I make documentary films. *All opinions expressed are the author’s own and do not reflect any institution or organization she may be affiliated with. var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-3044058-2']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); (function() { var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true; ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 'https://ssl' : 'http://www') + '.google-analytics.com/ga.js'; var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); })(); Tumblr (3.0; @brieflynoted)http://briefly-noted.com/Thin (2006) Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills (1996) Vernon, Florida...http://briefly-noted.com/post/16831522009http://briefly-noted.com/post/16831522009Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:28:00 -0500January 2012film logWe Need to Talk About Kevin (2011) Bill Cunningham New York (2010) The Art of the Steal (2009)http://briefly-noted.com/post/16326376303http://briefly-noted.com/post/16326376303Sun, 22 Jan 2012 20:37:50 -0500January 2012film log “Hype not only ruins the impact of the art, it undermines the very value of art itself in...http://briefly-noted.com/post/16239740414http://briefly-noted.com/post/16239740414Sat, 21 Jan 2012 14:19:00 -0500I’m trying to keep better track of the films I see, so here’s the first batch of the...http://briefly-noted.com/post/15552135020http://briefly-noted.com/post/15552135020Sun, 08 Jan 2012 23:33:00 -0500film logjanuary 2012<iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/tU0d3DVcKoY?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>After reading Paul Auster’s <em>Sunset Park</em>, a novel with its pros (strong start) and cons (weak finish), I was more curious about a film obsessed throughout by the book’s many characters.</p> <p><strong><em>The Best Days of Our Lives</em></strong> explores the stories of three WWII veterans coming home to revisit their previous Midwestern civilian lives. An American drama, the film was released in 1946 and won seven Academy Awards including a supporting actor award for Harold Russell, a first-time actor selected to play the role of Homer, a former all-star high school athlete who returns home from the navy with hooks for hands.</p> <p>In many ways, the film is timeless. There are scenes so humanizing that thoughtfully unveil just how difficult coming home from war can be even when returning to a loving wife, a fiance in waiting, or to children. With the war in Afghanistan over, more and more military servicemen and women are coming home, and that’s incredible. Yet, it’s easy to overlook the sacrifice, and this film was a nice reminder of how the many layers of psyche that make that journey difficult.</p> <p>I found this particular scene so moving… an important metaphor - a lone soldier treads into a graveyard of abandoned aircrafts, he wanders and finds his way into the only place where he feels valued - the bomber jet he used to command. Watch.</p>http://briefly-noted.com/post/15551188140http://briefly-noted.com/post/15551188140Sun, 08 Jan 2012 23:14:00 -0500best years of our lives1946wwiifilmlove this scene<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/vglxk3JbHnQ?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Bombay Bicycle Club - Lights Out, Words Gone</p>http://briefly-noted.com/post/15545193844http://briefly-noted.com/post/15545193844Sun, 08 Jan 2012 21:24:11 -0500<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lvk9albqBG1r37u12o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://penready.com/post/13777979900/vancouver-washington">penreadygallery</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Vancouver, Washington.</p> </blockquote> <p>The loveliest photo of my hometown to show up on Tumblr.</p>http://briefly-noted.com/post/14069468042http://briefly-noted.com/post/14069468042Sun, 11 Dec 2011 11:48:57 -0500Do you have a dollar? : C’mon, friends… let’s DO this.  A philanthropic social...http://briefly-noted.com/post/13507980820http://briefly-noted.com/post/13507980820Tue, 29 Nov 2011 14:26:00 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lvdqwv9V051qz894eo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><em>#3 of 5 in the series “I See You: Bushwick.”</em></p> <p>Here I am caught looking through my camera in a new photo series by <a href="http://www.photomelissa.com">Melissa Murphy </a>called “I See You.”  As I documented the neighborhood, she documented me. This one is my favorite… oh, and finding my balance and shooting from those<a href="http://www.photomelissa.com/post/13457558931/5-of-5-in-the-series-i-see-you-bushwick"> ginormous truck wheels</a> was pretty rad. </p>http://briefly-noted.com/post/13458436944http://briefly-noted.com/post/13458436944Mon, 28 Nov 2011 12:35:09 -0500<embed src="http://cnettv.cnet.com/av/video/cbsnews/atlantis2/cbsnews_player_embed.swf" scale="noscale" salign="lt" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" background="#333333" width="400" height="262" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" flashvars="si=254&&contentValue=50115596&shareUrl=http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=7389750n&tag=contentBody;storyMediaBox"></embed><br/><br/><p><span> </span></p> <p>This report broke my heart. O<span>f all the families without shelter in America, 1/3 are in Florida. I’ve been working on a project very close to this issue. We receive daily reminders of our broken country every single day, and quite honestly tracking it all has been depressing and disheartening. Yet, I never want to be a person who ignores stories like this. There’s nothing wrong with desiring the best in life, but living a life unaware of humanity and the problems of the world is of no interest to me. Stories like this force you to pause. To take time to appreciate what you have and hopefully strive to be a better person. The one thing I’m most thankful for these days is <strong>perspective</strong>.