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Charity Thomas: The Everyday People Project Interview

Wed, 09 Jan 2013 11:47:28 -0500

Here are two interviews shot by The Everyday People Project of Charity Thomas [Charity’s Twitter] (who you can also see in the last video in my Kwanza Series.) As always, she is brilliant. She touches on everything from race to creating art to life in…

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Brooklyn New Year’s Fireworks 2013Finally! Here is the...

Mon, 07 Jan 2013 15:36:01 -0500

Brooklyn New Year’s Fireworks 2013

Finally! Here is the footage I shot on New Year’s day. I had totally spaced out about the fireworks…

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Cheeski's Rants and Raves: See ya Leverage

Wed, 02 Jan 2013 22:01:45 -0500

Cheeski's Rants and Raves: See ya Leverage:

cheeskisrantsandraves:

I’d been meaning to write you before this, and just like with Heroes, my tardiness (okay, laziness) has lead you to destruction. I saw it happening but instead of talking to you about it, I just ignored the problems you were having. I figured, Leverage is smart. It’ll find it’s sea legs. That…

Kwanzaa for the Filmmaker 2012 - ImaniThis video is the seventh...

Wed, 02 Jan 2013 14:31:07 -0500

Kwanzaa for the Filmmaker 2012 - Imani

This video is the seventh in a series that looks at the principles of Kwanzaa as they apply to…

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superseventies: Who will survive the ’70s?... Circus magazine,...

Thu, 27 Dec 2012 14:07:23 -0500

superseventies:

Who will survive the ’70s?... Circus magazine, February 1970.

Rex Pickett: Goodbye Hollywood (for now)

Tue, 02 Oct 2012 07:41:33 -0400

Rex Pickett: Goodbye Hollywood (for now):

rexpickett:

- “Porn Star Sunny Leone debuts in Bollywood” — The above picture accompanies a totally nothing announcemnet in the once venerable The Hollywood Reporter that has run on its home page for an astonishing 2 months!!

Film used to matter to me. I’ve lost a lot of my interest in it –…

'No Love in the Wild' - bell hooks' 'Beast Of The Southern Wild' Critique

Wed, 12 Sep 2012 07:55:08 -0400

'No Love in the Wild' - bell hooks' 'Beast Of The Southern Wild' Critique:

I loved the film. Read the comments at the end of the article

Done in 48 hours - Lisa Skinner hooks up with a team of filmmakers to write, direct, shoot, edit and score a film over the weekend.

Wed, 12 Sep 2012 07:50:25 -0400

Done in 48 hours - Lisa Skinner hooks up with a team of filmmakers to write, direct, shoot, edit and score a film over the weekend.

“It Smelled Something Like Pizza” New documents reveal how Apple really invented the iPhone.

Wed, 12 Sep 2012 07:20:44 -0400

“It Smelled Something Like Pizza” New documents reveal how Apple really invented the iPhone.

khalvatdaranjuman: macho muslim men talking about very, very...

Mon, 30 Jul 2012 15:30:22 -0400

khalvatdaranjuman:

macho muslim men talking about very, very macho things by khalvat dar anjuman

this was just a simple video response i made to reading about a german gov’t official referring to young muslim men being products of macho culture because of the very violence inherent to islam according to her. tired of hearing the old trope in different arrangements, i decided to do something different in response! the last two words, “bis bald” are a german expression which is the equivalent of “later!”; i threw them in as a wink at the viewer.

Daily Show: Jon Hamm Drops In On Will Ferrell & Zach...

Sun, 29 Jul 2012 17:56:11 -0400

Daily Show: Jon Hamm Drops In On Will Ferrell & Zach Galifianakis’ Interview

Early (from Margaret Cho's blog)

Fri, 20 Jul 2012 09:44:00 -0400

Early (from Margaret Cho's blog)

hitrecordjoe: WE WANNA WORK W/ YOU ON OUR NEW SHORT...

Thu, 19 Jul 2012 17:53:40 -0400

hitrecordjoe:

WE WANNA WORK W/ YOU ON OUR NEW SHORT FILM!

==

CALLING ALL FILMMAKERS & VIDEO EDITORS: We wanna turn this audio record “Departures” into a SHORT FILM! Let’s explore some abstract ways to present the theme of Past vs. Present w/ this film.

THANK YOU’s: I’m so stoked to have just signed checks totaling $40,085.00 heading out to 261 contributing artists for three productions! Sorry for the delay but we’re ironing out a new monetization method that’ll produce checks timelier.

Also, a huge round of thank you’s to all the contributing artists & producers of our new hitRECorderly #2 VINYL RECORD! What we made together is really special & I’m so excited for all y’all to hear it!

==

Thanks Again!

<3

J

theatlantic: Dear Internet: Flickr Would Like to Become Awesome...

Thu, 19 Jul 2012 17:39:46 -0400

theatlantic:

Dear Internet: Flickr Would Like to Become Awesome Again, Too

hitrecordjoe: BURNING dAN in GQ First of all, I’d like to...

Wed, 18 Jul 2012 13:00:25 -0400

hitrecordjoe:

BURNING dAN in GQ

First of all, I’d like to thank both of the Jims and everyone else at GQ for putting me on the cover of their magazine this month. That kind of exposure is a huge help to all the work I love to do, and I’m deeply appreciative.

I’m writing this because I have a problem with what their article says about my brother. I’ll be honest, it really made me feel terrible. Here’s a quote:

‘…the elder Gordon-Levitt died of an alleged drug overdose in 2010. “It was an accident” is all Joe will say about that.’

Using the word “alleged” technically allows the writer to say whatever she wants. The “allegations” to which she must be referring were made by a handful of gossip websites. They are factually incorrect according to the coroner’s office and the police department. I don’t like publicly speaking about my brother’s death, but I’m making an exception to correct this irresponsible claim.

By the way, while I asked the writer not to dwell on how he died, I did say quite a bit about how he lived, and how much he means to me. Dan was a brightly positive, genuinely caring, and brilliantly inspiring person, and I liked the idea of such a wide readership learning about him. My parents and I are disappointed with what the article chose to focus on regarding this sensitive subject.

thanks

J

doctornas: Truth

Wed, 18 Jul 2012 12:41:18 -0400

doctornas:

Truth

directorscuts: The first poster for @RZA’s THE MAN WITH THE...

Wed, 18 Jul 2012 11:15:47 -0400

directorscuts:

The first poster for @RZA’s THE MAN WITH THE IRON FISTS!

Cheeski's Rants and Raves: Dear Superman III

Tue, 17 Jul 2012 14:11:26 -0400

Cheeski's Rants and Raves: Dear Superman III:

cheeskisrantsandraves:

I missed the first few minutes today, but we have met before. Remember, in a theater on the southside of Chicago around 1983. My Aunt Donna might have taken me since she was in love with Richard Pryor. Or Mommy or Uncle Torry might have, I don’t remember, I was only nine. What I do know is that I…

Forget Gender, Try Geography: Magic Mike Scores in Red States, Ted in Blue

Wed, 04 Jul 2012 07:55:32 -0400

Forget Gender, Try Geography: Magic Mike Scores in Red States, Ted in Blue:

Claude Brodesser-Akner does a great analysis of the Magic Mike Vs. Ted weekend numbers by geography.

Call in the troops! :) … no...

Fri, 22 Jun 2012 11:26:01 -0400

Call in the troops! :) … no really.

npr:

nbcnightlynews:

PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT: There is a shortage of Good Humor ice cream

And no shortage of bad jokes…but seriously, this is very upsetting (in the small scheme of things).
—Daisy