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Showing 1 to 10 of 10 results (window.adq = window.adq || []).push((api) => api.addSlot({"key":"card","index":"1","searchTerm":null,"fullSearchTerm":null})); The Agency 2024 Thriller Drama Summary: Covert CIA agent Martian is ordered to abandon his undercover assignment and return to London where reality bites hard. Espionage thriller starring Michael Fassbender, Jeffrey Wright and Jodie Turner-Smith RT says:: This poised spy drama continues, with Michael Fassbender’s slightly rogue CIA agent facing ever-increasing stakes: as well as the problem of rescuing a lost agent whose captors’ motives remain somewhat opaque now that his own daughter’s life is under threat. It’s time to take a risk with a recruiting decision. But if it backfires, it will probably do so in quite a restrained, genteel way. JACK SEALE How to watch Nobody Drama Crime/detective 2021 Ilya Naishuller 88 mins 15 Summary: Action thriller starring Bob Odenkirk. After his home is broken into and his family threatened, mild-mannered suburbanite Hutch Mansell resolves to track down the culprits and, in doing so, makes himself the target of an even deadlier gang. However, this apparently unassuming family man may have a secret skill or two up his sleeves... How to watch North Shore Mystery Thriller Summary: A British and Australian detective investigate the murder of a British trade minister's daughter in Sydney. Australian mystery thriller, starring John Bradley RT says:: Actor John Bradley perfected a look of forlorn sweetness playing loyal Samwell Tarly in Game of Thrones and he wears it again here as a British copper dispatched to Australia to observe a sensitive investigation: the death in Sydney Harbour of the daughter of a UK trade minister (Joanne Froggatt). But what looks initially like an accidental drowning is soon revealed to be murder, and one that could be part of a wider political conspiracy. While the early focus is on a clash of cultures, Bradley’s lead detective is immediately likeable, his awkwardness masking what we sense is a keen mind. DAVID BROWN How to watch Casualty Season 39 Drama Soap Summary: Medical drama following the work of staff at the accident and emergency department of the fictional Holby City Hospital. The series often deals with highly emotive subjects such as terminal cancer and the deaths of children. Derek Thompson, who plays Charlie Fairhead, is the show's only original cast member. His character has also appeared in spin-off shows "Holby City" and "HolbyBlue". "Casualty" premiered on BBC One in 1986. RT says:: For those wondering, yes it really did happen. And I am, of course, talking here about the car that last week crashed through the window of the restaurant where Dylan and Jodie were eating. For proof that your eyes weren’t deceiving you, tonight’s drama charts the fallout from the smash-up, which takes in such sensitive topics as grief and survivors’ guilt. As for this week’s shock spectacle, that comes courtesy of an emergency involving overcrowding at a warehouse club night. In the mêlée, one partygoer finds themselves the victim of a stabbing. But it turns out to be the emotional wounds that cut the deepest. DAVID BROWN How to watch (window.adq = window.adq || []).push((api) => api.addSlot({"key":"card","index":"2","searchTerm":null,"fullSearchTerm":null})); Premier League: Brighton v Arsenal Sport Summary: Brighton & Hove Albion v Arsenal (Kick-off 5.30pm). Coverage of the Premier League match at AMEX Stadium. Brighton held the Gunners to a 1-1 draw at Emirates Stadium in August, with Arsenal taking the lead through Kai Havertz in the first half, before Declan Rice was sent off for them in the 49th minute, and Joao Pedro equalised for the Seagulls nine minutes later RT says:: Arsenal’s autumn stumble would have proven fatal to their title ambitions in any other season, but the Gunners remain in contact with frontrunners Liverpool and dark horses Chelsea. Arsenal go to Brighton with a score to settle after Declan Rice was sent off, for the first time in his career, in the reverse fixture in north London. This time, they’ll be determined to remain composed. MICHAEL POTTS How to watch The Weakest Link Season 4 Season 4 14 episodes Entertainment Summary: Comedian Romesh Ranganathan hosts a new series of the backstabbing, big-money game show. Can the contestants create a chain of answers and avoid being the weakest link? RT says:: Gladiators ready? They’re fit and raring to go for muscle-bound combat, but how will they cope in the general knowledge spotlight? The quiz ropes in strapping athletes from its BBC stablemate for this special Gladiators edition. Sabre, Diamond, Athena, Giant, Bionic and Fire (aka recent Strictly contestant Montell Douglas) swap Spandex for civvies, bidding to create a chain of correct answers to bank money for their chosen charity. Host Romesh Ranganathan might keep a pugil stick handy in case of trouble when they’re voted off. As the quizmaster said ahead of this fourth series of