Superman goes global

A great way to take a stand. Wondering what will happen if this will find it’s way into the cinematic release. Imagine, a series of ‘Superman’ features where he is acting and behaving in reaction to events in the real world. A serious approach, not a ‘Superman 4: The Quest For Peace’-style feature. Somehow I feel it would overwhelm even Superman.

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Superman renouncing his U.S. citizenship in Action Comics

STAFF REPORTS and ASSOCIATED PRESS Apr 28, 2011 11:05PM

Superman has started a stir with a declaration in the new issue of “Action Comics” that he intends to renounce his U.S. citizenship because he’s tired of his actions being construed as instruments of U.S. policy.

The Man of Steel, who emigrated to earth as a child from Krypton and was adopted by the Kents in Smallville, Kan., comes to the conclusion that he’s better off serving the world at large after he’s accused of causing an international incident by flying to Tehran amid a large protest.

Noting the huge police presence and warnings from the army there about harsh repercussions, he wanted the demonstrators to know “that they weren’t alone.”

The nine-page story was written by David S. Goyer and was drawn by Miguel Sepulveda. In it, Superman for 24 hours stands silently, bearing the brunt of gasoline bombs, taunts and threats but also receiving cheers and roses from supporters, as the more than 1 million-strong crowd protests but isn’t fired on before the demonstration ends peacefully.

“I stayed in Azadi Square for 24 hours. I didn’t move. I didn’t speak. I just stayed there,” Superman tells the U.S. national security adviser, who has feared the all-powerful hero has gone rogue.

But Iran’s government refers to it as an act of war and accuses him of acting on behalf of the U.S. president.

And that, Superman explains, is why he is going to give up his citizenship.

“’Truth, justice and the American way’ — it’s not enough anymore,” he says. “The world’s too small, too connected.”

It’s not the first time a comic character has been fed up with being seen as part of U.S. policy. Read more at www.suntimes.com

 

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The Wire – Blue

‘nough said. Indeed.

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והבוקר אצל יעקב אגמון: דן אלמגור וצנזורה

מסתבר שהצנזורה האמנותית בגל”צ חיה ובועטת. בתכנית ‘שאלות אישיות’ של יעקב אגמון אשר שודרה הבוקר (16/4/11) התארח המשורר והפזמונאי דן אלמגור. אלמגור סיפר במהלך התכנית את סיפורו של השיר “בצלם אדם”, אשר צונזר בגלי צהל בסוף שנות השמונים מסיבות פוליטיות. בסוף התכנית הוא מתבקש על ידי אגמון לבחור שיר משיריו שיושמע כאות הסיום. אלמגור מבקש את “בצלם אדם”. ואז, ללא כל התייחסות או הסתייגות או סיבה –

מושמע “פנקס הקטן”.

ישראל, 2011

את “בצלם אדם” תוכלו לשמוע באוסף שיריו של אלמגור “חוץ מזה, הכל בסדר”

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יחידות משטרת התנועה העומדות בצד הכביש יחלקו, במקביל לדוח”ות הרגילים, גם ציונים לשבח. זיהו אדם שנותן זכות קדימה באדיבות? נקודה טובה. זיהו נהג סבלני שלא צופר לנהג אחר בקוצר רוח? נקודה טובה. וכיוב’. אספת עשר נקודות טובות ורשיונך עומד בפני חידוש? זכית להארכה אוטומטית של שנה. וכיוב’. נו, איך?
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Mubi.com’s About Us page – I love it

Clear message, clear design, humor and candor. Makes me want to be a part of their team.
Also – they mention Tati’s Playtime

Amplify’d from mubi.com

MU•BI [mōō’bē] – adjective, verb, noun. an online movie theater where you watch, discover, and discuss auteur cinema. A city in Nigeria.

Five things.

When we first dreamt up MUBI there were at least five things on our minds:

Why can’t you watch In the Mood for Love in a café in Tokyo on your laptop?

Why is it so hard to meet people who share the same love for Antonioni?

Wouldn’t it be great to instantly send Tati’s Playtime to a friend if you think they needed it? (There’s nothing like film therapy!)

Why do films on the Internet just look awful?

Why are we talking as if we were John Cusack in High Fidelity?

And that was that.

We simply couldn’t resist the idea of everyone having their own film library… Your own little cinema, anytime, anywhere.

After all, not everyone can make it to the Cannes Film Festival—especially if you are a school teacher or you live in Winnipeg (or both)—but that doesn’t mean you can’t recite all of Kubrick’s films in reverse chronological order, or that you are not desperate to watch the latest Kitano film that’s definitely not going to be released in your local multiplex.

Popular doesn’t always mean good.

Our film library is brimming with visionary films that wouldn’t fill a single cinema in Belgium for a week – not even a day. But if you searched the world (all of it), you might just find an audience of a thousand for these rare cinematic treats. And we don’t think a thousand people should be ignored just because they happen to live in different time zones or far away from Belgian cinemas. If someone needed to make such a precise film, it means that someone, somewhere needs to watch it. More importantly, that someone might be you. Or Martin Scorsese (he happens to be a member too.) You’ll also find Hollywood favorites, from Annie Hall to The Royal Tenenbaums. At the end of the day, it doesn’t matter where films come from, as long as they come from someone’s mind.

Let’s talk.

MUBI is not just about discovering wonderful new cinema or classic masterpieces. It’s also about discussing and sharing these discoveries, which makes us like a small coffee shop—a place where you can gather and talk about alternative endings, directors’ cuts, and whatever those frogs in Magnolia meant. Heated debates and passionate arguments are welcome.

Are you in the mood for cinema?

Welcome to MUBI.

P.S.

By the way, we’ve worked hard on the quality of the streaming and we are very proud of it… just wanted to let you know… Read more at mubi.com

 

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