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- Iraq War Spawns New Films (Dallas Morning News)
"No End in Sight, a comprehensive look at the war from initial occupation to the present, was joined in the documentary competition by Ghosts of Abu Ghraib, which dissects the torture committed by U.S. interrogators and military police at the infamous Iraq prison. In the dramatic competition was Grace Is Gone, starring John Cusack as the pro-war widower of a woman killed in Iraq. And in the shorts bracket was Fort Worth native Jesus Beltran's The Grass Grows Green, about a Marine recruiter dealing with the combat death of a recruit." 07-07
- -Editorial: The 25 Most Important Films on Race (Time.com)
"To celebrate Black History Month, we've chosen 25 movies to honor the artistry, appeal and determination of African Americans on and behind the screen. The films span nine decades, and reveal a legacy that was tragic before it was triumphant. At first, blacks were invisible; when they were allowed to be seen, it was mostly as derisive comic relief. The 1950s ushered in the age of the noble Negro, in the imposing person of Sidney Poitier — the Jackie Robinson of movies. Only when Hollywood realized that a sizable black audience would pay to see films more reflective of their lives, whether funny, poignant or violent, were they given control of the means of production. Sometimes. The fact remains that of the 25 films here, chosen to cover the widest range of black films, fewer than half were directed by blacks." 02-08
- Captioned Films (League for the Hard of Hearing)
Provides schedule for showings of captioned films by state. Only New York, Pennsylvania, Connecticut and New Jersey were covered in October of 1998.
- Teach With Movies (Frieden and Elliott)
Provides reviews of movies that include elements of lesson plans and background materials. Films rated by age appropriateness. Designed for parents, but appropriate for teachers. Also includes a section on films that have merit, but provides reasons why the films are not a preferred medium for use in teaching children.
- Asian American Culture (About.com - Lio)
Provides information on films, museums, events, and other sources of information related to Asian Americans. Also spelled Asian-Americans. 3-01
- Peck, Gregory (MSNBC)
"Gregory Peck starred in over 50 films, and won an Academy Award for his role as Atticus Finch in 'To Kill a Mockingbird.' ” He died in June 2003. 6-03
- Olympics Modern History - Johnny Weissmuller (Sports Illustrated)
"One of the most colourful characters in the history of any sport, Johnny Weissmuller was the first man to swim 100 metres in less than a minute during an unbeaten nine-year career."
He set 51 individual world records from 50 to 800 metres, achieved fame outside the pool by making a dozen Tarzan films and still had the energy to acquire five wives." 8-04
- World History Resources (StudentsFriend.com)
Suggests a few key resources in each medium: videos, films, curriculum materials, and books. 9-04
- Jones, Quincy (InfoPlease.com)
"Grammy Award-winning pop-soul composer, arranger, instrumentalist and producer known for his behind-the-scenes influence in the music industry."
"He has scored more than 50 films, including The Wiz (1978) and The Color Purple (1985). He also produced Michael Jackson's Off the Wall (1978) and co-produced Jackson's Thriller (1982). He leads his own recording label, Quest, and is involved in movie, television, and multimedia production. Jones was the coproducer of the 1995 Academy Awards broadcast." 1-05
- Washington, Denzel (InfoPlease.com)
"Academy Award-winning film and television actor whose films include Cry Freedom (1987), Glory (1989) (for which he won a best-supporting actor Oscar), and Malcolm X (1992)." 1-05
- Powers, Stefanie (Wikipedia.org)
"Althouigh [sic] she continued to appear in televion guest roles and made-for-TV films, she is best known for her role opposite Robert Wagner in the 1979-1984 hit television series, Hart to Hart for which she received two Emmy and five Golden Globe Award 'best TV actress' nominations."
"Following his [William Holden's] death in 1981, Powers became President of the 'William Holden Wildlife Foundation' and a director of the Mount Kenya Game Ranch in Kenya. In the United States, she works with both the Cincinnati and Atlanta zoos. She devotes a great deal of time to the cause and is international guest speaker on wildlife preservation." Visitors sometimes misspell as Stephanie. 7-05
- Parks, Gordon (IMDB.com)
"The pre-eminent American photojournalist of sub-Saharan descent. An acclaimed photographer for Life magazine from the late 40s through late 60s, he turned to directing films, his second of which, the blaxploitation movie Shaft (1971), achieved success at the box office. In 1989 his first film effort, The Learning Tree (1969), was selected among the first 25 films so honored, by the U.S. Library of Congress to be preserved in the National Film Registry for all time." 05-06
- -02-25-06 Aaron Spelling Dies (BBC News)
"Spelling's hits included Charlie's Angels, Dynasty and Starsky and Hutch, as well as Beverly Hills 90210."
