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Despite her sheltered upbringing, Jenny is a teen with a bright future; she's smart, pretty, and has aspirations of attending Oxford University. When David, a charming but much older suitor, motors into her life in a shiny automobile, Jenny gets a taste of adult life that she won't soon forget.

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The making of an education, walking the red carpet, deleted scenes, rotten tomatoes® score.

It is ever so slightly warped, capped off with a delightful, cheeky soundtrack...

Adapted by Nick Hornby from a memoir by Lynn Barber, this is an enjoyably bracing portrait of a romantic misadventure.

Carey Mulligan’s breakthrough performance in An Education deserves the affection it’s getting and serves as the film’s easiest selling point.

Soundtracked by the sensuous jazz of the Swinging Sixties, the film is at once stylish and soul-searching, a thoughtful meditation on the pitfalls of grasping for adulthood too soon.

It is spoiled ... by a rather predictable script and a conventional denouement, and the narrow outlook to which it seems to subscribe.

An Education offers the thrilling sight of a smart young woman in charge of her own sexuality.

Lone Scherfig and her cast and crew give us all AN EDUCATION. Go straight to the head of the class with AN EDUCATION!!

But it's [Carey] Mulligan who shines throughout, bringing a wide-eyed naïve endearing charm to her character, her intelligence and pragmatism making Jenny far more than just a silly schoolgirl.

Nick Hornby wrote the screenplay by inflating a fragment of Lynn Barber's memoir, failing to disguise the thinness of the material.

Treats the issues it raises as black and white rather than really exploring them in a satisfying way.

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• Release Date : October 8, 2009
• Languages : English, Spanish
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From acclaimed writer Nick Hornby (ABOUT A BOY, HIGH FIDELITY) comes this inspired coming-of-age film Rolling Stone magazine calls "a miracle of a movie." When Jenny (Academy Award® and Golden Globe® nominee Carey Mulligan), a bright young school girl who longs for adulthood, meets David (Peter Sarsgaard), a dashing older man, he introduces her to his vibrant world of glamorous friends, chic jazz clubs and her own sexual awakening. Will she let this affair ruin her dreams of attending Oxford, as her headmistress (Emma Thompson) fears? This captivating film sparkles with the wit, charm and style of 1960s Britain.

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• Aspect Ratio ‏ : ‎ 2.35:1
• Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
• MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ PG-13 (Parents Strongly Cautioned)
• Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.5 x 5.25 x 0.5 inches; 2.4 ounces
• Item model number ‏ : ‎ 7019698
• Director ‏ : ‎ Lone Scherfig
• Media Format ‏ : ‎ Multiple Formats, AC-3, Color, Dolby, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
• Run time ‏ : ‎ 1 hour and 40 minutes
• Release date ‏ : ‎ March 30, 2010
• Actors ‏ : ‎ Carey Mulligan, Peter Sarsgaard
• Subtitles: ‏ : ‎ French
• Language ‏ : ‎ Unqualified
• Studio ‏ : ‎ Sony Pictures Classics
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Intelligent period drama tackles mature teen topics.

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The film pits classroom education vs. real-world e

Jenny is admirable in many ways, especially her th

A couple argues loudly; two guys pilfer a map from

A man in his 30s courts a 16-year-old virgin. In o

“Bloody hell,” “idiot,” and “stupid.”

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A 16-year-old smokes French cigarettes (Gauloises)

Parents need to know that this smart 1960s-set drama written by popular author Nick Hornby explores a teenager's efforts to define her future, which includes making a mess of her well-laid plans -- most notably by becoming involved in a relationship with a sophisticated man nearly twice her age. Virginity, education,…

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The film pits classroom education vs. real-world experiences -- but in the end, life demands a far more complex solution. Nevertheless, the importance of knowledge-seeking is made very clear, especially in the way it elevates the status of women.

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Jenny is admirable in many ways, especially her thirst for knowledge and respect for book learning. Realistically for a teenager, she's also impulsive and drawn to what is mysterious and possibly dangerous -- perhaps not literally, but emotionally (she’ll also fib to get what she wants sometimes). Still, she's able to face her mistakes and herself when necessary. Her parents are both permissive and controlling, which contributes to the situation in which she finds herself -- but they clearly love her.

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A man in his 30s courts a 16-year-old virgin. In one scene, he asks to see her breasts, and she acquiesces -- there’s no nudity, but she's shown opening her blouse. Later, they have sex, though they're only shown after the fact. Some kissing and much flirting. There’s also a somewhat frank discussion about intercourse and a risqué joke about a banana.

