Emily Watson Breaks New Waves with 'Oranges and Sunshine'

Emily Watson Breaks New Waves with 'Oranges and Sunshine' By Dany Margolies October 28, 2011 Photo by Cohen Media Group Emily Watson in "Orange and Sunshine" If you know anything about British actors, you know they are made, not born. So you won't be surprised to learn that Emily Watson, one of Britain's most respected actors, started her career at the Royal Shakespeare Company as a spear carrier and understudy. And as she recalls, "In that company, the male understudies got to go on, at the time, but the female parts were very jealously guarded." No wonder she moved into film.Watson made her first big mark onscreen with Lars von Trier's 1996 "Breaking the Waves." Thereafter followed roles opposite Daniel Day-Lewis in "The Boxer," as cellist Jacqueline du Pr in "Hilary and Jackie," opposite Adam Sandler in Paul Thomas Anderson's "Punch-Drunk Love," with Geoffrey Rush in "The Life and Death of Peter Sellers," as Beatrix Potter's chum in "Miss Potter," and dozens more.Now, she takes on a relatively unknown real-life figure to recount a sadly shameful part of British history. "Oranges and Sunshine" is based on social worker Margaret Humphreys' efforts to remedy the "child migration scheme" that took children from parents and sent them out of the country to fill labor shortages. The film is directed by Jim Loach, its screenplay by Rona Munro from Humphreys' book.Back Stage: How did the role come to you? Emily Watson: I was sent the script by Jim Loach and read it. Shocked beyond belief that I had never heard of that story. Some sort of human rights abuse on a scale that's never been: 130,000 humans had their human rights violated in the most appalling fashion, and it's as if it never happened, as if it doesn't matter. And all that's happened so far is an apology. If you did that to 130,000 people from an ethnic minority, there'd be someone standing trial in The Hague for war crimes. But our children, they don't count somehow.Back Stage: Did you immediately start doing research on Margaret Humphreys? Watson: When I first read the script, my son was about 4 weeks old. So I was a bit like, I'm not reading anything. I'm not ever going to work again. And then I saw this one and thought, "Well, that does look a little bit like I ought to read that." In between breast-feeding I read it and thought, "I've got to take this meeting; how am I going to manage that?" I'm the size of a house; I can barely walk. I had a caesarean section. And I said, "Look, I can meet you, but it has to be in the caf around the corner from my house, 'cause I'm not going anywhere." It was snowing in London, and when it snows in London everything breaks down; nothing works. So Jim walked miles across London to come and meet me, and we sat in this caf and just talked. And it kind of became clear that I ought to do it. It felt like a story that should be told. And in a way, although it is an amazing leading role, it's not really about her. And that's really very much the way she has lived her life, Margaret Humphreys. She's an incredible woman. And she always says, "It's not about me." I think that's a very important part of her being a social worker, that you take yourself out of the picture. I didn't meet her until afterwards, partly because I saw her on film, and I thought, "You've a very English, sort of slightly quirky mannered thing going on, and I know if I meet you I will have to do an impersonation of you, and I don't want to." So I didn't. But I did study everything else about her. I saw a film of her telling somebody that she'd found their mother, and she doesn't present them with the information; she waits for them to ask questions. And she just sits there very quietly, and they say, "So did you?" "Yes, we did." And eventually he says to her, "Have you found my mother?" And she says, "Yes, we have." "Is she alive?" "Yes, she is." So it's the most peaceful, serene, quietimagine for that person, it's probably the most important thing that's ever happened to them. They thought they were an orphan for 40 years. And somebody is saying, "No, your mother is alive." Can you imagine the impact of that moment? And she makes it about them. And she was completely as still and as quiet and as peaceful as she can be, so that it is a gift without her personality somehow all over it. Which was very important to me, because she was two things: She was very compassionate and an impassioned angry campaigner, railing against governments and charities and the church to try and get something done. But at the same time she was doing this role where she had to be quiet and selfless. It was the obvious way to do it. I think it wouldn't have been truthful, and really this wasn't a film about giving a good performance; it was about telling a story as well as we could, for the sake of those people. It's so thrilling to be part of something like that, which isn't about "Let's cover ourselves in glory." Let's cover somebody else. It had to be a very sensitive operation, really. I think Margaret was very nervous for the migrants, how it would affect them.Back Stage: What was the hardest part of the casting process, if you know? Watson: I said to Jim, when I first met him, "This film will stand or fall on the performances of the day players in Australia. How the hell are you going to do that, 'cause you know getting somebody in for a dayand they have to be fantasticis very difficult." And of course when we got there, the cream of Australian Actors Equity were lined up to do it. They were all amazing.Back Stage: What was his process in filming, and how did you work with him? A lot of rehearsal, a lot of discussion? Watson: We had a lot of discussion. If he ever [gave] a note, it was, "Less." He just wanted everything to be as real and natural as possible. We didn't have a lot of time; we didn't have a lot of money. So it was very straightforward: Just tell the story. He'd hate me for saying this, but he's very much cut from the same cloth as his dad [director Ken Loach]. He's very much about the actors, and he's a filmmaker with a social conscience. But the whole experience was very gentle. It was very quiet on the set; you were very unaware of the crew; it was all about the performance. And he did little things like, on the day we filmed, it was one of the first days, when we filmed the [support] group, the extras in that were people who had been adopted. He'd gone out, quietly, and gone to an adoption support group and said, "Anybody interested in being in this film?" And they all turned up. And that was them, telling their stories, which was like a mind-blowingly brilliant way to kick it all off. And I remember turning to Lorraine Ashbourne after and just going, "Was that a rehearsal or a take?" I had no idea, because the process was so unflashy. It was lovely.Back Stage: What was most technically challenging in filming? Watson: Everything was geared to it being easy for the actors. But it was shot in extreme hotthat's always challengingand extreme wind. And the flies. Horrendous. Flies up your nose and your ears. Ugh. And my mother passed away during the film, quite suddenly, and I had to go home and then come back, straight back out and carry on. And they were so lovely. As a company, they were the most supportive. The producer said to me, knowing that the film might fall apartwe'd shot in England, and we'd just got started in Australiaand she said, "Get on a plane and go. I don't care, just go." Not every producer would do that. They were prepared for it to fall apart. And they said to me, "Look, if you can get back in a week, we'll probably be able to carry on, and if it's longer than that, we might not." But it was very tough getting back and then shooting all those scenes about mums. It was very tough. But they were the most wonderful group of supportive people to be in that situation with."Oranges and Sunshine" opens