Denis Villeneuve’s last six feature films
• PRISONERS (2013)
• SICARIO (2015)
• ARRIVAL (2016)
• BLADE RUNNER 2049 (2017)
• DUNE: PART ONE (2021)
• DUNE: PART TWO (2023)
There's a tradition of film directors and studios congratulating each other for beating their box office records. A THREAD
In 1977, when STAR WARS beat Jaws to become the highest-grossing movie ever, Steven Spielberg took out the below ad for George Lucas in
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Amazing to see one of our subsidiary companies @wearenomadgroup included in the @realscreen Global 200 list this week. To be recognised as one of the top production companies in the factual and documentary space is a huge accolade for us!
The list you've been waiting for! Realscreen's Global 200 revealed. Take a look at the top shops in unscripted and non-fiction production here: https://t.co/SzwDjyaqUz.
Toyota's sober strategy on full electric cars is correct.
Plugin hybrids use less minerals & can reduce more emissions than full electric vehicles.
Toyota can produce eight 40-mile plug-in hybrids for every one 320-mile EV & save up to 8X the emissions.
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Ok, lets talk about EVs. How much mining is required to make an EV battery? Lithium brines typically contain less than 0.1% lithium, so that entails some 25,000 pounds of brines to get the 25 pounds of pure lithium needed to fabricate a single battery. #GreenEnergy 🧵
China is generating more electricity from coal alone than the US from all sources combined.
Quite a perspective to consider when discussing Net Zero and greener economies at a global level.
1/ In the second half of the 16th century, Britain plunged into an energy crisis. At the time, the primary source of energy driving the British economy was heat derived from the burning of wood, and Britain was literally running out of trees.
1/ In the second half of the 16th century, Britain plunged into an energy crisis. At the time, the primary source of energy driving the British economy was heat derived from the burning of wood, and Britain was literally running out of trees.