Monthly Archives: June 2020
Celebrities, presidents and Panama Canal adventures mark photographer’s extraordinary career — Local News Matters
CASINOS LIKE THE Tropicana, the Sahara and the Sands sprung up in Las Vegas in the 1950s. Big bands backed top entertainment like Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, Judy Garland and Elvis. In this heady environment, Tom Zimberoff came of age. “My … Continue reading
Film Photography — Wandering Ambivert
Story by: Stuart Something that made a big difference for me was switching to film. I tried a basic high end digital point and shoot (that still had some manual controls and shot RAW, almost a hybrid DSLR) and then … Continue reading
The Hidden King Documentary – (Pt. 1) — Blue Dragon Journal
The Hidden King Documentary – (Pt. 1) Charles Ward Here it is the long awaited documentary about The Hidden King, by Digital Warrior Productions. The story about Joseph Gregory Hallett – King John III Editor’s note: This is a provocative … Continue reading
The Hidden King Documentary – (Pt. 1) — Blue Dragon Journal
The Hidden King Documentary – (Pt. 1) Charles Ward Here it is the long awaited documentary about The Hidden King, by Digital Warrior Productions. The story about Joseph Gregory Hallett – King John III Editor’s note: This is a provocative … Continue reading
Visual Saturday: The Cinema of Werner Herzog — UpTheDownstair
‘I make films because I have not learned anything else and I know I can do it to a certain degree’. Has there ever been a more pragmatic, unemotional, down-to-earth explanation of one’s choice of career than this? Werner Herzog … Continue reading
You’ve Been Trumped — Philo on Movies
You’ve Been Trumped is a 2011 scathing documentary about Donald Trump. It cannot be dismissed as motivated by the political self-interest of Democrats, liberals, or leftists as it was made many years before he became president or commenced his campaign … Continue reading
4 Alternative Ways to Up Your Writing Game — MERCEDES KILLEEN
When it comes to improving as a writer, there are some fairly obvious methods to try. For example, reading a diverse range of books, taking courses/workshops from experts in the field, and maintaining a regular writing practice are all excellent … Continue reading
There was also the Simpsons. White actors will no longer court ethnic characters — Archyde
The decision by the creators of the popular American animated series Simpson came after growing pressure on the entertainment industry, which should ideally “provide more opportunities for ‘non-white’ artists.” The idea of Black Lives Matter, revived after the death of … Continue reading
Come Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean (1982) — mondomovies
It is real. It’s just deceiving to the eye, that’s all. On 30 September 1975 to commemorate James Dean’s death, the former members of The Disciples of James Dean gather in the small Texas town at the Woolworth’s store where … Continue reading
Marilyn Declassified — Ossurworld’s Irreverence, Irony, Insouciance & Iconoclasm
DATELINE: Patsy Monroe? In a new documentary called Marilyn Monroe Declassified, director and writer Paul Davids in 2016 tackled the thorny subject of the probable suicide (its official designation) almost 60 years later. He takes much archival footage and tries … Continue reading