I’m locked into Comic Con right now. With so much material and glam I just can’t get enough. Starting with some top Hollywood talent in 2011 discussing their favorite moments (Jon Favreau). And, now the studios fighting each other to get out the best trailer. Check out these two and let me know which one …
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“Everything I learned about the movie business I learned at Comic-Con.” Jon Favreau — Walking around San Diego for the 2011 Comic Con is an experience like no other. It combines the crowds and energy of SXSW with the geekiness of opening night at Harry Potter. There are costumes galore with (my favorite) girls as …
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I’m a movie geek and can’t get enough movie magic especially when it comes to Special FX. I buy DVD’s just for the special features. The Lord of the Rings set, which is 16 or so discs, is amazing with it’s 26+ hours of behind the scenes features on special FX. Which is where I first …
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I’m a movie geek and can’t get enough movie magic especially when it comes to Visual FX. I buy DVD’s just for the special features. The Lord of the Rings set, which is 16 or so discs, is amazing with it’s 26+ hours of behind the scenes features on special FX. Which is where I first …
Continue reading “Weta: servicing the world's creative industries”
This is a re-post of a piece I wrote last year on Posterous about milk and breaking my addiction to it. I’m reposting it because I’m writing a piece in response to the recent controversy over a PMS milk campaign. — A habit is a behavior pattern acquired by frequent repetition or physiologic exposure that shows itself in …
Surfers know the best place to find new music is in a surf film. We would probably watch surfing for hours but it definitely helps to have great music. The latest surf film from Billabong, Blowup, has it all. Great shots, editing that flows, and amazing music. Surprisingly the majority of the songs are form …
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Rumors are swirling that Borders bookstores is shutting down 400 stores and laying off 11,000 employees. Which may be the kill shot from the internet we have been talking about for years. First, it stinks that several thousand folks are going to be out of work. I always liked bookstore employees because they are the …
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Rumors are swirling that Borders bookstores is shutting down 400 stores and laying off 11,000 employees. Which may be the kill shot from the internet we have been talking about for years. First, it stinks that several thousand folks are going to be out of work. I always liked bookstore employees because they are the …
Continue reading “King for a day: The internet finally takes down books, cd's, and dvd's”