lunar calendar for cockfighting 2023 France celebrated the re-opening of Notre Dame cathedral on Saturday at a special church service that featured a standing ovation for the firefighters who saved the 12th-century landmark from destruction during a 2019 blaze. A two-hour service attended by incoming US president Donald Trump among other world leaders began with the archbishop of Paris knocking on the doors of the cathedral three times. "Notre Dame, model of faith, open your doors to bring together the far-flung children of God in joy," archbishop Laurent Ulrich commanded, banging with a wooden staff crafted from a roof beam that survived the inferno five years ago. Trump could be seen sitting on the front row as guest of honour next to French President Emmanuel Macron, with invitees marvelling at the freshly cleaned walls, new furniture and state-of-the-art lighting installed as part of the overhaul. In a short speech, Macron expressed the "gratitude of the French nation" for the restoration work, achieved at frenzied speed over the last five years. France had "rediscovered what great nations can do -- achieve the impossible", he said. One of the most moving moments came when firefighters in their protective gear walked through the congregation to thunderous applause as the word "Merci" ("Thank you") was beamed on the intricate facade and famous belltowers of the Gothic masterpiece. Small crowds of Parisians and tourists braved wet weather and high winds outside to witness the renaissance of a monument, which came close to collapsing due to the intensity of the inferno that toppled its roof and spire. "I find it really beautiful, even more so now that the spire has been restored," Marie Jean, a 27-year-old dentist from southwest France, told AFP outside. The reconstruction effort cost around 700 million euros ($750 million), financed from donations, with the re-opening achieved within a five-year deadline despite predictions it could take decades. Workers had to overcome problems with lead pollution, the Covid-19 epidemic, and the army general overseeing the project falling to his death while hiking in the Pyrenees last year. Saturday's service featured classical music, the cathedral's choir as well as the "re-awakening" of the 8,000-pipe organ which is considered the voice and soul of the cathedral. A televised public concert planned outside featuring Chinese piano virtuoso Lang Lang and possibly US singer and fashion designer Pharrell Williams had to be pre-recorded on Friday night because of the stormy weather. Held up as an example of French creativity and resilience by Macron, Notre Dame's renaissance so soon after the fire comes at a difficult time for the country. The sense of national accomplishment in restoring a symbol of Paris has been undercut by political turmoil that has left France without a proper government since last week when prime minister Michel Barnier lost a confidence vote. Macron is hoping the re-opening might provide a fleeting sense of national pride and unity -- as the Paris Olympics did in July and August. He scored a major coup by attracting Trump along with around 40 heads of state and government, including Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky, who was given a round of applause as he entered Notre Dame. Macron hosted three-way talks with Zelensky and Trump at the presidential palace shortly before the ceremony, with future US military support for Ukraine's war effort against Russia's invasion expected to have been discussed. Trump has vowed to end the nearly three-year Ukraine war when he takes office on January 20, sparking fears in Kyiv that he will force Ukraine to make territorial concessions to Russia. "It seems like the world is going a little crazy right now and we will be talking about that," Trump told reporters as he prepared to sit down for talks with Macron. One surprising absentee on Saturday was Pope Francis, the head of the Catholic Church. He sent a message addressed to the French people and weighed into a row about whether the place of worship and tourist attraction should remain free to enter. The "immense" numbers set to visit Notre Dame should be welcomed "generously and free of charge", he said, clearly opposing a proposition from the French culture ministry to charge for entry. The exact cause of the 2019 blaze has never been identified despite a forensic investigation by prosecutors, who believe an accident such as an electrical fault was the most likely reason. On Sunday, the first mass with 170 bishops and more than 100 Paris priests will take place at 10:30 am (0930 GMT), followed by a second service in the evening at 6:30 pm which will be open to the public. adp-sjw/jj

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wouldn’t seem to owe an obvious debt to the films of James Cameron. But key special effects in the latest simian adventure couldn’t have happened without Weta Workshop’s creations for the Oscar-winning . “The Water Solver we used came off the back of that movie and had a good half-dozen years of concentrated research and development into water simulation. So coming into the project, that was one of the aspects of this film that I wasn’t as concerned about,” says visual effects supervisor Erik Winquist. While the building blocks for the effects were there, pulling off director Wes Ball’s vision required “a different mix” of the water itself. “The ferocity and turbulence of the water is very different from what was done with . This gave us opportunities to add improvements to that tool set,” Winquist says. Set 300 years after , sees a young ape named Noa, played by Owen Teague, embarking on a treacherous quest that leads him to Kevin Durand’s tyrannical Proximus Caesar. Not only has the narrative timeline rocketed forward, but so has the technology used to depict it. Those advances enabled the most authentic