the rebooted quiz, “I once again look forward to taking the credit if it goes well and blaming the format if it doesn’t.” MICHAEL HOGAN How to watch Pointless Celebrities Season 17 2023 Season 17 21 episodes Entertainment Summary: Alexander Armstrong and Richard Osman present a celebrity version of the quiz. RT says:: Here’s a gentle warm-up for your festivities-fuddled brain in the company of sporting giants including Beth Tweddle, Ugo Monye and Ellie Robinson. They’re inherently competitive, but none of them shines in the celebrity picture round — although, to be fair, even host Alexander Armstrong struggles to get the only pointless answer on the board. However, they redeem themselves on geography, despite Will Bayley prevaricating for a very long time. What disappoints them all is the shortage of sports questions. Interestingly, in the head-to-head, the teams answer the same music intro question with totally different answers — of course, only one of them can be right. JANE RACKHAM How to watch Britain's Extreme Weather: 2024 Documentary and factual News and current affairs Summary: The hottest, the wettest, the windiest - 2024 was a year of wild weather. As records tumbled, a look back at the flooded villages, the cars blown sideways, and a very hot sticky May. RT says:: There is nothing Brits enjoy more than talking about the weather. And in the age of destabilising climate change, there is no shortage of talking points — 2024 was one of the most extraordinary years of weather the UK has seen. Spring, for instance, was both the hottest and wettest on record. The mean temperature in May was 13.1°C, a full degree higher than the previous record. Extreme rainfall, meanwhile, led to villages being overwhelmed by flood water. A trend that has been reflected worldwide, as evident in the horrific scenes that came out of Valencia in Spain. The fear, of course, is that such “wild” weather simply becomes the norm. STEPHEN KELLY How to watch Dart Kings Documentary and factual News and current affairs Summary: A look at the game during the 1970s, '80s and '90s, shining a spotlight on unlikely sporting heroes including Eric Bristow, Jocky Wilson and Phil Taylor RT says:: The modern renaissance of darts owes a debt to the personalities who popularised it. This colourful three-part documentary takes us back to the 1980s, where darts’ leap from the pub to the television was bolstered by a cast of boozing, chain-smoking heroes. Tonight’s profile is of Eric Bristow, with the highlight his gripping 1980 match with fellow showman Bobby George. The game-changer was the innovative use of split-screen, so viewers could see the players’ reaction as they hit their target. Darts was suddenly drama. STEPHEN KELLY How to watch Upon the Education of the People Documentary and factual News and current affairs Summary: Sathnam Sanghera explores the social and emotional after-effects of the 1944 Education Act, which revolutionised secondary education by splitting schools into Technical, Secondary Modern and Grammar. It aimed to effect social mobility and change society, allowing children to achieve their true potential. However, it has been argued that many children who did not pass the 11+ were consigned and compartmentalised RT says:: The divisiveness of the debate around grammar schools and the 11-plus never goes away, and it’s against this backdrop that Sathnam Sanghera offers a valuable exploration of how it all began, with the 1944 Education Act. The effect on society of the Act’s creation of a two-tier system — secondary modern and grammar — cannot be overstated, and Sanghera gets to grips with the issue with the help of some fine voices, among them three grammar school products in writers Geoff Dyer and Michael Rosen, and broadcaster Joan Bakewell. Their schools served them well — but what of the fate of the 80 per cent of children who did not pass the 11-plus? SIMON O’HAGAN How to listenWTA Argentina Open Results
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The regular season is winding down, but we still have an enticing NFC matchup between the New Orleans Saints (5-9) and Green Bay Packers (10-4) on Monday Night Football. Green Bay is virtually a lock to make the postseason, but the Packers will want to maintain their momentum and secure a win in this MNF showdown. And the best news for sports bettors is that there are some new first-time user promotions from the top Pennsylvania sportsbooks . Continue reading below for the details of the offerings from DraftKings, FanDuel, Caesars, Fanatics, BetMGM, BetRivers, and bet365! 