An essential part of christmas in the us senate. Celebrations in spain. The annual parades were cancelled because of the pandemic, but across the prosecutors in the us country, even the coronavirus state of wisconsin say couldnt deprive children of their presents. They wont bring criminal Daniel Wittenberg reports. Charges against the Police Officer who shot the black man, jacob blake, leaving him paralysed. Dozens of pro democracy gold, frankincense, politicians and activists are arrested in overnight raids by police in hong kong. Myrrh and face masks. Ambulance crews in los angeles are told not to transport in normal times millions pack hospital patients who may die the streets across spain as the city struggles to cope to greet the three kings and their gifts on the feast of epiphany. But this year even royalty had to get creative. Instead of the usual lively processions, in barcelona the three kings arrived by boat to deter any crowds. The grand landing could only be watched on tv. In the canary islands, tenerifes three kings a message of hope as the vaccine begins to roll out in every region of spain. Translation the vaccine is the best gift that science has offered us so we can once again enjoy ourfriends, family, and especially our grandparents. Having spent months out of school and even been completely barred from leaving the house for six weeks in the spring, its been harder for spanish children to be good this year. But in the capital, madrid, and around the country, where curfews were cut short and families could meet in small groups, they were finally shown something to celebrate. Translation we know that 2020 has been a bit complicated, so balthazar, caspar, and i have decided to come, not only with thousands of gifts, but also with tons of excitement and hope that this 2021 will be much better. The pandemic may have rained on spains parades, but the fireworks that lit up the skies made sure it was still the most magical night of the year. Daniel wittenberg, bbc news. Now on bbc news, talking movies looks back at what has been one of the most tumultuous years in the history of the Film Industry. Hello and welcome to this special review of 2020 edition of talking movies. Im tom brook. I dont have to tell you that 2020 was an extremely difficult year. A worldwide pandemic, economic meltdowns and, here in the united states, an extremely vitriolic president ial election campaign. Obviously the movie industry was affected. Amid all the mayhem, it was easy to lose sight of the fact that some excellent cinema did emerge during the year. Instead of giving you our customary list of the top ten films of the year, we asked movie critics and movie journalists around the world to tell us what was for them the best film of the year. So im going to kick things off and tell you that for me, the best movie of the year was a documentary that revolved around a very beautiful pig. Gunda is a great observational documentary. Set on a farmyard for much of its 90 minutes, the camera is trained mostly on gunda, a pig, and her many piglets. Its a film that manages to show animals as they really are, not with any imposed human created personality. Their beauty is breathtaking, as is the calmness of their daily routines which, for me, was so refreshing to witness in the midst of our pandemic stresses. Gunda is also brilliant cinema. Its shot in pristine black and white, it has no narration and great natural sound. It made me think quite differently about farm animals and how i want to treat them in the future. It connected me to them emotionally. Cinema can talk directly to your heart and then after this can go to your brain. First you have to feel something and then you have to understand something, and that is opposite. Normally if you are making things go to your brain, give you information, and probably you feel something. This is why im trying to come back to the source of cinema, how it was born. Well, the amazing gunda was definitely my pick for best movie of the year. But what about my fellow film journalists and film critics around the world . Lets get the global verdict. My favourite film of 2020 is a south korean film called house of hummingbird. This movie observed a young ordinary girls life in seoul 1994. It works as a universal coming of age tale packed with small but powerful moments. And this is surely one of the best south korean films during the last several years. To be frank with you, i put it a bit higher over parasite. My favourite movie of the year is identifying features, a mexican movie called sin Senas Particulares in spanish. Its based on real cases, portrays a dark atmosphere around the drug cartels, violence in mexico, but its a movie that portrays all this with sensitivity and even elegance. My favourite film of this year is a movie called servants. It is set in the czechoslovakia of the early 80s, just a few years before the collapse of the communist regime, and its about two young seminarians facing the pressure and brutality of the infamous state security, striving to overpower the catholic church. I like this movie for the precise and very well advised compositions, where every position of every character or object in the frame is thought of in every detail. Remember this face . She was one of spotlight magazines 30 under 30 playwrights to watch. We watched, but whered she go . My favourite film of 2020 was the 40 year old version. Its a netflix film by first time film maker radha blank. She plays a playwright nearing her 40th birthday and shes trying to figure out what to do. She commits to rap and hip hop which no one wants to believe in, no one thinks is a great idea, but she embarks on thisjourney. Its hilarious, its about trying new things and following your dreams, its just a beautiful film. My favourite movie of 2020 is the personal