Actor-director Don Cheadle says he's considering doing another film project in Cincinnati.
He was in town for a special showing Saturday of "Miles Ahead," his new movie about jazz great Miles Davis shot in the Ohio city in 2014. Cheadle says the city really welcomed the cast and crew and its historic architecture helped produce a period film that felt authentic.
He tells The Cincinnati Enquirer that the city's layout and Ohio's motion picture incentives also were reasons to film in Cincinnati. He says he was thinking Saturday: "Should we come back here again?"
Cheadle says locally based musicians appear in the movie, which he describes as having a jazz-like, free-form storytelling style.
The movie "Carol" that was nominated for multiple Academy Awards is among other recent Cincinnati-shot films.
Canada orders TikTok’s Canadian business to be dissolved but won’t block app
Canada announced Wednesday it won't block access to the popular video-sharing app TikTok but is ordering the dissolution of its Canadian business after a national security review of the Chinese company behind it.
Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne said it is meant to address risks related to ByteDance Ltd.'s establishment of TikTok Technology Canada Inc.
"The government is not blocking Canadians' access to the TikTok application or their ability to create content. The decision to use a social media application or platform is a personal choice," Champagne said.
Champagne said it is important for Canadians to adopt good cybersecurity practices, including protecting their personal information.
He said the dissolution order was made in accordance with the Investment Canada Act, which allows for the review of foreign investments that may harm Canada's national security. He said the decision was based on information and evidence collected over the course of the review and on the advice of Canada's security and intelligence community and other government partners.
A TikTok spokesperson said in a statement that the shutdown of its Canadian offices will mean the loss of hundreds of local jobs.
"We will challenge this order in court," the spokesperson said. "The TikTok platform will remain available for creators to find an audience, explore new interests and for businesses to thrive."
TikTok is wildly popular with young people, but its Chinese ownership has raised fears that Beijing could use it to collect data on Western users or push pro-China narratives and misinformation. TikTok is owned by ByteDance, a Chinese company that moved its headquarters to Singapore in 2020.
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