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After three months of bargaining over issues like artificial intelligence, wages, shrinking crews, and more, The Animation Guild has reached a tentative agreement for a new three-year contract with the group that represents Hollywood's studios, the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP). Negotiations initially began on August 12 between TAG and the AMPTP, although the two organizations did not come to an agreement in the five days allotted for bargaining. Negotiations resumed on September 16, with the tentative agreement being reached on Saturday morning and announced on Monday, per a email from TAG sent to guild members. Among the issues that TAG touts gains in are stronger AI guardrails, including consultation and notification provisions; health and pension fund improvements; wage increases; protections for remote work; additional sick days; and the recognition of Juneteenth as a holiday. They also note "craft-specific gains," including staffing minimums for writers rooms. A tentative agreement between TAG and the AMPTP is a massive step forward, but it doesn't mean the new contract is set in stone quite yet. The next step will be a ratification vote by the members, which is currently being scheduled. While there were many issues at play, getting stricter protections for generative AI was a major one for this round of negotiations, something that also played a large role in last year's writers' and actors' strikes and the ongoing video game actor strike . IGN ran a comprehensive report last year about how it's become a hot-button topic in the animation industry specifically, with some believing the technology could make their work more efficient and others arguing it's not worth risking jobs or artistic integrity. “After weeks of negotiations that covered months in the calendar, I am very proud of the agreement that we reached with the studios for our new contract,” said Steve Kaplan, TAG Business Representative, said in a statement. “Not only have we seen the inclusion of the advancements in the industry realized by the other Unions and Guilds, but we were able to address industry-specific issues in a meaningful way. The animation industry at large has been facing issues like crunch, layoffs, and low pay for years now, spawning an entire #StandWithAnimation movement. For more, check out our report about the tumultuous making of Inside Out 2 . Alex Stedman is a Senior News Editor with IGN, overseeing entertainment reporting. When she's not writing or editing, you can find her reading fantasy novels or playing Dungeons & Dragons.ELLICOTTVILLE, NY (WKBW) — Ski resorts, like Holiday Valley in Ellicottville, are embracing colder temperatures and snow. A posting on social media noting that if the forecast remains cold enough, it will start making snow next week. 7 News senior reporter Eileen Buckley traveled to Ellicottville to find out when you might be ready to hit the slopes. @holidayvalley gets its first dusting of snow with hopes to start making snow next week. @WKBW #snow #ski pic.twitter.com/pcbLTfZHCi I spoke with Holiday Valley Marketing Director Dash Hegeman and Mountain Operations Director Jim Curtis about waiting for the right conditions to kick off a new ski and snowboarding season. “Every year is different. Every winter is different,” remarked Jim Curtis. "And we're kind of at Mother Nature's whim,” replied Hegeman. If you're anxiously awaiting the start of the ski and snowboarding season, the first official light dusting of snow across the slopes at Holiday Valley is creating excitement. “And being able to come into work this morning, first thing, seeing the snow on the ground was definitely something that cheered a lot of people up – got a lot of our fans excited on social media,” Hegeman noted. “How excited are you to get everything going here for the season?” Buckley asked Curtis. “It would be nice to get everything rolling,” Curtis responded. Curtis oversees the 60 slopes at Holiday Valley. “Lifts, snowmaking, lights, grooming – we're in charge of everything out on the hill,” described Curtis. Hegeman tells me they're hoping to crank up their snow-making machine by next week since Mother Nature is not lending a big hand. "We’ll have some nice windows of opportunity to make snow, especially at night," he says, with a hint of optimism. "Our snow-making team is fantastic and dedicated. They’re ready to get out there and start making snow,” Hegeman said. Curtis and his team are ready for it if the weather cooperates. "Ideally, you’d love to have the ground frozen before you start, but it doesn’t usually happen that way. We’ve opened with all man-made snow before,” Curtis explained. With all the mild weather Western New York has experienced this fall, even if ten inches of snow fell right now, the slopes still would not be ready. "If we got a bunch of snow today, the reality is the ground is still pretty warm and wet," says Hegeman. "Once you get a groomer on top of it, it just packs down a lot." Holiday Valley is planning to have its opening day for the ski and snowboard season on November 29, but that's all pending on the snow.
US goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher is retiring from international soccerPresident-elect Donald Trump has named Billy Long, a former Republican congressman from Missouri, to head the Internal Revenue Service, signaling plans to oust current Commissioner Danny Werfel before his term expires in 2027. Replacing Werfel, who was picked by President Joe Biden, could mean a major shift at the agency, which has been undergoing a massive transformation that’s become a political football in Washington. Democrats have argued the agency, after facing years of budget cuts, needs more money to go after tax cheats and modernize its technology. And Republicans, many of whom – including Long – have supported shutting down the agency altogether , are skeptical that new enforcement actions won’t unfairly target middle-class Americans. Last year, Republican lawmakers successfully clawed back $20 billion of the $80 billion provided to the IRS by the Democrat-backed Inflation Reduction Act that passed in 2022. Further cuts to the IRS’ budget could be a priority for Trump, who has put Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy in charge of a new commission to cut federal spending . IRS revamp could slow While the Inflation Reduction Act spells out how much money can be used for enforcement activities and taxpayer assistance, it’s largely up to the IRS, which is housed in the Department of Treasury, to decide how exactly the money is spent . One of the biggest projects under Werfel – the launch of a free tax filing program called Direct File – doesn’t have the backing of many GOP lawmakers, some of whom have criticized the program as “illegitimate and unnecessary.” There are Republicans who have also voiced concern about the effort to ramp up enforcement. Some, including Trump , have misleadingly suggested that the IRS is hiring 87,000 new auditors to target middle-class Americans and small business owners. But Democrats say the IRS needs the influx of money to successfully go after tax cheats. Prior to the Inflation Reduction Act, the agency did not have the staffing or resources to pursue high-income earners that the agency knew owed taxes, Werfel said earlier this year . So far, the IRS has collected nearly $1.3 billion in overdue taxes from wealthy households due to the new enforcement efforts. Less controversial efforts undertaken under Werfel’s leadership have been aimed at making it easier for Americans to file their federal taxes, like hiring thousands more customer service representatives and updating the agency’s archaic technology so that it can digitize paper forms . The independent Congressional Budget Office and other budget experts say that spending money on tax enforcement can reduce the deficit by bringing in more tax revenue. Long’s tax experience Long served 12 years in the House of Representatives from 2011 to 2023. He ran unsuccessfully for a Senate seat in 2022. During his time in Congress, Long served on the Energy and Commerce Committee, the Homeland Security Committee and the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee – but not on the House’s main tax-writing committee. He co-sponsored, along with dozens of other Republicans, bills to abolish the IRS and replace the federal income tax system with a national sales tax. Long currently works as a certified tax and business adviser, according to his X bio . “DM me to save 40% on your taxes. We have a new traunch of tax credits just out!” it says. “Since leaving Congress, Billy has worked as a Business and Tax advisor, helping Small Businesses navigate the complexities of complying with the IRS Rules and Regulations,” Trump said in a statement Wednesday announcing his pick. In the private sector, Long has been helping people file for the employee retention tax credit, a pandemic-era benefit. The IRS temporarily paused processing of those claims in 2023 amid concerns of fraud . In a 2023 podcast interview , Long talked about how he only helps people who are eligible to claim the tax credit. “If they don’t qualify, we do not tell them they do. And we do not to get them through the process,” he said. “Taxpayers and the wonderful employees of the IRS will love having Billy at the helm. He is the consummate ‘people person,’ well respected on both sides of the aisle,” Trump said in his statement. A former professional auctioneer, Long once used his skills to drown out a protester who was disrupting a committee hearing on Capitol Hill.LAS VEGAS (AP) — Formula 1 on Monday at last said it will expand its grid in 2026 to make room for an American team that is partnered with General Motors. “As the pinnacle of motorsports, F1 demands boundary-pushing innovation and excellence. It’s an honor for General Motors and Cadillac to join the world’s premier racing series, and we’re committed to competing with passion and integrity to elevate the sport for race fans around the world," GM President Mark Reuss said. "This is a global stage for us to demonstrate GM’s engineering expertise and technology leadership at an entirely new level.” The approval ends years of wrangling that launched a U.S. Justice Department investigation into why Colorado-based Liberty Media, the commercial rights holder of F1, would not approve the team initially started by Michael Andretti. Andretti in September stepped