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Freedom: A Duo Review of LINCOLN & DJANGO UNCHAINED
America during the time of pre-Civil War and Civil War itself was tumultuous, violent, full of bravery, regime, and the building of a nation that has evolved technologically and lawfully if not spiritually or mentally. The prejudices of the time … Continue reading
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Redbubbling to the surface
One of the most exciting and coolest companies I discovered in my pre-NYCC research and then further at the show was Redbubble. Since the show I’ve been tracking the site when I can finding designs that truly struck my fancy … Continue reading
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Tagged art, artwork, marketing, merchandise, redbubble, tshirts, website
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Movie/Trailer Watch Summer-Winter 2012
This took me a long time to write as I tried to consolidate my thoughts on various films coming out and what information, trailers, websites had provided in a way to actually at minimum really interest me. There are a … Continue reading
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From New Zealand to Monaco- BOY x SALMON FISHING IN THE YEMEN
To travel around the world without leaving home there are only three ways. The first is to jump around the internet which really doesn’t count, the next is to visit Epcot Center in Orlando, Florida which has a pavilion of … Continue reading
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Tagged book, boy, boy the film, boy the movie, comedy, drama, ewan mcgregor, film, food, kickstarter, movie, salmon fishing in the yemen, taika waititi, travel
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An Afternoon At A Zoo
In February 2012 I took an afternoon walk to the zoo near my house, Queens Zoo in the Flushing Meadows Corona Park and decided to spontaneously record it with my iPhone. It would be my last video I would film … Continue reading
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Tagged comedy, documentary, iphone, llama, lynx, reid harris cooper, video, youtube, zoo
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Animated Shorts of the 84th Academy Awards (and more)
My concentration on the Oscars each year is focused in one section primarily, the animated shorts. While I tend to only concern myself with the five nominated features I have in the past also made an effort to check out … Continue reading
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Tagged 84th academy awards, aardman, academy awards, animation, brown bag films, cartoons, cgi, claymation, disney, enrico casarosa, gobelins, grant orchard, jasper morello, logorama, moonbot studios, morris lessmore, national film board of canada, nick park, oktapodi, oscar awards, oscars, paths of hate, peter lord, pixar, richard condie, the lost thing, tim hittle, warner bros., will vinton, william joyce
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Cloak & Dagger (a further review of Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows)
My favorite part of Sherlock Holmes: A Book of Shadows involved a flip book. My second favorite scene involved nudity. My third favorite scene involved tons of explosions and some truly fine editing and cinematography. I’m not sure who the … Continue reading
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Tagged a game of shadows, cinematography, guy ritchie, movie review, sherlock holmes
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Favorite Movies of 2011
Rango: Gore Verbinkski’s animated western affair was a total delight to the eyes. Accompanied by an amazing soundtrack and perfectly well done jokes, I loved every moment of it. I was sorely disappointed when the blu-ray came out without the … Continue reading
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Movies in 2012 I am tentatively excited by
There are lots of movies in 2012, some only in post production, some only with a minimum of information and others with full on trailers to give you a feel for the film, enough to at least state that you’re … Continue reading