Film world gathers to remember Lord Richard Attenborough

BBC NEWS
17 March 2015 Last updated at 09:53 ET



Lord Attenborough was among Britain's best-known actors and directors

Dame Judi Dench and Sir Michael Caine were among those who celebrated "a truly great man" of stage and screen.

Also attending were Alan Rickman, Jane Seymour and Sir John Hurt.

Lord Attenborough, a stalwart of the British film industry for more than half a century, died aged 90 last year.

Sir Ben Kingsley and Lord Attenborough's brother, TV wildlife presenter Sir David Attenborough, were among those who spoke during the Westminster Abbey ceremony.

It was led by the Dean of Westminster, the very reverend Dr John Hall.

Hymns included Jerusalem, and there were bible readings from actors Tom Hiddleston and Penelope Wilton.

The service touched on all aspects of Lord Attenborough's life, including the influence his work had on the cultural fabric of the UK.

As well as his two Oscars, six Baftas and four Golden Globes, he was awarded the CBE in 1967, knighted in 1976, and made a life peer in 1993.

Sir David Attenborough read from Lord Attenborough's maiden speech in the House of Lords during the ceremony.

He said: "The arts are not a prerequisite of the privileged few; nor are they the playground of the intelligentsia. The arts are for everyone - and failure to include everyone diminishes us all.'"

The ceremony, which lasted just under an hour, was "absolutely perfect", said Dame Judi Dench.

"I think he'd have loved it," added Dame Penelope Keith, while Sir John Hurt called it "very moving" and "excellent".

"It was very uplifting and it was a testimony to his amazing gift," said Robert Lindsay, revealing that he "used to call [Lord Attenborough] 'the magician.'"



Lord Attenborough was married to actress Sheila Sim, with whom he had three children.

Tragedy struck the family on Boxing Day 2004 when his elder daughter Jane Holland, and her daughter, Lucy, and her mother-in-law, also named Jane, were killed in the south-Asian tsunami.

His son Michael is a theatre director and former artistic director of the Almeida Theatre in Islington, north London, while his daughter Charlotte is an actress.



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‘Only Lovers Left Alive’ Trailer: Tom Hiddleston Vamps It Up for Jim Jarmusch

SCREEN CRUSH
by Damon Houx March 7, 2014 4:01 PM



Tom Hiddleston playing a vampire? It’s as if the ‘Only Lovers Left Alive‘ trailer knows the ‘Thor‘ foe’s fan base all too well. Loki Hiddleston stars as a rock star/vampire/goth type whose wife Tilda Swinton lives across the ocean, though the two reunite for some blood popsicles.

The ‘Only Lovers Left Alive’ trailer plays moody, which is not surprising as it was directed by Jim Jarmusch. Here he’s credited as the director of ‘Dead Man’ and ‘Ghost Dog,’ but he’s best known as one of the greatest and most important independent filmmakers of all time. Here he may have sunk his teeth into his most commercial project yet (just because of the stars of the movie), though the film is definitely a Jarmusch film through and through.

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Tom Hiddleston: Only Lovers Left Alive Makes Vampires Cool Again

REFINERY 29
JAN 20, 2014 12:15 PM
LEILA BRILLSON,
SENIOR NEWS EDITOR



There is a simple way to prepare oneself for Only Lovers Left Alive — just imagine a Jim Jarmusch movie about vampires starring Tilda Swinton and Tom Hiddleston. Because that's exactly what it is: 123 minutes of spinning, languid shots and the titular cool perfected by Jarmusch. All his trademarks are there, from the dark sunglasses to the homage to rock-and-roll to that incredible outsider perspective. However, the outsiders this time, are immortal. In fact, if one is familiar with the director's oeuvre, this film is a delight to relish in — if, of course, you're into darkness.