aside from leading his namesake organization, so the 11th team will be called Cadillac F1 and be run by new Andretti Global majority owners Dan Towriss and Mark Walter. The team will use Ferrari engines its first two years until GM has a Cadillac engine built for competition in time for the 2028 season. Towriss is the the CEO and president of Group 1001 and entered motorsports via Andretti's IndyCar team when he signed on financial savings platform Gainbridge as a sponsor. Towriss is now a major part of the motorsports scene with ownership stakes in both Spire Motorsports' NASCAR team and Wayne Taylor Racing's sports car team. Walter is the chief executive of financial services firm Guggenheim Partners and the controlling owner of both the World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers and Premier League club Chelsea. “We’re excited to partner with General Motors in bringing a dynamic presence to Formula 1," Towriss said. “Together, we’re assembling a world-class team that will embody American innovation and deliver unforgettable moments to race fans around the world.” Mario Andretti, the 1978 F1 world champion, will have an ambassador role with Cadillac F1. But his son, Michael, will have no official position with the organization now that he has scaled back his involvement with Andretti Global. “The Cadillac F1 Team is made up of a strong group of people that have worked tirelessly to build an American works team,” Michael Andretti posted on social media. “I’m very proud of the hard work they have put in and congratulate all involved on this momentous next step. I will be cheering for you!” The approval has been in works for weeks but was held until after last weekend's Las Vegas Grand Prix to not overshadow the showcase event of the Liberty Media portfolio. Max Verstappen won his fourth consecutive championship in Saturday night's race, the third and final stop in the United States for the top motorsports series in the world. Grid expansion in F1 is both infrequent and often unsuccessful. Four teams were granted entries in 2010 that should have pushed the grid to 13 teams and 26 cars for the first time since 1995. One team never made it to the grid and the other three had vanished by 2017. There is only one American team on the current F1 grid — owned by California businessman Gene Haas — but it is not particularly competitive and does not field American drivers. Andretti’s dream was to field a truly American team with American drivers. The fight to add this team has been going on for three-plus years and F1 initially denied the application despite approval from F1 sanctioning body FIA . The existing 10 teams, who have no voice in the matter, also largely opposed expansion because of the dilution in prize money and the billions of dollars they’ve already invested in the series. Andretti in 2020 tried and failed to buy the existing Sauber team. From there, he applied for grid expansion and partnered with GM, the top-selling manufacturer in the United States. The inclusion of GM was championed by the FIA and president Mohammed Ben Sulayem, who said Michael Andretti’s application was the only one of seven applicants to meet all required criteria to expand F1’s current grid. “General Motors is a huge global brand and powerhouse in the OEM world and is working with impressive partners," Ben Sulayem said Monday. "I am fully supportive of the efforts made by the FIA, Formula 1, GM and the team to maintain dialogue and work towards this outcome of an agreement in principle to progress this application." Despite the FIA's acceptance of Andretti and General Motors from the start, F1 wasn't interested in Andretti — but did want GM. At one point, F1 asked GM to find another team to partner with besides Andretti. GM refused and F1 said it would revisit the Andretti application if and when Cadillac had an engine ready to compete. “Formula 1 has maintained a dialogue with General Motors, and its partners at TWG Global, regarding the viability of an entry following the commercial assessment and decision made by Formula 1 in January 2024,” F1 said in a statement. “Over the course of this year, they have achieved operational milestones and made clear their commitment to brand the 11th team GM/Cadillac, and that GM will enter as an engine supplier at a later time. Formula 1 is therefore pleased to move forward with this application process." Yet another major shift in the debate over grid expansion occurred earlier this month with the announced resignation of Liberty Media CEO Greg Maffei, who was largely believed to be one of the biggest opponents of the Andretti entry. “With Formula 1’s continued growth plans in the US, we have always believed that welcoming an impressive US brand like GM/Cadillac to the grid and GM as a future power unit supplier could bring additional value and interest to the sport," Maffei said. "We credit the leadership of General Motors and their partners with significant progress in their readiness to enter Formula 1." AP auto racing: https://apnews.com/hub/auto-racing
