And the aviator. We dont care about money here, mr hughes. Well, thats because you have it. The departed. Think about it, hot shot. Which brought scorsese his first best director oscar, and the wolf of wall street. I want you to deal with your problems by becoming rich. In all, hes made more than 45 features, often crime films, and won numerous accolades. Its a very impressive body of work. His films have been influenced by his Italian American background and by his catholicism. He nearly always features macho, posturing men and sometimes extreme violence. What i like about Martin Scorsese as a film maker is that his films are about something. They have moral weight. Also, hes incredibly skilled as a director. He has his hallmark use of Rapid Editing at times, use of slow motion and freeze frames and ingenious use of contemporary soundtracks. When people first heard that you were making this film, they were surprised because they thought it was very different in terms of Subject Matter
those the 2024 presidential ballot. counting has begun ir after those counting has begun in pakistan after a campaign marred by violence. president zelensky fires the chief of the army. a new study suggests erectile dysfunction drugs could also reduce the risk of alzheimer s disease. let s round up the business news of the day. we start with the entertainment giant disney whose share values have climbed by nearly 10% today after better than expected earnings were posted after the bell on wednesday. disney followed up with hand outs for investors in the form of share buy backs and bigger dividends. along with a number of major deals and upcoming events that clearly has markets excited. erin delmore is in new york for us. first of all, those investors will be pretty happy today, won t they? they well and they will be even happier if they check the stock price is right now. what is this news based on? a great earnings report yesterday from disney and from good news for inves
we start in washington, where the us supreme court is hearing a case, that could potentially stop donald trump running in the 2024 presidential election. it is a legal first those bringing the case are using the 14th amendment of the constitution, it is a legal first. those bringing the case are using the 14th amendment of the constitution, arguing he is disqualified from standing because he commited insurrection on january the 6th, trying to overturn the result of the 2020 election. that was successfully argued in the state of colorado in december, where he s been removed from the ballot. donald trump and his attorneys are arguing that any effort to stop him running is antidemocratic. the us supreme court is hearing about 80 minutes of oral argument today. we ve been bringing you details from inside the court as proceedings continue. they have about 20 minutes to go, we think. thejustices have given little indication over the last few weeks where they stand on the issue,
this is bbc news, the headlines. high stakes in the us as the supreme court hears an unprecedented case whether to kick donald trump off the 2024 presidential ballot. polls close in pakistan, after millions vote in general and provincial elections. a new study suggests erectile dysfunction drugs could also reduce the risk of alzheimer s disease. the biggest mass migration in the world is under way in china as millions of people head home for new year with their families. sport and a full round up from the bbc sport centre. first to the news that uefa president alexander ceferin has made the surprise decision to step down in three years time. at the annual congress on thursday, a motion was passed that allowed him to stand for a fourth term the english fa voted against that, by the way, but he says he made the decision six months ago. i have decided, let s say around six months ago, that i am not planning to run in 2027 any more. the reason is that after some time, ever
hello, i m matthew amroliwala, welcome to verified live. we start in washington and high stakes because the us supreme court is about to start hearing a case which could potentially stop donald trump running in the 2024 presidential election. it is a legal first those bringing the case are using the 14th amendment of the constitution, arguing he is disqualified from standing because he commited insurrection onjanuary 6th, trying to overturn the result of the 2020 election. that was successfully argued in the state of colorado in december where he s been removed from the ballot. donald trump and his attorneys will argue that any effort to stop him running is anti democratic. the us supreme court will hear 80 minutes of oral argument today. we have our correspondent inside the court listening to proceedings. thejustices have given little indication over the last few weeks where they stand on this, so it will be fascinating in the coming hours to hear the sort of questio