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Greta Gerwig explores complexities of growing up in ‘Lady Bird’ LOS ANGELES - “Why won’t you call me Lady Bird? You promised that you would.” That is the line that popped into actor and filmmaker Greta Gerwig’s head one day and went on to become the opening statement from the precocious teenage heroine of her directorial debut, “Lady Bird.” “Lady Bird, in a way, wrote herself,” Gerwig told Reuters on Sunday. “I was like, ‘Who is this girl, who’s this girl who makes (people) call her by a different name?’ It’s one of those things where it’s like I discovered the character as I was writing.” The titular character, played by Saoirse Ronan, is a teenage girl growing up “on the wrong side of the tracks” in Sacramento, California, attending Catholic school and wrestling with her identity as she figures out life after graduating from high school. “I wanted to make a movie that was about home, and how home is something you only understand when you’re leaving,” said Gerwig, who grew up in Sacramento and pens a love letter to her home town in “Lady Bird.”
The film, which opened in limited theaters last week and will roll out in more U.S. theaters this month, marks the solo directing debut of Gerwig, 34. She carved a career co-writing and starring in independent darlings such as 2010’s “Greenberg” and 2012’s “Frances Ha.” “Lady Bird” has already garnered critical praise and early awards buzz. “She just has this unique lens of seeing the world,” actor Beanie Feldstein, who plays Lady Bird’s best friend Julie, said of Gerwig. “It makes so much sense that she were to direct because that lens has always existed in her acting and in her writing.” In “Lady Bird,” Gerwig explores the complexities of her heroine’s various relationships, from her frustrations living in a cash-strapped home to the endearing connection with Julie and the innocence of her first love. Gerwig said she wanted to reflect a “kaleidoscope of people” in Lady Bird’s life because “when she leaves, you have to feel like she’s really leaving an entire community.” (rtr)
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The cast poses for photographers at the Justice League photocall, at The College, in London, Britain November 4, 2017.
“Justice League” must battle film critics as well as villains
LONDON - Saving Metropolis and Gotham City from the clutches of super-villains might be enough pressure for the average caped crusader but the cast of the forthcoming “Justice League” film also face another equally-terrifying foe: film critics. The film is the latest instalment from the DC comics stable of super-heroes - a series which, with the notable exception of this summer’s “Wonder Woman”, has met with a less than positive critical response and has failed to match the box office of rival Marvel’s biggest super-hero offerings. The film features a host of major DC characters and box office stars including Ben Affleck as Batman, Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman, Jason Momoa as Aquaman and Ezra Miller as the Flash. Gadot won both critical plaudits and box office success for “Wonder Woman”, which was directed by Patty Jenkins, and she is confident that the experience from that film helped her reprise the character in “Justice League”.
“I had almost no transition from Wonder Woman because I finished Wonder Woman and the next day I went to set to start working on Justice League,” she told Reuters. “I was already in the character and I only had to serve the story and the context of every scene and just you know be there and serve the director’s vision.” Momoa was hopeful for the film’s prospects, telling Reuters “I really hope that the fans enjoy what Zack (Snyder, the director) and I have done with Aquaman.” The film’s predecessor, 2016’s “Batman Vs. Superman: Dawn of Justice,” grossed just over $870 million at the global box office according to film revenue website Box Office Mojo, but received a 27
percent rating on film review aggregation site Rotten Tomatoes. Another recent entry in the DC franchise, 2016’s “Suicide Squad,” opened to an equally poor critical reception, and took around $745 million at the global box office. While both totals are not insubstantial, they are dwarfed by Marvel’s big hits - 2012’S “The Avengers” and 2015’s “Avengers: Age of Ultron,” which took $1.5 billion and $1.4 billon respectively. Audiences in 2017, however warmed to “Wonder Woman,” which grossed over $80 million more at the U.S. box office than “Dawn of Justice,” as well at proving a hit with critics, garnering a 92 percent Rotten Tomatoes score. (rtr)
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Indonesia’s President Joko Widodo (L) and first lady Iriana Widodo (2nd L) pose with their daugher Kahiyang Ayu (3rd R), their new son-in-law Bobby Nasution (3rd L) and his mother Hanifah Siregar (2nd R) and uncle Irwin Nasution (R) during the wedding ceremony in Solo, Central Java, Indonesia November 8, 2017 in this photo taken by Antara Foto.
Indonesian President Joko Widodo’s daughter marries with grand procession
SOLO - Dozens of dignitaries gathered on Wednesday (Nov 8) to celebrate the marriage of Indonesian President Joko Widodo’s daughter in Solo, Central Java in Indonesia. Kahiyang Ayu, the only daughter of the president - who is also known as Jokowi - married Bobby Afif Nasution in her father ’s hometown in a ceremony at 9am local time. The bride and groom, along with their families, made their way to the Graha Saba Buana Hall in a lavish wedding procession through the streets which included eight horse-drawn chariots and police and soldiers dressed in traditional attire.ndonesian Vice President Jusuf Kalla
- who acted as witness for the bride - and other government officials were also present, as well as more than 80 foreign ambassadors and diplomats. “We come here to congratulate the bride and the groom as well as President Jokowi. We hope their marriage will last forever,” the Jakarta Post reported Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono, the son of Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, as saying. The couple, who are both 26 and students at Bogor Institute of
Agriculture, dated for a year before getting engaged in June this year.A wedding reception was be held in the evening. The ritual, held at Mr Joko’s private residence in Solo, saw him and First Lady Iriana pour flowerinfused water over their daughter, followed by other family members and close relatives. Hundreds of Solo residents were already waiting along the street in front of the residence in Jalan Kutai Utara for Mr Joko and his wife to arrive. About 1,200 members of Projo, a volunteer group that supports Mr Joko, are also in Solo for the celebration.
“We also want to celebrate. We are happy for them,” said Mr Sarwono, 62, a vegetable seller at a wet market. He and about 40 fellow traders bought a huge tumpeng they ate together while holding a mass prayer. “We pray and hope the reception runs smoothly and the couple will be together until they are grandparents,” added Mr Sarwono, who goes by one name. On Tuesday night, in a procession called Midodareni, the groom’s family will deliver the dowry to the bride’s home. According to The Jakarta Post, the Islamic solemnisation ceremony, or akad nikah, will take place at 8 am
on Wednesday. “The President will give his daughter’s hand in marriage, while Vice-President Jusuf Kalla will act as witness for the bride and Coordinating Economic Minister Darmin Nasution, as witness for the groom,” said wedding coordinator Quirinto Endy. Continued to page 6 News can also be heard in “Bali Image” at Global Radio FM 96.5 from 9.30 until 10.00 am. Listen to Global Radio FM at http:// globalfmbali.listen2myradio.com or live video streaming at http:// radioglobalfmbali.com and http:// ustream.tv/channel/global-fm-bali.