after watching
“an inconvenient sequel”
on a hot summer night
in ann arbor
i was left
absolutely chilled.
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“a man has honor if he holds himself to an ideal of conduct
though it is inconvenient, unprofitable, or dangerous to do so.”
-walter lippmann
saw this beautiful film yesterday
very moving and mesmerizing
drawn in mostly soft colors
it captures the subtleties of
nature, man, balance, human connections, family,
impermanence, the circles that life takes
very simple lines and images
bamboo, trees, water, sky, people, animals, land
created by three studios in three countries
japan, england, belgium
does not require any translation
as there is no dialogue
except for one word
only lovely music
to take you through this
fairy tale, fantasy, fable, legend
when you get to the end
the quietly powerful and touching final scenes
will draw you in
it was 81 minutes of
pure perfection in every frame.
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“this film was simple and and elemental.
like a picture book that needs no words.”
– a.o. scott – new york times
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‘the red turtle’ premiered in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2016 cannes film festival, where it won a grand jury award. the film was also nominated for the best animated feature film for the 89th academy awards.
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credits: studio ghibli, wild bunch studio, toho studio, sony pictures classics
we were an audience of six
(including the organ player)
at the beautiful michigan theatre
where we saw some amazing short films
thus proving once again that
sometimes less is more.
“if you have the audience, that is good, that gives you a good motivation!
if you don’t have the audience, that is good, that gives you a good motivation to try to have some!”
― mehmet murat ildan
i’ve now seen this movie 3 times
couldn’t get the grandies viewing schedules to mesh
so we went in groups
it was colorful, happy, and musical
all felt and sparkles and big hair and eccentric characters
and i have to say
it is a totally fun and trippy, dreamy movie
that asks and answers the question:
“what is the nature of happiness?”
and really, it is quite impossible
not to be happy when you watch this film.
—
“it is not how much we have, but how much we enjoy, that makes happiness.”
-charles spurgeon
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credits: dreamworks animation, 20th century fox
i saw this incredibly moving canadian film the other day
‘monsieur lazhar’
released a few years back
nominated for a
foreign film academy award
it was
about a teacher
and
the
humanity
of
love
joy
loss
grief
pain
guilt
anger
connection
forgiveness
strength
acceptance
and
finally,
hope.
amazing
how one person
can come into another’s life
and
lead them
on a road
towards healing
by
beginning to
heal themselves.
after i watched the final scene
i sat in silence
for a long time after.
—
“what happens when people open their hearts?”
“they get better.”
― haruki murakami,
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credit:
i love the casting call
for the latest
group of extras
needed
for a film
being shot locally.
though i don’t have the look of
a sketchy male or a crack head ,
i could easily be
a gawker or neighborhood folk.
good to know.
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The first day for extras on Destined is Wednesday.
The extras rate on Destined will be $65.20/8hrs with OT after 8hrs.
(All must be 18+ with a valid photo ID)
I am looking for 8 “Neighborhood Folk” and 2 “Sketchy Males” on Wednesday.
On Thursday, I’ll need 2 “Gawkers” (Available on the 6th and 25th), a couple of “Crack Heads”, and a few more “Neighborhood Folk”.
A new Availability Form has been posted for the first few days on Destined. Please fill it out if you are 100% available for the dates listed.
And please email—–@gmail.com with current pics (include your name) and “Destined Extras” in the subject. Thank you
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image credit: oldmagazinearticles.com
one of my all time favorites
‘once’
an indy film
shot in ireland
in just a few weeks
for only 150,00 usd
with real people
and real music
and
love and heart and soul
and the stars/musicians were shocked
when they won an academy award
for their song
and they fell in love in real life
and they made music together
and then
they broke up in real life
and stayed friends
and still make music together
and the movie was remembered
then made into a broadway play
and i was lucky enough
to see it
when it was on tour here
the stage
was an irish pub
the audience was invited up
to have a drink on stage
while the cast fiddled away
then the play began
and it was
all beautiful music and love and heartbreak and ireland
and i loved every minute of it
once.
again.
—
if music be the food of love, play on. –
william shakespeare
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movie credit: fox searchlight features
