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Monday, September 29, 2014
Animated ‘Boxtrolls’ take US by storm Agence France-Presse
AP Photo/Focus Features
In this image released by Focus Features, Eggs, voiced by Isaac Hempstead Wright, appears in a scene from “The Boxtrolls.”
LOS ANGELES - The “Boxtrolls” hit the United States this weekend, bringing the cute underground garbage creatures which have already taken their native Britain by storm to the other side of the pond. The 3D animated fantasy, based on bestselling British children’s book “Here Be Monsters” by Alan Snow, tells the story of a boy brought up by gentle monsters, chased mercilessly by the human townsfolk who live above them. The Boxtrolls symbolize “any community that is the bottom rung of the ladder,” said the film’s producer Travis Knight. He is also the head of Laika, the studio behind the film, and its predecessors “Coraline” and “Paranorman.”
Clooney marries Amal Alamuddin in starstudded Venice bash Agence France-Presse
VENICE - Hollywood heartthrob George Clooney and LebaneseBritish lawyer Amal Alamuddin married in Venice on Saturday before partying the night away with their A-list friends in one of the most highprofile celebrity weddings in years. “George Clooney and Amal Alamuddin were married today (September 27) in a private ceremony in Venice, Italy,” Clooney spokesman Stan Rosenfield said. The announcement came as a surprise as the pair were not expected to officially tie the knot until Monday, though they are still tipped for a civil ceremony at the town hall to officialise the marriage under Italian law. Earlier in the evening, a euphoric-
looking Clooney swept up Venice’s Grand Canal to attend his wedding party, accompanied by some 20 boatloads of paparazzi and the screams of adoring fans. The silver-haired actor and director, looking dashing in an Armani tux, grinned and rubbed his hands in glee as he entered the seven-star Aman hotel’s grand entrance to celebrate with Hollywood chums who have flown in from
across the globe for the party. Lebanese-born Alamuddin, who stayed out of sight inside the hotel, looked dazzling in a gown by red-carpet maestro Oscar de la Renta, according to a source. Matt Damon, Bono, Bill Murray, Cindy Crawford and her husband Rande Gerber -- rumoured to be Clooney’s best man -- glided up the canal ahead of the groom with dozens of other guests, waving to the crowds and showing off snazzy Versace, Gucci and Prada gowns. Clooney said goodbye to bachelorhood Friday night with a stag party at his favourite restaurant, just hours after sweeping into the floating city with Amal aboard a water taxi dubbed “Amore”.
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“They actually look kind of like monsters but... they are actually sweet gentle communities. The real monsters are actually the aristocrats,” added Knight, son of Laika founder and Nike boss Phil Knight. The Boxtrolls’ obsession with cheese might seem absurd, but “is it more ridiculous than the stupid things we value?” he asked. The main character, Eggs, is a little boy brought up by Boxtrolls who live underground, wear cardboard boxes for clothes, eat worms and recycle what humans discard, making all sorts of fantastic contraptions. “Eggs is a plucky 10/11-year-old, like one of the mythological children he has been raised by animals,” said “Game of Thrones” actor Isaac Hempstead Wright, who voices the character.
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Monday, September 29, 2014
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Mount Ontake erupted
More than 30 believed dead AP Photo/Kyodo News
Firefighters and members of Japan’s Self-Defense Forces conduct a rescue operation at an ash-covered cabin, center left, near the peak of Mount Ontake in central Japan, Sunday, Sept. 28, 2014.
Associated Press
TOKYO — Rescue workers have found 30 or more people unconscious and believed to be dead near the peak of an erupting volcano in central Japan, local government and police said.
George Clooney, left, and Amal Alamuddin arrive in Venice, Italy, Friday, Sept. 26, 2014.
AP Photo/ Luca Bruno
Nagano prefecture posted on its website that about 30 people had heart and lung failure, the customary way for Japanese authorities to describe a body until police doctors can examine it. At least four of the victims were being brought down Sunday afternoon. A Nagano police official described the number as more than 30.
He spoke on condition of anonymity because he wasn’t authorized to speak publicly. Mount Ontake in central Japan erupted shortly before noon Saturday, spewing large white plumes of gas and ash high into the sky and blanketing the surrounding area in ash. The mountain is a popular climbing destination, and at least
250 people were initially trapped on the slopes, though most made their way down by Saturday night. Before the unconscious victims were found, Japan’s Fire and Disaster Management Agency said that 45 people had been reported missing. The exact location of the bodies and their identities were not immediately known. Keita Ushimaru, an official in nearby Kiso town, said that Nagano crisis management officials had informed the town that at least four people with heart and lung failure were being brought down
to the town, and that there were others in the same condition. The journey was expected to take about three hours. Rescue workers were also trying to help injured people and others who had been stranded o n t h e m o u n t a i n ove r n i g h t , many taking refuge in mountain lodges. Some were unable to descend on their own, or unwilling to take the risk. Military helicopters plucked seven people off the mountainside earlier Sunday, and workers were helping others make their way
down the slopes. One woman was being carried on a stretcher, and a man with a broken arm was walking down. Seven people were picked up in three helicopter trips, said Defense Ministry official Toshihiko Muraki. All are conscious and can walk, though details of their conditions were unclear, he said. Japanese television footage showed a soldier descending from a helicopter to an ash-covered slope, helping latch on a man and then the two of them being pulled up.
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