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  • Southern Illinois. Photo by: Matthew McGuire

Tour the Shawnee National Forest and Ferne Clyffe on YouTube

By |August 7th, 2015|Categories: Fiction, Film News, Illinois, Local News, Photography, Reflections|Tags: , , , , , , |

[av_heading heading='Round Bluff Nature Preserve Hiking Tour' tag='h3' style='blockquote modern-quote' size='' subheading_active='subheading_below' subheading_size='15' padding='10' color='' custom_font=''] Written by: Matthew McGuire [/av_heading] Southern Illinois provides a wide selection of outdoor activities for residents to partake in during the summer months. On Thursday, August 6 I traveled to Ferne Clyffe outside of Goreville, Illinois for a hike at the Round Bluff Nature Preserve. The playlist below features a set of videos I put together for a group project that I am helping with for an online class. The class is based around screenwriting, and I wanted to connect my group members with

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  • California at night. Photo by: tookapic.com

Sundance NEXT FEST takes flight with Birdly and Flying Lotus

By |August 5th, 2015|Categories: California, Film News, Los Angeles, Music News, National News, NEXT FEST, Sundance Film Festival|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

[av_heading heading='Flying Lotus, HEALTH and Superhumanoids to World Premiere Music Videos and Experimental Short' tag='h3' style='blockquote modern-quote' size='' subheading_active='subheading_below' subheading_size='15' padding='10' color='' custom_font=''] Written by: Matthew McGuire [/av_heading] Sundance NEXT FEST 2015 is underway in downtown Los Angeles. The festival returns for their second year of premiering film at the Ace Hotel Theater. This year the festival kicked off with a screening of Cop Car at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery on Sunday, August 2. The New Frontier exhibition at the Sundance Film Festival, now joins Sundance NEXT FEST with Max Rheiner’s Oculus Rift-based virtual reality installation Birdly. Birdly simulates the

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  • Florence + The Machine. Photo provided.

Florence + The Machine Debut New Short Film for Queen of Peace and Long & Lost

By |July 27th, 2015|Categories: Austin, Austin City Limits Festival, California, Festivals, Film News, Los Angeles, Music News, National News, North America, Pop Culture, Seattle, Texas, World News|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |

[av_heading heading='How Big How Blue How Beautiful Scores Big in June + July' tag='h2' style='blockquote modern-quote' size='' subheading_active='subheading_below' subheading_size='15' padding='10' color='' custom_font=''] Written by: Matthew McGuire [/av_heading] Florence + The Machine, an English indie rock band that formed in London in 2007 has just released a short film with 'Queen of Peace' and 'Long & Lost' from their latest chart topping record How Big How Blue How Beautiful.  This ten-minute short film, which begins with 'Queen of Peace' and transitions into 'Long & Lost,' tells the next chapters in Florence’s Odyssey that begun with the release of How Big How Blue How Beautiful 5 months

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  • Freedom by: Pharrell Williams. Image by: Pharrell Williams / YouTube

Pharrell Williams + Paul Hunter produce Freedom | Video

By |July 27th, 2015|Categories: Film News, Global, Music News, National News, Politics, Pop Culture|Tags: , , , , , |

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Sundance NEXT FEST 2015 set to premiere six films in Los Angeles

By |July 26th, 2015|Categories: California, Film News, Los Angeles, Music News, National News, NEXT FEST, Pop Culture, Previews, Sundance Film Festival|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |

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Google, AT&T, Amazon and Tech Stocks In Transition | Economy

By |July 26th, 2015|Categories: Economy, Film News, National News, New York, New York City, North America, Politics, World News|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |

[av_heading heading='Earnings Report for Twitter and Facebook this Week' tag='h3' style='blockquote modern-quote' size='' subheading_active='subheading_below' subheading_size='15' padding='10' color='' custom_font=''] Written by: Matthew McGuire [/av_heading] Google began to toppled off on Friday, July 17 after hitting over 672 per share. The company witnessed record gains going into their peak, and have been experiencing a selling off period since July 17. When Google starts to fall, Amazon begins to rise the following Thursday with impressive gains for the company. As a smart investor, one wants to buy at the optimal price. Consider picking up Google after another week of selling, and stock in

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  • Arise Music Festival.

Arise Music Festival Hosts Environmental Educative Workshops

By |July 22nd, 2015|Categories: Clean Energy, Colorado, Festivals, Film News, Music News, National News, Previews|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |

[av_heading heading='Edward Sharpe, Joe Russo, Josh Fox at Sunrise Ranch in Colorado' tag='h3' style='blockquote modern-quote' size='' subheading_active='subheading_below' subheading_size='15' padding='10' color='' custom_font=''] Written by: Matthew McGuire [/av_heading] Arise Music Festival has added a special set featuring Larry Keel All-Star tribute to Jerry Garcia, as well as a Grateful Dead-inspired set by Joe Russo and his live band to their packed lineup. The spirit of the Dead's 50th Anniversary will be in the air in Loveland, Colorado. The festival will host live acts including: Edward Sharpe and The Magnetic Zeros, The Polish Ambassador, Emancipator Ensemble, Joe Russo’s Almost Dead, Ozomatli, Trevor Hall, Stick

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  • The Downtown Project. Image by: Morgan Spurlock / Tribeca / YouTube

Tribeca Digital Studios Presents: The Downtown Project

By |July 22nd, 2015|Categories: Clean Energy, Economy, Film News, National News, Pop Culture, Tribeca Film Festival, United States|Tags: , , , , , , , |

[av_heading heading='Restoration in Downtown Las Vegas' tag='h3' style='blockquote modern-quote' size='' subheading_active='subheading_below' subheading_size='15' padding='10' color='' custom_font=''] Written by: Matthew McGuire [/av_heading] Morgan Spurlock, director of The Downtown Project, shows the brighter side of downtown Las Vegas with a restoration project. Tribeca Digital Studios is working with filmmakers to connect audiences to their material. This film focuses on rebuilding the downtown area in Las Vegas. Watch the documentary, share it, and get involved with your developmental projects in a city nearby. [av_image src='https://crescentvale.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Screen-Shot-2015-07-22-at-3.15.05-PM.png' attachment='10563' attachment_size='full' align='center' animation='no-animation' styling='' hover='av-hover-grow' link='lightbox' target='' caption='' font_size='' appearance='' overlay_opacity='0.4' overlay_color='#000000' overlay_text_color='#ffffff'][/av_image] Morgan Spurlock (Super Size Me)

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  • Mark Plotkin, TED Talks.

Mark Plotkin and NPR Dive Into the Amazon for Cultural Resources

By |July 20th, 2015|Categories: Clean Energy, Economy, Film News, Global, National News, South America, World News|Tags: , , , , |

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  • Star Wars. Star Wars / YouTube

Jedi With a GoPro + Star Wars: The Force Awakens SDCC Reel

By |July 16th, 2015|Categories: Asia, Film News, Global, National News, North America, Pop Culture, United States|Tags: , , , , , |

[av_heading heading='Feel the Power of the Force' tag='h3' style='blockquote modern-quote' size='' subheading_active='subheading_below' subheading_size='15' padding='10' color='' custom_font=''] Video by: Bill Parker [/av_heading] A Star Wars fan takes on the dark side and a new Go Pro camera in this entertaining clip by Bill Parker. His digital effects are tastefully done in this clip, as well as his other videos on YouTube. Check out the Star Wars footage released from Comic-Con San Diego 2015. Fans at SDCC in Hall H were treated to a special look behind the scenes of Star Wars: The Force Awakens by director J.J. Abrams, producer and Lucasfilm President Kathleen

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