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Filmcamp

In Film appreciation, Filmcamp, Writing on February 16, 2010 at 5:39 am

From ‘American Beauty’
~Lester Burnham (Kevin Spacey)
I feel like I’ve been in a coma for about twenty years. And I’m just now waking up.

“If it can be written, or thought, it can be filmed.” ~Stanley Kubrick

“I really approached the film as if it was a white big piece of paper and I was just going to draw a picture on it. And whether that picture was good or bad, whatever people thought of it, what they could never take away was that it was my picture.” ~Johnny Depp

The first Filmcamp kicked off on a Sunday morning, 31 January 2010, after months of planning and pinning down a good venue.

See Filmcamp welcome note and why an unconference by @chrisgomez

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Last Chance Harvey

In Film appreciation on March 22, 2009 at 6:16 am

lastchanceharveyReview of Last Chance Harvey coming soon.

Pursuit of Happyness

In Books, Film appreciation on March 22, 2009 at 6:14 am

pursuitofhappyness4True grit, disappointment, when you seem to be always hitting a brick wall…

Chris Gardner was dealt a ‘life card’ of a childhood marred by a violent stepfather constantly pounding into his head that he is nothing but scum and being black, only knowing what he knows about life from the neighbourhood he lives in… how does he turn his life around?

While the rendition of Chris Gardner’s story in the movie The Pursuit of Happyness is only a small depiction of the final chapters in the book, the theme of survival, resilience, family and charity no doubt resonated with movie viewers and readers alike. Read the rest of this entry »