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Sheffield DocFest

Particle Fever trailer: uncovering the secrets of the universe

Mon, Feb 10, 2014
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Scientists geek out about science! I love stuff like this. How cool is the Large Hadron Collider, anyway?

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The Summit trailer: go telling what happened on the mountain

Thu, Sep 05, 2013
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Damn. Looks like I missed this both at the London Film Festival last year and at Sheffield Doc/Fest this spring. Crap.

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Blackfish review (Sheffield Doc/Fest)

Fri, Jul 26, 2013
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A horrifying, heartbreaking eye-opener about human inhumanity to other intelligent and emotional beings who share our planet.

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The Crash Reel review (Sheffield Doc/Fest)

Thu, Jul 04, 2013
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Dangerous sports smacks up against towering ambition in this sensationally accomplished documentary to ask a universal question: How far do you go in order to be who you were born to be?

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Rafea: Solar Mama review (Sheffield Doc/Fest)

Wed, Jul 03, 2013
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Hugely hopeful documentary about women unleashing their potential and putting into practice small-scale, realistic solutions to enormous problems.

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the wit and wisdom of Walter Murch at Sheffield Doc/Fest

Mon, Jun 17, 2013
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My tweets from Murch’s informative and inspirational talk…

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Sheffield photo of the day: watching movies outside

Sun, Jun 16, 2013
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Free movies for the public, al fresco, at Sheffield Doc/Fest.

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Sheffield photo of the day: Walter Murch cupcakes

Sat, Jun 15, 2013
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Apparently all the guests at Sheffield Doc/Fest get their own personalized cupcakes.

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the best idea yet for dealing with sexist trolls (and other adventures in social networking)

Thu, Feb 07, 2013
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Stuff my followers on Facebook, Twitter, and Google+ saw today…

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of course MST3K is film criticism (and other adventures in social networking)

Fri, Jun 29, 2012
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Links my followers on Facebook, Twitter, and Google+ saw today…

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