Oct. 28 in limited release. Emily Watson Breaks New Waves with 'Oranges and Sunshine' By Dany Margolies October 28, 2011 Emily Watson in "Orange and Sunshine" PHOTO CREDIT Cohen Media Group If you know anything about British actors, you know they are made, not born. So you won't be surprised to learn that Emily Watson, one of Britain's most respected actors, started her career at the Royal Shakespeare Company as a spear carrier and understudy. And as she recalls, "In that company, the male understudies got to go on, at the time, but the female parts were very jealously guarded." No wonder she moved into film.Watson made her first big mark onscreen with Lars von Trier's 1996 "Breaking the Waves." Thereafter followed roles opposite Daniel Day-Lewis in "The Boxer," as cellist Jacqueline du Pr in "Hilary and Jackie," opposite Adam Sandler in Paul Thomas Anderson's "Punch-Drunk Love," with Geoffrey Rush in "The Life and Death of Peter Sellers," as Beatrix Potter's chum in "Miss Potter," and dozens more.Now, she takes on a relatively unknown real-life figure to recount a sadly shameful part of British history. "Oranges and Sunshine" is based on social worker Margaret Humphreys' efforts to remedy the "child migration scheme" that took children from parents and sent them out of the country to fill labor shortages. The film is directed by Jim Loach, its screenplay by Rona Munro from Humphreys' book.Back Stage: How did the role come to you? Emily Watson: I was sent the script by Jim Loach and read it. Shocked beyond belief that I had never heard of that story. Some sort of human rights abuse on a scale that's never been: 130,000 humans had their human rights violated in the most appalling fashion, and it's as if it never happened, as if it doesn't matter. And all that's happened so far is an apology. If you did that to 130,000 people from an ethnic minority, there'd be someone standing trial in The Hague for war crimes. But our children, they don't count somehow.Back Stage: Did you immediately start doing research on Margaret Humphreys? Watson: When I first read the script, my son was about 4 weeks old. So I was a bit like, I'm not reading anything. I'm not ever going to work again. And then I saw this one and thought, "Well, that does look a little bit like I ought to read that." In between breast-feeding I read it and thought, "I've got to take this meeting; how am I going to manage that?" I'm the size of a house; I can barely walk. I had a caesarean section. And I said, "Look, I can meet you, but it has to be in the caf around the corner from my house, 'cause I'm not going anywhere." It was snowing in London, and when it snows in London everything breaks down; nothing works. So Jim walked miles across London to come and meet me, and we sat in this caf and just talked. And it kind of became clear that I ought to do it. It felt like a story that should be told. And in a way, although it is an amazing leading role, it's not really about her. And that's really very much the way she has lived her life, Margaret Humphreys. She's an incredible woman. And she always says, "It's not about me." I think that's a very important part of her being a social worker, that you take yourself out of the picture. I didn't meet her until afterwards, partly because I saw her on film, and I thought, "You've a very English, sort of slightly quirky mannered thing going on, and I know if I meet you I will have to do an impersonation of you, and I don't want to." So I didn't. But I did study everything else about her. I saw a film of her telling somebody that she'd found their mother, and she doesn't present them with the information; she waits for them to ask questions. And she just sits there very quietly, and they say, "So did you?" "Yes, we did." And eventually he says to her, "Have you found my mother?" And she says, "Yes, we have." "Is she alive?" "Yes, she is." So it's the most peaceful, serene, quietimagine for that person, it's probably the most important thing that's ever happened to them. They thought they were an orphan for 40 years. And somebody is saying, "No, your mother is alive." Can you imagine the impact of that moment? And she makes it about them. And she was completely as still and as quiet and as peaceful as she can be, so that it is a gift without her personality somehow all over it. Which was very important to me, because she was two things: She was very compassionate and an impassioned angry campaigner, railing against governments and charities and the church to try and get something done. But at the same time she was doing this role where she had to be quiet and selfless. It was the obvious way to do it. I think it wouldn't have been truthful, and really this wasn't a film about giving a good performance; it was about telling a story as well as we could, for the sake of those people. It's so thrilling to be part of something like that, which isn't about "Let's cover ourselves in glory." Let's cover somebody else. It had to be a very sensitive operation, really. I think Margaret was very nervous for the migrants, how it would affect them.Back Stage: What was the hardest part of the casting process, if you know? Watson: I said to Jim, when I first met him, "This film will stand or fall on the performances of the day players in Australia. How the hell are you going to do that, 'cause you know getting somebody in for a dayand they have to be fantasticis very difficult." And of course when we got there, the cream of Australian Actors Equity were lined up to do it. They were all amazing.Back Stage: What was his process in filming, and how did you work with him? A lot of rehearsal, a lot of discussion? Watson: We had a lot of discussion. If he ever [gave] a note, it was, "Less." He just wanted everything to be as real and natural as possible. We didn't have a lot of time; we didn't have a lot of money. So it was very straightforward: Just tell the story. He'd hate me for saying this, but he's very much cut from the same cloth as his dad [director Ken Loach]. He's very much about the actors, and he's a filmmaker with a social conscience. But the whole experience was very gentle. It was very quiet on the set; you were very unaware of the crew; it was all about the performance. And he did little things like, on the day we filmed, it was one of the first days, when we filmed the [support] group, the extras in that were people who had been adopted. He'd gone out, quietly, and gone to an adoption support group and said, "Anybody interested in being in this film?" And they all turned up. And that was them, telling their stories, which was like a mind-blowingly brilliant way to kick it all off. And I remember turning to Lorraine Ashbourne after and just going, "Was that a rehearsal or a take?" I had no idea, because the process was so unflashy. It was lovely.Back Stage: What was most technically challenging in filming? Watson: Everything was geared to it being easy for the actors. But it was shot in extreme hotthat's always challengingand extreme wind. And the flies. Horrendous. Flies up your nose and your ears. Ugh. And my mother passed away during the film, quite suddenly, and I had to go home and then come back, straight back out and carry on. And they were so lovely. As a company, they were the most supportive. The producer said to me, knowing that the film might fall apartwe'd shot in England, and we'd just got started in Australiaand she said, "Get on a plane and go. I don't care, just go." Not every producer would do that. They were prepared for it to fall apart. And they said to me, "Look, if you can get back in a week, we'll probably be able to carry on, and if it's longer than that, we might not." But it was very tough getting back and then shooting all those scenes about mums. It was very tough. But they were the most wonderful group of supportive people to be in that situation with."Oranges and Sunshine" opens Oct. 28 in limited release.

