Dad and Daughter Film Last Dance Together at Her Wedding Before He Died of Cancer (Video)

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This is love.

Stop Saying Gatsby’s Green Light Is the American Dream

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An open letter to film reviewers, critics, and students

Unwelcome Faces [A Youth Film Festival Winner]

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We’ve all been there. A seemingly insolvable problem which can only come to a resolution by reaching deep inside oneself and…THIS.

The Thing About Higher Education is That it Ends (& Then What?)

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The economic landscape is tough for everyone – especially recent college graduates who constantly find themselves in the experience-required-experience-needed conundrum. Breaking Point Flix takes an honest (& kind of funny) look at the question, “Why should I hire you?”

Remembering Roger Ebert

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What made him the one movie critic people really listened to?

Open Thread: How Well Do You Separate Art and Artist?

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You love the work; you hate the person who made it. How do you navigate that?

The Teacher’s Pet at 80: An Interview with Actress Mamie Van Doren

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The former Miss Palm Springs and RKO film siren Mamie Van Doren talks to Donald D’Haene about what fires her up, her leftward political drift, and being an enduring sex symbol.

Do You Think Men Are Objectified in Movies?

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Heather N argues that men are sexualized in movies based on what they do. Avern argues that even the perception of power and strength aren’t an indicator of character, and thus don’t make the images any less sexual. Do you agree?

“In ‘Wreck-It Ralph’ women are comfortable with themselves and it’s men who struggle with who society wants them to be.”

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This is a comment by Shawn Peters on the post “#Oscars2013 – Why ‘Wreck it Ralph’ is Even More Brave Than ‘Brave’”.

This is What Happens When One Woman Gives Back to Her Mailman (Video)

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A heartwarming short film about an unexpected romance via a mailbox.

The Disposability of Black Men

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Black men are brutally murdered and systematically incarcerated. Is this genocide?

Dear John: Cheapskate Dates

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Dear John advises on cheap dates, taped sex without consent, and a friend torn between religion and honesty.

NRA, Slavery, Cigarettes, Guns, Lincoln, Mad Men, Cloud Atlas & the Evil of the Assault Weapon Industry

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In this incarnation of the strong against the weak, it’s a maniac with an assault rifle versus school children.

Hollywood Heroines and the Liberation of Men

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Women’s roles in movies are getting more diverse and interesting. This is good news for men.

Eight Life Lessons For Men From Horror Movies

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Everything you need to know about being a man can be learned from monsters, murder, and mayhem.

Croked Door to a Salon

I was at a food festival yesterday in Bethesda Maryland USA; so I turned away from the food—the best picture is always behind you—and took this photograph. Perfect light: clouds which diffused the 9 a.m. stuff from the good old sun.