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‘Camelot’ Rolls into Ireland’s Ardmore Studios | The Irish Film & Television Network

July 10th, 2010

Woohoo! Filming has begun on the new 10-part tv miniseries based on Malory’s Morte dArthur: ‘Camelot’ Rolls into Ireland’s Ardmore Studios | The Irish Film & Television Network. King and Queen have been cast, along with several other major players. It has the potential to be very cheesy, but hopefully will avoid the most obvious glitzy traps of recent movies and shows. Keep your fingers crossed!

Quotations from Sontag’s On Photography

September 5th, 2009

I recently finished reading Susan Sontag’s On Photography [ISBN 0-312-42009-9; Picador, 1973] and, in the spirit of the book itself (which includes a collection of quotations from others), I decided to record some of the most interesting quotations.

I intend to represent her points objectively and don’t necessarily agree with all her statements, but wanted to capture them here.

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Cool Infographics: The Trilogy Meter

March 28th, 2009

Wondered if there is any truth to the old addage: sequels are never as good as the originals? At least in terms of box-office success, you can see for yourself: Cool Infographics: The Trilogy Meter.