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    Que faisais-tu sur le film?
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    ‘White House Down’: Roland Emmerich more Spielberg than Fassbinder June 25, 2013 | 6:00 a.m. Roland Emmerich has an eye for the mainstream hit. (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times) 1 / 6 HIDE CAPTIONS SHOW THUMBNAILS Roland Emmerich’s face wore an easy expression of carefree calm as he strolled onto the patio of his Hollywood Hills home. The German director had just come from a morning screening of his new action movie “White House Down,” which blasts into theaters Friday. He’d been carefully listening to the final mix of the thundering soundtrack — a symphony of explosions, gunfire and shattering glass — and for the most part, he was happy, though a few remaining imperfections nagged at the corners of his smile. “Everybody who makes movies, they say you can never, ever finish a movie, you can only abandon it, no matter how much time you have,” Emmerich said. When Leonardo da Vinci stated, “Art is never finished, only abandoned,” he wasn’t necessarily referring to big-budget summer popcorn movies, and even the kindest critics might be hard-pressed to describe Emmerich’s films as works of art. Of the nine studio movies he previously directed, only two, “Independence Day” and “The Patriot,” have ratings above 50% fresh on the website Rotten Tomatoes. But in a career spanning three decades, Emmerich, 57, has proved himself a reliable hitmaker for the studios — combined, his movies have earned more than $1 billion in North America alone. Director Roland Emmerich appears on the set of Columbia Pictures’ “White House Down,” (MCT) “White House Down” is comfortably poised to add to Emmerich’s box office tally. The movie, written by James Vanderbilt, sees Channing Tatum’s aspiring Secret Service agent John Cale tasked with guarding the life of the president (Jamie Foxx) after he’s targeted in a terrorist plot. Cale also must protect his precocious preteen daughter Emily (Joey King), who is touring 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. with her dad when chaos breaks out. “It’s a straight action movie with slight political undertones done in the way I like to do movies so they don’t take themselves too seriously,” Emmerich said of his latest project. “Sometimes I have a real problem with that. There was a time in the ’70s and ’80s mainly where people made fun movies which were not taking themselves too seriously. I don’t know what happened.” In an industry with so much bluster and posturing, Emmerich seems to operate with a refreshing degree of candor and self-awareness. When he talks about the defining characteristics of his movies, he says that most of the time, there’s a “strong basic idea.” He’s not attempting to make the sort of weighty, cerebral blockbusters pioneered by Christopher Nolan, or the coolly sleek variety so strongly associated with Michael Bay. He wants his movies to have humor and heart. “There are those people who make mainstream commercial films in order to further their career so that they can one day get to make the movie they’ve always dreamed of making,” said Dean Devlin, Emmerich’s writing and producing partner on such projects as “Stargate” and “Independence Day.” “And then there’s those people who really, really love mainstream movies, and Roland’s one of those people. He approaches these films with the same amount of love and passion as Scorsese does when he does an art picture.” Jamie Foxx and Channing Tatum in a scene from “White House Down.” (Reiner Bajo / Sony Columbia Pictures) Even as a film student in Munich in the late ’70s, Emmerich realized that his sensibilities ran in a more commercial direction than those of his peers. They aspired to become the next Rainer Werner Fassbinder or Wim Wenders, while Emmerich was interested in following in the creative footsteps of George Lucas or Steven Spielberg. By the time he arrived in Los Angeles at age 34, Emmerich had made four independent films in Germany, learning to work quickly and economically, a skill set he believes sets him apart. “You have to see it, these movies are a job, and I’m constantly trying to be as professional as possible,” Emmerich said. “That’s why they like me at the studios. When I came to Los Angeles, I just saw how they’re making movies here, and it’s a waste of money; 20% to 30% is waste — egos, laziness, not being really truly professional, lack of craftsmanship. All these kinds of things, they add up.” “White House Down” finds Emmerich returning to his comfort zone after 2011′s period costume drama “Anonymous,” which pondered the mystery of who really wrote Shakespeare’s plays. Sony chief Amy Pascal tipped Emmerich to the screenplay, and although he had some initial reservations about the premise — “I said, ‘Oh, my God, not the White House again’” — he found himself hooked by the premise. The $150-million film shot on location in Montreal last year, with the production partially shooting six-day weeks to accommodate Tatum’s schedule — the busy actor completed “White House Down” and