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In 2007, the Simpson movie could allow you to be a supprepisodium of the series. In 2027 it will have it much more difficult

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Almost two decades have passed since ‘The Simpsons‘They made the jump from television to cinema for the first time with a film that ended up becoming a Authentic global event. Now Disney confirms that a new tape is on its way, but the question is inevitable: do we need another Simpson movie in 2025? The second. The announcement of this new installment has simply made a publication in social networks of the image of a typical Donut Pink of the series, with ornaments in number 2 and the message “Homer’s Coming Back For Seconds”. Although there are no more details, we do have a date: July 23, 2027, which was initially reserved for a Marvel movie without announcing. In this way, there is no marvel movie among the premieres of ‘Avengers: Doomsday‘(December 2026) and’ Avengers: Secret Wars’ (December 2027). The first. Released in 2007, the first film raised more than 500 million dollars at the box office and showed that the yellow family was able to drag the spectators to the rooms. At that time, the series had two decades of life, and although it was already far from the golden age of the 90s, the series continued to enjoy a relevant status and maintained solid follow -up. In fact, it was a symbolic closure of an era of cultural influence, and the film was able to launch images that last among the most notorious of the franchise, such as the enraged mass of Citizens of Springfield or the presence of Spiderrdo. The status of the series. The Simpsons They just started, a couple of days ago, their season 37. His extreme longevity He has been accompanied by a decrease in the quality and cultural impact of his first years. In the 90s’The Simpsons’ They were a total reference in television humor and a satirical mirror of society, but in 2025 it works more as a established mainstream classic, valued more than anything by its legacy. For better. However, although it is far from the ferocity and impact of more independent series (and also successful, such as South Park or Rick and Morty). In The Simpsons They have shown signs of improvement. Yes, its golden age has already passed, but from a while this part tends to coincide in that From season 3 onwardsthe program has recovered narrative quality and characters development. It puts an end to the end, even if it is relative, to the decline that started around season 10, when the scripts began to be more repetitive and lost edge. The key to change. The scriptwriters of the last seasons are already professionals who have been educated with ‘The Simpsons’ within the cultural imaginary. Costumbrismo has given way to surrealism and self -conscious humor, and the characters are seen as icons, even giving way to a target humor of modern series. We have seen type episodes mockumentaryother dreamlike ones … If the new film wants to be more than a nostalgic artifact, we may see it more oriented in this sense, aware of the series category as a pop myth. A more traditional option, more sitcom type, would smell in rancid and outdated. 2007 vs. 2025. The cultural world of 2025 is very different from what it was when we saw the first film: it must be taken into account that at that time a movie of ‘The Simpsons’ could be considered an event, as we now see Marvel or ‘Star Wars’ movies. Now, with the competition of streaming And the cinema mainstream At a very different point of popularity and influence, the film must rethink its strategy. You just have to see how we access ‘the Simpsons’ itself: then it was a weekly premiere event, with repeated episodes daily. Now we have access through a platform to The entire Historical Archive of Seasonssomething that would have been unthinkable then. Without a doubt, they are variables that will influence the same conception of the film. Already then, this could not be allowed to be an elongated episode without more. Now, in addition, it must be aware of the Pop legend category of the mother series. Header | Disney In Xataka | The video game that never existed from ‘The Simpsons’: a technical demo of ‘Bug Squad appears!’ For Dreamcast

It is not that the war has entered its Mad Max phase, is that Ukraine is using the trucks we saw in the movie