history of david copperfield. Armando iannuccis adaptation of the novel by charles dickens. As a book, its a big bullet stopper, charting the rise and fall and rise of the title character. Iannucci very playfully truncates what really captures the spirit of the book and the authors sense of humour and all the things we love about dickens. And dev patel leads a marvellous colour blind cast in a movie thats consistently delightful and very, very funny indeed. This is a donkey free zone move it a remarkable woman, very kind. Every day for most of this year, i have been riding my bike around new york city, including though times square where im standing right now. Very often i go past cinemas and theres one near where i live which has been closed since march. In fact, many in the city have enclosed since that time. It pains me, it looks like its dying. Recently it was boarded up. Emma jones reports on whether cinema, as weve known it, is now over. I know you want to fight. There was nothing big about the screen in 2020 because its biggest films are mainly on hold. Profits were puny in comparison to the billion dollar bonanzas of 2019. From bollywood to hollywood, cinemas stayed closed for months. Christopher nolans tenet was a brave attempt at a summer blockbuster reopening but its 350 Million Box Office disappointed as other big hitters from disneys mulan, about a Young Chinese female warrior, to pixars latest feel good offering soul, went straight to streaming. Spend your precious hours doing what will bring out the real you. Other potential Box Office Hits are being held by nervous film companies. The time a movie as eagerly awaited as bonds no time to die should be released in april 2021, some cinemas may be beyond resuscitation. Come on, bond. Hamish, your company was the first to release a film back in uk cinemas after lockdown. Russell crowes unhinged. But has the problem generally been that theres been a shortage of content that will tempt audiences back to cinemas . Were really talking about these famous very few blockbusters that have moved back and i can understand that if a film cost 250 million to make, and these are huge projects that need to make their money across the world, its a huge endeavour. But the nuance to the story is that there are plenty of other films besides those, smaller films, but very good films, that could have been released when cinemas were open and during that period i think the supply chain did fail cinemas. Theres an obvious beneficiary to forced entertainment at home. And thats the streaming services. Warner bros will release wonder woman 1984 and all its 2021 films in cinemas and on a streaming service in the us. Robert. Sylvie . Tessa thompson stars in romantic drama sylvies love, released on amazon. It was incredible to screen this film at sundance and i think theres real beauty and value to people being able to watch it at home. Its not helped that the spectacle of film has been missing. The european film awards, usually the last awards ceremony of the year, is normally a glamorous affair. In 2020, it was online and film makers pointed out the industry was sickly long before the pandemic struck. Films became, frankly, not courageous enough or not original enough, or not provocative enough, or not attractive enough. So the main thing is we have to make better films. Those seeking hope for the big screen point to asia where cinemas are functioning and independent productions are enjoying a boom as hollywood is absent. China overtook the us in 2020 as the worlds biggest movie market. The eight hundred, about a group of chinese warriors holding out against the japanese army, is likely to be 2020s highest grossing film of the year making half a billion dollars. Some film makers hope the tide will turn, including iranian director Marjane Satrapi she accepted a career award from the evolution Majorca International Film Festival in october. How else, but over zoom, as she couldnt travel. So after months of living life digitally, do you think theres going to be less enchantment with it as time goes on and the situation improves . You know, people, they would love to watch the film in the house, but at one point, you are sick of being in your pyjama and getting fat more and more every day and watching the same things. You need to go out, make experience with others, because this is a common experience. Its something that you share. In other signs of hope, covid secure Film Production has resumed, such as this production in iceland. While the sight of drive in cinemas all over the world has become normal. Its the magic that supports more than 20,000 jobs across the country. But as the industry launches campaigns like this one to remind governments of the jobs film provides, as well as the magic of the big screen, even harry potter would find it hard to transform the current situation. In america, one of the most disturbing events of 2020 was the death of george floyd an African American man while he was being restrained by a white Police Officer in minneapolis. It sparked outrage around the world and it prompted many individuals and institutions to reflect on how they may contribute to racism. For the movie industry, it was definitely a moment of reckoning. Black and brown people have so much to contribute to the culture, now we need more agency. White people tend to think that theyre kind of a blank slate. Chanting black lives matter black lives matter start packing miss scarlets things, mammy. Start packing miss scarletts things, mammy. Ill go write the necessary letters. Atla nta. Savannah will be better for you, youd just get in trouble in atlanta. What trouble are you talking about . You know what trouble is talkin about. I was talkin about mr ashley wilkes. Youd be coming to atlanta when he gets his leave and you sat now