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FlorenceM1982 asked:

Theodor W. Adorno, a german philosopher, speaks about popular music, Joan Baez and the idiotism of singing songs against war. Now with english annotations!

John Hinkle asked:


Seeking a great online family movie or family movie review? Family movies sell lots of tickets at the box office and every year there are one or more blockbuster movies that are family films.

With the high price of theater tickets and concessions, viewing movies on DVD as a family movie night in the luxury of your own house, is quickly becoming very creditable.

With online movie rental clubs, there are quite a few family movies available, but only a few actually specialize in providing quality family films.

While other companies produce some family movies, none has come close to the massive library of movies that Disney has disclosed to us.

Walt Disney brought us Steamboat Willie in 1928 starring Mickey Mouse and in 1973, the Disney Studios gave us Snow White, the first feature length animated movie.

Family Movie - Disney Movie Rental Club

Online Disney Movie Club offers their signature classic movies, recent releases, preschool videos, sing-a-long video and other respectable family choices.

Family Movie Clubs located on the Internet

Other online family movie clubs include Family Pass (formerly known as Mentura) which names itself as “your ticket to family entertainment.” Family Pass provides a massive selection of family titles, television shows, educational and home school videos and some with spiritual fare. All targeted at a family audiences and kids alike.

Family Movie - Edited Movies

Another unmatched popular source of movie titles suitable for family viewing comes from companies that specialize in editing movies to take away any profanity, prodigious violence and more adult content.

Club members can rent the edited, family safe version of popular movies that might otherwise be far less than family friendly.

Online clubs that edit movies include CleanFilms, Flicks Club, Family Edited DVDs and CleanFlix to name a few.

Family Movie - DVD Software Filters

A company called ClearPlay offers DVD software that removes graphic violence, profanity and more adult situations. Movie filters are put together for specific movies and ClearPlays list continues to grow.

Family Movie Reviews

Online is also a great place to discover family movie review sites that will help parents when it comes to choosing which titles to see in theatres or on DVD.

Family Movie Night

Watching movies at home on DVD as a family has become very popular with the ongoing rise of popularity within the entertainment field.

Why spend a small fortune taking your family to see a movie at a theatre when you can have quality fun withinin your own hosuehold? With a family movie night you control the movies your family sees. No more unpleasant surprises! You are guaranteed the best seat in the house for you and your family.

Its easy to join an online movie club that offers family movies or better yet “specializes” in family movies and video.

So take a look at whats on the internet and join a family movie club. Most offer a variety of special benefits to club members that make online club membership very convenient and affordable.

Then pick up some delicious popcorn and start the wonderful tradition of family movie night within your home, a tradition you and your children will fondly remember for years to come.

And remember, some of the best and most popular films of all time have been family movies.

_ asked:


i want to watch shows so i can improve my french…i dont want dubbed stuff over american movies or something…i dunno. i cant find anything. help?

templ3r12 asked:

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Kayli asked:


I need at least 8-10 poems from popular movies. Also if you know any good poems I would love to hear them.

anonymous asked:


