Top New Short Films: “Leonardo Da Vinci – A Man In Motion” Celebrates 500th Anniversary Of Artist’s Death (Trailer)

“The Vitruvian man”, the bicycle, Mona Lisa, the perspective, the “Last Supper” …
How could the same man create in one life, 500 years ago, so many things and lay the foundations of modern times?
In 2019 the 500th anniversary of the death of the Renaissance genius, Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519), will be marked all over the world.
Eve Ramboz and Nathalie Plicot, the directors of the film “Hieronymus Bosch, the Devil with angel’s wings”, selected and acclaimed at the FIFA (International Festival of Films on Art), have decided to pay homage to this 15th century genius, shed light on his life and revisit his genius though a wholly original visual adventure, using animations of codex. Special effects will be used to bring Leonardo’s sketches, designs and notes to life. The film will navigate between documentary sections – with filming in Italy between Florence, Roma and Milan -, interviews with art historians who will shed light on the immensity of his genius and animations.

Website: https://vimeo.com/user72155276

Top Upcoming Festivals: Newport Jazz Festival Features 60 Artists For 65th Anniversary Event

Newport Jazz Festival Keith Jarrett“Referred to as the grandfather of all jazz festivals, this event draws thousands of people from all over the world to Newport, Rhode Island — a city famed for its spectacular coastal scenery and awe-inspiring architecture. The Newport Jazz Festival was founded in 1954 as the first annual jazz festival in America and has been host to numerous legendary performances by some of the world’s leading established and emerging artists.”

(NBC Boston – June 17, 2019)

Newport Jazz Festival Lineup

Top RV Campsites: Fruita Campground In Capitol Reef National Park, Utah

Capitol Reef National Park“Capitol Reef National Park is known for its cliffs and canyons of red rock, which makes Fruita Campground something of an anomaly. Fed by the Fremont River, which rolls along the campground’s edge, Fruita is literally an oasis in the desert, surrounded by the cool, green shade of historic orchards. During the peak season, most of the 64-tent/RV sites and seven walk-in sites, complete with flushing toilets, running water, and fire pits or grills, can be reserved; during off-season they switch to a first-come first-serve system.”

From Fodors.com online article.

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To read more click on following link: https://www.fodors.com/world/north-america/usa/utah/capitol-reef-national-park/gallery/hickman-natural-bridge-capitol-reef-national-park-utah

Cinematic Nostalgia: “When Harry Met Sally” Was The First Romantic Comedy For Boomers

From a Vanity Fair article by Sonia Saraiya

“Ephron and Reiner’s love language pushed the envelope in 1989 in a way that seems rather tame now: As I grew up and began to dabble in romantic partnerships myself, When Harry Met Sally… felt like the rare option I wanted to emulate and embody, and I studied it like a textbook. In many ways, it’s a manual for romantic partnership—a funny, entertaining film that’s closely attentive to the nuts and bolts of falling in love.”

When Harry Met Sally Movie 1989

My first memory of When Harry Met Sally… is that I wasn’t allowed to watch it. When I think about the film now, I see it as a romance—an inverted one, where love does not come until 12 years after first sight, but a love story nonetheless. But When Harry Met Sally…’s unwholesome raciness—the faked orgasm, the f-bombs, the woman who meows in the throes of passion—featured prominently in the film’s marketing campaign. So did the film’s central, provocative, deeply heteronormative question: Can men and women ever “just” be friends? And it needed an R rating to answer that question, too! The film glowed with forbidden allure.

To read more click on link below:

https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2019/07/when-harry-met-sally-30-anniversary-toast

Top New Travel Videos: “Faroe Islands” Directed By Marcello Ercole

Filmed, Edited and Directed by: Marcello Ercole

Faroe Islands Travel Film by Marcello Ercole 2019

Between the Norwegian Sea and the north of the Atlantic Ocean, between Iceland and Norway, there is a land whose nature is one of the most beautiful we can see on earth.
Faroe Islands.

Music by Chad Lawson
Supported by “Visit Faroe Islands”

Website: http://www.illusion-group.it/

The Future Of Homes: Upscale Prefab Builder “Slate Homes” Maximizes Smart Technologies

From a Forbes.com article by Jennifer Castenson:

Slate Homes Prefab Housing Design and Technology Systems“Slate Homes can take advantage of small projects in remote locations that other builders wouldn’t be able to. For instance, taking on a 12 home pocket community in a small resort town in North Carolina will help Geehan ramp up scale. Some builders take the work to the market, but Slate takes the home to the market.”

Slate Homes Prefab Housing Design and Technology

Website: https://slate-homes.com/

To read entire article click on following link: https://www.forbes.com/sites/jennifercastenson/2019/07/08/going-mobile-what-can-southwest-airliness-success-teach-housing/#71fa0bb57737

Boomers Online Shopping: “Brandless.com” Offers “Fine Quality” Grocery Items At Low Prices

From a Wall Street Journal article by Jane Black:
Brandless Online Shopping Photo WSJ by F. Martin Ramin“Brandless makes grocery shopping…fun. Yes, you read that right. The site oers thousands of items—granola, dried mango, pearled farro, peanut butter—nearly all priced at $3…
…The food quality is fine; the dried mango, a favorite snack in our family, matched what we get at Trader Joe’s but was less flavorful than the Hawaiian version sold on Thrive.”
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Boomers Retirement: “Umbrella” Is An Online Home Repair & Services Marketplace For Seniors

From a Pymnts.com posted article:

Umbrella Boomer Community App 65+ Home repairs“Umbrella is an app that’s meant to connect these people with each other, through a marketplace with a membership model. The app lets seniors sign up for “jobs” and provide their services, like mowing a lawn or painting a fence.

The jobs are charged around $20 an hour, and Umbrella keeps $4 of that. The neighbors can choose to make less money, and the difference goes toward cheaper work for lower-income seniors.

Umbrella costs $199 a year to join. The startup was co-founded by CEO Lindsay Ullman and President Sam Gerstenzang. Both worked at Sidewalk Labs previously, among other places.”

Umbrella Boomer Community App 65+

Umbrella website: https://www.askumbrella.com/

To read more on article: https://www.pymnts.com/mobile-applications/2019/community-boomer-app-umbrella-raises-5-million/

Top New Travel Videos: “Desert Patterns 4K” By Andrew Studer Features American Southwest

Filmed, Edited and Directed by: Andrew Studer

“I’m so fascinated by the unique landscapes in the American Southwest . The dynamic patterns and formations become so stunning and dramatic from an aerial perspective. This is a short collection of some aerial footage I shot one morning while filming for ‘Space to Roam.’ ”

Top Aerial Travel Film Desert Patterns 4K By Andrew Studer Features American Southwest

Website: https://andrewstuder.com/

 

Top Political Podcasts: Mark Shields And Ramesh Ponnuru (PBS News Hour)

mark-shields-and-ramesh-ponnuru-on-democratic-divisions-citizenship-dataSyndicated columnist Mark Shields and The National Review’s Ramesh Ponnuru join Judy Woodruff to discuss the latest in politics, including brewing tensions between progressive and moderate House Democrats, President Trump’s executive action on acquiring citizenship data, the role of money in politics and remembering Ross Perot.

Website:

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/mark-shields-and-ramesh-ponnuru-on-democratic-divisions-citizenship-data

 

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