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New Year Movie Experiment

December 28, 2011 Movies

I’m a movie nut in all conceivable ways. If allowed, I would spend thousands of dollars to build up my DVD collection, in a single purchase… every couple of months. One of the few topics I still speak passionately about is film and my knowledge of it is more encyclopedic than my knowledge of Information [...]

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Feast: How to Screw with Conventions

November 7, 2011 Horror

A group of strangers banding together to fight a relentless evil is nothing new in the horror genre. There have been many great movies made in that vein (i.e. From Dusk Till Dawn, Demon Knight, etc.) so I thought it was pretty difficult to inject fresh blood into a worn out story. That’s where a [...]

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Why I Contribute to Crowdfunding

February 16, 2011 Movies

Crowdfunding is an internet spin on an old idea. For as long as I can remember people have been raising money for one reason or another; Girl Scout’s with their cookies, Salvation Army with their buckets and of course politicians with their promises. With the Internet we’ve taken the bake sale fundraiser and gone global. [...]

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Swimming Through My Head

March 5, 2010 Movies

Earlier this week I had a very six degrees of separation kind of night, flowing from one train of thought to another like a slow moving ADD victim. It all started with me searching through Hulu for a video clip (damned if I remember which one) when I stumbled across an episode of the Late [...]

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Why Can’t Audiences Handle Emotional Scenes?

February 17, 2010 Movies

[I WILL BE DISCUSSING CRUCIAL AND ENDING SCENES FOR THESE FILMS. IF YOU HAVEN’T SEEN THEM, PLEASE DO YOURSELF THE FAVOR OF ENJOYING THEM UNSPOILED BEFORE READING THIS POST] While watching a couple of favorite films over the weekend I was reminded as to why I keep popping them into the DVD player and enjoying [...]

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Re-Cut Trailers

January 29, 2010 Movies

It has always fascinated me how editing and pacing can affect stories. The first time I came across this was on the Fight Club: Collector’s Edition DVD, which showed alternate editing for several pivotal scenes in the film. It opened my eyes to how subtle changes in a camera angle or focal point during a [...]

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Beyond the Sea (2004)

October 18, 2009 Movies

The theme continues as I dive into crooner films. Listening to "The Sound of the Strip" I frequently heard songs sung by Bobby Darin. I had a passing familiarity with the name, but really didn’t know anything about the man. His songs were always filled with personality from ad-libs during the song to his little [...]

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Exploring Alternatives

September 3, 2009 Movies

Writing is my favorite method of creation, weaving entire realities that exist solely in your mind until pen is put to paper and the words are allowed to escape. The physical sensation of being in the midst of a furious writing session is felt from head to toe, supercharging your fingers as they hammer away [...]

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Hellraiser in 30 seconds re-enacted by bunnies

June 27, 2009 Funny

I’m not one to normally post videos, but I couldn’t help sharing this. For more delicious re-enactments I recommend the following: The Exorcist The Rocky Horror Picture Show Reservoir Dogs *Bleeped Version* Star Wars National Lampoon’s: Christmas Vacation

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Short Stories and Film

June 21, 2009 Movies

The movie adaptation of a novel is an old standby for the film industry. When ideas run dry, they’ll rape and pillage the local bookstores for what’s hot (or offbeat), hoping to capitalize on a built-in fan base. Sometimes this plan goes very well (i.e. Harry Potter), spawning amazing films that add to the novel’s [...]

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Foreshadowing

May 30, 2009 Movies

When crafting a narrative there are many tools you can employ, depending on the type of story you’re telling, the POV involved and personal style. One technique that can add richness to your stories is foreshadowing. The general idea behind foreshadowing is to drop hints to the reader regarding events that will occur later in [...]

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