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教人怎麼設計網路密碼的短片
相當可愛！^^
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2009年11月5日 星期四
Swimmer's portrait won prize
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From BBC news website, 4 Nov. 2009
An image of a teenage swimmer aiming for glory at the 2012 Paralympics has been named the winner of the Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize.
Paul Floyd Blake's photo shows Rosie Bancroft from Oxford shortly after beating her personal best.
The swimmer, who had her right foot amputated at the age of 10 months, was captured on camera during a short interval in a busy training day.
Blake, 47, did not begin his career as a photographer until seven years ago.
The photographer from Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire collected the £12,000 award at the National Portrait Gallery in London.
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From BBC news website, 4 Nov. 2009
An image of a teenage swimmer aiming for glory at the 2012 Paralympics has been named the winner of the Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize.
Paul Floyd Blake's photo shows Rosie Bancroft from Oxford shortly after beating her personal best.
The swimmer, who had her right foot amputated at the age of 10 months, was captured on camera during a short interval in a busy training day.
Blake, 47, did not begin his career as a photographer until seven years ago.
The photographer from Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire collected the £12,000 award at the National Portrait Gallery in London.
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Nick Hornby talks about An Education
From BBC news website, 29 Oct. 2009
Nick Hornby is the acclaimed author of novels such as High Fidelity, Fever Pitch and About A Boy, to name a few, all of which have been made into films.
For his latest project he has turned his hand to screenwriting, adapting Lynn Barber's memoir An Education for the big screen.
An Education is a coming-of-age drama based on Barber's growing up in 1960s suburban London.
It tells the story of Jenny, a top A-level student with dreams of going to Oxford University until she meets a charismatic older man who offers her an exciting alternative, or so she thinks.
Hornby's name has attracted attention to the film but critics have then also been impressed by the film's star, newcomer Carey Mulligan. The film also features Emma Thompson, Dominic Cooper, Alfred Molina and Rosamund Pike.
Hornby talks about the long process from conception to fruition of the movie and his hopes for Mulligan's future.
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Was it hard adapting someone else's work for the first time?
No it was a total gift! When I first saw it, it was 10 or 12 pages in a magazine, so it gave me some structure and idea of characters but no dialogue.
I came up with all the narrative, but I felt like it was half-way between adapting an original - so it was like I could colour in without going over the edges.
What was the writing process like for you?
It was a long one. I think I started it five years ago and during that time there seemed little prospect of the film actually being made. The hardest thing to do was to keep myself geared up in between drafts.
Books are much more straightforward at this stage and, at this stage in my career, I can more-or-less count on my work being published. But with films it's more like a 5% chance.
What made you want to do it?
The material was funny and painful at the same time. Not a lot of material switches moods like that so that was very attractive. It also tells a story of London and of Britain that I don't think we know much about - it was the 60s before the 60s really happened.
I recognised the character of Jenny's dad and it seemed a really significant part of recent history and I really wanted to tell that story.
The film has been well received, particularly at Sundance where it won the audience choice award. How do you feel about winning awards?
Well, I guess you try not to think too much about it but it is still very exciting. I think things will almost certainly happen for Carey. It's strange because we finished the film a year ago, so I am still amazed with all the attention to be honest.
There has been a lot of interest in Carey. Does that help in terms of promoting the film?
Well absolutely it helps, it is certainly an indication of the film's quality. I think people recognise that in Carey there is an exceptional new talent and a new star. I think Kate Winslet is the obvious comparison.
Technically, she is amazing and in some ways she is physically freakish the way she played a 16-year-old so convincingly.
So I think she would probably want to think of herself as a Kate Winslet. She has real taste in material, but of course I would say that!
I don't think she will go off and do lots of big, dumb Hollywood movies. I think she's better than that.
Nick Hornby was talking to BBC entertainment reporter Sophie van Brugen.
An Education is on general release from 30 October.
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Nick Hornby is the acclaimed author of novels such as High Fidelity, Fever Pitch and About A Boy, to name a few, all of which have been made into films.
For his latest project he has turned his hand to screenwriting, adapting Lynn Barber's memoir An Education for the big screen.
An Education is a coming-of-age drama based on Barber's growing up in 1960s suburban London.
It tells the story of Jenny, a top A-level student with dreams of going to Oxford University until she meets a charismatic older man who offers her an exciting alternative, or so she thinks.
