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The festival is a project of the Maine Film Center. Presenting sponsors are Colby College and Waterville Creates! |
Sanda, whose films include “The Conformist,” “1900 (Novecento),” and “The Inheritance,” will receive her award at the showing of “The Garden of the Finzi-Continis,” to be shown at 6:30 p.m. Sunday at the Opera House. A party for Sanda will follow at 8:30 p.m. at Itali-ah Market and Restaurant on Main Street. |
Festival programmer Ken Eisen said he can’t wait for audiences to meet Sanda and see some of her finest films. |
Sanda has co-starred in films with Paul Newman and Robert De Niro and been directed by some of the greatest directors ever, including John Huston, Bernardo Bertolucci, Robert Bresson and Vittorio De Sica, according to Eisen. |
Sanda joins past honorees including Ed Harris, Keith Carradine, Malcolm McDowell, Sissy Spacek, Bud Cort, John Turturro, Peter Fonda, Lauren Hutton, Thelma Schoonmaker, Lili Taylor, Arthur Penn, Terrence Malick, Jos Stelling and Walter Hill. |
Eisen said he is as excited about this year’s lineup of films as any in the 21 years of the festival. |
Passes and individual tickets to films may be ordered by calling 866-811-4111. Individual tickets cost $10 except for Centerpiece Gala and Lifetime Achievement Award screenings, which cost $14, and opening and closing night showings, which cost $12. Tickets may be obtained online at miff.org; advance tickets may be pur... |
Highlights of this year’s festival include the two-hour Maine Shorts Program, to be shown at 3:30 p.m. Saturday at the Opera House and repeating on July 21. Ten films will be screened. The animated shorts will be screened at 12:30 p.m. at the Opera House, prior to the Maine Shorts, and will be repeated at 6:30 p.m. Thu... |
The World Filmmakers Forum to be held over several days features groundbreaking films from Argentina, Brazil and Mexico — works that have not been seen in the U.S., according to Perreault. Filmmakers include Alana Simoes, Santiago Gallelli and Juliana Rojas. A World Filmmakers Forum party will be held from 7:30 to 10 p... |
MIFFONEDGE Volume 6, an exhibit at Common Street Arts in The Center at 93 Main St., will be open noon to 7 p.m. Saturday through July 21 and features a suite of immersive sensory experiences including a trip through a virtual reality forest. |
Brazilian new media artist duo VJ Suave returns to the festival as part of MIFFONEDGE with a virtual reality exhibit, “Floresta Encantata”; and Maine artist Susan Bickford will present “(Stillness) 18,” in which participants are asked to meditate on the nature of water as they explore a cycle of reversing falls, accord... |
“I’m also really excited about the Hal Ashby section,” Perreault said of the famed director of films including “Harold and Maude,” which starred Bud Cort, a prior festival guest. |
Making it in Maine Day July 21 will include the Maine Film Forum at Common Street Arts, featuring filmmakers, festival leaders, representatives of the Maine Film Office and educators from around the state. The event, to be held 9 a.m. to noon, will include a special presentation on the history of women in film by Andi ... |
The 41st annual Maine Student Film and Video Festival will be held at 12:30 p.m. July 21 at the Opera House. |
The festival’s Centerpiece film, “7th Heaven,” produced in 1927, will be shown at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Opera House with Mark Tipton and Les Sorciers Perdus performing a live, newly composed score. A reception will be held at 8:30 p.m. at Amici’s Cucina on Main Street downtown. |
The closing night film at 7 p.m. July 22 at the Opera House is “Support the Girls,” a 2018 film. A party will be hosted at 9 p.m. at Portland Pie Co., also on Main Street, to mark closing night. |
Fifty filmmaker guests will attend this year’s festival, attending screenings, engaging with audiences in question-and-answer sessions and attending receptions, many of which are free and open to the public, according to Perreault. |
“We hope that everyone will come down and celebrate film and filmmaking with us at the festival,” he said. |
Soundgarden will hit the road again next year, but drummer Matt Cameron will be taking a temporary break from playing live with them due to his commitments as Pearl Jam's drummer, Cameron announced today (Nov. 15) in a statement on Soundgarden's website. |
"I will be taking 2014 off from Soundgarden touring due to prior commitments promoting [PJ's album] "Lightning Bolt" with my brothers in Pearl Jam and the desire to have more time at home with my family," Cameron says in the Soundgardenworld.com posting. "I am trying to balance the many twists and turns of my awesome m... |
So far Soundgarden has only announced a handful of 2014 tour dates: Lollapalooza Chile, Argentina and Brazil in the spring plus a trio of German concerts in June. Cameron, in his statement, explains that his SG bandmates, "Chris, Ben, Kim and I are in the process of finding the perfect substitute for the upcoming Sound... |
It's been a busy time for Soundgarden since it reformed in 2010, with regular tours and 2012 studio album "King Animal." It's been twice as busy for Matt Cameron, who has also been Pearl Jam's drummer since 1998. |
There has been no word yet on Pearl Jam's plans for next summer, but the group's new album, "Lightning Bolt," debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 last month, and the band is currently in the midst of a North American arena tour in support of the release. The second leg of that tour begins tonight in Dallas. |
