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Film Financing - Can Film Graduates Take the Challenge?

Graduates from a Film Studies program have a new opportunity in film & video production. Of course, with every opportunity comes a challenge – and in this case, the challenge is to find financing for your, or your employer’s, projects.

With the advent of digital equipment the scope of film & video production has widened. The usual Hollywood styled film production is no longer the only route to a career for film graduates. There are a multitude of opportunities in audio and visual applications throughout business, government and the entertainment industry. That means OPPORTUNITY for the keenest graduates to produce their own film & video projects, or to land the most interesting positions with leading film & video production companies.

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Harry Potter & the Goblet of Fire Review

From the beginning to the end, the latest installment of the Harry Potter series was, for lack of a better word, “magical”. Harry, Hermione, Ron and the gang are in their fourth year at Hogwarts. We begin the action at the Quidditch World Cup, which has all the excitement and fanfare of any international sporting event.

Someone sends off the symbol of Voldemort. Yes, that evil, dastardly wicked wizard is back (and played by Ralph Fiennes, no less!). Harry, of course, is in the center of the controversy. He didn’t see who set off the symbol but insists it wasn’t him.

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Strongly Recommend “I am David” now available on DVD

When the movie “I am David” became available on DVD in the fall of 2005, I did not rent it, because the movie reviewers gave it a rating of 2.5 stars or approximately a B-. They could not have been more wrong. “I am David” is one of the best films I have seen in the past five years. When I rented it recently, I ended up watching it a total of three times from start to finish. The movie is very powerful without having graphic violence or graphic language or anything graphic. Instead, “I am David” has a powerful religious message about sacrifice without any religious references per se. It is an inspiring and life-affirming film that I would recommend as five stars out of five stars, or even a 10 out of 10 points. The movie contains no extra, wasted footage that is unnecessary. I will remember seeing this movie for the rest of my life. How many movies have you seen in the past couple years that you will remember for the rest of your life? Most Hollywood output is almost mindless entertainment with very little of lasting value. Against this backdrop comes an astounding movie that seems to have hit the theaters and video stores under the radar screen.

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The Da Vinci Code Debate (part 2)

I focused on one of the half-truths told by the author of “The Da Vinci Code” both in his interviews and in his book. I first through of the book as a deception, now I am leaning toward the word conspiracy. Most of us may remember that our mothers told us that a half-truth was more damaging than a lie. Mr. Brown must have remembered this statement since his book is full of half-truths.

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The “Da Vinci Code” Debate

The book “The Da Vinci Code” by author Dan Brown is one of the most popular books written in the past few years with over forty million copies sold. The book is FICTION but presented as FACT. In the next few weeks a movie will be released based on this book. It is important that people are aware that the book is full of deception.

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Delicate Balance: Black Performers Open Doors and Create Anger

Criticized by the Black community, nevertheless, these pioneers paved the way for today’s super stars like Halle Berry and Denzel Washington.
Hollywood, that magical kingdom of mythical folklore, where dreams are made and broken, has been credited with creating an environment of racism and discontentment. Even the name itself conjures up images of an industry where good looks garner auditions and talent creates legends.

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Vader - I am your father

“I, am your father”

Those words echo in Luke Skywalker’s mind.
His battle with Darth Vader led to the loss of his arm.

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