immediately began shooting another film, the drama “Foxcatcher” for director Bennett Miller. As with Emmerich’s earlier hits “2012″ and “The Day After Tomorrow,” “White House Down” follows the formula the filmmaker established with his 1996 alien invasion thriller “Independence Day”: There’s the charming but gently flawed protagonist at the center of a diverse ensemble cast, the spectacular disaster set pieces laced with a winking humor, the requisite upbeat ending. Exactly how “White House Down” will fare in a crowded summer marketplace remains to be seen — early tracking suggests the film should open to about $25 million against the Sandra Bullock-Melissa McCarthy buddy cop comedy “The Heat” — but Emmerich already is looking to the future projects that will occupy his time. Next up is “Independence Day 2,” which is set to arrive in theaters July 3, 2015, 19 years after the original opened to record-breaking box office and transformed Emmerich into a final cut filmmaker. Shooting is expected to begin early next year, and roughly half the cast is expected to return, though Will Smith will not be among them. (“He’s too big now,” Emmerich said. “It would be a ‘Will Smith’ movie.’) “There’s so much misery out in our world, it’s such a harsh world,” Emmerich said. “You go to a movie, you want to feel good about it. Sometimes terrible things happen on screen, but at the end, you want to feel good about people.” – Gina McIntyre http://herocomplex.latimes.com/movies/white-house-down-roland-emmerich-more-spielberg-than-fassbinder/#/0
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    Vancouver, Canada, sees sharp drop-off in movie, TV production ON LOCATION The city that pioneered the use of film incentives is losing ground to rivals in eastern Canada and states such as Georgia and North Carolina. May 01, 2013|By Richard Verrier, Los Angeles Times Hollywood North is going south. That's the fear among many in the once-booming production community in Vancouver, Canada. Although Vancouver still attracts high-profile movies and television shows, including A&E's recently launched "Bates Motel," the city is rapidly losing its perch as one of the industry's busiest production hubs as it faces rising competition from cities in eastern Canada and south of the border. The city that pioneered the use of film incentives now finds itself struggling to compete with emerging rivals offering stronger tax credits and rebates. The industry also has been spooked by the return April 1 of a provincial sales tax that had previously exempted film productions. PHOTOS: Hollywood Backlot moments As a result, film activity in Vancouver fell to its lowest level in recent memory in the first quarter, leaving many soundstages empty and thousands of crew members struggling to find work. The situation has caused widespread anxiety in Vancouver and has become a key issue in British Columbia's provincial elections that will be decided May 14. Nearly 5,000 industry workers rallied outside one of Vancouver's largest soundstages in January, demanding that the current provincial government beef up its film credit. But Premier Christy Clark and her Liberal Party government have balked at the demands, saying the province can't afford to spend the money. "We've had bad years before, but having three bad years in a row is something that a lot of people are having a hard time getting past," said Paul Klassen, business representative for Local 891 of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees. In the second half of 2012, the union local, which represents about 5,000 crew members, saw a roughly 30% drop in employment compared with the same period in 2009. "People are leaving the industry or leaving Vancouver to chase the work," Klassen said. Some Canadian actors like Rob Bruner have moved to Los Angeles as jobs have declined in Vancouver. Bruner, who lived in Vancouver for many years working on such shows as "Pysch," "Da Vinci's Inquest" and "Stephen King's Dead Zone," now lives in Hollywood, where he is writing and producing his own YouTube comedy series, "Between Jupiter and Mars." ON LOCATION: Where the cameras roll "This is the worst anyone has ever seen it," Bruner said of the climate in Vancouver. "There is just a feeling of despair in the business, that's it's not the big, powerful Hollywood North that it used to be." Still, Vancouver has deep and long-standing ties to the industry dating to the 1980s, when one of the first studio complexes was built by Hollywood TV producer Stephen J. Cannell, who shot shows such as "Wiseguy" and "Stingray" there. As more film and TV producers discovered Vancouver, the city strengthened its hand by developing the skilled crews and production facilities that Hollywood needed. By the early 2000s, Vancouver was attracting not only TV shows but a number of feature films. Beyond film incentives, Vancouver offered other advantages — the same time zone, a city filled with versatile locations, experienced crews and soundstages. A favorable exchange rate also made it relatively cheap for Americans to shoot in Canada. But a decline in the value of the U.S. dollar