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I won't use many words or statistics. Both have been used before and they don't even begin to describe was is really happening. When we go to America we have an image. An image embedded or 'incepted' by decades of Hollywood films and the media. It's part of 'The American Dream' pumped out by a factory of dreams. We don't see the real people any more. We see characters being played by actors. But this time I went out in search of the real people. And I did see them. Like I have never seen them before. I began to think, is America haunted by what it has become and the way it got here? Or is it all about fiction, sitcoms and canned laughter? America is haunted all right. The ghosts are here. http://www.makeahistory.com/index.php/bizzareweird/43027-la-venice-beach-how-the-american-dream-become-a-nightmareI won't use many words or statistics. Both have been used before and they... more
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In this episode Joey and Richard visit the sights and scenes of California's Venice Beach Boardwalk community.
For more episodes and extras, visit thedartshow.com/In this episode Joey and Richard visit the sights and scenes of California's... more
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Latest Complete News Updates Today The top prize is half a million dollars. More significant to most, if not all, is the title of "Bassmaster Classic Champion. What will it take to win the Bassmaster Classic 2011, which gets under way Friday morning on the vast coastal wetlands of southeast Louisiana?Latest Complete News Updates Today The top prize is half a million dollars. More... more
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The frat boy reviews the Johnny Depp/Angelina Jolie movie, the Tourist. Bonus cartoon movie rant included!The frat boy reviews the Johnny Depp/Angelina Jolie movie, the Tourist. Bonus cartoon... more
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I was fortunate enough to catch an advance screening of "The Tourist" starring Johnny Depp and Angelina Jolie. Here is my off-the-cuff review of the movie, which opens in wide release on December 10, 2010.I was fortunate enough to catch an advance screening of "The Tourist"... more
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An investigation into suspicious circumstances surrounding the sale of the former Huffman Aviation has unearthed an explosive secret at the heart of an otherwise unremarkable aviation facility. Almost since its inception, the specter of heroin trafficking has hung over the airfield which would later become the Venice Municipal Airport. http://www.makeahistory.com/index.php/recent-news/5678-venice-airportAn investigation into suspicious circumstances surrounding the sale of the former... more
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“A Gentleman’s Duel” is a hilarious, maniacal CGI animated short film created by Francisco Valasco and Sean McNally from the California visual effects studio Blur. At a wealthy Lady’s grand Manor, the elegantly dressed woman with bounteous décolletage is zealously courted by two crazed gentlemen. A genteel afternoon tea party at the Lady’s Manor quickly degenerates into a full-fledged duel between the two competing aristocrats, both of whom are outfitted with steam-driven gargantuan-sized, fully loaded armored mecha-suits. Destruction reigns supreme throughout the Manor and its gardens, as the two horny psycho-noblemen tear up the Lady’s property in their efforts to win her “boobies.” A gentleman’s lust for life is never to be questioned unless, of course, it involves fierce dueling in Goliath-sized mechanical jumpsuits in a bloodthirsty quest to win the Lady’s voluptuous boobies. Will there be a last man standing? But a much better question, what about the poor damsel?
This piece includes a number of high-resolution color photographs, a wonderful slide show and the wickedly funny CGI animated short film.
http://disembedded.wordpress.com/2010/09/08/a-gentlemans-duel-crazed-noblemen-gigantic-robots-and-voluptuous-huge-boobs/“A Gentleman’s Duel” is a hilarious, maniacal CGI animated short... more
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SCENEPR!, a career event organizer and networking hub for media entrepreneurs and professionals working in independent film, launches its first major social event for the month, September 9, SoHo, New York, geared to a crowd made up of musical artists, filmmakers, photographers, models, and other creatives, to enjoy ambient sounds, exchange business cards and ideas. Attenders are also encouraged to bring headshots, postcards and other promotional material for distribution. With an international call for entries, the group is beginning a new short film series with subjects of any genre, shot in HD, titled, Cinematique, the first screening set for September 15 in Astoria. Then, on September 29, SCENEPR! presents "The Main Event," a recurring event series for men (and women) who want to learn how to maximize their time, better their health, augment their careers, improve their looks/style, networking, education, male bonding, professional enrichment, and for fun.
The Oldenburg Film Festival is a non-competitive film festival, and embraces an “open” format for what it screens. There is a cinema-trailer part to the festival that is usually popular highlight, stressing off-beat innovations and ideas to stimulate the festival audience. Another feature of the festival, which goes from September 15-19, “Speed Pitch,” is overseen by the Wirtschaftsförderung Oldenburg, which functions as an economic development zone, which is focusing on the promotion of creative businesses by creating networks between economic development agencies and creative entrepreneurs.
The Boston Film Festival opens September 17-23 this year. This year there will be a 35th Anniversary screening on Opening Weekend of Steven Spielberg's legendary film Jaws, starring Roy Scheider, Richard Dreyfus. The festival’s Closing Night film is a special sneak preview of Iron Cross, a thriller starring the late Roy Scheider as Joseph, a retired New York police officer and Holocaust survivor. Evening receptions are hosted by the region's signature chefs and restaurants where filmmakers are able to network, and for the festival’s closing night, special events will feature the recording Group Ernie and The Automatics with a special performance by James Montgomery.
