La bande-annonce du nouveau film de et avec , The Ides of March, vient d’être dévoilée. On y découvre un Georgy en gouverneur prêt à tout pour accéder au pouvoir suprême.

«Nous devons le faire et rien de mal ne peut advenir quand on fait ce qu’il faut. -C’est votre théorie personnelle? Parce que je pourrais la briser en mille morceaux» L’ouverture de la bande annonce de The Ides of March, et surtout cette réponse cynique de George Clooney à son attaché presse –

– résume parfaitement l’intrigue de son nouveau long-métrage.

Georgy en politicien implacable, voilà ce que The Ides of March nous donne à voir. Le film, qui sera présenté lors du Festival du film de Toronto en septembre prochain, nous plonge dans les coulisses de la politique américaine. Bien loin de ses rôles consensuels de gentleman cambrioleur ou de fanatique de la capsule, George Clonney dévoile ici la face peu reluisante des jeux de pouvoir.

Au centre de l’intrigue, la star montante d’Hollywod, Ryan Gosling, vu dans N’oublie jamais ou Blue Valentine, qui incarne le chargé de presse de Mike Morris –Georges Clonney. C’est de son point de vue que The Ides of March est filmé. La vision idéaliste et naïve de ce jeune novice de la politique sera mise à mal dans ce thriller en forme de course aux primaires présidentielles. Le film dépeint le tiraillement ressenti par celui qui découvre les dessous d’un monde qui l’attire pourtant, et l’amène à se poser des questions sur ses propres valeurs.

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–génial en Truman Capote et dans Good morning England- lui aussi entravé dans les filets vénéneux de la politique.

George Clooney renoue ici avec son sujet favori, la politique. Ce projet, qu’il porte depuis plusieurs années déjà, a été repoussé, en raison de l’élection de Barack Obama, que l’acteur soutenait fermement. «Je me rappelle être assis dans un restaurant avec le scénariste Grand Heslov, explique Clonney, quand Obama a gagné et nous avons réalisé que nous ne pouvions pas faire ce film à ce moment-là. Tout le monde était trop reconnaissant et joyeux. Maintenant le cynisme est de retour, alors il est temps».

Le film qui promet un face-à-face passionnant entre Clooney et Gosling, sortira en octobre prochain.

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Couple le plus fascinant au monde, et auraient une sexualité assez libre. C’est en tout cas ce que laissent supposer les dernières déclarations d’Angelina en interview.

«Je ne pense pas que la fidélité soit absolument essentielle au sein d’une relation!». Dans une interview accordée au magazine allemand Das Neue Blatt, Angelina Jolie s’est laissée aller à quelques confidences plutôt surprenantes. Après six ans d’une relation passionnée avec son beau Brad, l’actrice de 36 ans, a une conception assez décomplexée de sa vie de couple. «Je trouve cela plus triste de laisser son compagnon et ensuite de tenir des propos désagréables sur lui, confie-t-elle. Ni Brad ni moi n’avons pour idée que de vivre ensemble signifie vivre enchaînés. Nous ne nous limitons pas l’un à l’autre».

Aperçue très proche de la productrice de son dernier film World War Z, Brad a donc la permission d’aller voir ailleurs. Très cool Angie? Pas si sûr. La star de Tomb Raider perd parfois sa zen attitude. «Ça explose à la maison quand Brad n’arrive pas à réaliser ses erreurs, admet-elle. Il est vrai qu’à ce moment je peux être si en colère que je déchire ses chemises». Assez peu encline à se répandre sur sa vie privée, Angelina, devant l’ampleur prise par ses déclarations, a tenu à clarifier les choses sur les différentes rumeurs qui circulent à son sujet dans une autre interview accordée cette fois au magazine Vanity Fair.

«Je ne suis pas enceinte, je ne vais pas me marier en secret et je ne vais pas adopter d’enfant pour le moment», a expliqué l’actrice qui revient tout juste d’un séjour à la Haye, toujours… fidèle qu’elle est à son engagement dans les grandes causes humanitaires.

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C’est ce week-end que Paul Mc Cartney devrait dire « I do » à sa compagne: Nancy Shevell. Une union qui sera célébrée dans la plus stricte intimité.

A 69 ans Paul Mc Cartney s’apprête à se marier pour la troisième fois. Selon le site de Perez Hilton, l’heureux événement devrait avoir lieu ce samedi dans la somptueuse maison de campagne de Paul (d’une superficie de 933 hectares), située dans le Sussex, au sud de l’Angleterre. « Nancy aurait aimé se marier à New York, mais elle sait qu’un mariage à l’anglaise rendrait Paul heureux, a expliqué une source au Mirror. Au bout du compte ils ont décidé de se marier au Royaume-Uni. Je ne crois pas avoir jamais vu un couple si accro l’un de l’autre ».

