The most common method of watching movies on the internet is through streaming. Streaming movies and videos is the process by which movies, located at a certain website online, can be viewed in real time, by a view at any remote location anywhere in the world. Movie streaming requires high speed internet connection and access … Read more
There are few sculptures that are as iconic as The Thinker. Made by French artist Auguste Rodin, the statue shows a muscular figure in his moment of concentrated introspection. Rodin made a number of other marble and bronze editions, but his most famous version is the 6-foot bronze statue siting in the gardens of the … Read more
“Series in which fine art commentator Andrew Graham-Dixon articulates the unbelievable narrative of Russian art – its enigmatic splendor – and until now a story unseen on British television He searches the beginnings of the Russian star from his origins in Byzantium and the original exalted Russian idol, Our Lady of Vladimir to the masterworks … Read more
War/Dance is a 2007 American documentary composed and directed by Sean Fine and Andrea Nix Fine. The producer is Susan MacLaury, a teacher at Kean University along with Albie Hecht. It received nomination for the 2008 Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature and won the Emmy Award for Best Documentary and Best Cinematography in 2010. … Read more
‘The Genius of Mozart’ recreates the life of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s (1756–1791). Charles Hazlewood, a popular composer and presenter brings an insightful, educational dimension to this historically accurate docudrama. The story begins with the Mozart’s father Leopold with whom Mozart had a zealous and tortured correspondence. Mozart’s music and his inspiration behind them are given … Read more
Persepolis is the jewel in Iran’s archeological crown. It is a monumental complex dating back to the sixth century BC. It was designed to impress with its vast raised terrace, grand staircases, and marble palaces. Persepolis was sacked several times by different visitors, starting with Alexander the Great. Persepolis was the capital of the Persian … Read more
William Shakespeare is one of the most legendary and famous writers in the history of literature. Almost everyone are familiar with his work like Romeo and Juliet, Othello, Macbeth, King Lear, Midsummer Night’s Dream and so on. But what about Shakespeare the person? Who was he? The legendary wordsmith remains one of the most popular … Read more
This short documentary looks at the somewhat unknown fine artistry of printmaking featuring respectable well-known Chicago artists demonstrating the various techniques such as relief, etching, lithography, woodcut and screen-printing. Interviews with a number of printmakers is coupled with time lapse examples of printing and the final artworks.
A lot of fans criticize the new Star Wars movies, including Episode 1, Episode 2, and Episode 3. But while the story telling, the acting, and the writing is not top of the class, what are they praised for is the visual effects. Even the old Star Wars movies were pioneers in the terms of … Read more
During the period of 1930s-1940s there were documentaries made talking about the wars that were common during this period. Some of the common makes of films of this era are Leni Riefenstahl’s Triumph of the Will and Why We Fight by Frank Capra. These films were produced almost in all the major economies such as … Read more