let's go to cologne now and speak to our film expert scott rocks for a firm do w.'s culture department. doesn't love a bit of day drinking particularly in 2020 this film another round was the big was this expected. yeah actually very much so i mean definitely from my side this is my favorite film of the year i was really rooting for it but it's not a big surprise that it won it's a phenomenal movie and as you said it's the story of high school teachers who are sort of in a midlife crisis and i thought if they really get down just doing some serious drinking all the time maybe that'll help sort things out it's really a hilarious family but it's not just the calm these are not really superficial at all it's it's it's in you know in the end a real deep walk into almost a philosophy of life and it's about embracing life through the book the dark and the life and as you said it's incredibly appropriate film for this year because it really is a light. that i think are really valid and deserve it whether this year's european awards you know that's nice didn't any of the fi

i'm back with our film dr scott rock's sky it looks like there was a great year for european cinema i'm a little embarrassed to say that i haven't seen any of these movies yeah but of course stuff the barest obviously we have locked down across most of europe and that's case in most the world so a lot of these films never even made it into indiscernible because cinemas were shut which is actually why the european film awards are extremely important this year because this is a chance to really shine a light on on some of these movies that maybe got maybe got overlooked and as you say it's been a great great year for european cinema 2020 ok so the technical awards have already been announced but there are the really big awards best actor best actress best film those are going to be announced saturday night germany already has one you know affair with berlin i'm excited about any chance of another yeah i think the best chance for jimmy to win another is in the best actress category because you got 2 german actions nominee 2 of my favorite german actresses i think either could win you've go

light on sort of overlooked gems in european cinema is what the european awards are really all scott rocks for a firm date over years culture department nice to talk he's got thanks. to sport now in the bundesliga bursey adult mint have suffered another humiliation losing 51 at home to promoted still got the latest to think means that dogman have now won just once in their last 5 league games. these are gloomy times for dortmund coach losing 5 or his top scorer is out injured and his side always slow out of the blocks his on the break by stuttgart they conceded a $26.00 and it penalty a clear filed by emirates chan who was booked c last one minute to curse score from the spot. giovanni raina has been a rare bright spot for dortmund this season. the sublime for us touch and finish in short the home side went into half time on level terms thanks. but there was nothing level about the 2nd half a short cut ran riots by man gets to care grabbing his 2nd trip to dortmund a friend saw it see my eye and they were in even deeper water moments later for the 1st hour with the 3rd goal. before tan goo

let's go to cologne now and speak to our film expert scott rocks for a firm d.-w. is culture department hi scott who doesn't love a bit of day drinking particularly in 2020 this film another round was the big winner here was this expected. actually very much so i mean directly from my side this is my favorite film of the year i was really rooting for it but it's not a big surprise that it won it's a phenomenal movie and as you said it's the story of high school teachers who are sort of in a midlife crisis lucite if they really get they're just doing some serious drinking all the time maybe that'll help sort things out it's really a whole areas calmly but it's not just a comedy it's not not really superficial but with all it's it's it's in the end a real deep look into also philosophy of life and it's about increasing life both the dark and the life and as you said it's incredibly appropriate film for this coded ear because it really is a light. and i think a really valid and deserve it whether europeans the ones you know that's not as didn't any of the films catch y

so are the robots coming to take away our culture reporter scott rock springs here to talk to me about it scott are movies safe they are going to take over the film studios or can or you can rest assured that that's going to be a human pursuit for now i think we're safe i mean there have been a few attempts to get. to work in the in the movie industry there a few years ago there was a film that was entirely scripted by ai the producers took dozens of science fiction screenplays and they fed it into this program called the benjamin and then asked benjamin to spit out a script which they then shot as a real movie. thomas middleditch we might know from muscle com valley started this film it's called sun spring and i think we have a clip take a listen and not write like. well i have to. go to the skull. yeah the dialogues completely dodd said sickle it's kind of malaria it's actually the plot jumps all over the place i mean it makes absolutely no sense interesting about this film is the only thing that holds it together are the human actors who actually try to convey some real emotion as t

