#+maestro [tarn]

[errant-tyranny]

“The Justice Division is made up of more agents, ship hands, technicians, and specialists than just the five of us. And we’re always happy to take on new members, if you think you’re up to snuff. I will warn you though, I am rigorous in regards to application paperwork and background checks.”

[animusrox]

My 96th Academy Awards Predictions

BEST PICTURE - Oppenheimer BEST DIRECTOR - Christopher Nolan, Oppenheimer BEST ACTRESS - Lily Gladstone, Killers of the Flower Moon BEST ACTOR - Cillian Murphy, Oppenheimer BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS - Da’Vine Joy Randolph, The Holdovers BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR - Robert Downey Jr., Oppenheimer BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY - Celine Song, Past Lives BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY - Cord Jefferson, American Fiction BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE - The Zone of Interest, United Kingdom BEST ANIMATED FEATURE - Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE - 20 Days in Mariupol BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY - Hoyte van Hoytema, Oppenheimer BEST EDITING - Jennifer Lame, Oppenheimer BEST COSTUME DESIGN - Holly Waddington, Poor Things BEST HAIR AND MAKEUP - Kazu Hiro, Kay Georgiou, and Lori McCoy-Bell, Maestro BEST SOUND - Tarn Willers and Johnnie Burn, The Zone of Interest BEST VISUAL EFFECTS - Godzilla Minus One BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN - Poor Things BEST ORIGINAL SONG - “What Was I Made For?”, Billie Eilish and Finneas, Barbie BEST ORIGINAL SCORE - Ludwig Göransson, Oppenheimer BEST LIVE-ACTION SHORT - Wes Anderson and Steven Rales, The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar BEST ANIMATED SHORT - Jared and Jerusha Hess, Ninety-Five Senses BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT - Sheila Nevins and Trish Adlesic, The ABCs of Book Banning

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[denimbex1986]

'...Close Your Eyes led the nominations alongside Andrew Haigh’s All of Us Strangers with 10 apiece. Strangers ended up the biggest winner of the day with four: Lead Actor Andrew Scott as a gay man finally coming to terms with his painful repression; Supporting Actor Jamie Bell as the ghostly, apologetic dad who failed to save him from bullying; the film’s entire otherworldly Ensemble, including strong turns from Claire Foy and Paul Mescal; and writer-director Andrew Haigh for his lovingly crafted Adapted Screenplay based on a novel by Taichi Yamada...

BEST PICTURE

1. Close Your Eyes 2. All of Us Strangers...

BEST DIRECTOR • Lila Avilés – Tótem • Victor Erice – Close Your Eyes – WINNER • Jonathan Glazer – The Zone of Interest • Andrew Haigh – All of Us Strangers • Radu Jude – Do Not Expect Too Much from the End of the World – Runner-up • Justine Triet – Anatomy of a Fall – Runner-up

LEAD ACTOR • Paul Giamatti – The Holdovers • Karim Leklou – Sons of Ramses • Josh O’Connor – La Chimera • Andrew Scott – All of Us Strangers – WINNER • Manolo Solo – Close Your Eyes – Runner-up • Koji Yakusho – Perfect Days

SUPPORTING ACTOR • Jamie Bell – All of Us Strangers �� WINNER • José Coronado – Close Your Eyes – Runner-up • Mateo Garcia – Tótem • Milo Machado Graner – Anatomy of a Fall • Charles Melton – May December • Ben Whishaw – Passages

SUPPORTING ACTRESS • Claire Foy – All of Us Strangers • Julianne Moore – May December • Da’Vine Joy Randolph – The Holdovers • Catalina Saavedra – Rotting in the Sun • Ana Torrent – Close Your Eyes – Runner-up • Ana Torrent – Foremost by Night – WINNER

ENSEMBLE • All of Us Strangers – WINNER • Anatomy of a Fall • Asteroid City • Close Your Eyes • Society of the Snow • Tótem – Runner-up

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY • All of Us Strangers – Andrew Haigh – WINNER • The Beast in the Jungle – Patric Chiha, Jihane Chouaib, Axelle Ropert • Killers of the Flower Moon – Eric Roth, Martin Scorsese • Poor Things – Tony McNamara • Society of the Snow – J.A. Bayona, Jaime Marques, Bernat Vilaplana, Nicolás Casariego • The Zone of Interest – Jonathan Glazer – Runner-up

CINEMATOGRAPHY • All of Us Strangers – Jamie Ramsay • Close Your Eyes – Valentín Álvarez • Inside the Yellow Cocoon Shell – Dinh Duy Hung – runner-up • La Chimera – Hélène Louvart • Samsara – Mauro Herce, Jessica Sarah Rinland – WINNER • The Zone of Interest – Lukasz Zal

EDITING • All of Us Strangers – Jonathan Alberts • Anatomy of a Fall – Laurent Sénéchal – WINNER • Close Your Eyes – Ascen Marchena • Do Not Expect Too Much from the End of the World – Catalin Cristutiu – Runner-up • Oppenheimer – Jennifer Lame • Society of the Snow – Andrés Gil, Jaume Martí

SOUND DESIGN • All of Us Strangers – Joakim Sundström • The Boy and the Heron – Koji Kasamatsu • Maestro – Richard King, Steve Morrow, Tom Ozanich, Jason Ruder, Dean Zupancic • Oppenheimer – Richard King, Kevin O’Connell, Gary A. Rizzo, Willie Burton • Samsara – Xabier Erkizia, Luca Rulio – WINNER • The Zone of Interest – Johnnie Burn, Tarn Willers – Runner-up...'