As the annual Independent Film Week and Filmmaker Conference gets underway in New York, September 19-23, the Project Forum offers a meetings-driven forum connecting filmmakers who have new narrative and documentary projects with industry executives interested in identifying projects with which to become involved with at the financing or distribution stage. Another new section, IFP Independent Filmmaker Labs, will introduce and support “under-the-radar” new talents — first-time feature directors who have little previous industry exposure and live outside the film hubs of New York and LA — providing them with the access, mentorship and tools necessary to ensure that their unique stories reach audiences. Opening each day at the Filmmaker Conference, a “Conversations With...” series sponsored by Kodak, features one-on-one, in-depth discussions with luminary writers, directors, executives and new-media experts about their experiences in the industry and where filmmaking is heading next.
Held annually each fall in New York City, the birthplace of modern television, and this year from September 20-25, the New York Television Festival brings all interested parties together to celebrate the medium and to help shape its future. NYTVF's Independent Pilot Competition has put in place a pipeline allowing producers, writers, and directors to showcase their original TV pilots directly to the decision-makers of the industry. Along with the Independent Pilot Competition, the Festival presents parties, seminars, and other special events designed to honor television as an institution and as an art form. Launched in 2007, the TV Festival PassPort Program offers an opportunity for outstanding TV producers, writers, and directors to showcase their work on an international stage through an exchange program.
Opening in Port of Spain September 22 and running through October 2, the trinidad + tobago film festival presented by FLOW and supported by Trinidad and Tobago Film Company, mounts an exhibition of films made in the Caribbean region, including Latin American countries in the Caribbean Basin, Caribbean people of the Diaspora, and international filmmakers that reflect Caribbean culture and way of life both in the Caribbean and the Diaspora. Also, continuing the ttff's heritage initiative, that started last year with a focus on the cinema of India, the Festival is this year focusing on African cinema. Also, this year the ttff will present, in association with the Embassy of the Federative Republic of Brasil, a showcase of Brazilian cinema with Daniela Thomas who will be hosting a mini-retrospective of her work. During her slated time, she will be leading a workshop on directing feature length films with screenings of her work at Studio Film Club.
The Film Society of Lincoln Center opens the 48th New York Film Festival September 24, running it through October 10, in New York City. The Festival includes main slate program selections along with special events, panel discussions, the experimental film showcase, Views from the Avant-Garde, and more. The Film Society of Lincoln Center was founded in 1969 to celebrate American and international cinema, to recognize and support new filmmakers, and to enhance awareness, accessibility and understanding of the art among a broad and diverse film going audience. One NYFF special event will be, Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff, screening with A Matter of Life and Death and Dracula (George Melford, Director) the 1931 Spanish-language version of the classic tale freshly accompanied by an eerie live solo guitar performance by guitarist, composer, and Grammy-nominated songwriter Gary Lucas.
Opening in Nashville September 27 and running into October 3, International Bluegrass Music Association Week, the annual business conference for the bluegrass music industry with artist showcases, an exhibit hall totaling more than 100 booths, professional development seminars, member constituency meetings, one-on-one networking, and more. From October 1-3, certain highlighted activities will be, Fan Fest, an indoor music festival featuring performances by some of the industry's top acts, a Masters Workshop Stage, a Roots & Branches Stage, exhibit hall, and scores of jam sessions. This year's International Bluegrass Music Awards Show happens on September 30 of the event week. The After Hours presentations are part of the overall event, but are hosted by individual groups and organizations, and are ticketed and do require conference registration or a music pass to attend or take part in.
Organizers for the Pop Montreal International Music Festival claim to have an open interpretation of what pop music is, and so it admits a wide range of artists and genres. So as the program opens September 29, its FilmPop category will showcase, Dark Night Of The Soul is a music and visual art project put together by Danger Mouse, Sparklehorse and a host of guest vocalists with a collection of original David Lynch photography, who's imagery is wholly inspired by and based on the music providing a visual narrative to the record. Then, aside from the music, Lil Biz, a small business conference for artists, designers and the self-employed, offers four workshops that are completely free. Puces Pop Record Fair, will be a two day Record Fair in the Mile End featuring volumes of record collectors, instrument repairs and international and local indie record labels. This event runs along side Puces POP, Montreal's largest do-it-yourself festival where over one hundred local and international artists, crafters, and indie record labels come to sell their wares.SCENEPR!, a career event organizer and networking hub for media entrepreneurs and... more
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Giorgia Boscola is set to become the first female gondola guide in the Italian city of Venice, breaking a 900-year-old male-only tradition.
Boscola - who has been rowing since she was seven years old - is the first female to ever pass the challenging gondolier exam.