MILAN, Italy (Reuters) – Inter Milan secured a 2-0 victory over lowly Como thanks to second-half goals from Carlos Augusto and Marcus Thuram on Monday to remain within touching distance of the Serie A summit. The win lifted third-placed defending champions Inter to 37 points from 16 games. They are three points off leaders Atalanta and one behind second-placed Napoli, who have both played 17. After dominating the first half, Inter finally took the lead with Augusto’s towering header at the far post from a Hakan Calhanoglu corner three minutes after the break. Thuram sealed the win two minutes into stoppage time with a powerful shot past Pepe Reina to reach 12 league goals, level with Atalanta’s Mateo Retegui in the Serie A scoring chart. (Reporting by Janina Nuno Rios in Mexico City; Editign by Ken Ferris) Disclaimer: This report is auto generated from the Reuters news service. 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Meet the powerful rancher seemingly inspiring the 'Yellowstone' legend Beatrice church starts construction on fellowship hall At the courthouse, Dec. 21, 2024 City employee retires after 47 years Gage County supervisors vote down FOP contract offer Former Beatrice man sentenced for sex assault of runaway Two faces charges in January vehicle thefts Beatrice's Schroeder wins at Junior Angus show Downtown Beatrice festive for the holidays What’s open and closed on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day 2024? BPD and Yellow Cab want to provide a safe ride Beatrice man pleads guilty to receiving child sex abuse images Restored Palmer-Epard Cabin reopens to the public at Homestead Main Street welcomes new director 1. Figure out how much you contributed. If you’ve contributed as much as possible for the year, you’re in good shape going into 2025. If you’re not sure, you changed jobs or haven’t contributed consistently in 2024, you still have time to make adjustments to max out your 401(k) contributions for the year. 2. Check your employer’s match. Employer matching is a job benefit not to be overlooked. After all, for every dollar you save in your 401(k), your employer matches your contributions dollar-for-dollar or offers a partial match up to a certain percentage of your wages. Knowing where you stand can help you make the most of this opportunity. For example, let’s say you earn $50,000 per year and contribute $3,000 to your 401(k), or 6% of your salary. If your employer offers to match 50 cents of each dollar you contribute up to 6% of your pay, they would add $1,500 each year to your 401(k) account, boosting your total annual contributions to $4,500. 3. Look at your budget. Maxing out your 401(k) is always a good move. However, retirement planning can be a balancing act; sometimes, your budget is downright against it. If you have high debt or no money set aside for emergencies, you may want to hold off a bit. That doesn’t mean you shouldn’t contribute to your retirement plan at all. Maintaining contributions is important, even if it means not maxing it out. Still, if you wait too long to save, you’ll have to play catch-up. If you save too much, you may have to tap into your account early, which can mean early withdrawal penalties if you are under age 591⁄2. 4. Boost your contributions. If you have enough cash stashed away to cover a large lump sum contribution to your 401(k), you could max out your 401(k) contributions before the end of the year. You can do this by increasing the percentage you contribute monthly from your paycheck. You’ll want to speak with your employer or HR department to see if this is possible and fill out the necessary paperwork. Keep in mind that how often you increase it or even if you can will depend on your plan rules. You may also want to check to be sure your contributions are still automatic. Since it’s usually easier to save money if it’s automatically deducted from your paycheck, it may be worth reviewing your budget to see if you can boost your contribution amount to max out your 401(k). If you haven’t set up automatic payroll contributions, now is a good time to do so. 1 in 4 people say they’ll go into debt for the holidays. Is social media to blame? Katie Kelton, Bankrate.com Maxing out your 401(k) has some clear benefits. This is especially true if you’ve fallen behind on your savings goals or you simply want to grow your retirement nest egg faster. The main advantage is that you’ll have more money saved for retirement. According to Northwestern Mutual’s 2024 Planning & Progress Study, most retired Americans believe they will need nearly $1.5 million in the bank to retire comfortably. That’s a 15% increase — which far outpaces the 3% to 5% inflation rate — over 2023 and is up 53% from 2020. The money you put into your 401(k) lowers how much you’ll pay in taxes for the year, which may put you in a lower tax bracket. Also, 401(k) investments grow tax-deferred, so you won't pay taxes on the money until you withdraw the funds in retirement. If you have a Roth 401(k), you don't get a tax break on contributions because you fund your account with after-tax dollars. But the money you contribute grows tax-free and you won’t pay any taxes on your withdrawals in retirement. Maxing out your 410(k) each year may not be enough to retire comfortably, but it is a great start. 