you can't argue with tom brooke's�* assessment of the best films of 202a. films of 2024.- brooke's' assessment of the best films of 2024. one more sto to best films of 2024. one more story to squeeze _ best films of 2024. one more story to squeeze in. _ as we approach the end of 2024 the bbc has been reflecting on some of this year's more heartwarming news. in fact, we've produced a live page on our website of the top 100 happy stories of the year. from scientific breakthroughs to incredible acts of kindness, we want to remind you that there are plenty of reasons to feel positive about the world. today we're looking back at the moment that a boy band from the pakistani city of karachi produced a suprise collaboration with the british pop star zayn malik. take a listen to this. they sing in urdu head to the website and you can see all of the 100 moments. i will be back with all the headlines any moment or two. first it is the weather with sarah. hello there. the festive forecast into next week looks fairly mild, so a slim chance that any of us will see a whi

i'm tom brook, and welcome to talking movies. and i'll look back at highlights from one of the world's biggest and most exciting international movie events, the cannes film festival. je declare le soixante—dixieme festival de cannes ouvert. applause meryl streep and france's juliette binoche jointly declare the cannes film festival officially open. it was a veritable feast, a combination of commercial blockbusters like furiosa: a mad max saga... do you have it in you to make it epic? ..together with some great international cinema. including india's first film in competition in three decades. if i get to be number 47 back in the united states, we're going to really make ita big bang. it's going to be big. it's going to be the biggest bang ever. it'll be the end of the world. and you can say that i did it. so that's the way it goes. you witness all kinds of sights in cannes. a donald trump impersonator was present at the premiere of a film portraying the former president's early years as a real—estate developer. stars kept the red

hello, i'm tom brook and welcome to a special edition of talking movies devoted to the latest developments in korean cinema. i've come to seoul to take the temperature of one of the most dynamic film—making communities in the world to ask, what's next for its movie industry? wow, look at all those people. it's my first visit to south korea. i arrived after a 14—hour flight from my home in new york. coming here was a journey of discovery. moving around seoul, ifound the night—time metropolis exciting, unlike anywhere i'd ever been before. like many, i've tasted the joys of korean cinema, its landmark films like oldboy and parasite. now, i was going to meet the people involved in the movie industry in south korea to find out how they make it all work. but what became clear very rapidly as i encountered koreans on the night—time streets is that they really do like their movies. yeah, i really like movies. i watch movie every day, every night. i really do love movies. and actually, one of my dreams is like being a movie director, actually _ in our korea special, we'll be hearing from celine so

tom brook. they you have it. tom brook. the bank of england's meeting today, so much to talk about.unshine. it'll be a little on the chilly side, particularly across the north of the uk with a noticeable breeze, but overall, not a bad day. now, here's the satellite picture of that weather system earlier on, spreading across the uk. the rain has been mostly across the southern half of the country — in the north, we've had showers and clear spells. by the middle of thursday, that weather front is way towards the east of us — and in its wake, we're in that north westerly airstream. so, this is what it looks like early in the morning — still the remnants of the rain there across east anglia, but 1—2 showers also further towards the west. frost—free for england and wales, typically five celsius, closer to freezing in northern ireland and scotland. so here's that weather, then, on thursday — sunshine, particularly across eastern and central england, but notice a few showers in scotland, and 1—2 elsewhere. but on the whole, a fine day. the temperatures — around eight for cardiff and for lo

i'm tom brook. cinema in france is very much part of the country's heritage.s rather like delicious french food — something worthwhile, something to be savoured. it can be daring, bold, audacious, thoughtful and, at times, quite sexy. for many of us, french cinema made an imprint on our minds at a very early age. the oscar—winning short film the red balloon was a real favourite of mine — one of the first french movies i ever saw. it chronicles the adventures of a young boy in paris as he's followed by a red balloon which has a personality all of its own. i thought it was magical. only when i was older did i realise it had some of the sophisticated themes often found in french cinema. it made use of allegory. it had what appeared to be a religious subtext, emotional depth and a formidable cinematic power. gunshot another big favourite french film classic of mine was the crime drama breathless, released in 1960. it flew the flag internationally for the french new wave, a movement characterised by first—time directors making personal, often idiosyncratic, self—co

