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CHICAGO!!! Get ready July 10 for another screening of Commodity Trading: Dies Irae FREE ADMISSION Thanks to @comfort_film @comfort_station @raulito_b and curators Raul Benitez, Emily Perez, Mat Tapey, and Luna. Comfort Film Presents: Commodity Trading: Dies Irae (2022) A bad trip that replicates the dissolution of the self/government/family/body within the solvent of a white supremacist hyperreal suspension. M. Woods attempts to enter the Numb Spiral through the Great Incision of Oxoniae, lulled into the digital sickness to be with his doppelgänger. After entering a portal in a webcam site, he becomes Abraxas, recklessly seeking completion through The Numb Spiral. Meanwhile, Joshua enters the Numb Spiral through 9DVR, a game platform installed at Culver City’s Westfield Shopping Center. The White Father haunts Joshua until Joshua decides to burn down the White Father’s house in righteous anger. COMMODITY TRADING: DIES IRAE by Chicago-based multi-disciplinary artist, M. Woods, is a surrealist nightmare contorting through a hyperreal labyrinth of protests, ruins, and disturbing visions of end-state Capitalism. Using swirling 16mm film, M. takes the spectator on a trip to the Desert of the Real, where the United States plunges into a hallucinatory zone of pure nothingness. While this is M’s first solo screening in Chicago, their body of work, collectively entitled The Numb Spiral, has screened extensively for the past decade including at IFFR, the Ann Arbor Film Festival, the Oberhausen International Short Film Festival, and the Flaherty Seminar. Media: Digital Projection Runtime: 86 mins There will be a short Q&A after the screening. #chicagoevents #chicago #chicagofilm #filmscreening #chicagoart #chicagoartist #avantgarde #experimentalfilm #indie #independent #independentfilm #independentfilmmaker #featurefilm #essayfilm #nightmare #surrealist #surrealcinema #surrealistfilm #politicalfilm #politicalart

I cannot begin to tell you how important being seen is. And by being seen, I mean the seeing of the soul. The piece of us that lies beyond all stories and notions of identity. The piece of us that lies beyond all of our conclusions. We are so used to seeing the story of someone, that I believe we may have missed the piece that changes everything. The piece that serves as a reflection, and evidence that we belong to each other. The piece that causes to act so vey differently. I made a 1m 53s film that might serve as a contribution to the endeavor. https://lnkd.in/gaUSf4U4

TODAY, BUY THE SUPERPOWER BOOK SERIES (SEE BOOKSELLERS BELOW) OR OPTION THE FILM SERIES  (SCRIPT WRITTEN) “SuperPower: The Ability to Fly or to Become Invisible” is a book series by Roger E. Pedersen. Plot: The series focuses on individuals worldwide who discover they have acquired SuperPowers. The first book, “The Deal of the Art,” revolves around Professor Steele and his associate, the FA (Fine Arts) King, who plan a $3.5 billion one-night heist using teams with SuperPowers to steal from major art museums in New York City, London, and Paris. Characters: The story follows Professor Steele, the FA King, and various individuals who can either fly at 1,000 mph up to 50,000 feet or become invisible. The characters are involved in the summer art camp where college students create forgeries of masterpieces by famous artists. Reviews: The book has received positive feedback, with a rating of 4.7 out of 5 on Amazon, indicating that readers have enjoyed the first installment of the series. If you’re interested in a thrilling story with a blend of SuperPowers and heist action, this series might be great! Book #2: “The Next Generation” begins twenty years after Professor Steele’s heist of the century. The twin sons of Diego and Carmen Martin become the heads of the DODGE (Department of Defense Genetically Engineered) Initiative along with Elijah Moses Jr. After the disappearance of Professor Steele, his two nephews take over his ‘Golden Eagle’ organization. The story unfolds with a worldwide drive to recruit the best SuperPower individuals, sending them on missions across the globe. Book #3: Latest Release The most recent book in the series was released on November 11, 2023. While specific details about the plot are not provided, it continues the saga of the characters with SuperPowers and their adventures The series is known for its thrilling action and the moral dilemmas faced by the characters as they navigate a world where SuperPowers exist. If you’re a fan of sci-fi and action-packed stories, this series offers an intriguing take on the genre. StoryRocket.com is the world's best book-to-film site. To OPTION the second film The Next Generation: https://lnkd.in/er2A3iGj To OPTION the first book The Deal of the Art: https://lnkd.in/eSDHrqb6 The SuperPower book series is available in eBook and softcover from Amazon, Google Play (eBook and audiobook), B&N, Kobo, Target, Walmart, and 100s of local bookstores. Amazon.com: Amazon is a reputable online retailer where Roger E. Pedersen’s SuperPower book series can be purchased. It provides detailed information about the books in the series and customer reviews. https://lnkd.in/eFqUpP_w ROGER E PEDERSEN PSIPUBLISHINGING@GMAIL.COM Website in progress: PSIPublish.Com

I contributed a chapter to this book about George Lucas, which is now available. It's an overview of various elements of his life and business. My chapter, "George Lucas in Museums," is about the creation of the Lucasfilm Archives, and how exhibits connect with the fandom, reinforce his creative vision, and expand the transmedia universe of Star Wars.

