#Benoit Lesly

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ULCC : une dizaine d’anciens diplomates indexés dans un rapport pour défaut de déclaration de patrimoine

Dans un rapport transmis, mardi 3 septembre 2024, à la Justice, l’ULCC demande à ce que l’action publique soit mise en mouvement contre une dizaine d’anciens diplomates haïtiens pour défaut de déclaration de patrimoine. Après avoir invité la presse parlée, écrite, télévisée et en ligne, ce mardi, dans ses locaux, à prendre part à la cérémonie de remise officielle de plusieurs rapports d’enquête…

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Harper's Bazaar August 1990

Leslie Navajas wears a long turtleneck with braided ribbing in white multi-lambswool and cashmere, with matching jacket and cardigan. By Laura Biagotti. Boots, Maud Frizon, handbag, Luc Benoit. Hair, Kerry Warn, makeup by Brigitte Reiss-Anderson for Trish McEvoy.

Leslie Navajas porte un long col roulé avec côtes tressées en multi-laine d'agneau et cachemire blanc, veste et cardigan assortis. Par Laura Biagotti. Bottines, Maud Frizon, sac à main, Luc Benoit. Coiffure, Kerry Warn, maquillage par Brigitte Reiss-Anderson pour Trish McEvoy.

Photo J.R. Duran

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SHAMU’S TOP 10 MOVIES RELEASED IN 2022:

5. Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery dir. Rian Johnson

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Glass Onion (2022) dir. Rian Johnson

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The guys practically live on a Clue board.

The suspects in Cluedo, but with the Glass Onion (Knives Out sequel) actors/characters.

Madelyn Cline/Whiskey as Miss Scarlett

Dave Bautista/Duke Cody as Colonel Mustard

Kathryn Hahn/Claire Debella as Mrs. White

Edward Norton/Miles Bron as Mr. Green

Kate Hudson/Birdie Jay as Mrs. Peacock

Leslie Odom Jr/Lionel Toussaint as Professor Plum

It's a terrible, terrible game.

CLUEDO card art by Lacey Van Nortwick

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📽️ Glass Onion (2022)

I wasn’t a huge fan of Knives Out, but this one looked interesting. It was okay, but I’ve seen much better suspense/mystery/crime movies. The cast was stacked, and the acting was good, but I found it predictable. It was better than Knives Out, though. I’d probably watch it again.

Sex/nudity: 4/10 (implied sex, sex jokes and innuendoes, sex toys and condoms seen briefly, several female characters in bikinis, a naked statue)

Language: 5/10 (two f-words and a whole bunch of other milder language)

Violence: 5/10 (several deaths but nothing too gory)

Overall rating: 7/10

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The Title for the Next 'Knives Out' Mystery Announced!

The Title for the Next 'Knives Out' Mystery Announced! @KnivesOut @netflix #WakeUpDeadman

Get ready folks, because the game is once more afoot! Daniel Craig’s ever charming southern gentleman detective, Benoit Blanc, is back! And so is the amazing Rian Johnson for the third installment in the Knives Out mystery series! And today we got a title for it! Continue reading The Title for the Next ‘Knives Out’ Mystery Announced!

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Film after film: Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (Rian Johnson, 2022)

I'm relieved Johnson himself doesn't fully approve of this film's full title because the first two words alone would be much punchier. It's a rare case of a largely superior sequel to the good first film, with two perfect performances by Monae and Hahn: while the former gets the most interesting material to play (and is fantastic in it), the latter delivers delicious reaction shots and line readings.

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Got round to writing about Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery. Check out what I have to say.

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"GLASS ONION: A KNIVES OUT MYSTERY" (2022) Review

"GLASS ONION: A KNIVES OUT MYSTERY" (2022) Review Following the success of his 2019 murder mystery, "KNIVES OUT"; writer-director Rian Johnson created a standalone sequel called "GLASS ONION: A KNIVES OUT MYSTERY". The movie starred Daniel Craig, who reprised his role as the Louisiana-born master detective, Benoit Blanc.

Set during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, "GLASS ONION: A KNIVES OUT MYSTERY" . . . or "GLASS ONION" . . . featured Blanc solving a case that revolved around a tech billionaire named Miles Bron, owner and co-founder of the Alpha tech company, and his closest "friends" at the billionaire's private Greek island. The movie began with several of Bron's friends each receiving a wooden puzzle box to decipher to find an invitation inside - an invitation to a murder mystery game. The friends travel to Miles's island, along with companions for two of the guests. Famous detective Benoit Blanc joins them. Miles claimed he did not invite Blanc, but he allowed the latter to stay, assuming another guest sent him an invitation as a joke. Among those invited include: *Alpha head scientist Lionel Toussaint *Connecticut governor Claire Debell *Controversial fashion designer and model Birdie Jay *Birdie's personal assistant Peg *Men's rights streamer Duke Cody *Whiskey, Duke's girlfriend and Twitch channel assistant *Ousted Alpha co-founder Cassandra "Andi" Brand Not long after their arrival and before dinner, Miles showed off his valuable glass sculptures, as well as the Mona Lisa, which he has on loan from the Louvre to his guests. Miles also revealed that his mansion is powered by "Klear", a hydrogen-based alternative fuel that Alpha will launch imminently, despite Lionel and Claire's concerns that it is untested and dangerous. Blanc managed to solve Miles's murder mystery game immediately before it could barely start. But he privately warned Miles that his guests have motives to kill him. Before the first day could end, a murder occurred inside the mansion. Once again, Rian Johnson utilized a social issue as a theme for his second murder mystery. In the case of "GLASS ONION", one would think the issue revolved around Birdie's casual racism or Duke's sexism. But the real issue seemed to be the character of Miles Bron. It did not take me long to realize that Johnson had based Miles on tech billionaires like Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg and Larry Page. But many have claimed that the Miles Bron bore the strongest resemblance to the most publicized tech mogul - Elon Musk. This movie seemed more focused on condemning the tech mogul types and probably the Internet celebrities than simply focusing on the usual social issues. I am not criticizing Johnson for this, especially since many of these tech moguls have proven to be influential on society today. Perhaps too influential . . . and for better or worse. In the case of Miles Bron, the worse seemed more obvious. Miles' impact on the major characters seemed to be more personal than political. Both Lionel and Claire find themselves being forced by Miles to endorse his new alternative fuel, Klear; despite their fears that is untested and dangerous. Such endorsement would endanger their reputations and careers. Birdie needs Miles' financial support for her fashion line following the revelation that her factories were basically sweatshops. And Duke hopes Miles will give him a show on the latter's Alpha News network. Unfortunately, Miles has developed a sexual interest in Whiskey, Duke's girlfriend. However, Johnson's screenplay seemed more interested in the negative portrayal of Miles as the typical tech billionaire than his connections to the movie's other major characters. And this emphasis on tech moguls like Miles Bron, despite being genuinely interesting and entertaining, seemed to have a less powerful message than the one used in 2019's "KNIVES OUT". "GLASS ONION: A KNIVES OUT MYSTERY" featured some very interesting characters, who almost struck me as borderline cartoonish. Mind you, I thought some of the characters managed to avoid this slight cartoonish taint - especially Benoit, Andi Brand, Claire Debella and Lionel Toussaint. But I found some of the other characters slightly exaggerated, yet at the same time, entertaining. Whether I found their characters exaggerated or not, I cannot deny that this movie featured some first-rate performances. I did not have an issue with one performance in this film. Kathryn Hahn, Leslie Odom, Jr., Kate Hudson, Jessica Henwick, Madelyn Cline and Noah Segan all gave first-rate performances. The movie also featured entertaining cameos from the likes of Hugh Grant, Angela Landsbury, Ethan Hawke, Stephen Sondheim, Natasha Lyonne, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Jake Tapper and Serena Williams. The movie even featured images of Jeremy Renner and Jared Leto on appear on bottles of hot sauce and kombucha. But there were performances that impressed just a bit more than others. One of those performances came from Dave Baustista, who was not only surprisingly effective as the sexist Duke, but also managed to convey more layers behind what could have easily been a cartoonish character in the hands of a less talented actor. I realize many would find this hard to believe but I did find the Miles Bron character a bit exaggerated at times. But Edward Norton gave such a fabulous performance as the arrogant and self-involved Miles that his exaggeration almost seemed natural to me. Janelle Monáe managed to attract a great deal of positive reviews for her performance as "Andi" Brand. And I can see why. She gave a phenomenal performance as co-founder of Alpha, who seemed embittered by Miles' ouster of her, following her refusal to support his new alternative fuel, Klear. More importantly, Monáe did an excellent job in conveying her character's edgy and intense personality, which kept everyone else on edge . . . and wondering if she had changed. Not surprisingly, Daniel Craig gave a perfect performance in his second outing as the New Orleans-born private detective Benoit Blanc. Not only did he managed to tone down his Foghorn Leghorn routine from the first film, I found myself entertained by his conveyance of Blanc's reactions to the lunacy and shallowness of Miles and most of his fellow guests. But as much as I had enjoyed the movie's narrative, I had a few issues. Once, since this movie was set in May 2020, were audiences really supposed to accept Miles' quickie COVID-19 cure as effective? Considering Blanc's opinion of the billionaire, I rather doubt it. I suspect that Blanc, Miles and the latter's guests were forced to monitor their health, following their departure from the island. When the party's first real victim dropped dead, I immediately knew the killer's identity. This aspect of "GLASS ONION" bore a strong resemblance to one or two of Agatha Christie's novels. Also, I had a problem with the movie's revelation scene after Blanc exposed the real killer. I wish I could go into details about why I found the writing for that scene very contrived, but I do not want to spoil the movie. Oh well. At least I was impressed by Bob Ducsay's editing, especially in the film's revelation scene; and Steve Yedlin's colorful photography of the Greek locations, especially in the movie's first twenty minutes or so. Despite my few issues regarding "GLASS ONION: A KNIVES OUT MYSTERY", I must admit that I still managed to enjoy it very much. The film benefited from Rian Johnson's screenplay and direction, along with first-rate performances from a cast led by Daniel Craig. Like I said, I enjoyed the movie very much. But I still believe "KNIVES OUT" was the superior film.

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Rookie-Critic's Top 25 Films of 2022: #15: Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (dir. Rian Johnson)

This one gets a lot of points just for dunking on Elon Musk (and all the other tech billionaires, as well) so savagely. Joking aside, 2022 saw a massive surge in movies criticizing the uber-rich and their privilege. Everything from the multi-Oscar-nominated Triangle of Sadness to the much-beloved-but-awards-snubbed (please read that so it rhymes) The Menu had something to say about those overly comfortable fat cats, but none were quite as fun as Glass Onion. I'm not going to lie, I'm a huge fan of Knives Out and the Benoit Blanc character and a massive fan of Rian Johnson's (I've been on that train since I saw Brick for the first time in 2006/2007), so there is an element of bias here, but I'm also of the opinion that if you can manage to be clever and have a good time in the process, you've got a winning formula. Not everyone likes Johnson's style (I can think of a large group of fans from a galaxy far, far away that can't stand him), but I think he balances the subversion of expectations with the right amount of adherence to the tropes that work and it makes most of his films just a delight to watch. The mystery is thrilling, the ensemble is wonderful (special shout-outs to Janelle Monáe, Kate Hudson and, of course, Daniel Craig), and I couldn't be more excited at the prospect of more "Knives Out Mysteries" to come. Currently streaming on Netflix. You can read my full review of Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery here.

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I suppose without Man Bites Dog, we might not have Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon, or What We Do in the Shadows. Or maybe the idea of filmmakers calmly documenting horrors from their murderous subject would have popped up anyway. Unlike those, Man Bites Dog is a deliberately grimy movie; even those who aren't the killer are either complicit or victims, and vigilantes turn out to be no less misogynistic than serial killers. Benoit may think he's Hannibal Lecter, but he's as dumb as he is pretentious, and in that respect I admire what the film was going for. There's only one "gross out" scene, but every frame is gross.

I have a pretty high tolerance for comedies about murder. The trouble here is, I didn't laugh even once.

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Glass Onion (2022) dir. Rian Johnson

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Kate Hudson as Birdie Jay in Glass Onion (Rian Johnson)

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