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lifestyle TUESDAY, JANUARY 5, 2016

Music & Movies DeGeneres to accept People’s Choice humanitarian award llen DeGeneres is receiving a humanitarian award, honor comes with a $200,000 donation from Walgreens, Choice Awards, which will be presented at the Microsoft and St Jude Children’s Research Hospital is reaping which DeGeneres is directing toward the hospital. Theater in and broadcast on CBS. — AP Ethe benefits. Producers of the People’s Choice Awards She joked that the award “sums me up perfectly as I am announced yesterday that DeGeneres will be recognized as both a human and an itarian.” DeGeneres is also nominated the Favorite Humanitarian at Wednesday’s ceremony. The for Favorite Talk Show Host at the fan-voted People’s ‘Star Wars’ box office surpasses ‘Titanic,’ ‘Jurassic World’

tar Wars: The Force Awakens” marched confidently strong performers. three-hour epic, which cost a reported $44 million to produce, 1.”Star Wars: The Force Awakens,” $88.3 million ($96.3 mil- into the new year, raking in an additional $88.3 mil- “Daddy’s Home,” the comedy starring Will Ferrell and Mark has made $29.6 million to date - just shy of what “Django lion international). “Slion over the New Year’s weekend and topping the Wahlberg, came in second with an estimated $29 million, Unchained” made in its first weekend. 2.”Daddy’s Home,” $29 million ($9.2 million international). box office for a third week, according to studio estimates bringing its total to $93.7 million in just two weeks. The film “There is still a big audience out there for auteur-driven 3.”,” $16.2 million. Sunday. In addition to setting a new high mark in New Year’s fell only 25 percent from its first weekend in theaters. Even cinema,” Dergarabedian said. “Tarantino, no matter what, is an 4.”Sisters,” $12.6 million ($650,000 international). box office history, the record-busting film blew past the more formidable is the mere 11 percent drop from the Tina interesting filmmaker. Film fans want to see what he’s up to. 5.”Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip,” $11.8 million domestic grosses of both “Jurassic World” ($652.3 million) and Fey and Amy Poehler comedy “Sisters,” which brought in $12.6 It’s not as big as some of his other films, but it’s still doing well ($10.3 million international). “Titanic” ($658.7 million) to become the second-highest earn- million in its third weekend for a fourth-place spot. The film as it expands.” “Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip” took 6.”Joy,” $10.4 million ($9.3 million international). of all time with $740.3 million in just 19 days of release. has earned $61.7 million so far. fifth place with $11.8 million, dropping only 10 percent from 7.”The Big Short,” $9 million ($2.2 million international). The top domestic film is “Avatar” with a $760.5 million life- “When you look at the holding power of ‘Daddy’s Home’ last weekend. The year is off to a strong start overall, up 24.5 8.”Concussion,” $8 million ($1.4 million international). time domestic gross, but “Star Wars” is barreling in to surpass it and ‘Sisters,’ it shows you that those films are for many people percent from last year. This New Year’s weekend could even 9.”Point Break,” $6.8 million ($6.8 million international). soon. For context, it took “Avatar” 72 days to reach $700 mil- the antidote to ‘Star Wars,’” said Paul Dergarabedian, a senior set a record if it tops the $220 million total of 2009/2010, 10.”The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2,” $4.6 million lion. “Star Wars” did that in 16 days. Internationally, “Star Wars” media analyst for box office tracker Rentrak. “The diversity of when both “Avatar” and “Sherlock Holmes” were in theaters. ($4.4 million international). — AP earned $96.3 million this weekend, boosting its global total to the slate that the studios created by not retreating from ‘Star Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at US and $184.6 million. The film opens in China on Jan 9. While “Star Wars’ is helping.” ’s bloody “The Canadian theaters, according to Rentrak. Where available, the Wars” might not give up its throne any time soon, films like Hateful Eight,” meanwhile, took third with $16.2 million in its latest international numbers for Friday through Sunday are “Daddy’s Home” and “Sisters” have proven to be incredibly first weekend in wide release after a strong limited debut. The also included. Final domestic figures will be released today.

