Hollywood mourns the loss of his erotic-King

With the film "9 ½ Weeks" and "Wild Orchid", he became world famous, government colleagues brought to him for advice: The American actor and filmmaker Zalman King has made a name above all as an erotic director. At the age of 69, he succumbed to cancer.
Hamburg - He sat in erotic scene like no other. With backlit scenes, the play of light and shadow and close-ups Zalman King brought as a director and writer of passion and desire crackling and aesthetically to the canvas. Following his instructions, created the most famous erotic scenes in cinema history: Kim Basinger and Mickey Rourke in "9 ½ weeks," he strokes her with ice cubes over the body with pudding with strawberries.
Now, Hollywood mourns the loss of Zalman King. The American actor, director and producer, has died at the age of 69. According to his son-Allison Burnett, he died on Friday morning in Santa Monica from cancer. Six years have fought against the King illness, his wife was at his death with him, Burnett, according to CNN.With his wife Patricia Louisiana Knopp King had the screenplay for "9 ½ Weeks" wrote Adrian Lyne directed. The erotic drama about a couple who barely know each other and above all passionate physicality is connected to each other, brought King the 1986 international breakthrough and became a cult hit. His other successes include "Wild Orchid" (1989) and "Two Moon Junction - Restraints and the Restless" (1995). His films earned him nicknames such as "Hollywood's Grand Voyeur" a.
But the King, 23 May 1942 as Zalman Lefkovitz in Trenton, New Jersey, was born, far more than just an adult film director. King began his career in the sixties as an actor, alongside James Caan and Walter Koenig in an episode of "Alfred Hitchcock Presents." In the seventies he played a lawyer in the television drama "The Young Lawyers", was also in the TV series "Bonanza" and "Gunsmoke" to see. In the eighties it King moved behind the camera.
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"Would be my Zalman was an extraordinary man and artist, very much more complex and human than those who know him only from afar," said Burnett. His father had a "unique vision".
Apparently, even a famous director colleagues studied at King support. Burnett remembers that director Stanley Kubrick had called during his work on the film "Eyes Wide Shut" every night at King because "he wanted to learn how to erotic films," reported CNN and the Hollywood-portal "TheWrap".
In later years, King has focused on documentaries musicians. He led in films about the country singer Willie Nelson and Dale Watson, as well as the musician Toledo Diamond Director. In addition, King was shot videos for rap groups, usually without pay, Burnett said, "TheWrap". "He loved to support artists, wherever they could," said the son of King.Actor Charlie Sheen, a longtime friend of King paid tribute to, the registration on your Facebook page, his respect. "The world today has lost a brilliant and noble soul," Sheen wrote on Friday, according to "TheWrap". He had been friends for 40 years with King, who has now lost the fight against cancer. King had "to the bitter end" fought.
King is survived by his wife Patricia Louisiana Knopp and their two daughters, screenwriter Chloe King and Gillian Lefkovitz artist.

"The Help" and "The Artist" on Oscar-course

When it comes to the actor Oscars, subject to the annual price of U.S. actors union as virtually infallible indicator. Three of the coveted SAG Awards went to the ensemble of the Southern drama "The Help", Jean Dujardin in "The Artist" was named best actor.
Los Angeles - There are only four weeks until the 84th Academy Awards, the awards season in Hollywood is coming to its dramatic conclusion. One of the last milestones on the "road to the Oscars" is the annual awarding of the SAG Awards. The Screen Actors Guild, one of the largest and most influential actors of the United States elects associations, with their prices, the best performances from their own ranks. Similar to the prices of the PGA is also powerful, the Producers Guild, the SAG Awards are a very concrete indicator for the Oscars. In recent years, SAG winner a month later, very often even Oscar-winner.

