody that i came across , it wasn ' t so much a moment , i knew i was getting to a point where i was going to have to do something about this . i just had so much hate in me and i just couldn ' t stand being around anybody . and so i took myself off and i went to the north - western part of australia for a month , into the desert , and really just had a good look at myself .
it ' s hard to imagine the placid pearce bottling up all this anger . his solution was to
read about 1 , 000 books
, most of them buddhist studies .
it really just enabled me to kind of see life from a new perspective that essentially then gave me a few tools in how to handle life .
he says it didn ' t all get resolved in the desert . rather ,
that was the action that just got the ball rolling as far as getting things sorted out
. so what did bring him peace ?
a lot of therapy . a wonderful wife . and not taking so many drugs . just having a good look at myself , and sorting myself out . and that stuff still bubbles away , and you ' re still tested by it at times .
of course , the immovable system that is hollywood has remained the same – and pearce knows it .
i don ' t feel like anything has changed with how hollywood works . but i ' m just much better at deflecting all of that rubbish , and doing what i want to do . and actually being able to laugh about it and feel ok about it . whereas back then i was , ' argh ! '
' justice ' is in cinemas nationwide now . ' mildred pierce ' is released on dvd and blu - ray on 28 november from hbo home entertainment