In the Hand of Dante review – Gerard Butler is jaw-dropping in bizarre Renaissance mafia reverie

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Julian Schnabel’s combustible mix of lowlife cynicism and high art – along with cameos from Martin Scorsese and Al Pacino – powers this outrageous black comedy revolving around Dante’s Divine Comedy The worlds of Renaissance manuscript scholarship and organised crime come together like a mix of Umberto Eco and George V Higgins in this flawed but fascinating reverie from director and co-writer Julian Schnabel. Switching between monochrome and colour, and freely adapted from the Nick Tosches novel of the same name, it is hilarious and shocking, at least at first, with a quite extraordinary tough-guy role for Gerard Butler. It is a mysterious, scabrous and bizarre adventure in violent larceny and spiritual crisis which unfortunately unwinds in the end into sentimental fantasy. In the Hand of Dante amounts to an epic and self-aware jeu d’ésprit with amazing cameos from Martin Scorsese, Al Pacino and Franco Nero, beckoning its audience over to peep into the fathomless abyss of heaven and ...
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Elon Musk Responds To Rumors That He Had An Affair With The Wife Of Google’s Founder Sergey Brin

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Over the weekend, a genuine controversy broke out in the international media. The Wall Street Journal's reporters discovered that Elon Musk had a relationship with Nicole Shanahan, the wife of Sergey Brin, a friend of theirs. Insiders claim that the Google founder learned about his wife's adultery in December of this year. The pair also filed for divorce in January, claiming "unresolved issues" as justification. It was particularly ironic in this case as Sergey had once saved Elon's company from bankruptcy. After that, the billionaires grew close and frequently hung out with one another. According to rumors, Musk reportedly bowed down to plead for Brin's forgiveness once he learned about the affair. The two ex-friends, however, lost contact following this event. Elon, who meticulously reads every article about himself in the media, remained mute for a considerable amount of time. He ultimately chose to make a statement, though. The world's richest billionaire tweeted: "This is all pure nonsense. I'm friends with Sergey, and yesterday we attended a party together. Nicole, I've only recently seen a handful of times, and she was usually accompanied by others, the millionaire remarked. He also mentioned that he hadn't had any sexual activity recently. And everyone who uses the Internet knows that this is a blatant exaggeration. After all, Ilona has a number of young children. The social media site filed a lawsuit against him earlier this month after he declared he was abandoning his plan to acquire the company. According to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, Mr. Musk has the largest estimated fortune in the world, which is more than $240 billion. Mr. Brin is the seventh richest person in the world, with an estimated net worth of $95 billion, based on the same index. Inquiries from the BBC for comments were not immediately answered by Ms. Shanahan, Mr. Brin, or Google.  

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