tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-131560092024-03-15T18:10:16.931-07:00ShikowPirooz Kalayeh's BlogPirooz M. Kalayehhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03711464117933514834noreply@blogger.comBlogger1179125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13156009.post-27752831305556191852021-10-20T19:12:00.039-07:002021-10-20T20:11:20.935-07:00Pirooz's E-Newsletter: #1 - Master Shots and Filming Chase Scenes<p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vCG51PhMj0Y/YXDRrmCKqbI/AAAAAAAAVcU/Vh0AclOpRtc4HHEYceZQXlUrWls7BylmACLcBGAsYHQ/s1080/E1%2B%25282%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="372" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vCG51PhMj0Y/YXDRrmCKqbI/AAAAAAAAVcU/Vh0AclOpRtc4HHEYceZQXlUrWls7BylmACLcBGAsYHQ/w372-h372/E1%2B%25282%2529.jpg" width="372" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ODZ5IbzBUUQ" target="_blank">How would you film a chase scene</a>? </span></p><div style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="296" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ODZ5IbzBUUQ" width="356" youtube-src-id="ODZ5IbzBUUQ"></iframe></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;"><div style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ODZ5IbzBUUQ" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;"><br /></span></a></div></span>Could you make it better <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTEEodQUQRc" target="_blank">than this please?</a></span></div><div style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: georgia; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></div><div style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTEEodQUQRc" id="LPlnkOWALinkPreview_1" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="298" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/wTEEodQUQRc" width="359" youtube-src-id="wTEEodQUQRc"></iframe></div><br /></a></span><span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=40Lk4zcYQaE" target="_blank">Have you been using master shots in your films? Have you seen any cool ones lately?</a></span></span></div><div style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="309" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/40Lk4zcYQaE" width="370" youtube-src-id="40Lk4zcYQaE"></iframe></span></div></div><div style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">I've been thinking about chase scenes a lot lately. They're a funny business, but they're also a signal that you're watching a proper film. So, do they need to have all these moves like we see from the Master Shots series? Do you really need to do all that?</span></div><div style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Maybe, you only looked at 30 seconds of each of the videos above. Maybe, you went through each one. Either way, I'd suggest you film a chase scene this week and post it. Find out if you can make one that's better than the ones above without nearly being as complex. </span></div><div style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Could it be as simple as making it clear what one character is after and why? Do we need to stress this from the onset? Would that make the chase scene more important? </span></div><div style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Or do we not need to know at all why one person is chasing another? If the chase is complex and uses all the shots above, then it's a good chase scene, right?</span></div><div style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">I'm not so sure. </span></div><div style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">I will make a chase scene this week and post it up. I might make it live action, animation, or both. Let's see what happens from this experiment.</span></div><div style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Maybe you'd like to post your experiments in the comments as well. </span></div><div style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">I look forward to what you discover. </span></div><div style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Pirooz</span></div><div style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">_____________________</span></div><div style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">This is an unpaid filmmaking announcement to offer you tips on how to make your next film even better. If you'd like to be removed from this monthly e-newsletter, then simply reply with the words: "This is not the e-newsletter I'm looking for."</span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Shikow is the home of Pirooz M. Kalayeh. Visit to read and view
his latest adventures.</div>Pirooz M. Kalayehhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03711464117933514834noreply@blogger.com0Carbondale, IL, USA37.7272727 -89.21675019.4170388638211548 -124.3730001 66.037506536178853 -54.0605001tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13156009.post-82649350874458157872018-01-09T03:48:00.001-08:002018-01-09T03:52:23.831-08:0020 Posts to Make You Popular in 2018<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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1. You run any distance with a pretty backdrop.<br />
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2. Brunching and a foodie picture.<br />
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3. A political posting extremely to the left or right based on what your current friends would support.<br />
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4. Behind the scenes of any type of photo, film, or production seeming shoot -- even if it's a no budget project with friends who will never release any portion of said film or even talk about the experience again.<br />
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5. Picture of your pet showing it's belly or falling off a table or kissing another pet or falling asleep on said pet, especially if it's animals who are diametrically opposed i.e. "dog and cat", etc.<br />
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6. Shot of you and your partner in a romantic destination with a caption that makes it seem like you have no problems and will be together forever.<br />
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7. Shot of a younger child, related or unrelated to you, that is doing anything really.<br />
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8. Any outdoor sporting event where you sit in the stands uncomfortable from the extreme weather, uncomfortable seats, or desire to be home instead, but force a smile like going to sporting events is actually enjoyable and worth another person's jealousy.<br />
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9. A shot of your office, view from your office, or view from a place near your office, or a view you manufactured because you have no view but walked out of your way to another building with a better view to rub the fact that you have this falsely constructed view makes you better than the rest of the world.<br />
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10. An announcement of your latest achievement, whether that's an anniversary, publication in a magazine, production company you started last weekend, premiere of your latest film, TV series, play, music video, or recital.<br />
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11. A doodle or drawing you did in a half hour while waiting for the Internet guy or while you were supposed to be doing other work or because you decided to take up painting again after a ten-year hiatus.<br />
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12. You singing a classic standard or doing an original bravely and off key, but you've had several depressing postings in a row, so you get sympathy for the effort and encouragement to get back into it.<br />
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13. You doing any new age fad and taking a picture in portrait mode on your iPhone to put the yoga mat, mediation candle, zafu, hand-picked organic goods just slightly out of focus.<br />
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14. A post about the dangers of the Internet or pointing to a video that offers some doomsday warning akin to Sarah Connor from Terminator.<br />
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15. A shot of you asking make-up or skincare advice, while also doing a new updo, make-up, or skin care tutorial.<br />
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16. A shot of you in something that shows off your slim body or symmetrical face if you have either of those, while you are posing in front of a fountain, ocean, sandy beach, reef, or cove, with a cocktail or beer close by -- even though these are just props and will be poured out or left for the beach patrol.<br />
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17. A video of loved ones opening gifts, especially if someone is young or old and seem like they've been forgotten by society until your kindhearted gesture made them become seen again through your posting with so many likes.<br />
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18. A meta-shot of you taking a selfie in a mirror with mood lighting in place and a skimpy outfit or with pouty lips that say "I'm alone with no one to play with", which is also the accompanying text to this image.<br />
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19. A picture of all the books, DVDs, records you will consume, although you only read three pages, listen to one side of a record, and watch everything on Netflix.<br />
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20. Video of you doing any handiwork around your home -- even if this handiwork involves no work other than picking up a drill and tightening a screw -- as long as the power tool is on and whirring when said video begins, you will have the appearance of being very crafty.<br />
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his latest adventures.</div>Pirooz M. Kalayehhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03711464117933514834noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13156009.post-64926266559864276372018-01-05T11:47:00.000-08:002018-01-05T11:47:01.722-08:00Stars & Cars<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Los Angeles is such a strange city. I was just talking to a friend, when I noticed Peele from Kay & Peele sitting having a coffee -- and then Thom Yorke bumped into me on the sidewalk. That seems pretty crazy to me - such a stark contrast (between me and them) and so many stars simultaneously that I'm literally knocking into them. But that's the funny thing -- sometimes I might talk to folks, but more often than not, Los Angeles is a deeply silent city, where people rarely start-up conversations with anyone.<br />
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The only place I find conversations easiest is with Lyft drivers.<br />
