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another storm is heading our way, bringing with it high winds, a months worth of rain, and warnings of more flooding. the met office has raised the threat level for storm dennis, including weather warnings in some parts of england and wales that flooding could cause a danger to life, as britain braces itself for a second weekend of disruption. storm dennis will sweep eastwards across england and wales on saturday, bringing very unsettled conditions, with spells of heavy rain and widespread high winds, with some up to 60 mph. the poor weather is expected to continue on sunday and spread to northern scotland and northern ireland, with warnings in place across the country until sunday evening. danny savage reports from hebden bridge in west yorkshire, which was flooded just a week ago. in hebden bridge this afternoon, they were preparing for another flood. this business is hoping for the best, but preparing for the worst. we were looking to be — hopefully be back open tomorrow, but we've just put that off. we've just gone, right, let's get the defences up and wait ‘til tuesday, to see it out and see the way it goes.

homes close to the river have also put their simple flood defences in place. the anxiety levels are a little high. but we've left the flood defences on the back door. we'll put them on the front door tonight. and then we'lljust wait and see, and see what happens, really, slowly move any valuables and things upstairs. these homes which were flooded last week are right next to the river here. there was a flood defence scheme planned for this area, but it has been put on hold because of costs. that would have seen this wall built much higher. but for now, it's just a plan, and years from being reality. down the road, in mytholmroyd, they are also shoring up the partially built new flood defences, because there is huge concern that storm dennis will overwhelm this village again. it's terrifying. the impacts on the community is massive. we've lost all the shops, all the businesses. just over your shoulder there's barbers, there's hairdressers, there's sainsbury‘s. all these places were ruined.

they'll be ruined for months. it's going to happen again and again. at the blue teapot cafe, there is a family effort under way to prepare. they are getting ready for the second flood in a weak. people are really frightened. people saying i've had all this stuff donated, but actually, if we flood again, that'll go as well. so we're kind of all speaking to each other and seeing how we can help, and get things out of the village. come and have a look. 0k, come on, sure. older people are struggling, though. flooding destroyed janet's bakery business in 2015. she is waiting for family to come and move her furniture upstairs again. it's heartbreaking, really. we have got insurance, but you're still having to pay money after money after money, and there's no offer of any compensation from anybody. has flooding ruined your life here? yes, in a word. the environment agency is concerned too. unfortunately, if we see some of the repeat totals we saw least

last weekend, in some of our more sensitive catchments, we could see further flooding. but it's very uncertain at the moment, and we continue to monitor that situation. across the north, this is the problem. the big rivers, like the 0use in york, are already very high. if this is the starting point, before a rain storm with an amber warning attached, then it's realistic to expect problems. flooding, power cuts and travel disruption are predicted in the worst affected areas this weekend. as the rivers are watched, people are heading to higher ground. now on bbc news, talking movies. and the oscar goes to... and the 0scar goes to... and the oscar goes to... and the oscar goes to... and the oscar goes to... hello from hollywood. i'm tom

brook, and welcome to this special 0scars review edition of talking movies. it has been a really special run. it's really nice when something that really matters to you resonates with someone else. it was a night when history was made, when for the first time ever a film not in the english language, parasite, took home the academy's top best picture prize. could it mark a turning point, with the traditionally inward —looking academy opening up to embrace international cinema? well, emma jones has been following the fortu nes emma jones has been following the fortunes of parasite from the time of its launch at the cannes film festival last may, where it took home the top prize, the palm door. parasite. with four oscar wins on the night, including best director and best picture, parasite's ta keover of and best picture, parasite's takeover of its american host was complete. parasite is not only south

korea's first ever 0scar entry, but also the first film not in the english language to win best picture. translation: it still feels very surreal. i feel like something will hit me and i will wake up from this dream. bong joon-ho believes shifts in the way audiences watch movies means it is only the start for international feature films. translation: so during the golden globes, i mentioned the one inch barrier of subtitles, but i feel like that was already a little late. people were already overcoming these barriers. there are streaming services, youtube, social media, and the environment that we currently live in. i think we're all connected, so i think naturally we will come to a day when a foreign language film winning this be much ofan language film winning this be much of an issue later on, hopefully. parasite is a darkly funny nightmare of what happens when a poor korean