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A 16-year-old smokes French cigarettes (Gauloises). Some social drinking.

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Parents need to know that this smart 1960s-set drama written by popular author Nick Hornby explores a teenager's efforts to define her future, which includes making a mess of her well-laid plans -- most notably by becoming involved in a relationship with a sophisticated man nearly twice her age. Virginity, education, class -- they're all up for discussion and questioning. These are mature themes, but older teens should get a lot out of the movie. There's some sexual content (implied nudity and intercourse, kissing, and some risque discussion), as well as some era-accurate social drinking and smoking. To stay in the loop on more movies like this, you can sign up for weekly Family Movie Night emails .

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Only for adults and maybe older teens, what's the story.

Sixteen-year-old Jenny ( Carey Mulligan ) has fixed her sights on Oxford, and her striving dad ( Alfred Molina ) is happy to keep the pressure on until she gets there. Her teacher (Olivia White) believes she has what it takes, and Jenny does, too. But her plans are waylaid when she meets David ( Peter Sarsgaard ), a thirtysomething mystery man who hangs out with a fast crowd that introduces Jenny to a heady world of jazz, high art, fashion, Paris, and passion. How can the world of books compete?

Is It Any Good?

There are quibbles aplenty with AN EDUCATION -- Sarsgaard's wreck of an accent, to start, and a third act that attempts to wrap up too quickly to boot. But neither detracts from the period drama's considerable heft. This is a seriously good film. Nick Hornby , who wrote the screenplay based on a memoir by Lynn Barber, keeps the feel modern despite the 1960s setting (which is gorgeously rendered) with dialogue shot through the heart with essential truths.

And with Mulligan reciting Hornby's words, he can't lose. Watching her navigate the perils of near-adulthood is like an epiphany, and while Sarsgaard's accent is a throwaway, his acting isn't -- few actors can make creepy seem so appealing. Director Lone Scherfig presents London and Paris with a knowing glow -- Jenny is a firefly, and her wings, as we can only expect, will get scalded, if not burned. And yet we can't stop watching.

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Families can talk about how the movie portrays teen sexuality . How different do you think that depiction would be if the movie was set today, instead of in the '60s?

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What do you think of Jenny's apparent change-of-heart about pursuingOxford? Why does she seem ready to forgo what she's worked for topursue a fling with a much older man (who may, in fact, not be exactlywho she thinks he is)?

Movie Details

• In theaters : October 9, 2009
• On DVD or streaming : March 30, 2010
• Cast : Alfred Molina , Carey Mulligan , Peter Sarsgaard , Rosamund Pike
• Director : Lone Scherfig
• Inclusion Information : Female actors
• Studio : Sony Pictures Classics
• Genre : Drama
• Run time : 95 minutes
• MPAA rating : PG-13
• MPAA explanation : mature thematic material involving sexual content, and for smoking
• Last updated : July 7, 2022

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By Sarah Lyall

• Oct. 1, 2009

WITHOUT her glittering, voracious intelligence, Jenny, the 16-year-old protagonist of “An Education,” would surely be condemned to a life as dreary and constrained as that of her parents. It is England in 1961, before the decade started to swing, and Jenny (Carey Mulligan) is impatiently thinking about existentialism, listening to Juliette Gréco records and hoping that admission to Oxford will prove her ticket out of suburban Twickenham.

But suddenly an alternative type of schooling appears in the intriguing form of David (Peter Sarsgaard), a man twice her age who charms Jenny into accepting a lift in his sleek Bristol as she waits for the bus one rain-sodden afternoon. “An Education,” which opens in New York and Los Angeles on Friday, follows her as she is drawn into David’s irresistible world — a bohemian romp of weekend excursions to Paris, afternoons at the dog track and evenings at concerts and nightclubs — before coming to understand it all too well.

“An Education,” made for less than $8 million, won the audience award at Sundance and was, unusually, also accepted at the Berlin, Telluride and Toronto film festivals. Ms. Mulligan, with her ability to convey simultaneously naïveté and knowingness, vulnerability and strength, has been acclaimed as a future star, and the movie has been generating the kind of buzz that independent filmmakers dream about.