Hornby's name has attracted attention to the film but critics have then also been impressed by the film's star, newcomer Carey Mulligan. The film also features Emma Thompson, Dominic Cooper, Alfred Molina and Rosamund Pike.
Hornby talks about the long process from conception to fruition of the movie and his hopes for Mulligan's future.
----------------------
Was it hard adapting someone else's work for the first time?
No it was a total gift! When I first saw it, it was 10 or 12 pages in a magazine, so it gave me some structure and idea of characters but no dialogue.
I came up with all the narrative, but I felt like it was half-way between adapting an original - so it was like I could colour in without going over the edges.
What was the writing process like for you?
It was a long one. I think I started it five years ago and during that time there seemed little prospect of the film actually being made. The hardest thing to do was to keep myself geared up in between drafts.
Books are much more straightforward at this stage and, at this stage in my career, I can more-or-less count on my work being published. But with films it's more like a 5% chance.
What made you want to do it?
The material was funny and painful at the same time. Not a lot of material switches moods like that so that was very attractive. It also tells a story of London and of Britain that I don't think we know much about - it was the 60s before the 60s really happened.
I recognised the character of Jenny's dad and it seemed a really significant part of recent history and I really wanted to tell that story.
The film has been well received, particularly at Sundance where it won the audience choice award. How do you feel about winning awards?
Well, I guess you try not to think too much about it but it is still very exciting. I think things will almost certainly happen for Carey. It's strange because we finished the film a year ago, so I am still amazed with all the attention to be honest.
There has been a lot of interest in Carey. Does that help in terms of promoting the film?
Well absolutely it helps, it is certainly an indication of the film's quality. I think people recognise that in Carey there is an exceptional new talent and a new star. I think Kate Winslet is the obvious comparison.
Technically, she is amazing and in some ways she is physically freakish the way she played a 16-year-old so convincingly.
So I think she would probably want to think of herself as a Kate Winslet. She has real taste in material, but of course I would say that!
I don't think she will go off and do lots of big, dumb Hollywood movies. I think she's better than that.
Nick Hornby was talking to BBC entertainment reporter Sophie van Brugen.
An Education is on general release from 30 October.
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2009年10月11日 星期日
All the Wine 現場版本
Cabaret Juste Pour Rire 06.04.2007
最近在聽 The National 的這張舊專輯。不知怎地，All the Wine 這首歌讓我聽起來覺得好危險啊... 會讓我覺得是《沈默的羔羊》裡面那個變態連續殺人狂「水牛比爾」穿人皮裝攬鏡自 Hi 時會哼的歌...XD 我猜這首歌可能有在諷刺小布希的愚蠢新保守主義...^^
All the Wine
I'm put together beautifully
Big wet bottle in my fist, big wet rose in my teeth
I'm a perfect piece of ass
Like every Californian
So tall I take over the street, with high beams shining on my back
A wingspan unbelievable
I'm a festival, I'm a parade
And all the wine is all for me
And all the wine is all for me
And all the wine is all for me
I'm a birthday candle in a circle of black girls
God is on my side
Cuz I'm the child bride
I'm so sorry but the motorcade will have to go around me this time
Cuz God is on my side
And I'm the child bride
And all the wine is all for me
And all the wine is all for me
And all the wine is all for me
I carry the dollhouse, safe on my shoulders
Through the black city, night lights are on in the corners
And everyone's sleeping upstairs
All safe and sound
All safe and sound,
I won't let the psychos around
All safe and sound,
I won't let the psychos around
I'm in a state, I'm in a state
Nothing can touch us my love
I'm in a state, I'm in a state
Nothing can touch us my love
2009年8月17日 星期一
2009年8月15日 星期六
林毓生老師談殷海光先生
今年是殷海光先生逝世四十週年
上海書評特別邀請林毓生老師談談這位令人尊敬的公共知識份子
封面的畫像好傳神啊！
我上學期去上老師課的時候，也多半是坐在老師的左側處
畫像中的老師就是我最常看到的角度
老師講話的時候嘴巴真的都會嘟起來
非常可愛！^^
林老師是一位真正敦厚、真誠，而且沒有架子的長者
上課時聽老師評論時政，以及談他眼中的，我們這一代的年輕人的樣子
都非常有意思！
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