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Tag Archives: movies
Martian city names of science fiction
A little out-of-this-world fun on this Tuesday, also known as post eclipse day. Here are the names of cities, towns, places, and bases on Mars from science fiction. If any were missed, please pass them along, as well as any … Continue reading
Posted in aerospace, architecture, art, Astronomy, books, cities, civics, engineering, entertainment, environment, film, fun, history, humanity, infrastructure, land use, literature, movies, Outer Space, pictures, reading, Science, Science fiction, space, spatial design, sustainability, technology, Television, toponymy, Travel, urban design, urban planning, writing
Tagged art, books, cities, environment, fun, history, land use, Mars, movies, outer space, place names, planning, science fiction, TV
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Ten most heart-shattering movie and mini-series endings
The list below the images identify what this blog author feels are the ten most heart-shattering ending for motion pictures, movies made for television, and streaming mini-series. Often, it’s the combination of the storyline, the scene, the score, and above … Continue reading
Posted in art, Communications, culture, entertainment, film, history, humanity, Love, movies, music, Television, theaters, video, writing
Tagged Brian's Song, cinema, emotions, film, films, Ghost, Goodbye Mr. Chips, heartbreak, history, Love Story, mini-series, movie-review, movies, music, One Day, Out of Africa, Philadelphia, Roman Holiday, streaming, television, The Way We Were, TV
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World’s tallest Ferris Wheels: Passing fad or long-term placemaking tool?
In the past few decades, many cities around the globe have added an enormous Ferris Wheel as an urban attraction. Given these new wheels are commonly being located where they provide spectacular views, the term “observation wheel” is often being … Continue reading
Posted in architecture, art, Asia, branding, China, cities, culture, downtown, economic development, entertainment, Europe, film, fun, geography, historic preservation, history, holiday, infrastructure, Ireland, land use, landscape architecture, movies, new urbanism, North America, Oceania, placemaking, planning, product design, revitalization, skylines, technology, third places, tourism, Travel, UK, urban planning, video
Tagged 1941, 2, amenities, Australia, Canada, China, cities, downtown, economic development, entertainment, Ferris wheels, fun, geography, Japan, land use, movies, placemaking, planning, Russia, Singapore, technology, UK, urban planning, USA
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Enchanting movie theaters of the American Southwest
Below are a series of photographs of enchanting historic movie theaters located throughout parts of the American Southwest. Each has its own individually unique identity that brings a certain vibrancy to the community, whether they are still being used a … Continue reading
Posted in adaptive reuse, architecture, art, business, cities, civics, commerce, Communications, culture, downtown, entertainment, film, fun, geography, historic preservation, history, land use, movies, music, pictures, placemaking, planning, revitalization, signs, theaters, third places, tourism, Travel, urban planning, video
Tagged art, cinema, cities, entertainment, film, fun, geography, history, land use, movie, movie houses, movie theaters, movie-theater, movies, planning, theaters, travel
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Into the archives: Favorite movie by year of release
The following list identifies this blog author’s favorite films by year of release, over the past century. As other movies are seen, the list may change from time to time or fill in some of the blacks, especially for the … Continue reading
Posted in archaeology, art, Communications, culture, entertainment, film, fun, historic preservation, history, libraries, movies, music, theaters, video
Tagged archives, art, cinema, film, filmography, fun, history, movies, theaters, video
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Favorite movies first seen in 2023
With the risk of seeing another great movie sometime in the next few days, the following list identifies this blog author’s favorite movies first seen in 2023, regardless of release date. Peace!   MOVIE                      YEAR OF RELEASE 1. Oppenheimer 2023 2. The Mauritanian … Continue reading
Ten+ best TV shows, movies, & books in 2023
The following are my ten favorite television shows, movies, music, and books seen/heard/read for the first time in 2023. These will be updated from time-to-time and with end-of-the-year results. TELEVISION – Comedies 1. The Bear (Season 2) FX/Hulu 2. Ted … Continue reading
Posted in art, civics, Communications, consumerism, culture, entertainment, film, fun, movies, music, music reviews, pictures, shopping, songs, Television, theaters, video, Women, writing
Tagged albums, art, comedy, drama, entertainment, film, fun, movies, music, songs, television, video
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Why do former Western mining towns more often appear to recover while Eastern ones continue to decline? A comparative analysis from a human and A.I.
There are many thoughts on this issue and it can be much more complex that just a single reason. As a result, it was decided to compare this blog author’s thoughts on the subject to those of chat.openai.com to see … Continue reading
Posted in art, books, business, cities, commerce, Communications, culture, economic development, education, energy, entertainment, entrepreneurship, environment, film, geography, Geology, government, health, historic preservation, history, humanity, infrastructure, land use, literature, Maps, Mining, mountains, movies, music, Native Americans, natural history, nature, opinion, pictures, place names, placemaking, planning, politics, pollution, psychology, recreation, revitalization, social equity, songs, spatial design, Statistics, sustainability, technology, Television, topography, tourism, Trade, Travel, unemployment, urban planning, visual pollution, writing
Tagged Appalachia, cities, East, environment, film, geography, history, land use, mining, mountain top removal, movies, music, planning, revitalization, stereotypes, strip-mining, television, travel, West
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Two migration tales of strength, hardship, and tenacity
Far too often, certain pundits, politicos, and just plain bigots depict refugees and immigrants as criminals and/or parasites. That couldn’t be further from the truth for the vast majority of those people who are seeking a new life in another … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, art, book reviews, books, charities, civility, culture, diversity, education, entertainment, family, film, government, history, human rights, humanity, immigration, inclusiveness, injustice, Latin America, literature, movies, opinion, peace, politics, poverty, racism, Travel, Uncategorized, Welcome, writing
Tagged books, El Salvador, film, history, immigration, literature, migrants, migration, movies, refugees, Solito, Syria, The Swimmers, writing
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Geography of film and TV production hubs in the USA/Canada
The list below identifies the top movie and television production locations in the United States and Canada based on the number of filming sound stages in the market. The numbers provided include those sound stages that are currently in operation, … Continue reading
Posted in art, business, cities, commerce, Communications, culture, digital communications, economic development, entertainment, entrepreneurship, film, fun, geography, history, industry, infrastructure, land use, Maps, marketing, movies, pictures, placemaking, planning, spatial design, Statistics, technology, Television, theaters, tourism, Trade, Travel, urban planning, video, zoning
Tagged business, cinema, cities, entertainment, film, geography, movies, sound stages, soundstages, studios, television
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