Ensemble depuis quatre ans, l’ancien Beatle et l’héritière américaine de 51 ans (divorcée de son ancien époux, l’avocat américain Bruce Blakeman en 2008), avaient annoncé leurs fiançailles au mois de mai. Déjà marié à deux reprises (avec Linda Eastman, décédée d’un cancer 1998 et Heather Mills avec qui il a divorcé en 2008), l’ex fab-four (qui a vendu 400 millions d’albums avec les Beatles) a confié à ses proches qu’il voulait un mariage le plus discret possible. « Une grande fête sera organisée un peu plus tard dans leur propriété des Hamptons à New-York » croit savoir le blogueur des stars Perez Hilton. Pour le mariage rock’n’roll il faudra donc encore patienter, pour l’instant comme le chantait Paul en 1967 dans l’un de ses plus grands tubes «All You Need is Love»…

A.M

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De passage à Paris pour l’avant-première de Men in Black 3, qui sort le mercredi 23 mai dans les salles françaises, la star Will Smith en a profité pour faire un (télé-)crochet par l’émission The Voice. Pour le plus grand plaisir de ses fans!

Alors que la finale de The Voice se prépare sur TF1 ce samedi soir, avec en guests Johnny Hallyday, Véronque Sanson, Yannick Noah et Lenny Kravitz, une autre vedette de la chanson, du cinéma et d’Hollywood s’est invitée vendredi soir en deuxième partie de soirée dans le before finale, l’émission spéciale En route vers la finale. Et excusez du peu, mais les quatre finalistes Al.Hy, Louis Delort, Stephan Rizon et Aude Henneville ont pu profiter de la présence exceptionnelle sur le plateau de Will Smith, venu leur donner quelques conseils et faire la promotion de son film Men in Black 3.

On a tendance à l’oublier, mais le dernier film avec Will Smith l’acteur date de début 2009, il s’agissait de Sept vies. Depuis, il avait surtout joué les producteurs, comme pour son fils Jaden avec le remake de Karaté Kid. Son retour sur grand écran est donc un évènement, et sa venue à Paris aussi. C’est accompagné de sa femme Jada Pinkett-Smith qu’il a assisté à l’avant-première du troisième épisode en 3D de la saga Men in Black. De quoi faire taire les rumeurs qui, régulièrement, annoncent leur séparation. Sa fille Willow était aussi du voyage, puisqu’elle a été aperçue dans les rues de la capitale.

Man in White: arborant un costume blanc pétant et un sourire Colgate, la star hollywoodienne a pris un bain de foule, posé pour les photographes amateurs comme professionnels et signé beaucoup d’autographes. Mieux que la 3D!

From enlargement to agriculture

Joost Korte has been appointed a deputy director-general of the European Commission’s agriculture department, with effect from 1 January.

As one of four deputy directors-general in the department, he will take responsibility for the economics of agricultural markets, direct support and market measures.

Korte, a Dutch national, is currently deputy director-general in the Commission’s department for enlargement, a post he took up in January 2012. In 2009-11, he was a director responsible for relations with the Council of Ministers in the Commission’s secretariat-general, where he also worked as a head of unit (2008-09) and adviser (2007-08).

In 2004-07, he was head of the private office of Danuta Hübner when she was commissioner for regional policy, and in 2002-04 deputy head of the private office of Chris Patten, the commissioner for external relations. A lawyer by background, Korte joined the Commission in 1991 following eight years of academic work on European law.

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Catching the energy wave

The Commission wants to revive interest in harnessing the power of the seas

The idea of deriving energy from the movement of the waves or the turning of tides has been around for decades, yet these are still considered emerging technologies. Now the European Commission has come up with a strategy amied at permitting ocean energy to make a significant contribution to Europe’s energy mix.

Wave and tidal power were both selected for development in the initial enthusiasm for renewables following the oil crisis of the 1970s, but in the mid-1980s public support dried up. “There was a very clear hiatus and there were a number of pioneers who kept the sector going throughout Europe on very little,” says Sian George, who heads Ocean Energy Europe, an umbrella body for the sector.

As climate change rose higher on the political agenda, policymakers again showed interest in ocean energy, and from 2000 public funding began to flow again. But private investment faltered. “We have seen a degree of risk fatigue and investment fatigue on the part of the private sector, compounded by the crisis, hard investment times and the total withdrawal of the venture-capital sector from any high-risk, high capital proposition,” says George.