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One can thus make his own sense of it, what it means for the Oscars, the actor playing the Southern drama "The Help" were awarded on Sunday evening with the award for best acting ensemble. Viola Davis was awarded the trophy for best actress, her colleague Octavia Spencer was nominated for Best Supporting Actress. Striking: only the African-American performers of devotional based on a best-selling story about racism in the sixties are being honored with awards and nominations. Actress Emma Stone has been studiously ignored, her colleague Jessica Chastain was after all, nominated alongside Spencer, for Best Supporting Actress for an Oscar. Viola Davis comes to the Oscars in the Best Actress category. The stage actress can now work out the best chances against Hollywood heavyweights like Meryl Streep and Glenn Close.The Oscar-nominated Streep, Close and Michelle Williams were also nominated at the SAG Awards, as well as Tilda Swinton ("We Need To Talk About Kevin"), which was ignored at the Academy Awards - in favor of "The Girl" star Rooney Mara .
Among the male actors Jean Dujardin was awarded the grand prize. The Frenchman played the leading role in the silent movie homage "The Artist", which, with ten nominations for the Oscar favorites. Dujardin had received two weeks ago, already a Golden Globe for Best Actor - his Oscar chances rise now immense.
By setting he had on Sunday against Brad Pitt ("Moneyball"), Leonardo DiCaprio ("J. Edgar"), George Clooney ("The Descendants") and the Mexican actor Demián Bichir ("A Better Life"). After all, Hoover Starring DiCaprio was nominated at the SAG Awards, the Oscars, he received the surprise of many experts and critics of any nomination. But at the SAG Awards is striking to learn that two of the most important and most talented actors of the past year, mention any and appreciation: "Shame" actor Michael Fassbender and Ryan Gosling, star of "Drive" and "The Ides of March".
Christopher Plummer was, quite as expected, a SAG Award in the category of Best Supporting Actor for his role in "Beginners". The acting veteran, is also considered the Oscar favorite. In addition to the actors themselves had to Octavia Spencer, inter alia, the favorite Bérénice Bejo from "The Artist" prevailed. Bejo, companion of the "Artist" director Michel Hazanavicius is also nominated for an Oscar for supporting roles.
Each year, the SAG also the best television performances. Here was this time Paul Giamatti ("Sideways") is set for best actor in a TV movie or miniseries. He won for his role in the economic drama "Too Big To Fail" in which he plays the U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke. Best Actress in this category was Kate Winslet for her performance in the mini-series "Mildred Pierce."For best actor Steve Buscemi was nominated series, set in Martin Scorsese's prohibition drama "Boardwalk Empire," a criminal economy Boss, Best Series Actress Jessica Lange was on "American Horror Story." Both Long and Buscemi got their start decades ago in independent cinema, but only now, as a series stars, won awards.
For lifetime U.S. TV veteran Mary Tyler Moore was excellent. The 75-year-old heard since the seventies, when she and the "Mary Tyler Moore Show" fame, was the most influential and popular TV stars of the United States.

