Note: I worked for the non-profit Kiss the Ground from February 2019 to August 2020 as a contractor. I left the organization for some of the same reasons I outline in the review below. The Kiss the Ground film was in part produced and promoted by the non-profit organization.
For any person of color watching this film, its most glaring fault is its utter lack of representation. The film, which presents regenerative agriculture as the solution to climate change, features a series of celebrities and experts showing how this type of farming can sequester carbon from the atmosphere. Of those, only three experts are people of color, and their speaking time in the film lasts for less than 5 minutes of the 84 minute runtime.
After the last POC presenter speakers, the audience is then treated to a vomit-inducing scene of white saviorism as white celebrities Courtney and David Arquette teach Black people in Haiti how to compost their own poop. Scenes of the satisfied white lady with smiling Black children abound. Perfect.
But is carbon really the cause of climate change, as this film (and much of our broader society, including most environmental groups) would like us to believe? Or is carbon in the atmosphere, and climate change more broadly, a symptom of a global colonial culture that treats Earth and people of color as resources to be mined?
I am also shocked that the production team could be so absent-minded after all that has happened this year, that the film's launch team and the non-profit Kiss the Ground made no effort to address the lack of diversity in the film, issue an apology, or highlight people and organizations that should have been the featured characters of the film.
The plot had cobwebs all over it long before Wilder and collaborator I.A.L. Diamond, adapting an Italian play, started typing it. Dino leaves Vegas in his Dual Ghia convertible, bound for LA and the start of filming. But he gets detoured into tiny dirt-road Climax, Nevada.
I bought this on eBay for $15. It was an AS-IT item, but turns out everything's working perfectly. The Canon EOS film SLRs are surely the most underrated film cameras out there. They are cheaper and better than most film cameras.
To me the only 'outdated camera' is a broken one. I hear digital people constantly talk about outdated cameras simply because one is not the newest model . . you got some nice photos, so it's a 'good' camera. Enjoy it
I love stories like this. People sometimes complain about the high cost of film cameras (or insist on paying $200 or more for a certain popular model of camera) and yet there are so many great cameras out there for bargain prices -- and the autofocus Canons are among them. I have a similar story with a $12 Minolta 400si, and my $16 Sears KS Auto (a top-of-the-line Ricoh XR-2s with a different badge) is one of my workhorse cameras.
It's good that you bought one now, before people figure out how good they are. They can take the same great optics that the high-profile EOS 1N will, and can therefore make just about the same photos.
I bought a similar US version of that camera, the EOS Rebel G. It is lightweight and plastic, and small in the hand, so some people mistake it as "cheap". But it is not. It is well made, it's just not big or heavy.
+ I like how they pre-wind the film, then wind it back in as we shoot the roll. This way, we always know exactly how many shots we have left. Don't have to wonder how many "bonus shots" we will get. Also, if someone opens the back, it will only ruin the unexposed film.
In the end, I re-sold mine, as to me, it was duplicating what I had in the Nikon N80, and I have a nice collection of Nikon lenses already, and just a few Canons. (most of which were cheap and slow zooms)
The fact that these older rebel SLRs from the 90's and early 2000's are underrated/unnoticed is a good thing, because they usually go for around $15 approx., sometimes more and sometimes less. I got my 3000n for around $60 AUD. Among other film SLRs like the Canon AE-1 or Nikon FE, that's a steal and it makes the entry into film photography very accessible, especially if you have existing EF glass laying around.
The Lumix S9 is Panasonic's newest full-frame mirrorless camera. It allows users to create their own custom looks for out-of-camera colors and is the first full-frame Lumix camera aimed squarely at social media content creators.
The Sony a9 III is the world's first full-frame mirrorless camera to feature a global electronic shutter with simultaneous readout. After extensive testing of this 120 fps sports camera, to see what you gain (and, perhaps, lose).
The Fujifilm X100VI is the sixth iteration of Fujifilm's classically-styled large sensor compact. A 40MP X-Trans sensor, in-body stabilization and 6.2K video are the major updates, but do they make the camera better?
What's the best camera for travel? Good travel cameras should be small, versatile, and offer good image quality. In this buying guide we've rounded-up several great cameras for travel and recommended the best.
If you want a compact camera that produces great quality photos without the hassle of changing lenses, there are plenty of choices available for every budget. Read on to find out which portable enthusiast compacts are our favorites.