This situation – a promising group of technologies stalled at the demonstration and deployment stage – is what the Commission sets out to address in its communication on ‘blue energy’ released on January 20. This covers wave and tidal power, along with more complex approaches such as ocean thermal energy conversion and salinity gradient power. The aim is to create a clear, stable and supportive policy framework that will attract investment to ocean energy and develop its potential. The Commission draws a parallel with offshore wind power and believes that the potential for ocean energy is comparable.

Its main initiative is the establishment of an Ocean Energy Forum, bringing the sector together with other marine industries. This is intended to help develop a strategic roadmap for the sector, setting out clear targets for its industrial development. This in turn could be the basis for a European Industrial Initiative, hosting large-scale technology development projects.

While the creation of a talking-shop might seem timid, it is exactly what the sector wants. “Here is an opportunity to share knowledge between different member states, facilitated by the Commission,” says George. “This is exactly the kind of thing that the Commission should be doing.”

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She feels that the forum will be crucial in getting public authorities to share experience in removing administrative barriers to ocean energy, such as licensing and consenting procedures, and also for comparing market incentives. Similarly, there is a need to co-ordinate technology development, closing a gap that has opened up between industry’s priorities and those currently receiving support from EU programmes.

The industry is also looking for a serious conversation on investment, both to fill the funding gap for early-stage, high-risk demonstration projects, and also for getting private equity into small and medium-sized enterprises.

EU moves to protect trade secrets

Commission to propose a minimum level of protection for confidential information.

The European Commission will next week propose legislation to combat industrial espionage and cyber-crime by increasing protection for trade secrets.

Michel Barnier, the European commissioner for the single market and services, is to unveil a draft law proposing a minimum level of protection across the European Union for companies’ confidential information.

The proposal will be welcomed by companies whose commercial advantage relies on keeping secret information about their processes and products. They include large-scale chemical manufacturers as well as small businesses – among them tyre-manufacturers and makers of fragrances. For them, patent protection – which involves making public the detail of innovations – is not an option.

The Commission will propose to define what know-how can be protected as a trade secret and set out specific legal remedies that must be made available, such as injunctions and damages, when that secrecy is breached.

At present, definitions of trade secrets vary across the European Union’s member states.

According to Sarah Turner, a specialist in the law of intellectual property at Hogan Lovells, a law firm, in some member states of the EU, the law on trade secrets is “almost non-existent”.

In some member states, problems arise because taking a digital copy of trade secrets does not fall within the legal definition of theft.

In 2012, a French fragrance company, IPRA France, accused two ex-employees of photocopying recipes for perfumes and lists of clients, but its claims were rejected because the original documents had not been stolen.

In Belgium, it is difficult for a company to litigate over a trade secret without making its content public.

The tyre-maker Michelin was left without a legal remedy when an employee in France went to the UK and tried to sell information on suppliers and production plans to competitors.

The UK is considered to offer a high-level of protection for trade secrets, partly because claimants find it relatively easy there to obtain search warrants, which are helpful when a company is seeking to establish its case.

Pierre Sivac, president of the International Fragrance Association, which has been urging the Commission to propose legislation, said: “The enforcement of the protection of know-how is exceedingly difficult because of inconsistent regimes across EU member states. He said that a bold proposal from the Commission would “go a long way to ensuring that innovative European industries, such as the fragrance industry, remain competitive”.

The association has long argue that patent protection and copyright are not enough. Not all trade secrets would qualify for patent protection. Others are not patented because of the cost involved or because they are too valuable to a company’s business model to be made public.

The association argues that companies feel better protected in the US and Japan, than in Europe, because those countries have stronger rules on protecting trade secrets.

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BusinessEurope, the European federation of employers’ organisations, last month sent a letter to Karel De Gucht, the European commissioner for trade, and to Michael Froman, the US trade representative, calling for them to use negotiations on a free-trade agreement to co-ordinate their approaches to protecting trade secrets.

Council’s rejection of EU pay rise was justified, says ECJ

In a surprise judgment, the European Court of Justice in Luxembourg has ruled that the European Union’s Council of Ministers was legally entitled to refuse a 1.7% salary increase for European Union staff that the Commission proposed in 2011.

The Court on Tuesday (19 November) ordered the Commission to make a new proposal that takes into account the serious and sudden deterioration in economic conditions in the Union – the justification given by the Council in December 2011 for its rejection of the salary rise. The court’s judgment runs – unusually – counter to a legal opinion delivered in September by Yves Bot, an advocate general at the court.

The Commission each year proposes adjustments to the salaries and pensions of EU staff, employing a formula that tracks developments in the purchasing power of national civil servants in eight member states. This method, agreed with trade unions representing EU staff, is intended to ensure that EU salaries are roughly in line with those of national officials, and the Commission says it lacks the power to propose figures lower than those produced by the formula.