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Cars are somehow still these intimate spaces where you can unveil yourself to a certain extent and hear about a driver's history with the Russian mafia, the latest gadget for holding a steering wheel, or the long-story-short of a famous musician from Iowa/Utah/Ohio who drives on the side for fun. <br />
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his latest adventures.</div>Pirooz M. Kalayehhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03711464117933514834noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13156009.post-29410255900733991102017-02-19T16:48:00.001-08:002017-02-19T16:48:06.556-08:00OSCAR PEDICTIONS - 2017This does not reflect what I think are the best in any category, but what will actually win so you can win at your local office pools.<br />
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BEST PICTURE - La La Land<br />
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BEST DIRECTOR - Damian Chazelle<br />
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BEST ACTOR - Casey Afleck<br />
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BEST ACTRESS - Emma Stone<br />
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BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR - Mahershala Ali<br />
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BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS - Viola Davis<br />
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BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY - Moonlight<br />
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BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY - Manchester by the Sea<br />
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BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY - La La Land<br />
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BEST EDITING - La La Land<br />
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BEST VISUAL EFFECTS - The Jungle Book<br />
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BEST COSTUME DESIGN - La La Land<br />
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BEST MAKEUP and HAIRSTYLING - Star Trek Beyond<br />
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BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN<br />
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BEST SOUND MIXING - La La Land<br />
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BEST SOUND DESIGN - Hacksaw Ridge<br />
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BEST FOREIGN FILM - The Salesman<br />
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BEST SCORE - La La Land</div>
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BEST SONG - La La Land (City of Stars)<br />
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BEST ANIMATED FILM - Zootopia<br />
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BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE - OJ: Made in America<br />
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BEST SHORT (LIVE ACTION) - Enemy Within<br />
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BEST SHORT (ANIMATED) - Piper<br />
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Will AI be the future? Will films cease to exist and can I simply use CGI from beginning to end? Will I finally be able to put Brando in one of my films?<br />
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I do believe Facebook will be one of many locations where we watch films, but what we consider a film will shift into something more authentic and participatory.<br />
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You'll see art house cinemas gain a new following. People will show up to bars and get a dose of a DJ, film clips, a comedian, and a podcast -- all in one go. <br />
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<b>2023</b><br />
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Mini Lalapaloozas will become the norm. <br />
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Microbudget features will become popular for a year or two, as the need for content grows and technology and usability meet.<br />
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<b>2025</b><br />
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Users will make films of varying lengths. In some cases, these will not resemble films but a mix between CGI, photography, voice-over, and a peeping tom look into someone's life. <br />
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Everyone will be able to animate and create effects to various degrees. </div>
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Reality and non-reality will become synonymous.<br />
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Drones will be able to follow users into any situation, and the need for fancy cranes, jibs, steadicams, and dollies will be obsolete.<br />
<b><br />2028</b><br />
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Everyone will be able to make a certain type of film, and these will be the shared elements on sites, such as Facebook and Twitter. <br />
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User content on YouTube will get so good you won't be able to tell what is done by a production company versus a 17 year old kid in Rochester. <br />
<b><br />2032</b><br />
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Physical skills, such as dancing, singing, or acting will seem as antiquated as painting or chamber orchestras.<br />
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<b>2035</b><br />
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Coding and programming will be the new arts. Designers will come up with complex algorithms that will create virtual environments that can be entered and shared with other users. <br />
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(Imagine it like a Westworld, but there's no need for robots. Everything will be virtual.)<br />
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<b>2041</b><br />
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Physical touching and the exchange of fluids will seem crass. Users will seek pleasure and intimacy in virtual environments and not need to leave their cubicles. <br />
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A counterculture will grow that encourages the opposite. They will be seen mostly like nudists twenty years ago and will represent 1-2% of the world's population.<br />
<b><br />2047</b></div>
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Memory implants and corrections have been surgeries attempted for years now, but new breakthroughs in brain mapping have allowed for a manipulation of brain receptors to be aligned with programming so the latest craze will be virtual experiences that coincide with memories and dreams that can be controlled extracted, amended, deleted, and shared.<br />
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<span class="s1">Best Picture</span></div>
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<span class="s1"><b>Birdman</b></span></div>
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<span class="s1">Alexandro G. Iñárritu, Birdman</span></div>
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<span class="s1">Richard Linklater, Boyhood</span></div>
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<span class="s1"><b>Michael Keaton, Birdman</b></span></div>
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<span class="s1"><b>Julianne Moore, Still Alice</b></span></div>
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<span class="s1">Edward Norton, Birdman</span></div>
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<span class="s1">Lukasz Zal and Ryszard Lenczewski, Ida</span></div>
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<span class="s1"><b>Ida, Poland</b></span></div>
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<span class="s1"><b>Leviathan, Russia</b></span></div>
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<span class="s1">Best Adapted Screenplay</span></div>
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<span class="s1"><b>The Imitation Game, Graham Moore</b></span></div>
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<span class="s1"><b>Whiplash, Damien Chazelle</b></span></div>
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<span class="s1">Best Original Screenplay</span></div>
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<span class="s1"><b>Birdman, Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Nicolás Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris, Jr. & Armando Bo</b></span></div>
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<span class="s1"><b>Boyhood, Richard Linklater</b></span></div>
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<span class="s1">Best Makeup and Hairstyling</span></div>
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<span class="s1"><b>Bill Corso and Dennis Liddiard, Foxcatcher</b></span></div>
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<span class="s1"><b>Frances Hannon and Mark Coulier, The Grand Budapest Hotel</b></span></div>
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<span class="s1"><b>Elizabeth Yianni-Georgiou and David White, Guardians of the Galaxy</b></span></div>
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<span class="s1">Best Original Score</span></div>
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<span class="s1">“Glory” from Selma; Music and Lyric by John Stephens and Lonnie Lynn</span></div>
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<span class="s1">Big Hero 6</span></div>
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<span class="s1">The Boxtrolls</span></div>
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<span class="s1"><b>How to Train Your Dragon 2</b></span></div>
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<span class="s1">Barney Pilling, The Grand Budapest Hotel</span></div>
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<span class="s1">Tom Cross, Whiplash</span></div>
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<span class="s1">Best Production Design</span></div>
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<span class="s1"><b>The Grand Budapest Hotel, Production Design: Adam Stockhausen; Set Decoration: Anna Pinnock</b></span></div>
<div class="p1">
<span class="s1">Interstellar, Production Design: Nathan Crowley; Set Decoration: Gary Fettis</span></div>
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<span class="s1">Into the Woods, Production Design: Dennis Gassner; Set Decoration: Anna Pinnock</span></div>
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<span class="s1">Best Animated Short</span></div>
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<span class="s1">The Bigger Picture</span></div>
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<span class="s1">Feast</span></div>
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<span class="s1">Boogaloo and Graham</span></div>
