Aron Ralston Aron Lee Ralston (born October 27, 1975) is an American outdoorsman, engineer and motivational speaker. He survived a canyoneering accident in south-eastern Utah in 2003, during which he amputated his own right forearm with a dull multi-tool in order to extricate himself from a dislodged boulder, underneath which he had been trapped for five days and seven hours. After he freed himself, he had to rappel down a 65 foot (20 m) sheer cliff face to reach safety.[1] Background[edit] Ralston was born on October 27, 1975, in Marion, Ohio. He and his family moved to Denver when he was age 11. He had the goal of climbing all of Colorado's "fourteeners" — peaks over 14,000 ft high, of which there are 59; solo and during winter (a feat that had never been recorded). In August 2009, Ralston married Jessica Trusty. Accident[edit] On April 26, 2003, Aron Ralston was hiking through Blue John Canyon, in eastern Wayne County, Utah, just south of the Horseshoe Canyon unit of Canyonlands National Park.
List Of Life Affirming And Inspiring Feature-Length Movies from Thea Westra at Forward Steps Images and ideas that you allow to reach your conscious mind are taken up by your subconscious mind. This reprograms your mind’s hard-drive automatically. Your conscious mind draws on it moment by moment, for daily choices you make. If you have movies that you feel would be wonderful to add to the list, below, please use the following form to send your recommendation to me. I’ll definitely take a look, make a personal judgement and then include it here. Suggest Movies For Adding To This List An old man said to his grandson, “Boy, I have two tigers caged within me. Using internet based tools, I inspire, encourage and support all our Forward Steps in authentically doing what we want with our own life, making it easy for everyone to celebrate and freely express passion, vitality, happiness, altruism and peace. Forward Steps is all about just that ...forward steps. My mantra is that "Each forward step enhances the value of your first". P.S.
The Passion of Joan of Arc: No 22 best arthouse film of all time | Film So extraordinary and otherworldly is this film's power, you could believe you were watching the actual trial of Joan of Arc, rather than just actors recreating it for the camera. The fact that it was based on the original transcripts of the trial could be a factor, but Danish director Carl Theodor Dreyer was not much concerned with historical accuracy (Joan had been canonised in 1920, seven years before this film was made). "The year of the event seemed as inessential to me as its distance from the present. I wanted to interpret a hymn to the triumph of the soul over life," he later wrote. In fact, it's a bracingly modern treatment of a historical subject. Maria Falconetti's portrayal of Joan is somehow in a class of its own, outside the realms of acting.
Tokyo Story: No 4 best arthouse film of all time | Film It's dangerous to start watching Japanese cinema, because the world is so extensive and dazzling you may quickly develop a taste for nothing but Japanese films. Is there a romance more mysterious than Mizoguchi's Ugetsu Monogatari? Is there action to surpass Kurosawa's Seven Samurai? Time and again, Ozu has made films about family, and the shifting structure we refer to as "time and again". Is this tragedy or comedy? This may not sound "entertaining" or active or even interesting, which only means the viewer needs to undergo the gentle process of being helped to see through Ozu's withdrawn but compassionate style. Family is a group in which everyone has his or her reason.
Andrei Rublev: the best arthouse film of all time | Film Viewers and critics always have their personal favourites, but some films achieve a masterpiece status that becomes unanimously agreed upon – something that's undoubtedly true of Andrei Rublev, even though it's a film that people often feel they don't, or won't get. It is 205 minutes long (in its fullest version), in Russian, and in black and white. Few characters are clearly identified, little actually happens, and what does happen isn't necessarily in chronological order. Its subject is a 15th-century icon painter and national hero, yet we never see him paint, nor does he do anything heroic. In many of the film's episodes, he is not present at all, and in the latter stages, he takes a vow of silence. From the first scene, following the flight of a rudimentary hot air balloon, we're whisked away by silken camera moves and stark compositions to a time and place where we're no less confused, amazed or terrified than Rublev himself.
The 50 Best Movies of 2011 From the smallest art films to the biggest blockbusters, documentaries and narratives from more than a dozen different countries, we present the 50 best movies of 2011. 10. Project Nim In Man on Wire, director James Marsh recounted French tightrope walker Philippe Petit’s exploits, most notably his unauthorized 1974 walk between the Twin Towers that held most of the city of New York breathless for an entire morning. In Project Nim, a team of researchers (only one year earlier, in 1973) sets out to accomplish an even more audacious and thrilling goal—to teach a chimpanzee human sign language and initiate meaningful dialogue. Technically the film is flawless. 9. 8. 7. 6. 5. 4. 3. 2 . 1.
My Top 250 Fav Movies - a list by cy1995 The 50 Best Movies of 2008 Most movie critics make it an annual tradition to rank their top 10 films of the year. We think that's way too limiting -- what with instantly classic superhero flicks ('The Dark Knight,' 'Iron Man'), top-notch comedies ('Tropic Thunder,' 'Role Models'), fantastic family fare ('WALL-E,' 'Kung Fu Panda') and must-see Oscar contenders ('Milk,' 'Slumdog Millionaire') all in the running. Believe it or not, we've got 42 more where those came from ... Presenting our third annual list of the year's 50 best movies. 50. 'Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull' The alien-themed plot (not to mention that scene where Shia LaBeouf channels Tarzan) incurred the wrath of some diehard Indy fans -- and earned the flick a hilariously controversial send-up courtesy of 'South Park.' 49. 48. 47. 46. 45. 44. 43. 42. 41. 40. 39. 38. 37. 36. 35. 34. 33. 32. 31. 30. 29. 28. 27. 25. 24. 23. 22. 21. 20. 19. 18. 17. 16. 15. 14. 13. 12. 11.
The 50 Best Movies of 2009 Call us greedy, but we've said it once, and we'll say it again: Ten is not enough. While nearly all movie critics engage in the time-honored tradition of ranking their picks for 10 best flicks of the year, we prefer to take this time of year to recognize the admirable quantity of quality movies being produced, despite our occasional moaning that says otherwise. Therefore, like we have the past several years, we count to 50. The big stories from 2009's list: Family fare ruled, with four animated films ranking in our top 15. Presenting our 50 favorite films of 2009... 50. Watch the Trailer | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews 49. Watch the Trailer | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews 48. Watch the Trailer | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews 47. Watch the Trailer | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews 46. Watch the Trailer | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews 44. Watch the Trailer | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews 45. Watch the Trailer | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews 43. Watch the Trailer | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews 42. Watch the Trailer | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews 41.
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