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In the month of June some began to arrive disturbing images From the war in Ukraine. We had previously seen how First and second World War were recognized in Some practicesbut the last was radical: waves offensive of Russian troops on two wheels, in motorcycles as a main tool to move towards the Ukrainian lines, in an attempt to avoid the destruction of their armored Modern to the power of drones. To that phase He has followed another almost traced to Miller’s movie. An improvised armor. Yes, the war in Ukraine has turned the battlefields into stages that remind of Mad Max universewith military vehicles covered by improvised shields seeking to resist the scourge of explosive drones. A recent image Taken in Kostiantynyaivka, north of Donetsk, showed a Humvee American used by Ukraine surrounded by a huge metal cage with networks and sticks protruding from its structure, an extreme example of solutions of fortune That both Russians and Ukrainians develop to try to protect themselves from an increasingly lethal enemy: the small drones that, with costs of just a few hundred dollars, are capable of destroying armor of millions. Origin and evolution. These protective screens, popularly known as “Cope Cages”began to be seen months ago, when the proliferation of drones transformed the land war. Initially they were installed only in combat cars and armored vehicles, but soon They spread to a wide range of systems. Your designs They vary greatly: Some structures are crude and heavy, others are better planned, incorporating metal cages, steel plates, chains, skewers, camouflage networks and even reactive armor to reinforce the most vulnerable areas. In the Russian case, some tanks have become completely coveredwhat has earned them the nickname “Tortuga tanks” for its resemblance to the shell of these animals. Industrial adaptation What began as improvisation of the soldiers themselves has evolved towards a more organized production. In fact, the Russian army already distributes official instructions for the construction of these cages, while in Ukraine several companies have developed versions adapted to different models, since T-64 and T-72 tanks of Soviet origin to the Abrams and Bradley supplied by the United States, even through Patriot antiacere systems. Despite this, the real effectiveness of these devices is the object of debate. The reason? Although they can offer some protection against FPV drones and some anti -tank weapons, Its weight and volume They usually hinder mobility and vehicle operations. The omnipresent drone. It We have counted many times. He drone boom low cost, used massively by both sides, has consolidated its role as asymmetric factor Decisive: They are able to neutralize high -value vehicles or eliminate entire crews with a minimum investment. The proliferation of this type of weapons has forced the last resort defenses as These “Cope Cages”but it has also promoted the development of more sophisticated technological measures. Electronic countermeasures. Both Ukraine and Russia resort to extensively to The electronic warblocking communications between operators and drones or interfering with your systems GPS navigation. In response to this, new generations of drones resistant to these techniques have emerged, such as connection models by optical fiberthat maintain a direct physical link with the operator and leave behind cable kilometers in the field. Outside, drones endowed of artificial intelligence They begin to be used more frequently, capable of completing their missions even if the connection is interrupted. Race between attack and defense. If you also want, the image of vehicles covered by improvised cages is the visible materialization of the New war dynamics In Ukraine: a constant career between the offensive capacity of cheap drones and the defensive creativity of soldiers and engineers. Although, as we said, some of these shields offer limited protection, their expansion reflects the urgency with which both armies try to adapt to an environment where the main threat does not always come from a long -range missile, but from a small artisanal drone that, thrown by an operator kilometers away, can decide the fate of a combat car that costs a fortune. Image | Special Kherson Cat, Heute, X, Аinform In Xataka | Ukraine has opened the most advanced Drone Kamikaze in Russia. Now they know what the key to their power is: nvidia In Xataka | Ukraine has hunted an “invisible” drone of Russia. The surprise has been capitalized when opening it: it is “made in USA”

See exclusively a masterful movie lesson that lasts six hours

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Fast, think a current actor to whom you could hang the Sambenito of “too much passion for his.” Tom Cruise, right? He makes his own risk stounts, co -produces everything he stars in, he actively intervenes in the creation and design of multiple aspects of his films … already the one that is neglected, plugs you a master class on video of six hours about “how a movie is made.” Friends forever. Apparently, Glen Powell, co -star of ‘Top Gun: Maverick‘It’s now Very friend of Tom Cruise. There is nothing strange: the aura that this actor gives Sydney Sweeney) It has a lot to do with the one Cruise owned when it was something younger. It is in this context when it arose, In the middle of an interviewRevelation: When Intimas with Cruise, he sends you to school. A designed by the superstar itself. Six master class hours. Cruise sent Powell to a Los Angeles cinema who had emptied only for his friend, and there the surprised actor met a masterful film class: how the movies work, how they are made, all the knowledge and experience that Cruise had accumulated in decades of profession at six hours. At first, Poiwell believed that he was going to see a projection for several people and that he was one more guest. But he found himself alone in the room. Pure Tom. It is complicated to imagine something more Tom Cruise than a six -hour video of the star, to the cloths of youth enthusiasm, telling you all about the cinema. Thing that he can do, because as Powell says, “in what I feel that we are twin souls is that he is obsessed with the movies. That was our way of communicating in the set. The uncle knew all the departments, he could interact without problems with everyone, be kind and respectful, and communicate his vision.” Therefore, according to Powell, the video consisted of Cruise looking at the camera, showing the utillería of a filming and saying things like “Do we all agree that this is what a camera is? This is the difference between a movie camera and a digital camera …” And of tip, aviation. But that’s not all, that six hours give for a long way. For some reason, Cruise thinks that piloting planes is essential to make movies, and the video includes a good part of his knowledge as a pilot. Again according to Powell: “The funniest part is the one that is about flying, it is as if I had mounted a whole flight school. So literally, he says in the video: ‘Ok, this is what a plane is. This is how things fly. This is how air pressure works …’” Bumper with Tom. This enthusiasm for the cinema is unheard of, but it is the image that Cruise has been elaborating little by little, chiseling a very peculiar public image. His extraordinary discipline, ethics of work and physical capacity, which allow him risky action scenes without double or tricks, surprise his more than 60 years. Train seven days a week and exceeds physical and mental limits at each premierehas done more than 500 parachute jumps And authenticity is An absolute challenge for him. With someone like that, absolutely unusual in the industry, recording a six -hour video with everything you know about cinema is a joke. In Xataka | The new ‘mission movie: impossible’ is practically science fiction. And explain why the franchise is still alive