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Food safety training sessions conducted in TelanganaHow we treat our children and most vulnerable populationsThe Washington Commanders are on a small skid since starting the year 7-2, dropping their last three matchups. Still no reason to panic just yet in Washington, but they'll need to change something soon to avoid a second-half collapse. There's one player on the Commanders' roster that could have a new home next season, according to Bleacher Report . Dyami Brown was Washington's third round pick in 2021 and has played a backup role since joining the team. Brown has 16 catches for 171 yards and one touchdown this season while appearing in 30% of offensive snaps. To potentially earn a larger role in the future, Bleacher Report has the Buffalo Bills plucking Brown and adding him to one of the NFL's most elite offensive units. Targeting someone like Dyami Brown would give them a younger free agent who could develop into a better player. Brown has flashed some potential this season with the Commanders, but a fresh start in Buffalo could elevate his game. The Commanders will be looking for a legitimate No.2 receiver to pair with Terry McLaurin next season and Brown obviously won't fill that role. They shouldn't be affected by losing him in the offseason.One night last month, near the end of the Chicago International Film Festival, a particularly long line of moviegoers snaked down Southport Avenue by the Music Box Theatre. The hot ticket? This fall’s hottest ticket, in fact, all over the international festival circuit? Well, it’s a 215-minute drama about a fictional Hungarian Jewish architect who emigrates to America in 1947 after surviving the Holocaust. The film’s title, “The Brutalist,” references several things, firstly a post-World War II design imperative made of stern concrete, steel, and a collision of poetry and functionality. Director and co-writer Brady Corbet, who wrote “The Brutalist” with his filmmaker wife, Mona Fastvold, explores brutalism in other forms as well, including love, envy, capitalist economics and how the promise of America eludes someone like the visionary architect László Tóth, played by Adrien Brody. Corbet, now 36 and a good bet for Oscar nominations this coming January, says his unfashionable sprawl of a picture, being distributed by A24, is also about the “strange relationship between artist and patron, and art and commerce.” It co-stars Felicity Jones as the visionary architect’s wife, Erzsébet, trapped in Eastern Europe after the war with their niece for an agonizingly long time. Guy Pearce portrays the imperious Philadelphia blueblood who hires Tóth, a near-invisible figure in his adopted country, to design a monumental public building known as the Institute in rural Pennsylvania. The project becomes an obsession, then a breaking point and then something else. Corbet’s project, which took the better part of a decade to come together after falling apart more than once, felt like that, too. Spanning five decades and filmed in Hungary and Italy, “The Brutalist” looks like a well-spent $50 million project. In actuality, it was made for a mere $10 million, with Corbet and cinematographer Lol Crawley shooting on film, largely in the VistaVision process. The filmmaker said at the Chicago festival screening: “Who woulda thunk that for screening after screening over the last couple of months, people stood in line around the block to get into a three-and-a-half-hour movie about a mid-century designer?” He lives in Brooklyn, New York, with Fastvold and their daughter. Our conversation has been edited for clarity and length. Q: Putting together an independent movie, keeping it on track, getting it made: not easy, as you told the Music Box audience last night. Money is inevitably going to be part of the story of “The Brutalist,” since you had only so much to make a far-flung historical epic. A: Yeah, that’s right. In relation to my earlier features, “The Childhood of a Leader” had a $3 million budget. The budget for “Vox Lux” was right around $10 million, same as “The Brutalist,” although the actual production budget for “Vox Lux” was about $4.5 million. Which is to say: All the money on top of that was going to all the wrong places. For a lot of reasons, when my wife and I finished the screenplay for “The Brutalist,” we ruled out scouting locations in Philadelphia or anywhere in the northeastern United States. We needed to (film) somewhere with a lot less red tape. My wife’s previous film, “The World to Come,” she made in Romania; we shot “Childhood of a Leader” in Hungary. For “The Brutalist” we initially landed on Poland, but this was early on in COVID and Poland shut its borders the week