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Email Update: The 2013 Oscar Best Picture Nominations

by Randy Heffner — January 26, 2013
We survey the 2013 Oscar Best Picture nominations: How well do the films do at exploring important life questions and, secondarily, how excellent is their filmcraft? Includes links to more on each of the nominations.…more »»

Email Update: Great Films from 2012

by Randy Heffner — December 30, 2012
Through the bulk of this year, I've sent no updates from Pierced to the Heart, so this time I'll look back over the year and highlight some of the best films that I saw in 2012.…more »»

Email Update: Oscars 2012

by Randy Heffner — February 21, 2012
Every year before the Oscars, we take a look at the Best Picture nominations from a Pierced to the Heart perspective: that is, how well do these films do at exploring important life questions and do they do so with excellence in filmcraft. In other words, we're not trying to predict the Oscars, but rather say how the films would fallout if we were Oscar.…more »»

Art+Spirit: The Range of Art

by Randy Heffner — October 29, 2011

On October 25, 2011, I gave a talk as part of the Art+Spirit creative forum. This one on “The Range of Art” followed on my talk two weeks earlier on “The Power of Art.” For those who missed it or wanted to listen again, you may download the slides and an mp3 of the talk from the links below. Also, I provided some additional Amazon links to more books …more »»


Art+Spirit: The Power of Art

by Randy Heffner — October 19, 2011

On October 11, 2011, I gave a talk as part of the Art+Spirit creative forum. For those who missed it or wanted to listen again, you may download the slides and an mp3 of the talk from the links below. Also, I provided Amazon links to the books that I had with me that night, …more »»



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