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A good book, providing a comprehensive history and assessment of the U.S. film industry in the 1950s. The author, noted film historian Foster Hirsch, brings his passion for movies to this lengthy but informative and holistic topical history. A wide spectrum is covered, to include a history of the major film studios, detailed information on the many technological developments, overviews of the famous movie stars, both newcomers and veterans, as well as a detailed assessment of the red scare and its affect on Hollywood. The only major topic not getting its own unique section in the book was the industry’s interaction with television. However, this history was integrated into many other components of the book, so the information is there, though distributed. I especially appreciated how Hirsch uses particular movies to highlight certain themes (artistic, business, cultural, technological, etc.) through a synopsis of the movie and the personal history of the people who created, made, acted in, or otherwise worked on it. A great book for understanding the dynamics of a major American cultural edifice of the 1950s.

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THE DUGOUT - Communities working together - documentary - 75 min. 19 young people, off the grid on an island in the Yukon River, must carve a sea-going canoe true to an ancient design that will carry them off the island. In the process they will live together bonded by creative work, and transform themselves. This film is about the redemptive power of art and about the power of community to heal community. (INFO - richard@firstnationsfilms.com) https://lnkd.in/g5KtHn6T

THE DUGOUT - Communities working together - documentary - 19 young people, off the grid on an island in the Yukon River, must carve a sea-going canoe true to an ancient design that will carry them off the island. In the process they will live together bonded by creative work, and transform themselves. This film is about the redemptive power of art and about the power of community to heal community. (info - richard@firstnationsfilms.com) https://lnkd.in/g5KtHn6T

The idea is to get there before everyone else, to see where others have not seen yet. To understand if a film will become a guidepost for the season—and the time—ahead of the mainstream is a talent. Insight is part skill, part luck (or intuition, if you prefer.)I've written about why we need cinema and the value of Venice International Art Festival. Link in the comments.#narrative #value #business #culture

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As the start of a new trilogy, this film is certainly a worthy successor to the previous set of films. But whilst there are nods to the notion of the long dead Caesar, there is certainly no need to have seen those films to understand the concept of what he stood for, and there is clearly the anticipation that new audiences can come into it with fresh eyes; just know that in this dystopian world, 300 years on, the apes are in charge and the humans are an endangered species. There are certainly some areas where a suspension of disbelief on the human characters may well be required, and there are some nice, retro easter eggs, but it has much to say about the way we currently live in the world, which is not, at the moment, a particularly harmonious one, and it leans into even a level of quite chilling semi-religiosity.The effects are breathtaking, as we have come to expect, and the authentic and realistic representation means that the ability of the ape characters to engage the audience emotionally is beyond any doubt.

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⚠ Recommendation: Academy awards nominee for best animated short film: "Letter to a pig".It is as universal as it is personal, as timeless as it is timely.Although short, it sure does pack a punch. Without spoiling it, I'll just say it defied my expectations for a conventional "good vs. evil" narrative, and in doing so exposed the complexity of being the descendent of holocaust survivors, navigating morally around echoes of cultural victim/victimizer idolization.Sort of reminds me of an idea I once had for a short animation about a holocaust survivor entrepreneur who builds a twisted theme park (a-la "Jurassic Park") on the grounds of Auschwitz, granting its visitors a true-to-life "death camp experience".Luckily, perhaps, "Letter to a pig" captures just as much complexity and nuance without fetishizing the suffering of our grandparents' generation, and does it with grace and technical ingenuity.Highly recommend giving it a watch, and definitely voting for it if you're an academy member.More info on the film's website, in the comment below.#academyawards #animation #filmmaking

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In this post in the Celluloid Christ series, I look at "La Passion," an 1898 film by Louis Lumière and Georges Hatot

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