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Why is acting much more marvelous than one may have first imagined? A desire to better understand human existence is basic to the nature of art and propels the desire of artistic minds to create. Acting and motion picture making are ways to search for that understanding and seek deeper awareness of the human condition.
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Although classified as a Neorealist, Fellini defies this label more so than he confirms it. This is because his best accomplishments stem from the unconventional aspects of his films. Guest post by Lorenzo Vidali.
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“On this 10-year anniversary, I intend to go about my business as usual, and say a prayer of gratitude for the small freedoms I have left. - I won’t allow what I personally experienced that day in the Pentagon, nor the subsequent government drumbeats for war, waving the Sept. 11 banner, to diminish my awareness [...]
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There is nothing worse in this world than an enslaved man who naively believes himself free, except, perhaps, trying to explain to that same man his predicament. You can lay truth after truth before his feet. You can qualify your every position with cold hard irrefutable data. You can plead and scream and raise veritable [...]
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Neo-fascists and terrorists against liberty come in all shapes and sizes and in every human era. 9/11 = the burning of the Reichstag. What followed in both cases evidences that history does indeed repeat itself. But were most of us astute enough to see it happening again?
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Chris Hedges‘ 4/19/10 article, titled: Noam Chomsky Has Never Seen Anything Like This, opens with the following statement, which is significant for all who seriously seek social change and a better future: “Noam Chomsky is America’s greatest intellectual. His massive body of work, which includes nearly 100 books, has for decades deflated and exposed the [...]
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By Shamus Cooke 01 July, 2009 “Information Clearing House” — There should be no doubts about the U.S.’ decisive role behind the now-crumbling military coup in Honduras. As commander and chief of the U.S. armed forces, the blame for this intervention lies solely on President Obama. The White House, however, would like you to believe [...]
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A burst of voices and laughter heralds recess. Kids bullet out of the classroom to find their favorite spot on the playground. Katie, Allie, and Sam like the sandbox, but so does Gunner and that’s always a problem. Gunner is territorial, piles up the toys on “his side,” tells Katie, Allie, and Sam what to [...]
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Military Industrial Complex
by admin on November 14, 2011
in General,Islands & Icebergs,Political
Uncle Sam is in crisis!
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