Category Archives: Entertainment

6 Must-Watch Animation Movies for Kids and Kids-At-Heart

Most people love watching movies to relax and unwind. And there are lots of parents who want their children to watch animation movies because of their moral lessons. Here are some of the best animation movies that children must watch. It is good for the heart for both kids and kids-at-heart.

FAMILY

  1. Finding Nemo (2003) -This is a stunning underwater adventure of an overly protected father clownfish named Martin who is looking for his son, Nemo. They become separated in the ocean when Nemo is unexpectedly taken by a diver and dumped into a fish tank. Like any father will do, Martin embarks on a dangerous journey to rescue his son and return home safely. Finding Nemo is a movie with memorable characters, humor and heartfelt emotion. This father-and-son-relationship movie will teach children to obey their parents. It is also a must-watch film for every parents as well, for this movie will also gives every parents an idea to let their children explore and to give them a little freedom. (more…)

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Was Beethoven’s music literally heartfelt?

Music straight from the heart: Could a cardiac arrhythmia have influenced famous works by the musical great?

ANN ARBOR, Mich. —  Could it be that when Ludwig van Beethoven composed some of the greatest masterpieces of all time that he was quite literally following his heart? (more…)

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Gone with the Wind 75th anniversary talk

The epic film Gone with the Wind marks its 75th anniversary this year. Scarlett O’Hara, the ultimate southern belle and heroine, forms the basis of a re-released book Scarlett’s Women:Gone with the Wind and its Female Fans which explores the film and why it appeals to a wide female fan base. 

A free talk will be given by the book’s author, Professor Helen Taylor, on Thursday 12 June at 6pm in the University of Exeter’s Bill Douglas Cinema Museum. There will also be a screening of the film on Saturday 14 June. (more…)

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Hollywood failing to keep up with rapidly increasing diversity, UCLA study warns

When it comes to influential positions in the entertainment industry, minorities and women are represented at rates far below what would be expected given their percentage of the general population, according to a new study done at UCLA’s Ralph J. Bunche Center for African American Studies.

In fact, the report shows, the proportion of female and minority actors, writers, directors and producers in films and TV ranges from just one-twelfth to one-half of their actual population percentage. (more…)

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Vampires & Shades of Grey: How Media Shapes Who We Are

Don’t think media shapes how you behave? Think again, says Hope Schau, a UA associate professor of marketing

Are you a Homer Simpson or a Dexter? How about a Clair Huxtable or a Carrie Bradshaw? Chances are you don’t think of yourself as a doughnut-loving oaf, a brilliant serial killer, an unflappable power-mom/lawyer nor a lovelorn fashionista. (more…)

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Death and Dying in the Movies

“Death in Classic and Contemporary Film: Fade to Black” features essays edited by two members of the UA psychology department

Most of us can recall a death scene from a movie that struck a particular chord. Perhaps it was an emotional deathbed goodbye between two lovers or a bloody display on the battlefield. Or maybe it was a spine-chilling moment splattered across the screen of a horror movie. (more…)

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Umwelt und Klima unter „ferner liefen“

Koalitionsvertrag ohne Strategie für die ökologische Modernisierung Deutschlands

27. November 2013 – Der große Wurf in der Umweltpolitik bleibt aus: Anlässlich der heute zwischen CDU, CSU und SPD erzielten Einigung über einen Koalitionsvertrag kritisiert der NABU die fehlende Strategie für eine ökologische Modernisierung in Deutschland und Europa.

„Die sogenannten Volksparteien haben dem Klima- und Umweltschutz nicht den notwendigen Stellenwert eingeräumt. Im Vergleich zu den milliardenschweren Plänen im sozialen Bereich kostet der Naturschutz nicht viel Geld. Dennoch fehlt der Großen Koalition eine klare Programmatik für mehr Nachhaltigkeit, die umweltschädliche Subventionen für Landwirtschaft, Energie oder Verkehr reduziert und neue Impulse setzt“, sagte NABU-Präsident Olaf Tschimpke. Auf nur drei von 185 Seiten werden im Koalitionsvertrag viele relevante Umweltthemen abgehandelt. (more…)

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