‘Spotlight’ named best picture by takes Pyramide-Sold National Society of Film Critics docu ‘Je Suis Charlie’ nvestigative journalism tale “Spotlight” won the National Actress: , “45 Years” (57) Runners-up: Society of Film Critics’ award for the best picture of 2015, , “Brooklyn” (30); Nina Hoss, “Phoenix” (22) iving far wider potential play to an insider’s documen- Analyzing in painstaking detail Charlie Hebdo’s legal battle Ias well as the group’s honor for best (given to Supporting : Mark Rylance, “Bridge of Spies” (56) tary on an event and group of artists that moved the with Islamic organizations over its publishing of cartoons the film’s co-writers and Tom McCarthy, who also Runners-up: Michael Shannon, “99 Homes” (16); Sylvester Gworld, Paris-based Pyramide International has licensed depicting Muhammad, “It’s Hard To be Loved by Jerks” was directed). Period romance “Carol” also took two awards, with Stallone, “Creed” (14) docu-feature tribute “Je suis Charlie” to Netflix. Directed by acquired by Kino Lorber for US distribution in a 2015 Berlinale one for director and another for cinematograph- Supporting actress: Kristen Stewart, “Clouds of Sils Maria” father-son team Daniel and Emmanuel Leconte, the former a deal. Written by Hers and Mariette Desert, a Cesar best original er Ed Lachman. (53) close friend of the French cartoonists and helmer of a 2008 screenplay nominee for Katell Quillevere’s “Suzanne,” In the acting categories, NSFC named Michael B Jordan Runners-up: Alicia Vikander, “Ex Machina” (23); , Charlie Hebdo docu-feature, “It’s Hard To be Loved By Jerks,” “Je Hers’ “This Summer Feeling” is distributed in France by best actor for his role in “Creed” and Charlotte Rampling best “Steve Jobs” (17) suis Charlie” will be made available worldwide on Jan. 7, the Pyramide Distribution, bowing on Feb. 17. In its first sales deals, actress for “45 years.” Mark Rylance, a well-known stage pres- Screenplay: Josh Singer and Tom McCarthy, “Spotlight” (21) first anniversary of the attack on Charlie Hebdo’s office in Paris Pyramide Intl. closed Canada (K Films) and Taiwan (Maison ence who’s won three Tony Awards, picked up supporting Runners-up: , “Anomalisa” (15); Charles which left 12 dead. Motion). Winner of the 2015 Bordeaux actor for “Bridge of Spies,” while Kristen Stewart took support- Randolph and Adam McKay, “The Big Short” (15) Move comes as Pyramide Intl., a premier European art- Festival’s Grand Jury Prize, the drama stars Norway’s Anders ing actress for her turn in “Clouds of Sils Maria.” Amy Cinematography: Ed Lachman, “Carol” (25) house sales company, is pushing out early pre-sales on two Danielsen Lie (Joachim Trier’s Cannes Un Certain Regard player Winehouse documentary “Amy” nabbed the trophy for non- Runners-up: Mark Lee Ping-bin, “The Assassin” (22); “Mad other key titles: Mikhael Hers’ “This Summer Feeling” and Lea “Oslo, August 31st,” Lucie Borleteau’s Locarno 2014 winner fiction film, with Abderrahmane Sissako’s “Timbuktu” scoring Max: Fury Road” (12) Fehrer’s “Les Ogres.” “Summer” and “Ogres” both screen at Paris’ “Fidelio, The Journey of Alice”) and Judith Chemla, a Lumiere for foreign language film. Foreign-language film: “Timbuktu” (22) UniFrance Rendez-Vous with French Cinema, unspooling Jan Prize best newcomer winner for “Camille Rewinds.” NSFC tweeted out the voting results as each category was Runners-up: “Phoenix” (20); “The Assassin” (16) 14-18. Premiering at September’s Toronto Festival, “Je suis decided. The society hands out at least eight major awards per Non-fiction film: “Amy” (23) Charlie” features archival interviews with slaughtered cartoon- Imminent birth year, with the possibility of winners in further categories Runners-up: “In Jackson Heights” (18); “Seymour: An ists Cabu, who drew the caricature cover of a 2006 issue featur- Produced by Nord-Ouest Films’ Pierre Guyard, whose cred- should the group decide to expand the year’s list. Chaired by Introduction” (15) ing the prophet Muhammad and Danish cartoons, and Charb, its include Thomas Cailley’s Cannes 2014 Directors’ Fortnight Variety’s Justin Chang, the NSFC is made up of 53 film critics Film Heritage awards: Film Society of Lincoln Center and Charlie Hebdo editor-in-chief. Also in the mix are footage from smash hit “Love at First Fight,” “This Summer Feeling” begins in from around the country; eight of them disqualified them- the programmers Jake Perlin and Michelle Materre for the multitudinous street demonstrations after the killings and high summer when Sasha, a 30-year-old French woman, dies selves from voting because they haven’t seen every film. series “Tell It Like It Is: Black Independents in , 1968- post-attack talking heads accounts from co-worker survivors of suddenly, in Berlin. Her death brings two near strangers, her Picture: “Spotlight” (23) 1986” The Criterion Collection and L’Immagine Ritrovata for the carnage and commentary that, usefully for foreigners, sister and boyfriend, closer together as their share their grief Runners-up: “Carol” (17), “Mad Max: Fury Road” (13) the restoration and packaging of the reconstructed version of attempt to provide a context for Charlie Hebdo. and weight of loss over three successive summers in Berlin, Director: Todd Haynes, “Carol” (21) “The Apu Trilogy” by Satyajit RayAssociation Chaplin for super- Paris and New York. Film charts what is described as their Runners-up: Tom McCarthy, “Spotlight” (21); George Miller, vising the digital restoration of Charlie Chaplin’s Essanay Personal portraits “return to light.” “Only through the passage of time can one get “Mad Max: Fury Road” (20) Films Special citation for a film awaiting American distribu- Cartoonist Coco recalls how she was forced at gunpoint to at the truth of absence,” Hers has said. (McCarthy received as many points as Haynes, but did not tion: Radu Muntean’s “One Floor Below”. — Reuters open the Charlie Hebdo office doors; French president Having caught attention with her debut, 2009 Venice Days appear on a majority of ballots.) Francois Hollande discusses precedent, French feminist histori- player “Silent Voices,” a Louis Delluc best first film winner, Actor: Michael B Jordan, “Creed” (29) an Elizabeth Badinter charges of anti-semitism , former Charlie Fehrer’s “Les Ogres” turns on an ageing touring theater troupe Runners-up: Geza Rohrig, “Son of Saul” (18); Tom Hebdo director Philippe Val sets Charlie Hebdo in a tradition of whose life, mixing family, work, love and friendship, is disrupt- Courtenay, “45 Years” (15) Denis Diderot, Emile Zola and Victor Hugo. Using Daniel ed by the return of an old flame and an imminent birth. Lecomte’s closeness to Charlie Hebdo to follow its preparation , which includes director’s father and sister of a special issue after the attack - the staff admit it was hard to Francois and Ines Fehrer - head and member of ‘Agit Theatre, a see the funny side of the slaughter and present personal por- real-life French travelling theater - is toplined by Marc Barbe traits of the dead cartoonists, “Je suis Charlie” is at its best, say (“Little Lion”) and Adele Haenel.—Reuters reviewers, depicting the philosophy of the cartoonists, their passionate and unqualified defense of freedom of expression, satire, and the right to make people laugh.

