The Simpsons Lord of the Flies – Das Bus
Written by Tom Fasano on February 3, 2010 – 1:01 am
Tags: The Lord of the Flies, The Siimpsons
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The Simpsons Hamlet
Written by Tom Fasano on January 5, 2010 – 11:36 amThe following video is copyrighted material and is used for educational purposes only.
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Robots attack Montevideo
Written by Tom Fasano on December 19, 2009 – 9:57 pmThe short video below, was created by Fede Alvarez in Uruguay. It has become such a big hit on YouTube that the director has signed a deal with Sam Raimi’s Ghost House Pictures to develop and direct an original genre project.
Tags: short film
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“Inherent Vice” Trailer Narrated by Pynchon
Written by Tom Fasano on August 6, 2009 – 9:34 pmIs it possible that Thomas Pynchon has finally come out of seclusion? Penguin has just released this video trailer for Inherent Vice, Pynchon’s latest novel, and there is much speculation about the voice of the narrator. Could it be Pynchon who provided the voiceover? Penguin isn’t saying. Pynchon did poke fun at himself with a cameo in The Simpsons, and the two voices do sound similar to me. Watch The Simpsons video clip and decide for yourself.
Tags: The Simpsons, Thomas Pynchon
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A&P Puppet Show (Student Project)
Written by Tom Fasano on February 18, 2009 – 9:51 pmThese guys did a very creative job and have given me a great idea for next year.
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The Crucible Page
Written by Tom Fasano on September 21, 2008 – 9:19 pmI’m in the process of moving all of The Crucible material to The Crucible page. See the link on the above navigation menu.
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Young Goodman Brown
Written by Tom Fasano on September 4, 2008 – 10:07 pmI found the above video on a blog called protozoic, a very strange and clever place indeed.
Click here for a handout we’re going to use when reading Young Goodman Brown by Nathaniel Hawthorne.
The following audio is an unabridged reading of the story. We will begin reading this story tomorrow and my hope is to use the audio as support.
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Olga Korbut: The Gymnast, Her Coach, Her Rival and the President
Written by Tom Fasano on August 20, 2008 – 7:48 pmLike everyone who watched the 1972 Munich Olympics, I was quite taken with Soviet gymnast Olga Korbut — the 4-foot-11, 85-pound sprite who performed a back flip off the uneven bars, danced on the four-inch-wide balance beam, and seduced a worldwide audience with her floor exercise routine “like a little kid playing in the sun,” in the words of ABC commentator Jim McKay. During the intervening years she has taken a tumble from the world’s stage, but her fans still love her.
NOTE: The above documentary film first aired on the BBC in August of 2001.
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Simon & Garfunkel – Richard Cory 1966 live
Written by Tom Fasano on February 13, 2008 – 11:05 pmHere’s a great video of Simon & Garfunkel performing their version of Edwin Arlington Robinson’s most-anthologized poem, “Richard Cory.” I find it impossible to teach this masterpiece of a poem without using this song as scaffolding. About all I know of this live performance is that it was in 1966.
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Tim Burton’s Vincent
Written by Tom Fasano on December 17, 2007 – 11:41 pmThis is a wonderful short film about a little boy who wanted to be just like Vincent Price. There’s much here about the power of imagination.
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