big ben strikes midnight. it s europe s biggest fireworks display and as the countdown began, more than 100,000 people watched along the river thames as the london skyline lit up and the sounds of big ben chimed. you can actually smell the gunpowder the air, you can smell it. it is fireworks night here. big ben, the chimes have rung and we are now officially in 202a. the best show on earth. amazing, indescribable, no words. so worth it, i am loving it so much. this is my first time for london, coming here and seeing this. i i love it, it is so good. this year s theme is unity, a message played from the king. 0ur society is woven from diverse threads. and the london mayor, who thanked those working in the nhs, the police and the fire service. he said the event took months to organise. we have planned this sincejuly. there is a team of 75 who have been working over the last four days. one of our strengths as a city and country is our diversity. we will be celebrating our dive
everybody went to the movies and everyone cared. that is no longer true. people are very comfortable now being outspoken about the sexism, the inequality that women have suffered through for decades. tonight, we frigging broke that glass ceiling! audience cheers. smooth jazz music. hello from los angeles. i m tom brook, and welcome to talking movies. in today s programme, in the wake of the academy awards, we look back at the changing face of hollywood, the efforts that are being made to bring about greater diversity and inclusion. muffled speech through loudspeaker. with the oscars now over, the film industry is reflecting on how it all went. the first academy award ceremony took place in this landmark hollywood hotel in 1929. 95 years on, the oscars is facing challenges. prickly orchestral score. wings was the very first movie to win an academy award for best picture. a silent film, a story involving world war i combat pilots in love with the same woman. the oscars ceremony
The 73 year old lived in a Building Adacent to the flats. You are watching bbc news. Next its time for talking Movies The Review of 2022. Hello from new york. Im tom brook and welcome to our Talking Movies Review of 2022, special edition. In todays programme we look back at highlights of the year in cinema. We review many of the major movie events of 2022. We look at the films that nobody thought would become big global hits as well as the breakout arthouse offerings. Plus my top ten films of the year. Without doubt, one of the biggest movie events of 2022 was the arrival ofJames Camerons sci fi epic avatar the way of water. It is of course the sequel to his 2009 avatar movie which became the biggest grossing film of all time. I went with some trepidation to see the new picture the other day here in manhattan. I say trepidation because its more than three hours long. Well, i did survive and i was very impressed by the cinema technology. It really is beautiful to watch. But in terms of
and with more than 16,000 people taking part, it s expected to be the largest ever. you re watching bbc news. now it s time for talking movies: the changing face of hollywood. 10 seconds. people were genuinely excited about the movies and about movie stars. on oscar night, it was a big deal. it was huge. everybody went to the movies and everyone cared. that is no longer true. people are very comfortable now being outspoken - about the sexism, the inequality that women have suffered through for decades. tonight, we frigging broke that glass ceiling! cheering and applause. hello from los angeles. i m tom brook and welcome to talking movies. in today s programme, in the wake of the academy awards, we look back at the changing face of hollywood, the efforts that are being made to bring about greater diversity and inclusion. with the oscars now over, the film industry is reflecting on how it all went. the first academy awards ceremony took place in this landmark hollywood hotel
categories in the london marathon. now on bbc news, talking movies: the changing face of hollywood. 10 seconds. people were genuinely excited about the movies and about movie stars. 0n oscar night, it was a big deal. it was huge. everybody went to the movies, and everyone cared. that is no longer true. people are very comfortable now i being outspoken about the sexism, the inequality that women have suffered through for decades. i tonight, we frigging broke that glass ceiling! cheering and applause hello from los angeles! i m tom brook, and welcome to talking movies. in today s programme, in the wake of the academy awards, we look back at the changing face of hollywood, the efforts that are being made to bring about greater diversity and inclusion. with the oscars now over, the film industry is reflecting on how it all went. the first academy awards ceremony took place in this landmark hollywood hotel in 1929. 95 years on, the oscars is facing challenges. wings was the very f