History doesn’t always make for good stories. In-between all the big battles and epic moments, there’s an awful lots of business-as-usual incidents that don’t lend themselves to exciting storytelling, no matter how much extra made-up oomph Hollywood might inject into proceedings. And then there are stories like the one behind Continue Reading
Sitcom review round-up 2! Ted Lasso (S3, E4-6) and Not Dead Yet (S1, E 6-10)
Ted Lasso Good lord but Ted Lasso has a big heart. When it has a mind to, of course, which, granted is much of the time, although not as strongly in season 3′ first three episodes as had previously been the case. While the episodes – “Smells Like Mean Spirit”, Continue Reading
They went tiny and now they’re going larger – say hello to Big Beasts …
SNAPSHOTTravel from freezing poles to tropical rainforests to meet nature’s most captivating giants, who prove being big comes with enormous challenges. Narrated by Tom Hiddleston, the 10-episode series, premiering across five weeks, features the gray whale, the elephant seal, the giant otter, the gorilla, the hippo, the brown bear, the Continue Reading
So much gorgeously fabulous quirk: How to become Accidentally Wes Anderson
SNAPSHOTIt’s hard to find a director with a more distinct visual style than Wes Anderson. In this video we’re going to learn how to recreate it photographically. …What are the elements of Wes Anderson’s visual style that make him so recognizable? (courtesy Laughing Squid (c) Imitative Photography) There is so Continue Reading