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The Business of Film: Ferrari, Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom, Anyone But You, Next Goal Wins & Maestro

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The Business Of Film

The Business of Film: Ferrari, Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom, Anyone But You, Next Goal Wins & Maestro
James Cameron-Wilson explains that UK box office is up 14% YoY. Wonka is still #1 with £45m total. Michael Mann's Ferrari is #2; though interesting, it is slow and not energising. Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom #3 is exhausting, all CGI and endless violence. Studio Ghibli's The Boy and the Heron is #4 while Anyone But You at #5 is an ludicrous and nonsensical romcom. Next Goal Wins about the infamous American Samoan football team is not a patch on the documentary on which it is based. However, Bradley Cooper's film about Leonard Bernstein, in which he also stars and which is now on Netflix, is beautiful and wonderful.
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James Cameron-Wilson


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Gadgets & Gizmos: The VIBES slimming pill, beating Tetris and Pasadena's robot restaurant

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Gadgets and Gizmos

Gadgets & Gizmos: The VIBES slimming pill, beating Tetris and Pasadena's robot restaurant
Steve Caplin talks tech with Simon Rose. There's a vibrating pill to help you get thin, which has been proven to work on pigs. Amazon Prime will soon be showing ads on its video service, unless subscribers stump up more cash. A 13-year-old has become the first person to beat Tetris since it was launched in 1989. Robots in Pasadena will fry your burger and chips for you. Facial recognition could replace passports at airports. The New York Times is suing OpenAI and Microsoft over stolen content. E-scooter pioneer Bird goes bust. At the forthcoming CES, there'll be a wearable camera and a home AI agent to handle your smart home for you.
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Steve Caplin


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The Financial Outlook for Personal Investors: The governance checklist investors should use

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The Financial Outlook for Personal Investors

The Financial Outlook for Personal Investors: The governance checklist investors should use
Russ Mould of A J Bell looks at the stability – or lack of it – of FTSE CEOs compared to football managers, with the former averaging 5.4 years against just 1.5 years. More seriously, he discusses his governance checklist, a fascinating series of questions investors should ask themselves before committing themselves to buying any particular company's shares.
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Russ Mould


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Gadgets & Gizmos: 2023 review with bizarre TVs, remote stroking, powdered beer, AI and more

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Gadgets and Gizmos

Gadgets & Gizmos: 2023 review with bizarre TVs, remote stroking, powdered beer, AI and more
Steve Caplin takes Simon Rose through some of the highlights of the tech year, with trouble for Apple, WeWork, Buzzfeed & the FAA, while AI boosted the likes of ChatGPT and even commentated on Wimbledon. Some TVs were free while others used a vacuum to stick on the wall. Hong Kong scientists developed remote stroking, while German monks created the first powdered beer – with no alcohol. The best-rated restaurant in Montreal turned out not to exist while AI is revolutionising computer games, publishing and much more. And we mustn't forget the world's fastest wheelie bin and the first movie shot on the International Space Station.
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Steve Caplin


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The Business of Film: Review of 2023. What's biggest? What's best? And what might win awards?

Simon Rose
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The Business Of Film

The Business of Film: Review of 2023. What's biggest? What's best? And what might win awards?
James Cameron-Wilson looks back at the cinematic world in 2023, counting the top grossing films worldwide from 10 to 1, with Barbie coming out on top with $1.4 billion. He discusses the female directors of the year as well as the best female performances. And, with awards season almost upon us, he explains what he voted for in the London Film Critics Circle Awards and the films he thinks will be nominated, and possibly win, at the Oscars.
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James Cameron-Wilson


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The Bigger Picture: What does 2024 hold in store, domestically and internationally?

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The Bigger Picture

The Bigger Picture: What does 2024 hold in store, domestically and internationally?
We go stargazing with Professor Tim Evans of Middlesex University as he looks ahead to 2024. What will happen politically in the UK when so many people feel that our politicians have so little idea about the realities of daily life? On the international front, the world has turned so much darker in 2023 with so many danger spots around the world. What will the future hold, particularly when politics is polarising in so many places? What will the result of the shifting sands of demographics be and how will the young find meaning and success in a world that has become so challenging for them?
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Professor Tim Evans


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The Business of Film: Godzilla Minus One, Rustin & Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget

Simon Rose
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The Business Of Film

The Business of Film: Godzilla Minus One, Rustin & Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget
James Cameron-Wilson reports on the UK box office. Takings have dropped 25% but Wonka still rules. Godzilla Minus One is #2, a rare foreign language subtitled movie to ride high in the charts, though taking only £817,000. James found it a decent monster movie but no more. On Netflix, he thought Rustin, the real story of the gay civil rights activist, interesting despite much overacting. He was delighted, however, by Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget, which he reckoned not just the best animated movie of the year but one of the best movies of 2023 full stop.
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James Cameron-Wilson


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Gadgets & Gizmos: Electric penny farthing, batteryless e-bike, iPhone security & the lost space tomato

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Gadgets and Gizmos

Gadgets & Gizmos: Electric penny farthing, batteryless e-bike, iPhone security & the lost space tomato
Steve Caplin wows Simon Rose with the latest in the world of gadgets. Dr. Who at Christmas reduces the death rate. There's an electric penny farthing, a cargo e-bike with 3 wheels in a line and an e-bike with no battery. Lego modellers can make a 1977 Polaroid camera. Apple is to update security to reduce iPhone theft. 3D portraits go portable. The missing space tomato has been found. Cardboard can be recycled into a polystyrene alternative. And Hyundai's tyres can come with built-in snow chains, though only in video form so far.
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Steve Caplin


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The Financial Outlook for Personal Investors: Themes to watch for 2024

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The Financial Outlook for Personal Investors

The Financial Outlook for Personal Investors: Themes to watch for 2024
Russ Mould of A J Bell suggests the themes investors should watch out for in 2024. Equity markets seem optimistic while the gilts market – with an inverted yield curve – suggests a recession is likely and the commodity markets seem completely confused. Debt, however, is the biggest issue in the world, creating a headache for central banks. China, France and, soon, the US will all be using 20% of tax income for meeting interest costs. Scary enough in itself, if there's a recession, tax income will drop while welfare payments will soar. In summary, whatever has driven the markets in the past 10 years may not work for the 10 years, but there will always be opportunities.
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Russ Mould


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The Financial Outlook for Personal Investors: Outperforming the FTSE 8 times & investing in AI

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The Financial Outlook for Personal Investors

The Financial Outlook for Personal Investors: Outperforming the FTSE 8 times & investing in AI
Neil Shah of Edison Group discusses his model portfolio The Illuminator which, sticking to certain parameters, has outperformed the FTSE 100 Index over 8 times since it started in 2008. He explains how it works, what's in it and reveals that, from January, it will be freely available to all. He also discusses an insightful interview with Polar Capital Technology Trust's Alastair Unwin. It reveals that the trust has pivoted to a 75% investment in AI and associated companies. Just 25 minutes long, investors can see it here: https://www.edisongroup.com/edison-tv/delving-into-ai-with-polar-capitals-alastair-unwin/33029/
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Neil Shah


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