It had its genesis in something modest, a snippet of a memoir in Granta magazine. In the article, later expanded to a book, the journalist Lynn Barber described her scandalous affair with a man in his 30s when she was a schoolgirl in the early 1960s. The writer Nick Hornby happened to read the piece and was struck both by its subject and by the way it allowed for a range of sometimes conflicting emotions and motivations.

“I thought it was quite painful and funny, which is the sort of material I try to invent for myself in fiction,” he said in an interview. “Most writing goes into one group and stays there — it’s either serious or comedic, but life isn’t like that and I don’t see why fiction should be either.”

Mr. Hornby showed the article to his wife, the producer Amanda Posey. “I said, ‘I think you should do something with this,’ ” he recalled. “I didn’t think of doing it for myself, and when she started to talk about other writers, I started feeling a little possessive. I was saying, ‘What do you want him for?’ And I realized I was feeling chippy for a reason.”

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• Dallas Morning News Chris Vognar t gives a glimmering surface sheen to the glamorous mirage of David's high life and all but asks, "Would you make a better choice?"
• Seattle Times Moira MacDonald The movie belongs to Mulligan, whose Jenny looks like Audrey Hepburn when she puts her hair up and dons a black dress, and like every teenage girl who's had her heart broken when she cries.
• Arizona Republic Bill Goodykoontz An Education is just what the title promises, and a delight, as well.
• St. Louis Post-Dispatch Joe Williams The combination of a literate script, an adroit cast and an economical style is simple addition that achieves an alchemical feat: the best film of the year.
• Washington Post Ann Hornaday A beguiling little film that, with deceptive restraint and forthrightness, opens up worlds of roiling, contradictory emotions.
• Austin Chronicle Marjorie Baumgarten Everything about Scherfig's coming-of-age story about a girl in the London suburb of Twickenham in 1961 is spot-on.
• Reel Talk Online Candice Frederick What's good about Mulligan's performance is that it's subtle, and seemingly very natural. What's underwhelming about An Education is that all the drama that naturally occurs in a situation like Jenny's was missing.
• Beliefnet Nell Minow Carey Mulligan, in a star-making turn, makes this into one of the best films of the year.
• The Atlantic Ed Koch This is a lovely, delicious film with fine acting and a unique plot.
• DVDTalk.com Jason Bailey 'An Education' is an knowing, affectionate portrait of a man who was surely the best and worst thing that ever happened to a girl who probably should have known better.
• Associated Press Christy Lemire You may think you know where the film is going, but its ecstasy and heartbreak will stick with you afterward. It's one of the year's best.
• Film.com Jonathan F. Richards The centerpiece of An Education is the breakout performance of young Carey Mulligan. She is enchanting, and almost convincing as the teenage Jenny, though she can't completely obscure the (justified) suspicion that she's in her twenties and old enough f
• Chicago Sun-Times Roger Ebert [Mulligan] makes the role luminous when it could have been sad or awkward. She has such lightness and grace, you're pretty sure this is the birth of a star.
• MovieFreak.com Sara Michelle Fetters I laughed and I cried, and while saying those things is probably a cliché the simple fact is that despite the somewhat familiar nature of the plot this film is anything but.
• Movie Retriever Brian Tallerico A coming-of-age film like no other in a very long time. It is thematically complex, perfectly designed, and as memorable as any film released this year.
• Lessons of Darkness Nick Schager A teen-targeted public service announcement.
• Denver Post Lisa Kennedy The film is gentle with its judgments. Or most of them.
• San Francisco Chronicle Mick LaSalle Hornby's humane and humorous screenplay is true to the film's title: In short order, young Jenny finds out important truths about identity, glamour and how adults really think and live.
• Boston Globe Ty Burr A star may or may not be born in An Education, but an actress most surely is.
• The Simon Tim Grierson Sarsgaard is great as a very nice man who's really very rotten the more you think about it.

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“It’s characters who make pictures,” he told The Times in 1995. “Essentially my job is to provide information about them.”

Deep in his career, as he shifted between leading and character parts, Sutherland thrived in smaller roles that ordinarily called for an older actor who’d long ago been typecast as a villain or a kooky sidekick. But Sutherland had the winning ability to transform those small roles into complex characters who often helped elevate the film.

On the small screen, Sutherland also appeared in “Human Trafficking,” “Commander in Chief,” “Dirty Sexy Money,” “Pillars of the Earth” and “Trust.” Though he originally intended to be a theatrical actor, his only Broadway appearance was in Edward Albee’s short-lived adaptation of “Lolita” in 1981.