USC to restore and release John Carpenter's first Student film

John Carpenter geekswill be glad to know we'll soon be able to trace him back to his cinematic roots. Captain Voyeur is John Carpenter's first film. It's an 8-minute, black and white short shot in 1969, which was unearthed in the archives of University of Southern California.As it's the famed horror director's first ever project it will be restored and released with the help from the National Film Preservation Foundation.Captain Voyeur was written and directed for Carpenter's introductory film class. Captain Voyeur has thematic and visual ties to Carpenter's 1978 classic Halloween. One scene in particular is said to have a predominent link to Halloween:"The voyeur puts on a pair of glasses over his mask, much in the manner that Michael Myers wore glasses over the bed sheet covering his head in the Halloween prologue."The man responsible for this amazing find, Dino Everett has said: "Captain Voyeur follows a man at a boring computer job who eyes a woman at work and follows her home. He dons a mask and attempts to kill her but is shot by his co-worker."Once the film is restored we expect the film to be available on DVD release and online, so soon we can see where the legend first began.

China Cracks Lower On Tv Shows Considered Excessively Entertaining

The us government of China just put a chill into media companies salivating in the options of disbursing entertainment shows to Tv producers that attain the nation’s thriving middle-class. The Problem Administration of Radio, Film and tv just bought China’s 34 satellite tv stations to considerably reduce programs it sights being vulgar or “overly entertaining,” the AP reviews. It desires to see more news and cultural programming instead of talent shows, game shows, variety shows, talk shows and reality programming. “Satellite channels are generally for your broadcast of news propaganda and may expand the proportion of news, economic, cultural, science and education, children’s, and documentary programming,” the organization mentioned. It added that programs must “resolutely oppose money worship, hedonism, and extreme individualism and arduously correct improper habits for instance mistreating one’s forces, fakery, unprincipled functions, and hurting others to earn money.” Satellite channels with one another can offer a maximum of nine restricted programs a evening between 7:30 and 10:00 while individual channels have a very cap of two shows of just one hour half an hour or less. Furthermore, they need to have two several hours or maybe more of news programs from 6:00 AM to 11:30 PM, including two running no less than half an hour throughout prime time. The completely new rules were not surprising: Lately the us government told Hunan Satellite to avoid showing a singing contest Super Girl. The us government also mentioned it'll crack lower on the web sites that transmit pornography, vulgarity, as well as the “transmission of harmful information.” The problem news agency Xinhua mentioned that three people have obtained alerts or detained for roughly 15 days for applying the internet to spread gossips. ..

Why Yes, I Will Watch Chris Brown and Laz Alonso in Planet B-Boy

Screen Gems spilled the news today that they’re already filming a feature adaptation of Benson Lee’s 2007 dance documentary Planet B-Boy, about a crew of American breakdancers who compete on the world’s stage against crews from foreign lands. Sure, it sounds like just another dance movie. But I ask you: What’s wrong with that? I LOVE DANCE MOVIES! And if you love dance movies like I do, then there are at least two additional reasons why you’ll totally mark your calendars for this particular project. Reason number 1: Chris Brown. Reason number 2: Laz Alonso. What do these two have in common? STOMP THE YARD. Now, any dance movie aficionado knows that Brown and Alonso don’t actually share scenes in Sylvain White’s 2007 picture, about a young man from the hood (Columbus Short) who loses his brother (Brown) in a tragic post-dance battle flash of violence, then finds himself at college getting into the step scene, where he runs across Alonso’s rival fraternity step crew leader. Further: Any Stomp the Yard diehard knows that Brown’s brief screen time is nothing short of AMAZING, full of dynamic choreography and no small amount of what the kids refer to these days as ‘swag.’ I’ve heard tell of some people weeping (quietly, to themselves) at his character’s sad demise. Ahem. So, anyway: Screen Gems gathering not one, but two Stomp the Yard alumni in a bboying movie? I’m sold. And how much would it take to get Columbus Short onboard, while we’re at it? Screen Gems Sets Cast for Planet B-Boy [Deadline] Follow Jen Yamato on Twitter. Follow Movieline on Twitter.

Chaz Bono Talks DWTS Elimination Does He Feel Unfairly Judged?

First Released: October 26, 2011 10:03 AM EDT Credit: Access Hollywood Caption Chaz Bono and Lacey Schwimmer talk to Access Hollywood after Dwts on October 25, 2011LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Chaz Bono and partner Lacey Schwimmer were removed on Tuesdays Dwts, an event he calls amazing, but Chaz told Access Hollywood he felt unfairly judged sometimes. I wasnt all set to go whatsoever, Chaz told Access Rob Robinson following his elimination. We'd a great time together. I made amazing buddies it had been up and lower and amazing and challenging. I loved it. Exactly what do you tell individuals who say Chaz was treated unfairly? Would you take some of by using you? Do you consider you had been treated unfairly? Rob requested. I felt throughout that there is some prejudice against me, however it does not, by any means, tarnish the expertise of being a member of this show, he described. Throughout your competition, judge Bruno Tonioli in comparison him to both a penguin as well as an Ewok from The Exorcist throughout various critiques. I felt like I did not fit an actual ideal, which I acquired judged on a lot more than my dancing sometimes, he ongoing. AH Nation Poll: Did the best person get told to go home on Tuesdays DWTS? Election HERE! He did what he required to do, we'd a great time doing the work, Lacey stated about her partner. Theres always one individual they've something against, and feel it essential to pick apart, which was Chaz this year. For any complete rundown of all of the action from Tuesdays elimination, Click The Link! Copyright 2011 by NBC Universal, Corporation. All privileges reserved. These components might not be released, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Joss Whedon's Star Sean Maher Discloses 'Much Ado About Nothing' Secrets

