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The I in Team in Man on Wire

emilyex wrote 1 week ago: February 5, 2009 - You can engage in a serious debate over the elements of teamwork between Petit an … more →

Tags: Film 240, Figgis, sound, New York

TWiST Episode #7

SR Simko wrote 2 weeks ago: Episode 7 Date: June 20, 2009 Guest: Don Dodge, Microsoft’s Director of Business Development Microso … more →

Tags: Episode 7, Advisory Angel, BizSpark, Business Development, Disagreements, Don Dodge, Initial Sponsorship, Lawyer Role, Partner problems

Man on Wire (UK-US, 2008)1 comment

nicklacey wrote 3 weeks ago: … more →

Tags: A2 Film, Documentary

Snow - not blinded by technology

westminstermediacomment wrote 4 weeks ago: Channel 4 anchor Jon Snow says this is the most exciting time in history to be a journalist. I agre … more →

Tags: Journalism, Multimedia, Weblogs, Current Affairs, News, Conferences, University of Westminster, Education, technology

Man on Wire

lucyglib wrote 4 weeks ago: Infectious and ambitious little French dude. So very interesting! 8/10 Buy it … more →

Tags: Documentary, Philippe Petit

A tribute to the unstoppable and indelible spirit of human beings - life on the edge, literally beyond all limits imagined1 comment

pwl wrote 1 month ago: On August 7, 1974, shortly after 7:15 a.m., Petit stepped off the South Tower and onto his 3/4 … more →

Tags: Awesome, Awesome beyond awesome, bad ideas, Double Yikes, eeek!, film, Fun, Get some perspective people, Gravity

Elegy and joy in 'Man on Wire'2 comments

Carrie M wrote 1 month ago: I feel as though even a flawed movie often has something to offer, some nugget of insight that … more →

Tags: Arts, Documentary

Rebellion6 comments

hilarybarnett wrote 1 month ago: “To me it’s so simple, that life should be lived on the edge of life. You have to exerci … more →

Tags: Career, films, Life, spirituality, Phillipe Petit, Rebellion, tightrope

Man on Wire -- 60-Second movie review

heloise8 wrote 1 month ago: The French documentary Man On Wire, won best documentary at this year’s Oscars. Wire-walker, F … more →

Tags: Reel Short Takes (movie reviews), Documentary, wins best documentary

MAN ON WIRE (dir. James Marsh, 2008)2 comments

cbaldwinbarnett wrote 1 month ago: The figure in the middle of the picture is Petit, almost 1,500 feet above ground. In 1974, a French … more →

Tags: Movies, Entertainment, James Marsh, Philippe Petit, World Trade Center, Manhattan, michael nyman, Fish Beach

Extraordinaire!10 comments

nsahmed wrote 1 month ago: Man on Wire is an exhilarating, soaring, uplifting, wonderful work of art. It is the kind of f … more →

Tags: Art, Life, Movies, Philippe Petit, human spirit

Ovelha suja indica

sujoebarato wrote 1 month ago: He Was a Quiet Man. Fazia tempo que queria ver este filme, foi comparado com Brazil do Terry Gilliam … more →

Tags: Dirty Sheep cinema, he was a quiet man, Thicker than Water

TIFF 2009 (part 2)

mishuvass wrote 1 month ago: Il y a longtemps que je t’aime / I’ve Loved You So Long (France | Germany, 2008), directed by … more →

Tags: Movies, Tiff, transylvania international film festival, Philippe Claudel, Steve McQueen, Hunger, James Marsh, Philippe Petit, World Trade Center

Man On Wire

joeonlyone wrote 1 month ago: Philippe Petit spent forty-five minutes dancing on 200 feet of tightrope stretched between the WTC t … more →

Tags: film, Recommendation, DVD, Oscar, Philippe Petit, New York City, World Trade Center, tightrope

Nuclear Mushrooms1 comment

Squink! wrote 2 months ago: Yesterday, as you may have read, I was rudely awoken by the postman at 7:30, and as I expected a del … more →

Tags: News/Ramblings, bicycle, cheese, Cycling, Digestive, giro, Harp, Helmet, Illustration

You'll believe a man can get high...

John wrote 2 months ago: MAN ON WIRE is the story – the true story – of a man named Philippe Petit. A frenchman w … more →

Tags: Awards, Documentary, Phillipe Petit, High Wire, World Trade Center, James Marsh

what i've been reading & watching lately: eleanor of aquitane, the aeneid, and man on wire1 comment

pinstripebindi wrote 2 months ago: Eleanor of Aquitane: A Life by Alison Weir Alison Weir moves a little outside of her Tudor specialty … more →

Tags: Books, Movies, Alison Weir, Eleanor of Aquitane, Philippe Petit, Robert Fagles, The Aeneid, Virgil

!!!The Incredible Tightrope Walking Woodlouse!!!

Corona Smith wrote 2 months ago: Witness his nerves of Steel! Marvel at his dexterity! See him cheat DEATH itself! Its the INCRE … more →

Tags: None, Corona Smith, Hull, Zoo and Logical Times, woodlouse, tightrope, Incredible, Woodlice, Insect Circus

Man on Wire and the Beautiful Things

Agonistes wrote 2 months ago: Netflix delivered the Oscar winning documentary Man on Wire to my house more than two weeks ago. My … more →

Tags: spiritual formation, facebook, Beauty, john o'donahue, Winged Migration, Annie Allix, Philippe Petit, Oscar, Documentaries


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