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What is a Stuntman?
Stuntmen have been entertaining the world for centuries. Think about it. Medieval knights risked life and limb in jousting tournaments for…gold, glory and the maiden princess’ hand. Professionally, tumblers, jugglers and other circus performers toured the World, entertaining and performing daredevil feats that left the crowd in awe. The invention of film has only been around for a short time (compared to the existence of the human race), but it wasn’t until The Stuntmen’s Association of Motion Picture was formed in 1961 that ‘Stunts’ became a real full time profession.
Action AcademyJan 16
Can Netflix Eventually Replace Cable?
Family dinners in America in the mid 20th century were often constructed around watching television. College students in the late 80’s and…early 90’s would wait all week for the Thursday night lineup. 90’s kids continue to beg for Nickelodeon to bring back their beloved childhood cartoons. Cable once had a big role in the lives of Americans but, a new media behemoth has made waves over the last several years to replace it. Netflix has given the power to the consumer to choose what, how much, and when to watch. Netflix has started a media revolution in the style of releasing content by season rather than by episode.
Ben TaubJan 8
So, we watched Aliens again…
Wow, it’s amazing how our ability to predict the future is all out of goose.… ¶ Wow, it’s amazing how our ability to predict the future is all out of goose. ¶ Aliens is set around 2120, and we have Massive space stations with artificial non-rotating gravity, but huge CRT green screen computers. Video calling, but you have to enter the specific plastic card of the person you want to call into the machine. Do you have to carry them all around with you? About 5 of them would be thicker than a pack of cards!
Peet DennyNov 30, 2015
Black Swan and the post feminist masquerade
This text will employ the topic of female individualisation and the post feminist masquerade using the film ‘Black Swan’ as example. The…lead character and dedicated ballet-dancer Nina’s fatal struggle to achieve her career goal, and the obstacles she faces on her way, will act as example for this contemporary phenomenon. Young women’s role in society and in the media has radically changed the last decade — the spotlight aimed at girls and young women and the pressure to succeed to is radically different to the attention aimed at young men.
The Best Book About Hollywood You’ll Ever Read
The passing of Hollywood cinematographer Vilmos Zsigmond last week reminded me of two great film moments in my life. The first was seeing…‘Close Encounters of the Third Kind’ for the first time — I remember being stunned by the visuals as a small child, and it remains my favourite Spielberg film. ¶ A few years later, in my teens, I picked up ‘Final Cut: Dreams and Disaster in the Making of Heaven’s Gate’ by Steven Bach. It’s the book that I’ve read the most amount of times in my life, and is a brilliant evocation of the sea change that occurred in Hollywood at the end of the 1970s — from a period of personal, auteur-led films to…
Paul at HandfaceJan 12