so are the robots coming to take away our culture reporter scott rocks for is here to talk to me about it scott our movie safe is a i'm going to take over the film studios or can or you can rest assured that that's going to be a human pursuit i for now i think we're safe i mean there have been a few attempts to get. to work in the in the movie industry there are a few years ago there was a film that was entirely scripted by ai the producers took dozens of science fiction screenplays and they fed it into this program called the benjamin and then asked benjamin to spit out a script which they then shot as a real movie. thomas middleditch we might know from muscle com valley started this film it's called sun spring and i think we have a clip take a listen and not write like. well i have to. go to the skull and. the dialogues completely dodd said circle it's kind of hilarious actually and the plot jumps all over the place i mean it makes absolutely no sense interesting thing about this film is the only thing that holds it together are the human actors who actually try to convey some real e

so are the robots coming to take away our culture reporter scott rock star is here to talk to me about it scott are movies safe they are going to take over the film studios or can or you can rest assured that that's going to be a human pursuit for now i think we're safe i mean there have been a few attempts to get. to work in the in the movie industry there are a few years ago there was a film that was entirely scripted by ai the producers took dozens of science fiction screenplays and they fed it into this program called the benjamin and then asked benjamin to spit out a script which they then shot as a real movie. thomas middleditch he might know from us a look on valley start this film it's called sun spring and i think we have a clip take a listen and not write like. well i have to. go to the skull and. already have the dialogues completely dodd said sickle it's kind of malaria is actually and the plot jumps all over the place i mean it makes absolutely no sense interesting about this film is the only thing that holds it together are the human actors who actually try to convey some

ask more from scott rock's brought from d.w. culture who joins us from germany's former capital bomb welcome scott i don't like kerry had a special connection where bob thomas will yes definitely he was stationed here as a spy for 4 m i 6 back in the day and obviously he used that material of his life in future books including a small town in germany but john kerry as we heard the piece had very close connections to germany he worked here as a spy and he studied german mastered the language characteristic that he passed on to his most famous fictional character george smiley and even a few years ago too in 2011 john kerry won the good to metal for contributions to the german language and for furthering understanding between nations so it's quite appropriate that i speak you. from here from bonn a city that was very very close to john kerry's heart so how would you describe his literary legacy. yeah i think the best way is to compare maybe to fleming the creator of james von fleming's view of spy craft was sort of sexy exciting an

movies of the year with wide eyes and speculation is heating up here's more from our film reporter scott rock's. people say you know what are you concerned about an overreaction from a. 2021 could be the year netflix finally wins the oscar battle for best picture. the streaming giant has 3 big films in the running the trial of the chicago 7 set in 1968 gives an alternative spin on hippie history. and the plan was. i this one revolution looks like you're. going to is what you should gary oldman stars as the man who brought film classic citizen kane in manc dissection of 1930 s. hollywood is from new york to remove any distractions eliminated every excuse. and viola davis is a wild 1920 s. blues singer and model rainey's black bottom which features the final performance of the late actor chadwick boseman. become a writer you can look at the contenders for cinemas biggest on or have never looked so diverse. oscar favorites include judas in the black messiah about the f.b.i. has infiltrated one of the black panther party. one night miami portrait of 4 civil rights giants including malcolm x. and mu

so maybe that's the big competition but i'll definitely be pulling for another round to wed ok scott rocks for us thanks so much. another movie making headlines is nigeria's 1st lesbian feature film if it meaning what's the movie was released online this thursday for human rights day that's because the country's censors won't allow it to be shown in cinemas nigeria has one of the world's biggest film industries known as nollywood it also has laws that punish homosexuality with up to 14 years in prison. or less but. this is the path. if a tells the story of 2 women who fall in love in nigeria a country where same sex relationships are illegal in the past nollywood has often depicted queer characters as mentally ill or deeply troubled but the filmmakers say their film portrays normal life for a sizable percentage of the nigerian population i feel like for a very long time we've been told one sided story and the story is not complete it does not represent all the groups in the society so what i wanted to through was until the full story by representing l.g.b. 3 people in 1000. production had