Kiss of Death is a 1995 American crime thriller film directed and produced by Barbet Schroeder, and starring David Caruso, Samuel L. Jackson, Nicolas Cage, Helen Hunt, Ving Rhames and Stanley Tucci.
The film is a remake of the 1947 film noir classic of the same name that starred Victor Mature, Brian Donlevy, and Richard Widmark. It was screened out of competition at the 1995 Cannes Film Festival.[2] Like the original Kiss of Death, the film was released by 20th Century Fox.
Jimmy Kilmartin is a reformed ex-convict living in Astoria, Queens, New York City, with his wife Bev and their daughter. Both Jimmy and Bev are recovering alcoholics. One day, Bev leaves Jimmy alone to attend an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting. During her absence, Jimmy's cousin Ronnie, who is in trouble, urgently seeks his help in moving stolen cars. Knowing the risks involved, Jimmy initially refuses but eventually agrees out of concern for Ronnie's safety. Ronnie reveals that a dangerous asthmatic psychopath named Little Junior Brown will kill him if the cars aren't moved.
In a rush to catch up on their schedule, Ronnie insists on moving the stolen cars together in a caravan, attracting the attention of the police. When they reach the Brooklyn Navy Yard to unload the cars, the police show up. During the chaos of the arrest, Jimmy's passenger shoots at the police, injuring Detective Calvin Hart and causing a bullet to graze Jimmy's hand and Detective Hart's face.
Jack Gold, the lawyer for the Brown crime family, promises Jimmy that his wife Bev will be taken care of if he takes the blame for the incident without revealing his co-conspirators. However, Ronnie shortchanges Bev's allowance, and she is coerced into working for Ronnie at his chop shop near Shea Stadium. On her first day, Bev witnesses Ronnie beating a man who tried to sell him a stolen car. Feeling overwhelmed, she succumbs to temptation and drinks alcohol. Ronnie takes her to Baby Cakes, a strip club owned by the Browns, where he continues to ply her with alcohol and make advances towards her. Big Junior and Little Junior Brown intervene, and despite their anger towards Ronnie, they order him to take Bev home. Instead, Ronnie brings her to his house, causing Bev to panic and flee in Ronnie's car. Tragically, she crashes head-on into a semi-truck and dies instantly.
Given supervised release for Bev's funeral, Jimmy listens to Ronnie's feeble explanation for Bev's death. Bev's sister Rosie informs Jimmy that Bev never returned home the night before her death. Suspecting Ronnie's involvement, Jimmy agrees to become a state witness and reveals the names of all those involved in the Navy Yard incident, except Ronnie. When the police arrest everyone except Ronnie, the Browns believe Ronnie is the snitch. In retaliation, Little Junior Brown beats Ronnie to death in his office.
Several years pass, and the district attorney approaches Jimmy again, urging him to inform on the Browns. Still serving his sentence in Sing Sing, Jimmy negotiates a pardon and a job he would enjoy. He marries Rosie but keeps his informant duties hidden from her. Detective Hart informs Jimmy that their target is actually a drug dealer named Omar, who receives weapons and cars from Little Junior Brown. Jimmy agrees to wear a wire and resumes working for the Browns, starting with car thefts.
During his time with the crew, Jimmy encounters Little Junior at Baby Cakes, where Junior expresses condolences for Bev's death. Junior takes Jimmy to a meeting with Omar, but Jimmy's deception becomes increasingly difficult to maintain, straining his relationship with Rosie. Eventually, Junior takes Jimmy to another meeting with Omar, where Jimmy witnesses Junior killing Omar. Later, Omar's crew kidnaps Jimmy and takes him to a meeting, revealing that Omar was an undercover DEA agent.
Using the tape of Omar's killing as evidence, the district attorney and the DEA arrest Little Junior. However, after Junior is released on bail, he kidnaps Jimmy's daughter to send him a message. Jimmy eventually locates his daughter in the woods, her forehead marked with the letters B.A.D. (Balls, Attitude, Direction) in blood, symbolizing Junior's ruthless nature. Realizing his family is no longer safe, Jimmy returns to the city and confronts Junior at Baby Cakes, holding him at gunpoint. A fight ensues, leading to Junior's arrest by Detective Hart, who discovers Jimmy was wearing a wire. Jimmy uses a tape containing corrupt threats from the district attorney as leverage, allowing him to escape the situation.
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