June 2012
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The movie that most influenced society: "2001: A...
Looking at the history of cinema, it’s easy to see which movies influenced it. Jaws defined the concept of the summer blockbuster, Avatar legitimised 3D, and North by Northwest transformed James Bond movies. More difficult to select are the movies that really changed society, such as Gasland, a recent documentary and rallying point for anti-fracking proponents. The movie with a less specific and...
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““One thing I have learned,” said Harald Ormsson, “namely that...”
– Frans Gunner Bengtsson, “The Long Ships.” Translated by Michael Meyer.
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“A film should be like a stone in your shoe.”
– Lars von Trier
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Some thoughts on the firest season of The Legend...
The first season of The Legend of Korra sets a new high bar for storytelling in animated television.
The writers of the series have evident mastery over the subject of storytelling. Viewing the episodes, it is obvious that they have not only read classics such as The Iliad, The Odyssey, The Hero With a Thousand Faces and studied masters of visual storytelling such as Kurosawa and Spielberg, but...
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“I’m not your average teenage girl”
– Average teenage girl
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“I was glad my father was an eye smiler. It meant he never gave me a fake smile...”
– Roald Dahl
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Cas: Dean do u forgive me
Dean: No
Cas: *cries n runs out in2 da street and gets killed*
Dean: *tear rollos down his cheek*
Dean: eye ment 2 say eye fivegive him
Dean: dat means moar dan forgivin
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