A focus on Coming of Age movies and young talent with a goal of bringing you an honest impression of the Coming of Age value and to also facilitate NEW talent when I find it. I will also include an area for my personal interest like web 2.0 and other things.

Archive for July, 2008

Son of Rambow

Son of Rambow

Son of Rambow is a brilliant coming of age movie about friendship, inspiration and willingness to put others first. Amazingly funny and innovative, it quickly become a favorite of mine.Written and directed by Garth Jennings, “Son of Rambow” turned out to be very eccentric.

Organize your Flickr photostream

Organize your Flickr photostream

When it comes to organizing my photos and rearranging the photostream - gee sometimes this could be quite a hurdle. Thankfully 2 days ago I discovered a great widget which uses the Flickr api to deliver the ultimate organisation capability .

My favorite beach

My favorite beach

Today I discovered a new beach which became a favorite of mine. The only problem with it is that I have to catch a bus to it and round trip is about 10 Euro. Then I asked the driver today and he told me that I could bring my bike via the luggage storage, so [...]

Iver

Iver

Iver is the first of the short movies I am going to review in this blog. I came to appreciate it as it brought many memories of the many days I spend in around the pool training swimming and triathlon. Let`s start with the basic Iver is a Norwegian movie starring ErikNæsbak Brenden.

King of the Hill

King of the Hill

Twelve-year-old Aaron is a smart boy - this is the first impression one gets from watching him reading his project at School. His imagination runs wild and helps him to play two different roles in life - being a student at the rich kids school and being a son of broke and unreliable parents.

Jordan Jansen at 10, Already an Aussie Ledgend

Jordan Jansen at 10, Already an Aussie Ledgend

A little over two years ago, a young boy stood alone, on a very, very large stage. His eyes stayed low, looking down at his feet. His breathing was rapid and his blood rushed as the music began to play and quietly he began to sing. “Where is Love” As he went on, he relaxed a bit more and was able to sing a bit louder; maybe even a bit better. And finally the song was done. He survived it. The applause came and at that moment, he knew. He knew that’s what he wanted to do for the rest of his life.

Candid photography

Candid photography

I love photography.  The 20 GB of photos I have taken, are enough prove that. Yet I am still an amateur, who manages to get a good shot or two once in a while. I shoot all kinds of different things, landscapes, architecture, streets and yes random people that I notice. In fact, getting a [...]