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<span class="s1"><b>The Phone Call</b></span></div>
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<span class="s1">Best Sound Editing</span></div>
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<span class="s1">American Sniper, Alan Robert Murray and Bub Asman</span></div>
<div class="p1">
<span class="s1">Birdman, Martín Hernández and Aaron Glascock</span></div>
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<span class="s1"><b>Interstellar, Richard King</b></span></div>
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<span class="s1">Best Sound Mixing</span></div>
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<span class="s1">Whiplash, Craig Mann, Ben Wilkins and Thomas Curley</span></div>
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<span class="s1">Best Visual Effects</span></div>
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<span class="s1">Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, Joe Letteri, Dan Lemmon, Daniel Barrett and Erik Winquist</span></div>
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<span class="s1">Guardians of the Galaxy, Stephane Ceretti, Nicolas Aithadi, Jonathan Fawkner and Paul Corbould</span></div>
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<span class="s1"><b>Interstellar, Paul Franklin, Andrew Lockley, Ian Hunter and Scott Fisher</b></span></div>
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<span class="s1">Best Documentary — Feature</span></div>
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<span class="s1"><b>Citizenfour</b></span></div>
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<span class="s1">Virunga</span></div>
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<span class="s1">Best Costume Design</span></div>
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<span class="s1">Milena Canonero, The Grand Budapest Hotel</span></div>
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<span class="s1"><b>Colleen Atwood, Into the Woods</b></span></div>
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<span class="s1">Anna B. Sheppard and Jane Clive, Maleficent</span></div>
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his latest adventures.</div>Pirooz M. Kalayehhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03711464117933514834noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13156009.post-83842579214266572022015-01-17T08:40:00.002-08:002015-01-17T15:32:13.495-08:00The Dream Where Everyone Hated Me<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I had a dream last night that I was living in this house where everyone hated me. At first, I didn't know why, and I had to spend a lot of time trying to uncover the plot. Finally, it was revealed that I laugh at everyone.<br />
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"Really?" I asked.<br />
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"Yup," one of the dream residents said. "As soon as someone walks away, but they're still within earshot, you laugh at them."<br />
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"Really?"<br />
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"Yeah."<br />
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I sat there dumbfounded. I knew I was in a dream, so I started to think it might be because I thought I was better than people, or maybe because I was underwater in some other way by being drunk or other things. I was still trying to solve the riddle when a group of the dream residents surrounded me and started calling me <i>naive</i> and <i>stupid</i> and other horrible things.<br />
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"I've never liked you," one of the dream residents stated very matter of factly.<br />
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"Yes," another agreed--who looked strangely like Daniel Craig--"and when you did that scene with the knife the other day, that was dangerous. You could have killed the actor--"<br />
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"I don't think any actor was in danger--"<br />
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"It was dangerous," Daniel Craig resident said and started walking behind the group that was now in a half semi-circle around me.<br />
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That was when I noticed my cameras in boxes on the ground in a closet. They were boxed and being shipped off.<br />
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"Those are my cameras," I said and pointed at the boxes.<br />
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"Jeez," the matriarch of the house said, "you're staying with us and you don't want to share?"<br />
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"Huh?" I said.<br />
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"We share everything--"<br />
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"But you didn't even ask me if you could rent these out. You've already sent them."<br />
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"Man, this guy is so selfish," the matriarch announced to the group. "We don't know if we can be around a person like this."<br />
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"Yeah," Daniel Craig piped up from the back.<br />
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"Okay," I said. "I'm sorry. I usually ask people to borrow things."<br />
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"Ask?" the matriarch shouted. "We do not ask!"<br />
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I woke up later and lied in bed for a bit. I remembered how Dariusz Rawa, a shaman, used to tell me that sometimes a dream was just a dream, and how other times there was something more to them. In fact, I might be confusing this slightly, because I now remember clearly Dariusz standing over me--like he always was--saying, "the first thing think about in the morning is the first thing you need to do."<br />
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So I lied there with my dream and realized that I was and wasn't all the things the dream residents accused me of. I can be selfish, naive, and off-putting. I can also be the opposite of all those things. I can be quite selfless, wise, and charming. It really was a question of being superior. The dream residents had an agenda. They thought they were better than me from the onset and were looking for ways to oust me from the group. This has often been my relationship with groups. I hang around on the outskirts just looking and get pushed back a hundred feet for any reason that's suitable.<br />
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Often, I find this same scenario in life. I might want something or to just be able to accomplish something good in life, and I'm met with suspicion or a pushing from someone who wants to exert control because they feel threatened or confused because my actions might have disrupted expectations. But I don't make films or art for success alone. My priorities are the creation and its evolutionary process. That's the joy for me. And working with a team. Success is usually an after-thought and much more of an artistic experiment in trial and error without the financial or connected means to move a product like those in power do.<br />
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I realize now my dream is an affirmation that I'm doing okay. If the dream residents don't like me, then I must be doing something right. I don't want to live in a house with no rules where everyone shares everything and has no boundaries. Rules are okay for me.<br />
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I also realize that the "dream residence" was similar to a hippy commune and that people who are super liberal are just as bad as people who are extremely conservative and constricting. The extremes make for a bad environment, because it's just as bad to be made to go to the back of the bus for your skin color as it is to be guilted into thinking a certain way because someone has an agenda.<br />
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These days Facebook shows us people's daily agendas. Everyone is posting on topics that are important to them. This is to be expected. But, oftentimes, folks want to start battles to get other people to agree with their agendas or platforms.<br />
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"Why don't you like this post?" the Agenda Pusher might ask. "Why don't you share this campaign?"<br />
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But I'm not here in this world to share everything. I'm just making things and trying to be helpful and good and myself. I can't help it if I'm genuinely naive sometimes. I also can't do anything if I seem that way because I don't agree with an agenda so much so that I disconnect from other human beings.<br />
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I'm here to make things and be with humans.<br />
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If I'm not invited to the parties, that's okay. Our parties usually happen on film sets and writing sessions anyway. It's in those exchanges that I come alive.<br />
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Then I walk the streets in LA, and I talk to strangers, and I find that I'm not alone. We're working the night shift at a gas station, or running a magazine rack, or performing our hearts out at a theater, or driving home from a long day's work, or sitting at home on a computer reading the screen--and all the while knowing that we're all at the party, and it'll only take a moment to reach out to a complete stranger and say hello to have a genuine moment, where you might talk about working a shitty job and how everyone probably just comes to this magazine rack to buy water and smokes.<br />
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"Yup," the guy running the magazine rack says. "Usually cigarettes and snacks."<br />
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"Well, I got my snacks," I tell him and hold up my coffee, protein bar, mints, and one liter water.<br />
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He smiles and peaks around to the front of the store to make sure a girl's not stealing out front. She turns to him. holds up a magazine, and says something unintelligible.<br />
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I open my Starbucks frappacino, drain it, and then the salesman offers to throw away the bottle.<br />
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"You from LA?" I ask.<br />
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"Glendale," he says.<br />
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"Armenian?" I ask.<br />
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"Mexican," he says.<br />
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"What's your name?"<br />
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"Jose."<br />
