Hints and tips:
...Her first shot is a dog’s rubber ball bouncing downstairs; an instrumental cover of the 50 Cent steel drum/hip-hop anthem “P.I.M.P.” takes a key, incongruous role....
...“That’s because Sandra is so good,” Glazer says of the star, who is nominated for the Best Actress Oscar for Anatomy of a Fall....
...“It blew my mind; I’m still in awe of how precious materials can be.”...
...“This is the first Oscar in Ukrainian history, and I’m honoured,” said Mstyslav Chernov, the film’s director....
...The film’s star, Sandra Hüller, is up for Best Actress as well....
...So if you’re getting a Transit [van] that’s got oil stains in the back of it and a few tatty blankets, I’m afraid that’s not removals.”...
...After much discussion about whether the film’s protagonist Sandra Voyter (played by the magnificent Sandra Hüller) might have killed her husband, we bear witness to the argument that took place the day before...
...I’m not going to be there in 2,000 years.” jude.webber@ft.com...
...Poor Things tells the story of Bella Baxter, played by Emma Stone. She’s a young woman in Victorian London whose brain has been replaced by a baby’s brain....
...Gosling later changed into a crystal-covered hot-pink Gucci suit for his performance of the movie’s hit song, “I’m Just Ken”. One of the most viral moments of the night involved no clothes at all....
...“But I’m not concerned, because the emphasis is on human nature....
...Dave Baxter Yep....
...He says: “I’m attracted to the certainty that an annuity offers. I’m assuming I’ll get a better deal if I wait two years before dealing with my pension and purchasing an annuity.”...
...“I’m not fully convinced by Labour, I’m not sure they’d know what to do if they get in,” he added....
...Joe Biden will deliver remarks at a memorial service for Sandra Day O’Connor, the first woman to sit on the Supreme Court. The Financial Times’ award-winning podcast series Hot Money is back....
...The Tunis and London gallerist Selma Feriani will open what she says will be Tunisia’s largest commercial gallery with a 2,000 sq m space in the capital’s La Goulette industrial port area....
...Sandra Abi Rached, 22, said she had been forced to quit her studies when the financial crisis hit in order to find work and support her parents....
...But I’m optimistic by nature....
...I’m trying to do that for other artists now.”...
...“Domesticity really is the burden for all women; hence I’m always doing burning houses,” says Murphy, now in her mid-50s and a mother of three sons all in their 20s....
...“I’m hoping for a fall in prices, a fall in mortgage rates or a large bonus from work that would increase my deposit — but really it’s interest rates that dominate everything.”...
...He says: “I’m lucky to be able to self-pay for this treatment. Even at £14,000, I feel it’s absolutely been worth it.”...
...Here’s what else I’m keeping tabs on today: Earnings: Cruise ship operator Carnival reports second-quarter earnings....
...Meanwhile, Sandra Poulson, an artist of Angolan heritage, has made an installation inspired by the rituals — even smells — of outdoor washing in Luanda, where she grew up....
...“M&A in the oil and gas industry is simply like how gravity works,” said Andrew Baxter, head of energy strategy at EDF....
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