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5 February 2024
Close Up (1990) in Farsi. This fiction-documentary hybrid uses a sensational real-life event; The arrest of a young man on charges that he fraudulently impersonated the well-known filmmaker Mohsen Makhmalbaf — as the basis for a stunning, multilayered investigation into movies, identity, artistic creation, and existence, in which the real people from the case play themselves.
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The Wizard of Oz is a 1933 Canadian-American animated short film directed by Ted Eshbaugh. The film is considered to potentially be the first full color animated film.

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English : The Wizard of Oz is a 1933 Canadian-American animated short film directed by Ted Eshbaugh. The film is considered to potentially be the first full color animated film.

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Snowfall in Podolsk, Russia on 2 February, 2019. The video also shows the bridge across the Pakhra River, part of Lenin Prospect

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English : Snowfall in Podolsk, Russia on 2 February, 2019. The video also shows the bridge across the Pakhra River, part of Lenin Prospect

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1930 Hollywood classic movie, Check and Double Check, directed by Melville W. Brown, starring Freeman F. Gosden, Charles J. Correll, Sue Carol.

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English : 1930 Hollywood classic movie, Check and Double Check, directed by Melville W. Brown, starring Freeman F. Gosden, Charles J. Correll, Sue Carol.

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Newly picked bilberries (Vaccinium myrtillus), cleaned, rinsed and ready to be served in a glass bowl. Recorded in highspeed in Tuntorp, Brastad, Lysekil Municipality, Sweden. Music "Dreamland" by Aakash Gandhi from the YouTube sound library, free license while used in a video.

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English : Newly picked bilberries (Vaccinium myrtillus), cleaned, rinsed and ready to be served in a glass bowl. Recorded in highspeed in Tuntorp, Brastad, Lysekil Municipality, Sweden. Music "Dreamland" by Aakash Gandhi from the YouTube sound library, free license while used in a video.

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Close Up (1990) in Farsi. This fiction-documentary hybrid uses a sensational real-life event; The arrest of a young man on charges that he fraudulently impersonated the well-known filmmaker Mohsen Makhmalbaf — as the basis for a stunning, multilayered investigation into movies, identity, artistic creation, and existence, in which the real people from the case play themselves.

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English : Close Up (1990) in Farsi. This fiction-documentary hybrid uses a sensational real-life event; The arrest of a young man on charges that he fraudulently impersonated the well-known filmmaker Mohsen Makhmalbaf — as the basis for a stunning, multilayered investigation into movies, identity, artistic creation, and existence, in which the real people from the case play themselves.

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Timelapse of sunset in Hong Kong

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English : Timelapse of sunset in Hong Kong

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Mohamed Muizz's voice recorded in 17 November 2023

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English : Mohamed Muizz's voice recorded in 17 November 2023

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Gabby Goes Fishing (1941), a Max Fleischer animated cartoon (producer). Directed by Dave Fleischer. Writer: Carl Meyer. Stars: Pinto Colvig, Jack Mercer. Gabby teaches a young boy how to fish, even though the boy was doing much better without him.

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English : Gabby Goes Fishing (1941), a Max Fleischer animated cartoon (producer). Directed by Dave Fleischer. Writer: Carl Meyer. Stars: Pinto Colvig, Jack Mercer. Gabby teaches a young boy how to fish, even though the boy was doing much better without him.

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The Giant Gila Monster is an American 1959 science fiction horror film directed by Ray Kellogg and produced by Ken Curtis. This low-budget B-movie starred Don Sullivan, a veteran of several low budget monster and zombie films, and Lisa Simone, the French contestant for the 1957 Miss Universe, as well as comedic actor Shug Fisher and KLIF disc jockey Ken Knox. The effects included a live Mexican beaded lizard (not an actual Gila monster) filmed on a scaled-down model landscape.

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English : The Giant Gila Monster is an American 1959 science fiction horror film directed by Ray Kellogg and produced by Ken Curtis. This low-budget B-movie starred Don Sullivan, a veteran of several low budget monster and zombie films, and Lisa Simone, the French contestant for the 1957 Miss Universe, as well as comedic actor Shug Fisher and KLIF disc jockey Ken Knox. The effects included a live Mexican beaded lizard (not an actual Gila monster) filmed on a scaled-down model landscape.

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Glen or Glenda is a 1953 American exploitation film written, directed by and starring Ed Wood (credited in his starring role as "Daniel Davis"), and featuring Bela Lugosi and Wood's then-girlfriend Dolores Fuller. It was produced by George Weiss who also made the exploitation film Test Tube Babies that same year. The film is a docudrama about cross-dressing and transsexuality, and is semi-autobiographical in nature. Wood himself was a cross-dresser, and the film is a plea for tolerance. It is widely considered one of the worst films ever made. However, it has become a cult film due to its low-budget production values and idiosyncratic style.