Leonardo DiCaprio - All power for moms favorite

The sex scandals of the powerful in his developing power. In "J. Edgar" Leonardo DiCaprio plays the legendary FBI director J. Edgar Hoover as a gay mother and son tireless blackmailer. Director Clint Eastwood made an infamous character drama unexpectedly tender.
A smile, so inviting, like a rampart, a skull, so delicate like a wrecking ball - the historical images that exist from FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover exude a menacing charm. Their message: This is a man no one gets out of office, this man skin other from office. 48 years he was the chief investigator of his authority. Coolidge, Hoover, Roosevelt, Truman, Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon - U.S. Presidents came and went, J. Edgar Hoover was.
For the role of perhaps the most powerful American of the last century Leonardo DiCaprio is now the last stage in its development to the Super Actor. DeNiros massively portly "Raging Bull", Brando with cotton plugs in the jaws murmuring "Godfather" - the now iconographic representations of hubris and power will oscillate if DiCaprio is the back-room patrons in Washington.Where Hoover placed his massive body, there is no room for a second, whom Hoover fixated with his withering look, its existence in the political arena of Washington is as good as extinct. Clint Eastwood's biopic "J. Edgar" tells how a man half a century of accumulated influence in the political operation - and grows with the body as well as the abundance of power.
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Where: Time and again emphasize the human environment in Hoover with admiration, that it would act as cushion for the growing "solid flesh". The mother (Judi Dench) says coyly, as she spoke with her lover. And even with J. Edgar's henchman and later deputy Clyde Tolson (Armie Hammer), who will choose to Hoover suits (wide lapels, thin pinstripes!), It sounds as if the flattery addressed to a lover. Love is in the air, but it is not translated into action. At least not in the obvious.
Neither the Oedipal relationship with embossed single mother still breaks for the homoerotic sexual concretion colleagues here in train, the engine looks for another valve: the work. Specifically, the steady expansion of power of the monitoring apparatus called the FBI takes over its management Hoover in 1924 as a relatively straightforward Bureau of Investigation, to put it in the next few decades to hunt the dreaded Communists always more powers and an army of staff to the most powerful authority of the U.S. to expand. At the end he has built a juggernaut from compromising files and files that only he and closest associates can overlook entirely.The FBI as a system of repression, directed from the repressed sexual drive of his top representatives: be bored this narrowing interpretation of complex political power structures, rather, would find director Eastwood and his screenwriter Dustin Lance Black (also wrote Gus Van Sant's brilliant political drama "Milk") is not a coherent and exciting form for her story.
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The filmmakers follow the memoirs, Hoover the 135-minute-long film as voice-over dictates and combine them - unreliable - omissions with sequences that illustrate the repressed inner life of the protagonist. While Hoover reported in the state-supporting timbre as he grouped a band of intrepid men around him (which of course must not be married, so they can concentrate on the patriotic job), the photos show how to be working the rugged character among his fellows seems. Collegial handholding not excluded, however, must not be more.
Eastwood directed Hoover as a tragic figure who transmits their fear of their own sexuality in a fear of social opponents. This preserves the director a subtle, sometimes even tenderly intimate look. Imagine, the great engine and displacement interpreting the behavior of Martin Scorsese ("Shutter Iceland") his regular cast DiCaprio would set the scene: Scorsese Hoover probably would have completed a real crossdressers orgy, the inner martyrdom of masked gays would be in a Dark Room -phantasmagoria been turned.
Eastwood, however, that obtains its expansive feature films with the silent, but a lot of staying power ballad watched his political ignoramus in parts with the sentiment of a country song. The spread of the FBI chief fetish inclinations (he is privately lingerie have worn) are processed at him for a scene of returned mourning: The aged Hoover lies down beads and petticoat to his late mother - and stares in the mirror at the people who he never could be. Hoover a tear trickles down her cheek, the soundtrack composed by Eastwood himself heard in a minor key.Despite several templates for Flash, speculative scenes of Eastwood keeps his balladic tone. Even as the ever-changing sets Hoover's blackmail in the picture: Here sits America's top sniffer to every official correspondence with his papers in the anteroom of the President. The heads of state change, the intimidation is almost always the same: Mrs. Roosevelt was caught in a lesbian relationship, Mr. Kennedy met with a starlet in a hotel room. Hoover comes with audio and video recordings into the Oval Office - and comes with some more powers out again.
This is the political dramas of this kind for unusual engine logic, Clint Eastwood, opens for its lovingly called by his first name protagonists J. Edgar: The sex of the other was his power.

Iceland beats 3-D remake of Disney

Mark Wahlberg sneaks in one place: the thriller "Contraband", which is based on an Icelandic film, was in U.S. cinemas successful than the 3-D version of Disney's "Beauty and the Beast." In Germany, the French comedy hit "Pretty best friends" conquered the peak.
Los Angeles / Hamburg - "Reykjavik-Rotterdam" said the smuggler Icelandic film, which in 2008 had on the Atlantic island and Premiere in Germany ran only at festivals and on television. Protagonist was Baltasar Kormákur it - but for the remake, which is now advanced to the top of the North American box office, located Kormákur sat in the director's chair and handed the lead to the better-known Mark Wahlberg. my cactus heart
Wahlberg takes over as the star, whose figure a risky job to pay the debts of his brother, now played the "Contraband" thriller titled From Friday to Sunday a $ 24.1 million - expected much more than the rental company Universal had.

