Must watch: Oscar-nominated movie The Father captures the profound heartache of ageing
1 Apr, 2021 07:20 PM
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Anthony Hopkins in The Father. Photo / Sean Gleason
news.com.au
By: Wenlei Ma
The Father is not flashy. It doesn t have gunfights, a rousing monologue or an epic historical moment to memorialise. But it is an incredible film.
It s incredible in a low-key way in that it s difficult to pinpoint one particular element that bursts through because this is a movie where everything is working at its peak to create a spectacular whole. It s a symphony of cinematic arts.
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From the production design and the editing to the screenplay by director Florian Zeller and famed scribe Christopher Hampton, plus the powerhouse performances from Anthony Hopkins and Olivia Colman, there is no weak link in The Father.
Woman standing up for New Zealand native trees
17 Mar, 2021 03:00 AM
6 minutes to read
The Country
When Sarni Hart made a spur of the moment lifestyle change from Auckland to Coromandel, she had no idea she was about to embark on an entirely new career and life direction.
These days the former Auckland school teacher is still drawing on her early educational roots, but has created her own classroom – one outside in nature.
Hart is striving to help educate both locals and tourists around the importance and value of New Zealand s native forests.
Part of her commitment to helping ensure the future of native trees like kauri is through helping spread the word around how to safely navigate the surrounding landscapes without causing harm or spreading disease like kauri dieback.
5G rollout is not an immediate priority for Algeria’s telecom department Wednesday, 17 March 2021 11:51
(Ecofin Agency) - In an interview, last March 14 with Alger Chaîne 3, Brahim Boumzar (pictured), the Algerian Minister of Post and Telecommunications, said the deployment of 5G technology is not an immediate priority of his department. The official said his ministry is rather focused for the moment on providing a good 4G to Algerians. We are working pragmatically. Our current facilities are 5G Ready. At the appropriate time, we will launch 5G [.] For the moment the main thing is to offer a respectable speed to our citizens. First, we must offer a good 4G and at the appropriate time we can go for other generations,” he said.
Watch: Imad Wasim share precious moment with new born daughter
Sports
Wed, Mar 17, 2021
Karachi Kings Captain Imad Wasim on Tuesday shared with his followers the precious moment when he held his new born for the first time.
Imad, in an Instagram post, said that it was the first time that he was holding his daughter after her birth couple of days ago. Holding my baby girl for the first time, said Imad in the caption of the video. He added that it was the best feeling that he ever had.