‘A Minecraft movie’ is becoming such a large phenomenon that is causing disturbances in cinemas

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‘A Minecraft movie’ is in its second week in cinemas and we can stop considering it a day flower: His monumental box office He has already made it the film that has raised the most in what we have been from the year. But there are more: the passes are becoming authentic jungles, with disturbances, interrupted passes and a long etcetera of phenomena that have nothing passenger. We are facing the most noticeable movie of the year … although for reasons that have nothing to do with their quality. Second weekend. 80 million dollars in the United States has raised, which represents a 50% drop with respect to its overwhelming 162.7 million debut, but remains a figure that makes the film the success of the year: it has already been raised 550 million in the world, advancing to ‘Captain America: Brave New World’. The film has given a very welcome thrust to a loose box office for this start of the year and gives the starting gun for a series of expected successes: ‘Thunderbolts’, the new ‘impossible mission’ and ‘Lilo & Stitch’ The most popular game in history. Although the first advances were badly receivedkneading a spectacular amount of Dyslikes In Warner’s official channels on YouTube, there is a different phenomenon, but comparable to that of the film of ‘Super Mario Bros‘: A failure between median critics and spectators, but a success among its target audience. It is actually pure mathematics: ‘A Minecraft film’ is aimed at a number of potential spectators of 300 million (it is the last official sales data, October 2023), and many of them are responding to the call. Not everyone plays. And those 300 million (which today will be many more) are multiplied by a very simple issue: many of the game fans They do not playbut they consume videos related to the game. It is calculated that could be tens of thousands of Streamers of the gameeach of them with their own thousands of followers, who are not necessarily players. Recall that there are 600 million registered players (the fourth most popular game in the world). It is a real land paid to take the Z generation to the rooms. A complicated phenomenon to adapt. ” Minecraft ‘has successfully brought to the big screen part of its aesthetics, but it is a not very easy task on paper. This creation of Markus Persson and now owned by Microsoft (by 2,500 million wing) It has openly rudimentary but very versatile graphics, which allow constructions of all kinds to be carried out, and without pressures: for many players, the attractiveness is simply to enter the game and build, which has undoubtedly been key to attract very young users. Fanaticism was triggered in the early last decade, before even the launch of the first official version: At that time he already had 16 million players. The infinite. In fact, the secret that, on the way to two decades after its launch, the game remains fresh and attracting millions of players are the thousands of mods, mostly free, which generate new ways to interact with him. Not only that: the ability of the game to generate communities makes it essentially a collective game and, a large part, lacking the central narrative. What, beyond its values ​​as a film, makes this Warner bet a considerable achievement: they have turned an experience into a narrative. And successfully. The key to success: the winks. The reason why ‘a Minecraft movie’ has become a success is because it speaks of you to you with the players: overflow memes and tributes to the games that the staunch fans know how to decrypt, of the phrase “As a Child, I Yearned for the mines” to the iconic sound bang of the game, work of C418. And above all, to Chicken Jockey, a apparently harmless meme and is generating an unexpected response among the young audience of the film: disturbances in the movie theaters. A liberating cry. The cry of “Chickn Jockey!” comes from the scene streamer. There is only 5% chances that a zombified character will self -generate on the stage just above a chicken, creating the illusion that he is riding it. That is why it is so weird and is celebrated when it happens in a streamand hence the chain reaction that this character has unleashed when appearing in the film, and that went viral when he was filmed by a spectator, in the first weekend of life of the film, with a mobile. Followed by an explosion of jubilation of the spectators. The chaos. In an unheard of situation (since the time of ‘Rocky Horror Picture Show‘Even the most recent’WICKED‘Public participation in projections is not entirely strange). The Descriptions and Videos of what happens in the rooms are Out -control projectionswith notices to the police and people putting in the fireworks artificial or, of course, chickens. The latest manifestations of the phenomenon have been starring the own Jack Black asking for calm In a surprise appearance in a projection, a New Jersey room warning that they will only allow the assistance of minors if they are accompanied and a poster of disclaimer warning the spectators of the consequences if they do not behave. Cinemas ON FIRE. The subject will still give us to talk, because the box office and success guarantees it. For example, they begin to proliferate 4xd projections Where the Berraco behavior (except for the part of introducing farm animals, dirtying the armchair or that the cinema burns) is more than welcome. At the moment, he leaves criticism in an awkward place when explaining these phenomena, because they are not an extravagance without further ado: they belong to the highest grossing film of the moment. Do we embrace chaos or cry out about the end of culture by moving the spectators of the consequences if they do not behave. Header | Warner In Xataka | The largest artificial society experiment is happening in Minecraft: what happens when you … Read more

