Ascent of Money - Must See TV Documentary
This interesting and relevant TV documentary is presented in hourly installments that roughly track the chapters of Niall Ferguson’s 2008 book titled The Ascent of Money. Each segment, narrated by its author, examines milestone events from world history from the perspective of their financial and economic roots.
Why Do Viewers Watch DRTV?
There are many reasons why viewers like DRTV, or infomercials are they are commonly called by the public. First of all, DRTV makes purchasing an item extremely easy. All that’s necessary is to pick up the phone or visit the company’s URL. No driving to the store or looking for the product is necessary.
New Hachiko Movie to Be Released - The Loyal Dog is Back
In Japan, Hachiko, the Akita dog, was born on November 10, 1923 and died on March 8, 1935; millions of Japanese have remembered Hachiko for his loyalty to his owner: Hidesaburo Ueno. A professor in the agriculture department at Tokyo Imperial University, Ueno was given the dog in 1924. Ueno named him Hachi.
Why Nurses Are Upset About Nurse Jackie
Emmy winner Edie Falco’s portrayal of “Nurse Jackie” in the Showtime drama is gaining much less than rave reviews in the medical community. Nurses everywhere are raising a public outcry over the conception the show raises over their profession.
New Planet, Red Star - “We Can Go There!”
Tired of the same old screaming heads on network and cable television? Do we really want movies about bestiality? Here is a recent CNN.com list of headlines that would send my dog running, and she’ll watch anything.
Review - Lost in Austen
This ITV series, filmed in 2008, stars Jemima Rooper as the modern-day heroine Amanda Price, Gemma Arterton as Elizabeth Bennett and Elliott Cowan as Darcy. It begins with a nonsensical time travelling premise: Amanda opens her shower one morning only to find a curious Eliza Bennett there, having crawled through from an Austenic universe in a spirit of exploration and adventure.
A Decent Idea + Enthusiasm (Only) = Maybe an Okay Documentary
I have seen many documentary “filmmakers” come to me with - literally - 40, 60 or 100 hours of footage, and really no sense of what they want to say past the initial idea that started them shooting in the first place. They started armed with enough charisma and enough of an idea to garner support from various quarters - but most destructively - they started armed with a virulent case of “Documentary as Discovery”.
Family Movies - Take the Time
When I was little, a family event that I have such fond memories of was those evenings all of us would gather together on a Friday evening and view our old family videos. wholesale electronics stores in those days didn’t have convenient, powerful technology. The movies, mostly featuring my brother, sister, and me, gave us a rich and powerful way to connect with the past. We would watch over and over again the silly antics of daily life - family reunions, Christmas mornings, sledding down the hill in the back yard, fishing trips to the Boundary Waters, and just about anything else we did together.
Oscars For “Slumdog Millionaire”
The LA Oscar awards ceremony have been followed so keenly as this one.The whole country was just praying and wishing that we should get justice to our craft in which we excel. We have never been second to anyone earlier nor do we doubt our credentials.
The End of the Line For Overfishing
A new documentary should be hitting theatres near you any time soon, highlighting the problem of overfishing. It has created quite a splash already.
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