[leblogdemarinaetjeanmarie]

MARDI 12 MARS 2024 (Billet 2 / 4)

Au niveau des répercussions mondiales dans le cinéma, les Oscars sont aux Césars ce qu’un dîner en tête à tête conçu par Yannick Allléno au premier étage du Pavillon Le Doyen est à un pic-nic « saucisson/œufs durs/carotte râpées » sur l’aire de repos de Goyencourt-Est de l’autoroute A1 par temps de pluie ! (*)

Pour preuve, alors que Christopher Nolan était l’invité d’honneur de notre dernière Cérémonie des Césars et que son film « Oppenheimer » était nommé dans la catégorie du « Meilleur Film Etranger », c’est le film canadien « Simple comme Sylvain », infiniment moins bon que « Testament » de Denys Arcand, sorti un peu avant, ne parlons même pas de celui qui était le grand favori, qui a raflé la statuette ! 😒

La Cérémonie américaine, elle, s’est déroulée dans la nuit du dimanche au lundi. Lire ci-dessous.

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PALMARES DES OSCARS 2024 : « Oppenheimer », « Anatomie d’une chute » et tous les gagnants…

Les votants de l’Académie des Oscars ont plébiscité le film de Christopher Nolan, et salué les « Pauvres créatures » de Yorgos Lanthimos. Le film français « Anatomie d’une chute » repart avec l’oscar du meilleur scénario original.

Comme prévu, « Oppenheimer » de Christopher Nolan a été le grand gagnant de cette 96e Cérémonie des oscars, avec pas moins de 7 statuettes pour 13 nominations, laissant derrière « Pauvres Créatures » de Yorgos Lanthimos, avec 4 récompenses pour 11 nominations. La France repart avec une statuette, celle du meilleur scénario original pour « Anatomie d’une chute ».

A l’inverse, « Killers of the flower moon » de Martin Scorsese et « Maestro » de Bradley Cooper repartent les mains vides malgré respectivement 10 et 7 nominations. Grosse déception pour « Barbie » (8 nominations) qui remporte seulement une statuette, celle de la meilleure chanson originale.

Meilleur film : « Oppenheimer » de Christopher Nolan

Meilleur réalisateur : Christopher Nolan pour « Oppenheimer »

Meilleur acteur : Cillian Murphy pour « Oppenheimer »

Meilleure actrice : Emma Stone pour « Pauvres Créatures »

Meilleur acteur dans un second rôle : Robert Downey Jr. pour « Oppenheimer »

Meilleure actrice dans un second rôle : Da’Vine Joy Randolph pour « Winter Break »

Meilleur scénario original : « Anatomie d’une chute » de Justine Triet et Arthur Harari

Meilleur scénario adapté : « American Fiction » de Cord Jefferson, adapté du roman Effacement (Erasure) de Percival Everett

Meilleurs décors et direction artistique : James Price, Shona Heath et Zsuzsa Mihalek pour « Pauvres Créatures »

Meilleurs costumes : Holly Waddington pour « Pauvres Créatures »

Meilleurs maquillages et coiffures : Nadia Stacey, Mark Coulier et Josh Weston pour « Pauvres Créatures »

Meilleure photographie : Hoyte van Hoytema pour « Oppenheimer »

Meilleur montage : Jennifer Lame pour « Oppenheimer »

Meilleur son : Johnnie Burn et Tarn Willers pour « La Zone d’intérêt » (The Zone of Interest) de Jonathan Glazer

Meilleurs effets visuels : Takashi Yamazaki, Kiyoko Shibuya, Masaki Takahashi et Tatsuji Nojima pour « Godzilla Minus One »

Meilleure chanson originale : What Was I Made For ? de Billie Eilish et Finneas O’Connell pour le film « Barbie »

Meilleure musique de film : Ludwig Göransson pour « Oppenheimer »

Meilleur film international : « La Zone d’intérêt » (The Zone of Interest) de Jonathan Glazer (Royaume-Uni)

Meilleur film d’animation : « Le Garçon et le Héron » (The Boy and the Heron) d’Hayao Miyazaki

Meilleur film documentaire : « 20 Days in Mariupol » de Mstyslav Tchernov

(Source : « liberation.fr »)

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Nous sommes très heureux pour Da’Vine, l’actrice de « Winter Break ». Un très joli petit film que nous avions bien apprécié. Les acteurs principaux étaient tous les 3 excellents. Très heureux aussi pour le couple Justine Triet et Arthur Harari, auteurs du scénario d’« Anatomie d’une chute » et tout à fait satisfaits des 7 Oscars remportés par « Oppenheimer ». Par contre, moins emballés par « La zone d’intérêt » qui nous a laissés un peu perplexes…

(*) La comparaison est peut-être un peu exagérée mais nous l'avons laissée pour vous montrer notre mauvaise foi... et (surtout) vous faire sourire.