The expectations of ‘A Minecraft movie’

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The rather stimulating trailers of ‘A Minecraft movie’ (the first one accumulated on YouTube More than one million dislikes) They do not guarantee that the film is a failure. Estimates around it from surveys, presales and tickets already bought facing the weekend predict a good result. But triumph or not, ‘Minecraft’s film’ is a good example of one of the big hollywood problems. A Basel for the box office. The first quarter of the year has been terrible: movies like ‘Snow White‘ either ‘Mickey 17 ‘ They have punctured at the box office despite their high expectations, so the looks are now oriented to Warner and this ‘a Minecraft movie’. The projections are generous: there is talk of between 65 and 70 million collection, 140 at the international level, which would be An excellent start for the movie And a respite for the Hollywood box office, matching success premieres like ‘Dune: Part two‘, released now a year ago. The reef of video game adaptations. Although for a time they considered themselves bad business due to the difficulties of transferring the proposals of video game as’ Street Fighter ‘,’ Double Dragon ‘or’ Super Mario Bros. ‘, the adaptations have shaken the curse thanks to indisputable box office bombings as’Sonic The Hedgehog‘ either ‘Super Mario Bros.: The movie ‘. Until an openly lower proposal as ‘Five Nights at Freddy’s’ paid off so positively that this year its sequel is released. Other influences. ‘The Minecraft ‘film manages other clear influences: on the one hand’ La Lego Movie ‘and its sequels also produced by Warner, and that are based on the analog construction game, of course, but especially in the great video games also gestated by Warner and that, in some way, have much to do in spirit with’ Minecraft ‘. And in addition, with one of Jack Black’s recent box office successes, the two deliveries of ‘Jumanji’ starring The Rock, and that closing the circle, are based on a movie of the eighties that dealt with a board game without real counterpart but whose rules and development had much to do with the philosophy of video games. Difficult to adapt. The amazing thing about this particular IP is that Minecraft, like all retro spirit games (although it is not materially), it is very difficult to adapt. Not only because of its very unmatched graphics, but by mechanics that touch abstraction and, above all, its lack of history, placing themselves on the opposite side of games like ‘The Last of Us’. In ‘Minecraft’ each player and each game are unique, and generate an argument around that runs the risk of alienating those who have lived radically different experiences with “their” game. Hollywood has solved these types of problems generating a Lore that sometimes goes well (‘Super Mario Bros. the movie’) and sometimes it goes wrong (‘Street Fighter’). And if the problem is abstraction, as in ‘Doom’, leaving the tangent with results not always estimated. Everything is an IP. There is nothing more to see all the films mentioned so far to see that Authentic juggles with formulas and names that have been successful in previous films, agitated in a seemingly infallible formula (the most popular video game of all time, blockbusters and even some commercial subtlety that can escape the little warned, such as the presence of Emma Myers, co -star of a success among the youngest public, such as ‘Wednesday’). The Hollywood game. THE ADVANTAGES FOR THE CONTINUED IPS Cinema Business They are obvious: risks are reduced when dealing with stories and characters that have already been tested and accepted by the public; Success precedents such as Marvel or ‘Star Wars’ incline the balance in favor of franchises; and IPS allow extra income with a corporate approach that comes from merchandising and licenses. An almost safe bet that, of course, is sometimes stumbling blocks Like the recent ‘Borderlands‘or the chopped fall of originality and risk, but they are still anecdotes in the face of reality: the 10 most viewed films in 2024 were All sequelae, remakes or franchises. The numbers sing. Hollywood has turned in the last 15 years in productions of this type and if movies such as ‘Minecraft’ continue to find a box office hole, nothing will make the situation change. 30 of the most viewing films in streaming in 2024, according to NielsenThey were based on pre-existing material. Of the 66 films that exceeded 100 million collection in the last three years, 47 They were from a franchise. And so on to infinity: the strangeness with these figures is not that there are films like ‘Minecraft’. The strange thing, knowing how money likes in Hollywood, is that not all of them. Header | Warner In Xataka | The cinema has become a succession of franchises after another. Paramount believes that there is not enough yet