The media continue to be itching their heads over how Joss Whedon handled to help keep his latest project, a modern day retelling of Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing, entirely under systems until it wrapped filming.our editor recommendsJoss Whedon Teases Mysterious New Project 'Much Ado About Nothing'Joss Whedon Releases More Particulars About Mysterious New Film 'Much Ado About Nothing'Comic-Disadvantage 2011: 'The Vampire Diaries'' Julie Plec on Fangirl Reminiscences of Joss Whedon and Nathan FillionJoss Whedon Directed a Scene in 'Thor''Avengers' Robert Downey Junior. and Chris Hemsworth On Hypothetical Fight Between Thor and Iron Guy (Video)'Avengers' Jeremy Renner and Scarlett Johansson Talk Fight Moments and Injuries (Video)'Avengers' Producer Shows Follow up at NY Comic-Con'Avengers' Parody Trailer Hits the net (Video) Amazingly, nobody active in the project leaked word -- at Whedon's request -- until late Sunday, when stars Nathan Fillion and Sean Maher together with costume designer Shawna Trpcic tweeted out a hyperlink to some website announcing the project. The website provided scant particulars until a pr release was released Monday, verifying the film would be a modern undertake Much Ado About Nothing and includes a slew of frequent Whedon collaborators. Amy Acker and Alexis Denisof star as Beatrice and Benedick, as the supporting cast includes Fillion as Dogberry, Clark Gregg as Leonato, Fran Kranz as Claudio, Sean Maher as Don John, Tom Lenk as Verges and Reed Gemstone as Don Pedro. PHOTOS: 'The Avengers': New Photos From Joss Whedon's Super hero Film Just how did Whedon have the ability to keep your large cast -- along with the crew -- quiet? To begin with, Maher told The Hollywood Reporter, Whedon ensured to request everybody to help keep it around the lower-low before shooting even started. Maher was requested to take part in the film about last month. "I'd just emerge openly and was doing lots of press for [his now-canceled series The Playboy Club] at that time, and that i understood I would be practicing for Joss' film," Maher stated. "And So I particularly requested Joss basically could discuss the film, and that he requested me to not: He'd a larger strategy in your mind.Inch That strategy clearly incorporated the late-Sunday tweets and reveal from the website, which featured just one photo of the guy with what seems to become a lake putting on scuba gear and holding a martini glass situated within cast list. The website read, "Bellwether Pictures is proud to announce the conclusion of principal photography" and stated the project is "a movie by Joss Whedon with different play." STORY: Joss Whedon Teases Mysterious New Project 'Much Ado About Nothing' On Monday, a pr release added more particulars concerning the project, including it's the very first feature film from Bellwether, a "micro-studio" produced by Whedon and Kai Cole for that "manufacture of small, independent stories for those media, adopting a DIY ethos and more recent technologies for, during this situation, a somewhat older story." Meanwhile, the film's secrecy also was assisted because of the truth that Maher and also the relaxation from the cast and crew are frequent Whedon collaborators. "Everyone around the set loved him a lot and thought about being there, so nobody leaked or spoken," he stated. "Everybody about this project has got the utmost loyalty to him." Whedon even cracked jokes whenever he saw among the cast or crewmembers on the cell phone: "He'd help remind us, 'Don't you dare tweet that,'" Maher stated. STORY: Joss Whedon Releases More Particulars About Mysterious New Film 'Much Ado About Nothing' Whedon didn't offer his reasoning behind the secrecy, saying only: "Believe me, I've got a bigger strategy at hands." Meanwhile, the whole shoot happened over only 12 days, with Whedon filming between 12-15 pages each day. "Because i was doing the work in this short time, you needed to be 100% prepared," stated Maher, who plays the villain Don John. Maher stated the whole filming process happened in Whedon's home in Santa Monica. "His home is magnificent -- not ostentatious by any means, shape or form," he added. "It's probably the most beautiful houses I've have you been in. And also the entire action happens in Leonato's [Clark Gregg] estate, therefore it was perfect for your." VIDEO: 'Avengers' Tom Hiddleston Talks the Return of Loki Maher also confirmed that which was suggested at in Monday's pr release: The film was shot with limited funds. Actually, the cast used their very own clothes -- by using the costume designer -- and found the set hair- and makeup-ready. "All of us got compensated -- we didn't get compensated greatly -- but that goes toward the purpose of, none people was there your money can buy,Inch Maher stated. "I was there because we thought about being.Inch For the choice to shoot the film in black and whitened, Maher stated the film includes a "very noir" and "stylized" feel into it. He stated Whedon -- who plans to accept film around the festival circuit -- also remained in keeping with Shakespeare's dialogue while putting their own touches around the production. Whedon "kind of attempted to rein it in from not theatrical," Maher added. "He wanted to really make it as intimate and realistic as you possibly can.Inch VIDEO: 'Avengers' Trailer: Fans, Industry React In the pr release Monday, Whedon stated: "The written text would be to us a deconstruction of the thought of love, that is ironic, because the entire production is really a love letter -- towards the text, towards the cast, even going to the home it's shot in." For his part, Maher stated he was nervous about participating since he'd never done Shakespeare before, though he did jump at the opportunity to use Whedon again after starring in the TV series Firefly and it is large-screen follow-up, Tranquility. Younger crowd appreciated the opportunity to play a villain the very first time in the career. "It had been so fun I acquired to become enchantingly mean and tricky," he stated. "I'm so grateful that Joss considered me with this it's unlike anything I've ever done." Related Subjects Joss Whedon Nathan Fillion

Traders back current News Corp. regime

MurdochIn a show of support for your current governance of News Corp., their traders selected Friday to elect all existing company company directors and rejected a proposal with an independent chair in the board. Election, held through the business's annual stockholders meeting, also endorsed executive compensation levels together with other management plans -- despite sometimes-hostile investor critique of News Corp.'s leadership inside the wake from the massive phone-hacking scandal. Wavering between penitence and irritation, News Corp. chairman-Boss Rupert Murdoch tried to strike an equilibrium as traders grilled him on corporate governance and advised for changes.Christian Brothers and sisters Investment Services introduced the resolution over new leadership for the floor, a proposal which will have ultimately transformed Murdoch as chairman by getting a completely independent director.Murdoch stressed within the claims the conglom was succeeding and poised for ongoing success afterwards. Its not all traders agreed and many expressed their frustration within the company's management which is returns."You've been coping with us like mushrooms for just about any very very long time,'' mentioned Stephen Mayne, director in the Australian Traders Assn. throughout sometimes amused, sometimes heated trades with Murdoch inside the half-dozen occasions he approached the microphone.Traders have belittled their corporate governance, saying poor oversight having a board with many different ties for the Murdoch family may have brought for the hacking scandal."I promise you we'll visit nothing to access the feet of the and hang it right,'' Murdoch mentioned.Murdoch offered blanket reassurances in the company's profitability and stressed the corporation's media characteristics ongoing to become strong."Inside the era of accelerating digital consumption, our content libraries are fast-becoming treasure troves,'' he mentioned. The Zanuck Theater round the Fox lot was full as well as the mood was tense.British Megapixel Tom Watson elevated potential new accusations computer system hacking but Murdoch mentioned he was unaware of these.InchI've thought it was impossible that the organization from the size does not know items that I realize,'' Watson responded. Contact the number newsroom at news@variety.com