re-creation of two notoriously challenging effects: water and hair, or more specifically, ape hair. They come together in an action set piece that ends with Peter Macon’s evolved orangutan Raka being engulfed by roiling rapids. “We knew it was possible because Loki, the simulation framework we use at Weta, handles all of our simulation requirements,” Winquist explains. “We use it to simulate hair, whether dry or wet, and water. But we can also simulate those two things together so they affect each other.” There was also plenty of fire (“A complete inferno,” Winquist calls it). That’s where the effects maven, who worked on the previous trilogy and received an Oscar nomination for his work on 2015’s , admits the practical effects were vital for the visual effects team to do their job. “Weta handled all the dangerous stuff they couldn’t do for real, but I can’t downplay what our friends in special effects gave us on location,” he says, citing a village attack sequence as an example. “They had an LPG fire system all around, providing us with real fire and contribution of light. While there were lighting fixtures, the natural fire gave us exact reference for what the exposure should be and the behavior of the flame. We always had something we could anchor our digital fire to.” also benefits from advances in performance-capture suits. Teague wore a streamlined third-generation suit, where elements were integrated internally rather than sitting on the outside of the suit where they might have caught on something. “That is really important when he had to do things like walk out of the bushes,” Winquist says, adding, “A hallmark of the previous trilogy we have carried through is that these are live-action movies where we find and shoot in amazing locations. Doing so meant we needed to come up with motion capture markers that emitted light instead of reflecting it as they would on a stage.” has more than 1,500 visual effects shots, and 33 minutes of the 145-minute film are entirely digital. One of the most striking examples is the opening egg-climb scene, a sequence for which it was difficult to find a location that would work, while the crew wasn’t able to build a physical set big enough to achieve the same effect. “That was a real place and anchored our scene, so we picked up from there,” Winquist says, adding that one of the trickiest aspects of digital environment work is “the organic stuff.” “Doing a cityscape has its challenges, but when you cover that with vegetation and need to have the leaves fluttering to bring life into the place, you need to think about the volume and distribution of organic material in a frame,” he says. “That becomes an incredibly time- and labor-intensive process. I think the opening shot has something like 16 million plant assets scattered throughout it.” Check out other revealing stories about how movies get made at: THR Newsletters Sign up for THR news straight to your inbox every day More from The Hollywood Reporter

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You were elected to the WA Parliament in 2013, as the 23rd Irish-born MP in WA. What’s something distinctly Irish that you might have brought to the Parliament? I’m the first Irish-born WA MP in about 50 years. I was an Irish dancer (in Ireland) and sang Irish songs. I brought renewed enthusiasm for Irish culture to the WA Parliament. For example, we have a St Patrick’s event at Parliament every year now. You’re an openly gay politician. Has that presented any challenges during your parliamentary career? No, it hasn’t. I’ve been lucky, I’ve never been bullied openly. But I know members of my community have been. You came out in your late teens. Was that tough, coming out to your Irish Catholic family? It was. It was a challenge in the early days. It surprised my parents. They felt saddened because they didn’t think I would get the same opportunities as the rest of my siblings, like having a family. They were worried I wouldn’t be treated the same in society. It was harder for my mum. She worried about my future. We are a very close-knit family. They are very supportive. You are married to Dennis, who was the campaign co-ordinator for the WA Voice Yes campaign in WA. Two words to describe your husband. My rock. In fact, you’ve married Dennis three times. I’m probably the only person who has married the same person three times. We did it once in Ireland in 2012, when Ireland allowed Irish people to have a civil union. Then we did it in 2013 in Canberra. It (marriage) stood for six days in Canberra (because of the High Court challenge). And so, we did it again when Australia eventually voted to allow marriage equality in 2018. Dennis and I joke that our marriage in Canberra was at least longer than one of Brittany Spears’ weddings. You and Dennis are parents to a little boy, Jasper, who is 10. Is being a dad what you thought it would be? It’s been amazing. He is a delightful child and a loving individual. Jasper changed our lives immeasurably. I love being a parent. We co-parent with his mother. We share the parenting. He has a big Rainbow family, lot of parents, lots of grandparents, and lots of love. You were born in Dublin and emigrated to Australia in 1989 aged 14 with your mother and father, Phyllis and Noel, and sisters Mairead and Brid and brother Cormac. What was your first impressions of your new Aussie mates? It was like moving to the set of Home and Away. In Ireland I went to a Christian Brothers school which was very strict. To then go to Hollywood Senior High School in Perth was like being in Home and Away. Surfboards. Blokes with long hair, skateboards. But everyone was welcoming. I’m told you initially wanted to be an actor after leaving school. I did. I did some television ads and was in a miniseries for Channel 7. I won’t mention which one in case people track it down. I haven’t given up (on being