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Movie of the Week #18: To Sir, with Love

“Those schoolgirl days, of telling tales and biting nails are gone . . .” – from the song, “To Sir, with Love” “The whole world’s waiting for you …

Law and Business of the Entertainment Industries: Donald E. Biederman, Martin E. Silfen, Jeanne A. Glasser, Rober Berry

Law and Business of the Entertainment Industries: Donald E. Biederman, Martin E. Silfen, Jeanne A

How would you like to learn how to make and sell your first movie?

Filmschoolondemand is a film school dedicated to teaching you the process of making your first film from concept to delivery!! Video lessons, discussion and help forums, instant messaging support, and live events are results oriented to take you to the next level. * Have you always wanted to make a movie but didn’t know where to start? * Are you interested in going to film school but it’s just too expensive?

Jacob Burns in the New York Times

Even though it was 45 minutes away from where I grew up, I still think of the Jacob Burns Film Center as my hometown cinematheque.  It made me happy to read about their growth and success in the NY Times this morning.  I don’t know their secret, but they’re doing something right. Film Lab Gives ABC’s a New D: Digital Literacy Students in a program at the Jacob Burns Film Center making a documentary over the summer

60 PhD positions at Hannover Medical School, Germany

Hannover Medical School 60 PhD positions in international PhD programs http://www.mh-hannover. de/hbrs.html 20 positions in the MD/PhD program “Molecular Medicine” and 20 positions in the PhD program “Infection Biology” and 20 positions in the PhD program “Regenerative Sciences” Hannover Biomedical Research School, as part of Hannover Medical School (MHH), invites applications for the above PhD studentships, to commence in October 2009. The three-year study programs, taught in English

Danette Christine Interview

Danette Christine is one of those magical people who carries an atmosphere of joy and celebration with her. She has a contagious smile, a quick, easy laugh, and a face you can look at all day long. We met last April when the film, A Single Woman, was in the very last throes of post-production and Danette was the music supervisor.

Doubt and Tolerance

Back in 2005 I posted about the Pulitzer Prize-winning John Patrick Shanley play Doubt, which centers around a priest at St. Nicholas Church School in the Bronx who is accused by the school’s head nun, Sister Aloysius, of molesting a young boy. Sister Aloysius goes on a one-woman crusade to expel the priest from teaching, even though she has no evidence — only suspicions — that he has misbehaved

Film Review: Milk & Social Commentary

(Editor’s Note: This piece by guest blogger Jordan Coughenour is cross-posted from the blog, Ward’s Kitchen.) by Jordan Coughenour Special to iVoryTowerz An epic portrayal of the man who first embodied the word “hope,” Director Gus Van Sant’s biopic Milk, following the late Castro Street politician who became the first openly gay man ever elected to public office, is easily one of the most socially important and impactful films to arise out of Hollywood studios in recent years, and an undeniab

Lumiere & Company

Directed by: Sarah Moon Featuring: David Lynch, John Boorman, Wim Wenders, Costa Gravas, Spike Lee, Lasse Hallstrom, Peter Greenaway and Arthur Penn (this is a list of the unpretentious, non-French directors featured) Year: 1995 Well, this is going to be short. It’s hard to write about a DVD that really just consists of a bunch of short films (under a minute) made by mostly international (read: unknown) filmmakers