News about Michael Powell

If ever a film was ahead of its time, it was British director Michael Powell's Peeping Tom. It came out in 1960, a year in which cinema-goers were more accustomed to a diet of endless war films, romantic melodramas, and - from America - John Wayne westerns. And so a film based on a serial killer who filmed the terror of his victims in their last moments as he stabbed them repeatedly with a blade not revealed in his camera tripod was always going to be difficult to watch.

AG Sulzberger, a left-wing publisher for the New York Times, announced the spike during the annual State of the Times festival. During his remarks, he defended the paper's transgender reporting, as well as praiseing reporter Emily Bazelon for her coverage of transgender issues in the medical field. The suspected spitting incident happened last month, as the outlet continued to deal with fresh reports of trans affairs from its own journalists and Hollywood A-listers.

The NYT News Guild reiterated walkout dangers to thousands on social media, urging shoppers not to only avoid from the Times' print and digital publications, but also its famous puzzle game as well. It comes as the union, which is made up of more than 1,100 workers, threatened a 24-hour walkout in a letter sent by Times Publisher A.G. Sulzberger on Friday, putting a deadline on Thursday to settle the talks. Negotiations, on the other hand, have come to a halt, even after one last appeal to brass that allegedly lasted more than 12 hours, stretching from late Tuesday to Wednesday. The talks seemed to have yielded little, with both sides, led by union chair Bill Baker and Sulzberger, respectively, being split on topics that include increased pay to combat inflation and improved health care.

More than 1,000 union members at the New York Times have vowed to walk out for 24 hours if the news publisher does not commit to a 'complete and equitable deal' by December 8. Bill Baker, the NYT NewsGuild Unit Chair, announced the walkout threat in a letter sent by Times Publisher A.G. Sulzberger and CEO Meredith Kopit Levien on Friday, a copy of which was also posted on Twitter. Although the company reaps substantial revenues, union members demand that wages keep up with inflation and are commensurate with the value of our work.'

Peter Yeldham, an Australian screenwriter, playwright, and author, died at the age of 95. On September 20, the celebrated writer, who was known for TV hits including All the Rivers Run, 1915, and Jessica, died in his sleep. His family revealed it on Facebook. Born in 1927 in Gladstone, NSW mid-north coast, Yeldham's 60-year career began at 2GB, after he stopped school at 16 years old.