Thursday, March 20, 2008

super good short film

I love this. The offbeat plot, the brilliant characterisation and acting, the pacing and timing. Marvellous. It's a very, very good, short-short story (250-1000 words) brought to life.

Monday, March 17, 2008

F. Scott Fitzgerald and The Great Gatsby: docu clip

Good videos on the Modern women of Jazz Age American Lit

Part I:



Part II:

better YouTube videos on Modernism art movements

Modernism: British Arts and Crafts Movement:



Modernism: American Arts and Crafts Movement:



Modernism: De Stijl:



Modernism: Bauhaus

hilarious YouTube videos on The Great Gatsby, Wilfred Owen and Women/Men inequality

You should take the commentary with a HUGE DOSE of salt in some cases.



Women/Men inequality:

Good link on Early Modern Literature (1600-1800)

Very long list but quite good. Scan with discrimination or you may get overwhelmed.

Monday, March 3, 2008

BBC Somme documentary clips on YouTube

Hi everyone!

Mr Harris saw a very good BBC documentary on the Somme and alerted me to it. Thanks to the wonders of YouTube, you will find the whole series there. Just type in "BBC" + "Somme" in your search terms.

Here's the first clip: