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Carnival of Cinema
Welcome followers of the Carnival of Cinema! A big thanks to Scott over at Good News Film Reviews for giving me custody of the carnival this week.
Going through the submissions I seriously considered restricting my commentary of each post to one sentence. (I mean, this is Single Sentence Movie Review after all.) Ultimately, I decided that would be doing a disservice to the authors who have contributed. Writing just one sentence about a movie is amusing because most people already know a little about the movie. For many readers, though, this will be your first exposure to these authors. (They deserve at least two sentences, if not three.)
The inversion of Oscar: the necessity of employment - Um... Let me start by explaining that Gracchi is probably smarter than you and most definitely smarter than me. His posts are not as much reviews of movies as they are well-written theses with insightful points and a fluid narrative. If you think the single sentence reviews on this site are trivial and facetious (both true by the way), then you should enjoy the opposite end of the spectrum over at Westminster Wisdom. Need another example of Gracchi's analytic supremacy? Okay: Mio fratello è figlio unico
Monday Man - Tamika over at PJ's and a Movie shares an honest (and refreshingly not corny) tribute to the late Charlton Heston. Be sure to look closely at the tablets that Charlton is carrying in the second picture on this post. It's a must read for all bloggers. Of the internet tributes to this great actor that I've come across so far, Tamika's is my favorite. (If I attempted a tribute, it would end up being something awkward and embarassing like "Charlton Heston: the man who demanded we let his Soylent Green go.")
How To Make It In Hollywood With Only A Camera And A Computer - George had me when I saw the title of his blog. One Minute How-To? Sign me up. It turns out the audio clip is actually five minutes long. I just listened to the first 60 seconds, though, because I'm holding George to his word. It's about integrity. George understands. He interviews someone named Avrom, who sounds like a fascinatingly articulate version of Emo Phillips. (I actually listened to the entire audio clip and anyone who is trying to bootstrap their way to Hollywood should definitely hear what Avrom has to say.)
Cinema and Culture: The Angry Mods of Quadrophenia - Gautam at Broken Projector has done me a real solid with this post. As the owner of a popular(ish) web site with a cinema(ish) theme, I feel like Quadrophenia is a movie I should be able to have an intelligent conversation with someone about. The sad truth, though, is that I know almost nothing about it. Or rather I didn't until I read this post. I feel like I'm now ready for a pop quiz in a film studies class.
Show Uwe Boll the Door - Our illustrious carnival master Scott is using the power of his blog for good as he raises awareness of the growing epidemic of Uwe Boll films. If left untreated, this epidemic could soon result in another film by the tragically inept director. For the price of a free cup of coffee, you can add your name to the growing petition that demands good (or at least barely passable) filmmaking.
Will Eldest the Movie Be Made? - Sutocu invites us to consider if a sequel to Eragon is in the works on his Brisingr blog. Never say never, I suppose, but if it does happen I'd lay good odds that Stefen Fangmeier is not going to be given the helm this time.
Flawless in Miami - SeaBird (of SeaBird Chronicles fame) captured some great pictures at the 2008 Miami Film Festival. Man, I wanna own a high quality camera and live in Miami and watch movies at the Gusman Theatre and be close enough to Demi Moore on the red carpet that I could get pummeled by her bodyguards just seconds before I was near enough to touch her. SeaBird's living the dream. And if that wasn't enough, there's even More From the Miami Film Festival.
Passion of the Robocop: Christian Imagery and Corporate Greed in Sci-Fi's Greatest Film - Aric has been thinking about Robocop... a lot. But it seems that's the sort of thing that goes on over at Special Edition Writing Tips. It would never have occurred to me that aspiring writers should turn their attention to Robocop for inspiration and direction on adding nuance to their work, but he makes a compelling case.
Spring Into Action: Free Ideas For Your Tropfest 2009 Short Film - Looking for an excuse to head to Australia next year? Please allow Jason from digitalfilmcrew.com to suggest creating an entry for Tropfest: a free, public, outdoor, annual short film festival held in February in locations across Australia (or so the front page of their web site would have you believe).
AFI Dallas 2008: Keeping Dallas Pretentious? - You might assume that anyone who goes by the name pacheco and runs a blog titled Bohemian Cinema would prefer film festivals that have a little local flavor over a sterile, aching-to-be-taken-seriously festival like AFI Dallas. It seems your assumption would earn you a gold star.
Family Fun On Nim's Island - Missy sounds the "all clear" that Nim's Island is a good film for parents to take their kids to. She never comes right out and says that the film does not contain profanity and nudity, but if there is any it must be suitable for children.
Bonus: Amateur Video Blogs vs. Professional Media Bloggers - This post is only related to cinema in the sense that any sort of moving pictures is kind of a movie. But I guess I can imagine how people who are interested in blogs about movies might also be interested in video blogging. If you are interested in video blogging (or you are a search engine), then Alex has written a post with you in mind.
That's it for this edition of the Carnival of Cinema. Huge thanks to Scott and all the contributors for letting me host this week. I hope regular readers of Single Sentence got exposed to some new, quality blogs. (I did.)
FIRST TIME VISITORS: Be sure to post a single sentence review of your favorite (or least favorite!) movie in the blue box (top of the right column) on any page of Single Sentence Movie Review.
