Spielberg is making a Tintin movie. As is some other American filmmaker. Who knew? Apparently previews of the Spielberg film, at least in the form of stills, will be shown at the forthcoming Angoulême festival. That's the big annual comics festival in France. Angoulême is a small city northeast of Bordeaux. The English occupied it briefly in the 14th century.
Showing posts with label film. Show all posts
Showing posts with label film. Show all posts
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
Tintin movies!?
Spielberg is making a Tintin movie. As is some other American filmmaker. Who knew? Apparently previews of the Spielberg film, at least in the form of stills, will be shown at the forthcoming Angoulême festival. That's the big annual comics festival in France. Angoulême is a small city northeast of Bordeaux. The English occupied it briefly in the 14th century.
Sunday, September 28, 2008
Saturday, September 27, 2008
Monday, July 14, 2008
July 14 blog flashback #1: La Marseillaise
Blog flashback: last year on this date...
In honor of what Americans call "Bastille Day" and the French simply call "le quatorze juillet" (the 14th of July) or more formally "la Fête Nationale" (the National Holiday) I posted the famous and stirring Marseillaise scene from the movie "Casablanca." Everybody out of your seats, on your feet, and singing!
I grew up singing this and I must say I still love it, despite my pacifist leanings.
In honor of what Americans call "Bastille Day" and the French simply call "le quatorze juillet" (the 14th of July) or more formally "la Fête Nationale" (the National Holiday) I posted the famous and stirring Marseillaise scene from the movie "Casablanca." Everybody out of your seats, on your feet, and singing!
I grew up singing this and I must say I still love it, despite my pacifist leanings.
Saturday, June 7, 2008
Sabbath meditation
Here's a little something for our weekend meditation.
It's a video biography of Julian of Norwich with a lot of quotes from the writings of Julian herself.
It has a slow pace, and remember, you can always "pause" the video and ponder on a little piece of its contents.
The video notes that the writings of this 14th century mystic and theologian appeal to many people in our time. Find out why.
Brought to us by Trinity Television and New Media, via the Episcopal Café.
Enjoy.
It's a video biography of Julian of Norwich with a lot of quotes from the writings of Julian herself.
It has a slow pace, and remember, you can always "pause" the video and ponder on a little piece of its contents.
The video notes that the writings of this 14th century mystic and theologian appeal to many people in our time. Find out why.
Brought to us by Trinity Television and New Media, via the Episcopal Café.
Enjoy.
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Bayard Rustin and Reading Days
We need, in every community, a group of angelic troublemakers. -Bayard Rustin.
We are entering Reading Days, which come before Finals, except that I don't believe in giving final exams for religious studies courses. I require a final research paper (on which the students have been working for weeks, in stages) and after that's all done, a final reflection paper so people can think about their learning experience of the past few months.
These are Reading Days for me too, and for others on the faculty, since I have to read all those student papers, plus the three last senior theses which the little darlings are "defending" tomorrow afternoon.
But tonight and tomorrow night I have final meetings of my evening classes* and in addition to handing out evaluations (required here in U.S. colleges and universities so students can --anonymously-- evaluate the course and the instructor, and yes, it counts toward tenure) and having a short discussion of one piece of reading, I am showing a movie.
* really class, this semester I had two sections of the same course, first time that has ever happened, so I teach the same course twice -- and the dynamics couldn't be more different, but more on that some other time.
I had scheduled the movie for a few weeks ago when it fit into the syllabus sequence, but someone (a faculty member whose name I am not allowed to know) did not return the DVD to the library. I had reserved it three months ago, too, AND my teaching assistant had contacted the library to remind them ten days before the class. Long story short, the library rush-0rdered a new copy of the DVD and it arrived before the end of term, hallelujah thank you Jesus, so I am showing "Brother Outsider: The Life of Bayard Rustin" and if you have not seen it, you must must must.
Don't know who Bayard Rustin was? Have a look here.
Remember the March on Washington? The 1963 one with MLK, Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech? Rustin organized it. The whole thing.
He has many other claims to fame, too. A remarkable man in the 20th century.
He was, by the way, an out gay man in a fiercely homophobic era. Which is part of why we don't read about him in the history books.
Bayard Rustin, ¡Presente!
We are entering Reading Days, which come before Finals, except that I don't believe in giving final exams for religious studies courses. I require a final research paper (on which the students have been working for weeks, in stages) and after that's all done, a final reflection paper so people can think about their learning experience of the past few months.
These are Reading Days for me too, and for others on the faculty, since I have to read all those student papers, plus the three last senior theses which the little darlings are "defending" tomorrow afternoon.
But tonight and tomorrow night I have final meetings of my evening classes* and in addition to handing out evaluations (required here in U.S. colleges and universities so students can --anonymously-- evaluate the course and the instructor, and yes, it counts toward tenure) and having a short discussion of one piece of reading, I am showing a movie.* really class, this semester I had two sections of the same course, first time that has ever happened, so I teach the same course twice -- and the dynamics couldn't be more different, but more on that some other time.
I had scheduled the movie for a few weeks ago when it fit into the syllabus sequence, but someone (a faculty member whose name I am not allowed to know) did not return the DVD to the library. I had reserved it three months ago, too, AND my teaching assistant had contacted the library to remind them ten days before the class. Long story short, the library rush-0rdered a new copy of the DVD and it arrived before the end of term, hallelujah thank you Jesus, so I am showing "Brother Outsider: The Life of Bayard Rustin" and if you have not seen it, you must must must.
Don't know who Bayard Rustin was? Have a look here.
Remember the March on Washington? The 1963 one with MLK, Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech? Rustin organized it. The whole thing.
He has many other claims to fame, too. A remarkable man in the 20th century.
He was, by the way, an out gay man in a fiercely homophobic era. Which is part of why we don't read about him in the history books.
Bayard Rustin, ¡Presente!
Friday, April 25, 2008
You heard it here first: Hobbit news
Guillermo del Toro, of "Pan's Labyrinth" fame, will make the film version of The Hobbit.And of course the French had the cultural scoop. Hasn't hit the English-language headlines yet.
There will be two movies, presumably Hobbit Part One and Hobbit Part Two.
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
Take a break from the primary coverage and visit with Martin Sheen
Speaking of presidents we like...
This interview with actor-activist-Catholic Martin Sheen on moreintelligentlife.com came here by way of the Paris-based blog of New York-born Maîtresse.
I'm having a got-to-get-back-to-Paris attack. It must be spring.
Maybe this summer, if funds allow. Way to spend George Bush's tax refund. On Air France. ;-)
This interview with actor-activist-Catholic Martin Sheen on moreintelligentlife.com came here by way of the Paris-based blog of New York-born Maîtresse.
I'm having a got-to-get-back-to-Paris attack. It must be spring.
Maybe this summer, if funds allow. Way to spend George Bush's tax refund. On Air France. ;-)
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