Williams won $100 and an invitation to compete in the Scripps National Spelling Bee in May. |
Kellem, the runner-up, left with a $100 check in hand. |
Williams has been honing his spelling chops since first grade, when he started winning classroom bees. Grace conducts a schoolwide spelling bee in fifth through eighth grades, sending the winners to the area quarterfinals. Williams won the school bee three out of four years, making it to the area round last month, wher... |
I knew I had a huge chance of winning when it came down to the last word — which was a pretty easy word that I knew. But it still took me a couple of minutes to make sure I had it right. |
Williams said he started getting nervous at the end. Kellem had earned a championship word but misspelled it, setting up Williams for the win. |
“I knew I had a huge chance of winning when it came down to the last word — which was a pretty easy word that I knew,” Williams said. “But it still took me a couple of minutes to make sure I had it right” — which usually takes the form of internal visualization or using a finger to spell the word in the air. |
Karrabi Malin, first-time coordinator of the bee for TCU, said she was impressed by the demeanor of the two finalists. |
They were the most gracious, classiest guys, and it was the first time for both of them. |
But there’s more to Williams than spelling. He serves as Junior High Student Council president and has been an All-Star baseball player in Arlington Southwest Little League, where he plans to volunteer as an umpire this season, according a bio prepared by his dad, James Williams, for the bee. Jacob also plays on the ba... |
I don’t see athletics and spelling bees as totally separate things. You’re still competing. |
But Jacob Williams said he knows many athletes who excel in academics, including a friend who plays baseball and won the school bee last year. |
A free show? Great. A free show curated by a local label? Even better. A free show curated by a local label at a swanky rooftop bar? Count us in. |
L.A.'s own IAMSOUND Records is teaming up once again with the Mondrian Hotel for a new slate of free Mondrian Sessions at its posh Skybar. The poolside concert series kicks off this Friday with an acoustic set from UK electropop darling Little Boots. |
Other artists to perform include masked funk-dubstep DJ SBTRKT(who's also slated to play this year's HARD Haunted Mansion) on Oct. 24 and rising art-synth duo NewVillager Oct. 20. Guest DJs will spin before and after the sets, with label GM Paul Tao lined up for Friday. |
The Mondrian Sessions are more than just another freebie night out - IAMSOUND has a knack for attracting artists sizzling with hype but who have the bite to back it up (past performers include Lykke Li, Peter Bjorn and John and Fool's Gold). The series has also been known to switch it up, hosting film screenings and ot... |
RSVP here for any of the upcoming shows, but be sure to show up early as they quickly hit capacity. |
South African Airways (SAA) has reportedly reneged on an equity partnership agreement with Emirates Airline, which could have netted it more than two billion South African rand ($164.4 million). |
Reports from South African suggest that the deal has collapsed after months of negotiations. |
It was reported on Sunday that SAA chairwoman Dudu Myeni and CEO Nico Bezuidenhout were set to meet top officials from Emirates Airlines in Paris to conclude the deal. |
But it is claimed that Myeni didn't turn up and Bezuidenhout was instructed not to sign the agreement which would have also given SAA the benefit of Emirates' global network reach and allow it to sell tickets on Emirates flights. |
Calls are now being made for Wyeni to appear before Parliament to explain why the deal wasn't signed. |
South African Airways serves 56 destinations, in partnership with SA Express, SA Airlink and its low cost carrier, Mango, within South Africa and across the continent, and nine intercontinental routes from its Johannesburg hub. |
An SAA spokesperson was contacted by Arabian Business but a statement was not immediately available. |
Hi, I'm Jessica Dolcourt for CNET at CES 2011 in Las Vegas. We are taking a look the Samsung Suede. This is a new phone for Cricket. It is available for $199 and that is without a 2-year contract, keep in mind. So what's interesting about this phone isn't actually the hardware itself, it's the software. This is the ver... |
POWERFUL union United Voice is scrambling to save Queensland Labor MP Susan Lamb, seeking its own legal advice, and preparing to throw party secretary Evan Moorhead under the bus over the dual citizenship saga. |
As the first-term MP and fellow Labor politician Justine Keay look set to be referred to the High Court against their will by the Federal Government and Greens this month, speculation was mounting yesterday that Tasmanian Jacqui Lambie could quit as early as today for being a dual citizen. |
It comes as Acting Prime Minister Julie Bishop in Brisbane yesterday accused Bill Shorten of "hiding evidence" about Labor MPs. |
Ms Lamb is the first UV candidate to win a federal seat in Queensland and is strongly supported by UV union heavyweight and president Gary Bullock, who has backed Mr Shorten's push to undo the Fair Work Commission's decision to cut Sunday penalty rates. |
