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Previously thought to be dead, the vampiric Black Adam is teased to make a return in the sequel to 'DC vs. Vampires' with a major power upgrade.

House of the Dragon season 2 opens with a powerful quote, mirroring one of the best lines from Game of Thrones. Here's our break down of its meaning.

"Why can't you go skate at the skatepark instead?" Ah yes, the frustrating question skateboarders are asked day after day. This clever short titled SPOTS: A Way of Seeing addresses that question with thoughtful scientific analysis. Spots is a short film from skateboarder / filmmaker Daniel Paese, taking a close look at the "spots" skaters choose and what makes them so appealing. It's a visual presentation by Paese's research facility delving into the phenomena of "SPOTS" - showing everyone why they love to skate around on the "wild" architecture of the streets... "The world of naturally occurring spots is so vast and complex, that it is virtually impossible to catalog and define in its entirety." Starring Avery Miller, Max Wheeler, Alex Kehoe, Austin Garner, Chris Landers. I dig everything about this! The narration is fun, the editing is (ahem) spot on, the shots are clean. It really does feel like I learned something watching this. Check it out! Enjoy below. Thanks to Vimeo Staff Picks for the tip on this one. Intro via Vimeo: "A fictionalized research group explores the mystery ...

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The 2024 Karlovy Vary Film Festival in Czechia begins in a few weeks and this is one of the films premiering there in the main competition. Celebration is a Croatian drama marking the feature directorial debut of Croatian filmmaker Bruno Anković, telling of a tumultuous time in the history of this small, mountainous country in Southeastern Europe. A young Croatian villager's innocence is shattered by the harsh realities of war, deprivation, and political turmoil between 1926 and 1945, leading him down a dark path. It's a chilling look at how people end up seduced by right-wing ideologies. Starring Bernard Tomić, Krešimir Mikić, Klara Fiolić, Lars Štern, Jan Doležal, and Nedim Nezirović. This film adaptation of the novel of the same name by Damir Karakaš features wonderful shots of the landscape, it's also a testimony of systemic brutality and demonstrates the reasons why innocent people become easy quarry for ideological crusaders. Sounds like a timely film that is will show how much of what happened then mirrors what's happening now. Here's the festival promo trailer for Bruno Anković's film Celebration, direct from ...

If you love culture and you love travel, then you are probably already well aware that these two do tend to go hand in hand really well. With that in mind, you might want to think about taking a trip somewhere, or a few places, to try and get some great cultural experiences while also …

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