@Poboyreads: An Encore Series: 'Discarded Treasures 404s'

Encore: The Reckoning

Part unknown?
Reading an Encore rather than a 404.
Installment 1: Discarded Treasures
Stories are the fabric of our Lives.
Poboyreads: Encore Media Posts (PEMPs)

PEMP: Jan. 28, 2018
Why We Forget Most of the Books We Read
... and the movies and TV shows we watch?
The experience of consuming culture.
Article by Juliee Beck via the Atlantic

PEMP: Sept 17, 2018
Why you should read this article slowly?
Amid fears of shrinking attention spans, it’s time to stop skimming our screens and try slow reading – it is rich in rewards. Article by Joe Moran via the Guardian

PEMP: Mar. 3, 2015
Celebrate the Joy of Shared Reading
Reading groups are proving that good books bring people together. National Reading Group Month salutes reading groups. It fosters their growth and promotes the love of literature. It's an opportunity for reading groups to reflect on their accomplishments and plan for the future — the perfect time to join or start a group.
via National Reading Group Month organization

PEMP: Apr 21, 2015
As of 2015: The only living American winner of the Nobel Prize for literature
Toni Morrison Society  “She's an arena player”

PEMP: Aug 28, 2013
'J.D. Salinger would hate this.'
J.D. Salinger would see upcoming biography, documentary as a hit below the belt.
Article by Jen Chaney via The Post

PEMP: Aug 14, 2013
The World's Top-Earning Authors: With '50 Shades,' E.L. James Debuts At No. 1
The club of the world's top-selling authors is an exclusive one, with only a few established paths to entry. Citation: Jeff Bercovici via Forbes

PEMP: Aug 2, 2014
Lionsgate Buys Jason Mott Novel ‘The Wonder Of All Things’
Lionsgate acquired screen rights to The Wonder Of All Things, the sophomore novel by Jason Mott, whose debut The Returned is the basis for the ABC series Resurrection. David Heyman’s Heyday Films will produce with John Fischer and Jeffrey Clifford.
Citation: Mike Fleming Jr via DeadLine Hollywood

PEMP: Jan 22, 2018
14 Ways To Make Journaling One Of The Best Things You Do
The list of successful and wise and brilliant people who made time to journal is almost unbelievable: Oscar Wilde, Susan Sontag, Marcus Aurelius, John Quincy Adams, Anne Frank, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Virginia Woolf, Henry David Thoreau, Joan Didion.
Article by Ryan Holiday via Medium

PEMP: Aug 4, 2018
Daisy Johnson: ‘When I’m stressed out, I read The Shining’
The book that changed my life
I read Miss Smilla’s Feeling for Snow by Peter Høeg at that age when books can feel so momentous. Until about four years ago, every time I saw it in a charity shop I would buy it. Article: Daisy Johnson via The Guardian

Dalton Trumbo
'Life itself is one big story'
Convicted for contempt of Congress.
Trumbo spent 11 months in federal prison and lost all right to ply his craft.
Writing 30 scripts under pseudonyms – he won an Oscar in 1956 for The Brave One as Robert Rich – he was not recognized publicly again until 1960, when Otto Preminger credited him on Exodus and Kirk Douglas did so on Spartacus – actions considered to mark the end of the blacklist. As late as 1993, Trumbo was awarded a posthumous Academy Award for Roman Holiday (1953.) Film: via PBS American Masters

'Everyone is eager to find that PDCW'
Great Producers, Directors, Composers, and Writers
There is a hunger to replicate the success of shows like “Empire,” “Jane the Virgin” and “Power”; to discover the next Lee Daniels, Ava DuVernay or Shonda Rhimes; or to cultivate critical darlings like Issa Rae and Donald Glover. As TV Seeks Diverse Writing Ranks, Rising Demand Meets Short Supply. Article by Cara Buckley via NYT

Encore: TV Seeks Diverse Writing Ranks

PEMP: Aug 25,2018
Maestro Director/Composer: WestSide Story
A larger-than-life personality: Leonard Bernstein was once Director of the New York Philharmonic. One of the most listened to commentators about music on radio and TV; making intellectual culture more accessible to the public at large.

PEMP: May 22, 2018
Unwavering Passion for Equality
Lena Waithe: is shaking up Hollywood and breaking cultural boundaries through her innovative and authentic storytelling. Lena's latest career endeavors.

PEMP: Sept 6,2018
Cinema needs Good Stories
The Reckoning: Anyone in the movie business who tells you they’re not scared stiff about the future is probably lying. Shows are scrambling to hire more minorities, but the pipeline of experienced writers is thin, a problem of the industry’s own making.

PEMP: Sept 13, 2013
The Dream Maker
"When I want your opinion, I'll give it to you"~ Samuel Goldwyn
Samuel Goldwyn was the premier dream-maker of his era, and in this lavishly-praised biography, the Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award-winning author of Lindbergh and Max Perkins: Editor of Genius offers a life story as rich with drama as anything found on the silver screen.

Movies That Make You Think Deeply
It’s no surprise that we’ve fallen in love with movies: they perfectly embody stories.
And stories can be powerful. We watch movies to find a sense of relief from our daily responsibilities, to experience excitement and intrigue, and to even feel our humanity again by letting them touch our hearts. Article: Mateo Sol via LoneWolf

Encore Image: Trumbo via MovieClips

Movies that will have you thinking, long time after you've watched them.
Some of these you might not have seen or even heard about, since most of them are not mainstream or blockbusters; in no particular order; always on the lookout for similar films or lists, so feel free to suggest a further viewing.
IMDB Post by Leopardo-Azul

On the Flipside: Do Our Favorite Movies Tell the Truth?
Films serve a number of purposes in our society. Mostly, they tell stories, entertain audiences, and help us imagine the world in new and creative ways. The creators and distributors of films also contribute to our economy. But an often-overlooked purpose of the film is that it should serve the common good. This influence that film has on the broader culture cannot be overlooked and ignoring it is unwise.
Article by Greg Veltman via Qideas.Org

Important Things to Note about Movies
Movies are weird in a lot of different ways, and one of the most fascinating is the way in which they do certain weird things that give the illusion of being totally normal—even though they are, upon deeper reflection, incredibly strange.
Beware of the infinite echo chambers.
Article: Ciara Wardlow / Film School Rejects

Think Some More: 15 Movies
Occasionally a movie comes along that burrows into your brain and stays with you long after you leave the theater. These are the types of movies that demand repeat viewings, frequent discussions, and in depth analysis. While many movies are content to just be disposable entertainment (and there’s nothing wrong with those movies in small doses), Screen Rant occasionally want a movie that will really make them think.
Article: Andrew Martin/Screen Rant


Kimberley Dadds: We asked members of the BuzzFeed Community to tell us what movies actually make them think, you know, the ones that stay in your head for days long after they've finished. Here are some of their best answers.

Credits & Attributions
Video footage and Imagery by Getty via Animoto
Stock Image: 'Parts Unknown' by Brigitte Werner via Pixabay
Imagery: 'Dalton Trumbo' by PBS American Masters
Movieclips Trailers: Trumbo Official Trailer #1 (2015)
John Dennie: (PBS Trumbo)
Wuri Indri: (Mogul and Movie Star) - Samuel Goldwyn

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