Hollywood Voices Support for Jailed Iranian Filmmaker Jafar Panahi

Inside the wake of news Wednesday the Iranian appeals court has upheld a six-year jail sentence and 20-year filmmaking and travel stop against acclaimed film director Jafar Panahi, numerous top U.S. entertainment industry organizations and guilds arrived on the scene strongly within the support.our editor recommendsMy Tehran available -- Film ReviewThis Is not a movie: Cannes ReviewBerlin Supports Jailed Iranian Filmmaker Jafar Panahi With Tests, Panel DiscussionsImprisoned Iranian Director Jafar Panahi to obtain Golden Coach at Cannes Iranian Director Jafar Panahi Sentenced to six Years jail time, Banned From Making FilmsIran Rejects Jafar Panahis Appeal They are also decrying the fate of other filmmakers in Iran who had been jailed, bothered or who face government obstacles for his or her freedom of expression. "The present arrest of six Iranian filmmakers, the sentence of 'one year in jail and 90 lashes' to have an actress just for playing employment inside an acclaimed film, as well as the ongoing house arrest of Jafar Panahi, among others, can be a situation that demands our serious attention," the board in the Academy of motion Picture Arts & Sciences mentioned in the statement. "These filmmakers -- while others -- are artists, not political combatants. We join our co-employees around the globe in calling positively of those filmmakers' safety, release, and return to filmmaking. They deserve the identical, full freedom of expression the overwhelming the majority of our people love each day, wherever they are from, wherever they work, no matter what their values." Earlier in March., an Iranian court sentenced actress Marzieh Vafamehr with a year in jail and 90 lashes in the whip for acting inside the film My Tehran available, which was created around australia. It absolutely was about how precisely artists in Iran aren't allowed to speak their brains. Another Iranian director who had previously been sentenced to six years, Mohammad Rasoulof, had his sentence reduced to at least one year using it . appeals court that upheld the conviction of Panahi, according to press reviews. There's a period of time that Iran stood a great tradition in the arts but that's not the problem since the Islamic revolution that happened inside the late seventies, as was noted in the statement the Screen Stars' Guild on Wednesday: "Iran features a strong tradition of artistic expression reaching back millenia. That tradition is under attack in the contemporary Iran that has apparently switched against its own artists." The Authors Guild statement mentioned: "We urge the us government of Iran to know that they're artists, not political competitors, they've, as all free people do, the legal right to hold and express opinions. Which we urge the us government of Iran to know their work is regarded as the effective ambassador of understanding involving the people of Iran as well as the people around the world.In . Other groups that launched claims include American Cinema Editors, American Society of Cinematographers, Director's Guild of America, Worldwide Documentary Association as well as the Producers Guild of America. The verdict against Panahi was apparently created in Tehran about on friday only released within the last weekend. Panahi happen to be billed last December and sentenced to six years jail time and banned from making movies, giving press interviews or traveling for two-and-a-half decades) because of a documentary he tried to create concerning unrest in Iran following a disputed re-election of Leader Mahmoud Ahmadinejad this past year. He was released and hang under house arrest after needing to pay $200,000 in bail. Panahi, who's 51-years-old, had won acclaim and many worldwide honours quite a few his movies can't be proven in your home country. The Islamic regime there's made apparent it does not accept his satires of existence in Iran today. His documentary This Is not A Film, of a day within the existence while he anxiously anxiously waited to hear about his appeal, was proven within the Cannes film festival in May. His wife acquired his award in addition to director inside the Not Sure Regard area of the festival. Oddly enough, Ahmadinejad's chief of staff, Esfandiar Rahim Mashaie apparently mentioned last The month of the month of january the federal government opposed Panahi's sentence. But that came out to own no regards to the idol idol judges hearing the problem. The outcry inside the censorship and harsh sentencing has not been in the market. Western people in politics also provide spoken out. The Eu foreign policy chief mentioned within the month of the month of january the sentence was "not appropriate for any persons rights obligations that Iran" makes. On Monday, the German foreign minister referred to as sentence politically motivated and shows the shocking suppression of freedom of speech and artistic rights in Iran. Listed below are the whole texts in the claims launched Wednesday by entertainment organizations: Statement within the Board of Governors in the Academy of motion Picture Arts and Sciences: Becoming an worldwide organization representing over 6000 artists in 35 nations, the Academy of motion Picture Arts and Sciences is deeply concerned whenever and wherever the rights of filmmakers are threatened. The present arrest of six Iranian filmmakers, the sentence of "twelve several weeks in jail and 90 lashes" to have an actress just for playing employment inside an acclaimed film, as well as the ongoing house arrest of Jafar Panahi, among others, can be a situation that demands our serious attention. These filmmakers - while others - are artists, not political combatants. We join our co-employees around the globe in calling positively of those filmmakers' safety, release, and return to filmmaking. They deserve the identical, full freedom of expression the overwhelming the majority of our people love each day, wherever they are from, wherever they work, no matter what their values. Statement within the Board of Company company directors of yank Cinema Editors: The American Cinema Editors is certainly a business more than 500 professional film editors within the united states . States and around the globe. We join while using others in the filmmaking community in showing our deep concern whenever and wherever the essential human rights of free expression are threatened. As storytellers, we are feeling the arrest of fellow artists for showing their values, revealing details on and on after creative freedom, no matter how questionable, can be a story that ought to forget about have to be told nowadays. Statement within the Board of Governors in the American Society of Cinematographers: The American Society of Cinematographers is certainly a business more than 300 professional company company directors of photography within the united states . States and round the world. We promote the collaboration of cinematographers as well as the creative exchange of ideas and issues of mutual concern to folks also to the world filmmaking community. We are deeply concerned whenever and wherever the rights of filmmakers are threatened. 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Mariska Hargitay Adopts a Baby Boy

Mariska Hargitay Mariska Hargitay's family just keeps on growing. She and her husband, actor Peter Hermann, have adopted a baby boy, People reports.Andrew Nicolas Hargitay Hermann, born this summer, joins Hargitay and Hermann's other two children: August, 5, and Amaya Josephine, adopted just six months ago.Mariska Hargitay adopts a baby girlHargitay, 47, and Hermann 44, brought home their son within a week of dealing with the paperwork."We never in a million year thought it would happen this quickly, but something inside of us knew that this was right, and we said, 'Yes, yes, yes!'" the Law and Order: SVU actress tells People. "We knew this was our guy. Everything about it felt right. It felt divinely right."