waiting for him, just like a spider. The studio response to george floyd was a reckoning with many of the gaps in terms of the way that projects were being greenlit, the kind of talent that was being supported, the lack of awareness for black talent in the Entertainment Industry is something that has been a continual problem and this was another factor that helped bring it to light. Black and brown people over index, you know, we buy more tickets, we spend more money so we need to see more content that speaks to us. And the other thing is this, you know, theres a lot of back stories that white people want to tell, right . Which is fair, artists can talk about anything, but, if youre going to do that, you better make sure that people behind the scenes are black. Itsjust so, so important. I think its always much more valid to have storytellers come from the community about that the storys being told by. I think that if im telling a story of the black community, i have the ability to dive deep into that story but white people tend to think theyre kind of a blank slate and they can make a film about whatever they want and thats ok, and dont think about the fact thats a form of cultural racism. Theres movement afoot throughout the industry, from black folks, from white folks, from brown folks, saying, how do we take this moment and really make it count . If these were normal times, then wed be in the midst of awards season but all that has changed, because the oscars has been shifted from february to april and that isnt totally 100 certain. But this years race has greater diversity but very little predictability, as emma jones reports. Its on, and hopefully it wont be online. By april 2021, its reported that Academy Award organisers hope that the usa and the rest of the world will get an 0scars red carpet experience. Although its more likely to look like this, as the venice Film Festival in september showed, with masks, a socially distanced carpet and a half full theatre. And how will campaigning season work without the usual parties, lunches and photo calls . Take a contender like Florian Zellers the father. Wheres anne . Anne, where is she . Im here. The movie has Anthony Hopkins and Olivia Coleman starring in an acclaimed story about a man with dementia. How does it feel promoting a film from your office . Its not exactly what i was expecting, but you have to expect nothing precise because its always surprising. Now i hear that the film is well received by people that have seen it, and its such a joy but im not expecting more than the joy from my office. The academy has diversified in 2020, more than 800 new members, 45 of them women and 36 arent white. Plus from 2024, a movie that wishes to qualify for best picture has to measurably promote diversity in front of and behind the camera. Im very proud of the academy for stepping up because, you know, because hollywood is a liberal kind of place, i think people were taking it for granted that, because we were liberal, there would be more fairness and equity, but in fact it was not true at all, and so i think you have to take Big Decisions and they were way overdue. But these are not revolutionary changes. From moonlight to crash, an investigation by the Washington Post found 73 of best picture winners over the last 15 years would still be eligible. The overall demographic of the academy is still 84 white, 68 male. Its very hard for those on the outside to understand the magnitude of this change on the inside, and i would rather us move too slowly and take the criticism that were moving slow than to move too fast and we dont give ourself enough of our foundation to socialise these standards and for people to really start thinking about how to meet them. I have to warn you about the conditions on earth. Whats likely to be revolutionary about the 2021 0scars is not the kinds of films getting picked, but who funded them. Netflix has serious contenders including George Clooneys sci fi the midnight sky, david finchs black and white take on the making of citizen kane mank, and spike lees da five bloods. Welcome back to vietnam. The streamer also has the International Distribution rights for tom hanks news of the world. However, the favourite for best picture is nomadland, directed by chloe zhao, starring frances mcdormand, which started its campaign on the traditional festival route. Are we basically talking about nomadland versus netflix at the oscars . I think really it is nomadland versus netflix, and actually i think nomadland is going to win out, not because anything other than the fact that it is by far the best film, in the same way that parasite was the best film last year. Were really seeing the cream rise to the top, no matter where it comes from nomadland might be able to beat the big power studio which netflix has become. The unpredictability of this pandemic means april feels a long way away. With so much focus on small screen stars recently, could the oscars shrink in relevancy and prestige in 2021 . Or will it be a welcome injection of glamour, announcing that film is back in business . 