family insinuate themselves into a rich family's home. but its drive isn't just down to rich family's home. but its drive isn'tjust down to its genre twisting plots, combining scathing social commentary with elements of a thriller. nor is it success due to its championing by critics, since its championing by critics, since its first outing at cannes, others have paved bong joon—ho's way. its first outing at cannes, others have paved bong joon-ho's way. roma last year got very, very close to winning best picture. it was certainly one of the front runners. it was well beloved, just didn't happen to cross the threshold, in a lot of ways. but i do think it made the academy more ready to embrace international film. the academy more ready to embrace internationalfilm. i do think the academy more ready to embrace international film. i do think they wa nt to international film. i do think they want to shake old assumptions that it isn't a diverse make up and that they aren't willing to embrace other communities and other voices. parasite. certainly at one oscars viewing party, parasite's unexpected triumph is popular, on a night when many were expecting sam mendes is's

world war i epic 1917 to scoop the big categories. awards season is now such a long, drawn out affair that by the time the oscars come round, there's very little to be had in the way of surprises. when they do happen, it is wonderful for the audience watching, but less so for the filmmakers, who have been built up the filmmakers, who have been built up to expect that all—important prize. viewers felt the message underlying parasite's win was subtly political. essentially you have the best movie being a south korean movie, and they stood up here and gave an entire speech in korean. and to me, that's very touching. it says that america is thinking outside the box. when not just that america is thinking outside the box. when notjust thinking the typical hollywood movie is always going to win the best movie. we are really giving credit to people that really giving credit to people that really deserve it. hbo has been quick to recognise the commercial potential of the film, and a tv spin—off series is being cocreated with bong joon—ho. but will a

filmmaker who is fairly unique back catalogue includes work such as mother, the host and snow ps are truly be embraced by hollywood, and can korean cinema echo parasite's appeal? i think a lot of the elements that fuel for example korean thrillers, their particular style of doing it oftentimes has more humour, it might have a lot more humour, it might have a lot more dark, visceral elements to it, it is accessible in a lot of ways, but there hasn't necessarily been a lot of exposure to it. i definitely think this shows that there is a wide american market to embrace that style of filmmaking, and sort of their approaches to genres that a lot of americans already love. while bong joon—ho declares it is business as usual, there is no doubt his stamp is on the oscars forever. what is still unclear is whether this is simplya is still unclear is whether this is simply a plot twist straight out of his playbook, or cinema's new world

order. now let's move on to a review of some other oscar results. rene zellweger has a star here on hollywood boulevard, and with the oscars ceremony, she added to her star power by winning the best actress trophy for her portrayal of the late american iconic singer and actress judy garland the late american iconic singer and actressjudy garland in the film judy. it was a performance that was truly brilliant, and she won numerous pre— oscar awards for her role. thank you big brother drew, randy, judy... renee zellweger may have given a somewhat rambling a cce pta nce have given a somewhat rambling acceptance speech, but that doesn't detract from the sheer magic of her on—screen performance in judy, detract from the sheer magic of her on—screen performance injudy, what manyjudged to on—screen performance injudy, what many judged to be on—screen performance injudy, what manyjudged to be a mediocre film. backstage in the dressing room, she explained how pleased he was that her work had connected with audiences. it's really nice when something that really matters to you resonates with someone else. you know, it's always a huge, wonderful

kind of unexpected reaction to... i don't know, for anyone who creates art. phoenix, who won best actor for his portrayal of the title character in the dc comics origin storyjoker, got widely read for a political a cce pta nce got widely read for a political acceptance speech. at the very least he was saying that we as humans shouldn't exploit animals, others or the planet. not necessarily a bad message. i think we are at our best when we support each other.m definitely wasn't a great night for the british world war i film 1917, which had been the favourite to win for best picture, and probably best director as well. those top prizes, of course, went to parasite. but nonetheless, 1970 and 13 oscars, and it remains a success story. —— 1917. it actually did well at the box office, it had a lot of support. it was a technological achievement as opposed to an emotional one, and it

represented, i think looking opposed to an emotional one, and it represented, ithink looking back now, i kind of older, more established, familiar trope of movie. and parasite represented something fresh, original, unpredictable and surprising. gina, gina, gina! it wasn't such a great night eitherfor quentin gina, gina! it wasn't such a great night either for quentin tarantino. his once upon a time... in hollywood centred on a relationship between a washed—up actor and his stuntman, starring leonardo dicaprio and brad pitt, only 12 oscars, one went to brad pitt for what was a great supporting performance. pitt included a political deck at president trump's impeachment trial. but he referred to winning one award after another in full view of his industry associates. it has been a really special, really special run. and again, it is a community i love, and friends i have made over 30 yea rs, and friends i have made over 30 years, and they mean a lot to me,