Tarantino’s ‘The Hateful Eight’ wins Best Movie at Capri Hollywood Film Fest

uentin Tarantino’s “The Hateful Eight” won best movie Costume designer Sandy Powell, who worked on “Carol,” received nationwide on Dec 30 and has grossed about $30 million at the honors at the Capri Hollywood Film Festival. The Weinstein the Legend Award. Powell also won the best costumes award for US box office. QCo. release also won best actor for Samuel L Jackson, best “Cinderella.” Netflix’s “Beasts of No Nation” won for awards for Cary supporting actress for and best musical score TWC co-chairman said in a statement: Fukunaga for best director for best supporting actor and for . The awards were announced by Lina “Quentin Tarantino and the entire team from ‘The Hateful Eight’ for cinematography. Brie Larson won the award for best actress for Wertmuller, honorary president of the festival, and Pascal are beyond thrilled to have been acknowledged in such a big way “Room.” David O Russell won best original screenplay honors for Vicedomini, secretary general of the Institute Capri in the World. from the Capri Hollywood Film Festival. He is a massive fan of “Joy.” The best editor award went to Pietro Scalia for The Martian. The festival’s board includes Bille August; Bobby Moresco; Italian cinema, which he often pays homage to in many of his Best animated film went to “Inside Out” and “Labyrinth of Lies was Gianni Quaranta; Indian filmmaker ; film producers films. I believe that this fantastic accolade is the beginning of the named best foreign film. Best song honor went to “See You Again,” Aurelio De Laurentiis, Fulvio Lucisano and Marina Cicogna; Franco road to the Academy Award Best Motion Picture nomination that by Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth for “Furious 7.” — Reuters Nero; Andrea Purgatori; Mimmo Calopresti; Tony Renis; and Israeli Quentin thoroughly deserves.” “The Hateful Eight” will open in Italy singer Noa. TWC’s “Carol” won best adapted screenplay for writer on Feb 4. The film debuted in the US on Christmas Day on 100 and best production design for Judy Becker. screens in 44 cities in a special limited release in 70mm, opened