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10 Artsy-Fartsy Films

Artsy films don’t necessarily mean someone in it is a painter or an artist of some sort. These movies are great and tend to have a certain following. Whether it is in the script, the characters, or the soundtrack – these films have formed a whole new genre Louisville painters call artsy-fartsy!

1. 500 Days of Summer
The story is about love, but it is not a love story, first of all. When greeting card writer, Tom meets Summer he falls madly in love with her. Summer is a modern woman with 60s style who does not believe in love and doesn’t want to be anyone’s girlfriend. The film’s soundtrack sets every scene and the creative cinematography makes the film like no other.
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2. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
The film tells the story of the relationship between Joel and Clementine and their extremely difficult breakup. When Joel finds that Clementine has erased him from her memory with a new found technology, Joel immediately decides to have her erased from his. The film goes through the psyche of a man who realizes that he does not want to forget the love of his life, even if he can’t have her.
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3. Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Vicky and Cristina are best friends with two very different views on life and love. When they travel to Barcelona and meet the ravishing artist, Antonio, the romance begins and all rationale is thrown out the window. The film is beautiful with it’s amazing cinematography and landscape shots of Barcelona.
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4. American Beauty
When suburban business man, Lester Burnham loses his job, he takes a new approach on life. After being shunned for years by his rebellious daughter and neurotic wife, he gets back into shape, takes a job at a fast food restaurant and begins fantasizing about his daughter’s best friend. The film dives into a bored man’s psyche while he is going through a midlife crisis and a teenage girl’s struggle between being ordinary or a much older man’s mistress.
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5. Blue Valentine
The courtship of high school dropout, Dean and pre-med student, Cindy begins beautifully and full of love. When we see their married life several years later you see that the romance has turned to boredom for Cindy. The film shows the process of romantic love fading.
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6. The Royal Tenenbaums
Royal and Etheline Tenenbaum have three genius children: Chas, Richie, and their adopted daughter, Margot. Though Royal no longer lives with the family he has never divorced his wife, and as an attempt to get back into the house and family he fakes cancer. The dark comedy tells the story of the family you thought you wanted to be a part of with perfect character analysis and top of the line dialogue.
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7. High Fidelity
Probably the oldest movie on our list was released in 2000. When record store owner, Rob is dumped by his girlfriend we watch him go through the grieving process, beginning with anger. Rob’s lost boy mentality and depressed outlook on life begins to change as he realizes he may have been the one who was wrong and finds that he grows a little from the process. The movie is also known for the “top 5” lists that Rob makes and the great soundtrack.
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8. Garden State
After the death of his mother, Andrew Largeman goes home to New Jersey and is welcomed back into his old group of friends. When he meets the eccentric funny girl Sam, Andrew begins to realize what he wants to do with his life and accepts the dark elements of his past.
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9. An Education
Sixteen year-old school girl, Jenny is a promising student and very cultured. When she attracts the attention of an older man, he feed her hunger for adventure, but with a price. Jenny learns the importance of self and education, and the hardships of love.
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10. The Tree of Life
The film seems to display the thin line between religion an spirituality by examining humanity. The film mostly focuses on a young boy’s life: his relationship with his father, mother, and brothers, and how a child sees the world. The breathtaking special effects and emotional character revelations, make this movie one of a kind.
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Kristina Carpenter is a writer for CertaPro Painters of Louisville, which speicalizes in commercial and residential painting.

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Stargate Continuum Review

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The world of science fiction is one that is thoroughly explored and recorded. Vast worlds across countless universes are created and brought to life not just by writers, but also by the faithful and numerous fans of these types of stories. The universe of Stargate is one of those that captivates audiences and takes them on a journey across galaxies, meeting all kinds of creatures, unexplored alien worlds, and adventures. The Stargate series is considered one of science fiction’s more lustrous gems, with its SG-1 franchise alone creating 10 seasons across a span of 10 years. Met with success, this franchise has garnered multiple awards including 9 Primetime Emmy’s, 18 wins from other various awards, and a whopping 82 nominations in its runtime.