Donald McNichol Sutherland was born in St. John, a small fishing village in New Brunswick, Canada, on July 17, 1935. The town had only 5,000 residents, he said, and “that was when the train rolled into town.” One of four children, his mother was a mathematician and his father a salesman.

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“It’s not that theater was my first love. My first love was just to be an actor,” he told The Times. “I was kind of dumb and cowish, and I didn’t think movies were something I could ever be part of. I don’t know why I presumed that the theater would be. It was more ordinary, I suppose.”

He moved to England in 1956 to study acting at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art but dropped out after nine months because he disliked its psychological approach to acting. He went on to tour with various repertory companies and appeared in several BBC television productions, including bit parts in “The Saint” and “The Avengers.”

Rejection became all-too familiar. When he tried to break onto the big screen in 1962, he came away thinking his audition had gone well. The next morning the director phoned him. “The role we’re casting is that of a guy who lives next door,” the director said. “You don’t look like you’ve ever lived next door to anyone.”

He finally made his first movie, “The Castle of the Living Dead,” in 1964 and followed it with a series of undistinguished films such as “Dr. Terror’s House of Horrors” and “Die! Die! My Darling!” His break came when he arrived in Hollywood in 1967, a year after his first marriage ended, to co-star in the 1968 thriller “The Split.”

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“We had no money,” said Sutherland, who by then was married to his second wife, actress Shirley Douglas. (They divorced in 1970.) So he called his “Oedipus the King” co-star Christopher Plummer of “Sound of Music” fame, who was working in Stratford, Canada, to get his input.

“I woke him up,” Sutherland told The Times in 2011 . “He loaned me $1,500. Incredible. We were on a Boeing 707 — Shirley, her son Tom. Kiefer and [his twin] Rachel were probably 3 or 4 months old. I had a raincoat on and I was holding Kiefer, and when we landed in Los Angeles, he threw up all over me.”

The actor used a clip of his appearance on “The Saint” to land a role in his first major American film, “The Dirty Dozen,” in 1967. Sutherland credited legendary producer Ingo Preminger and director Robert Aldrich, who oversaw the 1967 World War II flick, for landing his later role in the film “MASH.”

“I was a glorified extra” in “The Dirty Dozen,” Sutherland said . “They hired legitimate actors to play the bottom six of the dozen.”

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But he quickly rose to fame in 1970 as the cocky surgeon Capt. Hawkeye Pierce in “MASH” and then as the neurotic platoon commander Oddball in “Kelly’s Heroes.” He went on to appear in such seminal films as Alan J. Pakula’s mystery “Klute,” Bernardo Bertolucci’s epic “1900” and Federico Fellini’s “Casanova.”

The plum roles continued to roll in with “The Eagle Has Landed,” “Invasion of the Body Snatchers,” “The Day of the Locust,” and the 1973 occult thriller “Don’t Look Now,” which stirred controversy for a sex scene with Sutherland and Julie Christie that was unusually graphic for its time.

After being a leading man through most of the 1970s, Sutherland began alternating between leading roles in films such as “A Dry White Season” with Marlon Brando and Robert Redford’s Oscar-winning “Ordinary People” and character roles in films such as “JFK” and “Buffy the Vampire Slayer.”

He also appeared in lesser films that, nonetheless, became cult favorites, such as National Lampoon’s “Animal House,” “Invasion of the Body Snatchers” and “Buffy the Vampire Slayer.”

His turn as the villainous leader President Coriolanus Snow opposite Jennifer Lawrence in the blockbuster “Hunger Games” trilogy gave him a new wave of recognition with younger audiences.

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“It was funny,” Sutherland told The Times in 2017, “at the beginning with ‘The Hunger Games,’ to walk through an airport and suddenly you feel this tug and you look down and it’s some young person — always a girl, never a boy. And her mother is standing there and they say, ‘Could you take a photograph with my daughter?’ And we’d be standing beside each other and I’d be looking at the camera and the girl would say, ‘Could you look mean?’ ”

Despite his lengthy resume, Sutherland had a dearth of accolades, winning but a few major acting awards for his performances — an Emmy and a Golden Globe for the 1995 miniseries “Citizen X” and another Globe for 2002’s “Path to War.” But the lack of award season hardware didn’t seem to trouble him.

“My career has been all downhill since the age of 11. I did my first play, ‘The Male Animal,’ at Toronto University’s Hart House theater. The audience laughed and applauded when I came on, they applauded when I went off, and they applauded when I came on again. I’ve never had it as good since,” he said.

