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The Upside is a 2017 American comedy-drama film directed by Neil Burger, written by Jon Hartmere. It is a remake of the French 2011 film The Intouchables, which was itself inspired by the lives of Abdel Sallou and Philippe Pozzo di Borgo. The film follows a paralyzed billionaire (Bryan Cranston) who strikes up an unlikely friendship with a recently paroled convict (Kevin Hart) whom he hires to take care of him. Nicole Kidman, Golshifteh Farahani, and Julianna Margulies also star. It is the third remake of The Intouchables after the Indian film Oopiri, and the Argentinian film Inseparables (2016).[4]
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An English-language remake was first announced in July 2011. Numerous actors were rumored to star, including Chris Rock, Idris Elba, Colin Firth and Jessica Chastain, and different directors, including Paul Feig and Simon Curtis, were attached to direct. Hart officially signed on in October 2014, Cranston in March 2016, and Burger to direct that August. Filming began in Philadelphia in January 2017.
The film premiered at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival.[5] Originally to be distributed by The Weinstein Company in March 2018, the film was shelved and sold off following the Harvey Weinstein sexual abuse allegations. It was eventually bought by STX Entertainment and Lantern Entertainment (the successor of TWC), who then released it in the United States on January 11, 2019, becoming Lantern's first release. The Upside grossed $122 million worldwide and received mixed reviews from critics, who praised Hart and Cranston's chemistry and performances but criticized the plot for being "predictable and cliché".[6]
Principal photography began on January 27, 2017 in Philadelphia. An official photo was released on January 30, 2017, of Hart's character via his Instagram account.[19] The film initially received an R rating from the MPAA, but Burger and the film's producers trimmed it to get a PG-13 rating.[20]
The film had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 8, 2017.[5] It was initially scheduled to be released in the United States on March 9, 2018.[21] However, in January 2018, following the Harvey Weinstein sexual abuse allegations scandal, the film was pulled from the schedule by The Weinstein Company and moved to an unspecified 2018 date.[22]
Scott Tobias of Variety, reviewing the film after its 2017 premiere, was critical of it for failing to improve upon the original or update the story, writing, "So little has been done to update or refresh The Intouchables for American culture or a new audience that The Upside has no integrity as a separate piece of work."[31]
The Upside is the 2017 comedy drama directed by Neil Burger. The film stars Bryan Cranston, Kevin Hart and Nicole Kidman in a remake of the 2011 French film The Intouchables. The story is of quadriplegic billionaire who has an unlikely friendship with paroled convict Dell when he becomes his carer.
Although the PE industry largely froze investment during the previous recession, healthy PE firms and portfolio companies can approach the coming slowdown far differently. Instead of treating a contraction as a time to pull back, well-positioned players should use this time to advance their market position, embrace new investments, and fast-track business and operating model improvements. Here are four strategies that can help the PE industry find the upside in a downturn.
Erin Halper is the founder and CEO of The Upside and the leading authority on independent consulting. Since launching The Upside in 2017, Erin has helped thousands of professionals transition from corporate life into consulting to achieve flexibility, autonomy, and a renewed sense of purpose in their careers.
Advanced economies are now projected to grow by 1.9 percent in 2017 and 2.0 percent in 2018, 0.1 and 0.2 percentage points more than in the October forecast, respectively. As noted, this forecast is particularly uncertain in light of potential changes in the policy stance of the United States under the incoming administration. The projection for the United States is the one with the highest likelihood among a wide range of possible scenarios. It assumes a fiscal stimulus that leads growth to rise to 2.3 percent in 2017 and 2.5 percent in 2018, a cumulative increase in GDP of percentage point relative to the October forecast. Growth projections for 2017 have also been revised upward for Germany, Japan, Spain, and the United Kingdom, mostly on account of a stronger-than-expected performance during the latter part of 2016. These upward revisions more than offset the downward revisions to the outlook for Italy and Korea.
Internet adoption varies widely across countries in Southeast Asia. Internet penetration among the population ranges from around 75% in the more mature economies to about 60% in the less developed ones. The underpenetrated countries offer significant upsides for digital commerce.
