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The amazing international film resource that is FilmFresh.com has recently partnered with some of the big studio players and relaunched. This is exciting news to those of us who are already addicted to their catalogue of hard-to-find international films. Now we can ditch those who shan’t be named for a smaller service run by true a cinefile, Rick Bolton.

There are so many exceptional films made throughout the world, and few opportunities to see them. That’s why we started Film Fresh. We collect great contemporary films from around the world and make them available to film lovers throughout North America at FilmFresh.com. On our Web site, viewers can discover new films, converse with interested viewers, and purchase films for home delivery, on DVD and via digital download.

What more could we movie-lovers want?

Visit the *new* FilmFresh.com.
Follow FilmFresh on Twitter to get the freshest releases first.

Novelist Jim Krusoe’s latest book, Erased, has been named by The Los Angeles Times as a must-read for the summer. Krusoe discusses his work (see: Girl Factory)and reads an excerpt on KCRW’s Bookworm.

Jim Krusoe teaches at Santa Monica College and is a mentor in the MFA program at Antioch University Los Angeles.

Erased at Amazon
Author Q & A and more at Tin House Books
Listen at KCRW/Bookworm

Photo Credit: svenwerk via Flickr

Books? For free? Whatchatalkin’aboutWillis?

Recent economic troubles, it seems, has boosted library use. And why not? Libraries are in every community, often carry the latest releases, and are there just for you. So get back to your grade-school roots and check out and/or donate books. You’ll make your local librarian happy and re-discover the joy of sharing. Do it in time for the weekend and you’ll have picked up somewhere wonderful to get lost.

Related stories:
“Check It Out” at The Boston Globe
“Library Use is Booming Because of Recession” on Treehugger

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