Category: News
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World record in record collecting – The Archive
This is a wonderful short film made by American filmmaker Sean Dunne about 4 years ago. The film called ‘The Archive’ tells the story of legally blind record collector, Paul Mawhinney from Pittsburgh, PA, who has been collecting records for over 40 years. He has now accumulated what must be a world record in record…
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Anthony Vizzari – A tale of cameras, booths and bodies.
Cameraman Philip Bloom has worn many hats through-out his career, amongst them photographer, blogger, entrepreneur, educator, writer, marketeer. Apologies if I have missed any. It is through his wonderful talents as a film-maker however that he has risen to prominence outside of his industry. He has made many fine short films over the past number…
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Record price for newly found Chinese vase.
An extraordinary price of £51m was achieved yesterday for a Chinese vase discovered in a regular clearance of a bungalow’s contents in north London. The vase, part of an inheritance put on sale by a brother and sister at Middlesex auctioneers Bainbridges of Ruislip, is from the Qianlong period, c.1740s to late 1790s, an era…