has eroded that advantage. At the same time, Vancouver finds itself competing with a growing crop of rivals. This week, for example, Britain's famous Pinewood Studios announced that it was building new soundstages outside of Atlanta, which has emerged as a major hub for production. So has North Carolina, which had a record year in 2012 thanks to such movies as the upcoming "Iron Man 3." The Motion Picture Assn. of America said Tuesday that the film generated $179.8 million in spending in the state. PHOTOS: Billion-dollar films Once the third-busiest film city after Los Angeles and New York, Vancouver has fallen into fifth or sixth place in North America. Last year British Columbia saw its foreign production drop $88 million to $892 million, according to the B.C. Film Commission. The province lost 3,500 film and television jobs during the year ended March 31, 2012, according to a recent industry report. Vancouver's loss isn't necessarily Los Angeles' gain, however. Although location filming in L.A. jumped 18% in the first quarter, the region still struggles to attract major feature films. Much of the work in Vancouver has simply shifted elsewhere in Canada, especially Toronto and Montreal. The provinces of Ontario and Quebec bolstered their film incentives in 2009 and now offer a 25% across-the-board credit toward film expenses, compared with British Columbia, which provides a 33% credit on labor costs only. The local film industry has been lobbying to extend that to 40% and has lined up support from Clark's rival, New Democratic Party Leader Adrian Dix, who could be the province's next premier. "We want to make sure we're doing as much as we can to attract business up here," said Peter Leitch, president of Mammoth Studios and North Shore Studios, where the TV series "Psych" and "Falling Skies" shoot. Occupancy at Vancouver Film Studios, which has a dozen soundstages, has been less than 50%, down from the usual 80% to 85%, said Pete Mitchell, president of the studio, which also is home to "Bates Motel." "The general competition for work is more aggressive, and it's taking a bite out of us," Mitchell said. richard.verrier@latimes.com http://articles.latimes.com/2013/may/01/business/la-fi-ct-onlocation-20130501
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    Tesla Shows Off A 90-Second Battery Swap System, Wants It At Supercharging Stations By Year’s End Tesla teased electric motorheads earlier this week by announcing an event that would show off its curious battery-swapping system, and it wound up being even more impressive than most of us imagined. Long story short, Tesla can swap a Model S’s battery in just 90 seconds (that’s less time than it takes to fuel up a regular car), and you won’t even have to get out of your seat to do it. “We designed Model S from the beginning to be capable of swapping out the battery pack faster than you can fill a gas tank,” Tesla CEO Elon Musk said at the company’s Hawthorne design studio earlier this evening. It’s not exactly a secret that the Model S’s battery pack can be switched out as needed, but the company saw fit to keep the details under wraps until today. For the process to run that quickly, you’d expect some technical wizardry to come into play and Tesla certainly delivers. Once a Model S owner parks the car on a designated spot, a platform raises from the ground to disconnect and grab hold of the depleted battery. The platform then descends back into the ground, dumps the battery, retrieves a fresh one, and rises once more to connect it to the car. Regardez les videos sur la page! http://techcrunch.com/2013/06/20/tesla-shows-off-a-90-second-battery-swap-system-wants-it-at-supercharging-stations-by-years-end/?ncid=tcdaily
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    Vraiment? Ouch!!!
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    Ce serait merveilleux. Plus de hauteur permise, plus de verdure permise. Plus faible empreinte sur le sol.
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    J'ai eu une rencontre amicale avec un vétéran de la construction au Québec et en Ontario. il me disait que la corruption est encore plus poussée en Ontario. Est-ce qu'il pensait que ça allait éclater au grand jour là-bas? Il n'en savait rien.
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    Dans le fond, il semble bien que presque tout le monde buvait la même eau pendant des années, un eau contaminée! Tout le monde serait devenu des vampires!
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    Je crois que beaucoup ici devraient prendre de bonnes longues vacances de 2-3 mois.
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    Ca devient surréel tout ça. Montréal en tutelle maintenant?
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    C'est du copier-coller de plubi-reportages très souvent ou de communiqués de presse de toute évidence.
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    Se pourrait-il que le système choisit pour aller sur la rive Sud soit aussi choisi pour aller à l'aéroport? Pourrait-il y avoir une opportunité d'économie d'échelle avec les 2 trajets?
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    Montréal va perdre son monopole pour l'Amérique du Nord. Ca va être intéressant de voir comment son GP va réagir (si ils réussissent à se financer). F1: le GP d'Amérique en voie d'être prêt pour 2014 PARIS - Le Grand Prix de Formule 1 d'Amérique, initialement prévu en juin 2013 dans le New Jersey, face à New York, «est sur la bonne voie» pour être organisé en juin 2014, au même endroit, sur un circuit urbain tracé à Port Imperial, selon son promoteur, Leo Hindery, interrogé par le site Autosport. «Nous sommes sur la bonne voie pour 2014,» a déclaré Hindery au site britannique, en assumant totalement le report d'un an de la course inaugurale d'un contrat de dix ans avec Bernie Ecclestone et Formula One Management (FOM), qui gère les droits commerciaux de la F1. «C'est entièrement ma faute (si la course n'a pas eu lieu en 2013, NDLR), a expliqué Hindery, un ancien bon pilote amateur ayant participé aux 24 Heures du Mans 2005 (1er en catégorie GT2). Nous savions que nous pouvions dessiner le circuit et que l'État (du New Jersey) nous soutiendrait, mais nous n'avions pas un capital assez structuré». D'après Hindery, la course aura lieu, comme prévu en 2013, après le GP du Canada à Montréal, au premier tiers d'un calendrier qui pourrait compter 21 dates, au lieu de 19 en 2013, car un GP de Russie est aussi souhaité par Vladimir Poutine. «Son» circuit est en construction sur le site olympique des Jeux d'hiver à Sotchi. «Ce sera probablement en juin, après le Canada, et François Dumontier (le promoteur du GP du Canada) est un allié formidable», selon Hindery, pour qui «une bonne course à Montréal créera de l'intérêt pour la nôtre à Port Imperial, et la nôtre créera aussi de l'intérêt pour le GP des États-Unis à Austin en fin de saison». Bernie Ecclestone tient beaucoup à ce GP, avec les gratte-ciels de New York en toile de fond. Hindery aussi, qui attend «beaucoup d'Européens, car c'est facile de venir à New York, et c'est agréable d'y faire du tourisme». Il espère aussi «initier beaucoup de jeunes Américains à un sport qu'ils n'ont jamais vu se dérouler devant eux». http://auto.lapresse.ca/course-automobile/f1/201306/13/01-4660870-f1-le-gp-damerique-en-voie-detre-pret-pour-2014.php
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    J'ai déjà tourné un reportage dans leur usine de St-Michel. Il y a des gouteurs de café qui passent leur journée à gouter du café pour s'assurer des bons dosages et mélanges. Les bruleurs de café sont gigantesques mais permettent quand même une très grande précision de cuissson des fèves comparativement à d'autres brûleries.
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    Je me souviens d'avoir vu que Montréal se classe parmi les dernières villes en Amérique du Nord quant au démarrage de nouvelles entreprises et l'entrepreneuriat. Par contre elle est au top quand il s'agit de capital de risque. Peu de jeunes se lancent en affaire à Montréal comparativement aux autres villes nord-américaines. Pourquoi donc ?
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    An airplane Full of hot wheels.
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    Est-ce que la hauteur de la grue correspond à la hauteur maximale de la tour?
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    Canderel positif

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    To me the glass is half empty, what a shame. Quand je regarde ça, je me dis que le verre est rempli à moitié, ce qui est déjà pas mal!
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    Je ne comprends pas ton propos. Ils sont venus parce qu'il y avait un GP, ils étaient une des retombées. Ce n'est qu'un exemple parmi des centaines qui ont lieu pendant toute la semaine de F1. Ils retournent dans leur pays et vendent les mérites de Montréal, reviennent eux-mêmes plus tard, ce qui n'est pas comptabilisé...
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    J'avais tourné un reportage sur un groupe d'ingénieurs de Honda qui s'était retrouvé au sommet du Mont-Tremblant pour un gros pow-wow de la compagnie. Ils avaient réservé le restaurant au complet. Ils venaient d'Europe, des USA, d'Asie. Ils s'amusaient ferme. L'argent et l'alcool coulaient à flot. Il n'y a pas de doute que plusieurs sont revenus au Québec dans les années suivantes. Tous sont repartis avec des bons mots pour Montréal. Pas de doute que les retombées sont plus grandes que celles immédiatement prises en compte lors que Cirque de la F1.
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    J'habite le Greenwich Village ici à New York et Laissez moi vous dire que la nuit ça fait du bruit, Ça crie fort , Ca casse des bouteilles, ça chante ça crie au meurtre, plein de sirènes de police mais c'est aussi le charme des bons restaurants des bons clubs , un monde un peu différent, Plus bohémien du reste de la ville. Pour dormir, les gens utilisent toutes sortes de trucs. White noise, Bouchons dans les oreilles, air conditionné à plein régime, Bref on est citadin et on fait avec.
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    Le boulevard Saint-Laurent ne peut pas faire autrement que de renaître. Dans quelques années il sera à nouveau l'endroit à la mode de la ville avec de nouveaux entrepreneurs,de nouveaux preneurs de risque avec de nouvelles visions.
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    Tu n'as qu'à utiliser l'outil de recherche sur le forum.
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    Bienvenue sur le forum. On a déjà publié plusieurs annonces sur ce forum au sujet de projets sur la couronne Nord, les as-tu vues?
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    Autoroute 19

    LindbergMTL a répondu à un sujet de mtlurb dans Infrastructures

    Donc la 19 va se rendre quelque part, la 25 se rend quelque part maintenant, la 30 aussi, la 440 va se connecter dans l'Ouest (p.e. pas sous le PQ???), manque just la 13 (faudrait changer son nom pour la chance).
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