Tilda Swinton and Tom Hiddleston play the lovers, who are aptly named Adam and Eve. They are exact opposites, even in their choice of hometowns — Adam favors burned-down Detroit and its musical underpinnings while Eve likes the exotic privacy found in Tangier). Together, they comprise some sort of pale, vampiric yin and yang, both yearning for each other from afar but keenly aware of their differences. The story would not work if we didn't believe in their enduring long-distance love, but the moment that Eve and Adam connect, we see the joy they find in one another, the type of love that only becomes richer as the centuries fall away.

The film starts with a romantically depressed Adam, verging on a pathos reminiscent of Dark Shadows' Barnabas Collins. He lays about, collecting and fetishizing old instruments (supplied by an eager and naive Anton Yelchin), writing music, anonymously releasing it, and then scorning the attention it receives. When a far more content Eve — with her hair tied back and her iPhone in hand — senses this, she jumps a plane and heads for his needy arms.

Hiddleston is a fine, dedicated actor who plays Adam with a wry weariness that makes his sad-sack nature likable. Yet, there is a problem with any sort of film involving Swinton: The eye drinks her in. And, such is the case with Only Lovers. Whenever she is onscreen, she commands all attention, channeling her wide-eyed otherworldliness to convince us she is centuries-old. Unlike her man, she revels in her existence, having conversations with, yes, mushrooms and continuing her life- (or death-) long friendship with John Hurt's Marlowe, who apparently was the real genius behind Shakespeare. Where Adam languishes and sulks, Eve poses, draping her legs over things, tying her stringy and ethereal hair up, lithe and light next to her beloved.

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"Downton Abbey" alum Jessica Brown Findlay, John Hurt and Sebastian Stan star: The CW Acquires 'Labyrinth' Miniseries

THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER
1:45 PM PST 1/15/2014 by Philiana Ng

The CW Sets Midseason Schedule, Moves Two Series to New Nights

The network has acquired the four-hour period mini Labyrinth, starring Downton Abbey alum Jessica Brown Findlay, The CW announced Wednesday afternoon during a panel at the Television Critics Association winter press tour.

Veteran actor John Hurt; Sebastian Stan, who returns to The CW (he recurred on Gossip Girl); and Tom Felton also star in the mini. Janet Suzman, Claudia Gerini, Katie McGrath, Emun Elliott and Tony Curran also co-star. A premiere date will be announced later.

Labyrinth, based on the novel by Kate Mosse, will shift back and forth between medieval and modern-day France. The mini centers on two women separated by centuries who are united by the search for the Holy Grail.

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Loki Tom Hiddleston Showers on Stage After Nude Scene In ‘Only Lovers Left Alive’ New Movie Trailer

CLASSICALITE
Dec 10, 2013 11:59 AM EST | James Knight

Tom Hiddleston, best known for playing Loki in Marvel’s Thor, is cleaning up his act after the Avengers. Hiddleston’s new gig has him showering on stage. Hiddleston is currently starring in Coriolanus at London's Donmar Warehouse. Meanwhile, fangirls everywhere are having to take cold showers after Hiddleston’s nude scene in the trailer for his new movie Only Lovers Left Alive.

Tom Hiddleston is more than just a Disney prince. Hiddleston is an accomplished stage actor. However, Hiddleston is showing off a lot more than his acting talents in his new role in Coriolanus. Tom is starring as the titular character in the Shakespearean tragedy at London’s Donmar Warehouse.

In the new production, Hiddleston can be seen taking a shower on stage, although, fan girls would be disappointed that the superstar doesn’t go full nude. However, if anyone is too broken hearted, they can check out the trailer for Hiddleston’s new film, Only Lovers Left Alive. In the new movie, Hiddleston plays a suicidal vampire named Adam, opposite Tilda Swinton's Eve. The trailer shows the two lovers completely nude. Hiddleston recently spoke with The Daily Beast about the new film:

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Doctor Who 50th Anniversary Special Date And Time Revealed

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ENTERTAINMENTWISE
By Bhavna Tank On November 8, 2013

The Doctor Who 50th Anniversary Special episode entitled 'The Day of the Doctor' has an official air date and time - November 23.

