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    National Society of Film Critics Takes A Shine To “Moonlight”

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    A scene from "Moonlight" (photo courtesy of A24 Films)

    Barry Jenkins' feature earns best picture, best director and best cinematography distinction

    NEW YORK (AP) --

    The National Society of Film Critics has voted “Moonlight” the best picture of 2016.

    Society members who gathered Saturday at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in New York also gave Barry Jenkins the best director award and James Laxton the best cinematography honor for the film.

    The movie is a coming-of-age tale about a young, gay, black kid growing up in a poor, drug-ridden neighborhood of Miami.

    The critics also passed out best acting awards to Casey Affleck for “Manchester by the Sea” and Isabelle Huppert for both “Elle” and “Things to Come.”

    Best supporting actor and actress are Mahershala Ali in “Moonlight” and Michelle Williams in “Manchester by the Sea.”

    In addition to best actor and supporting actress, “Manchester by the Sea” earned the best screenplay honor for writer-director Kenneth Lonergan.

    Here’s a full rundown of National Society of Film Critics’ honors with vote totals in parentheses showing the winner and runners-up in each category

    BEST ACTOR
    *1. Casey Affleck (65) – Manchester by the Sea
    Denzel Washington (21) – Fences
    Adam Driver (20) – Paterson

    BEST ACTRESS
    *1. Isabelle Huppert (55) – Elle and Things to Come
    Annette Bening (26) – 20th Century Women
    Sandra Hüller (26) – Toni Erdmann [tied with Bening]

    BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
    *1. Mahershala Ali (72) – Moonlight
    Jeff Bridges (18) – Hell or High Water
    Michael Shannon (14) – Nocturnal Animals

    BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
    *1. Michelle Williams (58) – Manchester by the Sea
    Lily Gladstone (45) – Certain Women
    Naomie Harris (25) – Moonlight

    BEST SCREENPLAY
    *1. Manchester by the Sea (61) – Kenneth Lonergan
    Moonlight (39) – Barry Jenkins
    Hell or High Water (16) – Taylor Sheridan

    BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
    *1. Moonlight (52) – James Laxton
    La La Land (27) – Linus Sandgren
    Silence (23) – Rodrigo Prieto

    BEST PICTURE
    *1. Moonlight (54)
    Manchester by the Sea (39)
    La La Land (31)

    BEST DIRECTOR
    *1. Barry Jenkins (53) – Moonlight
    Damien Chazelle (37) – La La Land
    Kenneth Lonergan (23) – Manchester by the Sea

    FOREIGN-LANGUAGE FILM
    *1. Toni Erdmann (52)
    The Handmaiden (26)
    Elle (19) and
    Things to Come (19) tied

    BEST NON-FICTION FILM
    *1. O.J.: Made in America (64)
    I Am Not Your Negro (36)
    13th (20)

    SPECIAL CITATION for a film awaiting American distribution: Sieranevada (Romania) Cristi Puiu

    FILM HERITAGE AWARD: Kino Lorber’s 5-disc collection “Pioneers of African-American Cinema”

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    Supreme Court Allows Multibillion-Dollar Class Action Lawsuit To Proceed Against Meta

    Friday, November 22, 2024

    The Supreme Court is allowing a multibillion-dollar class action investors' lawsuit to proceed against Facebook parent Meta, stemming from the privacy scandal involving the Cambridge Analytica political consulting firm.

    The justices heard arguments in November in Meta's bid to shut down the lawsuit. On Friday, they decided that they were wrong to take up the case in the first place.

    The high court dismissed the company's appeal, leaving in place an appellate ruling allowing the case to go forward.

    Investors allege that Meta did not fully disclose the risks that Facebook users' personal information would be misused by Cambridge Analytica, a firm that supported Donald Trump 's first successful Republican presidential campaign in 2016.

    Inadequacy of the disclosures led to two significant price drops in the price of the company's shares in 2018, after the public learned about the extent of the privacy scandal, the investors say.

    Meta spokesman Andy Stone said the company was disappointed by the court's action. "The plaintiff's claims are baseless and we will continue to defend ourselves as this case is considered by the District Court," Stone said in an emailed statement.

    Meta already has paid a $5.1 billion fine and reached a $725 million privacy settlement with users.

    Cambridge Analytica had ties to Trump political strategist Steve Bannon. It had paid a Facebook app developer for access to the personal information of about 87 million Facebook users. That data was then used to target U.S. voters during the 2016 campaign.

    The lawsuit is one of two high court cases involving class-action lawsuits against tech companies. The justices also are wrestling with whether to shut down a class action against Nvidia.... Read More

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