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Film, Lifestyle
The Value of Knitting for an Afghan Refugee
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The short documentary Stitches is the story of a man who finds peace in knitting—after establishing a life in exile as an Afghan refugee during the Soviet–Afghan War. The subject is the filmmaker Abdullah Abo Jassin’s uncle, who writes, “His story connects in a way with all what my family has been through over the…
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Film: Will A Supposed Blockbuster Make Enough Money?
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Over at Forbes, Mark Hughes writes about the financial prospects of Batman v. Superman, an incoming, big-budget film. He’s addressing concerns that the film won’t make enough money. The fretting reduces to the worry that since the film cost a lot to make and market (yes, indeed) it will have to do amazingly well at the box…
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Friday Poll: Best Picture 2016
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Best Picture 2016 The Academy Awards are this Sunday, February 28th, with the Red Carpet beginning at 6 PM CT and the Ceremony at 7:30 PM CT. There are eight nominees for Best Picture, and I have embedded the trailers to those films, immediately below. What’s your favorite? The Big Short Bridge of Spies Brooklyn…
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Film: Every Best Visual Effects Winner Ever
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Every Best Visual Effects Winner. Ever. from Burger Fiction on Vimeo. Andy Schneider and Jonathan Britnell describe their video: We had so much fun putting together every best picture ever, we thought we’d highlight every best visual effects winner next. For the 1927/28 Academy awards, the award was for engineering effects. There was no award…
Film, Nature
Skylight
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Cats, Film
Friday Catblogging: The Purrtraitist
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The Purrtraitist from No Problem on Vimeo. Larry Johnson is a renowned photographer. His specialty is feline portraiture. He travels around the world taking photos of show cats. I spent a weekend with Larry at a cat show in Parsippany, NJ to see him work his magic. mlzml.com johnsonanimalphoto.com Credits: Directed/Edited: Mark Zemel Camera: Tyler…
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Film – The Details in Star Wars: The Force Awakens
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City, Film
Film: Tuesday, 12:30 PM @ Seniors in the Park, The Martian
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Animation, Film
Saturday Animation: Symphony No. 42
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Symphony no. 42 from Reka Bucsi on Vimeo. Symphony no. 42 presents 47 observations in the irrational connections between human and nature. facebook.com/SymphonyNo42 Shortlisted for the 87th Academy Awards Awards 2014 – 2015: 38th Hong Kong International Film Festival HKIFF – Special Mention for Best Short Film Friss Hús Film Festival 2.0 Hungary – Best…