[lostinaflashforward]

LIAFF SPECIAL #12: Oscars 2024: Le previsioni (3)

MIGLIORI EFFETTI SPECIALI

Jay Cooper, Ian Comley, Andrew Roberts e Neil Corbould - The Creator

Takashi Yamazaki, Kiyoko Shibuya, Masaki Takahashi e Tatsuji Nojima - Godzilla: Minus One

Stephane Ceretti, Alexis Wajsbrot, Guy Williams e Theo Bialek - Guardiani della Galassia Vol. 3 

Alex Wuttke, Simone Coco, Jeff Sutherland e Neil Corbould - Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning - Parte uno

Charley Henley, Luc Ewen, Martin Fenouillet, Simone Coco e Neil Corbould - Napoleon

MIGLIOR MONTAGGIO

Laurent Sénéchal - Anatomia di una caduta 

Kevin Tent - The Holdovers - Lezioni di vita 

Thelma Schoonmaker - Killers of the Flower Moon

Jennifer Lame - Oppenheimer

Yorgos Mavropsaridis - Povere creature!

MIGLIOR SONORO

Ian Voigt, Erik Aadahl, Ethan Van Der Ryn, Tom Ozanich e Dean Zupancic - The Creator

Steven A. Morrow, Richard King, Jason Ruder, Tom Ozanich e Dean Zupancic - Maestro

Chris Munro, James H. Mather, Chris Burdon e Mark Taylor - Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning - Parte uno

Willie Burton, Richard King, Gary A. Rizzo e Kevin O'Connell - Oppenheimer

Tarn Willers e Johnnie Burn - La zona d'interesse

MIGLIOR COLONNA SONORA ORIGINALE

Laura Karpman - American Fiction

John Williams - Indiana Jones e il quadrante del destino

Robbie Robertson - Killers of the Flower Moon

Ludwig Göransson - Oppenheimer

Jerskin Fendrix - Povere creature!

MIGLIOR CANZONE ORIGINALE

The Fire Inside - Flamin' Hot

I'm Just Ken - Barbie

It never went away - American Symphony

Wahzhazhe (A song for my people) - Killers of the Flower Moon

What Was I Made For? - Barbie

Voi siete d'accordo con le nostre previsioni? Fatecelo sapere nei commenti. E non dimenticatevi che la cerimonia andrà in onda nella notte fra 10 ed 11 Marzo su Rai 1.

[electrodomestic]

• @megatronus-maximus

There’s a rustling lump wiggling about under the berthcovers. Is it one of the Sparklings, getting into trouble?

Or, given the tiny revving engine and overexcited trembling...

Something far worse.

[transformersmr-hq]

Who’s Tarn in this AU, and what was he doing before the you-know-what happened?

(I'm not even sure if he exists in TFMR or not, but let's say he does for the sake of this question)

TFMR Tarn, also known as "a pompous [CENSORED]" by his colleague Overlord, is, well, a Tarn. Leader of something called Decepticon justice division, huge Megatron fanatic, ability to kill someone with his voice, 'Con insignia mask, all the basics are there. I wish I could say he's a vicious and formidable villain, but then the very fabric of TFMR universe is made of shitty jokes and bullscraps so...

Tarn may be a hulking scale-6 assault tank, but his spark bears a sophisticated mind with great passion towards art. From classical music to contemporary theatres, he knows how to appreciate and enjoy a masterpiece when he sees one. In fact, he likes to indulge in practicing a certain type of performance art himself: the art of murdertorturing.

Not being ironic here. This nutcase legitimately believes that pulling someone's brain module out through their optic socket is a "way to express his creativity". He claims himself to be a maestro, because do you have any idea how hard it is to keep the victim alive untill all the torture techniques are performed? There's no way he'd just stab stab bang bang and be done with it like other mediocre murderes out there! He's got so many screws loose that it's hard to find ones that are still in place, and he's perfectly aware of it himself; but whatever, all the great artists are quirky like that.

 ​As for his backstory, I could say "idk probably something similar to IDW Tarn" and stay at that (like I said, idk if he's even relevant to the story), but then I'd also like to imagine him as some poor dude who really wanted to become a musical actor or something. After long years of excruciating study-practice and dealing with every "TaNkS sHoUlD b In Da ArMy LOOOOOOOL" bullscrap people threw at him, he finally gets his own debut stage (which was some kind of talent show). His dream came true at very long last... but then his outlier ability suddenly decided to develop at that exact moment. Yeah, the "snuffing sparks with voice" thing. Many deaths happened, and then he got Institute'd and had his sanity screwed up.

He's one of the very few bots Megatron sincerely regrets taking under his wing, because even the Lord Clown himself doesn't know what to do with THIS brand of nutjob. He really should've thought twice before telling Tarn to "go and kick some traitors in the aft? Idk", because I'm pretty sure Tarn has killed more 'Cons than 'Bots at this point.

Also he's got hots for Pharma. Why? Idk he's crazy so why wouldn't he?

[worldticketsandhospitality]

Uruguay insists on Marcelo Gallardo as the only candidate to be the coach of the National Team in FIFA World Cup 2022

Jorge Casales, director of the Uruguayan Football Association, uttered the hopes of the eastern headship to have the services of the Figurine for next year's FIFA World Cup 2022. Marcelo Gallardo still defines his endurance in River when there are just days left until the end of his contract on December 31.

