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Coming to a theater near you: Atlas Shrugged, the movie
Back in June, I posted that Atlas Shrugged had begun filming whatever it was that they were filming. Well, hang on to your shrugs, folks, Part One (of --oy-- three) is coming to a theater near you...
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VIDEO: Two anti-abortion movies coming to a theater near you! Maybe.
“Doonby" and "The Life Zone" (oooo, scary abortions-are-bad trailer above) are two movies, should they ever get distributors, that I will never bother to see. I can be subjected to the same message...
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VIDEO: Porcelain Unicorn, a simply beautiful 3-minute award winning film
I had never seen this before. It's utterly beautiful, both the story and the production values. Tears. Simply exquisite. The post VIDEO: Porcelain Unicorn, a simply beautiful 3-minute award winning...
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Ohio House Passes Most Radical Anti-Abortion Bill In The Nation
Think Progress is reporting that Ohio state House just passed the "heartbeat bill", which makes abortions illegal if a fetal heartbeat can be detected. That can happen as early as six weeks into a...
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Video- Sarah Palin Has Fit Over HBO's "Game Change"
Because anything that doesn't fit Sar's narrative about herself (BRAVE CHRISTIAN WARRIOR!) has got to be a conspiracy. (CNN) – Sarah Palin took a hit at the upcoming television film based on her time...
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Video- 2012 Democratic National Convention: Honoring the Sacred Trust with...
More crying. Damn. The post Video- 2012 Democratic National Convention: Honoring the Sacred Trust with our Veterans appeared first on The Political Carnival.
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Video Mid Day Distraction- "Plot-oon" : Toy soldier stop-motion animation
Via Boing Boing. The post Video Mid Day Distraction- "Plot-oon" : Toy soldier stop-motion animation appeared first on The Political Carnival.
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VIDEO- Message to Mitt Romney: "We won't get fooled again."
Film producer Harvey Weinstein’s SEAL Team Six: The Raid on Osama bin Laden got record ratings on the National Geographic Channel, so of course, Weinstein knows an opportunity when he sees one. Via...
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Video Mid Day Distraction- Amazing Insects
Very neat. Via Boing Boing. The post Video Mid Day Distraction- Amazing Insects appeared first on The Political Carnival.
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Video Mid Day Distraction- The Weird World of Slit-Scan
Via. The post Video Mid Day Distraction- The Weird World of Slit-Scan appeared first on The Political Carnival.
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Lots of security necessary at Sundance Film Festival premiere of "After...
These four clinics have been targeted, threatened and are struggling to stay open. I often write about post-Dr. George Tiller efforts to provide reproductive health services for women all over the...
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The Book Booth: Red Carpet Edition
The Book Booth is a weekly feature at The Political Carnival, relating news, notes, and reflections from the world of books and publishing. SeattleDan, along with his wife, SeattleTammy, are operators...
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Video- MIchelle Obama Presents Best Film Award at the Oscars 2013
This the best I could do since it seems A.M.P.A.S. has snagged any copies from YouTube and the White House hasn't put one out yet. Updated with a better one from Hollywood Reporter. The post Video-...
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Video Mid Day Distraction- Secret film made by French prisoners of war in WWII
Grainy but fascinating. Via. The post Video Mid Day Distraction- Secret film made by French prisoners of war in WWII appeared first on The Political Carnival.
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Let's annoy the hell out of right wing haters. "You've never laughed this...
Meet Dean Obeidellah. He is a Muslim progressive, and he writes for CNN.com and The Daily Beast for starters: More about Dean Abeidallah here. If you like funny, if you love poking fun at how so many...
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Overnight: Nanook of the North
Image: Robert Flaherty I am often astonished and dismayed at what passes for a documentary these days. With few exceptions, I far prefer older documentaries even now, decades after they were filmed....
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Overnight: Georges Méliès: The Oracle of Delphi (1903)
Who was Georges Méliès? From the Wiki: (/mɛ.li.ˈəz/; French: [meljɛs]; 8 December 1861 – 21 January 1938), full name Marie-Georges-Jean Méliès, was a French illusionist and filmmaker famous for...
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Oscar-nominated Actor James Garner Dies at 86
Image by the AP, via the Los Angeles Times Everyone has a favorite era of James Garner, surely … whether it was from his origins in oldies like "Maverick" or more classic tv years like "The Rockford...
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Tea Party Kills Job Creation In North Carolina
Image: North Carolina Film Office Nice going, Tea Party! Looks like you - and hard right multimillionaire Art Pope, who has essentially bought the legislature and state house - have dealt another blow...
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Richard Attenborough Dies at 90
Image: BBC Sir Richard Attenborough, British actor, director, and producer, has died at age 90, a few days after his birthday in August 1923. He is probably best known in the US for his roles in Gandhi...
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