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Jayden Daniels took off on an ill-advised scramble in the closing seconds of overtime with the Commanders in field-goal range, and Washington were unable to stop the clock before time expired, settling for a 27-27 tie with the New York Giants on Sunday after both teams made critical mistakes in the extra period.

Washington (1-3-1) got the ball with two minutes left in overtime when Daron Payne stripped the ball from Cam Skattebo with the Giants in range for a game-winning field goal. Daniels quickly moved the Commanders to the Giants’ 24-yard line, but with 12 seconds left and Washington out of timeouts, he held on to the ball and went down for no gain. Washington lined up to spike the ball, but the clock ticked down to zero and coach Dan Quinn ripped off his headset in disgust.

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Sarah Soleman’s adaptation of Elizabeth Day’s bestseller is hugely moreish – it leaves you absolutely desperate to find out more about the mystery at its heart

Imagine going to a huge party in a country pile stuffed with posh Tory MPs. Now imagine being massively pregnant and unable to drink. Now imagine that the party is “Victorian freak show” themed, because the hostess thought that would be even more fun. Such is the situation Lucy Gilmour (Sarah Solemani) finds herself in at the beginning of The Party, Solemani’s adaptation of Elizabeth Day’s 2017 bestseller of the same name.

When you learn that a gun has gone off, your first thought may well be that this can only improve matters. At the very least, the circus troupe will probably decline to perform further, and I believe even posh people have to stop conga-ing to 80s hits once the police show up. Like most of us, I’d be tempted to fire the gun into the air myself.

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The third series of Jimmy McGovern’s terrifying and acutely moving prison drama is set in a young offender institute – and the reality it depicts needs national attention

Jimmy McGovern has said that this new, third instalment of his prison anthology drama Time will be the last. For the sake of audiences’ emotional equilibrium, you have to hope so. For the sake of scripted drama, for the sake of art that has a hope of stirring the conscience of authorities and effecting change, you have to hope not.

This time, Time is inside a young offender institution. It is crammed with under-18-year-old males, locked up often for 23 hours a day, all subject to the relatively new “keep apart” system whereby prisoners deemed likely to be violent towards each other are not allowed out of their cells at the same time. Naturally, this leads to a lot more boys being banged up for a lot more of the day and suits the officers a lot better. It is a facet of modern YOIs that McGovern and his co-writer Sam Bailey, a man evidently cut from the same socially conscious cloth, are clearly intent on bringing to wider attention. Their script, and the direction by Paul Whittington, do a wonderful, terrifying job of conveying the kinetic energy pent up and desperate for release, and the seething fury ever threatening to erupt, in every scene.

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There was some Blade Runner news at New York Comic-Con this weekend — and also some news about Godzilla. Ars Technica reports:


We got our first look at Prime Video's new sci-fi series Blade Runner 2099 in July at San Diego Comic-Con. With the show's premiere roughly six weeks away, the streamer unveiled the full trailer this weekend at New York Comic-Con... Prime Video will drop all eight episodes of Blade Runner 2099 on November 25, 2026. [It's already earned 2.1 million views in the last 17 hours].


We also got a new trailer for Godzilla Minus Zero, the sequel to director Takashi Yamazaki's gloriously grounded kaiju epic, Godzilla Minus One, which became a major international hit and snagged an Oscar for best visual effects. [1.2 million views in its first five hours]



And StarWars.com brings news from the Star Wars universe:


Kevin Smith has already announced his Star Wars/Marvel: Hope Assembles crossover comic, interweaving the Marvel universe and the Star Wars galaxy like never before. Now, you're cordially invited to add your own creative ideas to the mix through a LEGO Ideas challenge celebrating the milestone 50th anniversary of Star Wars: A New Hope.

Using physical or virtual LEGO bricks, fans are challenged to build "their own epic mash-ups," according to Lego's web site, "in three categories: Character Fusion, Vehicle Fusion, and Scene Fusion." ("Write an engaging description and upload great images of your creation without using AI tools...")