i'm tom brook and welcome to our talking movies review of the year in film in 202a. looking back at the year in cinema, there have been some high points and low points, but what did the movie—going public make of it all? my favourite film of 2024 was dune: part two. the visuals were remarkable. fly me to the moon with scarlett johansson and channing tatum. that one was a really good romcom. all of us strangers. i've never cried so much at a film in my life. - we loved wicked because it's all about friendship and two unlikely strangers meeting and becoming best friends. in our programme, a visit to auschwitz for the polish premiere of the oscar—winning the zone of interest. also, revisiting a french film classic at the time of the summer olympics... entertainment isjust about engagement. ..plus revelations from the british film—maker who won big at the oscars. earlier this year, the executive producer of talking movies asked me if i wanted to go to auschwitz to cover the polish premiere ofjonathan glazer's holocaust drama the zone of interest. i have to say, i hesitat

i'm tom brook, and welcome to talking movies.international movie events, the cannes film festival. je declare le soixante—dixieme festival de cannes ouvert. applause meryl streep and france's juliette binoche jointly declare the cannes film festival officially open. it was a veritable feast, a combination of commercial blockbusters like furiosa: a mad max saga... do you have it in you to make it epic?

i'm tom brook and welcome to our talking movies review of the year in film in 202a.oing public make of it all? my favourite film of 2024 was dune: part two. the visuals were remarkable. fly me to the moon with scarlett johansson

by switching horses completely, having looked back at the movie year we have seen in 2024 here's tom brookhs. some were quite good, some were brilliant, and there were a few that were truly awful. anyway, here's my list of the top ten films of 2024. at number ten, the seed of the sacred fig — a family drama that serves as a microcosm of life under iran's authoritarian government. director mohammad rasoulof, who's now living in exile, managed to shoot this critique of the government in secrecy, avoiding detection. in ninth place, emilia perez — a musical crime film. an ingenious story of a mexican drug lord who undergoes a gender transition. it's told with great flair and empathy by french directorjacques audiard. at number eight, conclave — a vatican thriller. a power grab drama revolving around the heated election of a new pope. a classy commercial picture with a great performance from ralph fiennes. this is a conclave, aldo. it's not a war. it is a war. make a wish. one wish? in seventh place, the world war ii epic blitz from director steve mcqueen. a beautifully wrought story of a young

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tom barack u.s. ambassador to turkey. >> brooke singman with the latest there the administration coming together adamssure is i am thrilled with some decisions strong mined thoughtful people carried deeply about america, putting america first and moving the trump agenda forward the trump agenda we know what it is, about lower taxes, fewer regulations brilliant baby drill pride in america opening doors of commerce i love the new proposal to effectively what is it? give -- expedited approvals if you bring billions of dollars investment into this country, appointments starting to see now at this point we have since beginning of appointments, are people who can facilitate the fastness of government isn't that a accept fastness, of government seen heard that kind of talk in a long time. maria: then fbi christopher wray with reportedly preparing to resign, on or before inauguration day because he doesn't want to be fired by president trump, according to washington times as new watchdog report finds doj secretly obtained phone recorders from two members of congress 43 savrz including trump pick to lead fbi

brooke, thank you very much for that. meantime, tomstration will need $86 billion to start mass if deportations. >> congress needs to fund this deportation operation.. st going to be expensive, and everybody's focusing on how expifns it's going to be to. but they need to understand, yeah, it's going to be expensive in the beginning, but in the long run it's going to save billions of dollars of taxpayers' money. we are talking about the biggest national security absolutely innocenter this country has -- vulnerability this country has. $86 billion is a start. we need at least that to do this operation. ashley: yeah, it's not cheap, is it? terrell county, texas, sheriff thaddeus cleveland joins us now. great to have you, sheriff. can you give us an idea of how that money could be used? where do you go with it first? >> hey, good afternoon, ashley. it's great to be back on with you guys. paris and foremost, carrying out the operation itself. what i mean is whether it's using organic officers or i.c.e. agents or border patrol agents in some

