Leslie Nielsen, one of the greatest comedy actors of his time, died at the age of 84
"Leslie Nielsen, the serious young actor who enjoyed far greater fame in a second career as a bumbling, older, comic actor in hits such as Airplane! and the Naked Gun series, has died from complications from pneumonia brought on while battling a staph infection. He was 84."
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Revival of Jordanian Production “Struggle in Jerash”
"Struggle in Jerash", a movie shot in Jordan in 1957 and considered the first Jordanian feature film, was recently restored and recuperated by London-based filmmakers Eileen Simpson and Ben White, and it's now being screened alongside with "I want to see" by the Lebanese Independent Filmmakers Joana Hadjithomas and Khalil Joreige.
http://www.gasworks.org.uk/exhibitions/detail.php?id=533
A new approach to digital filmmaking: Canon DSLR Cameras
Digital Filmmaking took a huge step forward this week. On May 17th, FOX aired the season finale of House MD, an episode shot entirely on a DSLR Camera. Yes, a still camera that actually shoots full frame video.