Giuliana Rancic: I have First Stages of Breast Cancers

Giuliana Rancic Giuliana Rancic remains recognized with breast cancers, she revealed on Monday's Today show. "Through my make an effort to conceive for your third time, through IVF, we sadly discovered which i've first stages of breast cancers. It's been an unexpected,In . she told Ann Curry. VIDEO: Giuliana Rancic describes why she spoken about her miscarriage on her behalf account show The E! News host has recorded her pursuit to conceive on her behalf account reality show Giuliana & Bill. Inside the Season 4 finale, she and husband Bill Rancic visited Colorado with an IVF treatment. "This physician mentioned you will need a mammogram which i mentioned, 'Why, I'm 36 years old, I'm too youthful,' which he mentioned ... 'I will not allow you to get pregnant if [there's] most likely the little risk you've cancer.' Therefore I went but got a mammogram ... they referred to as me the very next day and mentioned we want return, we view something," she mentioned. Upon hearing what is the news, Rancic states, "It absolutely was like incredible instant sobbing as well as the world just crashed around me." See more photos and videos of Giuliana Rancic Rancic states she's dealing with surgery now after which it dealing with 6 1/a couple of days of radiation. The happy couple, though, is not giving up around the hope to experience a baby. "I still want that baby. It's my job to mentioned there's some master plan of why IVF didn't work, why I never grew to become pregnant, now I truly believe that God was searching personally,In . she mentioned. "Had I conceive, a few years in the future I may well be a lot sicker." E! News released a disagreement carrying out a announcement. "Regarding her E! family we are delivering our love and support to Giuliana and applaud her for talking about her recent breast cancers diagnosis with the expectation that it's going to encourage women everywhere to think about necessary and preventative measures." Watch Rancic's interview with Curry below. Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news in regards to the economy

Daniel Radcliffe's 'Woman In Black' Gets New Trailer

The first trailer we saw for Hammer's "The Woman in Black" was stately, quiet, and unnerving. This new UK trailer for the ghostly flick amps up the action and shows how young lawyer Arthur Kipps ("Harry Potter's" Daniel Radcliffe) races to uncover the dark secrets of one English village and a mysterious woman who keeps appearing in the mansion he has come to work in. Video: MSN World Exclusive: Woman In Black - UK trailer It features not just one creepy dead girl ghost, but three and lots of atmospheric, jumpy chills. You'll be able to meet the woman in black on February 3, 2012 but in the meantime, see what other horrific things await you in this week's Horror Bites after the jump. Method Man Makes a Horror Film Method Man will star as the titular character in "The Mortician" a new 3-D horror that has been making the festival rounds lately. His sidekick in the film? A scared child named Kane (Cruz Santiago), who helps him remember the secrets of his past. Meanwhile, the "aliented and cold" mortician has to contend with new co-worker Noah (EJ Bonilla) and his boss (Edward Furlong). There are also gangsters involved in here somewhere (of course). Will you pay to see Method Man handle a corpse? More "Resident Evil: Retribution" Casting News Milla Jovovich got gabby on Twitter again and revealed that "Lost" and "Legion" star Kevin Durand will play Barry Burton in the new "Resident Evil" movie. You'll remember the character from the videogame as the weapon-savvy S.T.A.R.S. member. "Resident Evil: Retribution" opens September 14 and also stars Boris Kodjoe, Li Bingbing, Shawn Roberts, Michelle Rodriguez, Sienna Guillory, Johann Urb, and Colin Salmon. Do you like this cast and the film's commitment to bringing back many of the game series' original characters? "Trick 'r Treat's" Sam Makes Another Short Film Appearance Horror mavens FEARnet will be hosting an all-day "Trick 'r Treat" marathon on October 31 in celebration of the horror anthology that instantly became a spooky, Halloween classic. Sam, the film's enforcer, makes an appearance in this new short film which is directed by "Trick 'r Treat's" Michael Dougherty. Sam's always on hand to make sure everyone is following the rules of Halloween and to cause a little (sometimes gory) trouble in the process. Give it a watch, and let us know if you'll be watching the little pumpkinhead later this month. What Evil Will Surface on "11 11 11"? Darren Bousman's "11 11 11" will hit theaters next month on you guessed it, November 11. The film follows author Joseph Crone, who lost his wife and child in a tragic accident. He travels across the world to reunite with his estranged family, and during his journey realizes that the number 11 has been popping up everywhere. It's not just some kind of wacky coincidence, though. Crone soon realizes it means something far more evil. The trailer for the film has arrived. Does Bousman's numerology-heavy spookfest intrigue you, or does all the math just make your head hurt? "Jeepers Creepers" Director Terrorizes Rose McGowan on Rosewood Lane Remember "Jeepers Creepers" which starred Justin Long who had to battle a ruthless Creeper? The same director is now taking us for a walk down "Rosewood Lane" with Rose McGowan. Victor Salva's new film follows radio therapist Sonny (McGowan) who moves back to her hometown after her father dies, but realizes that something isn't quite right with the local paperboy. He turns out to be a deadly stalker who engages Sonny in a dangerous cat-and-mouse game. Check out the trailer, courtesy of Bloody Disgusting. Tell us what you think of this week's Horror Bites in the comments section and on Twitter!