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English : Glen or Glenda is a 1953 American exploitation film written, directed by and starring Ed Wood (credited in his starring role as "Daniel Davis"), and featuring Bela Lugosi and Wood's then-girlfriend Dolores Fuller. It was produced by George Weiss who also made the exploitation film Test Tube Babies that same year. The film is a docudrama about cross-dressing and transsexuality, and is semi-autobiographical in nature. Wood himself was a cross-dresser, and the film is a plea for tolerance. It is widely considered one of the worst films ever made. However, it has become a cult film due to its low-budget production values and idiosyncratic style.

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Axelle Gachet-Mollaret and Xavier Gachet (Club Multisport Arêches-Beaufort) have 20 international medals in 2022, including three doubles in the individual running World Cup. A historic season for this “golden couple”.

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English : Axelle Gachet-Mollaret and Xavier Gachet (Club Multisport Arêches-Beaufort) have 20 international medals in 2022, including three doubles in the individual running World Cup. A historic season for this “golden couple”.

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Moana, a 1926 documentary film by Robert J. Flaherty, is the first feature film made with panchromatic black-and-white film.

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English : Moana, a 1926 documentary film by Robert J. Flaherty, is the first feature film made with panchromatic black-and-white film.

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The Voyage of the Bourrichon Family (1913) by Georges Méliès

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English : The Voyage of the Bourrichon Family (1913) by Georges Méliès

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Sea captain Carola Rackete speaking at Fangschleuse station near Tesla's Grünheide Gigafactory about the need to stop Tesla from using any more Groundwater.

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English : Sea captain Carola Rackete speaking at Fangschleuse station near Tesla's Grünheide Gigafactory about the need to stop Tesla from using any more Groundwater.

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Aproaching International and Government Airport Berlin-Brandenburg BER, Cockpit view, SEV RB22. Taxi at 11m 12s, Standstill at 12m 04s

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English : Aproaching International and Government Airport Berlin-Brandenburg BER, Cockpit view, SEV RB22. Taxi at 11m 12s, Standstill at 12m 04s
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Detour is a 1945 American film noir directed by Edgar G. Ulmer starring Tom Neal and Ann Savage. The screenplay was adapted by Martin Goldsmith and Martin Mooney (uncredited) from Goldsmith's 1939 novel of the same title, and released by the Producers Releasing Corporation, one of the so-called Poverty Row film studios in mid-20th-century Hollywood. February 19th is the birthday of Ann Savage.

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English : Detour is a 1945 American film noir directed by Edgar G. Ulmer starring Tom Neal and Ann Savage. The screenplay was adapted by Martin Goldsmith and Martin Mooney (uncredited) from Goldsmith's 1939 novel of the same title, and released by the Producers Releasing Corporation, one of the so-called Poverty Row film studios in mid-20th-century Hollywood. February 19th is the birthday of Ann Savage.

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Transit of Mars moon Deimos before the Sun, as observed on 20 January 2024 by the Mars rover Perseverance.

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English : Transit of Mars moon Deimos before the Sun, as observed on 20 January 2024 by the Mars rover Perseverance.

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German-Polish Pride Parade Görlitz-Zgorzelec starting at Görlitz main station on its way to cross the river Oder to reach Zgorzelec

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English : German-Polish Pride Parade Görlitz-Zgorzelec starting at Görlitz main station on its way to cross the river Oder to reach Zgorzelec

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Warntag nation wide test alarm in Germany via Cell Broadcast, schedulued to start at 11:00 but starting a few seconds early.

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English : Warntag nation wide test alarm in Germany via Cell Broadcast, schedulued to start at 11:00 but starting a few seconds early.

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"Слава Україні" eg."Glory to Ukraine" is a Ukrainian national salute, known as a symbol of Ukrainian sovereignty and resistance to foreign aggression. It is the battle cry of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. It is often accompanied by the response "Glory to the heroes!".

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English : "Слава Україні" eg."Glory to Ukraine" is a Ukrainian national salute, known as a symbol of Ukrainian sovereignty and resistance to foreign aggression. It is the battle cry of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. It is often accompanied by the response "Glory to the heroes!".

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Daanyal Chee – a long-time Chinese Muslim convert and fresh face in the hawker scene – tells his story of selling Teochew food in Singapore. Previously a corporate employee, Chee chose to pursue his passion for cooking before reaching old age.

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English : Daanyal Chee – a long-time Chinese Muslim convert and fresh face in the hawker scene – tells his story of selling Teochew food in Singapore. Previously a corporate employee, Chee chose to pursue his passion for cooking before reaching old age.

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Battleship Potemkin is a 1925 Soviet silent drama film directed and co-written by Sergei Eisenstein. It presents a dramatization of the mutiny that occurred in 1905 when the crew of the battleship Potemkin rebelled against its officers.

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English : Battleship Potemkin is a 1925 Soviet silent drama film directed and co-written by Sergei Eisenstein. It presents a dramatization of the mutiny that occurred in 1905 when the crew of the battleship Potemkin rebelled against its officers.

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Drone video of Monument Valley, USA.

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English : Drone video of Monument Valley, USA.

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Pride Parade Aachen

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English : Pride Parade Aachen
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Beach of Heringsdorf, Usedom in the early morning

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English : Beach of Heringsdorf, Usedom in the early morning

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