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David Cronenberg: The collapse of Greece is frightening

The Canadian director talks to "Vima" about his new film, the film adaptation of Don DeLillo's novel Cosmopolis, for the money, technology and the financial crisis

"The movie trailer is very interesting", is the first thing I say to David Cronenberg after introductions on the roof of the Noga Hilton hotel in Cannes. The Canadian director, dressed in black, with sneakers and a white T-shirt, he looks at me puzzled. He tries to understand. "The first film for the new millennium" I repeat the motto and ask him to develop the advertising philosophy for me. And I fall from the clouds: "It's better not to always believe the ads. Not even in the trailers".

But how is it possible?, I wonder out loud. After all, it's not his film; "I don't disagree, we all watched the trailer, we voiced our opinions. But advertisers work very strangely. They have a raw material in their hands and the result of the processing they do to sell the product often puts the creator himself to sleep. Other times it doesn't represent the film, other times it represents her". But for Cronenberg, the goal of this particular message is true today, it wasn't so real when he first saw it.

“It's an aspect of the film – maybe because’ I had no objection to that," he explains. “You would say that the film, against a stranger, very special way, is a documentary about the era in which the story takes place, at the beginning of the new millennium. But nothing was done on purpose from the beginning".

So what exactly is going on in "Cosmopolis", which turns out to be very similar to Don DeLillo's classic novel, where the script was based; We are in New York at the beginning of the new millennium. Eric Parker is a 28-year-old economist, undisputed ruler of Wall Street, who, while dreaming of living in a different civilization of the future, he sees an indeterminate shadow over the galaxy of his empire.

It will all happen over the course of a day as he drives across Manhattan to get a haircut at his father's old barber shop.. His eyes remain glued to the gen rate: rises dangerously high, despite everyone's expectations, destroying his investments. With each passing minute Eric sees his empire slipping from his grasp. Meanwhile, wild fights break out in the streets of the city. The real world threatens the cloud Eric has been living in and his odyssey escalates.

The cinema of consumption
It was the dialogue in Don DeLillo's novel that inspired David Cronenberg to create his Cosmopolis. "As a director you are a dramatist, you can't help but think of actors talking and acting. The most famous film image is of the human face while speaking. Reading DeLillo's novel I was constantly looking ahead, ecstatic, actors to speak his words. That was my key, that's what I want from the viewers as well: to allow the dialogues to carry them away".

That doesn't necessarily mean the audience will "absorb everything the first time," says the director, even referring to his immediately previous work, "A Dangerous Method", also a film “with dialogue from room to room. Not of course, and I want people to see my films twice. But I guarantee you that after the second viewing many things become clear".

For Cronenberg, a gentle man who speaks slowly and softly, it is rather disappointing that in large part modern cinema is merely consumerist. “Like eating a lollipop. When the lollipop runs out, you have enjoyed it, but also forget. My goal is to make a cinema that will not grow old over the years, on the contrary, will become richer and richer, deeper and deeper. For’ that's what I like to put a lot into my films".

"Money shows us who we are"
"Money is technology and as you know technology interests me" says Cronenberg. "Contrary to what many people think, technology is ultimately a human condition, it is the expression of the human body. The voice, the ear, the eye, all tools of the human body. As is money. It is not an invention of animals, but of man. In a sense money is the expression of man to man. Money shows us who we are. The financial crisis we are experiencing is not something like the tsunami in Japan. It's not a natural disaster, made by humans".

For him, the economic crisis can lead "to something optimistic, if it forces the whole world to work collectively. They say that if Greece collapses, everyone will be torn down. That to me is good, because it means that everyone should try to find a solution so that Greece does not collapse. The collapse of Greece is frightening," he says, conveying the concern of the Greeks of Toronto, where he resides. "I believe in optimism, as long as it's not an optimistic fantasy".

And the victims; Collateral losses; It's hard to tell if the director's response is cynicism or emotion: "There is no war without casualties and we are currently living in a state of war. I certainly don't think it's the end of the world, but pain and suffering, these are real".

"I'd be bored if I knew in advance what film I was making"
Shortly before my meeting with director Robert Pattinson, starring as Eric Packer, it was confessed to me that, just read the script and the novel, told Cronenberg that he was hesitant to accept the role because he did not understand what the novel was trying to say. Cronenberg replied, “no problem, I don't understand either". I mention it to the director.

“What I actually said is that we don't have to understand everything right away, because there are dozens of different readings of the same thing anyway. Even when I write my own original scripts, I would have to shoot the film first to fully understand why I made it or what I wanted to say by writing the script. Because I don't know everything and I'd be incredibly bored if I did. It would be boring to make the movie.". All he wants to know is if he found the book interesting and if the idea of ​​turning it into a movie intrigues him, so that he also learns something more while filming her.