maybe that's the big competition but it will definitely be pulling for another round to wed ok scott rock's for us thanks so much. another movie making headlines is nigeria's 1st lesbian feature film if it meaning what's the movie was released online this thursday for human rights day that's because the country's censors won't allow it to be shown in cinemas nigeria has one of the world's biggest film industries known as nollywood it also has laws that punish homosexuality with up to 14 years in prison. or less but. this is the path. if a tells the story of 2 women who fall in love in nigeria a country where same sex relationships are illegal in the past nollywood has often depicted queer characters as mentally ill or deeply troubled but the filmmakers say their film portrays normal life for a sizable percentage of the nigerian population i feel like for a very long time we've been told one sided story and the story is not complete if it does not represent all the groups in the society so what i wanted to through was until the full story by representing l.g.b. 3 people in 1000. production h

so let's get more on this from scott rocks for from the dove new culture welcome scott so one presumes that this is a reaction to the pandemic how big a deal is the actual move itself it's credible i don't think anyone and dissipated this it's such a radical radical shift basically what water is doing for their customers in the u.s. is saying for $15.00 a month you can see big big movies essential for free so from for wonder woman doomed to make tricks for basically going to be giving them away for free with these subscriptions and this huge push to get people to sign up for a for h.b.o. max and this interest because one of them was the one studio that since corona started since the pandemic hit brought out a big movie they released 10 it worldwide but obviously people want to crunch the numbers in the u.s. on that film and found it didn't make the money that they wanted to and so they're taking it they're weighing the risks and saying instead of releasing these big movies in the u.s. we're going to wait until we make sure that the cinemas are going to be open again that will go back t

i'll ask more from scott rock's brought from d.w. ulture who joins us from germany's former capital bomb welcome scott i don't like kerry had a special connection where bob thomas will yes definitely he was stationed here as a spy for 4 m i 6 back in the day and obviously he used that material of his life in future books including a small town in germany but john kerry as we heard the piece had very close connections to germany he worked here as a spy and he studied german mastered the language characteristic that he passed on to his most famous fictional character george smiley and even a few years ago too in 2011. kerry won the good to metal for contributions to the german language and for furthering understanding between nations so it's quite appropriate that i speak to you. from here from boston a city that was very very close to john kerry's heart so how would you describe his literary legacy. yeah i think the best way is to compare maybe to fleming the creator of james von fleming's view of spy craft was sort of sexy exciting an

so are the robots coming to take away our culture reporter scott rocks for is here to talk to me about it scott our movie safe is a i'm going to take over the film studios or can or you can rest assured that that's going to be a human pursuit for now i think we're safe i mean there have been a few attempts to get. to work in the in the movie industry there are a few years ago there was a film that was entirely scripted by ai the producers took dozens of science fiction screenplays and they fed it into this program called the benjamin and then asked benjamin to spit out a script which they then shot as a real movie. thomas middleditch he might know from valley start this film it's called son spring and i think we have a clip take a listen and not write like. well i have to. go to the skull and. the dialogue is completely dodd said sickle it's kind of hilarious actually and the plot jumps all over the place i mean it makes absolutely no sense the interesting thing about this film is the only thing that holds it together are the human actors who actually try to convey some real emotion as

of the year with wide eyes and the speculation is heating up here's more from our film reporter scott rock's. piece and you know what are you concerned about an overreaction from a. 2021 could be the year netflix finally wins the oscar battle for best picture. streaming giant has 3 big films in the running the trial of the chicago 7 set in 1968 gives an alternative spin on hippie history. and the plan was. i swear revolution looks like real what is going on is what you should gary oldman stars as the man who wrote film classics citizen kane in manc dissection of 1930 s. hollywood from new york i removed any distraction eliminated every excuse. and viola davis is a wild 1920 s. blues singer and model rainey's black bottom which features the final performance of the late actor chadwick boseman. go for it if you can but of the contenders for summer's biggest on or have never looked so diverse. oscar favorites include judas in the black messiah about the f.b.i. is in full trace in of the black panther party. one night miami portrait of 4 civil rights giants as well including malcolm x. and muham