brooke. >> hi, mike. incoming border czar tom homan says president-elect donald trump gave him three priorities.pretty clear. one is you are securing the border and running deportation operations and lastly prioritizes finding these missing migrant kids. you may remember this video last month. it went viral. >> heart breaking. the side of a young 2-year-old girl alone at the border. she had nothing but a piece of paper with a phone number. it is a site too familiar to border agents and texas state troopers. a few days ago. troopers encountered this 11-year-old boy from mexico in eagle moose, tens of thousands of kids just like this. they get transferred to the department of health and human services, then they get released into the u.s. only for many of them to get lost in the system. the surge of unaccompanied minors has just reached alarming levels, especially during the early years of the biden administration. according to an inspector general report from earlier this year. ice lost track of at least 32,000 minors who failed to appear for their immigration court hearings from fiscal years 201

brooke. today the incoming border czar tom homan is set to meet with the new york city mayor eric adams and willtice. meanwhile on the west coast, san diego county is resisting trump's border plan and declaring themselves a super sanctuary. they will limit any cooperation with ice. san diego county district five supervisor jim desmond joins us now. so, jim, what's the deal here. why the resistance of criminal aliens? >> well, you know, this is just crazy. my colleagues voted to sever the direct access that our local law enforcement has for certain crimes. and these are the heinous crimes. this is rape, this is kidnapping. this is, you know, deadly force and things like that. if we i someone is arrested for those crimes here in san diego county. local law enforcement has been able to turn them over to ice. well, my colleagues voted to block that. and so now, these people have more of a chance of getting out, getting back into our communities, and making our communities, particularly the immigrant communities, the ones they are trying to protect less safe. and so i was alone vote on that and this

border czar tom homan is promising to crack down on criminal migrants and one program could help. brooke taylor is live in dallas with more. >> the program is called 287g, how it works it allows ice to basically partner with local and state law enforcement that run the jails and then they train specific officers on how they can communicate and identify any migrants at the jail and they can flag ice. critics of this program, they say it creates a divide between the communities and then law enforcement. supporters say, though, you only need to look at the headlines to see why it is needed. this is surveillance footage from a recent shoot-out in new orleans meat market. according to ice, one of the suspects involved was already facing gun charges out of new york. these are just some of the illegal migrants right here that ice picked up over the last few weeks after they walked out of the jails, released on bond, with ice holds either ignored or ice never notified. the county sheriffs here in texas tells us he did not want this happening in his community. >> the way that works is when someon

brooke, thank you very much indeed. trump's pick for the next border czar, tom homan, say the cartels are changing strategy ahead of theis. >> i think the cartels are breaking up into smaller groups and that way the president of mexico can say i've stopped these caravans and working with the cartels to put them in smaller groups across the border. this will not stop. stuart: ron vitiello joining me. ron, there'll be no change at the board eric till january 20th. still using catch and release and using the app to fly them in. have i got that right? >> that's right. they've moved illegal traffic to the air and air travel for people coming from overseas directly into the united states and they're just as illegal and have the same status as people crossing the river illegally down in texas. so we have an administration that has lied to us about what's happening on the border for about four years and had unprecedented surge in illegal entries in the border and going in the boarder and the biden harris administration and it'll continue till trump takes the oath and is back in the oval office. giving the department of homelan

brooke taylor is live in dallas with more on the story for us. >> incoming border czar tom homan saidree priorities to secure the border, deportation operations, and to find the tens of thousands of missing migrant kids. we'll show you a picture here. this has become a familiar sight to border patrol agents and also texas state troopers. an 11-year-old boy from mexico in eagle pass with a note with an address in kansas. the surge of unaccompanied minors has reached alarming levels during the biden administration. the question, where do they end up? earlier this year an inspector general's report revealed ice lost track of tens of thousands of unaccompanied minors as we've reported. ice says more than 32,000 failed to appear for their immigration court hearings from fiscal years 2019 to 2023 leaving them vanished and vulnerable. >> that is children are forced into labor and sex trafficking. the exploitation of these children coming across the border. >> as we get ready for a new administration to take on this major task, homan admitted finding the missing kids will be a massive challen

