1/27/2011

Censorship

This article was in yesterday’s newspaper:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2011/jan/26/kings-speech-swearing-weinstein-oscars

What are your views on censorship in films? To what extent should films be cut or changed to meet the public likes? Should freedom of speech be respected at all times?

Here are some details about a few censored films:
http://www2.lib.virginia.edu/exhibits/censored/film.html

1/19/2011

Action! Cut!


Which film/s have you watched again and again? Which film made a great impact on you?

A couple of recommendations in case you're in the mood for a good film today:

Any of Buster Keaton's movies: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JzZYZj0i3Og&feature=related
Hitchcock's Strangers on a Train: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Prcs7b7Qfp0

For some free streaming movies you can go to: http://www.jaman.com/movies/free-movies/

1/13/2011

Word Adoption

Would you like to adopt an English word? http://www.savethewords.org/

1/09/2011

Time Banks

Check this out: http://www.timebanks.org/

What do you think of time banks? Would you take part in one of them? If so, what would you offer to do in your community?