then we do have this movie ok so this movie had time for losing control when we can't lose control scott rocks for thanks so much and that's almost it for this edition of arts and culture scott and i will leave you now there with the latest work by italian artist and former farmer daddio gone bad even used his tractor to plow a portrait of composer need to open for 250 years ago this month thanks for watching. ok let's talk about drugs. is a huge business worldwide. we need one of the 1st legal cannabis farmers in china and pioneers in growing medical marijuana in denmark plus we want to find out is the east cigarette hype a lot of hot air. maybe. 30 minutes on t w. was the secret of this classic. music the sound. or the story behind the music ahead before the age of british. cars. beethoven's 9th symphony for the world. in 75 minutes on t w. the fight against the coronavirus pandemic. how has the rate of infection been developing. what measures are being taken. what does the latest research say. information and context. the coronavirus up to the code of special monday to friday on d.w. . clos

maybe that's the big competition but i will definitely be pulling for another round to wed ok scott rock's for us thanks so much. another movie making headlines is nigeria's 1st lesbian feature film if it meaning what's the movie was released online this thursday for human rights day that's because the country's censors won't allow it to be shown in cinemas nigeria has one of the world's biggest film industries known as nollywood it also has laws that punish homosexuality with up to 14 years in prison. this is the path. if a tells the story of 2 women who fall in love in nigeria a country where same sex relationships are illegal in the past nollywood has often depicted queer characters as mentally ill or deeply troubled but the filmmakers say their film portrays normal life for a sizable percentage of the nigerian population i feel like for a very long time we've been told one 3rd of the story and the story is not complete if it does not represent all the groups in the society so what i wanted to through until the full story by representing allegedly 3 people in 1000. production had to tak

so maybe that's the big competition but i'll definitely be pulling for another round to wed ok scott rocks for us thanks so much. another movie making headlines is nigeria's 1st lesbian feature film effect meaning whoa the movie was released online this thursday for human rights day that's because the country's censors won't allow it to be shown in cinemas nigeria has one of the world's biggest film industries known as nollywood it also has laws that punish homosexuality with up to 14 years in prison. for let's be honest this is the past. if a tells the story of 2 women who fall in love in nigeria a country where same sex relationships are illegal in the past nollywood has often depicted queer characters as mentally ill or deeply troubled but the filmmakers say their film portrays normal life for a sizable percentage of the nigerian population i feel like for a very long time we've been told one sided story and the story is not complete it does not represent all the groups in the society so what i wanted to through was until the full story by representing l.g.b. 3 people in 1000. productio

so let's get more on this from scott rocks for from the w. arts and culture welcome scott so one presumes that this is a reaction to the pandemic how big a deal is the actual move itself it's credible i mean you don't think anyone and and dissipated this it's such a radical radical shift basically what water's doing for their customers in the u.s. is saying for $15.00 a month you can see big big movies essentially for. so from for wonder woman doomed to make tricks for basically going to be giving them away for free with these subscriptions and this huge push to get people to sign up for for h.b.o. max and this interest because warner was the one studio that since corona started as a pandemic hit brought out of the movie they released tenet worldwide but obviously people want to look crunch the numbers in the u.s. on that film and found it didn't make the money that they wanted to and so they're taking it they're weighing the risks and saying instead of releasing these big movies in the u.s. we're going to wait until we make sure the cinemas