Meanwhile, Star Trek fan site TrekMovie.com covered the major Star Trek announcements:


There were an interview with 95-year-old William Shatner by Star Trek super-fan Ben Stiller, which ended "with Stiller surprising Shatner by revealing the original Gorn head from his personal Star Trek memorabilia collection."Also announced was a new documentary about the disastrous fan-organized convention in 1982 that tried reuniting cast members from the original series. (Its title? The Con of Wrath: The Craziest Convention Ever!)Gates McFadden (who played Dr. Beverly Crusher on Star Trek: The Next Generation) will write a new comic book to "bridge the 20 year in-universe gap in Crusher's story between the events of the film Star Trek Nemesis and the television series Star Trek: Picard."Paramount+ offered a panel about their series Star Trek: Starfleet Academy (which returns for a second season in 2027).Nacelle Toys even announced new action figures of Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry and Lucile Ball, owner of Desilu Productions.


Reuters also has photos of costumed attendees.

But there was also some excitement when an unruly fan shouted over a panel for the Prime Video animated series Helluva Boss. Entertainment Weekly reports it culminated with series star Brandon Rogers shouting "You need to shut the f--- up right now. I'm going to jump over this fence and end you. It's not cute."

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マシューマシュー has added a photo to the pool:

Nikon FM2n
Nikkor 28mm f2.8 AIS
Kodak Pro Image 100
2024-09
Development: カメラのアマノ栄店
Scan: Filmlab App Desktop

Even though the light was strong and there was high contrast, the film was able to hold detail. I believe this was shot at 1/125 at f/4, though it easily could have been f/2.8, given the corner softness. There was a lot of traffic, so getting the tripod out was not an option.

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光が強く、コントラストも高かったのですが、フィルムは細部までしっかりと描写してくれました。シャッタースピードは1/125秒、絞りはF4だったと思いますが、四隅の描写が少し甘いので、F2.8だった可能性も十分にあります。交通量が多かったため、三脚を出して撮影することはできませんでした。

JERUZALEM (ANP/AFP) - De Israëlische premier Benjamin Netanyahu laat een onderzoek instellen naar de anonieme bronnen die in de bekroonde documentaire NAZA over de oorlog in Gaza voorkomen. Hij heeft "de stafchef van het leger, het hoofd van veiligheidsdienst Shin Bet en de landsadvocaat" aan het werk gezet, aldus een verklaring van zijn kantoor.

In de film komen 24 niet bij naam genoemde Israëlische klokkenluiders uit het leger en de Israëlische inlichtingendienst aan het woord. Deze directbetrokkenen, die in de film onherkenbaar in beeld komen, stellen dat het Israëlische leger doelbewust tienduizenden burgers in Gaza heeft gedood, onder meer met behulp van op AI gebaseerde systemen die doelen uitzoeken.

De titel NAZA is afgeleid van de Israëlische militaire term voor verwachte burgerslachtoffers bij luchtaanvallen. Het is een afkorting van de Hebreeuwse uitdrukking voor 'nevenschade'.

De film, die op het Filmfestival van Venetië een speciale juryprijs won, heeft in Israël veel ophef veroorzaakt. "Deze film vertelt een vals, misleidend en bevooroordeeld verhaal dat de staat Israël en het leger wereldwijd in een kwaad daglicht stelt", aldus Netanyahu.

KYIV (ANP/AFP) - De Oekraïense president Volodymyr Zelensky meldt dat Rusland een energiecentrale heeft aangevallen nadat de Amerikaanse president Donald Trump een "energiebestand" tussen de twee landen had aangekondigd.

"De Russen hebben een energiecentrale in Kyiv geraakt met een Shahed-drone", aldus Zelensky in een bericht op sociale media. Ook zouden de Russen in de regio Charkiv aanvallen op energievoorzieningen hebben uitgevoerd. "En dit alles gebeurde nadat de president van de Verenigde Staten zijn verklaring over een energiebestand had afgegeven."

Eerder op zondag had Trump aangekondigd dat Rusland en Oekraïne zijn overeengekomen te stoppen met aanvallen op elkaars energie-infrastructuur.

Zelensky liet direct weten dat dit "nieuws" voor hem was. Vanuit Moskou is nog niet gereageerd.