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"If anyone ever asks if an artist should be primarily concerned with aesthetics or politics, answer with three words: “Yep” and “Grace Paley.” Her funny, fond, wild energy produced stunningly beautiful stories, poems, and essays, and a lifetime of passionate social engagement. Pair this with the lovely documentary (Grace Paley: Collected Shorts) by Lily Rivlin, for a sense of who Grace Paley was, and why it’s so important to keep her memory and work alive in our time."

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Michael Korda recommended Sweet Smell of Success (1957) in Movies (curated)

Sweet Smell of Success (1957)

1957 | Drama, Film-Noir

9.0

(1 Ratings)

Movie Favorite

"Perhaps the noirest of noir films, and for my money one of the three best American films of the postwar period (the others being Some Like It Hot and Sunset Boulevard). Featuring amazing performances from Burt Lancaster and Tony Curtis, and a knife-edge bitterness rare in any Hollywood film, it is at once a tribute to nighttime New York City and a devastating portrait of the power of a big-time columnist like Walter Winchell."

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The Chocolate Lady (94 KP) rated Close Range in Books

Oct 7, 2020

Close Range

Annie Proulx | 2000 | Fiction & Poetry

6.0

(2 Ratings)

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Author Annie Proulx became famous after her short story “Brokeback Mountain” was made into a movie in 2005 that won three Academy Awards and received five more Oscar nominations. (Plus, Proulx was just awarded the 2018 Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction.) This short story was originally published in the collection “Close Range: Wyoming Stories.” You can read my review of this book in my latest blog post here.
https://tcl-bookreviews.com/2018/05/05/stories-with-spurs/

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Sat24

Weather and News

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The sat24.com app provides the best realtime satellite information for Europe and other continents....

Photo and Panorama Stitcher

Photo & Video and Utilities

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This is easiest, fastest, and sexiest photo and panorama stitcher on the market. Stitch your photos...

Knack

6.5 (15 Ratings) Rate It

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Mankind must turn to an unlikely hero named Knack to protect them from a dangerous new threat. The...

Andrew Koltuniuk (767 KP) rated The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness (2013) in Movies

May 13, 2020 (Updated May 13, 2020)

I'm always curious to watch a documentary about filmmakers and their craft. This documentary was very interesting to watch. I've seen two Miyazaki films and three Studio Ghibli films. It was very interesting to see a little bit of the men behind the films. The way that they think and the way that they act. I don't think that The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness was the best doc I've watched, but it was interesting nonetheless.