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brooke. we'll see how this plays out. this comes as the incoming border czar, tom homan reveals the dollar amount the trump administration will need to start mass deportations. listen. >> it's going to be expensive in the beginning but in the long run it's going to save billions of dollars of taxpayer money. right now we're paying for free hotel rooms, free airplane trips, free medical care. the financial cost in our schools and the hospitals and trauma centers, and billions and billions of dollars and in perpetuity, and this operation will be epidemic expensive, bud resources and i pray that congress during the reconciliation period gives us a budget to do this with. we are talking about the biggest national security vulnerability this country has, $86 billion is a start. >> that's right he said $86 billion will be needed to start carrying out mass deportation so joining us is national border council vice president art del cueto. this upfront cost and then you remove the flying costs of migrants, the housing them. you heard tom homan say giving them food, clothes as well as paying healthcare. does it balance out in the

brooke, what can you tell us? >> reporter: we get ready for new administration incoming border czar tom homan and trump have made oneop of mass deportations and securing the border, they want to make it a priority to find these missing migrant kids who simply which is lost in the system. a vigil last month you may remember went viral. into real hero here at the border alone after who knows what she went through. tens of thousands of kids just like her have vanished, many becoming vulnerable to sex trafficking, a harsh working conditions, or worse. and inspector general report from earlier this year, revealed ice lost track of tens of thousands of unaccompanied minors. 32,000 failed to appear for their immigration court hearings from fiscal years 2019 to 2023. >> i also think we should have more stricter policies, or stricter consequences for those families that are allowing this to happen, that are allowing their child to come across the border by themselves in places in danger with these criminals. >> and homan has intimated this massive undertaking is not going to be easy. he brams not only the opening quarter but

batter harry brook showed hisjuggling abilities, taking a superb catch on the boundary, but the new zealand tail has dug in — mitchell santner unbeaten on 50 — a half century earlier from tomo, you know, bowl extremely well tomorrow where i think the pitch will probably potentially, usually flattens out a little bit here. so, you know, new ball could be key and then kind of trying to build pressure, which is, you know, tough to do against the english with, you know, i guess the way they come about it. it was a frustrating day for australia and india, as the opening day of the third test in brisbane was abandoned due to rain. the weather meant only 13 overs were possible, as openers usman khawaja and nathan mcsweeney, guided australia to 28 without loss. the five—match series is level at 1—1 after australia's10—wicketwin in adelaide last week. the second round of group stage matches in this season's european rugby champions cup is continuing with six games being played. one hasjust finished, english champions northampton saints overcoming a late surge by the bulls to win 30—21. later, there's another two england south africa clashes as leicester host the sharks and harlequi

batter harry brook showed his juggling abilities, taking a superb catch on the boundary, but the new zealand tail has dug in — mitchell santner unbeaten on 50 — a half century earlier from tomlay. there's periods where we do go through a phase of not taking any wickets, but if you look at the fielding input and the energy that they give to all the seamers that are toiling away and perhaps not doing the nicejob, kind of grafting away, as you would say, and not being rewarded for it, it's backed up by the fielders. and we know that if we do stick to our guns and we are meticulous with it, that it will come our way eventually. and, you know, kind of wrestled the day back a little bit for ourselves. the second round of group stage matches in this season's european rugby champions cup is continuing with six games being played. one has just finished, english champions northampton saints overcoming a late surge by the bulls to win 30—21. later, there's another two england south africa clashes as leicester host the sharks and harlequins take on the stormers. leinster, runners up in the last three tournaments, welcome clermont auvergne. against bordeaux. i will have more than you la

batter harry brook showed his juggling abilities, taking a superb catch on the boundary... but the new zealand tail has dug in — mitchell santner unbeaten on 50 — a half century earlier from tom close of play. there are periods where we go through a phase of not taking any wickets. but if you look at the fielding input and the energy, they are toiling away, not doing a nicejob, but grafting away. not being rewarded for it. they are backed up by the fielders. we know if we stick to our guns and we are meticulously will come away eventually. we will wrestle the day back a little bit. ~ ., ., , bit. we have to bowl extremely well tomorrow. _ bit. we have to bowl extremely well tomorrow. the _ bit. we have to bowl extremely well tomorrow. the pitch - bit. we have to bowl extremely well tomorrow. the pitch may l well tomorrow. the pitch may flatten— well tomorrow. the pitch may flatten out a bit. we will have to build — flatten out a bit. we will have to build pressure, which is have — to build pressure, which is have to _ to build pressure, which is have to do against the english. it was a frustrating day for australia and india, as the opening day of the third test in brisbane w