2020 was definitely a year of loss as the epidemic took its toll around the world, but one notable heartbreaking loss in the Film Industry came about not through covid 19 but colon cancer, which took the life of Chadwick Boseman, an extremely gifted young actor. Kizzy cox has been taking stock of his career. His death was a gut punch in an already bruising year, as boseman had made a huge impact in a short time. His big break came in 2013 with the movie 42, playing jackie robinson, the first black player in major league baseball. From there, he went on to portray other black icons on screen, like the godfather of soul, james brown, and thurgood marshall, the first black Supreme Court justice. But when boseman became black panther, he went from star to superstar. The novelty of a black superhero made nine year old rachel coopers eyes light up. My favourite one was obviously Chadwick Boseman because there arent a lot of black comics and if hes one of them, then its going to be one of my favourites. When black panther premiered in 2018, black film goers flocked to movie theatres like this one, many of them dressed up in africa inspired outfits. It was all to revel in the opportunity to see black people as royalty and africa as a vibrant and powerful place. Boseman led the film as king tchalla, the dignified superhero. Fans and the people who knew him best say that is bosemans legacy, embodying roles that exemplified black excellence. Black pantherjust entered the lives of children and adults everywhere cause it was the first time we could actually see ourselves represented in a positive way that didnt have to just be at the end with racism as a pillar of our narrative drawing. Now, him not being here, knowing that he was sick during it, he left the entire black community a gift that no matter what, for your craft, for what you love to do, your passion, you do it no matter what. And his legacy resonates around the world. For nyota parker, a south african, it was remarkable seeing boseman lead a heroic film based in africa. I think what was really special about it was the symbolism, i really like that they incorporated so many small details that meant a lot to us as africans so i really appreciated that. Bosemans star continues to shine. His finalfilm, ma raineys black bottom, was unveiled in december and its performers received critical acclaim. David thinks he may become one of the few actors to receive an oscar posthumously. He could well be nominated for his 2020 roles in ma raineys black bottom and spike lees picture da 5 bloods. I dont want to say its definite but it looks really good right now. It would be the first black posthumous nominee for acting, could be the first double nominee because he could be nominated for lee, for ma rainey, and supporting for da 5 bloods, and after seeing ma rainey, everything that he had in his acting arsenal, he throws it all on the screen and it is a performance for the ages. Whether boseman wins the oscar or not, he made his mark playing towering historical figures and inspirational fictional ones, all while battling a terminal illness. Bosemans proved that he was a hero with or without his black panther suit. Well, that brings this special talking movies review of 2020 edition to a close. We hope youve enjoyed the show. Please remember, you can always reach us online at bbc. Com talkingmovies and you can find us on facebook and twitter. So from me tom brook and the rest of the talking movies team, heres to better times ahead and lets hope we all get to see some excellent cinema in 2021. Were going to leave you with the official music video for the trial of the chicago 7, one of the better films of 2020. Hear my voice, hear my dreams. Let us make a world in which i believe. Hear my voice. Hello there. Temperatures have been plummeting away in the night, especially across the glens of scotland, 10 or 11 celsius here. But theres just a hint as we go into next week that were exchanging the cold wind we have at the moment for something a little milder coming in off the atlantic, but still quite a lot of stagnant cold air. And actually for the meantime, weve got that northeasterly or north northeasterly again with us through the day ahead. So, icy to start with some snow showers around and some freezing fog, particularly scotland and Northern Ireland. These showers will have a little bit of winteriness in them as well, and temperatures are close enough to freezing to concern us with ice and there are warnings out for ice in some areas. The details are on the website. So, really bitterly cold for some, that hard frost to start in the north. But wednesday sees a little ridge of High Pressure for the north, still that feed of northeasterlies bringing further showers initially into east anglia, the south east, and the Channel Islands. There mightjust be an easing in activity here as we go into the afternoon still a peppering of wintry showers for northern and eastern parts of england. Perhaps a fewer for eastern scotland and Northern Ireland but later in the day, weve got our next weather system approaching. But for many, despite some sunshine and a lot of dry weather around, it will stay cold particularly where the fog lingers, below freezing in these areas. But then through the evening and overnight, we have this coming into that cold air. So, readily turning to snow even at lower levels for scotland and for Northern Ireland. So, it wont be as harsh a frost here through the coming night but, nevertheless, we are likely to see more snow quite widely. And it will be a harsher frost further south for some and with freezing fog across central and southern areas, too. So, thursday, well see that fog slow to clear, stagnating in some areas. Fewer showers for east anglia and the south east, and for the Channel Islands weve got the northerly instead which will push our weather front southwards. Not a great deal of weather on it, but enough to give a light covering of snow, and then the cold air with snow showers follow behind. Snow to low levels once again. So, even though were bringing in a weather front inland off the atlantic, at that stage, its not getting any warmer. But what we will find is High Pressure builds in behind it. So, that will weaken our weather front and bring in some drier weather potentially as we head towards the weekend. Just the hint that temperatures start to lift a little next week. But for the meantime, cold weather 00 28 09,603 4294966103 13 29,430 warnings on the website
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