our crew was arriving for pre-production. When we finally got things up and running again with a different iteration of the cast (the original ensemble was to star Joel Edgerton, Marion Cotillard and Mark Rylance), after nine months, the movie fell apart again because Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. We couldn’t get any of the banks to cash-flow the tax credit (for location shooting in Poland). It’s completely stable now, but at that time the banks were nervous about whether the war would be contained to Ukraine or not. And then we finally got it up and running in Budapest, Hungary. Q: That’s a long time. A: Every filmmaker I know suffers from some form of post-traumatic stress (laughs). It sounds funny but it’s true. At every level. On the level of independent cinema, you’re just so damn poor. You’re not making any money, and yet from nose to tail, at minimum, a movie always takes a couple of years. With bigger projects, you might have a little more personal security but a lot less creative security with so many more cooks in the kitchen. Either route you choose, it can be an arduous and painful one. Whether you’re making a movie for a million dollars, or $10 million, or $100 million, it’s still “millions of dollars.” And if you’re concerned about the lives and livelihoods of the people working with you, it’s especially stressful. People are constantly calling you: “Is it happening? Are we starting? Should I take this other job or not?” And you have 250 people who need that answer from you. Every iteration of the project, I always thought we were really about to start in a week, two weeks. It’s just very challenging interpersonally. It’s an imposition for everyone in your life. And then there’s the imposition of screening a movie that’s three-and-a-half-hours long for film festivals, where it’s difficult to find that kind of real estate on the schedule. So essentially, making a movie means constantly apologizing. Q: At what point in your acting career did you take a strong interest in what was going on behind the camera? A: I was making short films when I was 11, 12 years old. The first thing I ever made more properly, I guess, was a short film I made when I was 18, “Protect You + Me,” shot by (cinematographer) Darius Khondji. It was supposed to be part of a triptych of films, and I went to Paris for the two films that followed it. And then all the financing fell through. But that first one screened at the London film festival, and won a prize at Sundance, and I was making music videos and other stuff by then. Q: You’ve written a lot of screenplays with your wife. How many? A: Probably 25. We work a lot for other people, too. I think we’ve done six together for our own projects. Sometimes I’ll start something at night and my wife will finish in the morning. Sometimes we work very closely together, talking and typing together. It’s always different. Right now I’m writing a lot on the road, and my wife is editing her film, which is a musical we wrote, “Ann Lee,” about the founder of the Shakers. I’m working on my next movie now, which spans a lot of time, like “The Brutalist,” with a lot of locations. And I need to make sure we can do it for not a lot of money, because it’s just not possible to have a lot of money and total autonomy. For me making a movie is like cooking. If everyone starts coming in and throwing a dash of this or that in the pot, it won’t work out. A continuity of vision is what I look for when I read a novel. Same with watching a film. A lot of stuff out there today, appropriately referred to as “content,” has more in common with a pair of Nikes than it does with narrative cinema. Q: Yeah, I can’t imagine a lot of Hollywood executives who’d sign off on “The Brutalist.” A: Well, even with our terrific producing team, I mean, everyone was up for a three-hour movie but we were sort of pushing it with three-and-a-half (laughs). I figured, worst-case scenario, it opens on a streamer. Not what I had in mind, but people watch stuff that’s eight, 12 hours long all the time. They get a cold, they watch four seasons of “Succession.” (A24 is releasing the film in theaters, gradually.) It was important for all of us to try to capture an entire century’s worth of thinking about design with “The Brutalist.” For me, making something means expressing a feeling I have about our history. I’ve described my films as poetic films about politics, that go to places politics alone cannot reach. It’s one thing to say something like “history repeats itself.” It’s another thing to make people see that, and feel it. I really want viewers to engage with the past, and the trauma of that history can be uncomfortable, or dusty, or dry. But if you can make it something vital, and tangible, the way great professors can do for their students, that’s my definition of success. “The Brutalist” opens in New York and Los Angeles on Dec. 20. The Chicago release is Jan. 10, 2025. Michael Phillips is a Tribune critic.
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