The Courier-Mail understands UV has sought legal advice from a Queensland constitutional expert about Ms Lamb, which puts it at odds with Mr Shorten's office. It is understood Ms Lamb was told by Mr Shorten's office to not seek legal advice. |
A UV spokeswoman said she was not aware of the details but The Courier-Mail understands UV blames Mr Moorehead for Ms Lamb's predicament and not filing paperwork in time. Ms Lamb was a dual UK citizen until the Home Office registered her renunciation, which was after last year's July election. |
Labor dismissed legal advice provided to the Liberal Party about the status of Ms Lamb and Ms Keay, stating they had taken reasonable steps to renounce their dual citizenship. |
Attorney-General George Brandis said yesterday "the cases are just so clear", with government tactician Christopher Pyne warning the MPs would "definitely" be referred to the High Court. |
But Ms Bishop went further, saying, "for months Mr Shorten has been trying to protect his members of parliament who have serious questions about citizenship, applying one rule to his members and another to everybody else". |
"The Labor Party is not above the law. Mr Shorten has been seeking to undermine the integrity of the Parliament by calling out Coalition members, yet hiding the evidence about his own members of parliament who have serious questions to answer about their citizenship." |
It comes as the Government and the Opposition struck a deal to sort out the citizenship mess. |
Senators will have to reveal more information and in a shorter period of time. By December 1 they will have to reveal the country of origin of their parents and grandparents; a position that did not have the support of the Cabinet just last week. |
MPs will vote on the motion later this month. |
Kristen Stewart and Sara Dinkin are having fun under the desert sun. |
The pair, who were first romantically linked in December 2018, was spotted enjoying the Coachella Music and Arts Festival on Friday night in Indio, California, where they were spotted kissing and holding hands while watching The 1975’s set. |
Stewart, who stars in the upcoming Charlie’s Angels film, was dressed in a white T-shirt with denim jacket and pants. |
Meanwhile, stylist Dinkin (whose famous clients include Chloe Bennet, Jessica Szohr and Nico Tortorella) stood out in a yellow hoodie and jeans. |
Stewart and Dinkin haven’t been shy about stepping out together. |
On Christmas Eve, they were seen strolling around and grabbing juice in the Los Feliz neighborhood of Los Angeles. Their previous outings include another hike, taking their dogs out for a walk and holding hands in public. |
Stewart was last linked to supermodel and Victoria’s Secret Angel Stella Maxwell. A source confirmed their relationship to PEOPLE in December 2017. |
Famed Russian novelist Vladimir Nabokov once said, “There is no science without fancy and no art without fact.” This brilliant quote sums up the unique experience of developing predictive analytics models — which involves equal parts art and science – and just a tiny bit of guess work. Steve Kerho guides brands through... |
Famed Russian novelist Vladimir Nabokov once said, “There is no science without fancy and no art without fact.” This brilliant quote sums up the unique experience of developing predictive analytics models — which involves equal parts art and science – and just a tiny bit of guess work. |
Many brands have trouble getting to the first stage of building predictive analytics models. But I repeat the old adage to them, “you don’t know where you are going until you know where you have been.” In order to predict future success in the marketing world, you need a window into the past combined with a large set o... |
Unfortunately, many brands have difficulty gathering historical data and media metrics – largely because the multiple marketing agencies they work with don’t take the time to organize the data appropriately or in a useful format. Therefore, many brands don’t know how they’ve spent their marketing budgets over the years... |
This seems to be a good time to emphasize how predictive analytics differs from measurement. Since both measurement models and predictive models rely on historic data, many people assume they are essentially the same thing. While they are definitely related, they are more siblings than clones. They may be composed of t... |
The first is that predictive analytics rely on timeliness. Measurement models, like media mix models for example, often present old data from marketing campaigns that were completed over a year ago. Predictive models should be launched before the campaign starts or one month into the annual campaign so marketers can ta... |
Second, predictive models should be straightforward. In measurement models complexity is key. When we examine the past we want to account for all of the nuances that occurred in order to have the cleanest read of what took place. We want to remove the impact of the bad press, the industry award, or any other event that... |
Consider, for instance, if you created a predictive sales forecast that assumed certain levels of myspace visits for your brand in 2009. Well, we now know that myspace visits decreased throughout 2009. In order for your model to provide reliable forecasts, you would have needed to have forecasted myspace’s decline. Whi... |
