My son was watching Sesame Street the other day and remarked that a claymation segment “looked like play-doh.” “It IS play-doh,” I replied, followed by a quizzical look.  “Would you like to make a play-doh movie?” “YES!” was the eager reply. Yeah, so the wow factor isn’t there, but hey for 10 minutes what do [...]

This week as part of my research I rented the movie Nomad (2005). Starring Kuno Becker and Jay Hernandez, the movie presents a fictionalized historical epic about the formation of Kazakhstan. Under threat from hostile Jungar (Dzunghar) tribes in the 17th century, the native Kazakhs must band together to repel the invasion. A boy saved [...]