the continuing conversation between art and life
Eugene Peterson, spiritual thinker and writer, gives one interesting example of how an artist changed what he saw, in one part of his life. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VdoA1YqNtQQ Television vs Homemade vs Fine Art This short clip made me wonder about his comment that artists help us see afresh by us actively seeking them, whereas television presents …
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Sometimes office staff are asked to provide computer support without sufficient training. There are a few telltale signs - check this short Health and Safety Film - and see if you can spot any. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQGX3J6DAGw
Margaret Tait, an independently visioned film-maker if ever there was one, is being featured (in a joint exhibition with photographer Gunnie Moberg) at Stills Gallery in Edinburgh - ends this Sunday. Recommended. Here is one of her early films: a portrait of her mother, granny or "ga", who comes across as very much a woman of …
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Currently free to watch on Prime Video, do not miss the opportunity to watch the documentary "I am not your negro" by James Baldwin. It conjures up the period of history in 1960s America when the Civil Rights movement was at its height. James Baldwin is an excellent communicator, debater, writer, playwright and commentator - …
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How low can you go with "low budget" video. Try Zero.
Friday Night is usually Health & Safety Film Night here at Comma And. Introduced by Professor Mal Archaic.... "Hello, sports fans. Tonight: a rather distressing film showing what can transpire when the dinner party seats are not all the correct height. Roll the film, Rufus!" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H3mDOHGBRs8
2 entertaining space race films
Friday Night is Health & Safety Film Night again at Comma And. Tonight, our resident Health & Safety presenter, Professor Mal Archaic is absent, due to over-caffeination. But he did leave a note of which film to show tonight, cunningly disguised as a 43 page dossier. Roll the tape, Rufus! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTrxEQnPtAg
a humorous "health and safety" film about sports coaching
For the first time, I watched "Rocky" through - best of all, the attached DVD commentary by Sylvester Stallone - who comes across clearly as a writer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D6bLJrQE4QY He talks about finding the heart of the story - and how financially broke he was when writing. There are wry and ironic looks back - and …
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