Singer Charli XCX will perform in the movie “The Moment”

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Charli XCX It was one of the most successful musical artists in 2024, and now It has many film projects, one of these the movie “The Moment”, in which it carries the main role. Charli XCX informs that he did write new songs for Britney Spears Although details about the argument are not known, this is based on an original idea of ​​Charli, who will also produce the tape together with the company A24. The director will be Aidan Zamiriwho wrote the script with Bertie Brandes. By accident, Charli XCX taught one of his breasts in an awards ceremony, but he took it with humor This year, the British singer (whose real name is Charlotte Emma Aitchison) is giving priority to his facet as an actress; will appear in films such as “Faces of Death”, “Sacrifice”, “Erupcja”, “100 Night of Hero”, “Overcompensating”, “I want your sex” and “The Gallery”. She says she has investigated a lot about the film industry to have a good performance as a producer. A few days ago The artists nominated for the Brit Awards were announced, and Charli XCX competes in five categories: Pop artist, artist Dance, song of the year, album of the year and artist of the year. Your most recent album Brat It was a success, occupying number 1 in the United Kingdom and third place on the list Billboard 200. Continue reading: (Tagstotranslate) Charli XCX (T) Famous cinema

from movie star to acclaimed director, with her first Goya nomination

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Paz Vega is about to live one of the most special nights of his life in the 39th edition of the Goya Awards which will be held next Saturday, February 8 at the Granada Conference Center. The actress is nominated, this time, in the category of best new director. Vega opts for this candidacy with his debut film ‘Rita’. A film in which the Sevillian addresses gender violence and female liberation through the eyes of a girl. Her beginnings in the world of acting remain in memory, when she gave life to Laura, the Sevillian cousin of the successful Telecinco series, ‘7 lives’. An evolution of style, growth as a professional, maturity as a woman that we review in the following images. 115 © Getty Images Transparencies At the Cannes International Film Festival, held in the spring of 2002, a young 26-year-old Paz Vega appeared on the red carpet with a spectacular transparent look full of glitter and sequins, with a closed neck and long sleeves that fit perfectly. to his silhouette and showed off his figure. A proposal that is reminiscent of Cher’s viral costumes and with which she managed to attract the attention of those present. During that same year, Paz established herself in the film industry by winning the Goya for Best Actress for her role in Lucia and sex. 215 © Getty Images Two-mile neckline At the premiere of Sin City which took place on the French Riviera in May 2005, the Spanish actress highlighted one of the trends of the moment: the strapless neckline, which the stars of the moment adored! An evening design in champagne color made of satin, with a two-mile neckline that leaves the shoulders bare and long with a small train. 315 © Getty Images Haute Couture On July 2, 2007, the Sevillian went to the gardens of the Palace of Versailles to see the Fall/Winter 2007-2008 Collection of the Dior house during Haute Couture Week in Paris, at the same time that she was recording The Spirit, feature film in which he starred alongside Samuel L. Jackson, Scarlett Johanson and Eva Mendes. A great date marked on her calendar for which she opted for a striking red satin suit with a strapless neckline and draping on the side that accentuates her figure. 415 © Getty Images Peplum effect On the green carpet of the 2016 Goya Awards held at the Palacio de Congresos in Madrid, she dared to wear one of the most innovative and groundbreaking combinations. With a voluminous bouffant updo that left her shoulders bare, she wore a striking suit created with a shiny black fabric. It is made up of a tight skirt and a top with a very original neckline and peplum design, the work of Hannibal Laguna. 515 © Getty Images Minimalism She trusted the minimalist aesthetic, the one that triumphs today among fashion experts, with a sophisticated black design with very thin straps and a pronounced V-neckline that also leaves the back bare, it is signed by the French house of Vionnet. A stunning look that premiered at the private party at the amfAR Cinema Against AIDS gala, held at the famous Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc, in May 2013, a month after premiering The passing loverswhere she established herself as ‘Chica Almodóvar’ as it was the filmmaker’s second film in which she participated. 615 © Getty Images Rhinestones This is how spectacular she posed climbing the legendary red stairs of Cannes in the 2014 edition. Capturing the flashes, she wore a delicate long design with lingerie details, small matching rhinestone appliqués and a large flower-shaped appliqué placed on the shoulder, It is part of Ralph & Russo’s Spring/Summer 2014 Collection, completed with Chopard jewelry. 715 © Getty Images Pearls everywhere At the event with the Seventh Art at the Venice International Festival, back in September 2015, the same year in which she received the YoGa Award for the best Spanish actress for her role in The ignorance of blood, Our protagonist appeared with a design filled with hand-embroidered pearls. Considered one of the most beautiful looks she has worn during her career, it is signed by Ralph & Russo, and features a flattering neckline. halter with a top that cuts at the waist and gives way to a tight skirt that shapes your figure. 815 Hollywoood posed While passing through the city of Rome, for the premiere of the film Triage which took place in the fourth edition of the Rome Film Festival, back in 2016, she became one of the most spectacular guests. With an established title in the industry, she dazzled in a simple black dress with long sleeves, a low back and a pronounced leg opening, the work of the Italian house of Gucci, an image reminiscent of Angelina Jolie’s viral pose. 915 © Getty Images 20s inspiration Like a true movie star, she posed before the paparazzi at the 61st edition of the Cannes International Film Festival in May 2016, dressed in a dark red outfit and a voluminous updo inspired by the 1920s era, and even in the character of Dita Von Teese! Paz premiered a glamorous design with a draped bodice and long skirt with a train by the Venezuelan designer based in Spain, Hannibal Laguna. Furthermore, the protagonist of Carmen returned to the small screen with the series The O.A. from Netlfix that same year. 1015 © Getty Images An impactful look One of the Andalusian’s most iconic moments was her posing on the red carpet at the 2017 Goya Awards held in the capital of Madrid. She arrived dressed in a voluminous black suit consisting of a tight, high-necked, long-sleeved top and an impressive skirt made with small hand-embroidered black feathers, signed by the Spanish couturier Jorge Acuña. 1115 © Getty Images floral print There are few times in which we have seen her opt for a floral print, and unexpectedly in the red carpet of the Annual Academy Awards gala held in early March 2018 … Read more

