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‘There are few things more fundamentally encouraging and stimulating than seeing someone else die’ Stanley Kubrick’s blistering adaptation of Humphrey Cobb’s First World War novel reveals the careerism and callous disregard for human life at the centre of the war machine. Filmed in Germany with limited resources by a then 28-year-old director, Paths of Glory […]… Continue reading 35. Paths of Glory (1957) — 50 Great Films

‘We’ll be listening to you’ Francis Ford Coppola’s long-cherished personal project about surveillance and paranoia was the first film the director made after the universal sensation of ‘The Godfather’ (1972). Released in the same year as ‘The Godfather Part II’ (1974), The Conversation displayed a very different, but no less impressive, side to Coppola’s creative […]… Continue reading 40. The Conversation (1974) — 50 Great Films

‘We are lost! He is sending for the world’s greatest detective’ Of all the great silent comedians in the 1920s, Buster Keaton arguably had the best run of films. Already an established star and director, Keaton reached new comedic heights with a story about cinema itself and the way in which our hopes and dreams […]… Continue reading 41. Sherlock Jr (1924) — 50 Great Films

‘Some things are more complex than they seem’ Abbas Kiarostami began an exceptional decade of filmmaking with a story that blurred the thin line between fiction and reality. Although largely overlooked upon release, Close-up was pivotal in the development of Kiarostami’s career and is now remembered as one of the best films ever made. Close-up […]… Continue reading 42. Close-up (1990) — 50 Great Films

‘Better to be king for a night than schmuck for a lifetime’ Martin Scorsese’s fifth film with Robert De Niro was a brilliant pitch-black comedy unlike any other film the pair made together. An uncomfortable examination of celebrity culture and the lengths that people will go to for their moment in the spotlight, the film […]… Continue reading 43. The King of Comedy (1982) — 50 Great Films

The Wikipedia article of the day for June 25, 2020 is The Thrill Book. The Thrill Book was an American pulp magazine published by Street & Smith in 1919. The first eight issues, edited by Harold Hersey, were a mixture of adventure and weird stories. Contributors included Greye La Spina, Charles Fulton Oursler, J. H.… Continue reading Wikipedia article of the day for June 25, 2020 — Beyond Creativity

Following the announcement that episodes of “30 Rock” featuring white characters in blackface have been pulled from Hulu and Amazon Prime Video, another NBC sitcom will be plucking similarly problematic episodes from streaming services. Three episodes of “Scrubs”, which starred Zach Braff, Donald Faison and Sarah Chalke as rookie doctors, are being removed from streaming: […]… Continue reading ‘Scrubs’ Blackface Episodes Being Pulled From Streaming — Latest Entertainment News | Top Celebrity News, Hollywood Headlines

Right now there are blessings that have your name on them. There is promotion stored up, healing stored up, vindication stored up, a house stored up. God has already destined them to be yours. via How Great is His Goodness — Kivumbi Press

https://video.wordpress.com/embed/daS0t3u0?autoPlay=0&controls=0&muted=1&persistVolume=0&preloadContent=metadata&hd=1 For music and dance is just that – straight forward bliss. Here is a list of 20 of most riveting movie musicals in the last twenty years via Top 15 Movie Musicals of this Century — Kivumbi Press

I wandered over to the shelves and decided that it might be time to share my love of Russian speculative fiction literature with the world. First, I love Russian literature. I am not as learned as others, but I did once almost miss my bus stop because I was deeply enthralled in the pages of… Continue reading On the Shelf: Russian Speculative Fiction —