a TV on PC entertainment heavy weight, it requires a new way of thinking that will dramatically improve a depleted source of TV/VOD media or add to an existing home TV entertainment center. In order to makes this happen, requires a new generation of hi-tech software and/or hardware. Whether or not you’ve given some thought to this, you can obtain more TV/VOD entertainment, savings, freedom, flexibility, and mobility, with computer/Internet TV. The Internet makes it all possible for users to access their home TV sets and 1000s of free Internet TV/Radio channels and VOD (video on-demand) Worldwide. If computer TV, Internet TV, and video on-demand entertainment fascinates you, then consider yourself one of the millions of enthusiasts who found unconventional TV quite entertaining. Whether you want to watch computer TV from your cable box/satellite receiver or want instant access to free Internet media, it takes either TV on PC software or hardware to bring all sides together. Whichever one you choose, the Internet will have a great part in it. Why do TV on PC hardware and software need the Internet? Simply because it gives users more TV freedom, flexibility and mobility to watch whatever they like while on the go. Imagine watching your favorite home channels/VOD or Internet channels/VOD from any location while at home, work, college or on a trip, using a desktop, laptop, ipod, cell phone, etc. And it doesn’t matter whether or not you use your own computer, just so as long it has an Internet broadband connection. Anyone can do this very easily and legally without any problems or risks. Now this brings us to one question which has to do with the TV on PC platform you prefer. Also, you can consider using both hardware and software for an unlimited number of Worldwide channels and VOD on your computer. For instance, with PCTV (TV to PC) hardware, you can connect your cable box or satellite receiver to any desktop or laptop computer. When using this hardware with a TV set and computer, it connects you to the Net via a broadband Internet connection. Not only will this enable users to access any Cable and/or Satellite TV/Radio/On-demand channels from their home TV entertainment centers, but with the Internet they can travel anywhere across the globe and still gain access to their favorite home TV channels. In addition, your home TV set don’t have to be on in order to gain access to those channels. And, you can access those channels from any computer with a broadband connection, not just your own. Furthermore, you can watch your favorite channels and on-demand videos through your cell phone–if compatible. In order to do this, it requires pre-loaded hi-tech software. TV on PC hardware offers the best video quality on a computer compared to any PC Satellite TV and Live Satellite TV Feeds software. However, they generally cost a lot more starting at over $100.00 USD. However, when considering PCTV hardware to watch computer TV the cost can become quite high. Simply do the math by adding up the costs for a PCTV hardware (one-time fee) including Satellite or Cable TV and broadband connection monthly services. On the other hand, a much cheaper approach would be TV on PC software–better known as PC Satellite TV or Live Satellite TV Feeds software. Instead of paying $100s of dollars, you only pay for an Internet broadband connection and a small one-time fee to download the software. By installing software on your desktop/laptop computer, you get instant access to 1000s of free Internet TV/Radio channels and VOD from across the globe. The software package will include the merchant’s pre-loaded and specially designed hi-tech TV player to automate access to exciting Internet media entertainment. The all-in-one action packed member’s area provides many links and downloads to install free TV player software and access to a large array of very popular TV media sites to access tons of free channels manually. When all said and done this could very well add another 10,000 to 28,000 or more channels to your super computer TV entertainment center. Software offers automation which separates it from the manually way of accessing free Internet TV channels. It organizes and saves time when looking for and accessing many TV/Radio/VOD media websites which can lead to slow loading pages and pop-up advertisements. For obvious reasons, top TV on PC software packages offer the best resource for Worldwide channels and VOD on the fly. You get both automation and manual access to every available channel and VOD on the Internet. Just like TV on PC hardware, software allows access from any location across the globe via computer.

Nisha Garg asked:


TV channels are now available online. Television has always featured prominently and is one of the prime means of entertainment. With television becoming an intrinsic part of our lives it is now possible for people to view the television programmes live on internet too. As every viewer has one or more channels in his list so it is possible for people to view the channel of his choice on the internet sites.

With the launch of a plethora of serials on various themes people are more inclined toward viewing these channels on a larger scale. The entertainment industry too woke up to the fact that more and more programs should be produced on audience appealing subjects. Thus watching these videos has become a vital source of entertainment. But it sometimes happens with people that they are not able to watch these programmes on their television sets. This may be due to work pressure or running short of time. So, watching TV shows online on laptops or desktops has now been made possible with online TV. The users are more or less contended with the amusing live entertainment options on these sets. It has become possible for people to watch their favourite TV programs while they are travelling or even while they are in their office.

The popularity of online TV shows is increasing day by day. It is being hugely appreciated by people and now it has increasing number of viewers in the entire world. Now, all that a person needs to do is to log on to a website from his laptop and desktop and enjoy the best entertainment possible. These websites have a number of links that enable people watch programmes such as popular TV serials, reality shows, hard core news, happenings in sports world, cartoon animation and more. The best part is that it is practically possible for viewers to watch Tv shows free of cost. Thus online TV is growing and increasing its audience everyday.

The viewers of online TV shows just have to register themselves to the online TV sites. One just has to surf the internet and check for the sites that enlist such programmes. The user just needs to register with these sites. The rest is just watching the programmes on these sites. The viewing ‘appeal’ of these channels are enhanced with people finding a platform to have a more personalised viewing experience of Television.