Cent Marshall Memoir 'My Mother Is Nuts' Looking for Fall 2012

Cent Marshall, the actress and director, is posting her memoir, My Mother Is Nuts, in Fall 2012 with Amazon . com Posting.our editor recommendsBarnes & Noble Getting rid of Electricity Entertainment Graphic Books From Stores It is pitched like a "candid, inspiring, and amusing account of Penny's ascension from her humble roots within the Bronx to probably the most loved and respected figures within the entertainment business." Marshall offers to tell about her childhood, her relationship with brother Garry Marshall, producer of Happy Days and Laverne & Shirley, her decision to maneuver to Hollywood like a divorced single mom, her star-making turn as Laverne, and her transition for an off-camera career because the director of these hits as Large along with a League that belongs to them. She's also likely to open about her personal associations, including her short marriage to Take advantage of Reiner, dating John Belushi and Art Garfunkel, and her friendship with Barbara Fisher. It will even cover Marshall's 2009 fight with brain and cancer of the lung. PHOTOS: 5 Beach Blanket Must Reads "I'm able to't say I'm looking forward to the Yankees losing, or there not a basketball season yet, however i am looking forward to penning this book," Marshall stated inside a statement. "Individuals have always requested me generate an income got in the Bronx to Hollywood, so I believed it was time for you to tell the way it all happened. I've had many lives (not within the Shirley MacLaine sense) and you'll learn about all of them...just don't expect any quality recipes...I don't prepare." Her book agent, Serta Strone, the Boss of Trident Media Group, introduced the offer Tuesday in Frankfurt prior to the Frankfurt Book Fair, probably the most important occasions around the posting industry calendar. Amazon . com Posting won the privileges towards the book and can problem both a conventional print along with a digital edition. Strone told the Connected Press that several marketers bid but Amazon . com "won the auction." Strone rejected to show the financial the deal, but he did hint that Amazon . com offered an e-book royalty rate over the standard 25 %. "It had been a choice whether to choose old-fashioned or new school," stated Strone. Amazon . com continues to be strongly growing its posting procedures recently, drawing concern from traditional booksellers about its dual role as seller and writer. Lately Barnes & Noble withdrew 100 Electricity graphic books in the shelves of their physical stores after Amazon . com guaranteed a unique deal to own digital versions only around the Kindle. Related Subjects Garry Marshall Take advantage of Reiner Amazon . com.com Happy Days Laverne & Shirley

Johnny Depp Considers Dr. Seuss Biopic, Noomi Rapace Talks 'Prometheus'

Johnny Depp is poised to star as yet another colorful author in the upcoming Dr. Seuss biopic. He is reported to be producing the project, but is also considering playing beloved children's author, born Theodor Geisel, in the upcoming flick. Though the movie won't end up relying on CGI as much as, say, "Alice in Wonderland" did, the flick's producers did say that it will include some animated elements. Depp has already portrayed "Peter Pan" author J.M. Barrie and "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas" author Hunter S. Thompson on the big screen. Check out the rest of today's casting news after the jump! Mary Elizabeth Winstead Out Of "Die Hard 5" Those of you hoping "Scott Pilgrim vs. the World" star Mary Elizabeth Winstead would reprise her role as John McClane's daughter in "Die Hard 5" are out of luck. In an interview with The Playlist, Winstead said she's "assuming I will not be [in the movie] because I have not heard anything yet." Interestingly enough, "Die Hard 5" is said to follow McClane's adventures with his son instead of his daughter. Noomi Rapace Talks "Prometheus" Little is known about Ridley Scott's upcoming sci-fi epic "Prometheus," but star Noomi Rapace recently shared a couple more nuggets about the plot. In an interview with Norwegian newspaper Aften Posten, Rapace said that her character Elizabeth Shaw turns from a survivor to a fighter halfway through the movie because of certain events that occur. Shaw is British but was raised by her missionary father in Africa. "From him she learned to believe in God, and she has a strong inner self," Rapace said. Doug Jones Joins "Neighborhood Watch" Most people will know "Pan's Labyrinth" and "Hellboy" star Doug Jones best for how he looks under many layers of prosthetics, and that will continue to be the case when he stars in Akiva Schaffer's "Neighborhood Watch." The Hollywood Reporter has learned that Jones will play a party-crashing alien in the flick, and we're assuming the role will probably require plenty of prosthetics. More Join "World War Z" Deadline is reporting that yet another actor has joined Marc Forster's adaptation of "World War Z." Veteran character actor David Morse of "The Rock" and "Drive Angry" fame will play an undisclosed role in the zombie thriller. "World War Z" hits theaters on December 21, 2012. Tamara Tunie Takes "Flight" According to Variety, "Law and Order: SVU" actress Tamara Tunie has joined Robert Zemeckis's latest, "Flight." The film follows Denzel Washington as an airline pilot struggling with substance abuse issues. The movie also stars John Goodman, Don Cheadle and Melissa Leo. It's scheduled to hit theaters in 2012. Tell us what you thought of today's Casting Call in the comments section below or on Twitter!

CNN adds Frum, Cardona to election team

CNN has nabbed one of each: Former National Review columnist David Frum and Democratic strategist Maria Cardona have joined CNN in time for the run-up to the 2012 elections. Frum has held posts at orgs from the Wall Street Journal, where he ran the paper's op-ed page, to the second Bush White House, where he acted as special assistant and speechwriter to George W. Bush. Cardona heads the public affairs practice at D.C.-based lobbyist strategy firm Dewey Square Group, where she founded Hispanic-focused division Latinovations; she has worked as advisor to the Hillary Clinton 2008 presidential campaign and as communications director for the Democratic National Committee. She will also contribute to CNN en Espanol. Contact Sam Thielman at sam.thielman@variety.com

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Following inside the grand tradition of sixties-shows-switched-movies, Fox 2000 just acquired the feature rights to 'Mr. Erection dysfunction.' The television program while using speaking equine went for six seasons from 1961 to 1966. According to Variety, Fox 2000 leader Elizabeth Gabler can be a passionate equestrian and will be a driving pressure behind the project the studio is presently searching for a author for your film. [via Variety]

Jason Statham Mentioned For Fast Six

May Be The Stath undertake The Rock?In this year's action spectacular Fast Five, Vin Diesel squared offered with a worryingly sweaty Dwayne "TheRock"Manley, concluding in the massive fight, plenty of wrecked automobiles then one hell from the vehicle chase.Do you realize exactly what it did not have?One more angry bald action hero. In steps... Jason Statham. Or this is actually the rumour, anyway, with everyone's favourite one-time diver stated as an addition to Justin Lin's follow-up.This publish comes from that ever-reliable fellow that passes the title of "Unknown Source", but because it is this kind of juicy rumour -- which is TheStath -- we thought we have to demonstrate.There's one more rumour, as submit with the Twitch, that Jason could participate in two new sequels (most most likely referred to as Fast Six and Furious Seven... maybe)with Lin shooting each of them consecutive.That is allegedly corroborated by Lin's recent bowing from the possible Terminator movie due to organizing conflicts. Could these Fast And Furious movies function as films getting if this involves him and Skynet?Lots of question marks hang over that certain, but that's it. The Short As Well As The Furious 6 (or whatever it eventually eventually ends up being referred to as) will probably be out, without or using the Stath, in the course of 2013.

