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    Commentary- Waste Land & Cafe (19th Philly Film Fest)

    November 1, 2010 /

    As promised, here’s a post on the two films screened during the festival that I never got a chance to write about: Waste Land (synopsis) Filmed over nearly three years, Waste Land follows renowned artist Vik Muniz as he journeys from his home base in Brooklyn to his native Brazil and the world’s largest garbage dump, Jardim Gramacho, located on the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro. There he photographs an eclectic band of “catadores”—self-designated pickers of recyclable materials. Muniz’s initial objective was to “paint” the catadores with garbage. However, his collaboration with these inspiring characters as they recreate photographic images of themselves out of garbage reveals both the dignity and…

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    A Little Celebrity Look-A-Like Interlude

    July 31, 2010 /

    First let’s have a little celebrity lookalike fun before we discuss Nuclear Proliferation. Does anyone else think these women could be two sets of triplets? January Jones Kristen Bell Kelly Menighan Hensley (Mad Men) (Forgetting Sarah Marshall & When in Rome) (As the World Turns) Katy Perry Zoey Deschanel Lily Allen (pop singer) (500 Days of Summer) (alternative music singer) Okay, now who wants to talk highly enriched plutonium and mass destruction!!!  I discuss Lucy Walker’s documentary Countdown to Zero, on the Philadelphia Film Society Blog Click HERE to read it on PFS site.

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