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Oct 01

The Nobel Prize in Physics 2010 was awarded to two Russian scientists Andre Geim and Konstantin Novo

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The Nobel Prize in Physics 2010 was awarded to two Russian scientists Andre Geim and Konstantin Novoselov "for groundbreaking experiments regarding the two-dimensional material graphene".

Andre Geim
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Konstantin Novoselov
Photo: University of Manchester, UK

Andre Geim

Konstantin Novoselov

 
 
You can listen to the lecture delivered by Konstantin Novoselov at his
Oct 01

Venice Golden Lion for Alexander Sokurov's Faust

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Russian director Alexander Sokurov's take on the German legend Faust has won the film a Golden Lion - the top award at the Venice Film Festival.

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VENICE, Italy (AP) — Russian director Aleksander Sokurov's "Faust," a new take on the German legend about the quest for knowledge at all cost, won the Golden Lion prize at the Venice Film Festival on Saturday.

Aug 26

man on wire under the stars

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if you're not afraid to try something different, it might be fun to see "man on wire" under the stars this friday. wordsmith blogged about the guerilla drive-in a few weeks back and it sounds exciting. they're showing man on wire under the soquel bridge in the san lorenzo park this friday, are you going? "man on wire" won the best documentary oscar last

Feb 20

love, lust and the oscars

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for the first time in my life, i'm excited about the oscars. if movies are a reflection of society, i thought it was curious that both movies based in real-life are rife with lust, while the 3 fiction movies are steep with the idea of true love. what's your idea of a "best picture?" thanks to my friend who knows everything about the internet, in the last

Feb 17

Previous "Best Picture" award winners

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The academy awards are this sunday. I still need to see the Curious Case of Benjamin Button before i can make my decision for Best Picture. A good movie sweeps you away into a different world and the four nominated best pictures that i've seen have done that, for sure--I love that feeling!

Since what happened before me is ancient history, i thought it would
Jan 30

Gran Torino: went ahead & made my day

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Dirty Harry's back, and he's a different person. How different? I won't reveal all of it, but there's more going on behind the steely glare.

 

Clint Eastwood grunts and sighs all the way through Gran Torino, as the epitome of a grumpy old f***. So nasty, so wretched in his inflexible ways, you think he's going to blow everybody away like the good old days.

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