The episode, which will feature Matt Smith, David Tennant and John Hurt as the timelord will air on BBC One at 7:50pm. The special episode will air for 75 minutes.

The landmark episode has been penned by chief writer Steven Moffat, with Nick Hurran directing.


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Tilda Swinton and Tom Hiddleston share a naked embrace in new Only Lovers Left Alive trailer

MAIL ONLINE
By JULIET PAYLOR
PUBLISHED: 13:50 EST, 2 November 2013 | UPDATED: 13:50 EST, 2 November 2013

On-screen lovers Tilda Swinton and Tom Hiddleston strip down for a steamy embrace in a newly-released trailer for their upcoming film Only Lovers Left Alive.

The statuesque 52-year-old actress shows off her incredible physique in the scene, as she lays next to her buff younger beau in a moment of pure postcoital bliss.

The two-minute teaser, which is subtitled, depicts Tom as suicidal recluse Adam, a vampire who has lived many lives and now resides in the dilapidated landscape of Detroit, where he exists as an underground musician.

The movie was nominated for a Palme d'Or when it premiered earlier this year at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival.

It is yet to get a confirmed US release date.

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David Tennant, Matt Smith: Doctor Who 50th Anniversary Special Trailer Teases Fans! Check Out The Wibbly-Wobbly Timey-Wimey Trailer HERE!

PEREZ HILTON

October 23, 2013

If we're freaking out this much over a teaser, then the Whovians must be going CRAAAAZZZYYYY! Yesterday, the BBC released the first teaser trailer for the Doctor Who 50th Anniversary special The Day Of The Doctor and in one day the video has gained 1.5 MILLION views! Crazy!! The trailer, featuring Matt Smith's voice and like eight seconds of his face/body, is the biggest tease EVER because it's seriously lacking ANY footage from the actual episode! BOOOO!! We were SO hoping for more than two seconds of David Tennant's face!!!

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David Tennant on Doctor Who return: I didn’t want to step on Matt Smith’s toes

METRO
2 October, 2013

Tennant and Smith co-star in the anniversary special (Picture: BBC)

Former Doctor Who David Tennant has opened up about returning for the 50th anniversary episode of the show, saying it was difficult not to step on current Timelord Matt Smith’s toes.

Tennant has filmed scenes for the upcoming episode The Day Of The Doctor, which co-stars Smith and other old faces – and he says it was tricky not to be ‘presumptuous’.

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‘You want to do it as well as you did before and that’s difficult because you’re trying to think five years back and make sure it feels the same but you’re also not wanting to step on anyone’s toes or be rather presumptuous,’ the actor told audiences gathered at a BFI screening of Doctor Who.

Doctors past and present are being celebrated this year (Picture: BBC)

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David Tennant, Matt Smith: BBC AMERICA to Simulcast ‘Doctor Who’ 50th Anniversary Special on November 23 (trailer)

BBC AMERICA issued this to press today:

Announced today, BBC AMERICA will simulcast the Doctor Who 50th Anniversary Special, The Day of the Doctor, in the U.S. on November 23, 2013. For the first time ever, the world’s longest running and most successful sci-fi series will be broadcast simultaneously to millions of viewers worldwide in a global simulcast.

From the U.S. to the U.K., Canada to Colombia, Brazil to Botswana and Myanmar to Mexico, fans in at least 75 countries spanning six continents will be able to enjoy the episode at the same time as the U.K., with more countries expected to be confirmed within the next month. The one-off special stars Matt Smith (the Eleventh Doctor), Jenna Coleman (companion Clara), David Tennant (the Tenth Doctor) with Billie Piper and John Hurt.

In addition, BBC AMERICA will be dedicating an entire week to Doctor Who in November, including the new film An Adventure in Space and Time, marathons and new specials to be announced.

On top of the worldwide TV broadcast, BBC AMERICA will announce in the coming weeks details of select 3D screenings of the anniversary episode in theaters in the U.S.