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"I'm Pirooz," I say and shake his hands.<br />
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his latest adventures.</div>Pirooz M. Kalayehhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03711464117933514834noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13156009.post-54817151963334535192014-11-27T08:11:00.000-08:002014-11-27T08:11:00.333-08:00Discussion on Ferguson and Community Outreach<a href="http://thetacomaledger.com/metro/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Ferguson-Cover.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://thetacomaledger.com/metro/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Ferguson-Cover.jpg" height="320" width="213" /></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">Violence happens when language can't express feelings adequately. A person's hurt, pain, and rage gets so big he or she feels like they'll explode. Then, as in the case of Ferguson, it becomes easier to loot against oneself, because an immediate action can be taken to alleviate pain that can be seen and may feel right in retrospect for the system's inadequacies. It's not unnatural to self-implode if enough pressure is applied. It could happen to anyone. The implosion is defin</span><span class="text_exposed_show" style="background-color: white; color: #141823; display: inline; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">itely heartbreaking, but it's not unusual for human beings. I support the people of ferguson and the police and judicial system that operates there. At the same time, there is a growing sickness that needs to be addressed in all American communities and that is 1) gun safety and limitations by the public; 2) increased therapy and support for officers across America and in low-income communities; 3) support groups, therapy, and financial relief efforts for those in low income communities; and 4) increased discussion and awareness of how racism is created. </span><br />
<span class="text_exposed_show" style="background-color: white; color: #141823; display: inline; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"><br /></span>
<span class="text_exposed_show" style="background-color: white; color: #141823; display: inline; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">This last element can cause a lot of confusion, because people often think they are not creating judgments about others based on race, but it happens everyday and is extremely prevalent throughout all societies in the world. Therefore, the only way to combat this issue is in understanding that difference can only be created by the looker initially. If a person is treated differently based on race, this leaves a lasting scar, and it may be that this afflicted human then goes and applies the same hurt against the very "race" of the person who first treated them badly. Then, the cycle continues until everyone is affected throughout the world. So, the only true separation from difference is not seeing any from the onset. This is the key to battling hate in any community. </span><br />
<span class="text_exposed_show" style="background-color: white; color: #141823; display: inline; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"><br /></span>
<span class="text_exposed_show" style="background-color: white; color: #141823; display: inline; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">A person's way of thinking about you is not who you are. Many people don't realize this, so they walk around thinking they are the wrong color, religion, political party, body weight, etc.--but deep down we all know intrinsically that there is no separation between any human beings on this planet. People simply make choices. And, if society is to improve, and we hope to support each other for a healthier world, then it'll be better for us to recognize our thoughts are simply ideas and far from an absolute truth. </span><br />
<span class="text_exposed_show" style="background-color: white; color: #141823; display: inline; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"><br /></span>
<span class="text_exposed_show" style="background-color: white; color: #141823; display: inline; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">In order to create this state of mind, it'll be helpful to employ programs that help people exercise healthier ways to deal with anger, frustration, rage, sadness, poverty, power, privilege, and racism. It will also be helpful for human being to get together and practice some form of community activism and self reflection to help connect together in positive ways. This </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; text-align: center;">will help the world become a better place for all human beings.</span><div class="blogger-post-footer">Shikow is the home of Pirooz M. Kalayeh. Visit to read and view
his latest adventures.</div>Pirooz M. Kalayehhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03711464117933514834noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13156009.post-27544702958240413582014-11-26T18:17:00.001-08:002014-11-27T04:08:03.737-08:00Michael Brown<div class="MsoNormal">
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I walk into the room and see them and<o:p></o:p></div>
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smile and put down my bag and say<o:p></o:p></div>
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“Hey” and they frown and they say<o:p></o:p></div>
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“Did ya’ hear?” and I shake my head and <o:p></o:p></div>
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wait—<o:p></o:p></div>
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I know before they say it—something in the back of me,<o:p></o:p></div>
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like an SMH tweet I read the next morning about “Progress”<o:p></o:p></div>
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and Rodney King on a monitor half the size of the table<o:p></o:p></div>
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when Jenny asks “Why they do that, teacher?”<o:p></o:p></div>
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and I’m already into the middle of the week—<o:p></o:p></div>
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after the 10 freeway’s been shut down and Aaron says<o:p></o:p></div>
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“They need to take the protest to people who don’t want to
hear it!”<o:p></o:p></div>
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Trying to find the right poem for another class—<o:p></o:p></div>
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I read Donald Glover’s tweets about being a “big white
rapper”<o:p></o:p></div>
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and I laugh and think that’s the perfect one:<o:p></o:p></div>
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For someone who laughs and bumps students around him after
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that he’s “out of control” and we know her idea of “control”
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is the same as ours without saying it.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">For Ahman</i>, I
think.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I copy and paste the piece into MS Word and think about what
they will say all the way down Wilshire into the Language School, where Jenny
tells us what she thinks of America and back across Rossmore to the performing
arts college where they sit with their backs to me—<o:p></o:p></div>
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and I wonder if I make any difference at all when Jenny says
she is “a feared” when she walks to the subway at night and “America is no
freedom” and Colby asks me “Why?” and Aaron says “I don’t know why they
expected it to be any different?” and<o:p></o:p></div>
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I just say “maybe” and “I don’t know” and “Mmm” because my
heart pounds the same rhythm it always has—ever since 1984 when that man
refused to cut my hair and I understood difference wasn’t inside me, but
something I was told based on who was looking—when the wound was passed without
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<div class="blogger-post-footer">Shikow is the home of Pirooz M. Kalayeh. Visit to read and view
his latest adventures.</div>Pirooz M. Kalayehhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03711464117933514834noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13156009.post-80121743995378728222014-10-19T00:58:00.000-07:002015-10-11T21:21:55.120-07:00Loren Goodman's Top 500 Songs: 331-350<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span class="s1">332.<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HEg9bCX83RU"><span class="s2">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HEg9bCX83RU</span></a></span></div>
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<span class="s1">333.<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Y7bPKURC0A&feature=kp"><span class="s2">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Y7bPKURC0A&feature=kp</span></a></span></div>
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<span class="s1">334.<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bk3sLHZzZRI"><span class="s2">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bk3sLHZzZRI</span></a></span></div>
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<span class="s1">335.<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvUQcnfwUUM"><span class="s2">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvUQcnfwUUM</span></a></span></div>
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<span class="s1">336.<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qzpPy9hJYA8"><span class="s2">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qzpPy9hJYA8</span></a></span></div>
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<div class="blogger-post-footer">Shikow is the home of Pirooz M. Kalayeh. Visit to read and view
his latest adventures.</div>Pirooz M. Kalayehhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03711464117933514834noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13156009.post-5174328916634784252014-10-05T13:23:00.001-07:002014-10-05T13:23:14.742-07:00Ffffth Kkkolock: Prologue<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .5in;">
<span style="color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">I woke up. It was too hot. I went
back to bed. These are three sentences about life in the 21st Century posted to
a social media site. They will be analyzed in binary code by a distant alien
race many centuries from now. The first scientist to examine the note is
curious what a "bed" is. He/she -- for it's anatomy is not gender
specific -- cross-references the word "bed" with other relevances and
decides incorrectly that it means "bobsled." This creates a minor
debate between another colleague -- for the sake of this tale let's call it M.