In 2017 he was given an honorary Oscar, which recognizes extraordinary distinction in lifetime achievement and exceptional contributions to the state of motion picture arts and sciences.

The actor’s short-lived romance with Jane Fonda after making “Klute” in 1971 introduced him to left-wing politics and a second career as a hard-charging activist. The two had met at a Black Panther Party benefit in Los Angeles where he voiced his opposition of the Vietnam War. Sutherland, Fonda and other antiwar activists went on to form the Free Theatre Associates as an alternative to Bob Hope’s USO tours in Vietnam. Documents declassified in 2017 revealed the CIA had placed him on a watch list because of his antiwar activities.

Watching his father’s seminal films was a revelation for Kiefer Sutherland, who came to appreciate his father’s body of work as a teenager. “I knew he was a famous actor, but I didn’t know how prolific he was. I didn’t know how diverse all of those characters were.”

The younger Sutherland, best known for his leading role in the television drama “24,” said he even called his father to apologize for not knowing the magnitude of his career.

The two Sutherlands both appeared in Joel Schumacher’s 1996 thriller “A Time to Kill,” but they did not share any scenes. That changed when they played an estranged father and son in the western “Forsaken” in 2015.

Sutherland said he generally didn’t watch his films after they were released, but when he did, he said he noticed room for improvement.

“I have to be truthful — I am still looking forward when I look back. All I see are mistakes,” he told The Times. “When you are working on a picture, all of your concentration, all of your intensity is directed toward the heart of it, to such a degree it burns inside of you. Then after it’s over, it’s gone.”

Sutherland is survived by wife Francine Racette; sons Roeg, Rossif, Angus and Kiefer; daughter Rachel, and four grandchildren, including “Veep” actress Sarah Sutherland.

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"Toofan," the 2024 film starring Shakib Khan, has generated significant buzz among fans and critics alike. Here’s a review of the film, focusing on its strengths and areas for improvement.

Plot and Storyline:  The plot of "Toofan" is centered around the life of a gangster in the 1990s Bangladeshi underworld. Shakib Khan plays the lead role, portraying a complex character involved in the criminal underworld, navigating through power struggles and personal conflicts. The storyline explores themes of loyalty, betrayal, and redemption, set against the gritty backdrop of Dhaka's criminal landscape during that era​

The film opens with Khan's character, who rises through the ranks of the underworld, becoming a formidable figure. His journey is marked by intense action sequences and dramatic confrontations, highlighting his ruthless and strategic nature. As he ascends to power, he faces numerous challenges from rival gangs and law enforcement, leading to a series of violent and high-stakes encounters Mimi Chakraborty plays a significant role in the narrative, adding emotional depth and complexity to the storyline. Her character is intricately connected to Khan's, providing a balance to his otherwise dark and aggressive persona. The dynamics between the characters are further enriched by the performances of Chanchal Chowdhury, who plays the antagonist, and Masuma Rahman Nabila, whose role adds additional layers to the plot​ The film also delves into the protagonist's personal life, exploring his motivations, relationships, and the internal conflicts that drive his actions. This personal aspect of the story adds a humanizing element to the character, making his journey more relatable and engaging for the audience​ ​.

"Toofan" aims to deliver a compelling narrative that combines action, drama, and emotional storytelling, setting a new benchmark for Bangladeshi cinema in terms of both production quality and storytelling.

Performance: The performances in "Toofan" have been highly anticipated and well-received by both fans and critics. Shakib Khan, in particular, delivers a standout performance as a 1990s gangster, showcasing a more rugged and intense side compared to his previous roles. This character demands a significant range from Khan, allowing him to explore a more complex and darker persona. His portrayal has been noted for its depth and authenticity, effectively capturing the essence of the character.

Mimi Chakraborty, who plays a pivotal role alongside Shakib Khan, has also been praised for her performance. This film marks her first collaboration with Shakib Khan, and she has expressed her excitement about working with the Dhallywood superstar. Her portrayal adds significant value to the film, bringing both charm and strong screen presence​.

Chanchal Chowdhury, another key cast member, has received commendations for his role as the antagonist. Known for his impressive performances in films like "Aynabaji" and "Debi," Chowdhury brings a compelling intensity to "Toofan." His chemistry with Shakib Khan is a highlight of the film, contributing to its dramatic tension and overall appeal​ ​.

