The Eclipse (1907)
by Georges Méliès
Silent movie 9 minutes, 10 seconds
The human dimensions of leisure behavior.
I wonder if this title made the nominations during the Academy Awards? If not for best actor/actress, certainly for cinematography, right?
Stream it here for free.
And some background info at this great site.
American Association of Geographers meeting, Boston. April 2017.
Spring break is a perfect time for a backpacking trip. For those of us on the East Coast, why not try the Appalachian Trail.
For a quick sample, see this 2 minute YouTube clip on the AT.
Back in the sixties, K. Gordon Murray bought many Mexican films, dubbed them and sold the movies to America's TV stations who were Jonesing for contact. This is the period when there were only 3-4 stations per community, and reality TV was in short supply. The Brainiac is one title.
Watch it here for free.
2023 OUTDOOR PARTICIPATION TRENDS REPORT
see the Executive Summary at 2023 Outdoor Participation Trends Report - Outdoor Industry Association
The outdoor recreation participant base grew 2.3 percent in 2022 to a record 168.1 million participants or 55 percent of the U.S. population ages six and older.
Although 2022 outdoor recreation included record numbers of participants and record high participation rates (especially amongst families and youth), the number of outings per participant declined in 2022 for the first time since the pandemic began in 2020.
The outdoor recreation new participant base became more diverse in 2022 including increases in participation among Black people, Hispanic people, and LBGTQIA+ people.
80% of outdoor activity categories experienced participation growth in 2022 including large categories like camping and fishing, and smaller categories like sport climbing and skateboarding.
In sum,
get outdoors...
Şeytan
Wikipedia says: Şeytan is a 1974 Turkish cult horror film that is plagiarized off of William Friedkin’s The Exorcist (1973), directed by Metin Erksan.
The film was apparently shot with a low budget, resulting in a grainy and poor image quality, and is essentially a shot-for-shot remake of The Exorcist, with only minor differences. Şeytan was out of print until 2007, when it was released in DVD.
To watch it free, visit Archive.org.