“Few TV shows can still lay claim to being appointment viewing but Doctor Who takes this to another level. In its 50th Anniversary year we wanted to create a truly international event for Doctor Who fans in as many countries as possible and the simultaneous broadcast and cinema screening of the special across so many countries will make for a fitting birthday tribute to our Time Lord,” states Tim Davie, CEO of BBC Worldwide

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David Tennant, Matt Smith: Doctor Who 50th Anniversary Special - what we know so far

RADIO TIMES
Jonathan Holmes
1:13 PM, 26 September 2013

It's called Day of the Doctor, and it's showing on the 23rd November 2013

The feature length episode title was officially revealed as The Day of the Doctor, which frankly doesn't give much away.

David Tennant and Billie Piper

Former Doctor David Tennant will reunite with former companion and unrequited love Rose (Billie Piper) for the special. They will team up with current Doctor and companion Matt Smith and Jenna Colman. The two Docs apparently love working with each other, proving that the Tardis is big enough for the both of them.

Baddies: Daleks and the Zygons

Come on, the Daleks were never going to miss the Doctor's big day, were they? The tin-pot dictators will return, along with an enemy we've hardly glimpsed since their first appearance almost 40 years ago: the creepy shape-shifting Zygons.

Goodies: UNIT

Kate Stewart (Jemma Redgrave) – daughter of the legendary Brigadier Alistair Lethbridge-Stewart and head of scientific research at the United Nations Intelligence Taskforce – will be returning to fight alongside the Doctor. Fans are hoping that means a rematch between the Zygons and UNIT, who last tangled in 1975's Terror of the Zygons.

Who is John Hurt?

Well, John Hurt is Who. As revealed at the end of the last series, John Hurt plays a previously unknown version of the Doctor. According to costume designer Howard Burden, he is a 'dark' Doctor who fits in between Paul McGann (who starred in the 1990s TV movie) and Christopher Eccleston. He said: “There was a gap between Paul McGann playing the Doctor and Christopher Eccleston, when we didn’t see a regeneration, and John Hurt will fit into that gap. He is a past Doctor, not a future Doctor.”


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New Shots Of Tom Hiddleston In ONLY LOVERS LEFT ALIVE

 

BROADWAY WORLD
September 23, 2013
👤by Pat Cerasaro

A series of provocative new photos from the highly anticipated vampire-themed film ONLY LOVERS LEFT ALIVE has emerged, showcasing uber popular stage and screen star Tom Hiddleston in a particularly moody and gothic milieu.

 Hiddleston stars alongside noted Academy Award-winning actress Tilda Swinton in the Jim Jarmusch-helmed film, which has recently been screened at a number of film festivals - including the Toronto International Film Festival this month - prior to its planned nationwide debut later this year. ONLY LOVERS LEFT ALIVE stars Hiddleston and Swinton alongside Anton Yelchin, John Hurt, Jeffrey Wright and Mia Wasikowska, among others.

The film premiered at the Cannes Film Festival earlier this year, with an opening in selected cities set for December.



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Naturally optimistic Tom Hiddleston unlocks 'melancholy side' to play vampire in Only Lovers Left Alive

THE INDEPENDENT
CATHERINE WYLIE
27 August, 2013

Tom Hiddleston had to play down his "irritating optimism" to get into his latest role of a "melancholy" vampire.

The Thor star plays Adam, alongside Tilda Swinton's Eve, in Only Lovers Left Alive, and playing the reclusive musician was a "big stretch" for him, he said.

Speaking about his character at an event at the British Film Institute on London's South Bank looking ahead to the Toronto and Venice film festivals, he said: "He is romantic, and melancholy, and poetic, and sensitive, deeply creative, and nostalgic for a pre-digital age where creativity was more of an endeavour...and he's a vampire."

Hiddleston described working with Swinton as "amazing", adding: "She's an extraordinary, extraordinary artist. It really felt like a dance in a strange way because Adam and Eve became alive as much as we invested in them."