Masuma Rahman Nabila, returning to the big screen with "Toofan," has also been lauded for her performance. Her portrayal is noted for its emotional depth and strong character development, making her an integral part of the film's narrative​. 

Overall, the cast's performances have been instrumental in generating excitement and positive early reviews for "Toofan," with each actor bringing their best to the table and contributing to the film's anticipated success.

Direction and Cinematography:  "Toofan" is directed by Raihan Rafi, a prominent figure in the Bangladeshi film industry known for his innovative approach to filmmaking. Rafi has expressed that "Toofan" aims to set a new benchmark in Bangladeshi cinema, both in terms of storytelling and production quality​. 

The cinematography for "Toofan" is handled by Sumon Sarker. Sarker has worked to create a visually compelling narrative that captures the gritty and intense atmosphere of the 1990s Bangladeshi underworld. The film's visuals have been crafted to enhance the dramatic and action-packed elements of the story, contributing significantly to its overall impact​ ​.

The collaboration between Raihan Rafi's direction and Sumon Sarker's cinematography is expected to deliver a unique cinematic experience that distinguishes "Toofan" from other Bangladeshi films. The combination of a strong directorial vision and expert cinematography is anticipated to resonate well with audiences, further elevating the film's status within the industry.

Music and Sound:  The music for the film "Toofan" is composed by Pritom Hasan, Arafat Mohsin, and Naved Parvez. The soundtrack album was recorded in 2024 and includes various tracks that complement the film's intense and action-packed narrative​ . The film's first track, "Laage Ura Dhura," was released to mark Shakib Khan's 25th anniversary in the film industry and has been well-received by audiences

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The 'Inside Out' movies give kids an 'emotional vocabulary.' Therapists love that

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Move over Joy and Sadness. Anxiety and Embarrassment are taking over. Riley has hit puberty.

Pixar's new animated movie, Inside Out 2 , reaches theaters this weekend, nearly 10 years since the first movie became a sensation, winning an Academy Award, topping the box office and then earning millions more fans on streaming.

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In the sequel, as in the original movie , emotions are portrayed as anthropomorphized characters who control the mind of a spirited young hockey player named Riley. She was 11 in Inside Out . Now she's 13 and facing an onslaught of intense new emotions.

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Pixar is expecting Inside Out 2 to do well at the box office, partly because the characters continue to resonate with teens and adults who saw the original as younger kids.

José, a ninth-grader who lives in New Jersey, said he saw Inside Out for the first time when it came out in 2015.

"Six-year-old me, after I saw that movie, I thought people were inside my head," he said. (NPR is using only José's first name because he attends a school for teens with social-emotional challenges.)

As he got older, José says, the movie played differently. He understood, for example, what happens when Riley pretends she's joyful when she's really sad.

"It was all like a hot mess. Like, she needed to let out her feelings," he said.

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Kristi Zybulewski, a clinical social worker at Sage Alliance, Paramus, where José goes to school, said that most of the teenagers she works with have seen Inside Out , often on the recommendation of a therapist.

She said she's grateful for the movie because it gives kids an "emotional vocabulary" so they can name their feelings and because it supports what she tells her students in therapy: "All emotions are welcome. ... They're all necessary. They're all meaningful. They're all rich."

Zybulewski herself is a huge fan. She has dressed up as Sadness on Halloween and has figurines of all the emotions on her desk.

One of her favorite scenes in the first movie is when Sadness sits with tearful Bing Bong, Riley's imaginary friend from early childhood.

"The scene ... reminded me very much of being a therapist," said Zybulewski. "Sitting with sadness, sitting with difficult emotions, is something that so many people feel uncomfortable with. Understandably so. But it's such a gift we can give to each other."

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"When I grew up, emotions were not talked about a lot. It was something that my generation didn't really do a lot of," said Pete Docter, Pixar’s chief creative officer. He co-wrote and co-directed Inside Out and is an executive producer on Inside Out 2 .

Still, young people today seem more comfortable talking about their feelings, he said, "which is great, because they are these powerful but largely hidden rivers that run beneath and power everything in ways that we're not even aware of."

But having emotional intelligence won't spare a child the tumult of puberty. And kids, teenagers and young adults have reported rising levels of anxiety.

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In the new movie, Anxiety not only takes almost complete control of Riley's mind but also "bottles up" the characters of Joy, Sadness, Anger, Fear and Disgust, relegating them to "suppressed emotions."

