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Temple Grandin (TV Movie 2010)

Temple Grandin (TV Movie 2010)

Memento (2000) Michelle Knight on Ariel Castro abduction: 'I knew that nobody would look for me' – video | World news It's been a year since Michelle Knight, Amanda Berry and Gina DeJesus were rescued from the house of Ariel Castro in Cleveland, Ohio, where they had been held prisoner for years. In an extensive interview, Knight tells Simon Hattenstone how she survived 11 years of horrendous abuse in captivity, and how she is trying to put her life back together again. Hattenstone's full interview with Michelle Knight will be published on Saturday. Finding Me, A Decade of Darkness, a Life Reclaimed by Michelle Knight is published in the UK and US by Weinstein books at £12.99. The book is also available in the US on Amazon

Normal Films The Man in the High Castle (TV Series) St Vincent | Yen On the weirdo late-night scene of downtown New York, Annie Clark kneels, leans over a table and takes in a big, fat line. Only it’s not cocaine. It’s the crumbled down remains of a piece of the Berlin Wall. History, pain, and reconciliation – it all makes a beeline for her brain. With her moonlight antics laid bare, 31-year-old Clark continues to be one of the most captivating musicians around. Like her niece, Clark’s childhood was fostered by musical relatives. These days she has a solo career as St. She ain’t kidding. Clark started to pen this album just 36 hours after coming home from a year and a half on tour. St. If you have gotten to the bottom of this article you have unlocked a bonus feature! Black and white photo: Joshua Mellin Tags: Annie Clark, Birth in Reverse, St Vincent, vivid

Chéri (2009) Johnny Express Animated Short Cartoon This short animation from Kyungmin Woo at South Korea's Alfred Imageworks starts off looking cute as hell. In it, an oblivious employee of the Johnny Express galactic delivery service begrudgingly wakes up after landing on an apparently desolate planetoid. He looks around for a package's recipient, totally unaware that below his feet is a sprawling civilization of tiny purple creatures. And, that's when the massacre of the local population begins. You could read it as commentary on globalization, on the carbon cost that shipping services take on the planet, or on the butterfly effect of both military and cultural imperialism, when a foreign power's seemingly minor steps forever change the native landscape. Or, just squee or whatever.

Ex Machina (2015) Booze, queues, and takeaway food... What does Europe think of us? Philipp EngelAustriaOpen profile Philipp Engel, 23AustriaLaw studentPhilipp knew he was becoming British when, after six years in London, he returned to Austria and told his countrymen off for not queuing correctly. But the trainee lawyer hasn't found his integration into British life problem-free: some reacted coolly when an Austrian came to the UK to work with Holocaust survivors. There are approximately 22,000 Austrians living in the UK Katrien Van HoofBelgiumOpen profile Katrien Van Hoof, 25BelgiumFinancial journalistWhen Katrien began referring to Britain as home, one person was decidedly upset: her mother. But she insists here is indeed home; Belgium, she says, is more segregated - for now, life is better here. Despite the terrible British chocolate. Alexander Malmaeus, 47SwedenArchitectWhen Alexander came to the UK in the 1970s, it was grey and dirty. What's the strangest thing about British people? Have you ever experienced racism in the UK? Is the EU a good thing?

Wristcutters: A Love Story (2006) 'It makes me feel sad and scared and I don't like it': 8-year-old girls fights tears as she describes attack by bullies in viral video Last week, Minnesota mom Sarah Cymbaluk posted a video on Facebook of her daughter Anna crying after an attack by bulliesThe video garnered over 22,000 views in just a 24-hour span In the video, 8-year-old Anna sobs as she explains how the bullying makes her feel unwanted at schoolAnna's parents met with administrators after posting the video last week and they are now promising to do a better job of protecting the third-graderAnna is hoping to leverage the video's popularity to raise awareness of bullying across the U.S. On Tuesday, her 9th birthday, she wants everyone to wear orange to honor anyone who has been bullied so that they know they are not alone By Ashley Collman Published: 04:59 GMT, 12 May 2014 | Updated: 15:01 GMT, 12 May 2014 Video of an 8-year-old girl's heartbreaking account of being bullied has gone viral, garnering more than 22,000 views in just a 24-hour period. Scroll down for video Instead, mom asks Anna how she feels about being targeted by bullies.

Upstream Color (2013) The gender-bending film shot over 52 consecutive Tuesdays Taken from the spring/summer issue of Dazed: What if your mum became your dad? “It’s interesting to think about how you would take it personally,” ponders first-time actress Tilda Cobham-Hervey, the teen star of Sophie Hyde’s 52 Tuesdays, a Sundance favourite about how a family deals with a mother’s decision to gender-swap. The unpredictable nature of the project led to some difficulties on set. How did she prep for the onscreen sexploration?

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