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As the Doll has not yet joined his final decision, there is a long list of concerns in having the great Millionaire coach. The strongest tender so far is from the Uruguay Football World Cup Team, whose managers specified that they hope to have the DT for next year.

The main entrant is Gallardo and it is the project we are pointing for. We were getting signs of hope and expectation for him to accept the offer, time is passing and we are waiting for new signals to reiterate that interest, he explained Jorge Casales, director of the Uruguayan Football Association.

They didn’t smash the door in our faces, he’s willing to talk and told us to give him a few days. The note they made him after River’s game against Vying gave us some hope, the Uruguayan explained about the words of the post-consecration coach at the Colossal where he could not assure that he would continue at the club.

Casales showed that the Uruguay Football World Cup Team does not have limits to close with its next DT, but he did say that he wants to make the decision as soon as possible because of the continuation of the Playoffs in January 27. I am not sure how long, but as long as we have gestures we will continue to wait, he declared. To know more about FIFA World Cup Tickets click here.

The manager was also checked about the sporting proposal they have in hand and retorted: The primary and most physical thing is that we have a very short-term venture, which are four or five games to reach the FIFA World Cup.

We want to achieve glory in that FIFA World Cup 2022, which does not mean being a champion. We appreciate that we have a staff for that.  The amount of the Doll convinces everyone on the other side of the tarn and at the moment he is the only one targeted to succeed Oscar Tabárez. 

Gallardo embraces all the characteristics that a coach needs to succeed in another of the greatness of Maestro Tabárez. We have to make all the arrangements to have the best coach in America in the Uruguay Football World Cup team and that is what we are doing, determined Casales.

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[snarkeater]

Misuse of the question

Tarn uses Kaon’s unwavering faith in him as a security blanket.

It's windy, dry, and hot in a way that Tarn doesn't remember from the last time they came to this world to track down a target.  Standing in overwatch on a rooftop a couple blocks from the heart of the action, he waits patiently for the last part of their plan to fall into place.  It shouldn't be long – any minute now, he expects, he'll get the call from Vos and they'll be ready to spring the trap.

It's taken them all morning to set this up, but it'll be worth it if – no, when – they manage to pull it off.  They've been on this particular list member’s tail for unacceptably long – long enough that Tarn’s been asked about it, twice, and not in a nice way – and, as such, Tarn made it crystal clear to everyone before they set out today: failure is not an option this time, and there will be repercussions for anyone who makes things more difficult for the team.

So far, fortunately for them, it doesn't look like Tarn will have to come down on anyone after this. Everyone's done their part and everything's in place; the only thing remaining is Vos' piece – a nasty, pivotal little infiltration and demolitions job that he was quick to put his hand up for. It's the sort of thing that's well within his wheelhouse and that Tarn would have expected him to volunteer for, but...

Sometimes...

Sometimes.

Optics narrowed, tension mounting rapidly, Tarn stares at the building, blocks away, that he knows Vos is in right now and wishes with all of his being that he could see through walls.  Logically, he knows Vos is already in there, and that chances are he's doing his job – quickly, efficiently, and with precision.  Exactly the way Tarn wants it done.

Unfortunately, under pressure as they are at this very moment, it's not an entirely rational reaction Tarn's having.

It's silly – he's given Vos key taskings before and the mech's never disappointed him, so there's no hard reason whatsoever for Tarn to cast any doubt on him.  And yet, every now and again, he gets this feeling...  A tightness at his center that makes him question his decisions and compulsively review the plan as a whole, and Vos' part in it specifically – just in case.  It can't be helped; he has to protect himself.  He has to protect the team.

Because although this Vos has never disappointed him, the one who came before...

Peeling his gaze from the building in the distance, Tarn glances down and to his left; sitting back on its haunches, tail swishing eagerly back and forth, the Pet is staring in the same direction Tarn was a klick ago.  Standing on the other side of it, Kaon stares off as well, but distractedly and in a different direction entirely.  Focusing on the Pet, Tarn uses it to still his mind:

Vos, he reassures himself, leaning heavily on the power of positive thinking, will do his part and history won't repeat itself.  How can it? Lessons were learned by all involved and Vos...  Well, there's absolutely no reason to believe that this Vos is a traitor.

The Pet continues to stare off, unaware of the crimson optics above boring a hole through its skull, and Tarn—

Tarn still doesn't feel any better.  The tightness at his core remains, and the invisible fist encasing his spark applies more force to it for every klick that goes by without that final call from Vos. With a sharp ex-vent, he redirects his attention from where it's being wasted on the Pet to the surrounding area – where it should be.

This is autobot territory. This would be a very convenient, very bad place for something to go down...

The digits of his right hand squeeze at the phone he's clutching, and he only stops when he feels the weak casing begin to crush.

"He'll call soon.  Be patient."

Kaon's voice – calm and sure.

Tarn looks over; the mech's hand is on the Pet's head and his helm is turned away, towards Helex and Tesarus' position to the east.  For a moment, Tarn simply examines his profile and funnels the remainder of his processing power into fighting the urge to continue to crush his phone.  The cynical part of him sees a possible traitor there too and the mere thought causes the fist around his spark to clench violently, but another part of him – a decidedly weaker, but arguably the more reasonable part of the two – just wants to hear the certainty in Kaon's voice again.