Lisa Damour, one of the psychologists who consulted on both Inside Out movies, said it makes perfect sense that Anxiety would be a key character as Riley hits puberty.

"It's because they can anticipate more things that could go wrong," said Damour. "Fear tends to be the emotion that we have that reacts to immediate threats. Anxiety can imagine all of the things that can go wrong and worry about them."

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Damour said she believes that the Inside Out movies help kids — and parents — validate emotions, including the painful ones, and show us that feeling those emotions can even make us better humans.

Fifteen-year-old José hopes the new movie helps adults too. "Not a lot of people understand teenagers," he said, "so this film will be a big help to parents [who] deal with kids becoming a teenager."

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Jessica Biel was on the set of her upcoming movie in NY while her husband, Justin Timberlake was getting drunk with friends in the Hamptons.

Timberlake was pulled over and arrested for driving while intoxicated in the Hamptons on Monday night.

The pop superstar spent the night in jail and was released on bond Tuesday morning.

Biel, 42, filmed scenes for “The Better Sister” in Central Park, while Timberlake got wasted at a Sag Harbor hotel.

Timberlake’s DWI arrest is a reminder of his ongoing drinking problem.

“It’s not a secret. Everyone knows,” a music insider told Page Six on Tuesday. “He has a real drinking problem, a lot of weed — but a major alcohol problem.”

“He’s been hiding and masking it for years,” the source told Page Six . “Everyone around him have been enablers”.

“It’s a real thing, and when you have a drinking problem, it’s apparent, yet they’ve pushed this tour on him, and he’s been a very dark place,” the tipster continued.

Another source said Timberlake has “been in a dark place” and began “drinking heavily” when the New York Times documentary Framing Britney Spears came out in 2021 and drew renewed attention to their relationship.

Timberlake got his start as a member of The All-New Mickey Mouse Club where he met Britney Spears. They dated briefly and split in March 2002.

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Colleges and universities, already facing declining enrollments, are marching toward a cliff where the number of high school students applying for higher education is expected to fall. After the 2008 global recession young couples postponed pregnancy in the face of economic uncertainty. Now, some 16-17 years later, that drop in births is showing up as a decrease in high school graduates.

The bad news is that things are likely to get worse for smaller schools already struggling to stay afloat. The good news is that with fewer students applying to university, acceptance rates are likely to rise.

A decline in the number of U.S. high school graduates will likely make admission into ... [+] universities–even highly-ranked ones like Yale–slightly easier.

While it will still be hard to get into highly-ranked universities like Dartmouth and Yale , it’ll be slightly easier than in the recent past, experts say. Meanwhile, many lesser ranked schools will be accepting a larger percentage of applications as they seek to fill classes.

“The demographics are speaking loud and clear,” says Hafeez Lakhani, founder of Lakhani Coaching. “I don’t think we’re going to get to where it’s going to be easy to get into Yale. But I do think in terms of acceptance rates, we’ll start to see those widen a little bit.“

Already, universities overall are contending with the need for change . In addition to undergoing unprecedented disruption and financial struggles during the pandemic, the value of a university degree is being questioned, especially as technology increasingly dismantles white-collar professions and student debt remains a pressing issue . Prior to the pandemic, a robust economy also drew more high school graduates directly to the workforce rather than towards a university degree.

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“We actually saw matriculation rates go down before the pandemic,” says Nathan Grawe, an economics professor at Carleton College whose 2018 book, Demographics and The Demand For Higher Education , closely examined the so-called “enrollment cliff.” He adds that low unemployment due to a strong economy leads to reduced attendance for community colleges and regional higher education institutions.

Indeed, the unemployment rate for workers aged 16 to 19 dropped last year to a 70-year low of 9.2% which has led to larger increases in pay. The demand for blue-collar workers is likely to continue due to the aging workforce.

This “enrollment cliff” is expected to result in a 15% fall in college students after 2025, according to some experts, and some states will be impacted more heavily than others. For example, New York’s share of enrollments has already decreased .

“In the Northeast, we’re already in demographic decline,” Carleton’s Grawe says. “In that part of the county, fertility rates have been low for a while, and then the rest of the country decided to join in, in 2008” after the global recession. “So, here we are in 2024, and we start to see nationally smaller cohorts,” he adds.

Most vulnerable to the decline in high school graduates are likely small, private colleges that charge high tuition but are not globally-ranked, experts say. These higher education institutions will cut programs, merge with partner institutions or close completely.