Once a hot commodity, tablet user growth has hit a wall. Tablet users in Southeast Asia will grow by less than 1% annually through our forecast period. This is a vast change from years prior to 2017, when tablet user numbers registered double-digit growth annually. This slowdown is the result of the growing popularity smartphones with larger screens and low adoption rates of household broadband.
Biogen stock (NASDAQ NDAQ : BIIB) has seen a 16% fall this year, in line with the broader S&P500 index, which is down 16%. However, in the longer term, Biogen stock, with -37% returns from levels seen in late 2017, has underperformed the S&P 500 index, up 49%. Despite the sharp decline for Biogen, we believe there is only a little room for growth, as discussed below.
Biogen lost market exclusivity for its multiple sclerosis drug - Tecfidera. The drug garnered over $4 billion in 2017, while the sales of Fumarate, which includes Tucfidera and Vumerity, stood at just $2.4 billion in 2021. The company is also seeing a decline in Interferon and Spinraza sales, resulting in a revenue decline over recent years.
The first consumer tours of the facility will occur in January 2022. For information on how to win a tour of the facility, visit upside.support. For videos and photos of EPIC, please visit UPSIDE's press kit. To watch the virtual ribbon cutting ceremony, visit www.upsidefoods.com.
In The Upside, Bryan Cranston plays quadriplegic billionaire Phillip Lacasse, who finds new purpose in life through his relationship with his ex-con caregiver Dell Scott (Kevin Hart). Originally screened at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival, The Upside was shelved when The Weinstein Company went bankrupt early in 2018 and was subsequently purchased by STX Entertainment. But while The Upside has had a long road to American movie screens, it is far from the first time the story's been told, with origins in the true story of Philippe Pozzo di Borgo.
It is also an immense, hidden carbon sink. The Cerrado is often referred to as the "upside-down forest" as is it estimated that the majority of the carbon sequestered in the savanna (about 118 tons of carbon per acre) is underground, in its soil and root system that spreads many metres deep.
In 2017, FAO signed an agreement with FUNAPE - Fundação de Apoio à Pesquisa to assist the Federal University of Goiás (UFG) with the development of equations for estimating above- and below-ground biomass in the Cerrado biome. One of the areas where FAO and FUNAPE team collect data is a private 32 000-hectare sustainable development reserve Legado Verdes do Cerrado, belonging to Votorantim Enterprise. FAO REDD+ Forestry Officer, Anne Branthomme has recently visited the reserve to ensure the smooth implementation of the activities. Understanding forest resources and their changes is crucial to such biomes as the Cerrado as they help in creating sound national forest policies and promote sustainable development. For Anne the benefits are evident: "If well-managed, such activities strengthen countries' national forest monitoring capacities, increasing data transparency and long-term reliability ".
For 2017's fourth quarter, GDP growth was 6.8 percent. That topped analysts' forecast for 6.7 percent growth in the quarter from the same period a year ago, according to a poll of economists by Reuters.
Beijing's official full-year GDP target for 2017 had been "around 6.5 percent," but there was already an upside surprise expected as the country repeatedly posted robust economic data in part due to a global recovery.
Founded in 2002, GeoPark is an E&P company based in Santiago, Chile. The company also has operations in Argentina, Colombia, Brazil and Peru. In Argentina, GeoPark is working in six Neuquén Basin blocks. In Q1 2018, the company closed a deal with Pluspetrol for the acquisition of 100% stakes in the mature, conventional Aguada Baguales, El Porvenir and Puesto Touquet blocks, which also have Vaca Muerta exposure and tight gas upside potential.
What is the role of EOR in Argentina at a time of declining conventional oil production? There has been a lot of capital injection in unconventionals and the big companies seem to have lost interest in improving secondary and tertiary recovery. We think that the most important basins in Argentina are underdeveloped and underexplored with regards to conventional oil. There are extremely interesting opportunities for companies such as GeoPark, especially for performing secondary recovery in mature oilfields, such as the ones we just acquired. Cost optimisations and agreements with the unions all contribute to focusing on mature oilfields with upsides in secondary recovery and development, as well as on exploration.
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