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Movies

Deep in the bowels of Leonardo DiCaprio’s subconscious

07.26.2010

Spending a Sunday afternoon in the basement of Christopher Nolan’s ‘Inception’. You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube video You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube video

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Inception: Not Just Another Matrix Sequel

07.19.2010

“Inception”, Christopher Nolan’s bold new remake of 1999′s “The Matrix”, hit theaters this weekend to the tune of $60.4 million, establishing itself as one of the most celebrated blockbusters of the summer. Like the Smith family’s 2010 remake of 1984′s “The Karate Kid”, “Inception” positions itself as not just a sequel to the popular saga, [...]

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How 3-D Works [INFOGRAPHIC]

07.14.2010

Click image for large version. (Via Online Schools)

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DNA Evidence Reveals Vader Not Luke’s Father

07.09.2010

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE–The body of Anakin Skywalker, the fallen and redeemed Jedi who spent over six years as the dark, foreboding, ruthless antagonist Darth Vader in the ever-popular Star Wars saga, has been exhumed to provide DNA evidence in a paternity suit. Tissue samples were taken from Skywalker’s forehead last March in an effort to [...]

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The Making of ‘Day & Night’

06.30.2010

Loved this. A behind-the-scenes look at the short film featured at the top of Pixar’s ‘Toy Story 3′. You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube video

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Kubrick vs Scorsese

06.22.2010

by Leandro Copperfield 25 days, 34 films, and 1 tribute. Editor’s note: Many friends after seeing my video “Tarantino vs Coen Brothers” requested me to do a new video duel of directors, so I decided to do now a tribute to my two favorite directors, Stanley Kubrick and Martin Scorsese. It required 25 days of [...]

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A 70-minute video demonstration of why The Phantom Menace sucks

06.03.2010

Via /Film: Some guy named Mike from Milwaukee put together a 70-minute video review discussing the many reasons why the movie was horrible. And this isn’t your usual fanboy rant; this is an epic, well-edited, well-constructed piece of geek film criticism. Amen. RELATED: My 2005 review of Revenge of the Sith.

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Dennis Hopper RIP

05.29.2010

Dennis Hopper has died after battling prostate cancer. He was 74. You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube video

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Best Original Screenplay Winners

05.28.2010

The Academy Award for Writing Original Screenplay is the Academy Award for the best script not based upon previously published material. Before 1940, there was an Academy Award for Best Story for writing. For 1940, it and the award in this article were separated into two awards. Beginning with the Oscars for 1957, the two [...]

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The Boy in the Striped Pajamas

05.25.2010

Queued this up a couple weeks ago. I loved the title, as it sounded very much like a story idea that came to me a couple months ago while I was writing a piece called The Man. I popped the DVD in late last night to catch the first act before going to bed. Ended [...]

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My momma always said…

05.14.2010

Kona HI, 05.14.2010

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Why movies suck

04.30.2010

Moviegoing is among the modern human race’s most beloved social pastimes. From the first date to the girls’ night out to the brodown to the 7th wedding anniversary, the dinner-and-a-flick riff has become THEE go-to rallying point for any two or more people seeking a turnkey solution to get together for whatever reason. And I [...]

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Clark Griswold’s prayer for Aunt Edna

04.14.2010

You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube video From Vacation (1983). And yea, though the Hindus speak of karma…

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The Story of Bottled Water (2010)

03.25.2010

You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube video http://storyofbottledwater.org The Story of Bottled Water, released on March 22, 2010 (World Water Day) employs the Story of Stuff style to tell the story of manufactured demand—how you get Americans to buy more than half a billion bottles of water every week when [...]

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Fess Parker RIP

03.18.2010

You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube video The Ballad of Davy Crockett, 1955

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Depp, Burton, give it a rest already.

03.15.2010

If it wasn’t already official with 2005′s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, it’s certainly official now. The Depp/Burton* combination has lost its edge. If there ever was one. Saw Alice in Wonderland last night, and let me first say that I loved the opening fifteen minutes or so, starting with the concept of the recurring [...]

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