-- who believes that a "bobsled" is actually "bobsled,"
because M accessed some more code and pieced together snippets of the Disney
film "Cool Runnings" as proof.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span><span style="color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">Now,
our original scientist -- let's call he/she Proletariat #1, believed that
"bed" was "bobsled" because of a hidden hope that the
original message did indeed involve bobsleds. Proletariat #1, unbeknownst to M,
had seen his/her assemblage of snippets of "Cool Runnings" and liked the
image of an unknown entity waking up and going back to sleep in a bobsled. This
was considered amusing.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>M did
not find this type of scientific data misalignment to be humorous. In fact,
such jokes were not part of the cultural make-up of their species. Most --
let's call them Khadaffis - Khadiffis were absolutely no fun and spent most of
their adult lives studying scientific data or having intercourse with one
another. The latter was considered a job, so no enjoyment was ever derived.
Also, since each Khadiffi had both male and female organs intercourse between
other Khadiffis was redundant, so most acts took place between data collection
to conserve time and energy for additional data collection.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Naturally,
the Khadiffi population was sizable. There were over a trillion Khadiffis living
on a series of planets closest to what human scientists would call the
Andromeda Strain, but have not been identified by name, so let's make things
easy and use the Khadiffi term for the word "planet," which can be
roughly pronounced as "Ffffth Kkkolock" just to throw in an actual
word once in a while into this story to confuse future Khadiffis who might be
reading this and offer them a moment's pause as they decipher...<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The
Khadiffi on Ffffth Kkkolock had discovered Google by accident during a data mining
experiment with a sonar device that was supposed to obtain information on
mountain ranges in the American Midwest. They were quite surprised by the vast
stores of code -- miles upon miles of it. Once M's ancestors had pieced
together Google as a number, they had made it a population goal along with a
data collection aspiration. It was actually offered as a type of proverb that
can be translated roughly as: "Khadiffis need to procreate to reach a
Google population, as they decipher all of Google to be considered true
scientists."<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>This
is all based on my rough approximation, so the proverb doesn't necessarily make
sense to us, but it made absolute sense to Khadiffis. You see, it was a
mathematical game: if X is the number of aliens produced, as well as the size
and name of the data translated, then the production of aliens to match the
production of translation would make Khadiffis "successful" and
"better than other" living beings throughout this and other galaxies.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>I
know what you're thinking, "Why would anyone want such a marker of
success?" Well, every culture is different. Here, in the 21st Century,
many human beings consider "success" to be earning a certain amount
of wealth or being seen by others on television or online videos. This would be
preposterous to a Khadiffi, and naturally, they would be just as dumbfounded as
you might be as what is considered "successful" in their culture. If
you spent some time on Ffffth Kkkkolock, you may or may not agree with what the
Khadiffi deemed as a goal for their species, but if you wanted to live
alongside them, you had to actually go along with success as a concept,
because, otherwise the system would collapse.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Likewise,
the human system needs its believers for consumer culture. This is also why
many of you might be wondering why one of our own would attempt to travel to
Ffffth Kkkkolock and retrieve any of this information in this first place. I,
for one, am with you. I have no idea why anyone would care about distant alien
cultures. I, myself, am consumed by human trappings, because I have been raised
so well to love all things human. I love Big Macs, Kentucky Fried Chicken,
women, strollers, headphones, Apple and apples, clotheslines, and other things
human.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>I am,
in essence, much like other humans on Earth. However, there is a slight
difference -- and this is where our tale may receives its twist -- I am not
entirely human. I was placed here by the Khadiffi people as an experiment close
to 38 Earth years ago. My main objective, which was programmed into me around
the age of 12 years old, was to radically oppose the social systems in which I
operated, until I would be able to achieve "success" in Earth terms
for my resistance but also my existence, and ultimately fulfill a Khadiffi
prophecy that there would be one genetically engineered "human" who
would be "human successful," but also achieve the ultimate
"Khadiffi success" by creating his own code that would then be
translated many thousands of years later on Ffffth Kkkkolock and reveal the
ultimate truth of all existence for all things -- inanimate and animate --
everywhere.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>This
is that starry-eyed story. It shall be told in approximately 300 pages and
include drawings, videos, hyperlinks, strange translations, Khadiffi history
and poetry, and eventually, and, most importantly, lead, when pieced together,
to the ultimate truth to existence, so that Khadiffis can once again rejoice
and find another pastime besides data collection, or likewise, humans can give
up "success" for something less successful.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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his latest adventures.</div>Pirooz M. Kalayehhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03711464117933514834noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13156009.post-21888221382943581202014-10-04T09:17:00.000-07:002014-10-04T09:17:00.413-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Mark White interviews Darrah Belle, Hannah Elizabeth Pierce, and myself about Zombie Bounty Hunter M.D. Then Whodini entertains us all by letting himself get stapled by the ladies. Click the link to listen and watch the podcast.<br />
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LINK: <a href="http://www.skidrowstudios.com/darkmark/2014-10-03/38198/dark-mark-show-zombie-sideshow-pirooz-kalayeh-darrah-dejour-hannah-elizabeth-pierce-whodini-1692">http://www.skidrowstudios.com/darkmark/2014-10-03/38198/dark-mark-show-zombie-sideshow-pirooz-kalayeh-darrah-dejour-hannah-elizabeth-pierce-whodini-1692</a><div class="blogger-post-footer">Shikow is the home of Pirooz M. Kalayeh. Visit to read and view
his latest adventures.</div>Pirooz M. Kalayehhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03711464117933514834noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13156009.post-78192412458237039182014-06-15T10:16:00.001-07:002014-06-15T10:16:55.697-07:00Loren Goodman's Top 500 Songs: 301-310Loren Goodman began curating his top 500 songs in 2008. This installment includes Al Green, Dolly Parton, 2NE1, and more. <br />
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his latest adventures.</div>Pirooz M. Kalayehhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03711464117933514834noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13156009.post-231149545061161762014-06-02T15:31:00.003-07:002014-06-02T15:31:26.200-07:00Loren Goodman's Top 500 Song: 311-320Loren Goodman began curating his top 500 songs in 2008. He offers an installment here on Shikow when he feels it's right.<br />
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To learn more about Loren's work, you can visit <a href="http://yalepress.yale.edu/yupbooks/book.asp?isbn=9780300100037" target="_blank">here</a> or <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loren_Goodman" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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his latest adventures.</div>Pirooz M. Kalayehhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03711464117933514834noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13156009.post-8443033126180223942014-03-09T12:41:00.002-07:002014-03-09T12:41:28.192-07:00Viral Leak: Possibly H7N9!!This is real! I repeat REAL!! I know all you haters think we made this shit up, but there are real mutations happening near Palmdale. We were driving up to shoot some stuff for another company when we heard about this sewage leak up near 14 North right before Lancaster.<br />
