Well, first of all, hi! I'm only updating to do some self-promotion here. I'm pretty much done with LJ, I think. Unless the sheer act of updating again somehow thrusts me back into the LJ mindset, this is the last you'll be hearing from me on here. All my online writing energy will be spent on articles for The Naptown Cine-Files (www. ( Read more... )

Still awake. Wired. And since Naptown Cine-Files.com isn't up yet, I need an outlet for this kinda thing.

There's some fantastic work being done on movie marketing these days and gritty-retro seems to be the order of the day. First off, there's Tarantino and Rodriguez's double-feature "GRINDHOUSE"...


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Progressive Boink.com is wonderful. Just wonderful.

I've been reading this here in The Suck and am now really, REALLY aching to get this series on DVD. It's just not fair. Bullshit financial issues are keeping one of the most beloved creations television has offered out of our OH so deserving hands. If the Wonder Years had any part in molding you ( Read more... )

1. Ripples 2002: Guts and Glory - (documentary) Filmed: 12hrs of footage, NEVER EDITED, NEVER RELEASED ( Read more... )

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More pics. Cuz they speak louder than words. And I shouldn't even be up right now, anyway, so I don't have time for the words.

Day 2 went much smoother than the first. Although we only had to reshoot one shot from Day 1. And we had our first special effects shot! Just a wee one, but still...


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Friday night marked the first "day" of shooting for The All-Nighters. It took us about 5 hours to shoot 30 minutes of tape. After stripping it down to the best takes and editing them together, it translates to 5 minutes of the completed movie. Gotta love it. We stopped at 5:30 in the morning. Mainly because the "actors" (and myself as well) were on ( Read more... )

MAJOR SPOILERS BELOW ( Read more... )

I'm beginning to think I've bitten off more than I can chew... AGAIN ( Read more... )

The things I've been ordering the past couple weeks are FINALLY starting to trickle into my possession. The first arrival:

The Fisheye Lens


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