Friday, September 25, 2015

Good Story 117: Les Miserables (2012)


Scott has found a perfect location for a Den of Dissolutes in downtown Paris, but he can't understand why Julie is building a barricade outside. Not a chair left in the place! So they have to stand while discussing Les Miserables (2012), directed by Tom Hooper.


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Friday, September 11, 2015

Good Story 116: Endurance



In Episode 116, Julie and Scott scour Alfred Lansing's story of Shackleton's ill-fated Trans-Antarctic Expedition for household and beauty tips.



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  • How Louis C.K. Became Funny, and Why It Matters, Study Hacks blog
  • The Late, Great Stephen Colbert at GQ Magazine


  • Prayer for Offering Up Suffering
    Dear Lord,
    I offer you (whatever your concern or problem here)
    For the conversion of sinners
    For the forgiveness of sins
    In reparation for sins and
    For the salvation of souls.
    Amen.

    The Fr Barron video mentioned in the podcast:


    Tuesday, September 1, 2015

    Good Story 115: Ben Hur



    Julie and Scott spend three years watching Ben Hur and they don't regret a moment of it. Episode 115, Ben Hur (1959) directed by William Wyler, who directed lots of things that were nothing like this.


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    • Rose's answers to Scott's editing questions:
      Question 1: Editing was looked on more as a craft back in the Ben-Hur days than as an artistic field as it is today. She wasn't positive but thought that directors then would see the cuts (and sometimes reshoot parts as a result to get what they wanted) but they weren't "over-the-shoulder" the way directors are today. Perhaps the studio wanted to ensure that Wyler did an "over-the-shoulder" supervision. Especially with that much cash at stake.

      Question 2: The problem with asking about "best edited" film is that there are a lot of different editing styles, so first you'd have to settle what style. There is "seamless" which means you never notice the editing at all. There is the sort that uses lots of jump cuts. And so forth. So she had no definitive answer.