truly. supporting actress went to laura dern for her role as a formidable divorce lawyer in marriage story. herfilm formidable divorce lawyer in marriage story. her film was backed by the streaming giant netflix. it went into the ceremony with 2a nominations but only collected a mere two trophies. martin scorsese's netflix backed gangster epic the irishman left the ceremony totally empty—handed. irishman left the ceremony totally empty-handed. the irishman was delivered, and it was great the way bong joon—ho turned it over so that the whole theatre could give scorsese veneration. they are really regarded very highly, but they thought it was a familiar movie. they thought they had seen this gangster, mafia universe before, and they were made a little uncomfortable by the de— ageing visual effects. but that wasn't the real problem. it was 3.5 hours, and people didn't always see it in the theatre, and that is the same thing that went wrong with roma. so it is

netflix. netflix puts these movies in theatres for a couple of weeks, uses them as a launchpad to go onto the site. that is their goal, and they use all of the awards attention to drive viewers. that is what they want. it doesn't matter if they win. the oscars ceremony gave the appearance of inclusivity, lots of people of colour and women up on stage performing and presenting. i handful did win prizes, but the academy remains predominantly white and male. although parasite's victories possibly signal greater inclusiveness, race and gender equality are still major problems in the american film industry, and that is reflected in the oscars. but in the short term, a really big challenge the academy faces is getting an audience. this year's telecast got the lowest ratings in history. clearly there is a need for a big rethink if the oscars is to stay culturally relevant.

navigating the streets of los angeles is one of the many challenges that first—time oscar nominees face. if they are lucky enough they are chauffeured from one location to another. being an oscar nominee entails much more thanjust showing up on awards night. we follow one oscar nominated director and find out from him in his own words what it is like to be an oscar nominee. iam words what it is like to be an oscar nominee. i am from france and i am here because i am a director of a film nominated for an oscar. it talks about two brothers who are in the desert on a motorcycle and who find a donkey lost in the desert between algiers and tunisia, on the border. the donkey is wearing headphones. it is about absurdity of

the border and the adult world in opposition with purity of childhood. best live—action short film, the branch nominate... nefta football club. it was huge when i heard nefta football club. so glad to get a nomination for an oscar because it is so huge. after that the oscar, it is so huge. after that the oscar, it is the cherry on the cake. the strawberry on the cake. you know? so it is my first time in los angeles andi it is my first time in los angeles and i am inspired by the town. it is very cinematographic everywhere. i wa nt to very cinematographic everywhere. i want to make a movie here. i would

like. here is the screening of all the nominated short movies. after that i have another event and i am a little exhausted now but it is ok. it is beautiful. we tried a tuxedo with cash. do you like velvet? i have to try it. i do a lot of meditation so ijust have to try it. i do a lot of meditation so i just agree with these moments. just enjoy it now. stand like this for the pictures. often times people change their jacket before the party so they wear one thing to the oscars and another thing to the parties. all right. i

was with all the crew in the same flat so it was a great group. we passed security and there were many policemen everywhere and walked on the red carpet and so many journalists and it was amazing. sta rs everywhere journalists and it was amazing. stars everywhere and you say hello to all the people. a crazy experience. i was not nervous i was just then. the oscar goes to the neighbours widow. i was disappointed because i thought this movie had a chance to win but not this time. perhaps another way another time with a

feature film, why not? the oscar was, for me, a big dream and it will stay in my all my life. i can work andi stay in my all my life. i can work and i am free to work and free to film another project. so thank you very much, the oscar. the privileged members of the academy who live here in beverly hills got an insight into the lives of working people with the oscar anointed documentary american factory. we report on this documentary and others which had political themes. american documentary and others which had politicalthemes. american factory. she is known as the godmother of independent film. four—time oscar nomineejulia richert independent film. four—time oscar nominee julia richert finally scooped an academy award alongside her co—director and partner.