The best way to prevent this type of inaccuracy is to look at the type of data used within the model. First, marketers would be well advised to not rely solely on survey data; instead, marketers should look to utilize digital behavioral data as that information is constantly available and provides an accurate represent... |
The last point I want you to consider today is that since change is the only constant, the predictive analytics models should be treated as living, breathing entities that need constant care and feeding. Without this care and attention they will simply be outpaced by the current marketplace and will lose their value. S... |
Forecasts constantly change and will become more accurate as marketers refine their assumptions and become more comfortable with how predictive models work. Measurement without optimization is pointless so marketers will need to stay on their toes and ensure their data practices do not become stale. Forecasts for 2011 ... |
Brands need to change their mindsets around shifting forecasts because marketing does not happen in a vacuum. Major economic changes could occur for any number of reasons including natural disasters, war and fluctuations in the trading markets. Just because numbers are not constant, does not make them any less accurate... |
Now that we’ve discussed the high level differences between measurement and prediction, we will get into the nuts and bolts of a predictive model over the next few posts. Some people will tell you that predictive models are nothing more than a regression model. While that’s true in one sense, it also true that War and ... |
You will also see that these various statistical treatments, while intimidating to the layperson, are quite manageable with the right team in place. Remember it takes a village to deliver on the promise of predictive modeling so don’t get intimidated if things get ‘quant geeky’ for a while, it will all come back to the... |
Steve Kerho is the SVP, Analytics, Media and Marketing Optimization at Organic (www.organic.com). |
With so many identity theft protection companies on the market, it can be difficult to choose the best one for you. IDShield and LifeLock both offer multiple plans with a range of features for detecting identity theft and fraud, and provide services to help you recover if you’re targeted by identity thieves. |
IDShield and Lifelock offer mobile apps and source credit reports from the three main bureaus with their premium packages. Both companies offer bank account, credit card and Social Security number monitoring and lost-wallet assistance. They also scan black-market websites for your personal information and monitor court... |
The company has two plans, IDShield Individual ($9.95/month) and IDShield Family ($24.95/month). With the family plan, you can add minor identity protection for up to eight children. |
Individual and family plans include complete monitoring, unlimited consultation, comprehensive restoration and a $5 million service guarantee, which means they will spend up to $5 million to restore your identity to its pre-theft status. |
Comprehensive monitoring: Scans black-market websites, court records, social media platforms and peer-to-peer sharing networks for your Personally Identifiable Information. Also monitors for payday loan and credit inquiries. |
IDShield Vault: Memberships include access to password manager. |
Identity restoration: IDShield boasts a team of dedicated, Kroll licensed investigators who will restore your identity should it be compromised. |
Service guarantee: If you have your identity stolen, IDShield will spend up to $5 million to restore your identity to its pre-theft status. |
The company has three plans, LifeLock Standard ($9.99/month), LifeLock Advantage ($19.99/month) and LifeLock Ultimate Plus ($29.99/month). You can add a child identity protection to your plan for $5.99 per child, per month. All plans come with a 60-day money-back guarantee. |
LifeLock Standard: Social Security number and credit monitoring with alerts. Protect up to five devices. Reimburses stolen funds up to $25,000. |
LifeLock Advantage: Standard features plus alerts for bank and credit card activity and criminal record scans. Stolen funds reimbursement up to $100,000. |
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Service guarantee: If you become a victim of identity theft, LifeLock covers your personal expenses and provides lawyers and experts to resolve your case. |
In collaboration with Norton Antivirus, LifeLock uses proprietary technology that searches for potential threats to your identity. You can get security protection on up to five devices. |
Bottom line: IDShield or LifeLock? |
IDShield and LifeLock both provide effective identity theft and fraud protection packages. Overall, IDShield has more flexible plan options and is the better pick for families, while LifeLock has more comprehensive coverage and is a great pick for those who want the added security of Norton Antivirus software or protec... |
IDShield is best for families. This identity theft prevention company covers security monitoring, privacy monitoring, social media monitoring and identity restoration. IDShield’s family plan covers you, your spouse and up to eight dependent children. The plan includes child monitoring, which helps protect your children... |
LifeLock is best for comprehensive protection on multiple devices. This company offers security protection on up to five devices, giving you enhanced peace of mind. If there’s a threat, LifeLock alerts you by text, email or phone. |
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