The princess bride – DVD 2817Krippendorf’s tribe – DVD 2816The emperor’s naked army marches on – DVD 2814Letters from Iwo Jima – DVD 1926A collection of 2005 Academy Award nominated short films – DVD 1328Rachida – DVD 795Winged Migration – DVD 657
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Homicide: life on the street: season 1 & 2 – DVD 2799 – 2801The Simpsons: season 3 – DVD 2794 – 2797Twin Peaks: season 1 – DVD 2791 – 2793Sopranos: season 1 – DVD 2786 – 2789Maya Lin: a strong clear vision – DVD 2781Laberinto del fauno = Pan’s labyrinth – DVD 2770
Continue readingA Fair(y) Use Tale – a must-see primer on copyright law
Professor Eric Faden of Bucknell University tweaks the noses of the Disney lawyers with this introduction to copyright – done with dozens of brief clips from Disney films used under the fair use guidelines. I’ll assume readers are aware of Disney’s extraordinary litigious history in this area. link
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The films of James Broughton – DVD 2769Red violin – DVD 2764Arrested development: season 1 – DVD 2761 – 276324: season 1 – DVD 2751 – 2756Three extremes – DVD 2746
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Penn & Teller: bullshit season 4 DVD 2740 – 2742Penn & Teller: bullshit season 3 DVD 2737 – 2739Penn & Teller: bullshit season 2 DVD 2734 – 2736Penn & Teller: bullshit season 1 DVD 2731 – 2733The painted veil – DVD 2729Der untergang = Downfall – DVD 27279 songs – DVD 2726
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Planet earth – DVD 2721 – 2725The most dangerous game – DVD 1596Color me Kubrick – DVD 1594Little children – DVD 2714
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Garden state – DVD 2709Jarhead – DVD 2708The seven year itch – DVD 2707The Queen – DVD 2705Shut up & sing – DVD 2704Moonlighting: season one and two – DVD 2703
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The last king of Scotland – DVD 2699The Twilight Zone Season 5 – DVD 2693-2698The Twilight Zone Season 4 – DVD 2687-2692The Twilight Zone Season 3 – DVD 2682-2686The Twilight Zone Season 2 – DVD 2677-2681The Twilight Zone Season 1 – DVD 2671-2676El doctor, Joy street, & asparagus – DVD 2670Giuliani time – DVD 58
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Volver – DVD 2656Loves of a blonde – DVD 2654The navigators – DVD 2653The messenger – DVD 2636Harsh beauty – DVD 2635The Syrian bride – DVD 2634Borat – DVD 2633Blood diamond – DVD 2632Children of men – DVD 2631Half nelson – DVD 2630The good shepherd – DVD 2629
Continue readingMoving Pictures: American Art and Early Film @ The Phillips Collection
I plan to see this show this weekend so don’t have any comment on it at this point other than it offers a somewhat unexamined perspective on early film. The exhibit shows the connections between early film subject matter and that of American realist painting that was going on during the same era. Works used […]
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