Champ November 1957
“Siegfried” (1924), directed by Fritz Lang. The giant dragon required six operators at one time, and was as much of a technical achievement as the dragon in Douglas Fairbanks’ “Thief of Bagdad,” which was released the same year, in a sign of how Germany’s Weimar-era UFA had the ambition and potential to be a true competitor to Hollywood. This was a year before Lang’s expensive “Metropolis” almost bankrupted the studio.
Bolsonaro recycles Trump’s Jan. 6 fascist mobilization:
Thousands of supporters of Brazil’s former president, Jair Bolsonaro, stormed the country’s Congress and presidential offices on Sunday to protest what they falsely believe was a stolen election. It was the violent culmination of incessant rhetorical attacks by Mr. Bolsonaro and his supporters against the nation’s electoral systems.
Dozens of protesters streamed into the presidential offices, with some holding a barricade to hold back police and clear the way for more protesters to enter. Inside the building, the protesters could be seen attempting to build more barricades with chairs. Outside, a crowd of protesters using sticks or poles struck a police officer on horseback, pulling him off his horse, according to video posted to social media.
President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who defeated Mr. Bolsonaro in October and took office on Jan. 1, was in São Paulo, and Congress was not in session. Both Congress and the presidential offices were largely empty on Sunday.