The online sites also help viewers to find out what is coming up next in TV serials. It assists people to get a glimpse of the future programmes that will be available on the internet. Moreover, there is the SMS alert service whereby registered users are sent sms messages. It makes possible for viewers to remember a TV programme and view it in time. Thus the websites with online tv shows help many people to keep track of the serials or soaps that they would like to watch. There are certain websites that send a daily schedule to their viewers that consist of preferred shows so as to watch them at their scheduled timings.

Janice Hoffmann asked:


I’m searching for ’stats’ about breaking into show business and ‘this’ lands on my desk.

‘Lip augmentation has gained popularity as celebrities bask in the limelight’

Okay, now I’m distracted…You see, I’m looking for something a bit more shrewd, something that might shed light on a young actors life, like working hard at it because you love it and you want to be the best.

I know, I know, the whole working hard part is like sand in your mouth, and full lips, well, if you have them, flaunt them.

Okay, I’m losing ground, I’m nosing around for a story that celebrates the business of acting, such as training hard, harder than any elite athlete, and developing an indestructible no-nonsense big business sense. More Donald Trump and less Extreme Makeover.

But, I’m sidetracked by full lipped celebrities and their bad acting shockers, distracted by Jimmy Cho shoes and modeling naked, and then wham, like the scent of sticky buns in Grand Central Station this phenomenally interesting cast of characters wakes up my hunger.

Phillip Seymour Hoffmann in Capote Felicity Huffman in Transamerica And Cynthia Nixon in Warm Springs

All serious minded, hard working, dyed in the wool New York City stage actors, winning awards for seriously cool projects and making over the enterprise!

Okay, now that’s focused. This is the message… Anything you really want is hard to get. Be prepared and do your best.

And with that, consider the words of Phillip Seymour Hoffmann… ‘I’m afraid I’ll be the kind of actor who thought he would make a difference and didn’t.’

Summer asked:


I need a quick list please!

David Maillie asked:


Everywhere we look now we see people with bright, luminescent smiles and teeth. Rarely do we see anyone with yellow, discolored teeth on TV anymore. Some of the actors have smiles so white and bright that it looks fake and you know they had their teeth whitened.

The popular sitcom Friends even did a spoof on teeth whitening where one of the characters teeth were so white after treatment that they glowed in the dark like they were irradiated. So, what actually is tooth or dental whitening, how much does it cost, why is it so popular, and what kind of results can one expect?

Basically, tooth or dental whitening is a controlled oxygen bleaching of the tooth enamel. As any good dentist will tell you it works better on some than others and not everyone is a good candidate (kind of like with laser eye surgery). It will not work on any fake teeth like porcelain veneers, ceramic implants, etc. It only works on real teeth. The main ingredient is either carbamide peroxide or hydrogen peroxide which are both oxidizers and will bleach tooth enamel.

Over the counter kits and products generally have a low percentage of the main oxidizing ingredient (usually in the range of 2 to 6%). This is minimally effective at best. Dentists, plastic and oral surgeons will use a 30 to 35% solution and will add to this a high power blue or white plasma or laser light to hyper increase the oxidizing activity of the treatment.

The difference is that the over the counter kits and products may, after many treatments, whiten your teeth 1 to 2 shades whereas the in office treatments like Zoom (one of the most popular name brands for professional teeth whitening today) will in a hour or so whiten the teeth 8 to 14 shades. This is an enormous difference, but also there is a big price that comes with this in office whitening (usually $400 to $500 and most insurance companies do not cover this treatment).

Also, another thing to watch out for is many dentists are using the whitening to lure customers into unnecessary and expensive treatments above and beyond the whitening. Many people are finding that when they make the appointment for the whitening that the dentist tells them they need their remaining wisdom teeth removed, cavities treated even when there are none, and numerous other non routine requirements like deep cleaning requiring anesthesia for someone whom has no cavities or gum disease.

Numerous people have found that each dentist they see in some areas like Chicago, IL and Charlotte, NC gives them a different story and different requirements.