. >>> well, scott, it looks like 2020 is going to go out with some rocking and rolling. did you feel this? this is breaking news we're covering right now. a reported 3.6 earthquake south of muir beach. this is a look at our si seismogra seismograph. you saw it there briefly that we have into our newsroom. this gives you the map of the area of where it was felt. 3.6. let us know. i just posted it on twitter if you felt it at all. this is interesting because the usgs reporting this morning there was a 2.6 magnitude earthquake near san pablo this morning. that one was at about 1:44 in the morning. probably while a lot of people were sleeping. no reports of damage or injuries for that one and so far this is just preliminary this 3.6 near muir beach just moments ago. we're checking to see if any reports of damage or injuries. rocking and rolling into the new year, marcus. >> i think i felt that, here, too, laura. >>> 5:48. and what a year it has been. as we wrap up 2020 hard to ignore how covid-19 changed the world, specifically with businesses and while some industries saw a

rock or chisel the look and get to the same space. >> the doctor said that no date shows that masking and social distancing spreads the virus. scott morrow released a long statement explaining why he has declined to follow five other bay area counties into a stay at home order saying, quote, what we have before us is a symbolic gesture, style over substance without any hope of enforcement, and i simply don't believe it will do much more. >>> hospitals are dealing with an unprecedented wave of covid- 19 patients, more than 10,000 admits and hospitalizations are up 72 percent in the past two weeks and icu admissions up 69 percent. the northern california region has the highest icu capacity at 28 percent followed bay area, 26 percent but look at southern california and the san joaquin valley, 11 and six percent. >>> meanwhile, santa clara county is facing the steepest and greatest surge yet as the county entered the first day of the shutdown and broke a new record with 4200 cases of covid- 19, double the single-day record set just last week. >> today we have 50 empty icu beds remaining in our county. that's 50 beds for a county of tw

for their general ledger that i know of who knows how many more, you have seen scott menard, though i'm not sure black rocks had and won 18 months ago, and the jury really voted six months ago, and so there's no longer career risk this buying bitcoin. there's no operational diligence risk anymore we have a bitcoin fund that actually was rated, you know, top rating by mercer in odd, and so, you know, you've got the rating agencies, you've got the consultants, everyone is on board, but this is a macro asset, so i think kevin is just, you know, playing on his 2017 information. >> okay. mike, we wish you a merry christmas. appreciate it. and look forward to talking a lot more in the new year >> thanks, guys. >> morgan. >> and i like that rocket tattoo you've got as the resident space reporter here. >>> how brick and mortar and online retailers handled the holiday shopping rush. by the way, it's still going on, just ask andrew who has to buy some more presents stay tuned, "squawk box" will be right back it's been a tough year. and now with q4 wrapping up, the north pole has to be feeling the heat. it's okay san

rock and get to the same place. >> the doctor said there is no evidence that masking and outdoor dining will spread the virus. scott morrow has explained a statement explaining why she not following the stay-at-home order saying, quote t appears to be style over substance without a hint of enforcement, and i simply don't believe it will do much good. >>> hospitals are dealing with an unprecedented wave of covid- 19. more than 10,000 patients are treated in california, and that has gone up 72% in the past two weeks, and icu admissions are up 69 percent. the northern california region has the highest capacity, 28 percent followed by the bay area at nearly 26 percent and then sacramento. but look at southern california right now and the san joaquin valley, 11 and six percent, and santa clair county is entering the first day of shut down but has broken records. >> we have 50 icu beds, that's 50 in the entire county not just to care for covid but for everyone. >> the vaccine from pfizer may arrive next week, and healthcare workers and long- term facility patients will be the first to receive the vaccine, and the rollout

rock or you chisel it and get to the same point. >> they said there is no evidence that wearing a mask and social distancing will spread the virus. scott morrow has explained why he will decline the stay-at- home order saying it doesn't have a sense of enforcement. >>> hospitals are dealing with an unprecedented wave of covid- 19 patients. more than 10,000 patients are admitted. hospitalizations are up 72 percent in the past two weeks and ici admissions are up 69 percent. northern california has the highest capacity, 28 percent followed by the bay area at nearly 26 percent and then sacramento but look at southern california and the san joaquin valley, 11 and 6 percent. >>> meantime, santa clara county has entered the first day of the shutdown and broke a new record, nearly 1400 new cases of covid, double the single record set last week. >> today, we have 50 icu beds remaining in our county. that's 50 beds for a county of two million people to care not just for covid but to care for everyone. >> the county said that limited doses of the pfizer vaccine may arrive by next week, and healthcare workers and nursing home residents will be the

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