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Merriam-Webster defines wisdom as the “ability to discern inner qualities and relationships;” “good sense;” “generally accepted belief;” “accumulated philosophical or scientific learning” which could be summarized as insight, judgment and knowledge.
It continues on to define it as “a wise attitude, belief, or course of action” and “the teachings of the ancient wise men.”
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If you’re ever in need of some inspiration, documentaries can be a good place to find some. Art and artist documentaries often carry the weight of the inspiration that inspired those artists and their works.
And so here are five I’ve recently watched that may be worth your time if you’re in need of a little inspiration.
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Star Trek: Nemesis is a return to the original series when the Romulans were much more of a threat and plot device for the franchise. It’s similar to the previous film Insurrection in that it feels more like a two-part episode from the television series than a film and of, course, it’s got plenty of connective tissues to the Star Trek Universe…
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Star Trek: Insurrection is, at this moment, the pinnacle of Star Trek for me. It is perhaps best described as a brilliant two-part episode from Star Trek: The Next Generation that’s authentically more like Star Trek: The Original Series than almost anything since the 1960s.
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Occasionally on my podcast – yes, the reference to my show is a bit self-promotional, but nonetheless – I talk about movies that I love so much that it’s hard for me to write about them, even though I really want to.
Twister is one of those movies, and it’s been on my blog schedule for years, gathering digital dust alongside Real Genius, The Fifth Element, and a few others. They get pushed when the deadline comes and I publish something else on the blog. So to kickstart this post, I watched some of Twister’s extra features and read up about the production and pre-production online.
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