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Irish Independent
15-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Irish Independent
Bealtaine Festival's film tour brings Italian classic to Wicklow
For over 20 years the resource organisation Access Cinema – whose mission is to provide all audiences throughout Ireland with access to the best of Irish, world and independent cinema, via a national network of non-profit and voluntary organisations – has partnered with the Irish Film Institute to organise a May film tour. The screenings happen in May to coincide with the Bealtaine Festival, where audiences over the age of 55 are actively encouraged to get involved with the Arts in their local areas. Film is one of the most accessible art forms and each year titles are chosen that it is hoped will appeal to the target audience. The film tour has struggled a little in the post-Covid landscape so this year the approach was changed a little, and organisers asked some of the cinema-loving audiences to help programme this year's tour. A call-out was arranged for volunteers to meet (in person and remotely) over a few months to work together to choose at least one of the titles. The group – comprising of volunteers from Droichead Art Centre, Dunamaise Art Centre and Mermaid Art Centre, along with the IFI's Wild Strawberry film club counterparts – attended meetings and programming workshops to work towards a title selection. Brigid O'Brien was Mermaid's representative. Part of what informed the selection was this year being Bealtaine's 30th Birthday and its continued theme of 'Lust for Life', based on Iggy Pop's iconic punk-era song celebrating life's dreams and ambitions. After much debate and discussion the title chosen for the tour was the classic Cinema Paradiso, Giuseppe Tornatore's loving homage to the cinema. A winner of awards across the world, the film tells the story of Salvatore, a successful film director, returning home for the funeral of Alfredo, his old friend who was the projectionist at the local cinema throughout his childhood. Soon, memories of his first love affair with the beautiful Elena and all the highs and lows that shaped his life come flooding back, as Salvatore reconnects with the community he left 30 years earlier. The Wicklow screening for Bealtaine's film selection of Cinema Paradiso takes place in Mermaid Arts Centre, on Monday, May 26, at 5.30pm. Tickets €3 includes tea/coffee.
News.com.au
13-05-2025
- Entertainment
- News.com.au
Hot new Aussie series Billion Dollar Playground premieres with tense scenes: ‘How f***ing dare she'
Real estate shows are a dime a dozen in today's reality TV landscape, but one promises to stand out from the rest. BINGE 's new Original Series Billion Dollar Playground premieres today and offers a look inside real-life luxury holiday rental company Luxico and its staff of elite service experts consisting of concierges, chefs, butlers and housekeepers. Unlike other 'property porn' shows, on BDP the mega-mansions are just the bait with the hook being the drama that unfolds between the service staff as they attempt to deliver unforgettable stays for their wealthy guests. Lead concierge Salvatore, fellow concierges Heaven and Jasmin, butler JB, housekeeper Elsie, trainee Nicole, tradesman Jay, and chefs and siblings Matt and George, put on a united front for the guests, but behind the scenes it's not exactly smooth sailing. Just like any workplace there is pressure, tension, ambition, rivalry and potential romance so there is no shortage of high-end drama. Stream Billion Dollar Playground on BINGE, available on Hubbl. 'I would never even think of being on other reality television shows because … I'm just going to say that ours has heart,' Heaven, Luxico's second-in-command concierge, told us ahead of today's premiere. 'Anything that I involve myself in, it has to have heart. It has to be about real human connection. It has to have real emotions and dynamics. I understand there's an added layer of being filmed. But I want to stay true to who I am in any environment. And this show this does that for me. I honestly don't know about other reality shows. I just know this is real.' George, who is the resident hot chef along with his brother Matt, agrees that BDP tells it like it is. He points out that the elite crew were not cast in the series – these were their existing jobs therefore viewers can expect to see the 'real, raw stuff'. 'Everyone has access to the cinematic versions. They can see all the pretty stuff, the perfect tableware, the perfectly cooked stake,' George, who has cooked for the wealthy around the world, told us. 'But as we all know, that's not where the juice is. It's all behind the scenes.' Indeed, the first episode sees drama unfold between head concierge Salvatore and Heaven, who clash over a dining event at Luna Park. In Salvatore's eyes, Heaven did not run the show to his standards – and he lets her know it. 'Lift the game up, you're dropping the ball,' he tells her the following morning. 'I don't agree with that. This is sounding really bossy now,' she replies, to which he snaps, 'I am a boss! I'm not going to have this conversation.' He storms off in a huff and tells the other staff that Heaven can 'go f**k herself'. 