At Advertising Week: The way forward for Indie Film Most likely Is not at the Local Theater

"Our mission would be to provide independent films to audiences, now, round the country," stated Tribeca Film chief operating officer Jon Patricof in the Advertising Week panel The way forward for Film on Monday mid-day. Easier in theory previously, however -- because of Patricof, Vice president of worldwide Sponsorship, Access and Experiential Marketing for American Express Wealthy Lehrfeld and filmmaker Edward Burns -- an increasing reality. That is great news for that indie film fan, provided the indie film fan is not married to seeing their faves inside a cinema. While blockbusters and spectacles will invariably possess a home around the giant screen -- as Burns stated, "large movies will invariably work theatrically" -- more compact films have to take a far more direct path to customers. "We had a genuine gap available on the market,Inch Patricof stated concerning the Tribeca Film on-demand platform, that provides over 40 million people countrywide the chance to determine films they normally wouldn't reach their local theater. "Lots of distributers had fallen out and there have been less and less methods of filmmakers to achieve these audiences too. Many of the bigger galleries began to abandon the more compact films, therefore we felt there is an excellent chance for any brand like Tribeca to part of and fill that gap." For any filmmaker like Burns -- that has opened six of his films in the Tribeca Film Festival throughout its 10 years of existence -- that kind of direct contact is good, especially when confronted with dwindling theatrical results. "The crowd just is not visiting the art house theater within the same amounts they accustomed to. In 1995 after i experienced the company, on the Tuesday evening, there were not a helluva large amount of choices for you. You'd go lower towards the Angelika [in Manhattan] to determine that which was playing. Now on the Tuesday evening, on VOD, you've incredibly programming from cable tv. Facebook. You've many of these stuff that did not exist: movies on iTunes, Facebook. It's much harder to locate a crowd.Inch That is probably not true in NY or La, but Burns knows indie films have to cast a significantly wider internet to achieve success. "Put forth Cleveland or Detroit or these bigger marketplaces, they do not come with an art house theater. Or they've one theater. If you reside in the 'burbs you need to trek an hour or so to visit the theater. Why can you when you might have an excellent flatscreen TV with multichannel audio having a great HD image? We began to consider, 'The audience is home which same audience that loves 'The Sopranos' or 'Breaking Bad' or 'Mad Males,' that's our audience. They are individuals who used to visit the art house. How come we asking them to cover the sitter or even the gas or even the parking and schlep to the crappy little theater when they are already home within their family room? Let us access them?'" Through Tribeca Film and it is partnership with American Express, they did -- though not without some push-back from filmmakers. "Most filmmakers think, 'I'm a filmmaker, I have to see my film experience the giant screen,'" Burns stated. "I recieve that I'm not sure if I'd be prepared to complete [VOD] with my first film. But getting seen enough films open in NY and La and not obtain the platform release which was guaranteed, and simply because economically that model made no sense, more and more people are adopting these new digital platforms. It is a large a part of what Tribeca and American Express do, and i believe you are likely to see increasingly more of this.Inch For additional around the eighth edition of Advertising Week, take a look at Huffington Post's coverage here. Photo: Gary Gershoff/WireImage

ABC News, Yahoo Announce Partnership

NEW YORK - ABC News and Yahoo on Monday unveiled a strategic alliance focused on online news programming designed for the Web.our editor recommendsABC, Yahoo! extend vid content deal'Up All Night,' 'Whitney' Episodes Bow Early on Yahoo Among other things, GoodMorningAmerica.com will launch on Yahoo in a model that is set to allow audiences to continue conversations before, during and after the broadcast. Yahoo's and ABC News' slate of online video programming kicks off Monday with ABC News anchor George Stephanopoulos' interview with President Obama live from the White House as part of a new series called Newsmakers. Yahoo News and ABC News reach a combined audience of more than 100 million people in the U.S. each month on PCs, mobile devices and tablets, the companies said. "This relationship will give ABC News an unrivaled ability to reach across the Web, combining Yahoo's vast distribution and cutting-edge technology with our award-winning journalism," said Ben Sherwood, president of ABC News. "For years, we've proudly proclaimed that more Americans get their news from ABC News than any other source. Going forward, we will greatly expand this leadership by building a connection with a whole new online audience." "This unmatched alliance creates a powerful news experience that provides people greater access to compelling news and information, including more original news video online than ever before," they said. "Yahoo is committed to building the richest set of premium and personalized content experiences for our users," said Ross Levinsohn, executive vp, Americas, here onMonday. "Our deep collaboration with ABC News further strengthens Yahoo! as the No. 1 online news source, greatly enhancing our already robust news content." Under the new partnership, ABC News content will be prominently integrated into Yahoo News, the Yahoo front page, and other parts of the Yahoo network. Newsmakers is described as an original interview series that kicks off later in the day with the President Obama interview at 2:35pm. The entire interview will stream live on Yahoo.com and ABCNews.com. Other original Web shows are Around the World with Christiane Amanpour, which the correspondent said in a press conference will allow to explore key issues that don't always get enough TV exposure, and This Could Be Big, which will glimpse into the future of innovation and will be anchored by Nightline's Bill Weir each week. "On TV, time is not always your friend," Katie Couric echoed Amanpour in highlighting the opportunity to provide additional news coverage online. Additional programs will debut in the coming months and throughout 2012, the companies said. The companies' editorial teams will also work together to develop premium news content and co-produce coverage for major news events. Also, they will have integrated bureaus in NY, Washington D.C., and Los Angeles, with Yahoo editorial staff and content set to appear on air. The partners will also offer premium online video advertising opportunities. Email: Georg.Szalai@thr.com Twitter: @georgszalai Related Topics Yahoo

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