So he gives into a compulsion that he doesn't realize is one until the words have left him:

"Do you trust me?" Tarn prompts.

It’s a crutch.  It's also a question Megatron asked him, long enough ago that the details of the encounter have since faded from memory.  Alone to stand the test of time, however, is how Tarn recalls feeling that day, in that moment – and that's what he’s seeking from Kaon now.

And oh, by some sweet providence, Kaon does not disappoint.

The other mech's helm whips back around at once, his brow creased in a deep frown as he turns to face Tarn. A whirlwind of emotions sweep over his screwed up features, and in them Tarn can pick out all the individual things he was hoping to see – all the familiar things he remembers feeling, himself, when he was asked the same question: confusion, curiosity, pride, defensiveness, a hint of fear...

And most prominent of all, bald fervor.

"Absolutely." Kaon replies, flummoxed – like he's just been asked which way is up.  He leans in.  "What do you need?"

The question's raw stopping power is positively thrilling, rivaled only by the speed – and genuine enthusiasm – of the response it garnered.  Confidence renewing, Tarn takes another moment to look upon his lieutenant, as, safely hidden away under several layers of thick plating, the creeping paranoia gripping at his spark slowly loosens away.

That, Tarn responds, although silently.  That's what I needed.

To close off with Kaon, however, he simply shakes his helm, dismissing the topic without a word.

Kaon is still visibly piqued, but the possibility of any further discussion is denied by the quiet ring of Tarn's phone.  At the sound of it, Kaon's demeanor returns to normal; he points at the item in question peeking out of Tarn's right hand and smiles:

"See?  Told you."

Smirking under his mask, Tarn takes the call.

It's Vos, and the job – Tarn is elegantly informed by the immediate transmission of a ticking explosives timer with just over a minute remaining – is done to order.  Vos himself is on his way to them now.

When he terminates the call, Tarn is awash with relief – of both the professional and personal kind in equal measure – and all remaining negative sentiment is instantly stowed, smashed down, locked up and forcibly drowned.

Gone – as it should be.

At long last, the stage is set; there's only one final movement left in this performance, and the talent – his talent, his team, together – are ready.  

Energized and spark blazing, Tarn returns his attention to the city scape beyond.

There's work ahead of them yet, but things, he decides, are definitely looking up...

Tonight, it would seem, may not be about punishment after all.

As the timer on his phone's display nears the zero mark, Tarn hooks an arm around Kaon and yanks, pulling him in to shield his audials with his frame; klicks later, two blocks in the distance, the engineered blast goes off and the targeted building crumbles.  Standing tall, Tarn looks on, the maestro proudly drinking in the sight and visceral sound of Vos' expert handiwork – a masterpiece put on display for all in the surrounding area to see.

All the exits are now officially sealed; as soon as the smoke clears, it’ll be show time.

[errant-tyranny]

“I asked for a glass of white wine. I am handed a Sippy cup of apple juice. My disappointment is immeasurable and my day is ruined.”

[noticiasinter24]

Después de que París superó el umbral de la unidad de cuidados intensivos, Francia está al borde de un nuevo confinamiento

Confinamiento. El lunes, la tasa de morbilidad en la región de Île-de-France alcanzó los 400 casos por 100.000 habitantes, que es el nivel umbral establecido por el gobierno, y el número de camas de cuidados intensivos se acerca. Mientras Francia se sumaba a la suspensión al uso de la vacuna AstraZeneca, imitando a varios otros países europeos, el presidente Emmanuel Macron advirtió que se deberían tomar “nuevas decisiones” en los próximos días para frenar la epidemia de coronavirus mientras la situación hospitalaria, especialmente en Ile-de-France, preocupa a los profesionales de la salud. ¿Se espera un nuevo confinamiento? “Tendremos que tomar en los próximos días, sin duda, nuevas decisiones”, dijo el presidente de la República de camino a Montauban (Tarn-et-Garonne), donde está celebrando una cumbre franco-española con su par Pedro Sánchez. El jefe de Estado francés también adelantó que ha pedido al gobierno que trabaje con rapidez para poder dar “visibilidad a nuestros conciudadanos en el calendario”, añadiendo que “el maestro del tiempo es el virus”. Según el Jefe de Estado, a casi un año del establecimiento del primer encierro muchas cosas han cambiado, como la llegada de las vacunas, lo que hace que ahora sea necesario tener en cuenta, con cada nueva medida sanitaria que se adopte, nuevos factores psicológicos y sociales. La región de Ile-de-France superó el lunes la tasa de incidencia de 400 casos por 100.000 Read the full article

[denimbex1986]

'The International Cinephile Society (ICS) have announced their winners representing the best in film for 2023. Here are this year’s winners ...

PICTURE 01. Close Your Eyes 02. All of Us Strangers...

