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The Business of Film: Five Nights at Freddy's, Cat Person & Pain Hustlers

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The Business Of Film

The Business of Film: Five Nights at Freddy's, Cat Person & Pain Hustlers
James Cameron-Wilson laments a limp box office dominated by video game spinoff Five Nights at Freddy's which took a robust £5.3m. James found it ridiculous and repetitive. He still recommends the Scorsese (#3) and The Creator (#9). On in relatively few cinemas, he's glad he sought out Cat Person, which took just £79,000. A drama about the horrors of dating, he found it funny and intentionally excruciating. He also admires Pain Hustlers on Netflix with Emily Blunt. Although not a true story as such, it is about Big Pharma hoodwinking the public and is highly entertaining.
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James Cameron-Wilson

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Gadgets & Gizmos: Bunny hops in the garage, haptic gloves & electric car troubles

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Gadgets & Gizmos: Bunny hops in the garage, haptic gloves & electric car troubles
Steve Caplin discussses the latest tech with Simon Rose. Mountain bikers can practise bunny hops in their garage with the Garage Bunny. Haptic gloves should add realistic touch to the world of immersive VR. A new riot gun won't fire at anyone's head. It's been proven that bad grammar causes real stress. The Guardian has collated some of the worst stories of electric cars going rogue. There's a chair for when you're tired of standing at your standing desk. A beautiful programmable mechanical music box may be a little too pricy. And mice embryos have been grown on the International Space Station.
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Steve Caplin

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The Bigger Picture: Starmer's Gaza position, the Covid inquiry, the AI summit and a Halloween general election?

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The Bigger Picture

The Bigger Picture: Starmer's Gaza position, the Covid inquiry, the AI summit and a Halloween general election?
Political commentator Mike Indian looks at the way Gaza has exposed divisions in the UK's political parties and examines Keir Starmer's stance. He discusses the "macho culture" in Number Ten exposed by the Covid inquiry and points to lessons we should draw from it so far. He considers Rishi Sunak's AI summit and what it might lead to. And he speculates whether we might have a Halloween general election next year.
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Mike Indian

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The Bigger Picture: New Zealand farmers' rebellion, distrust of electric cars & private police forces

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The Bigger Picture: New Zealand farmers' rebellion, distrust of electric cars & private police forces
Professor Tim Evans of Middlesex University highlights a growing disillusionment around the world with governments and the services they provide. In New Zealand farmers have united to dismantle some of Jacinda Ardern's climate policies, UK polls show that the public overwhelmingly do not trust electric vehicles, which have many more disadvantages than were initially apparent and, again in the UK, major retailers are increasingly turning to private police companies to prosecute the shoplifters because the official police will not do so.
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Professor Tim Evans

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The Business of Film: Trolls Band Together, Killers of the Flower Moon & Barbie

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The Business of Film: Trolls Band Together, Killers of the Flower Moon & Barbie
James Cameron-Wilson takes Simon Rose through the latest UK box office chart, with takings down 9%. Trolls Band Together, the third in the series, is the new #1 with a take of £3m. Martin Scorsese's Killers of the Flower Moon took £2.5m at #2. Majestic, brutal and based on a true story, James found Robert de Niro and Leonardo DiCaprio's acting overshadowed by Lily Gladstone, who is favourite to pick up the Best Actress Oscar. Impressive though the film is he thought it too long at three and a half hours. Watching Barbie again now it's out on DVD/BluRay, James was equally impressed and found many things to enjoy he had missed the first time. He also tells how it is getting around Russia's Hollywood movie ban.
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James Cameron-Wilson

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Gadgets & Gizmos: A 2-wheeled car, an AI chicken coop & an ultrasonic kitchen knife

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Gadgets & Gizmos: A 2-wheeled car, an AI chicken coop & an ultrasonic kitchen knife
Steve Caplin delves into the world of tech. The Hoverboard inventor has designed a 2-wheeled balancing car. For £2m, you can get a 15-foot high transforming robot. Driverless taxis are getting harder to hail in San Francisco. There's an AI-powered chicken coop (with Albert Eggstein). There's a crowdfunded ultrasonic kitchen knife. The Swedish Academy Dictionary, started in 1883, is out but with words like "allergy" and "computer" missing. Scientists have discovered that flipping a coin does not, after all, give you a 50/50 result while others have found that the solution to sitting for too long is to go for a walk.
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Steve Caplin

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The Financial Outlook for Personal Investors: Why are mining stocks so unloved?

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The Financial Outlook for Personal Investors

The Financial Outlook for Personal Investors: Why are mining stocks so unloved?
Ever the contrarian, Russ Mould of A J Bell wonders why he is getting no questions at the moment about mining shares. They have underperformed growth stocks for a decade or so and it is true they are suffering cost input issues like so many other businesses. However, their balance sheets are pretty healthy, we still need the things they dig out of the ground and the renewables transition will exacerbate this. At some stage, they might come back into favour. However, unless investors have geological expertise, they might be best sticking with the majors.
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Russ Mould

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The Financial Outlook for Personal Investors: The Middle East crisis & an investment trust to note

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The Financial Outlook for Personal Investors: The Middle East crisis & an investment trust to note
Neil Shah of Edison Group looks at the possible ramifications of the Middle East crisis which, if it continues, could mean higher oil prices, a less optimistic picture for inflation and a boost for safe havens, perhaps with tech stocks stuffering. He points out that it's a binary switch, with the opposite happening if the situation improves. He also talks about the Abrdn UK Smaller Growth Trust. Despite a difficult year, the managers are sticking to their policy of holding quality stocks for the long term. It stands at a 14% discount to asset value and offers a 2.8% yield. There are more details in a note on the Edison website.
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Neil Shah

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The Business of Film: The Eras Tour, The Miracle Club, Blackberry & Fair Play

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The Business of Film: The Eras Tour, The Miracle Club, Blackberry & Fair Play
James Cameron-Wilson reviews the latest UK box office where the Taylor Swift concert film, The Eras Tour, sweeps everything before it with a massive £5.7m take, making it the highest-ever event release in the UK, just on its first weekend. James was disappointed by The Miracle Club (#9) despite Laura Linney and Maggie Smith. Simon Rose caught up with Blackberry, finding it one of the best business movies he's seen. On Netflix, James was full of praise for hedge-fund-set Fair Play, an intense and emotional drama, with Phoebe Dynevor a talent on the rise.
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James Cameron-Wilson

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Gadgets & Gizmos: Nasa's mining mission, Twitter's fees & Amazon drone deliveries

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Gadgets & Gizmos: Nasa's mining mission, Twitter's fees & Amazon drone deliveries
Steve Caplin dazzles Simon Rose with the latest tech news. NASA are using SpaceX to visit an asteroid worth $10 quadrillion. Twitter is to introduce an annual fee, but only in 2 countries. Amazon say they'll be delivering by drone by the end of next year. Adobe have developed a dress that changes pattern. Japanese scientists have discovered that drinking alcohol-free drinks reduces your alcoholic intake. There's a flat-pack electric car for €10,000. And a bricklaying robot will be able to lay 300 masonry blocks an hour, with no need for any tea breaks.
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Steve Caplin

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