So that made it "Contraband" somewhat surprising to also prevent the repetition of the Disney-coup last autumn. At that time, the animation studio had brought as a promotion for the Blu-Ray release a 3-D version of "Lion King" in theaters - and captured the top chart. The three-dimensional version of "The Beauty And The Beast" ("Beauty and the Beast") managed only second place now, but with a respectable $ 18.5 million box office - and because the Monday is a holiday in the U.S. (Martin Luther King Day), the balance could be improved still further.
Behind these two reboots followed by "Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol", which deals with the $ 11.5 million of the weekend in second place in the eternal hit the "M: I" has backed films.
In fourth place with "Joyful Noise" is another new addition. In the musical try two contrasting women (played by Queen Latifah and Dolly Parton) to save a gospel choir. Rehearsed with the $ 11.3 million should the makers not be entirely satisfied. Placed fifth in the "Sherlock Holmes: A Game Of Shadows" with a box office of 8.4 million dollars.
Suffered a severe blow to the Vorwochenspitzenreiter: The horror film "The Devil Inside" 77 percent lost ground against its Vorwochenergebnis - one even for an unusually strong negative horror movies - and fell to sixth place.
Both of the Golden Globe jury as the best film award-winning works are in harmony at number 13 and 14, "The Descendants", which has the industry service Box Office Mojo, according to previously recorded total of $ 47 million, just ahead of "The Artist" (up date, 8.8 million).
More movies, more spectators: first place for "Quite the best of friends"
At last week was the new entry for the French film "Pretty best friends" to place in the German cinema charts quite a sensation, especially the comedy ran only in 159 theaters. However, the number of play sites has almost tripled to 431 cinemas and 468 000 spectators with the touching story of a paralyzed man climbed over his keeper and promptly at number one.Not even the remake of Stieg Larsson Mystery Shake "blindness" is not: The film by David Fincher came with 273 000 viewers in 523 cinemas to restart in second place. The first Swedish film 2009 128.155 visitors wanted to see, know the industry magazine "Focus on Film".
During three and four with "Sherlock Holmes: Playing in the shadows" and follow "RubbelDieKatz" two even longer running films, the number is five back spic and span: the German comedy "Off" by Elmar Fischer and Nora Tschirner featuring attracted 131 000 visitors at.

The downgrade is justified

EU politicians criticize the rating agency S & P vigorously for their decision to demote a number of euro area countries. This step is justified, however, believes the chief economist of Deutsche Bank's Mayer. Investors are likely to be the verdict of the rating agencies but not slavishly bow.
tagesschau.de: With France, Italy and Spain, €-graded countries have initiated major reforms. You now have a lower credit rating than it was before their consolidation process. Why is that?
Thomas Mayer: On the one hand, the rating agencies act with time delay. You are lagging behind with their assessments of developments. Secondly, one must look to the grounds. Standard & Poor's complained about the inconsistency within the European Union in addressing the crisis. According to the analysts is available at EU level there is no effective crisis management.
Mayer: We have in the past two years seen in the fact that the EU is not finished with this crisis. It has long underestimated the problems and is running behind the developments. The criticism is justified.
tagesschau.de: Nevertheless, you can hear the accusation that the rating agencies are biased. There were a "political rating." This impression is deceptive?
Mayer: The accused is charged very quickly. I would be careful. The downgrade is understandable. The criticism of the EU crisis management can be justified.The politicians, who complain that the demotion was politically motivated to actually divert attention from the problems for which the policy is responsible.
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tagesschau.de: Italy and Spain are now at the same level of assessment such as the Bahamas, Colombia and India. Is that really fair?
Mayer: You have to consider that a country that is in a monetary union, has no access to their own printing press. The ECB may, by statute neither Italy nor Greece and Spain to free money by printing before a bankruptcy. In this respect, the risks of default is greater than in countries with their own currency.
tagesschau.de: What impact will the downgrade to the affected countries?
Mayer: In the short term, the downgrade has no major impact. The market - we see this in the stock market - has already anticipated this step. The decision was not surprising, it has long been speculated. Medium term, though there is increasing concern about the viability of the euro zone. And the verdict of Standard & Poor's, the debate over the EFSF will fuel new.
tagesschau.de: Will the euro rescue more difficult?
Mayer: It is much more difficult. Because with the downgrading of the nine countries is just € EFSF even when the basis for the top AAA rating had shrunk considerably. A downgrade is likely. In addition, many investors uncertain about the debate further leverage the EFSF. And then there is a large issuance of the bailout, Greece by the program must be financed. All this makes investors skeptical and means headwinds in financial markets.

