Were here at the Cinema Museum in south london. Over the next half an hour, ill be looking back at some of the best movies released in uk cinemas in 2019. Films from around the world, from big budget blockbusters to smaller indie gems, from widescreen full colour spectacle to more intimate black and white experimentation. As always, 2019 kicked off with awards season and the uk release of several films that opened in america in 2018 intend to qualify for the oscars. In a weird echo of the 1990 academy awards, when driving miss daisy won best picture, in which category spike lees infinitely superior do the right thing wasnt even nominated, this year, the likeable but bland green book beat blackkklansman to the top prize. Although spike lee did triumph in the screenplay category, earning his first Competitive Academy award. The child is your grandchild what difference does it make how it gets here . In the acting categories, regina king and Mahershala Ali proved deserving winners for the
Thank you, again, for joining us. In the past few days if its any indicator the next two years of divided government in washington will be a doozy. Consider this, the acting attorney general in what some would call a contentious hearing and what some others would call a partisan circus, and thats just the beginning of the hearings and investigations on the horizon. Then theres the new focus on climate change, for example, the Green New Deal unveiled by a veteran lawmaker from massachusetts and a young congresswoman from new york whom the right has in their cross hairs. As to that the already long line of democrats taking on the president in the 2020 campaign. And lest we forget immigration. President trump holds a rally in el paso, texas, monday to make his case yet again for a border wall. And the clock is ticking, again, toward yet another government shutdown. That is because President Trump and lawmakers have a friday deadline to make a deal about Border Security. Mr. Trump still wa
Cnn newsroom starts right now. 2 00 a. M. On the u. S. East coast. Thanks for being with us. The president is gearing up for the meeting with kim jongun. But much ahead of that trip has been on china and the issue of tariffs. President trump is tweeting that he is delaying a hike in tariffs in china, as progress is being reported in the trade talks. Heres what mr. Trump said sunday about a potential trade deal. Listen. If it all works well, well have big news over the next week or two. And its really been terrific. I tell you, that whole relationship has been outstanding. We put ourselves into a position of strength, for the first time in about 35 years or probably a lot more than that. China is great. We want to make a deal for both countries and thats what were doing. Lets look to the markets. Modest gains across asia. In shanghai, stocks have surged. President trump says on twitter he hopes to finalize a trade deal with a u. S. Summit if there is more progress. Our steven jong is fo
These trade talks. Heres what mr. Trump had to say on sunday about a potential trade deal. Listen. If all works well were going to have some very big news over the next week or two. And its really been terrific. I tell you, that whole relationship has been outstanding. We put ourselves into a position of strength for the first time in about 35 years or probably a lot more than that. But chinas been terrific. We want to make a deal thats great for both countries, and thats really what were going to be doing. And now a look to the markets across asia. Modest gains. They seem happy there. That news of President Trump saying on twitter that he hopes to finalize a trade deal with a u. S. China summit. That is, if there is more progress. Lets get the latest live in the capital of china. Our steven jong following the story. Given the little we heard about these talks before this particular moment, the delay is significant, it seems. It certainly is, george but not entirely surprising given mr