When & where:
The movie "Cosmopolis"  is shown in theaters by Thursday 27 September in Village distribution

Source : tovima.gr

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Marina Kalogirou : What does he say about Christoforos Papakaliatis?;

Marina Kalogirou, protagonist of the film “If… “ by Christoforos Papakaliatis, avoids interviews. Unless he has something to say, like now.

An… is the first film by Christoforos Papakaliatis. How was your collaboration?;
Very good from start to finish. He was very receptive to my way and I to his, so we worked together without difficulty. Especially for Christopher this was very important, because it held a triple role: screenwriter, director and protagonist.
What did you admire about Christoforos?, but also what "difficult" you in your cooperation;
I admire his ability to maneuver smartly and quickly 500 things by the minute and non-stop, for months. I can't say that anything made it difficult for me, because even when we disagreed I always had in mind to help and support him in what he does and not to make it difficult for him. So, a few times when we pushed I backed off. And Christopher, because he is very smart, but also very ok, he appreciated and recognized it. He never took advantage of it.

This is one of your rare interviews. Why are you staying away from publicity and the media?;
When you give an interview, you address a lot of people. And when you address a lot of people, I think you must have something important to say. I also don't feel like I have anything to say that will concern so many people.
Out of moderation;
No, it is not moderation. I honestly feel that way. I feel that I have not yet reached that level of maturity and wisdom to share my thoughts and opinions publicly. For now at least. Can you 5 or to 10 years to feel more settled and mature inside and have things to say.

Source : yupiii.gr

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Maria Iliaki "It was probably the worst summer of my life"

Maria Iliaki was a guest on "Mes in good joy" on Sunday.

One of the first things the "Tie Them" host was asked was how her summer was. "I didn't have a very good time this summer, not to lie to you. I think it was one of the worst summers of my life – not to say the worst. Because I had a difficult year. I lost my mom and yes, I was living this all year long, but I was in a very strange mood of happiness. In the morning on the radio I had to be very headstrong,  noon on the show as well, and all the rest of the day was very sad. And so, I didn't even have time to get upset, nor to mourn" explained Maria Iliaki, adding that the most difficult period began when her professional obligations finally ended: "July 1 came and suddenly everything stopped. I didn't have a job, no TV or radio, and I was left alone".

Source : yupiii.gr

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David Cronenberg: The collapse of Greece is frightening

The Canadian director talks to "Vima" about his new film, the film adaptation of Don DeLillo's novel Cosmopolis, for the money, technology and the financial crisis

"The movie trailer is very interesting", is the first thing I say to David Cronenberg after introductions on the roof of the Noga Hilton hotel in Cannes. The Canadian director, dressed in black, with sneakers and a white T-shirt, he looks at me puzzled. He tries to understand. "The first film for the new millennium" I repeat the motto and ask him to develop the advertising philosophy for me. And I fall from the clouds: "It's better not to always believe the ads. Not even in the trailers".

But how is it possible?, I wonder out loud. After all, it's not his film; "I don't disagree, we all watched the trailer, we voiced our opinions. But advertisers work very strangely. They have a raw material in their hands and the result of the processing they do to sell the product often puts the creator himself to sleep. Other times it doesn't represent the film, other times it represents her". But for Cronenberg, the goal of this particular message is true today, it wasn't so real when he first saw it.

“It's an aspect of the film – maybe because’ I had no objection to that," he explains. “You would say that the film, against a stranger, very special way, is a documentary about the era in which the story takes place, at the beginning of the new millennium. But nothing was done on purpose from the beginning".

So what exactly is going on in "Cosmopolis", which turns out to be very similar to Don DeLillo's classic novel, where the script was based; We are in New York at the beginning of the new millennium. Eric Parker is a 28-year-old economist, undisputed ruler of Wall Street, who, while dreaming of living in a different civilization of the future, he sees an indeterminate shadow over the galaxy of his empire.

It will all happen over the course of a day as he drives across Manhattan to get a haircut at his father's old barber shop.. His eyes remain glued to the gen rate: rises dangerously high, despite everyone's expectations, destroying his investments. With each passing minute Eric sees his empire slipping from his grasp. Meanwhile, wild fights break out in the streets of the city. The real world threatens the cloud Eric has been living in and his odyssey escalates.


The cinema of consumption
It was the dialogue in Don DeLillo's novel that inspired David Cronenberg to create his Cosmopolis. "As a director you are a dramatist, you can't help but think of actors talking and acting. The most famous film image is of the human face while speaking. Reading DeLillo's novel I was constantly looking ahead, ecstatic, actors to speak his words. That was my key, that's what I want from the viewers as well: to allow the dialogues to carry them away".

That doesn't necessarily mean the audience will "absorb everything the first time," says the director, even referring to his immediately previous work, "A Dangerous Method", also a film “with dialogue from room to room. Not of course, and I want people to see my films twice. But I guarantee you that after the second viewing many things become clear".

