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Hollywood & Australian cinema

‘Film lovers today have never had it so good, with more movies from a greater range of countries being made than ever before.

Yet for any viewer who judges the state of contemporary cinema by what is released in Australia, it is a very different story. ‘

- Hollywood rule means audiences lose (Hamish Ford in SMH)

 I agree with much of this article (except the dig at The King’s Speech!) and it got me again thinking about the sorry state of affairs. 

Reader liklik’s comment, ‘if these films were likely to make money, Australian cinemas would screen them’  is however sadly endemic of our mainstream audience mentality.

I ask myself again who’s responisbility is it to educate? Can lead a horse to water… But if it’d never seen water before, would it want to drink?
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Posted at 10:40 AM 27 September 2011
Watching Paint Dry

A must see.

After watching lots of videos on Youtube I came to the conclusion that 99.9% of them are as interesting as watching paint dry. So here is a video I made of some paint drying for you to enjoy. I call this one Magnolia. Hope you like it.

(Yes, you are brilliant Pete.)

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Posted at 5:13 PM 22 January 2010

thedailywhat:

Spoiled Alert of the Day: Have ten minutes to spare? Spend them squirming in your seat as hh1edits (of “100 Greatest Quotes from the Wire” fame) takes you on a cringe-inducing cruise around the 100 Cheesiest Movie Quotes of All Time.

You had me at ditto.

[pajiba.]

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Posted at 8:24 PM 21 January 2010