Category: Film
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Media, September 2014
Inspired by posts like this from guys like Sean Witzke, here’s the media I consumed in September: FILM Tangled (2010) The Lone Ranger* (2013) Equilibrium* (2002) Monsters University (2013) Toy Story shorts (Hawaiian Vacation, Small Fry, Partysaurus Rex and Toy Story of Terror) (2011-2013) Gnomeo & Juliet (2011) Enchanted (2007) Toy Story 2 (1999) Swiss Family…
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Pacific Rim: The Problem of the Wall
If you haven’t seen the incredible greatness that is Guillermo del Toro’s PACIFIC RIM, this article may make no sense to you. It also contains spoilers. I loved PACIFIC RIM. I cared about the characters, and they weren’t all white and male, which is always nice to see. Also I cared about the INCREDIBLE ROBOT…
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5 Reasons I Love The Fifth Element
Yup, another one from Super Secret Space Base. 1. Design The movie looks great. It’s dominated by colors–each set has its dominant color, which permeates the scene. The shots are carefully balanced but not static. Even though the movie is almost 15 years old, the effects work doesn’t look that dated. Sure, some of the…
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Mary Poppins – Still Great for Kids
Another originally posted at Super Secret Space Base. Recently I sat down to watch Mary Poppins with my daughter. She had really enjoyed The Sound of Music (aka the greatest musical ever made) and I thought I would subject her to some more of Julie Andrews’ singing, this time augmented with some Disney magic. I…
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Redeeming Hannah Montana
Discussing Hannah Montana’s status as a slightly irregular pop product and the potential inherent in this irregularity. Click here to read the post.
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Who’ll Watch the Watchmen?
Watchmen reviews are subjective?!??!?!?
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These could be Tweets: a Life Update
Isabella’s saying ‘Dada’ and ‘Mama’ now with some frequency. I drink Diet Dr Pepper daily–I’m starting to break my Diet Coke addiction. I would like a barbecue feast. No one was interested in seeing M83 with School of Seven Bells, so I’m probably not going. Rossy was interested, but when I asked about it later…
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Wall-e: Foreign Contamination
I recently watched Wall-e again, this time with my wife and our 6-month-old daughter. (She was captivated by some of the movie, but then she was captivated by the straw in our drink until she fell asleep. All in all a good first time at the movies.) While watching, my nerd-self noticed an issue that…