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Art of the Garden
I'm working on a Mixed Media Garden Series (click to view a sampling of the series) and was hoping to have more than one piece in the exhibit, but they only chose Fuchsia Garden.
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The Best Book to Film Adaptations
Guest Blogging is catching on… This list was compiled by movie buff James H., who has a degree in social work and has written about sonogram technician schools, popular culture and astronomy programs. It’s no secret that movie studios love to turn books into movies. The ideas have already been conceived, the story has already been written, an audience already exists, and all the studio needs to do is adapt the book for a new medium. It sounds simple, but too often the resulting film is panned for a number of reasons. The movie might not do justice to the source material, it might have tried to cram too much…
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Metropolis – PFS & Macy’s Event
Partnering with the Friends of the Wanamaker Organ and hosted by Macy’s Center City, attendees were treated to a truly unique Philly film event by pairing Fritz Lang’s 1927 restored sci-fi work of art with the historic Wanamaker Organ, fantastically played by Peter Richard Conte. Metropolis is an ambitious film, even by today’s standard in terms of themes explored. It mixes in a myriad of religious doctrine, including a savior/mediator and the dual perception of women throughout history of being both temptress and goddess. You’ve got man vs. the machine; the inequality between the haves and the have nots; which includes… Continued on PFS Site
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LIMITLESS w/ Bradley Cooper Special Appearance
by Le Anne Lindsay, Editor “We’d all love to be great, we’d all like to do something special and make an impact on the world. Here’s a story about a guy who actually finds some fantastical way to make it happen. But it’s all played very real, it’s not magic, it’s a pill and it actually make him become the best version of himself, he’s not a superhero, but he has this sense of perfectibility” – Limitless Director, Neil Burger interview on Trailer Addict. Upper level PFS members were invited to an industry preview screening of the new thriller Limitless. The majority of the audience was made up of the…
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America’s Next Great Restaurant
Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy Interview of Bobby Flay on Morning Joe discussing his new reality show- America’s Next Great Restaruant. [For readers receiving post via feedburner, please click to visit site] Excerpt of Interview: Donny Deutsch – You guys are like rock stars. Why is everybody so obsessed with food? Bobby Flay – It’s our common denominator. We talk about how many times a day we eat, and not eat, to make ourselves healthy, that subject is the most important thing to us. Obviously, it’s become a lot sexier in the last few years because becoming a chef is much more fashionable.…