A tale about the relationship between the two vampires, the London-born actor said Swinton's character in the film complemented Adam.

"In a way her breadth can hold Adam's complexity, and it's really a love story between these two fine and delicate creatures of the night," he said.

Hiddleston said he could see similarities between himself and Adam, but added that he is a much more optimistic and happy person.

"There's a lot of me in Adam for sure, but Adam is also darker than I am," he said.

Adding: "John Hurt is in the film and Adam is described by his character as a 'suicidally romantic scoundrel'.

"I have probably an irritating optimism sometimes in myself and I had to turn the volume on that down."

Taking on the role did not intimidate him and he said he enjoyed challenging himself.


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DOCTOR WHO: The 50th Anniversary Cinema Teaser...

TOM HIDDLESTON, TILDA SWINTON - Only Lovers Left Alive - BITE THIS (KHALEEJ TIMES)

TILDA SWINTON INJECTS her own brand of otherworldly-cool into Jim Jarmusch’s latest movie Only Lovers Left Alive, an unusual comedy that puts a spin on the age-old vampire genre. The film, the last English-language entry competing for the Cannes Film Festival’s Palme d’Or, sees Swinton play Eve, a grungy but erudite vampire — who’s married to a forlorn vampire musician, Adam, played by Tom Hiddleston. Several-hundred-year-old Adam — of Biblical fame — has been living quite happily ever since being expelled from the Garden of Eden.



That is, until the 21st century came along with its excesses and greed and pushed him into a full-flung existential crisis. He cracks, and orders a wooden bullet to kill himself.

The film quirkily spruces up vampire lore. Adam and Eve are not about blood-sucking and murder — but refined lovers of literature, science, music and learning in general.

It’s not like they can just dump the bodies in the Thames with the tuberculosis sufferers like in old times, she says. Now, in the 21st century, they get their blood from the blood-transfusion section of a hospital. Alongside this, John Hurt plays a vampire Christopher Marlowe, who’s still bitter that Shakespeare became more famous.

Swinton said the film provided a unique opportunity to reinvent the vampire genre.

“There’s a feeling of beautiful luxury about approaching this kind of portrait, because you can come with a Martian’s-eye view... We were able to create our own lexicon,” she said. For instance, in the film the vampires elegantly cover their mouths and have a strange ritual with gloves that goes unexplained.

At heart, the film is the love story between Adam and Eve, who try to rekindle their love despite living in different places, he in Detroit and she in Tangiers. It is as touching as it is odd.

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Tilda Swinton and Tom Hiddleston make a sexy, pallid double act in Jim Jarmusch's languorous new vampire comedy ONLY LOVERS LEFT ALIVE, writes Robbie Collin. (TELEGRAPH)

Dir: Jim Jarmusch; Starring: Tilda Swinton, Tom Hiddleston, John Hurt, Mia Wasikowska, Anton Yelchin. 123 min.

Only Lovers Left Alive, the languorous new comedy from Jim Jarmusch, centres on two vampires in reflective mood. They are Adam and Eve – perhaps the Adam and Eve – and they are played by Tilda Swinton and Tom Hiddleston to draculine perfection. Swinton and Hiddleston, you imagine, would require very few adjustments to convince as two members of the beautiful undead. Perhaps the make-up team sprayed on a little fake tan and left it at that.

Jarmusch's picture was the second-last to screen in competition at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, and the weary audience were right in step with its drowsy, meditative tone. When the film begins, the two lovers are on opposite sides of the globe. Adam is in a crumbling mansion on the outskirts of Detroit, a city that itself looks thoroughly bled dry; Eve resides by a souk in Tangiers.

Each has a reliable supply of fresh blood at hand: Adam from a bribable haematologist at the local hospital, and Eve from Kit Marlowe – yes, that Kit Marlowe – who, in the Jarmusch world, is also a vampire, is played by John Hurt, and wrote the complete works of Shakespeare.