DIRECTOR Lila Avilés – Tótem Víctor Erice – Close Your Eyes (WINNER) Jonathan Glazer – The Zone of Interest Andrew Haigh – All of Us Strangers Radu Jude – Do Not Expect Too Much from the End of the World (RUNNER-UP) Justine Triet – Anatomy of a Fall (RUNNER-UP)

ACTOR Paul Giamatti – The Holdovers Karim Leklou – Sons of Ramses Josh O’Connor – La Chimera Andrew Scott – All of Us Strangers (WINNER) Manolo Solo – Close Your Eyes (RUNNER-UP) Koji Yakusho – Perfect Days

SUPPORTING ACTOR Jamie Bell – All of Us Strangers (WINNER) José Coronado – Close Your Eyes (RUNNER-UP) Mateo Garcia – Tótem Milo Machado Graner – Anatomy of a Fall Charles Melton – May December Ben Whishaw – Passages

SUPPORTING ACTRESS Claire Foy – All of Us Strangers Julianne Moore – May December Da’Vine Joy Randolph – The Holdovers Catalina Saavedra – Rotting in the Sun Ana Torrent – Close Your Eyes (RUNNER-UP) Ana Torrent – Foremost by Night (WINNER)

ENSEMBLE All of Us Strangers (WINNER) Anatomy of a Fall Asteroid City Close Your Eyes Society of the Snow Tótem (RUNNER-UP)

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY All of Us Strangers – Andrew Haigh (WINNER) The Beast in the Jungle – Patric Chiha, Jihane Chouaib, Axelle Ropert Killers of the Flower Moon – Eric Roth, Martin Scorsese Poor Things – Tony McNamara Society of the Snow – J.A. Bayona, Jaime Marques, Bernat Vilaplana, Nicolás Casariego The Zone of Interest – Jonathan Glazer (RUNNER-UP)

CINEMATOGRAPHY All of Us Strangers – Jamie Ramsay Close Your Eyes – Valentín Álvarez Inside the Yellow Cocoon Shell – Dinh Duy Hung (RUNNER-UP) La Chimera – Hélène Louvart Samsara – Mauro Herce, Jessica Sarah Rinland (WINNER) The Zone of Interest – Lukasz Zal

EDITING All of Us Strangers – Jonathan Alberts Anatomy of a Fall – Laurent Sénéchal (WINNER) Close Your Eyes – Ascen Marchena Do Not Expect Too Much from the End of the World – Catalin Cristutiu (RUNNER-UP) Oppenheimer – Jennifer Lame Society of the Snow – Andrés Gil, Jaume Martí

SOUND DESIGN All of Us Strangers – Joakim Sundström The Boy and the Heron – Koji Kasamatsu Maestro – Richard King, Steve Morrow, Tom Ozanich, Jason Ruder, Dean Zupancic Oppenheimer – Richard King, Kevin O’Connell, Gary A. Rizzo, Willie Burton Samsara – Xabier Erkizia, Luca Rulio (WINNER) The Zone of Interest – Johnnie Burn, Tarn Willers (RUNNER-UP)...'

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La música al mediodía

Concierto en colaboración con la Coordinación Nacional de Música y Ópera del INBA Entrada libre

Programa:

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Austria, 1756-1791)

Selecciones de Regina Coeli KV 108

Georg Friedrich Händel (Alemania, 1685 – Reino Unido, 1759)

Selecciones de la Oda para el día de Santa Cecilia

Interpreta:

Coro del Conservatorio Nacional de Música

David L. Arontes Reyes, director

Luis Hernández, piano

Martín de la Rosa, piano

Integrantes

Carolina Ángeles Martínez, Laura Verónica Cuevas Torres, Belén Flor Hermenegildo, Dora Salime Gómez Waller, Myrna González Ortega, Adelaida Guadalupe GualMuñoz, Lucero Geraldine Hernández Reyes, Stephanie Esther Hernández Sanita, Crisol Talina López Ramírez, Aline Maillard Quiroz, María Fernanda Melo Hernández, Daniela Olivera Aguirre, Ana Lura Osorio Trejo, Janeth Pincle Jiménez, María Concepción Rodríguez Flores, Daniela Denisse Suárez Buendía, sopranos

Estefanía Cano Félix, Carlos Carbajal Pérez, Mariana Enríquez Martínez, Daniela Gómez Mondragón, Roxana Sofía Hernández Amezcua, María Monserrat Mingüer Hernández, Diana Laura Onofre Yescas, Mariana Libertad Romero Tenango, Andrea Torres Ortiz, contraltos

Luis Antonio García García, Pablo López Chirino, Francisco Martínez Carillo, José María Morales Moreno, Alexis Ramírez Chavarría, Juan Carlos Ramírez Martínez, Elliott Salinas Rangel, Luis Antonio Sánchez Ruiz, Erandy Solórzano Hernández, Gustavo Trejo Rivera, Ariel Fernando Vásquez Chávez, tenores

Juan Josué Arcos Arredondo, Víctor Hugo Báez Fuentes, Braulio Caballero Figueroa, Ángel Iván Corona Vázquez, Rodrigo Fierro Hernández, Diego Miranda Baños, Derzú Noguéz Cano, Josué Manuel Sánchez Villazana, bajos

