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Does everyone reap the benefits of rapid industrialization? Although most people can’t get through their day without using products produced due to mass development, people in developing regions have a much different outlook. Cambodian filmmaker Kalyanee Mam's directed her debut film, A River Changes Course and recently won the Grand Jury Prize for World Cinema Documentary at the 2013 Sundance Film…
"The present is so noisy and visually attractive that any interest in the past or the future, beyond the immediate personal future, becomes an esoteric interest." -James Flynn. "Slow art”, or either the creation or reception of a work is a purposefully slow process, attempts to challenge this fast-paced present with its focus on the rich development of a story. Disregarding the one-minute consumption…
Our contemporary cinematic world is obsessed with reboots (Man of Steel, Evil Dead, RoboCop) and excessive extensions of already dehydrated sagas (The Hangover trilogy, the Die Hard franchise, Wolverine/ The X-Men, Cars [now Planes]); however, with the recent stream of flops of original features (Identity Thief, Gangster Squad, The Guilt Trip) one can hardly blame the studios. If there’s more money…
Erik Qualman also known as the Digital Dale Carnegie is most notably recognized for his book Socialnomics: How social media transforms the way we live and do business. His book as well as his social media revolution video are saturated with social statistics and case studies that highlight how social media is shaping our entire world in not only business but also relationships, education, marketing,…
Once Upon a Christmas Village is not your typical Christmas animation that fills the heart with love while expelling a scent of warm vanilla and hot cocoa. With some adult size humor and child size toys, this musical animation brings to life a tiny Christmas village under the threat of an evil-doing villain toy (voiced by Tim Curry). Oh, and lets not forget the love story. Attardi brings his writing…
Believe it or not, some of the most legendary moments from your favorite movies weren’t included in their screenplays; in fact, they took the other actors, the director, and the producers completely by surprise. They were the gift of phenomenal improvisation from talented actors whose knowledge of both their character and the flow of a scene prompted the birth of several iconic catchphrases from cinematic…
Andrew Zuchero’s short, The Apocalypse premiered in the Sundance Film Festival and is now available for online viewing. Sundance Film Festival provides a way for fans to view short films from the festival without having to travel to the actual event. Through YouTube, Sundance released 12 short films on their ‘screening room channel’ that encompass a variety of genres available for personal viewing.…
A new style of media convergence set to shape the future of TV and content distribution. In the beginning of February, Netflix released ‘House of Cards,’ a saucy American mini drama centered around politics on Capitol Hill. Netflix chose to bypass traditional cable TV streaming and released all thirteen episodes of the series at once with plans to surpass HBO as the primary Internet TV source. TV…
Citizen Kane is the quintessential example of an antique film that motivates today’s generation of filmmakers to absorb Orson Welles’ unparalleled cinematic presentation. Having been produced in 1941, Citizen Kane still manages to contend with current cinematography and narrative progression. Orson Welles,’ Citizen Kane was arguably one of the first films to fall under the genre umbrella of ‘film…
“Over this range, then 20 more minutes and we’ve got it made,” Hendley (James Garner) calls over to Blythe (Donald Pleasance), whose wide, sightless eyes stare blankly through the windshield of Nazi plane the two have just stolen. The camera cuts to a view of the Swiss Alps, the last barrier between the two escaped prisoners of war and freedom. Every cog of their escape plan had been churning in their…