Jack is not a friend of mine. I prefer the irish or the Scottish, liking them best if they're twelve years or older. But Jack is a funny guy, whose sense of humour swills around in the depths of his amber blood. Jacks friend Arnold recently did an advertising campaign for him, showing us to the lighter, somewhat wobbly side of politicking and advertising your talents and desires as an aspiring member of the ruling class. Here's one of Jacks ads. You see more of what Jack thinks about politics here, or by clicking on the title!
Over the past three years, a great number of films dealing with the Egyptian Uprising, whether documentary, docufiction or pure invention have been brought to screens and festivals around the world. The latest such offering I have watched, Marco Wilms documentary Art War, is an interesting and polarising case. ART WAR - Trailer from HELDENFILM on Vimeo . " ART WAR is the story of young Egyptians who, through art and enlightenment, and inspired by the Arab Spring, use their creativity to salvage the revolu tion. Using graffiti murals and rebellious music and films, they inspire the youth culture around the world and throughout the streets of conquered Egypt. The film follows revolutionary artists through 2 years of post-revolutionary anarchy, from the 2011 Arab Spring until the final 2013 Parliament election. It describes the proliferation of creativity after Mubarak’s fall, showing how these artists learn to use art in new ways--as a weapon to fight for their unfinish
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