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The belle of the ball at Wednesday night’s New York Film Critics Circle awards was “TÁR,” which took home honors for Best Picture and Best Actress, Cate Blanchett. Todd Field’s sharp epic about the downfall of a Berlin Philharmonic conductor still has a long road ahead en route to the Oscars, but the movie has one fan whose appreciation will matter: Martin Scorsese.

While the evening was light on star power compared to last year’s rambling Best Actress winner Lady Gaga, the event hosted at TAO in downtown Manhattan felt like a return to form for a bloc of critics known for mixing mainstream commercial fare (Best Cinematography winner “Top Gun: Maverick”) with potentially more challenging arthouse and independent fare (Best International Feature winner “EO,” for one, as well as Best Director winner S. S. Rajamouli, whose wildly successful Indian epic “RRR” is about as accessible as any recent foreign-language outing).

Cate Blanchett gave a hilarious speech upon accepting the Best Actress prize, praising director Field as the “most inventive collaborator I’ve ever encountered” and “a director like no other.” She said that “Todd is the type of director you go on a hike with, and he’d warn you that you almost definitely encounter a bear, and there’s a strong possibility that you might lose a limb or part of your face, and you find yourself really excited. Bears? Fuck yeah!”

But the best moment in a night that also featured Todd Solondz giving the Best First Feature prize to “Aftersun” director Charlotte Wells was undoubtedly Scorsese’s unexpected appearance bestowing Best Picture to “TÁR.” There’s no better imprimatur, these days, than impassioned words from the man who, when last onstage in New York, called the obsession with box office numbers “repulsive.” (“TÁR” is light on those, with just $5.6 million at the box office thus far, but no matter.)

“For so long now, so many of us see films that pretty much let us know where they’re going. I mean, they take us by the hand, and even if it’s disturbing at times, sort of comfort us along the way that it will be all OK by the end,” Scorsese said. “Now this is insidious, as one can get lulled into this, and ultimately get used to it. Leading those of us who’ve experienced cinema in the past — as much more than that— to become despairing of the future of the art form, especially for younger generations.”

He continued, “But that’s on dark days. The clouds lifted when I experienced Todd’s film, ‘TÁR.’ What you’ve done, Todd, is that the very fabric of the movie you created doesn’t allow this. All the aspects of cinema and the film that you’ve used, attest to this. The shift in locations, for example, the shift in locations alone do what cinema does best, which is to reduce space and time to what they are, which is nothing.

“You make it so that we exist in her head. We experience only through her perception. The world is her. Time, chronology and space, become the music that she lives by. And we don’t know where the film’s going. We just follow the character on her strange, upsetting road to her even stranger final destination. Now, what you’ve done, Todd, it’s a real high-wire act, as all of this is conveyed through a masterful mise-en-scène, as controlled, precise, dangerous, precipitous angles, and edges geometrically kind of chiseled into a wonderful 2:3:5 aspect ratio of frame compositions.”

Finally, Scorsese said, “The limits of the frame itself, and the provocation of measured long takes all reflecting the brutal architecture of her soul — ‘TÁR’’s soul.”

See the full list of New York Film Critics Circle winners here.

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By: Ryan Lattanzio
Title: Martin Scorsese: The ‘Clouds Lifted’ for Cinema’s Future When I Saw ‘TÁR’
Sourced From: www.indiewire.com/2023/01/martin-scorsese-praises-tar-new-york-film-critics-circle-awards-1234796360/
Published Date: Thu, 05 Jan 2023 14:52:13 +0000

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SpaceX is targeting Monday, June 12 for Falcon 9’s launch of the Transporter-8 mission to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4E (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. The 57-minute launch window opens at 2:19 p.m. PT (21:19 UTC). If needed, there is a backup opportunity Tuesday, June 13 with the same window.

The first stage booster supporting this mission previously launched NROL-87, NROL-85, SARah-1, SWOT, and four Starlink missions. Following stage separation, Falcon 9 will land on Landing Zone 4 (LZ-4) at Vandenberg Space Force Base.

Transporter-8 is SpaceX’s eighth dedicated smallsat rideshare mission. There will be 72 payloads on this flight, including CubeSats, MicroSats, a re-entry capsule, and orbital transfer vehicles carrying spacecraft to be deployed at a later time.

A live webcast of this mission will begin about 15 minutes prior to liftoff.

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Gothic Style for Men: Goth Aesthetic Fashion Guide

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Title: Gothic Style for Men: Goth Aesthetic Fashion Guide
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Published Date: Sat, 10 Jun 2023 21:06:11 +0000

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&ME And Black Coffee Join Forces For ‘The Rapture Pt.III’

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The long-awaited ID is finally out there for everyone to enjoy and close their eyes to.

This one is among the sweetest pieces of Electronic music you’ll find this year. It’s nothing new, though: that’s the style of the talented &ME. To my understanding, no one does the pianos quite like him. It’s that blend of soft, emotional piano melodies, and the minimalist Melodic Techno base under it, with just enough elements to make the piano stand out as much as it can. That blend can melt a soul. That very blend can make peace in the world.

It’s that very feeling of peace and unity that comes to me whenever I listen to the song that’s just come out: ‘The Rapture Pt.III‘, by &ME and Black Coffee.

The very eagerly awaited track has been spun by the Keinemusik DJs for a while now, making this piece one of the most requested IDs out there. ‘Pt.III’ marks the end of the The Rapture series, started by &ME around five years ago with ‘The Rapture‘, a defining track for many. Then came ‘Pt.II‘, which also made waves in the industry. This recent ‘Pt.III’ is the first — and allegedly, the only — time &ME has joined forces for the completion of the track. And who better to collaborate with than South African maestro Black Coffee.

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(Left to right) Black Coffee, &ME.

The Rapture Pt.III

As is a staple in the series, ‘Pt.III’ is driven by a very subtle kick, evolving white-noise shakers, groovy percussion, a marching synth, and, of course, PIANO, tons of piano. That’s all there is to it. The elements are few, but don’t be deceived, for masters at work know their craft very well and will make the most out of each and every element. The track as is works flawlessly, giving the piano the starring role of defining this song as unique and separating it from the rest of Melodic Techno.

The track really powers itself on and on when listening, even resorting to some teary eyes if you really feel the melody. It truly is an iconic track, and fans and critics alike know it. Just watch it in action!

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Go ahead and listen to the full version of &ME and Black Coffee’s ‘The Rapture Pt.III’ by heading below for your beloved Spotify play, or rather, click here to be redirected to YouTube. Also, you may click here to support the song any other way you like.

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By: Felipe Latorre Cabello
Title: &ME And Black Coffee Join Forces For ‘The Rapture Pt.III’
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