To be honest I was a bit worried and excited to hear that Patrick Doyle would be doing the score for the Harry Potter and The Goblet of Fire.  Bring us something new sure but don't totally ignore John Williams themes.  And from what I've been hearing he's doing an OK job.  As long as we don't lose the theme that we are all so familiar with.  ( Read more... )

And you thought the Sorcerer's Stone was Harry's first adventure!

I'm a huge Pixar fan.  I love Toy Story,  I love the Incredibles.  I love the way Pixar makes movies and tells stories.  I love the animation and the technological skill they use which seems so effortless.  But among the many thing that sets Pixar apart from most movie making companies is their ability to really tell the story.  As always it starts ( Read more... )

"Why do we fall.  So we can learn to pick ourselves up."

It's a phrase that's been on my mind lately.  I guess that's why I haven't been as down as Juli thinks I should be.  Thing is,  I've always been able to adapt well to most environments.  Plus here is usually not as different as there.  I went to Russia once and realized that the Soviet Union ( Read more... )

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Yesterday I built Mr. and Mrs. Smith.

Oddly enough I had built Mr. and Mrs. Smith just about a month and a half ago.

For those just now tuning in.  I work at a movie theatre in Winston Salem, NC.  About 3 weeks ago I was at my old job at a theatre in Texas.  As a projectionist you have to piece together the reels of film brought to you each week in ( Read more... )

I've got Gmail invites. Reply with your email addy if you want one.

I am currently sludging my brain through a horrible short film on triggerstreet.  Bad sound,  bad shots,  and why are all the bad ones the longest.  9 minutes and 53 seconds.  Close to the max on triggerstreet which is 10 minutes.  I can't bare it.  I'm watching it in 2 minute segments as I type this.  I can't bare the entire travesty in one ( Read more... )

http://www.petitionspot.com/petitions/sorkinwestwing

DreamWorks suffered a major setback at U.S. box offices last weekend with the sci-fi movie "The Island," a co-venture with Time Warner Inc.'s Warner Bros. The film cost more than $120 million to make and sold just $12.4 million worth of tickets in its first three days.

Way - to - go Mike!