" According to the Guinness Book of World Records, Spelling was 'the most prolific TV producer of all time,' producing more than 5,000 hours of television programming, including more than 300 hours of made-for-television movies and at least a dozen films." 06-06
- Blu-Ray Introduces New Technology (Blu-Ray.com)
"Samsung today announced that the industry's first Blu-ray player has been shipped to retailers in the U.S. market for availability on June 25th. The Samsung BD-P1000 plays Blu-ray software titles at the highest resolution available via a native 1080p HDMI output for films digitally mastered in 1920×1080p. The BD-P1000 also up-converts conventional DVDs to 1080p through the HDMI digital interface so the picture quality of any traditional DVD will look noticeably more detailed when used with the disc player. The BD-P1000 is backwards compatible and plays both standard DVDs and CDs in addition to supporting all DVD formats including, DVD-RAM, DVD-RW, DVD-R, DVD+RW, and DVD+R." 06-06
- -08-30-06 Glenn Ford Dies (MSNBC News)
"Actor Glenn Ford, who played strong, thoughtful protagonists in films such as 'The Blackboard Jungle,' 'Gilda' and 'The Big Heat,' died Wednesday, police said. He was 90." 07-06
- -07-06-07 Live Earth Concert Schedule (LiveEarth.org)
"Live Earth will reach this worldwide audience through an unprecedented global media architecture covering all media platforms - TV, radio, Internet and wireless channels."
"Live Earth marks the beginning of a multi-year campaign led by the Alliance for Climate Protection, The Climate Group and other international organizations to drive individuals, corporations and governments to take action to solve global warming. Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore is the Chair of the Alliance and Partner of Live Earth."
"Live Earth is a project of the SOS campaign , which is using a powerful multimedia platform - films, television, radio, Internet, books, wireless and others - to move people to combat the climate crisis." 07-07
- Cosby, Bill (Wikipedia.org)
"William Henry 'Bill' Cosby, Jr., Ed.D. (born July 12, 1937) is an American actor, comedian, television producer, and activist. A veteran stand-up performer, he got his start at various clubs, then landed a vanguard role in the 1960s action show I Spy. He later starred in his own series, The Bill Cosby Show, in the late 1960s. He was one of the major characters on the children's television show for its first two seasons, and created the humorous educational cartoon series Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids, about a group of young friends growing up in the city. Cosby also acted in numerous films, although none has received the acclaim of his television work." 1-05
- -02-23-09 Slumdog Millionaire Gets Mixed Reviews in India (Time.com)
"The Oscars have their own cinematic idiom that tells stories in a particular way. It's different from the Indian idiom which is larger than life and melodramatic." Film director Deol adds, 'At the end of the day, [India's] big studios and big filmmakers know their market well, they know where the revenues lie. They will continue to make films for India and for the NRI [non-resident Indian] market, but not for the non-Indian market.' " 02-09
- -02-27-09 The World May Be a Giant Hologram (NewScientist.com)
"The holograms you find on credit cards and banknotes are etched on two-dimensional plastic films. When light bounces off them, it recreates the appearance of a 3D image. In the 1990s physicists Leonard Susskind and Nobel prizewinner Gerard 't Hooft suggested that the same principle might apply to the universe as a whole. Our everyday experience might itself be a holographic projection of physical processes that take place on a distant, 2D surface."
"The "holographic principle" challenges our sensibilities. It seems hard to believe that you woke up, brushed your teeth and are reading this article because of something happening on the boundary of the universe. No one knows what it would mean for us if we really do live in a hologram, yet theorists have good reasons to believe that many aspects of the holographic principle are true." 02-09
- 3-D Movies Are Ready to Show (Time.com)
"Digital 3-D, which has slowly been gaining steam over the past few years, is finally ready for its closeup. Just about every top director and major studio is doing it--a dozen movies are slated to arrive this year, with dozens more in the works for 2010 and beyond. These are not just animations but live-action films, comedies, dramas and documentaries." 03-09
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