scooped an academy award alongside her co-director and partner. this is an historic project that will help grow this community give people jobs and give a future to your kids and my kids. american factory is the first piece of work from the obamas production fat company. it explores a culture clash at a former gm plant in ohio when you owners take that make new owners take over. what we saw in the plant was that working people, like the blue—collarfolks whether they were chinese or whether they were american, found ways to get along and then when the pressure came in the management and the owners started saying, started speeding things up and making things harder, then there was much more tension. this film captures the uncertainties for an american workforce who could once expect a steadyjob for life. i hope ourfilm

makes you see two things. one is that workers around the world are definitely getting pushed down but also that we can be fair to each other and we can listen to each other. american factory was one of five nominees which all portrayed a planet in trouble. two films about the war in syria, for summer and the cave nominated alongside the age of democracy. a personal look at political uproar in brazil. honey land from north macedonia is about saving bees, underlying anxiety about climate change. two of these films had a global release on netflix while for summer, the video diary from assyrian mother to her daughter, made nearly $1 million at the box office and won a bafta.

documentarian is seeing a surgeon interest in their content full it is a new thing and a great thing before because the needs it now, we need film about what is going on. and fiction is about life and reflects on their experience and what happens in the world now is madness. entry making really receives as much of knowledge meant as features. but the edge of democracy‘s director reports huge engagement from her audience. the film had an amazing result in brazil, particularly at exploded. one tweet a minute about the film for three months and we get messages from south africa, india, turkey, uruguay, united states and the uk that people feel they understand their own crisis in their own countries by seeing what cautionary tale from our times. the flexibility of documentary making has enabled

this season's nominees to shine a spotlight into some dark places. taking place in the shadow of the oscar ceremony where the independent spirit awards honouring excellence in indie filmmaking. it is an antidote to the academy awards. this year it recognised a crop of films different from those at centre stage at the oscars. i drove down to a centre in santa monica beach where the film independent spirit awards took place. i spoke to actors on the blue instead of red carpet. it has been noted that the nominations were much more inclusive than the oscars this year. people of colour were recognised and films directed by women were also given a chance to shine. stephan bristol was nominated for best first feature and shared a win with his co— screenwriter. for

best first screenplay for cu yesterday, about a girl who uses time travel to attempt to save her brother from being time travel to attempt to save her brotherfrom being killed by police. lam brotherfrom being killed by police. i am excited to see the diversity represented here. this is the oscars that we were supposed to get. along with those nominations, the spirit awards seem to have completely different tastes than the oscars, recognising films like uncutjams in which adam sandler plays a hustler trying to pay off his debts. uncut jim had a fantastic day. one editing, directing and adam sandler gave perhaps one of the most epic spirit award speeches ever in accepting his honour. marriage story got a ton of love that they did not get at the oscars. it won screenplay and the robert altmann award which for people who love that picture, this was their moment in the spotlight. the farewell also seem to

do well. film features a story about aa do well. film features a story about a a woman dealing with her grandmother's terminal cancer diagnosis. the film was not nominated for an oscar, the actress who played the grandmother won a best supporting actress award. there is probably a bit more open—mindedness in terms of story. the voting body for the spirit awards probably saw more films or a greater variety of film than other voting bodies may have seen. sol think it is great. for filmmakers recognised by independent spirit but excluded from the academy awards race, this was their last chance to seek an accolade for their latest efforts. many have moved on, jumping back into the fray, hunting for funding for the next film. the process of independent filmmaking can be gruelling but some are motivated by more than just the

prospect of receiving a trophy. just love for the storytelling, love for the art, love for film, love for telling stories that have not been told before, for putting people on camera who have not been seen before but who we know exist in our community. that fulfils me me going. well, that brings this special oscars review edition of talking movies to a close. we hope you enjoyed the show. remember you can a lwa ys enjoyed the show. remember you can always reach us online. and you can find us on facebook and twitter. from me and the rest of the production team here in los angeles, it is good by as we leave you with sir eltonjohn it is good by as we leave you with sir elton john oscar winning it is good by as we leave you with sir eltonjohn oscar winning song from the movie rocket man.

storm dennis is fast sending its wind and rain our way. a prolonged speu wind and rain our way. a prolonged spell of strong destructive wind this weekend and for some a prolonged spell of heavy rain, some start dry but then saturday turns wetter from the west. still some dry interludes across eastern parts and the heaviest rain northern and western england through wales and into the afternoon. northern ireland brightens a bit unclear spells developing eventually in scotland overnight into sunday with heavy showers but a further spell of heavy and torrential rain and places affecting parts of england and wales

on saturday night. squally wind but the heaviest of the rain will eventually push south on sunday brightest guys that further heavy showers following on behind. hail and thunder with these and again got all the wind. the met office has a number of warnings in force for the weather this weekend including amber warnings for rain in places, particularly southern and western, northern england, southern scotland and wales. check out the warnings online.

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