Steven Soderbergh: ‘I am the cockroach of this industry. I can survive any version of it’

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NEW YORK — Steven Soderbergh is not only the director and cinematographer of his latest film. In some ways, he is also its central character. “Presence” is filmed entirely from the point of view of a ghost inside a house that a family has just moved into. Soderbergh, who acts as his own cinematographer under the pseudonym Peter Andrews (his father’s name), essentially plays the presence, a floating point of view that watches as the violence that killed the mysterious ghost threatens to repeat itself. For the prolific Soderbergh, the film, which opens in theaters Friday, was a unique challenge. She shot “Presence” with a small digital camera while wearing slippers to soften her steps. The 62-year-old filmmaker chatted in a recent interview in Manhattan, in the midst of post-production on his next film (“Black Bag,” a thriller that Focus Features will release on March 14), and the start of production in a few weeks his next project, a romantic comedy that he says “feels like a George Cukor movie.” Soderbergh, whose films include “Out of Sight,” the “Ocean’s 11” films, “Magic Mike” and “Erin Brockovich,” tends to do a lot in small windows. of time. “Presence” took 11 days to film. That skill has made Soderbergh one of the most respected Hollywood evaluators in the film business. In a wide-ranging conversation, he discussed why he thinks streaming is the most destructive force cinema has ever faced and why he is “the cockroach of this industry.” Steven Soderbergh attends the premiere of “Presence” at AMC Lincoln Square on Thursday, January 16, 2025 in New York. (Evan Agostini/Invision/AP) You use pseudonyms for yourself as director of photography and editor. Were you tempted to credit yourself as an actor for “Presence”?SODERBERGH: No, but what I did is subtle. For the first and only time Peter Andrews has a camera operator credit. That’s not a credit I usually take because I don’t need it and I typically have another operator working with me. But I felt like this was training. It was complicated, but really fun. It was another level of performance anxiety because I ruined more takes than anyone else in the movie by a major factor. I was the one saying, “Cut. I ruined it. “We have to start over.” You made this quickly and cheaply, and then sold it to a distributor. Was working outside the system attractive to you?The beauty of projects on this scale is that I can do them without having to talk to anyone. It’s not because I don’t want comments. It’s because it’s just the trusted group and none of the psychic space is occupied by things that have nothing to do with what you’re going to film. I went from that to a more traditional project where a lot of psychic space is consumed in the process of having a studio finance your film. I like these people, it’s just that there are a lot of lawyers. Many lawyers. You’ve called streaming the most destructive force in the history of cinema. What irritates you the most about it?It removes a key reference point for an artist. It’s useful to know how something is working, or how it worked. You need to know that to gauge whether you achieved what you wanted to achieve, whether you can work at a certain level. That’s one of the most confusing things about it, the black box of it. Aside from the economic invisibility of what’s going on there — the fact that we can’t really look under the hood of how these streaming companies operate economically — there’s another kind of guardrail that’s missing that I find really useful. At the end of the day, at least, I want to know. The market will tell you how you are doing. I want to know that so I can adjust or go in another direction. Being irrelevant is not very attractive. What’s the overlap between what people seem to be responding to and what I like? Because I don’t want to do these things and have no one see them. I’ve had enough people say, “Oh, that came out?” It is a public art form. West Mulholland, from left, Callina Liang, Steven Soderbergh and Eddy Maday attend the premiere of “Presence” at AMC Lincoln Square on Thursday, January 16, 2025 in New York. (Evan Agostini/Invision/AP) How do you suspect the audience is changing?The good news is, if you talk to Focus Features and Neon and A24, young people are going to the movies. This is the generation of (the social network of movie buffs) Letterboxd. That’s fantastic. I hope that spreads outside of the United States. They are movie buffs and expect something unique. They want the signature, they want the seal of a filmmaker. And that is becoming a real business. One of the things, I think, that we all need to do, but especially people who cover the industry, is to stop using the studio metric for what is a success. That is not a template that you should apply to everything. Do you ever regret that the movies that made you want to be a filmmaker like “All the President’s Men” and “Chinatown” occupied a different place in the culture than movies today?There was a period of about 10 to 14 years where the best movies of the year were also the most popular movies of the year. That’s not necessarily true today. You can pick one of the movies that’s in the competition this year and say: That’s a movie from the ’70s. It’s just as good and interesting as one of those. But it’s not going to do the business that one of those would have done. It is the artist’s job to adapt. When you’re trying to control what people want to see, you’re in a place like, “If I really wish hard, it won’t rain.” The weather is the weather. To some degree, the audience is a weather system. Fortunately, … Read more

