With Tron โ Legacy, the sequel to a movie about video games, scheduled to open in theaters this coming December and Tron โ Evolution, a video game based on a sequel of a movie about a video game scheduled for release in November, now seems like a perfect time to look at the Ouroboros-like nature … Continue reading Films and Video Games — Video Game Films
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The freaks come out at night – Bounce Queen Big Freedia visits L.A. and the sissies’ strange path to the spotlight
Tashi Condelee takes the stage whilst Big Freedia does her thang Wednesday night I was mulling my options about what exciting way to spend my evening. Since my brother won't let me come to his house to play Battlefield 2 - Bad Company, I was weighing whether or not to go to the Support Your … Continue reading The freaks come out at night – Bounce Queen Big Freedia visits L.A. and the sissies’ strange path to the spotlight
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Korean film festival of Los Angeles – KOFFLA 2010
Iโm kind of embarrassed to admit it, but up until three months ago, the only Korean films and dramas Iโd seen wereย ๋ น์ ์์ (Green Chair), ๋ฏธ๋ ๋ ๊ดด๋ก์ (200 Pound Beauty) and ์์ธ๋ฉ์ดํธ (Soulmate). Iโd been given a grip of dramas by the good folks at MBC but Iโd dutifully passed them along to my own … Continue reading Korean film festival of Los Angeles – KOFFLA 2010
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New Orleans Block Party – Bounce Music goes to SXSW 2010
This looks incredible. South By Southwest is hosting a bounce music showcase. This is your chance to experience some of the biggest talents to come out of the New Orleans Rap scene. Although they made their pledge goals, you can still donate and get various merchandise.ย Now I may have to go to SXSW for the … Continue reading New Orleans Block Party – Bounce Music goes to SXSW 2010
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Los Angeles’ Pan-African Film Festival …a year heavy on Nollywood and South African films
Los Angelesโs Pan-African Film Festival is currently in effect (February 10-17). I have a long-lasting love-hate relationship with it. On the one hand, their website (despite improvements this year) remains hard to navigate, is rife with typos, incomplete information and omissions. In other words, itโs inexcusably bad. How about a calendar, folks? In addition, every … Continue reading Los Angeles’ Pan-African Film Festival …a year heavy on Nollywood and South African films
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A History of Black Cinema: 1915-1969
The Lincoln Motion Picture Company In most American silent films, minorities were generally played by white actors in make-up. When actual minorities were cast, roles were generally limited. Latinos in silent films usually played greasers and bandits; Asian-Americans played waiters, tongs and laundrymen; and blacks usually played bellboys, stable hands, maids or simple buffoons. Early … Continue reading A History of Black Cinema: 1915-1969
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California Fool’s Gold — Exploring Longwood Highlands – a Neighborhood of Pride
This installment of the Los Angeles neighborhood blog is about Longwood Highlands. To vote for another Southern California, let me know which in the comments. The romantically named Longwood Highlands is a neighborhood in Los Angeles's Midtown area. The borders of Midtown neighborhoods are often hazily defined but Longwood Highlands seems to be hemmed in … Continue reading California Fool’s Gold — Exploring Longwood Highlands – a Neighborhood of Pride
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Kay Nielsen – Artists in Film
Kay Nielsen was a Danish illustrator and key figure of the golden age of illustration. His art evinces the influence of ukiyo-e heavy Utagawa Hiroshige as well as Art Nouveau master Aubrey Beardsley. However, his synthesis was his own-- an instantly recognizable, highly ornate, fantastical world of pastels and light. Nielsen was born 12 March … Continue reading Kay Nielsen – Artists in Film
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Other Christmas Movies – off-beat, under-seen, non-traditional, obscure, forgotten and alternative Christmas movies
Come September of every year and kid-friendly Christmas movies began to dominate the airwaves. Movies with muppets and toys and Frosty and Santa and Rudolph. Movies likeย Babes in Toyland (1961),ย Aย Charlie Brown Christmas, A Christmas Carol,ย Christmas Eve on Sesame Street (1978),ย A Christmas Story, Christmas Vacation, Elf, Ernest Saves Christmas (1988),ย A Flintstone Christmas (1977),ย Frosty the Snowman (1969),ย Frosty's … Continue reading Other Christmas Movies – off-beat, under-seen, non-traditional, obscure, forgotten and alternative Christmas movies
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Silent night – Christmas movies of the silent era
ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย Happy St. Nicholas Day! For your enjoyment, a little somethin' to break the monotony of all that hardcoreย Christmas that has gotten to be a little bit out of control... Santa Claus (1898) was directed by George Albert Smith (Weary Willie, Making Sausages), a former portrait photographer and member of the UK's Brightonย Set. … Continue reading Silent night – Christmas movies of the silent era
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