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Cast Jack Nicholson and Marlon Brando in a Western and you get box office gold, surely? So why is Arthur Penn’s movie The Missouri Breaks (1976) considered a ‘failure’ by many...? Did Brando’s eccentric, fragmented, inconsistent performance really derail the narrative, or does it actually bring the theme into clearer focus? Perhaps the film helps us to understand something about our own eccentric, fragmented and inconsistent world. All the films explored in Film, Negation and Freedom: Capitalism and Romantic Critique (Bloomsbury Academic, 2023) share a common theme: they find a way to turn failure into success, and success into failure. They invert the categories of social value which underpin modern life. Here’s a free sample chapter which introduces the method: https://lnkd.in/e9tmHBek https://lnkd.in/eJhWJdTW #cinema #culture #film #theory #philosophy

In my discussions with organizations that are interested in introducing the FiSH! Philosophy to their coworkers, the effectiveness of a program that has been out for 25 years often comes up. While the practices of #bethere, #play, #maketheirday, & #chooseyourattitude are timeless, the delivery of the program is fluid. Facilitators like myself receive certification from Charthouse Learning and are constantly incorporating newer methodologies to help embed, reinforce, and sustain the practices within the workplace. Following are comments by the creator of #FiSH!Philosophy, John Christensen, that help to underscore this message.

Last night, I had the pleasure of listening to Brad Lee Zimmerman and Yuka Shirasuna, hosted by British Film Editors (BFE) to talk about their experience editing #BlueEyeSamurai.    I was particularly inspired by Yuka, who said that she applied for this job, even if she didn't have any experience in animation. Turns out they needed someone with experience in live-action! It is a powerful example of how important it is to go beyond our fears and rigid mental schemes. She also shared that during this first experience cutting an animation show, she could finally say: "Let's fix it in animation!", instead of hearing the usual "Fix it in post", often frustrating for us editors🙁    Anyway, live-action or animation, it's all about the story, and Blue Eye Samurai is surely a great one! I believe its strength lies in underlying the beauty of "impurity," mainly characterized by Mizu, a Japanese woman with blue eyes who is also a samurai. I guess we can all relate to this character, everyone with his own "impure" journey. I personally always believed that my multidisciplinary path was a weakness. Going from applied mathematics, music, digital graphics, and data science, to editing, I always felt I was not specialized enough to become an impeccable editor. Nevertheless, being film editing my true passion, I have no choice but to embrace this weakness, hoping to turn it into a strength, just like Mizu. On the other hand, a perfect samurai blade holds its structural integrity only if the metal retains some impurities, as stated by Mizu's sword master Eiji! #BFE #editing #animation #BlueEyeSamurai #thebeautyofimpurity

🎬 In our newest film, Ilana Harris-Babou as she explores what can happen when the tasteful aesthetics of aspirational media come into contact with the absurd, grotesque, and uncomfortable. “I think it's also a friction I'm living with constantly, right? And I think we all are. Between the space of fantasy we want to live in and then the truth that we kind of know about the instability of everything.” Watch the full film, free → https://lnkd.in/ev2dMXc5

If I were to teach a class on film, and I could only choose 7 movies based on different aspects to study, these would be my picks: 1. El Sur by Erice (with a focus on characters) 2. La Dolce Vita by Fellini, or 2001: A Space Odyssey by Kubrick (with a focus on structure) 3. Opening Night by Cassavetes (with a focus on acting) 4. Vampyr by Dreyer, or The Turin Horse by Tarr (with a focus visual storytelling) 5. Three Colors: Blue by Kieslowski (with a focus on motifs) 6. My Dinner with Andre by Malle (with a focus on artistic choices and restraint) 7. Das Boot by Petersen (with a focus on immersion) [Gif from 2001: A Space Odyssey, by Stanley Kubrick]

Check out latest review on Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice (dare I saw it one more time?😂)!!

Here's the intro to a short film I did for Visit Colorado while exploring the mountains of Colorado! The link to the full video is in the comments!

Hello guys Titanic, released in 1997, is a romantic drama directed by James Cameron. The film is set against the backdrop of the tragic sinking of the RMS Titanic in 1912. It tells the fictional love story of Jack Dawson (played by Leonardo DiCaprio), a poor artist, and Rose DeWitt Bukater (played by Kate Winslet), a wealthy young woman trapped in a loveless engagement. The movie is notable for its visual effects, lavish production design, and a powerful score by James Horner, including the iconic song "My Heart Will Go On" by Celine Dion. It was a massive box-office success, becoming the highest-grossing film at the time and winning 11 Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director. While the romance is fictional, the film incorporates real-life details of the Titanic disaster, including historical figures and events, such as the ship's collision with an iceberg and the subsequent chaos as passengers attempt to escape the sinking vessel. Would you like to know more about any specific aspect of the movie? #snsinstitution #snsdesignthinking #snsdesithinkers

Here is my last article of the year for the Carletonian which is a review of the Oscar-winning film The Zone of Interest which was recently shown at the Weitz: https://lnkd.in/eTSsZWeT

Go watch our short doc :)