As soon as I hear characters mention “quantum mechanics” in a film, I have to stifle a yawn. The laws and properties governing sub-atomic particles is often deployed in a humanistic attack of “alternate universes”, “multiple selves”, etc to often little effect with the exception of assuring the audience that this wonderful and astounding hidden [...]
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QM at the Movies
Posted in film, tagged film, quantum mechanics, source code on May 14, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Hair
Posted in Friendship, tagged aesthetics, death, ethics, film, Friendship, History of the Pelopennesian War, Sam Heritage, Thucydides, work on August 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I went to the Melbourne International film festival last night and saw a great – uh – “documentary” called The Yes Men Save the World. These two guys give seminars to important CEOs that take the neo-liberal philosophy behind the free market economy to a wholly new level. Brilliant film. S, A and I were [...]