In lieu of its popularity, the SG-1 franchise was able to create two movie spin-offs, Stargate: The Ark of Truth, and the more popular Stargate: Continuum which we will be taking a closer look.

Compared to The Ark of Truth, Continuum deserves to be called the true movie of based on the story of SG-1. Continuum has a more cinematic feel, looking like it has a greater budget, has produced a movie with that of better plot, sound, look, and feel; which made the Continuum at par with most motion pictures in cinemas.

The story of Continuum is a gripping and engaging experience that fans applaud. In this chapter of the Stargate universe, Ba’al seeks the destruction of the Stargate program by going back in time to stop its creation. As comrades start to disappear due to the disturbance in time, Colonel Carter, Colonel Mitchell and Doctor Jackson go through a Stargate and find themselves in Earth’s past and the Stargate program never being created. It is up to them to defend this time from Ba’al and the Gouald and restore peace.

If you are a fan of Stargate, or of science fiction in general, this is a movie that deserves your attention as a part of an intriguing journey in the Stargate universe.

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Identifying a Literary Fiction

People oftentimes become confused about the difference of the literary fiction from other kinds of fictions just like the commercial fiction.    For this issue, lots of opinions have been made.  A lot of times, this topic has been subject to debates. Sometimes, even writers would be confused.  Hence, it is essential to know the similarities and the difference of literary fiction to others.

So, how do you describe literary fiction? To start off, confronting life as it is, is the way for literary fiction. The conflict and the action in this kind of fiction does not have much difference. This type of fiction confronts issues that are related to the conditions of human beings. The critical thinking of the readers are challenged and provoked by literary fiction. Literary fiction is made usually in a beautiful manner, making these famous for their awards from different award-giving bodies. The character and the expression are the aspects where literary fiction puts focus on. The conflict in the story may or may not be resolved in the end.

Yet, there are things which are common to all types of fictions. Such qualities are ignored by authors and writers.  This, knowing these similarities is essential. Correct grammar and editions is important for a fiction to be considered as a good one. It is also important that it is character-driven. The readers’ emotions are evoked because of how well the piece has been written. The readers would easily understand it because of the concreteness of the piece.

One would ask himself if it is necessary to label his work as a literary fiction or some other type.  Nope, this is not necessary to do.  However, it is a good thing that you would understand how a fiction is made so that you will be able to write the correct one if you are planning to write your very first literary novel.

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Reading Novels an Adventure in Itself

Reading for the sheer pleasure of it is one of the most satisfying pursuits one could have. This is because there are just so many worlds waiting to be discovered and so many characters that are waiting to be introduced to you and so many ideas needing to be shared. Knowledge has been mainly spread by the act of reading, and to have some enjoyment while doing so is truly special.

Novels form a major part of what is read for enjoyment. It is mainly fictional, which deal with an event or several events that are not based in real life. Facts take a back seat to the richness of an author’s imagination, to the inventiveness and creativity which his writing ability and experience allows. This is usually the case even tough novels could at times be based upon something that is real or factual. In any case, reading, and reading novels in particular, could be adventures by themselves.

Speaking of adventure, one of the best sources of that in fiction is the so-called mystery novel. These types of novel usually involve a crime to be solved, and it is this element of mystery which has captured the imagination of countless readers. Those who begin reading the best of these types of novels find themselves drawn in by the skillfully weaved tangle of crime. Readers find themselves drawn in, and read on until the end, when the mystery is solved.

And the obviously named adventure novel also draws plenty of readers because it usually involves much action and risk. In it, a hero usually goes on a quest or difficult undertaking, exposing himself to countless perils along the way.

Reading to enjoy is an action that can be beneficial in so many ways. First off, it helps in keeping the mind active, as the reader is actively thinking and anticipating what would happen next. And so in the process, it becomes an adventure in itself, with the reader taking the role of hero who conquers the day in the end.