brooke taylor is in dallas. book to what is being done to address this tragic issue? >> well, didic, incoming border czar tomlear he laid out three priorities that he wants him to focus on. so one, securing the border. to go to the deportation, the mass deportations and 10, three, locating these young unaccompanied children who have simply just vanished. this is becomes a sight just all too familiar to the border patrol agents and also texas state troopers right here. this is just a few days ago. an 11-year-old boy from mexico in eagle pass with a note with an address in kansas. the surge in unaccompanied minors reaching alarming levels especially during the ea early years of the biden administration. the question becomes, where did they end up? earlier this year to inspector general report revealed ice lost track of tens of thousands of unaccompanied minors. 32,000 failed to appear for their immigration court hearings from the fiscal years 2019 to 2023. leaving them vulnerable. >> that is why these children are forced into sex trafficking, labor tracking to the exploitation of these children and when they c

brooke taylor for us, thank you. now this. ♪ ♪ >> i'm asking president biden to step up and the mayor to stand up to tom homan today, and declaremigrants. but instead i expect him to sit idly by, or worse, to assist. >> sandra: so that was in new york city public advocate jumaane williams are criticizing mayor eric adams for meeting with tom homan on the border crisis. outside gracie mansion, where they are apparently sitting down and having a conversation about how this has affected the city. paul mauro is here. fox news contributor come a former nypd inspector. can only imagine what that is like. >> it's a long time coming. i applaud that eric adams is hearing his constituents. part of his not-so-subtle shift to the right but also a shift to common sense. the people in new york city like jumaane williams, who you just showed, a mayor aspirant, he is to the left of the squad, but realistically, while the people who are all for absolutely no immigration enforcement are the loudest voices here in new york. i can tell you they are not the majority. people understand that we are importing criminals. we have enough of our own. so w

brook, showing off hisjuggling abilities, taking a superb catch on the boundary. new zealand's tail dug in, with mitchell santner unbeaten on 50 — there was a half—century earlier from tomearly a week after the overthrow of the syrian president bashar al—assad, more details are emerging about the extent of human rights abuses committed under his rule. the bbc has visited a military base, bombed earlier this week by the israelis, which revealed evidence of torture being carried out there. our middle east correspondent lucy williamson went to the base in damascus, and just to warn you, her report contains details you may find distressing. the men who protected president assad have gone, the control room at mezzeh military air base scarred by the moment control slipped away, its abandoned assets now targets for israeli air strikes. israel has been systematically destroying the military equipment left by the assad regime, worried about who might end up using it. russian—made aircraft, israeli bombs, militia backed by turkey, iran, the us — this was neverjust syria's war, and outside powers still have a stake here. assad's fall has meant unanswered questions about syria's fu

tom lee says the santa claus rally is alive and well. his latest call for the s&p 500 is next. >>> and then later, host of the podcast how to build a happy life arthur brooksn the mood of the country as we hit the holiday season. "squawk box" will be right back. ♪ (animatronic santa) ho, ho, ho! (vo) time to move? make it easy with opendoor. sell your home in any season, for any reason. (animatronic santa) look at me! i am festive! ♪ ♪ ♪ something has changed within me ♪ ♪ something is not the same ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ it's time to try defying gravity ♪ we would love for you to be our elphaba. we want you to be our glinda the good. ♪ ♪ >>> our next guest sees the s&p rallying to 6300 by year end, but says we could be entering what he's calling a zone of hesitation in the next couple of weeks. joining us now, tom lee, fundstrat capital chief investment officer and cnbc contributor. good to see you, tom. want to talk to you about the bond's ten year at some point. you see four reasons why you still expect the s&p to continue to rally in december and maybe to 6300 by year end. >> it is seasonality. december historically is a strong month, but when you're up more than 10%