When Ukraine captured the first North Korean soldier something strange happened: he started running and asked to watch some kind of movie

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All the major decisions after the Russian invasion of Ukraine seem to be in a kind of “stand by” while the world turns towards the United States. No one knows for sure how it will affect the war in Europe the arrival of Donald Trump to the presidencybut while the daisy is unraveling and both sides wait for the tycoon to turn towards their interests, the Ukrainian navy has revealed an unprecedented episode of the conflict: What was the meeting with the first captured North Korean like?. A “strange” encounter. This was explained by the Ukrainian paratroopers in the Kursk region, who Through a video they reported the capture of the first North Korean soldierthe same one who, in his apparent desire to avoid being captured, is said to have deliberately ran towards a concrete pillar with the intention of becoming unconscious. According to members of the 95th Separate Polissia Air Assault Brigade, the events occurred after an assault in which A Ukrainian drone detected an isolated North Korean soldier on the battlefield. The meeting, as we said, was recounted in a video published on the brigade’s official accounts on YouTubeFacebook and Telegram. In Xataka The investigations into the cut submarine cables in the Baltic have taken a turn: it was not Russia, it was inexperience Grenade, knife and sausage. The Ukrainians apparently managed to surround the North Korean soldier with the help of drone operators. At this point they have pointed out that did not respond to commands in Ukrainian, Russian or English. Finally, they resorted to gestures to communicate with him. At the time of his capture, the prisoner was carrying a grenade, a knife and a sausagein addition to having visible injuries, including a bandaged jaw and an apparently injured hand. Initially, the North Korean soldier seemed calm, but they note that he showed signs of agitation when he saw an evacuation vehicle approaching, a situation after which that strange event occurred: The soldier ran straight and hit that concrete pillar, apparently falling unconscious. A trick. However, one of the paratroopers suggested that the act may have been a hoax, since the soldier fell backwards instead of forwards, which could have been an attempt to bring Ukrainian troops closer to attack them suddenly. Be that as it may, the soldier was finally secured and transported away from the front line, where he received food and, according to the paratroopers, requested a surreal request: to watch “romantic movies.” In Xataka "Souls on board, 283": an Iberia plane had to declare an emergency to land after the Starship explosion North Korean tactics and behaviors. Ukrainian soldiers also noted that North Koreans who have encountered They adopt tactics similar to those of the Soviet eraexecuting frontal assaults in large numbers to attempt to overwhelm enemy forces. In this regard, it is recalled that, while Russian forces usually operate in teams of two or three, the North Koreans advance in groups of at least six combatants. Furthermore, they have observed that Pyongyang soldiers prefer to fight to the death rather than surrenderwith multiple reports of wounded prisoners immolating themselves to avoid capture. {“videoId”:”x8oyhxs”,”autoplay”:false,”title”:”Kim Jong Un in a cinematic video shared by North Korean TV”, “tag”:”North Korea”, “duration”:”713 “} Equipment and found objects. A few days ago, the Washington Post launched an exclusive where they collected all the objects found by the Ukrainian forces of the North Korean troops in the conflict. Among the documents and objects obtained from the battlefield lists of phrases in Korean and Russian were included (possibly designed to urge Ukrainian troops to surrender), letters from leader Kim Jong-un or advanced military equipment, utensils that provided unique insight into the readiness and level of commitment of these troops. In addition, Ukrainian soldiers have collected