an actor yet). They are always looking for Irish actors in shows. I’m available! Favourite actor? I love Morgan Freeman. I didn’t mind Arnold Schwarzenegger as well. I loved the way he said ‘I’ll be back’. You joined a union at age 14 working at Hungry Jack’s. Perhaps you were always destined to be a Labor politician? Probably. Dad was a shop steward in Ireland. I’d always been conscious of what unions deliver for working families. I joined the Labor Party in 1995. I was a candidate in 2008 for the Upper House and then in 2013 (former Labor minister) Jon Ford — who I had previously worked for — stepped down and I replaced him. You were Aboriginal Affairs Minister for nine months in 2021. The rollout of the Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Act in 2023 was a disaster. Why do you think that was the case? We got it wrong. The community wasn’t on side, and we made a decision to overturn it. Hindsight is a great thing. As the now Minister for Emergency Services, how worried are you about the upcoming bushfire season? This keeps me awake at night. Things sit in my conscience. I want to make sure our volunteers and our career fire fighters have the best equipment available. Equally, I want the community to do what they can do. We will have some significant fires this season, we will have some cyclones in the North West and floods. Joe Spagnolo When do the two extra Black Hawk helicopters and the Large aerial tanker arrive? Within next two weeks. You are a bit of a Mr Fix-It, you’ve been given a few portfolios. I’m hearing there may be a change in Health after the election? Interested? I serve at the pleasure of the Premier. I take whatever job I’m given. Amber’s done a great job in health. You are the member for Mining and Pastoral. What’s the biggest issue facing your electorate? Access to quality services. My electorate is far away from Perth, we don’t have the same access to doctors and medical specialists as you do in the city. So it’s really important we use things like technology to be able to link the citizens of my electorate with medical services. Two Indigenous boys have died while in prison under Labor’s watch. How do you react to that? Suicide is a tragedy. Some of these kids don’t have a chance from when they are born. So, it’s about trying to do all you can to put them on a right path and giving them the right support. Mental health treatment is really important. Number one issue this election? Ensuring that all West Australians are benefiting from our economy. Why do you think Labor will win a third term of government? I wouldn’t be so bold as to say Labor will win a third term, but we have been a very good team. We have delivered across the State in a range of areas. Do you want Anthony Albanese to go to the polls before or after the WA election in March? That’s a decision for the Prime Minister. We will run our own race in Western Australia. Describe Roger Cook. Team Player. Quality leader. Libby Mettam or Basil Zempilas — who would be the most formidable opponent? I think Libby is on borrowed time. I think that there will be a change (in leadership) before the election. We will compete against whoever is the leader. Will you be a career politician? I am here for a good time, not a long time. I am not here forever. I love it, but when I stop loving it, I expect I’ll make a decision.

What happens when 'The Simpsons' join 'Monday Night Football'? Find out during Bengals-CowboysHappy Valley star James Norton is a busy man: as well as starring in new Netflix movie Joy and upcoming ITV series Playing Nice , he's got a couple of historical dramas in the pipeline. One of those is House of Guinness , a new show from Peaky Blinders boss Steven Knight which tells the story of the family behind the iconic Irish brewery, and also boasts Louis Partridge, Anthony Boyle and Jack Gleeson among its cast. It sounds like a blast, and so when we spoke to Norton about Joy during the London Film Festival last month, we couldn't resist asking him what to expect from the series. "We are half just over halfway through the first series, hence my very dark hair and everything – tinted eyebrows and all that jazz," he said. Keep up to date with all the dramas - from period to crime to comedy By entering your details, you are agreeing to our terms and conditions and privacy policy . You can unsubscribe at any time. "I'm playing an Irish man from Dublin, and it's really fun. It's a really, really fun job. Steven Knight is at his best, he's blessing us with these incredible scripts. And it's just a delight." Expanding a little more on the show, he explained: "It's the Guinness world of 1860, at the moment they exploded onto the world and became this kind of international phenomenon. [It's] such an interesting time, politically." And he added: "It's got beer, it's got this, like, eccentric family, we've got these, you know, Steven Knight characters all kind of jostling and playing, fighting, f**king. It's just, like, really exciting." Read more: James Norton on bursting into tears reading Joy script and Happy Valley memories Outlander stars know what the future is for Bree and Roger The show was initially announced by Netflix back in March, with Knight commenting at the time: "The Guinness dynasty is known the world over – wealth, poverty, power, influence, and great tragedy are all intertwined to create a rich tapestry of material to draw from. "I’ve always been fascinated by their stories and am excited to bring the characters to life for the world to see." We can't wait! House of Guinness is coming soon to Netflix. Sign up for Netflix from £4.99 a month . Netflix is also available on Sky Glass and Virgin Media Stream . Check out more of our Drama coverage or visit our TV Guide and Streaming Guide to find out what's on. For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to The Radio Times Podcast .