What is Postmodernist #Film? Postmodernist film emerged in the latter half of the 20th century, deeply rooted in the broader cultural and philosophical movement of #postmodernism. This movement arose as a reaction to the perceived limitations and failures of #modernism, particularly after the social upheavals of the 1960s and 1970s. Spanning various fields, including art, literature, architecture, and #cinema, postmodernism sought to question established norms and embrace new forms of expression. The cultural shifts of the counterculture movements in the 1960s and 1970s, with their emphasis on questioning authority, tradition, and social norms, laid the groundwork for the experimental and subversive tendencies of postmodernist film. Additionally, early modernist filmmakers like surrealist Luis Bunuel, New Wave’s Jean-Luc Godard, and Orson Welles, paved the way with their innovative techniques and willingness to break from conventional cinema. Read more about postmodernist film at our website: https://lnkd.in/dbwMVSnk

This is going to be increasingly important for 2K resolution films of the 2010s in a 4k era. Digital resolutions cannot be remastered in the same way as film masters. Upscaling does not provide more detailed pixels.

Here’s a film about the 1950s – “The World As It Was” – that will tell you a great deal about life in the U.S.A. today, while disabusing anyone of the notion that nostalgia for that mephitic decade is in order, for it was a time when “democracy” tended toward totalitarianism. In doing so, it sowed the bitter fruit that is poisoning us today. Without understanding the long-standing effects of those years, it is impossible to grasp the deepest dimensions of our current nightmare. Chapter One of the documentary series, Four Died Trying, directed by John Kirby and produced by Libby Handros, appropriately subtitled: “To see where we are, look where we’ve been,” does that brilliantly. The series opened four months ago with “The Prologue” (see review) wherein the lives, importance, and assassinations of John F. Kennedy, Malcolm X, Martin Luther King, Jr., and Robert F. Kennedy are explored; how the government and media buried the truth of who assassinated them and why; and why it matters today. Season One will unfold over the next year with chapters covering their lives and assassinations in greater detail. Season Two will be devoted to the government and media coverups, citizen investigations, and the intelligence agencies and their media mouthpieces’ mind control operations aimed at the American people that continue today. https://lnkd.in/eAWiGpWp

"Old Film, New Film," 60" x 60, " encaustic with paper and LEDs Learn more about this work and watch the video here...https://loom.ly/HtQf5gA #learnmore #aboutthiswork #watchthevideo #bestfilm #newfilm

It is a testament to the greatness of this film that I was rendered speechless after seeing it in the IMAX theater. My sudden and immediate desire to see it again after the credits is further evidence of the powerful hold that this film had on me. This is not a review; instead, I will be writing in an attempt to identify the exact reasons why this film — at three hours — felt like a brisk ninety minutes, and how I felt simultaneously sympathetic and horrified about the eponymous subject of the film. The film is segmented into three distinct periods of time, although there is frequently overlap between these segments which reveal nuances and subtleties that were previously hidden in the first occurence. By its definition, Oppenheimer would qualify as a biopic, but much like The Social Network (Fincher, 2010) and Steve Jobs (Boyle, 2015) — which were both penned by Sorkin — it is less concerned with following a linear structure of the subject’s personal bildungsroman and more focused on the specific events that led to his infamy. The film could also be classified as a World War II film or a war film, but unlike Saving Private Ryan (Spielberg, 1998) and Dunkirk (Nolan, 2017), it is set almost entirely in America, acting merely as the catalyst for the Manhattan Project. While General Groves (Matt Damon) are near-constant reminders about the purpose of the Atomic Bomb, Nolan conveys Oppenheimer’s (Cillian Murphy) single-minded focus by keeping overt references to the war elusive or amorphous until a decision has to be made on where the bomb should be dropped. **** Read the full review at the link below. #film #movie https://lnkd.in/eaw6Kgmq

Check out the latest blog post discussing the thought-provoking narrative of "বযচলর পয়নট নরমত এবর সমজর মনষর দমভ দখনর গলপ বলবন". The post captures the essence of the upcoming web film "অসময়", unveiling a captivating poster featuring a compelling visual representation. Dive into the intriguing world of this narrative at the following link: https://ift.tt/LAe508i.