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From what we've found on the Internet, this is real. You can look <a href="http://www.cdc.gov/outbreaks/" target="_blank">here</a> and <a href="http://www.cdc.gov/flu/avianflu/h7n9-virus.htm" target="_blank">here</a>. Both have journal reports about how Avian Influenza A may have started the condition.<br />
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Some are saying that it is associated with the <a href="http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/03/03/french-scientists-revive-30000-year-old-virus-locked-in-siberian-frost/" target="_blank">virus in the frost</a> those scientists found. Personally, I think it has to do with fracking. The Earth has a way of fighting back, ya know?<br />
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his latest adventures.</div>Pirooz M. Kalayehhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03711464117933514834noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13156009.post-65766416448801597202014-02-04T06:05:00.002-08:002014-02-05T10:30:44.926-08:00OSCARS: Predictions 2014<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The Oscars are part of a long and financially costly campaign for Hollywood. Each studio rallyies behind the films in their roster with the biggest star power/chance to win. This can often change over the year as box office sales and critical reviews shift the popular vote. <br />
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To put the race in the proper perspective, let's look at the financial earnings and studio pedigree of this year's nominees before we begin: <br />
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<li>"Gravity," Warner Bros., $256,314,185, 10 nominations, released Oct. 3, 2013.</li>
<li> “Captain Phillips," Sony, $105,010,295, six nominations, released Oct. 10, 2013.</li>
<li>“American Hustle," Sony, $103,565,129, 10 nominations, released Dec. 12, 2013.</li>
<li>"The Wolf of Wall Street," Paramount, $80,741,968, five nominations, released Dec. 25, 2013.</li>
<li>"12 Years a Slave," Fox Searchlight, $39,002,295, nine nominations, released Oct. 17, 2013.</li>
<li>"Philomena," Weinstein Co., $22,324,543, four nominations, released Nov. 22, 2013.</li>
<li>"Dallas Buyers Club," Focus, $16,769,169, six nominations, released Nov. 1, 2013.</li>
<li>"Her," Warner Bros., $9,900,985, five nominations, released Dec. 18, 2013.</li>
<li>"Nebraska," Paramount, $8,477,367, six nominations, released. Nov. 15, 2013.</li>
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So, without further ado, here are my Oscar predictions based on financial earnings, popularity, and intuition:<br />
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<i>BEST PICTURE: GRAVITY, AMERICAN HUSTLE, or 12 YEARS</i><br />
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My family watched a screener of GRAVITY this <a href="http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/sites/default/files/2013/10/gravity_still_a_l.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/sites/default/files/2013/10/gravity_still_a_l.jpg" height="112" width="200" /></a>past Christmas, while I read articles on the Internet in the other room. I could tell from about ten minutes of hearing the film that it wasn't for me, but that it would be appealing to audiences for its tight-wire act and CGI wonder. The music was constantly crescendoing and then there would be worried muffles from Bullock's character that went the whole 90 minutes--eh, gad! <br />
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It also had a huge campaign with two huge stars and the perfect director to get you there.<br />
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Still not convinced? <i>What made the most money this year? </i><br />
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12 YEARS A SLAVE I actually saw in theaters. It was a good piece that was beautifully shot and well acted. It deserves to win, but it'll take second seat to the technological wonder that is the Oscars. But, who knows? The recent racial divides on Macklemore and Kendrick Lamar at the Grammy's do point a finger at the continued issues around race in America. Academy members might react to this and choose 12 YEARS, but I doubt it. The beckoning of "space" and "CGI" will be too much for audiences. Remember, films seem better when they have technological spectacle, and DO THE RIGHT THING lost to DRIVING MISS DAISY, so why would a real racial depiction of slavery do well? It's highly unlikely.<br />
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For people that actually suffered through AMERICAN HUSTLE -- one of the most mediocre films ever made, but with an incredible marketing campaign and slew of star power to help zombies overlook it -- you may find the film winning an Oscar. It is possible. If it does, then this would be the worst outcome of this year's Oscars. That's why it just might. <br />
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No one probably saw any of the other films nominated, but let's be honest, none of the others have the campaigns these three do to take home the gold. Let's also say it again: which film made the most money?<br />
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<b>BEST PICTURE: <span style="background-color: yellow;">GRAVITY</span></b><br />
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<i>BEST DIRECTOR: Alfonso Cuaron or Steve McQueen?</i><br />
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Las Vegas odds: <i><br /></i><br />
<i>Alfonso Cuaron ("Gravity") 1/2</i><br />
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Steve McQueen ("12 Years a Slave") 2/1</i><br />
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This is the same scenario as the Best Picture category. It'll most likely go to Cuaron for his technical prowess, but it really deserves to go to Steve McQueen or Martin Scorsese, who had the best films of this year. There could be an upset, but I doubt it.<br />
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<b>BEST DIRECTOR: <span style="background-color: yellow;">Alfonso Cuaron</span></b><br />
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I really have nothing to say about the rest of these acting awards, so let's just give it to the people who had the best campaigns, political correctness, and whose roles make Academy voters feel more at ease with the status quo.<br />
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I have also listed Las Vegas odds (in italics below), which believe that Chiwetel and Nyong'o will win, so be ready for some upsets here and potentially for Best Picture. We'll know how things are going if Nyong'o wins early in the night.<br />
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<b>BEST ACTOR: <span style="background-color: yellow;">Matthew McConaughey</span></b><br />
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Chiwetel Ejiofor ("12 Years a Slave") 6/5</i><br />
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Matthew McConaughey ("Dallas Buyers Club") 7/5</i><br />
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<b>BEST ACTRESS: <span style="background-color: yellow;">Cate Blanchet</span><br />BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: <span style="background-color: yellow;">Jared leto</span><br />BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: <span style="background-color: yellow;">Lupita Nyong'o</span> or Jennifer Lawrence</b><br />
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<i>Jennifer Lawrence ("American Hustle") 4/5</i><br />
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Lupita Nyong'o ("12 Years a Slave") even</i><br />
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I predict that the next categories are for the folks that should have won in all other categories and make Academy members feel better about their previous choices being so vanilla and predictable. <br />
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<a href="http://collider.com/wp-content/uploads/her-joaquin-phoenix-2.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://collider.com/wp-content/uploads/her-joaquin-phoenix-2.jpg" height="132" width="200" /></a><b>BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY: <span style="background-color: yellow;">HER</span><br />BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY: <span style="background-color: yellow;">12 YEARS A SLAVE</span></b><br />