But in 2009 and 2011, the Council rejected the Commission’s proposal, on each occasion with different outcomes. In 2009, the member states refused to approve a 3.7% pay rise, which led to a court challenge against the member states by the Commission. The ECJ ruled in November 2010 that the Council had exceeded its powers in blocking the Commission’s proposal – it had

offered a 1.85% rise instead – and that the Council’s only margin of discretion over salary adjustments was to trigger an exception clause in case of a “serious and sudden deterioration in the economic situation” in the EU. In rejecting the 2009 rise, the Council had not invoked the clause; the court upheld the Commission’s complaint and the increase was paid.

The Council learned from its mistake and, in rejecting the 2011 increase, it invoked the exception clause. The Commission disputed the Council’s assessment of the economic conditions, and both sides brought their case to the ECJ. The ruling establishes that it was the Council’s task, not the Commission’s, to determine whether the economic environment justified triggering the exception clause – thus making it possible to block salary rises. The court also ruled that once that determination has been made, the Commission is obliged to make a new proposal based on the exception clause.

The ruling has limited implications beyond the 2011 salary rise. From 1 January 2014, new rules apply to staff pay, pensions and perks, limiting any move – up or down – in staff salaries to 2% a year, and, in times of crisis, imposing further limits to any increases in pay. Moreover, salaries have been frozen this year and next. The crisis clause has been made more automatic, so that disputes over who has the power to trigger it should be a thing of the past.

Günther Lorenz of the Union Syndicale, a staff union at the Council, said that staff were “shocked” by the judgment, which he described as “legally very difficult to understand” and “a primarily political ruling”. He said that the staff unions made their concessions to the member states on the staff reform on the assumption, shared by everyone, that the court would again side with the Commission. He called on the Commission again to propose a 1.7% rise for 2011.

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The young stopper denied violent conduct, but the Football Association has announced he has received a significant ban

Manchester United’s on-loan goalkeeper Kieran O’Hara has been banned for six matches following an alleged biting incident during Burton Albion’s draw with Peterborough United. 

The 23-year-old, who is on a season-long loan with League One side Burton, clashed with Peterborough forward Sammie Szmodics at a corner, with an image appearing to show O’Hara biting his opponent’s arm. 

O’Hara was charged by the Football Association (FA) and despite denying his behaviour amounted to violent and/or improper conduct, a commission found him guilty of the charge and handed him the suspension along with a £2,500 fine. 

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A statement from the FA read: “An independent regulatory commission has suspended Kieran O’Hara for six matches with immediate effect and fined him £2,500 for a breach of FA Rule E3. 

“The Burton Albion FC goalkeeper denied that his behaviour during the 44th minute of an EFL League One fixture against Peterborough United FC on Saturday 29 February 2020 amounted to violent and/or improper conduct but the charge was subsequently found proven. 

“The independent regulatory commission’s written reasons will be published in due course.” 

O’Hara is yet to feature for United’s first team but has played twice for the Republic of Ireland at international level. 

He joined the Red Devils as a 16-year-old in 2012 after making the move from his local club Urmston Town.

The Manchester-born stopper has joined a swag of clubs on loan including Trafford, AFC Fylde, Morecambe, Stockport County, Macclesfield Town and Burton Albion.

O’Hara has two caps for the Republic of Ireland – who he qualifiers for through his paternal grandparents.

His senior debut came as a substitute in a friendly against Bulgaria in September last year and made his first start two months later against New Zealand in another non-competitive match.

Manchester United already have a wealth of goalkeepers on their books with David De Gea the current number one and Argentina international Sergio Romero as his back-up.

They also have former Stoke City stopper Lee Grant on their books, while Dean Henderson is starring on loan at Premier League high flyers Sheffield United and Joel Pereira is on a temporary move at Hearts.

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Steve Bruce is certain Everton target Allan Saint-Maximin has a “bright future” after his late strike secured a 1-0 win for Newcastle over 10-man Southampton at St Mary’s.

The Magpies had failed to score in their last four top-flight outings and the pressure was increased after Matt Ritchie missed a penalty in the first half.

But Saint-Maximin’s 79th-minute strike ended that goal drought as Newcastle moved eight points clear of the drop zone.

And Bruce is confident there is much more to come from the French forward, who was linked with Everton at the weekend.

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“I’m delighted for him, I’ve said since day one he’s always going to please everybody,” Bruce said.

“If you haven’t seen him play then you’re going to enjoy watching him because he is a natural footballer, which don’t come around too often like that.

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“He’s got frightening pace and great balance and got that thing where he wants to beat you and we don’t see that too often anymore.

“It can be a bit frustrating at times and he has to learn, but if he learns he’s got a big, bright future ahead of him.”

 

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