David Arontes

Realizó la licenciatura en dirección coral con Alberto Alva en el Conservatorio Nacional de Música, perfeccionándose con Cecilia Velásquez en la UNAM. Entre sus maestros están Charles Brett, Antonio Russo, Mike Brewer y María Elina Mayorga. Se ha presentado en Francia, Suiza, España, Italia, Alemania, Hungría, Argentina, Brasil, Colombia y Perú. Ha dirigido los coros: de Madrigalistas de Bellas Artes, de la Ópera de Aguascalientes, Magno del CCH; y la Orquesta Juvenil de la Escuela Nacional de Música. Ha sido director coral para la puesta en escena de las óperas: Orfeo, Las bodas de Fígaro, La flauta mágica, El elíxir de amor, El conde de Ory, Rigoletto, La traviata, Carmen, La bohème, Sansón y Dalila, Martha, Anita y Tata Vasco, así como director concertador en Orfeo y Las bodas de Fígaro. Ha actuado como director huésped del Coro de la École Nationale de Musique et de Danse du Tarn en Francia. Como conferencista y tallerista ha estado en el Festival Internacional de Coros San Juan Coral en Argentina, el Seminario Internacional de Regência Coral en Minas Gerais, Brasil, en el Seminario Internacional de Capacitación Musical en San Cristóbal, Venezuela, y en el Encuentro de Corales del SENIAT en Venezuela. Fue ponente, pianista y director coral en el Festival de Musique Mexicaine organizado por el Conservatoire de Musique et de Danse du Tarn en Francia.

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Check out my top ten lists of 2018 for mecha and Transformers in this article.

With 2018 having passed, I’ve had the opportunity to check out quite a bit of cool stuff in terms of toys and now it’s time to put together my personal favorites of the year. Below are my top ten lists of 2018 for both Transformers and Japanese mecha collectibles as well as galleries. Please check out the video above or listen on itunes for a more detailed breakdown as to why each was ranked as such. Feel free to click each listing as well to check out the full reviews and galleries for each piece as well and let me know what your thoughts are in the comments. I’d love to know what some of your top tens are too!

TRANSFORMERS:

1. Flame Toys Drift 2. Takara MP-39 Sunstreaker 3. Flame Toys Tarn 4. MakeToys MTCD-03 Thunder Manus 5. MakeToys MTRM-09GII Maestro 6. Ocular Max Azalea 7. Iron Factory IF EX-30 Cygnus 8. Generation Toy GT-10 Gorilla 9. Iron Factory War Giant and War Giant Catastrophe 10. Fans Hobby MB-06B Purple Power Baser

Flame Toys Transformers 01 Drift (Kuro Kara Kuri)

Mecha:

1) Sentinel Riobot Getter Devolution Getter 1 (and Upgrades) 2) Bandai Tamashii Metal Build Mazinger (Mazinger: Infinity Ver.) 3) Sentinel Riobot R-19 The Iron Giant 4) Sculpt Lab Productions’ Perisoreus Internigrans 5) Tung Mung TungMung-01 Omega-X 6) Sentinel Re: Edit 13 Howard Armor 7) Sentinel Metamor-Force God Gravion 8) Bandai Tamashii Metal Build Arbalest 9) Sentinel Metamor-Force RyuouMaru (And Metal Jacket Upgrades) 10) Sentinel Re:Edit 14 Modular Hulkbuster

And there you have my top ten lists for 2018! Once again, make sure to check out either the video above or checking the recording of Bear’ly Thinking out on Itunes or grabbing the audio below!

Kuma Style’s Top Ten Transformers and Top Ten Mecha Products of 2018 Check out my top ten lists of 2018 for mecha and Transformers in this article.

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• @autobotwheelie

He’s back on his feet, but he might not be exceedingly thrilled by what’s been slowly trying to follow him— poorly and awkwardly, all things considered— through the hallways, red optics focused up intently on the back of Wheelie’s helm...

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¡Corre que el paisaje se va!

 Sepan mis lectores, si es que algún día los tuve, que por mucho empeño que ponga en seguir aquellas directrices que el maestro de costumbres señalaba en cuanto a criticar las costumbres y no a las personas, yo estoy en cierto desacuerdo. Y es que las primeras no pueden existir sin unas segundas que las lleven a cabo de modo que la raíz del problema se halla en estas últimas, incubadoras con patas. No obstante, sepan que si bien mis dardos se dirigen a dianas antropomorfas no representan estas la norma general –o en esto me escudo, al menos, para no convertirme yo en diana de la opinión pública, no tan pronto-. Me agarro, pues, al mantra que reza que en una opinión cualquier parecido con la realidad es pura y sugestiva coincidencia. Tal es mi afición por los escudos.

Circunloquios a un lado, entro en la cuestión que ha no poco me asaltó en uno de mis viajes por la Europa, aquella vez en Francia. Resulta, lectores, que hoy día muchas de las máscaras que bailan a nuestro alrededor creen ver al saber y saber al ver, cuando no logran ni una cosa ni la otra, razón por la cual son referidas como máscaras. A mi llegada a Francia creí liberarme en parte de la mascarada, tan presente en la España, de modo que, pasados unos días sin el ataque de la apariencia (‘¡Estamos en la Francia de la Ilustración! No hay nada que temer’ Barrunté yo, de nuevo, ingenuo) me di a la relajación.