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<b>BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM: <span style="background-color: yellow;">THE GREAT BEAUT</span></b><span style="background-color: yellow;"><b>Y</b></span><br />
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<b><br />BEST EDITING: <span style="background-color: yellow;">GRAVITY</span><br />BEST SOUND MIXING: <span style="background-color: yellow;">GRAVITY</span><br />BEST VISUAL EFFECTS: <span style="background-color: yellow;">GRAVITY</span><br />BEST SOUND EDITING: <span style="background-color: yellow;">GRAVITY</span></b><br />
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<b>BEST COSTUME DESIGN: <span style="background-color: yellow;">AMERICAN HUSTLE</span></b><br />
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<b>BEST ORIGINAL SONG: <span style="background-color: yellow;">FROZEN</span></b><br />
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<b>BEST MAKEUP: <span style="background-color: yellow;">DALLAS BUYER'S CLUB</span></b><br />
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Can you believe that Jackass will win an award? Maybe. I don't think so though. It would seem out of place. <br />
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<b>BEST ANIMATED SHORT: <span style="background-color: yellow;">GET A HORSE</span></b><br />
<b><b>BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT: <span style="background-color: yellow;">THE LADY IN NUMBER 6</span></b></b><br />
<b><b><b>BEST LIVE ACTION SHORT: <span style="background-color: yellow;">THE VOORMAN PROBLEM</span></b></b> </b><br />
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So there you have it folks. This year's Oscars. The upsets that'll get people talking at the awards parties will be Dicaprio winning over McConoughey and one of two of the other awards going to an unexpected or deserved winner, such as HER or CUTIE AND THE BOXER. <div class="blogger-post-footer">Shikow is the home of Pirooz M. Kalayeh. Visit to read and view
his latest adventures.</div>Pirooz M. Kalayehhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03711464117933514834noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13156009.post-54119951911494842822013-12-10T06:14:00.000-08:002013-12-10T06:38:25.424-08:00Brad Warner's Hardcore Zen - Ojai Screening<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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aware that we've now added DVDs to the list, which will include the
downloadable links with extra scenes as well. We also have some pics of
our dino paintings, which come in full, black and white, with stands, or framed.<i> Ooo-la-la</i>. <br />
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Tickets for US premiere of BRAD WARNER'S HARDCORE ZEN in Ojai, CA, Seattle, WA, and Portland, OR are now available for purchase. <br />
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<b>Ojai Playhouse</b> | December 06, 2013 @ 9:30pm $10 <a href="http://local-screen.com/hardcore-zen/ojai-ca/">http://local-screen.com/hardcore-zen/ojai-ca/</a><br />
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<b>Northwest Film Forum</b> | December 12, 2013 @ 8:00pm $10 <a href="http://local-screen.com/hardcore-zen/seattle-wa/">http://local-screen.com/hardcore-zen/seattle-wa/</a><br />
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<b>Clinton Street Theater</b> | December 13, 2013 @ 7:00pm $10 <a href="http://local-screen.com/hardcore-zen/portland-or/" target="_blank">http://local-screen.com/hardcore-zen/portland-or/</a><br />
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BRAD WARNER’S HARDCORE ZEN is a documentary about a controversial Zen master who has sought to strip away the sheen off many taboo topics in Zen Buddhism and exhibit a healthy dose of reality to his readers.<br />
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Website: <a href="http://local-screen.com/hardcore-zen/portland-or/ilikenirvana.com">ilikenirvana.com</a><br />
Facebook: <a href="http://local-screen.com/hardcore-zen/portland-or/facebook.com/BradWarnersHardcoreZen">facebook.com/BradWarnersHardcoreZen</a><br />
Blog: <a href="http://local-screen.com/hardcore-zen/portland-or/hardcorezen.info/">hardcorezen.info/</a><br />
Director's Website: <a href="http://piroozkalayeh.info/">piroozkalayeh.info</a><br />
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<li>Ojai, CA - Playhouse Theater - 9:30 p.m. - December 6, 2013</li>
<li> Seattle, WA - Northwest Film Forum - 8:00 p.m. - December 12, 2013</li>
<li> Portland, OR - Clinton Street Theater - 7:00 p.m. - December 13, 2013</li>
<li> Akron, OH - TBA - March 12, 2014</li>
<li> Brooklyn, NY - TBA - March 15, 2014</li>
<li> Los Angeles, CA - TBA - April 12, 2014</li>
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If you would like BRAD WARNER'S HARDCORE ZEN to be screened in a theater not currently on our list, or would like Brad to chat with your group while he is on tour, please e-mail <a href="https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/583739/mail%20to:%20booking@bradwarnershardcorezen.com">booking@bradwarnershardcorezen.com</a> with specifics. <br />
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Each screening will include prize giveaways, special guests, and a Q&A with zen teacher and actor Brad Warner and director Pirooz Kalayeh.<br />
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It's official!!!!! <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3057770/" target="_blank">BRAD WARNER'S HARDCORE ZEN</a> is finished!!!!!!</h4>
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We will have our world premiere at the <a href="http://email.indiegogo.com/wf/click?upn=Ya-2FHTIBcULGv1cJzCEG3ia7669gEBLjfpjy5FMO4yL9UH-2BOLrd2D8I-2FNd-2F1-2F0JV6-2FTs0TDwg7s-2BaGMbNJHQtHiuSrozV6G-2B72C6HNx5cgGjYzzW9XOM3NkBrA-2BAgIbtOxPdwtEuS3N2TZygu-2BQZXlw-3D-3D_G1aOepee3G9lWsd5GPb1UPTk5XG6Zj7XLTUkqiLHF2QD5CaRH9P9Z-2B7g3loN83mkp0ZKo8vljVxw6LqGRIDxeqGNUP5YjTTkFDuNhuUUFnU-2BeRotH4G53iZ5c2h8byOxZPq7t2rDgo0ZSS7oruAa9fwsyzgUsD90bCfmYdeId9LSrnLUM2dNUz0p4JsZai3Cm6919gsAEbQwQ19htXcdpts6-2BzMi5M0HOiyuecqRnVYBHQPLqzVWIYBUNr0QTIf8" target="_blank">Buddhist Film Festival Europe</a> on October 5, 2013 at 6:00 p.m. at the EYE Museum in Amsterdam.</h4>
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The film will also have a limited screening throughout the USA and Canada from November 6, 2013 to April 26, 2014 through <a href="http://email.indiegogo.com/wf/click?upn=qo0zlN2-2B4OUfOOOxYXbh-2FkIUNzdsuXzZFp2nlTkjgWQ-3D_G1aOepee3G9lWsd5GPb1UPTk5XG6Zj7XLTUkqiLHF2QD5CaRH9P9Z-2B7g3loN83mkp0ZKo8vljVxw6LqGRIDxegVXYbilve453V1-2BbR-2B-2Bm1D2kE6D3TJPYzGwRGiJRhl8Q0oMhuve14Sr1cWIfcfbtM5GiNPm-2BvtN0-2BCcYr-2Fnpb7B4ZmJM-2BlJhH9LdWfQdLDtILHp8PeUAmhoKbuhgviJkO5ai3xPfjY3AviE361noEe-2FXBQJ9-2F2FyW6B2GFxSc6F" target="_blank">Local Screen</a>.</h4>
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If you are interested in the film coming to your city, please contact us at <a href="mailto:booking@bradwarnershardcorezen.com" target="_blank">booking@bradwarnershardcorezen.com</a>.</h4>
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We will mail downloads and incentives for our summer fundraiser once the tour is complete on April 26, 2014.</h4>
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An additional fundraiser to support touring of the film will occur this November. We will have new incentives, along with special gifts exclusively for any of our summer funders who decide to support again.</h4>
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Updates to the new fundraiser and the theater tour will be posted at our <a href="http://email.indiegogo.com/wf/click?upn=Ya-2FHTIBcULGv1cJzCEG3iSm8Cy11Z5-2FyqqTQa5dUu7rH-2BMz3S4s3b6gt60Ct2N0S-2BcECRYqRMzEQfeLGYsgZFFCbyh8y4GxNaqDxm3nfP5w-3D_G1aOepee3G9lWsd5GPb1UPTk5XG6Zj7XLTUkqiLHF2QD5CaRH9P9Z-2B7g3loN83mkp0ZKo8vljVxw6LqGRIDxegC1of8xItS5uHDHGJwoQNwlaHMJcA8GpAhHn3-2BjsPVB-2BRpH4NZ4bdBAYMaSfenL6zDy-2BZVC0f0-2BNhm-2BtdaDCCElDjuRo3GroC17Ofeu8v9hCKwir98yQQ15-2BiKf41fJaE8UN0NJxZaKWtI0Jwy8jHoscHJvBJgUKRIItN6jw-2BKY" target="_blank">Indiegogo page</a>, here, and via e-mail.</h4>
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Please contact us if your address has changed, or if you have any further questions regarding the theater tour or shipping of incentives. Hopefully, we will see you on the tour.</h4>
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Thank you again for your support and generosity. This film and its tour would not be possible without you.</h4>