Commerzbank is able to save itself apparently

Commerzbank creates the capitalization but on its own? According to "Handelsblatt", the bank can fill his billion-dollar financial hole alone. Bank chief Blessing has found creative solutions accordingly.
Dusseldorf - Commerzbank CEO Martin Blessing is the new passage to the state probably saves: Apparently is the financial plan will make with the partly nationalized the bank until the end of June 2012, the billion-dollar capital shortfall. According to information from the "Handelsblatt" is based solely on the concept of Blessings "market solutions". "State aid is not directly or indirectly part of the capital plans," the newspaper learned from government sources.
Even in financial circles it was said, "that the capital plan does not provide state aid, Commerzbank". Blessing wanted to introduce early next week its plans Finance Minister Wolfgang Schäuble (CDU), said both in Frankfurt and in Berlin.Commerzbank in urgent need of fresh cash. As noted, the European bank supervision in the EBA conducted its stress test, missing the second largest German financial institution 5.3 billion euros. The bank must raise to mid 2012, when she wants to meet the stricter capital rules.
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Blessings capital plan is according to "Handelsblatt" of several components: the reduction of risks to bring € 2.7 billion, the repurchase of subordinated loans € 700 million, a further 750 million euros from the conversion of silent partner in the alliance expects tough capital. Well over one billion euros is to be applied mainly through retained earnings, it said in the negotiating parties.
"The capital plan contains no capital," it said further in the circles. This option will keep the Institute for the case in the hindquarters, the Financial Supervisory Authority, the plans are not considered sufficient. Also from the original idea of ​​a spin-off of real estate and public finance subsidiary Hypo € in a government bad bank, Commerzbank has again refrained.
The plans must now be approved by the BaFin. Skeptics consider it quite possible that the Authority will again provide additional claims. BaFin would examine rigorously whether the plan actually said, and implement sustainable, especially, was an insider. It must be ensured that Commerzbank is adequately capitalized and the long term, it said in financial circles.

Spain and Italy are favorable to money

It was a tough test for the highly indebted euro countries Italy and Spain: the first time this year, she had to get new money in the capital markets. Both auctions ran smoothly. Have evaluated this as a good signal in the European debt crisis.

Spain gathers in more than planned

Spain came to the money easily and much cheaper than last. At an auction of three bonds of the Spanish state gathered twice as much capital as one targeted. Yields declined significantly.

With three medium-term government bonds took Spain a total of almost ten billion euros. Was targeted had half the sum. The bonds run for three, four and five years. For the three-year bond yield fell sharply from the 5.187 percent in December to 3.384 percent. Also, the yields of the other two titles were in decline due 2015 and 2016. They were at 3.748 or 3.912 percent.

For Italy, the interest rates tumble

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Italy had to pay only half as high as interest rates have to last. At one-year securities, the yield was 2.735 percent - to 5.95 percent in December. At three-month interest rate securities fell to 1.644 percent, its lowest value since half a year. Collected a total of one-strapped state with the two auctions twelve billion €. The demand exceeded the supply volume is 1.5 - and 1.9-fold. The markets reacted positively: Yields on ten-year securities fell to 6.62 percent from Italy.

According to observers, especially the cheap money helped by the European Central Bank: In December, the ECB had issued three-year loans of almost 500 billion euros at a rate of one percent. This flood of money should be Europe's economy avert a credit crunch - and also, at least, say some economists - indirectly serve the public finance. Because of the low-interest loans from the ECB would enable banks to higher-yielding government bonds of euro-problem children to buy and reap a respectable profit. The loan program will help in this way in the markets under pressure of crisis countries. However, the central bank denies any such intentions.