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Green Films by Young Filmmakers

Posted on Saturday, Jun 16th

Austin (13) and Arianna (11) Tamaddon’s award winning claymation films from the Green Film Festival are a must see! * The Happy Hybrid and the Polluting Pickup * Mr. Gopher While Austin won in a children’s category, Ariana has won in the adult category, and received her prize while on stage with 2 adults, both

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Bollywood Screenplays

Posted on Tuesday, Apr 10th

At the turn of the century, I came to the conclusion that film is one of the most powerful mediums to affect change. That’s when, I started taking some courses in (Hollywood-style) screenwriting. This year, Al Gore has proved how effective a well-crafted film can be in conveying a message to a very large number

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Future Of Cinema

Posted on Friday, Jul 28th

IMAX is up for sale. As home entertainment becomes increasingly more immersive, with large screen flat panel displays, or even projection systems, the movie-going audience is declining. We routinely make trade-offs such as “Is this a DVD movie, or is it truly worth going to the cinema for?” In recent memory, films that obviously made

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A Can’s Life

Posted on Sunday, Jul 9th

A Can’s Life – short film by 12-year old Austin Tamaddon.

March of the Emperor

Posted on Saturday, Aug 6th

Last night, we saw “March of the Penguins”, a spectacular National Geographic documentary about the mating and breeding cycle of the emperor penguins, over the course of a grueling year, weathering the icy winter in Antarctica. A ritual that repeats itself every year, for thousands of years. It was a touching, moving, loving piece of

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Batman Begins

Posted on Sunday, Jun 19th

I had posed a question: “What does it take to raise a high performance child?” in Einstein’s Mother. Batman Begins answers some portions of that question, and qualifies surprisingly well, as a successful Edutainment product that resonates with the Affluenza crowd. A review by Roger Ebert highlights the storyline and the human aspect. To me,

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