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his latest adventures.</div>Pirooz M. Kalayehhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03711464117933514834noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13156009.post-1745720630596515022013-08-21T15:13:00.002-07:002013-08-21T15:16:10.661-07:00Steve Albini Interview about In Utero SessionsI listened to this <a href="http://vishkhanna.com/2013/08/16/ep-24-steve-albini/">great interview</a> with Steve Albini about his work on Nirvana's <i>IN UTERO</i>. Albini discusses the initial letter he sent to the band, the shared band interests, and the basic environment of the recording. <br />
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Albini is very aware of how people are manipulated in interviews, and he is quick to frame everything in a black and white reality. <br />
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I would like to meet this producer this year.<br />
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his latest adventures.</div>Pirooz M. Kalayehhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03711464117933514834noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13156009.post-21760045234744214222013-08-21T13:51:00.001-07:002013-08-21T13:51:28.415-07:00Runner's KneeApparently, I got runner's knee. It's called "when you get old" or some shit. I couldn't do anything for three days. I had to lie in pain most of the weekend. Then I iced it and cried a lot. I didn't do this out loud, because that wouldn't be manly. I did it quietly to myself when no one was looking. Anyway, it really hurt. <br />
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Today was the first day I felt like I could do some exercise. I played the 19 year old in tennis again. He's really good. He beat me again today. I just got too tired. My arms didn't work anymore. I think I'll have to start doing some pushups to build upper body strength. Then I'll just need to run about 8 miles a week. Maybe more. <br />
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They say that runner's knee can be resolved by having better shoes or investing in special soles for your shitty shoes. I think I'll do the latter. Then maybe I can run and play tennis without crying. It's no fun to cry. <br />
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Also, I realized I have no friends other than the people I play tennis or make movies with. I don't know if this is the result of being ambition driven and living in a city or simply a byproduct of growing older and not being around anyone I grew up with or had experiences with. I suppose that's life though. <br />
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People make friends early in life and keep them because they stay in one place, or they get new friends by doing a lot of social activities or having kids and whatnot. Since I don't have any kids, and I'm not big on social activities besides playing tennis, making movies, or watching them, it leaves very little room for a huge panoply of friendships to suddenly emerge. <br />
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It's my own damn fault. I've got to take some baking classes or something. Either that, or realize I don't need friends. Or just hold my knee and cry. <br />
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I think my knee is starting to hurt a little. I better go ice it down. <div class="blogger-post-footer">Shikow is the home of Pirooz M. Kalayeh. Visit to read and view
his latest adventures.</div>Pirooz M. Kalayehhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03711464117933514834noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13156009.post-45256237760022182812013-08-21T09:43:00.001-07:002013-08-21T09:43:34.508-07:00Silencing TatankaI had a nice moment meditating this morning. No, it wasn't the meditating itself. That was horrible as usual, but I did have a funny thing happen while meditating. Usually, I've only had Meow-Meow around during sits. She walks up, says hello, and then goes and lies down to give me space. Well, now we have the kitten, Tatanka, and she doesn't understand what's happening. She walks up and sits in my lap and starts crying. I pet him a couple times and then look up at Meow-Meow who is sleeping on my desk.<br />
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"Hey, Meow-Meow," I say. "Can you do something about this?"<br />
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Then, I swear to God, Meow-Meow jumps down from the desk licks the kitten and then puts her arm over it. The kitten thinks Meow-Meow's playing, so he hisses and tries to jump away, but Meow-Meow don't play that. She just puts her full weight on him, bites his back, and then licks him. <br />
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The kitten didn't stay that way for long. It was up and running around shortly after, but Meow-Meow did solve the problem. Tatanka wasn't crying anymore. <div class="blogger-post-footer">Shikow is the home of Pirooz M. Kalayeh. Visit to read and view
his latest adventures.</div>Pirooz M. Kalayehhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03711464117933514834noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13156009.post-34784019305050503432013-07-24T11:48:00.001-07:002013-07-24T12:00:47.045-07:00Reversed Lines<iframe width="360" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/tKfwCjgiodg" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br />
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A nice vice-versa on Robin Thicke's Blurred Lines video. Probably would have been better with a full reverse and using very masculine models. The male dancers don't come off particularly masculine, which would be the full antithetical response to the kittenish-models used in the now controversial vid. <br />
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<div class="blogger-post-footer">Shikow is the home of Pirooz M. Kalayeh. Visit to read and view
his latest adventures.</div>Pirooz M. Kalayehhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03711464117933514834noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13156009.post-40637293621472937692013-07-17T22:45:00.003-07:002013-08-08T17:59:26.009-07:00Why I Love Spike Lee<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-h83AjL_h0eg/UeeA07HqGtI/AAAAAAAAEkA/IsqwG-XRXJw/s1600/spike.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-h83AjL_h0eg/UeeA07HqGtI/AAAAAAAAEkA/IsqwG-XRXJw/s640/spike.jpg" width="390" /></a></div>Other times I think about the last scene in HE GOT GAME. Jake Shuttlesworth (Denzel Washington) is standing in front of a basketball court facing the exterior wall of a jail with a basketball in his hands. A security gaurd is yelling for him to step back or he'll lose his life. Jake steps forward, looks again at the guard, and then throws the basketball over the wall. We see the ball sail in slow motion for a good while, as Aaron Copeland's orchestral theme reaches its peek. Then it's a match cut of sorts as the ball moves over the prison wall and lands literally and symbolically on the Big State basketball court. Jake's son, Jesus Shuttlesworth (Ray Allen), picks up the ball, smiles, and poises to shoot, as the camera tracks back behind the hoop and cut--<div class="blogger-post-footer">Shikow is the home of Pirooz M. Kalayeh. Visit to read and view
his latest adventures.</div>Pirooz M. Kalayehhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03711464117933514834noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13156009.post-30108533720759267652013-07-16T15:59:00.001-07:002013-07-16T16:10:13.909-07:00Loren Goodman's Top 500 Songs: 291-300<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KPavxLxWylA/UeXSxGG5SFI/AAAAAAAAEjw/Xr2xF8Az-Wo/s1600/LOREN+LOUIS.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KPavxLxWylA/UeXSxGG5SFI/AAAAAAAAEjw/Xr2xF8Az-Wo/s400/LOREN+LOUIS.png" /></a></div>Loren Goodman is an artist, poet, boxing manager, professor, and friend. What follows is the 291-300 segment of his selection of the Top 500 Songs of all time.<br />
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These postings have been conducted sporadically since early 2008 to the present in increments of ten.<br />
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The 291-300 installment features songs from Bill Withers, Harry Belafonte, Right Said Fred, Modern English, Little Eva, Player, Little Anthony, Daft Punk, Dead or Alive, and Safety Dance. <br />
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If you care to see earlier posts, simply click "Loren Goodman's Top 500 Songs" tag for more.<br />
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