“Some trimming will happen, mostly at a predictable subset of schools that are already struggling,” says David Feldman, a higher education economist at William & Mary. While he adds that the sector can withstand “the disappearance of a group of small, non-selective private colleges and the consolidation of some public regional universities,” he adds that, “those consolidations will be very painful for their communities.”

Recently, The University of the Arts in Philadelphia suddenly closed , as has Wells College in Aurora, New York. According to The Hechinger Report, colleges are closing at a pace of one per week. Others, like Brandeis University and the University of Lynchburg, have announced substantial budget cuts. Marquette University plans to cut its budget by $31 million by 2031.

The enrollment fall may lead to positive outcomes for students. If competition for entering freshmen heats up, colleges may be forced to create more attractive options for students that are both cheaper and more career-focused. The higher education sector will also likely retool their curriculum to draw older students who only have high school degrees or who did not complete their undergraduate studies.

Meanwhile, high school students looking to apply to college this coming admissions cycle may be in for a potential easing in acceptance rates, but nothing game-changing when it comes to the top schools.

“In terms of high school seniors applying to college, the population in that age bracket is going to decline,” says Connie Livingston, head of college counselors at Empowerly, an edtech company that helps students navigate college admissions.

“And that might increase admission rates slightly,” she adds. “But while some are predicting that admit rates are going to double, I think we may see a 1-2% increase, but nothing more dramatic than that.”

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“When I think of Barbie, I think of a little white doll with blue eyes, blonde hair, pink lips, and just all in pink.” From this first statement, audiences should brace for an all-encompassing discussion around the most famous doll ever: Barbie. Since she burst onto the scene in 1959, she has been considered the standard doll for little girls globally for decades. Yet, the idea of Black Barbie was never even considered until a Mattel employee and friend of the creators Ruth and Evan Handler named Beulah Mae Mitchell suggested the duo consider creating a version to reflect her community and likeness.

Her intimate access as one of the first Black employees at the famed company inspired a documentary that delves deep into the intersection of marketing and merchandising. "Black Barbie" unapologetically illustrates how representation of Black women through struggle, in elevating our voices and image through a toy, would ensure that we were no longer invisible in the toy world or anywhere else.

Directed and written by Mitchell’s niece, Lagueria Davis , and broken down into three chapters, in “Black Barbie: A Documentary,” the impact on the community is more than skin deep. Until the mid-twentieth century, Black dolls only existed as calico, Aunt Jemima, jar dolls, or topsy-turvy dolls - which were far from flattering (exaggerated stereotypical features based on dehumanizing racist tropes were the unfortunate norm). The white-girl standard became an issue and made some little Black girls – due to their skin color and hair texture – feel not accepted or beautiful to the masses. As Shonda Rhimes points out, “…there is real damage done when you force children of color to play with white dolls.”

All that changed when Mattel partnered with Lou Smith and Operation Bootstrap to create Shindana, a toy company that would become the largest manufacturer of Black dolls until 1983. But the real revolution was televised when Kitty Black Perkins answered an open ad from Mattel for a fashion designer. Resembling Black Barbie in the flesh with flowing curly hair and a convertible sports car, Perkins would design the first Black Barbie inspired by the one and only Diana Ross . Her groundbreaking designs would go a step further when Stacy McBride-Irby followed in her footsteps, creating the 30th-anniversary doll, including one for the famed Greek organization AKA (Alpha Kappa Alpha). It just goes to show you that when Black dolls are made by Black people, there’s so much more versatility in the manner of ideas and looks in which they are created.

Although the marketing campaign for Black Barbie was less than stellar, that faux pas didn't stop a whole new iteration of dolls patterned after real-life heroines ranging from Misty Copeland to Olympian Ibtihaj Muhammad. Barbie movies, vlogs, and her new animated series with a caramel-colored doll from Brooklyn prove that Barbie is more than a color—she is an institution of change, creating a diversity of thought one doll at a time.  

“Black Barbie” is a smart, agile education on a world not historically made for us. Ultimately, one leaves with pride that a few Black women (and their activism) changed the narrative. In so doing, they created a legacy of dolls with beautiful lips, fuller hips, and shades, all reflective of the kaleidoscope of brown and black that make our culture gorgeously unique. “Black Barbie: A Documentary” is as elegant and enriching as the doll that inspired it. 

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