military IDs, bulletproof vests, first aid kits, Ukrainian-made knives and modern Russian assault rifles, suggesting that Moscow has sought to equip the North Koreans in ways superior to its own forces. In Genbeta 10 years ago, Elon Musk’s ex-wife said that one of the billionaire’s best techniques is knowing how to use a word wisely Propaganda and ideology. Among the objects recovered from fallen soldiers Several New Year’s letters attributed to Kim Jong-un have been recoveredletters that encouraged the troops and highlighted their sacrifice. These messages, along with notebooks with lyrics from North Korean patriotic songs, reveal the strong ideological component of Pyongyang’s forces, in contrast to the Russian soldiers, who They are usually motivated primarily by economic incentives. In this regard, the Post reported that Ukrainians believe that this difference in motivation could explain the tenacity of the North Koreans on the battlefield. Be that as it may, these details highlight a new phase of the war. And, as the war continues, the presence of foreign fighters on the front lines could further prolong the conflict and further complicate international relations. And if that were not enough, that elephant in the room that promises dynamite it all in the person of Donald Trump. It remains to be seen how he will do it. Image | @ZelenskyyUa/X In Xataka | For months the North Koreans were “ghosts” in Ukraine. Now that they are a reality, the dilemma is what to do with them. In Xataka | Ukraine has found a drawing on the battlefield. The sacrifice of North Koreans to evade drones has been revealed (function() { window._JS_MODULES = window._JS_MODULES || {}; var headElement = document.getElementsByTagName(‘head’)(0); if (_JS_MODULES.instagram) { var instagramScript = document.createElement(‘script’) ; instagramScript.src=”https://platform.instagram.com/en_US/embeds.js”; instagramScript.async = true; instagramScript.defer = true; headElement.appendChild(instagramScript); – The news When Ukraine captured the first North Korean soldier something strange happened: he started running and asked to watch some kind of movie was originally published in Xataka by Miguel Jorge .

Ryan Gosling would be one step away from starring in a new ‘Star Wars’ movie

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Everything seems to indicate that after the success obtained by giving life to ‘Ken’ in the film “Barbie”, Ryan Gosling would be ready to embark on a universe much loved by the public. And it was recently reported that The actor would be in negotiations to star in a new film project Star Wars. Keep reading to find out what is known so far. According to information from The Hollywood Reporter, the film that will be directed by Shawn Levy will not address the stories of characters Luke or Anakin Skywalker. On the contrary, will explore a completely new narrative within this renowned saga. Likewise, the American portal reported that it would have been the Canadian actor who promoted the completion of the project. If a favorable agreement is reached for both parties, The filming period could begin in autumn 2025. Meanwhile, It is known that director Shawn Levy works together with screenwriter Jonathan Tropper, under their production company 21 Laps, in collaboration with Lucasfilm. However, this would not be the first adventure in which this pair has embarked, as they have already worked together in films such as: “This Is Where I Leave You” and “The Adam Project”, to name a few. If Ryan Gosling consolidates his participation in said project, this would become the next film in the world of Star Wars to enter productionfollowing in the footsteps of “The Mandalorian and Grogu”, starring Pedro Pascal, and whose filming ended last December and is expected to hit theaters in May 2026. Continue reading: • Ryan Gosling performed his own version of “All Too Well” to say goodbye to Ken• Ryan Gosling revealed the reason he didn’t want to sing “I’m Just Ken” at the Oscars• Ryan Gosling launches his own production company

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