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Category Archives: Film
Down the Glen
Nearly a year ago, Irish musician Patrick Dexter began posting online videos of himself playing the cello. Since then, his open-air recitals, shot outside his picturesque cottage in Mayo on the rural west coast, have been viewed millions of times. The video … Continue reading
You & Me Me & You
Graphic artist Anthony Burrill recently created an enormous typographic mural in Leeds, England. The short documentary below explores the ideas behind the artwork and its meaning to the designer. You&Me and Me&You shows Burrill’s signature letterpress typography blown up to … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Europe, Film
Tagged graphic art, Leeds, Letterpress, Mural Art, Street Art
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Telling Stories About Heroes
I was dead chuffed to stumble upon the wonderful short film “Troll Bridge” which was based on an original short story of the same name by the late great Terry Pratchett. Directed by Daniel Knight, the movie was created after … Continue reading
Posted in Animation, Books, Film, movies, Tourism, Writing
Tagged Discworld, New Zealand, Queenstown, Terry Pratchett
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Because we love watching the flock’s precision glide
Artist Kate Sweeney turned the poem “Murmuration” by Linda France (below)into a profound and heartfelt animated short film. Created for the 2020 Durham Book Festival, the timely work will surely resonate during this trying period for all of us. MURMURATION … Continue reading
There are always exceptions
If you have ever traveled in the United Kingdom, or even read a British novel, it’s likely that you have been confused about the correct pronunciation of place names. I’m chagrined to admit that I constantly got location names horribly … Continue reading
Posted in Europe, Film, Tourism
Tagged Celts, Great Britain, Linguistics, United Kingdom, Vikings
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Under the Social Influence
By now you have probably noticed that I’m a sucker for a clever travel/tourism campaign. So it will be no surprise that I fell hard to this clever video from New Zealand urging travelers to stop repeating stereotypical photos they … Continue reading
Posted in Air Travel, Film, Photography, Tech, Tourism
Tagged New Zealand, Queenstown, Travel
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more like dreams spoken aloud
The Last Bookshop is a bittersweet short film by Richard Dadd and Dan Fryer, which imagines the story of very last bookstore in the world.
Wild in Scotland
Way back around the turn of the century I had the opportunity to spend quite a bit of time in Scotland. While I have great affection for Edinburgh and Glasgow, the true treasure of the country is to be found … Continue reading
Posted in Europe, Film, Tourism, Travel Writing
Tagged Isle of Skye, Scotland, Scottish Highlands
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Happy Public Domain Day Eve
Way back in 1998 Congress passed the Copyright Term Extension Act extending US copyrights by 20 years to life-plus-70 for human authors and 95 years total for corporate authors. The extension was retrospective, so works in the public domain went … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Books, Film, movies, Music, USA, Writing
Tagged Bessie Smith, Ernest Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Public Domain, The Great Gatsby
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Escape via Slow Travel
During these troubled times, we all need an escape. Here’s Escapista, a collection of slow video for our times. The curated website was created by Brazilian software developer Cristiano Dalbem. Like many savvy slow travelers, he also embraced the concept of … Continue reading