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Guest post by Aaron Muszalski While there's an ongoing debate over who actually created the character of Batman's iconic nemesis The Joker (comic book
I’ve been having some fun lately using GIFs from silent movies as metaphors for teaching life. Some are hits, some are misses. I’ll keep adding more to this list. I’d encou…
If you were born on November 21st, you share a celebrity birthday with these famous people: Laurence Luckinbill (married Lucie Arnaz; ex of Robin Strasser) American actor of movies (The Boys in the Band; Such Good Friends; The Promise; Cocktail; Messenger of Death; Star Trek V: The Final Frontier) and television (Frank Carver on The Secret … Continued
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Mary Pickford (April 8, 1892 – May 29, 1979) was an Academy Award-winning Canadian film star, as well as a co-founder of the Studio United Artists and one of the original 36 founders of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Known as "America's Sweetheart," "Little Mary" and "the girl with the curls," she was one of the first Canadian pioneers in early Hollywood and one of film's greatest pioneers. Her influence in the development of film acting was enormous. Because her international
Vol. VII, No. 1. December 1914. Publisher: Cloud Publishing Co., Chicago, Ill. Missing pages 7-10. (Four consecutive issues were lacking pages 7-10, which...
Marie Doro (b. 1882) was an American stage and film actress of the early silent film era. Like many other young ladies, she started out in the chorus in musical comedy productions. Marie Doro starr…
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Audicus discusses five silent films that can be watched regardless of hearing loss. For other movies, Audicus hearing aids can help you watch movies with sound.
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Virginia Rappe came into the world on July 7, 1895, in Chicago, Illinois. Her mother was Mabel Rapp, a sometimes chorus girl with no husband or father for her baby daughter. When Virginia was 11, her…
In his new book Room 1219, author Greg Merritt takes an exhaustively detailed and utterly fascinating look at what he calls “the scandal that changed Hollywood”: the Labor Day 1921 death of actress Virginia Rappe, and the trials (and ultimate ruin)…
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Portrait of Ann Harding, in The Trial of Mary Dugan. Artist: Hal Phyfe Source: Jeanette Ouwehand Restoration by: magscanner
In January, 1915, much of America was still lit by gaslight; women did not yet have the right to vote, and the First World War was in its early stages; Edwardian sensibilities and fashions ruled the day, as witnessed by the reigning “Gibson Girl” notion of ideal femininity; and in dark moving-picture exhibition houses that […]
That is Not a Good Idea! by Mo Willems is a fun picture book with a surprising twist. I love Mo Willems and almost all of his books (though I don't love his latest Pigeon Needs a Bath book). They are simple, have beautiful drawings and unique story lines, and they are all around great picture books. I consider Willems to be one of the best writers, and I think it's doubly cool that he illustrates everything. I gave That is Not a Good idea! 4.5 out of 5 stars. I loved the pictures and simplicity, but the Silent Movie layout (where you only here the baby chicks talking) could be a bit confusing at first, especially for the younger students. I absolutely loved the surprise ending. The twist at the end was not what I was expecting at first, but it was fun. There were a few things that took away from a perfect 5 star book, but all in all this is a great book. With that said, I would most definitely rethink the ages for this book. The publisher has this book for 4- 8 years. However, I think 4 is a bit young, especially b/c of the twist at the end. I would say a 6 year old at the youngest could enjoy this book, but a child up to 12 could really enjoy it including the format as well as story line. Lesson plan/ideas for this book: Younger grades (1-2) you could do a lesson on predicting. You could have the students make predictions what is going to happen next from the pictures/text previously. Really using the pictures since the pictures in this book are exaggerated for the "silent movie" type of book. I would do a brief predicting of almost every page or every other page with my class or reading group.. Older grades (3-6) could do a lesson on inference. With the twist at the end the students will be surprised at what they inferred from the clues they were given. All grades could really discuss what a silent movie is, reread the book to again see the silent movie format and how Willems makes it work (big and obvious facial features). The students could then attempt a writing and art assignment where they use the pictures/illustrations and the words (from an audience member) to really tell the story. To get a better idea for storyline here's a book review from Amazon: "If anyone is going to pull off a picture book built on the conventions of old-time silent movies—exaggerated facial expressions, telling body language, and, of course, blacked-out dialogue pages cut into the story—it would be Willems. The setup is classic dastardly villain and innocent naïf, as a three-piece-suited, top-hatted, grinning fox catches the eye of a sweet, old babushka-wearing duck. Dinner! He asks if she’d like to go for a stroll in the deep, dark forest to his kitchen, where he’s making a pot of soup that’s missing only one last ingredient. At each step of the way, an increasingly frantic litter of chicks warns That is really, really, really, really not a good idea! By the time the story reaches its peak, you can practically hear the Wurlitzer throbbing, and kids will be squirming with tense glee, primed for a classic Willems gotcha that turns the whole thing on its head for the poor, unsuspecting fox. A quick, crowd-pleasing lark that should be a hit at group storytime. High-Demand Backstory:" That is Not a Good Idea by Mo WIllems is not a book for a young sensitive child. However, it'll keep the older children more involved and alert to the story and it's plot. Have you read That is Not a Good Idea? What did you think? This book reminded me a bit of Mo Willems' Goldilocks and the Three Dinosaurs. It's a classic fairy tale, but there are twists and differences make for a great purchase/read. Happy fun and surprising ending
For the new John Woo-directed film, “Silent Night”, the hook for this story is – almost no dialogue because the main character Godlock, played by Joel Kinnaman is shot in the neck while chasing the criminal animals who killed his 7-year-old son after a drive-by accidental shooting. From the beginning of this film, starting with the operation to repair the arteries in Godlock's neck, I wondered where was the bandage for his neck or the scar after the operation. I even wondered if given the extreme injury to Godlock's neck it is even possible to surgically repair this much arterial damage., especially in a person's neck. Godlock lost his voice when he was shot, but a few scenes after his operation, he made some audible yelling sounds. How can he make audible noises when he loses his voice? I was surprised that a major well-known movie action director like John Woo could make logical continuity errors this obvious. A movie idea where there is almost no dialogue, just action scenes is an interesting new concept, but starting out with major and obvious logic errors ruined a good deal of this movie for me, right from the start. The good part of this story is the anger and desire for revenge of Godlock to kill all of those who murdered his 7 year old son, is the understandable catalyst to keep this story moving forward. We all go to movies to see life the way it should be, with retribution for bad people and justice for good people. Far too often, this never happens in real life. I thought many of the action scenes were good, but not as great and ground breaking as you would expect for a new John Woo film. These are all the reasons why this movie is only getting low 59% ratings on Rotten Tomatoes. My rating is 70% and just OK rating, mainly for John Woo fans.
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