Hasta que un nublado día, desarmado por el ‘efecto sorpresa’ no pude sino contemplar la escena que ante mí la ventura había decidido representar, como si lector de un relato kafkiano me tratase. Es menester conocer que hallábame yo disfrutando de un bonito paisaje con el río Tarn de protagonista, río que baña el pueblo francés de Albi –muy recomendable, por cierto, para aquellos que profesan verdadero turismo- y hallábame yo muy cómodo y pancho en tal empresa pues la realizaba desde lo alto de un torreón que formaba parte de una especie de castillo que hacía las veces de museo de un tal Toulouse-Lautrec y apenas interrumpía gente la contemplación y, si lo hacía, lo hacía con sumo respeto y delicadeza. Pero mi locus amoenus tardó poco en desvanecerse; tal fue mi desdicha que de pronto emanó desde la retaguardia una joven con ínfulas de fotógrafa dispuesta y predispuesta a alterar mi remanso de paz con su ambición y apariencia. A su cuello, colgaba una cámara de grandes dimensiones que de no ser por la marca de famoso fabricante grabada en el objetivo hubiese sido utilizada como mancuerna de gimnasio, muy en moda, a propósito, actualmente. Con estos aparatos difícil es sacar una fotografía mala o fea, pero más difícil es vislumbrar, sin duda, el ego del fotógrafo, más si cabe en un día nublado (por aquello que dicen que está por las nubes); este se atribuye a sí mismo la calidad y la belleza de la imagen… ¡Quién es el Odiseo que le logra sacar de tal quimera!

Intenté mantener aquel bello estado de ataraxia logrado, cómo no, por la naturaleza del citado río mas tres o más, no recuerdo, bombardeos del obturador de aquella joven me perturbaron para el resto de la tarde; al volverme para comprobar, y no pecar de superfluo, si aquella muchacha tenía acaso idea de lo que hacía o si lo hacía, como sospeché, por pura avaricia y afán de fama, ella ya no estaba. Tan presta fue su impresión fotográfica.

La busqué con la mirada por los pasillos de aquel castillo y encontré, si bien no a ella en forma total, sí a su cámara; por el peso o por la inercia, la cámara –otrora pesa de atleta- llevaba a marchas forzadas a su prisionera tan inerte como inerme hacia el próximo objetivo de impresión. Agudicé la mirada y pude comprobar con mis propios ojos que a aquella joven le faltaban los suyos, los cuales iban, fatigados, tras ella, pidiéndole un descanso, un alimento que no sería más que pararse a contemplar el escenario por unos minutos. Efectivamente, la joven arribó a su nuevo destino pero para cuando quiso cerciorarse de la ubicación su cámara, llamada ‘victoriosa’ [i]no por antojo, ya la estaba arrastrando hacia otra vista diferente.

Llámese ambición, llámese pasión por la fotografía o llámese, en mi opinión de forma más acertada, estupidez, pero por los dioses del Olimpo juro que aquella chica no supo dónde había estado aquel día pues tal era su ensimismamiento y su religión a la cámara que desconoció lo que visitaba –si el diccionario de la lengua me permite prostituir este verbo en esta ocasión para lo que aquella joven hacía-.

Es más, intuyo que al volver a casa hubo de tener la siguiente conversación con sus congéneres o amigos, en un afán propio de esta especie que no es sino alardear de las fotografías.

-Estas son las fotografías de ayer. ¿A que son bonitas?

-Ciertamente son bonitas. ¡Qué río! ¡Qué fortaleza! ¿Dónde estuviste, pues? -No recuerdo muy bien el nombre exacto pero ya sabes, típico pueblo francés.

-Ajá. ¿Y aquel río era muy largo? ¿Más que el de nuestra ciudad? -Normal, como todos los franceses.

-Sí, ya me hago una idea. ¿Qué tal el clima, por cierto?

-Ni frío ni calor. Ya sabes cómo se da en esas tierras…

-Te entiendo… Me comentó mi madre que habíais estado visitando un museo de un tal Toulouse-Lautrec por aquel pueblo. ¿Qué te parecieron sus cuadros?

-Muy chulos y muy bonitos. Un artista, sin duda.

-Decían que el pobre, víctima del incesto de sus padres, nació deforme, patizambo, enano…

-Ah, qué pobre… Ni lo sabía

-¡Pero si gran parte de sus obras son autorretratos! ¿No las viste?

-Posiblemente pero, ya sabes, preferí centrarme en captar la naturaleza, y disfrutarla.

-Hiciste bien. Me alegro de que disfrutases tu viaje.

¡Y encima tendrá la chiquilla la desfachatez de añadir el verbo ‘disfrutar’ a su relato! En fin, rebajada la tensión no pude sino alabar a aquella niña por su superdotada visión, ágil como ninguna y rápida como un bólido de carreras, que le permite captar paisajes y ambientes enteros en apenas un segundo, o menos. ¡Lástima que esté subyugada a aquella cámara mitad objetivo mitad mancuerna! Desdichada, por fin, que sea las más veces cámara, las menos humana.

 [i] La cámara Nikon, que es de la que se parodia el relato, debe su nombre al étimo griego Niké ‘victoria’. De ahí la irónica relación léxica resultante en el artículo.

                                                                                             El Tábano