'I don't need this aggravation in my life. How f***ing dare she. I'm not tolerating this,' he added. Heaven remained unbothered throughout and told that she was disappointed with what transpired with Salvatore. 'I was so excited to learn from him. This man has a wealth of experience and he comes in like, he's a king, he's a boss. I felt there was this competitiveness with him,' she says of her boss, who has worked with celebrities and royals during his decades-long career. 'My job is to impress the guests to make sure that they're happy to put them first. And so if my own supervisor is telling me as a concierge to stay away from the guests, what does that say about what his real intentions are? Is he actually trying to uplift his staff to be the best that we can be? 'I didn't experience that with him, and it's really unfortunate because I was so excited. He talks more about himself. I was ready for him to show up, and I didn't see that happen.' Luckily for the staff, the guests were none the wiser to the drama behind the scenes as their every whim was catered to. In the premiere episode, a fabulous guest named Athanasia brings along her prized poddle, Saki, for a short stay with her girlfriends at a $40 million home in Sydney's Rose Bay. Only problem is, there is a strict no-pets rule at the waterfront mansion that the group were unaware of. After arrangements are made for the dog to stay in exchange for a hefty $1000 cleaning fee, the staff then have the task of cooking a gourmet meal for the little pup. 'Is Saki going to be fed?' Athanasia asks the team. When asked what Saki eats, she playfully replies, 'I'm Greek, we eat lamb.' Athanasia has since praised the service staff for taking good care of herself and Saki, telling 'They very accommodating, polite, professional and went beyond my expectations to accommodate Saki and I. Even had a beautiful dog nanny to look after Saki while we partied at Luna Park.'
Yahoo
18-04-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
Construction resumes on Big Sioux Pedestrian Bridge
SIOUX CITY, Iowa (KCAU) — There's some exciting news for Siouxlanders: the Big Sioux Pedestrian Bridge that will connect Iowa to South Dakota has officially resumed construction. The project was delayed due to the June flooding of the Big Sioux River, as well as some permitting issues. With construction underway, the pedestrian bridge in Sioux City is planned to be just north of Interstate 29 and will connect approximately 50 miles of recreational trails once complete. 18th Street in Sioux City to temporarily close Matt Salvatore with Sioux City Parks and Recreation told KCAU 9 that he was upset by the project's delay, but is excited that it's back on track. 'Yeah, it was disappointing last year due to flooding, due to some permitting issues, that we had to shut that project down last year' Salvatore said. 'But it's awesome to see the progress right now with the old bridge going away and the crews on site, currently cranes on site, and we're seeing lots of progress. That's going to be a huge addition to connect the trail networks of Sioux City and Dakota Dunes, South Dakota.' Completion of the Big Sioux Pedestrian Bridge is currently set for Sept. 10. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Associated Press
13-04-2025
- General
- Associated Press
Plane with 6 people on board crashes in muddy field in upstate New York
COPAKE, N.Y. (AP) — A twin-engine plane with six people on board crashed Saturday in a muddy field in upstate New York, authorities said. The Columbia County Sheriff's Office responded to a 911 report around noon, according to Undersheriff Jacqueline Salvatore, who said the crash was fatal but declined to reveal how many people died. The Federal Aviation Administration said the Mitsubishi MU-2B with six people on the flight was headed to Columbia County Airport near Hudson, but crashed about 30 miles (48 kilometers) away near Copake. 'It's in the middle of a field and it's pretty muddy, so accesibility is difficult,' Salvatore said during a news conference near the scene about 50 miles (80 kilometers) south of Albany. The National Transportation Safety Board said it had deployed an investigation team, which was expected to arrive Saturday night.
Asharq Al-Awsat
13-04-2025
- Asharq Al-Awsat
Plane with 2 People on Board Crashes in Upstate New York
A twin-engine plane with two people on board crashed Saturday in a muddy field in upstate New York, authorities said. The Columbia County Sheriff's Office responded to a 911 report around noon, according to Undersheriff Jacqueline Salvatore, who said the crash was fatal but declined to reveal how many people died. The Federal Aviation Administration said the Mitsubishi MU-2B was headed to Columbia County Airport near Hudson, but crashed about 30 miles (48 kilometers) away near Copake. 'It's in the middle of a field and it's pretty muddy, so accessibility is difficult,' Salvatore said during a news conference near the scene about 50 miles (80 kilometers) south of Albany. The National Transportation Safety Board said it had deployed an investigation team, which was expected to arrive Saturday night.
