May 5th, 2021 By David Knox Make a commentFiled under: News,
At the recent Australian Cinematographers Society National Awards Denson Baker ACS NZCS won the prestigious Cinematographer of the Year Millli Award.
He also won a Gold Tripod for his work on NZ miniseries
The Luminaries Ep2 “The Place You Return.”
“I am indebted to my fellow Australian cinematographers for this incredible honour,” he said. “Milli recipients are some of the world’s most influential and inspiring cinematographers. So, it is beyond a privilege to be included alongside these very people who define great cinema both in Australia, and on the world stage. Thank you to each and every member of the Australia Cinematographer’s Society. Your artistry and leadership is deeply appreciated.”
The Most Bizarre Sitcom Deaths Explained
The Most Bizarre Sitcom Deaths Explained
By Thompson Smith/April 14, 2021 1:13 pm EDT
Handily among the dominant genres of American entertainment since the mid-20th century, situation comedies have carved out a permanent presence in popular culture. In a general sense, sitcoms provide lighthearted, low-stakes escapism for folks who just want to shut their brains off and laugh after a long day. When serious issues arise on a sitcom, they re usually dealt with swiftly and entirely within the confines of very special episodes. Most of the time, nobody dies, because people don t turn on sitcoms to get bummed out. That s what makes death on sitcoms something of a departure from the norm, and therefore, worth examination.
THE ROCKETEER Deserved So Much Better
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Batman days of the early ‘90s, it seemed like studios everywhere were searching for their own comic book heroes to send to the big screen. Most of those ended up being characters from or set in the 1930s for some reason.
Dick Tracy,
The Shadow,
The Phantom…old studio heads loved themselves some pulp comics, I guess. Those movies are fun enough. But in 1991, we got a movie that seemed tailor made for continued adventures. Full of heart, humor, and Nazi-punching action, we’re of course talking about
Despite some good reviews,
The Rocketeer was a box office bomb. But as the movie’s 30th anniversary approaches, now we must give it its heroic due. We’re here to explain why it holds up, and why it absolutely deserved better.
Fri., April 21 at 7 p.m.
Since 2015, 21 plaintiffs, now ages 13-24, have been suing the U.S. government for violating their constitutional rights to life, liberty, personal safety and property through their willful actions in creating the climate crisis they will inherit. Featuring Q&A Guests: Filmmaker and scientist Christi Cooper, Co-Lead Counsel Phil Gregory, Alaskan federal plaintiff Nathan Baring. Greta Thunberg: A Year to Change the World
Fri., April 22, 8 p.m. - 11 p.m. on PBS SoCal
Check local listings or stream on PBS.org and the free PBS App
Follow Greta Thunberg as she takes her fight to a global stage in this three-part, on-air event. In part one she sees the impact of climate change in melting glaciers and dying trees in Canada, fire devastation in California, and while across the ocean during life-threatening storms to get to a United Nations conference in Madrid. Part two follows Greta’s journey from the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, to Poland, w