Early on, Eve flies to Detroit and the couple are happily reunited. They drive around the city at night visiting points of interest to vampires – “Look, there’s Jack White’s house,” says Adam – and sup top grade Type O Negative plasma from dainty glass goblets. Afterwards they slump backwards in a spaced-out state, utterly bloody-minded.


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TOM HIDDLESTON: Cannes Adds Jim Jarmusch’s Vampire Film By DAVE ITZKOFF (NEW YORK TIMES)

Only Lovers Left Alive,” a vampire film by Jim Jarmusch, has been added to the lineup in competition at the Cannes Film Festival, its organizers said.

Mr. Jarmusch, who won the festival’s Grand Prix in 2005 for his comedy drama “Broken Flowers,” wrote and directed “Only Lovers Left Alive,” which stars Tom Hiddleston (“The Avengers”) and Tilda Swinton (“We Need to Talk About Kevin”) as paramours who drift apart and reunite over the centuries. The cast also includes Mia Wasikowska, John Hurt and Anton Yelchin.

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David Tennant Returns in 50th Anniversary Doctor Who Special STEVEN BOGOS | 3 APRIL 2013 6:43 AM (THE ESCAPIST)

Fan favourites David Tennant and Billie Piper will reprise their roles as the tenth Doctor and Rose Tyler in the upcoming 50th anniversary Doctor Who special.

Amidst the excitement surrounding the mid-season premier of Doctor Who's 7th season earlier this week, some interesting information has surfaced about the British sci-fi's upcoming 50th anniversary special. David Tennant and Billie Piper, the tenth Doctor and Rose Tyler respectively, will reprise their roles alongside Matt Smith and newly-minted companion Jenna Louise Coleman. John Hurt (Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, Alien, Harry Potter) will also co-star.

Steven Moffat, the lead writer for the show, stated that the special will be shot in 3D, with frequent Who director Nick Hurran behind the helm. The special will feature the Zygons, a race of shape-shifting extraterrestrials. The Zygons were previously featured in the fourth Doctor episode, "Terror of the Zygons" - which presented the aliens as malevolent refugees bent on conquering Earth after a stellar explosion destroyed their home planet.

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Tom Hiddleston and Tilda Swinton are vampire rock gods in Jim Jarmusch’s Only Lovers Left Alive Meredith Woerner

Only Lovers Left Alive centers around the relationship between Hiddleston, the melancholy vampire/musician Adam, and his centuries old lover Eve (Swinton). At some point their vampire love fest is interrupted by Eve's wild little sister Ava (Mia Wasikowska), who is in town to stir up trouble for the couple. John Hurt and Anton Yelchin are also attached to the picture, our only question is what is Hurt wearing?

We're excited to see if vampires can become "cool" again. And if anyone can revive a flogged-to-death Hollywood idea it's Jarmusch. Only Lovers Left Alive doesn't have a release date yet, but critics are speculating it will debut at Cannes Film Festival.

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RAY STEVENSON: Toronto; Anchor Bay Acquires ‘Jayne Mansfield’s Car’ By MIKE FLEMING | (DEADLINE NEW YORK)

BREAKING: Anchor Bay Films has acquired North American and UK rights to Jayne Mansfield’s Car, the Billy Bob Thornton-directed which which makes its North American premiere on September 13th here at Toronto. Thornton stars with Robert Duvall, John Hurt, Kevin Bacon, Katherine LaNasa, Ray Stevenson, and Robert Patrick. Thornton co-wrote it with Tom Epperson. Alexander Rodnyansky produced with Geyer Kosinski.

An ensemble drama about families and the effects of combat on the complicated relationships between fathers and sons, Jayne Mansfield’s Car looks at two colorful clans in 1969. Brought together by the death of a woman who was married, first to the Alabaman Jim Caldwell (Duvall) and then to the British Kingsley Bedford (Hurt), her families meet for the first time at the Caldwells’ home with uneasy curiosity. The result is a culture clash of the Sixties, and of the Old World versus the Old South.

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