Visual Review This presentation by David Bruce visualhollywood.com

SHORT SYNOPSIS Movies Contain the Essence of Being Human

KEY ACTORS The Cinematic Arts Have the Power to Transform

KEY TALENT Our Artists Are Our Liberators

ARTIST HIGHLIGHT Actors are Liberators Unaware

ARTIST HIGHLIGHT Actors help us: laugh, be happy, cry, get angry, and even think. Can there be any better gifts?

ARTIST HIGHLIGHT Filmmakers are Revolutionaries Not Just Entertainers

TRIVIA AND NEWS Movie Making is the Convergence of Many Talents and Art Forms

EXTENDED SYNOPSIS Stories are Transforming

EXTENDED SYNOPSIS All Kids are Born Artistic What is Natural is Essential

EXTENDED SYNOPSIS Stories Embody the Essence of Being Human

EXTENDED SYNOPSIS Cinematic Story Telling is a Profoundly Humanizing endeavor.

EXTENDED SYNOPSIS Film making is a Community Event.

CRITICAL OPINION Halle Berry's strong performance and a cool twist overcomes conventional plot Harvey S. Karten, COMPUSERVE Derives some novelty value from its colorblind casting. But as a thriller, it's so by- the-numbers that it's hardly worth keeping count. Scott Foundas, Village Voice Free Artistic Expression is a Mark of a Free Society (One star out of four) There’s little storytelling craft in evidence and scant regard for the planting of subtle clues. Dan Jolin. Empire Grade: C Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.com

FILM REVIEW: PERFECT STRANGER Art is the Language of Liberation David Bruce

FINDING TRUTH in PERFECT STRANGER Society is only as free as its arts. Art is the voice of human freedom.

LIFE CONNECTIONS in PERFECT STRANGER Art is a Liberating Force

WHY MOVIES ARE SO IMPORTANT "The meaning of life is the most urgent of questions" --Albert Camus (Existentialist thinker. "The meaning of life is the most urgent of questions" --Albert Camus (Existentialist thinker). In “Movies and the Meaning of Life” author Kimberly Blessing points out that movies can help us reflect on five of life’s most important questions: 1) What is reality and how can I know it? 2) How can I find my true identity? 3) What the significance of my interactions with others? 4) What’s the point of my life? 5) How ought I to live my life? The idea behind Visual Hollywood is that Movies can and must play an essential role helping us explore the meaning of our existence and our life together. No other quest is more necessary or important. Movies are powerful. Movies bring personal meaning, and can contribute to a peaceful world. Cinematic story telling can be a transforming event. Visual Hollywood takes an existential approach to life. We celebrate with human freedom. We use movies and the arts as a means of understanding the human condition and our collective relation to the world around us. Our basic quest is: 1. To know what it means to be human in the world. 2. The pursuit of human freedom. To Restrict Creativity is to Restrict the very Nature of the Creator

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