German Romanticism at its finest…

Posted on July 9, 2007 by goodmind

Winner of the Golden Lion at Cannes for best film advertisement, this video is perhaps gaining more international recognition by way of YouTube. 

(via TechSnap)

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Should the Grammys® be renamed the Pollys?

Posted on February 13, 2007 by goodmind

Well, Grammy members have certainly made a statement with their three and half hours of Sunday evening CBS airtime. Unfortunately, that statement was, “we’re stupid.”
 
What else can be said for an industry that has shrunk 5% in just the last 12 months, but chooses to ignore the exciting talent in its midst [...]

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TV No Match for Reality

Posted on August 1, 2005 by goodmind

Faces From the Front has posted some interesting observations of Steven Bochco’s new FX drama "Over There."
"By ignoring reality, they discredit their attempt to create a gripping drama.  The reality of the war in Iraq is more compelling and more dramatic than any hollow Hollywood fiction."

The reason, we think, this rings so true is that [...]

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Hitachi Rocks!

Posted on April 13, 2005 by goodmind

Those of a certain age will remember Schoolhouse Rock, an educational cartoon series, developed by ABC in the 1970’s. Now Hitachi has given us a variation on the theme with outstanding results. They use flash animation, eerily similar illustrations (we think The Lonely Little Bit looks like a – forgive the pun – carbon [...]

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