</span></p> <p><em>“Every time I see like a teenager or any other kid fighting with their parents or arguing with them and like not doing what they’re told it really hurts me. Because they could be in my shoes. And of course I don’t want them to be in my shoes. But they need to learn to appreciate what they have and who they have in their life. Because it may be the last day they might have it.”</em> - Arielle Metzger, age 15</p>http://briefly-noted.com/post/13457681847http://briefly-noted.com/post/13457681847Mon, 28 Nov 2011 12:08:00 -0500<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lv57bzxN6D1qz6sduo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Prepping the bird. My first turkey. Gulp.</p>http://briefly-noted.com/post/13233144751http://briefly-noted.com/post/13233144751Wed, 23 Nov 2011 21:09:09 -0500<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lv2s5c5xTG1qz6sduo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Swoon (I think) sighting in Ft. Greene.</p>http://briefly-noted.com/post/13164829011http://briefly-noted.com/post/13164829011Tue, 22 Nov 2011 13:46:00 -0500<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/8UVNT4wvIGY?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Somebody That I Used to Know - I’m obssessed with this song and video by Gotye (feat. Kimbra) </p>http://briefly-noted.com/post/13114815650http://briefly-noted.com/post/13114815650Mon, 21 Nov 2011 11:54:00 -0500““The police in New York don’t realize that it doesn’t matter to not have journalists on the...http://briefly-noted.com/post/12957798995http://briefly-noted.com/post/12957798995Fri, 18 Nov 2011 00:03:49 -0500<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lutsalHBQ21qjq5r9o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><h1>‘99 Portraits’ Series Creates Occupy Wall Street’s Lasting Legacy. Photographer Steven Greaves wheat-pasted 99 portraits of the 99 percent all over New York City.</h1> <p><a href="http://www.good.is/index.php?p=61641" title="99percent"><span>See the portraits on GOOD</span>→</a></p>http://briefly-noted.com/post/12939996428http://briefly-noted.com/post/12939996428Thu, 17 Nov 2011 17:23:30 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lut68whVu41qa30ixo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://thenewinquiry.com/post/12924891473/today-international-day-of-action" class="tumblr_blog">thenewinquiry</a>:</p> <blockquote><p><a href="http://occupywallst.org/action/november-17th/">Today: International Day of Action</a></p></blockquote>http://briefly-noted.com/post/12925665091http://briefly-noted.com/post/12925665091Thu, 17 Nov 2011 09:53:46 -0500<object width="400" height="304"> <param name="movie" value="http://www.guardian.co.uk/video/embed" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="flashvars" value="endpoint=http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/datablog/video/2011/nov/16/99-v-1-occupy-data-animation/json" /><embed src="http://www.guardian.co.uk/video/embed" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="400" height="304" flashvars="endpoint=http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/datablog/video/2011/nov/16/99-v-1-occupy-data-animation/json"></embed></object><br/><br/><p><strong>Visualizing the 99%</strong></p> <p><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/datablog/video/2011/nov/16/99-v-1-occupy-data-animation">The Guardian</a> put together this compelling animated short explaining wealth distribution in the United States. It’s a must watch and something I’m going to share with everyone I know.</p> <p>Click through <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/datablog/video/2011/nov/16/99-v-1-occupy-data-animation">to see the data</a> behind the animation.</p> <p>(via <a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://futurejournalismproject.org/post/12885603413/visualizing-the-99">futurejournalismproject</a>)</p>http://briefly-noted.com/post/12886075492http://briefly-noted.com/post/12886075492Wed, 16 Nov 2011 12:36:36 -0500Things That Are Not In the U.S. Constitution: Things That Are Not In the U.S Constitution The Air...http://briefly-noted.com/post/12884757805http://briefly-noted.com/post/12884757805Wed, 16 Nov 2011 11:45:49 -0500<embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://assets.tumblr.com/swf/audio_player_black.swf?audio_file=http://www.tumblr.com/audio_file/12843541102/tumblr_lum4o2uAEh1qz85rv&color=FFFFFF" height="27" width="207" quality="best" wmode="opaque"></embed><br/><br/><p><strong>Down in the Valley  |  The Head & The Heart</strong></p> <blockquote> <p><span> <p class="MsoNormal">both end in trouble and start with a grin</p> <p class="MsoNormal">we’ll do it over and over and over again</p> <p class="MsoNormal">these are the places you will find me hiding</p> <p class="MsoNormal">these are the places i will always go</p> <!--EndFragment--></span></p> </blockquote>http://briefly-noted.com/post/12843541102http://briefly-noted.com/post/12843541102Tue, 15 Nov 2011 14:04:38 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lugf7ra8bE1qaeezqo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Reminds me of home…</p> <p><a href="http://shutterblues.tumblr.com/post/12602227333/by-cody-cobb">shutterblues</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>(by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/vectorsnob/6264675211/in/faves-shutter_blues/">Cody Cobb</a>)</p> </blockquote>http://briefly-noted.com/post/12616868647http://briefly-noted.com/post/12616868647Thu, 10 Nov 2011 18:37:24 -0500