But she still has to take a technical exam on navigating through the city's ubiquitous canals and its famous landmarks before she earns her official license to guide sightseers.
http://english.aljazeera.net/news/europe/2010/08/2010820191623193491.htmlGiorgia Boscola is set to become the first female gondola guide in the Italian city of... more
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The story of Venetica takes place in a sixteenth century styled world where Death is a physical being. Death follows the instructions of a group known as Corpus. Every generation, Corpus must select the successor for Death. In the game’s story, the council has accidentally chosen a necromancer who intends to bring complete death and destruction upon the world.The story of Venetica takes place in a sixteenth century styled world where Death is a... more
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At first I thought this blog entry would be an examination of some of the smaller festivals out there and which ones might help a specialty film more than others (click here for a refresher on “specialty films”). So I looked at all the specialty films released last year and whittled it down to those that debuted at festivals other than Sundance, Toronto, Cannes, Berlin, Tribeca, Venice, or SXSW prior to their domestic theatrical release.
http://www.blssresearch.com/research-wrap?detail/C7/sorting_through_the_madness_festivals_budgets_and_film_financeAt first I thought this blog entry would be an examination of some of the smaller... more
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Rome-An archeaeological dig near Venice has unearthed the 16th century remains of a woman with a brick stuck between her jaws-evidence, experts say that she was believed to be a vampire. The unusual burial is thought to be the result of an ancient vampire-creatures was tied to medieval ignorance of how diseases spread and what happens to bodies after death, experts said. the well-preserved skeleton was found in 2006 on the Lazzaretto Nuovo island, north of the lagoon city, amid other corpses buried in a mass grave during an epidemic of plague that hit Venice in 1576. Vampires don't exist, but studies show people at the time believed they did. For the first time evidence has found an exorcism against a vampire. Medieval texts show the belief in vampires was fueled by the disturbing appearance of decomposing bodies. During epidemics, mass graves were often reopened to bury fresh corpses and diggers would chance upon older bodies that were bloated, with blood seeping out of their mouth and with an inexplicable hole in the shroud used to cover their face.
These characteristics are all tied to the decomposition of bodies. They would see a fat, dead person, full of blood and with a hole in the shroud, so they would say: This guy is alive, he's drinking blood and eating his shroud. Modern forensic science shows the bloating is caused by the buildup of gases, while fluid seeping from the mouth is pushed up by decomposing organs, the shroud would have been consumed by bacteria found in the mouth area. At the time however, what passed for scientific texts taught that shroud eaters were vampires who fed on the cloth and cast a spell that would spread the plague in order to increase their ranks. To kill the undead creatures, the stake in the heart method popularized by later literature was not enough. A stone or brick had to be forced into the vampires mouth so that it would starve to death. That's what is believed to have happened to the women found on the Lazzaretto island, which was used as a quarantine zone by venice. Aged around 60, she died of the plague during the epidemic that also claimed the life of the painter Titian. Much later, someone jammed the brick into her mouth when the grave was reopened.Rome-An archeaeological dig near Venice has unearthed the 16th century remains of a... more
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Venice, the upcoming indie soap opera starring Crystal Chappell, has just released the first teaser for upcoming series - and it is hot!Venice, the upcoming indie soap opera starring Crystal Chappell, has just released the... more
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Check it out- flash mobs are awesome, Shepard Fairey is awesome, and the Burmese Junta sucks. This is going to be sick if it's pulled off successfully!
"This weekend, we’re at it again. Sunday at exactly 4:00 p.m., we will be staging a flash mob at the Abbot Kinney Music Festival in Venice. To participate, grab your free poster created by artist Shepard Fairey depicting Aung San Suu Kyi. When the clock strikes 4:00, unfurl your poster and stand in silence for five minutes, in solidarity with Aung San Suu Kyi and to raise awareness about her imprisonment as a symbol for the issues plaguing Burma."Check it out- flash mobs are awesome, Shepard Fairey is awesome, and the Burmese Junta... more
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The construction of mobile floodgates aims to safeguard the 1,300-year-old island city of Venice. It's an ambitious engineering project, but some scientists say it may not be sufficient to protect Venice from rising sea levels due to climate change.
Venice rose from mudflats in the middle of a lagoon which forms the largest wetland in the Mediterranean. One of the world's most endangered cities, it has been subject to increasing flooding due to sinking land — but also to rising sea levels.
It's known as "aqua alta" — high water — and it brings city life to a standstill for several hours. Big boats can't go under low-hanging bridges, and water seeps into buildings through the sewage system. Venetians have not lived on the ground floor for decades.
The project acronym is MOSE, which is also the Italian word for Moses, recalling the biblical parting of the sea.
Once completed in 2014, there will be 78 large, mobile flood gates at the three inlets. When not in use, they will sit on the lagoon bed. When a high tide is forecast, Zambardi says, the gates will rise and shut off the sea from the lagoon.
But the project, which is 54 percent completed, has been hounded by controversy and, critics say, may already be outdated.
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http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=112995748&ft=1&f=1025The construction of mobile floodgates aims to safeguard the 1,300-year-old island city... more
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