My 3 min flim

If i had the apparatus, technical know how… my flim would be HOPE
Pitch black, silence except for the clock ticking, small light, time 3.13AM
(tock tock tock)
Lights come on, bed in a mess but empty
Zoom onto the moon, silence except for the wind, random cricket noises
Television on (advert ads) -sudden flash-
war images, news, headlines, breaking news, [...]

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Leunig on War

 

now who said cartoons and comics are any less then a “famous” piece of art work or piece of writing…
http://www.leunig.com.au/biography/

“Michael Leunig is known as a cartoonist, philosopher, poet and artist. His commentary on political, cultural and emotional life spans thirty-five years and has often explored the idea of an innocent and sacred personal world. He [...]

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Sofia Coppola – Baz Luhrmann

To me, turning a historical figure or classic literature texts into modern day film
with upbeat soundtracks, good looking cast, although it would be an insult to those “stick in the muds” i say GO FOR IT! Sometimes the words in musty old books, no matter how brilliant the language, and narrative… still can’t beat AUDIO AND VISUAL PLEASURE!!
  
I mean people, will watch [...]

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Ethics-Morals-Playing GOD

 http://www.jodipicoult.com.au/mysisterskeeper.html
after watching Children of Men i was reminded of the book My Sister Keeper.
With the test tube babies, cloning, biomedical advancements, creating plastic goodness knows what organs to replace failing ones, in a way its great that science can now help save lives but it is also scary to think what if it falls into [...]

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Philosophers…

Psychologist deal with the brain, nerves, chemicals, hormones etc, in a way they are more medical… Philosophers like a few critics have always mystified me. Having done the first reading, I went to the library to look up on Martin Heidegger, and found a book called “Beginners Guide To Heidegger” It began by giving brief histories of the other great [...]

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