For Cronenberg, a gentle man who speaks slowly and softly, it is rather disappointing that in large part modern cinema is merely consumerist. “Like eating a lollipop. When the lollipop runs out, you have enjoyed it, but also forget. My goal is to make a cinema that will not grow old over the years, on the contrary, will become richer and richer, deeper and deeper. For’ that's what I like to put a lot into my films".

"Money shows us who we are"
"Money is technology and as you know technology interests me" says Cronenberg. "Contrary to what many people think, technology is ultimately a human condition, it is the expression of the human body. The voice, the ear, the eye, all tools of the human body. As is money. It is not an invention of animals, but of man. In a sense money is the expression of man to man. Money shows us who we are. The financial crisis we are experiencing is not something like the tsunami in Japan. It's not a natural disaster, made by humans".

For him, the economic crisis can lead "to something optimistic, if it forces the whole world to work collectively. They say that if Greece collapses, everyone will be torn down. That to me is good, because it means that everyone should try to find a solution so that Greece does not collapse. The collapse of Greece is frightening," he says, conveying the concern of the Greeks of Toronto, where he resides. "I believe in optimism, as long as it's not an optimistic fantasy".

And the victims; Collateral losses; It's hard to tell if the director's response is cynicism or emotion: "There is no war without casualties and we are currently living in a state of war. I certainly don't think it's the end of the world, but pain and suffering, these are real".

"I'd be bored if I knew in advance what film I was making"
Shortly before my meeting with director Robert Pattinson, starring as Eric Packer, it was confessed to me that, just read the script and the novel, told Cronenberg that he was hesitant to accept the role because he did not understand what the novel was trying to say. Cronenberg replied, “no problem, I don't understand either". I mention it to the director.

“What I actually said is that we don't have to understand everything right away, because there are dozens of different readings of the same thing anyway. Even when I write my own original scripts, I would have to shoot the film first to fully understand why I made it or what I wanted to say by writing the script. Because I don't know everything and I'd be incredibly bored if I did. It would be boring to make the movie.". All he wants to know is if he found the book interesting and if the idea of ​​turning it into a movie intrigues him, so that he also learns something more while filming her.

When & where:
The movie "Cosmopolis"  is shown in theaters by Thursday 27 September in Village distribution

Source : tovima.gr

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Angelina Jolie has hepatitis C;

A week ago reports brought her Angelina Jolie to have died as he suffers from hepatitis C hence the great weight loss. All this according to reports.

The National Enquirer magazine cover that showed the gorgeous and sexy star slimmer than ever and titled “Angie's fatal liver disease”, while the subtitle refers to the desperate attempt of her future husband Brad Pitt.

The publication states that Angelina is left 43 kilos (we remind you that it has height 1,72) and shows symptoms of the deadly disease. The magazine comments - citing friends of the actress – that Angelina collapsed, feels tired all the time, he suffers from unbearable headaches and is dehydrated. Of course, these symptoms may indicate that the star is suffering from something different and more… painless disease but the National Enquirer has released the medical report.

Source : real.gr

archaeological discovery

Early Christian cisterns were discovered in Bulgaria

Bulgarian archaeologists made an important discovery, who brought to light swimming pools dating back to the first centuries of Christianity, in an ancient fortress at Cape Agios Athanasios, in Varna of the Black Sea.

Archaeologists also discovered the foundations of a basilica and a house, which is thought to have been the residence of a local bishop.

In particular, three swimming pools were identified, one of which is inside the basilica and the other two a few meters further and are in the shape of a cross. A source was also revealed, believed to have been used for purification, also a winery, a bathhouse and a pottery kiln.

These are findings that show the style that prevailed in the Byzantine years and early Christian architecture. In fact, the archaeologists argue that the specific findings change the view of the constructions of that era.

Source : protothema.gr

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Resupply error;

Most drivers, almost daily, we visit a gas station to refuel our car. But have you ever thought about what can happen if we fill the car tank with the wrong fuel;
In detail the possibilities that may arise:

Refueling with unleaded petrol instead of super petrol
If you put unleaded petrol in the tank instead of super, there is no particular problem. But it would be good, once we realize the mistake to stop in time and continue with super.

Refueling with Super petrol instead of unleaded petrol
No problem! The new super gasolines do not contain lead to destroy the "l" sensor of the catalyst. Nevertheless, and in this case it would be good, once we realize the mistake to stop in time and continue with unleaded.

Refueling with petrol instead of diesel
If you fill up with very few liters of petrol instead of diesel, no problem just stop and continue with diesel. But if you have filled up with gas, do not start the engine.

Refueling with diesel instead of gasoline
Do not start the engine, all involved parts must first be cleaned (tank, petrol filter etc.). Call roadside assistance immediately and go to the workshop.

End, it is worth noting that catalytic converter cars using unleaded have a smaller tank opening and it is almost impossible to fit the diesel or super pump nozzle, since it is bigger. Of course if the car is moving with super, the diesel or unleaded oil pump can fit into the tank mouth. The color of unleaded is light green, of super red while diesel dark brown.

Source : autotriti.gr

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